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Unfortunately main issue is that ASUS is refusing to accept that they make some mistake on this version of asus Transformer prime. 1 - GPS sensor...
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@Marcus A fair question. Just talked with Archos which said it was working on an announcement for next week....
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1000272134 and bluedalmatian with you both there but then I'm still in 10.04 land (and happy with it)
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It's not suprising that a national government might care about game addiction and the way that it may impact the lives of individuals.
However, actually legislating the use of games or any other online content, much of which is addictive outside the world of gaming, could be counterproductive.
Legislating online content will be a very important and interesting process in both the near and distant future. This action on the part of the Thai government will prove to be a test of the human response to a percieved threat to one's individual liberties. There are two possible results to this action: 1) The gamers that are addicted will find access to their addiction regardless of laws; and 2) Those gamers that do adhere to the law will resent their government's action and find fault with the law. Neither situation will help the Thai govenment cope with the apparent threat of game addiction.
Personally, I have seen the harm that game addiction can do, and even at it's worst, it's definitely less harmful than many other addictions that plague the human population.
I must also mention that all addictions can be treated, but treating the symptom is not the same as treating the underlying cause. If these young gamers were content with their own potential, and hopeful for an interesting and prosperous future, they would not find the life of their imagined avatar so engrossing.
Any government can make a law to curtail a potential social evil, but a rare one will consider why the attraction to that evil exists within their people.
Omg dont shut down the server game that is not fair >.>"