Do you really think the ISP is going to favor you over the RIAA? Your faith in ISPs (the people against net-neutrality, the people that wish to impose asinine caps (e.g., Australia)) is fairly astounding.

What do you think is easier, potentially being taken to court by the RIAA (or at the very least, bothered by them) or just disabling your connection?

I'm fairly young, but this seems like an almost obvious answer to me (yay naivety!). For almost any situation, whether it be a conversation with a coworker, an article about the latest video card, or a night class, writing it down should help a lot. Not only do you have your notes as something to refer to should you forget, you also gain the added benefit of actually writing down what you learned.

Remember high school? If I didn't take notes on a lesson, I was guaranteed to do worse on a test. The same applies even as you get older - writing stuff down, even if the notes are minimal, should help with your memory problem significantly.

Obviously, YMMV, but even if it feels too nerdy for a self-described geek, I would highly recommend carrying a small notebook around just to take notes in. Give it a shot, you might be surprised at how well you begin to remember things.

I'm going a little off-topic here, but with a solid gathering of minds such as this, I hope someone can answer (and maybe elaborate) a few questions for me. I'm a high school student, soon to be attending University (hopefully U of M), and I have to ask (very naively) - is higher level mathematics especially tough?

Let me explain a little. Throughout all of high school (remember those days?), I've taken probably 6 math courses (up to pre-calculus (should have been calculus, but that's another story)). I have always found math particularly easy (despite failing a trig class, but that's yet another story). Honestly, I personally feel I'm very good at math, and especially understanding mathematical concepts (just like anyone, I'm still prone to silly mistakes). For all of my academic life, math has always just worked. I listen to the lecture, look at a few examples, and in general, the math just opens up to me; it's just a matter of setting up the problem and reaching the end.

So, I guess what I'm really asking is: are the concepts introduced in higher level math courses concepts that just "click" for some (i.e., math oriented) people, and then getting the concept down is just simple repetition? Or is it that once a student hits undergrad, and higher levels of maths (calc 1-4, etc), the concepts truly become tough?

Simply put, just hearing about these tough math courses scares me. When math is challenging, I find it extremely fun (I love the "lightbulb" moments), but hearing about these very complex problems/concepts makes me wonder if I'll ever be able to understand this stuff.

Stop trying so desperately hard to dissuade me from giving you money. I love my hobby, but you are making it so damn hard for me to buy your games. If you keep pissing all over the idea of a "finished product", I'm eventually gonna have to find a new hobby. This shit has to stop.

Love,

A lifelong gamer