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I'm confirming Balthazar's statement; it's a manga version of Movie 13 and has absolutely nothing to do with the official manga. You can tell from the slightly different character models that Gosho had no hand in drawing it. (I wonder if it was done by the assistants who do Conan Special?) It's pretty common for successful anime movies to be reproduced as a manga by a side-company. Sometimes people like to use these manga-movie spinoffs to create rumors because most fans forget these exist.

looks like movie 13 put to manga

Guys, quit flirting all over Aster's thread~ You're creeping out the young'ns xP

Yes, because senpai has a very warm heart OMGWHYATYPOWHYYYYY

We're just referring to our personalities. Trouble with today's world for me is that people think you're trying to be "more than friends" with anyone, boy or girl :V

Let's say that I'm honored to see you replying to my comment. And, back to the topic... You didn't get my point, or I just didn't write it well enough. I wasn't talking about the ability to make sentence. It's a common sense that you don't need to know how to write for that. You can make a sentence, essay or anything else even in your mind. I was talking about the physical ability to use your hand for writing letters. That's why I said "dumber". People that were normal, will become dumb, and already dumb people will become even dumber, if it's even possible. Human's average intelligence level will get lower. And of course, I'm talking generally. Of course that that won't apply to the every person on this planet. I agree with that, but we've stopped using stones to make fire, for example. It may happen one day. As I've said, it is not bad for everyone. Every new piece of technology that gets made, is made for a good purpose. And people that use it for that purpose won't be affected. As you've said, there will always be dumb people. Those people are the ones I'm talking about. And there are more and more of them as the time passes. And what I've mentioned is one of the reasons. That's why it is bad. And I'm not saying that we should stop advancing because of that, I'm just trying to say that we should find a better way to fill the holes. And by communicating over the internet more and more, they're losing the ability to communicate face-to-face, which may get critical at some point. To that scale where two persons would stand next to each-other, and instead of looking at each-other, they'd look at some little screens in front of them, and talk/write via it. Again, nothing is wrong with advancing. And nothing is wrong with people getting used to the new things. What's wrong is using them on the wrong way. Which later turns into an abuse, which later turns into a habits, dependence, and way of living in the end. I don't like the picture of it, and that's why I made my argument. If you can, please read what I wrote above this. Maybe you'll understand what I meant then. I'm not trying to convince you that what I'm saying is right, just hoping that you will understand my point of view.

Ah, I'm laughing so hard right now. The regards to the school about forgetting to write? More intelligent people create more dumb people? Dependency on computers is a bad thing. Ahaha, priceless. First of all, what do you define as "writing"? I'm pretty sure Shakespeare wouldn't think a computer typing was writing, if he knew what a computer was. "Writing" is not simply the act of writing on paper. It is the communication of information through non-verbal speech. You're not forgetting to write if you overly use computers. I'm pretty sure I haven't written much in my life, but I can write essays and stories, no problems. But that's beside the point. You're not forgetting to write. You're doing it through a new medium. Your comment about "more intelligent people are, the dumber others become" is just plain ridiculous. I don't see any correlation anywhere. There will always be smart people, and there will always be stupid people. It's just how the world is; we can't fix it; deal with it. Bringing your laptop makes you dependent on computers and internet connections. I'm not completely sold on that. The typewriter hasn't replaced pen and paper (and neither has the computer, mind you, not yet), and movies, despite Edison's predictions, did not replace textbooks. People often presume that this "new technology" will soon take over another, older technology, and that is ultimately bad. However, history doesn't agree. It hasn't happened before, and it won't happen. Despite what you believe, we humans will keep following old trends that repeat over history. It's happened with civil rights: first came black males, then women, and now gay marriage. But more importantly, even if the computer does overcome pen and paper, what is bad about that? I'll put an old argument forward: paper comes from trees. But more importantly, it's a new medium overcoming an older medium. The Internet allows communication at speeds previously unimaginable, which can't be duplicated through mail. It allows new ideas to take root and expand like they could not before. The Internet is better and more advanced to mail, and a similar example comes here with computers and writing. Obviously, typing is much quicker and easier than writing. As a writer, it's important to get down ideas, because they tend to be rather transient. The computer was a godsend for me and other writers, making writing easier. And that is what technology is all about: making lives easier. You say that children are playing on laptops instead of playing outside. Well, first, I don't know where you live, but no, this is not completely the case. And yes, there is a gradual trend upwards of computer usage, but what do people tend to do on computers? Facebook. Social networks. Forums. Email. Online games. It's socializing without actually meeting. The jury is out on whether online interactions are worse than face-to-face interactions, but honestly, until there is evidence, this argument is invalid. And what's wrong with being able to use laptops? Do you know that many grandparents don't know how to use a computer? My grandfather is excited because he can use the mouse, goddamn it. Our society is evolving towards a society that is more technologically integrated, and being able to use a computer is going to be as necessary as say, driving. This is because of mankind's pursuit of a more comfortable life for all, because easier typing and faster communication is always more comfortable. In fact, people that are hesitant towards new technology, critical of it, and cling to their typewriters, are our greatest enemies, for they are the most naive and unknowing about the world. They impede our progress as the human race. We can shut them up. Unfortunately, there will always be stupid people in the world, like I said. A new world awaits us. Embrace technology, and move forward, ever forward. One day we will travel the greatest frontier, the black beyond, improve health and cure the illnesses that plague us, and yes, computers will be critical to this process. And we will trip, like we have in the past, but do not listen to the nagging voices that insist that the old ways are best, because they are not. We will learn from our mistakes and just grow further. Soon those nagging voices will quiet, and maybe once and for all.

vermouth i love her personality and moves and words !!! :grin: