For those of you without kids or who live on a remote island without a broadband connection, Minecraft is a legitimate worldwide phenomenon, a building block video game that launched in 2009 and now has over 8 million paying customers and a total of 40 million users worldwide, its own conference, and a legion of YouTube stars.

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And hey, for those who know a thing or two about building a product to spec, having a legitimate host controller could sure come in handy.

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Although there is no early prospect of a global shortage of any of the earth's resources, a larger population does change the earth and its environment, removing forests, cultivating land or building on it, and driving out other species, and that is itself a cause for legitimate concern.

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