Recent content by dbolack

Our experiences... differ.

A little bit of that, and a lot of bits of compulsive overworkers we sometimes had to chase out of the office so they would sleep. Particularly important if you are a big believer - as I am - in the diminishing returns of time expended for knowledge workers ( IME, it eventually goes negative )...

When I worked for Sun, I was stunned they didn't track sick days. They trusted you not to abuse it. Even if it was a mental health day. Never heard of anyone abusing it.

Maybe I purged the memory.. Ironwood, was it?

Theatrix. Man. There's a name I had forgotten....

The original Friday Night Firefight rules...

I am reminded of the other manuscript I had at the same time as Nobilis.. from the same author...

Then compare that with Harnmaster ( at least the 1986 edition ) which had locations and degrees of severity that had their own saves and a count-up damage system for the locations...

My earliest "Oooooooh" moments in this space were Whispering Vault and Feng Shui. I feel like Paranoia and Ghostbusters need to be considered more strongly here as well, but I did not own GB...

Tubing.

This happened well before the acquisition

You made me spit take at a formal dinner. Thanks.

This was my first immediate thought, followed by probably harder to find, Millenium's End.

I constantly remind folks.... Bad Examples are STILL examples.

A special hell...