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That is sad, but honestly I think the show was running out of road (as subtly implied in the last episode) and I think I’d like to see...

Gotta second Widdershins, it’s fantastic.

Some of my favorite webcomics: https://cosmosdex.com/fortuna/p/0 Tragedy of Fortuna, a comic that started out on MSPA's forum but set...

@Jfdlsjfd -- as a data professional with several decades of experience in this area, here are some suggestions on how to make your...

That’s true - better than some kind of space elf, I guess. But the DM seems to have houseruled that a +7 to psychic power is more...

Yeah, that’s all fair. The idea that humans are more talented at powers is, of course, highlighted in the Pliocene saga in the first...

I really dislike the speed of the transition, and the way humans turn out to be so damn special. Being human myself, I don’t mind if we...

During my lifetime, no, it has not. Real wages have remained basically flat for most of the American population since about 1979...

The first two episodes of Vince Gilligan's (Breaking Bad) new show dropped on Friday. Given that he once wrote for The X-Files, it's...

Well ... not quite. The transition from hunters-gatherer to farmer meant that land became valuable, so the optimal strategy for a...

My impression is that we're past the peak of the AI hype cycle. I don't see as many people trying to use it everywhere and there is a...

MSH (in 1988); the first was Basic D&D.

I enjoy the setting and inspiration in Art of Wuxia, as well as the art style. I have used it for inspiration and source material in...

That one's on my tbr list, may need to bump it higher

Whoops, duplicate post. I agree that Doppelgänger is a fascinating and worthwhile read.