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I know China has a rep for doing things for a reason, but, I suspect "because it's fun and social and not staring at a screen" might... -
MarkB reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Why aren't megacorps as big a part of Steampunk as they are of Cyberpunk? with
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I agree that the Dragonmarked Houses are akin to cyberpunk mega corps (I have used them that way myself). I vehemently disagree with... -
MarkB replied to the thread Why aren't megacorps as big a part of Steampunk as they are of Cyberpunk?.No argument from me there.
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MarkB replied to the thread Why aren't megacorps as big a part of Steampunk as they are of Cyberpunk?.A big aspect is that megacorps are effectively colonising their own host nations too. Entire cities are corporate-owned, along with...
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One of my Makita cordless drills is 32 years old, but it only gets used in a pinch, I use the newer one more. The fridge that had been...
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MarkB replied to the thread Why aren't megacorps as big a part of Steampunk as they are of Cyberpunk?.Eberron's dragonmarked houses aren't a bad example if you want to get megacorp-ish in your Steampunk setting. They do still have at...
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MarkB reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Why aren't megacorps as big a part of Steampunk as they are of Cyberpunk? with Like.
You mean the British East India Company? There was also a Dutch. The main difference is these companies remained allegiant to a...
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Outrun the tidal wave? Outrun the explosion? Amateurs! I’m going to outrun the SUNRISE!! 😂
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MarkB replied to the thread Your most pointless TV/movie/book nitpicks.This really is a pointlessly small nitpick about a fairly old movie, but in The Mummy Returns, the scene where they're racing to get...
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MarkB reacted to Elodan's post in the thread What are you watching in (late 2025 and) 2026? with Like.
Way too much anime, currently: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Jujutsu Kaisen Sentenced to be Hero There was a Cute Girl in the Heroe's...
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I know that D&D has been getting all sorts of wide spread acceptance but, this was a new experience for me. I teach online English...
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MarkB reacted to darjr's post in the thread EN World What you thought a thread title said. with
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VCR. Unsure when it was bought, maybe early 90’s.
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MarkB replied to the thread Spider-Man: Noir.So that we can feel superior when saying we watched the authentic black and white version.