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There are a lot of laymen's terms for the word "Valve." I've seen them called hydrants, faucets, taps/tappers, stops/stoppers...

They're somewhat common here in Sweden as well – not to the point of everyone having one, but you don't get surprised when you see one...

I hadn’t seen one in decades until I visited my German friend ( in Germany). But he mostly used it to make disgusting fizzy water, not...

Was always a little cool on The Farthest Shore: it felt a little like a retread of the first book, just on a larger scale. And also I...

When I worked recording audiobooks, there was an instance that lived in the lore of the studio when a narrator went through a string of...

Two great books finished on the weekend. Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio, book 2 of the Sun Eater series. Wow. Imagine if Dune had...

Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base is pretty darn funny. And that Adam Driver was involved, that really brought it over the top.

I mean, I don't think there's much point arguing if you just believe this stuff, but hype, hope and outright lies are a major problem...

I think about this a lot! I got to work for a video game company for about nine months before I started teaching (Toys for Bob, working...

Something that takes place in a Hollow Earth. Pellucidar, Skartaris, or what-have-you. I just think the visuals would be crazy cool.

I love his taste in games. That nasal American whine drives me bonkers though. Why couldn’t he be a sexy German or Finn or something?

Its complexity is mostly the 5E ruleset. The rest of it you should be fine with.

I had the opposite experience and have transitioned from “fizzy drink” to the more international (?) “soft drink”. In addition, I was...

It's been very challenging for us in the off-brand diacetylmorphine business.

Based on what information, though? Or more specifically and importantly, what information the PC has access to? The PC has only seen...