Recent content by Umbran

I don't usually include firearms in my D&D games, but that's for purely aesthetic and thematic reasons. If I do include them, players will be made aware that their performance will be in line with other weapons in the game, simply for balance reasons. I don't play or run contemporary games on...

Be a little careful of that, though. Such numbers are obtained by polling, and then how you ask the question matters, but not everyone is thoughtful about how they report on the numbers. As and example, the questions, "Do you believe X occurred?" And "Do you believe it is possible that X...

If I have a gaming question, I ask it here. I don't go to gaming sites for civil engineering information. Nor is anyone likely to turn to admonishing voices when looking for further information. (Edit to add: BTW, "slip lane" is an equivalent term. Thanks for looking it up before telling me I...

Those are for highways. My reading suggested that slip-lanes are a bit different in layout, and used on smaller streets. But not worth arguing over.

If I required posters to make sense, I'd have gone round the bend some years ago, man.

He said, "You", meaning me, and I'm American, so shrug. I've never heard them called anything in particular in common parlance. They don't get referenced as a separate thing.

In the 21st Century, they have ways for you to pre-order and schedule delivery of pizza....

I have lived in the USA my entire life (minus a couple of vacations) and I have never heard that term before. Sounds like something civil engineers might call them.

You are unaware of Poe's Law?

Perfect? No such thing. Much like there's no single perfect movie, or perfect flavor of ice cream - what is "perfect" depends on the moods of the day. So, how about we talk about an awesome game session.... For me, what game/campaign doesn't really matter - I have a great time playing all...

I should add that NASA's live coverage event of the flyby starts at 1 PM EDT, on... NASA+, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, Roku, and the agency’s YouTube channel.

For those who are interested, closest approach and trip around the far side of the Moon should be on Monday, April 6th starting about 2:45 PM EDT and lasting until approximately 9:40 PM EDT

It isn't bizarre. It is marketing. You may not have noticed, but the world is loaded with people who will believe counterfactual claims that fit their desired narratives and/or play on their fears. "This technology is magic, and will make you super-efficient, and therefore rich, and if you...

Of course not. However, Wikipedia can always improve its material, but there's a point beyond which LLM output will not get better.

That's not entirely accurate. It is not "because of bureaucracy". We note that SpaceX has become known for "rapid unscheduled disassembly" of their equipment. No loss of life, but during development, they have a tendency of blowing up, crashing while trying to land, and so forth. As a...