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If I'm not mistaken, Babylonian rulers also conducted archeological digs at earlier Mesopotamian sites.

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, And 200 million for the subscribers, watching television at home

I think it's some kind of universal rule on all discussion forums that you have to create a new account each time you post something written by AI.

I remember perhaps six months ago there were several posts that made me wonder. Low post-count accounts, and all with a completely empty analysis of the topic that just presented generic line after generic line, completely ignored what had gone before in the thread, and ended with an "In...

Am I the only one whose AI detector just went off?

I agree, it all feels very flat. Almost computer-generated.

I started reading George MacDonald Fraser in my early teens, and loved so many of his books. I can quote the "Flashman Papers" almost verbatim, "The Pyrates" is hilarious and "Mr American" is one of my favourite novels ever. "Quartered Safe Out Here" is a touching and enlightening account of...

Corfu is a great place for adventures to begin. I proposed to my wife there, up on the New Fort.

And then Split? A town that's essentially the repurposed palace of a Roman Emperor!

I hope it's called Tock.

Darth Deciduous

Treevor.

If he's Swedish, he might be called Billy.

They should have got a proper writer to do them, not some obscure scholar. RA Salvatore would have done a great job, or Joe Abercrombie.* (Seriously, I'd give a kidney to read Joe Abercrombie's novelisation of the Lord of the Rings.)

I've think only seen the abridged version of the Hobbit novelisation, with two thirds of the scenes left out. Or is that the official novelisation?

I keep seeing those novelisations of the movies. Are they worthwhile?

How long before manufacturers let you program your own sounds? And how many people will choose the option "Tie Fighter"?

I'm ten years younger, but I'm pretty ruthless about any content that doesn't do it for me. If I enjoyed the first series of a show, but the second doesn't appeal to me after one or two episodes, then I drop it. I gave up on Game of Thrones midway through season 5, for instance. Unlike most...

And their guitar-driven music.