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To my understanding, that also matches the historical usage of the net. It is noteworthy that the most notable use of the net that may be noted in combat is in the Roman professional Gladatorial circus, which noteworthies were largely trained and fought to wound and bloody each other, and not to...

The major reason this is a problem, I feel, is that the game is inherently imbalanced. When the decision to make a competent character can rapidly slide up the scale from "might not die when facing light cavalry riding warhorses at 1st level" to "the Ogre is already dead", still at 1st level...

Ironically, at those ranges, a knife is a viable choice against a gun. A rifle, however, is a poor choice, compared to either a pistol or a knife. A gladius would also work well.

There were several egregious spelling errors in the Elite: Dangerous Role-Playing Game announcement. That does not inspire confidence in the ability of that company to produce a quality product. Nevertheless, I must note that I've little interest in Elite: Dangerous in either video game or...

Of course it is. Cake is round; therefore it is PI, therefore it is not a cake. QED; the cake is a lie.

If you have ever tried grapefruit, and found it disgusting, next time cut it in half and put sugar liberally on both flat sides; then, eat it out with a spoon. This may or may not render it palatable, however; depending on personal taste. Under almost no circumstances add bacon.

13.7~ years if you collected one a day. That is a lot of collecting.

I can recognize a TV show I have seen before given as little as five seconds of footage. Which is odd, as I only watch TV infrequently.

...You too have "Amazing Grace", "Copperhead Road", and "Yakity Sax" in your iTunes library?

I have insomnia; I was referring to myself. :)

...Too tired to witty, it seems.

I think it should be a rule that random Youtube links do not count for "Rickrolling", nor any link or post that contains no hint or clue there may be a "Rickroll". Otherwise it is the conversational equivalent of randomly screaming and then saying "But I scared you good, didn't I?" Well, yes...

I spent hours connecting to BBS's to play *online games, after we got a modem. The staples of the day were, IIRC, Tradewars? 2?00, a precursor of sorts to games like "Star Citizen", complete with building your own empire and player-vs-player combat; a "galactic empire" game where you balanced...

Something has been lost from the simplicity of programming those old computers. Unfortunately, modern programming games on modern programming methods means that coding even a relatively simple game requires a sizable amount of work, or a language designed for children. Quite a bit of distance to...

The first computer game I played either came on a cassette tape, or was typed in from a computer manual. The entire gameplay set could have been contained on an index card. Today, there is a computer game which emulates an entire universe of 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 planets. A common complaint...

I can provide a summary; but I will have to start with a Wikipedia link on Cryptography: [Link] Note: I am neither an Accountant, Cryptographer, nor Lawyer. The basic idea of Bitcoin, and related ideas, is that the transaction (amount, sender, receiver, related details) is heavily encrypted...

I recommend buying the box and selling the cards individually or in packs on EBay - Depending on value. I must admit, I am not familiar with the sale value of baseball cards today; however, the collectibles market seems to be booming, given the prices I see for retro-ware on EBay. However, it...

Dear My Brain: It has come to my attention that, in the course of the last few hours, you have strenuously objected to a rather reasonable suggestion. So, if I may repeat it, Go To Sleep Already! Exhausted. Cannot sleep.

A Happy Birthday to Charles Macintosh, and a thank you for the water-proof fabric. I don't think it's an overstatement to say that your work has saved millions from falling ill, and likely at least tens of thousands from dying; although a medical professional could give a better estimate.

"You ride your Utahraptor back to your interdimensional vehicle."