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    What's a resonable price-point for entry into the RPG hobby?

    My first year or so was exactly this. The DM of my first campaign showed me how the DMG combat tables worked.
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    D&D 5E (2014) A $20 Starter Set. Cool!

    Would such a $20 starter set be a "lost leader" for WotC?
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    Bitcoin debacle: 850,000 bitcoins gone or half a billions dollars

    Or buying put options on the bitcoin/USD (or bitcoin/EU) exchange rate. (Assuming somebody is willing to write such put options).
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    Bitcoin debacle: 850,000 bitcoins gone or half a billions dollars

    Sounds similar to the people who invest in already defaulted debt securities. IIRC, they're better known as "vulture investors". :devil:
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    Bitcoin debacle: 850,000 bitcoins gone or half a billions dollars

    On a gold standard, could deflation also be caused by shenanigans like somebody "cornering" the market for gold (or silver)?
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    Bitcoin debacle: 850,000 bitcoins gone or half a billions dollars

    So in a "Star Trek" universe, just about every metal/commodity is "fiat", except for dilithium crystals and latinum?
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    Secrets

    Which one of you reptiles are Anna or Diana? ;)
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    Bitcoin debacle: 850,000 bitcoins gone or half a billions dollars

    If gold was easily made by "alchemy" or some other way (ie. nuclear transmutation, etc ...), wouldn't increasing the supply of gold just end up driving down its monetary value?
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    Secrets

    I am cornholio!
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    Secrets

    Most secrets are quite mundane and kinda boring. From personal stuff and all the way to "big" secret stuff leaked over the years via Assange/Snowden/Manning, etc ... types. Not much to write about here.
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    What tv shows do you own on Dvd?

    These days I don't use the standalone dvd player anymore. I usually rip the dvd content to the computer's hard drive, and either watch it on the computer or I connect the computer to the large screen tv (via hdmi from the computer's graphics card). Though I still watch blurays using a...
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    What tv shows do you own on Dvd?

    (All seasons, unless noted). - the original Get Smart - Get Smart, Again! (1989 tv movie) - the revived 1995 Get Smart - Gilligan's Island (excluding sequel movies) - The Mod Squad (season 1, vol 1 and season 2, vol 2) - the original Mission Impossible (seasons 1 to 4) - Happy Days (seasons 1...
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    The Best National Flag

    - East Germany - Israel
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    Popular culture vs. niche culture

    Definitely. When I was younger, my mind was focused like a laser on my studies and later my career. When I had a sudden huge lull in my career due to unforeseen circumstances, I came to the realization that I had a huge 15+ year "gap" in my knowledge of popular culture. Other than the really...
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    Songs ruined

    Tv show theme songs. (Especially after watching a long marathon of a single show). Got sick of hearing theme songs like: - the original Knight Rider - Magnum PI - MagGyver - Stargate - the original 1978-1979 Battlestar Galactica - Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Simpsons - CSI franchise...
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    The Time of the Doctor (Xmas Special 2013)

    Alleged spoilers from an alleged "insider source". http://whatculture.com/tv/doctor-chr...sun-ruined.php
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    Day of the Doctor

    Alleged spoilers of 2013 xmas special from an alleged "insider source". http://whatculture.com/tv/doctor-christmas-special-spoilers-6-things-sun-ruined.php
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    Day of the Doctor

    interview with Moffat http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-11-25/steven-moffat-is-rewriting-doctor-who-folklore-to-produce-a-christmas-cracker If this article interview is accurate, Moffat asserts:
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    Day of the Doctor

    McGann was in the online minisode "The Night of the Doctor". It's a prequel to "The Day of the Doctor". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_of_the_Doctor
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    Day of the Doctor

    Wonder if Moffat's intention is to do a complete reboot, and start anew with Capaldi as a new 1st doctor. (ie. Throw out all the existing canon and continuity of the past 50 years). Perhaps similar to JJ Abrams rebooting Star Trek in the 2009 movie. :devil:
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