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A group might, despite the availability of space, just like taking other folks stuff, rather than making the stuff for themselves. Or, other similar creatures might be raw resources, as in Jupiter Ascending. Or, a civilization or race may be inherently warlike, for example, 40K orcs, or...

Bold added by me. Is this usually the case? I thought that such companies were ripe for take-over and dismantling. Be safe and well, Tom Bitonti

Could the something else be simple variation? Having the potential to have a reserve of spell could be as scarce, say, as being 7’ tall. That fits racial special abilities, and the existence of magical creatures, and fits, for example, Eberron’s breeding of magical creatures. To address an...

Well, 3E (and forward) made the codification much more precise, especially in the use of keywords and consistent power levels. Certain unpredictable effects were removed, for example, potion miscibility. Be Safe, Be Well, Tom Bitonti

This does seem to be more often the case. But, some fiction uses magic as a central point, for example, Niven’s “The Magic Goes Away”. Or Stross’s “Merchant Princes” novels. I’m still deciding how to fit the anime ”Gate”. Be safe, be well, ‘Tom Bitonti

Here’s a thought: Elves and dwarves fit several mythic archetypes. For example, as presented as Eloise and morlocks by Wells. And as ancient elder race, say, Atlanteans, or Hyperboreand. One can point to LotR, but that seems to popularize widely used and long standing tropes. LotR is...

Eh, increasingly, the fruits of science are things that “just work”, with even learned folks struggling to explain. Leading the way are quantum effects and big data based AI. Increasingly, we use technology that might as well be magic. Also worth pointing out is that certain physical...

The AIs from the Bolo books seem to be male. Were there any that were female? The evil-sh computer “Mother” from Alien seemed neiutrsl, except for its name. The Alien robots have been both male and evil. There were a mixture of male and female in AI. Tom Bitonti

Aside: what is with the color palette in that video? Pink, orange, plum, blue... I think it’s a very nice set of colors, but have not see it before in a news broadcast. Anyways, carry on! Be safe and well, Tom Bitonti

That strikes me as ... strange. Certainly, in the absence of a contract, WOTC's approval would be necessary, and not required from WOTC. That seems the same as a publisher not having to do anything if a book submission is presented to them. But to enter into a contract but have the option to...

Wouldn't WotC's discontinuation of a contracted review/correction process be problematic? That seems a problem to me, unless WotC can show the authors demonstrated an unwillingness to use the process. I can see WotC saying, in effect, "you guys aren't taking this process seriously; we can't...

I was thinking that there should be a product which was a padded ring to put around ones ears, that would cushion thin mask straps. This seems to be an easy to make product and an easily solved problem. Actually, there are hair ties which might do the job as is. Be safe, be well, Tom B

Haha, that's peanuts. I'm expecting test budgets to run into the 10's of billions. Figure: For USA alone, 330 million people times $10 to $100 cost to test each person one or more times (on average) gives $3.3 to $33 billion in testing costs. (Billion in the US sense: 10 to the 9'th). Tom...

Background: I was reading the CNN Corona virus live stream today (06-Oct-2020), and read the following: "Coronavirus testing in the US is still lagging, but Fauci says we're better off than we were a few months ago", from CNN’s Health Shelby Lin Erdman...

I'm wondering ... Be safe, be well, Tom

I think it's great the planning that goes into these ... that statue was present at least six panels ago. Be safe, be well, Tom

Plague, Inc, (Ndemic Creations) on IOS, is probably what you are thinking of: You craft a pathogen and mutate it as the game progress to adjust factors such as hardiness, symptoms (which affect transmission rates), and resistances. There is also Pandemic the board game (published by Z-Man...

Ah. I misunderstood the purpose of your example. I agree 100% with your statement “carefully chosen words ...” Be Safe, Be Well, Tom Bitonti

A thing: “Terminal” is poor word choice. A condition can be terminal while having an expected end of life anywhere from hours to months to years. I had a cat with progressive kidney failure that was in this state. ‘Better: ”Mary’s condition can be treated, but only to partially restore...

For further information in regards to copyright, patent, and trademark law, especially in regards to software, Paula Samuelson is good to read: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/our-faculty/faculty-profiles/pamela-samuelson/ https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=238445 For...