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Of those mentioned, I only know about Joker and Boyd Cooper (though I don't think he is particularly violent and his actions are more a factor of his schizophrenia). I've also known about Voldemort but don't know enough about his character to make a decision. I wonder if there are...

It isn't one or the other. For example, creating and publishing new research is very competitive because the journals only want to publish the best and they will receive more submissions than they publish. Where the collaboration happens is that the only way to win is to share your results...

What happened at the end of the Norse colonies [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Greenland#The_demise_of_the_Greenland_Norse_settlements] in Greenland? The ultimate causes of their demise are obvious: they destroyed their habitat and their relations with the natives, so a harsh winter...

I know nothing about what class of music The Spores fits into. I like that you can understand what they are saying but it makes no sense. You can't get much stranger than these: Edit: Big Brother cracks me up because a friend who didn't get the 1984 reference thought it was...

Magicka [http://www.magickagame.com/] is combat focused in a fantasy setting. It is not an RPG in any way. There are no conversational choices and the story is just a set of pop culture references, so it isn't much like ME in that regard. It can be played single player, though it is a bit...

The problem with option B is that it wastes everyone's time, not just the cheater's. I would drop your class on day 1, I don't care who you are. I have a job and other commitments, I may not be able to fit another test in my schedule. The most straightforward way I have seen this dealt with...

It is good that Sir Dr. St. James EtchASketch is on the case.

In principle, yes, but as worded the interpretation could vary too much. I would definitely do it for a well defined subset of "peace on earth" (such as to prevent a specific nuke from going off in a populated area) but not unless I was certain of the details. And since I don't know everything...

It is possible to do well. I can think of the first Ender's game where chapters would start with a short scene from the instructors' point of view, also some of the first few Dune books had similar chapter introductions. If you can find instances of authors you admire using this device then...

I find them identically compelling, but TV Tropes is more satisfying, since after spending a few hours I feel like I have learned something about media in general. Cracked has some interesting articles but each is the product of one person. TV Tropes harvests the thoughts of the overmind...

I'm kinda disappointed that ZP is on the list, since that means I missed out on the chance to reject ZP.

I would name him Fred. Fred or George, both are good names for spiders. I would let him stick around for a while, let him eat any hand-size mosquitoes he could find.

It bothers me because that isn't part of the law, that's just part of the MPAA's promises of good intentions. Promises last as long as you want them to, and I don't trust their intentions. They want to push copyright law toward more control to the copyright holders, rather than to limited...

Which is more awesome since it really exists. [http://www.clickquest.net/]

I would be careful of any epic storylines. They are not into games and so you want something that will payoff quickly. Do something that can be completed shortly, ideally in bite sized chunks. Also be careful of games that require 8+ buttons and 2+ independent directional controls, since...