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The beauty of Max Brooks' book is that not only does it have all the bits that make a book great- suspense, terror, uncertainty, and the macabre- but it also was thought provoking. An entire section of the book was about how they rationalized industry and production to get the country back...

In single player games, yes I do. Generally, I only use them after I've played through normally and just want to enjoy myself instead of regrind. Also, some games have experiences which can't really be had without using some form of cheat- case in point, in Fallout 3 there was a special...

I had several bullies; it took me halfway through Junior High before my growth caught up to me. About 15 years after this, my main bully randomly came by my work, recognized me, and said "I remember pushing you around when we were kids...wow, you look like you could kick my ass now." To...

I could go on both sides of the issue. Honestly, in reference to Bioshock...I couldn't see 'generic ammo' across the board. The time period and weapons involved really favor the 'old fashioned' style. The farther back you go, the more specific ammunition for firearms is.

I enjoyed Old World Blues because it brought the crazy morally-impaired Science (SCIENCE!!!) back. The entire Fallout series stands out in my opinion because they have a whole background of just crazy inventions, weapons, and science (SCIENCE!!!) that people in the 50's took for granted would be...

Best ever, I found at a diner in Phoenix, Arizona. They make mac & cheese in a pan, about 1/2 an inch thick, then chill it. After that they cut it into wedges (about 2-3 inches) and then batter and fry them. Sooooooo good.

Part of the problem here is that, honestly...there's a limit to how 'realistic' you can get and still have mass-market appeal. Some of us would prefer an FPS to have enough mechanics to be used as a crime scene simulator, but let's be honest (with ourselves if no one else): In order to...

I put 'other', because defending yourself in a zombie apocalypse is never one item/weapon/tactic. I would use a firearm, due to the damage and range capability of a firearm over any comparable melee weapon. However, there will always be times where a firearm is unusable or less efficient-...

I am very much looking forward to this game. Honestly...I always thought that Battletech was well-suited for an mmorpg, so long as they were willing to go as far with it as the IP needs (the 5 Successor Houses/Factions, more if you include Periphery and Comstar) and if they're willing to have...

The Cyberpunk D10 system was simple and effective, in my opinion. Set a difficulty number, add Stat + Skill + various bonuses or penalties: did you hit the target number? I admit I'm old school, but the more recent games which eliminate a lot of formulas really take out a lot of the...

I favor equality- unfortunately, I advocate equality of *responsibility* as well as equality of benefits or perks. That too often tends to be low on the priority lists of people who loudly claim they want 'equality'. As for being a feminist...I personally find the term has been abused (by...

Does it surprise anyone here that Patriotism is incredibly simplified, propagandized 'history'? Or that it happens in the USA? There's plenty of people *all over the world* who respond to every holiday with slogans and stupidity. Literally billions of them. I could quite honestly pick a...

At the age of 41, going on 42...yep I'm in the '8 or more' category. Also I'm former military, so as you might imagine the numbers get skewed in that demographic. To people who haven't gotten there yet- it'll come. Have faith.

Caveat: my favorite chapter is the Executioners. I bought the Badab War books from Forge World so I could actually have rules and a better history for them...but that being said: I always liked the Ultramarines...'before it was cool', as many have said. I have never liked how everyone slams...

My issue is the aforementioned "we decide what is healthy and good for you, you can't be trusted to do it for yourselves" mentality. Have we shown the ability to stop people from killing themselves (and others) with Methamphetamines? Nope. But now, because of the obesity problem, let's...