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  1. It's a good lesson: never go to ground in a fight. "Ground and pound" fails when it's not 1:1. (Brutally) Neutralize your opponent and get ready because his friends will be only seconds behind in their attacks. I know, easier said behind a keyboard and when not in imminent peril. Respect to you for standing your ground. I wish you the speediest and best recovery!

  2. Corsair K70 with Cherry Red or Brown switches. My first real keyboard (instead of $10 whatever solutions), and no way I can ever go back. Plus, red light up keys!

  3. Oh wow, nice Gravity's Rainbow reference. Kudos to you!

  4. Star War's Interdictor-class Star Destroyer, which mimicks a gravity well to force a hyper-drive out of warp (ie: danger, don't crash into that sun):

    http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki...

    Also, most capital ships in Star Wars sport ion cannons. Even the Y-Wing fighter had them (cockpit mounted top turret). Not to the level of the cannon on Hoth, so no one-shot kills, but enough to chip away at a target.

  5. Re:Really?? on WWII Code-Breaker Dies At Age 95 (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Good point - there was also the morale and propaganda issue that the loss of the HMS Hood caused. She was considered the pride of the Royal Navy. That the RN, renowned as ruling the oceans, lost their flagship in a traditional line-of-battle engagement, was massive.

  6. Re:Really?? on WWII Code-Breaker Dies At Age 95 (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1
    An example of how successful German commerce raiding could be was with DKM Scharnhorst and DKM Gneisenau during Operation Berlin.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  7. Re:Really?? on WWII Code-Breaker Dies At Age 95 (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Also, U-Boat deployment consumed immense amounts of Allied resources to counter (Atlantic escorts, coastal escorts, air patrols). This remained so even after the turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic

  8. Re:Modern Fallouts suck ass on Fallout 4 Announced · · Score: 1

    I always thought Moira's (relatively) up-beat and perky dialogue, post-nuke, to be extremely disturbing. Rather than have her yelling or screaming in agony, her response is haunting, and makes you feel the chilling effect of your choice.

  9. Re:You sunk my battleship on Will Submarines Soon Become As Obsolete As the Battleship? · · Score: 1

    Poster was saying Bismarck was the best at that time. DKM Bismarck was commissioned in 1940, while the first of the Iowa class was not until 1943.

  10. Re: People forget about people. on Pirate Activist Shows Politicians What Digital Surveillance Looks Like · · Score: 1

    I know a lot of Thai Buddhist consider their blend more of a philosophy than a religion.

  11. Re:STALKER PC Game Series on Chernobyl, In Games and In Real Life · · Score: 1

    That's right - I think it changes once they enter the zone. A phenomenal and hauntingly beautiful film by the great Andrei Tarkovskiy.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079944/?ref_=nv_sr_1

    Some interesting info, especially on production and health-related deaths due to the movie:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalker_(1979_film)

  12. Re:The McGuffin on Why Should Game Stories Make Sense? · · Score: 1

    I had heard that too. Something about why Marsellus had the band-aid on the back of his neck, where the soul escaped/was removed.

    Another great McGuffin was the suitcase in Ronin.

  13. Re:Um. WRONG. on Why Movie Streaming Services Are Unsatisfying — and Will Stay That Way · · Score: 1

    Well most odd - I just searched for them too, and they're no longer on streaming. They were available a month or two back, as they were most definitely in my queue.

    Netflix will pull movies/series time to time. Case in point, Buck Rogers Season 1 (still sad about that).

  14. Re:Um. WRONG. on Why Movie Streaming Services Are Unsatisfying — and Will Stay That Way · · Score: 1

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Motorcycle Diaries are available on Netflix streaming.

  15. Silent Hunter Sim on Ask Slashdot: What Games Are You Playing? · · Score: 1
    Silent Hunter III with Grey Wolves Expansion

    I figured I was done with it after playing ~350 hours last year, but the addiction persists...

  16. Re:Freaky... on Meet the Electric Porsche From 1898 · · Score: 1

    Ferdinand Porsche continued working on electric drives and transmission. See the Elefant and Maus from WW2:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elefant

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_VIII_Maus

  17. Re:This "study" has no scientific basis behind it on Art Makes Students Smart · · Score: 1

    I was just at the Deutsches Museum last week. It was my first time so I didn't know what to expect... It is an amazing place, and I couldn't recommend it more, if you happen to be in the neighborhood.

  18. Re:it's just a watering down for increased bottom on The Plight of Star Wars Droids · · Score: 2

    No disassemble Number Five!