Slashdot Moderator Again!

It had been so many weeks since Slashdot had chosen me to be a moderator. Was I not compulsively refreshing the page enough? Were they mad at me for becoming a Digger? There were so many articles I was saying to myself – oh, if only I could moderate these. And now I can. I … Read more

Shaking Hands with Aliens

So you’re meeting some Japanese friends for the first time. And you want to make a good impression and show you are aware of other cultures. Do you shake their hands, or bow and exchange business cards? This bugs me when I watch movies. In the SF Channel version of “Dune”, when William Hurt meets … Read more

Dear Velda

A dwarf with a Ukraine accent (go figure) started a love advice column on Kirin Tor. Well, it’s not as good as “Dear Creature…” could have been, but what the heck 😛 so I asked her for advice, and she replied! The whole thread is here at Free Service: Love & Fashion Advice — Dear … Read more

Wasn't "Gil" Their First?

FF12’s First Tie-In Product Restores real-life hit points! Now I won’t have to go into stranger’s homes and open up all their chests for Potion.

Dear Creature

Someone started a whine thread about getting ganked in the Gurabashi Arena with that title, but with a title like “Dear Creature”, I was kind of expecting a “Dear Abby”-like thread… a la: Dear Creature: Hi, I am a Tauren Hunter, feral spec, with a lovely hyena companion named “Cat”. I really love Cat, but … Read more