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Tipa Always on the lookout to find new things to which to become addicted, I've been keeping an eye on The Spellborn Chronicles. A close call with its forums left me with an unending stream of information about it courtesy of Google Desktop's automatic feed subscriber. Games that take over your life for years and years … Read more
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
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
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
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