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Well, I think it's safe to say our judiciary and incarceration systems are a complete disaster. The whole thing is disfunctional at best and has the added benefit of being wildly expensive. Once upon a time, I used to be a guard at a medium/maximum. Each inmate there cost the state $90,000...

Same here. I find it amazing when I read older books and I see the same social, moral, and ethical challenges that we experience today. This book is no exception. It's almost 60 years old and yet it describes some of the same issues we currently struggle with. It is easy to imagine that...

Are there any rules that say you can't re-nominate a book from last month? Fuck it, I'm doing it anyway. You're not the boss of me! Red Rising By Pierce Brown Honestly, I'm probably going to read it next even if it's not voted in...

I did a bunch of research on resolution when 4k started being a thing. I was curious how it relevant it was when compared to the capabilities of the human eye. I was expecting to end my curiosity with a yes or no answer. Hours later with dozens of articles and scientific papers under my belt...

I don't consider these steps to be only for the super paranoid. These are just the way things are for me. I have my online world and my real world. They don't connect. Of course there are email addresses connected to my real name. You need that to participate in the real world with work and...

My phone fried due to a sharp spike in internal humidity.... So I don't think the two are related. The real problem is, nothing is safe. Not your information. Not your house. Not even your identity. If someone clever devotes enough time and effort, there is absolutely nothing you can do...

So I had a bit of an issue with my phone and had to get my authentication switched on my RSI account. I put a ticket together, making sure to add in the bits they needed, and went to bed (caveat: I couldn't log into my account so the ticket was submitted from their basic site). The next...

I firmly believe that if you want something, get it. If you can't afford it, work harder until you can. That said, a marriage is a partnership. So if you work harder to earn an extra $2,500, you will likely need to double time it and actually earn $5,000 instead. I doubt you will get aggro...

I vote for Red Rising.

Hell yea. I absolutely loved this book back when it came out. There are a ton of books like it now. When it was a new book though, it was a brand new world. When this book came out, science fiction was wildly different. It was all about space ships, robots, fantastic new worlds, etc. You...

I would nominate the first way of the shaman book, but I just read them. The next book on my list is the "One Second After" by William R. Forstchen. It's not futuristic scifi, but it is science fiction. I'm a sucker for a good post apocalypse story and this one was highly recommended. Plus...

I just finished the "Way of the Shaman" series by Vasily Mahanenko. I actually really liked it. It's a book about a VR online fantasy mmo. I usually can only hang with a series for about 3 books until I am bored with it. This one kept me all through the 7 book series. Don't misunderstand...

That's pretty spot on. The concept of the Yin/Yang isn't just philosophy, it's psychology. Our lows define our highs. The horrifying portions of humanity define the goodness in it. Light vs. dark, balancing the universe, Jedi vs. Sith shit, call it what you want. It's all the same...

Yep, I'm fairly certain we've all told this to ourselves at one point or another.

That's the piece of the puzzle that I don't have. I don't know how well using real ID actually works. I know that Korea uses real ID measures to safeguard against cheating. At least, it makes it extremely difficult to be banned from the same game twice. That's why most Korean games are so...

Oh, I'm not talking about using your SSN. That's over the top for sure. I'm talking about a state issued ID. The drivers license/state id is difficult to forge. It is also, more to the point, illegal and prosecutable to try. It doesn't provide any real access to your life, but is a unique...

I think the one would solve the other. Right now, hacking is so rampant, people tend to think anyone good is hacking. I think most of us have been accused of hacking at one point or another. I mainly get accused of hacks though in games where hacking is rampant. When I play games with...

I have been playing video games since the very first ones. I played the very first FPS, Wolfenstein 3D. I was among the first players to experience FPS PVP when we installed Doom on a dozen or so computers in the college computer lab. I played UO, EQ, Unreal tournament, CS, and almost every...

I don't know. I've always thought that Origin felt like a Danish or Swedish entry into the space faring manufacturers. It's the long sweeping curves that remind me of the designs that have been coming out of those countries.

I see your stuffed baked potato and raise you one stuffed french toast... Make a sausage, egg, and cheese scramble (nothing crazy. just ground sausage cooked up with eggs and cheese mixed in) Take a loaf of uncut bread and slice off a 1.5-2" slice (best done with a dense bread that has a...