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35, born in Doncaster, England, haven't died yet. Very tall, to the point where I annoy people if I'm anywhere near the front at a rock concert. Recently moved to the US to be with my wife, and my other love of my life, my cats.

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Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games Role-playing game reviews: Legend Of The Green Dragon: 1 of 1
Legend of the Green Dragon (http://www.lotgd.net) is a web-based role playing game based on the old Telnet BBS game, Legend of the Red Dragon. The idea of the game, as with many role playing games, is to slowly advance your character through battling adversaries, acquiring experience and money, upgrading your weapons, and ev... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Ancient Dungeons of Mystery: 1 of 1
First released in 1994, Ancient Domains of Mystery (better known as ADOM) is written by Thomas Biskup, and is currently available for Windows/MSDOS, AmigaOS, BeOS, Linux, MacOS X, and OS/2. Unlike many games of its genre, ADOM is not open source, and whilst it remains free, the author classes it as 'postcardware'; if you enj... More..
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Podcast reviews: Starshipsofa: 1 of 1
Starshipsofa (http://www.starshipsofa.com) is a weekly podcast dedicated to reviewing various aspects of Science fiction, and has now been running for several years. Hosted and written by two lads from Newcastle, England, the essential theme of the show is to cover a particular writer or genre each week. To quote Tony and Ci... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Dilemmas Long-distance love: Can it work?: 66 of 127
I'm sure I'm not going to be the only person voting 'yes' on this question because I'm living proof. Nevertheless, it never hurts to have another example of how long-distance love can work, for those who aren't sure whether or not it's possible. I'm British, and I met my American wife online about seven years ago. We both pl... More..
Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels Who would win in a fight: Superman or Batman?: 17 of 32
It's amazing how often this question comes up, over the years, and there's a lot of good points made on either side. First, let us sum up the two combatants. In the red, blue and yellow corner, we have an alien with just about super-everything. Super intelligence, super speed, super strength, invulnerability, and flight. You... More..
Health & Fitness > Nicotine Dependence Should smokers bear the responsibility for the health risks of cigarette smoking?: 8 of 15
Quite frankly, no. Let's start by defining why anyone would say 'yes'. Firstly, the idea is that smoking is a conscious choice, that smokers are fully aware of the risks, and therefore it's their own fault if they end up ill because of it. Cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and so on. Therefore, they should have to foot their... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community MMORPGs: What your character's name says about you: 5 of 9
Name is derived from two or natural objects or creatures: (Examples - Moonshadow, Forestwind, Fernfox) Congratulations! You are playing an Elf, most likely an Elf Druid. You will express a deep understanding of nature and a deep caring for the natural inhabitants of the woods and forests, while simultaneously mowing down any... More..
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games Is Dungeons and Dragons really satanic?: 42 of 75
Frankly, I'm astonished this question is still coming up. I was under the impression 1980 was nearly 30 years ago, and that was when this particular mania was at its peak. Surely we've got better, more modern targets to aim for nowadays than a paper-based game from the 1970s. In the digital age, surely ignorant people should... More..
Computers & Technology > Hacking What causes a person to become a hacker?: 4 of 7
It is worth noting that the term 'hacker' has changed somewhat over the years. Originally it was a much more benign term, used to describe those who had a deep, fundamental understanding of computer systems, hardware and/or software. Nowadays, it has been popularized by the media to essentially refer to anyone who perpetrate... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Trends & Genres Why computer role playing games fail: 4 of 7
I suspect there'll be as many reasons for why CRPGs fail in this section as there are articles; everyone who plays them has their own particular likes and dislikes regarding these games, their own favorites and pet hates. Some will be talking about graphics, no doubt, because after all, style over substance is everything, es... More..