Comparative Reality

"Mongoose Publishing has announced a host of projects for 2009 including a new Judge Dredd RPG, which will be based on the Traveller rules." That's perfect: Of course the Judge Dredd RPG would use the ruleset that allows for characters to die during… more »

I received my copy of the 4th edition D&D Player's Handbook today. I was actually giddy when I opened the box and cracked the cover, and I keep stealing longing glances at it. I think part of my problem is that it's been a long, long time since… more »

So EA has "backed down" from their "The Customer is Always Guilty" security scheme, reverting to the "Prove That You're Not a Thief" scheme. Now, while that is (arguably) better, I think that it's also untrue. People complained about the security ob… more »

Working on some slides for a presentation that I'll be giving next week (short version: "Hey, programmers: What do you want from the docs?"), I decided to look for something other than the boring old templates that come with PowerPoint. Because A) m… more »

3/5/2008 - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A retirement ceremony to honor the contributions of the F-117A Nighthawk, the world's first attack aircraft to employ stealth technology, will take place here March 11. But...but...the F-117 is a sy… more »