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WotC CEO and president Cynthia Williams was on the record as saying that the DnD brand is under monetized. https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/news...

Hasbro CEO, also the former WoTC CEO, has ramped up monetization of the Magic the Gathering brand significantly in recent years, partly at the expense of cashing in on the secondary market.

WoTC choking the OGL is consistent with them looking to pump up their profits.

The course was uploaded to archive.org and is available at the following link, seems fine. https://archive.org/details/comp3321

Obligatory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IfCUsBpR-I

Now I know what source material Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson developed this from.

https://www.scribd.com/document/181876432/ADnD-1st-Edition-G...

It's used in the Italian liqueur Alchermes, which is commonly used in pastries, notably Zuppa Inglese.

Very different expectations in the US market I have found. People want to drink their filter coffee or large, milky espresso drinks while they sit comfortably with their laptops using the free wifi. No comparison to the average Italian who wants to down a quick espresso and be on their way.

Australian cafes make out like bandits these days. They're basically breakfast/lunch restaurants that serve great espresso based drinks, mostly don't offer wifi and have no problem moving customers along if they stop buying drinks so they can cycle the table space for new customers.

For anyone running Windows 7 or 8.1 that wants to stop the Windows 10 upgrade pop-ups or the download if the PC hasn't already downloaded it, uninstall and hide KB3035583.

It's only $12 a year for the premium service. Do you feel you're not getting at least $12 value for the ability to have a reliable, secure password manager that is actively supported?

I'd skip lunch for a day to pay for it.

My Amex credit card issued almost a year ago has a chip and PIN.

Also, have you read this on Amex's Australian site?

https://www.americanexpress.com/au/content/chip-and-pin.html

Urbanspoon uses that rating system. They don't force users to submit reviews to give their vote though.

Nassim Taleb of Black Swan book fame talks at length about being a flâneur and how long walks help him think through ideas. He wrote an essay on the topic also but it no longer appears to be available from his web site.

I recommend having a listen through some of the http://www.roguelikeradio.com/ podcasts. They focus heavily on roguelike design and development topics. I don't believe they have featured a podcast specifically on loot but it has featured as a topic in several of them.

Speaking of which, the linked article from The Atlantic in 1982 discusses why that is the case.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/02/have-you...

Are you aware of the details of the free trade agreements Australia signed with the US? We paid our dues to the US, has to be some reciprocity.

Time to start a Flat Universe society.

In light of all the recent talk of privacy, I'd want to know more about how this is handled by the service. The web page is remarkably lacking in any click throughs for detail on the bullet points. Definitely a sticking point for deciding whether to sign up.

Bein' right is not a bulletproof vest, Freddy. - Cop Land

Is it intentional that you don't have a point of contact on the web-site or app for feedback? I have some after using it and not sure how to pass it on.

According to the author, Apple invented mobile computing with the iPad. Wonder what label he gives to people using laptops on the road etc.?

Junta is an example of a older well playing board game if you have 5-7 people. Especially good for a mature crowd and with appropriate props like hats and sunglasses.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/242/junta

Using one of these in a public place will be an invitation to get mugged.