When do rights get left behind? How far does freedom of speech go? Can it go too far? Certainly when that speech is tantamount to slander or libel it has gone too far. What about when the speech constitutes something that is so heinous it violates the mores of just about every individual in civilized society? In 1977 and…
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Are you tough enough?
This last week week Charlie Sheen found out, as many people do in life, the truth of the old adage, there is always a bigger fish. Dr. Drew Pinsky, one of the growing number of media medics who spend as much time behind the camera as a stethoscope (although no doubt a good doctor who…
Eve Online Myth 42
Eve Online Myth 42: Low security space is safer than nul security space. Is low security space safer than nul security space just because 4.0 is greater than 0.0? Not a bit of it. There is an old expression that says “just because you aren’t paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you.” …
Can you go home again?
It was 2004 – World of Warcraft Online (WoW) was brand new and shiny right out of the box for the first time. Back then everything wasn’t a “Wow clone”; instead Wow was an Everquest clone. Remarkably Ultima Online (UO) had already been around for seven years. The exciting event of that year for all…
Master and Commander: Far Side of the Universe
Let’s face it, The Orca (pictured below) isn’t exactly what you would call a “mover” – at only 2.5 au/second it’s not even going to catch a glimpse of my 19+ au/second interceptor as they both leave the jumpgate. However, unlike my Charon freighter, it moves a little faster than an elephant being pushed across…
Leisure Suit Grishnak
Time was, and not that long ago either, you could suggest to an investor that you take your mmo “free to play” – and in return you would receive a look normally reserved for a three headed donkey. Now, of course, it’s all the rage with developers hoping lightning will strike yet a third time…