I'm a big user of Dice Stats in my decision making. Currently, before every battle, I have to pull up the profile of my opponent and look up their recent rolls. It takes 2 clicks. It would be easier if we displayed Dice Stats (last 5 rolls) in a game's Statistics column. I've made a mock-up here ...

Sadly, the real next Star Wars might not be any better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyQ6uG6v0KU

Hey Conquer Club,
I'll keep this short. The web series that I produce, shoot, and edit has been nominated for a Webby. It's cool news, but we're up against the New York Times and they're currently in the lead. My friends and I produce our show on a shoe-string budget - seriously, we're almost broke ...

For real. I'll take Saxi over Gabon any day of the week.

I wish I had your optimism. I would point out that almost everything on that list from high speed trains to reducing nuclear stockpiles (and "criticizing" Israel? Is that really the best we can hope for?) has yet to materialize. And sure, it's still relatively early. No one can work miracles. But ...

Obama may not be delivering exactly what he offered but he is by far better then any true potential opposition, ie McCain/Palin. They would have been much worse in my eyes and in the eyes of everyone who still backs Obama.

Perhaps I missed something, but I don't see the difference. I know, I know ...

It makes me sad that no matter how much Obama disappoints those people who were naive enough to elect him, they still won't wise up and vote for Nader (or any third party candidate). That would just be throwing their vote away!

Pretty good article right here about the effects of nuclear testing. Obviously a different debate than nuclear power, but still eye-opening.
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/10/21/cold-war-remnant-cancer-for-baby-boomers/

You mean other than the fact that they're directly culpable in the 9/11 attacks, right?

If by "culpable" you mean "the Taliban let al Qaeda use their caves" then sure, they're culpable, though indirectly. The Taliban has no shadowy global agenda. They never have. They have a fucked up vision of ...

Withdrawal, pure and simple. Our mission was to go in and knock out al Qaeda, and most experts agree that we've succeeded. Now mission creep has set in and we're going after the Taliban. The Taliban are bastards, no doubt about it, but they've never posed a threat to the US. If we leave Afghanistan ...

... Hmmm... bombings might be a good reason. They bombed government buildings mostly, and banks.

... Why they aren't in jail is very much beside the point, and an obvious attempt to dodge the subject.

... So, you're on board with the Weather Underground assisting congress in drafting legislation ...

So enlighten me: What did the Weather Underground do that was so wicked, and why aren't they in jail?

you're all making the classic mistake of assuming that outputs will always be static

The crux of Malthus's argument - that humans reproduce exponentially in a world of finite resources - has never been disputed (except by that crazy oil guy on the Daily Show). As a species we still haven't ...

Why don't we ask Gabon.

Gabon, do you think we should pay higher taxes to provide health care to children?

when we could solve it now by switching to renewable energy sources and encouraging people to limit the number of children they have.

Would either of these things actually solve the problem? I understand from various sources that the problem of global warming is virtually unsolvable.

Well if ...

I believe it's not over population but waste that is the problem. The excess food, clothing and whatever else your average North American wastes could easily support many people.

It's both. Americans use more energy per capita than the inhabitants of other countries (a LOT more), so indeed ...

Look at their board members and tell me they have our best interests at heart. ACORN founder, SEIU VP, and Weather Underground co-founder.

It's only an opinion, but I'd say those groups do have our best interests at heart, perhaps with the exception of the defunct revolutionary group from 40 ...

The stated goals of the Apollo Alliance are:

1. Promote advanced technology and hybrid electric cars.
2. Invest in more efficient factories.
3. Encourage high-performance building.
4. Increase use of energy efficient appliances.
5. Modernize electrical infrastructure (smart grid).
6. Expand ...

The group Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting keeps a thorough list of biased reports from the NY Times (and others), and it's eye-opening. Their page on the NY Times is here.

There are no easy answers in media bias. Even the so-called "liberal" networks like MSNBC skew to the right when it comes to their corporate owners.

You can usually get some good info on biases by checking SourceWatch.

It's a good question, but I think we could add, "Have you ever been convinced to go out and vote because of a political rally?," and perhaps we'd see more balanced results. Or maybe not, since people are too proud to actually say, "I'm voting for him because I saw him speak."

I think the simple act ...

i dont know anyone who doesnt know what cards are worth in flat rate.

I usually play Escalating, so I don't bother memorizing Flat Rate. Also, I play a similar "game of strategy and risk" on other sites with different flat rate values, so it's kinda confusing. BTW, the other sites all list their ...

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⋅ We should display the worth of Flat Rate spoils below the map, just as we do with Escalating Spoils.

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⋅ I often play games with Escalating Spoils, and it's easy to see what the next set of spoils will be worth: it's always listed ...