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D&D evolved from tabletop wargaming with miniatures, but you wouldn't call D&D a wargame even though it retains some of the characteristics.

Oh yeah, I'm aware of it and I've told him about it several times in the past. Good for you, participating that much. Unfortunately my friend isn't specifically interested in IF, but he's been digging into 1980s pop culture since reading the book Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Zork is...

Yeah, I told my friend to try Frotz. If I think of it I'll report back on his experiences with it.

I'd say there are so many it's almost become cliche.

I saw two movies. Asphalt Jungle is a John Huston heist noir from 1950. It's...sort of mind-blowingly amazing. I think if you're a Tarantino fan who loves Reservoir Dogs, you ought to see Asphalt Jungle, because there's a clear line of influence there. Then I saw City of Ember, which I'd say...

I'm betting someone around here can answer this question. Then I can pass on the information to my friend who wants to play the original Zork trilogy on his iPhone. Thanks!

I've been reading a book called Indian Nations of Wisconsin by Patty Loew. Really good book, and very interesting to read since it's about my state. I grew up here and never knew most of this stuff about the different tribes and their backgrounds.

With all this discussion, I watched some of it last night. It does indeed suck. It sucks so bad it's almost funny, actually. Frankly I don't know why they even bothered with any kind of plot or personal character relationships. It would be a better movie if you got rid of every last bit of...

Yeah, you'd think they would just get tired of doing the same thing over and over. I feel like I've seen Tarantino's entire bag of tricks several times over, not to mention his friends/imitators. At least Tarantino has a bag of tricks though. Peter Jackson just has a bag with some excrement...

Ha! That's true. I actually cut off the end of an old sock and put it over the stick. It sits on the base and cuts off the green light while simultaneously keeping out any dust.

Homeworld 2 is the only one I've ever played, and I enjoyed it, both the mechanics and the production of the storytelling.

Me too, but there's a reason she's called The Impossible Girl. BTW, new Doctor Who sucks. Tom Baker forever.

You must have pretty small hands, because I have small hands and this stick fits my grip better than any other I've owned. You're right though, it's not adjustable in that way. It should be excellent for lefties though, if that's an issue. It comes with all the parts needed to convert it to...

I have one of these and I really like it. I don't think you can beat it for the price. It has the movement mechanism of a significantly more expensive stick, and it never loses calibration or has any problem with shuddering or other feedback anomolies. The throttle does suck, but it's not so...

I've never seen that one, but I'll add it to my mental list. I've never seen One Hour Photo either, and I've wanted to for a long time now.

I missed that. Why is there a Howard the Duck reference in the movie? Not that I'm against that in any way. All I'm saying is, they built-up The Collector, and he was actually an intriguing character, but he served no story-purpose beyond briefly explaining the MacGuffin. He should have had...

I saw it yesterday and liked it. The place names weren't a problem for me, other than that they were funny and failed to be as ominous-sounding as they were probably supposed to be. Most of the jokes worked. That adds a lot. I guess my biggest qualm is that The Collector was built-up a fair...

The Fisher King and Moscow on the Hudson. But it's hard to top Mork from Mork & Mindy.

That X-Files movie is really bad. Frankly, with one or two exceptions, the entire half of the series that's devoted to alien conspiracies doesn''t hold up very well. The individual monster episodes are still pretty great though.

If you've never seen his stand-up comedy from the 1980s, that's what I'd direct you to check out.