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  1. Ukerric

    The Expanse

    Her world-view will be very much altered by protomolestuff, but her character is undergoing quite a few changes compared to the books. For instance, since all the UN characters are from book 2, but were injected in book 1's story, she's in a very different position. If you take Avarasala's...
  2. Ukerric

    The Astronomy Thread

    VASIMR is supposed to undergo real tests real soon™. And it's not the surnatural EMDrive.
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    The Astronomy Thread

    The biggest problem for those is that such a star is probably flaring a bit, and will strip the atmosphere of any close planet in a short order. And the system is tiny and probably without much in terms of cometary halo, so no source to replenish that except internal vulcanism. So, while it's...
  4. Ukerric

    The Expanse

    There's a couple bits of book 2 pulled in Season 1; the earth-based characters are all from book 2. There's relatively little in terms of plot from book 2; but there's a few bits toward the end that give away the big bad from book 2 (they simplified the story a bit in terms of evil corps. Too...
  5. Ukerric

    The Expanse

    Haven't seen the ep yet, but there's an article on io9 and they mention: So, Prax's daughter is in, which means he is, although I didn't see them on imdb's list of characters.
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    Pokemans and how to catch them with your phone - friend codes in OP

    So, with those new pokemon, what are the ones worth boosting for attack or defense if you have a 95%+ IV one?
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    James S.A. Corey - The Expanse

    The balance between book 1 & 2 is odd. There's a lot of the same general storyline, with different corps and different mad scientists. This is why they added Mao and most of the additional characters from book 2 (save Bobbie which came on S2 and Prax, which doesn't seem to be there) appear in...
  8. Ukerric

    The Expanse

    I cheated, I looked him on IMDB and he's still there for a few episodes. I do expect him to be a replacement character for Manéo Jung-Espinoza
  9. Ukerric

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Blues also said that the math was temporary, and the numbers, both for AK and AP, were going to wiggle a lot for the next builds.
  10. Ukerric

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    I even built a mage tower just to get shortcuts to raid entrances :)
  11. Ukerric

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    They've already said that the Tomb will not unlock along with 7.2. They're including it and doing basic testing because it's probably before 7.2.5, but they're going to tweak the numbers on PTR during early 7.2...
  12. Ukerric

    Guild Wars 2

    Side note for those who follow it casually: new Season 3 chapter is now unlocked; log-in to make sure you get it enabled for your account.
  13. Ukerric

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Since 7.1.5, yea. Takes forever, addons or no.
  14. Ukerric

    James S.A. Corey - The Expanse

    She appears originally in book #2. The season 1 is 3/5th of book 1, plus a couple of additions from book 2 they felt were necessary. Because otherwise, there would be nothing about earth or mars at all, it would be all belt, and earth "too much in the background". So they pulled Avasarala early...
  15. Ukerric

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    It's dead. I keep them "mostly" running because, believe it or not, there's a couple of missing xmog items, so every 2 or 3 weeks, I have an expedition to catch a loot chest and roll for xmog. That and the archeology every 2 weeks. Otherwise, if I check the garrison, I send ships and followers...
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    The Expanse

    This is probably why S1 & S2 are a mashup of book 1 & book 2, with bits of book 2 ending up in season 1 (Jules Mao, the UN bits) and the resolution of book 1 being the first 5-6 episodes of S2. Which is also a problem, because they introduce Bobbie Draper as the very first scene of S2, but her...
  17. Ukerric

    Lumi's Batshit Insane Thread

    That way, you make sure you don't let vampires sneak in.
  18. Ukerric

    Lumi's Batshit Insane Thread

    Don't worry, you're going to go to GMO wheat soon Rothamsted Research submits application to Defra for permission to carry out field trial with GM wheat plants There is no escaping frankenbread now!
  19. Ukerric

    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    That is, until your number is disconnected by the automatic account management for "failing to settle outstanding bills" because no one has access to the Iridium offices anymore.
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    South Asia is pretty much MMO central for awesome graphics along with poor gameplay.
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    Lumi's Batshit Insane Thread

    COINCIDENCE??!? Just at the annual meeting of Inserm (French NIH), and there's a presentation by the head of Ethic council here that just laments the abysmal rates of vaccination against Hep-B and HPV in France, "possibly due to lack of trust in scientific integrity".
  22. Ukerric

    Everquest II

    It was released on Nov 2004, so you'll have to wait until nov 2017 for that 13th year anniversary.
  23. Ukerric

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Secret mind-enhancing drugs from KGB experimental programs. Anything for Russia First!
  24. Ukerric

    The Sci-Fi Book Thread

    Strictly speaking, it's not LitRPG; no virtual game/VR world or even portal fantasy. But yea, once I picked that, my suggestion list doubled in size with all sort of virtual world stuff. Noticed your Way of the Shaman, might get a look later. Another set of novels that came from the suggestion...
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    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    Homo Sapiens already went thru a genetic bottleneck. Prior to our expansion out of Africa, the estimates are that at one point there was less than 10K humans around. Save for a handful of % DNA from neanderthal or denisovans that were out before, every single one of the 7+ billion people on...
  26. Ukerric

    The Expanse

    Yea but TMDB has slightly more spoiling one-line description. I guess everyone will have a major shock on ep 5... (and I didn't expect them to move stuff so fast)
  27. Ukerric

    The Expanse

    My main beef is that they start a bit too slowly with Sgt. Draper. We all see she's a badass and all, but unless you're a book reader, there's absolutely nothing to tell you she's important to the series. She ships to Phoebe, they all go rah-rah-rah, and then... nothing happens (Phoebe gets...
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    Lumi's Batshit Insane Thread

    Wakefield hoped to peddle the new adjuvant he had invested into. If he could get the industry to switch to his product for their vaccines, he'd make millions from royalties.
  29. Ukerric

    The Expanse

    When you're my age, you watch TV with what's in front of your couch, like everyone else did in the days! If it's not 44", it's not TV!
  30. Ukerric

    The Expanse

    Bleh, SyFy won't be showing it in France (at least for a while)
  31. Ukerric

    Lumi's Batshit Insane Thread

    And the FDA will not. Trump just issued an executive order instructing every agency to "remove 2 regulations for every new regulation". Trump is extremely anti-regulation and wants every industry to have free hands to do whatever it takes to MTGA (Make Themselves Great Again). Don't expect the...
  32. Ukerric

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    Mostly, if you want to recreate an EQ feeling, there are the core things you would need: - Complex travel (while one unlockable flight-path per zone is ok, the 5 flight-paths per zone that modern WoW has, and EQ2 had, are overkill) - Loot that requires groups to get (whether outdoor or in...
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    EQ Next: #1 Next gen MMO

    It's basically the Sims.
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    There's a throwback to this in recent WoW. Highmountain has an area with harpies and bears that's used for quest and WQ, but has an elite boss-like Ettin walking around. If you're squishy, and full health, you get 2 shot. If you're half-health or undergeared, you get one-shot. It's always funny...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    Downtime is ok in a group situation, where you might take time to chat a bit. But it absolutely sucks in solo play. And if your game doesn't offer solo play in one form or another, you've probably lost.
  36. Ukerric

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    There's a shitton of catch-up mechanics. You're not going to catch-up in 2-3 weeks, but you're not 6 months behind. Mythic is the new Challenge mode. Basically, you start at heroic-style difficulty (but without an automatic LFG matchup), finish the dungeon, get a Keystone for Mythic+2. It's for...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    This is mostly a limitation of the boss tank and spank model of raids. WoW has the same problem in its modern design: every raid is designed for exactly 2 tanks, no matter how many players come. If you have a 5-group raid of 25, then you bring 2 tanks, not 5. Which fucks the dynamics because...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    We've learned, like 10 years ago, that "dps" is not a good role to make. No, you need many. What you don't need is classes that will only tank, or only CC, etc. If your group need "role X" to perform well, then a large number of classes should be able to do it. How many depends on the size of...
  39. Ukerric

    The Astronomy Thread

    Given the thermal variation between night and day, the poles are almost certainly among the best locations for any permanent base. Take a lunar telescope, for instance. It's the easiest "use case" for lunar bases: you get the advantages of a ground-built telescope (large base, maintenance) and...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    Stop thinking about classes, think about roles. There are about 5 core roles in a group setting, which are: - Tank - Heal - Group buff (long term/auras and short term boosts) - Enemy debuffs - CC with the optional scout/pull "6th" role (which would require a 6th slot in a group). That's what...