5 hours ago, Christopher R Taylor said:

Maybe this time they can hire someone who actually likes D&D and collectible card games?

We can only hope, but with Hasbro being an East Coast company, I would sadly expect some Manhattan financier type.

Wizards of the Coast president Cynthia Williams departs D&D and Magic: The Gathering's maker

An SEC filing confirms that Hasbro is searching “both internal and external” for her replacement

https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/wizards-of-the-coast/news/cynthia-williams-wizards-of-the-coast-president-steps-down-sec-filing

It seems the second stage is the hardest part of rocketry. 
https://spacenews.com/unforgiving-failures-the-challenges-of-upper-stages/

https://www.fantasyofflight.com/collection/aircraft/currently-not-showing-in-museum/golden-age/1934-pitcairn-autogiro-pa-18/

 A restored two seat Pitcairn Autogiro.

• Year Built — 1932
• Length — 19’5″
• Height — 11’4″
• Rotor Diameter — 40′
• Top Speed — 100 mph
• Engine — Kinner R5 (160

It was after this, that New York Newspapers bought Pitcairn, and DeLa Cierva Autogyros for their reporters.  THough it was payroll expenses for the pilots that eventually discontinued the services, but they are markedly easier to fly than equivalent fixed wings.

I have very much enjoyed the Netflix adaptation of Cixin Liu's The Three Body Problem. The  nook won the Hugo in 2015, and  displayed very hard science. The  Netflix adaptation was  Well acted and  used the 8 episode format quite well. Hopefully, Netflix will allow it a season per volume, so we get the whole story. I may try out the Chinese Television version on Amazon, which is said to be closer to the book, but is 26 episodes per season.

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19 hours ago, Ragitsu said:

You receive a platter of fatty pork; drizzled atop the slices is a pungent mixture of crushed garlic, salt and an unknown oil. Next is a plate bearing a loaf of coarsely-textured wheat bread with an accompanying stick of what looks to be herb-infused butter. Then comes a wide wooden bowl filled with some sort of chestnut salad.

 

Finally, the wench plunks down a bulbous jug of mead smack-dab in the center of the table.

Sounds like a reasonable Southern Restaurant to go to.

On 3/20/2024 at 4:16 PM, Ragitsu said:

The bottom line is that you cannot expect a corporate entity to behave in a principled fashion; genuine integrity is only ever a welcome bonus. Invariably, they will pursue that which is popular...that which is profitable. If insanity is en vogue, then do not be surprised if they start donning straitjackets as a sign of faux-solidarity.

I can't top that. Well explained.

Thank you for the effort. 

Felix comments about the Starship launch. 
 

Marcus House a day early: