Saturday, May 31, 2025

Aim and the Imperial Stormtrooper trope

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Combat staging in the original  Star Wars  trilogy, particularly  A New Hope  and  Empire , is actually surprisingly grounded.   I understan...
Friday, May 23, 2025

Why I prefer the Death Star design flaw

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Have you ever worked at a megacorporation?  Or better yet, for government?   If you’ve worked on a megaproject, you know how often things go...
Sunday, May 18, 2025

Recommended: Andor season two

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Andor season 2 is as excellent as the avalanche of reviews claim. The first six episodes are on the slow side, even for  Andor  standards, b...
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Maps! Fabulous video showing rise of sea level over time

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The map shows rising sea levels from current to 5000+ plus. The Himalayas are the last thing to go. Perfect for your post-apocalypse world b...
Monday, March 10, 2025

Christopher Bretz's realistic 'post-apocalypse' maps

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Okay, they're not really post-apocalypse, more post-climate change. These are far more realistic and 'grounded' (heh) than the G...
Saturday, March 8, 2025

Future maps of Gordon Michael Scallion

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Post-apocalypse North America These are a mix of fact and pseudo-science-sorcery, but they're still fun.  Gordon-Michael Scallion put ou...
Sunday, December 1, 2024

Denis Villeneuve hates Ewoks too

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No less a figure than auteur sci-fi director Denis Villeneuve shares the widespread disdain for the Ewoks: “I was 15 years old, and my best ...