Monthly Archives: June 2022

Yes, Egypt is ruled by a military-backed dictator, not a hereditary monarch. That isn’t a very large difference. More important than the actual form of government, though, is the utter lack of accountability. Khedive Abbas Hilmi II of EgyptAs an … Continue reading →

So one of the Ruling Families went a little nuts. At least it’s harmless, as everyone building the castle is a volunteer. (Serf & slave labour is unskilled, by and large, so even in the medieval era there would be … Continue reading →

Consider this an amusing supplement to the new Mongoose Traveller: Robots Handbook: From Is Google’s LaMDA Woke? Its Software Engineers Sure Are by Michael Rectenwald —<Quote begins>— An article in the Washington Post revealed that a Google engineer who had worked with Google’s Responsible … Continue reading →

Crusade-Settlers …those [crusaders] from these lands rathe than go the overland route opted to sail around Iberia. On their way they stopped off in Portugal where they met Alfonso who asked for their help. The Crusaders weren’t really interested in … Continue reading →

And, I actually was inspired to do this by my dad’s animation reel from the eighties. He did this commercial where he was chasing a Spaghetti-O with a fork I believe, or a spoon, um, and kind of chasing it … Continue reading →

“Look, I’m just saying that we shouldn’t use the got-it-on-sale TL 9 CPU set to run the jump calculations. Yes, we might have to wait months and pay through the nose to get something reliable. But better to struggle, take … Continue reading →

This kind of thing would be WAY too popular in the Imperium, where apparently every world, every dynasty, every corp, every race, and every religion is ready and eager to slander each other at a moment’s notice. “Imperial brotherhood? Like … Continue reading →

doctor scootthe jungle infantry organisation was learned by Australian Army from 1942-45 in New Guinea area not necessarily in Malaya, that’ll be where the Brits first encountered it (although they had similar stuff in Burma, not quite like the Malaya … Continue reading →

As for the significant legal events within the Untied States today: June 24, 2022? Things do change, sometimes radically. No matter what the tradition-and-stability loving Vilani want. Definitions of law and justice – and, implicitly, honour – can change over … Continue reading →

Looks to be a good buy for me, and a must buy for Mongoose men. Yeah, it’s $30. I’d rather buy it soon, though, so Mongoose gets some of its money’s worth before inflation maxes out its bite.