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That was the original plan - rents apparently came with a certain 'viewing licence' with the kinect apparently detecting if this was being exceeded (not really spying, but still intrusive). Since that's no longer packaged, I guess that plan was thrown out the window. Still, it's worth bearing in mind that most of the stuff…
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Well, that's actually quite the relief. Like I said, it was just unsubstantiated rumour anyway, should have known better than to give it any credence.
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Still worried they'll be repeating the control freakery of Vista (and the bit I heard about the new(ish) Xbox refusing to allow an owner to watch rented movies unless the 'approved' number of people or less are in the room is hardly encouraging in that regard.) Also the forced updates - I can kind of understand it from the…
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USS Audacious NCC-97502 (Cloak-equipped Avenger) - "Doeth pob tawgar" (loose translation -"Wise is the silent") USS Achenar NCC-97421-A (Aventine-class) - "Nid byd, byd heb wybodaeth" ("A world without knowledge is no world")
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Good lord - had to actually think about it for a few minutes, but did get the reference before reading your explanation, although I can't for the life of me remember when I last saw it referred to (then again, the whole thing was nearly three decades before I was born, after all, and history teaching (at least in Wales)…
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^ - what, they really made another one? Trying to follow 1-3 is just asking for trouble. As for the OP, would have to pick Silent Hunter 5 (admittedly, the previous two were only really good simulations if you modded them, and then sometimes became a little unstable, but at least the devs let you do that.) 5 - well, the…
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That's something of a relief given all the potential issues I heard of - particularly if a number of comments regarding poor coding and security vulnerabilities are true. Also, thank you for taking the time to check the character limit out and keep us all informed. It's very much appreciated (even if the result of your…
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Well, that sounds lovely, doesn't it. Reckon there's any chance they'll do something about it, or is that just going to be what everyone has to work with now?
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Again, not one of my favourites, but this just turned into an attempt to write something. The next part is in the works, and should hopefully be a return to my better stuff. To the Void Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we…
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Sorry, not quite, actually. While I'm pretty sure the second part of that is accurate, for the 19th (including the American Civil War period) and early 20th Centuries (pre-Dreadnaught era to post WW1 disarmament), the Royal Navy maintained enough line warships and support vessels to engage the second and third largest…
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I haven't actually seen anyone disagree yet with you yet on that score (the posts this far have mostly been based around perceived disrespect on the part of Disney rather than some idea that the stories have suddenly gotten awful or are no longer enjoyable because they aren't 'approved'). An argument of sorts (with both…
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How long much longer is the point going to keep being missed here?
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So, if I understand you right, what the issue is is that: Lots of fans put money into buying the books and other EU stuff, and time into reading them. Lots of authors put time and effort into writing said books and other stuff. Disney declared all that irrelevant. That doesn't change the fact that any of those books which…
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Sorry, wasn't quite clear in my last post. I meant that other stuff can give you good ideas for what works and what doesn't, but you have to watch out that your own style doesn't become too similar.
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Might as well stick an oar in here, but can't do much more than agree with most of what's already been said. Read lots of other people's stuff, and you'll probably absorb a lot of the elements of their styles without necessarily even noticing (something it might pay to watch out for actually). It can help to have someone…
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The next part - not my best work in my opinion, but it does set things up for the final arc of the story. And no, I haven't forgotten about the KDF crewmen in the brig. The 36th Day – Part 2 You have done your duty in pointing out to me the danger; now lay me alongside the enemy's flagship. - Admiral Hawke to the pilot of…
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The coming story between those two is not as good as it might have been. The Evans in this story is a carry over from an attempt at a ULC prompt - which might show up for ULC 10 if I can get it to 'feel' right (not quite what I'd intended, but that happens sometimes when writing like this), and as such is not actually the…
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Part 4 here - Some new characters (including a probable new main) and a return to the action. A word of warning first, however. This chapter contains an extended action scene (a boarding action aboard a Klingon ship). While I don't go in for anything particularly gratuitous or overly explicit, I didn't want to 'tone it…
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For what my view is worth - I don't normally like time travel stories. That said, this is...interesting. I like the characters, and the use of a small and undermanned escort with what I interpreted as a crew run ragged by their CO even before any of this has even started being thrust into a situation of this type has a lot…
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Part 3 here - something of an odd one, and a bit difficult to write from my perspective. Any comments or criticism (within reason) would be appreciated. Tales and Remembrances Hear my soul speak: The very instant that I saw you, did My heart fly to your service. - William Shakespeare, The Tempest. Excerpt from Ship's Log,…
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@ambassadormolari - d*mn good stuff, that was an excellent read. Nice action and a good amount of tragedy, well portrayed throughout. Still working my way back through the rest, but just wanted to say thank you to everyone on here. Your writing has generally been excellent, and reading through the previous LC and ULC's has…
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Update - also now irrelevant since part three is finished and posted. Ignore this. (Mods - sorry for double post, actually forgot about the edit function if you can believe it. Please delete these last two (no. 5 and no. 6) if possible)
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Okay, ignore this post (no longer relevant)
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Part 2. More action, less chit-chat (hopefully). First Engagement “So much courage deserved a better fate.” - Admiral Villeneuve, approx October 21st 1805. Korvat System outer reaches. The sheer size of space can often come as a surprise. Even in an area with relatively tightly clustered objects, such as that found around…