ColumbWasherWaia, MD

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Are these chips widely available across the country? During the last contest I had trouble finding any place that carried them locally, and I live smack dab between Washington and Baltimore— not in the middle of nowhere.

I have Verizon FIOS as my cable TV provider and my (Quantum) internet access. The thing I dislike the most is that, because I have that Double Play bundle of theirs, I cannot drop just the TV service because subscription rate for the internet package alone would skyrocket.

Excellent! I'm glad I could help. :)

Okay, I understand. It sounds like the early game is tripping you up a bit, and that part of the game makes or breaks what you can do. You probably are spending more time and money in research early. It's tempting to pour money into research right off the bat, but without the cash to buy more advanced equipment,…

I know it sounds pretty simple on the face of it, and I am not trying to be a smartass here, but the trick to not suffering continual casualties to enemy plasma grenade attacks is to not bunch your troops together. Keep four or more spaces between them and you should see improved results.

Well, the twist in my story was that I ended up being too tall to be in tanks (6'1") so they asked me, "how about armored cavalry instead?" So instead of being a tanker in an M1 Abrams, I ended up a cavalry scout riding in M3 Bradleys. I found it fun in different, yet similar ways.

I'm right with you there, man. Funny now the "future" scenarios in the RSR game would be taking place right about now. RSR was my favorite of Clancy's work because it was separate from his Jack Ryan universe and was so epic in scale. A combination of his description of the armored land warfare in RSR, the Harold…

If any of you have seen some of the behind-the-scenes documentaries LucasFilm produced during filming of the prequels, you may remember one part where conceptual designers were tasked by George Lucas with coming up with some kind of look to a character or a vehicle. Their work had to be posted on these big boards in…

I totally get what you're saying and agree that parents know their kids best and are ultimately the ones who have to make that decision. Here's the thing that pisses me off the most, though: critics of violent/graphic video games long to take that decision out of parents' hands and force some kind of…

S'cool, man. I'm sure if someone came around and called an M2 Bradley or Warrior IFV a "tank" you'd understand the distinction between form and function. :)

The term "aircraft carrier" is as much a definition of a warship's role than anything else. Sure, the Izumo is technically an aircraft carrier because it carries aircraft (primarily helicopters), but how it will be used is what distinguishes it from being the "aircraft carrier" image that comes to most people's minds.

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Actually, the term "destroyer" evolved from shortening their original classification as "torpedo boat destroyers" at the end of the 19th Century. Relatively fast and nimble torpedo boats were threats to the dreadnoughts and early battleships of the day and destroyers were developed as platforms to counter them. …

Some guy in Tennessee has beat you to it.

Agreed. Also, with all those surplus crabs right off the bat, you could make some early trade deals. Later on, with the seaport improvement, all those crabs will eventually generate production.

Not at first, no, assuming the price never goes down. The MS fanatics and early adopters will buy the bulk of the Xbox Ones to start, then some time in the spring of 2014 there will be a price drop and it'll be more appealing to the general consumer.

Who has what exclusives is such a nebulous subject. Forget whether or not exclusives eventually are ported over to other platforms; it's all so very subjective. What qualifies as a "good" title to one person doesn't necessarily mean it will be palatable to the next person. To me, in the end, what we gamers want is…

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