The early to mid 1980s, which puts it about twenty years before the "official" start of the Fables series.

I think that the fluff suggests that the Empire is very conflicted about adopting new technologies. The Empire as a whole is very conservative, relying heavily upon tradition and the leaveover technology of the Golden Age that has the Emperor's stamp of approval. They fear a lot of new tech, as it might be heretical…

I'd say it is pretty damn interesting that they sampled almost exclusively from the original Mass Effect soundtrack for their trailer.

So because people are terrible, we shouldn't try to encourage them to do better, or to shut the assholes down hard? My ex got mugged at gunpoint the other night, so she should never leave the house, and we should not bother to call the police? She should just "toughen up" and accept that the world is a terrible place?

You have obviously never seen Braindead...

Calling some script kiddie's parents and suggesting they have a serious discussion with their kid about how they behave in public (and playing them a recorded sample) can be one example. Sending copies to an older troll's co-workers or boss is another. Being a troll has consequences once the mask comes off.

Anon is pretty schizophrenic. One day they are looking up upskirt shots and locker room footage; they next they are hunting down "anonymous" online bullies who harass little mentally disturbed girls to suicide. They do not all get away - so you just have to make sure that the ones who do get caught are made an example…

The talented ones are better at remaining anonymous, just like the Klansmen used to wear hoods. The minute that someone gets a peek under that hood, though - and the worst troll can find themselves a social pariah.

Yes, you can focus on yourself and setting a good example for your peers. Part of that is building the towns on the frontier and setting up a sheriff. There will always be bandits, but you do your best to make sure that the only places that they are comfortable are the lonely dark caves - and that when the town finds…

I understand your statement that by making the Kinnect mandatory, Microsoft encouraged developer support and exploration, but they did not contend with the fact that many developers release multi-platform titles in order to exploit the broadest markets possible. Kinnect-support would never be integral to any…

The internet is more like the wild west than it is lawless. Trust me, the internet sits within a solid bedrock of laws imposed by the societies that it nests in. You can find something as awful as child porn if you go looking for it (an extreme example), but you can be held to legal consequences for your actions based…

Trolls need to be hunted, just like every other monster. If you tolerate them, then their behavior is implicitly approved of and accepted. They breed and multiply.

So you are describing trolls as emotional predators, who select their victims and set them up for painful experiences? In the same sort of cruel way that a pedophile or date-rapist selects and grooms their victims as the people least likely to report the physical and emotional abuse inflicted upon them?

What I meant was everybody trolls in games at some point, be it a prank, or bully someone.

So if someone is terrible to other people, we should blame and restrict the victim, and not the aggressor? If your car or house is broken into, and your stuff is stolen - we should blame you for living in the wrong part of town? It is your fault for expecting civilized behavior?

Except that not everyone can speak freely when their voices are drowned out in the cackles and shouts of loathsome trolls. In their way, they are far more effective at a form of censorship and maintaining "community standards" by being horrible to those they do not respect. I suspect that much of this is born of…

Further: this gear is not secure! It looks like it would bounce when the trooper was moving fast over rough terrain, and loose gear flapping about on your person is at best an irritating distraction and at worst coming unplugged or dropping off right when you need it. Worse, those loose wires on his chest look like…

Vaguely on topic: I was exposed to "the Hobbit" in utero when my father purchased a copy of the book for my mother to read again while waiting in line for "Star Wars".

Worked fine for me yesterday. Good luck!

For the record, the ruins of Houston are nuked by Spirit bombers after the ID4 locusts have already blasted the city. Does this count for "alien" or "mankind"? I know I am nitpicking, but neither option was recorded by your otherwise awesome chart.