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Comment: Mayfair Games already did this with DC Heroes RPG (Score 3, Informative) 130

by JoshDM (#38895087) Attached to: DC Comics Announces "<em>Before Watchmen</em>"
Back in the 80's, Mayfair Games licensed the DC characters to create the DC Heroes RPG. There were three Watchmen products made (the direct contents of which I am paraphrasing and cannot recall exactly offhand): Watchmen Sourcebook, Who Watches the Watchmen, and Taking out the Trash. Here is an interview with the authors.

Comment: What I learned from my Red Light ticket... (Score 1) 433

by JoshDM (#38435612) Attached to: Denver Must Prove Red-Light Cameras Improve Safety
My wife got a red light ticket in South Florida. She ran a red light in a 40 mph zone. The rule is for every 10 miles, the amber (yellow) light stays on for 1 second, rounded up. This would mean the amber would lit and noticeable for 4 seconds.

Most normal people drive 5mph over the limit because police will never pull you over for going 5 miles over and many counties don't even have a fee for that amount, it's just a citation.

That would mean the amber should realistically be on for 5 seconds for a 36-40 mph zone. Had it been on, I think my wife would have noticed it. 4 seconds is too short for a 40 mph zone. Change the equation and you will see fewer red light runners.

Comment: Rename this article, IMMEDIATELY! (Score 2) 284

by JoshDM (#38408324) Attached to: Rare Earth Magnets Pose Threat To Children
The title is misleading. It makes one believe Rare Earth Magnets might pose a tactile toxic or radiative concern.

Rename it to "Rare Earth Magnets pose threat to children who ingest them" because otherwise you are wasting my time. My kid doesn't eat magnets and I've known about this hazard for a couple years.

This is not only OLD news, this is IRRELEVANT news to me that you misled me into re-reading.

Comment: Buy JumpSmart Trampoline instead! $42 on Amazon (Score 1) 292

by JoshDM (#38400442) Attached to: The Most Dangerous Toys of 2011
The article should offer alternatives. My kid has had the Diggin JumpSmart Trampoline since he was 2 and we have bought 3 for our friends since. They're not that expensive and they all love it. It doesn't tip over easily and it appears safer than any other trampoline. Here is where to buy it on Amazon: Diggin JumpSmart Trampoline.

It's freaking $42. I just bought one for $60 for my nephew 2 weeks ago. :/

Comment: Forget about Jobs; RTA and check out the comments! (Score 1) 579

by JoshDM (#37859514) Attached to: Steve Jobs' Missing License Plate
Bunch of people are ragging on the first poster because they didn't understand that he's quoting Seinfeld (and also angry that the poster quoted Richardson's character because of Richardson's public outburst, not realizing he might not have even written those lines). Granted, Seinfeld is 22 years old now, but the reactions are astonishingly dense. Ouch, I just aged myself.

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads. -- Anatole France

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