That was always they joy of the last few Elder Scrolls games - I could make a character *MY* way. So I was a thunder bolt wielding master thief that was crazy proficient with his greater enchanted long sword who didn't know blocking was an option until level 24 and didn't pick up a blacksmith hammer until level 51. I go through phases while playing the game to find a character with a skill balance that *I* make work... not some damn tree to pick from or idealized party of tank/healer/ranged classes. Maybe the DLC will keep me going!

Ha.. I prefer Windows HPC Server... A little more hobbyist orientated and it provides such easy entry!

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/hpc/cc453771

Since when did it become vogue to think Hitler died almost 70 years ago? Oh.. I see - the Bunker-Believers are finally swaying the public opinion that the oh-so pat closure to the war was done with Hitler taking a cyanide pill. Pffsst... yeah that's a little too neat.. too gift wrapped for the historical shelves if you asked me. It is pretty clear he escaped on a u-boat and went to South America where he spent the rest of his live puttering around small villages searching for clues on various modern mysteries: the Fountain of Youth, amassing crystal skulls, and finding the lost outpost of Gorilla City. Come on people - this is common knowledge!

Assuming he didn't find the fountain of youth he had another good twenty years on him - which means those patents are pushed back that far as well! Problem solved!

Susan Cooper's "The Dark is Rising Sequence".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Is_Rising_Sequence

John Christopher's "The Tripod" series..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tripods

I am certain this is *NOT* what they want you to do. As R.J. Madison would say, " *NO* going back.. *NO* covering up!".

Though I haven't played in a long time I'll probably pick up the rule books and read through them.

Now if you want a man's game you would play Hackmaster. Mmmm... a fun world... insanely great rules.. really funny.. and it provides a great backdrop of Knights of the Dinner Table! How I do love that game.

He answered *MY* question! Like, OMG sUx3pWnies!!!!11111!!!!1

Good.. So I'll keep my space time out on the crowd sourcing app and hit up my local astronomy groups to see if they need any work done. I would guess my alma mater's astronomy department would drive across campus to the IT&T folk for any work... or maybe not. It's adventure time!

Professional Indemnity insurance?? What type of hellish software are you writing that you need protection frm bodily injury r property dmg due t r company’s negligence? I hope you are not selling in the UK either!

Way back when I was a freshman in college I was considering a carrier in astronomy and physics, but I opted for the more flashy and showy job of application development. Is there room for hobby astronomers to contribute in a meaningful way to the global community, or should I stick with the crowd-sourcing projects on https://www.zooniverse.org/ ?

While everyone is still lamenting the "legalize mary jane and the problems go away", let's not forget the other choice activities that generate about half the cartel's income:

• - includes the sale of methamphetamine, cocaine, and brown-powder and black-tar heroin.
• - kidnapping has become their second-most-lucrative venture, with the targets ranging from businessmen to migrants.
• - Another new source of cartel revenue is oil theft
• - Cartels are also moving into the market in pirated goods in Latin America.
• - cartels are also moving into extortion.

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/19/opinion/19longmire.html

Sure the cartels will take hit initially, but those intervening months between legalizing and having RJ Reynolds start churning out cig packs of pot (or even for local growers to have enough to deal with the increased demand) the cartels would be shifting. Already the cartels operate near slave farm operations in the US national forests - what makes you think they would stop? The price might be a bit less but what's the cost to people who do not care for human life? Labor is cheap at the end of a gun barrel.

Per the OP's article these guys are no joke. They are not just some street thug but freaking trained troops. They have gone far, far up the Nung River, and I doubt they will go away any time soon.

They were formed by former special forces soldiers who deserted from the Mexican Army and joined the Gulf Cartel.