/u/Qwernakus's posts
Today, most leaders treat war with rhetorical reluctance. War is rarely proposed as a goal in itself, but instead framed as a last resort/self defense, even when it isn't. Is this a recent change, and if so, when did we transition from describing war as something glorious to something undesirable?
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What were the logistics of Viking weaponry? If a Norseman wanted an metal weapon to go raiding with, then how did he acquire it? Who made it? Where did the smith buy the metal? Where was the ore mined? Was the supply chain local, regional or global?
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[WP] To advance your career, you sold your soul to the devil to become the best lawyer. Realizing your error, you seek to prevent others from making the same mistake by providing legal contract advice to everyone the devil tries to buy souls from.
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Am I going crazy, or was there (in Tiberian Sun) a "Civilian" unit that could sometimes spawn from destroyed structures instead of, or along with, Light Infantry?
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It's a common trope in the modern world to philosophize on how far technology/civilization has advanced; how lost we would be if we had to start from scratch again. What is the earliest occurrence of such comments in recorded history, the earliest time someone marveled at progress?
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The Nordic/Scandinavian bronze age people shared "several striking similarities" with the bronze age Greeks, according to Wikipedia. How close was the relationship between Greece and Scandinavia in the bronze age?
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[WP] A hive mind is spreading aggressively across the galaxy. Each member of the species seems to have only limited intelligence and individuality, but the synthesis of their fragmented, auto-competitive intellect has proven unstoppable. "Humans", it call itself.
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[WP] In your world, most laws of nature do not exist until someone scientifically discovers them. You're about to discover conservation of energy.
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With regards to heat exchange, at which water temperature range can an (almost) fully submerged human at rest exist indefinitely and/or comfortably?
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