JR Ewing (aka Larry Hagman) passed away this week. He was one of the stars of Dallas and the famed character from the “who shot JR” line. He also had a ton of great quotes over the years, such as “Say, why don’t you have that junior plastic surgeon you married design you a new face: one without a mouth!” and “”Revenge is the single most satisfying feeling in the world!” He also busted out with “A conscience is like a boat or a car. If you feel you need one, rent it.” and one that every NFL running back seems to bust out with in the last year of their contract “Contracts…
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Iron Wars
Occasionally I say that everything I need to know I learned from the game Civilization (partially in jest). In Civilization, you need to amass a certain amount of resources in order to build things in your various cities (and generate armies). Iron is something you can use to build a number of things. There are other resources you need to be concerned about, of course… In modern times, in order to be able to sell iron, you need a compelling reason for people to buy it – and corporate wars ensue to end competition to this end. One really great reason is the best threading model on the market; another…