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Since I have read 'The Name of the Wind' I know that you can get power over something if you know its true name. For the Skyrim fans: The hero in that book tries to conceal his identity by pretending to be an innkeeper and explaining that he used to be an adventurer, but then took an arrow in the knee. I wonder which one is the original and which one the easter egg.
Anyway, I just saw an ad at the top of the page: AdMob by Google. Ok, I know who 'the mob' is and I applaud Google's honesty, still I don't think the name is well chosen.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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I used to ask this same question, just like you, but then I took an arrow in the kneee.
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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Did you become an inkeeper or a guard in Whiterun after that?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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Nah, I have troubles finding free time to progress one toon through warcraft, but I did watch my daughter playing Skyrim sometimes.
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The scary thing is that all guards in Whiterun used to be adventurers who had to retire after taking an arrow in the knee. Is that some sort of requirement for getting the job as a guard?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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Personally I like the urban myth that 'taking an arrow in the knee' is a metaphor for getting married. It neatly explains why they had to settle down and get job close to home.
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Ok. Remind me not to get married in Skyrim. I don't want to play a guard.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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I had to mod the game because any friggin time I want to marry Aela. She's hot and deadly - like my wife and my guns.
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Such conduct would not be adequate for a noble Elf.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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You shouldn't have embarked on that last adventure 
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I've thoroughly enjoyed his writing, and like his fans, am totally dismayed that Book 3, "Doors of Stone" still has no publication date. 
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I just took a look as well. We have been waiting six years now...
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Google says the book came out in 2007 and Skyrim in 2011. I know which way I'm going to guess assuming it's not independent creation.
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So that's settled. I read the book around the time Skyrim came along.
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Thanks for pointing me to another book series.
I will point a couple of series to you from the last ones I enjoyed:
* Monster Hunter International, by Larry Correia (actually this one be very appealing to
@John-Simmons-outlaw-programmer also due to the extensive gun porn featured and the testosterone-laden writing). The spin offs written by John Ringo are also as good, even snarkier and rated M for manliness.
* The Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher. I never liked urban fantasy... until I read The Dresden Files. Noir atmospheres, intelligent magic depiction, snark, engaging storylines and superbly written characters.
* Codex Alera, by Jim Butcher. The first book is the toughest to read but it's six books of extreme character developement, magic, war and well written intrigues.
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... but Herself has managed it!
No matter what she does, the onscreen "controls" for her favourite jigsaw puzzle game are faintly visible in all apps. 
That'll be fun - the cure is apparently to put a bright white display on for "an extended period", which means she won't be able to use it ...
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As long as it isn't visible in all the programs you write I'll guess you'd be ok
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But Shirley, the sheep never stand still
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If you got myopia they all stand as still as the stars in the sky
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OriginalGriff wrote: which means she won't be able to use it ...
Good luck with that! ![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif)
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OriginalGriff wrote: which means she won't be able to use it
So she will use yours.
- and are you really sure you want to say no?
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Hers: Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1", Android. Contains a jigsaw game.
Mine: WookieTab 12", Win10 (Android no longer installed). Does not contain any jigsaw games. 
My other: Nexus 7, Android, no jigsaw, too small for her to do a jigsaw on (this is not deliberate, honest darling).
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OriginalGriff wrote: Hers: Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1", Android. Contains a jigsaw game.
Mine: WookieTab 12", Win10 (Android no longer reinstalled).
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Nope.
When you install Android, it wipes your Windows partition, so you have to reinstall it.
I did not know that until after I hard reset it and installed Win10 first ... 
TBH, I don't miss it - a 12" tablet is a bit huge for Android, it all looks rather Fisher Price but with a nicer display.
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In my experience they are even more susceptible than CRT monitors. I had the same 15" CRT for well over a decade and played countless hours either at SCUMM games, DoomII or Wolf3D and I never had a single burnt pixel. With LCD I had the Skyrim compass faintly visible over any control fro a while, until I tried the same treatment and it went away.
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