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History, Science, and Interesting Information - The Great Library / Re: Space yays

« on: March 13, 2024, 02:39:08 PM »

I think the balance has swung back and forth several times, dependent on competing pressures (not least from the US Congress) to:
- complete programmes as quickly and cheaply as possible
- avoid killing people and consequent bad publicity

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Forum Games - The Beer Cellar! / Re: Word Association

« on: March 13, 2024, 08:24:50 AM »

ruler

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Forum Games - The Beer Cellar! / Re: Word Association

« on: March 12, 2024, 10:46:50 AM »

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Forum Games - The Beer Cellar! / Re: Word Association

« on: March 12, 2024, 02:12:25 AM »

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Forum Games - The Beer Cellar! / Re: Word Association

« on: March 11, 2024, 05:41:54 PM »

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Forum Games - The Beer Cellar! / Re: Word Association

« on: March 11, 2024, 03:15:53 PM »

reader

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Forum Games - The Beer Cellar! / Re: Word Association

« on: March 10, 2024, 08:21:59 PM »

slate

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Forum Games - The Beer Cellar! / Re: Word Association

« on: March 10, 2024, 03:30:54 PM »

warden

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Forum Games - The Beer Cellar! / Re: Word Association

« on: March 09, 2024, 01:56:26 PM »

runner

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Forum Games - The Beer Cellar! / Re: Word Association

« on: March 09, 2024, 08:54:56 AM »

stew

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Forum Games - The Beer Cellar! / Re: Word Association

« on: March 08, 2024, 04:32:20 PM »

barbeque

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Forum Games - The Beer Cellar! / Re: Word Association

« on: March 08, 2024, 02:15:51 PM »

galoot

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History, Science, and Interesting Information - The Great Library / Re: Byzantium & its reception

« on: March 07, 2024, 06:45:13 PM »

• I think there's some other relevant books - The Sarantine Mosaic for example which I keep meaning to get round to reading.

I'd recommend the Sarantine Mosaic books - they're what fired my interest in the Byzantine Empire, and Justinian specifically. The books are set in a thinly-veiled Byzantine Empire, shortly after the Nika Riot when Justinian was having Hagia Sophia rebuilt. I'm not sure how they'd work for someone who has a detailed knowledge of the period, though, since the plot deviates somewhat from the actual history, especially in the second book.

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General Chatter - The Boozer / Re: March virtual meetup - Good Friday, 29th?

« on: March 07, 2024, 11:53:45 AM »

Seems reasonable, though I don't yet know what I'll be doing then.

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Forum Games - The Beer Cellar! / Re: Word Association

« on: March 05, 2024, 09:20:40 PM »

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