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The problem is the explanations do not add anything to the story, not that they are explained. If their explanation had any kind of impact to the story other than simply demystifying things, then it wouldn't be so bad.

It's not a ton more effective than blasters for killing someone- have you ever seen someone survive a blaster shot in the movies?

Darth Vader uses his hands to not deflect, but completely absorb two blaster shots to no ill effect in Empire Strikes Back.

Isn't it implied in the Expanded universe that Light sabers aren't really uncommon or exclusive to Jedi, it's just the really good and high quality hand made ones that are?

I know that at least in Star Wars D20 there are plenty of character builds that use light sabers without force or Jedi training, particularly nobles.

1) What Operating System do you use?

Windows 7. Ubuntu.

2) Why do you use it? (Did you choose, just happen to get it, or what?)

Windows for software support. Linux for the occasions I actually want to be productive in terms of programming.

3) Have you ever used any other Operating Systems? (Which ones?)

I've used Mac, Commodore 64.

4) Do you like any other Operating Systems? (What are your opinions of them?)

No. Mac, every version of it, has been thoroughly disappointing. it may just be because mainstream software developers are either going to develop software for Windows only, or for Windows, Mac, and Linux, but never just Mac and Windows, or even just Mac, but I find there is nothing that makes Mac OS necessary to have. It's very pretty though. Like that hot chick in high school who turns out to have no real personality beyond how much she enjoys being pretty.

5) What do you do most often on the computer with the Operating System you use most often?

Windows 7 right now, solely for software support. If all software ran equally well on all OSes, I'd use Linux exclusively, because I'm a cheapskate.

6) Do you like the Operating System you have for its features, what it says about you, or something else?

Anyone who chooses an operating system based solely on what it 'says about' them needs to be lobotomized. If it does what is required by me at a given time, I use it. When presented with a nail, I do not choose to deal with it with a screwdriver because of what it says about me. I use a hammer, because a hammer is better for the situation.

NASA has already worked out plans to launch a series of relay satellites intended to keep a constant internet connection open between the Earth and probes on Mars, the moon, and so on.

The interstellar thing hasn't really been solved.

Paul Krugman did, however, publish a paper on how interstellar economics would work in order to manage interest rates, trade, and such when traders are traveling fast enough to experience time compression.

Did you remove the attribute ranges from under the general dwarf definitions before placing them under the Chaste definitions?

You can find/save/rescue Schala, somehow.

But this is true.

Play Chrono Cross.

And then into history, mythology and real life.