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Using Mailertables
To use FEATURE(`mailertable'), you will have to create an external database containing the routing information for various domains. For example, a mailertable file in text format might be:
.my.domain xnet:%1.my.domain uuhost1.my.domain uucp-new:uuhost1 .bitnet smtp:relay.bit.net
This should normally be stored in /etc/mail/mailertable. The actual database version of the mailertable is built using:makemap hash /etc/mail/mailertable < /etc/mail/mailertable
The semantics are simple. Any LHS entry that does not begin with a dot matches the full host name indicated. LHS entries beginning with a dot match anything ending with that domain name (including the leading dot) -- that is, they can be thought of as having a leading ".+" regular expression pattern for a non-empty sequence of characters. Matching is done in order of most-to-least qualified -- for example, even though ".my.domain" is listed first in the above example, an entry of "uuhost1.my.domain" will match the second entry since it is more explicit.
Note: e-mail to "email@example.com" does not match any entry in the above table. You need to have something like:
my.domain esmtp:host.my.domain
The RHS should always be a "mailer:host" pair. The mailer is the configuration name of a mailer (that is, an M line in the sendmail.cf file). The "host" will be the hostname passed to that mailer. In domain-based matches (that is, those with leading dots) the "%1" may be used to interpolate the wildcarded part of the host name. For example, the first line above sends everything addressed to "anything.my.domain" to that same host name, but using the (presumably experimental) xnet mailer.
In some cases you may want to temporarily turn off MX records, particularly on gateways. For example, you may want to MX everything in a domain to one machine that then forwards it directly. To do this, you might use the DNS configuration:
*.domain. IN MX 0 relay.machine
and on relay.machine use the mailertable:
.domain smtp:[gateway.domain]
The [square brackets] turn off MX records for this host only. If you didn't do this, the mailertable would use the MX record again, which would give you an MX loop.
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Privacy activists attempt block of Google's purchase of DoubleClick
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Privacy groups have lodged a complaint (pdf) with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over Google's proposed acquisition of online advertising company DoubleClick. The merger will give the combined company unprecedented power, they argue.
Three groups have asked the FTC to halt the deal until it receives assurances about privacy protection. Google said the complaint fails to identify any activity undertaken by it that falls short of accepted privacy standards.
The Electronic Privacy Information Centre, the Centre for Digital Democracy and the US Public Interest Research Group have filed the complaint, alleging that the concentration of information about users that would be controlled by the combined company could lead to dangerous privacy breaches.
"Google's proposed acquisition of DoubleClick will give one company access to more information about the internet activities of consumers than any other company in the world," said the complaint. "Moreover, Google will operate with virtually no legal obligation to ensure the privacy, security, and accuracy of the personal data that it collects."
The complaint claims that Google violates the Federal Trade Commission Act by engaging in deceptive and unfair trade practices.
"Upon arriving at the Google homepage, a Google user is not informed of Google's data collection practices until he or she clicks through four links," says the section of the complaint which details Google's alleged deceptive trade practices. "Most users will not reach this page. In truth and in fact, Google collects user search terms in connection with his or her IP address without adequate notice to the user. Therefore, Google's representations concerning its data retention practices were, and are, deceptive practices.
"As a result of Google's failure to detail its data retention policies until four levels down within its website, its users are unaware that their activities are being monitored," says the complaint in the section alleging unfair trade practices.
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Google retains search terms and links them to the internet addresses of the people who made the search. This could lead to the identification of users, which the activists say runs against the expectations of users.
Google has rejected the allegations that it has broken any law in its practices. "Google believes the complaint is unsupported by the facts or the law," Google counsel Peter Fleischer told reporters. "When we have a chance to explain to the FTC why we keep this information, I think there is zero chance that the FTC will order us to delete it at the end of a session."
In Europe, companies such as Google will soon have to retain IP addresses for between six months and two years to comply with the Data Retention Directive. Member states must pass that into national law by the end of this year.
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- Evaluates appeals for readmission of dismissed students after a mandatory interruption in enrollment; and
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text: Company: Siemens USA, New York Agency: Publicis, New YorkMarket: CEOs, IT managers Chase: The eye naturally gravitates to the compelling image of a human heart on the computed tomography (CT) scanner as two people study it. But we're not sure that the eye will gravitate to the region of the ad that Siemens really wants readers to study-the top third. The copy, which often houses the ad's most vital information, is mistreated because it must compete with the complicated background of the medical setting. That's unfortunate because the copy is well written. It tells the story of Siemens' technological innovation.Clue: The fine print gets elevated to the very top of the ad. People aren't going to read it anyway, so why not find a less prominent place for it, like the bottom of the page.


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It's hard to believe, perhaps, but we're already on episode six of America's Next Top Model's 14th (yes, 14th) season. Despite the soul-crushing feeling that this show may have run its course, onward we tread - and admittedly, the casting this season has made it all worthwhile.
Returning to the house after the last panel, Nastasia gets to go into the Tyra Suite since she won best photo. She of course chooses Kiara to share her prize and the two celebrate the victory by doing a lot of shrieking. Meanwhile, in the bathroom in the main part of the house, Laura is ranting to Victoria about how she's normally "laid back" but now she's "over it" and needs to win absolutely everything going forward. Well, yes, Laura, that is sort of the point.
Brittany is sitting in bed, still reeling from Leila's loss. She's also embarrassed that Leila had a higher score on social media and is upset that Bryanboy was "an ass" to her by shaking his head when Brittany was the one who got to stay. She realises that she now has to turn things around. Kristin, however, is pretty happy about the turn of events, as she saw Leila as a major threat, and rightfully so.
That night, Yvonne is "super tired" and decides to give her boyfriend at home a call and let him know how exhausted she is. Victoria observes that Yvonne is second guessing everything and that her head doesn't really seem to be in the game - peanut gallery strikes again! Still, Yvonne has great potential, so hopefully she can get it together.
The mini challenge
Early the next morning, the models head over to Culver Studios where there are cameras, green screens and a sensor-clad Rob and supermodel Christy Tiegen. They reveal that the models will get to bring a video game character to life via movement, gestures and posing while wearing one of the sensored outfits. Taylor Kurosaki from Naughty Dog is there to direct the challenge, and the winner will get to create their own signature taunt to be featured in Uncharted 3. All of that sounded like a foreign language to me - my video game knowledge stopped at Super Mario Bros. 3.
Laura goes first and does pretty well, but her taunt - her special "victory move", if you will - is a bit awkward. Still, Taylor and Christy seem impressed. Kristin is up next and does absolutely awful, though at least she has fun with it, which wins them over. Victoria, meanwhile, is her usually overdramatic self, but her physicality is downright terrible - it gives the judges a giggle, at least. Brittany manages to inhabit the character really well - better than the others, Taylor thinks!
Once all is said and done, Taylor and Christy have to choose their winner (who will also get that $10,000 in their prospective scholarship fund, don't forget), and it's revealed that Laura gets the prize. Christy appreciates that she didn't waste any time adding anything extravagant and really went for it, and Laura is pretty psyched that her taunt will appear in the video game.
After the challenge, Christy sits the girls down to talk to them about the social media aspect that's new to the competition this year. She advises them to stand out, be sweet, don't be fake and also be able to laugh at themselves and not seem like they're taking it seriously, as difficult as it can be. Helpful advice, though not necessarily rocket science.
Back at the house that night, Victoria and Nastasia's scores have put them at the bottom of the leaderboard. Victoria doesn't know what she could have done differently, since she hit all of her marks. Even Brittany, who came further up on the leaderboard, is confused as to why she didn't do better because she wanted to win. Well, who didn't? In order to deal with overwhelming emotion, Victoria calls her mom, telling her that she can't taste food without her. That sounds like a problem. I hope the producers encourage Victoria to seek some therapy, in all seriousness, as she obviously has some intense co-dependence issues.
The photoshoot
Guess what - it's time for Tyra Mail! It's about to be a "wild wild west" themed photoshoot, so they head over to meet Johnny. He reveals that they'll be shooting underground fashion in the steampunk style and working with photographer Mike Ruiz, who says that the costumes will be "super elaborate", in front of some old trains. Also, they'll be working with a really temperamental co-star, so the models speculate about what wild animal will meet them. Eventually, it's revealed that they'll be shooting with an owl, which - much to my happiness - freaks Kristin out.
Laura is shooting first and all of her shots are coming out really well, according to Bryanboy, who's turned up. Since he's there, Brittany decides to go and confront him about his reaction to her at the last panel. He doesn't particularly apologise, but she comes away from it thinking that she's got pure determination to get through. The fierceness pays off and Johnny is confident that she has a chance to surprise the judges this week.
Nastasia struggles to make her body appear lean, while Kiara seems to do well (though according to the peanut gallery, she's not particularly suited and doesn't bring the right look). Kristin freaks out over the owl and fails to take good pictures because she is distracted, instead looking like she's just standing there.
Yvonne is irritated when she steps in front of the camera and then Johnny and Bryanboy ask her to change her skirt. Her reaction is pretty intense and she has a temper tantrum, cutting Bryanboy off mid-comment. She admits that she was irritated and makes a loud apology which doesn't particularly seem heartfelt. Eventually, she returns with a new skirt, though Johnny can tell in her face that she's annoyed rather than owning it.
Finally, it's Victoria's turn. Dear, sweet Victoria, who has spent her waiting time concocting a background story for her character in which she is a woman whose boyfriend is an animal trainer in the circus. She becomes upset by the way the animals are being treated by him, and then he cheats on her, so she kills him and sets the animals free. Yes, she said all this. Will that work in the pictures? Eh, that remains to be seen.
Following the shoot, Kiara convinces Yvonne to talk to Bryanboy. She promises him that she's not a mean person and didn't mean to offend him or anyone else. Bryanboy is glad that she cleared the air but advised her that in the real world, she won't just be judged on photos and instead on her whole presentation, which she seems to get. She's frustrated that she let her attitude get the better of her and is afraid that she may be going home because of it.
The panel
Kiara's photo is up first. Kelly doesn't think it has much energy in the eyes and feels like her face is "stuck". However, Rob likes it and thinks she looks very long and lean. Tyra is also a fan, calling it "strong" and saying that she can see the fierceness. Her social media commentary isn't that great, though Bryanboy is a fan. She gets a 21.
Up next, Victoria. Tyra compares it to her "stunning" photo with Rob from the nude shoot and says that she can do a lot better. Kelly disagrees and thinks she could use the shot for a client, though it's not the best. Rob observes that it's far too safe and Bryanboy reveals that her social media score continues to go down on a weekly basis. She ends up with a 21 as well.
Kelly thinks that Kristin's face is striking, though her eyes are squinty and the rest of her body says "waitress at Oktoberfest", not model. She's losing fans online, too. Rob agrees that she does the same thing every week and is falling flat every week. Tyra says that up close, her face looks good, but it comes off as wooden. She also ends up with a 21.
Nastasia runs into trouble with Kelly for her picture as her body once again does not look long and she doesn't have model proportions in the shot. However, Tyra thinks she looks short but absolutely beautiful. She's gaining momentum online and Bryanboy proclaims her "one to watch". Once again, she ends up with 21.
Yvonne's shot doesn't work head to toe for Kelly as her face is just not coming off the way it should. Rob says that she's pretty but could be doing so much more than she is. She's also losing fans online, Bryanboy reveals. Of course he brings up their fall out at the shoot. Tyra applauds her for apologising but advises her not to react in the future as she's hired to perform and be professional as a model. She sees a model with an attitude problem in the shot. She ends up with an 18 - by far the lowest so far.
Rob thinks that Allyssa's shot is awkward and her face matches. Kelly likes it, though, comparing her to a "twisted Pippy Longstocking". Tyra thinks that her body language is strong but wishes that Kristin's head was on her body. She ends up with a 23, which is pretty good for her and the highest this week.
Kelly says that Brittany is a pretty girl but seems ghost-like in the shot, but Rob disagrees, finding her mesmerizing and stunning. Tyra looks at the photo and feels like a proud big sister, saying she seems like a character in a live Disney film, adding that if she puts this into her photo every week going forward, she'll do really well. Bryanboy says that she's this week's rising star online. She ends up with 24, taking over the lead.
Laura steps forward next. Rob finds her picture really strong and applauds her for being a "sponge" and absorbing everything they tell her each week. Tyra thinks the shot is "crazy" - as in, really good - and that she mastered the "ugly pretty" thing they talk about so often. She adds that they don't really know where to look in the future as she is "giving it" in every aspect of the photo. Her social media side is pretty good, too. She ends up with a perfect 30 - the first of the season!
Now, it's the moment of truth and someone's got to go. Tyra's got a handful of photos but one of the girls before her doesn't have one. But who will it be? The winner this week is, of course, Laura, who will become house president and win the Tyra Suite for a second time. The runner-up is Brittany, who also did a great job. Allyssa, Kristin, Kiara and Nastasia also get their photos, so they're safe. That leaves Victoria and Yvonne in the bottom two.
After adding up their scores, it is revealed that Victoria has managed to stay in by one point, meaning that Yvonne is out. Tyra is disappointed, but she'll have another chance to come back.
"The argument messed up my photoshoot. I'm not blaming him, it's my own fault. I have an attitude problem and it's my own issue. But Bryanboy's not writing me any checks and I think he was rude, so I was rude too," Yvonne says following her elimination. "I don't think anyone ever feels like it's their time since none of us want to go home. I'm sad. We all like each other. I'm determined to do my best and if that brings me back, that's all I can do and I'm more than happy with that."
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Skip to comments.Penn Police: McQueary Never Told Us Jack [Sandusky]
Posted on 11/16/2011 5:14:30 PM PST by BunnySlippers
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They're all covering their asses. Fact: Some how a Center County (Where PSU main campus is located) Grand Jury was convened and heard the evidence. For the Campus Police, State College Police and/or PA State to try to claim they did not know about it is as credible as Sandusky's denying he did anything wrong.
Some have already conjectured the judge who awared the no money bond—and who was a volunteer at Sandusky's foundation—did so in the hope he would kill himself.
He may do that yet. But I think his being told by Paterno he would not succeed him as head coach may drive him to revenge first. Once he realizes he can't just blow this off he will give up all his secrets. Unless some party or parties insure he cannot do so.
I think there may be some very powerful and rich people involved here. Is there a murderer among them? Time will tell.
Is anyone else wondering why Mike McQueary hasn't been fired already?
You might want to reword that last sentence. :)
Paterno DID say that he was told the contact was sexual. From the Grand Jury Presentment:
"Joseph V. Paterno testified to receiving the graduate assistants report at his home on a Saturday morning. Paterno testified that the graduate assistant was very upset. Patemo called Tim Curley (Curley), Penn State Athletic Director and Patemos immediate superior, to his home the very next day, a Sunday, and reported to him that the graduate assistant had seen Jerry Sandusky in the Lasch Building showers fondling or doing something of a sexual nature to a young boy."
You're right.
I'm guessing he's getting immunity from the DA in return for his eye-witness testimony in open court. That's why there is no mention of arresting him.
Penn St. may be keeping him on staff to keep his mouth shut about all the other people who knew about Sandusky & for how long. It could gut the athletics dept.
It has been mentioned here that Penn St. has a very liberal attitude toward queers. It is likely that there has been far more going on in the showers & steam rooms - staff on staff, & staff on student, than just Sandusky. All those sweaty, half-naked bodies .... McQueary & others could probably write a very long book.
It wouldn't take much reporting of this to make Penn St. look like a cheap San Francisco bathhouse. That could bring the entire school down.
I do not envy the new president of Penn St. There must be an awful lot of his employees who know everything about the perversions in the athletics dept. & elsewhere in the system. If he starts firing every employee who knew about Sandusky & beyond, the tabloids are gonna have a bumper crop of tips, stories, & people wanting their 15 minutes of fame, & CASH.
Yep. There was another guy who came out today saying he was sexually abused by some professor there. He went to the administration about it and they refused to even listen to the guy, let alone investigate anything! And this guy has the professor on tape admitting it!
Same here, I've got a terrific 12 year old son and nobody better mess with him. I remember from years ago how the father on this video handled the pervert that kidnapped and molested his son:
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Jury gave the father 5 years probation.
amen brother
Your first post said that the District Attorney working Sandusky's case went missing in action; that police would have brought in to the case when the DA was working it; and that they should have been watching Sandusky like a hawk.
I mistakenly assumed you were attributing the disappearance of the DA (who was Ray Gricar) to Sandusky and a Penn State coverup. I simply pointed out the time lag - seven years between the 1998 investigation and Gricar's appearance.
I agree that law enforcement officials would have worked the 1998 investigation. According to the Grand Jury presentment, both the University Police and the State College Police were involved, as well as child welfare, and Penn State officials.
And according to the presentment, Penn State Director of Athletics Tim Curley and Senior Vice President of Business and Finance Gary Schultz knew about the investigation. In Schultz's testimony (but remember, he's been indicted for perjury, he said as if in defense that when he saw the 1998 investigation file and report in 2002, he was 'surprised' at how big it was.
So you would think that everybody would be watching Sandusky (and that Sandusky wouldn't have been allowed to bring a preteen boy as his 'date' to the Friday home game overnight's at Toftrees Golf Resort and Hotel Center).
But everybody looked the other way.
If McQueary had told the police, it should have registered big time. But Penn State told The Second Mile in 2002. It was at least the second time The Second Mile heard about Sandusky. And The Second Mile kept Sandusky around until 2010.
Given Sandusky's fame and prominence in Happy Valley, people didn't appear to want to believe or to take action against good old Jerry. I honestly don't know that the police would have been any different.
If the police were involved and were notified that a Penn State Staff member was accused of sexually abusing a child in the 90's then wouldn't it be fair to say that the police and the DA and the justice system wasn't doing their jobs along with the Penn State faculty and Board of Trustees. I'm mean it appears that everyone who became aware of this case including the Police and DA FAILED!
I don't remember the name of the sports columnist who called this a conspiracy of cowardice, but his description was apt. It's staggering to think of the number of people and entire institutions that failed. Not institutions like Bob's Shop 'n Save Bait. Penn State, The Second Mile, two police departments, child welfare. Institutions responsible for youth and the protection of youth. It's hard to imagine that rumors didn't circulate.
The one guy I might give a slight pass to is DA Ray Gricar. Seriously. We don't know what evidence he had when he decided not to prosecute. We know that Victim #6 was not sexually assaulted according to the Grand Jury. When you read the accounts of Sandusky's relationships with the other victims, he built the physical relationship slowly from nonsexual touching, to noninvasive sexual touching, to invasive sex. Victim #6's mother caught it the first time Sandusky showered with the boy, and all that Sandusky did was to hug the boy, hold him under the shower nozzle, and shampoo his hair. I haven't looked at the statutory definition for various sexual offenses in Pennsylvania, but I doubt that is sufficient to get a conviction on anything. The investigation also involved a boy named 'B.J.' The presentment said that Sandusky's actions with B.J. were similar.
Unless the investigation by the two police departments and child welfare turned up another victim who was, in fact, sexually assaulted, I don't know that Gricar had anything to work with. Even child welfare only appears to have told Sandusky not to shower with boys. No other physical acts appear to have been disclosed during the 1998 investigation.
In one news account, Gricar's nephew said that Gricar "had a bitter taste in his mouth" for the Penn State program and Joe Paterno. Without much more than that, you get the idea that Gricar may have felt he was sandbagged or stonewalled by Penn State. On the other hand, somebody on FR pulled another case in which Gricar failed to prosecute a Penn State football player for indecent exposure, or something similar.
But Gricar may have been grinding his teeth when he dismissed charged against Sandusky. I'm not stating that as a fact, I'm just positing it. If all Gricar had to go on was showering with a boy, with no sexual contact, and Gricar was stonewalled by Penn State, then Gricar may not have been able to do anything but drop the prosecution. Because Gricar may not have had the elements of a case against Sandusky.
I think you are right. This is going to get a whole lot worse for Penn State before it gets any better. There will be rumors an innuendo all the way until Sandusky's criminal trial. Much more (victims, stories, claims, etc.) will come out between now and the trial. The trial will be a circus like the O.J., Casey Anthony, and Michael Jackson trials. There will be debates on indicting Joe Pa, Curry, and McQueary. Before the dust settles from any criminal trial, waves of civil suits will hit Sandusky, Paterno, and Penn State. Then the NCAA will come in and pick through the bones left from the various trials.
Penn State football recruiting has already cratered. This scandal is going to loom over the football program for the entire 2012 season, and its shadow will last many years after that. Five years from now, Penn State will be in the Big 10 cellar, and the reason will be Sandusky. And that assumes no NCAA penalties.
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Congrats! That looks to fill up one (maybe 2) entire bookcase with one buy!! Great going!
I was granted permission for another bookcase! Trouble is, IKEA is 3 hours from here (remember...I live in hell), and with two dogs, it takes planning to go off for an entire day. But in August, we've got the college kid next door taking the day off to stay with the kids (and watch satellite tv, play x-box, etc), so it's Charlotte, here we come! I wonder if there are some good used books stores up there...?
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Very nice dnemec.
Thanks for showing the copy of The Shrinking Man. I am a Morrell collector, and didn't know that copy existed. I just ordered one from Gauntlet.
I received my reading copy of NOS4A2 this week, so I was prompted to take a picture of all my Joe Hills.
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Questions about hitboxes, impaling weapons, rigid armor, and hit chances
Okay, so we've been playing, and things have been great, but we've noticed a few... irregularities. This post covers four major questions I've got.
1. Hitboxes
So we're considering moving from narratively-determined hitboxes to rolled/called hitboxes, because we want to make combat more lethal, and we've decided that we need hit locations to implement wounds, crippling damage, etc.
However, we've realized something strange: A trained swordsman would definitely keep as much of his body away from the enemy as possible, but nevertheless the enemy can still call a shot against his back left foot, and as far as I know there is no avenue for the swordsman to "improve" his dodge; his front left hand is at much risk as back left foot. I am aware of the fencing weapon parry being +3, easier to ready, etc. But this means that, as far as I can tell, a trained gladiator swordsman can't improve his chances of dodging with stance or skill, except by getting combat reflexes.
2. Impaling Weapons
We have a spear-wielder, and he is a killing machine. We don't use combat distance very strictly, but we do have a rule that if someone is too close he has to shove, hit with the butt of the spear, retreat, etc. Is there some kind of bonus to parrying spears, avoiding them, or something else? Because he has impaling damage, any successful attacks he makes automatically do really severe damage, and usually the enemies are stuck on his spear and as such are further incapacitated.
Is that pretty normal? Or is combat distance the ceiling on impaling weapons? Some guidance here would be nice.
Additionally, he has SL14 with spear, which honestly I feel is preposterous because he's a merchant and not a gladiator, but that's his own character. This means he almost never fails his attacks, and as a result pretty much just mows down foes. Some guidance/comments would be appreciated.
3. Rigid armor
I have a judgment call to ask about for rigid armor. The blunt trauma mechanic only applies to flexible armor, and only if all the damage is absorbed. Because almost all other weapons are cutting/impaling, this puts crushing weapons at a pretty clear disadvantage.
Historically, maces/warhammers were used explicitly to deal with plate armor, but GURPS doesn't seem to reconcile this.
My friend suggests that maces are designed to deal with higher DR, rigid armor with their straight bonus damage. However, a steel breastplate is DR 5. Which means that my guy, with a weapon explicitly designed to counter rigid armor, with his 1d+3 damage, can only do a maximum of 4 damage to a knight's chest. This just seems incongruous to me, considering that in all-knight situations, typical weaponry was pretty much entirely maces or warpicks.
4. Hit chances
We have a lot of narrative explaining away of missed strikes as "he manages to curl himself away from you, and the sword narrowly passes in front of his chest." This seems a little strange considering we're all warriors. Is this the result of no one taking "evaluate" maneuvers? Or is this the difference between SL10, SL11, and SL12, as I see 12 describing professional skill level?
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Re: Questions about hitboxes, impaling weapons, rigid armor, and hit chances
OK quick reply will try and expand later (when I get to work) EDIT: OK I've added a bit more.
One thing some of the stuff I mention below is in supplements namely Martial Arts and Martial Arts: Gladiators. I recommend both but especially the former if you're going to get into more detailed h-t-h combat with lots of clever tactics etc.
There are rules in Martial Arts: Gladiators for angled stances that presents one side and denies the other. And also for focussed defence which focuses your defence against one side at the expense of the other.
Improving dodge is matter of either doing so directly by improving the underlying stats or taking enhanced defence: dodge, or taking manoeuvres that allow to you to dodge better (Defensive attack, or All our Defence, retreat etc)
Also not sure what you mean by "fencing parry being +3 easier"? Its better in combination with retreat than others, and it get less penalties for multiple parries in a turn (it comes with some down sides as well though)
Spears are good, cheap and effective weapons. But you might want to enforce the reach rules especially the rule for swapping between reach ranges (depending on what spear they are using). Get into Close combat range will hurt him as well. But also armour, every point of DR will stop 2 points of Imp injury.
What kind of ST's are we talking about here, that can make a significant difference (especially with RAW)
What are you giving his opponents in terms of defences? Assuming no other factors someone with a skill of 12 and a medium (2DB) shield should be parrying him at Parry 11 or 63% of the time. Shields are great, also those tactics for helping increase dodge above will help his opponents to stay alive as well.
However in general you do have an issue that by RAW ST based hand held weapons will quickly start giving unrealistic effects against armour as ST increases. This issue and how to tackle it is regular topic here, you will be able to find threads pretty easily.
But you also have defences succeeding. Take that Skill 14 merchant you mentioned earlier. Yes he'll be on target 91% of the time, but he'll also succeed on his normal parry with just that skill 50% of the time.
So your descriptions will change accordingly.
Anyway cheers and let me know if all that makes sense and/or you have more questions
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Re: Questions about hitboxes, impaling weapons, rigid armor, and hit chances
Speaking of active defenses, we realized that one of our PCs took a cloak because he thought it was cool, and it has been giving him +1DB this whole time and we didn't realize. Because that +1DB is quite impactful we're using damage to shields. What are some typical rules for when that's targeted? It doesn't really make a lot of sense to me to say that a successful parry or block by the DB of the cloak means that I parried with the cloak. A dodge would, however. Also, do you prioritize hitting the cloak first, then the shield?
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Re: Questions about hitboxes, impaling weapons, rigid armor, and hit chances
OK quick set up: ST10 3lb Broadsword (1d+1 cut) and ST10 3lb small Mace (1d+2 cr)
Both vs. DR5 mail
The sword on average does 4.5 and won't beat the mail
The mace on average does 5.5 but the mail is only DR3 vs. Cr so will actually do damage on average.
Now as I said this get's into a big topic about hand held ST derived damage vs. DR, but I'm trying to stick to basic RAW for the moment!
Just quickly blunt trauma is almost a red herring at this level as it's unlikely to apply. You have to do at least 5 points of Cr damage against flexible DR that will stop all that Cr damage (or 10 for Cut/Imp attacks which is even less likely).
The stance rules in MA:G add a bit of detail in that turning side on and having your weapon in your trailing hand can effect that weapons reach so you might end up negatively effecting your ability to fight.
The reality is for more low level fights having an arm crippled is pretty much going to be the end of a fight. Or certainly the beginning of the end
The corollary is the GURPS combat system also gives various ways to fight defensively. Should you ever want to draw your combats out give your mooks big DB3 shields, and the shield wall training perk.
But you seem to be talking about using a cloak and shield at the same time (which I guess you could do one in either hand, I'd allow the defender to chose which took the potential damage in the case it came up)?
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Re: Questions about hitboxes, impaling weapons, rigid armor, and hit chances
However, I should note that, unless using a barbed head, thrust impaling weapons don't get stuck like swing impaling weapons do - the default assumption for a spear strike is that you stab and withdraw (leaving your weapon free to Parry incoming attacks). If the character opts to use a barbed head (which makes thrust impaling attacks get stuck just like swing impaling ones do), keep in mind that while his spear is in his foe's gut, it's going to be extremely awkward - if not outright impossible - to Parry with it, and he can't Retreat without abandoning his weapon.
Mowing down his foes is due to your houserules that make mowing down foes easy. If your issue is that the other characters have rather low levels of skill and thus tend to miss frequently, consider Telegraphic Attacks from Martial Arts - these greatly increase your hit chance but make it easier for enemies to defend. The spearman still has an advantage over his less-skilled allies, as he can either attack without giving his foes a better chance to defend or can burn the bonus from TA to target hit locations.
And, yeah, at skill 10, 11, and 12, you're likely to see a decent number of outright misses - 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4 of all attacks, respectively. Evaluate, Telegraphic Attack, and Committed/All Out Attacks can give you bonuses to help offset this.
Do note that cloaks have rather low Cover DR, meaning when it gets hit, it typically just means you get a little extra DR (1 or 2) rather than the attack actually being stopped by the cloak. Shields, on the other hand, typically have sufficient Cover DR to negate attacks up until the shield breaks.
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Re: Questions about hitboxes, impaling weapons, rigid armor, and hit chances
Martial arts differ widely about what stance one should adopt in single combat, and in real fights much less chaotic than a typical fight in a RPG, those ideal stances tend to go out the window.
GURPS combat is not particularly realistic, but it gives ordinary people a way to resolve a wide variety of situations, and it makes it possible to translate between everyday language and GURPS jargon in a straightforward way. It does not create those issues of "you hit him with your blaster pistol, but not hit-hit, just inflicted Hit Points of damage" which more abstract systems create.
Styles which prefer to keep a hand and weapon forward are likely to get the Fencing bonuses to defence.
"It is easier to banish a habit of thought than a piece of knowledge." H. Beam Piper
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Re: Questions about hitboxes, impaling weapons, rigid armor, and hit chances
Parrying Weapons: Unarmed combat
skills – including Judo and Karate –
parry weapons, swung or otherwise, at
-3. Failure by 3 or less means the parry
still "succeeds" in the sense that you got
your limb in the way. The attacker hits
the parrying limb instead of his intended
target, and rolls his usual damage. In close
combat (only), ignore this drawback
for Judo and Karate parries vs. rigid
crushing weapons – clubs, sticks, etc.
But as you say wouldn't matter in the case of trying to do so with a crippled limb
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Re: Questions about hitboxes, impaling weapons, rigid armor, and hit chances
So, let's pick a couple of weapons (thrusting broadsword, mace and flintlock pistol) and see how they do against rigid and non-rigid armor. For our purposes everybody is ST 10 for basic damage and skill doesn't matter since we're assuming a successful hit. This gives us 1d+1 cut or 1d imp for our thrusting broadsword depending on whether we slash or thrust with it, 1d+3 cr with our mace and 2d-1 with a .51 flintlock pistol.
A double mail hauberk is flexible armor with DR5/3.
If we slash with our broadsword, we will only penetrate the armor on a roll of 5 or 6, which will allow either 1 or 2 points of damage to get through and it is multiplied by 1.5, so we do either 2 or 3 points of injury.
If we roll a 4, then we do 5 points of damage which is fully absorbed by the armor and, as it is not 10 full points of damage, no blunt trauma injury occurs.
Since nothing in the blunt trauma rules implies that the damage accumulates from round to round, we can never give blunt trauma from a ST 10 character wielding this weapon in that manner.
The average injury done by our thrusting broadsword when it slashes against a double mail hauberk is ([0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 3] = 5/6 points of injury.
If we thrust with our broadsword, we only penetrate the armor on a roll of 6, which will allow 1 point of damage to get through and it is multiplied by 2, so we do 2 points of damage.
If we roll a 5, that damage is fully absorbed by the armor and again, as it isn't 10 full points of damage, there is no blunt trauma injury.
The average injury done by our thrusting broadsword when it is thrust against a double mail hauberk is [0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 2] = 2/6 points of injury.
The .51 flintlock pistol penetrates the armor on a roll of 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12, which allows 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 points of damage to penetrate and it is multiplied by 1.5 for 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 or 9 points of injury.
A roll of 6 will be fully absorbed and again, it is less than 10 full points of damage, so no blunt trauma occurs.
The average injury done by our pistol when fired against a double mail hauberk is
[0 + 0x2 + 0x3 + 0x4 + 0x5 + 2x6 + 3x5 + 5x4 + 6x3 + 8x2 + 9x1] = [12 + 15 + 20 + 18 + 16 + 9] =
90/36 = 2 3/6 points of injury.
Because our mace is a crushing weapon, the double mail hauberk only gets DR 3.
The mace penetrates on a roll of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 doing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 points of damage which is multiplied by 1 for the same number of points of injury.
Since the mace always penetrates, the blunt trauma rules never come into play.
The average damage done by our mace when it strikes against a double mail hauberk is
[1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6] = 21/6 = 3 3/6 points of injury.
A heavy steel corselet is rigid armor with DR 7. Since it is rigid armor, blunt trauma doesn't apply. I.E., if no damage actually penetrates the armor, no damage is taken.
If we slash with the thrusting broadsword and roll a 6, we do 7 points of damage which is completely absorbed by the DR of the armor, so no damage gets through.
The average damage done by our thrusting broadsword when slashing a heavy steel corselet is 0 points of injury.
If we thrust with our thrusting broadsword and roll a 6, we do 6 points of damage which is completely absorbed by the DR of the armor, so no damage is done.
The average damage done by our thrusting broadsword when thrusting is 0 points of injury.
If we fire our .51 flintlock pistol, we penetrate the armor on a roll of 9, 10, 11 or 12, doing 1, 2, 3 or 4 points of damage which is multiplied by 1.5 for 2, 3, 5 or 6 points of damage.
The average damage done by our pistol when fired into a heavy steel corselet is
[0x1 + 0x2 + 0x3 + 0x4 + 0x5 + 0x6 + 0x5 + 1x4 + 2x3 + 3x2 + 4x1] = [4 + 6 + 6 + 4] =
20/36 points of injury.
Our mace penetrates the armor on a roll of 5 or 6 for 1 or 2 points of damage multiplied by 1 for the same points of injury.
The average damage done by our mace when it strikes a heavy steel corselet is
[0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 2] =3/6 points of injury.
Since none of our worked examples caused any blunt trauma injury, let's do an example that does invoke those rules.
The armor is a TL 9 Tactical Suit which is flexible armor with DR 20/10 and we'll use two weapons, a maul wielded by a ST 13 warrior and a 5.56 mm TL7 Assault Rifle.
The maul does 2d+3 damage and the assault rifle does 5d.
The armor is DR 10 to the maul which then penetrates it on a roll of 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12, doing 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 points of damage which is multiplied by 1 for the same number of points of injury.
On a roll of 7, 10 full points of damage are done but fully absorbed by the armor thereby doing 2 points of blunt trauma injury (1 for each full 5 points of absorbed damage).
A roll of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 does 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 points of damage which is fully absorbed by the armor and as all of these amount to a full 5 points of damage each inflicts 1 point of blunt trauma injury.
The average damage done by the maul is
[1x5 + 2x4 + 3x3 + 4x2 + 5x1] = [5 + 8 + 9 + 8 + 5] = 35/36 points of damage from penetration and
[1x1 + 1x2 + 1x3 + 1x4 + 1x5 + 2x6] = [1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 12] =
27/36 points from blunt injury trauma where the weapon didn't penetrate the armor
for a grand total of 1 26/36 points of injury.
The armor is DR 20 to the assault rifle which then penetrates it on a roll of 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 or 30 doing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 points of damage multiplied by 1 for the same number of points of injury.
On a roll of 20, 20 points of damage are done but fully absorbed by the armor doing 2 points of blunt trauma injury (1 for each full 10 points of injury).
A roll of 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 or 19 is also fully absorbed by the armor and as all of these amount to 10 full points of damage each inflicts 1 point of blunt trauma injury.
The average damage done by the assault rifle is:
[1x540 + 2x420 + 3x305 + 4x205 + 5x126 + 6x70 + 7x35 + 8x15 + 9x5 + 10x1] = [540 + 840 + 915 + 820 + 630 + 420 + 245 + 120 + 45 + 10] =
4585/7776 points of injury from penetration and
[1x126 + 1x205 + 1x305 + 1x420 + 1x540 + 1x651 + 1x735 + 1x780 + 1x780 + 1x735 + 2x651] = [126 + 205 + 305 + 420 + 540 + 651 + 735 + 780 + 780 + 735 + 1302] =
6579/7776 points of blunt trauma injury where the bullet did not penetrate the armor
for a grand total of 1 3388/7776 points of injury.
From these examples we can see a few things:
First, the mace was a better choice than either the thrusting broadsword or the flintlock pistol against the double mail hauberk, doing 140% times as much damage on average compared with the pistol and either 420% or 1050% as much damage on average compared with the thrusting sword, depending on how it was employed.
Second, the mace was an infinitely better choice against the heavy steel corselet compared to the thrusting broadsword which couldn't penetrate it at all and marginally worse than the pistol at 90% of the pistol's average damage.
Third, blunt trauma injuries increased the average damage from the maul by, very roughly, 50% and more than doubled the average damage caused by the assault rifle. Put the other way around, flexible armor let anywhere from 150% to more than 200% damage through as to compared to rigid armor with the same DR, solely as a result of rigid armor providing complete protection against blunt trauma injuries.
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With the way GURPS damage works, thrust impaling damage often doesn't measure up well compared to swing cutting damage, especially at higher ST levels or (bizarrely, though addressed by some optional rules) against armor.
Distance is slightly more of an issue for spears than for some other melee weapons, but unless you're using one of the longer spear types not a lot and with the right perk that can be mitigated. Somebody that fights really close in can get inside your reach, but that's just as true if you use a sword, mace, or axe. (And they probably can't stay there long enough to be a problem unless you're unwilling or unable to move, or they grab you to stop you from moving.)
The thing to remember about people who are at least somewhat competent fighters missing blows is this: it only happens because they're trying to do other things at the same time.
If all you care about is hitting the target, you do a Telegraphic All Out Attack (Determined), for +8 to hit, and even with skill 10 you're at approximately never failing. In a real fight, you also usually want to not get hit, so you don't All Out Attack much, and you don't want your target to easily dodge, so if you're good enough to hit without it you don't usually Telegraphic Attack either. And thus if you're only moderately good rather than having skill at 16+, sometimes trying to avoid getting hit or making your move completely obvious to the target is enough of a distraction that you don't manage to actually land the blow.
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We won't need it since we're TL2 (and I don't think we're going to encounter lorica segmentata-type armor, either, but what are the recommended rules for making combat against soldiers wearing this armor doable? I suppose integrate the "chinks in the armor" rules, right? What else could be done?
And as for the former, that's how I've been dealing with it so far. It sometimes feels muddy and "hacked together" when we do it that way, like we're missing an aspect of how it would really turn out.
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As the original Star Wars amply proved, the desert is not a friendly place for a droid. When the power core from their dilapidated ship is stolen by a burly laser-toting bot, the game's two robotic protagonists find themselves eager to restore power and get back to their gig as wasteland scavengers. Only a speedy fix just isn't in the cards for Horatio Nullbuilt V5 and his floating sidekick Crispin, and their reluctance to embark on a grand adventure sets a shaky tone for the sometimes dull, frequently dense puzzle grind ahead. The single-mindedness of Horatio's pursuit to recover the power core and get home also makes it hard to connect with or care much about later plot developments that unfold in the bustling city of Metropol where the latter half of the game takes place.
Horatio's dry demeanor and cold, calculated approach to the challenges you face can be a real buzzkill, which is why Crispin's jovial personality and comedic gags provide much-needed balance. Both characters are excellently voiced, as are the many oddball droids they encounter along their journey. Light humor and playful conversations between the droid duo helps to counter some of the drag of the game's early desert puzzles. More than just comic relief, Crispin plays a substantial role in the gameplay too. You can send him to investigate hard-to-reach hotspots or consult his snarky wisdom for hints on how to move ahead.
Juxtaposing classic antiquity with a touch of modern convenience, the point-and-click gameplay is functional but doesn't always feel as fluid as it should. Quick-jumping to different areas you've encountered is a nice touch that cuts down slightly on some of the meandering backtracking. On the other hand, the inventory and interface has its less savory quirks. For example, the screen for Horatio's data pouch -- a crucial device that holds information you've gathered to help in puzzle solving -- is so small it only fits a few words on the screen before you have to scroll down by tiny clicking on-screen buttons. At least locating interactive hotspots is made easy thanks to words that pop-up when you mouse-over something important.
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The interplay between Horatio and Crispin as they push deeper into this pixelated robotic realm to recover their stolen goods is a high point in an adventure that feels like a bit of a slog despite its relatively short length. Primordia never quite sold me on its experience like other some of Wadget Eye Games' more impressive releases have in the past. It's certainly worth digging into for the beautiful settings and interesting characters, but the puzzles and story don't have that satisfying hook that makes you feel like it was worth all the effort.


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Life 2013, 3(1), 118-130; https://doi.org/10.3390/life3010118
A Survey of Protein Structures from Archaeal Viruses
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Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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AbstractViruses that infect the third domain of life, Archaea, are a newly emerging field of interest. To date, all characterized archaeal viruses infect archaea that thrive in extreme conditions, such as halophilic, hyperthermophilic, and methanogenic environments. Viruses in general, especially those replicating in extreme environments, contain highly mosaic genomes with open reading frames (ORFs) whose sequences are often dissimilar to all other known ORFs. It has been estimated that approximately 85% of virally encoded ORFs do not match known sequences in the nucleic acid databases, and this percentage is even higher for archaeal viruses (typically 90%–100%). This statistic suggests that either virus genomes represent a larger segment of sequence space and/or that viruses encode genes of novel fold and/or function. Because the overall three-dimensional fold of a protein evolves more slowly than its sequence, efforts have been geared toward structural characterization of proteins encoded by archaeal viruses in order to gain insight into their potential functions. In this short review, we provide multiple examples where structural characterization of archaeal viral proteins has indeed provided significant functional and evolutionary insight. View Full-Text
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"The case was initiated in March under the Art. 280.1 of the RF Criminal Code (calls to violate the territorial integrity) and Art. 282 (incitement to extremism). Now they are making a decision to serve charges on him in absentia," Feigin noted.
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