BTGBullseye

Great on paper, impossible in practice. Mongolian Empire under Genghis Khan... It was a very successful Meritocracy.

Still varying between INTP and INFP.

Come to think of it... World of Warcraft. I would trade all the graphics improvements, and even run it at 640x480, to get back the pre-WotLK game. Back when hunters were useful in PvP for something other than dying, and could solo elite PvE mobs 5-10 levels higher than themselves if the player was skilled. Back before they nerfed all the fun classes in order to buff the boring ones. Back before the skill system had its guts ripped out, and replaced by a Fisher-Price system. Back when you needed real skill to beat things instead of just better gear. Back when a level 12 would make the journey across whole continents, usually dying dozens of times, just to see the amazing world they had created and grab a run through a dungeon. The game was objectively better back then.

Star Trek Online.

I'm one of those that would resub in a heartbeat if it meant I could have my pre-WotLK Hunter... They have all their original code, (for every game they ever made) and backups of every version of the server versions ever. (I know a guy that works there as a dev) They literally are being puppeted by their legal and marketing departments right now... The devs want a Vanilla server, (and a server for each expansion as well) but it rubs the marketing team wrong to bring back the old for ANY reason.

Remember, this is a thread about guns, not governmental decision making regarding combat on foreign soil.

Meritocracy...

As long as you don't leave your toilet unflushed while taking a picture that has enough angle to see into the bowl, you're good.

But he's standing right there...

God.

Headache. (I have one, and I'm heading to bed)

8.5/10

BUT WHAT ABOUT BOB!?!?!

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But what about BOB?!?

Genghis Khan is of significant interest to me... Especially his governing system. The first religiously tolerant (to some extent this was violated in regards to Jews and Muslims after conquering their countries) 'meritocracy'. It wasn't a true meritocracy, (himself and his family were notable exceptions) but it was close.

But what about Bob?

I don't have any books that I would ever consider a 'guilty pleasure', as I am unashamed of any books I read. I will mention the books I wish I hadn't read though... All except for the first of the Battlefield Earth series. (the second and last one were half-OK, but the rest were all just weird sex, rape, and drugs)

Trying to get as tired as possible.

Star Trek Online...

Procrastinating sleep is bad.

Because of international (read USA) regulations on water consumption for shower heads. (currently regulated to a maximum of 2.5 gallons per minute, 9.5 LPM, down from the pre-1994 rates of 5.5 GPM)

Don't forget the Hell March songs from the Command & Conquer Red Alert series... Some good game music there as well.