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I have a .name account and still occasionally run into sites that don't accept it.

I was wondering the same and assuming I'd overlooked something.

I kept it up until the user abruptly left the chat. That was a drag, I felt like we had a productive conversation going.

I also tend to associate "Bloom County" with "Calvin and Hobbes". I think I was reading both of them around the same time.

Low cost of living

The first I remember reading about the "Blackbird" was in the _The Uncanny X-Men_, during the Claremont & Byrne run in the early 80's. Their jet was modeled on the SR-71, although I don't recall if they explicitly mentioned that model number.

The Atlantic article that Uncle Bob was writing in response to lists several specific examples of software failures that did, or could have, resulted in loss of life: a failure of the 911 system; air traffic control systems; medical devices.

Can someone explain how the combat is supposed to work? I suppose that if I had more experience with these kinds of games it might be obvious.

"Ditto". Longtime user (of the iOS app) and have never lost a note that I can recall.

Looking through the "Classic Quotes" list, it's apparent that MegaHAL was a big They Might Be Giants fan.