Monthly Archives: October 2011

“In Time” for 2165?


There are a lot of writings based around the 2165 era. Generally it’s Cyberpunk novels such as Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson, William Gibson’s Neuromancer, and many more. The mix of “high tech and low life” is what make it interesting. The movies of those times tended to start out weak, but now are less low-budget anime and more Hollywood budget with impressive stories. Along the way some of the groundbreaking cyberpunk/near future films are Akira, Ghost in the Shell, the [...]

Results from “Best Sith” Poll


I have to love our StarPirates gaming Community. We have weekly polls in game. Sometimes these are community referendum on major game changes, sometimes they are for feedback an idea we’re thinking of doing or have done. And sometimes things are a little sillier. We did a poll regarding the “Best Sith”. Fairly strong turn out with a somewhat surprising result. It’s not who you think… Darth Vader : 28% [106 Votes] Darth Maul : 7% [28 Votes] Palpatine : [...]