McDuff wrote:Reading this article made me think about stopping in to see how all you are doing. http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB114083232066183248-3_yPrOHBN0M5WJLDYi_8KI5wcsM_20060305.html?mod=blogsI really need to write down instructions for my wife concerning my collection if I die first.
the 700-member National Toothpick Holder Collectors' Society, gives away toothpick holders to young people. She tells them, "Here's your start." But few get hooked.
mordrin wrote:Would anyone here really want to drop a couple grand on someone else's full collection?
NetRodent wrote:mordrin wrote:Would anyone here really want to drop a couple grand on someone else's full collection?I'd pay a couple of grand for some of the collections here. It wouldn't be as much fun as finding the stuff piece by piece but it would probably be a lot cheaper.
Disjected wrote:so when I think its safe to aquire my first set of OD&D books (ie my wife wont kill me for spending the money on some "books") everyone will back off and I'll get them for $25?
Kingofpain89 wrote:Since I dont plan on having kids, maybe I can have my collection cremated with me and then made into a gemstone that my then-wife can hang around her neck or wear on her finger.
le Rahib wrote:I have a question,Do you know that in 50 years for example (not far away from our life expectancy here on that board ), a collectible market for D&D items will still exist ?
le Rahib wrote:Maybe it will be the better way for them after all. -For the gemstone I have some doubts, I will prefer some ashes' dispersal à la Big Lebowski !
guerret wrote:Counterwind?
le Rahib wrote: Do you know that in 50 years for example (not far away from our life expectancy here on that board ), a collectible market for D&D items will still exist ?
red_dawn wrote:Theater is still wildly popular! People act on stage, with a minimum of stage effects. And people still go to these productions.Why?
deimos3428 wrote:red_dawn wrote:Theater is still wildly popular! People act on stage, with a minimum of stage effects. And people still go to these productions.Why?Simple. In 2006, at least, the human brain is still the most efficient computer on the planet, and it will be for many generations to come. Provided you use it as directed:Theater is popular because human actors can provoke the mind, not just flood the senses with information. The more we let our brains "fill in the gaps", the more immersed we are in a given performance. Literally immersed -- you become the play, and the play becomes you. Your brain is doing what it was designed to do -- create a universe from limited sensory information. However, the more we rely on high-bandwidth special effects, the more our brains become relegated to basic A/V decoding devices. This is not really their forte, but they are capable enough machines to provide a passable result. (Fortunately, no "Blue Screen of Death"!)That's also why crappy low-resolution games like "Pac-man" were addictive, and why table-top RPGs are superior to video games -- they are immersive.