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DicedT

September 30, 2013, 09:02:53 AM
My piece for the Jewish Daily Forward. Thought a few people here might be interested in this. http://forward.com/articles/184721/war-games-depict-history-of-israel-and-challenge-p/?p=all

Michael

bayonetbrant

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September 30, 2013, 09:11:48 AM
Good article.  As an introduction to wargaming for those that no nothing about it, I think it's a good hook into history, considering the audience.
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DicedT

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September 30, 2013, 09:26:37 AM
Yeah, the article is so-so. I ended up cramming too much into a thousand words. I'm just happy a mainstream paper would even run it.

Michael

besilarius

#3
September 30, 2013, 11:35:09 AM
Don't know if this would be worth your while to follow up on.  When S&T got going after Jim Dunnagin took over, an occasional contributor was a New York lady, Naomi Goldwasser.  I think she contributed perhaps six articles that got published.
At the time, Dunnagin mentioned how surprising it was to find a female doing game review/design, and on top of that she was Jewish.
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DicedT

#4
September 30, 2013, 01:50:19 PM
Thanks, I didn't know that. According to Mark Herman, the only Jews at SPI were him, Richard Berg and Eric Goldberg.

Michael

besilarius

#5
September 30, 2013, 06:03:03 PM
Idon't think my memory is that screwed up. 
All my old S&Ts were mushed in a basement flood years ago so cannot look into this.
"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along".  Terry Pratchett.

During filming of Airplane, Leslie Nielsen used a whoopee cushion to keep the cast off-balance. Hays said that Nielsen "played that thing like a maestro"

Tallulah Bankhead: "I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late, start without me."

"When all other trusts fail, turn to Flashman." — Abraham Lincoln.

"I have enjoyed very warm relations with my two husbands."
"With your eyes closed?"
"That helped."  Lauren Bacall

Master Chiefs are sneaky, dastardly, and snarky miscreants who thrive on the tears of Ensigns and belly dancers.   Admiral Gerry Bogan.

DicedT

#6
September 30, 2013, 07:10:25 PM
Sounds like that woman was there before Mark Herman.
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