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Philip Ulbrich
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If there were not so many rules to hinder them, I think that men would look at women all the time. Once there is food enough in one’s stomach, what else is there to do in life? You see it every day with women in the market or on the
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“In Ferguson’s words: ‘The past – like real-life chess, or indeed any other game – is different; it does not have a predetermined end.’63”
― Simulating War: Studying Conflict through Simulation Games
― Simulating War: Studying Conflict through Simulation Games
“Crone and Hinds refer to a long letter by the Caliph al-Walid II (743 – 744) which is one of the longest and most detailed letters of the period preserved in the chronicles of Tabari.”
― Behind the Myths - the Foundations of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
― Behind the Myths - the Foundations of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
“The rhythm of the rails does nothing for Hicks the rest of the night but repeat wottachump, wottachump, wottachump till dawn, which arrives sometime between Harrisburg and Paoli.”
― Shadow Ticket
― Shadow Ticket
“These men are despisers of riches, and so very communicative as raises our admiration. Nor is there any one to be found among them who hath more than another; for it is a law among them, that those who come to them must let what they have be common to the whole order…every one’s possessions are intermingled with every other’s possessions…”[312] These comments of Josephus have since been confirmed by the Dead Sea Scrolls”
― Behind the Myths - the Foundations of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
― Behind the Myths - the Foundations of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
“Wells, on the other hand, while acknowledging the intellectual aspects of his game, focused on its emotional side. The wargame provides an opportunity for glory without gore and defeat without destruction. By involving the player as an active participant in the events, not merely as a passive observer, wargaming provides a unique learning experience that leads to a deeper and more personal understanding and appreciation of warfare than can be attained by any other method short of actual participation on the field of battle.”
― Peter Perla’s The Art of Wargaming: A Guide for Professionals and Hobbyists
― Peter Perla’s The Art of Wargaming: A Guide for Professionals and Hobbyists
Philip’s 2025 Year in Books
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