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I find it hard to believe I’ll be content to play bingo and watch Jeopardy reruns when I’m well into my retirement. If arthritis or other ailments don’t prevent me from using a computer or playing video games, then I hope I can fill the hours doing something I truly enjoy. Since the kids these [...]

I was going to do a big post about the results from last week’s poll, but thanks to Blizzard’s fast action on behalf of the outcries about Real ID forum names, there’s not much need. The vocal majority did not want real names in the official forums, and the poll here was no exception. I [...]

On Thursday I asked if you bought the in-game non-combat pets from the Blizzard store. 885 votes later, we have this: So 49% aren’t interested in buying the pets. (The first answer plus the third answer.) At least 30% bought some or all of the pets/mounts, and let’s make it 33% since a lot of [...]

Given the topic of recent comics, I figured this poll was in order. Have at it! And feel free to share you thoughts on the matter of micro-transactions in MMOs in the comments, whether or not you’re a WoW player. The poll will close Monday evening and I’ll do a post about the results and [...]

The Geekercise poll is now closed and the results are in! Thanks to all 919 of you who voted! So there’s a fairly strong contingent of geekercisers here when you add together the “I do alright”s, the sports players, and the workout junkies: 33% in total! And I suspect the “I could do better”s are [...]

Geeks and gamers don’t exercise. Right? Well that’s one of the stereotypes anyway. The thing is, don’t most people have trouble finding time to exercise? Aren’t nearly two thirds of all American adults overweight? Gaming might add some more sedentary time to our schedules, but so does watching tv, or reading, or knitting. Bink’s been [...]

Clocking in at 1028 votes and 83 comments (at the time of this writing), this poll was by far the most controversial one I’ve run. Obviously the answer is based on your own subjective experiences and is different for everyone. In short, there is no right answer. Here’s what we can extrapolate from the poll [...]

In the recent NPC comic, They Meet Again, the characters bring up the debate: Is it harder being a guy gamer or a girl gamer? There’s some good discussion on this topic in the comments, but I want to hear from more of you. So it’s poll time! Taking into consideration the various societal expectations, [...]

Wow, the latest NPC poll turnout nearly doubled the previous record, clocking in at 838 votes! To the question “How open are you with your coworkers about your gaming habits?” most of you (367 to be exact) answered “I’ll talk about it if it comes up.” I count myself in this category as well. Freelancing [...]

You may have noticed that recent comics have touched on the subject of disclosing game habits to coworkers, and there were some great comments on the subject. This is prime for a poll, so have at it! The poll will close Sunday the 25th just before midnight, and I’ll write up a post about the [...]