Why “Maniac” is being discussed
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But the hardware has already not been subsidized, and actually turns a small profit since ps4, same for xbox. They will all go full streaming the moment they can possibly get aw…
by Brian_K_White · Oct 7, 2026
Ow, I've got my personal stalking maniac, such an honor :) Tell me more about your fantasies about strapped people, darling. Let youself go!
by wartywhoa23 · Oct 5, 2026
RSD was one of the few "big" ones. Most of the others seems to have been single-person enterprises focused around a single coach. They ran a large message board and a had a bunc…
by vidarh · Oct 5, 2026
Probably nowhere on the radar really. Even today the US has oil shipments at around near pre-war levels and the discrepancy between the pre and current war levels are mostly jus…
by ericmay · Oct 3, 2026
I haven't read MANIAC (yet) but a few years back I was trying to find a good biography of Von Neumann and there are not many; the problem is that he's really difficult to cover…
by helterskelter2 · Oct 2, 2026
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Maniac is a pejorative for an individual who experiences the mood known as mania. In common usage, it is also an insult for someone involved in reckless behavior. Read more on Wikipedia