I was convinced by the midway point of Mockingjay that the book was setting up one getting killed off and Katniss choosing to leave the other one, and I was very OK with this. I think the reason that Gale is so appealing is that even off-page he is a proactive force while Peeta, as good of a person as he is, kind of…

I think you're right about having read the book recently. I haven't read them in a few years, and some of the things I'd half-forgotten (Cinna nooooooo!!!!) were some of the hardest blow.

I have never owned a pair, but I am firmly on the pro side, as I am on the Great Sweatpants Debate. Strangers don't owe you anything, they don't need to look "neat" or "presentable" or whatever other code for not attractive enough you want to use, unless its a professional situation or they want to out of their own…

I think your point about being aware of limitations and/or margins of error is very valid, but as someone who has studied climate I think that the modelling community has an easier job with climate because so much of it is so well understood compared to the human body. I mean, most of the important factors are macro…

Some of the other comments in this thread seem to imply that a drug company wouldn't change its recommendation because they're evil and out to get as much money as possible. While both of those things may be true, the FDA does regulate who a drug is to be prescribed to, and a company can't just go changing it without…

So this isn't shower-related, but it does have to do with the whole "women have male friends" thing. I've had this conversation with one of my best friends, who has said she wishes there was a way to include me in her (eventual) wedding in some capacity, but traditionally there's no role for a male friend of the…

Always go aisle. You can stretch one leg out during the flight, and its easier to get up and walk around.

That's happened to me before with existing seats. To preface: I'm not fat but I'm a big guy, pushing 6'4 and fairly broad-shouldered, so I need every inch of room they give me to contort my knees into the crack in front of the tiny excuse for a seat. As a rule I go for aisle, so I can stretch at least one leg out, but…

Not that I disagree, but the fact that they name-dropped three actresses who are 23, 24 and 26 kind of give a hint on the range they're looking for. Sackhoff and Bell are in their mid-30s, and Torres is 46 (WAIT WHAT NO WAY. SERIOUSLY? Did not see that coming). And to be totally honest I'm not 100% sold on Zoe Bell…

Oh I wasn't alleging plagiarism, just giving credit where credit is due, and dropping a mention of a pretty good comic book.

The pun is actually Allan Heinberg's.

1) A few too many drinks, leftover pasta, and binge-watching TV shows alone on my futon sounds like a great evening, not sure why that's something to be worried about

So this probably isn't a popular take on this, but I really don't think they were body shaming. It more so seemed to be a clumsy way of saying hey, these pants were made for exercise, not day-to-day things like running errands, and they will hold up better if you use them primarily for this purpose. Secondly, I've…

I wonder if there's a way to test the relative importance of those two factors (training strategy and running strategy) without actually making people run a race without watches and such.

I'm with you on this to an extent, but it raises the question that if on race day you took away everyone's watch and GPS, took down the clocks at the mile markers, and didn't have any pace bunnies, how much closer to normal would the curve look. Because while some of the spikyness in the graph is coming from training…

In all honesty, I don't think this is remotely comparable to the "selfies at serious places" thing. Public monuments (such as to 9/11 or the holocaust) are places of group mourning and remembrance, they belong to everyone and thus visitors should show respect to both those being honoured as well as the living…

None of these beat Chalupa Batman

I think the point is actually somewhere in between your two positions. There's nothing wrong per se with "jock culture". Yes, at times it can amplify unhealthy social tendencies, but the same can be said for any group environment. I think the bigger problem is the social system in which it is embedded, that is…

He has to try for home before he can be awarded the base on obstruction.

I know music is an opinion thing and all, but honestly I think if you made lists of top 100 songs and top 100 albums of this century Kanye would have at least one entry in each list, so I'd say that yeah he has made a few contributions to society.