Know that feel. I'm a disabled veteran attending college. All my money comes from the government. Unless shit gets cleaned up fast, I'm getting nothing next month. This could not have possibly come at a worse time, as my car recently self-destructed and I'm working on moving in with my girlfriend. Who has cystic…

A decade ago movies like this would have been impossible. Tangled was a bold move that paid off for Disney, and they are trying to repeat the success. Regardless of what the original story was like, having a girl rescue another girl, and the male love interest mostly just along for the ride IS progress for Disney.…

Me likey. I love the influence of characters like Harley Quinn and Tank Girl on her design and personality. My girlfriend is a Harley cosplayer, so this is relevant to my interests. Another thing I love is her facial expressions during the video. That lower lip biting is just freaking adorable.

I've fallen on and off the tobacco wagon since my time in the military, but now I think I'm off for good. E-cigs are still my drug, but I'm weaning off them. The reason I think I'm done for good is purely because of my girlfriend. Not that she busts my balls, but she has cystic fibrosis, so I have to consider her…

Oh, of course. The next question is "What would change?" followed by "Does this make the story more interesting, increase diversity, or distract from the main plot?" If yes to one of the first two, and no to the last, then I do it. It's more than just changing pronouns. Even in a fantasy society, no matter how…

It does, but it's "better" than the alternative. When I write, I will write characters as one particular gender. Then, when I've gotten a good handle on the character, I ask myself "Is there any reason this character can't be female/male?" You would be amazed how often the answer is "no."

Oh, well, if that's the case then it changes things a bit. Not as much as you think, since even at 30, I still respect my parents' rules when I live with them—which is why I don't. "While you live under my roof" is a demand far easier to solve at 19 than 16, and even easier at 30. I made it three months after I got…

Okay. So drugs are illegal. If parents have no authority to enforce "house rules," then the only recourse a parent would have if they find a teenager with drugs would be to turn them in to the police. That is what you're advocating, right?

You are right that teenagers will buy their own clothing and will dress however they want, and any attempt to "forbid" clothing is doomed to failure. Teenagers will always find a way around rules, I know I was a pretty darn clever teenager. Hence what this guy did. He can't force her not to dress like that, but he can…

I don't think this "modesty" meme is a good thing, but parents have a right to decide how their kids dress (within reason). If he says no short shorts, she should listen. If she insists, then he has a right to punish in some way (again, within reason). I think it's unfair to armchair quarterback someone else's…

Not when you're subjecting yourself to the majority of the embarrassment, and her shame is only by proxy. I see it as similar to what Barack Obama told his daughters about tattoos. "Sure, you can get one when you're old enough. But me and your mother are getting matching tattoos then, and we'll be sure to show your…

Come on now. We know metal gear solid. What are the odds this is actually an alternate costume?

I'm a brony, and I will be forever thankful to My Little Pony for several reasons in no particular order:

I couldn't resist. Oddly I find her expression gets kinda sultry towards the middle.

Glad I upgraded to 32 six months ago, then, but I wish I'd done it sooner. I didn't look at historical trends. I run it fine on my computer, but my rig is stupid powerful. Emphasis on stupid, I really went overboard.

RAM is cheap, so it's easy to make the mistake of assuming that upgrading your RAM will help when your bottleneck is elsewhere.

One time, I was told I needed to cut my hair by the first sergeant at reserve. I didn't get back until too late to get a haircut and I needed to have one by the next day. Had there not been other problems going on in my life and were I thinking clearly, I would probably have found someone to ask for help instead of…

Yeah. Only Khal Drogo gets that honor.

Actually, the sort of thing you're talking about sounds kinda cool. I would personally love to see a version of the Alamo where we have a Jim Bowie played by a Sikh in traditional costume and a Korean Davy Crockett. I heard the idea for a Musou version of the American Civil War and I think that would be all sorts of…

We do this to our own history (See: 300). Japan does this to their own history (see: Samurai Deeper Kyo, Sengoku Musou, etc). So...what's the big deal?