Solar panels were just an example! I'm sorry...

I think what he's saying is that for a brand new gamer, it's not that they can't pay attention, but they don't know what to pay attention to. Veteran gamers are aware of conventions, so it's easy to spot what's a meaningless distraction and what's a goal/direction, but for new gamers, everything is of equal importance…

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how you convince *everybody* that we need to invest in alternative energy sources. Use environmental concerns to hook those on the left and economic concerns to hook those on the right and you've got yourself a bunch of solar panels! (Obviously a bit oversimplified, but still)

+1 for Bulleit, it's my favorite bourbon I've had in my (somewhat extensive) testing.

Every time I eat Mexican food: "I love the little tacos, I love them goooood"

So, I may be a member of the Aeropress cult, but I think it is perfect for making iced coffee; because when you brew, it creates coffee concentrate which you can then dilute with hot water for hot coffee, or throw in a bunch of ice cubes for iced.

While I think this is a pretty cool idea, I have 2 questions:

mope?

What brand?

I agree, that level was (is) super frustrating for me because as opposed to all the other levels, when you crash it's your fault. The water sprays are just so unpredictable, you just have to get lucky and hope they don't spin you onto your head.

I always thought something like this made sense, there should be an extra symbol that combines the "t" and "h" in "th." I vote for an "h" with the cross of the t, everybody would know what it meant and it would save 1 precious character on Twitter!

I'll have to keep this in mind, I broke my hand very badly (compound fracture of my small metacarpal to be precise) and even moderate pressure during a handshake can be quite uncomfortable.

Bigger traitor to man-kind: Nicholas Sparks or whoever invented the Cami-Secret?

I'm pretty sure Vampiric Clam Essence was a secret ingredient on Chopped the other night.

Exactly what I was going to post! It certainly has its share of issues, but overall it's one of my favorites! The puppies! :'(

So... it's kinda tasty, but horrible if you eat 8 of them? That kinda describes a lot of food... I'm not sure if this review is an endorsement or not.

I'll readily admit that using voice commands instead of "A button" actions (open, activate, etc.) is useless, but in terms of squad commands I think it's a really enjoyable addition, it makes the combat flow much, much better than pausing the game every couple of seconds to issue commands, it feels more like you're…

What are "toasts?" Are they desktop notifications a la Growl? If so, why hasn't a bigger deal been made of their inclusion in Win8?

I don't think it's necessarily the case that the DLC will be "vital" to the story, it's certainly possible, but you don't have any idea how much other Prothean stuff their is in the main story, and maybe the DLC is just sort of a fun, "hey, let's go on a mission w/ a Prothean!" side-track, as opposed to involving core…

There is an interview w/ someone from Bioware over @ RPS who states that the main game is "finished" ~3mo before the release date, leaving that time for bug testing, certification and manufacturing. Therefore, to help justify the continued employment of the "content creators" (writers, modelers, programmers, etc.)…