In Darkspore it's all items you can use to customize the looks and stats of the characters in the game. This may be too obscure but item collection in the beta reminded me of the stickers you could use to strengthen your characters in Smash Bros Brawl. It's part character optimization part avatar customization.

Don't we already grow many of our mushrooms from animal waste? That's the sense my mom has always had and she grew up in a farming community.

"Mariah was dressed like the white swan and the black swan."

That is the best ninja escape ever. Swipe at some dude with your sword, trip into a fence, miss the steps and hit your head on the a/c, and fling yourself down a hill. 100% ninja skill.

I know it's probably just the coloration of that species but those plants look really unhealthy. I wonder what if any effect this could have if it were implemented seriously rather than playfully.

Wait! Is eating plants cruel to the plants!?

I think that one Mr. Sean Combes and my memory of clothing during high school would care to disagree.

I'm a guy and hey, cellulite dimples, whatever. That's just life. It's not such a big deal. What is big deal though? Filling up your face with nasty nasty botox. I think Kim Kardashian is attractive and I still think so when I see pictures of her that aren't airbrushed to "perfection" but looking at that above…

Seriously! What's the deal with that? I'd be fine if they just stopped putting women in neon fishnet shirts and metallics.

Aww, I couldn't find the Kotaku link. Here's Eurogamer's though.

Well the iPad is used more for gaming than anything else, but you are right that this is basically Sony seeing the success of the iPad and going "me, me, me."

Sort of looks like a babysitting tool to me. ;D

Yeah. In the end I just don't think the logic of my self-correction was what was behind the use of "supposedly" and I don't think it is read that way either. I'd rather McWhertor just say, "Anonymous claims not to be behind the attacks but I don't really believe them."

Ahh, your final sentence makes me understand the disconnect in our conversation a little better. White privilege isn't white because it's inherent to white people in some biological way. White privilege is inherent to our culture and is applied to all white people regardless of whether they want it or are even aware…

A whole other can of awesome worms? I feel like it would take some crazy something to lead to that which would have to be worth the explanation.

Readers of Jezebel! Don't believe this evil pro-blanket propaganda! Blankets are composed of many of the same subatomic particles as knives, sharks, and the near infinitely exploding hearts of stars and could potentially revert to any of those forms at any time!

Thanks, I'll make sure to fix that right away.

This sounds like the most reasonable explanation I have heard. The recent Anonymous attacks just give good cover.

Adding a little more, following their eyes, none of them are looking at the same thing.

AnonOps didn't "supposedly" deny responsibility, they denied responsibility. What is supposed is whether AnonOps is telling the truth/if other members of Anonymous are at fault.