Sheev Palpatine sounds like a guy who wants to sell you skyhopper insurance. "Got a hankerin' for that classic T-65? Let Sheev Palpatine ensure your hot rod will be protected from trigger-happy sandpeople and envious jawas. Open weekdays 8-14. Closed on Boontas."

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What's Scarier, The Evil Within Or Duck Dynasty?

My greatest personal regret in life is that the games industry is the way it is, because it means I can't earn a stable living doing what I love. I develop business software instead, and I make at least twice as much money, rarely work more than 40 hours a week, and have great benefits.

I would LOVE a Russian Revolution Assassin's Creed game. They have graphic novels depicting this time, and it's my favourite bit of AC history.

The Assassins were leaders of communist revolutions, but the Templar would work to corrupt these socialist revolutions both from within and without with capitalism. They would…

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I'm sad There isn't a hot guy I can do the same with and whisper "S-senpai" in his ear via the motion tracking, As realistic next gen water drips from his next gen biceps because he's part of the swim team and he can reach out and pat my head and it would be Sugoi!

the deepest house in the Seven Kingdoms

If he had any sense, he would point his gun at the real threat: diabetes.

The only reason China and India have all the manufacturing jobs is because American companies want cheap slave labor. Going to war with China and India isn't going to change that. That's an issue that the US will have to take up directly with those companies.

Will people please quit equating "Millennials"with "upper middle class white kids I've met on the coasts, or maybe Chicago"? Millenials are the most diverse generation of Americans (in terms of racial/ethnic make-up, in terms of open gender expression and sexuality, and in terms of religion) ever. There are more…

But what if the philosophers who think the universe is most likely a computer program are right? If that's true, hackers could remove not just our country, but everything from existence. That would make cyberterrorism a greater existential threat than nuclear weapons.

Personally I think all of the anti-vaccination hoopla is an ill disguised form of disability discrimination and phobia. It's ridiculous.

I'll admit, it's a little fun sometimes to poke anti-vaxxers in person. I'm Autistic, but apparently not the stereotype of Autism that they usually have in their heads, so it's fun to see them try to work it out when I let them rant about how bad vaccines and Autism are before I clue them in.

Bravo to these kids for actually setting out to research an issue and using some critical thinking to address it, AND sticking to their guns even when they felt intimidated by people telling them how to make their film. And fuck those assholes who harrassed them and used their project as just another excuse to bleat…

If this lackluster Excelmanship is any indication, this is a man who lacks passion.

No, if the government were to legalize drugs it would be admitting that drug use is a personal issue that the government should not interfere with. It would also be recognizing that drug abuse is distinct from use, and that abuse should be handled as a health, rather than criminal, issue.

Sounds like a movie. America transfers all it's criminals onto a giant ship and during a huge storm the ship rides a wave and smashes into downtown Manhattan where the surviving prisoners are unleashed on the city.

Off-topic on purpose: can we PLEASE get FX to give io9 a different ad for The Strain? I'm getting realllly tired of averting my eyes from that eye. It's not shocking anymore, just revolting.

I didn't even think she looked bad or anything. That just gave FemShep an air of utter badass who takes no bullshit from anyone. I think it worked.