What is it with Americans? Are you physically incapable of making your own food? Your country invented the concept of ‘fast food’ and it’s slowly killing the lot of you. Watch ‘Supersize Me’ or half a dozen other documentaries if you don’t believe me.

Well, sure, until the giant robots show up ...

It's a pity Woot is one of the few barbaric companies left that only ship within the US.

It's a pity Woot is one of the few barbaric companies left that only ship within the US.

Sorry, but this line from her web site deserves attention:

So mecha and SciFi are dead, or just in the ICU?

It's probably reasonably light. They can do pretty clever things with light-weight materials like styrofoam.

You could go digital. Check out www.comixology.com, or just marvel.com. Read in your browser, or on a tablet.

Dakota to Melanie, "It's not porn, it's (almost) HBO!"

I just hope this pisses off the North American cosplayers (you know the ones) who have had expensive 'breast augmentation' surgery, and are now suffering the back pain that it causes.

Yep. Whoosh!

They're also vital to your health. I was over there one August, and it was terribly hot and humid. I wasn't feeling well after a couple of days and realized I as dehydrated. After that I made it a point to stop every hour or so to get a drink from a machine. It was never a problem to find one.

More likely transit cards, like Pasmo. A lot of stores and vending machines will let you use your transit pass to pay.

About the same as a convenience store, from what I remember.

It is. Watch the HBO series, Silicon Valley for proof.

Geez, 'Giant Robo' really needs a new name now, doesn't he?

I've found that silver metallic duct tape does a better job.

Damn. They're going to stop building these in 2015, after 67 years, due to 'legislative reasons'. And they haven't been sold in North America since 1997, because of all the nanny rules the DoT enforces to protect stupid American drivers from themselves.

Gaudy as hell, but I'd still love to have a Unit 2 version.

There's also some great cosplay at Fan Expo, Canada's largest con (and that word can be interpreted in a couple of ways ... ) and of course at DragonCon, the monster con held in Atlanta this time every year. I hope the editors manage to showcase some of the costumes from those events, too.

And ended up o-for-three.