I love the show and its portrayal of the books, but I can't agree with you that the show should be placed ahead of the books. If you go by that logic, then *every* movie should preempt the original literal version— which is a damnable travesty, imho.

It's not so much about being a snob but being honest and true to the story. It's the same sort of thing when you've read _anything_ and seen it made into a movie with the typical Hollywood treatment. Not all of life is going to work into a happy ending, and the GoT series is far removed from any of those.

I've only stayed awake for 72 hours straight two times in my life— once in college to finish a final project, and another time at a model making job to complete a deadline. Never again. It's just not worth it, for fun nor for work.

Studied architecture in college, and kneadable eraser was my savior during particular boring stretches of lecture. You could use the stuff to sculpt anything you wanted, but mash it into a ball and erase pencil scribblings if the class was too small and the lecturer took notice.

At least when you're 30 you can still "act young" and get away with it. When you get to 40, get back to me. (41 going on 42 in a few weeks here) =P

Thanks! I wouldn't have made the post without your equally well written post though!

Hearthstone has some significant differences from Magic though.

Thanks for that. Was wondering about the rules specifics. Based on that and despite any other evidence, I'd say Hex is definitely a Magic clone. If a game lifts the exact rules set from another, all it is is a reskin job.

XKCD covered this:

Amen to that (speaking as, what I believe to be, a progressive Asian male— though I'll admit that I'm old fashioned in the sense that I believe I should pay for dinner on the first and second dates).

On the subject of Kung Pao Chicken, the same thought goes through my head whenever I go to a specialty Chinese restaurant, and see people order the same tired dish they could get at any other cheap Chinese diner (there's a difference here, and I'm getting to it).

I always have this theme music running through my head when I view these pics:

If you're camping by any sort of body of water (especially a river), placing anything in it overnight will keep it chilled perfectly.

A buddy of mine used to crack eggs into a plastic container, freezing them before we left. Once we got to a suitable site, he would weigh it down under some rocks in a river. The…

PRO: The party members are great.

PRO: Status effects work in boss battles.

I know in San Francisco there were several companies that specialized in this, along with structural renovation work to bring the buildings up to code to deal with the new earthquake requirements.

Basically, while the building was receiving structural support, the building was jacked up so that it could accommodate a…

In my experience, basement remodels run so high because you need to take the area up to City Code. That means excavation of ground work so that the floor to ceiling height meets the minimum, and then laying out foundation/drainage so that water doesn't pool against any one area of the house. After all that, the cost…

I really like this viewpoint; there's a fine line to be crossed between the two. However, in my small experience of interacting with people online, many seem to *like* to come across with a smug sense of superiority over others when expressing their (negative) opinion, which (in my opinion) is how many flame wars…

I should add that I never do it the "right" way— I'm too attached to them and I find that if they die under my care, I'm totally torn. I'm a soloist in the world (other than my house carl and two adoptees that I keep at home).

I tend to sell everything other than ingredients and raw ore. I craft what I need and carry the minimum amount with me, and head back to the College in order to make more potions or Whiterun for the crafting. I'll keep particular useful glowing weapons I've crafted on trophy racks, but even then I tend to sell ones…