Actually, the machine was originally shown in the 75th anniversary edition of Detective Comics, which had several short Batman stories. The last, written by Scott Snyder (current writer of Batman) showed the latest in a series of Batman clones waking up in the cave to be briefed by the previous batman.

I’m pretty sure Patrick Rothfuss made it up for his book series, the Kingkiller Chronicle (an excellent series, by the way). The observation, however, that good people make terrifying enemies, has been made by many people throughout history and literature. In Men at Arms, Terry Pratchett writes that if someone is…

It’s actually kind of funny-despite voicing your disapproval, your advice seems to align with my take on the article. It’s not about going into debt or making irresponsible purchases to afford the things you want, it’s about turning a dead end (I can’t afford this thing) into a trail you can navigate (how can I,…