I don’t think you’re being oversensitive at all re: the glamour argument.

I think for me, as a fan of both the novels and the games, the “deceptive” nature of the glamour comes not from sorceresses desiring to appear more attractive in order to trick men, but rather serves as a sort of companion to the operations of…

I’m not legal, but information systems for a clinic, and pretty much every step of this looks like a violation. Even if you have a legitimate professional reason to see, say aggregated data on menstrual cycles, that data should be entirely de-identified and obfuscated, which this does not sound like. Even if it was…

io9 already was forced to “stick to sports” back in 2015. I don’t think it’s very likely it will be going away soon.

Even in the games (my only reference point) Yenn is both possessive and strangely dismissive of Geralt. I felt like it suited the vibe of the cruel and capricious world that the games strive to create for the player, even down to the beautiful facade that the sorceresses all seem to wear.

She’s actively worse in the books, if you can believe it. The conclave they keep mentioning in the games? The one where Geralt broke Reuven’s ankle?

Yeah, that’s in the books, and Yenn practically loses her shit all over Geralt because another sorceress is looking at him, despite the fact that she just finished…

not a lawyer, but in medicine. the MRN and procedure date are each considered hipaa-protected info. i’m wondering why he has any of that info at all, tbh. it should never, ever leave control of the health system, in this case PP..... although if the pt is covered by state-provided insurance, then maybe (?) this info…

I deeply hope that a lawyer will pick up the case and sue this incompetent weasel back to the Stone Ages (where his mind obviously already resides) and set him up with a nice, long stay in Club Fed for HIPAA violations.

In addition to the massive creepiness, it’s somehow perfect that a person who is an OBGYN can be so blinded by ideology that he forgets how bodies work, as if every menstruating person has a regular cycle, and knowing one detail about that cycle automatically reveals what medical procedures they’ve had.

Any lawyerly folks want to address this? It smells a bit like Mr. Williams stepped over the line from “unethical” to “criminal HIPAA violation.”

I don't get it. How? Even if he got hold of the patients' dates of last menstruation, even an incredibly shitty OB/GYN knows that there's fluctuations in cycles. 

“You found a way to be pretentious about having low standards” is a great way to describe a depressingly widespread phenomenon.

Can we all agree now to send in pictures of Ajit Pai for proper shit identification. Sorry for the NSFW image.

What’s the over/under on how many phones end up in the bowl because of this? 

*Submits pictures of Don Jr and Eric for scientific study*

I think I’m changing my screen name to Quarter Pounder Ziggurats 

Deadspin usually has sports?

It’s so obvious how staged this is. Even sadder when you realize he staged it to one-up Obama’s. 

Look at the rat’s nest of cables there. Christ. Does no one in that place own a couple of zip ties?

You guys are awesome. It is not hyperbole to say that this site often gets me through the day. Keep up the good work, and for the love of god do not stick to sports.