The chain-smoking is what probably killed him, but it’s impossible to Actually Know.

Failed?! I’d say he won, in the end...

Forcible sterilization has had a... very bad history.

If it stops being fun, quit. If you don’t have enough time to work on it, quit. If the community turns toxic, quit. It’s a hobby. If your hobby stops being fun, quit if you like. That’s the whole point of a hobby. If supporting a mod is a pain in the ass, quit!

You’re right, of course. The big name open source projects (and a lot of smaller ones) are backed by companies. But as an individual, unless you’re hired by one of those companies, just contributing to a project doesn’t net you any pay.

If you build off an established intellectual property, you have to play by the owner’s rules (outside of fair use exemptions). If you don’t like the rules then find something else to do. I don’t mind.

Have you heard of open source software? It’s not entirely created by unpaid hobbyists, but a great deal of it is.

I’ve put out a few mods. It’s entirely for fun, and to show off what I can do. It’s a hobby, like contributing to open source projects.

Make a mod for a game, and you play by the publisher’s rules. That’s the deal you make when you go into modding.

I want to go back in time, find whoever invented Subway’s smell and strangle his great-grandfather. It’s the only way to be sure.

Yes, but your friends have terrible taste and insist on Subway.

I’m allergic to turkey. Anyone who puts turkey in ham or salami is doing the work of the devil.

Oh my god, I thought I was the only one. I have maintained my hatred of Subway for years and nobody understands me. Thank you.

As you play through, your mana pool gets much bigger. You also end up carrying mana potions which will keep you going longer.

At least she probably won’t take us to war with Iran.

It's the biggest scandal since Watergategate!

You don't have to carry it personally to be tempted by it. The Eagle would drop Frodo from a high place and steal the ring.

I thought Saruman was corrupted by Sauron directly through his Palantir?

Magic doesn't like being rules-lawyered, and the eagle would be tempted by the Ring to drop Frodo and retrieve it for itself. You carry Frodo, Frodo carries the ring, ergo you're carrying the Ring too.

Calculating a 20% tip is "move the decimal place one to the left, and double the result."