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After having her lug around that big techy-looking staff in TFA I was really hoping that Rey would be a dual-saber / light-staff wielder ala Maul / Satele Shan. Possibly also having her be more of a Jedi Consular than a Jedi Knight... but ah well.

Stupid knowledge, how dare I receive education!!!

Its June already and all we have to show for it is one novella included in a collection? Unacceptable! How dare he not put out at least 1 major new title every other month!!

I am of two minds. It is indeed awesome that Netflix is behind this show 100% and that the quality of it is so incredibly high. The longer and more successful it is, the less likely the creators will be to go back for a 3rd generation of Avatar

Reminds me that I haven't read 1984 in quite some time... I should revisit it. There are some iconic books that seem to take on new relevance and meaning as you enter different phases of life.

The Chromie thing is just what was needed for filthy casuals that still have an element of semi-hardcore leanings. Between this and the old withered scenario from Suramar I think they have a very nice new content stream.

Wait what? Copper has a lifetime of 20-25 years? Aren't there buildings well over a century old which have copper plumbing? I was speaking with someone who was boasting about how their pipes were 'reclaimed copper' that had previously been in use in some art deco building.

It was less an income thing as these were very nice houses that were either new construction or complete down-to-the-studs remodels in much the same style as you see all over Somerville. It was more that I was being actively glared at by the other people viewing the home, the realtor, etc.

I will say that when I was looking at houses earlier in the month I was always the only white person at every open house in Brockton. I actually looked at the 3rd house on the list above when it first hit the pre-market, it is definitely a place to show off.

Wow it does look real purdy at high resolution on a PC (note that you need to make sure that YouTube is set to the max resolution your monitor can support otherwise you are just getting crappy 720p upscaled like mad) However I think most everyone I know, despite being PC gamers at their core...

So clearly this is the Banuk tribe

The video, she is unavailable.

I play an Arcane mage and yes it is VERY chatty and talks shit about everyone, especially the wielder.

You know if this was a Marvel movie that we'd have learned that Diana got preggers from that one-night-stand with Steve resulting in a post-credit scene of dropping the newborn girl off at house with 'Hinkley' on the mailbox.

Holy mother forking shirtballs. That was awesome. I feel compelled to purchase one of their games for the sheer chutzpah of it all.

Holy Destiny/Division flashbacks... I mean sure it looks great, but so did those.

The Darwin Project business with the streaming integration is indeed very Hunger Games / Running Man

My only fear is that Guerilla Games and Sony did not seem to fully appreciate what a monster hit they had on their hands. Subsequently I don't think they have even started working on a sequel as they are hip deep in their next project.

Squeeeee!!!! Spoilers for massive easter egg this week

Anthem looks...well I guess we will see more tomorrow but my first impression is DestinyFall

I actually like Killjoys a bit more, but really SyFy the last couple of years has been an embarrassment of riches. One wonders what they might have been had they not had those dark years between Sci-Fi Friday's heyday and now.

Ack! I never finished last season... I need to get on that

Had the house inspection today and things were going along great. Clear indications that the original builder had done things the right way and what few issues found were relatively minor... Then he got to the attic and found mold. There isn't a ton of mold, just some dalmatian-like dark...

I should honestly have seen the writing on the wall at PAX East. There presentation there should have been a pre-victory lap if things were solid, but instead they were incredibly reserved about everything when talking to people and Walters was outright defensive.

The pressure on the 'Dylan' team has got to be insanely high now. When they started working on it they had two mega-selling IPs in Mass Effect and Dragon Age that they could rely on as well as substantial promise of continued revenue growth from SWTOR. SWTOR still makes some decent coin as I...

I read that article and I think one of the critical issues is present in the original thesis for "ME4" -- the success of Mass Effect was not about exploration for the sake of exploring, it was about exploration that was driven by core plot and character elements. There was no way that a...

I've been on Omeprazole for over a decade now and yeah it does take a good long time to get 'started' so don't expect to feel better until after that initial two week period. I actually don't get 'heartburn' in the classic sense which is why I was able to miss that my esophagus was getting...

When I first saw him in The Wire, which I saw several years after the fact, I was surprised he had not been in more things. Glad to see people taking notice of the guy. The problem with really grand character actors is that they can often be overlooked. The classic example being Daniel Day...

I recall seeing on IMDB before the show premiered that Pablo Schrieber was in most of the episodes and thought it very odd since his character is not a huge part of the original book. I wondered what they could possibly be doing in order to justify having him in that many episodes. Silly me...

Rockland. Quasi-remote part of the south shore but still a short drive / bike ride to a commuter rail station.

The Laura / Sweeney / Infrit guy B-story is a wonderful addition. Thoroughly enjoy the giant ginger git.

As it turns out it is very much a thing to the tune of them accepting my offer even though it wasn't the highest actual dollar value. My realtor was pretty shocked at my beginners luck. I would be more inclined it had as much to do with my flexibility with respect to closing dates and having...

I feel when it comes to financial stuff you want a nice strong conservative-leaning finance guy. Had someone else go "well we can pull X amount of your 401k for the down-payment and then restructure the..." My current guy on the other hand was "rule 1: we don't touch any retirement funds...

Okay so in my noobness I didn't know about the 'love letter' that traditionally accompanies the offer. Thankfully I have a pretty good memory and just put together a quick missive based on the elements of the current owner's personality i remember from the visit. Assuming I don't get it I'll...

Went to a bunch of Abington/Whitman/Weymouth places today and found one I like, but we will see. Each place had a swarm of people in attendance and all of the real estate agents were very cocksure about the property going immediately. I mean it's a good sales tactic to drum up demand, but I...

I've only been house hunting in a truly serious way for 3 weeks now and I already hate it. I keep finding new construction or teardown remodels that look great, then I realize they are in Brockton. Like a fool I keep going to open houses there, each time thinking "maybe this part of Brockton...

Yeah sad we lost those posts. Crispin Glover delivered as only he can. I loved the 'making of' bit afterwards when they said they told the casting director they were looking for a "Crispin Glover type" and were told a couple days later that they had a meeting with him. I'd be terrified of...

I liked having Deathstroke back. Interesting reference to Jericho, given that Titans is coming I wonder if they are setting something up there. So no one noticed that he was wearing a wig and a fake beard when he got rescued? I suppose he could just ditch them when he got 'cleaned up' but...

My first thought at the end was "go look at the time vault..." I was a bit surprised that they didn't given the attention they keep paying to that one bit of newsprint from 2024

Well when reading the book it was clearly meant for a long narrative format. The pacing was very similar to Sandman in that effect and I could feel that it would have worked well as a comic. Even back then I felt that a TV series was the only way to do it justice and that in so doing lots of...