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I think it has that run of "the situation is so inherently awful, you can only really look at it with satire."

Designing Mass Effect Okay, it is paid content by EA, but it can be somewhat interesting to see some of the writers talking about the reasons and whyfors.

Also in the news, apparently Eddie Murphy is in the process of writing the script for Coming to America 2, and will in fact be following on 30 years on from the original.

Don't you realise, the designers obviously knew everyone was going to hot-bunk, and also that any future crew would invariably set themselves up in the escape pod and the kitchen for sleeping quarters... Edit: Also, since Pathfinders are obviously going to Kirk it up, they need the extra large sleeping quarters for the numerous romance interests to share together.

And for the general weirdness of news and life on our modern planet... Panda Style

Because someone has to go there...

So the folks behind The Big Short are doing a slightly satirical take on the war in Afghanistan... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9Jg20Ukf4E

Heh. Krispy Kreme has decided it has to change it's name in the UK. They're now rebranding as Krispy Cream, because apparently too many people over here saw "Kreme" and would pronounce it as "Crème" instead of Cream. So they're rebranding everything on this side of the Atlantic.

Actually one thing that struck me, the whole Andromeda Viability score. Now I know I left about half a dozen of the "Tasks" undone, but I'd completed pretty much all else (although I was on normal difficulty), but I think I only managed to scrape enough AVP to unlock about 19/20 CryoPods. That leaves what, about 9 more to unlock? So is it set up so that you cannot get enough to unlock all of them within the game? (odd since there's pretty much no level cap on your character levelling). Or have they put it that way so future DLC can take advantage? Was I missing something that lets you access a whole lot more of the viability points?

Hm, now I'm tempted to go get the ingredients and try this one out... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwyh31pOjgs

Sat down and basically binge-watched all 10 episodes of Westworld. Saw a few twists coming, didn't fully catch a couple of others. Definitely curious to see what they'll follow it with as a second season...

Heh. I'm pretty sure I know a few folks who have trouble doing that in normal trainers or football boots. In those heels that's impressive.

The thing is some of those remote outposts that you discover if you just wander end up being quest locations later in the game for assorted side-quests, which can be oddly disconcerting.

Okay, so not a trailer but general news that will probably make plenty of nerds squeal. Variety has reported it, and since it's not April 1st just yet it would seem to have some truth... Joss Whedon is set to direct a standalone Batgirl movie

Also in a certain vein.. Cards Against Humanity Creator Vows to buy and publish Congress' browser history

Heh, I always remember trying to read Bram Stoker's Dracula when I was 8. I hit the point of Harker's descent into madness and fleeing Dracula's castle, which totally creeped me out. I couldn't read past that point. Took me years to return and try to finish that book.

20 year anniversaries. Where did my childhood go?