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Best walkup song ever?

Clearly we need to have a Crocodile Dundee thread about knife sizes.

Heh, you do reach an age where coasters are no longer fun.

It's just a label folks, it doesn't have to mean something bigger. My baseball game lets me play the role of a minor league ballplayer trying to break into the bigs, and it has an amazing amount of statistical detail and freedom of character. But we call it a sports game because that's the easy thing to do.

How many of those are just handling localization? It was something stated in a marketing presentation for investors, so I wouldn't read much into it. We've seen plenty of patchwork games in the past, but non of the AC games have seemed anything like that. The worst I ever saw was Everquest 2, they had like 4 different art teams and no real cohesion.

Most kids are smart enough to delineate between playful teasing and cruelty. Although everybody is different, I have students I know I can banter back and forth with and those I wouldn't dare. That one boy who started hitting and then chucked the water bottle at the parent would be in huge trouble, for example. It's an inappropriate reaction to the situation. It's also about establishing perspective. I don't want my children taking their hoard of candy too seriously. They are going to look back on their reaction and see that it was silly, that candy is not something you should become overly attached to. And again, it's about letting off some steam. My children torture me on a daily basis. They are wonderful and amazing, but they are also a huge pain in the rear. If I took this job seriously all the time, I would not survive it. This morning I asked my son if he wanted juice or chocolate milk, and he said juice. I went and made it. He took one sip, then handed it back to me and said he wanted a chocolate milk instead. I was exasperated, and he just shrugged and smiled. I go through things like that about a dozen times a day. It adds up.

If time means nothing, constructing infinite complexity would also mean nothing. At least I think so. Easy come, easy go, right. Yeah, let me just tell you that 7th graders have a ridiculous concept of time. If it didn't happen in the last month, it might as well have been forever ago.

I don't get how making children cry equals funny. Oh look, the kids are miserable and crying, ha ha. To me that's mean, not funny. Maybe I'm weird like that. It's probably more funny if you are a parent. Teasing your kids is a huge help in not going crazy, it's a tough job. For the most part, they deserve it. I think I'd feel worse if my kid was all ok about it. I get in trouble on a regular basis for eating my kids candy though. My wife and daughter have some pretty elaborate hiding spots.

It took me awhile, but I found it streaming on Hulu. I'm watching it now.

Heh, you more of just a relentless skeptic.

Nationality, political affiliation, and religion have nothing to do with how horrible this situation is, and we should all have great empathy for the girls and families involved. #bringbackourgirls applies to anyone who is not a monster.

Hah, that's awesome, we need to make sure everyone calls him Brayko when this game comes out. It looks like a cool setting, Far Cry 3 was pretty great, so I'll pick this one up.

Turns out the Americas were settled originally only once, through the northwest from Asia. There was some debate, but this is quite a discovery, particularly for those of us who were told unequivocally indigenous Americans originated from the east, specifically the Middle East, micro-specifically Israel. The foundation of mormonism rests entirely on this belief, that a small family sailed west across the Atlantic, a few thousand years ago, originally settling and populating the continent--including a westward migration to Polynesia. This was literally the Word of God, and therefore true. The church recently amended the implication by saying Native Americans are among the descendants of this family. But, of course, now we know they are not. They were never "they." The Nephites never existed, nor did the Lamanites. Gandalf is arguably more realistic than Nephi, sorry. Whoa, that's some crazy right there. I've never heard anything but the Asian land bridge explanation. Edit: This discovery sounds a lot like the plot of the Ice Age movies, they just need a mammoth in that cave and they have the whole cast.

Well, they got a nice narrator for the video. That being said, I'm still very skeptical of JA:Flashback. I kicked in $50 for the kickstarter, but my expectations are still low. Does it look horrible to anyone else? I know graphics aren't everything, but yeesh.

Spec Ops: The Line tells a decent story, although it is pretty heavy handed. It's worth a play through because at least it is very different than all the other shooters out there. Plus the desert and the sandstorms are pretty amazing to watch.

Is a healthy Festus Ezeli a decent backup center?

You really think so? They took the Clippers to 7 without their top center, and the year before they competed well with a Spurs team that swept two teams and made the finals. What do you think needs to change on their roster?

You don't have to register your vehicle in Colorado? Huh, I'm pretty sure that most states have those fees. It's more expensive in the US, that's for sure. I pay about $200 a year per vehicle, including my RV.

The Rams are also probably going to get some jersey sales and some extra media coverage, so it's not a total gamble. That being said, Fisher is a straight up guy, he's not going to play him unless he deserves it. Honestly I don't think they will think twice about cutting him, he's a late draft pick. But given his college career, I'd say he's a safe bet to at least make the practice squad. He'll probably always be a bench guy given his size. THe NFL has really locked it down on the intolerance so far. It's been impressive, it's a very good sign for future athletes.

Well I hated Glee, but I do love Princess Bride. Honestly I don't think I could watch an entire season of that though.

That's cold Gromnir.

I worry about how tajerio sees the Scientific Revolution. I'm not at the forefront of History or anything, but as a teacher, having simple and clear labels for major historical events is very helpful. It's hard enough trying to get my students to understand the difference between the Holy Roman Empire and the actual Roman Empire.

The church doesn't need credit, Father Georges Lemaître deserves a shout out though. But yes, the debate over whether the Big Bang was random or by purpose is definitely philosophical.

Those "fringe" elements that managed to get "Evolution is just a theory" into textbooks? Evolution is fact and theory. Are you talking about Intelligent Design? I agree it has no place in a Science classroom. But as a Social Science teacher, it makes for a fascinating philosophical debate.

This reminds me of an argument over the correct pronunciation of tomato.