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Aagh.. I can't think of a single good animal pun! This will hound me for the rest of my life.

Yey, Danielle! Great cast as usual, and some excellent advice from Danielle and Sean there at the end. What what was the date of that upcoming Super 3D Noah's Ark stream again?

Just in case they guys at Firaxis are totally in the dark about what tools are available. This is a brilliant, horrible thing.

Quality post there Architecture! Perhaps not quite as good as the color palette one but still very nice.

Yeah, cool if true, I guess, but weird marketing nonetheless. Anyway, here is what is actually important: http://www.ibtimes.co.in/far-cry-4-rumored-animals-himalayan-kingdom-600472 (Quality article. You should read it in its entirety. It blends rumors and speculation with possible facts in a very interesting way.)

I'm not sure if this has been posted already: http://www.ibtimes.co.in/far-cry-4-plot-synopsis-leaked-indian-be-protagonist-600731 Nor am I sure why I continue to read this thread.

Edith was definitely my biggest problem with the book. She felt like some sort of ridiculous caricature to me for the majority of the book. Her portrayal book wasn't any worse than, for example, that of the damsels in the typical detective novels, but when contrasted with Stoner himself, it was quite distracting.

I don't know about this feminism stuff. Just lots of random swearing, it seems to me. I do like pineapples, though.

Heh, I guess it depends on what you count as success and failure (which, by the way, lets not try to define here). I can't remember that many big failures in my recent past (although, I assure you, I'm quite capable of disappointing myself), but in my case it might come down to lack of trying (only a few job interviews, easy courses, that kind of stuff). If you count the really small stuff, I'm a fucking success machine (I seldom miss a bus or trip over while carrying my lunch, and so on). Anyway, nevermind, it was mostly a jokey comment. Good luck with the interview! I hope you'll catch a break soon.

That ratio sounds pretty poor actually.

I just passed my final exam ever, after... (what?)... some 20 years from the first one. Feels pretty good.

I think you should wait for someone to compile a version matrix before making that decision. Otherwise, you might miss the epic snow leopard hunt DLC.

Ugh.. that cover is so off-putting to me, for many reasons, but mostly because I really disliked the "cool", "twisted", "compelling" (?) villain thing they were going for in Far Cry 3. My guess is that Far Cry 4 is going to be more of the same. I.e. you play as a western hiker whose mountain climbing trip turns sour when you cross paths with the gang of the dude in a colorful suit. To free your friends (and, eventually, your mind) you have to help the locals end the tyranny of the man with a ridiculous British accent.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/10/a-puzzling-glimpse-of-ron-gilberts-new-double-fine-game/ Looks dark. I will hate it.

Damn. I haven't had the time to finish The Sun Also Rises yet. Maybe next time you could announce the upcoming book club book a bit earlier. Ahh, Wolf Hall. So many Thomas's but only one "he".

I have only read two Ian Fleming short stories ("The Living Daylights" and "From a View to Kill" that came with the positively epic Penguin Mini Modern Classics Box Set) and they did feel quite silly and almost naive when compared to le Carré's work. I can definitely see why some people might enjoy James Bond style espionage story over that of George Smiley's, but based on the little I have read from both authors I vastly prefer le Carré. (Someone should fix the title. That capital "I" bothers me way more than it should.)

Haha... yeah, I have seen Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy three times already so I thought it would be better to start with one of the other books in the series so as not to get bored while reading it. I don't remember why exactly I chose Smiley's People over The Honourable Schoolboy. Probably because of the length or the availability. There were quite many references to TTSS in Smiley's People (Karla, Ann, Haydon, Toby, ...) but I think I managed to connect most of the dots based on the movie. Obviously, I don't know how heavily the events of The Honourable Schoolboy were referenced in the book, but I didn't feel like I was missing anything essential. Definitely going to read both of the books now, though. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold was a good and interesting book. Smiley's People just happened to be more up my alley.

I just read Smiley's People, the final book in the Karla trilogy, and I thought it was absolutely fantastic. It's like an Agatha Christie novel where, because of the secret service bullshit, you can actually believe that something this intricate and complicated could be taking place. The only other le Carré book that I have read is The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. I thought it was okay, but I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as Smiley's People. Despite the rather intricate plot, the only thing I can actually remember about The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is the endless "He could be lying about him lying about him lying about.." I rarely feel like they get the protagonists "right" in movie adaptations, even if some are perfectly acceptable. For example, I liked Martin Freeman in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but it is not at all how I imagined Arthur Dent when reading the book. That said, Gary Oldman fucking nailed George Smiley! The calmness, the efficiency in both movement and speech, everything. (well, except for physique) I'm actually glad I watched Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy before reading any of the Smiley books, because I could never have conjured a more perfect image of George Smiley in my head. Can't wait for the sequel. I wonder whether I should read The Honourable Schoolboy or Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy next.

Ugh.. I really hope that this is not true, because that is such a disappointing definition. First, science is not just about observing things. Second, what the hell is "impartial observation"? Edit: sorry to keep this off-topic. I don't think this should be continued here.

This. I once assassinated a king I was in good terms with because I thought I would gain his territory. Of course, I only had a Breckonian level of understanding of succession and it turned out that my daughter inherited the grown. So I had to kill her. She was like eight years old for Christ's sake. And that kingdom was Norway. And I was Ireland. Also, Guybrush Threepwood. And the great pottery and shrubbery destroyer Link. Edit: Correct term used.

That'd make a horrible catchphrase. Marvellous shelf megaspel. I wish I was as handy as you.

Ooh, nice! The National Parks ones are great. That propaganda WW2 one is seriously gross, though.

Cool! Although I have a really hard time believing that a National Forest Service (or whatever) would ever have a poster that looked even remotely as good as that piece by Olly.

Damn, I was really hoping to grab one of those posters. Sounds unlikely. :(

Yeah, that might be true. But damn that Needle in the Hay scene in The Royal Tenenbaums was rough.