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Off Topic: Is there such a thing as too much popularity?
Sometimes, I sit down and play World of Warcraft for a couple of hours.
Off Topic: Game of Thrones does its best Dexter impression, upsets its entire fan base with its penultimate episode
Man, I don't even know, y'all. Despite last week's episode being panned by pretty much everyone, I found it enjoyable enough in its semi-return to political machinations. But this week's episode? I don't really have any way of defending it.
Off-Topic: HBO’s Chernobyl scares you with radiation, but reveals a larger threat
HBOs new miniseries Chernobyl wants you to think the real villain is invisible, but no less lethal.
Off-Topic: Pokémon: Detective Pikachu pulls off utterly charming cinematic magic
I’ll be the first to admit that when I first heard the rumors of a live-action Pokémon movie, I was a little worried.
Off Topic: New fossil discovery Ambopteryx establishes the lineage of bat-winged, feathered dinosaurs
For us laymen, the difference between pterosaurs -- members of the clade Pterosauria -- and dinosaurs is often extremely hard to understand.
Bethesda posts a D&D adventure, then pulls it due to potential plagiarism
It's hard not to conclude that Bethesda Game Studios put out a plagiarized D&D module to promote the Elsweyr expansion to The Elder Scrolls Online — then took it down when the similarities between it and The Black Road module from Wizards of the Coast became apparent.
Off-Topic: A new bill would ban games from selling loot boxes to minors
The first step toward removing randomized loot boxes and pay-to-win microtransactions in games could be on its way.
Off Topic: Suskityrannus joins Moros intrepidus as our knowledge of the Tyrannosauridae increases in small steps
A couple of weeks ago we talked about Moros intrepidus, one of the most fascinating fossils we've recently discovered.
Off Topic: Riot employees hold walkout in protest of toxic work conditions
Many employees of Riot -- developer of League of Legends -- held a walkout today in protest of toxic and sexist work conditions and the company's forced arbitration.
Off Topic: Game of Thrones fans caught Daenerys Targaryen with a Starbucks coffee
Non-spoilers for Game of Thrones: Daenerys Targaryen enjoys a hot cup of coffee while in the cold climate of Westeros.



