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I just finished one of the five routes. For those wondering: It's all very tastefully done. None of the characters let themselves be defined by their disabilities. She's not the deaf girl; she's the competitive student council president. She's not the "thalidomide girl"; she's the eccentric...

Let's go with a few that haven't been mentioned so far: Dinosaur Comics [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php], Nerf Now [http://www.nerfnow.com/], Gunnerkrigg Court [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/index2.php]. Especially Gunnerkrigg Court.

There are a lot of shortcuts in this game, which reduce traveling time quite a bit. Example: Near the door to the Depths is a shortcut to the Firelink Shrine. There is also another door leading back to the bonfire beneath the dragon. When using the shortest ways you often have to fight against...

Being introverted is not really a choice. There is even a plausible physiological explanation for the difference between introverts and extroverts. Our brains have a certain baseline of arousal (or activity), which is higher for introverts. If your level of arousal is too low you get bored. If...

Why does that sentence make me feel old? I'm curious: why not call it "martial arts"? Martial combat sounds like a tautology to me. Anyway, nice review. I'll look forward to the next one, because as good as the first season is the other seasons are just so much more interesting.

I've never had something like that, though after hours of playing Catherine the Tetris Effect kicks in quite strongly. Even in the cutscenes. But I do have the occasional wish for CTRL+Z to work in real life.

For the people wondering about Portal's use in education: Even if Portal was useless at improving spatial reasoning this would still be pretty much the best field trip ever. I saw a documentary the other day about a paradigm shift in education, which aims to turn children into creators...

So that's a confirmed US-release then?

After the Third Crusade Duke Leopold V of Austria took Richard the Lionheart captive. To quote Wikipedia: "The affair had a lasting influence on Austria, since part of the money from King Richard's ransom was used by Duke Leopold V to finance the founding in 1194 of the new city of Wiener...

I like to kick them until they fall over and then stomp on their heads. Because fuck you, zombie that flays around like an idiot and kills me in a few hits. I have two complaints with the game so far: 1. Multiplayer on PC is really unstable. When I play co-op everyone gets random...

Sadly, this. Pyro is my favorite class in TF2, yet the Backburner is the only weapon I hate. I hate using it, because airblasts cost so much ammo. I hate when others use it, as it's pretty much an instant death radius for most classes (and I hate Pyro duels). Also, it reminds me of that one time...

Reminds me of this Cracked article [http://www.cracked.com/article_19402_6-mind-blowing-ways-zombies-vampires-explain-america.html], which, surprisingly, makes a lot of sense. Warning: Do not go to Cracked if you have something to do today. It's as bad a time-sink as TV-Tropes. I'm an...

This is a bit of a culture shock for me. I was in one of the three best secondary schools and am now in the best university in the country. My parents supported, but never pushed me and as far as I can tell it was the same for everyone else in (at least) my class back in secondary school...

Really? Because I don't. Ban one symbol and there will be a new one. Or people will simply hide it better. The only thing this law accomplishes is getting stupid, drunk teenagers in serious trouble when they spray swastikas on walls (which doesn't seem to happen too often). Oh, and see the...

I am kinda angry at Extra Credits for reinforcing that notion. There are two kinds of addictions: physiological and psychological. The former is when your brain chemistry starts to depend on your consumption of certain substances (e.g. drugs). The latter is exactly what is described in the...