Wow, just finished The Martian by Andy Weir in 2 days. Really enjoyed it. That's probably a personal best. Don't tell my boss

The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny are pretty good if you like fantasy. As a few stated before, The Dresden Files are great if you like boilerplate detective novels with a wizardy twist. And I really like Name of the Wind. Have a 1st edition hardcover I need to get signed some day. P.S. Americ...

I think we may be giving Robert Hamilton too much credit for character depth where there probably is none. I can only base this on previous episodes he wrote. Interestingly, Duff King (who flew hang gliders for Magnum PI) holds a Hawaiian distance record of 26.5 miles in Maui. This guy is a veteran ...

I think Mad Buck Gibson choose hang gliding specifically because when he failed, he'd have no safety net like with skydiving. If he's miles from shore, he's probably going to die. But if he's rich enough to pay for wrecking a Ferrari, he can probably afford excellent cancer treatment, right? So why ...

Only mid 90s mech RTS I can recall is Total Annihilation. Clones in mechs vs Digitized humans in mechs.

Loved the "tangent!" exclamations.

P.S. (aka Tangent) If you do more DnD podcasts, derp-o-mancer and dwarf enforcer sound like fun classes

1Q84 is VERY Japanese, which sounds obvious, but I have to keep reminding myself that when certain things happen. If you've ever seen any anime and read this you'd know what I mean. Does Murakami have a similar style to all his books? It's a good book, though the dialogue repetition is constant.

Jonci wrote:Which opening were they talking about with the Beej as everyone idea?

The Story of Beej. It's a cH episode from a year or so back.

See Feed Dump, Florida isn't all bad We have Dole Whip, which is a pineapple or orange soft serve that you can have covered in Dole Pineapple juice. Really great on a hot day at Magic Kingdom, if you're willing to wait 30-60 minutes in line (it is Disney after all).

Evil Alex, Angler Fish Kathleen, and (possibly evil) Cam. Feed Dump FTW!!!

The Algonquin Round Table.

What was the 2014 GDP of Kenya?

Volafortis wrote:I just started it, so I can't say much about it, but I've enjoyed what I've read so far.

Really enjoying 1Q84. Just had the reveal of how the stories intersect. Thanks for the recommendation Volafortis!

Volafortis wrote:I just started it, so I can't say much about it, but I've enjoyed what I've read so far.

Fingers crossed Just ordered it and The Martian. I always end up buying 2 at a time

Volafortis wrote:Currently reading 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami.

This sounds interesting. I'm not sure I've ever read a modern book translated from another language either. Have to add it to the list.

Just finished "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline. It's flawed, with a lot of exposition in the first 5 chapters. Once it gets going though, it's full of 80's nostalgia, near future tech, and interesting characters. I burned through the last 150 pages in a day. Back to book 4 of the Dresden...

Watch "Destiny Year One" on YouTube
Destiny Year One: https://youtu.be/8XLa2kEz2m4

Has anyone else checked out Bungie's Youtube page today? "Destiny Year One" video not only has LRR clips (around 7 minutes) but also the thumbnail is from the animated Destiny sketch. Pretty cool

Really thought provoking. I'm glad they touched on spoilers for videogames as well, ... and I wish there was a right answer. Some games, like say Arkham Asylum, you kind of know how it's going to end. But that game is really more about the fun mechanics of beating up bad guys and becoming Batman. A ...

So I decided to check out the Magnum Mania episode ratings (bored at work and love trivia myself). Found the lowest scoring episode is "Two Birds of a Feather". Turns out Don Bellasario wrote this 6.8. Curious to see that one. Season 3 episode 20

Love the podcast but had a plot question on this one. Prof. Martinez's asst is a native Hawaiian yes? Why would he help cover up proof that Hawaiians figured something out on their own? As a proud native, it seems like he should be helping the good guys bring the tablet to light. Just saying I thin...

Love the podcast but had a plot question on this one. Prof. Martinez's asst is a native Hawaiian yes? Why would he help cover up proof that Hawaiians figured something out on their own? As a proud native, it seems like he should be helping the good guys bring the tablet to light. Just saying

I love reading the Halo books, particularly the ones written by Karen Traviss. They get into the minds of Spartans and what creating super soldiers by kidnapping children and forcing them into service means about society. The guys discussed people seeing the worst of a thing, and that's definitely t...

I love the editing style Kathleen is doing. Evil Alex made me laugh so hard at work.