While it may be nothing, it’s interesting to note that both Eddard Stark and Tyrion Lannister claim in book one that they felt as if the eyes of the dragon skulls in the red palace were following them. That they were conscious. This is similar to how many characters like Catelyn believed that the weirwood […]
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Lyanna Stark Asked Ned to Be Buried in the Crypts of Winterfell
While rereading the first book Game of Thrones I noticed how Neds describes how he remembers when Lyanna died, the smell of blood and flowers he claims (hinting of the blood from birth). One interesting thing I noticed was that Ned claimed Lyanna made Ned promise her that she would be buried in the crypts. […]
The Empire Did Nothing Wrong: a Darth Vader Biography Part 5
“Gorghan of Old Ghis once wrote that a prophecy is like a treacherous woman. She takes your member in her mouth, and you moan with the pleasure of it and think, how sweet, how fine, how good this is… and then her teeth snap shut and your moans turn to screams. That is […]
Nutrition Is About Contexts, Not Absolutes
Most people seem to believe nutrition consists of objectively good or objectively bad foods. They miss that it’s all contextual. If you just finished a workout then sugar is really beneficial to you since it’s consumption foes directly to the muscles and doesn’t rise insulin levels. Gatorade is great if you’re working out, it’s horrible […]
Quick Thoughts on Instructional Software Design
One of the big problems with the instructional software design that has bought into “gamification” is it’s reliance on video game design theory from the entertainment industry. This is the LAST place you want to base your design on, yet this is almost exclusively where they focus. Most video games aren’t developing a real skill. […]
Thoughts on Amazon: Rebuttal to the Recent Attacks and the Supposed Cheating and Effects Amazon Has on Small Businesses
At the moment Bezos and Amazon is being attacked by all sides as a destroyer of small businesses and retail. The is happening through two methods: The business model is just too damn effective. As it grows it can start leveraging economy of scales. For example: Maybe the profit margin is reduced by giving free […]