undead-potatoes:

Since the release of Dragon Age: Inquisition is fast approaching, and I just reached 200 followers, I thought I’d do a little giveaway!

I’ll be giving away one physical copy of Dragon Age: Inquisition Deluxe Edition for any console or PC.

The copy will be pre-ordered from GameStop, and either sent to your address, or you can choose to pick it up on the day of the release. If you don’t have GameStop where you live, or your region won’t allow for online purchase, a standard copy from Amazon will be provided instead.

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Some rules:

  • You must reblog this post to participate, but liking the post counts as a second entry.
  • Anyone can participate, and you do not need to follow me.
  • You must be willing to give up your name and address to receive your physical copy of the game. This info will only be used for the giveaway, and not be shared with anyone in any way.
  • Your ask/fanmail must be open so I can contact you.
  • No giveaway blogs.
  • If you’re only signal boosting, pleas tag it as such so I know you’re not participating c:

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The giveaway ends on October 31st, and a winner will be randomly picked out by a number generator.

Good luck!

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skunkbear:

It seems like the title of an onion article, but it’s actually very serious. A study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that hurricanes with feminine names killed significantly more people than hurricanes with masculine names.  The authors looked at several decades of hurricane deaths (excluding extreme outliers like Katrina and Audrey) and posed a question: 

Do people judge hurricane risks in the context of gender-based expectations?

 According to their study, the answer is a big yes.

Laboratory experiments indicate that this is because hurricane names lead to gender-based expectations about severity and this, in turn, guides respondents’ preparedness to take protective action.

In other words, because of some deep-seated perceptions of gender, people are less afraid of hurricanes with feminine names. And that means they are less likely to evacuate.

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theatlantic: “Our Sun Has a Sister “ The ancient Egyptians called it Ra. The ancient Greeks called it Helios. The ancient Mayans called it Kinich Ahau. The ancient Germans called it Sól. Our longest-standing and most deeply held myths have so often...
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theatlantic:

Our Sun Has a Sister

The ancient Egyptians called it Ra. The ancient Greeks called it Helios. The ancient Mayans called it Kinich Ahau. The ancient Germans called it Sól. 

Our longest-standing and most deeply held myths have so often revolved around the sun in large part because we humans have revolved around the sun. That distant sphere of glowing gas has been, to us fragile creatures, warmth and light and life itself. It has, we now know, been the center of everything we’ve known. No wonder we’ve assumed it was divine. 

Which makes news just coming out of the University of Texas at Austin—soon to be reported in The Astrophysical Journal—particularly monumental. Our familiar star, it turns out, is not unique. Our sun has a sibling—a sister-star that almost certainly originated from the same cloud of gas and dust as our own shining orb. 

That sibling? A star with the deceptively dull name of HD 162826.

Read more. [Image: NASA]

Source: The Atlantic

worthmeltingforelsa:

In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk
very little yet enjoy a position over those who
offer up their work and their selves to our judgment.

We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write
and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face
is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average
piece of junk is more meaningful than our criticism
designating it so.

But there are times when a critic truly risks something,
 and that is in the discovery and defense of the new.
Last night, I experienced something new, an 
extraordinary meal from a singularly
unexpected source.

To say that both the meal and its maker have
challenged my preconceptions is a gross
understatement. They have rocked me to
my core. In the past, I have made no secret
of my disdain for Chef Gusteau’s famous motto:
Anyone can cook.

But I realize that only now do I truly understand
what he meant. Not everyone can become
a great artist, but a great artist
can come from anywhere.
It is difficult to imagine more humble origins than
those of the genius now cooking at Gusteau’s,
who is, in this critic’s opinion, nothing less than
the finest chef in France. I will be returning
to Gusteau’s soon, hungry for more

— Anton Ego

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