I dunno about Game of Thrones, this season has not been as enjoyable for me as those that preceded it. I won't spoil anything in my ranting, but I'll just say that in general I think the pacing has become problematic. Of course plotlines are starting to wrap up as the season concludes, but last night also highlights my unhappiness with some roles (one in particular) acting out of character, and the episode's dramatic climax featured the worst visual effects in the show's history. I'm still caught up in things, and am by no means giving up on the show (unlike *every* friend who has read the books first), but it is frustrating to feel it is falling off.

Links of Thrones:	Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
Play:	Lightsprite. Corporate Climber.
Link:	100-year-old blackboard drawings found in Oklahoma school.
Stories:	Mishearings. Rare 9-way kidney swap a success, San Francisco doctors say. Thanks Slashdot.
Science:	California is sinking, and it’s getting worse. Thanks Boing Boing. New technique promises to reveal a person’s history of viral infections. Why Do Wet Dogs Stink- + Other Canine Chemistry.
Media:	Matt Damon Is Hilariously Profane In The First Look At The Martian. CONTRA (NINTENDO) (React- Retro Gaming). Thanks nin. Runaway Tire Almost Destroys Woman. Thanks The Flying Penguin.
Follow-up:	Watch the US Navy test its electromagnetic jet fighter catapult.
The Funnies:	Brevity.