Escaped gaming meme

obsessivewoman had me buy her a seedless watermelon; our friend Katrina remarked on it, leading me to a recollection of a conversation with weregamer.

( Galactic civilization and digital rights management )

Deranged thought

Speculation from a conversation with John Carey: do cities in the worlds of anime have Giant Robot Shelters into which the citizens flee when giant robot battles break out? (I can just see the signs: yellow gundam silhouette on black disc on rectangular yellow sign, GUNDAM SHELTER in English and Japanese kanji...)