Archive for the ‘Around the Intertubes’ Category
Trisha’s Quote of the Day: The secret to Christina Applegate’s success
Advice to grow on, from triple-threat actor Christina Applegate.
In: Around the Intertubes, Movies · Tagged with: Christina Applegate, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Trisha’s Quote of the Day: Reaping the consequences of being a dick
Wil Wheaton gives advice on what you should do when someone you know and like is being a dick.
In: Around the Intertubes, Quips and Quotes · Tagged with: Acquisitions Inc., Don't be a dick, scott kurtz, Titansgrave, Wil Wheaton
Trisha’s Quote for the Day: How Penny Arcade’s Robert Khoo is more evil than mastermind
[You] know what’s … rare? A guy who can write excellent code in several disparate languages, manage multiple different server installs, administrate databases, and configure office firewalls. All while being motivated to do “tedious” work and manage his own projects while not caring about his work/life balance and being solely focused on the job. That’s […]
In: Around the Intertubes, Quips and Quotes · Tagged with: Penny Arcade, Robert Khoo, what did I just read?
Trisha’s Quote of the Day: Letting artists be artists
In the olden days, producers knew what visual effects were. Now they’ve gotten into this methodology where they’ll hire a middleman – a visual effects supervisor, and this person works for the producing studio. They’re middle managers. And when you go into a review with one of them, there’s this weird sort of competition that […]
In: Around the Intertubes, Quips and Quotes · Tagged with: AMA, Phil Tippett, quoted for truth, quotes, reddit
Trisha’s Video of the Day: “The Night of the Doctor” prequel short
It’s been a great year for fans of Doctor Who (aka Whovians) as the series approaches its special 50th anniversary episode. After Peter Capaldi (“The Thick of It,” In the Loop) was revealed as the newest incarnation of the Doctor and the announcement that the anniversary episode would be simulcast in theaters and select television […]
In: Around the Intertubes, Television: British and Canadian · Tagged with: anniversary specials, Doctor Who, what did I just watch?
Trisha’s Quote of the Day: What do Muslims and Mormons have in common?
I don’t recognize the Orson Scott Card I see today, but I refuse to believe that the author whose stories helped me navigate my teenage years has disappeared entirely. Others may hate him, but I’m still struggling to understand him. That’s the least I owe him for gifting me with an ethical compass when I […]
In: Around the Intertubes, Quips and Quotes · Tagged with: boycotts, Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
Trisha’s Quote of the Day: When “viral” is a dirty word
You say you want to go “viral.” I’m gonna tell you that you actually might NOT want to go legitimately “viral” and here’s why: About 90% of videos that go viral are a trap for their creators. Tay Zonday made Chocolate Rain, and regardless of the fact that he’s a talented singer and songwriter, he […]
In: Around the Intertubes, Quips and Quotes · Tagged with: Brent Black, brentalfloss, famous on the Internet, YouTube
Carrie marketing team deserves an award
Presented without comment.
In: Around the Intertubes, Movies, Trailers · Tagged with: Carrie, marketing, viral campaign
Trisha’s Video of the Day: I love you, space sword!
Man, I really have to catch up on The Legend of Korra now, don’t I?
In: Around the Intertubes · Tagged with: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Man at Arms, Sokka, swords, what did I just watch?
In Russia, game tests you!
“Epic game development” – A development process where a lot of important information (location of critical resources, build-in cheat codes, status of some sub-systems) never gets written down, but instead is passed by the word of mouth from developer to developer, like a folk tale. Most game development in Russia is Epic. —Anonymous, explaining some […]
In: Around the Intertubes, Quips and Quotes · Tagged with: Russian game development, The Trenches, war stories