Author Archives: Mark
August 8, 2013 What I’m Playing: August 2013
A few years ago the very idea of playing games with a social element to them elicited a hearty “meh” from me. Farmville was the shining example and it had no appeal to me whatsoever. But, as we’ve talked about before, somebody had the idea to put a Simpsons wrapping around Farmville and I’ve been […]
Tags: WIP
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August 7, 2013 Batman Lego Movie
My 11-year-old nephew is a huge Lego fan. He has more Star Wars Lego kits than actually exist, I think, and he can put many of them together without looking at the instructions, which boggles my mind. Standard family practice for birthdays and Christmas has been to see if he’s got a Lego wishlist and […]
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August 7, 2013 Phil & Lem Already Did It
I don’t know why everyone’s so excited about this lab-grown beef taste testing. Phil Lem solved that thing years ago.
Tags: Better Off Ted
August 6, 2013 Tuesday 7: Movie Batmans
If you want to argue that it should be “Movie Batmen” you’re going to have to go elsewhere because I think it could be either. I chose “Batmans” because it sounds funnier. Also, I’m only including one animated Batman movie at this time. 7. Lewis Wilson – Played Batman in some serials in the 40s, […]
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August 5, 2013 Better Off Ted S02E08: The Impertence of Communicationizing
“Employees must NOW use offensive or insulting language in the workplace.” – Memo M-314 And with that simple typo, Veridian Dynamics becomes a whole different place to work. This show does a great job of taking standard business issues and turning them on their heads – it’s a not-as-dark companion piece to Office Space in […]
Tags: Better Off Ted, LWST
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