Let's pretend that I wrote this on Sunday so I don't have to address the absolute MOUNTAIN of bullshit that happened on Monday, and that is currently underway. I'm reblogging all kinds of relevant shit on my Tumblr, so if you're looking for that, PLENTY to keep you occupied.
OK CHIBI-PA, YAY!!! First time going, and glad that it was another SoFlo con, since it only took me an hour to get home. Overall, I'd say it was very well done, if the reg lines were a little long.
-Brought the house down with a turn on "American Idiot" on the Karaoke machine. The crowd was HYPED.
-"Force Of Dragons" was a hit, BUT a bit too long, and my crowds aren't mosh-worthy yet.
-Goldeneye 007 for $13? HELL YEAH! I'm probably going to stream it, like all the other things I promised I'd stream. Totally you guys.
-Managed to run into someone I played Magic with one time at Wizard's Tower in Stuart, and get a few games in. Also tried out a new TCG called Conjure. It's not as pick up and play as Magic, but it was an interesting experience.
-Deb, who was one of the liasons, was REALLY NICE and made sure everything went well. She also told me a story of that one time she saw Nine Inch Nails open up for Iggy Pop.
-S.S. Hanami were solid dudes as usual, and Andrew, the drummer did a rendition of "Pass The Class" with me! I have thought about getting a backup band to help me out at certain cons...
-I got ZifProd to record video! Again, expect that when the time comes.
ALBUM TIME! I've offically sent in my first track to be mixed and mastered. THe artwork is under way, and I'm currently focusing on building a buffer so that my last couple tracks can be recorded without a hassle, so for the next few months, it's all hard wok for me.
Until UltraCon that is...
Showing posts with label ferguson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ferguson. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Echo Chamber Post Game Episode 93
CORRECTION FROM PREVIOUS EPISODE: Paolo's not in training to become an officer. It was a Citizen's class, meant to educate the public about how the city's cops operate and why/how they do what they do, with some dept. history thrown in.
CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE AT THE BROWSER AND DOWNLOAD
Before I get in to the nitty gritty, this should be required reading.
So should this.
-Remember, if you want to use free meals and free trips to bribe journalists to give your game a good score, it's the journalists fault, but a common practice. But if you use your genitals, then it's the developers fault and is UNACCEPTABLE!!!
-OK, so as I mentioned last week with Ferguson, I'm going to state here at the top:
The main thing that ties all of this together is that we, as a country, have a massive problem with insecurity.
It's a shitty feeling, like your whole world's going to come crashing down. A sick family member, not sure if you're going to be laid off tomorrow or not, those are things we're all afraid of. But the feeling that you're no longer "special"? Well, it's always hard to lose a family member, and if they're sick, there's no guarantee they'll get better. Same with losing a job. While those are all things we can plan around, there's a lot of work involved.
But the insecurity I'm talking about? The kind that involves other people? That's WAY easier to fix. Not everyone is out to get you. What gets me through these hard feelings if focusing on what I can do versus what I have. Thinking about you can still give is a lot less stressful than what you can have taken away.
It's a notion I've felt ever since the 2001 World Trade Center attacks, and has been confirmed with both the election of President Obama and the recent shit that's going on. The feeling, and the confirmation that we're not worth what we think we are is a really awful one to have.
Overmilitarization of.... everything?
"We can't be respected on our own merits, so we'll just have the biggest toys to compensate"
The Zoe Quinn fiasco and Anita Sarkessian forced out of her home because she was threatened?
"The fact that women are allowed to act and live without relation to men means that I, a male, would have to make myself acceptable to them. As a shitty person, this scares me"
All of the money going toward the rich, and keeping the minimum wage low?
"Money is the only thing I have and is directly equal to my worth as a human being"
Gun lobbyists saying "EVERYTHING'S FINE, DON'T TAKE AWAY OUR GUNS OBAMA" saying "Well, MAYBE if he had access to some counseling/therapy..."
"I need this gun, as it is the only thing that makes me feel powerful"
Women and minorites wanting to close the wage gap?
"I suck at my job, and someone who doesn't look like me might be better at it..."
Who has the most to be taken away? The Heterosexual White Male. And what they can have taken away isn't something tangible (except in the case of the Rick White Heterosexual Male, which is obviously money), it's a position of power that really hasn't been earned, at least in the modern era.
Enough of that, on to the fun recappy stuff:
-At least JonTron didn't fuck up any worse since-
(in response to Tim Schafer promoting a Feminist Frequency video)
-Kung Pow: Enter The Fist! WATCH IT!!!
-Also, Kaijudo was a show, and no, nobody cared. Or at least enough for a third season:
-Episode 1 of "Damn You, Scooby Doo":
OLD MAN JENKINS: Ever since my wife died, it's been up to me to keep the old amusement park running. However, after taking care of her for so long when she was sick, the city had to close the place down. However, I think I can fix it up again, it's what the missus would have wanted.
DUMBASS TEENAGER #1: Jinkies gang! Let's get fucking plastered in the abandoned theme park!
DUMBASS TEENAGER #2: I'm going to have sex with all of you!
OLD MAN JENKINS: Damn it! I was just about to burn my old KKK uniform after wearing it one last time, and these kids interrupt my mourning of my dead wife! It was my dying wife who showed me the error of my racist ways! I should speak to them and ask them to leave.
OLD MAN JENKINS gets hit in the crotch.
OLD MAN JENKINS: OOOOOOOOOOHHH!!!
DUMBASS TEENAGER #1: Jeepers! It's a GHOST! THIS PLACE IS HAUNTED!!!
-ALSO, PAOLO RECOGNIZE MY EARLY 2000s CARTOON KNOWLEDGE
CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE AT THE BROWSER AND DOWNLOAD
Before I get in to the nitty gritty, this should be required reading.
So should this.
-Remember, if you want to use free meals and free trips to bribe journalists to give your game a good score, it's the journalists fault, but a common practice. But if you use your genitals, then it's the developers fault and is UNACCEPTABLE!!!
-OK, so as I mentioned last week with Ferguson, I'm going to state here at the top:
The main thing that ties all of this together is that we, as a country, have a massive problem with insecurity.
It's a shitty feeling, like your whole world's going to come crashing down. A sick family member, not sure if you're going to be laid off tomorrow or not, those are things we're all afraid of. But the feeling that you're no longer "special"? Well, it's always hard to lose a family member, and if they're sick, there's no guarantee they'll get better. Same with losing a job. While those are all things we can plan around, there's a lot of work involved.
But the insecurity I'm talking about? The kind that involves other people? That's WAY easier to fix. Not everyone is out to get you. What gets me through these hard feelings if focusing on what I can do versus what I have. Thinking about you can still give is a lot less stressful than what you can have taken away.
It's a notion I've felt ever since the 2001 World Trade Center attacks, and has been confirmed with both the election of President Obama and the recent shit that's going on. The feeling, and the confirmation that we're not worth what we think we are is a really awful one to have.
Overmilitarization of.... everything?
"We can't be respected on our own merits, so we'll just have the biggest toys to compensate"
The Zoe Quinn fiasco and Anita Sarkessian forced out of her home because she was threatened?
"The fact that women are allowed to act and live without relation to men means that I, a male, would have to make myself acceptable to them. As a shitty person, this scares me"
All of the money going toward the rich, and keeping the minimum wage low?
"Money is the only thing I have and is directly equal to my worth as a human being"
Gun lobbyists saying "EVERYTHING'S FINE, DON'T TAKE AWAY OUR GUNS OBAMA" saying "Well, MAYBE if he had access to some counseling/therapy..."
"I need this gun, as it is the only thing that makes me feel powerful"
Women and minorites wanting to close the wage gap?
"I suck at my job, and someone who doesn't look like me might be better at it..."
Who has the most to be taken away? The Heterosexual White Male. And what they can have taken away isn't something tangible (except in the case of the Rick White Heterosexual Male, which is obviously money), it's a position of power that really hasn't been earned, at least in the modern era.
Enough of that, on to the fun recappy stuff:
-At least JonTron didn't fuck up any worse since-
(in response to Tim Schafer promoting a Feminist Frequency video)
-Kung Pow: Enter The Fist! WATCH IT!!!
-Also, Kaijudo was a show, and no, nobody cared. Or at least enough for a third season:
-Episode 1 of "Damn You, Scooby Doo":
OLD MAN JENKINS: Ever since my wife died, it's been up to me to keep the old amusement park running. However, after taking care of her for so long when she was sick, the city had to close the place down. However, I think I can fix it up again, it's what the missus would have wanted.
DUMBASS TEENAGER #1: Jinkies gang! Let's get fucking plastered in the abandoned theme park!
DUMBASS TEENAGER #2: I'm going to have sex with all of you!
OLD MAN JENKINS: Damn it! I was just about to burn my old KKK uniform after wearing it one last time, and these kids interrupt my mourning of my dead wife! It was my dying wife who showed me the error of my racist ways! I should speak to them and ask them to leave.
OLD MAN JENKINS gets hit in the crotch.
OLD MAN JENKINS: OOOOOOOOOOHHH!!!
DUMBASS TEENAGER #1: Jeepers! It's a GHOST! THIS PLACE IS HAUNTED!!!
-ALSO, PAOLO RECOGNIZE MY EARLY 2000s CARTOON KNOWLEDGE
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Echo Chamber's Post Gaming In The 90's
ALL RIGHT, STOP, COLLABORATE AND DOWNLOAD EPISODE 90
-WeffRiddles.com is still up.
-Road Trippin' by Red Hot Chili Peppers:
-Abracadabrafornia:
This is scary in how accurate it is...
-MYSTAKIN STREAMS HERE YOU GO
But he's moving and streaming will be difficult?
-Deadpool Footage, because it's still painful a month later:
-SeaWorld's animal containment policies are a lot less strict than the zoo, since you can't exactly recreate the ocean. In places like The Bronx Zoo, where a lot of effort is put toward recreating their habitat as best as possible, whereas in an aquarium, it's just "here's a pool go nuts kids you have an extra hour in the ballpit"
-Here's the whale we were playing with...
-And some Nintendo 64 USB Controllers
THAT'S ME IN THE SPOT, LIGHT, DOWNLOADING EPISODE 91
-Welcome to X Plays Pokemon rip-off number #457452345.
-The whole thing with Twitch was summarized by Mystakin: These guys need a half-decent PR guy.
But the muting audio thing itself isn't bad, it's what it's leading to. Obviously Twitch wants to go legit so it can be bought out by someone larger, so they need the veneer of "We will totally respect all copyright, you guys!" There could be the abuse of "We don't want people knowing our game sucks" and watch a full LP of it, but then again YouTube has yet to go down that rabbit hole yet, and Twitch is more secure in that the experience is fleeting. The reduction of time in which you'll be allowed to keep highlight videos being smaller is them saying, "You can do this guys, but we're not YouTube 2.0"
It's not terrible, just inconvienient. For example, one streamer I love to fall asleep to, SGDoc, streams Magic The Gathering Online. He also plays a lot of classic rock on his Pandora Station, which he listens to while he plays (and why I love falling asleep to him). If he wanted to highlight a particularly interesting moment on his Twitch page, he wouldn't be able to, since the audio would be muted, and he couldn't explain what he just did.
The worst thing to happen to Twitch would be MLG or some other large entity steppijng and saying, "Hey, only we can stream XYZ game for official Championship purposes, because we don't want anyone else making money off our game for eSports purposes." So all the people streaming TF2, League Of Legends, DOTA, etc. would not be able to generate revenue.
-The "Flappy Bird with The Room I got from a Cracked article by Winston Rowntree. Here's the chart below:
-Monkey Selfies was probably one of my favorite discussion we had on the podcast. Not only was interesting and on topic, but it led us to one of my favorite tangents, which I posted below:
I'd say "I'm Sorry", but sorry implies I did something wrong.
SMELLS LIKE EPISODE 92
a.k.a. The One All About Ferguson. It was an interesting discussion to say the least, Mystakin with an outsiders view, who is well versed in social justice and Arcanon having recently finished up a Citizen's class, meant to educate the public about how the city's cops operate and why/how they do what they do, with some dept. history thrown in.
There were times it felt a little uncomfortable, but primarily the three of us agreed on one thing:
DARREN WILSON (the officer who shot Mike Brown) FUCKED UP BIG TIME
Not only shouldn't he have shot someone unarmed, but the gun doesn't come out that fast. Even then, you don't shoot someone 6 times, because, you know, there's other people around.
"Oh, be he commited a crime at some point in time before!"
Yeah, you get arrested for that, not murdered. Even then, in the case of Trayvon Martin, the shooter can't be Judge Dredd and immediately divine that he was suspended from school or whatever.
"But if you had a 300 pound, 6-4urban feral black man coming toward you, you'd do the same thing!"
One, we don't know that yet, and two, I also wouldn't aggravate the large black man so shooting him wouldn't be an option.
As you'll hear in this week's upcoming podcast (#93), things did not calm down or get better, but there's been a lot of outreach within the community to continue schooling, provide shelter and help those in need.
Though the "Support Darren Wilson" on GoFundMe is fucking disgusting, and the only hope I have is that the person in charge will go "PSYCHE!" and contribute to the Michale Brown Memorial Fund.
There's one last thing on the matter I want to say, but I'll save it for the beginning of next week's podcast recap, since it does involve something else we spoke about at the beginning.
-WeffRiddles.com is still up.
-Road Trippin' by Red Hot Chili Peppers:
-Abracadabrafornia:
This is scary in how accurate it is...
-MYSTAKIN STREAMS HERE YOU GO
But he's moving and streaming will be difficult?
-Deadpool Footage, because it's still painful a month later:
-SeaWorld's animal containment policies are a lot less strict than the zoo, since you can't exactly recreate the ocean. In places like The Bronx Zoo, where a lot of effort is put toward recreating their habitat as best as possible, whereas in an aquarium, it's just "here's a pool go nuts kids you have an extra hour in the ballpit"
-Here's the whale we were playing with...
-And some Nintendo 64 USB Controllers
THAT'S ME IN THE SPOT, LIGHT, DOWNLOADING EPISODE 91
-Welcome to X Plays Pokemon rip-off number #457452345.
-The whole thing with Twitch was summarized by Mystakin: These guys need a half-decent PR guy.
But the muting audio thing itself isn't bad, it's what it's leading to. Obviously Twitch wants to go legit so it can be bought out by someone larger, so they need the veneer of "We will totally respect all copyright, you guys!" There could be the abuse of "We don't want people knowing our game sucks" and watch a full LP of it, but then again YouTube has yet to go down that rabbit hole yet, and Twitch is more secure in that the experience is fleeting. The reduction of time in which you'll be allowed to keep highlight videos being smaller is them saying, "You can do this guys, but we're not YouTube 2.0"
It's not terrible, just inconvienient. For example, one streamer I love to fall asleep to, SGDoc, streams Magic The Gathering Online. He also plays a lot of classic rock on his Pandora Station, which he listens to while he plays (and why I love falling asleep to him). If he wanted to highlight a particularly interesting moment on his Twitch page, he wouldn't be able to, since the audio would be muted, and he couldn't explain what he just did.
The worst thing to happen to Twitch would be MLG or some other large entity steppijng and saying, "Hey, only we can stream XYZ game for official Championship purposes, because we don't want anyone else making money off our game for eSports purposes." So all the people streaming TF2, League Of Legends, DOTA, etc. would not be able to generate revenue.
-The "Flappy Bird with The Room I got from a Cracked article by Winston Rowntree. Here's the chart below:
-Monkey Selfies was probably one of my favorite discussion we had on the podcast. Not only was interesting and on topic, but it led us to one of my favorite tangents, which I posted below:
SMELLS LIKE EPISODE 92
a.k.a. The One All About Ferguson. It was an interesting discussion to say the least, Mystakin with an outsiders view, who is well versed in social justice and Arcanon having recently finished up a Citizen's class, meant to educate the public about how the city's cops operate and why/how they do what they do, with some dept. history thrown in.
There were times it felt a little uncomfortable, but primarily the three of us agreed on one thing:
DARREN WILSON (the officer who shot Mike Brown) FUCKED UP BIG TIME
Not only shouldn't he have shot someone unarmed, but the gun doesn't come out that fast. Even then, you don't shoot someone 6 times, because, you know, there's other people around.
"Oh, be he commited a crime at some point in time before!"
Yeah, you get arrested for that, not murdered. Even then, in the case of Trayvon Martin, the shooter can't be Judge Dredd and immediately divine that he was suspended from school or whatever.
"But if you had a 300 pound, 6-4
One, we don't know that yet, and two, I also wouldn't aggravate the large black man so shooting him wouldn't be an option.
As you'll hear in this week's upcoming podcast (#93), things did not calm down or get better, but there's been a lot of outreach within the community to continue schooling, provide shelter and help those in need.
Though the "Support Darren Wilson" on GoFundMe is fucking disgusting, and the only hope I have is that the person in charge will go "PSYCHE!" and contribute to the Michale Brown Memorial Fund.
There's one last thing on the matter I want to say, but I'll save it for the beginning of next week's podcast recap, since it does involve something else we spoke about at the beginning.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Upsetting The Status Quo Sunday
I would be remiss to not mention the hotbed that is Ferguson, MO. But people have been summarizing better than I could. All I'm saying is, when I fucked up at my job, I got fired. When I'm feeling insecure, I do something that makes me feel accomplished, even if it's that last little thing on my to do list. More on the podcast recap.
Back to videos that won't depress you, my Creator Owned Expo recap video is now up on YouTube:
Special thanks to everyone who participated!
CHAOTIC NEUTRAL
VB KENNEDY
KECHAL COMICS
COSMIC TIMES
JEFF CARROLL
CRISTY REY
J.D. NETTO
RESISTANCE ENTERTAINMENT
OOPS: THE COMIC ADVENTURE
THINK ALIKE PRODUCTIONS (THE AGENCY)
THE C-LISTERS HOMEPAGE
Really, listening to all these pitches is very satisfying to hear, because I got a decent range of different kinds of people giving all different kinds of story ideas.
Next show is UmiCon Daytona, and I got my Square in the mail, so I won't run into a situation like last year where I was offered... alternative means of payment.
ALSO, I now have the posters for sale on my Bandcamp site.
Hopefully I can get more soon :)
My Dad's in the hospital right now for his much delayed craniotomy. We're going to see him tomorrow. The operation went smoothly, now it's the days afterward that I'm worried the most about. I really hope he's cognizant enough to recognize us.
Back to videos that won't depress you, my Creator Owned Expo recap video is now up on YouTube:
Special thanks to everyone who participated!
CHAOTIC NEUTRAL
VB KENNEDY
KECHAL COMICS
COSMIC TIMES
JEFF CARROLL
CRISTY REY
J.D. NETTO
RESISTANCE ENTERTAINMENT
OOPS: THE COMIC ADVENTURE
THINK ALIKE PRODUCTIONS (THE AGENCY)
THE C-LISTERS HOMEPAGE
Really, listening to all these pitches is very satisfying to hear, because I got a decent range of different kinds of people giving all different kinds of story ideas.
Next show is UmiCon Daytona, and I got my Square in the mail, so I won't run into a situation like last year where I was offered... alternative means of payment.
ALSO, I now have the posters for sale on my Bandcamp site.
Hopefully I can get more soon :)
My Dad's in the hospital right now for his much delayed craniotomy. We're going to see him tomorrow. The operation went smoothly, now it's the days afterward that I'm worried the most about. I really hope he's cognizant enough to recognize us.
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