Category: culture
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8-Bit Generation
There are not many people I trust to make recommendations about funding another crowdfunding campaign from people who have already failed to ship a documentary once, but you should read the full argument from Jason Scott. Here’s just a part: Way back in 2012, I posted something, talking about how worried I was that a…
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The Jig is Up
Brianna Wu & Zoe Quinn were interviewed by MTV’s Shaunna Murphy recently, a year after the GamerGate bullshit kicked off: Wu: When I got dragged into Gamergate it felt like there were people that actually believed, “It’s about ethics in game journalism.” What I [later] saw was people stopped believing that. They understood it was…
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There’s One Big Upside to Broadcast & Cable Television
The FCC’s page on the CALM act that outlawed loud commercials: Q: Do these rules also apply to radio commercials or commercials on the Internet? A: No, the CALM Act only applies to commercials aired on television. This explains the deafeningly loud commercials while watching Mr. Robot on USA’s Apple TV app.
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Seinfeld2000 Interviewed Wayne Knight
Seinfeld2000 in the intro to their interview with Wayne Knight: Look. i like to “goof around ” a lot on social media. But when youre talking to a screen & stage legend like Wayne Knight who is ENSCONSED in the seinfeld universe and emblazoned in popular cutlure, its time to get serious. im glad i…