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Jesse Schell is a professor of entertainment and technology at Carnegie-Mellon and former
Disney Imagineer.
In this lecture he gives you his ideas on the future. They include unlocking achievements
and gaining experience points for brushing your teeth, getting to work on time,
and reading your 500th novel.
What he has to say about the future terrifies me but he seems to think it could perhaps
lead to a greater good.
What do you think?
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This amusing flow chart illustrates how a DVD treats you when you buy a legitimate copy versus a pirated copy. It’s pretty spot-on.
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No this is not news of an unreleased horror feature….It’s a bit of New York centric geek news. I know…I’m surprised too!
Growing up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn I occasionally used to visit the Sheepshead Bay area (which isn’t too far away,) mostly to see a movie with my folks or buddies of mine. Once in a while I’d go there to get some food but once I reached college the place kinda skeeved me out.
More often than not people went there to get on a boat that would take you further out to sea for fishing. In recent years it’s become haven for a bunch of shoddy restaurants and randoms stores that have shut down or reopened alongside weird rinky dink mini malls and the odd assortment of strange homes.
Strange homes indeed….in fact one of them used to belong to legendary Illustrator and Animator extraordinaire Winsor McCay. Winsor McCay created “Little Nemo in Slumberland,” and also “Gertie the Dinosaur.”
His home still stands in Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn though it’s a shadow of it’s former self. Squating tenants, Bedbugs, Drugs and other general nastiness have taken refuge in this once beautiful home. Hence the new title.
This article over at Sheepshead Bites tells you more.
Another awesome tidbit: The home is on Voorhies Avenue. Like Jason Voorhees…it’s spelled slightly differently but it’s still kinda creepy.
You asked for it.
Valentine’s Day is here again, and the New York Geeks take another stab at deciphering the interaction between nerds of both genders. We also take calls from our loyal listeners, and hopefully dole out advice that could help make for a relatively eventful Valentine’s weekend. That is, if you consider listening to a podcast an event.
Show Notes:
We just recorded a great episode where a bunch of our listeners called in sharing
their stories, questions and advice on geek love. Thanks to them, we had a
great time.
We’re going to be editing it this weekend, so that when Valentine’s Day rolls around
you have a lil’ somethin’ somethin’ to listen to while you cozy up together with your geeky dates.
…Don’t worry, it’s not Ghostbusters 2. We swear it’s better. Plus, no Yanoosh.
Thanks again to our listeners for calling in and making this record such a good time!
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