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The Tale of Cyberdyne's Tech Guy
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy », New Releases », Fandom », Fan Made »
Have you ever wondered about those humble workers at Cyberdyne Systems, those ordinary men and women who dutifully programmed SkyNet, unaware that they were helping to code the way towards the extinction of mankind? Well, the tale of one such tech named Craig Tapers has been uncovered over on Cracked.com. I guess these were probably unearthed thanks to all that time-traveling the Resistance does, but it's a pretty illuminating look at just what an awkward position their employees were put into.
The whole saga should be read in full (particularly so you learn the fate of Tapers), but I think this is my favorite excerpt: "I was looking for surge protectors earlier and I stumbled upon a warehouse of giant, terrifying robots coated in what looked like an impenetrable metal exoskeleton, and all carrying some pretty heavy artillery. I know I'm still fairly new here, but we're a software company, right? Did we switch over to robot monsters? If we did, that's fine, I just need to know for job-titling purposes ..."
Let the tale of Craig Tapers (and those construction workers on the Death Star) be a lesson to those of you out job-hunting. Before accepting that tech job, make sure they're actually a software company and not SkyNet. Thanks.
The whole saga should be read in full (particularly so you learn the fate of Tapers), but I think this is my favorite excerpt: "I was looking for surge protectors earlier and I stumbled upon a warehouse of giant, terrifying robots coated in what looked like an impenetrable metal exoskeleton, and all carrying some pretty heavy artillery. I know I'm still fairly new here, but we're a software company, right? Did we switch over to robot monsters? If we did, that's fine, I just need to know for job-titling purposes ..."
Let the tale of Craig Tapers (and those construction workers on the Death Star) be a lesson to those of you out job-hunting. Before accepting that tech job, make sure they're actually a software company and not SkyNet. Thanks.
Movie Marketing Invades Twitter - Do You Even Care?
Filed under: Fandom », Tech Stuff », Movie Marketing »
So, who out there is already sick of hearing about Twitter? I know there are a few people in my life that can't help but roll their eyes when they even hear the word, but I'll totally admit it to being full fledged addict. The number of smart-phone users and people on social networks like Twitter are reaching all-time highs, and in a piece for Variety, Susan Lambert looked at some of the ways in which movie studios are looking to cash in. But the bad news is that nobody is quite sure about whether or not this new style of advertising is a success. Now that four out of the six majors already have Twitter accounts, and poster launches and ARG games are popping up daily, it would seem that everyone loves a new toy -- whether it works or not.If you think back to a year ago, the studios were all about creating viral campaigns (Blame J.J. Abrams if you must) and fans could spend hours pouring over HTML code to find a hidden message that located a secret 'hatch' or a photo of a mutated whale. But the original ARG-style viral campaigns have already faded away, and while there are still a few of them out there, they haven't exactly been a success (case in point: how many of you out there signed up for Emmerich's IHC lottery? That's what I thought). I think the biggest deterrent for fans was that if you wanted to play along, it was going to be an awful lot of work. But with the automation of services like Twitter or a dedicated movie app on your smart-phone, it's a one time deal. If you don't have time to take down Skynet by engaging in a complicated treasure hunt, why not just sign up as part of the Human Resistance and John Connor will do the work for you?
After the jump find out if Twitter is really that different from any other advertising medium...
Lists I Like: Ten Ways to Kill John Connor
Filed under: Action », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », Thrillers », Warner Brothers », Fandom », Comic/Superhero/Geek », Remakes and Sequels », Lists »
I must confess to having never before heard of the web site Topless Robot -- a self-proclaimed bastion of "nerd news, humor, and self-loathing" -- but they appreciate the likes of Scott Pilgrim, and I in turn appreciate the likes of "10 Helpful Suggestions for Killing John Connor," which is exactly what it sounds like.Author Shaun Clayton scours the entire Terminator mythos, from the small screen to the Bale blow-up, to produce a list that might sound thuddingly obvious, but proved a great deal more observant and amusing than I'd have thought. Just to give two examples (so as not to spoil ALL the fun): #10 says "Send All The Terminators Back in Time" (I know, right?!) and #3 goes with "Use the Time Machine to Cheat" (the logic here follows that of the Bill & Ted films -- look, you're either with this or not).
So that's that, your nifty link for the day. Thanks to John Merriman for pointing it out; he will thusly be spared when I send the robots back to eliminate anyone whose last name even has an 'r' in it (that's Suggestion #11, and you can keep it).
If you were in charge, what would be the best way to finally kill John Connor?
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