http://www.tommannino.com/blog The somewhat professional blog of Thomas Mannino: Multimedia Developer, Casual Game Designer, Interactive Storyteller, Music Video Enthusiast, Sociology Buff, and Internet Scientist Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:34:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been loosely following the whole Leno/Conan epic, so this made me lol. (Click to enlarge) Subtle, small, but it's got to be a nod. http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2010/01/19/blizzard-team-coco/ [Also just found this in my drafts... not sure why this didn't get posted... it's over a month old I think...] YouTube - Introduction. Very , very cool stuff.  Simple, but effective.  My friend Del said that this spawned on the SA forums, it's a series of videos.  The first one explains ... http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2009/11/13/marble-hornets-arg-from-sa-forums-w-video-creepy/ [Note: I just found this in my Drafts section of my Wordpress... not sure why I didn't finish it and post it..] I favorited a video the other day, and it told me CLICK HERE TO TRY OUT THIS COOL NEW FEATURE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE US AUTO TWEET STUFF OR ... http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2009/11/13/how-you-get-youtube-to-update-various-status-when-you-favorite-videos-and-other-actions/ I have a theory why Dollhouse was cancelled, as well as why Fox cancels 'good shows,' possibly just Joss Wheadon shows. The way TV works is actually very ugly but simple. The people who actually determine the fate of a show even getting made, as well as existing, are usually ... http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2009/11/12/why-i-think-dollhouse-was-cancelled-and-why-tv-sucks/ I'd known of this chick and of the countless people who love her, but never had a reason to until now.  This hits home in a lot of ways.  I consider myself an artist, even as a person who programs on computernets or makes games or both.  This all rings ... http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2009/09/30/amanda-fucking-palmer-says-asking-money-for-art-is-ok/ Random stream of consciousness: So we are done.  We're certified as PADI Open Water Divers.  I'm too exhausted to look at the moment but yay. The boat we were on was the biggest non-cruise boat I've ever been on: Two bathrooms w/ showers w/ fresh hot water. Probably a dozen small but very sleep-able bunks to ... http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2009/09/20/i-has-a-padi-scuba-diving-cert/ We saw whales! 2-3 big-ass blue whales, a hundred or so feet from the boat. We went down for two dives, two tanks of air.  Did a fraction of the exercises we did in the pool, I was mistaken and thought we were going to do a lot more.  We swam ... http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2009/09/13/day-two-of-scuba-cert-done-more-infos/ You have to be able to tread water for 10 minutes straight with no breaks or hanging on to anything.  They say it's the hardest thing to do out of the whole certification and they are right, at least for me, being that I am the least physically fit person ... http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2009/09/12/day-1-of-scuba-cert-over-some-things-worth-repeating/ YouTube - 2001 A Space Odyssey titles school performance. http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2009/09/02/this-sums-up-today-for-me-quite-perfectly/ New edit by Pogo.  This time, one of my favorite movies, Hook. YouTube - Bangarang. http://www.tommannino.com/blog/2009/09/01/youtube-bangarang/