(@)(@) {0,0} (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " \ Did you know that one of the very first television advertisements during the AFL–NFL World Championship Game was for Budweiser beer? (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo? (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0} (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " \ Yep! I guess you could say it was a SUPER BOWL PROTO AD! (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+ Did you know that one of the very
+ first television advertisements during
+ the AFL–NFL World Championship Game
+ was for Budweiser beer? (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+ Yep! I guess you could say it
+ was a SUPER BOWL PROTO AD! (@)(@) {0,0} (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " \ ya see, some people go real fast and other people they go real slow (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo? (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0} (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " \ yeah that's the real root cause of most workplace conflict (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+ ya see, some people go real fast
+ and other people they go real slow (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+ yeah that's the real root cause
+ of most workplace conflict (@)(@) {0,0} (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " \ Who even ever asked for or wanted an information SUPERHIGHWAY anyway? (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo? (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0} (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " \ All I want is like a small cute remote information HIKING TRAIL somewhere out in the woods where I can see some flowers and leaves and listen to the birds and stuff. (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+ Who even ever asked for or wanted
+ an information SUPERHIGHWAY anyway? (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+ All I want is like a small cute
+ remote information HIKING TRAIL
+ somewhere out in the woods where
+ I can see some flowers and leaves
+ and listen to the birds and stuff. (@)(@) {0,0} There was a sense of euphoria (~~~~) ./)_) while we were in flow, like we (>vv<) " " were invinsible, but afterwards everything seemed brittle and \ fragile like it was held together with duct tape and kite string and like it might all come crumbling down if the wind blew in from the wrong direction. And there we were in the aftermath, unsure whether we accomplished our goals, who we hurt in the process, or if there was anything good about it all. (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo? (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0} (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " \ So anyway that's what we call a "hackathon". The tech bros invited me to "do some lines" and at this point I can't remember if it was code or coke. (@)(@) {0,0} There was a sense of euphoria
+ (~~~~) ./)_) while we were in flow, like we
+ (>vv<) " " were invinsible, but afterwards
+ everything seemed brittle and
+ \ fragile like it was held together
+ with duct tape and kite string and like it might
+ all come crumbling down if the wind blew in from
+ the wrong direction. And there we were in the
+ aftermath, unsure whether we accomplished our
+ goals, who we hurt in the process, or if there
+ was anything good about it all. (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+ So anyway that's what we call a "hackathon". The tech
+ bros invited me to "do some lines" and at this point I
+ can't remember if it was code or coke. (@)(@) {0,0} So I picked up a book in the (~~~~) ./)_) middle of this epic fantasy series. (>vv<) " " It's by this author who I heard does really good sword and sorcery \ stories, and I'm into that. Anyway the story opens on a tragic, lonely noble lord, last of his line, subject to disfigurement because of the family curse and whatnot. But, get this, it totally takes place in Old Germany during the rise of the Nazi party! (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo? (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0} I was so disoriented that I looked it up, (~~~~) ./)_) and there will eventually be a classic (>vv<) " " fantasy storyline that interweaves with the modern nazi storyline. \ Which means eventually the hero is literally going ride a dragon to Hitler's bunker and punch him in the face and if there's one thing this world needs more of, it's mother fucking dragons beating the shit out of nazis. (@)(@) {0,0} So I picked up a book in the
+ (~~~~) ./)_) middle of this epic fantasy series.
+ (>vv<) " " It's by this author who I heard
+ does really good sword and sorcery
+ \ stories, and I'm into that. Anyway
+ the story opens on a tragic, lonely noble lord,
+ last of his line, subject to disfigurement because
+ of the family curse and whatnot. But, get this, it
+ totally takes place in Old Germany during the rise
+ of the Nazi party!
+ (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " "
+ (@)(@) {0,0} I was so disoriented that I looked it up,
+ (~~~~) ./)_) and there will eventually be a classic
+ (>vv<) " " fantasy storyline that interweaves with
+ the modern nazi storyline.
+ \
+ Which means eventually the hero is literally going ride
+ a dragon to Hitler's bunker and punch him in the face and
+ if there's one thing this world needs more of, it's mother
+ fucking dragons beating the shit out of nazis. (@)(@) {0,0} (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " \ ...and that's how a became a YAML engineer. (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo? (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0} (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " \ To be honest, I'm not sure it's a real job either. But they keep giving me YAML and I keep ENGINEERING it! (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+ ...and that's how a became
+ a YAML engineer. (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+ To be honest, I'm not sure it's a real
+ job either. But they keep giving me
+ YAML and I keep ENGINEERING it! (@)(@) {0,0} Is there even such a thing (~~~~) ./)_) as "mainstream" anymore? I (>vv<) " " mean it used to be the case that everybody watched the \ same nightly news and listened to the same radio station. And "counterculture" was growing your hair long and listening to rock and roll. Now the duality of mainstream vs. counterculture seems as quaint as the idea that there are only two genders or only two sexes. Kids don't listen to rock & roll to rebel, they listen to soundcloud emo rap, or whatever, and if the niche sound that speaks directly to them doesn't exist, they can invent it and upload it for the world to hear with little more than a cheap laptop. (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo? (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0} (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " \ At the other end of the LONG TAIL of the internet is a metaphorical infosec furry, and because of them there are as many small STREAMS and countercultures as there are individual people. (@)(@) {0,0} Is there even such a thing
+ (~~~~) ./)_) as "mainstream" anymore? I
+ (>vv<) " " mean it used to be the case
+ that everybody watched the
+ \ same nightly news and listened
+ to the same radio station. And "counterculture"
+ was growing your hair long and listening to rock
+ and roll. Now the duality of mainstream vs.
+ counterculture seems as quaint as the idea that
+ there are only two genders or only two sexes.
+ Kids don't listen to rock & roll to rebel, they
+ listen to soundcloud emo rap, or whatever, and
+ if the niche sound that speaks directly to them
+ doesn't exist, they can invent it and upload it
+ for the world to hear with little more than a
+ cheap laptop. (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+ At the other end of the LONG TAIL of the
+ internet is a metaphorical infosec furry,
+ and because of them there are as many
+ small STREAMS and countercultures as there
+ are individual people. (@)(@) {0,0} (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " \ there should be no such thing as billionaires (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo? (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0} (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+ there should be no such thing
+ as billionaires (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0} (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " \ So did you watch the Super Bowl? (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo? (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0} (~~~~) ./)_) (>vv<) " " \ Yeah, me neither. (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+ So did you watch the Super Bowl? (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+ Yeah, me neither.