Easily Amusing

Holy Original Hobbit, Batman!

ben — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:16:55 GMT

this was apparently the first ever film adaptation of the Hobbit. Complete with 1960s era drawings, and apparently a princess... and... WTF? Awesome is what.

Pinterest... anyone using it?

ben — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:21:19 GMT

I got an invite from my brother, but when i went to register, my username was already taken... and NO ONE uses that name (kheiligh)... so i might have already signed up. anyone else?

Hey Ya!

rich — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:15:41 GMT

This season on TV: Not much

ben — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:34:43 GMT

I'm loving Archer, of course, but none of the new shows are doing anything for me. I'm 3 episodes into Once Upon a Time, and I'll give it its requisite 6 (A number of episodes by which, I'm told, a show will find its "feet" or not), but it's not looking good. Thankfully, Mad Men & Game of Thrones are back on soon... What are you watching that's new that you're loving? Or even if it's not new, but could be new to me?

Tweet length movie reviews

ben — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:37:08 GMT

I started (read: i've done this once) tweeting movie reviews... I'm going to try to make them entertaining, and of course, brief. Hope you enjoy!

because I know you all NEED context...

ben — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:43:29 GMT

one of our designers, who is 24 and probably burnt himself out working 3 projects at a time here, has not been in the office for about a month and a half now... he has a huge samsung monitor that we stole to our side of the office as a monitor for our XBOX dev console (that outputs debug information) that my desk mate has been using, so i've been looking at the back of it for a month or two. my desk mate, however, never shows up before 11 am, so i decided I would put it to good use the other 3 hours of the day that i'm here... :) see my google+ for my new setup, hehehehe

Interesting new post by Stu @ The Major

ben — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:51:46 GMT

Stu wrote an interesting article about electronics & sweatshops, and while I've been aware of most of this before, I still haven't figured out what, if anything, we could do about it... anyone?

And now - DJ Shadow - In Tune and In Time (a remix of the last 2 posts)

ben — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:12:18 GMT

Doomsday Clock moves 1 minute closer to midnight...

ben — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:04:12 GMT

hoo fucking ray... and you think them raising the price of a latte is important... In honor of that... listen to this to make you feel better... or worse...

New Feature! Full Length Videos! The Wall, Operation: Livecrime and The Hobbit

ben — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:51:16 GMT

I've posted three (3) full length movies on my facebook recently and thought, as I was sharing the 3rd, i should really have a tagging/search system for facebook, then i thought, hey! i've got a search page on EA! so, i'm posting the first 3 here, and going to post more here as I see fit... so i can find them later! Enjoy!

Board Gaming

ben — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:16:23 GMT

It's been more and more popular in our house and among friends and family recently, so I wanted to share what I've been playing lately, and see what you have, if anything... Steam: Rails to Riches - played this for the first time last night. It's fun, it's quick, and it requires quite a bit of strategy... nothing is left to chance, i kind of like that Game of Thrones: The Board Game (2nd ed) - this game takes a LOT of strategy and negotiation. You win or you die... Triopoly - it's Monopoly with 3 levels, and if you're not careful, it will last FOREVER. It's REALLY hard to get a full monopoly, and you start with a LOT of money, so unless you completely fail at gambling, you won't have to worry about mortgages for a long time. Trivial Pursuit: 20th Anniversary Edition - it's as fun, and hard, as the original Genus edition, with a slick little card holder... but i want a 2nd one, so there's less passing of the deck. What have you been playing?

Bug tracking software

n0manarmy — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:11:07 GMT

Any suggestions on good bug tracking software? I'm using a notebook and a pencil right now for bug tracking and feature thoughts. I do have a bugzilla installation I use for work, however there's no offline solution that I can think of. I'd like something that's offline and can sync when online access is available. I'm using Eclipse as my IDE.

That's pretty high, actually...

ben — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:20:40 GMT

The Hobbit Trailer

ben — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:55:25 GMT

You're welcome!

So I'm making a game

n0manarmy — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:51:24 GMT

It's java and I'm making it for the purpose of determining how difficult it is to convert straight to android (should be a cinch) and whether or not I have the capability to be a developer and make games. I'm making good progress but I keep debating as to whether or not I want to host the code on a site and attempt to list either public or private (friend) help, or whether or not I should even host the code and do it all myself?

Ruby

ben — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:58:51 GMT

I need to ramp up on Ruby quickly. I have a couple of resources, but if you or anyone you know knows Ruby (specifically creating Ruby services that deliver JSON), and have recommendations for the following, please post them here ASAP! Thanks in advance!

Currently laughing my ass off to:

ben — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:32:39 GMT

this - the bloopers on "how to turn caps lock off" are my favorite....

Wizard People, Dear Readers: part 1

ben — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:28:16 GMT

enjoy the best redub of Harry Potter Laugh right in their unthinkable faces!

Awfully quiet again...

ben — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:17:38 GMT

chirp chirp

Some days i fear for our future

ben — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:07:50 GMT

other days, i'm just afraid they're stunting their growth for money... either way: whee!