I don’t want to name names, but there’s a guy who runs a small collector/flea market-style convention who has been known to say some rather unkind things about other cons in his area. Well, apparently his house got robbed. He set up a GoFundMe where he attempts to explain what happened. On the page, he […]
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This morning, one of my best friends of nearly 20 years died. Fuck cancer. Elizabeth Bramlett Donnell, “Lizz” to most people, is one of the most kind, understanding, considerate, giving, creative, and fun people I’ve ever known. I honestly can’t imagine how my life would have turned out had it not been for her. One […]
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Let me tell you a story… At the start of 2002, DoubleClick purchased NetGravity. It was a company that had an enterprise ad server, so it seemed like a natural fit. The product was renamed to “DART Enterprise” and was a product people could buy and install on their own servers. It was really a […]
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About a month ago, Joel Hodgson launched his Kickstarter to bring back Mystery Science Theater 3000. It ends at 10pm PST on Friday, December 11th. Joel was seeking $2,000,000 to make three new episodes, $3.3 million for six, $4.4 for nine, and $5.5 for twelve. He explained that after Kickstarter and credit card fees (8%), reward […]
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