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Bungie Bungles

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Written by Rob
Published: 12 September 2017
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I stared at this entirely too long.I stared at this entirely too long.

 

I decided to fire up Destiny 2 (the sequel to one of my most favorite games as of recent) and even took a day off just to play it.

That...was a mistake.

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The Last Mechanical Monster

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Written by Rob
Published: 02 September 2017
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  • the mechanical monsters
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Panels from Brian Fies' The Last Mechanical Monster.(img: Brian Fies)Panels from Brian Fies' The Last Mechanical Monster.(img: Brian Fies)

The purpose of the public domain is to hold the intellectual property that belongs to the public.  From gods and myths to the forgotten and the intentionally created, the public domain serves as a vital fount, a gateway from the past to the future, and without it, some works would not exist.  We have the public domain to thank for countless Disney films.  We have the public domain to thank for all the recent Sherlock Holmes adaptations.  We have the public to thank for certain versions of characters (Popeye, for example), even as other versions o the character remains in ownership of its creator.

It goes without saying that it's responsible for webcomic creator Brian Fies' outstanding Eisner-nominated work The Last Mechanical Monster, a work so acclaimed that it has grown from its original release on Blogspot to an expanded edition published by Andrews McMeel Universal.

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Biting the Biter

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Written by Rob
Published: 24 August 2017
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Remember when this used to stand for something?  Apparently Youtube doesn'tRemember when this used to stand for something? Apparently Youtube doesn't

There comes a point in every company's life where they forget where they came from.  In that moment, they forget who they are an they become irrelevant.

The graveyard of failed corporations, from SCO to the original Atari, from Osborne to Dumont, are all companies that forgot where they started, lost the faith of those who had been there from the start, and turned towards what they thought were greener pastures but instead were toxic cesspools that spelled the companies' doom.  And it's happening again.

And this time, it's happening to a company we all thought we loved.

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Whose Arm Hath Bound the Restless Wave

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Written by Rob
Published: 17 June 2017
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Hearing about the USS Fitsgerald incident brought up a lot of memories for me.  Not only because I was in the Navy, not only because I was stationed in Yokosuka like the Sailors at the Fitzgerald, but the fact that the ship I was on at the time was in a collision.  I'm not here to talk about the one I was in, however; the Blue Ridge was in the equivalent of a fender bender and no one was hurt, as far as I know (though as I recall, the captain's gig got torn up.  

But that's nothing compared to the hell that the USS Fitzgerald and its crew just went through.

 

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