“Someone said that the world was round
when I swore it was flat,
now I find the truth of it
depends on where I’m at.”
— Cassandra Wilson in “You belong to you”, 1986

What Your 16-Hour Workday Says About You!

jessiechar:

  • You’re a really hard worker
  • Your time is poorly managed
  • You don’t know what to do with your life
  • Your boss knows you’re gullible
  • At least 40% of your diet consists of pre-packaged food
  • You send out work emails at inappropriate hours
  • You have no perspective on life
  • You don’t sleep enough for proper brain function
  • You have very little self-respect
  • Your salary should be higher, but isn’t
  • You drink either too much or not enough 

I was about to add

  • You really find spiritual fulfillment in your work

but science-fiction isn’t my strong suit.

“Capcom make game stories the same way a tumble dryer makes potato salad.”
— Yahtzee Croshaw
“I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.”
— Thomas Edison, 1931 (via duncandavidson)
Pretty accurate, if you ask me … gamefreaksnz: Simplified World Map Looks like I’m a Hobbit..

Pretty accurate, if you ask me …

gamefreaksnz:

Simplified World Map

Looks like I’m a Hobbit..

Contract Killer

Leigh Alexander has a fantastic quote on her blog by Patrick Redding, narrative designer at Ubisof Montreal (Far Cry 2, Splinter Cell Conviction) from an interview he gave to Gamasutra.

“Yeah, and let’s not kid ourselves. If you sell a game that’s a first-person shooter, then no matter how many RPG elements you shoe-horn into the game, the shadow that hangs over every character interaction that you have, no matter who they are, is the question in the player’s mind of “What happens if I shoot this person?”

And that’s our own fault! We’ve sold the player that; we’ve made acontract with the player that says it’s okay to kill people. Why would we then chastise them for exploring that?”

Food for thought …

“It doesn’t matter how amazing the steak is, if it’s served on a cold plate it’s crap. If it’s served with a dull knife it’s crap. If the gravy isn’t piping hot, it’s crap. If you’re eating it on an uncomfortable chair, it’s crap. If it’s served by an ugly waiter who just came in from a smoke break, it’s crap. Because I care about the steak, I have to care about everything around it. ”
— Gordon Ramsey (via Neven Mrgan)
“I don’t want the feature, I just want *the effect* of the feature.”
— Andy Ihnatko on MacBreak Weekly