Die, Facebook, Die.

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Codex here: Q has a funeral to go to so he’s skipping this week’s Thursday post.

So I’m taking the opportunity to kick Facebook around a little. As you might guess from the title, I loathe the platform with fiery hatred of a thousand burning suns. Q thought I was being unfair and a social media dinosaur. Since I’m not a big fan of Tumblr, Instagram or Twitter either, (and don’t get me started on Pinterest—! Gah! So much dislike!)  I thought he had a point. Maybe Facebook would work for Tempest in a Teardrop.

Facebook is evil. Sorry, but it's true.Hahhahahahajahahahahahahahahaha

Yeah.

Seriously, it seems as if Facebook is eating our comic. Before we got on it, he could tell if we’d done a comic that didn’t go so well. This whole comic-ing thing is a learning curve for both writer and illustrator, and getting a great yawning chasm of nothing where we used to get feedback is a big energy sink. As far as we can tell you have to pay the Beast with eyeball time (LOTS) and or money if it’s not going to disappear you.

Is there a way to actually connect on the thing? I’d say “no,” but maybe you readers who use and or like it (I find the latter hard to believe, but hey, it takes all kinds) can let us know what we should be doing?

A Youtuber’s Life Review

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I’ve greatly admired the fame, money, and glamor that folks on YouTube experience on an hourly basis. I’ve even thought about jumping in myself, but lack the animation required for the video business. Perhaps one day that will change. In the meantime, the experience can be simulated thanks to a new game from U-Play Online, called Youtuber’s Life. I normally wait for games like this to go on sale, but Steam got my $15 so I could experience the glamor first-hand and bring an accurate review just in time for the game to go live. Continue reading

Welcome to the Culture War, Newbs

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A Warning About Zero Hedge
Zero Hedge is an interesting website. It offers about 60% economic posts, 30% political posts, and 10% “other”. I’ve been reading it for years. About 15% of the articles are complete and utter garbage, and if you can’t tell which they are you should avoid reading there. A healthy comment section would usually give a muggle some practice at developing this skill, but the site seems to attract folks that measure their worth by the thickness of the tin foil in which they swaddle their brains, before inserting them into a microwave. Continue reading