by Matt | Nov 9, 2012 | Baseball
So, October has come and gone and the card faeries have been especially kind. I made several trades, a couple group breaks, and the usually random ebay cheap pickups. I did manage to scan the break cards from both Sam and Ryan (thanks guys!) but I honestly have no idea where the files are and I’ve already filed the cards in my binders. Same goes for the two trades, again, with Sam and Ryan. Have I mentioned how awesome you guys are? Anyway, as I mentioned before, it was one hell of a month. My freelance stuff finished up nicely and I’m waiting on two nice checks to arrive. I hoping to save those up for some crazy Black-Friday card shenanigans.
As for the rest of my cards, since I couldn’t find the files, I rescanned what I still had on my desk. That’s what I have for sharing today.
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by Matt | Nov 7, 2012 | Personal
The revolution will not be televised due to our blackout policy. Because the revolution is taking place in your market, you will be unable to watch the revolution. Instead of the revolution, the classic Billy Bob Thornton/John Cusack film, Pushing Tin, will be televised. If you’d like to see the revolution, it is advised that you purchase tickets and attend the revolution. The revolution is not sold out. In fact, season tickets are still available.
The revolution will not be televised, but may we suggest purchasing access to Revolutions.tv. This will allow you to watch the revolution on your PC, tablet, or mobile device.
The revolution will not be televised, but it will be available for streaming on Hulu.com seven days after the revolution takes place.
The revolution will not be televised, but I know this weird Korean website where you can watch it. There are subtitles I don’t understand, and the quality isn’t great, but it’s still the revolution.
The revolution will not be televised, but if you have a cable subscription, you can log in to WatchRevolutions.com and use their authenticator to watch the revolution. Just provide your username and password, and you will have access to the revolution live, plus alternate angles, commentary, and the ability to share your login with up two more IP addresses.
The revolution will not be televised because of a dispute between the revolution and DIRECTV. If you’d like to see the revolution, please call DIRECTV and demand that they put the revolution back on the air. In the meantime, my buddy Carl has Dish Network. I don’t know if they’re televising the revolution or not, but it’s worth a shot.
The revolution will not be televised, but I guess if you really need to see it, you could download a torrent. Just be careful, because if we get another letter from Time Warner, they’re going to cut off our internet.
The revolution will not be televised, but for $7.99 a month, you can subscribe and stream as many revolutions as you want. You’ll end up spending the whole weekend watching revolutions. They’re so addictive. Or, have the revolution sent to your home on DVD. Return the revolution when you are done, and you can get a new one in 2-3 business days.
The revolution will not be televised, but I heard there’s a way to watch it through an Xbox 360. My roommate is playing Left 4 Dead 2 right now, so we can’t use it. When he’s done though, we’re totally going to watch the revolution.
The revolution will not be televised, but it will be live tweeted by various celebrities. This is not the same as watching the revolution, but we understand that millennials prefer this method more.
The revolution will not be televised, but you can read the recaps the next day on various websites. Critics will assign a letter grade to the revolution, and commenters will debate as to whether or not that letter grade is accurate, especially considering the revolution as just one part in a larger, serialized context.
The revolution will not be televised, but… ugh… what the hell is a Roku?
The revolution will not be televised, but it will be available for purchase for $5 through Louis C.K.’s website. The revolution will be DRM-free, but please don’t send it around to all of your friends. Real people made this revolution… ya know?
Originally from McSweeney’s
by Matt | Oct 25, 2012 | Aggravation
I got a good laugh out of this this morning. I had THREE emails in my inbox telling me that my video, a bunch of clips of my old gaming team playing, contained “content” from Warner Music, EMI Music, and IODA. The punchline: it’s a private video. Always has been.
So, just remember kids, when you’re enjoying your life, having fun with your friends and you happen to be listening to music, you’re breaking the law. Even if you do it in private! Because, clearly, faceless corporations have a copyright claim on your private things too.
Dear WMG, EMI and IODA,
GET FUCKING BENT.
Sincerely,
Me.
by Matt | Oct 23, 2012 | Baseball
So, Giants and Tigers huh? That’s not a bad World Series. Certainly more interesting than a Yankees/Cardinals WS, right? I was actually kind of pulling for the Nationals to go a little further, but the Giants are among my “if I didn’t have the Red Sox…” optional rooting teams. That’s a pretty small list by the way. Astros, Giants, Nationals, Blue Jays, Rangers, for the record. Those are the teams I don’t mind rooting for, unless they’re playing Boston of course. I was thinking about it and I don’t think it’s odd to have a “B list” of teams you don’t mind seeing do well, do you? Most of those teams have players that I’m interested in watching on them, so perhaps it’s more of a “I respect the players” sort of thing, and not so much their geographical location. I’ve never been to San Francisco, but I do like Brandon Belt, Buster Posey, Hunter Pence and Marco Scutaro as players. I even have a couple Belt and Pence rookie cards.
Anyone else think it’s odd that no one congratulates Posey, ever, at the end of a game? It’s very odd. He just kind of stands there and everyone else goes around him.
Happened last night too. I wonder if nobody likes him.
Also, Hunter Pence, with a beard, is freaky. He looks like a crack addict. Some people just shouldn’t do the beard thing. Hunter, sorry bud, you’re one of them.
As far as Detroit is concerned, it sounds bad, but they’re just not on my radar. Verlander is obviously interesting to watch, but I’m not really a huge fan of Fielder or Cabrera. Sure, he just won the triple crowd, but I can’t honestly say I’ve paid attention to him, or anyone in their line up, at any point in their careers. I actually just looked through Detroit’s lineup and I don’t even recognize most of the names. Besides the big 3, I would have been able to name Aníbal Sánchez, just because I have one of his autos, and Alex Avila, because he was my Fantasy team catcher last year. That’s about it.
As far as the series in concerned, Detroit’s got Verlander to get them started, but the Giants have the hot bats at the moment. I’ll give game 1 to Detroit, but I think the Giants will take the series in 6. What do you guys think?
by Matt | Oct 19, 2012 | Aggravation
Dear every major brand, product, company, website, celebrity, news organization and publication,
Please, I beg of you, stop using Facebook. Also, please stop assuming everyone is on Facebook in the first place. I’m not on Facebook. My friends are constantly amazed by that fact. They say, “but aren’t you a web guy?” and they’re correct. I simply can’t support the policies, systems and clear invasions of privacy (edit: for advertising purposes) that Facebook entails. You, however, you major brands of the world, have so embraced the desperation to be a part of people’s lives that you’ve forgone the opportunities to connect to your customers on your own terms. You’re in a walled garden and you’ve assumed everyone has accepted an invitation to the party.
Major motion pictures screening exclusive trailers only for their “facebook likers”. My local news broadcast, wanting “my” reaction to their top stories, not on their own website, but on their Facebook page. ESPN radio hosts, telling me to visit their Facebook page instead of ESPN.com. Hundreds of thousands of websites using “Login via Facebook” options as the ONLY option to leave a comment on their site. If I hear the phrase “please visit our Facebook page” one more time, I’m literally going to scream.
If you had told any marketing director 10 years ago that they would be ignoring their own brand’s websites and directing people to facebook.com/whatever, they would have laughed you right out of the boardroom. What’s changed? Are your web developers so inept that they can’t handle posting relevant information as needed? Have they not been trained to maximize your sites for search engine efficiency. Do they not work really hard to create often stunning and unique experiences for your users? What is it then?
It’s the millions of users isn’t it? You have a captive audience. You don’t have to “heard the sheep” to your website, you can get in their faces (pun intended) without leaving Facebook. They can be your “friends” and you can promote the number of “likes” your worthless content gets. Guess what it’s getting you? Nothing. Show me the data that shows that Facebook has significantly increased your brand power. People still buy Nike, still visit Disneyland, still drink Coke and still watch their local sports teams in roughly the same exact percentages they did before Facebook. Facebook has done nothing to help you reach fans you didn’t already have. The only thing it’s done is put their URL first, and yours second. You think Facebook is helping you? Really? Are you getting a cut of the massive amount of ad revenue generated by your pages? No. I didn’t think so.
So, please, stop using Facebook. If you make Facebook the only login option, the only information source and the only interaction you’re having with your client base, you’re diminishing your brand and pushing people out of a walled garden that isn’t even yours. You’re just renting the garden for a while. I’ve lived my life just fine without seeing the latest “exclusive” movie trailer, or by talking to real people, in person, about the election, or about my local sports team. You can too. Be strong. Dump the book, and build your own brand.
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