Jailbreaking is now on the "Legal" side of the law, Comic-con was great but not what it was at the same time, Sony is getting profitable . . . lots of changes, lots of must-know geek career news!
Career:
Creating the world's best resume. I don't agree with all of this (especially the part about unemployment being a people problem), but there's a lot of good stuff here. I especially like the points on creating value.
Geek Law:
EFF gets legal exceptions allowing jailbreaking of phones. An interesting case leveraging, of all things, fair use. 1) I expect this to make some changes in smartphone company policies, and 2) Expect this case to be used elsewhere by the EFF and others.
Anime and Manga . . . and Comics and Animation:
Marvel to have 4 Anime Series (done by Studio Madhouse) running on G4. Several takes on this. 1) G4 probably needs this. 2) This will further obscure AND amplify the what-is-anime debate. 3) Some or all of these may indeed be the prime-time animated series Marvel was talking about. 4) Some of this looks quite mature, so I think this shows Disney isn't going to water things down. 5) Somehow they made Wolverine-with-supermodel-looks work.
Media:
The Biggest Winners And Loosers At Comic-Con – Including . . . comics. Comic-con seems to be less about comics all the time – while still being heavy on superheroes.
Movies:
Karl Urban to play Judge Dredd. This is interesting because it shows people think the last film is no longer in public consciousness, and choosing Urban shows a level of seriousness for the project – Urban is a very adaptable actor. I wonder if this is part of a second "British Invasion" like Bonnie and I discussed.
Social Media:
How one woman talked her way into a community management position. It's pitched Gen Y, but has lots of good tips.
Technology:
Security Tech company Red Lambda raises $10 million in investments. They're in Florida. Fancy some sun and proximity to Disney Land? Send them a resume!
Sony may return to profitability in Q1. Been quite a journey for them, but they have endured. Now once they return to profitability, what are they going to do next . . .
Looks like paying for Apps on Android is going to get easier. There's another narrowing of the iPhone/Android gap.
Video Games:
StarCraft II pre-orders at 800,000. Just so you know.
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Marvel's Anime Plans – what do you think the results will be?
– Steven Savage