Link Roundup 7/30/2013

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Whew, more news

Living, Working, And Environment:

Are we ready for more superstorms?  The answer is no.  So keep that in mind in your career, your living choices, and perhaps working to make sure we stop messing up the environment.

Phoneix and some other cities are going to have problems in the future.  Not surprising, but just think of what expanding population changing environment, and water issues mean to . . . well, ARIZONA.

OK gang, if you’re interested in green tech, recycling, or want one hell of a story twist for an SF novel, imagine this.  Sweden’s recycling means it’s running out of garbage.

Technology:

Twitter is hiring with an IPO in mind.  You are not surprised.  You know what to do.  Also be fascinating to watch how this IPO goes (I think it’s probably seen as “truly valuable” so will do well).

Look, now Russia is jumping further on the censorship train.  The backer is also big on the anti-gay laws that have been passed as well.  Technical news, yes, but also a cultural and political warning.  I also wonder about the political fallout of this since now censorship efforts (like say, in the UK) have an embarrassing comparison to be wielded by opponents.

Video Technology:

Netflix profiles on Apple TV show a closer alliance.  Not surprised, Netflix partners easy and Apple obviously is making a play for the Living room like . . . well everyone.

– Steven

 

Weekly Update 7/29/2013

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Hey gang, how’s everyone doing?  Well, I hope!  Busy as always, and here’s what’s up!

First, the next book – which does involve some reused, rewritten, and expanded work – is going well.  I got the outline in place, and am fleshing out the content.  It’s probably going to be a doozy – I’d guess 250+ pages.  You’ll love it, trust me . . .

MuseHack had it’s first MuseHackathon!  It went fantastic!  We discussed marketing and publicity, and had a lot of great results.  Next one should be late August/early September and is currently scheduled to be focused on monetization.

MuseHack also had it’s first of it’s job/want/need/opportunity Postings!  You can see it here, and hopefully it’s already helped people out!    In fact I already got one for the next post on Friday.  So if you need help, see opportunities, etc. let us know!

I’m going to be speaking at Con-Volution 2013!  Looks like I’ll be doing quite a few events, including Fan To Pro, Crossover Mania, The Power of Brainstorming, and Epic Resume Go!

I also encountered RWBY, an interesting CGI animated series that fuses anime and video game aesthetic.  You may want to check it out – and it’s an example of profan work.

So what’s up with you?

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

Link Roundup 7/29/2013

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Another day, another round of links for Makers, Profans, Applied Geeks, and more!  Too many for a series of posts, so let’s get to it!

Culture:

A nice article on a Maker-positive household.  Which sounds like a geek-positive household.  Which it kind of is anyway.  You get the idea.

Economics:

There’s a lot of not-so hot roads and structurally deficient bridges in the US.  Now if we could get say, a large program to fix those and maybe boost the economy as well . . . also may be worth looking into this if you’re going to relocate.

Film:

Spike Lee’s list of the Greatest Films Ever Made.  Food for thought for you film buffs, and I don’t see much to argue with.

Publishing:

Amazon and Overstock.com are in a price war.  Yeah, you can kind of guess the results.  Still kind of gutsy for Overstock to start this.  Think anyone else will take on Amazon?  At anything?

Also I heard Amazon is going to do more hiring.  Keep it in mind.

Technology:

Yes there’s a petition to kill off the UK’s stupid censorship firewall idea.  There’s in fact, several.  Also David Cameron is an idiot, but you knew that.

Forrester notes Chromebooks may be viable for the Enterprise.  There’s a boost to cheaper books and systems right there.  But are they right?  I think there’s some viability in the broad concept (and wonder if we could see a move to “throwaway” systems).

Video Games:

Let’s take a look at what doing indie games takes – and not just money.  Not exactly a heartfelt rallying cry, but food for thought.

– Steven