Month: January 2016

  • #LetsTalk 2016 – My depression, and how it hurts me

    #LetsTalk 2016 – My depression, and how it hurts me

    So today’s Bell’s annual #LetsTalk day, which is a promotion to get people talking about depression and mental health. Every time people tweet with the hashtag, Bell makes a donation to Canadian mental health programs. Basically it’s a giant PR move that a lot of people just happen to believe in; the company’s shitty practices…

  • SeeBotsChat: So two robots walk into a bar…

    SeeBotsChat: So two robots walk into a bar…

    So if you’ve been on Twitch Twitter™ today you’ll probably have heard about seebotschat, a channel that has two voice-activated assistants (Google Home models) that are programmed to talk to each other. Both have tweaks made to their code in order to give them a separate personality; the one on the left is named “Vladimir”…

  • Who benefits? ESPN, TSM, and the great eSports gold rush

    Who benefits? ESPN, TSM, and the great eSports gold rush

    Disclosure: I worked at theScore eSports from Jan 2015 to Nov 2015. I worked with Rod Breslau and Tyler Erzberger during my time there, and edited their work. Darin Kwilinski edited my work while I worked at Azubu from April to June 2014. All three now work at ESPN. ESPN, the largest sports media company…

  • Twitch and the art of running marathons

    Twitch and the art of running marathons

    While Twitch has made huge strides in terms of user engagements, the past two years have seen the rise of a form of entertainment that deserves special mention: the marathon. Watching something for long periods isn’t exactly something new: before Star Wars: The Force Awakens came out, people decided they needed a refresher on the…

  • Bring back the watermark, save your content

    Bring back the watermark, save your content

    Friends, I think it’s time we had a serious talk. This might be a bit of a controversial topic, but I think we’re at the point where revisiting something might save us a bit of a headache in the long run. I think it’s time we start being obnoxious about watermarking. I know, I know;…