Quantcast
Channel: Nerd Stuffs – Mental Unlockdown
Browsing all 11 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

‘I HAVE A HOLE IN MY STOMACH!’ An open letter to #Twitch

Dearest Twitch: So you have a hole in your stomach. Let’s think about how you got that, shall we? A few weeks ago, we got word that YouTube (Google by extension), wanted to buy you. The gaming...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

In memoriam: Robin Williams (1951-2014)

Not going to belabor this sad entry…but I just wanted to reflect quickly on the career of a man that inspired happy moments while I was growing up (as there weren’t many). Family movie nights were...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Iron-branded; or, adventuring through the beautiful lands of Draenor in...

Ten years. Ten wonderful years of ups, downs, achievements, boss kills, epic story and the endless cycle of loot-hunting. I’ve happily been a member of the World of Warcraft community in eight of...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Reality of PR & Media Relations; or, addressing the awkward elephant in...

So I recently took it upon myself to develop a communications strategy for a company, which shall remain nameless. The project was fully volunteered, but at the same time most illuminating. It really...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

In Memoriam: Leonard Nimoy, 1931-2015

Not much to say save for the fact the geek world lost an icon today. Leonard Nimoy seemed to live a life similar to the iconic character he played, stressing patience and logic over rushed emotion....

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A New Roast: Starbucks’ Post-recession Paradoxical Renewal Blend

Note: The following is an excerpt from a discussion I authored that proposes to introduce the concept of paradoxical thinking in a business environment. It’s a little deeper than my usual geeky forays,...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Media Watchdogs, Brands & Community: Continuing the PR-Media Relations...

In the interest of full disclosure, I have received of a lot of feedback (mostly positive) on my previous entry in which I discussed the current state of affairs in the PR-Media Relations spectrum....

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

eSports’ Television Debut: Why It Matters

  Note: Republished from eSportGO. The scene was not unique. It’s one that has happened many times before and for a variety of competitive video game titles. It’s the type of event that brings people...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Sorry R Kelly, Blizzard doesn’t believe I can fly

[UPDATE: June 10, 2015]: So okay, we can fly…soon. Blizzard devs have since taken all the feedback on this heated debate and crafted an excellent compromise to ground questing/exploration that will in...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Still Not Seeing the Big Deal With $10 Skins in Hearthstone

Hearthstone has some new stuff coming out in the form of new heroes, the first of which is the former lord of Ironforge himself, Magni Bronzebeard: Magni is a cosmetic change and will replace Garrosh...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Would Legacy Servers Really Detract from Warcraft’s Current Game?

UPDATE [8:32AM PST 27 April 2016]: The petition, currently at 241K signatures, was delivered by former World of Warcraft developer Mike Kern directly to Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime via email on April...

View Article
Browsing all 11 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images