Patrick’s Twitter week for 2009-05-25

• Whatever became of this guy, I wonder… Badly Drawn Boy – Once Around the Block ♫ http://blip.fm/~6iqce #
• [FR] A la presentation de sokoz.fr http://twitpic.com/5fsmr #
• @Veronica I’m pretty sure cute kitten videos are the reason we created the Internet in the first place… http://bit.ly/Gfq30 #
• Broken social scene is a supergroup that really works. Feist, Metric, Stars… Go Canadians! (Anthem for the Se… ♫ http://blip.fm/~6k4bz #
• [Wow] Ensidia gets 10 man Algalon world first ! (last boss in Ulduar, only available 1 hour per week) http://bit.ly/2z4Lq #
• [Wow] Ensidia gets 10 man Algalon world first ! (last boss in Ulduar, only available 1 hour per week) http://bit.ly/2z4Lq #
• Watching Cupid makes me want to be like Bobby Cannavale. He’s so adorable, and yet still kinda awesome and smooth! #
• RT @bonnyface: You’ve got it all wrong Patrick. Bobby Cannavale wants to be like you, sir. <I will blindly accept this as fact. Thanks! > #
• Is it me or are roller skates really way less cool than they used to be? Every skater I see go by looks like a tool… Ah, the 90s… #
• Now that’s what I’m talkin’ bout! http://twitpic.com/5jr6j #
• [Wow] Wow Insider is now hosted at Wow.com (with profiling functions)! I didn’t see that one coming. http://bit.ly/kBwad #
• @khaled It’s precisely because they’ve owned it for a while and didn’t do anything with it that I didn’t see it coming. It’s legally iffy… #
• Hmm is the task feature in Google Calendar new? I don’t think I’ve seen it before (kind of a to do list). Pretty cool. #
• @starmike @Totalbiscuit Yeah ok, I guess I should have seen it coming then… :/ #
• This is what the Wolphram Alpha search engine is really about: discovering super heroes’ secret identities! http://bit.ly/YyBps #
• Seems I’ll be on the Twisted Nether blogcast on sunday for a proper interview! If you have questions they’re at @twistednether! (I’m scared) #
• Ok, I’m off to see that Shoppaholic movie. I think that chick flick might be a bit too “chicky”, even for me… #
• So the shoppaholic movie was probably the most idiotic chick flick I’ve ever seen. But I still enjoyed it. Is there something wrong with me? #
• A lot of people pointed out that there is something wrong with me: I’m French. Ok fine; I meant BESIDES that! #
• Plea to the younger among us: if you haven’t discovered Pink Floyd yet, *please* listen to Wish You Were Here. … ♫ http://blip.fm/~6pn3f #
• RT @Tyler_Lewis: I was walking through the hall in school [..] I heard some girl say, “What’s a Pink Floyd?” < I say she deserves detention! #
• Doing a new experiment in an hour: a movie podcast with @The_T, @nicolespag and @Randydeluxe. Will stream: http://bit.ly/cBEob #
• Going to stream our latest show about movies and stuff (with @the_T) right here in a minute: http://bit.ly/cBEob #
• @extralife Guy makes Star Trek movie with a budget. Internet goes THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER!… Wait, I don’t think I did it right. in reply to extralife #
• This site is not all good, but there are some definite gems: Awkward Family Photos.com http://bit.ly/yjD7L #
• [Wow] Just had a nice Ulduar PUG with 5 bosses downed. We tried Hodir and Iron Council but they were too much for us. #
• RT @alachia: fuck. i left out @notpatrick #followfriday lol < Sorry for the f-word, but I just had to RT this one! Thanks @alachia! #
• Anyone who’s seen the series finale of Six Feet Under will get emotional hearing this. Sia’s “Breathe Me” is a … ♫ http://blip.fm/~6up71 #
• [Wow] 3.2 details! Coliseum = 5/10/25 man instance. Isle of Conquest = WG meets AV battleground. S7 starts. http://bit.ly/dTksJ #
• Wow.com (Wow Insider) live video show streaming now! I’ll co-host at one point. http://bit.ly/zbhOK #
• Had fun on the Wow insider Show, now it’s time to go out and party (and possibly drink more vodka, but just a little). #
• So annoying! Blip.fm added youtube in the search, and now all you get are crappy camcoder live versions for everything. Fail. #
• RT @wilw: Another douchey Facebook phish attack! Stay away from links that end in ‘.be’ & have subj. ‘Look at this.’ #FBvirus #
• Live on the Twisted Nether blogcast, come join the fun! http://bit.ly/ibC1w #

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The Movielicious #1 – Never Agree

Turpster, Nicole and myself join forces to assassinate movies of all kind!
I say assassinate because our reviews don’t really qualify as “professional”… We give our opinions and convey our thoughts on these flicks by way of kindly telling where each other is completely wrong. Pretty much just like you guys would with your friends after going to the cinema!

The fun is practically guarantied though, and that’s what makes The Movielicious a show that you’ll be happy you’ve listened to: it’ll bring a smile to your face.

In the first episode, we “review”:

• Star Trek (with tiny mini spoilers)
• Wolverine
• Angels and Demons
• Confessions of a Shopaholic

Enjoy!

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HIW #18 – Alex Albrecht

The anniversary madness has passed and we are back to our usual program, with a How Alex Albrecht Wows episode. We hope you enjoy this look into the Diggnation & TRS host’s gaming life as much as we did.
We also have a sizable chunk of conversation between Shawn and I at the end, which takes us in unexpected ways as we discuss the recent events from the Wow community.

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And remember you can find this episode and more at the official How I Wow blog at howiwow.org.

The state of Wow’s design

It’s been roughly six months since the last expansion came out, so I thought it would be a good time to give my thoughts about how the game has evolved and where it is today.

Short disclaimer: this is, as usual, a very long article that I’m pretty sure a lot of people won’t have the time to read. I’m ok with it; my short little fun blurbs have a much better home on my twitter page, and I aim my blog articles at some slightly more in depth analysis. My aim here isn’t to just state what I like or dislike, but rather to take a longer look at the hows and whys of the choices that were made, and try to understand the philosophy of this type of game design. I would recommend this article to any Wow fan, but also any MMO enthusiast who doesn’t have the time to get to level 80 in Wow and explore the intricacies of Blizzard’s designs.
So anyway, if you have a little bit of time to waste I hope you enjoy it and it brings something to your day!

Ok, here we go: Read more

Patrick’s Twitter week for 2009-05-18

• [Wow] Ok, level 70 warrior leveling question: is prot absolutely unavoidable or is arms also acceptable? I like arms… #
• I know this is from last week, but: you have GOT to be KIDDING me! The MPAA in UN-believable: http://bit.ly/uJPZs #
• [FR] Le rendez-vous Tech en streaming live dans 1h. Plus d’infos: http://bit.ly/hrhUo #
• [FR] Enregistrement du Rendez-vous Tech en live: http://bit.ly/cBEob #
• RT @alachia: Cupcake Ninjas! on Flickr – Photo Sharing! http://ff.im/-2NRjE #
• [FR] Le rendez-vous Tech n°8 est disponible ! http://bit.ly/kKWiS #
• @stompalina Halfrot’s response to my email in the latest Rawrcast brought a tear to my eye. It was so beautiful! Everything’s forgiven. #
• [Wow] Blizzcon 2009’s exclusive pet looks awesome! (Murloc Marine) http://bit.ly/mWwhL Also: SC2 release date anyone? #
• @Veronica I wonder if you actually researched the number of hair there are on a human head to get an accurate Tweet joke, you nerd! #
• A great way to start the day! Beastie Boys – Sabotage: “AAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!” ♫ http://blip.fm/~66ekc #
• Sam Jackson: I’ve had it with these mother f’in snakes in these mother f’in toilets! http://is.gd/yXFj (via @pressecitron) #
• City of Heroes user generated missions/quests fiasco: sometimes, you DO need more time to do it right. http://bit.ly/Ci1CH #
• [FR] @matthieublanco haha @athur t’a entendu ! Le monde (de Twitter) est vraiment tout petit… #
• New Noobz webcomic on line: Everything In Moderation – http://bit.ly/DOv2z #
• Saw Angels & Demons, it was unbelievably dull and idiotic. As expected. #
• [Wow] Arms spec is fun! -But Fury has 2H dual wield!- Yeah…one huge phallic symbol is enough overcompensating for me I guess. #
• So wait… What month is it again? Feels like November to me. :/ http://twitpic.com/558qe #
• Haha this Mac vs PC / Dell spoof from 2007 is actually pretty funny. Tofu sandwich FTW! http://bit.ly/O6ial (via @yannalet) #
• RT @hotmilkgt: San Francisco this morning~ http://twitpic.com/55f8i – So who the hell has taken the sun from us all?! Give it back! #
• This is genius marketing! Or at least funny marketing. Or… Well, it’s funny. http://tinyurl.com/dza7c7 (via @Coverville) #
• @mikeschramm Yes indeed. The law states that every French citizen receives 9 subsidized hours of sleep per night. And a rainbow powered car. in reply to mikeschramm #
• If you haven’t seen it yet… Well, do. The Onion’s report on Star Trek fans’ reaction to the movie. http://bit.ly/jSIUS #
• This makes me sad. http://bit.ly/MIRiN #
• I’m trying out Digging the Noobz webcomic. Please digg it / Retweet if you like it! http://digg.com/d1rDM7 #
• Zombie Fire Ants!! Turns out the zombie apocalypse is nigh, just not for humans… yet. http://bit.ly/14bCaq (via @drew) #
• [Wow] Blizzcon tickets are scheduled to go on sale today at 10 am Pacific time (17 pm GMT) here: http://bit.ly/16ZpG0 #
• [Wow] Let’s start a new tag: #excellentguildname . I’ll go first: Pussicat Trolls. #
• RT @PeteWalker74: I don’t want to hear another crack against Americans EVAR!!!!! haha http://bit.ly/17IzQw < *hides* #
• Sometimes you need to make sure how it works… http://twitpic.com/5cr81 #

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Noobz – A webcomic for gamers

You’ve never heard of Noobz? Where the hell have you been?!

Noobz is an awesome webcomic about gamers like you (well, sort of). A new strip every wednesday, with stories about the little quirks that make our games so memorable and fun. And sometimes very annoying.

Patrick’s Twitter week for 2009-05-11

• I think I saw that movie… It was called, Killer Pig Flu Invasion From Hell: http://bit.ly/853et #
• Feel like zombies today. Glad that JoCo can provide musical zombieness. Come one, sing along: “All we wanna do … ♫ http://blip.fm/~5jsii #
• RT @vailgeek: Saw this and thought of @notpatrick http://tinyurl.com/cgtve9 < You were right to, I excel at both! #
• Woot! @unclethursday -the grumpiest podcaster ever- is back! Listening to ep 24: http://tinyurl.com/cugdy7 (thx @kathunter) #
• Wow! That cardboard box never had a chance against Wolverine Dude! http://bit.ly/XEmGQ #
• The Wolverine link video is down… Thankfully, homemade mutant claws are no match for the internet: http://bit.ly/JtEV3 #
• [Wow] Noob question: if I go with a mutilate spec to level my rogue, is it ok to get dagger+sword heirlooms or is 2 daggers tons awesomer? #
• Haha I guess this is a classic instance of “RTF tooltip”. Just saw it says “requires daggerS”. Plural. My bad. Please don’t make fun of me. #
• RT @mikeschramm: I call as many shenanigans as I can http://is.gd/wYln No way at all. < silly rumor indeed… #
• Awesome but probably overlooked shows: Medium and Numbers. If you’ve never seen them, you should! #
• [FR] Azeroth.fr vient de dépasser les 300 commentaires sur iTunes France, merci à tous!! #
• Really? Really internet? People want the tubes to make their decisions now? This is what it has come to? http://bit.ly/qso10 #
• [Wow] For those who don’t know yet: Blizzon ticket queue system FAQ (they go on sale May 16th): http://bit.ly/ctPtZ #
• New Noobz on line! http://www.noobz-online.com/ #
• Seriously, who doesn’t love Cake? ♫ http://blip.fm/~5pbbn #
• This is incredibly, incredibly disturbing. Please Lord, make the evangelical madness stop… http://bit.ly/16sP6i #
• Also, here’s a video of a really cute mouse defeating a mouse trap! http://bit.ly/G3AIq #
• Just has an epiphany: @jonathancoulton songwriting’s Joss Whedon. He takes our geek culture and turns it on its head. #
• Just has an epiphany: @jonathancoulton is songwriting’s Joss Whedon. He takes our geek culture and turns it on its head. #
• Ok, off to Starbucks (frak!), and then dinner and a movie. Maybe that idiotic valentine’s day horror flick… I think it’s going to be bad. #
• Chinese take away on Parisian rooftops, nice! http://twitpic.com/4o3so #
• My bloody valentine was painfully bad… Didn’t see it in 3D so it might have made it worse. The script was still terrible though. #
• Duke Nukem Forever turns out to be the ultimate vaporware after all, as 3D Realms closes shop… http://bit.ly/F4XHp #
• [FR] Anti Hadopi? Viré de TF1! – Tout simplement scandaleux, à tous les niveaux: http://bit.ly/PJqhD #
• PR / consulting… @garyvee gets it. Get schooled by checking out his latest vid: http://bit.ly/QRTIT #
• Excellent new TV ad by intel! Love it: http://bit.ly/4uRol #
• @Veronica and her friends, our robot overlords. http://bit.ly/w7eCM #
• Wolverine made $87.000.000 on opening week end! Yet another proof that piracy doesn’t end worlds… http://bit.ly/ov5jT #
• Oh my God, Gmail is down! We’re all dooooomed! Aaaarrrgghh!!! #
• Facebook secret SF2 code: up up down down left right left right b a [enter], then scroll down. Cute! (via @matthieublanco) #
• This might not be real, but if it is, Beyond Good And Evil 2 just jumped on my radar – with a bang: http://bit.ly/fdxCb #
• #jealoussaturday @extralife @Randydeluxe @nicolespag @WoodWhisperer @Bearbutt & everyone else at #nerdtacular. #
• #Beyondgoodandevil2 FYI: The french site “Eversonic” that Kotaku stated as source for the video denies it came from them. #
• Latest two eps of Dollhouse were excellent. I hope they keep it up. Sad that @feliciaday’s episode won’t air though. :/ #
• @benbyfield Is telling me Dollhouse is very possibly cancelled… Curse Fox and their lack of whedonnesque understanding! in reply to benbyfield #
• Just spoke with @extralife & @Bearbutt from nerdtacular. Thanks for calling! Not sure what the splendid dragon thing is though… #
• Special request from @Pagga: Jack Johnson. I still like him, even though I’m sure some will tell me he sold out… ♫ http://blip.fm/~5y82i #
• Just came out of the Andy Warhol expo at the Grand Palais. Only portraits but good stuff none the less. #
• Off to see Star Trek. I liked Wolverine and got some hate for it. Maybe I’ll hate Star Trek and get some love for it? #
• Well I’ve never been a Trek fan and I’m afraid this movie was a bit too “StarTreky” for me. Didn’t hate it, but didn’t love it either. :/ #

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Patrick’s Twitter week for 2009-05-04

• RT @mikebutcher: http://www.worldometers.info/ < Know how many toilets have been flushed today, in real time! #
• [FR] @matthieublanco @yannalet 19/20! Et encore, mes fautes sont dans un RT et une majuscule oubliée. http://www.twitspelling.com/notpatrick #
• I’m sure the “walk in fridge” ads will start to get old soon, but we’re not there yet! Very funny: http://bit.ly/GEe2t #
• [FR] Le rendez-vous Tech avec @Korben (puis @pressecitron) en streaming live dans 1h. Plus d’infos: http://bit.ly/14w00L #
• RT @Veronica: Should I be worried about Swine Flu? http://bit.ly/uCxRx #
• [FR] Le rendez-vous Tech en streaming en ce moment! http://bit.ly/cBEob #
• [FR] Le rendez-vous Tech n°7 est en ligne! Merci à @Korben et @pressecitron pour un excellent épisode. http://bit.ly/1afZM4 #
• Sigur Ros’s Hoppipola is concentrated hope; I smile every time I hear it. Rainbows & fluffy clouds & children p… ♫ http://blip.fm/~54jd8 #
• [FR WOW] J’ai fait un petit guide pour aider ceux qui ne comprennent rien à la nouvelle saison d’arène: http://bit.ly/nyhuo #
• RT @kathunter: Blizzard Beta Code holders, the beta sign-up page is LIVE!! http://tinyurl.com/kucl8 #
• 4 in the morning and I still can’t sleep. Lying awake in bed. I thought I’d share… http://twitpic.com/46wj8 #
• @alachia Easy! If you’re tired, get some sleep. If you’re lost, get Google maps. Problem solved, you’re welcome. in reply to alachia #
• Playing @Jonathancoulton’s Code Monkey here sorta feels like I’m pandering to my base… ♫ http://blip.fm/~570t4 #
• Hey @Alachia, here’s something for what you have. Follow these instructions exactly, and you should be back on … ♫ http://blip.fm/~570z9 #
• This is meaningless. We were all puzzled by Twitter at first and left for a few weeks. Then we came back. http://bit.ly/oIwCO #
• This is meaningless. We were all puzzled by Twitter at first and left for a few weeks. Then we came back. http://bit.ly/oIwCO #
• The White House’s flickr is great. But I wonder how long before someone zooms in on sensitive info. http://bit.ly/wBZco #
• [Wow] Blizzard asks devs to take down their Wow iPhone apps. We might get more official apps soon: http://bit.ly/vpHee #
• So… Why did no other browser ever do a video promotional campain on the net? Good going Chrome! http://bit.ly/5Pu5l #
• If I die of the swine flu, I want my ashes to be scattered on twitter. #
• Talking about the swine flu: If you’re worried, watch this http://bit.ly/R7qJR . Now will you *please* stop freaking out? #
• Jon Stewart is my hero.Not because I share his views,but because he is capable of intelligent discourse: http://bit.ly/MzdgM #
• RT @extralife: Watching @notpatrick on last night’s Daily Show. He cleans up pretty good in a dress suit. < Did the beret give me away? #
• Blast from my Japanese past: Wanted to play some hardcore Rappagaria but they’re not on Blip, so I went with so… ♫ http://blip.fm/~5a0q4 #
• Ok I can’t resist, this is Rappagaria. I thought you guys would get a kick out of Japanese rap. http://bit.ly/o6mdg #
• JoCo’s First of May… For some reason I like this better than the street demonstration that go with Labour Day… ♫ http://blip.fm/~5c3is #
• How I Wow with Kevin Werbach (from the Obama transition team) – live in 30 minutes here: http://bit.ly/cBEob #
• Streaming How I Wow with @shawncoons and @kwerb right: http://bit.ly/cBEob #
• @shawncoons wants to coin a word for the action of shortening a tweet to fit 140 character: shawnify, fourteening or 140ing? #
• Experimental cocktail club with @jeromekeinborg and @johnplissken http://twitpic.com/4d5w3 #
• @Veronica special: a lovely web consultant site from… I want to say the 50s? http://www.lolworld.com/ (thx @matthieublanco) #
• On the Wow Insider Show w/ @mikeschramm, @lesleysmith and @the_T (if he turns up on Skype). Streaming: http://bit.ly/zbhOK #
• @mikeschramm special: A song from Metric’s album “Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?” I believe it’s a r… ♫ http://blip.fm/~5h4hs #
• [FR WOW] Azeroth.fr en streaming dans 30 min environ (si Dany n’est pas trop en retard). Plus d’infos: http://bit.ly/14w00L #
• Going to see Wolverine. Not sure what to expect… #
• Well, I thought Wolverine was excellent! Nothing mind blowing, but an above average super hero flick. Far better than X-men movies. #
• Or, as @nicolespag put it: “action and metal claws!” Very accurate. I also loved Sabertooth and his relationship with our woodland hero. #

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