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Mind of UPSLynx: July 31

This week I fight my most admirable opponent yet, creative block! Once victory is assured, I talk digital music downloads and whether their popularity is damaging the art form of the full length album. Windows 7 was cracked this week, but don’t be a cracker, buy it! Icrontic Summer Shindig is just around the corner, will you be there to experience the taste? Finally, SIGGRAPH 2009 starts in just two days, and I’ll be there abusing my own body so you don’t have to. What are you waiting for? Click play!

Bonus: Ten internets to the first person to not only correctly identify the series that the ‘toy’ comes from, but what the exact model is. You’ll know it when you see it.

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21 Comments:

  1. _k_
    deep in the bush

    Tyco's Battletech Mauler, non-camo version, 1994

    I had the Axman, Hunchback, and Bushwacker

  2. MAGIC
    NFNF

    Good job man.

  3. Bobby Miller
    The Dean of Computer Graphics

    K, excellent work! much respect, use your internets wisely.

    I had every one of the toys from this line with the exception of toad, but that's because toad was boring and lame. My brother and I used to play for hours with these things. He was pissed because Mauler ALWAYS dominated his heavy hitter, Thor, due to that wonderful ER large lazer.

  4. poofie
    sexy warm drunk rock

    aw, Lynx, way to push through! i always like watching Mind, even if i have to sneak it in during my lunch break.

  5. Shorty
    Sniping teh enterpwise!

    Lynx. I continue to <4 you.

  6. QCH
    Guru

    Nice work.... Love the mic!!!

  7. Bandrik
    I love golllllld!

    SIGGRAPH is going to be an amazing time. I can't wait to get there - it seems to be the one big source of memories to put down in the scrapbook.

    What Lynx failed to note because he is feeling like whuttadick is that I'll be accompanying him. Being a fellow E-town dork, it only made perfect sense. There will be some major pwnage served in New Orleans, with a nice side portion of lulz.

    And hopefully more girls flying through the air. That always makes the con more enjoyable. =D

  8. Bobby Miller
    The Dean of Computer Graphics

    For the record, I'm not wutadik

    Chris White and I are the only media representatives from Icrontic at SIGGRAPH this year.

    In full Icrontic attendance this year shall be myself, Bandrik, Chris White, Wahay, and Cherplunka. It shall be pwnage.

  9. rolleggroll
    Love by the TSA

    Lol Bandrik what Lynx is saying is that you aren't important enough.

    Whenever I get writer's block / creative block I usually play fighting games...which works 100%. But I get so into it that by the time I am done I forgot my great ideas. This is why probably why I haven't wrote anything new. Haha.

  10. Nate_LapT
    DigitalHi5 Productions

    heh, writers block, have had that for 6 months now :| My webseries was supposed to start production in june. Just realized the clock just struck august :\

  11. Grimnoc
    I don't need no stinkin avatar

    Great beginning. Fantastic.

    *Next mind of [UPS]Lynx I want to see a Lynx fight.

  12. DocFrazier
    Corpsman Up!!

    Good show sir, i say so.

  13. Gargoyle
    We can't stop here...

    NEEDS MOAR GARGOYLE.

    Have fun at SIGGRAPH, guys. I think I'm going to have to go next year. I keep missing out on too much cool stuff.

  14. Bobby Miller
    The Dean of Computer Graphics

    Icrontic needs more representation at SIGGRAPH! We'd love to have you man.

    Speaking of which, I leave in 2 hours OHMANSOEXCITEDWARBHLKJFL;

  15. mondi
    dot.
    Icrontic needs more representation at SIGGRAPH! We'd love to have you man.

    Speaking of which, I leave in 2 hours OHMANSOEXCITEDWARBHLKJFL;

    I'll be there in spirit - I have a piece playing in this reel: http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/comput...ngs/music2.php

    Also - the Houdini "Go Procedural" DVD also has one of my pieces as the cover art

    Have fun!

  16. Cliff_Forster
    Keepin it real

    Good stuff as usual. Loved the special effect at the front, had to have been a little extra work for you, but totally worth it.

  17. Bobby Miller
    The Dean of Computer Graphics

    Mondi, most excellent. Which peice is yours? I'm going to try and catch this some time this week. It airs soon, if I"m open I'm going to watch it.

  18. mondi
    dot.

    återbesök

    Let me know what you think. In my opinion, the mandated codec wasn't really able to handle all the movement that well (there's a lot of really fine / subtle stuff in there) but it'll be interesting to know how it works on the big screen.

  19. ardichoke
    King Banana Spanner

    I've had creative block for about 24 1/2 years now. My solution: just don't give a damn.

    Also, what's with the hate on American Idiot? I guess I'm alone in liking that album.

  20. UPS Hitman
    UPS CoFounder, Shoots First

    BUSHWACKER ALL THE WAY!!!! (That is another battletech reference) Nice job bro!

  21. Bobby Miller
    The Dean of Computer Graphics

    Mondi - I went to the CAF to watch Visual Music 2 on wed only to find out they had stopped running it the night prior. I was under the impression that the visual music pieces were being repeatedly aired on loop between CAF performances and other special series. I asked some of the workers if they knew of it airing anywhere else, and they were, of course, clueless.

    Sorry I missed the show, I was pretty angry at myself for messing it up.

    Do you have the piece uploaded anywhere? I would love to see it.

Hey, be nice. Icrontic is full of good people, we promise.

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