Friday Links!
Leading off this week, a fascinating read: Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain.
Here's a fantastic profile of one of the most prolific groups in Hollywood in the 1980s (and beyond): the Pad O' Guys. including DQ reader James Cappe.
From C. Lee (more later), and it's a tremendous read: The CRPG Renaissance, Part 2: Might and Magic VI.
From Rob, and it's a nightmare coming true: 'This isn't your granddad's KKK.' Inside the influential hate group that's expanding in Tennessee.
From Eric Higgins-Freese, and it's useful: How Many Episodes Should You Watch Before Quitting a TV Show? A Statistical Analysis. This is a great read: Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not).
From Wally, and what a trip down memory lane: Typewriters, stinky carpets and crazy press trips: what it was like working on video game mags in the 1980s.
From C. Lee, and it's a massive, exploitable market inefficiency: Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore? I guess they didn't charge enough to make sure the quality was high /s: Nvidia says around 1 in 200 of its new Series 50 GPUs are missing some render units. Gee, what a surprise: They voted for Trump, but now they're losing their U.S. government jobs. Bad judgment in so many ways: California couple confided about stuffed mountain lion to fellow fliers, authorities say. They were in for a shock. This is both ridiculous and unsurprising: Apartment buildings broken into with phone in minutes — IoT-connected intercoms using default creds vulnerable to anyone with Google. This is fabulous: Amazing Photos That Showcase Early ’30s Bathroom Designs. An excellent read: The Story of the Future Batmobile, the 1955 Lincoln Futura in the 1959 Movie “It Started with a Kiss”. This is fantastic! Every Gamer Should Explore This Archive of Video Game Magazines. Very, very true: ‘One More Turn’ Doesn’t Always Mean A Game Is Good.
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