Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Episode 2: NYCC 2013

In this episode we talk about New York Comic Con 2013 and the hordes of geekiness involved.

Direct download: http://traffic.libsyn.com/geekingafterdark/Geeking_After_Dark_2.mp3

Show notes:
  • There are many steps involved in laying the framework for a podcast
  • We talk about how, like in software, there are many things that can make it "seem" to be working when you've actually overlooked steps. Things seem "good enough."
  • Pete likens it to Sensu, and open source monitoring framework he's trying to test
  • Bart mentions the tagging involved in podcasts to appear correctly in iTunes
  • We go over some feedback from the previous show
  • We have new microphones!
  • We revisit tics
  • Bart elaborates on the purpose of the first show being about presentations
  • Bart took a trip to Comic-Con
  • He spent a day listening to presentations (panels)
  • Panel seating is hard!
  • Bart hates Teen Wolf because of its fanbase
  • Comic-Con has several sections to it
    • Artist Alley
    • Vendor Floor
    • Panel discussions
    • Autographs
  • Why is Chevy at a comic convention?
  • Pete wishes he could tackle Vint Cerf
  • Wait, celebrities are people?
  • Asia Carrera: Pornstar and Webmaster
  • Bart and his wife had their picture taken with John Barrowman and Gareth David Lloyd (sorry for the memory spasm, Mr. Lloyd!)
  • Pete had a bad convention experience as a kid...
  • Costumes are hard to make work in real life
  • Comic-Con is full of camaraderie without judgement for the most part
  • Pete likes gun shows
  • Comic-Con is a lot of advertising
  • There were controversies too
    • Don't let applications tie to your social media accounts, kids...
    • Sexual harassment spoils events for everyone
  • It's about respect for people as people
  • Visit the blog! But if you're reading this, you already are!
  • Follow us on Twitter! @geekafterdark
  • How do we end the show?

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