Disenfranchised
If CBS needed help funding Star Trek, they need only have looked toward Trek’s true fans already doing it on a shoestring. Continue reading Disenfranchised
Category: Nick Armstrong
Pretty Sure It’s OK To Hug A Vulcan Today
Live Long And Prosper. Continue reading Pretty Sure It’s OK To Hug A Vulcan Today
Let’s Bet On Yahoo’s Next Move
The Next Web compiled this handy list of Yahoo’s 2013 acquisitions, and here’s what I think is going to happen next for Yahoo:
They’re going to become the next best thing in digital, gamified storytelling. Continue reading “Let’s Bet On Yahoo’s Next Move”
Nu Trek turned our Trek Heroes into Teens with Problems
I’ve resisted writing about Star Trek (2009). Here’s why – to paraphrase Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory:
“It’s a [Star Trek movie]. Like pizza or particle accelerators even the stinky ones, still pretty good.” Trek is Trek, I say to my semi-Trekkie friends. They roll their eyes.
It’s a hard thing, rebooting a franchise. Continue reading “Nu Trek turned our Trek Heroes into Teens with Problems”
The Negotiation Styles of Star Trek Captains
I’ve been a fan of Star Trek for as long as I can remember, so it’s no wonder that whenever I have to make tough decisions – big or small, business or personal – I think about how my favorite Star Trek characters would react and try to incorporate their strengths into mine.
Continue reading “The Negotiation Styles of Star Trek Captains”
An open letter to Floridian Jurors
Dear Floridian Jurors,
I won’t pretend to know what’s going on in your head, what evidence you were presented with, or how you came to your decision. But from an outsider’s perspective, you’re fucking nuts.
Just in case it isn’t presented to you at your murder trials (Zimmerman, Dunn): I’d like to take a moment to introduce you to the reasonable person test. Continue reading “An open letter to Floridian Jurors”
The best time to ask for help
… is right after you’ve made a substantial effort and hit a wall. If you ask before you’ve made the effort, you risk wasting your help’s time on something truly menial. If you ask before making a substantial effort, your help might think you’re incompetent, hopeless, or worse – lazy. This holds true no matter what you’re doing – panhandling or production. Bonus: rather than … Continue reading The best time to ask for help
