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Monday, January 29, 2018

Hypocrisy Fleas - Ep 13, Haptics, Big Data and Emotional Neediness


Transcript:
"Hypocrisy Fleas"
Panel 1:
Sarah: I like the new haptics. And the idea of visualizing Big Data. I'm not sure tho' (though) adding emotions is a good thing.
AR/VR Researcher: But it's a great way to interact with data. I will admit I didn't know it would be so...um...needy!

Panel 2:
BigData: Hurry Up! Hurry Up Already! It's Your Move!!!

Friday, January 26, 2018

Hypocrisy Fleas - Ep 12, Big Data Visualization meets Virtual Reality


Transcript:
"Hypocrisy Fleas"
Panel 1:
Pinhead: So what exactly will this new headset do? Do I look silly?

AR/VR Researcher: It's our newest prototype! Full sensory feedback! Hand tracking! Surround audio! With it, you can explore terabytes of data! We visualize Big Data so you can directly interact!!

Subheading: 3D Big Data Virtual Visualization Project

Panel 2:
Pinhead: AAAAAARRRGGGHHH! I HATE BIG DATA! GET ME OUT QUICK!!!!!!

Sunday, January 21, 2018

Hypocrisy Fleas - Episode 11, Augmented Reality



Transcript:
"Hypocrisy Fleas"
Panel 1:
AR/VR Researcher: And here is our prototype Augmented Reality inside-out tracking system and AI recognition feature. It will revolutionize work, healthcare, training, architecture and more! Tho' right now we're just testing... and having a bit of fun with the graphics...
Pinhead: This is BORING! You made me give up my game...uh...sleep...uh...MANAGER work STUFF for this? If it's not FPS, I don't care!

Panel 2:
Sarah (VO): The tracking calibration is a little off... and the UI needs a little work...  But the AI seems to be working JUST FINE!

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Dark Farm - How to Lie with Statistics - Murder Rate vs Murders


Transcript:
"Dark Farm"
Demon Shopper: I heard that that small town over there has a 50% murder rate! Why that's worse than New York!

Demon Butcher: It's true, but the town only had two people. Now there's just the one left. You wanted a shoulder cut, right?

Monday, January 15, 2018

Hypocrisy Fleas - Martin Luther King Day



Transcript:
"Hypocrisy Fleas"
Panel 1:
Speaker: Let us not forget this day. That we are all equal! That we must keep his dream alive!...
Boss in Corridor: !

Panel 2:
Boss in Corridor: You Pinhead! What are you doing at a workers' rights meeting?
Pinhead: Free Cookies!

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Hypocrisy Fleas - How to lie...with Twitter


Transcript:
"Hypocrisy Fleas"
Panel 1:
Box(left bottom): How to Lie...with Twitter...
President Chump: Yes, it's true! I just tweeted it out. The Tax change will put a million dollars in everyone's pocket! Anything else you hear is #FakeNews! Do you hear me? FAKE NEWS!
Reporter 6: That's lunacy! It will only profit the rich! You're destroying the middle class!

Panel 2:
Reporter 4: Do you honestly think anyone will believe that?!!
President Chump: Of course! I'll just keep shouting it over and over again. Eventually, the morons will believe it! FAKE NEWS!
Reporter 1: Hurrah! I'm going to be a millionaire!
Reporter 5: I wonder if I can move to Canada...

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Hypocrisy Fleas - How to Lie with Statistics


Transcript:
"Hypocrisy Fleas"
Box(left bottom): How to Lie with Statistics
President Chump: Shocking News! My predecessor killed more people with drones than ANY president before him!
Reporter 6: Isn't that because drones weren't invented before then??

Tuesday, January 09, 2018

Been sick with flu - back soon!

Transcript:
Barrel sign says: BIG BUCKET OF CHICKEN SOUP - A COSTCO SPECIAL!

Saturday, January 06, 2018

Dark Farm - Adam, Eve, and MeToo!



Transcript:
"Dark Farm"
Adam: We don't need outside agitators coming in, right? You don't think I've been harassing you, right? Or creating a hostile, unfair environment?

Eve: While I appreciate you asking for my opinion - finally.  Might I point out that you picked the dress code?

Friday, January 05, 2018

Hypocrisy Fleas - ep 7 (Quora Question - why do so many programmers suck? Or do they?)



Transcript:
"Hypocrisy Fleas"
Panel 1: Dear Quora Reader, You ask why so many programmers suck? It's because they're losers. No design patterns...

Panel 2: ...they don't know shit! They write crappy code, not clean... It's not OOP. They're archaic. It's not the new XYZ... If not for me...

Panel 3: Dear Reader. Questions like this show that insecurity and intolerance are inversely proportional to one's age. Design patterns are guides only and clean is relative...

Dark Farm - My Button is Bigger than Your Button!



Transcript:
"Dark Farm"
Trump: Well, I've got a "button" too! And mine's bigger than yours!!! So there!! Nyaa Nyaa Nyaaaahhh!!
Demon: Overcompensate much?? You're both idiots!!

Thursday, January 04, 2018

Hypocrisy Fleas - ep 6 (the Motel 6 one)


Transcript:
"Hypocrisy Fleas"
Boss: Ah, Pedro. Good to see you here. I guess you got out before the Motel 6 Raid then?
Jose': It's Jose' and I'm a citizen. We rent.

Boss: Good to hear, Juan. Good. Good. Good........... You don't mind that I've called for immigration, do you?
Jose': Why should today be any different?


Hypocrisy Fleas - ep 5 (parking lot empathy, why we need it and the problem with assumptions)


Transcript:
"Hypocrisy Fleas"
Panel 1:
Hypocrisy Flea 1: What a selfish jerk! How dare he take up two spaces! The parking lot is crammed!

Hypocrisy Flea 2: Hey, I've got a great idea! Let's box him in! That will serve the asshole right! What a great joke! And we can post the video!

Dark Farm - Gods, Mortals and Katty Kay (BBC)



Transcript:
"Dark Farm"
God 1: Love you, Katty!!!
God 2: Why are we spending so much time talking about a creepy bully who spews hate?
God 3:Because the idiot still has the power to launch World War 3. But it may be a good thing - the rest of the world will ignore and contain the US, build their own economic systems and lead the future.
TV voice 1: Coming up on "Beyond 100 Days" America's dive back to third world status -- how a bully laughed.
Katty Kay voice: Hello, I'm Katty Kay...
God 4: Who knew that MAD would one day mean keeping Russia, China AND the US in check!


Hypocrisy Fleas - episode 4 (climate change and you)



Transcript:
"Hypocrisy Fleas"

Panel1:
Sarah: Climate Change...Freezing...Drought...F5...data...data...data..no return point...data...data..data...Kyoto...data...Paris Accord...bomb cyclone...dire...data...data...important...key...data...data...

Panel3:
Sarah: Climate Change BAD! You will DIE!!!
Pinhead: WHAT! Why didn't someone tell me!!!

Wednesday, January 03, 2018

Dark Farm - What can 8th Century Ants and Chickens Teach us about Today?


Transcript:
"Dark Farm"

Bound Chickens

My little servant bound the chickens
ready to take to market;
the birds, resenting such harsh handling,
flapped their wings and cackled.

My family has little regard for chickens,
blames them for eating ants,
forgetting the birds will soon be boiled
after their heads are severed.

What right have we to take a side
when ants and chickens fight?
I call to the boy, "Let them go ---
I want those birds unshackled."

The old dispute between chickens and ants
never will have an end;
leaning against the barn on the hill,
I gaze on the cold river.

---Poems of Du Fu

(written by Du Fu, 8th century, China)

Tuesday, January 02, 2018

Dark Farm - Gods, Mortals, Climate Change and Mexican Soap Operas


Transcript:
TV actor 1 (male): No, Delores! It is I! I AM the mother of my cousin's mother's brother-in-law's albino baby!!
TV actor 2 (female): No! It cannot be!
God 1: Mortals are so gullible! It's as if they WANT to destroy themselves!
God 2: Climate change doesn't exist??? What do you expect from a species that believes if you repeat a lie over and over, eventually it becomes true??? They need a reality check!
God 3 (punchline): NO! What about poor Francesca! How could you do this to your own sister!

Hypocrisy Fleas - episode 3 (meet Jose', do you know your coffee people?)

Transcript:
"Hypocrisy Fleas"
Panel 1
Sarah: Jose', I hear everyone can take advantage of tuition reimbursement. Are you?
Jose': I'd like to. I work 34 hours a week here, with a four hour commute. Then I work 28 hours a week at another job. My wife works from home 18 hours to help pay for healthcare since I can't get enough hours, and takes care of the kids. It's cheaper than childcare costs. Money is tight, because it's only a reimbursement if the company agrees, but, yes, I'm going to try to get my manager's OK.
Panel 2
Boss: Unemployment looks to be lower in 2018. See what a great job we're doing in the economy? Profits are up, too. Oh, by the way, I was thinking of automating the coffee stand. Any idiot can make coffee. Seems a waste to pamper some lazy immigrant by letting him sit around doing nothing.
Pinhead: But who will mop and clean up the trash?!!

Monday, January 01, 2018

Dark Farm - Sweden, Healthcare and ??


Transcript:
"Dark Farm"
BlueMan: In Sweden, every person has their healthcare covered as well as basic needs like food and shelter - so they can concentrate on living happy lives.
Demon: Socialist troublemakers!