Transformice and watching him be a hopping mouse among many I can certainly see the attraction. So why was it such a surprise to see it plugged on Aaron's invaluable weekly round-up of all things cool?
What happens when an already popular webcomic creator launches a new title, and all his friends and admirers post and tweet about it? In the old days (three years ago) we called it being slash-dotted, because that was one of the few news sources with the readership to overload server capacity. Nowadays, capacity is vastly greater than then, our collective hive mind sloshes around in a thousand tide pools, and yet traffic load can bring down servers more often than ever. So don't try to visit Jon Rosenberg's newest too soon after this post - give them a couple of hours to re-route those cables!
Today's tasks: another couple of job applications and inquiries to get out, some Studio Foglio back room work, and a quest to stay on the Good side of promotion once I'm given permission to officially enthuse about books.
Last night the kid showed me his most recent favorite online game, What happens when an already popular webcomic creator launches a new title, and all his friends and admirers post and tweet about it? In the old days (three years ago) we called it being slash-dotted, because that was one of the few news sources with the readership to overload server capacity. Nowadays, capacity is vastly greater than then, our collective hive mind sloshes around in a thousand tide pools, and yet traffic load can bring down servers more often than ever. So don't try to visit Jon Rosenberg's newest too soon after this post - give them a couple of hours to re-route those cables!
Today's tasks: another couple of job applications and inquiries to get out, some Studio Foglio back room work, and a quest to stay on the Good side of promotion once I'm given permission to officially enthuse about books.