Company Retreat

I can't believe they did it again.

The show really hit home for me. I know exactly what it means to be in a family company that is on the verge of being acquired.

I wasn't sure if the finale was going to be as emotional as the first season's but once Stephanie Hodge spoke about the challenges of being an older actor, I really lost it. It wasn't a messy sobbing but I did realize how much I had become engaged in the characters in this story.

It's short and worth the journey. What more can I say?

Also, the name isn't Work Retreat! I've been saying that this whole time.

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Super Mario Galaxy

It's really unfortunate that producers feel like an intellectual property is so bulletproof that they don't have to put any effort into making a coherent story.

The first Mario movie was pretty mediocre and unfortunately made so much money the people behind the sequel felt there was no urgency to make a better movie.

I think it would be fantastic if a Japanese studio was given a chance to adapt the story for the big screen. Call me crazy.

source: rottentomatoes.com 

El Pollo Loco is doing very well

I have loved the Pollo Bowl for many years. It's very good, well priced, and very filling.

Doing well in Washington and New Mexico certainly seems like a good sign.

 source: latimes.com

Flickr is hosting a festival in Minneapolis called "Mode"

I am currently a Flickr subscriber. I've been using the service for a long time because I can't think of any other service that lets you post unlimited pictures in full resolution.

The service has languished, failing to keep up with competitors like Google Photos and Amazon when it comes to very useful features like face group. If you take pictures of people regularly and want to find all the pictures you've taken of them throughout the years, there is no easy way unless you 've been diligent enough to manually tag them.

Flickr could easily be the Instagram people miss (just pictures and no ads) but unfortunately it feels very out of touch with what users actually want.

Power users would greatly benefit from features like advanced search filters like camera make/model, focal length, ISO, aperture, and location. The meta data is all there in uploads. Just leverage it!

source: dpreview.com

Instagram launches on Google TV

I have no plans to install this.

• Instagram is always behind TikTok
• Browsing comments is not fun on a TV
• This is another Meta product and Meta is not a good company
• 9:16 content on a large TV is so annoying

source: 9to5google.com 

Yashica has a kickstarter for a new camcorder

Camcorders are good. Camcorders without zoom are just a missed opportunity. I'll reserve judgement though if the sensor is good.

Launching it on kickstarter is certainly a choice. I guess they're just testing the market for demand. 

 source: petapixel

David Ellison won't give up on his pursuit of Warner Brothers

It seems like every day a new headline about David Ellison comes out where he looks even more desperate than we previously thought he could get.

This reminds me of the whole Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni saga. 

The main difference between this story is that David Ellison truly comes off as an extremely spoiled child. Have his accomplishments ever been mentioned prior?

Source: deadline.com