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Summer 2023 Patroncast Submissions - Now Shockingly Closed (Patreon)

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2023-08-14 21:42:26
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Hello!

It is currently summer. Everybody can agree that. Except for folks in the southern hemisphere, I guess. But mostly we can agree it's summer. And that means it's time for the Summer Patroncast, which is how we're going to fix this mess of a naming protocol.

Just in case you're new, this submission thread is where you get to ask questions, suggest topics, or dramatically switch allegiance from Cameron to Shock in the XCOM 2 Badass Contest.

So ask away, and I'll update this post when the Patroncast is recorded, so as long as there isn't an edit below saying that, everything should be good :)

EDIT - Incredibly, the Patroncast has been recorded, as the ancient scrolls foretold.

I should add, though, I am not sure when this episode will come out - there's a lot of stuff happening at once in August, so we're a bit ludicrously busy at the moment. I shall explain all in the Patroncast itself.

All the best,

Jon

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Anonymous

Hello both, hope you’re having a lovely time. Given the Quake 2 video you clearly have some love for this kind of shooter - if you have a similar affinity for Doom I would highly recommend looking at a custom map for Doom II called MyHouse.wad. It is an incredibly interesting project based on concepts from ergodic literature like House of Leaves and liminal spaces. Not sure it would make a hugely successful video (though I’d personally love to see it), but it is worth looking into in its own right. There is an excellent video essay by a channel called Power Pak on it.

Anonymous

Fuck, marry, kill Skies of Arcadia Fallout new Vegas Elden ring

Smitje

Oh Jon, extra question! I know you are amazing at predicting things so what do you think will Starfield DLC be about? I put money on; Outposts, Shipbuilding and plants.

Zac Thompson

Jon! Fuck, Marry, Kill! The Kiddie Kingdom Ghoul, Cannibal Johnsons bear trap, and the Olympic Javelin Ghost person.

Anonymous

FYI Jon the about section of the patreon still mentions "monthly pictures of Tabby", so probably needs a bit of tidying

Reformed Nerd

Podcats….? 🥹 Also, thank you for the response on the Iliad article in the Economist from my last pareoncast submission. Made my day 😂. I’ve copied/pasted the full article below, in case you ever need some ragebait, but no need to read/comment on it, unless you feel so inclined: The iliad” is a story of glory and gods, revenge and mercy, death and immortality. Squint hard enough and it is also a workplace saga. The epic kicks off with a big row between a pair of co-workers called Agamemnon and Achilles. The gods are the senior leadership team, descending from on high to cause complete chaos. For most of the book Achilles, a prototype of the talented jerk, is on strike. This is a big problem for the Greek management team, who have lost their best performer. A delegation from hr fails to win Achilles over. Eventually, however, he returns to the office, and all is well (Trojans may disagree). The parallels between the 21st-century workplace and “The Iliad” are admittedly inexact. There are fewer swords and spears glinting in the rosy-fingered dawn today; there is a bit less brain matter on the floor. But to see the modern connections to Homer’s epic, look at Achilles’s preparations to go back to work. Now I shall arm myself for war,” he says in Book 19. The arming of Achilles is the forebear of gearing-up scenes ever since, from Chaucer to Rambo. But it also has echoes of current daily rituals. Achilles puts on bronze greaves and shining breastplates; employees choose clothes that they don’t wear at the weekend. Achilles puts on his golden-plumed helmet; commuters don their Bose headphones. The Homeric hero takes up a shield forged by Hephaestus, the god of fire. The office worker stuffs a laptop and charger into a rucksack. Most of this white-collar arming takes place inside the home, but not all. It also happens en route to the battlefield, as compacts emerge and make-up is applied on the Tube. Sometimes the transformation takes place in the office itself. Trainers are swapped for heels. Lycra-clad colleagues disappear from view and emerge in something less off-putting. Battle may be close but it does not arrive instantly, whether you are the king of the Myrmidons or Barry from accounts. Both have thresholds to cross before the real action begins. In Homer’s epic, Achilles has been sitting out the war in an encampment; his appearance on the seashore is when the Greeks learn that he is going to rejoin the fray. There is a feast before the fighting starts (Achilles refuses to eat; perhaps there wasn’t a vegan option). Once armed, he gets on his chariot and goes to the front “resplendent as the sun-god Hyperion”. For remote workers the gap between their personal and professional lives may be narrow: the walk from the fridge to the living room (and back again, and back again). That is a problem. Entering the workplace means putting on a different persona as well as different clothes—you, but with added self-control. The transition is easier to make when there are clear boundaries separating home and work. Office-goers have many more thresholds to cross. They emerge onto the street in the morning and make the journey towards their desks. They enter a café for their morning coffee; carrying a cup and walking briskly is the simplest way to let fellow citizens know you are gainfully employed. At some point they will have their first encounter with a fellow employee. If they are very unfortunate, this meeting will occur at the start of the commute and involve excruciating small talk on public transport for 40 minutes. Normally, it will just mean that the office is close. Workers must then make their entry into the office itself. There are security guards to greet, passes to swipe and lift buttons to press. Visitors to the office will participate in an extra arming scene at this point, in which they sign their names illegibly into a register and are given a lanyard. Hyperion, indeed. The moment for action is now imminent. Outside the walls of Troy, Achilles springs forward like “a fierce lion”; a cycle of carnage begins that will end with the death of Hector. The white-collar worker must make final preparations for the day ahead, too. The rucksack comes off, and the computer switches on. The salaried hero springs forward, jaws foaming, to take a last bite of croissant; crumbs fleck the keyboard and the carpet. The password is entered, the loading wheel spins, the heart rate remains exactly the same. It’s time. Homer would never have made a name for himself with an office-based epic: death and glory guarantee a more dramatic narrative than email and meetings. But when you put on your work clothes, change into your professional self and pitilessly strike your first key, you are more than just a foot-soldier. You are a tiny Achilles. 

Zac Thompson

I have finally read Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Oh my god. What was British humour like before this book? This might be a silly question but have either of you read it?