Ello ello, and welcome back to BaicunnPress. I hope you're getting through the week unscathed. If you've been here before, you're likely aware that I was highly critical of EA and their handling of Battlefront. If you're interested in checking out those posts, the links are below:
With the disclaimers out of the way, let's talk about what you came her for; there's been a disturbance in the Force. Today we get our first glance at Star Wars BattleFront 2, via an alleged 50 second leaked Sony ad. Stick around after the show for further discussion. Enjoy!
So what can we see. It appears that the trailer starts right after the Rebels' victory at the Battle of Endor. In the trailer we can see something else though... looks like this title may just span the Clone Wars up to were "Battlefront picks up?" and even some post Death Star play up to the Last Jedi. Looks and sound pretty amazing right? But let's not forget EA's backhandy bullshit, when it comes to ads. To be fair though, EA has made me feel a bit better about their brand. Battlefield 1 was a pretty solid title. I played the beta. Didn't buy the game out of principal,.... but I played it, and liked it. Then EA and Respawn dropped Titanfall 2 on us, and the game is stunning. Balanced gameplay, and free DLC... that's pretty hard to beat. And I know I've said I was done with EA/ DICE and their shenanigans in the past. But the Battlefront DLC that dropped toward the end of last year really did a good job at trying to salvage the disappointment we were given. So I'm skeptical, but if EA can keep it up... I may be interested.
That's all for now guys. I'll be putting up The Breakdown later this week, but wanted to get this out ASAP. I've also started a Monday series titled Back To School, where I'll be putting up educational content meant to teach you some cool shit. Monday's post was about the laws and regulations in the US regarding Unmanned Ariel Systems (UAS). It's been taken down for the moment, as there are some busted links. As soon as they are fixed, it'll be back up. Thanks again for stopping by. I appreciate all of your support. If you like what you see, please share, and make sure to follow on Twitter at @BaicunnPress. -Chali Baicunn
Ello ello, and welcome to BaicunnPress. I hope you're all having a fan-fucking-tastic day! Thank you for stopping by the site. Today, the Internet has gifted a very special thing; a good laugh and a whole new door to a possible vulnerability in IoT. It feels a bit dickish to laugh at watching an entrepreneur unravel over a couple days, but meh. In short, you're gonna love this shit. A little background is needed to grasp the full majesty of the situation. Garadget is an IoT device that allows users to incorporate their garage door into their home automation, allowing remote open/ close operation and providing notifications. If it sounds lame, it's bc it kinda is, as it has no other real off the shelf application. However, Garadget was able to raise $63,059 on it's Indiegogo campaign in February of last year, and are currently selling for $99 on Amazon (with 71% favorable reviews as of writing this). On April 1st (yes... the April Fools Day), an Amazon user named R.Martin took to the product review page for Garadget to unleash his fury. R.Martin was incensed at the alleged instability of the companion iOS app, and decided that shenanigans would stop with him by posting the following review:
Martin also took to the Indiegogo Community Board to start the following thread about the product and iOS app:
It's not clear which came first, but hilarity ensues with Garadget's following responses:
When confronted by another thread user about effectively bricking Martin's device Garadget responded with this nugget of purely juvenile genius:
Technically, Garadget is being a bit of a dick, but more surprisingly civil chatter happens before Garadget, in an apparent attempt to apologize?... let slip the cherry on the cake:
OK, calm down everybody, Garadget is being dramatic. Save your pitchforks and torches for your elected representatives. Please, no death threats. And in case you're curious about the link to the quote, it's actually the following tweet by Ellon Musk:
Can we get a golf clap for the brilliant mind behind the creation and slow death spiral behind this startup. It takes a pretty big set of brass balls, and a pretty hefty background in rocket surgery to play your brand so boldly. But c'mon man, this is the internet, and it's gonna shut that shit down. As far as the possible new IoT threat... Think about what could happen if a device manufacturer in the future weasels an anti negative review clause into their terms or service. With the lack of consumer protections in regards to technology in the US, there's a lot of people that might get locked out of their homes. It's an unlikely threat given the potential for blow back, but a potential threat it still is. The Indiegogo Community thread has been taken down, but down below you can find the link to the Google cached page, the Amazon review thread, and the Indiegogo campaign page : Amazon Review
Indiegogo Campaign Page Thanks for stopping by. As always I appreciate your support. Keep an eye out for new content, and follow @BaicunnPress on Twitter for new content alerts. I'll see you wonderful people tomorrow. -Chali Baicunn
Hello hello. Thanks for stopping by. Good to see you, and I hope you're all having a good day. Well let's just jump right into the uncomfortable part. It's really just uncomfortable for me that is.... It's been awhile since my last post... Actually, it's been a really long time; about 5 months if we're getting technical. And even then some things were spares before that. So, where have I been? What in the actual fuck is going on? And why has the site been silent for so long?
The answers to these questions are a bit hard to address, but I want be open with you; the readers. Firstly, production began to fall off due to some site administration errors that caused a literal shit ton of work to be permanently lost. If you've experienced this, then you know just how demoralizing it can be to lose so much effort and work. During this time as well, my day job was becoming more and more demanding and requiring more of my attention and energy. Unfortunately this all led to me having about 0 hours of any free time that I was not sleeping or attending to my family. I had all the good intentions and plans on how to get back on track, and was planning a hard re-launch on the first of the year. But, plans and intentions don't mean a whole hell of a lot when life happens. On January first, a close friend of mine took his own life. He had been struggling for years, with the effects of seeing combat in a warzone. I then began to question everything that I was doing with my life. From my career, to my family life, to even this site. I felt like I needed to do something that mattered. Like all of this is for nothing. Like I wasn't quite good enough. And that greatly effected my identity, and threw me into a bit of an existential crisis. Life must goes on, and as I thought more, I realized that I am enough, and this site is enough. I slowly realized that this site is my voice,and it gives me the freedom to discuss the serious issues of today, and joy of just being alive. This site gives me the ability to reach out to anyone in the world, and share a moment of existence with them. As I thought about my life and BaicunnPress, thought about all of the wasted ideas and time I had spent just being concerned about me. It was at that time, that clarity struck and I thought about deeply disappointed my friend would be to know that I just gave up the ghost. So I'm back. I've been offered help from a friend to keep the content rolling out. I'll be rolling out new content regularly starting on April 5th, and I'm hoping to expand into other possible formats by summer. Thanks again for stopping by, and I will see you on the next post. -Chali Baicunn
