Comments on: My Job Ruins the Fun http://www.8164.org/my-job-ruins-the-fun/ Jin Yang's blog on web design, philosophy of Taoism and life in general. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:44:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nathan Bowers http://www.8164.org/my-job-ruins-the-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-4829 Nathan Bowers Sun, 17 May 2009 01:59:48 +0000 http://www.8164.org/?p=1266#comment-4829 Yes, our jobs ruin our fun. I don't care so much about markup validation, but when a site is all flash, or when a UI changes and it ends up worse than it was before, I break out in hives and swears. Yes, our jobs ruin our fun. I don’t care so much about markup validation, but when a site is all flash, or when a UI changes and it ends up worse than it was before, I break out in hives and swears.

]]> By: Jin http://www.8164.org/my-job-ruins-the-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-2522 Jin Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:47:54 +0000 http://www.8164.org/?p=1266#comment-2522 @Steven, never heard of GotCD, I'll have to check it out! @Janko, you need help :) j/k @Steven, never heard of GotCD, I’ll have to check it out!

@Janko, you need help :) j/k

]]> By: Janko http://www.8164.org/my-job-ruins-the-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-2516 Janko Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:20:40 +0000 http://www.8164.org/?p=1266#comment-2516 Always! And the worst thing happening to me is when I completely loose sense for reality - For example, I am looking at the sandwich on kitchen table and wonder where's the cursor? How can I drag it? And that is for real :( I remember swordfish, made me laugh :) Always! And the worst thing happening to me is when I completely loose sense for reality – For example, I am looking at the sandwich on kitchen table and wonder where’s the cursor? How can I drag it? And that is for real :(

I remember swordfish, made me laugh :)

]]> By: Steven Clark http://www.8164.org/my-job-ruins-the-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-2515 Steven Clark Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:33:07 +0000 http://www.8164.org/?p=1266#comment-2515 We were watching John Wayne's "Blood Alley" (I think it's called) on the weekend. Amazing how many chinese were italian, anglo or simply stereotyped into idiocy by the studio... It was more fun picking the movie apart than actually following the story. We were watching John Wayne’s “Blood Alley” (I think it’s called) on the weekend. Amazing how many chinese were italian, anglo or simply stereotyped into idiocy by the studio…

It was more fun picking the movie apart than actually following the story.

]]> By: Steven Clark http://www.8164.org/my-job-ruins-the-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-2514 Steven Clark Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:31:02 +0000 http://www.8164.org/?p=1266#comment-2514 Mmm which kind of makes me feel a little sorry for my wife when I start watching the Sopranos, Underbelly 1 and 2 (Australia) and movies like Ghosts of the Civil Dead (highly recommended)... :) Too true. Mmm which kind of makes me feel a little sorry for my wife when I start watching the Sopranos, Underbelly 1 and 2 (Australia) and movies like Ghosts of the Civil Dead (highly recommended)… :)

Too true.

]]> By: Jin http://www.8164.org/my-job-ruins-the-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-2506 Jin Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:10:24 +0000 http://www.8164.org/?p=1266#comment-2506 @Ethan, I never thought about that about musicians. Now It makes sense to me why they don't normally show the finger placement of actors playing instruments too much. Normally you either see their faces or just a their hands(belong to someone else most likely). That's why I think when the director does it correctly keeping things authentic, people can truly appreciate the extra effort they put in. @babs m, that's funny about Miami Vice! Something non career based: in the mid 90s there was a show about Chinese immigrants called "Vanishing Son." It was full of stereotypes and plot holes. (We Chinese don't get excited and jump up 'n down when making egg drop soup). There was an "emotional" scene where the lead actor Russell Wong reading a Chinese letter from his dying parent. Except for the letter was held upside down. I often joked maybe he was crying because he can't read Chinese. Thank you for the comments. It's interesting to hear these things from people of other backgrounds! @Ethan, I never thought about that about musicians. Now It makes sense to me why they don’t normally show the finger placement of actors playing instruments too much. Normally you either see their faces or just a their hands(belong to someone else most likely). That’s why I think when the director does it correctly keeping things authentic, people can truly appreciate the extra effort they put in.

@babs m, that’s funny about Miami Vice! Something non career based: in the mid 90s there was a show about Chinese immigrants called “Vanishing Son.” It was full of stereotypes and plot holes. (We Chinese don’t get excited and jump up ‘n down when making egg drop soup). There was an “emotional” scene where the lead actor Russell Wong reading a Chinese letter from his dying parent. Except for the letter was held upside down. I often joked maybe he was crying because he can’t read Chinese.

Thank you for the comments. It’s interesting to hear these things from people of other backgrounds!

]]> By: babs m http://www.8164.org/my-job-ruins-the-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-2505 babs m Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:49:37 +0000 http://www.8164.org/?p=1266#comment-2505 As a lawyer, I do sit back and smirk at Boston Legal. My husband laughs at me as I scream "Objection!" at the top of my lungs when someone fails to do so. When we lived in Miami in the 1980s, we watched Miami Vice religiously. But you all don't know how many times Crockett and Tubbs reported they were driving north or south on an east-west only causeway. :) As a lawyer, I do sit back and smirk at Boston Legal. My husband laughs at me as I scream “Objection!” at the top of my lungs when someone fails to do so.

When we lived in Miami in the 1980s, we watched Miami Vice religiously. But you all don’t know how many times Crockett and Tubbs reported they were driving north or south on an east-west only causeway. :)

]]> By: Ethan Gardner http://www.8164.org/my-job-ruins-the-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-2499 Ethan Gardner Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:20:14 +0000 http://www.8164.org/?p=1266#comment-2499 I think it is natural to be critical. My wife's family snickers at the inaccuracies in medical shows since they all are in the medical field. I laugh any time I see someone on TV who is playing a musical instrument but the sound doesn't match their finger position. I wouldn't say over-analyzing ruins the fun. I'd just say it has the ability to create new fun that was unintended by the creator. I think it is natural to be critical. My wife’s family snickers at the inaccuracies in medical shows since they all are in the medical field. I laugh any time I see someone on TV who is playing a musical instrument but the sound doesn’t match their finger position. I wouldn’t say over-analyzing ruins the fun. I’d just say it has the ability to create new fun that was unintended by the creator.

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