Polytechnicast - Moving Away from Google App Engine

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In this episode of the Polytechnicast I share an overview of why I moved my comic to Google App Engine and how things evolved to considering moving away from that platform. I’m leaning toward moving to S3 or GitHub, using a static generated blog styled as a web comic approach. Then again, Tumblr is a pretty tempting option!

Along the way I give an overview of why I chose a cloud computing platform, my initial move from Wordpress and shared hosting.

I haven’t made my final choice, feel free to tweet, email, or comment your recommendations!

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LIA Cast 22 - Thinking About Design, Pt 1

We're kicking off a series where we'll be thinking hard about design! Whether it's a story, art, website, or product, design is inarguably an important part of the decision making process as you make your thing.

In this first part we walk around some working definitions of design, cite some examples of how design choices are sometimes victims of the capricious nature of fashion, and discuss some cases where a heightened sense of design helped communicate some pretty abstract ideas.

 

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Polytechnicast - Hunting for and Interviewing with Clients

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In this episode of the Polytechnicast I share thoughts on seeking a job doing what I love, serving a community I care about, using tools and methods I believe in, to engage in a fair and sustainable trade.

Along the way I share observations on the process of job/contract hunting and some of the tools I find helpful.

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Polytechnicast - Preparing and Topic Potpourri

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In this episode of the Polytechnicast I have “preparing” on the mind. Working on a few projects simultaneously I find myself in the cycle of preparing, making, and finding useful connections between my projects quite often.

In addition to "preparing", this episode is also a bit of Topic Potpourri! 

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Thunder Punch Daily 145 - Thumbs of Terror

Today I share some of my experiences in thumbnailing the new Front story I hope to start updating on Sugary Serials in February. I borrow some wisdom from J.M. DeMatteis to help make my points more lucid, but the big idea is that there's no escape from the terror of thumbnailing a story. Links mentioned in this episode:

Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.

Voiceover by Tara Platt

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