http://www.teamliquid.net/blog/namehimDrK en-us Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:55:35 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=282964 motbob I was cleaning out my PM inbox and came across this series of PMs that were exchanged during the HDH Invitational back during beta. To: HDstarcraft, 4/26/10 From: Husky, 4/26/10 The sponsor was Heosat's iRip. In the next HDH cast, Husky gave a shoutout to thelittleappfactory.com and the traffic crashed the site almost immediately. Did I play a part in TLAF eventually sponsoring ... Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:55:35 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=282964 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=280361 motbob For the sport we love, the switch of Kespa to SC2 is the most significant event since the launch of GSL. With the entry of Kespa, SC2 receives immediate legitimacy as a spectator sport in the eyes of Korean corporations, and, probably, Korean viewers. It also implies a massive infusion of corporate cash into the Korean scene, which can mean nothing but good things for the game there. Kespa's... Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:22:31 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=280361 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=274093 motbob IPL isn't like any ESPORTS event that I've been to before. Whereas MLG Columbus was a place to meet cool people and watch awesome games on the side (and do little else), IPL was much more glamorous, and more broad in its focus. When walking around Bally's or the main stage, my jaw was on the floor for the most part. The production value of both the main event and all of the sideshows (sponsor d... Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:08:35 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=274093 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=237547 motbob Ever since you heard about this magical world of professional Starcraft, your life's been a pile of shit. Admit it. Your GPA plummeted, your social life's been basically non-existent except for a few close friends. Hell, at least when you were a Halo 2 junkie you had buddies right beside you when you played split-screen. You got your B.A., at least. Congrats. Now you have no chance of getting i... Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:10:09 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=237547 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=231335 motbob After my first try at going to a SC2 live event at CES, I wanted more. More e-friends to meet, better games, a more awesome atmosphere. So, naturally, I committed to go to MLG Columbus. Wednesday: This happens. Cool guy or coolest guy? I am so lucky. Thursday: I drive up from Tennessee and meet p4ndemik (a TL staff member who helps run TLPD) in the suburbs of Cincinnati. We have a fun dri... Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:04:55 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=231335 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=218122 motbob It is with great sadness that I say farewell to my 120GB Western Digital hard drive after 7.5 years of service. With the amount of punishment I put on that hard drive (lots of downloading, installing, and deleting), it's a miracle that it lasted so long. I downloaded Portal 2 because I'm a college student with no money. At 88%, the download stopped, with an error: "Failed Cyclic Redunda... Sun, 01 May 2011 14:39:39 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=218122 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=214086 motbob As some of you may know, there exists a sport called "chess boxing" that combines the rough and physical sport of chess with the intellectual activity of boxing. Competitors alternate between the two, and the match ends with either a knockdown or a checkmate. (You can watch a video about the sport here.) Today in IRC, after a poorly worded statement by an ESL representative, tofuca... Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:50:22 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=214086 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=211230 motbob A young man hunches over his computer, focused intently on a game of Starcraft 2. Surrounding him are his teammates, all staring at the screen with identical concentration. The player at the computer is Antaran, a Terran playing for the University of Cincinnati stagecraft team. The game is the deciding match against the University of Pittsburgh; the match is currently at 3-3. The winner goes to... Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:16:28 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=211230 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=189094 motbob A lot of times on TL, there are girl blogs about people not being able to "break the friend zone," that is, to get romantically involved with a girl who sees you "just as a friend." Well, to buck the trend, I'm here to tell the story of how I managed to do just that. I went to school with this really close group of friends. Our school was private and kind of religious, so... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:17:26 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=189094 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=171288 motbob After I won Liquibet season 1, someone sent me a PM asking for tips on winning. I sent him a long PM back, and I feel like it's only fair to reproduce and expand upon that PM here. This is a highly advanced type of blog: a brag/useful blog hybrid. How do I win Liquibet? The most important thing to remember is that points don't matter in Liquibet nearly as much as rank matters in Liquibet.... Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:39:04 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=171288 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=168144 motbob I like 8-bit music. I like it so much that I want to share it with the world! Because of this, I've spent a long time going through the archive of what I'm pretty sure is the most popular site for 8bit music at the moment, 8bc. I compiled all the songs that I thought were good. You can download the .rar file here or here. Some highlights of the collection: http://8bc.org/music/Blitz+Lunar... Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:56:40 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=168144 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=166192 motbob Korean community sites have translated foreigner comments before, but I think this is the first time a Korean corporation has tried to broadcast foreigner reaction to the Korean community. http://esports.gomtv.com/gsl/community/view.gom?m=community&msgid=3638&c=all&p=1 http://esports.gomtv.com/gsl/community/view.gom?m=community&msgid=3735&c=all&p=1 All foreigner q... Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:20:42 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=166192 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=157276 motbob EDIT: mrmin123 might be translating. In the tradition of this thread, another Korean has decided to pull at our heartstrings by drawing an incredibly cute ultralisk and putting him through unbearable trials and tribulations, in comic form. This was posted on PlayXP and the T_T-to-comment ratio was pretty close to 1:1. I present it here not only for the enjoyment of those lucky enough to b... Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:22:30 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=157276 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=133183 motbob The fine folks over at Activision have probably realized by now that they are in the worst PR situation of any videogame company ever. Perhaps for that reason, they greenlit a remake of King's Quest that they had shut down in March. http://www.destructoid.com/kings-quest-fan-game-is-go-release-july-10-177633.phtml Clearly this is a new era for Activision (public relations)! Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:57:56 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=133183 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=128070 motbob EDIT: THIS IS CANCELLED BECAUSE MY COMPUTER IS BAD, APPARENTLY. Someone else do this in my place. Before the last finals, I ran a stream of all the matches Flash and Jaedong have played. Today, I'm going to run a stream of all of the games they've won since NATE MSL against zerg/terran so we can get a good idea of their current playstyles and marvel at how goddamn good they are. Come to h... Sat, 29 May 2010 09:28:34 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=128070 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=124989 motbob My dad works for the WHO (World Health Organization) and he's been doing investigative work on new flu strains ever since late last year. He's in Laos right now and his work takes him all around Southeast Asia. His team discovered a new strain of flu that looks like it's a combination of avian (bird) flu and swine flu. I'm too lazy to find the wikipedia page for "recombination" or wha... Wed, 12 May 2010 23:30:08 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=124989 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=124069 motbob CONTEST IS OVER Yet another beta key contest. For a beta key, answer these questions in the thread. Other people can copy your answers, so you're going to want to make sure that all of your answers are correct before you post. 1. There is a streamer whose slogan is "Disregard College, Acquire More Dudes." Who is it? 2. Mystlord has a game on his on-demand that involves MnM... Sat, 08 May 2010 00:51:44 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=124069 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=121511 motbob EDIT: It's all over! ggs There's no Starcraft tonight, and I'm going through streaming withdrawal. I'm gonna stream good VODs from 2008-2010 on boesthius's livestream channel. Why would you watch a stream instead of just going to Youtube and watching games yourself? Well, - You can trust me to choose really really good VODs :P - You can chat about the games with other people! - You c... Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:32:58 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=121511 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=119976 motbob I have a beta key. I had one before I won the scavenger hunt. I want to know whether it would be against the spirit of the competition to give the key to an IRL friend who really wants one and will use it a great deal. People in IRC have argued that it would be best to keep the key within the community. I want to keep the key and give it to my deserving friend. However, I will let TL decide.... Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:00:59 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=119976 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=119857 motbob So my brother, who's in college, loves Easy Mac. He eats it 2 meals a day (cause who eats breakfast in college, right?), and it's a total mystery to me how he doesn't just get completely sick of it. We were both home for Easter Break and since we both were lucky enough to have beta keys, we decided to play some 2v2. Unfortunately, I could only get to gold with him cause of his weird as hell ... Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:15:26 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=119857