I like to complain, err, voice my strong opinion about certain things. Certain things could be politics, customer service, Blockbuster, and Wal-Mart.
I have written about Karaoke a lot on this site. I have opinions. You have opinions. So be it. The posts are just from my own personal experiences with Karaoke.
Here’s what may be an unpopular opinion: Karaoke should be a judgment-free zone. Hear me out.
When someone is brand new to Karaoke, they’re putting themselves on the line. It’s scary!
I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about 2 years ago. It runs in my family, and I was an alcoholic, so that may have had a lot to do with it.
I have since quit drinking, which helped my liver recover, but my blood sugar A1C was hovering around 15%, which is incredibly bad. I would go on sugar binges, sneak snacks into my friend’s house, and go for snacks after I would leave my friend’s house.
We’ve written numerous articles about Uno & Friends, but the latest rumor is that Uno & Friend is going away.
In the spirit of the other posts, I’m keeping this one short and opening it up for comments.
Why do you think Uno & Friends is going away and please feel free to share your frustrations in the comments.
Let’s face it. Karaoke is hard. But you’ve researched your song, listened to a karaoke version on YouTube, or perhaps you’ve tried it on Smule.
You’ve got the lyric timing, and highs, the lows, and maybe practice your fake guitar skills during guitar solos.
I was asked to follow-up with ways a patron could be a douche and the response was overwhelming.
It’s definitely possible to be a douche at karaoke towards the KJ, whether it’s mic grabbing or being disrespectful to the singers. Here are 17 signs you’re a douche at karaoke.
Getting up there and singing Karaoke is hard. Do you remember your first time? It was likely very intimidating.
But have you ever left a karaoke show and thought: “Wow, that KJ was a douche!” Well behold, you are not alone.
Paul Boag, a well-known and highly respected user experience advocate, has just released a new book, User Experience Revolution.
The book takes aim at systemic organizational issues that actively breed an anti-user culture, whether it is intended or not.
User experience encompasses the user interaction with your products or services and the emotions that result.
First, Fight Club is a fictional club. Debate over.
Second, we were never part of this fictional club. Debate over.
Third, if you consider yourself part of this fictional club and willing to lay down the law for a character that never existed… well, fuck you.
Uno and Friends will be ceasing in-app purchases June 30th and will be discontinued July 30th. Feel free to vent your frustrations on my post The Decline of Uno and Friends.
Uno and Friends Update 17 has been out about a month. I am neither impressed nor wholly disappointed by it. Server disconnect issues seem the same, and while the problem with giving gifts to your friends from the leadership boards was fixed for a brief time by a patch released after Update 16, it is FUBAR again with this update.