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I am a writer, developer, futurist, and one-half of the Knotty Geeks podcast.
Interests: Astronomy, newLISP, Science Fiction.
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I love Korean Starcraft
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| Jeremy Reimer | Posted on: Thu Jan 13 12:01:53 2011 | |
 Joined: Fri Nov 19 10:21:20 2010 | I can’t get enough of it. Whether it’s the new GSL in Starcraft II or the classic Starcraft I MSL, OSL, or Proleague, I’m completely addicted to watching it. And I’m not the only one. People are making pilgrimages to South Korea just to hold up epic signs like this for the TV cameras: 
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| Ajar | Posted on: Tue Jan 18 15:30:57 2011 | |
 Joined: Tue Dec 14 17:53:33 2010 | Interesting! Most of the tournaments I watch involve predominantly NA/European players. Often the commentators are NA guys like Day9, who casts good replays for their learning value in addition to live-casting tournaments. For example, I recently watched a good bit of the Reddit Invitational, and specifically a lot of interesting ZvP matchups. My main 2v2 partner and I have clawed our way from the dregs of bronze league to rank 2 in our gold league. Maybe we’ll even get promoted to platinum one day! 
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| Jeremy Reimer | Posted on: Wed Jan 19 11:53:56 2011 | |
Joined: Fri Nov 19 10:21:20 2010 | Good for you! I haven’t played SC2 multiplayer that much (just a handful of games) because I’m worried I’ll get too sucked into it... just like I got sucked into watching the professionals play. Last night’s GSL matches between Jinro and Idra, and MarineKing and Nada were epic, especially the elimination races in the latter matchup! | |
| Ajar | Posted on: Wed Jan 19 15:44:34 2011 | |
Joined: Tue Dec 14 17:53:33 2010 | I’ve played over 500 league games since the game launched. Over half of those were 2v2s. 
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| Jeremy Reimer | Posted on: Mon Sep 19 16:57:43 2011 | |
Joined: Fri Nov 19 10:21:20 2010 | It’s amazing how much things have changed in just a year. I went from having not enough Starcraft to watch to having far too much for any one human to handle. I got not one but two Ars articles out of it as well, and got to see Boxer live in person. It’s been a wild ride. | |
| Ajar | Posted on: Mon Nov 14 17:23:15 2011 | |
Joined: Tue Dec 14 17:53:33 2010 | My playing has lapsed in ladder season 4, but I’m watching more than ever. I have an MLG sub and a NASL sub, and MLG Providence is this weekend. I’m going to my first Barcraft, since before the big move I lived too far away from the nearest Barcrafts to be able to attend. It’s going to be awesome. But right now I’m watching Dimaga vs Puma in NASL playing to determine who gets the top spot in their division for seeding in the NASL season 2 finals. Holy crap. The nice thing about NASL is the availability of content -- if they aren’t streaming when I feel like watching some Starcraft, I can look through the VOD archive and pick out my favourite players. I picked up a Boxee shortly after the move, and love the fact that I can sit in a comfy chair with a beer and throw "the game" on my 60" TV, streaming in 720p or 1080p. So awesome. When I have an evening alone, I often do that over dinner. 
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| Jeremy Reimer | Posted on: Tue Nov 15 11:53:47 2011 | |
Joined: Fri Nov 19 10:21:20 2010 | When I went to PAX this year, I met up with Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham, who was manning the Alienware booth casting Guild Wars 2 and other games. He invited me to the Chau Bistro, a short taxi drive away from the event, and we watched MLG Raleigh at Barcraft. I was like a minor celebrity, walking in with djWHEAT and introducing myself as the guy who wrote the Ars Technica article. I had a guy buy me a drink! Oh, and the drinks were all Starcraft-themed. I had a Nuclear Launch and a Bel’shir Beach. The best was the shots: 1 shot was called a GG. An empty shotglass was called an Idra GG. People actually bought them, sometimes by accident. IT WAS SO AWESOME! | |
| Ajar | Posted on: Wed Nov 16 04:58:43 2011 | |
Joined: Tue Dec 14 17:53:33 2010 | That’s really cool. 
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| Ajar | Posted on: Wed Nov 23 12:49:10 2011 | |
Joined: Tue Dec 14 17:53:33 2010 | I went to my first Barcraft with some friends for Sunday’s MLG. It was awesome.
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| Jeremy Reimer | Posted on: Thu Nov 24 11:51:14 2011 | |
Joined: Fri Nov 19 10:21:20 2010 | That’s awesome! How many people were there? | |
| Ajar | Posted on: Fri Nov 25 12:13:55 2011 | |
Joined: Tue Dec 14 17:53:33 2010 | It was pretty empty when we got there around 1 PM, but by the semifinals there were about 150 people and the place was full. | |
