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Back Up Memory
Copying old hard drives unearthed a few things worth sharing
The Western Digital used clicks to beg the data be transferred before it was all lost. A bunch of images are corrupted, but in the way I went through every last jump drive and external to get the jump on future problems, I fi nally found the pictures of Luis’ old neighborhood we needed as art for “In the Heights” (Issue 109). If you could see the full size version of the track picture, there is clearly graffi ti on the buildings in the distance and that looks like Chucky’s ice cream truck parked on the corner (Issue 110). Green Lantern and the two Supermen fell over during the August 2011 earthquake. More shocking is realizing that Disney bought the Star Wars franchise in 2012 and George Lucas might have made $10 billion off the 55% cash/45% stock sale. —MV
A picture we were looking for to illustrate a past issue
Luis Vega
Carla Gugino on Saved by the Bell. “She doesn’t age,” Luis says.
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Tim Tebow wins the Super Bowl
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WINNING THE SUPER BOWL
My favorite Madden experience has always been creating Team Backup. Finding hidden gems was a staple of my gaming. Madden11 on the PS3 was quite possibly my favorite Team Backup. Led by Tim Tebow, we ran a full RPO offense all the way to a Super Bowl win, meeting Obama. I think I played five full seasons with them. My research on team depth charts translated to dominating fantasy football leagues. I won multiple leagues over the years on my way to the nickname Vegatron (the fantasy football cpu).
2011
Madeline Vega
THIS IS HOW WE LIVED
When I see Kal sitting on the coffee table that was supposed to stop him from getting near Tiny, the TV, that makes sense. Kal with a couch full of animal crackers? Sure. That’s so 2011. A wall full of Post-It art? Of course. That’s what happened at Maxim. Things don’t look like this anymore, but that’s because Kal doesn’t believe me he doesn’t need big curves to make a good figure eight and it would definitely not be cute if he dumped his snack on the couch. Luis, meanwhile, uses color but does not display his work.
2011
Madeline Vega
2011 Art by Luis Vega
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