Questionnaire Extraordinaire: The Barbarian Proust Interview
posted by Katie Crosswhite 
on April 13, 2009 at 05:38 PM
filed under: New York, Art, Internet Video, Internet Culture, Creativity, and Developers
filed under: New York, Art, Internet Video, Internet Culture, Creativity, and Developers
Starting today, I will be posting a series of Proust-style interviews with various Barbarians. The interview, 20 questions plus a bonus question, takes place over IM at work and may be edited for extreme vulgarity and boring content.It’s my hope that we all learn a little bit more about the people that make The Barbarian Group so awesome. For clarification: my responses/ notes are in bold italics.
For the first ever installment of the Questionnaire Extraordinaire we interview Barbarian developer, Alex Bisceglie, and learn many new and obscure things. Let’s begin!
Where or when would you like to live (can answer both if you like)?
Montana
now
Which living person do you most admire?
Bill Murray
Montana
now
Which living person do you most admire?
Bill Murray
What or who would you like The Barbarian Group to work with most?
Bill Murray
Bill Murray
Which historical figure do you most admire?
Erm…
Spinoza
Yea, Spinoza
Bene-whatever his first name is
It would be crazy to only answer Bill Murray
Spinoza is great
Crazy excommunicated Jew
had himself a good philosophy though
dutch lens-grinder
who couldn’t keep his big mouth shut
Erm…
Spinoza
Yea, Spinoza
Bene-whatever his first name is
It would be crazy to only answer Bill Murray
Spinoza is great
Crazy excommunicated Jew
had himself a good philosophy though
dutch lens-grinder
who couldn’t keep his big mouth shut
What talent would you most like to have?
Can it be magical?
Can it be magical?
Like what kind of stuff? Lasers?
Whatever
Lasers
Sliding glass doors
whatever
Spoons
Rainbows
Sunshine
Skulls
A volkswagon or two just to throw people off
or, even better, the ability to turn internet explorer into Firefox
Forever
Everywhere
because this shit sucks
Lasers
Sliding glass doors
whatever
Spoons
Rainbows
Sunshine
Skulls
A volkswagon or two just to throw people off
or, even better, the ability to turn internet explorer into Firefox
Forever
Everywhere
because this shit sucks
That might be the final answer i publish
PUT THAT IN YOUR BLOG AND POST IT
PUT THAT IN YOUR BLOG AND POST IT
What do you consider is the most overrated virtue?
Sleep?
Sleep?
What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
frustration
frustration
What turns you off creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
Hmmm
Safety
or stasis might be a better term
Also, bad emo rock which can only be cured with loud grindcore and/or wu tang
Hmmm
Safety
or stasis might be a better term
Also, bad emo rock which can only be cured with loud grindcore and/or wu tang
WU TANG CLAN AINT NUTHIN TO F$CK WITH
What is your favorite word?
Solipsist
Solipsist
What does that mean?
The belief that YOU can’t prove to me that YOU exist
The belief that YOU can’t prove to me that YOU exist
But look i’m right here!! (Interviewer starts waving wildly at Alex at this point)
Prove it
Prove it
I’m waving at you
Prove it
Prove it
I give up
Prove it
Prove it
What if i punch you in the arm? does that work?
no
no
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Either the cat from Master and Margharita
or Case from Neuromancer.
Either the cat from Master and Margharita
or Case from Neuromancer.
Which artist do you admire most? Artist can be whatever you want to make it.
Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino
What is your favorite curse word?
You’re not going to put my grumpy meandering in the blog post, are you?
You’re not going to put my grumpy meandering in the blog post, are you?
I own the rights to this. I shall edit as i please
Eh, fuck
What is your favorite comic online or printed?
xkcd online
the Sandman Print
xkcd online
the Sandman Print
What website do you visit most frequently? Enjoy the most?
Hacker news
news.ycombinator.com
you’re totally making this shit up
Hacker news
news.ycombinator.com
you’re totally making this shit up
I worked very hard on my list of questions!
What do you wish they would hurry up and invent?
Starmonkeys
Starmonkeys
What is one video that you have been obsessed with?
Last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm2BdCbZkKY
Last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm2BdCbZkKY
What profession other than being a Barbarian would you like to attempt?
Carpenter
Carpenter
What profession would you NOT like to attempt?
Anything where i had to serve or manage or host people
Anything where i had to serve or manage or host people
What is your motto?
give me 15 minutes
(that’s my motto)
give me 15 minutes
(that’s my motto)
What is the Most annoying thing on the internet?
meme, site, browser…etc
Unwarranted excitement / sensationalism
and or Techcrunch
meme, site, browser…etc
Unwarranted excitement / sensationalism
and or Techcrunch
Ok! Bonus question
If you had a crest, what would be on it?
Lots of 1’s and 0’s
If you had a crest, what would be on it?
Lots of 1’s and 0’s
YAY! Thank you Alex
That was insightful and entertaining! Just like you!
good good
That was insightful and entertaining! Just like you!
good good
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And How!!