TENTAKL

Small design+marketing firm in Aptos, California. Here we talk about things we like – design, marketing, heavy metal, gaming, tech and overall geekery.

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Went to the Black Sabbath "The End" tour in Oakland Thursday night. Incredible performance.

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Band name is hilarious. Album name of Necronomidonkeykongmicon is also hilarious. Damn good music too.

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An Internet Giveaway to the U.N.

Information Age columnist L. Gordon Crovitz writes that if the U.S. abdicates internet stewardship, the United Nations might take control.

The internet was built on freedom and it has revolutionized the world with information and communication and connected individuals from around the globe. Should control be turned over to a governing body who does not agree with free speech, expression, religion, open communication, etc. – we could see a very different Internet. We already see instances where different countries block internet access to prevent the spread of information, especially if that information is perceived as a threat against those in power. 

Also, let’s not forget that the U.N. also put Iran on a “Human Rights” council.

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Ohhhh, baby!! Dragon's Milk Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout

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Dinner with the wife. 17 years.

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Late night tunes to work by.

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Micro-Moments

Want-to-know moments. Want-to-go moments. Want-to-do moments. Want-to-buy moments. They're all micro-moments, and they’re the new battleground for brands.

A lot of thought and research went into this. Worth reading for sure.

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Client: A long time ago there wasn’t “black and white” ink. They used brown ink, not black. I bet you didn’t know that.

It took everything in me not to laugh out loud.

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UX is not UI

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Here’s all the Marvel screen Prints I have created thus far. This is only the beginning.

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These are incredible.

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Comic-Con 2016: 15 must-get action figure exclusives

Comic-Con 2016 is about a lot more than crazy cosplay and fan-filled panels, it's also a haven for the year's coolest exclusive action figure releases. We take a look at 15 offerings from this year's festivities that are begging to bought.

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Premiere Streaming SALEM’S POT Pronounce This!

Some people try to be weird, and some people are just born weird! The members of the Swedish band SALEM’S POT fall in the the latter. With each release you can tell that this band is not content with taking the easy route and producing the same record over and over. Creating

So good.

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New track from Skeletonwitch

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Led Zeppelin perform their first live set on TV, 1969

Led Zeppelin’s appearance on Danish television in 1969 is one of the classic moments of rock music history. It was Zeppelin’s second time on television but their very first playing a full live set of songs in front of a studio audience—they had previously lip-synched to “Communication Breakdown” for Swedish TV. What is surprising watching this superb concert is the audience’s lack of response to Zeppelin’s fully charged performance. They sit listening intently showing little enthusiasm for what they’re hearing. For guitarist Jimmy Page this sort of apathy was part of the appeal of launching his newly formed band in Scandinavia: They don’t cheer too madly there, you know? We were really scared, because we only had about fifteen hours to practice together. It was sort of an experimental concert to see if we were any good. I guess. An advert for Zeppelin’s first gig together as ‘the Yardbirds med Jimmy Page’ in 1968. Zeppelin first appeared under the name The Yardbirds with Jimmy Page at the Gladsaxe Teen Club in Denmark on September 7th, 1968. They developed their prowess touring Denmark and Sweden over the following months. However not everyone was...

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10 Predictions About the Future That Should Scare the Hell Out of You

The future looks bright, except when it doesn’t. Here are 10 exceptionally regrettable developments we can expect in the coming decades.

Well....shoot.

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New RED FANG!!!!

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Nice, old-timey church in a sleepy town in Slovakia. What could possibly be interesting about this place?