Ask Jonathan Coulton About the Transformation From Code Monkey to Internet Star 122
Even though he created the definitive guide to enjoying yourself outside, Jonathan Coulton is best known for the programmer anthem Code Monkey, his Thing a Week project, and writing the theme song to Portal. In 2005 Coulton left his programming job to pursue his music career, and has since become a successful one man music label. Jonathan has agreed to answer your questions about robots, life, and internet stardom. Normal Slashdot interview rules apply.
Re:Just one question.. (Score:1, Funny)
John Galt's cousin.
My Question (Score:4, Funny)
Where you promised cake for completing "Still Alive?" Did they deliver?
Re:Lawsuits? (Score:4, Funny)
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Songmonkey? (Score:2, Funny)
Now that you've stooped to epic lows and have arrived at Slashdot, how did you arrive at our nerdy doorway? Do you find that you represent a generation of solitary coders, or are you actually a cool person disguised as a nerd? In other words, do you feel comfortable talking about how many cycles various move instructions take and whether the x86 instruction set is at once one of the universes's greatest achievements and also a momentous failure?
Lastly... have you ever met your southern doppelgänger?
Re:Just one question.. (Score:4, Funny)
Duh, he's that jazz saxophonist who used to work with Miles Davis.