WSJ article

[Gravis Marketing]

It dropped. Complete with a sketch of Torie.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704076804576180681670512722.html

[krazen1211]

Haha wow!

[Sam Spade]

Oh god - and a brtd lead. Roftlmao

[Vasall des Midas]

We are important. It's official now.

[Torie]

Actually the tentacles extend a bit beyond the city of Pittsburgh, in one instance about 100 miles all the way up to New  Castle.  And I am hurt, hurt I tell you, that Mr. Doyle thinks nobody is going to care about my maps. How would you feel if someone like him said that about you?    We shall see. I think Mr. Doyle does indeed have tentacles in his future!

Thanks Brittain33 for finding the article. I knew it was coming out soon, but not exactly when, until I saw your thread.

[Vasall des Midas]

I think I will refer to you as the "gorgeous octopus" from now on, Steve.

[Torie]

I think I will refer to you as the "gorgeous octopus" from now on, Steve.

Thanks! 

[Grumps]

Mike Doyle is a pistol.........but picking on Torie is out of the question......I shall b*tch slap him for you, Torie.   

[Nichlemn]

Pictures ruin the illusion.

[Boris]

You've told your parents about your maps, BRTD? lol. Well I guess that's better than trying to use it to impress girls

[patrick1]

A gamer who makes maps all night- you'll have to beat the ladies away.

Torie got called out by Doyle [insert Gary Coleman pic]

[Grumps]

A gamer who makes maps all night- you'll have to beat the ladies away.

Torie got called out by Doyle [insert Gary Coleman pic]

I had to delete that pic, since Inksy issued a death point for it. 

[patrick1]

A gamer who makes maps all night- you'll have to beat the ladies away.

Torie got called out by Doyle [insert Gary Coleman pic]

I had to delete that pic, since Inksy issued a death point for it. 

I didn't want to ruin my unblemished record of no death points.  Law and order every time, you know.

[Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario)]

Actually the tentacles extend a bit beyond the city of Pittsburgh, in one instance about 100 miles all the way up to New  Castle.  And I am hurt, hurt I tell you, that Mr. Doyle thinks nobody is going to care about my maps. How would you feel if someone like him said that about you?    We shall see. I think Mr. Doyle does indeed have tentacles in his future!

Thanks Brittain33 for finding the article. I knew it was coming out soon, but not exactly when, until I saw your thread.

I care, Torie. It's a shame you weren't able to eliminate Doyle instead.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Any article that doesn't mention Lewis Trondheim by name is considered a joke by me.

[Vasall des Midas]

I didn't start using the app until about the time that article was getting researched.

[Capitan Zapp Brannigan]

Haha, this is great.

[Torie]

Mike Doyle is a pistol.........but picking on Torie is out of the question......I shall b*tch slap him for you, Torie.   

Thanks Gramps. It is not his fault really that he is clueless about Torie. 

[ilikeverin]

*hughughug*

[So the Heroes Fall]

Ha, I was wondering why he kept questioning me who the enemies were in the recent Call of Duty games.

[Bacon King]

Aww I would have been in this if I hadn't been out of cell phone range over Christmas break I had an interview arranged and everything!

Oh well. Good to see you guys make it in, Torie and BRTD!

The Show Me State will lose a congressional seat this year because of slow population growth. Mr. Miller's map would put Democratic Rep. Russ Carnahan of St. Louis out of a job come 2012.

A spokeswoman for Mr. Carnahan said: "We are always thrilled to hear people are so engaged in the democratic process that they're staying up late at night looking at congressional maps."

Lol, most backhanded compliment ever.

[Nichlemn]

Lol, most backhanded compliment ever.

Yeah, I couldn't help but garner the impression the whole article was subtley contemptuous. Any sort of article covering hobbyists is usually spun as "hey, look at these losers!"

[Vasall des Midas]

Who's Mark Miller?

[JohnnyLongtorso]

He's a poster on SSP; I don't recall his username, but he outed himself when he posted in the diary about it.

[Grad Students are the Worst]

Awesome!  I didn't expect the article to be nearly as sarcastic or contain anything as beautiful as "gorgeous octopus."  Well done, you two.