http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/8/3/214142/2887 Somewhere deep in the cube farm of a Vancouver, BC corporate megalith that "resembles, but legally no way is Electronic Arts" lies a group of videogame programmers known as <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cbc.ca/jpod">Jpod</a>. As a group they're younger, more attractive, closer-knit and slightly more screwed up than most software engineers. Moreover, they spend an entertaining but unrealistic amount of work time dealing with family issues and Chinese gangsters. Wait, what?   en-us Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:14:58 EST Sat, 9 Aug 2008 14:11:42 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/8/3/214142/2887#2 Damn, dude! That story alone justifies the writeup. <p> Seriously, find jPod and give it a shot. It's worth it just to be made aware of the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1581662/">delicious and nutritious Steph Song</a>. Maybe it's jus Sat, 9 Aug 2008 14:11:42 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/8/3/214142/2887#1 I'm not the one to offer any judgement on the program, and I haven't read any of Coupland's books since his third, <i>Life After God.</i>  I think he's a very capable writer, but his work doesn't speak to me at all, despite his being a similar age.<p> Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:17:10 EST string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/