[dagmx]

This is sort of incorrect. The BSD daemon was originally drawn by Phil Foglio. As seen here https://www.mckusick.com/beastie/jpg/foglio.jpg

Lasseter did a later (more current and iconic) revision.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_Daemon?wprov=sfti1

Also John did more than just direct Toy Story.

Lasseter was one of the founders of Pixar , directed several movies, took over the chief creative officer role for both Pixar and Walt Disney Animation, before eventually leaving after several allegations of sexual impropriety. He’s now heading up Skydance Animation for Larry Elissons son, and has a contractual liability clause for any further impropriety.

One of the big “never meet your heroes” examples, along with the other Pixar co-founder, Ed Catmull who was behind the industry wide wage fixing scandal. On the flip side he also invented so many technologies that are key to computer graphics today, including the alpha channel.

Somehow Steve jobs, famously abrasive, was the least problematic of the founders.

[probably_wrong]

*multiple Hugo Award winner Phil Foglio.

I get that John Lasseter is probably the most well-known, but Phil Foglio and the Girl Genius team have been releasing quality work for decades.

[dagmx]

Yep! I should have included his accomplishments too but my brain assumed he was well known.

Probably the free logo with the most awarded talents behind it.

[gpderetta]

A lot of old time Magic The Gathering players are also familiar with Phil (and Katia) Foglio's work.

[AStonesThrow]

I stopped playing M:tG, after a frank conversation with my priest about whether I should be "pretending" to summon demons and cast sorceries, in public cafés, with street kids watching. We decided that I could find a more wholesome (and perhaps less absurdly expensive) hobby.

If only that priest had intervened in the 1990s, when I began to contemplate installing BSD instead of my father's Windows.

[larodi]

So both children of Larry are doing movies then, right? The daughter did the movie Her, which is funny, cause OpenAI used the same concept for ads.

Wonder if my children would achieve my dream to be a director. I only got it to being on stage as an assistant professor, and a deejay. And promoter also. The promoter is sort of director, but is more an executive production role really.

[dagmx]

Yes both children have corresponding media companies.

Skydance and Annapurna

[somat]

Is that the same Phil Foglio that draws girl genius?

https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/

[dagmx]

Yep. The Wikipedia article goes into how their paths crossed