Sorry, man! It's a small, little interview intended for people who think they want to enter the game industry. It's not a book or meant for anyone other than the completely naive. Your book recommendation looks like a great one. Thank you, spamas :)
Great questions GCU! The dark side, most of those experiences would involve revealing name, situations, companies, and such that are better left unknown :) Knowing any of them would not help anyone, anyways. THey were all very particular events that just went the wrong direction.
You're correct, your second would require a much longer set of recommendations :) I'm sorry to hear about salaries for programmers. They get very large salaries in the USA.
I'm afraid SiN and SiN Episodes are in the hands of Mumbo Jumbo. They bought Ritual in 2007 and have not done anything with the property. I have been retired since 2008, so I have no idea what they will do with future products. It is a pity, I know :(
You're correct, your second would require a much longer set of recommendations :) I'm sorry to hear about salaries for programmers. They get very large salaries in the USA.