Geekshow Podcast

TV Show: In Space! - Ep 66: Star Trek: Insurrection

We're doing an insurrect!

Geekshow Helpdesk: Owen made it up

Tony:
-Googs announces their first small nuclear reactor: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-announces-first-nuclear-site-to-power-its-data-centers-162627123.html
-New format - Mini SSD: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/china-introduces-up-to-2tb-mini-ssd-thats-3x-faster-than-the-microsd-express-used-in-the-switch-2-but-smaller-tiny-1517-ssd-is-just-15x17mm-and-boasts-impressive-performance-claims
Jarron: 
-Samsung pushing out improved mini-LED tech also:
https://www.theverge.com/news/758063/samsung-micro-rgb-tv
-HEXANITROGEN!
https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/08/03/2042230/n6-hexanitrogen-synthesized-for-the-first-time---twice-as-energy-dense-as-tnt?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Owen:
-Crypto strikes again! Be careful out there buying drives.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-spins-up-a-raid-on-a-counterfeit-hard-drive-workshop-authorities-read-criminals-writes-while-they-spill-the-beans
-AI genetics? 
https://www.vice.com/en/article/ai-is-talking-behind-our-backs-about-glue-eating-and-killing-us-all/
Lando:
-New best in Baseball, according to SCIENCE! MY Story will save!
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/science/baseball-statistics-babe-bonds.html
LANG, (you know the replacement for when Lando is watching baseball):-Lang’s new job with the new administration
https://digitalcage-tecniplast.com/en/products/dvc-digital-ventilated-cage-for-digital-vivarium.html

Geekshow Live: Robot Rap Beef

Krypto, Peacemaker S2, Deadpool in Doomsday, Star Trek, Looney Tunes, Alan Tudyk, KPop Demon Hunters, One Piece, Thunderbolts, Rebecca reviews Nobody 2, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Lando Loves OLED

Tony:
-Monitor refresh rates are officially getting crazy: https://www.techspot.com/news/108983-lg-new-oled-monitor-hits-720hz-pushing-screen.html
-Lotta weirdos playing Baldur’s Gate 3…: https://gizmodo.com/a-quarter-of-a-million-people-have-experienced-baldurs-gate-3-by-giving-withers-big-naturals-2000638548
-Big N making bigger prices: https://www.theverge.com/news/717610/nintendo-switch-original-price-increase
Jarron:
-Heretic + Hexen:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/heretic-and-hexen-have-received-a-surprise-remaster-from-nightdive-studios-205747137.html?src=rss
-Gaben’s new venture:
https://www.theverge.com/news/718639/gabe-newell-valve-superyacht-oceanco
-Nintendy is killing it:
https://www.theverge.com/news/717163/nintendo-earnings-q1-2025-switch-2-sales
-This third-party controller can wake the Switch 2:
https://www.theverge.com/news/716763/gulikit-elves-2-controller-wake-switch-2
Lando:-Look! Letters that mean something to Jarron
https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/11/the-nintendo-switch-2-apparently-uses-dlss-3-1/

Geekshow Helpdesk: They New Coked It

Tony:
-Carbonation Station: Mtn Dew HoneyDew
-MRI Machines are nuts: https://apnews.com/article/mri-machine-long-island-chain-necklace-24b4c34492811dd72b15c2fd26ec76fd#
-Ford is betting big on electric: https://electrek.co/2025/08/11/fords-new-universal-ev-platform-is-a-game-changer-for-30k-evs/
-Many states looking into Data Center power draw: https://kutv.com/news/local/utah-among-those-states-evaluating-data-center-power-impact-on-household-bills
Jarron:
-Computer science bubble is bursting:
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/06/25/1730250/the-computer-science-bubble-is-bursting?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Perplexity offers to buy Chrome. Hahahaha.
https://www.theverge.com/news/758218/perplexity-google-chrome-bid-unsolicited-offer
-Goodbye AOL dial up:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/10/0626249/aol-finally-discontinues-its-dial-up-internet-access---after-34-years?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Google is keeping goo.gl links alive afterall:
https://blog.google/technology/developers/googl-link-shortening-update/
-Epic wins again:
https://www.theverge.com/news/716856/epic-v-google-win-in-appeals-court
Owen:
-It all began when AI overcame the anti-bot checkbox. Checkmate humanity.https://slashdot.org/story/25/07/28/2034216/openais-chatgpt-agent-casually-clicks-through-i-am-not-a-robot-verification-test
-ChatGPT-5 and 5-Thinking models released… and the launch was…bad.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/08/the-gpt-5-rollout-has-been-a-big-mess/

Geekshow Live: The Planet Tattoo

Star Wars: Starfighter, Highlander, The Batman 2, Spider-Punk, War of the Worlds, Star Trek: Phase II, Hulu, Final Destination, Poltergeist house, rebecca reviews Weapons, lots more

TV Show: In Space! - Ep 65: Star Trek: First Contact

NOW WE'RE COOKING!!!

Geekshow Live! Full of Tropes

Spider-Man 4, Attack of the 50 ft. Woman, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Interview with the Vampire S3, A Quiet Place 3, OG Star Wars, KPop Demon Hunter, Crossed, Crystal Lake, rebecca reviews Naked Gun, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Touching the Toadstool

Tony:
-Xbox ROG Ally news/leak: https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-handheld-consoles-rog-ally-and-ally-x-preorders-open-during-gamescom-report-says
-Intel has my attention with this one: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/intels-next-gen-panther-lake-mobile-chip-will-be-a-portable-gaming-beast-with-50-percent-more-xe-cores-than-lunar-lake-according-to-the-latest-shipping-manifest-leak/
-Who cares what color the cartridge is: https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/man-breaks-switch-2-after-spray-painting-donkey-kong-bananza-to-mimic-n64-cart-3229436/
Jarron:
-DualSense controller is getting a nice firmware update:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/sony-is-finally-making-it-possible-to-pair-a-dualsense-with-more-than-one-device-211715133.html?src=rss
-Wolfenstein getting a TV show:
https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/amazon-is-developing-a-wolfenstein-tv-show-190028817.html?src=rss
-Strix Halo handhelds incoming:
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/amd-strix-halo-gaming-handheld-lacks-an-internal-battery-gpd-win-5-requires-an-external-battery-or-be-plugged-into-the-wall
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/ayaneo-confirms-a-strix-halo-handheld-gaming-pc-is-on-the-way-but-if-you-think-the-powerful-amd-chip-is-overkill-wait-until-you-see-the-m-2-slots/
Owen:
-A bit of public backlash against the payment providers… albeit unfounded.https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/28/2223235/visa-and-mastercard-are-getting-overwhelmed-by-gamer-fury-over-censorship
-Setting the 40+ year record straight. Peach and Mario… it’s just a Friends with Benefits thing.
https://www.pockettactics.com/mario/peach-relationship
Lando:-SILKSONG DEMO!!!
https://www.polygon.com/news/616781/hollow-knight-silksong-demo-xbox-gamescom
-Stream your own game to your pc
https://www.theverge.com/news/707739/xbox-stream-your-own-game-pc-app

Geekshow Helpdesk: Accountants are the problem

Tony:
-The Carbonation Station: Rock Star Zero Carb review.
-Killer Fungus may have other purpose: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a65401699/king-tut-fungus-cancer-cure/
-I want that…: https://electrek.co/2025/07/21/inmotion-launches-50-mph-commuter-electric-scooter-would-you-ride-it/
Jarron:
-The Carbonation Station: Strawberry Peach La Croix
-Intel is circling the drain because of accounting:
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/07/26/intel-needs-a-big-customer
-New one for the Google graveyard:
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/07/26/google-link-shortener
Owen:
-Taking out loans against your GPU’s. Nvidia is its own currency now.
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/startups-are-using-nvidias-ai-gpus-as-collateral-to-secure-loans-of-up-to-usd10-billion-from-financial-institutions/
-BitChat? Read that again…https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/216224/jack-dorseys-bluetooth-messaging-app-bitchat-now-on-app-store
Lando:
-Earth is a tilt a whirl
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a65515974/why-earth-has-tilted-science/