Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Helpdesk: A Scientist made of AI?

-So long Anandtech, thanks for all the fish: https://www.anandtech.com/show/21542/end-of-the-road-an-anandtech-farewell
-Its about time someone did this: https://www.engadget.com/science/self-storage-rooftops-will-become-a-nationwide-100mw-solar-farm-223004138.html
-Control Panel is safe for now: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/27/24229436/microsoft-windows-control-panel-removal
-Don’t work at Wells Fargo:
https://slashdot.org/story/24/08/30/2246222/wells-fargo-worker-dies-at-desk-nobody-notices-for-four-days?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Intel might have something good?
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/3/24233957/intel-lunar-lake-core-ultra-200v-launch
-Don’t worry about that brain cancer:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/3/24234869/theres-no-link-between-cellphone-use-and-brain-cancer-who-says
-Edge lit LCDs have a type of “burn-in’ of their own:
https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/24/08/02/1918228/edge-lit-lcd-tv-durability-concerns-emerge-in-new-test?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-You KNOW we have to have an AI story. Meet the AI Scientist
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/08/research-ai-model-unexpectedly-modified-its-own-code-to-extend-runtime/
-Samsung TV’s get 7 year update commitment. Neat. 
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/samsung-tvs-will-get-7-years-of-updates-starting-with-2023-models/

Geekshow Live! Name 3 Women

Borderlands, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Marvels 85th, Dead Boy Detectives, Disneyland news, Amandla Stenberg, Dr Who, The Crow, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: James Makes Noises

-Who could have ever seen this coming?: https://www.ign.com/articles/square-enix-makes-playstation-splatoon-shooter-foamstars-free-to-play-8-months-after-launch
-Nintendo Direct announcements: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-august-2024-everything-announced
-Borderlands heads to VoD: https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-movie-digital-release-date-announced
-Worms is back: https://www.gematsu.com/2024/08/worms-armageddon-anniversary-edition-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch
-PS5 Price Hike: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/sony-hikes-the-playstation-5-price-in-japan-by-19-percent-160557944.html
-Sony makes their controllers better on PC:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/you-can-now-customize-playstation-dualsense-edge-controllers-on-pc-151715163.html?src=rss
-Civilization 7 was announced:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/08/20/224251/civilization-7-captures-the-chaos-of-human-history-in-manageable-doses?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Peter Molyneaux has another god game:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/08/peter-molyneux-is-back-with-yet-another-new-take-on-the-god-game/
-Mouse PI for Hire. I love when things enter the public domain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzeInmapu-Y
https://www.ign.com/games/mouse
-Black Myth: Wukong is doing… really good.
https://www.ign.com/articles/black-myth-wukong-sells-an-incredible-10-million-copies-in-just-3-days
Blew past 10mil in sales in 3 days and 3mil concurrent players across pc and ps5
The Lore: https://www.ign.com/articles/knowing-this-lore-makes-black-myth-wukong-way-more-enjoyable
-Discussion: Do you prefer the new and unseen? Or do you like refinement and depth? 
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/mass-effect-and-assassins-creed-vet-says-sequels-rule-because-thats-when-devs-can-make-the-game-they-really-wanted-to-make-the-first-time/

Geekshow Helpdesk: Mayo of Hatred

-We figure out why new AMD CPUs have underperformed: 
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/27/24229443/microsoft-windows-11-update-24h2-ryzen-cpu-performance-improvement
https://wccftech.com/amd-branch-prediction-optimization-ryzen-9000-7000-cpus-available-windows-11-23h2/
-Douchebag getting comeuppance: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/25/24228184/martin-shkreli-wu-tang-clan-shaolin-lawsuit-surrender-album
-Space X Space Walk: https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-drain-air-spacecraft-while-astronauts-inside
-Testes eye worms are a thing:
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2043185
-Cocaine Sharks!
https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/07/28/0119234/sharks-near-brazil-test-positive-for-cocaine?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Apple event incoming:
https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/apples-iphone-16-event-is-set-for-september-9-160432866.html?src=rss
-Quantum compasses can replace GPS:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/08/26/0119238/a-revolutionary-quantum-compass-could-soon-make-gps-free-navigation-a-reality?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-More AI blunders. Please don’t trust AI for voting/political information
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/xs-grok-will-direct-users-to-vote-gov-after-bungling-basic-ballot-question/
-Oh Boeing. Doomed Starliner.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/after-latest-starliner-setback-will-boeing-ever-deliver-on-its-crew-contract/
Apple doing what apple does, fomenting division!
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/apple-says-farewell-to-its-app-store-chief-as-it-splits-his-team-in-two/
-Mayo makes everything better! Including Nuclear Fusion! 
https://gizmodo.com/researchers-are-using-mayonnaise-to-improve-nuclear-fusion-experiments-2000485048
-New Planet!!!
https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/sci/planet-hiding-solar-system-detection.html

Geekshow Live: A Kid Mutiny Production

trailers for Y2k, Secret Level, Megalopolis (FAKE!!!!), housekeeping, Tim Curry returns to the screen, Anaconda remake with Jack Black and Paul Rudd, Pacific Rim origin story series, Ruiner movie, James Spader returns as Ultron, Channing Tatum has to clarify the Gambit accent was intentional, 45 MINUTES OF ACOLYTE RAGE

Geekshow Arcade: Gamescom 2024!

-The thing that excited me most at gamescom so far: https://www.ign.com/articles/amazon-series-secret-level-reveals-animated-stories-for-god-of-war-sifu-warhammer-and-more
-Gsync gets cheaper: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-monitors/nvidias-new-partnership-with-mediatek-has-just-killed-the-module-which-made-g-sync-monitors-so-damned-expensive/
-Our new Patron Saint: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/08/how-to-hook-a-record-setting-444-game-consoles-to-a-single-tv/
-Finally some good news: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24218424/hifi-rush-studio-tango-gameworks-saved-krafton-microsoft
-Game announcements:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/genshin-impact-is-coming-to-xbox-this-fall-224105925.html?src=rss
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-hits-xbox-and-pc-on-december-9-and-ps5-in-spring-2025-195751940.html?src=rss
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/borderlands-4-is-coming-in-2025-194227938.html?src=rss
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/final-fantasy-xvi-is-coming-to-pc-on-september-17-172824223.html?src=rss
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/dragon-age-the-veilguard-comes-out-on-october-31-161317701.html?src=rss
Avowed pushed to 2025
-EGS (and Fortnite) comes to iPhone:
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2043896
-Activision is finally doing something about the crazy install sizes:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/activision-is-finally-addressing-those-massive-call-of-duty-download-sizes-191616063.html?src=rss
-Black Myth: Wukong is kicking butt:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/black-myth-wukong-breaks-steams-concurrent-single-player-record-within-hours-of-launch-184559634.html?src=rss
-Valve confirms they will support Ally on SteamOS
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24219469/valve-steamos-asus-rog-ally-steady-progress-dual-boot
-You know I’ve got this gamepass update for the month of august!
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/08/20/xbox-game-pass-august-2024-wave-2/
 

Geekshow Helpdesk: Whole Lotta Space Out There

-Starlink gets super fast for Boats and Planes: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/99453/starlinks-new-mobile-community-gateway-tested-8gbps-down-with-no-land-in-sight/index.html
-Apple opens up a teeny bit more: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220323/apple-iphone-tap-to-pay-nfc-api
-AMD’s latest CPUs are not wowing: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/amd-ryzen-9000-review-impressive-efficiency-with-bugs-and-so-so-speed-boosts/
-Gemini on Pixel phones…isn’t so great:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/08/14/2110234/gemini-is-replacing-google-assistant-on-pixel-phones-and-its-a-trainwreck?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Google is giving the publishes the finger:
https://www.engadget.com/ai/online-publishers-face-a-dilemma-allow-ai-scraping-from-google-or-lose-search-visibility-202246891.html?src=rss
-Boycott Anova:
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2043773
-SpaceTime! 
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/08/researchers-figure-out-how-to-keep-clocks-on-the-earth-moon-in-sync/
-Moar Space stuff. I like this better than GPU mining!
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/against-all-odds-an-asteroid-mining-company-appears-to-be-making-headway/
-AMD making a play in the AI Thunderdome!
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/amd-signs-4-9-billion-deal-to-challenge-nvidias-ai-infrastructure-lead/
-Sharks(kin) on a plane!
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/08/lufthansa-is-using-artificial-sharkskin-to-streamline-airplanes/
-Terraforming Mars with the Dust
https://www.space.com/mars-terraforming-engineered-dust-nanoparticles

Geekshow Live! Sniffy Lube

Kraven, Deadpool & Wolverine, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Ghostbusters, Crossed, MOTU, Sega's Eternal Champions, Crisis part 3 update, Last of Us, Rob reviews Alien: Romulus, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Dude! Respect the Beta!

-Vader 4 pro review: seasoned controller user and newbie POVs
-Red Dead Redemption coming to PC: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/a-red-dead-redemption-pc-port-was-proudly-announced-on-the-store-page-for-the-ps4-version-of-all-places/
-PSVR2 for PC is out and reviews are….mixed.
https://www.theverge.com/games/24216389/psvr2-pc-adapter-review
-New first-person action RPG with Arkane DNA:
https://www.polygon.com/24210477/arkane-studios-successor-new-game-announcement
-Doom is back!
https://www.ign.com/articles/doom-and-doom-2-new-enhanced-versions-steam-listing-leaked-quakecon-2024
-The Verge is ruffling some feathers reporting on the new Deadlock Game
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24219016/valve-deadlock-hands-on-secret-new-game
Honor code message
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/08/13/the-verge-under-fire-for-publishing-info-about-deadlock-valves-secret-shooter/
-No Switch 2 yet…
https://kotaku.com/nintendo-direct-switch-2-release-date-1851621426

Geekshow Helpdesk: AI Artimation?

-Nvidia being shady with AI training and web scraping: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-accused-of-scraping-a-human-lifetime-of-videos-per-day-to-train-ai
-The origins of Gluten Intolerance: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-finally-identified-where-gluten-intolerance-begins
-Big BIG storage on the way from Western Digital: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/wd-announces-enterprise-128tb-ssd-8tb-sd-cards-and-a-16tb-external-ssd-at-fms-2024
-Apple’s policies for Patreon are asinine:
https://news.patreon.com/articles/understanding-apple-requirements-for-patreon
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/08/12/apple-patreon
-Humane is in big, big trouble:
https://www.engadget.com/ai/people-are-returning-humane-ai-pins-faster-than-the-company-can-sell-them-191523105.html?src=rss
-Google Pixel event:
https://www.theverge.com/24218825/google-pixel-9-event-announcements-products
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24219825/google-says-pixel-cameras-dont-take-photos-they-create-memories
-Well we all knew this was coming. Who should we have on the podcast next week?
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/08/new-ai-tool-enables-real-time-face-swapping-on-webcams-raising-fraud-concerns/
https://github.com/hacksider/Deep-Live-Cam
-Intel Microcode fix is out in the wild. Check to see if  you have a Raptor Lake 13th and 14th gen. Intel releases a statement and cap the voltage at 1.55V
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-details-microcode-update-patch-has-negligible-performance-impacts-requires-bios-update
-Very cool application of the AI
https://www.geekwire.com/2023/ai-could-make-us-conversant-with-critters-unlocking-conservation-tools-and-serious-risks/
https://www.vox.com/videos/364124/ai-talk-communicate-animals-machine-learning