Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Live! Furryosa

D23 coverage, Saturday Night, Shawn Levy's Star Wars, Until Dawn, Evil Dead, Cartoon Network, Blade, Army of the Dead, lots more 

Geekshow Arcade: Video Game Actors Strike to Crouch

-ROG Ally X Review: Jarron and Owen thoughts as well
-RDR2 actor suffers for his art: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/red-dead/red-dead-redemption-2-actor-says-the-hardest-part-about-playing-arthur-was-the-crouch-running-3-days-later-my-thighs-were-absolutely-killing-me/
-Farewell Game Informer: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-informer-the-longest-running-us-gaming-magazine-shuts-down-after-33-years/
-AMD AFMF2: https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-introduces-fluid-motion-frames-2-better-frame-generation-with-lower-latency
-Jedi Survivor coming to old consoles:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/star-wars-jedi-survivor-is-coming-to-ps4-and-xbox-one-on-september-17-181004549.html?src=rss
-Romhacking.net is shutting down:
https://www.polygon.com/24211944/romhacking-net-closure-internet-archive-downloads
-Bungie is really struggling:
https://www.engadget.com/bungie-is-laying-off-220-employees-200242815.html?src=rss
-Video game actors are on strike:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/08/05/2043252/video-game-actors-are-officially-on-strike-over-ai?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

Geekshow Helpdesk: Intel Rides the Struggle Bus

-BS-Solid State Batteries creep ever closer: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Samsung-delivers-solid-state-battery-for-EVs-with-600-mile-range-as-it-teases-9-minute-charging-and-20-year-lifespan-tech.867768.0.html
-Elon does Elon things: https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-shared-a-doctored-harris-campaign-video-on-x-without-labeling-it-as-fake-172617272.html?guccounter=1
-Intel admits to huge problem with 13th/14th gen CPUs: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/1/24211616/intel-crashing-13th-14th-gen-cpus-warranty-two-more-years
-Google is deemed monopolistic with its search engine: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-is-a-monopolist-in-search-us-judge-rules-in-antitrust-case-193358356.html
-Google gives up on dumping cookies: https://www.axios.com/2024/07/22/google-chrome-keeps-cookie-policy
-Intel reports massive layoffs: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-to-layoff-more-than-15-of-workforce-almost-20000-employees-encountered-meteor-lake-yield-issues-suspends-dividend
-New Nest thermostat after a decade:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24213538/google-nest-learning-thermostat-4th-gen-hands-on-price-release-date
-Only Google is allowed to index Reddit now:
https://www.404media.co/google-is-the-only-search-engine-that-works-on-reddit-now-thanks-to-ai-deal/
-Chromecast is dead. Long live Google TV Streamer!
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2041337
-iOS Thanos Snap (SAVE FOR NEXT WEEK)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24214338/apple-ios-18-thanos-snap-animation-hide-ads
 

Geekshow Live! It's lonely at sea.

Deadpool & Wolverine breaking all records, RDJ is Doom..let's talk about it, Dragon's Lair, BSG, Superman, TREK, Star Tours, Godzilla shoes, Rebecca reviews Trap, lots more  

Geekshow Live! Meee-OW, Black Lion!

(nsfw) Joker 2, Creature Commandos, KAOS, Inside Out 2,The Boys prequel, Dr Who, Minor Threats, Rebecca and Rob review Deadpool & Wolverine, lots more 

Geekshow Arcade: Butt Controllers

-Last chance to buy from the old xbox marketplace: https://xboxera.com/2024/07/16/xbox-360-marketplace-gets-final-price-drops-before-july-29-closing/
-BG3 is getting more large updates than we thought: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/baldurs-gate-3-patch-7-wont-be-the-rpgs-final-update-after-all-as-larian-promises-extra-support-including-cross-play-and-photo-mode/
-MW3 comes to gamepass on the 24th: https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-is-headed-to-xbox-game-pass-tomorrow-july-24
-Butt controllers: https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/now-theres-a-wolverine-butt-xbox-controller-to-go-with-deadpool/
-Humble Bundle closes is publishing arm: https://www.engadget.com/humble-games-reportedly-lays-off-its-entire-staff-201923446.html
-Everyone wants an assassin’s creed in feudal japan… except japan.
https://screenrant.com/assassins-creed-shadows-japanese-government-investigation-controversy/
-Paramount+ Cancels Halo. Xbox is looking for a new home for it.
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/paramount-has-cancelled-its-halo-show-after-2-seasons/-The super bowl of Fighting games, EVOLUTION FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS were this last weekend.
- 10262 participants.- 30K winning purse per title game divided among the top 8 finalists.
-Results, USA- 6/24 places, Japan with 7
-Street Fighter 3 highlight - Hayao stole the show, and his comeback!
-Tin hat conclusion - smash brothers?-Homework:https://youtu.be/sPiG605a0ok?si=ZIerX6aFxy_q3PqB

Geekshow Helpdesk: A Bad Week for IT Folks

-Lisan Al Gaib!!!: https://www.engadget.com/a-new-spacesuit-design-can-recycle-astronauts-urine-into-purified-drinkable-water-175235587.html
-Really Rad long term storage: https://www.techradar.com/pro/battery-powered-robot-crabs-4tb-glass-discs-and-hololens-tech-a-deep-dive-into-project-silica-reveals-how-microsoft-doesnt-want-petabyte-capacity-quartz-disks-just-yet
-Ok. have you tried Barrier?
https://github.com/debauchee/barrier?tab=readme-ov-file#readme
-CrowdStrike. Let the finger pointing begin
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/07/microsoft-says-8-5m-systems-hit-by-crowdstrike-bsod-releases-usb-recovery-tool/
-Microsoft throwing some shots at the EU re:Crowdstrike
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/07/22/microsoft-blames-eu-rules-worlds-biggest-tech-outage/
-On the other hand… one guy from Sevco Security(?) blames Microsoft….
https://www.channelfutures.com/security/crowdstrike-or-microsoft-to-blame-global-it-outage
-Zuckerman Vs Zuckerberg! FIGHT!
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/07/meta-asks-court-to-toss-half-baked-suit-over-facebook-feed-killing-tool/
-Florida ruins everyone’s fun, as always
https://dronexl.co/2024/07/17/reckless-drone-pilot-endangers-blue-angels/
Example from detroit… idiots: https://youtu.be/ZmJSoiB0Drg?si=pC9ZDTlmikgophSX
 

Geekshow Live! ..a lot..like..A LOT

Beetlejuice 2, Dune: Prophecy, Alien: Romulus, Russo Bros, Superman, Predato, Toxic Avenger, Video Killed the Radio Star, Rebecca reviews Twisters, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Valve is a tiny Behemoth

-Valve is smaller than you think: https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/13/24197477/valve-employs-few-hundred-people-payroll-redacted
-Sega Dreamcast fpga emulator https://search.app/wB7z7mToDgKTrDRs8
What are you playing?
Playing massive amounts of Halo. Must. Reach. Onyx. Must beat Twyman.
-AMD Ryzen 9 launch date confirmed… and 9950x price potentially leaked?
Launch date announced - https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/ryzen-9000-release-date-official
-Price Leak - https://www.tweaktown.com/news/98866/amd-ryzen-9-9950x-price-leak-suggests-itll-be-good-deal-cheaper-than-7950x-cpu/index.html
-Do you wait for the X3D? Explain your answer. 
-Take a minute to thank your local Nintendo Translator… no one else is crediting them.
https://www.eurogamer.net/external-translators-hired-for-nintendo-projects-bemoan-lack-of-credit-in-almost-every-big-title
-Retro Mac/PC games on iOS!
https://www.cultofmac.com/862444/first-pc-emulator-iphone-hits-app-store/

Geekshow Helpdesk: The Lost Boys

-You were a good boy, RedBox. Look at the flowers: https://www.engadget.com/say-goodbye-to-redbox-130044411.html?guccounter=1
-Interesting competition for Harmony remotes:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/24/24184673/switchbot-smart-home-universal-remote-matter-bluetooth
-New LLM for spreadsheets!!!!!!
https://slashdot.org/story/24/07/15/2330243/microsoft-unveils-a-large-language-model-that-excels-at-encoding-spreadsheets?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-New A/C tech uses much less energy:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/07/16/2112235/cutting-edge-technology-could-massively-reduce-the-amount-of-energy-used-for-air-conditioning?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Apple trained their AI on scraped YouTube videos:
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2037316
-Prime Day pickups?
-Samsung Galaxy Unpacked:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/10/24194881/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-ring-ai-z-fold-6-flip-watch-7-ultra-buds
-Oh. Dear… another breach.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/12/business/att-customers-massive-breach/index.html
-Class action time!
https://www.pcmag.com/news/atts-major-data-breach-sparks-another-class-action-lawsuit
-Am I screwed? Maybe not directly?
-Owen Showcases his gadget dominance. New 12bay NAS M.2 2280 nvme storage array.
-Life sucks, Everything sucks, We are all going to die!
 https://bgr.com/science/changes-in-ocean-currents-could-destroy-the-planet-new-study-suggests/
-Dark Comets will be the thing that gets us!
https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/dark-comets-may-be-a-much-bigger-threat-to-earth-than-we-thought-new-study-warns