Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Helpdesk: Millenials Will Save Us!

-LTT problems update?
-AI art can’t be copyrighted (yet): AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted, rules a US federal judge - The Verge
-Synthetic Salmon Sub: I try synthetic salmon and enter the “uncanny valley” of taste | Ars Technica
-Reading brainwaves: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/scientists-reconstruct-dark-side-of-the-moon-from-patients-brainwaves
-So…we really can’t detect AI? https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/25/191208/openai-quietly-shuts-down-its-ai-detection-tool?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-FollowUp on WorldCoin; I definitely didn’t make this connection when we first talked about it: Original story: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/10/more-than-100000-people-have-had-their-eyes-scanned-for-free-cryptocurrency/
Update: https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/24/worldcoin-launch-sam-altman/
-Facebook is fishing for the Babel Fish: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/metas-massively-multilingual-ai-model-translates-up-to-100-languages-speech-or-text/

Geekshow Live! Cena v Cera

Scott Pilgrim, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Percy Jackson, Barbie, Prey, Across the Spider-verse, Ahsoka, Supermans suit, Kraven the Hunter, Blue Beetle, Lucasfilm, XBox360, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: That Wiglett though…

-OK fine GEEZ! I’ll play Baldur’d Gate 3: https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/baldurs-gate-3?ref=hp
-Saudi’s backed out of Embracer deal: https://www.ign.com/articles/embracer-groups-partner-who-walked-from-2-billion-deal-finally-revealed
-Quake 2 remaster: https://www.pcgamer.com/quake-2-remaster-release/
-ULTRARAM!!!: https://www.pcgamer.com/ultraram-may-be-a-silly-name-but-its-the-holy-grail-for-memory-tech-and-means-your-pc-could-hibernate-for-over-1000-years/
https://theceruleanproject.com/
-The Wiglett plush is…ahem…interesting: https://www.polygon.com/pokemon/23827459/wiglett-polygon-pokemon-plush-toys-gen-9-scarlet-violet
-Jedi Survivor is coming to last-gen consoles: https://www.engadget.com/star-wars-jedi-survivor-will-be-ported-to-ps4-and-xbox-one-after-all-064100551.html?src=rss
-Jumping backpack makes VR jumping feel more immersive: https://www.engadget.com/the-jumpmod-haptic-backpack-makes-virtual-leaps-more-realistic-160003718.html?src=rss
-RDR is coming to Playstation and Switch: https://www.engadget.com/take-two-ceo-says-50-for-red-dead-redemption-port-is-great-value-093553782.html?src=rss
-My Linux minecraft server Nerd flex is getting annoying.
-Quake 2 is BACK!
https://kotaku.com/quake-2-remaster-steam-switch-quakecon-64-release-date-1850727131/

Geekhow Helpdesk: Ruh Roh LTT…

-Gamer’s Nexus goes after LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGW3TPytTjc
-LTT’s 1st response: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1526180-gamers-nexus-alleges-lmg-has-insufficient-ethics-and-integrity/page/16/
-Samsung prototypes massive SSD: https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-256tb-ssd-teased-fms-2023/
-Fusion breakthrough happened a second time: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/08/06/2251255/us-scientists-repeat-fusion-power-breakthrough-for-a-second-time?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Automakers team up to create a new charging network: https://www.engadget.com/major-automakers-team-up-to-create-new-north-american-ev-charging-network-171532385.html?src=rss
-Lockheed Martin is building a nuclear rocket to go to Mars: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-picks-lockheed-martin-to-build-the-nuclear-rocket-thatll-take-us-to-mars-170035659.html?src=rss
-So… Aliens exist… and nobody is surprised… https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190390376/ufo-hearing-non-human-biologics-uaps
-Echo Buds Follow up (For Tony!)

Geekshow Live! ...wait...what...?

Toast of Tinsletown, Archer, The Changeling, Jurassic Park at 30 and in 3D, The Franchise, Good Omens S3, Spiderverse first 10 minutes free on youtube, Ayer cut of Suicide Squad?, Wonder Woman 3?, Marvel VFX workers file to join union, Galactic Cruiser shutdown is costly, theseruleanproject.com, a 'skit'. Lots more. 

Geekshow Arcade: Gadget Spot Classics Oct-16-2018 Pt 2

Join us for an episode of Gadget Spot Classics! Part 2 of our episode from October 16th 2018 where we get into our great crowdfunding experiment and you'll see the genesis of our love for Bidets and the running gag of Jarron never getting his foldable bike helmet

Geekshow Helpdesk: Gadget Spot Classics Oct 16 2018 Pt1

Join us as we revisit a Gadget Spot Classics from October 16 2018 where we talk about the latest and greatest of Google, Apple, and Palm!!!

Geekshow Live: Kling Pop

Loki S2, ST:SNW, Disenchantment, Scream 7,Elemental, Post Malone bought the One Ring magic card, Stephen Amell and Zachery Levi, AI movie extras,Hasbro,Barbie movie is ending relationships, rebecca reviews TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Owen Lags Out

-Repair your own Xbox Controller! https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-starts-selling-replacement-parts-for-xbox-gamepads-174023573.html
-8bitdo breaking into keyboards: https://www.ign.com/articles/8bitdo-retro-mechanical-keyboard-wireless-mechanical-keyboard
-Current Gen Consoles finally have sales
-The Switch 2 Rumor mill is about to take off: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-nintendo-switch-2-targets-2024-with-next-gen-console/
-What do you do when you run into P3 while playing Fallout 76? You drop heals and stims of course.
https://gamerant.com/xbox-fallout-76-gamer-phil-spencer-encounter/
-In the first half of August Gamepass is losing 4 games and adding 6 to its library.

Geekshow Helpdesk: Beating a LED Horse

-Like Energy Star but for security: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/18/23798153/fcc-cyber-trust-mark-biden-security
-3D VNAND Mobile CPUs: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-3d-v-cache-comes-to-laptops-ryzen-9-7945hx3d-cpu-listed
-Ask Abe Linciln for Advice: https://www.engadget.com/meta-is-reportedly-planning-an-abe-lincoln-chatbot-as-part-of-a-public-ai-push-190922903.html
-FTC swings for the fences. Faces down Amazon. https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/07/26/0041223/ftc-readies-lawsuit-that-could-break-up-amazon
-RIP incandescent bulbs… mostly. https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/1/23816510/incandescent-light-bulb-2023-sale-ban-usa
-Echo Buds Review from someone who isn’t Tony