Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Live! Alien Chardonnay Happening

Alien: Earth, Star Trek: Unification, MOTU, Sgt Rock, Scott Pilgrim, SW:Visions, LOST, Muppets 3D, LOTR popcorn bucket, Rebecca reviews Juror #2, Gladiator 2 and Wicked, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Jarron Sneaks It In?...

-Tony’s review of the 9800X3D
-Black Mesa: Blue Shift: https://www.pcgamesn.com/half-life/focal-point-blue-shift-remake
-2024 game award noms are in: https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/the-game-awards-2024-nominees-announced-see-them-all-now/2900-5956/
-Took them long enough: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/19/24300991/playstation-portal-cloud-streaming-update-beta-ps5-games
-Jarron’s review of the 9800x3D
-Sony rumored to buy the parent of FROM Software
https://www.polygon.com/news/481294/sony-fromsoftware-kadokawa-acquisition-talks
-Microsoft still doesn’t know what they’re doing with Xbox:
Exhibit A:
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/microsofts-this-is-an-xbox-ad-campaign-is-confusing-and-above-all-poorly-timed
Exhibit B: https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/11/13/1348200/microsoft-gaming-handheld-device-few-years-away-says-xbox-chief?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Internet Archive hosts classic Unreal games:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/11/15/181257/internet-archive-now-hosts-classic-unreal-games-epic-games-gives-blessing?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Control 2 will be an action RPG:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/19/24300511/control-2-action-rpg
-GOG Preservation Program is cool:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/11/gogs-preservation-program-is-the-drm-free-store-refocusing-on-the-classics/
-Minecraft Land?
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/minecraft-is-getting-its-own-theme-parks-190603375.html
-Nintendo getting sleuthy. 
https://www.ign.com/articles/surprise-nintendo-tracked-down-alleged-switch-pirate-in-arizona-via-reddit-posts-and-repair-orders
-Ok Phil, Phil Ok,
Halo NOT an exclusive? https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-gaming-boss-phil-spencer-wont-rule-out-any-xbox-exclusive-making-the-jump-to-playstation-including-halo
-But still in the console biz? 
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/xbox-console-future-cloud-ceo-phil-spencer-1235166597/
-Nvida Gforce now is getting more spendy, but not in the way you think
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/7/24289443/nvidia-geforce-now-monthly-playtime-caps-performance-membership-1440p
 

Geekshow Helpdesk: Self-Owened. Its a thing.

-Undersea Telecom Cable Sabotage: https://www.engadget.com/general/germany-says-cut-undersea-data-cables-were-sabotaged-154554172.html
-Amazon’s makes sense. Spotify’s does not…: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/amazon-music-unlimited-subscribers-can-now-borrow-audiobooks-from-audibles-library-140002085.html
-Fake Bitwarden Alert: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-bitwarden-ads-on-facebook-push-info-stealing-chrome-extension/amp/
-Wifi 8 shoots for reliability: https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/wi-fi-8-will-not-improve-transfer-speeds-the-new-standard-will-however-enhance-reliability-and-user-experience
-MEMS drivers continue to evolve:
https://www.engadget.com/wearables/mems-drivers-are-coming-to-open-wear-devices-like-xr-glasses-smart-watches-and-earbuds-150429131.html?src=rss
-Bluesky is having a moment:
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/bluesky-hits-20-million-users-143920955.html?src=rss
-The Onion bought Infowars:
https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/
-Happiness vs Capitalism! Round 2 FIGHT!
https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/19/156212/bhutan-after-prioritizing-happiness-now-faces-an-existential-crisis
-India’s space program…Not sure how I feel about that…
https://www.space.com/the-universe/moon/india-plans-to-build-a-moon-orbiting-space-station-by-2040
-The generic brand AI Chips.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/amazon-ready-to-use-its-own-ai-chips-reduce-its-dependence-on-nvidia/
-Need to boot an old computer from a floppy?
https://www.techspot.com/news/105411-kolibrios-incredibly-lightweight-operating-system-boots-144mb-floppy.html
https://kolibrios.org/en/index.htm
-How old do you think the oldest living organism is?
https://gizmodo.com/pando-earths-largest-living-organism-could-be-80000-years-old-2000524155

Geekshow live! 7th best Jean Grey

Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, What if, Blade, Agatha All Along, Star Wars, Lara Croft, Forbidden Planet, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Lanterns lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Suck it Scalpers!

-Something new from the Black Mesa team: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-makers-of-black-mesa-reveal-their-new-project-which-has-absolutely-nothing-to-do-with-half-life/
-Grab these Sega Classics while you still can: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/11/sega-is-delisting-60-classic-games-from-steam-so-nows-the-time-to-grab-them/
-A wild Death Stranding appears on Xbox: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/7/24290316/death-stranding-xbox-launch
-Mass Effect TV Series:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/11/amazons-mass-effect-tv-series-is-actually-going-to-be-made/
-9800x3D Reviews:
https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2024-amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-review#:~:text=As%20you%20might%20expect%2C%20the,games%20versus%20its%20X3D%20predecessor.
-Scalpers are struggling with the PS5 Pro:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/11/08/1944205/scalpers-are-struggling-to-resell-the-playstation-5-pro-because-its-in-stock-at-most-retailers?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-The Beth Deck! 
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/introducing-the-beth-deck-a-3d-printed-gaming-handheld-that-can-be-assembled-in-15-minutes-using-the-guts-of-a-framework-laptop/
-Xbox support is getting ai
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/4/24288066/microsoft-xbox-chatbot-ai-support
 

Geekshow Helpdesk: Cat Eyes and AI Voices

-Its about time: https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-to-finally-ban-controversial-ingredient-in-popular-decongestants
-Here’s why the Arecibo Radio Telescope collapsed: https://www.space.com/the-universe/4-years-after-the-giant-arecibo-observatory-collapsed-we-finally-know-what-happened
-Thermoworks RFX Probe Early Review
-Its happening!! It’s HAPPENING!!!! https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/nvidias-arm-based-pc-chips-for-consumers-to-launch-in-september-2025-commercial-to-follow-in-2026-report
-Hyperloop…Lives?
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/05/2217233/the-hyperloop-lives-on-as-a-112th-scale-model-in-switzerland
-AI Voice Generation
https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/pushing-the-frontiers-of-audio-generation/
-Super Sight for Drowns!
goo://scitechdaily.com/sharper-and-smarter-robotic-cat-eyes-give-drones-super-sight/

Geekshow Live! 2/3rds MODOK

Dear Santa, Star Was, Alien: Romulus, Gambit, Vampirina, The Fly, RIP Tony Todd, Rebecca reviews Heretic, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Back Compat FTW!

-Switch 2 back compat confirmed today 
-Arctis Buds review 
-Dragon Age First impressions
-Go go gadget [genAi for games] at Netflix… 
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/god-of-war/days-after-shutting-its-aaa-game-studio-filled-with-former-god-of-war-and-overwatch-talent-netflix-announces-a-new-initiative-powered-by-ai/
-OH BOY! You know what day it is…. GAMEPASS UPDATE DAY!!!! oooOooOOoooOOOoOOOH!
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/11/04/xbox-game-pass-november-2024-wave-1/1
-100w power bank review: https://a.co/d/0sbB6p6 for my handheld

Geekshow Helpdesk: Error 404 Record Button Not Found!

-Intel’s latest CPUs are a real mixed bag
-Just let it go: https://wccftech.com/woman-fell-upside-down-trying-to-retrieve-dropped-iphone/
-CIA goodies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANT_catalog
-Space Power
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/solar-power-from-space-actually-it-might-happen-in-a-couple-of-years/
-mRNA is very cool!!
https://gizmodo.com/covid-vaccine-tech-is-being-used-to-fight-a-nasty-diarrhea-causing-bacteria-2000514541
-Bucket list adventure, now done With robots:
https://nypost.com/2024/10/14/lifestyle/aquariums-star-whale-shark-shocks-visitors-because-it-turned-out-to-be-a-robot/
https://youtu.be/xoePM7uj-B4?si=3fLs_jdzyB2HXNcb (just a great whale shark video
-Well crud, I'm out of the job:
https://www.mainebiz.biz/article/jackson-lab-partners-with-animal-housing-firm-on-ai-cage-monitoring-system

Geekshow Live! Dirty Patchouli

Skeleton Crew, Teek, Marvel TV, Squid Game S2 trailer, Running Man, God of War, Game of Thrones, Godzilla, lots more