Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Helpdesk: Quiz Time!

-This looks neat: https://videocardz.com/newz/foldable-keyboard-with-built-in-amd-ryzen-7-8840u-mini-pc-debuts-at-579
-Epic wins big against Google: https://www.theverge.com/policy/2024/10/7/24243316/epic-google-permanent-injunction-ruling-third-party-stores
-Empty RAM slots cause too much noise!https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/empty-ram-slots-can-harm-dram-performance-asus-nitropath-slots-curb-electrical-interference-gain-400-mt-s-and-are-40-percent-shorter
-If we can’t have nice chinese things, give us a replacement then!
https://dronelife.com/2024/09/10/house-passes-countering-ccp-drones-act/
-Time for a drone quiz - winner will choose a patreon member  

Geekshow Live! Nosferatu is NOT a Pokemon

Nosferatu, John Williams, WWDITS, The Running Man, Lanterns, Dynamic Duo, Voltron, The Electric State, Beauty, Cartoon Network, Marvel and DC lose the trademark for 'superhero', RIP Ken Page, Rebecca reviews Joker 2, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Lando Loses Control...

-Fntastic wants another chance: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-day-before-developer-comes-back-from-the-dead-and-asks-for-a-second-chance-from-now-on-our-development-and-marketing-will-be-based-on-the-principle-of-honesty/
-LG and Razer team up: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24255778/lg-razer-ultra-low-latency-bluetooth-ull-gaming-controller
-Star Wars Outlaws review
-AC Shadows delayed:
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2052423
-Quest 3S announced:
https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/everything-announced-at-meta-connect-2024-202733568.html?src=rss
-Razer wants to shake your booty:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/29/24257440/razer-freyja-gaming-cushion-kraken-v4-pro-headphones-haptic-feedback
-5090 rumors are heating up and it looks insane:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24255234/nvidia-rtx-5090-5080-specs-leak
-Not the Disney way. Steam says, come at me bro.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/steam-doesnt-want-to-pay-arbitration-fees-tells-gamers-to-sue-instead/
-Ufo 50 is… annoyingly hard.

Geekshow Helpdesk: I’d Buy That For A Dollar!

-DirecTV buys Dish network: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/directv-to-acquire-rival-dish-network-for-1-subject-to-regulatory-approval-152041300.html
-Fiio steps in to fix Apple Bluetooth: https://www.gearpatrol.com/audio/fiio-bt11/
-Who could have ever seen this coming…: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/1/24259369/microsoft-hololens-2-discontinuation-support
-Meta Connect announcements:
https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/everything-announced-at-meta-connect-2024-202733568.html?src=rss
-Windows 11 24H2 is out today:
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2053307
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/1/24258260/microsoft-windows-11-2024-update-24h2-download
-AMD improves performance on their Zen 5 CPUs and announces new MOBOs
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/30/24258147/amd-zen-5-cpu-performance-latency-bios-updates
-Cat and Mouse with HP. 
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/28/man-in-the-middle-pcb-unlocks-hp-ink-cartridges/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0ya184uaTE
-ChatGPT Memory manipulation. Now you can have an LLM think you’re a flat earther!
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/false-memories-planted-in-chatgpt-give-hacker-persistent-exfiltration-channel/
-Chinese near rocket landing. Cool rapid unplanned disassembly.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/a-chinese-rocket-narrowly-missed-a-landing-on-sunday-the-video-is-amazing/
https://twitter.com/i/status/1837855770823561257

Geekshow Live: A Custodial Dynasty

Thunderbolts, Last of Us, John Wick: Ballerina, Solar Opposites, Hysteria! trailer, Lanterns Bane and Deathstroke, Supergirl, Lando, "the house from...", Magic: the Gathering, Robocop, Picards tea cup, Rebecca reviews Megalopolis, lots more 

Geekshow Arcade: Big Sony State of Play!

-We’re all surprised it took this long: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24248602/nintendo-pokemon-palworld-pocketpair-patent-infringement-lawsuit
-New Sony gaming monitors, yowza… https://www.engadget.com/computing/accessories/sonys-latest-inzone-monitors-are-made-for-fps-and-ps5-gamers-160045831.html
-PS State of Play announcements:
https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-state-of-play-september-2024-announcements
-Sorry Assassins Creed fans… Ubisoft flaked on the Tokyo Games Show… and also the press previews.
https://insider-gaming.com/assassins-creed-shadows-previews-delayed/
-New game from the creator of Spelunky, UFO50
https://50games.fun/

Geekshow Helpdesk: Lando Loses Focus

-The Cloud Pendulum Swings: https://www.techradar.com/pro/aws-says-customers-are-turning-back-to-on-prem
-The news here isn’t the news: https://wccftech.com/snapdragon-8-gen-5-cpu-cluster-and-clock-speeds-revealed-by-sketchy-rumor/
-Twitter Block gets nerfed: https://www.engadget.com/social-media/x-is-nerfing-the-block-button-blocked-users-will-be-able-to-see-your-posts-214928396.html
-Blue Zones are bunk:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/09/21/065251/researcher-wins-award-for-debunking-longer-life-expectancies-in-blue-zones?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-iPhone 16/iPhone 16 Pro Max reviews
-Scraping as a service? ScraaS? 
CloudFlare plans to sell an option (AI Audit) to allow it’s customers to sell scraping access to their websites.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/09/23/2038215/cloudflares-new-marketplace-will-let-websites-charge-ai-bots-for-scraping
-Surprise! Here’s some new software installed on your device. Unattended.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/09/23/1949250/some-kaspersky-customers-receive-surprise-forced-update-to-new-antivirus-software
-iFixit finds the iPhone 16 to be the most repairable iPhone yet!
https://www.cultofmac.com/news/ifixit-teardown-finds-iphone-16-most-repairable-iphone-yet
-New Baseball tech! https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40401564/trajekt-arc-new-technology-controversy-mlb-hitters-pitchers-advantage
FTX crypto update-https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/24/sam-bankman-fried-caroline-ellison-sentenced-ftx-.html 

Geekshow Live: Off to Jotunheim!

Micky 17, Don't Move', Agatha All Along ASMR, Batman, Black Mirror S7, SIMS movie, Donald Glover on his Star Wars, Matchbox, movie theatre chains to bring you ziplines and pickleball (sigh), Lionsgate AI, Penguin director Craig Zobel wrote a fan letter to Matt Reeves, Rebecca reviews The Substance, lots more 

Geekshow Arcade: Flappy Bird is now Crappy Bird

-EA looooooves AI but not for what you think yet: https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-is-launching-a-new-social-app-that-mixes-its-sports-game-tech-ultimate-team-and-live-sports
-New Netflix Witcher Cartoon: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/geralt-broods-by-the-campfire-in-the-first-clip-from-netflixs-the-witcher-sirens-of-the-deep-203810425.html
-Intel was in the running for PS6? https://www.eurogamer.net/sonys-playstation-6-will-reportedly-include-amd-chips-for-backwards-compatibility
-Steam families is live and it’s great:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/steam-families-is-live-and-you-can-all-play-at-the-same-time-231044827.html?src=rss
-Unity is finally killing that awful fee:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/09/12/1615225/unity-is-killing-its-controversial-runtime-fee?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Jedi Survivor is mostly fixed on PC
-I bet they’ll only share with their family. - Valve probably.
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/steam-families-household-rule/
-Game Developer Tea! Annapurna Interactive team quits… all of them…
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/all-of-annapurna-interactive-has-resigned
More Sauce material: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/annapurna-president-nathan-gary-exits-1235993653/
-Flappy Bird. This is a good story!
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/09/how-crypto-bros-wrested-flappy-bird-from-its-creator/
https://blockchainreporter.net/flappy-bird-returns-launches-on-ton-and-telegram-with-support-from-notcoin/ - Web3 stuff re:flappybird

Geekshow Helpdesk: Tut tut, looks like an apocalypse

-Weaponized Pagers: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/pagers-explode-simultaneously-in-hundreds-of-hezbollah-members-pockets-190304565.html
-Starlink for Spying: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-scientists-use-starlink-signals-to-detect-stealth-aircraft-and-drones
-Starlink for planes: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/13/24243594/united-airlines-free-starlink-wi-fi-connectivity
-Trump Gets into Crypto: https://www.engadget.com/general/trump-jumps-into-cryptocurrency-appears-to-know-nothing-about-it-130022525.html
-What the heck is this: https://www.engadget.com/social-media/snaps-fifth-generation-spectacles-bring-your-hands-into-into-augmented-reality-180026541.html
-OpenAI’s new model can lie to you differently now:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/17/24243884/openai-o1-model-research-safety-alignment
https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-o1-preview/
-Do NOT ask OpenAI o1 to show you how the sausage is made, or we’ll ban you. -OpenAI
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/openai-threatens-bans-for-probing-new-ai-models-reasoning-process/
-OpenAi: SVU
Sam Altman abandoning Non-profit. Corporate Greed always wins.
https://fortune.com/2024/09/13/sam-altman-openai-non-profit-structure-change-next-year/
Elon Musk isn’t having it!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2024/03/01/elon-musk-sues-openai-and-ceo-sam-altman-over-abandoned-non-profit-promise/
-AI and Fires!
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/16/1103962/google-is-funding-an-ai-powered-satellite-constellation-that-will-spot-wildfires-faster/
(don’t open this link too many times, it will time you out.)
-Impulse buy you DJI Drone now!
https://www.techradar.com/cameras/drones/your-dji-drone-might-soon-be-banned-in-the-us-and-yes-this-news-is-just-as-bad-as-it-sounds