Episodios

  • Geekshow Helpdesk: The Lost Boys
    Jul 17 2024

    -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

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    50 m
  • Geekshow Live! You can use a Towel
    Jul 14 2024

    Captain America: Brave New World, Watchmen, Time Bandits, Futurama, Agatha All Along, Inside Out 2 ,Xmen 97, Barbaric, Godzilla, Rebecca reviews Longlegs, lots more

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    1 h y 4 m
  • Geekshow Arcade: Gamepass is going up
    Jul 12 2024

    -Steamdeck gets game recording: https://www.engadget.com/steam-deck-gets-a-built-in-game-recorder-120019196.html

    -AMD wants to improve texture compression: https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/ai-shrink-game-download-size

    -Overwatch 2 Transformers crossover: https://www.engadget.com/overwatch-2-shows-off-transformers-skins-in-animated-trailer-222358657.html

    -Gamepass prices are increasing:

    ​​https://www.engadget.com/xbox-is-increasing-game-pass-prices-and-adding-a-standard-plan-234657957.html?src=rss

    -Fortnite is coming back to iOS:

    https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/07/08/2332233/apple-approves-epic-games-store-app-for-ios?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

    -Xbox cloud gaming on Fire TV sticks:

    https://www.engadget.com/xbox-cloud-gaming-is-now-available-on-some-amazon-fire-tv-sticks-181530197.html?src=rss

    -Palworld is going big:

    https://www.gematsu.com/2024/07/sony-music-entertainment-japan-aniplex-and-pocketpair-jointly-establish-palworld-entertainment

    -KIEN!

    https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/07/04/144200/kien-the-most-delayed-video-game-in-history-released-after-22-years?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

    -Lando is playing a new game, and wants to talk about it…

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    34 m
  • The Space Show Show - Ep 48: Star Trek The Next Generation S5 Eps 6-10
    Jul 11 2024

    Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, Commander Robert Neal, and Commodore Leigh George Kade as they continue their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we dive into season 5 with these episodes: The Game, Unification parts 1 and 2, A Matter of Time, and New Ground. Check out Pieman Graphics on Etsy for Space Show Show and Geekshow stickers! All TSSS and GS proceeds go to our friend Leigh George Kade. https://www.etsy.com/shop/PiemanGraphics

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    51 m
  • Geekshow Helpdesk: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles
    Jul 11 2024

    -Yer gonna need a license for that poop: https://www.ksl.com/article/51051266/fda-warns-company-selling-products-with-human-fecal-matter-without-approval

    -Boeing, rightfully so, owes more money: https://www.engadget.com/boeing-agrees-to-plead-guilty-to-conspiracy-to-defraud-the-us-government-124009566.html

    -Japan has reinvented the train:

    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/06/27/2232202/japan-plans-310-mile-conveyor-belt-that-can-carry-freight-of-25000-trucks-a-day?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

    -Don’t buy a new car in the EU:

    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/07/09/1640243/speed-limiters-now-mandatory-in-all-new-eu-cars?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

    -Google is testing popup ads in Maps.

    https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/07/08/1911241/google-maps-tests-new-pop-up-ads-that-give-users-an-unnecessary-detour?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

    -Nothing CMF 1 is a cool looking budget phone:

    https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/8/24191666/nothing-cmf-phone-1-cases-accessories-lanyard-wallet

    https://www.engadget.com/nothings-budget-friendly-brand-cmf-announced-three-new-products-including-a-200-smartphone-100417261.html?src=rss

    -Be careful sneezing:

    https://arstechnica.com/?p=2035167

    -Mor Rokets!

    https://www.space.com/europe-ariane-6-rocket-debut-launch

    -Software built on software is always a recipe for disaster

    https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/07/384000-sites-link-to-code-library-caught-performing-supply-chain-attack/

    • Some background: https://qz.com/646467/how-one-programmer-broke-the-internet-by-deleting-a-tiny-piece-of-code

    -/r/cyberstuck Talk

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    49 m
  • Geekshow Live! RIP Shannon
    Jul 8 2024

    Hellboy, Sandman S2, Venus Prime, Arkham Asylum, Deadpool & Wolverine, Six Flags-Knott's Mega Merger, The Acolyte continues with hidden Beastie Boys references, lots more

    go fund me for Shannon's Services: https://gofund.me/4bf69b11

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    1 h y 14 m
  • Arcade: Geek Mecca is in Oregon
    Jul 5 2024

    -Forza Horizon 4 is being delisted: https://www.ign.com/articles/forza-horizon-4-will-be-delisted-from-digital-stores-in-december

    -Intel may actually stick it out in the GPU market: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/99069/intel-arc-battlemage-x2-and-x3-gpus-spotted-up-to-448-eus-on-256-bit-memory-bus/index.html

    -The long journey of Retroarch

    -New RE is in the works:

    https://www.polygon.com/24190672/resident-evil-9-capcom

    -Steam summer sale. What are your pickups?

    -Dead Rising remaster:

    https://www.polygon.com/24186644/dead-rising-remaster-capcom-release-date

    -Xbox went down today. My kids were not amused.

    https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/xbox-live-suffers-a-major-outage-thats-keeping-people-from-logging-in-microsoft-says-fixing-it-is-taking-longer-than-expected/

    -Im not sure this is a good thing. BBC hosting an Edu-Training area in Roblox.

    https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/the-bbc-dons-its-game-dev-cap-to-combine-2-things-i-fear-and-dont-understand-the-uk-general-election-and-roblox/

    -Lang loves fighting games- Marvel vs Capcom collection announced!!! (so what if it’s over 20 years old.)

    -Field trip to Next level pinball, Oregon’s pinball museum

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    53 m
  • Geekshow Helpdesk: Plastics in your dingdong
    Jul 4 2024

    -I was right about the Nvidia bubble: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/nvidia-loses-dollar500-billion-in-the-biggest-short-term-loss-in-company-value-in-all-of-recorded-history-a-year-ago-that-would-have-killed-it-yet-today-it-will-barely-notice/

    -Huzzah! Plastic eating fungus! https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-discover-plastic-eating-marine-180000502.html?guccounter=1

    -Life trying to imitate art: https://www.engadget.com/the-ai-prison-of-the-future-is-just-an-outer-limits-episode-200937257.html

    -Story of the year:

    https://arstechnica.com/?p=2034226

    -Volkswagen gives Rivian a $5B lifeline:

    https://www.engadget.com/volkswagen-and-rivian-agree-to-5-billion-partnership-230421407.html?src=rss

    -Careful, there’s plastic in your penis:

    https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/06/20/0314238/microplastics-discovered-in-human-penises-for-the-first-time?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

    -Nuclear energy is somehow bipartisan:

    https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/06/19/183238/senate-passes-bill-to-support-advanced-nuclear-energy-deployment?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

    -SpaceX gets bid to de-orbit NASA space station.

    https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/nasa-will-pay-spacex-nearly-1-billion-to-deorbit-the-international-space-station/

    -CDK. Huge ransom event.

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/cdk-global-hack-shows-risk-of-one-software-vendor-dominating-an-industry-5156420d

    -Ads in Windows has gone too far…

    https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-has-gone-too-far-including-a-game-pass-ad-in-the-settings-app-ushers-in-a-whole-new-age-of-ridiculous-over-advertising

    -AI just keeps getting more scary..

    https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/china-robot-lab-grown-brain

    -Delivery drones on Mt Everest Read about it: https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/blog/delivery-drones-on-mount-everest

    Watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm9R0keZdik

    -Angioplasty 60 year old discovery, and a fun show and tell titanium stent, expands with body heat.

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    57 m