Geekshow Podcast

Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, Commander Robert Neal and Ensign Tony Eccles as they continue their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we journey into season 6 of The Next Generation with these episodes: True Q, Rascals, A Fistful of Datas, and The Quality of Life

-Google Goes Nuclear: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-strikes-a-deal-with-a-nuclear-startup-to-power-its-ai-data-centers-201403750.htm

-Windows 10 goes EOL in 1 year: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-will-end-windows-10-support-in-exactly-one-year

-If only I had a reason… https://www.engadget.com/cameras/dji-air-3s-review-lidar-and-improved-image-quality-make-for-a-nearly-faultless-drone-130002876.html

-Tesla’s “We, Robot: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/13/24269131/tesla-optimus-robots-human-controlled-cybercab-we-robot-event

-Dell computers return to office: https://www.businessinsider.com/dell-staff-return-office-order-sparks-panic-parents-childcare-wfh-2024-10

-Reddit didn’t like it when their free help protested. So they fixed that.

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/reddit-policy-changes-make-sitewide-protests-nearly-impossible-183754240.html

-Starship Launch. SNATCHED the rocket out of the air.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/spacex-catches-returning-rocket-in-mid-air-turning-a-fanciful-idea-into-reality/

-New space station

https://gizmodo.com/heres-what-the-space-station-that-could-replace-the-iss-looks-like-2000511988

Lower Decks, Heretic, Voltron, Lanterns, Monarch, Velma, KAOS, Wild Robot, Over The Garden Wall, Disneyland, Exorcist edition Ouija board, Rebecca reviews The Apprentice, lots more 

-And then there were none: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/switch-emulator-ryujinx-is-kaput-after-nintendo-pressure-211524968.html

-Red Dead coming to PC: https://www.ign.com/articles/red-dead-redemption-finally-has-a-pc-release-date-14-years-after-it-first-launched

-Big Halo News: https://www.ign.com/articles/future-halo-games-moving-to-unreal-engine-as-developer-343-industries-officially-changes-its-name

-BG3 Mods are out of control!

https://www.ign.com/articles/baldurs-gate-3-players-have-downloaded-more-than-15-million-mods-since-patch-7-arrived

-Fighting game troll of epic proportions

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/marvel-vs-capcom-2-justin-wong-wazzler-1235104191/

-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!

-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  

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

-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.

Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost and noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson as they continue their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we journey into season 6 of The Next Generation with these episodes: Realm of Fear, Man of The People, Relics, and Schisms.

-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

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