It's that time of week again, so check out our newest episode.

To start this week, we have a bit of levity. NASA have programmed one of their robots to hit itself with a shovel. It's all for a good cause, they want to get their InSight lander's mole digging again. The probe became stuck and using the shovel as a hammer is just the latest attempt to get it going again.

DJ wants to tell us about Hollywood's response to COVID-19, including delays to the filming of Amazon's Lord of the Rings series. Now New Zealand has closed their borders and the Hobbits will not be going to Isengard.

Next, it's time to enter THE FORBIDDEN LIBRARY. It isn't just in Harry Potter anymore; a group have created a library dedicated to copying articles from countries without press freedom. Did we mention it's in Minecraft? Next time you get busted playing Minecraft when you should be doing homework, just say you're researching.

On this week's games section, Professor makes a declaration that will surely lead to war. Having experienced Final Fantasy 7 and Black Mesa, he declares Black Mesa the better remake. If anyone has an issue with this, we'll have to substitute fisticuffs with videogames.

NASA’s high stakes mission: interplanetary whack a mole

-https://hackaday.com/2020/03/12/interplanetary-whack-a-mole-nasas-high-stakes-rescue-plan-for-insight-landers-science-mission/

Coronavirus hits Hollywood

-https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/03/15/the-lord-of-the-rings-series-suspends-new-zealand-production/

- https://deadline.com/2020/03/rob-mcelhenney-challenge-studios-pay-staffs-shows-shut-down-coronavirus-1202883656/

Minecraft library of forbidden texts

- https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/13/tech/minecraft-uncensored-library-scli-intl/index.html

Games Played

Professor

- Final Fantasy 7 Remake Demo - https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0082-CUSA07237_00-FFVIIREMAKETRIAL

Rating – 8/5

DJ

– Warface - https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/warface-ps4/

Rating – 3.5/5

Other topics discussed

Coronavirus Update

- https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Glastonbury festival cancelled due to coronavirus

- https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/18/glastonbury-festival-postponed-due-to-coronavirus

Incidents of price gouging during the coronavirus

- https://www.choice.com.au/shopping/online-shopping/selling-online/articles/coronavirus-and-price-gouging

Monsters Inc : 2319

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUFJ1yVhJ6g

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