Links and Show Notes John's Pick

• Magic Rays of Light
• Godzilla Minus One
  • Trailer
  • Watch Godzilla Minus One in dazzling black and white during limited US run
  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Ticci's Absolutely Bananas Gaming Tablet

• ROG Flow Z13
• ROG Flow Z13-ACRNM RMT02
  • Strap included.
  • The Ultimate lifestyle shots
  • Ticci and ACRNM.
  • Who doesn't love a kickstand?

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Links and Show Notes Federico's New Year Surprise

• The Yuzu Switch emulator
• Switch Hacking Is Easy
• Hekate
• Nintendo Switch Piracy & Hacking - Did You Know Gaming Ft. Dazz
• Discoverer of the Tegra chip exploit

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Links and Show Notes Hardware Picks

• Asus ROG Ally
• XG Mobile 4090
• OLED Steam Deck
  • Steam Clip
  • Deckmate
  • Allymate
• XREAL Air
• UVC Capture on the iPad
  • Orion app
• Ayn Odin 2 Pro
• Daijisho
• HandheldDIY

Game Picks

• Joint Game of the Year
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Other Joint Picks
  • Metroid Prime Remastered
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Federico's Other Picks:
  • Cocoon
  • Sea of Stars
• John's Other Pick:
  • Hi-Fi Rush

Backlogs

• Federico
  • Lies of P
  • Jusant
  • Final Fantasy XVI
  • Chants of Sennaar
  • Baldurs Gate 3
  • Armored Core VI, Fires of Rubicon
  • Resident Evil 4 Remake
  • Blasphemous 2
• John
  • Spider-Man 2
  • Dave the Diver
  • Dredge

• Also mentioned:
  • GameTrack, an iOS, iPadOS, and Mac game tracking app

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Links and Show Notes Unplugged

• The MacStories Team Is on Threads (Again)

Federico’s TV Picks:

• Suburræterna on Netflix
• Ted Lasso on Apple TV+
• Platonic on Apple TV+
• For All Mankind on Apple TV+
• Also mentioned:
  • Media tracking app, Sequel

John’s TV Picks:

• Lessons in Chemistry on Apple TV+
• Slow Horses on Apple TV+
• Shrinking on Apple TV+
• Silo on Apple TV+
• The Last of Us on Max
• A Murder at the End of the World on Hulu

John's Movie Picks:

• Astroid City
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

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Links and Show Notes Federico’s Top 5:

• the record by boygenius
• So Much for Stardust by Fallout Boy
• One More Time by Blink 182
• The Maine by The Maine
• Lobes by We are Scientists

Federico's Album of the Year

• the record by boygenius

Federico’s Honorable Mentions:

• Guts by Olivia Rodrigo
• This is Why by Paramore
• Certified Depressant by Taylor Acorn

John’s Top 5:

• the record by boygenius
• Be Still My Heart by Babygirl
• One More Time by Blink 182
• Guts by Olivia Rodrigo
• First Two Pages of Frankenstein by The National

John's Album of the Year

• First Two Pages of Frankenstein by The National

John’s Honorable Mentions:

• My Soft Machine by Arlo Parks
• Good Riddance by Gracie Abrams
• Memento Mori by Depeche Mode
• Knebworth 22 (Live) by Liam Gallagher
• Saviors by Green Day

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Links and Show Notes

• Gaming gear
  • Sony PlayStation Portal
    • Digital Foundry Portal review
  • Valve Steam Deck OLED
  • ROG Ally
  • Lenovo Legion Go
• Wi-Fi gear
  • Eero Pro 6
  • Federico's Apple Watch charging puck
  • Linksys Atlas 6E router
  • GL.iNet GL-MT1300 wireless travel router
    • Working On the Go with the GL.iNet GL-MT3000 WiFi 6 Travel Router
• Streaming software
  • Chiaki4deck
    • Chiaki4deck tutorial
  • Moonlight
  • Sunshine
• Also mentioned
  • MacStories Setups page
  • What is OCuLink? (And Why You Might Want It)
  • Play app
    • Play 2.0 Adds YouTube Channel Support, Folders, and a New Premium Subscription

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Federico Has Questions About Thanksgiving

• The president once again pardons turkeys who did nothing wrong, but why?

Federico’s Pick:

• Suburræterna on Netflix
  • Trailer
  • Previous Recommendation:Suburra: Blood on Rome on Netflix

John’s Pick:

A Murder at the End of the World on Hulu - Trailer

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Show Notes

• Watch:
  • Trailer
• Read:
  • IGN - Super Mario Bros. the Fastest Selling Mario Game
  • Polygon Review
  • An excellent breakdown of the design of the game from Eurogamer.

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Links and Show Notes

• Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives on Max
  • Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burgers Season 2, Episode 12. Starts at 00:13:02.
  • Smoque BBQ Season 2, Episode 6. Starts at 00:07:23.
  • Del Rhea's Chicken Basket Season 5, Episode 9. Starts at 00:13:00.
• Food Network page

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Links and Show Notes

Capturing ideas and tasks with Things

• Things by Cultured Code
• Connected, Episode 474, Redesigned Into a Butterfly

Federico’s Pick:

• Now and Then by The Beatles

John’s Pick:

• Crkd Nitro Deck, Purple Limited Edition with carrying case

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