Pixels and Puppets

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0:00

Intro

• Andrew got a new... bed frame!
• Oh, hey, America...

28:34

The Puppet Pit

• Shop builds are on, and prep for the Holiday season
• Krampus, eh?
• Build Streams continue

All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

42:09

Gizmotown

• The Deck Nook.
• Shit has apparently gone down with the "official" Steam Deck subreddit
• AYN Odin 2 Portal or Retroid Pocket 5? Will Andrew buy one? We still don’t know!
• Stuff wot is happening on the MisterPi front
• Deck-adjacent news: Steam video recording is out of Beta, and is very, very good.
• PS5 Pro: Did Kevin get one? Thoughts? REVEALED! Stay tuned for a shocking twist!
• Kevin has performed surgery on a TI-99/4A. The retro journey continues!
• Jamie has stepped foot into the world of Android trackers (similar to AirTags)

2:02:24

Pixels and Tokens

• Diablo IV is good, actually
• Nintendo sues streamer for streaming, uhh, "pre-release" games
• Kevin cold bought Dragon Age: Veilguard. Thoughts.

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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0:00

Intro

• We back! Again!
• Sleep scores
• pink cocaine huh?

7:01

The Puppet Pit

• Halloween builds are done!
• Special Halloween Build Stream happening Wednesday Oct 30, 10am ET!
• It all started 5 years ago in NYC

All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

20:30

Gizmotown 

• The Deck Nook.
• Valve re-iterates that a Steam deck 2 is still waiting for a "sea change" in hardware, they won't do a version bump just to refresh the SKU.
• SteamOS gets hearty update
• Is it time for Andrew to get on the AYN Odin bandwagon?
• PS5 Pro talk -- again
• MiSTERclass! Jamie needs to talk about FPGA gaming!

1:17:19

Pixels and Tokens

• Diablo IV expansion launches and proves we were right all along!
• Jamie has been reading Jason Schreier's Play Nice about the Rise and Fall(?) of Blizzard Entertainment! Watch Jason's interview with Adam Conover here.
• Destiny is... Saved? The NetEase-developed Destiny: Rising has an announce trailer that shows... Stuff.
• Vampire Survivors goes full circle
• Cellar Door Games releases their lauded roguelike Rogue Legacy's source code on its 10th year anniversary

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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0:00

Intro

• Podcast is on schedule despite periodontal surgery
• Content warning: Kevin talks about dentistry from 3:26 to 11:00
• Summary: Don't do meth and talk to your dentist

14:10

The Puppet Pit

• Halloween builds: Slight detour but two were done with more to come!
• Andrew was hunted by ravens
• Commissions are now closed for the rest of the year
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

22:29

Gizmotown

• The Deck Nook.
• Legion Go Gen 2 and Lite Leaked
• Legion Go is on sale for $650cdn ($250 off), open box is $500
• MisterPi looks good!
• Kevin still undecided about PS5 Pro. As part of that discussion let's talk about PCs vs Consoles from our personal perspectives
• Kevin's been consolidating domains and reassessing needs. One conclusion: We've retired the Owncast server but the Peertube server remains and may be expanding, along with the presence of this podcast!
• Hungry for cash, Mozilla dives head first into shallow pool filled with rusty metal. Kevin and Jamie have been trying out Vivaldi as their new daily driver browser and may have thoughts?
• Lego's site was hacked to pimp LegoCoin, quickly fixed Crypto Hackers feed on FOMO

1:15:50

Pixels and Tokens

• Warframe is now Deck-and-PC login friendly!
• Wither Ubisoft?
• In Fucktendo news, Nintendo kills Ryujinx
• New Destiny Episode vs Diablo Expansion!
• Andrew saw a movie! A bad movie!

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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0:00

Intro

• Tron is good
• The kids are OK
• Also retro computers are OK. Shoutout https://retrorewind.ca
• The digital dark age is a comin'
• Anyway, it's my birthday. PLUG

25:16

The Puppet Pit

• Builds: Disco Dracula and custom hooman done! Commissions finished!
• Shoutout to Eric, designer of Wolfgang and Disco Dracula. Listen to Eric's podcast The Pop Trash Museum Podcast: https://poptrashmuseum.com
• There will be a Halloween build! What? Dunno!

All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

43:06

Gizmotown 

• The Deck Nook.
• GTA V multiplayer now borked on the Deck and Linux in general
• Or is it?
• https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/
• Kevin has tested PSVR2 on PC
• PS5 Pro: Tepid Takes!
• EVE is going on the blockchain? Of course it is. Another crypto scam, or an actual reasonable application? https://www.evefrontier.com/en/faq
• Sure why not https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/energy/three-mile-island-microsoft-ai

1:43:40

Pixels and Tokens

• Kevin rolled credits on Outlaws. Still playing? Is there a future for the game? Discuss.
• Hey did you know there are other Star Wars games that are also pretty good? Kevin's trying out Jedi Survivor.
• Everything's going to be okay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCmDF0NqZQc&t=331s
• Destiny isn't finished, we swear! Bungie roadmaps the future of Destiny 2 for the first time
• Jamie has enough trouble in actual reality and now he has added virtual reality on top of it!

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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0:00

Intro

• It's goblin time
• Sunday? What?

8:11

The Puppet Pit

• Builds: Unplanned Ogre and Missy Sippy
• Will this years' Halloween builds happen? Shrug emoji!

All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

21:30

Gizmotown

• The Deck Nook.
• The Steam deck hits 16000 verified/playable games!
• Previously online only handheld manufacturer Ayaneo starts selling two handhelds in US Best Buy stores!
• PS5 Pro stuffs
• Bambu Printer update
• Emudeck is making a minipc
• PSVR2 goes on sale everywhere. Related: Amazon is stupid

52:41

Pixels and Tokens

• Warframe eh?
• Astro Bot Sept 6!
• Sony's Concord has launched to crickets on PC and the internet only wants to dance on its grave.
• Gearbox has managed to raise the community ire with their first Risk of Rain DLC
• Blizzard finally gives some sign of the Diablo III armory returning to Diablo IV!
• Diablo IV is also going to be getting rid of World Tiers and replacing them with a difficulty system like Diablo III!
• It's time. To talk. About Star Wars.

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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0:00

Intro

• Together again!
• Jamie was in Disneyland and at D23!

25:43

The Puppet Pit

• Builds: Commissions! A lady gator for the good folks at Keepsake YouTube channel! Give them a follow!
• New Oracle has been released!
• Hall of Fame page is up! https://www.operationpuppet.com/hall-of-fame/
• No, O:P won't be involved in Reality TV thing
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

42:09

Gizmotown 

• The Deck Nook.
• Is SteamOS about to go wide release?
• Or maybe you'd like Windows on your Deck
• Related: Valve confirms upcoming support for ROG Ally in SteamOS
• Sony blew it again Ed note: or did they?
• Andrew bought a watch
• Kevin's getting a Thing. For Reasons.

1:19:01

Pixels and Tokens

• One for the anglophiles: Thank Goodness You're Here
• EA gonna EA with Dragon Age addons
• Andrew is playing Case of the Golden Idol, fresh DOOM remake, D4S5
• Jamie has re-Warframe’d
• Kevin got a thing. For Reasons. (PSVR2)

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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0:00

Intro

• Busy summer schedules continue
• Andrew went to San Diego!

17:18

The Puppet Pit

• Build streams are on pause, some probably changes coming
• Etsy gets a "loyalty" program. lol, lmao GAME CHANGER. Anyway, Etsy is bad, don't use it.
• Commissions!
• New Oracle coming soon! Honest!
• Kevin will be shooting tutorial videos, send in your requests to [email protected]!
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

36:14

Gizmotown 

• The Deck Nook.
• ROG Ally X impresses reviewers and Retro Game Corps has a dual boot guide: https://youtu.be/H4226yq0ZwY?si=mAHG_4pOyQ8M1rTR
• Google pulls AI ad
• PSVR2 "sale", price drop maybe?
• Spend 20K on a TV, get a Super Bowl ticket
• Retrotech: The first TI-99/4A stream has happened! Kevin Kenny Interview
• https://puppet.zone/w/e4fdDQfVYeMmuu22Qmmxkk
• Blogging. It's the hot new trend. https://kevinblades.com/

1:15:34

Pixels and Tokens

• It's the Bung-pocalypse. Again.
• People show brains, hold their money for Switch 2
• Diablo IV Season 5 unleashes the horde.

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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0:00

Intro

• Back live! Everything is normal!
• Shout-out to IT workers

3:33

The Puppet Pit

• Recent builds: Two furry Smols, an ogre, a live hands monster(commission) and two more Smols.
• Jimmy the cat gives us a visit
• THANK YOU for using the direct shop!
• Build streams continue, slight schedule shift next week (will be Thurs the 25th of July)
• Facebook is a dead mall
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

21:38

Gizmotown

• The Deck Nook.
• Handheld gaming is drowning in product
• https://new.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/1dzzeeq/just_weeks_after_pocket_s/ (samsung gonna sue somebody)
• Turn your Switch into a Steamdeck! https://www.ign.com/articles/crkd-nitro-deck-review
• Oh boy new Game Pass structure https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-game-pass-is-getting-major-changes-with-a-new-tier-without-day-one-games-and-a-range-of-price-increases
• Emulation: PCSX2 gets a big update. Kevin gets in.
• Fediverse-exclusive gaming & tech streams have started, on Owncast and PeerTube!
• Owncast: https://www.operationpuppet.live/ PeerTube: https://puppet.zone/
• Kevin has a crush on Ed Zitron https://youtu.be/T8ByoAt5gCA?si=grq0SgyJ-F9YbXmM
• In retro news, the TI-99 4/A is almost ready to be... useful!

1:32:25

Pixels and Tokens

• Dragon Age: Veilguard has a no-combat option for story lovers, gamers freak out
• Destiny killer Exoprimal is done https://kotaku.com/exoprimal-new-seasons-rotating-dead-servers-capcom-1851578726
• Jamie has spent some time with Destiny Killer The First Descendant.
• Andrew played The Three Z’s
• No Man's Sky continues to evolve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7-9Bf47yfs

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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0:00

Intro

• We back! Again!

7:16

The Puppet Pit

• Recent builds: Uh, lots! Including the Pride charity build!
• 1k YouTube sub Greeblee giveaway!
• O:P IS the Featured Streamer for the July Owncast Newsletter https://owncast.ghost.io/owncast-newsletter-july-2024/
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

18:58

Gizmotown

• The Deck Nook.
• The Steam Deck is currently "cheaper" than a Nintendo Switch thanks to the Steam Summer Sale https://kotaku.com/steam-deck-lcd-oled-valve-summer-sale-switch-pc-gaming-1851557997
• New Steam-centric controller from Hori: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/hori-announced-a-special-gamepad-for-steam-steam-deck/
• Steam game recording works on the Deck: https://steamdeckhq.com/news/valve-announces-game-recording-steam-deck/
• There will be Fediverse-exclusive gaming & tech streams soon, on Owncast and PeerTube! Owncast: https://www.operationpuppet.live/ PeerTube: https://puppet.zone/
• The retro revolution begins! Kevin's TI-99 4/A is in the house.
• Toys AI Us: https://kotaku.com/toys-r-us-ai-n64-macys-walmart-target-amazon-1851561403

1:00:34

Pixels and Tokens

• Kevin had to break up with Destiny 2, but...
• ...the Summer fling with Tiny Tina's Wonderlands was a breath of fresh air
• Steam Summer Sale is go!
• The Case of the Golden Idol
• Not E3 has come and gone and everything is different now
• Diablo 4 Season 5 August 6! See what they did there
• Do you have $400? Have a League of Legends skin: https://new.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1d2sgsn/riot_games_have_announced_a_skin_package_for_over/

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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Hey everyone, Kevin here with just a quick note. It’s June 18 2024 at the time of recording and we’re firmly into both iced coffee and Summer vacation season, so the next podcast is slightly delayed as both Jame and Andrew are away when we normally record.

That’s the bad news. The good news is I’ll be starting a new type of live stream on the weekends, specifically for the podcast audience! As regular listeners know I’m a big supporter of the Fediverse and the indie web in general, and have been trying to think of something I can contribute specifically to them. Most of my (air quotes) mainstream followers are really just here for the puppets (naturally), and may or may not be interested in the gaming or tech side of things. So starting this weekend, I’ll be doing some gaming live streams exclusively on our Fediverse-connected platforms, Owncast and Peertube. These will be done under the banner of Pixels and Puppets and will just be yours truly, not the Frankie vTuber, so it’s as unrelated to puppets as we get. I plan to mostly stream games, but I may even get into some tech stuff like what I’m tinkering with in self hosting or other related stuff like that. Might even convince the guys to join me.

These will just be casual and in the moment streams so there’s no fixed schedule, but they’ll all be archived on the Peertube server for viewing after the fact. You can follow on any Fediverse-connected account (like Mastodon or Pixelfed), or just join the Discord to see the go live notification. As always all the links are on https://www.operationpuppet.com.

And now as I’m not on vacation, I’m going to go make puppets, and have some iced coffee. See ya!

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