Regrade Request

Regrade Request

By Will McBurney and Mark SherriffTechnology
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Regrade Request episodes

  • Episode 6 - Crypto Beanie Babies

    Come hang out as we talk about what bitcoin is in a way hopefully everyone can understand... and robot dentists!  (We also cover satellite internet and shooting nuclear waste into the sun... but... come on... robot dentists!)

    Please subscribe and leave us a review on the podcast service of your choice or leave us a question for us to answer on the podcast at http://regraderequest.com!  Email us at [email protected]!  Find us on Twitter: @MarkSherriff and @ProfMcBurney

    52 min
  • Episode 5 - Noah and the (GameSh)Ark

    We circle back around to some previous questions, such as how the Game Genie actually worked to "enhance" your NES games.  We also somehow find our way into talking about religious games that circumvented Nintendo's certification system and how mages would fare in a World War 1 battle.  

    To top that off, it only took five episodes for us to both bring the exact same question!  So we had a lot to say about recipe websites that give the entire life story of the author before informing you that you need one or two cups of sugar for your banana bread.

    Links:

    • Gamesutra article on Steam prices - https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/186940/defenders_quest_by_the_numbers_.php
    • Super 3D Noah's Ark for SNES - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_3D_Noah%27s_Ark and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Oph3z7S4M
    • Artillery that mages could not handle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Gun
    • How the Game Genie Worked from Mental Floss - https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12793/how-did-game-genie-work

      • Subscribe through the podcast service of your choice or leave us a question for us to answer on the podcast at http://regraderequest.com!  Find us on Twitter: @MarkSherriff and @ProfMcBurney 

      53 min
    • Episode 4 - Worst Uber Ever

      Hey folks - you know those quizzes that go around on Twitter and Facebook?  Things like "your high school mascot plus your birth year is your next pet's name, so post it now!"  Those are really good ways for bad guys to get your personal data to potentially get into your accounts.  And remember - when you post something on the internet it may or may not ever go away!  So don't do them!  


      Subscribe through the podcast service of your choice or leave us a question for us to answer on the podcast at http://regraderequest.com!  Find us on Twitter: @MarkSherriff and @ProfMcBurney

      47 min
    • Episode 3 - Deterministic Epistemology of Angry Birds

      Will blows Mark's mind by discussing Zipf's Law (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCn8zs912OE) in the context of the popularity of certain websites.  Conversely, Mark wants to talk about why we blow into NES cartridges to make them work.


      Subscribe through the podcast service of your choice or leave us a question for us to answer on the podcast at http://regraderequest.com!  Find us on Twitter: @MarkSherriff and @ProfMcBurney

      48 min
    • Episode 2 - Are You Going to Eat That?

      In this episode of Regrade Request, Will and Mark turn more toward educational questions, explaining what DDOS attacks are, how to algorithmically pair your socks efficiently (we swear - this is more interesting than it sounds), and deliberately trying to sabotage your own Zoom calls.

      Oh - and fantasy monster snacking guidance.  That too.

      Let us know what you think!  [email protected] / @MarkSherriff / @ProfMcBurney

      Or leave a review on iTunes or Google Podcasts!

      43 min
    • Episode 1 - A Beautiful Shade of #chucknorris

      In the pilot episode of Regrade Request, Will and Mark tackle deep and meaningful questions involving Chuck Norris, video game relationships, and goats.  Does teaching together online translate into podcasting?  Find out!

      48 min

    About Regrade Request

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    Two college professors take a second look at questions and answers posted around the internet and give their take!