Is it that time again, Mr Freeman? We hope you've all recovered from feasting, but if you haven't, sit back and relax for another episode of Nerds Amalgamated.

First Nerds were uncool. Then they had their Revenge, then their Triumph, then their King was crowned. Now being a Nerd is cool, but now Seth McFarlane thinks it's time for another bout of Revenge. It's a dish best served cold, but when Nerds are on top of the world who are they getting revenge on? Seth wants to reboot the movie, but there are plenty of scenes that just won't fly with modern sensibilities.

The UK Parliament has proposed a law banning automated purchases, specifically to combat console scalping. PLEASE. WE BEG YOU. DO IT. I don't think we can be more enthusiastic, but the enforcement is a whole different issue.

For the first time, Sony has pulled a AAA game they have certified from their stores. In case you don't know by now, it's Cyberpunk 2077. After taking advantage of Sony by promising to fix the issues by release day, and hiding footage of last gen consoles, CDPR are in hot water.

For decades geeks have argued about whether programming is more mathematics than language, and science has stepped in to prove that... It's both. Next time you don't understand some code, it's because your brain is activating in multiple ways.

This week DJ enjoyed the final season of Attack on Titan, Professor was terrible at Quake Live and Dev-i-boy gushed over The Dragon Prince.

We'll see you next week with our yearly wrap-up. Enjoy your holidays and stay safe.

Revenge of the Nerds reboot in the works

- https://variety.com/2020/film/news/revenge-of-the-nerds-reboot-lucas-brothers-1234854322/

UK Parliment : Bulk buying consoles should be banned

- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-16-uk-members-of-parliament-call-for-ban-on-bulk-buying-consoles

Cyberpunk 2077 pulled off from the Sony store

- https://www.pcgamer.com/au/sony-has-removed-cyberpunk-2077-from-the-playstation-store/

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqEMEjJj4hs&feature=emb_title

Learning programming is the best of both worlds: Language and Maths

- https://news.mit.edu/2020/brain-reading-computer-code-1215

- https://elifesciences.org/articles/58906

Games played/media watched

DJ

– Attack on Titan: The Final Season - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan_(season_4)

Rating: 9/10

Professor

- Quake Live - https://www.quakelive.com/

Rating: 3/5

Dev-i-boy

- The Dragon Prince - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dragon_Prince

Rating: 10/10

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