Technically Drinking

On this episode, Vince is joined by Jerry and John from the Worst Comics Podcast Ever and we tallked about the use of Time Travel in the realm of Comics, Science Fiction, and Fantasy . ..

And we drank . . .

The location: The Pairing, Crossroads, KCMO for the Fountain City Mini Con Pre-game Drink and Draw:

The Beer:

Vince: Hoof Hearted Brewing Drop the Fries Double IPA. Rating: 8.193

Dave Chappelle on Emmit Till: https://youtu.be/IYJ4UQdfylA

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Jeff Bezos launched into space

https://nerdist.com/article/john-wick-spin-off-continental-prequel/

Clerks III goes into filming soon. It was just picked up by lions gate.

Man Behind LinkedIn Scraping Said He Grabbed 700 Million Profiles 'For Fun' (9to5mac.com)

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Posted by BeauHD on Monday July 19, 2021 @07:20PM from the kids-these-days dept.

The man behind last month's scraping of LinkedIn data, which exposed the location, phone numbers, and inferred salaries of 700 million users, says that he did it "for fun" -- though he is also selling the data. 9to5Mac reports:

BBC News spoke with the man who took the data, under the name Tom Liner: "How would you feel if all your information was catalogued by a hacker and put into a monster spreadsheet with millions of entries, to be sold online to the highest paying cyber-criminal? That's what a hacker calling himself Tom Liner did last month 'for fun' when he compiled a database of 700 million LinkedIn users from all over the world, which he is selling for around $5,000 [...]. In the case of Mr Liner, his latest exploit was announced at 08:57 BST in a post on a notorious hacking forum [...] 'Hi, I have 700 million 2021 LinkedIn records,' he wrote. Included in the post was a link to a sample of a million records and an invite for other hackers to contact him privately and make him offers for his database."

Liner says he was also behind the scraping of 533 million Facebook profiles back in April (you can check whether your data was grabbed): "Tom told me he created the 700 million LinkedIn database using 'almost the exact same technique' that he used to create the Facebook list. He said: 'It took me several months to do. It was very complex. I had to hack the API of LinkedIn. If you do too many requests for user data in one time then the system will permanently ban you.'"

Meet the Brutal Serial Killers of The Sims (wired.co.uk)

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Posted by msmash on Monday July 19, 2021 @04:43PM from the closer-look dept.

It's a game that encourages people to 'get a life' -- build a house, make a Sim and fulfil their dreams. So why are so many players intent on murder? From a report:

The Sims has far evolved from its humble beginnings in 2000, where you created characters and tended to their needs, like a slightly more demanding Tamagotchi. As the games became more advanced, The Sims provided opportunities for the lives of your characters to more closely mirror reality: they now have lifetime goals and desires, can feel disappointment and joy, and now even do their own laundry. But whether they live a rich and fulfilling life, or an existence defined by endless suffering, the Sims' destiny is entirely in your hands. Of course many players choose not to be benevolent Gods in the Sims world -- and instead aim to kill and torture as many Sims as possible. Death has hugely evolved over 21 years of gameplay; we're no longer just sticking Sims in a swimming pool and selling a ladder to watch them drown. Instead, we're watching them explode in rocket ships, choke on pufferfish or even be eaten by the 'Cowplant' -- a mutant Venus flytrap with a cow head for a face.

"The Sims see you controlling a little society, but that doesn't mean you're making it better. It reminds me of Bruce Almighty, where the role of God is handed over but that doesn't necessarily mean that's strictly a good thing. It's rather therapeutic just killing Sims, and being quite an irresponsible God," 26-year-old Dubliner RTGame (real name Daniel), who has 2.6 million subscribers on YouTube says. "I feel like a kid with a magnifying glass on the small ants. It sounds quite twisted but it's quite fun to do things like that in games like The Sims to see what happens. But yes, I do have a lot of Sims blood on my hands." He's far from alone. While many in the Sims streaming community focus their content on cutesy legacy-style playthroughs or intricate design challenges, there's an increasing interest in more boundary-pushing content. RTGame credits the popularity of his bizarre Sims series for helping him jump into streaming as a full-time career, while other YouTubers such as CallMeKevin and Plumbella count speed runs where they kill entire neighbourhoods among some of their most viewed content.

On this episode, the debate team spoils the shit about Loki. No stone is left unturned. Listen at your own peril.

And we drank:

The Location: Virtual

The Beer:

Eddie: Boulevard Beer Steep Drop. Rating: ∞

Taylor: KC Cider Co. Rose. Rating: 7.8

Vince: 21st Amendment Brewing Brew Free or Die Blood Orange IPA. Rating: 8.233

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Black widow 158M take

Jennifer Carpenter Returning for DEXTER Revival

https://nerdist.com/article/deadpool-korg-free-guy-reaction-mcu/

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India Bans Mastercard From Adding New Customers

NBA Finals

Microsoft is threatening to bring back its loveable / annoying Clippy character. A post adds:

The software giant claims it will replace the paperclip emoji in Microsoft Office with Clippy if one of its tweets gets 20,000 likes. The tweet has already passed 19,500 likes, so Clippy could be about to return as a more innocent emoji. Born in Office 97, Clippy originally appeared as an assistant to offer help and tips for using Microsoft Office. You either loved or hated its Groucho eyebrows and persistence, and Microsoft eventually killed off Clippy in Office XP in 2001.

Say goodbye to Fleets, the row of fullscreen tweets at the top of the Twitter timeline that expire after 24 hours. The ephemeral tweet format is shutting down due to low usage after launching widely just eight months ago. From a report:

Starting on August 3rd, users will instead just see active Spaces -- Twitter's live audio chat rooms -- at the top of their timelines. And the composer for traditional tweets will be updated with more camera editing features from Fleets, like text-formatting and GIF stickers over photos. Twitter's decision to axe Fleets is not just an admission that the feature didn't work but that the company still hasn't figured out how to get people tweeting more. For years, Twitter has struggled to get new users to post regularly and not just consume other people's tweets. Fleets was its shot at using Stories, the popular social media format invented by Snapchat and further popularized by Instagram, to lower the pressure around tweeting. "We hoped Fleets would help more people feel comfortable joining the conversation on Twitter," Ilya Brown, Twitter's vice president of product, said in a statement. "But, in the time since we introduced Fleets to everyone, we haven't seen an increase in the number of new people joining the conversation with Fleets like we hoped."

Free Britney

On this episode Vince and Eddie argue who would win in a fight to the death Godzilla vs The Avengers.

and we drank:

the location: City Barrel Kansas City Mo

The Beer:

Eddie: Beer League. Rating: 7.157

Vince: Dad Jokes. Rating: 4.12

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On this episode, while everyone is out of town, Vince reconnects with his ex-fiance, a fellow geek, and they talk about all things in the geek world and why they still respect each other after a breakup that happened 13 years ago.

And they drank:

The location: Ponaks on the Boulevard, Kansas City Mo.

The Drinks:

Margaritas:

Kiki 5.0

Vince: 7.0

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News for Nerds, Stuff that Splatters

On this episode, the debate team tackles who were the greatest sidekicks ever.

And we drank . . .

The Location: Brew Lab, Old Overland Park KS

The beer:

Eddie: Coconillin Milkshake IPA. Rating: 8.373

Taylor: BLC Hard Cider. Rating: 8.375

Vince: 79 Golden Strong Lager. Rating: 8.973

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On this episode, the debate team get together to talk about TikTok and short video format origins and get into an all out argument over how useful this thing actually is.

And we drank:

The Location: John's Big Deck, Downtown KCMO

The Beer:

Taylor: 10 Barrel Brewing Raspberry Cider. Rating: 7.5

Eddie: Bells Two Hearted Oberon Ale. Rating: 5.25

Vince: KC Bier Co. Kolsh. Rating: 8.57

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