Wishing you a Wonderfully Winterfull Wonderland!

Well, that was a heck of a year! Here's hoping ya'll are doing much better than the battered cast and crew of GUO. Still, it could always be worse, eh? Just take our friends out on Chiron Beta Prime, for example. Still, stormy weather or no, it is that time of the year when we all check in on each other and share some fuzzy thoughts and well wishes.

On with the tradition!

BTW, it is SEVEN FREAKING DEGREES here. Send hot cocoa stat!

 

On behalf of the cast and crew of GUO to you: Merry Christmas! We love you!

 

 

 

We're Talking About That | December 19, 2022

 

 News 

• Want to prevent lens fogging up with a mask? Use gold of course!
• After spending 20 years simulating reality, the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to a new one: being millionaires
• Boomers must really hate Gen Z since they introduced legislation to ban TikTok
• Apple is reportedly preparing to allow third-party app stores on iOS meaning my authentication server will be worthless - FINALLY
• Remember that kid who tracked Elon’s Jet? Twitter conveniently reveals a location sharing policy amid Elonjet controversy
• Tesla launches Steam integration for the new Model S and X vehicles
• GOD OF WAR TV SHOW - If Christopher Judge ain’t Kratos this show is a scam
• Yo all your favorite games are getting TV shows or films now- Kojima Productions is making a Death Stranding movie
• Poor Henry Cavill
• Dell's new sustainable Concept Luna laptop can be dismantled in seconds
• Tokyo will require new housing projects to install solar panels starting in 2025 - We should do the same
• IGN’s controversial Dwarf Fortress review

 

Media

• Here's to 'The Flute Guy' a dark horse fan favorite from The Game Awards -Game of the Year Award Musical Stage Presentation and Winner | The Game Awards 2022
• Hellboy Web Of Wyrd - Reveal Trailer
• Why we're dropping this sponsor
• Schwarzenegger is doing World of Tanks commercials…
• I swore I would never watch this again, but… Star Trek: The Animated Series is mostly alright.

Odds and Ends

• How detailed is Dwarf Fortress? Here’s a memorable bit from 2015’s patch notes
• Learn the f@#*!ng metric system! - NEVER
• I want a live action, R rated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie
• You can always tell what holiday is closest by the colors in the printer trash bin
• AVATAR AVATAR
• Kobayashi Maru Transporter fixed (Test pending)
• STO cat mode dances to party bombs

 

 

We love you! Thanks for reading!

We're Talking About That | December 12, 2022

 

 News 

• FTC sues to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard merger
• The Video Game Awards; The losers to GoW and the announcements + the kid who shouted for Riabi Bill Clinton and was arrested
• The change is occurring; Microsoft Raising Prices on New, First-Party Games Built for Xbox Series X|S to $70 in 2023 prompting some hysterical twitter responses
• Steam did an oopsie; Jedi Fallen Survivor information leaked ahead of the VGAs
• Pixel 7 update brings promised Clear Calling and free VPN
• The worst package delivery service; DHL orders 2,000 Ford E-Transit electric delivery vans
• New STO winter ship is worth some attention
• Nvidia and Apple set to be first customers for TSMC's United States made 3nm chips with launch of new factory
• Amazon Luna lets Prime members play Ubisoft PC games they own for free
• Google Search results now continuously scroll on desktop
• Neuralink is reportedly under federal investigation over animal testing
• Reddit's reveals r/AmItheAsshole was its most popular subreddit in 2022
• Markiplier finally released his OnlyFans and broke the whole damn site

Media

• Europes No.1 Female Competitive eater and holder of 26 Guinness World Record titles looks like this
• After 20 years, Dwarf Fortress goes retail?!?
• Here's to 'The Flute Guy' a dark horse fan favorite from The Game Awards -Game of the Year Award Musical Stage Presentation and Winner | The Game Awards 2022
• Spirited (2022) Apple TV. Okay+.

Odds and Ends

•  Sorry: https://www.reddit.com/r/sto/comments/zh8l2p/psa_kobayashi_maru_transponder_shares_a_cooldown/Kitty died
• Green bean casserole: Fresh v Canned
• Reminder: Xmas DOFF missions at academies, spacedock/Qnos, and winter wonderland rewards 125 dil and Xmas currencies (On current map tab)
• GoW: I swear Odin is Jeff Goldblum (Update: I’m in anger :/ )
• STO: “This feature went live without any prior warning or documentation. That’s on us”
• Had a laptop bomb at work, thanks Lenovo

 

We love you! Thanks for reading!

We're Talking About That | December 5, 2022

News 

• Report suggests Microsoft soon to offer concessions in Activision deal
• RTX GO BRRR; Nvidia's prettier Portal with ray tracing arrives December 8
• Neuralink CEO Elon Musk expects human trials within six months
• LastPass reveals another security breach
• STO Winter Wonderland post is up (12/6): https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11531813-q%27s-winter-wonderland%21
• Woohoo ya Rednecks; Security flaw in Florida tax website exposed filers' sensitive data
• FCC’s Broadband map is out and you can correct it. Article: https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/broadband-availability-this-new-map-can-help-you-find-out-what-services-are-available/ Link to Map directly: https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home#/
• Twitter still doing just fine (https://news.yahoo.com/cbs-news-quits-twitter-few-201619771.html )
• NeRF: Turn 2D pics into 3D scenes https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2022/03/25/instant-nerf-research-3d-ai/ GitHub: https://disq.us/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FNVlabs%2Finstant-ngp%3AkcKDEfn1yx4eJDLKDiWTpQ_Tl54&cuid=638219

Media

• Meh. New Colin Furze vid feels like watching QVC
• PUSH ME AS HARD AS YOU CAN!!!
• 2nd half of ST: Prodigy is an improvement, but still feels like Star Wars.
• Why is ST:Picard trailers teasing remakes of the Connie and Excelsior instead of a Galaxy class??? (Yes, I am going to rant, at length, about Picard again)
• Hacksmith Taking A Break
• Free online vocal track remover: https://vocalremover.org/

Odds and Ends

•  Cleaned my Inbox. Less than ½ page!
• GoW: “Where did you go?” “Oh. My dad likes ‘Loot’.”
• I spent this week building a snowman in Florida. #3Dprinting
• Flu Shots without insurance are $40+. Unless you are over 65. Then they are $80-110!!! #EatTheRich
• Instant access to all the information in the world has killed the art of conversation.
  

 

We love you! Star Trek: Picard sucks!