Dr. Krutzler chats about cancer awareness on TV 3 WSAZ

 While most folk are chatting about ghoulies and grossness, October is a fine month to chat about horror a little closer to home: Cancer.

We are oh, so very proud this October to feature one of our own! Let's go live to the studio of West Virginia's TV channel 3 WSAZ to share some good ol' fashioned knowy-wots about The Big C.

So while you're out there prepping the sweet treats to keep the spirits at bay, don't forget to drag your boobs and bungholes on down to your favorite doctor's office (There's some REAL terror) and get yourself checked out. While the wait times and checks might seem frightening, it is far better than being the bozo who walks out into the forest at night, completely unaware of their impending doom. Forewarned is forearmed and early detection can save your life.

We're Talking About That | October 17th, 2022

 

News 

• Russian hackers DDoS US airport websites
• LG and Samsung sharing their TvOS with 3rd parties(this is big I believe)
• No Man’s Sky new granular difficulty settings include: No damage, no cost items, and no fuel use
• Star Trek Picard: Data isn’t Data (wanna know spoilers??) (MK: Figured it out after we talked)
• NASA did DART so hard it “successfully” altered the course of an asteroid
• Odd but okay? Xbox Cloud coming to Meta Quest 2
• HEEERRREEEE WEEEEEEE GOOOO META QUEST PRO (Spoilers: that hotel leak was real…morons)
• Meta to integrate Zoom and Teams into VR workspace
• Google trying to make Chromebooks built for cloud gaming
• The holy “god”, the RTX 4090 reviews are in
• Roku wants to sell smart lights and accessories; why? (Update: it’s with the help from Wyze)
• Saint Row devs “dedicating” to fixing my disappointment of a Saints Row title
• Worthy discussion: Should gaming monitors not include VESA stands but arms?
• 3D printing ruining gun buyback program again: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/11/new-york-gun-buyback-rules-3d-printed-parts
• Surface Showcase; might be worth a look
• Teehee, lawsuit accuses Meta executives of taking bribes from OnlyFans
• Dedicated Apple apps coming natively to Windows
• Netflix will disclose data BUT only for the UK
• Yu-Gi-Oh! creator died while attempting to rescue drowning swimmers
• Old white men network (CNN) faces accusations of an NFT “rug pull”
• Google Fiber will offer 5Gbps and 8Gbps internet plans in early 2023
• SpaceX says it needs US government help funding Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine (Musky did a 180)
• FAA says Apple AirTags are allowed in checked baggage after Lufthansa wants to hide it’s issues
• Microsoft Office is killed for 365, I knew this was coming, just thought it would have been sooner
• Valve releases redesigned Steam mobile app with QR code login
• Star Trek: Resurgence is delayed until April 2023 :(
• Snow crab season canceled: 1 BILLION snow crabs MIA #SaveThePlanet
• The (new) Star Trek script that never was

Media

• Kingdom Hearts TV pilot now on internet (Well, it was. DMCA takedown)
• Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced is a game that exists!!!!11!!!ONE!!! https://www.gog.com/game/emperor_of_the_fading_suns
• Finished Cyberpunk Edgerunners: Good. Less punk as it goes. Does not wuss out on ending. Should’ve been 2 seasons (MIssing filler eps to build character). Faithful to source material.

Odds and Ends

• Meta Quest Bet - 1 model or 2 (Pool: $10) (MK: I just said “more than one”) - BK: I WAS RIGHT
• Moved my bus route. Undocumented by PSTA.
• Mockingbirds are so ubiquitous in this neighborhood that the quaker parrots have started imitating them (badly).
• Setup a new Android phone. It was a miserable experience. No Salt like UI Salt
• Get a new phone - Download and print a new case. Living in the future is cool! (BK: Find cases for iPhone XR (“You wouldn’t download a phone case, would you?” MK: Hold my beer - https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=iphone+xr&page=1&type=things&sort=relevant ))

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We're Talking About That | October 10th, 2022

 

News

• Fandom acquires Gamespot, GameFaqs, Metacritic and more
• A data-sharing agreement between US and UK is now in effect
• PS5 is finally JAILBROKEN (there is a catch) https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-jailbreak-pt-jailbroken
• 3rd party addon for Steam Deck made a “million dollar” mistake: https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-deck-add-on-killswitch-to-be-redesigned-after-million-dollar-mistake/
• No Mans Sky v4.0: New player experience; Relaxed mode; Switch port (“ I think we might now support more platforms than we have people at Hello. :)”-devs)
• Elon Musk wants Twitter for real this time
• White House debuts blueprints for an AI Bill of Rights (i,Robot is real)
• CD Projekt Red announcement spree
• My Gatorade bottle will nag me to drink after it senses my sweat
• EU passes rule for USB-C requirement, I foresee three scenarios for Apple being Apple
• The Onion files a real brief with the Supreme Court
• Overwatch 2 Launch? Nah, have a DDoS attack instead
• Marcin Iwiński stepping down from CD Projekt
• The GREAT USB label redesign
• Fallout Shelter’s first update in 4 years brings aliens.
• Intel ARC benchmarks are here, maybe the best low-end card
• Google to pay Arizona millions over illegal tracking on Android users
• Apple union busting got the Fed’s attention
• Stadia launch title “Gylt” gonna live on with other consoles
• NASA DARTED so hard it left a 6,000 mile long trail
• Supreme Court takes up cases to repeal Section 230 (we are screwed)
• Tesla’s Semi Truck rolls out (Autobots, ROLL OUT)
• I’m glad Boston Dynamics signed an open non-binding letter to not make war machines, I was worried there for a second.
• Close to home news: new PSTA transit hub finally breaks ground

Media

• Fallout 76 free from Amazon Prime Gaming (Also Shadow of War; Total Warhammer 2)
• Cryptic incompetence reaches new highs as they leak upcoming STO ships on livestream https://youtu.be/NF9Uc2etFn4?t=1164
• Star Trek: Picard | Teaser Trailer (NYCC 2022) | Paramount+ (STO Odyssey (Ent F) near end)
• Star Trek: Discovery | Season 5 First Look (NYCC 2022) | Paramount+
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie - Official Teaser Trailer (2023) Chris Pratt, Jack Black (Jack Black is a fierce Bowser, Chris Pratt needs to be shot for being Mario)
• Velma | Official Teaser | HBO Max

Odds and Ends

• I made the Elecom Huge bigger! (3D printed angled riser for better ergonomics)
• Windows told my client, “You’re fu@&ing stupid.” - Stupid simple passwords not allowed on BitLocker anymore.
  
• Playing Fallout 76 literally feels like wasting my time. Fallout 4 is more persistent. CAMPs suck!
• Type “nasa dart” into Google.com

 

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We're Talking About That | October 3rd, 2022

 Hurricane Ian

• Everyone is fine
• Hurricanes are like being stalked by a manhunting tortoise in Rimworld
• Will a hurricane kill off my mole problem?
• Cold hurricane. 82->72->65
• Hurricane Ian clickbait: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/us/tropical-storm-ian-florida-hurricane-monday/index.html
• Buy a Cybertruck today https://twitter.com/PPathole/status/1575509706122076163?s=20&t=BKZUv1Gmb3T3DRBems5ZnA

News

• I speak, then Snowden gets Russian Citizenship ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• E3 rises from the grave, 2023
• AV1 codec is coming soon to YouTube and Twitch
• Deadpool 3 release date + special guest
• Samsung and Intel tease a slidable display: https://twitter.com/MathuresP/status/1574813108526120960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1574813108526120960%7Ctwgr%5Ec35fff0e52cd44cacc78873651c76c0d672fb81d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2Fintel-samsung-slidable-pc-195049483.html
• Hertz and BP team up to build a nation-wide EV charging network
• Intel 13th Gen Specs
• Intel CEO likes to flex on Livestream
• Volvo developed the first interior radar system for cars
• Amazon Hardware Event
• The Wal-Mart metaverse is in Roblox
• Intel & AMD embargoes are lifted, Intel sprinting towards 6GHz out of the box
• STADIA IS DEAD- killed Dead Stranded exclusive sequel Full refunds being given?!
• SpaceX wants to knock Hubble orbit higher
• Satellites must deorbit within 5 years post-mission (Down from 26yrs)
• New York banning new gas cars starting 2035 

Media

• Easy comedy, but I’ll watch your Voyager episode (UpIsNotJump)
• The Last of Us | Official Teaser | HBO Max

Odds and Ends

• Should Assassin’s Creed wrap up and end, and if so how?

 

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We're Talking About That | September 26th 2022

 

News 

• RTX 4000 Series…My poor wallet (Starts at $900)
• Portal RTX
• “Cryptic had backup choices for the Terran Emperor, like Harry Kim, in case Wil Wheaton couldn't do it.”
• I am a hungry ghost: https://www.theage.com.au/business/entrepreneurship/hungry-ghosts-appen-s-woes-threaten-the-low-paid-workers-livelihoods-20220809-p5b8f9.html
• EA Motive is working on an Iron-Man game
• Taliban is banning PUBG for being too violent
• Surgery patients wearing VR headsets need less anesthetic apparently
• Getty Images bans AI-generated art over copyright concerns
• Saints Row ain’t dead apparently
• Pull out your wallets, Kojima made a watch with NASA
• Youtuber exposed as the major Assassin’s Creed leaker (MK: Eff this guy for ruining years of surprises)
• Nyquil Chicken, you got to try it
• GTAVI & Uber hacker arrested
• Moore’s law is dead - NVIDIA CEO
• End of an era - James Earl Jones. Deep fake Vader taking over.
• Louise Fletcher died
• Witcher Season 3 - Summer 2023
• Witcher prequel - December
• TikTok Vs Meta: The battle for the VR

Media

• What was the other channel with the scoop on EVGA? (JayzTwoCents on YouTube)
• Cyberpunk Edgerunners - your review? (MK: 90s AF; Putting the punk back in cyberpunk)
• Return to Monkey Island
• SECRET TUNNEL PART 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok2OPHg0660
• Must Snore TV: Rings of Power (Pretty; Boring; Good start; LotR evil Superman?) + SW: Andor (Ugly; Boring; No start; SW cops kinda cool)

Odds and Ends

• Meta Quest Bet - 1 model or 2 (Pool: $10) (MK: I just said “more than one”)
• Since they killed off the circus, kill off dog shows too.
• RaterLabs has lost their GD minds
• I’m playing Pokemon at work which has turned into a project
• STO replacement for sci console nerf: https://www.reddit.com/r/sto/comments/xg2p7m/replacement_consoles_for_eddy_and_webspinner/
• Math on STO nerfs: https://www.reddit.com/r/stobuilds/comments/xg8y4u/revisiting_exotics_16_dark_matters_and_nerfenings/

 

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We're Talking About That | September 19th 2022

Welcome to the inaugural episode of We're Talking About That. While we may not generate much content these days, the cast and crew of GUO still gather 'round ye olde digital campfire fairly often to swap stores of games, videos, news, and famous franchises beginning with the word Star. We thought some folks out there might be interested in what's on our minds. It also makes us seem a little more social without really being more social ;)

This is going to be a quick and dirty feature. Times are rough and confusing and there's not a huge desire to dedicate the effort into making this 'quality content'. Just some rough notes and topics, usually short on context or hyperlinks (Google it yourself, lulz). Just stuff we happened to be interested in at the time. We thought this might be a fun way of saying "Hi" and sharing some time with you. 

TLDR: Welcome back to Bloggery Classic!

Without further ado: Let's see how this works!

News

•  Meta Quest Pro leaked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTXHoLA8huc
• EA introduces its own Denuvo
• Ethereum completes THE MERGE
• Holy crap, EVGA terminates NVIDIA partnership over mistreatment EVGA Terminates NVIDIA Partnership, Cites Disrespectful Treatment
• Massive MASSIVE GTA VI leaks including source code

Media

•  Star Trek Online visual clutter reduction tool: (https://www.reddit.com/r/sto/comments/xb0jpq/vertigo_vfx_removal_tool_instructional_video_added/)
• Cyberpunk Edgerunners
  
• Amazon greenlights “Blade Runner 2099” sequel series
• Amazon to provide branded answers to our queries 
• Microsoft’s purchase of Blizzard facing in-depth UK investigation
• Uncharted 4 confirmed October 19th (note about PS5 controller support)
• Intel dropping the name Celeron and Pentium for low-end laptop CPUs
• Microsoft Teams has been storing authentication tokens in plaintext!
• Uber hacked by an 18 year old with no idea what to do now
• High praise of the new star wars (rogue one) show Andor

Odds and Ends

•  Xmas plans
• 3D printed scales w/metal chain mail to create scale mail.
• Disney uses LIDAR to catch people jumping off rides
• Total Warhammer: Auto resolve now scales on battle difficulty setting
• New Star Trek Online season is called "The Emperor’s Will"

 

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And a Very Mery Christmas to You All

 "You didn't post the Christmas video this year"

"Well, yeah. Dude, it's 2020. I don't think anyone is going to miss my usual shenanigans this year."

"That's why we need it more than ever!"

From the mouths of red shirts...

Man, 2020 sure seemed like the best time to throw everything in the burn bin and get on with new stuff to me. But we were both right. The bad needs to go, but we should hold on to the frivolity. If there's one thing we could always use a touch more of, it is silliness. And maybe going through some of those old traditions we might rediscover what made them special earlier. I mean... probably not, but, hey, it's worth a shot. At least you're making someone else's day special.

 Also, it isn't just about you, is it? A lot of folks have been pretty depressed and withdrawn, but that's a poor excuse to ignore that folks a little worse off might be counting on you to spread a little joy and sunshine. After all, we're all in this together :)

And thus, in the spirit of togetherness, I want to wish each and every one of you (Probably not many, since I think the security cert on the site is busted and I'm not sure what to do, lol) a spectacularly magical Christmas and hope that you're all doing much better than out friends out on Chiron Beta Prime.

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

 

PS: I finally got my own 3D printer !!!!!!!

 

 

 

PPS: Yeah, I'm more than a little out of practice at bloggery ;)

Mojo del Diablo : A Bolder Take on Mojo Marinade and the Miami Sloppy Joe

It had been months of research and experimentation and I was still no closer to the flavor I was seeking. I had been through dozens of recipes, generations of tips, a score of regional variations, and yet the particular potion to perfectly prick my pallet proved puzzling.

It's not like I was new to wrangling pork (Insert ex-wife joke here ;) ). I had roasted the perfect loin, smothered chops so richly they had to pay taxes, and stuffed dozens of pounds of homemade sausage. But really good mojo pork... Vexing. Too sweet, too weak, just plain wrong. A had a half-dozen less than near misses under my belt. Maybe this time...

I glanced over at the notebook on the counter. It was covered more with scribbles and scratches from previous attempts than ingredients still in the running - The battle scars of a recipe in the making. My eyes flitted across the field of slashes and question marks looking for the next-

That's when I thumped the cumin bottle just a wee too hard. A large clump barreled from the jar, bounced off the measuring spoon, and gleefully splashed into the lemon juice below.

Well... That was certainly too much.

I watched the brown powder dissolve into the liquid for a while, my face slowly falling from frustrated determination to resigned catharsis.

I guess we're trying this tonight. And, ya know, while we're at it, let's just kick up the pepper too. Hey, it worked on the Italian sausage! Actually, maybe we should go back and try...

Mistakes are, after all, an opportunity to grow in new and unexpected ways.

Happy Valentines Day - Skyrim Style

While this may not be my newest piece of content, it has indisputably been my most popular. And what better day to revisit this little ode to love than today. If there's one thing 1.3 million views has taught me, it is that people love love. And comedy. And Skyrim.

A Merry Christmas to You from All the Cast and Crew!

Greetings and salutations from a chilly location in the northeastern United States as this year finds me on a rare sojourn away from the GUO homestead. But, of course, I have not forgotten about you on this most merry of days! And I haven't forgotten about our holiday tradition of checking in on the denizens of Chiron Beta Prime where the inhabitants have already achieved the dream on selflessly laboring under the caring eyes of their vastly superior robot overlords.



Here's wishing you all the merry and jolly you can suffer this magical holiday season!

As always, thanks for reading! We love you!