We're Talking About That | January 9, 2023

 And a Happy New Year and Late Blog Post to you all!

 

 News 

• CES 2023 Highlights:
• Alienware reveals its first 500Hz gaming monitor (wtf)
• NVIDIA's GeForce Now game streaming is coming to cars
• RTX 4070 Ti
• Samsung's prototype Flex Hybrid OLED mobile display can both slide and fold
• Sony’s Project Leonardo Controller
• AMD Ryzen 7000 Part 2
• AMD just put a whole Zen 4 CPU inside an absolutely massive GPU
• LG Display's latest foldable OLED can bend in both directions
• LG showed off the "world's first wireless OLED TV” at 97 inches
• Microsoft is now the home of the video game industry's largest union
• 'Hitman 3' owners will get the previous two games for free
• Russian officials are considering a 'Russian Electronic Arts' to save the country's crumbling games industry
• Louisiana residents will now need a government ID to access porn online
• That’s the EA Guarantee: EA says 60 percent of corrupted ‘Madden NFL 23’ franchise save files are gone for good
• Microsoft is reportedly integrating ChatGPT's technology into Bing
• WhatsApp adds proxy support to help bypass government crackdowns
• HTC builds a standalone VR / AR headset to rival the Meta Quest Pro
• Amazon opens its Sidewalk bandwidth-sharing network to third-party devices
• Dwarf Fortress hits almost half a million sold in under a month. Publisher estimated 160,000 copies sold in two months.
• The “alleged” PS5 fatal design flaw
• New York City public schools ban OpenAI's ChatGPT
• Delta will offer free WiFi on domestic flights starting February 1st (MK: Late to the party, losers!)
• The best of CES 2023 by Engadget
• Microsoft realizes criticizing the FTC's constitutionality was dumb and offers a forelock-tugging retraction
• Monkey Island, Terminator actor Earl Boen has died

Media

• Future Man is the most fun I've had with a bad show. Was hard to make it though those first couple eps, but show has more character development than you'll find most other places.

Odds and Ends

•  Moles returned to the back yard 🙁
• Got a new chef’s knife. First thing I cut was myself.
• My first functional print (Sponge holder) has died. Lasted about 15 months. Its replacement benefits from a year's worth of experience :)

 

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We're Talking About That | January 4, 2023

 Yep, late this week. Still getting back on track after the holiday schedule. Oops! Also, the Xmas post did go up but did not post to  Facebook. Here is the post if you're interested.

 News 

NASA officially retires its InSight Mars lander

Monkey ‘slave’ labor on coconut farms?! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/monkey-labor-continues-in-thailands-coconut-market

Tech’s Wins and Losses for 2022 by Engadget

New York’s governor signs watered-down right-to-repair bill

Star Trek Online user investigation into bot farmers, including confirmation and stats
Desktop GPU Sales Hit 20-Year Low

Wikipedia email: “Truth be told, I didn’t think I’d be sending this email. But we haven’t reached our fundraising goal, and there are only a few days left in 2022”

The average Steam user only played 5 different games in 2022 (And few were new)

 

Media

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izThNlhRV2g Yeah, dude play a lot of flutes but music sounds like synthesized crap.

 

Odds and Ends

 RaterLabs caves to raise demands! Vets are pissed as 10 years of tenure gets you +$0.50.

Trapped in Heritage park


Apple is sleazy to boomers


Plex can suck it however I am at their mercy because the family is full of boomers

The hunt for a Home Server OS result - TrueNAS is better (there are multiple versions?)

 

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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

 

 

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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

 

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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.
  

 

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We're Talking About That | November 28, 2022

 News 

• Ubisoft went back to it’s Ex’; Ubisoft is back on Steam baby
• Researchers say iPhone usage data isn't as anonymous as Apple claims
• The FCC's new, more accurate broadband maps may lead to improved coverage
• Bambu Labs shaking up 3D printing again with P1P, a $700, stripped down version of the X1Carbon
• https://all3dp.com/1/bambu-lab-p1p-review-3d-printer-specs/
• This golf robot uses a Microsoft Kinect camera and a neural network to line up putts
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/small-plane-caught-power-lines-003000714.html

Media

• The Original Star Trek USS Enterprise Filming Model!
• NSFW; Tampax Twitter extremely horny
• BUILDING THE DREAM WORKSHOP
• Good Night Oppy - Touchy-feely doc about Mars rovers. FX by ILM ! (Amazon Prime Video)
• God I f*cking love God of War Ragnarok (First 5 minutes and I am ecstatic)
• Timberborn: City building PC game with beavers

 

Odds and Ends

 

• Cheers to Capitalism ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• STO SAD is 110mil
• Fing turkey fought me every step of the way. But came out great!
• The last time this acount’s Klingon got touched…
• Duke Energy raising my power bill for Xmas. Can I return this ‘gift’?
• FYI: Sandisk is owned by Western Digital
• OH NOW IT MAKES SENSE (B&H Photo)
• Screams from the AitBnB next door: “OMG, what kind of bug is that?!” *whack* *whack* *whack* Me: Welcome to Florida… 

 

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We're Talking About That | November 21, 2022

 News 

• Google Play for PC - Don’t remember this getting announced… https://play.google.com/googleplaygames
• Our tax dollars finally heads to the moon, Artemis 1 launches
• Lab grown meat finally here! https://www.wired.com/story/lab-grown-meat-approval/
• Weird; Comcast to stream the World Cup in Dolby Vision HDR from a converter box
• The DOJ was reportedly investigating Ticketmaster before the Taylor Swift debacle
• FCC orders ISPs to display labels clearly showing speeds and itemized fees and the concept looks like a Nutrition Fact sheet
• ARM CPUs expected to own 30% of PC market by 2026 (lulz)
  
• 'Sonic' co-creator Yuji Naka reportedly arrested for insider trading

Media

• Paul Stamets talks about mycelium fungus BUT in the real word, not Star Trek Disco: https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_stamets_6_ways_mushrooms_can_save_the_world?language=en
• The Witcher season 2: Pretty good!
• No questions. No reviews. No trailers. Just watch: WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. Perfect movie! (The Al Yankovic Story or piracy to get it without commercials)
• Among Us VR
• Did you know there was a furry pig? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangalica

Odds and Ends

• Happy Thanksgiving!!!
  
• RaterLabs once again stalling on the proposed salary increase…
• No phone? No problem, fund my “stupid projects”
• You know it is the holiday season when the cat is pissing in the bed
• We are gonna explore Newark Airport
• Yes, the new STO event is indeed full of bugs
• I told ya; RIP Twitter: 2006-2022 (exaggerated but close enough)
• Death tried to take me! Thankfully I planned ahead (COVID Booster and Flu shot)

 

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We're Talking About That | October 14, 2022

 

News 

• Americans Elect First Ever (Known) Kingdom Hearts Fan To Congress
• Studio Ghilbli and Lucasfilm are working on a project together
• I guess we never recovered all the pieces of Challenger since the History channel had to do it for NASA unintentionally
• RIP Batman The Original Series voice actor
• V-Day; Tesla is offering its proprietary charge connector as a new North American standard
• Palmer Lucky’s new VR headset will kill you: https://gizmodo.com/oculus-founder-palmer-luckey-created-a-vr-headset-that-1849755223
• HIdeo Kojima: 'Every Day I Am Approached by Ridiculous Offers To Buy Our Studio' - IGN

Media

• The Witcher: Blood Origin | Official Teaser Trailer | Netflix

Odds and Ends

• It seems odd that no one in Cyberpunk 2077 has a flashlight (I can put a bazooka in my arm but not a flashlight in my forehead?!)
• STO PR at its best: https://www.reddit.com/r/sto/comments/ysthjt/hmmmmmmm/
• 1st hurricane damage to the Homestead: 1 fence section. All fixed
• Couldn’t find ST:Prodigy season 2 because new eps are still part of season 1 from Feb. Weird.

 

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We're Talking About That | November 7, 2022

 

 News 

• NASCAR driver uses 2005 GameCube trick in a real-life race, and it miraculously works https://twitter.com/NASCARonNBC/status/1586851910878957574?s=20&t=D7_XnHfjWuXG0FI_XlTXug
• Gabe Newelll saved Cave Johnson in Vietnam from a hotdog; NO this is NOT clickbait
• PS VR2 arrives on February 22nd and it costs a whopping $550
• Tumblr allows nudes again, but porn remains off-limits
• Harsh; Netflix's Basic with Ads plan
• Astronauts will 3D print part of a human knee in space
• Call of Duty 'XP thieves' are stealing jerky codes right off the shelf

Media

• Elon Code Review - Print it out and Elon Musk will check it
• Lower Decks S03 - Best of Nu Trek? (HERESY)
• Victoria 3 is out
• So ah…Avatar 2. We gonna see that, and it’s LONG
• Return to Monkey Island first thoughts: ELAINE IS A LIBERAL TO THE MAX (Also the OG voice actors are back)
• Tales of the Jedi: God I want more. Only spoiler is that they give Master Yaddle some respect; about time! 

Odds and Ends

•  Is Duel of Fates the best music in all Star Wars?
• I did my duty for Bitwarden and the internet…
• 1 Gbps Internet you say? Wish my uploads were faster than a squirrel's fart
• Bra, do you even… giant 3Dbenchy! - There’s a Wiki page for this?!
• Boomer talk: My new confounded washer

  

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