Despite the universe conspiring to prevent us releasing this week, we've finally got this episode done. Things will be a bit hectic for a few weeks while we sort out moving, but we'll be back to our usual schedule soon. The Powerpuff Girls, created from sugar, spice and everything nice, were nearly rebooted into a weird dark alternative universe where the Powerpuff girls gain some additional bitterness and relationship issues. It's pretty bad, and the leaked script has gotten the entire concept dumped for a rewrite. The Xbox Series (Dumb name) has joined the PS4 as another example of restrictive DRM that will inevitably lead to more ewaste and cultural loss. Yep. Professor's mad again. Console developers lock games to their specific hardware then make sure that you can only play it as long as they'll let you. Invasive crazy ants are killing all the famous Christmas Island crabs. Scientists are fighting back with micro wasps. Kinda the opposite of what we all thought science would do in 50s B movies. This week DJ watched the new DOTA anime (apparently it's really good) and Professor watched Edge of Tomorrow (also really good). Live Action Powerpuff Girls...a Colossal Diaster - https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/powerpuff-girls-pilot-reworked-the-100-prequel-1234981201/ DRM vs Xbox Series - https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/xbox-one-series-x-drm-problem/ Crazy Ants vs Red Crabs - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-25/scientists-work-to-curb-crazy-ants-on-christmas-island/100161132 Nerdful things DJ - Dota: Dragon's Blood - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dota:_Dragon%27s_Blood Rating: :4/5 Professor - Edge of Tomorrow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_of_Tomorro Rating: 4/5 Other topics discussed Diablo Cody (American writer and producer. She gained recognition for her candid blog and subsequent memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper (2005). Cody received critical acclaim for her screenwriting debut film, Juno (2007), winning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay, and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_Cody BoJack Horseman (American adult animated tragicomedy sitcom created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins, and Aaron Paul.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoJack_Horseman Hancock (a 2008 American superhero film directed by Peter Berg and starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and Jason Bateman.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_(film) Sara Bellum (a character in the Cartoon Network animated series The Powerpuff Girls.) - https://powerpuffgirls.fandom.com/wiki/Sara_Bellum_(1998_TV_series) Dove Cameron (an American actress and singer, who played a dual role as the eponymous characters in the Disney Channel comedy series Liv and Maddie, for which she won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dove_Cameron Macaulay Culkin (an American actor. Regarded as one of the most successful child actors of the 1990s, he was placed on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars".) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaulay_Culkin Home Alone (a 1990 American comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. It was originally set to be distributed by Warner Bros., but transferred to 20th Century Fox when Hughes exceeded Warner Bros. $10 million budget.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Alone Mojo Jojo (the main antagonist in the Cartoon Network's The Powerpuff Girls. He is the series' supervillain also the main archenemy of the Powerpuff Girls. He also serves as the main antagonist of The Powerpuff Girls Movie.) - https://powerpuffgirls.fandom.com/wiki/Mojo_Jojo_(1998_TV_series) Modern Vintage Gamer - The Xbox Series...

Disco Elysium is the latest victim of Australia’s Classification Board, those evil boomers who want to stop you having fun. Ok, I’m only exaggerating a little. It took us this long to get R18 games, why do they keep getting banned? Why does the ACB treat games differently to movies? There’s a long history of video game censorship in Australia, and we spent way longer than planned talking about it. Some ants live significantly longer than others, being waited on hand and foot by the workers. But they aren’t the queen, they’re just workers infected with tapeworms. This is the most interesting example of parasitism I think I’ve ever seen, and I’m really hoping we work out how to do it to people soon. DJ couldn’t pick just one thing to talk about in pop culture, so we got the merger of Warner Media and Discovery, and Japan’s pick for the next live action Hollywood anime movie. They’ve got some very interesting views on the reason Hollywood should adapt their pick, and it might even be an anime you’ve never heard of. Disco Elysium Unbanned - https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/05/disco-elysium-has-been-unbanned-in-australia-gets-r18-rating/ The Curious Case of the Immortal Ants - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-never-aging-ants-with-a-terrible-secret/ar-BB1gSGNu Pop Culture Wrap Around - Future of DC comics - https://bleedingcool.com/comics/what-does-warnermedia-discovery-merger-wmd-mean-for-dc-comics/ - Japan says no to live action anime movies by Hollywood - https://soranews24.com/2021/05/15/japanese-fans-make-landslide-pick-for-next-anime-they-want-a-hollywood-live-action-adaptation-of/ Nerdful things DJ - Jupiter’s Legacy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter%27s_Legacy_(TV_series) Rating: 2.5/5 Professor - Love Death & Robots Volume 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love,_Death_%26_Robots#Volume_II_(2021) Rating: 2.5/5 Other topics discussed Snowpiercer (an American post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller television drama series that premiered on TNT on May 17, 2020. It is based on both the 2013 film of the same name, directed by Bong Joon-ho and the 1982 French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, from which the film was adapted, by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowpiercer_(TV_series) The Long Dark (a first-person survival video game developed and published by Hinterland Studio. The player assumes the role of a crash-landed bush pilot Will Mackenzie who must survive the frigid Canadian wilderness after a geomagnetic regional storm disaster.) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/The_Long_Dark/ Med-X (Med-X was originally to be named morphine in Fallout 3, but this resulted in the Australian Classification Board refusing its classification and thereby making it illegal to distribute the game in Australia.) - https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Med-X#Behind_the_scenes - https://www.reddit.com/r/Fallout/comments/8go23r/til_that_medx_was_originally_to_be_named_morphine/ Millennials (also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials Classification Review Board (The Classification Review Board is made up of a Convenor, a Deputy Convenor and other Review Board members. The Convenor is responsible for managing the Review Board and its decision making processes.) - https://www.classification.gov.au/about-us/classification-review-board Predator 2 (a 1990 American science fiction action horror film written by brothers Jim and John Thomas, directed by Stephen Hopkins, and starring Danny Glover, Ruben Blades, Gary Busey, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Peter Hall.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_2 Predator 2 Scene - El Scorpio drugged up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx0Ca_zbmvs Breaking Bad (an American neo-Western crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan.) - https://en.wiki...

ABC's Four Corners has done a report on predatory microtransactions. It's nice to see a layman's description to help explain to non gamers why this matters so much. We discuss a solution. Maybe. Let us know if you can see any issues. The Colonial Pipeline has been hacked, resulting in fuel shortages across the South Eastern United States. Is this the start of a new generation of cyber crime? Are people really dumb when it comes to shortages? Probably and yes. SECURE YOUR BACKUPS PEOPLE. The new He-Man reboot character art has been revealed. DJ thinks it's pretty good, but thinks Teela looks like Rhonda Rousey. This week Professor developed an unhealthy fear of light in Into the Night and DJ was disappointed by family drama in Jupiter's Legacy. 4 Corners Report On Gaming - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-03/video-games-you-play-are-using-sneaky-tactics-four-corners/100098826?fbclid=IwAR2_YMW3BvLIGciY4ralT-upT8uUiHt4iPJqi1oSOc9lvd5nTp18cRo2Kzw Cyberhack 2021: Petroleum Wars - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-10/cyber-attack-fuel-pipeline-united-states-darkside-colonial-pipe/100127554 The First Look At The New He-Man Series...Nah She’ll Be Right - https://ew.com/tv/masters-of-the-universe-revelation-photos-premiere-kevin-smith/ Nerdful things DJ - Jupiters Legacy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter%27s_Legacy_(TV_series) Rating: 3.5/5 Professor - Into The Night - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Night_(TV_series) Rating: 4.9/5 Other topics discussed AT&T and Discovery to create new streaming giant - https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57139433 AT&T Is Preparing to Merge Media Assets With Discovery - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-16/at-t-is-said-in-talks-to-combine-content-assets-with-discovery-kor6r2uj?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=business&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social NBA 2K20’s loot boxes aren’t gambling? You wouldn’t know from this trailer - https://www.polygon.com/2019/8/28/20837104/nba-2k20-myteam-loot-boxes-ball-drop-triple-threat-slot-machines-trailer-pc-xbox-one-ps4-switch AngryJoeShow - NBA2k20 is a Gambling Casino! - Angry Rant! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-BuUqsd71w Jordon Steele-John (English-born Australian politician who is a member of the Australian Senate representing Western Australia for the Australian Greens.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordon_Steele-John Raid: Shadow Legends (a freemium mobile game developed and published by Israeli game developer Plarium Games. A PC port for Raid: Shadow Legends was released on January 21, 2020.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid:_Shadow_Legends Plarium (an Israeli mobile, social, and web-based game developer and publisher, known for Massively multiplayer online games, including Raid: Shadow Legends, Vikings: War of Clans, Terminator Genisys: Future War, Soldiers, Inc., Sparta: War of Empires, Stormfall, Total Domination, and Throne: Kingdom at War.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plarium Video game giant EA steering players into loot-box option in popular soccer game, insider says - https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/fifa21-loot-boxes-electronic-arts-1.5996912 Network effect (a network effect (also called network externality or demand-side economies of scale) is the phenomenon by which the value or utility a user derives from a good or service depends on the number of users of compatible products. Network effects are typically positive, resulting in a given user deriving more value from a product as other users join the same network.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect Mad Max 2 ((released as The Road Warrior in the United States) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action thriller film directed by George Miller. It is the second installment in the Mad Max franchise, with Mel Gibson reprising his role as "Mad" Max Rockatansky.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max_2 Mad Max: Fury Road (a 2015 Australian pos...

Epic and Apple's case is going through the courts, and we're on the sidelines gobbling up any juicy news on the industry. Xbox hardware has never been profitable. Only 7 percent of Fortnite income is from iOS. And the Epic Games Store is a long way from being profitable. However the case turns out, we'll have a much better picture of the industry. AI is a fancy buzzword, but sometimes there's a project that uses it really well. In this case, an AI can diagnose prostate cancer long before the traditional testing would have revealed the condition. And since cancer is better treated sooner than later, it could have a huge impact on mortality. The team behind Radix think Marvel's Iron Man and Ant Man movie costumes are stolen from their comic. There's definitely some similar parts, but the courts will have to decide if Marvel really are another name for Dodgy Bros. Comics. This week DJ ran out of room in Final Space and Professor grappled with the ethics of killing to save lives in Stowaway. Epic Games Store vs Apple : The Court Case - https://twitter.com/thedextriarchy/status/1389980935479824384?s=20 - https://twitter.com/simoncarless/status/1389297530341519362 - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-04-epic-expects-epic-games-store-to-be-profitable-by-2024 - https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/28/22407939/fortnite-biggest-platform-revenue-playstation-not-ios-iphone - https://twitter.com/IdleSloth84/status/1390779050260631555 Cancer Tracking A.I. - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-04/artificial-intelligence-changes-prostate-cancer-detection-/100112458 Marvel Is Getting Sued Over Body Armour - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/comic-book-artists-sue-marvel-791224/ Nerdful things DJ - Final Space S3 E8 - https://final-space.fandom.com/wiki/Forgiveness Rating: 3.5/5 Professor - Stowaway – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stowaway_(2021_film) Rating: 3/5 Other topics discussed Elon Musk says he is ‘first person with Asperger’s’ to host Saturday Night Live - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/09/elon-musk-says-he-is-first-person-with-aspergers-to-host-saturday-night-live Dogecoin sinks as Elon Musk calls it ‘a hustle’ on SNL - https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/dogecoin-sinks-as-elon-musk-calls-it-a-hustle-on-snl-20210510-p57qbu.html Best games for Apple TV in 2021 - https://www.imore.com/best-games-apple-tv Horizon Chase - World Tour (a racing video game developed and published by Brazilian company Aquiris Game Studio. It was released on August 20, 2015, for iOS and Android. A 3D game, it touts the fact that it has a unique retro aesthetic inspired by 2D, 16-bit titles. Its soundtrack has Nintendocore influences.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon_Chase_-_World_Tour Epic Games Lost $273 Million In 2020 Through The Epic Games Store - https://screenrant.com/epic-games-store-273-million-2020-loss/ Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo, but got laughed out of the room - https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-wanted-to-buy-nintendo-145746874.html Karl Rock - Inside a Video Game Market in Pakistan (Modchips & Piracy Special) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMBrShV-LWI PS5 SSD storage, from hard drive size and speed to expanded and external storage options, explained - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ps5-ssd-hard-drive-size-expanded-storage-6300 Epic v Apple lawsuit confirms that Walmart was working on a cloud gaming service - https://www.pcgamer.com/au/epic-v-apple-lawsuit-confirms-that-walmart-was-working-on-a-cloud-gaming-service/ Ninja is leaving Twitch for Microsoft’s Mixer - https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/01/ninja-is-leaving-twitch-for-microsofts-mixer/ Ninja returns to Twitch for first time since Mixer shut down - https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/5/21355404/ninja-twitch-stream-mixer-contract Ninja - Leaving Twitch - The Next Chapter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK06xdtxCbY Inside ‘Apex Legends’: The ‘Fortnite Kille...

Another year, another Oscars ceremony. We're more interested in the Razzies though. This year's worst performances include politicians and the Oscars themselves. 505 Games, the publisher behind Control are pulling some dodgy deals with providing the DLC for Control. It's not clear why they're doing this or what they plan to do, but it's a really big problem for people who got Control in Humble Choice. It's a teeny tiny black hole called The Unicorn, and I'm blaming it for my weight gain. It's only three times the mass of the sun which makes it adorably cute. It's also the smallest black hole ever discovered. This week DJ read part 2 of the Keanu Reeves self insert fan fic BRZRKR and Professor finally caught up on Season 5 of Black Mirror. Razzies and Oscars highlights and the disastrous aftermath - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-26/oscars-worst-moments-long-serious-dull-chadwick-boseman-snub/100095580 - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-25/2020-razzies-awards-rudy-guiliani-sia-music-absolute-proof/100093720 - https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/oscar-ratings-lowest-ever-1234960615/ Drama at 505 - https://www.reddit.com/r/games/comments/mxernz/_/ The Unicorn Black Hole - https://www.space.com/tiny-black-hole-unicorn-closest-to-earth Nerdful things DJ - BRZRKR #2 - https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/4288481/brzrkr-2 Rating: 4.5/5 Professor - Black Mirror Season 5 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror#Series_5 Rating: 3/5 Other topics discussed Mike Lindell (also known as the My Pillow Guy, is an American businessman and the founder and CEO of My Pillow, Inc.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lindell One America News Network (also known as One America News (OAN), is a far-right, pro-Donald Trump cable channel founded by Robert Herring Sr. and owned by Herring Networks, Inc., that launched on July 4, 2013. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_America_News_Network 20 Incredibly Successful People on the Autism Spectrum - https://www.abadegreeprograms.net/successful-people-on-the-autism-spectrum/ Sia’s Filmography - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sia_(musician)#Filmography Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (or simply Borat Subsequent Moviefilm or Borat 2) is a 2020 mockumentary comedy film directed by Jason Woliner (in his feature directorial debut). ) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borat_Subsequent_Moviefilm Borat 2 - Rudy Giuliani scenes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tFUaKXdH-0 Why No One Is Wearing a Mask on Camera at the 2021 Oscars - https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a36202302/oscars-2021-no-mask-use-explained/ Glenn Close twerking at the Oscars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDdK3fNUQzQ Celebrities sing beautiful 'Imagine' cover amid coronavirus crisis ("Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot shared a video with celebrity friends like Sia, Maya Rudolph and Natalie Portman singing a cover of "Imagine" on Instagram.) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lgNPGH1rXI Oscar Telecast Faces Backlash Against ‘No Zooms’ Mandate - https://variety.com/2021/film/news/oscars-zoom-backlash-ceremony-1234937105/ The 16 Most Political Moments in Oscars History - https://www.vogue.com/article/best-political-oscars-moments Control (a 2019 action-adventure video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by 505 Games. Control was released in August 2019 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. A cloud-based version for the Nintendo Switch was released in October 2020.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_(video_game) Humble Monthly and Humble Choice (In October 2015, Humble Bundle launched its Humble Monthly subscription service; those that subscribed would receive a curated set of games at the start of each month, delivered in a similar manner as other Humble products (such as with Steam key redemption or DRM-free copies)....

We blame our recording bot for our late release. The bot has been taken out and shot. Ingenuity has finally lifted off and begun proving that heavier than air flight is possible on Mars. Also Perseverance is creating oxygen. Very soon, the Martian Colonies will be open for business! Sony don't want you being able to play games you've bought, or using the PlayStation you paid for once they say enough is enough. This is a Very Bad Thing and Professor is very upset. This flies in the face of everything we should be working towards as a society in terms of reducing our waste and preserving our culture. Marvel and DC are cracking down on former illustrators who have taken to selling original art based on characters they drew as NFT. Big Comics have decided that even though they could sell their art at conventions. So what's the difference? Why do Marvel and DC care? This week DJ read the mediocre RWBY/Justice League crossover and Professor Urbexed his way through crumbling powerplants in Infra. The Flight Of The Ingenuity - https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-04-19/nasa-ingenuity-helicopter-makes-historic-first-flight-on-mars/100056708 Single Use Gaming - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QOVj9cZJr7OKHqGmp7RAM3nuHZIVYgJ3/view Old Man Makes Millions Selling Comic Book NFTs - https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-04-14/nfts-intellectual-property-marvel-dc-comics-who-gets-to-make-millions%20%20 Nerdful things DJ - RWBY/Justice League - https://www.comixology.com/RWBY-Justice-League-2021-1/digital-comic/924702 Rating: 3.5/5 Professor - INFRA - https://store.steampowered.com/app/251110/INFRA/ Rating: 3/5 Other topics discussed Full Video of Mars Helicopter Ingenuity First Flight Showing Ascending & Landing in HD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfHfQamhimE Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completed 2nd flight to 5 meters altitude - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9HHH_H5KoU NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Successfully Completes First Flight - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia6S1jZmwWc Solar Flare (a sudden flash of increased brightness on the Sun, usually observed near its surface and in close proximity to a sunspot group.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_flare Ingenuity (a small robotic helicopter operating on Mars as part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission. On 19 April 2021, it successfully completed the first powered controlled flight by an aircraft on a planet besides Earth, taking off vertically, hovering and landing.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter) Wright Flyer ((the Kitty Hawk, often retrospectively referred to as Flyer I or 1903 Flyer) was the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft. Designed and built by the Wright brothers, they flew it four times on December 17, 1903, near Kill Devil Hills, about four miles (six kilometers) south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Flyer SpaceX Dragon 2 (a class of reusable spacecraft developed and manufactured by American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX as the successor to Dragon 1, a reusable cargo spacecraft.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon_2 Crew Dragon Demo-2 ((officially Crew Demo-2, SpaceX Demo-2, or Demonstration Mission-2) was the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_Dragon_Demo-2 Rendezvous with Rama (a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke first published in 1973. Set in the 2130s, the story involves a 50-by-20-kilometre (31 by 12 mi) cylindrical alien starship that enters the Solar System.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendezvous_with_Rama Sony Isn’t Closing Down The PS3 And PS Vita Stores After All—For Now - https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2021/04/20/sony-isnt-closing-down-the-ps3-and-ps-vita-stores-after-all-for-now/?sh=2c9f8eee6f82 Does it play? - @DoesItPlay1 - “Preservation Activists” - working ...

Why does the Professor's sign off always cut out? Why does DJ always repeat himself? Why does Sony hate retro gamers? All these questions may never be answered. Sony plan to kill the digital storefront for older PlayStation consoles. Combined with C-Bomb, that means these consoles might become completely useless within six months. Gamers and Developers are very upset. Sci-Fi often predicts future tech. This time Professor is sure he's heard this one a lot, but can't remember where. Researchers have discovered plants that create a high concentration of metals in their sap. Agromining might just be a way to mine in more ecologically friendly ways, but it isn't without downsides. Now DC has given in to the hashtags, new hashtags have joined the battle. Now people want to #MaketheBatfleckMovie. Ben Affleck has been Batman for years now, but hasn't had his own solo movie. Meanwhile, the Star Wars character nobody wanted to see has had his own Solo movie ;). Now, how can we convince Warner Brothers to make a movie entirely based on popular hash tags? This week DJ checked out the rebooted Children of the Atom and Professor dug into the criminal underbelly in the CyberNoir Anon. The Great Sony Shutdown - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-26-sony-has-a-responsibility-to-preserve-its-gaming-history-opinion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh8UhKMikA4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNTOLRLUqWw Agromining : The Future of Mining - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-09/trees-that-bleed-metal-could-help-power-the-future/100051066 #MaketheBatfleckMovie - https://comicbook.com/dc/news/batman-ben-affleck-makethebatfleckmovie/#1 Nerdful things DJ - Children of the Atom - https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/78663/children_of_the_atom_2021_1 Rating: 2/5 Professor - Anon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anon_(film) Rating: 4/5 Other topics discussed Backwards Compatibility (a property of a system, product, or technology that allows for interoperability with an older legacy system, or with input designed for such a system, especially in telecommunications and computing.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backward_compatibility DOSBox (a free and open-source emulator of an Intel x86 personal computer designed for the purpose of running software created for disk operating systems on IBM PC compatibles, primarily DOS video games.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOSBox PS5 supply shortage: Disruptions affect gamers and developers alike - https://www.techrepublic.com/article/ps5-shortage-supply-chain-disruptions-affect-gamers-and-developers-alike/ The Last 10 Games To Come Out On The PS2 - https://www.thegamer.com/last-10-ps2-games/ Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 ((officially abbreviated as PES 2014, also known in Asia as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2014 and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2014 - Aoki Samurai no Chousen in Japan only) is an association football video game developed and published by Konami for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox 360 in 2013.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Evolution_Soccer_2014 Video game piracy (a form of copyright infringement, is the unauthorized copying and distributing of video game software.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_piracy Meet The Developers Who Are About To Lose Their PS Vita Games Forever - https://www.thegamer.com/meet-the-developers-who-are-about-to-lose-their-ps-vita-games-forever/ World of Warcraft In-Game Store (The In-Game Store, aka Shop, is an extension of the Battle.net Shop and is used to purchase items and services. - https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/In-Game_Store PlayStation Home (a virtual 3D social gaming platform developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's London Studio for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) on the PlayStation Network (PSN).) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Home The Hungry Earth (the eighth episode of the fifth series of the British science f...

Author and illustrator Rebecca Burgess has announced a new graphic novel about Autism, aimed at 8-12 year olds. She definitely seems to have a history of writing well rated books about neurodiversities, so this should be good for helping children learn about Autism. Operation Chicken Drumstick sounds like a name for a sneaky run to KFC, but it's actually a Chinese police sting against a major hacker group with millions of dollars in assets, including luxury cars. We're in the wrong line of work. But these ones got caught, and we aren't tough enough for jail, so maybe not. Kirigami is an ancient Japanese art of cutting and folding paper, and scientists have worked out how to use it to create nano scale parts for robots. The secret? Very small scissors. An Autistic themed Graphic Novel - https://bleedingcool.com/comics/speak-up-a-new-autistic-themed-graphic-novel-by-rebecca-burgess/ Operation Chicken Drumstick - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-02/video-game-cheat-uncovered-china-chicken-drumstick-tencent/100043804 - https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56579449 Newest application of Kirigami : 3D Nanostructure - htps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210402095932.htm - https://news.psu.edu/story/652729/2021/03/30/research/kirigami-style-fabrication-may-enable-new-3d-nanostructures - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e9HTcG_L8Q&feature=youtu.be Nerdful things DJ - Among Us - https://store.steampowered.com/app/945360/Among_Us/ Rating: 4/5 Professor - Ravenfield - https://store.steampowered.com/app/636480/Ravenfield/ Rating: 3.75/5 Other topics discussed Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, has died - https://news.sky.com/story/the-duke-of-edinburgh-prince-philip-has-died-12270325 Prince Philip pranking The Queen by dressing as a Palace Guard. - https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/mnh2sb/prince_philip_pranking_the_queen_by_dressing_as_a/ Blue Bottle Mystery An Asperger Adventure by: Kathy Hoopmann - https://www.booktopia.com.au/blue-bottle-mystery-kathy-hoopmann/book/9781853029783.html The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (a 2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon. Its title refers to an observation by the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's 1892 short story "The Adventure of Silver Blaze". Although Christopher's condition is not stated, the book's blurb refers to Asperger syndrome, high-functioning autism, or savant syndrome.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curious_Incident_of_the_Dog_in_the_Night-Time i am sam (a 2001 American drama/melodrama film co-written and directed by Jessie Nelson, and starring Sean Penn as a father with an intellectual disability, Dakota Fanning as his bright and inquisitive daughter, and Michelle Pfeiffer as his lawyer. Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff, and Laura Dern appear in supporting roles.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Sam Rain Man (a 1988 American road drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass. It tells the story of abrasive, selfish young wheeler-dealer Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed virtually all of his multimillion dollar estate to his other son, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), an autistic savant, of whose existence Charlie was unaware.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_Man The Good Doctor (an American medical drama television series based on the 2013 South Korean series of the same name. The series stars Freddie Highmore as Shaun Murphy, a young autistic savant surgical resident at the fictional San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital. Antonia Thomas, Hill Harper, Christina Chang, Richard Schiff, Will Yun Lee, Fiona Gubelmann, and Paige Spara also star in the show.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Doctor_(TV_series) High-functioning autism (an autism classification where the patient exhibits no intellectual disability, but may exhibit deficits in communica...

Professor has survived his man flu, and celebrates by derailing the conversation onto the bloodier aspects of everyone's favourite chocolate themed weekend. The Demoscene is now listed as national heritage in both Finland and Germany, bringing it one step closer to becoming UNESCO listed. Demoscene projects are about squeezing the most impressive graphics out of very limited software and hardware. We'll put some of our favourites in the notes. Now prosthetic limbs can feel. You'd better not swear, or they might stop working right. By linking a user's brain to the limb, it can be controlled and relay touch sensations back to the human mind. I, for one welcome our cyborg overlords. Japan has decided that posting the dialogue text of a manga on spoiler sites counts as piracy. Let's hope the law doesn't overreach into arresting people for posting any spoiler, or DJ is going away for a long time. This week, DJ wrapped up the torment of watching Ex-Arm and Professor died in the vast blackness of space because he touched a live wire in Tin Can. Demoscene now UNESCO approved - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-16-finland-recognises-the-demoscene-as-part-of-its-cultural-heritage - http://demoscene-the-art-of-coding.net/2021/03/20/demoscene-accepted-as-unesco-cultural-heritage-in-germany/ Prosthetic Hand Now Comes With Feelings In Every Box - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190724144150.htm - https://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/32/eaax2352 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xl6rFvuR08 Time to Copyright Spoilers - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-31/tokyo-court-posting-manga-dialogue-without-authorization-is-copyright-infringement/.171343 Nerdful things DJ - Ex-Arm : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex-Arm Rating: 1/5 Professor - Return of the Obra Dinn - https://store.steampowered.com/sub/184160 - Tin Can - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1315980/Tin_Can/ Rating: Return of the Obra Dinn: 5/5 Tin Can: 4/5 Other topics discussed The Passion of the Christ (a 2004 American biblical drama film produced, co-written and directed by Mel Gibson and starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus of Nazareth, Maia Morgenstern as the Virgin Mary, and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passion_of_the_Christ Passion of the Christ Sequel (Gibson implied that part of the movie would be taking place in Hell and, while talking to Raymond Arroyo, said that it also may show flashbacks depicting the fall of the Angels. The film will explore the three-day period starting on Good Friday, the day of Jesus' death.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passion_of_the_Christ#Sequel Inferno (Dante) (the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. The Inferno describes Dante's journey through Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine concentric circles of torment located within the Earth; it is the "realm ... of those who have rejected spiritual values by yielding to bestial appetites or violence, or by perverting their human intellect to fraud or malice against their fellowmen".) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferno_(Dante) Eyes Wide Shut (a 1999 erotic mystery psychological drama film directed, produced and co-written by Stanley Kubrick.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyes_Wide_Shut UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) (a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, the sciences, and culture.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO demoscene videos as recommended by Dev-I-Boy Is That A Demo In Your Pocket? - Gameboy Homebrew Demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBZ-P3FtqH4 TiTAN - Overdrive 2 (RGB 50fps) - SEGA Me...

This is the last time DJ is ever allowed to talk to me about the Snyder Cut. It's finally out. Are you happy now? It's in 4:3 because Superman is vertical when he stands up, which is true for basically all bipedal creatures. It probably wouldn't have happened without lots of people complaining on Twitter, so go watch it if you like superheroes who don't lie down. To get all the characters you want in an EA FIFA game you could spend tens of thousands of dollars, or you could just go to the black market and get an EA employee to sell you one for a few thousand dollars. Because nothing says your product is reasonably priced than a thriving black market where the street price is more than most people get paid in a week, for a virtual character you can only use for a year. Maybe you just really hate surprise mechanics. Cone Snails have learnt the art of catfishing. Using mating pheromones, they attract single worms, who expecting a romantic night out, become the main course. Nature is brutal. This week, DJ watched the Snyder Cut. Please, make him stop talking about it. PLEASE. Professor vanished in a bottomless cave in Spelunky. The Origin of Zack Snyder's Justice League - https://comicbook.com/dc/news/zack-snyder-justice-league-origin-revealed/ - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/14/movies/zack-snyders-rough-and-tumble-ride-with-justice-league.html EA Gate - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-03-13-ea-suspends-all-discretionary-fifa-ultimate-team-content-granting-indefinitely-amid-ea-gate-scandal Hunting Prey Using Cone Snail Venom - https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cone-snail-venom-sea-worms-pheromones - https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/11/eabf2704 Nerdful things DJ - Zack Snyder’s Justice League - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Snyder%27s_Justice_League Rating: 4.5/5 Professor - Spelunky - https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/Spelunky/ Rating: 3.5/5 Other topics discussed Zack Snyder's Justice League (often referred to as the "Snyder Cut" is the 2021 director's cut of the 2017 American superhero film Justice League. It presents Justice League—the fifth film of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name—as director Zack Snyder had intended it before he left the production.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Snyder%27s_Justice_League Justice League (a 2017 American superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name. Produced by RatPac-Dune Entertainment, DC Films, Atlas Entertainment, and Cruel and Unusual Films and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the fifth installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and the follow-up to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League_(film) Zack Snyder Will Release the ‘Snyder Cut’ of ‘Justice League’ on HBO Max - https://variety.com/2020/film/news/zack-snyder-release-the-snyder-cut-justice-league-hbo-max-1234611928/ How the ‘Justice League’ Snyder Cut Reverses Joss Whedon’s Version - https://variety.com/2021/film/news/justice-league-snyder-cut-comparison-joss-whedon-version-1234934246/ FIFA (video game series) (a series of association football sports video games developed and released annually by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. Football video games such as Sensible Soccer, Kick Off and Match Day had been developed since the late 1980s and already competitive in the games market when EA Sports announced a football game as the next addition to their EA Sports label.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_(video_game_series) Pro Evolution Soccer ((abbreviated as PES and currently branded as eFootball PES), known in Japan as Winning Eleven (currently branded as eFootball Winning Eleven), is a series of association football simulation video games developed and released annually since 1995. It is being developed and published by Konami.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Evolution_Soccer ScudzTV - Let...