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Bringing a fungus eating plant back from near extinction sounds like a bad idea. But it's actually pretty cool. The Bussells Spider Orchids has a special relationship with a fungus that it allows to grow then digests. And if you think mushrooms are gross you can fight me.HTC's FCC filings leaked a new Vive headset. It looks like a possible replacement for the Vive Focus line. More VR competition is good, considering recent Oculus revelations.Yet another Blade Runner comic is coming out soon, concerning the first Blade Runner unit, prototype replicants and the origins of Tyrell Corp.This week, Professor kept steaming out of Moscow and DJ did nothing. LazyFungus eating plant now back from the dead - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-24/bringing-the-bussells-spider-orchid-back-from-the-brink/12784110A new HTC Vive Headset - https://www.roadtovr.com/unknown-htc-vive-headset-fcc-filings/Blade Runner prequel comics : Blade Runner Origins - https://ew.com/books/blade-runner-origins-comic-first-look/Games PlayedDJ– DNPRating: DNP Professor- Metro Exodus - https://store.steampowered.com/app/412020/Metro_Exodus/Rating: 4.5/5Other topics discussedSean Connery, James Bond actor, dies aged 90 with his family around him- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-31/sean-connery-james-bond-actor-dies-aged-90-bahamas/12835952The Biology and Ecology of White Clover (Trifolium repens L.) in Australia- http://www.ogtr.gov.au/internet/ogtr/publishing.nsf/content/clover-3/$FILE/biologywclover2.pdfSvalbard Global Seed Vault (a secure seed bank on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Global_Seed_VaultBiological Nitrogen Fixation- https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/biological-nitrogen-fixation-23570419/The Day of the Triffids (1951 post-apocalyptic novel by the English science fiction author John Wyndham. After most people in the world are blinded by an apparent meteor shower, an aggressive species of plant starts killing people.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_TriffidsInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film) (a 1978 American science fiction horror film[3] directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum and Leonard Nimoy.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers_(1978_film)Google Cardboard (a virtual reality (VR) platform developed by Google. Named for its fold-out cardboard viewer into which a smartphone is inserted, the platform is intended as a low-cost system to encourage interest and development in VR applications.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_CardboardHackers reportedly jailbreak the Oculus Quest 2, bypassing its forced Facebook login- https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-10-28-hackers-reportedly-jailbreak-the-oculus-quest-2-bypassing-its-forced-facebook-loginHere’s everything we know about the rumored PSVR 2- https://www.androidauthority.com/ps5-psvr-2-1148314/Facebook is making Oculus’ worst feature unavoidable- https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/19/21375118/oculus-facebook-account-login-data-privacy-controversy-developers-competitionBlade Runner Black Out 2022 (a tech-noir cyberpunk anime short film directed by Shinichiro Watanabe and animated by Sola Digital Arts.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner_Black_Out_2022Calantha (or Kalanthia was an Off-world colony.)- https://bladerunner.fandom.com/wiki/CalanthaI,Robot ((stylized as i,robot) is a 2004 American science fiction action film directed by Alex Proyas. The film stars Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride, and Alan Tudyk. In 2035, highly intelligent robots fill public service positions throughout the dystopian world, operating under three rules to keep humans safe.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot_(film)Alien: Covenant (a 2017 science...

