Nerds Amalgamated
Nerds Amalgamated
That's Not Canon Productions
Bussells Spider Orchids, New HTC VR & Blade Runner Origins
57 minutes Posted Nov 2, 2020 at 11:00 pm.
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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. Lazy
Fungus 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/12784110
A 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 Played
DJ
– DNP
Rating: DNP
Professor
- Metro Exodus - https://store.steampowered.com/app/412020/Metro_Exodus/
Rating: 4.5/5
Other topics discussed
Sean 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/12835952
The 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.pdf
Svalbard 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_Vault
Biological 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_Triffids
Invasion 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_Cardboard
Hackers 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-login
Here’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-competition
Blade 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_2022
Calantha (or Kalanthia was an Off-world colony.)
- https://bladerunner.fandom.com/wiki/Calantha
I,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...