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We’re talking ‘bout some South African community-building y’all! While Big Sibling’s watching… Like the rest of the world. Does CodeMiko care? Will Cirque du Soleil do a diddy financed by Microsoft for this one? How about having a metal fish-flavored meal and talk about it with us on PNC’s Tech Beat?
Show Notes
Microsoft shows Cirque du Soleil in mixed reality. (https://yhoo.it/3b9HWPE)
CodeMiko Is The Future Of Streaming, Unless Twitch Bans Her First - (https://bit.ly/2O6tmQp)
Create state-of-the-art car cockpits with Elektrobit’s EB GUIDE and Unity - (https://bit.ly/3biKISW)
Criminals can’t hide from the eye in the sky (Democratic Alliance) - (http://bit.ly/2MVhsIA)
Africans Are Being Empowered to Write and Edit Wikipedia Articles About Their Own Countries and Culture - (http://bit.ly/2MQwsau)
Facebook uses one billion Instagram photos to build massive object-recognition AI that partly trained itself - (http://bit.ly/3kQwImm)
To Fortify With Iron, Ingenious Metal Fish Soaked in Soup Provides Nutrition And is Much Cheaper Than Pills - (https://bit.ly/38epq6W) and (http://bit.ly/38hkRsD)
PNC Tech Beat - The Rise of Social Audio
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Meke wants to talk about tech so she grabbed PNC host Lance and together they’re doing their own tech news segment. From Facebook’s arm folding over illegal Brazilian rainforest sales to Twitter “Spacing” from Clubhouse, and all we know is can a Nigerian finance our podcast because cryptocurrency? We’re just sayin’.
Show Notes
Deepfake videos of Tom Cruise show the technology's threat to society is very real - https://bit.ly/3sy0HCf
Amazon rainforest plots sold via Facebook Marketplace ads - https://bbc.in/3bU54Rl
Nigeria ranks as world's second-largest bitcoin trader after the US - http://bit.ly/37ZQVkO
Introducing Birdwatch, a community-based approach to misinformation - http://bit.ly/2NQCNTX
Twitter’s Super Follow Feature Announced, Will Let Users Charge for Exclusive Content - http://yhoo.it/300uBDb
Elizabeth Ann Is the First Cloned Black-Footed Ferret - http://bit.ly/3kzzRqN
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 128 -Know Your Run Times
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Facebook is finally bringing it’s dating section online in the US, Fortnite Champions are saying they won’t be playing the game after a victory, and It seems some people can’t do proper movie run-times. All this and more on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.
Breach The Castle
'Fortnite' Champions Say They 'Don't Really Like the Game' in Victory Speech. (http://bit.ly/2ZRMQJy)
Movies
THE MIGHTY GRAND PITON. (http://bit.ly/2ZWkUUY)
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Why the Number 3000 Is So Significant. (http://bit.ly/2ZWruur)
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
Facebook adds ‘secret crushes’ so you can see which friends are thirsting after you. (http://bit.ly/2ZUbklv)
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 125 - Carry on my wayward son
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Saying goodbye is never easy, as Supernatural and Arrow make their exit, we wonder what’s next in store for views of the CW network. Time to change your Facebook passwords once again cause once again Facebook is messing up. All this and more on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
How much of gaming will be left after Google Stadia?. (http://bit.ly/2YcU9uy)
Facebook Left Hundreds of Millions of Passwords Unencrypted. Here’s How to Change Yours Right Now. (http://bit.ly/2Yd2Fdb)
Love Death +Robots
Music and Comic Corner
The Sex Scandals Shaking K-Pop And A Reckoning Over How South Korea Regards Women. (https://n.pr/2Tscmkg)
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 123 - ABC
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The Division 2 Beta is promising, Detective Pikachu is super cute, and Apple Podcast overreaches with confusing e-mails. All this and more on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.
Breach The Castle
The Division 2 Beta Impressions
Movies
The Dark Phoenix Hate Is Already Out of Hand. (http://bit.ly/2SB5KQf)
POKÉMON Detective Pikachu - Official Trailer 2. (http://bit.ly/2SxrVXq)
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
Facebook’s Patreon competitor is a bad deal for creators. (http://bit.ly/2SD3TKy)
Apple Podcast fucking up
Huawei Mate X Hands-On: The Folding Phone Is The Future. (http://bit.ly/2SFWFpm)
THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO. (http://bit.ly/2SBBRzg)
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 120 - Happy New Year!
A happy new year and with a new year comes a new season of the Pondering Nerdcast. Check out what topics we broke into the new year with.
A happy new year and with a new year comes a new season of the Pondering Nerdcast. Check out what topics we broke into the new year with.
Show Notes
Breach The Castle
FORTNITE DEVELOPER EPIC GAMES GETS AN 'F' FROM BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. (http://bit.ly/2VLIhi7)
Ubisoft Abandons Steam For Epic Games Store With The Division 2 PC Release. (http://bit.ly/2VJn7kv)
Movies
'Aquaman' Reaches Two Major Box Office Milestones As It Nears $1 Billion. (http://bit.ly/2VImdVr)
‘Bird Box’ Is A Bad Movie, So Why Do So Many People Like It?. (http://bit.ly/2VV90c6)
Bandersnatch Review
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
Facebook app can't be deleted from some phones, making users unhappy. (https://fxn.ws/2VDrAVX)
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 113 - Sueing Sabrina
Twitter continues to have a hate speech problem, Satanic Temple threatens legal action against Netflix’s Sabrina and why does Beast Boy keeps changing into a Tiger so far on the show Titans. All this and more on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
Twitter is sorry about that whole ‘Kill all Jews’ thing. (https://bit.ly/2P5I9tL)
TikTok surpassed Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat & YouTube in downloads last month. (https://tcrn.ch/2yMZIVi)
MADE IN ABYSS. (https://bit.ly/2qm9rgW)
Music and Comic Corner
SATANIC TEMPLE Threatens Legal Action Against Netflix's SABRINA. (https://bit.ly/2P4A5tn)
Cleveland Orchestra Fires 2 Leading Musicians After Sexual Misconduct Investigation. (https://n.pr/2DjWf4I)
Titans Explains Why Beast Boy Only Changes Into a Tiger (So Far). (http://bit.ly/2SAb0op)
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 109 - Fortnite kIlls Relationships
The Gambit movie is still a thing… Hackers are going after fitness gurus on Instagram? And is Fornite a relationship killer? Find out all this and more on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Breach The Castle
Is fortnite becoming a relationship wrecker? (https://bit.ly/2MF74yf)
PlayStation Classic Mini Features 20 PS1 Games, Pre-Orders Are Live. (https://bit.ly/2N0PjK9)
Update: Devil May Cry 5 Music Video Pulled Amid Stories About Vocalist's Sexual Harassment History. (https://bit.ly/2NOCsjh)
Movies
Dark Phoenix | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX. (https://bit.ly/2DzhS1Q)
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
Hackers Are Holding High Profile Instagram Accounts Hostage. (https://bit.ly/2NbxBUa)
Facebook Network Is Breached, Putting 50 Million Users’ Data at Risk. (https://nyti.ms/2NQQNf9)
Season 3 of Attack On Titan
Music and Comic Corner
GAMBIT Movie is a 'Romantic Comedy'. (https://bit.ly/2DEVgNs)
It's Up To 'Captain Marvel' And 'Birds Of Prey' To Save Comic Book Superhero Movies. (https://bit.ly/2DBkfBf)
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 101 - The One with a Haiku
Your phones are spying on you, James Gunn is out, and Michelle Williams is seeking mental health help. All this and more on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Movies
James Gunn Fired From ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’. (Link)
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
UK oversight board discloses potential Huawei security issues. (https://engt.co/2uxzN1I)
Facebook is getting in on the movie ticket battle royale. (http://bit.ly/2uBYo5H)
GODZILLA City on the Edge of Battle
Music and Comic Corner
'Young Justice: Outsiders' Trailer Released at SDCC. (http://bit.ly/2A1AOVd)
Titans live action show, what do you think? (http://bit.ly/2A08eDH)
Music is life,right? / but it can be really dump/ we deserves better
Meke: Janelle and band Cake / Perform in New York City / Broke pockets and dreams
- Destiny's Child's Michelle Williams 'proudly' seeking mental health help. (https://bbc.in/2A1AplF)
Follow the Hosts on Twitter
@Gifted51/Lance John
@TheRealShepherb/Nate Rowe
@alyssa_spector/ Alyssa Spector
@Stryker2000/ Dwain Samuels
Pondering Nerdcast Episode 91 - Social Media Addiction
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After our month long break the Pondering Nerdcast is back, and we discuss Social Media Addiction, The Cloverfield Paradox and PUBG baning ove a million players in one month. All this and more on this episode of the Ponding Nerdcast.
Also make to use code GiftedSounds at check out to get 10% off your Universal Fancon ticket
Show Notes
Tech
AI taught to recognise hate speech to fight Twitter trolls. (http://bit.ly/2GStURh)
Ex Google and Facebook Employees Are Banding Together to Protect Kids From Social Media Addiction. (http://ti.me/2GQ0u6q)
Film
Here's How The Cloverfield Paradox Links to the Other Cloverfield Movies. (http://bit.ly/2GQ72SH)
Watch Donald Glover in New Solo: A Star Wars Story Full Trailer. (http://bit.ly/2GOkwOK)
Gaming
PUBG: 1 MILLION CHEATERS BANNED IN JANUARY ALONE. (http://bit.ly/2GT0oLc)
- Monster Hunter: World beats EA Sports UFC 3 to UK number one – Games charts 3 February. (http://bit.ly/2GSu0Zm)
Pondering Nerdcast - Episode 88 Movies... uh... finds a way.
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Will Facebook’s new video services overtake Youtube? Why did Justice League seem to bomb the box office? Plus, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Avengers: Infinity War get new trailers and teasers! All this and more on today’s episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Tech
Qualcomm announces the Always On Windows PC. (http://bit.ly/2ntUk6n)
How Facebook Watch will overtake YouTube as the biggest video platform. (http://on.mash.to/2nunLp7)
Film
4 reasons 'Justice League' has flopped at the box office. (https://tinyurl.com/y8ahwqnj)
Mark Hamill Fills In The ‘Return Of The Jedi’ To ‘Force Awakens’ Gap With Luke’s Tragic Backstory. (http://uproxx.it/2nwbksP)
New Jurassic World 2 featurette! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JvrgSPFbDs)
New Avengers: Infinity War Trailer! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZfuNTqbHE8)
[PSA] Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner says new season won’t air until 2019. (http://ew.com/tv/2017/12/07/game-thrones-final-season-2019/)
Gaming
- 'Star Wars Battlefront 2' Changes Show EA Hasn't Learned Any Lessons With Microtransactions. (http://bit.ly/2nuo8jv)
Follow the Hosts on Twitter
@Gifted51/Lance John
@TheRealShepherb/Nate Rowe
@alyssa_spector/ Alyssa Spector
@Stryker2000/ Dwain Samuels
Pondering Nerdcast Episode 84 - New Star Wars Trailer!
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Don’t think you can get arrested for facebook troll account?, Is Rotten Tomatoes to blame for bad movie sales? And well hey it’s a Star Wars trailer and it’s awesome so no question about that. All this and more on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Tech
MAN SUES CITY FOR ARRESTING HIM OVER PARODY FACEBOOK PAGE. (http://bit.ly/2xyR8v0)
Hovering cars are one step closer to reality. (http://cnn.it/2xys7Qt)
Film
Once again, critics are not to blame for bad movies. (http://bit.ly/2xzYtKT)
New Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer (http://bit.ly/2kIU7uT)
- New Justice League Trailer trailer (http://bit.ly/2kITIZp)
Follow the Hosts on Twitter
@Gifted51/Lance John
@TheRealShepherb/Nate Rowe
@alyssa_spector/ Alyssa Spector
@Stryker2000/ Dwain Samuels
Pondering Nerdcast Episode 78 - What to do with Iron Fist
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On this episode we talk about, some of the best-closed loop liquid coolers for your pc, Deadpool 2 first look at Domino and Cup head is coming. All this and more on the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Tech
THE BEST CLOSED LOOP LIQUID COOLERS FOR YOUR GAMING PC. (http://bit.ly/2wfP5rb)
Google and Facebook envision Stories for news, not social. (http://tcrn.ch/2v5fCJm)
Film
Marvel's The Defenders Knows Exactly How To Deal With Iron Fist. (http://bit.ly/2wgsWsL)
Netflix Announces 12 New Anime Series (And A Godzilla Movie). (http://bit.ly/2wgn7vo)
FIRST LOOK AT DEADPOOL 2’S DOMINO!. (http://bit.ly/2v7syyd)
Gaming
WNBA TEAMS AND PLAYERS COMING TO NBA LIVE 18. (http://bit.ly/2wgnar4)
- The next major Xbox One game looks like nothing else on modern game consoles. (http://read.bi/2v5bZD8)
Follow the Hosts on Twitter
@Gifted51/Lance John
@TheRealShepherb/Nate Rowe
@alyssa_spector/ Alyssa Spector
@Stryker2000/ Dwain Samuels
Pondering Nerdcast Episode 59: Fake News Battle
On this episode we talk about Facebook’s battle with fake news, the movie star is dead, and how to get your hands on a Nintendo NES Classic. All this and more on the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Tech
Apple pitches Hollywood on rushing movies to iTunes. (http://bit.ly/2gX3tj2)
Facebook patent hints at an automated solution for fake news. (http://engt.co/2gWPmtW)
Film
The movie star is dead. (http://nyp.st/2gX35kG)
Baywatch Official Trailer - Teaser (2017). (http://bit.ly/2hqTOON)
New Ducktales series gets a brief teaser and summer slot (http://bit.ly/2hqTuiT)
Gaming
Here's how you can finally get your hands on Nintendo's NES Classic. (http://bit.ly/2gWYoao)
Follow the Hosts on Twitter
@Gifted51/Lance John
@TheRealShepherb/Nate Rowe
@alyssa_spector/ Alyssa Spector
@Stryker2000/ Dwain Samuels