Pondering Nerdcast - Episode 53: Manbang!
It’s full house on this episode with Lance, Nate, Dwain, Alyssa and Derik. We talk about North Korea’s streaming video effort call Manbang, The Justice League Dark movie is happening, and our discussion about No Man’s Sky. All this and more on today's Pondering Nerdcast.
Tech
- Switzerland enlists robots to help deliver mail. (http://cnnmon.ie/2bBfHZd)
- North Korea launches a Netflix-style streaming service called Manbang. (http://tcrn.ch/2bBgk4V)
- The Nintendo Console From The 80s Made For Recording Gameplay Footage. (http://bit.ly/2bER5TI)
Film
- Jason Statham on Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson drama: 'I stay out' of it. (http://bit.ly/2bBgQ2W)
- THE JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK MOVIE IS BACK IN THE CARDS!. (http://bit.ly/2bBfANe)
Gaming
- Virtual Reality Video Games Using Real Bullets: The Latest Billionaire Toy. (http://bit.ly/2bBh3mK)
- No Man’s Sky (http://www.no-mans-sky.com/)
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Pondering Nerdcast - Episode 52: Is Nintendo a bunch of Nazis?
Summary
The world’s largest aircraft just did a test flight and it looks like a butt, Jared Leto is complaining about Suicide Squad and still hasn’t seen it, Microsoft says this may be the last console generation, and we discuss why Nintendo are acting like Nazis. All this and more on today's Pondering Nerdcast!
Show Notes
Tech
World’s largest aircraft just completed a 20 minute test flight. (http://bit.ly/2boki5r)
Man who claims to own half of Facebook: I'm 'running for my life'. (http://cnnmon.ie/2bokTE6)
Film
Chewbacca's Peter Mayhew Pays Tribute to R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker. (http://rol.st/2bomk5c) PSA
Jared Leto Is Still Complaining About ‘Suicide Squad’ Even Though He Hasn’t Seen It. (http://uproxx.it/2bolkhF)
Inside ‘Sausage Party': Allegations of Forced Overtime and an ‘Atmosphere of Fear’. (http://bit.ly/2bokRfA)
Gaming
Microsoft says this might be the last console generation. (http://engt.co/2bolbuG)
HP's Cube-Shaped Desktop Turns PC Gaming On Its Head. (http://bit.ly/2boklOm)
No Man’s Sky is getting a patch that’s going to make “some people very happy”. (http://bit.ly/2bokpO6)
Discussion
Nintendo takes down two different fan-made games recently: Metroid 2 and Pokemon Uranium. Is Nintendo being a bunch of Nazis, or are they only protecting their IPs and developers?
(https://sites.google.com/site/pkmnuranium/home/downloads)
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