The Untitled Geek Podcast

Episode 74 – Maker Faire!

Maker Faire [https://untitledgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/WorldMakerFaire-logo.jpg]SHOW NOTES We had a brief hiatus, but we’re back!  Recording at King Richard’s Faire didn’t work out, so this one was recorded at Maker Faire (well, just after) – apologies for the audio quality, we are recording in Joe’s car, so there is background road noise. GUEST(S): JOE, JULIE, MIKE, CHRISTINE DRINK OF THE SHOW: No drink of the show, we were on the road.  Don’t drink and drive, kids! TOPIC OF THE WEEK: MAKER FAIRE! Some of the things we saw: * Spinning wool * Cat Hair Yarn * 3D printers * Katy Perry the Unicorn * Toothpick World * Pancake Printer * Paper Robots * Talks * Mochi Mochi mini knitting [http://mochimochiland.com/blog/] * Arduino * Raspberry Pi Maker Faire videos [http://makerfaire.com/live/] are online, check ’em out! END MUSIC: * Harder Better Faster Stronger – Daft Punk – a capella cover by Mike Tompkins [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoDejbmJxxs]

Episode 73 – Apple vs. Samsung – Patent Madness!

Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/maryhodder/3283410332/ [https://untitledgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/apple-lawyers.jpg]SHOW NOTES GUEST(S): SARAH BOOKS What we’ve been reading: Some-kind of Fairy-tale – A Novel, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court TECH News: * Samsung owes Apple ONE BILLION DOLLARS [http://gizmodo.com/5937781/samsung-owes-apple-105-billion-in-damages-so-far] * The Oatmeal raises cash for Tesla Museum [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/08/the-oatmeal-internet-raise-850000-in-six-days-for-tesla-museum] * FTC Internet Tax * DEA only has 40TB of storage for evidence [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/drug-enforcement-administration-only-has-40-tb-of-electronic-storage-world-wide/] * New Microsoft logo [http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/23/microsoft-unveils-new-logo-for-the-first-time-in-25-years/] * Shout at your TV to skip ads [http://gizmodo.com/5937810/sony-wants-to-let-you-skip-commercials-but-only-if-youll-stand-up-and-shout-brand-names-at-your-tv] End Music: * Monopoly Song – Dr. Noise [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyPGah845hw]

Episode 72 – One Giant Leap for Mankind

Neil Armstrong [https://untitledgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/neil-armstrong-moon-flag.jpg]SHOW NOTES GUEST(S): SARAH DRINK OF THE SHOW: Ingredients: * Moonlight Meadery [http://www.moonlightmeadery.com/] Apple Pie Drink Rating (out of 5) * Adam: 5 out of 5 * Tev: 5 out of 5 * Sarah: 5 out of 5 GENERALLY DISCUSSED: NEIL ARMSTRONG, MARS ROVER, TONY SCOTT TELEVISION What we’ve been watching: Louie, Breaking Bad, Samurai Champloo News: * Dexter Spoiled on DVD Menu [http://consumerist.com/2012/08/showtime-ruins-last-scene-of-dexter-finale-as-soon-as-you-start-dvd.html] * Other random discussions: Weeds, Nurse Jackie, Californication, 24, True Blood, Game of Thrones VIDEO GAMES News: * http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/18/38-studios-amalur-mmo-project-copernicus-would-have-been-free/ [http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/18/38-studios-amalur-mmo-project-copernicus-would-have-been-free/] * Psygnosis studio closed * Nintendo Power ends its run * Peter Molyneux’s Curiosity * Onlive money issues New Releases This Week MOVIES What we’ve been watching: Stagecoach, The Searchers News: * Goodfil.ms Last Weeks Box Office New Releases This Week Netflix Watch Instantly: Super 8, Captain America End Music: * Rocket Man – William Shatner [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvQwXOCKNLY]

Episode 71 – Death by Pizza

[https://untitledgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/Killer-Pizza-Movie-Poster.jpg]SHOW NOTES TOPIC OF THE WEEK: PIZZA Win a prize!  Send us an email (comments at untitledgeek.com), post a comment on our Facebook page, drop us a Tweet (@untitledgeek) or leave us a review on iTunes and you will win a prize of some sort!  (For iTunes reviews, you should also send us a note some other way too, so we can contact you – it’s extra work so you’ll get a *slightly nicer* prize!) You have two weeks to do it, so do it before Sept. 4th! What is the prize?  It’s a sur-prize! TELEVISION What we’ve been watching: Olympics, Hotel Hell TECH News: * Curiosity lands on Mars! [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html] * Space Mining [http://gizmodo.com/5904727/how-the-space-miners-will-bring-trillions-of-dollars-to-earth-live-coverage] * No Flash App on Android Phones [http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/adobe-flash-for-android-gone-with-barely-a-whimper/] * Apple/Amazon Hacking Issues [http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-and-amazon-close-security-holes-that-allowed-hacking-2012-8] * TESCO’s security ain’t so hot [http://www.troyhunt.com/2012/07/lessons-in-website-security-anti.html] * Australia’s New Cigarette Packs [http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/aug/15/tobacco-plain-packaging-australia-court?newsfeed=true] * Sony E-book Reader [http://www.gizmag.com/sony-prs-t2-reader/23769/] * One Laptop Per Child Releasing Tablet [http://one.laptop.org/about/xo-3] * Claiming NASA videos on youtube for fun an profit [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/how-youtube-lets-content-companies-claim-nasa-mars-videos/] VIDEO GAMES What we’re playing: Darksiders 2, Pinball Arcade by Farsight News: * EA Zynga Lawsuit [http://www.businessinsider.com/ea-lawsuit-zynga-2012-8] * Windows 8 adds Solitaire Achievements [http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/08/windows-8-xbox-windows-games-minesweeper-solitaire-mahjong-achievements/] * Konami Social Games [http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/15/konami-is-no-2-social-games-publisher-behind-zynga/] * Launch DLC makes the most money for Dragon Age Origins [http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/13/majority-of-profit-from-dragon-age-origins-dlc-was-from-launch/] New Releases This Week MOVIES What we’ve been watching: Adventure Land, Hot Rod, Devil, 21 Jump St News: * JJ Abrams says making movies is too expensive [http://www.slashfilm.com/j-j-abrams-thinks-movies-are-too-expensive/] * Joss Whedon Marvel contract [http://www.slashfilm.com/marvel-statement-joss-whedons-exclusive-contract-2015/] * Physical Movie Rentals Down [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-movie-rentals-npd-20120808,0,5141631.story] Last Weeks Box Office New Releases This Week End Music: * Mona Pizza – Super Smash Bros

Episode 70 – Camp-cast – Moose and Brony

[https://untitledgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/scratch_pony.jpg]http://www.ebay.com/itm/My-Little-Pony-VINYL-SCRATCH-DJ-PON3-custom-plush-pony-FIM-/221098435241?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337a7e62a9#ht_1054wt_1174SHOW NOTES GUEST(S): SARAH, SNOOJ DRINK OF THE SHOW: VODKA AND DIET RASPBERRY-LIME POLAR SODA Ingredients: * Vodka * diet raspberry-lime soda Drink Rating (out of 5) * Sarah: 4 * Tev: 4 * Snooj: 4 TOPIC OF THE WEEK: CAMPING – TECHNOLOGY AND LACK THEREOF Discussed: * cribbage * outhouses * we saw a moose! * iphone as trivia-answering device TELEVISION Discussed: * cutting the cord – no TV * My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic – being a brony VIDEO GAMES Discussed: * DDR / In the Groove * Dungeons of Dredmor: Conquest of the Wizardlands [http://store.steampowered.com/sub/15933/] MOVIES What we’ve been watching:  Dark Knight Rises, The Darkest Hour, Footloose (Kevin Bacon commentary track) End Music: Cute Song for a Cute Face – Producer Snafu [http://producersnafu.bandcamp.com/track/cute-song-for-a-cute-face]