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FAwLcast
Thinking about Being Tony

FAwLcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 105:50


On this week's episode, the guys discuss going to a throwback 90s Christian punk show, the Elder Scrolls Oblivion remaster, and the latest updates in the world of Fawlcast medical maladies.

The Barn
Birds & Swords - LVL4: E8 "Marriage & Oblivion"

The Barn

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 50:41


Send us a textAlyssa and Zack tie the knot, and to celebrate, we dive into the fiery pits of Oblivion. www.BetterHelp.com/TheBarnhttp://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn http://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarnThis episode is sponsored by www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn and brought to you as always by The Barn Media Group. YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@TheBarnPodcastNetwork SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/09neXeCS8I0U8OZJroUGd4?si=2f9b8dfa5d2c4504 APPLE https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1625411141 I HEART RADIO https://www.iheart.com/podcast/97160034/ AMAZON https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7aff7d00-c41b-4154-94cf-221a808e3595/the-barn

The Inner Gamer Podcast
422: Doom the Dark Ages, Elder Scrolls Oblivion and Wildgate

The Inner Gamer Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 123:20


Doom the Dark Ages is here from iD Software. It's a prequel to Doom 2016 and is much more grounded than the previous entries but just as intense. The visceral action in this game and the technical gameplay is unlike anything else out there. The chain shield, the shotgun, the skullcrusher and more make for an epic game with a gorgeous world.Elder Scrolls Oblivion got a full remaster. Travel back in time to the 2006 RPG from Bethesda and play the game in 4K 60FPS graphics with a lot of new enhancements to the UI, NPC's and more. Austin shares his review of this beloved title.Wildgate is a new game coming later this year from Dreamhaven, former Blizzard devs. We got a chance to play the community preview and it was way better than we expected. We had a blast commanding our ship with our crew, collecting loot in the procedurally generated world. Once we felt good with our loot, we engaged in combat with other ships to win either by eliminating all enemy ships or finding the artifact and existing the Wildgate. We had a good time and can't wait for the full release on this one!In the news, we talk about Nintendo Switch 2's new EULA that seems to say they can brick your console if they find you doing something they deem resulting in piracy or unauthorized modification. Is this justified or too much reach for a corporation for a console you own?Lastly, we talk more on Marathon with new details coming to light about how this could be Bungie's final mistake. Show Notes:1:09 - Housekeeping2:20 - Doom the Dark Ages Review26:47 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered44:03 - Wildgate Preview: Nonstop Action and Jaw-Dropping Art Design1:10:03 - Nintendo's Switch 2 Warning: Break the Rules, Lose Your Console1:27:53 - Bungie's Final Mistake: Why Marathon Will End It All1:55:54 - Upcoming Video Game Releases Become a part of the conversation! If you donate $1 or more on Patreon you can get exclusive access to the Patreon-only chat and channels on the server. Visit our website to find our social channels, check past podcasts and donate to the show.Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see all of our latest videos as they drop. Credits:"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.netWoman Announcer - Ariana Guerra; Actress"Wisdom" by Super Nostalgia 64

Incomplete Geeks: A Gay Geek Podcast
Episode 93 - Elder Scrolls: Oblivion is more pleasure than a Skyrim job

Incomplete Geeks: A Gay Geek Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 61:49


In this episode, Nick is a good sport as Jon rambles about the surprise release of Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remastered from Bethesda Game Studios. They discuss the franchise's lore, the ridiculous character creation, and the most important question: how gay is it? More than you probably think!

Came to Play
Oblivion Remaster and Why Games Journalism Matters

Came to Play

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 60:56


The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion has finally received its rumored Remaster! PLUS: Polygon has been sold, and much of its staff laid off, so we do a crash-course in why games journalism matters.

Tiltcast
S16 EP 618 Training My Peri Muscles

Tiltcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025


Get the inside scoop on The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion and Expedition 33! In this episode of The Tiltcast, we're breaking down our first impressions of both games, helping you decide if they're worth diving into. Tune in! Episode  The Elder Scrolls Oblivion: RemasteredClair Obscur: Expedition 33

Jay And Bay Neighbor Gamers
May The 4th Be With You 2025, Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remaster, Games of May

Jay And Bay Neighbor Gamers

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 62:03


Spelfarsan med vänner
Pulsen på Gaming - Bättre än någonsin! Elder Scrolls Oblivion är tillbaka!

Spelfarsan med vänner

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 31:30


Vecka 18 är historia och vi har en del färska nyheter att prata om. Vi vet nu att GTA VI dröjer till nästa år. Oj, vad oväntat? En riktig överraskning är ändå att vi istället fått Elder Scrolls Oblivion som en rykande het remake! Det och mer i veckans nyhetsavsnitt!

The Backlog Busters
7-Dollar Bills

The Backlog Busters

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 112:28


Welcome to the Backlog Busters, Season 8 - Episode 16. Mathman, Blaze, Hootz, and SkinnyMatt discuss Switch 2 preorder acquisitions, finally getting a new minivan, playing Dragonimo, and paying off cars. At the end of the episode, we dish out top secret tips for True Lies on the SNES (Passcode for Level 8) and The Pagemaster on the SNES (Level cheat). We also played some games...Hootz - Monster Hunter Wilds, Sea of Stars, Case of the Golden Idol, Nine SolsMike - Monster Hunter Wilds, South of Midnight, Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, Clair Obscur Expedition 33Ryan - Dave the Diver, Blue Prince, Expedition 33If you were a patron, you would hear all the stuff we talk about before and after the theme music. You never what you'll hear! (Psst, this week it was a super fun after show quiz created by Blaze.)If you would like to have more of the Backlog Busters in your life, head on over to the socials and follow these fine folks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Sky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Backlog Busters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mathman1024⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlazeKnight⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SkinnyMatt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Also, don't forget to join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discor⁠⁠d⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and be part of the fun.Patreon link -->⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/BacklogBusters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SkinnyMatt's Extra Life page --> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Rand(Nerds);
Rand(Nerds) Episode 266 - Elder Scroll Oblivion Remaster, Stranded: Alien Dawn

Rand(Nerds);

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 78:20


Welcome to Episode 266 – now featuring blurst of music!We kick off by discussing the remaster of Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. Reminiscing about the original, with Ram admitting he never quite finished the main quest, while Skazz bemoans his vampirism issues, a glitch fixable only through paid DLC. we also discuss the power of console commands and share thoughts on other Bethesda titles.Ram then talks about his new gaming PC. Although he can't recall all the specs, and has issue with the overcooling RGB fans. But it at least has an abundance of USB ports. We then take a nostalgic look at The Animals of Farthing Wood. For those in the UK who grew up in the '90s, this classic prepared us for Game of Thrones, and Skazz does still insists that badgers do not exist.Ram brings back the great empire of Nicktopia with his current gaming obsession, Stranded: Alien Dawn. In this survival game, he talks about managing a group of survivors on an alien planet. Finding a way to balance farming, researching, base building, tower defense and staring at plants and animalWe also discuss: USB-powered milking machines, the debate over turning off excessive RGB lighting, the merits of weekly episode releases versus binge-watching and a bird-watching detective.NotesThe remaster of Elder Scrolls OblivionWatch nerds braking down over Patrick Stewart in Oblivion Stranded on a planet, are you doomed? Depends if Ram is in charge in Stranded: Alien Dawn In the UK, Children of the 90s were prepared for GoT, as they grew up on Animal of Farthing WoodA Murder mystery set in the White House with Netflix The Residence We look forward to seeing you all on the next podcast on 8th May 2025, at 18:30 GMT+1

Digital Days Gaming
DDG Episode 249

Digital Days Gaming

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 77:46


We got our Switch 2 pre-orders in and are excited for games…ohgames… oh crap Microsoft announced price increases.This week, we examine our crystal ball and share what we expect from console manufacturers in this chaotic economy. Playing and Watching features positive thoughts on Expedition 33 and worrying thoughts for Bungie's Marathon. The opening song is Deja Vu by Popskyy - https://popskyy.bandcamp.com/If you'd like to donate to us using PayPal, you can do so with this link. https://www.paypal.me/digitaldaysgamingIf you would like to order DDG merchandise, click below: https://teespring.com/digital-days-gamingPatreonDiscordTwitter: @DigitalDaysPodDave Twitter: @GoodDaveHuntMichael Twitter: @The1stMJCTwitch: @DigitalDaysGamingFacebook PageFacebook GroupYouTubeTikTok

Miscelánea Supernova
447 - Dancing with myself, oh-oh

Miscelánea Supernova

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 76:59


Episoido donde Pari nos cuenta que Billy Idol está de regreso!! Platicamos sobre los diferentes estilos en duetos musicales, Wisto tiene algo en contra de The Weeknd, confundir temas o portadas por tener ya muchísimos episodios, poner una canción en loop sin que la gente se dé cuenta, el Predator ya cazó al Rex de Kasai, el nuevo diseño del Predator en Badlands, el trailer de Badlands trae teorías para una nueva Alien vs Predator, The Elder Scrolls Oblivion estrenado en secreto, no deberían de estar nominados al GOTY ni remasters ni DLCs, reseña de Wisto sobre Split Fiction, Pari platica sobre In The Lost Lands con Milla Jovovich y Dave Bautista, terminamos sobre Lucha Libre con la mala/buena noticia que la WWE compra la AAA, los martes nice y por primera vez hay mini contenido después del CHOOOOOOW!! Escúchanos: Spotify / Apple Podcasts / YouTube Apóyanos: patreon.com/holamsupernova Síguenos: Instagram/ Twitter/ TikTok @holamsupernova Merch: holamsupernova.myshopify.com

NERD POD Generations
Andor Season 2: Part 1 Review!!!! - Episode #159

NERD POD Generations

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 96:22


This week the boys discuss Invincible Season 3, My Hero Academia, Elder Scrolls Oblivion, and it is review time for the first three episodes of Andor Season 2. Hold onto your butts, this week thy really earn the explicit rating on the episode!!!

FM4 Spielkultur
#160: Rollenspiele, alt und neu

FM4 Spielkultur

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 56:52


Rollenspiele ziehen sich durch die dieswöchige Ausgabe des FM4 Game Podcast mit Robert Glashüttner und Rainer Sigl. Gleich zwei davon sind in den vergangenen Tagen erschienen und haben für viel Aufmerksamkeit und Begeisterung gesorgt: Einerseits das Remaster von "The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion" aus 2006; andererseits "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33", das neue französische RPG im japanischen Stil. Außerdem gibt es mehr zur "Xeno"-Serie. Darüber hinaus war Robert bei der Switch 2-Präsentation in Berlin, und es geht um Accessibility-Features. Empfehlungen der Woche: "Stygian: Outer Gods", "Bionic Bay", "Lushfoil Photography Sim". (Folge #160) Sendungshinweis: FM4 Game Podcast, 1. Mai 2025, 0-1 Uhr.Weblinks:- Steam Accessibility Features: steamcommunity.com- Alle Webstories zu Inhalten der FM4 Spielkultur: fm4.orf.at/game

Weekly Games Chat
Episode 489

Weekly Games Chat

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 130:17


Welcome to the World's Greatest Podcast (about video games). This week Chris played a little of the Elder Scrolls: Oblivion surprise drop along with Claire Obscur : Expedition 33. Fun Fact - Shaun and Jon both also played Expedition 33. In addition, Jon was excited to get his hands on the Days Gone Remaster as well! What did you play? Why not email us?! Speaking of EMAILS! Please send anything you want to weeklygameschat@gmail.com. This is the official inbox of WGC. Chances are, we will read it LIVE! As always thanks once again for the twitch chat, emails, tweets...you know...alllll the things. So, next time, why not join us on Twitch - twitch.tv/weeklygameschat - we record live on the MONDAY prior to each Wednesday's release (unless we let you know of a change). We will probably be starting around 5:45 or 6:00 pm E.S.T. - just search "weeklygameschat" from wherever you have twitch pulled up. Lastly and most importantly - GAME ON everyone!!new

Preediction
Y'all Gaming?: TKbreezy and Coney Talk Fatal Fury: City of The Wolves, Rematch + Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remaster

Preediction

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 34:20


Y'all Gaming?: TKbreezy and Coney Talk Fatal Fury: City of The Wolves, Rematch + Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remaster Top streamers, TKbreezy and Coney, discuss Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Rematch and Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered.

Ferret64
Switch 2 Pre-Orders, Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, Until Dawn Movie, Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remastered, +More!

Ferret64

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 105:26


Welcome to this episode of Ferret64, the podcast about video games! This episode covers video game news and occurrences between 4-21 and 4-27-25 including: The Switch 2 Pre-Order Debacle, My gaming pickups from April 2025, Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, The Until Dawn Movie, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Death Stranding, Split Fiction Movie, Ghost of Yotei pre-order details, New Pokémon TCG Pocket Set, Doom The Dark Ages, Fast Fusion, EA Sports Madden + College Football 26, Rooftops & Alleys, and more! Thank you for listening! Song in the intro and outro Night Shade - Adhesive Wombat. Timestamps -00:00 Intro01:36 The Switch 2 Pre-Order Experience10:31 April Video Game Pickups19:52 Clair Obscure Expedition 33 (First Impressions)42:13 Until Dawn Movie (Review)51:52 The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered (First Impressions)1:03:11 Death Stranding (Review)1:16:54 Coming Soon1:42:55 ClosingTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/yemmytheferretTwitter: https://twitter.com/YemmyTheFerretBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/yemmytheferret.bsky.socialJoin my Discord: https://discord.gg/b9NaNgp

GameBurst
GameBurst News - 27 Apr 2025

GameBurst

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 46:34


This week, Nintendo admitted it might struggle to make enough Switch 2 consoles to meet demand in Japan. Good news for TV gamers: Microsoft's Xbox cloud gaming app is now on newer LG smart TVs. In hardware news, Funstock has stopped taking orders from US customers for things like the Evercade due to ongoing trade issues. Blast from the past: The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion remaster is out, and fans are happy to find that famous mistaken voice line is still included! Plus, reports suggest the classic arcade racer OutRun might be getting a movie adaptation. Stick around for our Picks of the Week, where we chat about the Oblivion remaster (it's a hit with us!), the start of Andor Season 2, and more! #gameburst

Controller Poesie
#78 Marathon, Oblivion Remastered und Remake Wünsche

Controller Poesie

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 72:06


Jansel, Andy und Matthias reden über das erste Gameplay Material von Bungies neuem Extraction Shooter Marathon, den Reveal des bereits veröffentlichten Remastered von The Elder Scrolls Oblivion, unsere Remake Wünsche, die auch Sinbn machen würden. Kunibert und die Top 20 des Brackets der einprägsamsten Videospielmomente, dürfen natürlich auch nicht fehlen.

Blizzard Watch
Elder Scrolls Oblivion is just one game we wish would make a comeback

Blizzard Watch

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 58:19


Cory Taylor joins our usual hosts for this week's cotillion of a podcast, and the first thing on the agenda is to remind people to get their Noblegarden ducky costume! Transmog and costuming is very important to us. But, then we get into the usual topic du jour when Cory joins the crew: how Heroes of the Storm is primed for a comeback. Cory, as usual, makes a very compelling argument that Blizzard's MOBA is just sleeping on a farm upstate and is definitely making a triumphant return anytime now, for real. Plus, Overwatch 2 Stadium released and the motion sick among us are cautiously optimistic that they won't hurl. It uses a similar perspective to a zoomed out version of Elder Scrolls Oblivion, and we're just going to take a big swig of water before we read the next bullet point here...Also, Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3. No, I will not be elaborating.If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate your help!If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon, where you can get these episodes early and ad-free! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nerdic Gods Podcast
Nerdic Gods Podcast #272 - Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered is Real!

Nerdic Gods Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 105:29


What happens when three dudes meet and come together to talk about Video games? Join @simzgamingtime, @DanielNavaroli, @ConnorMFKnowles on our journey chatting everything video game-related, tackling the weekly news, discussing the new games out that week Follow us -https://twitter.com/SimzGamingTime -https://twitter.com/DanielNavaroli -https://twitter.com/ConnorMFKnowles Twitter channel - https://twitter.com/NerdicGods

DreamCasting - The Gaming Podcast
Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered & Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal #66

DreamCasting - The Gaming Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 120:20


Send your feedback or questions to dreamcastinguk@gmail.com. https://instagram.com/dreamcasting_gaming_podcast

The Kit & Krysta Podcast
167: The Final Steps Nintendo Should Take Before Switch 2 Launches

The Kit & Krysta Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 123:25


Thank you to the Good Bad Billionaire Podcast for sponsoring this episode! Listen to Good Bad Billionaire – the podcast from the BBC, on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, the BBC app or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.bbc.com/audio/brand/p0g7xj36 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello! Welcome to episode 167 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast. This week we wanted to dig into the topic of what Nintendo can do in the time left before Switch 2 launches to regain control over some of the negativity around the system. This launch has been a bit rocky for them and they've experienced some real highs and lows but there are still a few things they can do to really make sure the launch is as successful as possible. If we were still at Nintendo, these would be the things we would be proposing. Also in this episode we react and talk about the insider details on the Switch 2 ad featuring Paul Rudd and talk about the amiibo price hike - $40?! YIKES. We're also playing some fun new games and we wrap it all up with some amazing and insightful questions from our wonderful Patreon subscribers. All this and more is coming right up! 0:00 - Less than 2 months from the launch of Nintendo Switch 2! 9:45 - How can Nintendo regain control over the Switch 2 narrative? 1:00:02 - Games we are playing 1:14:05 - News News News (Switch 2 ad with Paul Rudd, amiibo price hikes, Elder Scrolls: Oblivion shadow drop, Assassin's Creed Shadows coming to Switch 2?) 1:39:23 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon Shout-outs! - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash - Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft and her pig Molly, Thomas O'Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, That'sSoOLANELL, MSMPokegamer, Cameron, Rburns Follow Us! https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta

Digital Days Gaming
DDG Episode 248

Digital Days Gaming

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 57:55


Nintendo is opening pre-orders for the Switch 2 in the United States, and we have details on what we can expect pricewise. In Playing and Watching, it's a lot of WrestleMania and The Last of Us (HBO) chatter. The opening song is Deja Vu by Popskyy - https://popskyy.bandcamp.com/If you'd like to donate to us using PayPal, you can do so with this link. https://www.paypal.me/digitaldaysgamingIf you would like to order DDG merchandise, click below: https://teespring.com/digital-days-gamingPatreonDiscordTwitter: @DigitalDaysPodDave Twitter: @GoodDaveHuntMichael Twitter: @The1stMJCTwitch: @DigitalDaysGamingFacebook PageFacebook GroupYouTubeTikTok

Tweakers Podcast
#370 - Bigtechboetes, smartphonelabels en nep-5090's

Tweakers Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 80:35


Deze week praten Arnoud Wokke, Jurian Ubachs, Jelle Stuip en Friso Weijers over de komende energielabels voor smartphones, de duurste laptops die er zijn, de plotselinge release van de Elder Scrolls Oblivion-remake, de DMA-boetes voor Meta en Apple en midrange-telefoons. 0:00 Intro0:19 Opening2:14 .post16:40 Smartphones krijgen energielabels26:59 De duurste laptops37:59 Jur wordt blij van Elder Scrolls-remake46:45 Meta en Apple krijgen DMA-boetes, en nu?57:25 Midrange-telefoons zijn beter dan ooit1:15:19 SneakpeekSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DroppedFrames
Dropped Frames Episode 426

DroppedFrames

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 180:35


Blue Prince has got us falling through layer after layer of puzzles and notes still. Luckily Rami Ismail is here to update us on the health of the games industry in 2025! Nintendo finally locks down it's Tariff induced pricing for the Switch 2 in the US. The worst kept secret: TES: Oblivion is dropping soon and lots of Star Wars news plus much more! 0:00 - Intro1:00 - 4/203:40 - Lost in Blue Prince9:00 - Elder Scrolls: Oblivion remaster incoming13:25 - Dwarf Fortress sells over 1 million copies13:45 - The Switch 2 console will remain the same price (but not accessories)18:00 - The Marathon CBT will not be under NDA27:00 - Rami is here!32:30 - The state of the industry1:23:00 - Roblox did it first1:44:00 - The Last of Us season 21:50:00 - Star Wars: A New Hope1:56:20 - Star Wars Zero Company2:06:10 - Marvel Rivals adds chroma MTX2:11:00 - The EU on MTX2:24:10 - Overwatch 2 Season 162:25:50 - Marvel Rivals swimsuits2:30:10 - Blades of Fire2:47:40 - Lost Skies2:55:40 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seasoned Gaming
Episode 336 : Elder Scrolls Oblivion Returns!

Seasoned Gaming

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 153:01


The Bitcast is your weekly show covering the biggest topics in gaming with industry, technical, and legal insight.

The ECHO Cast | A The Division 2 Podcast
333: Elder Scrolls Remaster Is Real And Switch 2 Pre-Orders Are Back

The ECHO Cast | A The Division 2 Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 40:00


This week we talk about the rumored Elder Scrolls Oblivion remaster being real, Switch 2 pre-order coming to the USA soon, Playstation 5s getting more expensive and much more. Click this link for my socials, all of my other content and ways to support: https://linktr.ee/baundiesel00:00:00 | Intro00:00:31 | Opening00:05:21 | News00:37:49 | Updates00:38:52 | Wrap Up

Torréfaction
Torréfaction #330 : South of Midnight, Blue Prince, Tempest Rising, Last Epoch S2, Notion Mail et… AmigaOS 3.2.3…

Torréfaction

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025


Cette semaine : South of Midnight, Blue Prince, un lifting pour Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Last Epoch Season 2, Bungie dévoile Marathon version 2025, Tempest Rising, l'inflation de la PS5, Notion Mail, AmigaOS 3.2.3, KAGAMI - Time Machine, et Mamalarky - Hex Key. Lisez plutôt Torréfaction #330 : South of Midnight, Blue Prince, Tempest Rising, Last Epoch S2, Notion Mail et… AmigaOS 3.2.3… avec sa vraie mise en page sur Geekzone. Pensez à vos rétines.

Arcade Cozy
173. The Revelation That is Blue Prince, Monster Hunter Wilds, Marathon Gameplay, & more!

Arcade Cozy

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 89:18


Episode Notes: Welcome back to Arcade Cozy! This week, for the first time in awhile -- there's not a lot of (gaming) news. First up, some Marathon talk. Bungie's new game was shown off, so we talk about that. Then, what we've been playing. Chris and Corey both talk Blue Prince, Corey talks more about Metal Gear Solid 5 and Monster Hunter Wilds, and we get you out the door just in time for dinner.It's a good episode, so cozy up -- we hope you enjoy it!Games discussed include Marathon, Blue Prince, Star Wars Zero Company, The Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Metal Gear Solid 5, Monster Hunter Wilds, and more!Do you have thoughts on what we talked about today? Are there things that we missed? Or do you have a few games you'd like us to check out? Hit us up on one of the avenues below—we would love to connect with you.Email us at arcadecozy@gmail.comTwitter at us (@arcade_cozy)Follow us on IG (@arcadecozy)Intro & outro music by Johnnybgood89

Broken Campfire
BC #190 – I'm 90% Sure He Did Cooler Things Than Just Fight 3 Planes

Broken Campfire

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 72:04


Having finally been reduced to the essential, efficient pillars of its three funniest and most charming members, New Broken Campfire's Flask, Greg, and John lightheartedly discuss South of Midnight, The Bondsman, Novocaine, Captain America: Brave New World, Forever Skies, Dave the Diver, Schedule 1, The Last of Us (the show), Elder Scrolls: Oblivion's impending remake leaks, Steel Ball Run, Star Wars: Zero Company, CYBER RATS, and more! 0:00 - Intro 1:26 - Flask (Roundtable) 1:40 - South of Midnight 9:54 - The Bondsman 14:07 - Novocaine 19:05 - Captain America: Brave New World 27:20 - John (Roundtable) 27:40 - Forever Skies 33:08 - Greg (Roundtable) 33:17 - The Last of Us Part II Remastered 33:33 - Dave the Diver 37:40 - No More Room in Hell 2 39:11 - Schedule I 45:37 - The Last of Us season 2 46:26-49:26 - Spoilers 49:27 - NEWS 49:43 - Death Stranding 2's skippable, readable boss fights 51:22 - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake leaked 56:26 - Skyblivion still on track for 2025 58:50  - Steel Ball Run anime coming 2026 1:00:54 - Star Wars game called Zero Company 1:05:03 - Erenshor 1:08:23 - Cyber Rats 1:09:50 - Outro Find out more at https://broken-campfire.pinecast.co

Digital Days Gaming
DDG Episode 247

Digital Days Gaming

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 77:26


There's still a mystery afoot for when Nintendo is planning to drop pre-orders for the Switch 2 and we might have some leads.After the fun Nitnendo, tariff talks we dive deep into Bungie's reveal for Marathon. Does it look good? Is there an audience for it? What can they do to build hype? The opening song is Deja Vu by Popskyy - https://popskyy.bandcamp.com/If you'd like to donate to us using PayPal, you can do so with this link. https://www.paypal.me/digitaldaysgamingIf you would like to order DDG merchandise, click below: https://teespring.com/digital-days-gamingPatreonDiscordTwitter: @DigitalDaysPodDave Twitter: @GoodDaveHuntMichael Twitter: @The1stMJCTwitch: @DigitalDaysGamingFacebook PageFacebook GroupYouTubeTikTok

Spot Dodge: A Live Nintendo Podcast
More Xbox games coming to Switch 2, Elder Scrolls Oblivion LEAKS + The Last of Us S2 Ep 1 REACTION!

Spot Dodge: A Live Nintendo Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 132:52


Press XJoin the Press X Discord: https://discord.gg/MAXtvmv2rw Topics:Nintendo's Vietnam Production of Switch 2 Is Going Almost Entirely to the US - Bloomberg LinkNintendeal claims that most GameStop stores "are expecting ~100 Switch 2 consoles available at launch," but games/accessories "extremely limited" https://x.com/Nintendeal/status/1911810754099249648Streets of Rage, Super Thunder Blade, ESWAT: City Under Siege Join NSO Genesis game https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1910498346952769825Switch 2 versions of BotW and TotK will offer occasional equipment repair via Zelda Notes https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/zeldas-nintendo-switch-2-ports-finally-let-you-repair-equipment-via-its-mobile-app/Phil Spencer comments on wanting to support Switch 2 https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/microsoft-phil-spencer-minecraft-movie-fallout-season-2-1236352653/Marathon launches September 23 as a team-based extraction shooter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvJIQoWIQP8Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered leaks, apparently launches next week https://www.gematsu.com/2025/04/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-screenshots-leak-via-virtuos-websiteTLOU season 2 premiere had 5.3 million US viewers, outpacing season 1 premiere by 10% https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-last-of-us-season-2-premiere-viewership-hbo-1236368374/ Questions from Discord: Jtlawbass: What franchise needs a new installment? For me, I'd love a new, single-player Phantasy Star game. A Nintendo franchise that I want to see make a comeback is Golden Sun.

Gamekings
Gamekings Daily over 'Nintendo verliest identiteit' & de PlayStation handheld

Gamekings

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 17:58


Op je beeldscherm staat een nieuwe aflevering van onze dagelijkse vodcast Gamekings Daily. Elke doordeweekse dag bespreken we in deze podcast en video de laatste ontwikkelingen binnen de wereld die videogames heet. En dat alles in 20 minuten tijd. Vandaag schuift Boris in de studio aan bij JJ. De twee hebben het in deze aflevering over de de nieuwe handheld van PlayStation, de Oblivion remaster die de komende week zou moeten 'shadowdroppen' en een ex-baas van PlayStation die een opmerkelijke uitspraak doet over de Switch 2. Al deze onderwerpen zie en hoor je voorbijkomen in de GK Daily van woensdag 16 april 2025.PlayStation handheld zou PS5 games (net) aankunnenGK Daily is er maandag, dinsdag, woensdag en donderdag. Op de vijfde werkdag, hebben we zoals altijd EvdWL, de uitgebreide podcast over het nieuws van de week. In deze editie praten Boris en JJ over de geruchten dat PlayStation is met een nieuwe handheld. Het gerucht van de dag is dat deze handheld (net) PS5-games kan gaan draaien. Hoe kijken de beide heren aan tegen deze geruchten? Heeft deze handheld volgens hen potentie? En wat vinden ze van de uitspraken van ex Sony Worldwide Studio's baas Yoshida? Hij meent dat Nintendo met de Switch zijn identiteit is verloren. Heeft de beste man een punt? Of lult hij uit zijn nekharen? Het antwoord volgt in deze video.Remaster van Elder Scrolls Oblivion zou de komende week uit moeten komenDe twee hosts hebben het verder over de komst van de remaster van het legendarische Oblivion. Dat ie komt, staat feitelijk wel vast. Helemaal na de dinsdag waarin de studio achter de remaster per ongeluk wat screenshots dropte. Maar wanneer komt de remaster uit? Is dat inderdaad, zoals veel insiders nu roepen, de komende week?

Xbox Expansion Pass
XEP 271: Xbox Showcase Concerns | Elder Scrolls | Marathon | Banjo Kazooie

Xbox Expansion Pass

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 100:57


#XboxShowcase #SummerGameFest #ElderScrolls Luke Lohr and Captain Logun return to the fold this week to discuss the announcement of the Xbox Game Showcase Double Feature in 2025. The Outer Worlds 2 will be spotlighted along with upcoming Xbox titles. Marathon Impressions go live during the show, and Toys For Bob remains excited to work on Banjo Kazooie. When is Elder Scrolls Oblivion's Remake? Support XEP: https://www.patreon.com/XboxExpansionPass XEP Merch: https://wren-works.myshopify.com/collections/xbox-expansion-pass-merch The Xbox Expansion Pass (XEP) is a podcast dedicated to interpreting the goings on in the world of video games and analyzing how they impact the Xbox ecosystem. Luke Lohr and Captain Logun discuss various topics throughout the industry. The guests on the show are meant to help gamers expand their knowledge of the gaming industry. Blue Sky: @InsipidGhost  Contact: InsipidGhost@gmail.com Blue Sky: @CaptLogun | Threads: @Capt_Logun Keelhauled: A Sea of Thieves Podcast Please consider leaving a review on iTunes or Spotify. It is the best way to support the show. Thank you!  

The GAP Podcast
The GAP Episode 750 - The Broken Nose

The GAP Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 96:10


On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about nose drama, movies, one of the Quaids, and a bunch of video games. The games they've been playing this week include South of Midnight, Monster Train 2, Assassin's Creed: Shadows, Hell Let Loose, and more. Over in the news Nintendo delays preorders for the Switch 2 in North America, Bungie will be revealing their next game this week, more details about The Duskbloods come out, and The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion remake might be around the corner. This episode goes for 1 hour and 35 minutes, it also contains coarse language. You can also check out Joab's book on Amazon. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:09:13 – Hell Let Loose 00:14:31 – Assassin's Creed Shadows 00:29:53 – Monster Train 2 00:52:58 – South of Midnight 01:02:24 – News 01:26:37 – Weekly Plugs 01:30:16 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

Double Barrel Gaming
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remake Being SHADOW DROPPED Says Insider

Double Barrel Gaming

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 75:11


TIME STAMPS:00:00:00 Community Guest Intros00:04:00 Does Xbox "Need" Its Own Character Branded Kart Racer?00:20::00 NEW Doom The Dark Ages Controller Spotted On Phil Spencer's Shelf!00:35:00 Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remake Being SHADOW DROPPED Says Insider01:15:00 Panel Outros and Special Message to the Community!

Arcade Couch
Split Fiction Is Better Than It Takes Two?

Arcade Couch

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 48:25


Ciaran discusses Split Fiction and Wanderstop, Ashley talks about his time with WWE2K 25 and Dylan gushes over the Death Stranding 2: On The Beach trailer. Show Dot Points The introduction of a new hub world in WWE 2K25. Character creation is a significant aspect of WWE 2K25. Intergender fighting is a controversial yet engaging feature. Split Fiction offers a fresh gaming experience with innovative mechanics. The storytelling in Split Fiction is well-developed and engaging. Side stories in Split Fiction add depth to the gameplay. The hosts express mixed feelings about the new WWE game. The importance of narrative in gaming is emphasized. The gaming community's reaction to intergender fighting is discussed. Overall ratings for the games reflect their experiences. Ashley had Splinter Station with a 90 on OpenCritic. The Elder Scrolls Oblivion remake seems likely to happen. Death Stranding 2's trailer was revealed at the South by Southwest. The trailer for Death Stranding 2 is visually stunning and engaging. Wanderstop is a cozy game about making tea and character interactions. The game features deeper narratives and darker moments. Characters in Wanderstop have unique stories and quirks. The music in Death Stranding is crucial to its emotional impact. The hosts express excitement for upcoming game releases. The gaming community is buzzing with anticipation for new titles. Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo Arcade Couch Credits: Music by: Dylan Blight Art by: Cherie Henriques Summary Show Notes: Created by Riverside.FM AI Integration All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/ Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Gamekings
Gamekings Daily over toekomst Ubisoft & Oblivion Remake

Gamekings

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 20:25


Welkom bij GK Daily, de dagelijkse podcast van Gamekings. In een slordige 20 minuten tijd nemen we het laatste nieuws met je door, zodat je het makkelijk tot je kan nemen. Bijvoorbeeld als je onderweg bent naar je werk, je jezelf even verveelt of als je aan het koken bent. JJ nodigt elke keer een andere host van Gamekings of interessante gast uit voor een kort gesprek. Vandaag is het de beurt aan Skate. De twee praten onder andere over het gerucht dat Ubisoft bij andere publishers aan het rond shoppen is met hun IP's en over de komst van de remake van Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. De release van die game is mogelijk dichterbij dan je denkt.'Ubisoft leurt met IP's bij onder andere EA en Microsoft'GK Daily is er op de maandag, dinsdag, woensdag en donderdag. Op je beeldscherm of op je headset. Op vrijdag hebben we natuurlijk EvdWL, onze lange podcast over het nieuws. In GK Daily praten we je in 20 minuten bij over wat er zich allemaal afspeelt in de wereld van videogames. Dat doen we in de bekende gezellige Gamekings stijl. In deze episode behandelen we drie onderwerpen. Het eerste onderwerp draait om een boze aandeelhouder van Ubisoft die wat vuile was naar buiten heeft gegooid. Volgens deze man is Ubisoft bijvoorbeeld niet transparant over hun toekomst en zouden de Fransen onder andere hun IP's in het geheim hebben aangeboden bij EA en Microsoft. Hoe kijken JJ en Skate naar deze situatie?Remake Elder Scrolls: Oblivion komt mogelijk volgende maand al uitVerder hebben de twee het over de remake van de klassieker Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. De release van die game is mogelijk dichterbij dan je denkt en ze zien dat PlayStation de wens om te scoren in het live service-segment nog niet heeft opgegeven. Ondanks een aantal fikse uitglijders in dat genre. Check dus snel de nieuwe editie van GK Daily.Check http://www.gamekings.tv voor je dagelijkse dosis video games, films en lifestyle.

Three Angry Nerds
Three Angry Gamers Ep 191: Cringe Inducing Video Game Trailers

Three Angry Nerds

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025


Hosts:KurtDennisLucasJamie Do you love video games? Of course, you do! Here’s a taste of what we discuss this week: Switch 2, Sony, Doom: The Dark Ages, Ninja Gaiden 4, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Electronic Arts, Marvel Snap, Resident Evil Zero Remake, Resident Evil 6, Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, Assassin's Creed Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed Shadows Top 5: […]

Three Angry Gamers – Three Angry Nerds
Three Angry Gamers Ep 191: Cringe Inducing Video Game Trailers

Three Angry Gamers – Three Angry Nerds

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025


Hosts:KurtDennisLucasJamie Do you love video games? Of course, you do! Here’s a taste of what we discuss this week: Switch 2, Sony, Doom: The Dark Ages, Ninja Gaiden 4, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Electronic Arts, Marvel Snap, Resident Evil Zero Remake, Resident Evil 6, Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, Assassin's Creed Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed Shadows Top 5: […]

Breaking Change
v29 - Super Switch

Breaking Change

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 185:16


In this episode: Justin goes to a birthday party, drives a Tesla, and configures your BIOS. The compliments department is, as always, available at podcast@searls.co. Have some URLs: This is the combination air fryer / grill I bought Microsoft dropped support for non-SecureBoot PC updates last month Aaron's puns, ranked Nobody Cares Things we learned about LLMs in 2024 Judge ends man's 11-year quest to dig up landfill and recover $765M in bitcoin The Consensus on Havana Syndrome Is Cracking (News+) Meta kills diversity programs, claiming DEI has become “too charged” Google kills JavaScript-free searches Sonos still seems kinda fucked 5090s seem kind of like a scam The official Elder Scrolls: Oblivion remake leaked Switch 2 was unveiled Guy with 200bpm heart rate complains his watch isn't working (before admitting his heart isn't working) The Diplomat Conclave Severance Season 2 is out Marvel Rivals is a hit (with the Thirstlords) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle P.T. A Short Hike Transcript: [00:00:29] Well, good morning, everyone. If it's evening, where you are, well, it's not here. So that's just what you get. You get a good morning. You can save it for later, put it in your pocket, and then the next time the sun comes up, you can just remember, ah, yes, someone did wish me a good morning today. [00:00:48] You are currently, your ears are residing inside of Breaking Change, which is an audio production. Not to be confused with Breaking Bad, certainly not Breaking Good, just broken. [00:01:03] You know, now that officially, officially or unofficially, TikTok is down. It's unreachable in the U.S. Aaron has reported, our Seattle correspondent, for the broadcast, that even over his VPN, he can't get to TikTok. [00:01:24] His arms are itchy. He's scratching. He, ah, I hope, wherever you are, I hope that you and your loved ones and your teenagers are okay. [00:01:33] But yeah, anyway, now the TikTok is down. Maybe some of you are here, because you've got nothing else to do, and you need something to fill that void. So thank you for joining. [00:01:45] Something that I've been meaning to do at the beginning of this, of the show, for the last, well, seven versions, has been to kindly ask that you go into your podcast player of choice, and you rate and review the show. [00:02:02] I would prefer five stars on a five-star scale, but if it was a ten-star scale, you know, ten stars would be better. [00:02:10] Thumbs up, or whatever. Write a little review explaining why the fuck somebody would want to listen to an explicit language, you know, tech-adjacent programmer-ish gaming movie, whatever the fuck this is. [00:02:23] Dialogue, uh, because, uh, I have found that breaking change is a really hard pitch, you know, when, when, when, when explaining to people, it's like, oh, this is me talking, just like drive-time AM radio used to be, except instead of talking about a bunch of politically charged propaganda, uh, we're just hanging out, uh, and instead of having a commute, you know, you're walking a dog, or you're doing the dishes. [00:02:50] Although, I guess, you know, maybe you listen on a commute. [00:02:53] I, I, I've heard, I've heard from, from listeners on road trips, listening to entire episodes all in one stretch, and that's something else. [00:03:03] Uh, I have not heard from a lot of commuters, so if you listen to this while you're commuting, shout out at podcast at searles.co, uh, you know, if you're driving, don't, don't try to rate and review, you know, in a distracted fashion. [00:03:16] But, but next time you think of it, you know, you, you, you slam that five-star button. [00:03:20] You know what, it's, it's, I got a lot of subversive elements, you know, in my cadre of people, because I am a total piece of shit, and I attract, I attract the good and the bad, everyone in between. [00:03:32] But some of us, you know, we, we, we appreciate a good troll. [00:03:35] There is no better way to stick it to the man and, and confuse the hell out of people than for all of you to go and give this five stars in, in, in iTunes and, in your podcast player. [00:03:46] And then have a whole bunch of people, you know, have it surface in the algorithm for others. [00:03:51] And then they listen to this, and then they're like, what, what, what the fuck is going on to my ears right now? [00:03:55] Uh, I am very confused. [00:03:57] And if that's you, hell, you know what? [00:03:59] Oh, shoot. [00:03:59] But I'm, I'm speaking from the past. [00:04:01] Maybe this is the, the future where this is a lot of five-star reviews and some, some, some rando outside of Argentina is, is, is getting this put into their feed for them. [00:04:11] And now they're like, four minutes have passed. [00:04:14] What am I doing with my life? [00:04:15] Well, hello. [00:04:16] You are also welcome. [00:04:17] Good morning to you as well. [00:04:18] Uh, by the time you're listening to this, you know, I'm recording Sunday morning. [00:04:24] First thing, uh, I know from experience that it can be hard to pretend to work during a Trump inauguration. [00:04:33] So, uh, I figured that instead of pretending to work, you could be here with me instead if you're listening on Monday. [00:04:41] And if you're, if you're fortunate enough to have Monday off, um, you know, I guess one difference between the, uh, uh, the previous Trump inauguration. [00:04:51] And this one is that the, you know, inclusivity backlash against the Trump admin, you know, that has now recently receded. [00:05:02] If you're to believe the Bezos and billionaire class, uh, uh, has resulted in way, way more people who don't work at post offices getting MLK junior day off. [00:05:13] So I suppose many of us are not working on Monday, but regardless, this is a version 29 of the program titled super switch. [00:05:24] Which, you know, depending on the audience, I think a lot of, you know, probably what I mean by that. [00:05:29] We'll, we'll talk about it later. [00:05:30] Uh, in life news, it feels like it's been a way more than two weeks since I talked to y'all. [00:05:37] Uh, uh, uh, when you live in a theme park, there's just a lot going on. [00:05:42] People coming and going stuff to do, uh, uh, stimulation overload. [00:05:49] That's why I sound so just, you know, demure downbeat chill here is because I am exhausted permanently all the time. [00:06:02] Cause every time I leave the house, I am, I am just overstimulated. [00:06:05] Uh, last night we went to a birthday party of a friend, uh, in the, uh, Orlando proper part of Orlando, [00:06:12] whereas we live in theme park, Orlando. [00:06:14] So we had to, uh, drive over the, uh, the treacherous terrain known as I four, the deadliest stretch of highway in the United States in terms of, uh, only in terms of the number of people who die on it. [00:06:26] And the party was, uh, it was funny cause our, our friends, uh, they're building a house on this beautiful lake, huge property. [00:06:34] It's, it's absolutely gorgeous. [00:06:36] It's going to, the house is a custom build. [00:06:39] And a couple of years ago, uh, the one who's, whose birthday ended up being said, you know, we're going to have my 45th birthday party here at the house. [00:06:47] After it opens the water slide, you're going to DJs. [00:06:50] We're going to have, it's going to be a big blowout fest. [00:06:52] It's going to be awesome. [00:06:53] And then his husband was like, you know, it's, it's not going to be ready yet. [00:06:57] Don't get your hopes up. [00:06:58] And, uh, uh, sure enough, uh, both things came to pass. [00:07:04] The house is nowhere near ready. [00:07:05] It is an active construction site. [00:07:07] And they trolled us hard. [00:07:08] They said, Hey, come to this hotel. [00:07:09] We're going to have, you know, uh, uh, free valet or whatever. [00:07:12] And then like, like we go into like a normal kind of like typical ballroom thing and you get a cocktail. [00:07:19] And then these construction workers show up and they, they, they, they heard us into buses. [00:07:24] Uh, and so people are in their cocktail attire, you know, Becky wore, uh, I don't know if you'd call them heels, [00:07:32] but elevated shoes for, for first time in a while, more of a flats person, which I respect. [00:07:39] Cause I'm also a flats person and, uh, we all get into the bus and everyone's dressed up. [00:07:44] And then, uh, they, they, they drive us to, uh, the active construction site. [00:07:47] That is our friend's house. [00:07:49] And, uh, they had, uh, the events planners and everyone like, like actually just decorate the shit out of, you know, what, what is a lot of concrete block first floor of most homes around here is concrete. [00:08:01] And so the bones of the house are up and they just decorated it with kind of construction paraphernalia, orange cones. [00:08:07] All of the staff had, uh, you know, orange vests on, uh, we were all given hard hats. [00:08:11] Uh, the theming was truly on point. [00:08:15] Weather was perfect. [00:08:16] Uh, and, uh, you know, it was a big raucous affair, raucous raucous, you know what I mean? [00:08:23] So that was great. [00:08:24] Uh, we didn't even stay out that late, but I feel like I got hit by a truck, uh, this morning. [00:08:29] Uh, I, I kept it to a two drink maximum, which is my new go-to rule of thumb. [00:08:34] Uh, uh, cause I always end up barely regretting the third from a, from a, an ability to sleep perspective. [00:08:43] Afterwards, uh, other life stuff, you know, like the logistics following the death of my father. [00:08:48] First of all, thank you very much for many of you wrote in to express sympathies, uh, probably don't, don't need to put them all in the mailbag. [00:08:55] Cause that after a certain point, it started reads like, you know, reading birthday cards on air, uh, in terms of they all, you know, not to diminish anyone's, uh, extension of grief, uh, or, or, or sharing their own stories. [00:09:08] But there's a certain, you know, beginning, middle and end format to, to, to, to, to, no one knows what the fuck to say. [00:09:15] I don't know what to thank you. [00:09:18] Um, but yeah, like I know just sort of like finances and, and forensics front of trying to figure out how to tease out all the complexities of his life that he never really told anyone about and didn't certainly didn't document, uh, that the work continues still trying to help my mom consolidate her situation. [00:09:36] It's been, you know, just a lot of very procedural. [00:09:42] All right, find all the stuff, organize the stuff, come up with a to-do list, figure out how to like approach this, make all the phone calls that you need to make to all these institutions to, to, to, to, to iron it out and to, to continue fact finding or to, to, to give, you know, furnish whatever documentation they need. [00:09:57] And, and, and because it's been so, uh, I guess transactional wrote, like not to say it's colored my perception of dad or anything, you know, one way or another. [00:10:11] Uh, but it's definitely, when I look back on this era of my life, of course, his passing is going to stand out in sharp relief, but like, that was like a week of stuff. [00:10:21] And then the rest of it is going to be like three months of stuff. [00:10:25] Uh, and so I wonder how that's going to affect how I, how I, how I look back on it. [00:10:28] But one of the things I noticed is a lot of different service providers, uh, like banks, for example, that have, uh, uh, you know, bills coming up, you know, you got a credit card bill and let's say it's due. [00:10:45] Uh, I, I don't know why I'm blanking, but January 25th and then January 18th comes around and it says, Hey, you have a statement due January 25th. [00:10:54] Or you got an upcoming bill or you, your bill is ready to be paid. [00:10:58] And when I get an email like that, so I just got one from dad or, you know, for dad's account from us bank. [00:11:05] And I was like, shit. [00:11:07] Cause I know he didn't have auto pay set up in a lot of places. [00:11:09] Uh, and like, do I have that login? [00:11:12] Like, you know, do I have to coordinate with mom to get the SMS thing? [00:11:15] Like I get into it. [00:11:16] And then sure enough, like, cause I thought I'd set up auto pay. [00:11:19] I even had a to-do list that said, set up auto pay for this. [00:11:21] And, uh, auto pay was set up. [00:11:23] It was just emailing me unnecessarily anyway. [00:11:25] You know, if you're going to have a recurring payment or an auto payment set up, it, you know, it's, it's okay to notify the customer that there's another bill coming, but it would be really sweet. [00:11:36] If like auto pay is enabled, just so you know, you're going to, you're set to auto pay this on X and X date, uh, because if you got, you know, as many cards as some people have, uh, it can get kind of exhausting to, to just worry about, uh, well, I hope that's, that's all set up. [00:11:53] So it's, uh, things like that are just like random nonsense stressors and the amount of context switching, because you're constantly getting emails and calls from different, from all corners. [00:12:03] I normally screen my calls really aggressively, but you know, this month I've got a pretty much [00:12:08] answer it no matter who's calling, which is not my favorite. [00:12:10] And I've, I've found myself falling into something that I never thought I would do. [00:12:17] Uh, maybe it's cause I turned 40 this week, but I'm, uh, I've always associated this with like [00:12:24] an old, a generational thing. [00:12:26] When somebody asks me a yes, no question, I've started saying yes or no. [00:12:31] Like the literal word, yes. [00:12:33] And that might sound mundane to you, but in my family growing up, the word, yes, always felt [00:12:41] violent because everyone always had more to say, or they had a compulsion to soften it, you know, [00:12:49] like, yeah, sounds a lot, um, neutral, accepting, open, soft. [00:12:58] Then yes, there's a certain like hardness to yes. [00:13:01] You ask a yes, no question. [00:13:02] The person says, yes, it feels like there's a period at the end of that. [00:13:05] And when you say, yeah, or okay, or all right, or, you know, you give some sort of like, you know, [00:13:11] like an invitation to either continue with a follow-up question or, you know, be, be open to maybe a retort or something. [00:13:20] And so I had a colleague once who is, you know, the previous generation who is my superior. [00:13:25] And, uh, his name was Daryl. [00:13:28] Daryl's a lovely person. [00:13:29] But every time I asked Daryl a question and I was asking him a lot of questions because I didn't know shit about fuck. [00:13:34] And he knew a lot of things about everything he would, he would answer every yes, no question with just the word yes or the word no. [00:13:43] And it felt so stifling and cruel and like, you know, like, why is he shutting me down like this? [00:13:51] Even though he's literally answering in the affirmative, there's something about the word yes. [00:13:55] When unadorned with any sort of softeners or explanation or exposition or, or, or, or, or justification or, or invitation to, to, to follow up that feel there's the finality of it feels just rude, even though it is very literally fine. [00:14:12] So I caught myself doing that and I guess I've become a yes man. [00:14:16] Other life stuff. [00:14:22] Our ninja, we have a, uh, we seem to have like every ninja kitchen appliance, um, just in some sort of rotation around, uh, you know, our, our kitchen and it feels to me like every modern home that every year, the, there's like a, a counter surface inflation where the counters keep getting bigger. [00:14:44] The kitchen islands keep getting bigger. [00:14:46] And then the, almost a, um, sort of like how a, a gas will expand to fill its container. [00:14:54] Like ninja appliances will continue getting invented to fill all available counter space in every home. [00:14:59] Uh, and the reason that ninjas been so successful is that unlike Hamilton beach and Cuisinart and stuff like their, their products are actually pretty good and do what they say on the tin. [00:15:09] But we had a, uh, one of the air fryer units that can also, you know, pretend to be a grill, even though like all that's really happening is a hairdryer is blowing downward onto your food and any sort of heating element underneath is indirect. [00:15:20] Uh, we had one of those and, you know, it just kind of got grody and gross from lots of oil and, and repeat washings and, you know, food stuck to the basket. [00:15:31] And it was, it was, it was no longer, you know, how sometimes you use one of these appliances, you don't clean it as intentionally or as frequently as maybe the instruction manual tells you to. [00:15:42] And eventually your food starts tasting like, you know, the bottom of the, uh, the, the, the, the, the deep fryer at, at McDonald's, like, just like that oil tarry kind of like, you know, afterglow. [00:15:55] Which makes, it takes, it really takes the shine off of, uh, whatever the omega threes that you're trying to get out of your fishes. [00:16:00] Uh, so, so we, we bought a new one and what I really wanted out of a new one was one with like multiple heating elements. [00:16:08] Like where, where there was an actual grill that could sear stuff and cook from the bottom up, but also a convection oven that could crisp it up and, and, and, and sort of dehumidify. [00:16:18] And amazingly, Ninja does sell this product. [00:16:22] Uh, it was called, uh, see if I can link to it. [00:16:25] The Ninja convection plus grill. [00:16:27] Oh no, that wasn't it. [00:16:28] It's, it's got a name. [00:16:29] Uh, something, something, grid IG 651. [00:16:35] Okay. [00:16:35] There you go. [00:16:35] I'll put a link in the show notes. [00:16:37] Uh, so the IG 651, whatever, it's got like a barbecue griddle on it. [00:16:41] It seems, it seems nice. [00:16:43] Uh, and it does exactly that. [00:16:46] It's got like a big wide surface element. [00:16:48] You can, you, you plug it in. [00:16:49] It's a very complicated, unnecessarily. [00:16:51] So a complicated thing where it's, it looks like you kind of take a George Foreman style griddle. [00:16:55] It's angled forward, meaning like it's got, you know, uh, I said griddle at just like the slabby kind of, of, of metal slats, slats, you know, where you, you put the burger on it. [00:17:07] And then it's like, you know, remember the George Foreman marketing? [00:17:10] I'm sure you do like, you know, like it's like at the, like, like the, the squeezing iconography to, to indicate like the fat is coming out and then that will make this healthier, even though the fat is often the best part. [00:17:20] Uh, so it's, it's got that it plugs into some like electrical, you know, electrode input thing with two little donguses. [00:17:28] I don't know why I'm even trying to explain this. [00:17:30] It's fine. [00:17:30] And you plug that in, you can wash it separately, but you can put a griddle on top that kind of maps to it. [00:17:36] So it'll pick up that heat. [00:17:37] And that is a flat surface, which can be nice. [00:17:40] If you're, if you're maybe, you know, toasting a sandwich or something. [00:17:46] And yeah, the thing about it, the thing about that search was that trying to answer the question of what heating elements are in this smart cooking appliance proved to be extremely difficult. [00:18:00] You go to the Amazon listing, you go to the product page. [00:18:03] I read up on every single Ninja product that does this. [00:18:06] I started looking at other products that do this. [00:18:09] I started looking at things that ran themselves as smart ovens that, you know, advertise having, uh, multiple heating elements, you know, like the June oven did this. [00:18:16] I think that's out of business now. [00:18:18] Tovala did this. [00:18:18] I think that's going out of business now where they would have, you know, like, um, maybe a microwave element plus a steam cooking element, or maybe they'd have a convection fan inside and also, um, an induction plate underneath. [00:18:31] And none of them have really taken off in the U S unfortunately, uh, such that. [00:18:39] It is a product category that the consumers are educated about, like what they're getting into in Japan. [00:18:45] There's a product called health. [00:18:46] You know, like literally like health EO, but THs are hard and it's got like the basic models have four or five different ways to heat your food. [00:18:56] And then like, it's really smart in that you, you punch in a code, like a recipe code, and it'll just do everything cradle to grave for you with the advanced sensors that it has. [00:19:04] And kind of move between whatever combination at whatever point in the cooking process, all of those heating elements need to be arranged. [00:19:11] And so things come out almost better than a human could do them because they never have to be removed from this hermetically sealed environment, you know, for people's hands to come in and, and, and adjust how the thing is being heated. [00:19:26] Because in Japan, that product has been so successful that the two or three different tiers of that product, not only are they all good, but like, no one needs to be explained what's there. [00:19:36] Like the, the, the, the, it could just be like the higher level of literacy and, and, and education generally in Japan. [00:19:42] But in general, like, it's just, it's really straightforward. [00:19:46] And here, it seems to be that like people just want a device that they can throw food in. [00:19:52] And then as long as they're picking off a menu and it has words like grill, they will feel good about it. [00:19:58] And no one's going to ask, where's the heat coming from? [00:20:01] How is this getting cooked? [00:20:02] Which now that I say it, of course, like Americans don't give a fuck how the thing gets accomplished or without it gets accomplished well, typically, uh, just that, uh, you know, they know what box to put the food in and then the button to hit, which is, you know, a little bit condescending, but, you know, y'all have earned it in my opinion. [00:20:20] Uh, so yeah, we got it. [00:20:22] It works. [00:20:22] Uh, uh, as far as I know, I turned it on the preheating started. [00:20:26] We have not yet, you know, broken the seal and actually cooked with it yet, but I'm glad, I'm glad to have that because I think, I think, I think. [00:20:32] Shit will turn out better, especially salmon, which is increasingly the number one thing that we were using our air fryer for, which was an inefficient, uh, use case. [00:20:40] Speaking of the parks being really busy, uh, and, and life here being overstimulating on Friday, I found myself really testing the fences on this new being 40 year old thing. [00:20:55] I, uh, got up at 5am with Becky. [00:20:59] We had a special event at Disney's Hollywood studios that started at six. [00:21:03] We got there. [00:21:04] There were other people there. [00:21:05] We went to bed early, you know, to, to, to, to be able to, to do this and not be super groggy and miserable, had a great time. [00:21:13] And then we had some friends coming into the park just about an hour after that, that, that event wrapped. [00:21:18] And so we went and visited with them for a little bit. [00:21:20] Then we came home and tried to recover some sort of a productive day by then it was noon. [00:21:25] Uh, and then that evening, cause the same friends that they had their big day, I wanted to debrief with, uh, uh, my buddy before he, uh, John, his name is John. [00:21:35] He is a listener of the program. [00:21:38] So hi, John. [00:21:38] Hello. [00:21:40] Uh, when to do debrief with him. [00:21:43] So we went over to a bar called trader Sam's, which is a grog grotto. [00:21:47] It's in the Polynesian resort hotel. [00:21:49] And it's one of my favorite bars because it's got like a lot of like little imagineering knickknacks and stage elements that, that have since become very common at Tiki bars. [00:21:58] But we got in there, we spent a couple hours and then pretty soon I realized, Oh fuck, it's midnight. [00:22:03] And I've literally been Disney it up to some extent, uh, since 6am. [00:22:10] And so, you know, I actually, I got a second wind in there, but I ultimately didn't get, get to bed until like two. [00:22:16] Uh, so that was a, it was a big day. [00:22:19] I feel like I did all right. [00:22:20] Uh, from an energy level perspective, I think I, I was the person that I needed to be in all of the interactions I had that day. [00:22:28] And that's probably the most I can say. [00:22:29] Uh, I'm simultaneously finding that my body is falling apart. [00:22:33] My, my, uh, left hip is pretty grumpy. [00:22:38] Uh, it's just some sort of like a constant dull discomfort, uh, feels like a dislocated shoulder, but no matter how much PT I do, [00:22:46] I, I, I seem to never fully, fully beat it. [00:22:49] Um, I need a smart, the smart oven equivalent for, for, uh, you know, muscle therapies that people do. [00:23:00] It's like, Oh, you can get some of the, it'll, it'll apply the icy hot and also, you know, drill you with a Theragun and also massage you and also use the, you know, resistant bands exercises to strengthen it. [00:23:09] Uh, just all simultaneously. [00:23:10] Cause it's like this round robin of, of attempts I've had to, to restore this fucking hip. [00:23:17] Uh, it has been great. [00:23:19] So that's been a constant thing. [00:23:21] New things are like my right knee now hurts like hell. [00:23:23] My left, my left heel, just the skin started cracking from how dry it's been here. [00:23:28] And of course it's still way more humid here than the rest of the nation, but apparently my skin is so used to the humidity, uh, that I just woke up one morning and it hurt to walk because all my skin was exposed because all my skin and my foot had cracked. [00:23:40] You know, like what the hell's going on? [00:23:42] So, uh, if you're, uh, approaching 40 and you're worried about it, good. [00:23:48] I don't know that I recommend it so far, uh, but I'm still here, still kicking. [00:23:53] Uh, uh, well, I, so far I almost didn't make it to be honest. [00:23:59] Uh, you know, well, I, if I'm going to talk about this next topic, uh, it's something that's come up in the show before. [00:24:09] And so I think that technically makes it follow up. [00:24:11] So let me hit this button right here. [00:24:13] Yeah. [00:24:20] So speaking of dying right before you turn 40, I, I'd mentioned that I four interstate four that runs east, west in, uh, through bisecting Orlando. [00:24:37] It's, uh, known to be, and I fact checked this against GPT cause I knew I'd probably end up talking about it. [00:24:45] Deadliest stretch of highway in the U S and you know, I'm a, I'm an experienced driver insofar as I've been driving for 24 years. [00:24:54] I don't like love it. [00:24:56] I'm not a car guy. [00:24:57] Uh, I, I feel like I drive fine, relatively safely, probably more on the conservative side. [00:25:05] Overall. [00:25:06] I do speed from time to time, but you know, as long as if you're in America and you're speeding, as long as you use the phrase flow of traffic, uh, you can do whatever you want. [00:25:17] And the problem is that when you live in theme park Orlando and you need literally anything that is not entertainment and hospitality related, uh, like for example, you know, I, I, and this is what puts this into the followup bucket of content. [00:25:35] Uh, I've been talking on and off about having, uh, struggling with snoring. [00:25:38] You know, I've been, uh, uh, doing that thing that a lot of middle-aged husbands start doing and deciding to interrupt their spouse's sleep by, by, by suddenly picking up this cool new habit. [00:25:49] That is just making wheezing sounds all night long. [00:25:53] And mine's really inconsistent. [00:25:56] It's clearly triggered by something. [00:25:57] Couldn't really tell what, you know, is it diet or whatever. [00:26:00] It's like clearly like none of the symptoms of apnea. [00:26:03] So that's probably not it. [00:26:04] Given that I feel fully rested after like four hours and I've never feeling short of breath. [00:26:08] Uh, you know, the new Apple watch has an apnea detection and it seems to not be detecting any apnea. [00:26:16] So I finally got a sleep study ordered and the doctor who is a very nice lady, she, you know, she's just like the reality of insurance right now is, uh, I will put in a request for an in, in a let in lab sleep study. [00:26:33] So we can watch you because the alternative is an at home sleep study. [00:26:36] And based on everything you're saying, there is a 0.0% chance that that at home sleep study is going to find anything. [00:26:44] Uh, and then I was like, well, then let's just do the in lab. [00:26:46] Like you're saying, well, she's like, oh, the insurance will surely deny based on what you're saying, uh, an in lab sleep study. [00:26:53] Uh, you have to do, you have to go through the motions of this at home sleep study first, and then it has to show nothing. [00:27:00] And then I can put in a script again for the in lab. [00:27:04] Uh, and, and then the prior authorization will go through and then you'll be able to do that. [00:27:09] And so I have to kind of do this performative nothing operation, just nothing like procedure, operation procedure. [00:27:18] It's over, you know, like diagnostic, you know, just to check some boxes and money is changing hands invisibly to me at every step. [00:27:27] Of course, for the most part, thanks, thanks to having health insurance. [00:27:30] So I, I, I schedule this and it's an at home sleep study. [00:27:36] Like there are services that mail these units, you know, they could ship it. [00:27:40] I could, I don't know, find a courier or something, but nope, this one, I have to drive to the other fucking side of Orlando, which is, you know, it's 20 miles, but it's like a 45 minute hour long adventure. [00:27:49] And I have to calling them the rules of the game were that I had to, uh, drive there Sunday night to pick it up, come back Tuesday night to drop it off. [00:28:00] And they, because of sleep study locations, this is like an actual, you know, testing center. [00:28:07] Uh, they literally open at 6 30 PM in the evening. [00:28:10] Uh, you know, so that's when their shift starts. [00:28:13] So I had to get there at 6 30. [00:28:15] So that means like, I'm basically fighting through rush hour into town and then pick it up and now I'm coming back home and now it's like eight. [00:28:22] So I guess I'll just eat dinner by myself or whatever. [00:28:25] Uh, and it's not like in a part of town where it's like, Hey, we can go downtown and like make a date, make a night date night out of it and go to like a fun restaurant. [00:28:33] It's like, this is a, I don't know what I, I have many times in this program suggested you should move to Orlando. [00:28:41] Orlando's great. [00:28:41] I love life in Orlando, but like whenever I leave the bubble of like theme park party time, Orlando, where everything's just really, really nice and customer service is incredible. [00:28:50] And the food's really great. [00:28:52] And, and it's just a party. [00:28:53] Uh, and I go to like real Florida. [00:28:56] I'm like, Oh yeah, I need to stop recommending people move to Orlando. [00:28:59] Cause this is like the median experience. [00:29:01] And I wouldn't, I would not, I can't do this for an hour. [00:29:05] I don't know how I would possibly live here. [00:29:07] No offense to Orlando, but I, uh, I went and I picked it up. [00:29:12] I drove my car there on Sunday night and traffic was pretty bad, but it's always pretty bad. [00:29:18] I had numerous cases of people jumping in front of the car on the way onto the highway. [00:29:23] Once I was on the highway, I get into the new express lanes, which do make things easier. [00:29:27] You pay a toll and you get, uh, you know, expedited traffic. [00:29:30] Um, and somebody had pulled over into the shoulder. [00:29:34] And as soon as he pulls over, he just whips open his, his driver's side door off of the shoulder. [00:29:41] And now the door is in my lane. [00:29:43] And there's of course, somebody on my left causing me to, uh, flip out and have to slam the brakes to, to the point of like, you know, bad enough that smoke is happening. [00:29:53] Right. [00:29:53] Like you can smell the burnt tire because this dude is just like, I'm on the highway. [00:29:57] I can open my door. [00:29:58] I'm a, I'm a big man. [00:29:59] I'm driving a truck. [00:30:00] So I chose not to blow his door off. [00:30:05] Uh, then on the way home, it was one of those ordeals where, uh, it's a, a sign said congestion, like eight, four miles ahead. [00:30:16] I was like, oh, four miles. [00:30:17] Okay. [00:30:17] Maybe I'll find an opportunity to take, get off the highway or I'll get onto the express lane and try to avoid it. [00:30:21] And, uh, Apple maps was saying I should turn right at the Kia center, which is like where the Orlando magic play. [00:30:27] And then take three more rights and then get back on the highway. [00:30:30] And I was like extremely convinced that this was just some sort of, you know, Apple maps fuckery. [00:30:36] Uh, and, and the nav and the computer being wrong because it often is, I was like, I'm going to stay on the highway. [00:30:42] I'm a smart guy and the instant that I passed that exit that it wanted me to take, everything became a parking lot and, and such a parking lot that it became road ragey pretty quickly with people driving and shoulders and honking and trying to edge each other out and motorcycles going between lanes. [00:30:58] And, and, and there's just a, you know, there's probably a metric that you could use for any civilization called like, uh, TTMM time to Mad Max. [00:31:10] And Florida has a very low TTMM, you know, it doesn't take long at all for every man for himself, uh, instincts to seemingly kick in. [00:31:22] So I, I did the rerouting and now, now the phone is telling me, all right, well, you know, literally it's so demoralizing. [00:31:32] You see the ETA to your home arrival move literally 40 minutes immediately because I chose not to take it's very wonky prescription of three right turns. [00:31:42] And now I realized in hindsight, the reason it wanted me to do that is there's a direct entrance onto the express lane. [00:31:47] And so not only did the ETA go up, not only do I have the regret that I didn't listen to the computer for, for telling me to do a stupid thing, but I also now am shamed by the insult on wounds here. [00:31:58] The left of me, the express lanes are wide open and there's just like five cars just having a great time going 80 miles an hour to get to where they want. [00:32:05] And everybody else is left in just this, this, this, this absolutely falling down style, uh, traffic jam, uh, or just after dark. [00:32:17] I did get home, I, I took a side street and it was one of those ordeals where you, you know, you take the side street, go up a couple of blocks, you go, you know, uh, turn left, kind of go, I don't know, maybe a half mile just past wherever, whatever accident was causing the congestion. [00:32:34] Then you get back on the highway. [00:32:34] And the problem was, of course, we all have automated navigation systems. [00:32:41] They all reroute us. [00:32:42] And so that was immediately backed up there that it was three traffic lights of people in the left lane, trying to, to turn onto that third traffic light. [00:32:52] And I, it would have been another 20 minutes just waiting for those light changes. [00:32:56] And so I just, you know, fortunately I had a brain and I was like, all right, I'm going to just blow past this and go in the right lane and drive forward three, three intersections and then do a U-turn turn right. [00:33:08] And then I, I successfully beat the rush and I got home and I, it merely only wasted 20 minutes of my time, but here, this story has already wasted five minutes of your time. [00:33:16] So it was death defying because even once off the highway, virtually none of those drivers had ever been on those side streets or in that neighborhood before. [00:33:27] And they were all driving like it and they were all driving like it and it was dark and there were not adequate streetlights. [00:33:31] So, uh, you know, it's not just that like Florida drivers are bad, but like you are surrounded by a certain number of frazzled dads who just picked up rental cards, cars from MCO, who are trying to get to their Disney hotel, who just had a flight delay, whose kids are screaming. [00:33:48] And nobody's happy like that is the default and that is the best case energy because like, you know, that's before you consider the, the, the capital F capital M Florida men and the tweakers and everyone else that just kind of contributes to this diverse fabric of society that we live in. [00:34:08] So, uh, that was a bad experience. [00:34:12] I, I did get home, you know, I am still with us, but by the time I got home, I was, I was so fried. [00:34:18] Like I, I, I, I, I didn't want to hang out. [00:34:22] I didn't want to talk to Becky. [00:34:22] Just wanted to like pour a whiskey and collapse. [00:34:25] Uh, the stress level is so high. [00:34:28] Like, and you can, I looked at my watch, right. [00:34:30] And I was looking at like the heart rate history and I was like, you know, I was white knuckling it. [00:34:34] Um, and that's, and that's partly on me, right? [00:34:36] Like I just, I don't, I don't like that kind of driving. [00:34:39] I don't like that stress. [00:34:39] Two days later, when I had to drop this device off, uh, the device itself was terrible, by the way, it was probably less sophisticated than my Apple watch and probably reading like less accurate, uh, heart rate. [00:34:57] And, and even the, the modern Apple watch like does track breathing. [00:35:00] That's how it does a sleep apnea thing, uh, uh, through the magic of gyroscopes. [00:35:05] And, uh, this device is a piece of shit and I'm sure somehow the rental fee for, for a one-time use was $1,500 to my insure. [00:35:12] Uh, and I'm sure it found nothing. [00:35:15] I can totally, like, I don't know how it would find anything. [00:35:17] Uh, it looked like it was built out of, you know, Teddy Ruxpin era, you know, technology in the mid eighties with, with the, the quality of the, the, the straps and the plastic. [00:35:29] I could just, but when I had to, when it, when time came to drop it off, I really did not want to repeat that experience on a weeknight when you, you know, traffic would be even worse. [00:35:41] And so I, I humbly asked my brother who has a Tesla, I said, Hey, uh, there's another follow-up item. [00:35:48] We, we, we, we picked it up together just in October. [00:35:51] I think, uh, I said, Hey man, like, can I swing by or you swing by drop off your Tesla? [00:35:59] He did some stuff to do at our house anyway. [00:36:01] And he's got the full self-driving like, like, uh, they keep renewing a 30 day trial for him. [00:36:09] And, uh, you know, full self-driving isn't, it is, uh, the car will drive itself. [00:36:14] You don't have to touch the wheel. [00:36:16] It, it, it, it, it's very conservative. [00:36:18] It has three modes, chill, uh, normal and hurried or hurry. [00:36:23] I've never tried hurry. [00:36:24] I don't need to try hurry. [00:36:26] I just stick on chill because at the end of the day, as long as I get to where I'm going, [00:36:29] I sort of don't care. [00:36:30] I'm not in a big rush. [00:36:32] Uh, I have the luxury of not needing to be anywhere in any particular pace. [00:36:37] As long as I leave on time, you know, I'm, and I'm going to get there by the time I promise [00:36:41] the chill is good with me and the, you have to supervise it. [00:36:48] And it was the case when the full self-driving crap and Tesla's first hit that people were, [00:36:55] you know, at first it was just like pressure testing the steering column. [00:36:58] And so people would like use like, uh, uh, weights, like, like weighted wristbands and [00:37:04] stuff to like make it trick the steering column into thinking that somebody was holding onto [00:37:08] the wheel. [00:37:08] Uh, and now they have cameras that look at you like inside the cabin and that, that camera [00:37:15] is using some amount of intelligence to determine that you're distracted or not. [00:37:19] So if you are looking a lot at the central, uh, tablet, it'll bark at you and say, Hey, pay [00:37:23] attention to the road. [00:37:25] If you're looking at your phone, it'll do the same. [00:37:26] If you're looking at a watch, you know, like I've had it even like when I'm talking to the [00:37:30] watch and looking forward, have it bark at me. [00:37:31] And as soon, as soon as it does it, it makes a beep and then it gets increasingly aggressive [00:37:36] and beeps louder. [00:37:37] You impressively. [00:37:39] I say this because like, you know, I'm sure that the reason it's like this is because Tesla [00:37:43] is trying to minimize it's like legal liability for accidents caused by its system. [00:37:47] If, if, if, if you ignore its beeps three times in a day, uh, you, you get a strike, the system [00:37:56] will disengage and you will be forced to manually drive your car like a plebeian for the rest [00:38:01] of the day. [00:38:01] At least that's how Jeremy explained it to me. [00:38:03] If you get five strikes, I want to say it is, um, you're just exited from your, you're ejected [00:38:12] from the full self-driving program. [00:38:14] And I am impressed not only that it's as aggressive as it is, like, you know, if you got to look [00:38:22] at the screen for something, you've got to adjust it. [00:38:23] You basically have seven or eight seconds to, you know, fix the mirrors or whatever it is [00:38:28] before you got to be looking at the road again. [00:38:29] I'm also like finding myself that when I'm driving his vehicle, I actually am significantly less [00:38:36] distracted than in my own Ford escape, which has car play. [00:38:39] And I typically don't touch the phone itself, but I, um, you know, I tune out a little bit [00:38:44] or, uh, you know, might look at something or might be tapping away at the, uh, you know, [00:38:49] the eye messages and, and, and, and whatnot seemingly longer in those cases than like what the Tesla [00:38:55] would let me get away with. [00:38:56] So I'm paying more attention to the road because the computer is telling me to, or forcing me [00:39:01] to, and I am also doing less of the driving. [00:39:05] So, you know, my foot's off the pedal, my foot, my hands are off the steering. [00:39:08] And when they say supervised, it's actually like the right word, like it is doing the [00:39:14] driving, but like the, it feels almost like a pilot co-pilot thing where I, your head's [00:39:22] on a swivel. [00:39:23] Like I can look to the left and I can look to the right and I have far greater situational [00:39:27] awareness as the car is driving. [00:39:28] Now, granted a lot of these like semi-autonomous and, and adaptive, you know, uh, uh, uh, assistance [00:39:35] in cars will for most people lull them into a false sense of security and result in further [00:39:44] driver inattentiveness and unsafety, right? [00:39:46] Like people will, you'll train them out of the vigilance that you need at all times when [00:39:52] you're the one driving a vehicle or being driven in a vehicle. [00:39:55] However, like the particular, and maybe it's just cause I'm kind of coming in and chapter [00:40:00] four of this particular saga of full self-driving and robo taxis will be here in six months as [00:40:05] Elon Musk. [00:40:06] And of course they're not there, but it seems like at least the way that I've experienced [00:40:13] full self-driving when I've used it, it seems to me like I feel a thousand times safer because [00:40:21] the combination of the car, mostly doing the right thing, mostly making the conservative [00:40:25] choice, absolute worst case. [00:40:27] It haunt, it blares at you and you need to take over, uh, combined with my own hypervigilance [00:40:35] of not, you know, I constitutionally do not trust computers and you know, Jeremy doesn't [00:40:41] either. [00:40:42] And so when we're driving these things, we're looking around all the time where we're, we're, [00:40:45] we're sort of, because we have a curiosity and how the technology works, like trying to think [00:40:49] about how is it thinking through this? [00:40:51] Like, like we have a lot of, for example, um, automated gated communities where like the, [00:40:56] the gates will open and closed when you're, when you're entering and exiting. [00:41:00] It's like, we, we look at the little like computer screens, like how does it, how does it, what [00:41:04] does it think is in front of it right now? [00:41:05] It sees that there's an obstruction. [00:41:07] Uh, and if it opens too slowly, is it thinking it's a permanent obstruction or is it going to [00:41:11] wait and then proceed after the thing opens automatically? [00:41:14] Like there's a lot of little moments like that, where it's actually kind of interesting [00:41:17] to see how, you know, how the car reacts and then it gets a software update and then how [00:41:22] the car reacts after that. [00:41:23] And then additionally, there's the typical ebb and flow of software updates generally where [00:41:28] there's regressions, right? [00:41:29] Like there was a version of this, uh, system that, that the ability, like it used to blow [00:41:35] past this one particular speed bump, uh, uh, near our neighborhood, uh, because it didn't [00:41:41] have sufficient paint on the road to indicate that it was a speed bump. [00:41:45] And then there was a software update and then it perfectly negotiated all four speed bumps [00:41:49] just right in a row every single time. [00:41:52] And then there was another update and now it blows past the third speed bump again. [00:41:56] And so, uh, I think that people who are technology enthusiasts who maybe follow this stuff and [00:42:05] understand how, what software is, how it works, that updates are not a pure linear, you know, [00:42:11] march of progress, I think the idea that there would be regressions in software releases or [00:42:18] even, uh, non-determinism in how the, how the computer car operates, that's totally natural [00:42:24] to me. [00:42:24] And I expect it now. [00:42:25] I, I grown at it and I think like, this is, this is probably a bad idea in aggregate and [00:42:31] at a population level. [00:42:33] I suspect that the average driver would be confused by that the same way that like the [00:42:38] average person is terrified of updating their phone or their computer because they associate [00:42:43] software updates with, uh, uh, you know, newness and unawareness and, and, and, and, and, and all [00:42:51] the things that they finally had working, no longer working. [00:42:54] And when they, but when you talk about the, the march of progress and technology, they sort [00:43:00] of have a, what it is, is whenever anything goes wrong with technology, if you're not, if [00:43:08] you're not primed to know that it's burning you is, it seems like people mostly blame themselves [00:43:13] instead of blaming the technology. [00:43:15] And if that's your, if that's the way you use your phone or your computer, uh, you [00:43:21] know, when, when the car makes a mistake, you might not realize it as a car making mistake [00:43:26] and you might not have the hypervigilance. [00:43:27] That's like, you know, a more adversarial, like, like, I feel like I'm constantly spot checking [00:43:31] it. [00:43:31] And I, and while I am surprisingly impressed with how well it's been negotiating everything [00:43:37] that we've thrown at it so far, it's made one or two mistakes and I've, I've, I've, [00:43:41] I've, I've dealt with it, but on net, like it's driving waste. [00:43:45] Way more safely than I am way. [00:43:47] And it's, it's taught me a few things. [00:43:49] It's like, Oh yeah. [00:43:49] Like whenever I do this at an intersection, like that's really dumb. [00:43:52] Like it's doing this way better. [00:43:53] Uh, I can't think of a specific example, but like, I'm pretty impressed. [00:43:58] And so I thought, well, I'll ask Jeremy to borrow the car because I've got this natural [00:44:03] experiment now, same time of day, uh, same location. [00:44:07] So I already know how to get there. [00:44:08] It's a, it's a little bit goofy, but like, because I was just there, I'm not going to feel [00:44:12] like I'm learning how to get, get there and also learning how to use this. [00:44:15] Auto driving system simultaneously. [00:44:17] And, uh, holy shit. [00:44:20] Like, yes, I had people jump out in front of the car. [00:44:23] It was even worse this time at the particular intersection before you get to the, to, to [00:44:27] I four and the car like saw them out of its blind spot while it was turning, right. [00:44:32] It saw them on the left camera and breaks perfectly. [00:44:37] Uh, and I, uh, my first reaction was like, I would not have caught that. [00:44:40] I probably would have cut it real close. [00:44:44] Uh, almost hitting these people. [00:44:45] Uh, you get onto the highway and then this is why I emphasize like I four is like the deadliest [00:44:51] highway in America because it's, it is, it is not like driving on the highway, wherever [00:44:59] the fuck you live like anywhere I was ever in Michigan or Ohio or anywhere else in the [00:45:04] U S or certainly anywhere I've driven in Japan. [00:45:06] Those are the only places I suppose I've driven or Canada. [00:45:09] Like, yes, sometimes it's a little stressful driving on the highway. [00:45:12] Like that's not what this is. [00:45:14] This is, you have to practice extreme defensive driving. [00:45:18] And if you actually want to get where you're going, you also have to practice offensive [00:45:21] driving. [00:45:21] Uh, so having, uh, you know, nine cameras and nine directions is just necessary for basic [00:45:28] like assurance of survival. [00:45:31] Like when I'm on I four, I, I feel constantly under threat. [00:45:35] Uh, and something happens every time. [00:45:39] So we get on the highway and that stuff does happen. [00:45:42] Uh, you know, the car on its own decided to take the express lanes by itself, which was [00:45:46] incredible, but like people were like, I was trying to merge into a lane. [00:45:50] And then as, as the things, well, it was trying to merge into a lane. [00:45:53] And as it was changing lanes, somebody who didn't even have a blinker on starts edging in [00:45:58] and the car knows I'm going to back off. [00:45:59] Uh, there was another case of somebody swerving into our lane, like very close to the car and [00:46:05] the car, you know, defensively, you know, switch to the right lane, which was wide open [00:46:11] to prevent the risk that like, you know, it might have to break. [00:46:14] Suddenly there wasn't enough distance between the cars. [00:46:16] And that was stuff that like, I only was actually even able to piece together. [00:46:19] What the fuck was it doing after the fact? [00:46:20] Like looking at the map and looking around me, it's just, it went great. [00:46:28] Got there, dropped the shit off, turned around, you know, the parking is wonderful too, because [00:46:34] it'll back into every parking spot. [00:46:36] You just tap the screen. [00:46:37] Like it'll see the parking spots. [00:46:38] You just tap which one you want and just, it handles it for you. [00:46:40] It parks way better than I park. [00:46:42] I don't know, man. [00:46:43] And on the ride home, not only, you know, everything around me felt like it was on fire and chaos, [00:46:50] but because I had a buddy who was doing the driving and I could just kind of be, you know, [00:46:54] patrolling and looking around, I actually got a, a low heart rate notification on my watch, [00:47:00] which I get, I get them frequently. [00:47:01] Cause I have a low resting heart rate, but like it would say, Hey, your, your heart rate's [00:47:05] been under 40 beats per minute for the last 10 minutes. [00:47:08] And, uh, which I, if that's not you, that's like, if that's not typical for you, that might [00:47:14] sound scary, but like, no, my, my resting heart rate when I'm actually like de-stressed and, [00:47:17] and just chill is like typically like 38. [00:47:20] So the fact that I could be on I4 with a heart rate under 40 feeling completely safe more than [00:47:27] anything, it's not about going fast or whatever. [00:47:29] It's like feeling like I've got a team of two that are dedicated to getting me home safely, [00:47:32] me and this computer. [00:47:34] Uh, it was a revelatory experience now that look, I realized it's a complicated situation [00:47:44] because Elon is a big old bucket of assholes and the politics of it are all fucked. [00:47:50] Uh, you know, the right time to buy a Tesla was, was when, uh, everyone agreed that, that [00:47:54] they were cool and EVs were good and the planet deserves saving. [00:47:57] Uh, but yeah, I got, I totally saw where, where my brother was coming from and all of his friends [00:48:03] who, who, who, who are similar technologists who, who have these things and who are, you [00:48:07] know, who got on board in the very recent hardware three or hardware four era of Tesla. [00:48:12] Um, particularly with like the, the, the entry level models that are higher volume and therefore [00:48:17] kind of more, uh, consistently produced, you know, the cyber truck, for example, more, most [00:48:26] expensive, but lowest volume and has the most problems. [00:48:29] The model Y at this point is pretty boring and dull, but like, you know, if, if you, if [00:48:34] you are like me and just kind of think of cars, the modern day car is just a tablet with wheels. [00:48:40] This is a, you know, and I, yes, I had, I had low expectations. [00:48:46] I had a high level of suspicion, but it went great. [00:48:48] And, uh, uh, I, I, I successfully dropped off my snoring thing. [00:48:55] I can't wait to get the results. [00:48:57] That'll tell me that, uh, you know, nothing happened. [00:48:59] Another bit of follow-up. [00:49:01] I think I'd mentioned that I, uh, I had used rocket money. [00:49:05] So, you know, it used to be called true bill and then quick and loans bought it. [00:49:08] And, uh, the, as quick and loan started branding itself as rocket and having this rocket suite [00:49:13] of products, rocket money became, it's, you know, a consumer entree into upselling it to [00:49:18] other products and rocket monies, you know, promises. [00:49:21] It's going to help you, uh, visualize all your subscriptions and even negotiate a tiny, tiny [00:49:27] sliver of those subscriptions. [00:49:28] And the one that I yielded to it was my spectrum account. [00:49:32] So my ISP had, had gradually been charging me more and more to the point where it was [00:49:36] like $145 after tax every month for the same internet program. [00:49:39] That was like a hundred dollars when I moved here. [00:49:41] And I was very skeptical when rocket money said, Hey, we just saved you $893 a year, uh, by, [00:49:48] by lowering your monthly bill to 70 bucks. [00:49:50] And they sent me a new modem as well. [00:49:53] And I was like, I don't need a new modem. [00:49:55] It's the, it's, it's the model number. [00:49:56] It looks almost identical. [00:49:57] And I, I was actually at UPS returning that modem. [00:50:01] And I just thought to myself, what if this modem is somehow better? [00:50:04] Cause I had not been super blown away by the performance of my current one. [00:50:09] And so I, I went to the trouble of unplugging the old one, plugging in the new one, setting [00:50:13] it up, calling to activate and it, my, my connection now is rock solid. [00:50:19] So, so just by doing this price hack thing, I now have a modem that works way better. [00:50:23] I was able to activate it myself without having some tech come over here. [00:50:25] So that's a, that's a win, but the statements were still showing up $140. [00:50:29] And I was really skeptical that like this would materialize, but sure enough, this week I got [00:50:35] a statement for $70. [00:50:36] Uh, and I guess that means I owe rocket money 35% of whatever it saved me. [00:50:42] And I don't know how that's, I don't know how that's paid or when that works. [00:50:45] I'll figure it out. [00:50:47] But if you're, if you're willing to, basically I would recommend rocket money to anyone who [00:50:52] is currently paying sticker price for whatever utilities, it's probably mostly ISPs and cell [00:51:00] phone bills. [00:51:01] If you're paying for like a normal plan that is still available and you're paying top dollar, [00:51:06] uh, call them, give it a try. [00:51:08] But if you're like, you know, like I am with T-Mobile grandfathered in on some 12 year old [00:51:13] plan that has been replaced five times. [00:51:15] And there's no like, like the most likely case then is it's going to put me on the latest plan [00:51:19] and sign me up for all of the new throttling and four ADP video and the shit that you don't [00:51:24] want, uh, in terms of limitations. [00:51:26] So check out rocket money. [00:51:30] I, I, I was extremely skeptical and now this is, this is a rocket money ad. [00:51:34] Uh, although it is unpaid. [00:51:36] If you want to be a sponsor of the program podcast at seerls.co, uh, another followup item. [00:51:47] I, let me tell you what it took to connect. [00:51:53] My Xbox controller to my, to my gaming PC. [00:51:58] So, uh, I have an Xbox series elite to whatever you call it. [00:52:04] A nice, the fancy Xbox controller that costs like $170. [00:52:07] And I like this controller. [00:52:09] It's got the little paddles in the back. [00:52:11] It's got, you know, a nicer grip, uh, interchangeable thumb sticks and D pad and stuff. [00:52:16] It's a very nice product, but it's, it's, you know, talk about low volume things that [00:52:21] aren't as reliable. [00:52:21] It has a lot of reliability issues and my right bumper button, like next to the right [00:52:27] shoulder, it had been like very, very, um, it would miss like 70% of the clicks. [00:52:36] And because the right bumper isn't the most important button in the world. [00:52:39] Like it just meant like, uh, I guess I'm just not the kind of guy to throw grenades or whatever [00:52:43] the right bumper is typically assigned to, I got a replacement relative, like a, a, a cheap [00:52:50] replacement through Microsoft support channel. [00:52:52] I think they charged me $70. [00:52:53] They didn't require me to ship back the old one. [00:52:55] Uh, the replacement came and I plugged it into the computer to start set up and pairing. [00:53:00] And the Xbox accessories app was like, this is too out of date to be able to configure your [00:53:06] controller, which was weird because windows update, which I checked frequently had said [00:53:10] that I was up to date, but there was a little message at the bottom saying, uh, windows is [00:53:16] up to date. [00:53:16] Important security updates have not been applied. [00:53:19] Make sure that your computer is turned on, which is weird because if I'm manually updating [00:53:22] and nothing's saying that it's like, where are these secret security updates that aren't [00:53:26] happening? [00:53:26] And when I dug into my actual windows version, it said I was on 21 H two. [00:53:32] So the naming scheme for these major windows releases seems to be the, the two digit year [00:53:39] followed by H one for first half of the year and H two for second half of the year, which [00:53:44] is, um, real dumb. [00:53:47] I'm going to say just a dumb way to name things, you know, numbers are good. [00:53:52] You know, I, I, I get it now why it's named that. [00:53:56] But 21 was, uh, if you, if you decode the version several, several numbers ago, it was [00:54:02] three, at least it was at least two H one ago. [00:54:05] And why was I on such an old version? [00:54:10] It turns out I'll share like a, an article from, from just December, the, the windows 11 [00:54:16] required computers to have secure boot enabled using the trusted platform module or TPM equivalent [00:54:22] encryption. [00:54:23] And that's to certify or to be able to attest that like the, the operating system has not [00:54:28] been tampered with and so forth. [00:54:29] And then this has all sorts of like DMCA, DR, DRM, um, uh, and, uh, HDCP, all this sort [00:54:36] of a content encryption, copyright protection, uh, ostensibly it's quote unquote security. [00:54:41] And it, and it's the, like making sure from a malware perspective that the veracity of [00:54:45] the system files are all in place and so forth. [00:54:47] But like a lot of nerds were not on board because they want to rip blue waves or whatever it is. [00:54:51] And this might make it marginally more difficult, but gaming motherboards were like the last ones [00:54:57] to the party to support secure boot. [00:54:59] And even though I built my gaming PC, well, after windows 11 launched the BIOS that it [00:55:04] shipped with did not support secure boot. [00:55:06] Um, it didn't support, uh, I don't think like booting from UEFI drives correctly either. [00:55:13] So I'd set it up just like a normal basic fucking computer and it worked for however long it [00:55:18] worked. [00:55:18] But apparently in December, Microsoft was just like, and you get no more updates at all. [00:55:22] No more security updates, no more, nothing, which is why I started getting that message. [00:55:25] Uh, if you want to be on the latest and greatest version of windows 11, you must have secure boot. [00:55:30] Problem now is like, it's been several years. [00:55:34] And so figuring out what kind of motherboard I even have, I'm too lazy to like open the case [00:55:38] up and look at it. [00:55:39] And so I, I found the particular model number in my Amazon orders. [00:55:42] So step one, you know, I figured out what was happening. [00:55:45] I guess step, step zero is I get this new controller and I immediately regret it. [00:55:49] Uh, step two, figure out what's happening. [00:55:52] Step three, check my Amazon orders, identify the motherboard. [00:55:55] Uh, step four, I went to the motherboard website. [00:55:58] I find that there, a BIOS update is available and it's, it adds the secure boot functionality [00:56:03] because apparently the encryption software hardware is on the device, which is great. [00:56:07] So I download the BIOS and then I start flashing it. [00:56:12] Uh, not, you know, not that kind of, get your head out of the gutter. [00:56:15] I, it, it requires, uh, you know, identifying there's a, there's a particular USB port on [00:56:23] the back of the, of the motherboard. [00:56:25] That is the only one that can flash the BIOS and you have to look for it. [00:56:30] This is like M dash flash on it. [00:56:31] So you put it in there, you know, you restart, you, uh, boot into the BIOS and I, uh, got [00:56:39] it to update that, that part was actually pretty easy. [00:56:41] Then you go into the, the BIOS and it, you know, I don't know what BIOS stands for. [00:56:45] So if you're not like a PC person, this might not make sense, but you, you, the, the, it's, [00:56:49] it's the little bit of software that runs before the computer really starts. [00:56:52] And you can typically get there by hitting a key like F12 or delete. [00:56:55] And it's, you know, if you weren't raised on windows, uh, it's, it's, it's a weird [00:56:59] under, underbelly that sometimes you have to go into. [00:57:02] It's got a lot of arcane settings. [00:57:04] None of them make any sense. [00:57:05] It's a lot of acronyms that aren't explained, even though modern BIOS systems typically have [00:57:09] tooltips, it'll be like, what is, you know, what is MDR? [00:57:12] And it's like this, this option determines whether you have MDR turned on and off. [00:57:16] And there's like room for two more paragraphs to just maybe spell out what the fuck MDR is. [00:57:20] Uh, I turned on the secure boot, figure that out. [00:57:25] Uh, chat GPT is wonderful for stuff like this. [00:57:27] Like it gave me step-by-step directions because like, there's probably 800 forum, forum posts, [00:57:31] like detailing the same thing. [00:57:33] Uh, after reboot, nothing worked and like the computer would not boot. [00:57:39] I turned on secure boot, which required turning on UEFI, which is like a related technology of [00:57:44] like a more modern boot system for computers. [00:57:46] And it turns out it's because that my drive partition map is master boot record MBR, which [00:57:51] is like from the DOS era. [00:57:53] And that was the default when I set it up in 21 or 2020. [00:57:56]

Gamekings
EvdWL over Assassin's Creed Black Flag, Oblivion & Bloodborne

Gamekings

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 102:32


Deze talkshow wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door MSI. Alle meningen in deze video zijn onze eigen. MSI heeft inhoudelijk geen inspraak op de content en zien de video net als jullie hier voor het eerst op de site. We zijn pardoes keihard aangeland bij de vrijdag. Echt vervelend is dat niet, want dan klopt doorgaans het weekend aan de poort. Plus het is de dag waarop wij een verse aflevering van Einde van de Week Live serveren. Het praatprogramma waarin drie hosts het belangrijkste game gerelateerde nieuws doornemen. Dit keer zitten Huey, JJ en niemand minder dan Kevin achter de desk. Onze Indie-lover en veel-streamer komt langs voor zijn twee-maandelijkse opnamedag. Dat betekent een flinke dosis extra game knowledge aan tafel. Onderwerpen die in deze editie aan bod komen zijn de aankondiging van de Switch 2, nieuws over de remakes van Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag en Elder Scrolls: Oblivion en de Horizon MMO. Dit alles en meer ga je zien en horen in de Einde van de Week Live van vrijdag 17 januari 2025. Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake kan eerder uitkomen dan gedacht Ook spreken de heren over de mogelijke reden waarom we maar geen remaster van Bloodborne krijgen voor de PS5, het cancellen van nog meer live service games door PlayStation, een nieuwe game van een van de makers van The Witcher en de eerste beelden van de Until Dawn film. Als toetje ook een aantal bizarre clips voor Cool of Serious Uncool. Let's get medieval met Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Op 3 februari is het zover. Dan kun je met Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 vol de Middeleeuwen induiken. Als je de media een beetje volgt dan weet je dat de eerste previews vrijwel unaniem enthousiast zijn. Logisch dat we ons de komende weken nog harder gaan verheugen op dit spel. Wil je nu al meer info hebben over Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 dan kun je dat hier vinden. Scoor de Sword 16 HX gaming laptop van MSI en krijg Assassin's Creed: Shadows er straks gratis bij Deze week zet de Sword 16 HX in het zonnetje. Een gaming laptop met een 14e generatie i7 processor, een RTX 4070 videokaart, een full HD 144Hz beeldscherm, een 512GB SSD en een RGB toetsenbord. Deze laptop kun je nu halen tegen een scherpe prijs bij MeGekko. Dan krijg je er als bonus Assassin's Creed Shadows bij. Wanneer die game dan ook uitkomt. Scoor tickets voor PlayStation: The Concert Op 29 april aanstaande vindt in de Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, PlayStation: The Concert plaats. Een audiovisueel spektakel dat je live een muzikale reis laat maken door de werelden van God of War, The Last of Us, Horizon en Ghost of Tsushima en meer. Wil je bij dit unieke concert aanwezig zijn, dan kun je hier jouw tickets scoren. Wees snel want op = op. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:40 Huishoudelijk: MSI 00:06:30 Switch 2 geopenbaard 00:22:57 PlayStation en service games 00:31:20 Details Assassin's Creed Black Flag (de game komt sneller dan gedacht) 00:36:36 Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remake komt er aan? 00:48:00 Nieuwe game creative director The Witcher 00:39:30 BULLETTÎME: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 00:52:45 Larian Studio heeft focus nu volle bak op nieuwe game 00:55:00 Ben je het eens met deze uitspraak? 01:06:00 Elon Musk vs. Asmongold 00:58:30 Waarom geen Bloodborne remaster PS5? Yoshdia heeft een antwoord 01:02:00 BULLETTÎME: PlayStation The Concert 01:13:30 Best verkopende games 2024 Europa 01:15:00 Pokemon 151 release 01:18:20 Cool of Serious Uncool 01:21:55 GK GUIDE TO TOKYO 01:29:43 Cool of Serious Uncool (deel 2)

Jogabilidade (Games)
Vértice #453: Marvel Rivals, Slitterhead, CODE Bunny, cadê o Switch 2, Assassin’s Creed Shadows adiado e mais!

Jogabilidade (Games)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 181:03


Neste episódio, falamos sobre vazamentos do Switch 2, o adiamento de Assassin's Creed Shadows, rumores do remake de The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion e o custo de um Call of Duty. No bloco de jogos, heróis se enfrentam em Marvel Rivals, cabeças se partem em Slitterhead e a perfeição é buscada em CODE Bunny! 00:07:24: Os últimos vazamentos do Switch 2 00:27:40: Mais jogos do Xbox serão lançados para outros consoles? 00:32:28: Xbox Developer Direct 2025 anunciado 00:46:48: Os rumores do remake de Oblivion se intensificam 00:56:24: Assassin's Creed Shadows foi adiado novamente 01:06:29: O custo do desenvolvimento de Call of Duty 01:16:08: Marvel Rivals 01:46:22: Slitterhead 02:12:23: CODE Bunny 02:26:35: Perguntas dos ouvintes 02:41:58: Finalmentes: O Rodízio do Sushi 02:49:38: Finalmentes: Beyond Citadel Contribua | Twitter | YouTube | Twitch | Contato

Chamberlain and Chance
As shiny as Keighley's shoes

Chamberlain and Chance

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 68:55


We apologize for the interruption during the early part of the episode, new Elden Ring DLC was announced and both Alex and Chance needed to change their pants. Yes, Alex is back, and spent a lot of time in Elder Scrolls Oblivion, of all things. Chance downloaded several dozen games on to his PS5 Pro and still just play more Star Wars Outlaws and Chamberlain just might have a crush on Karja from Ys X. And Adol, but who doesn't love Adol.

Dev Game Club
DGC Ep 408: Dead Rising (part one)

Dev Game Club

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 59:46


Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we start a new series on 2006's Dead Rising, from Capcom. We situate the game a bit in its time and with Capcom and this generation of hardware before turning to the structure and feel of the game. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: A few hours Issues covered: the early 360 era, throwing lots of enemies on the screen, console wars, an entry into console for PC developers, achievements and GamerScore, coming into a time-limited game, the deluxe remaster, carrying over Prestige Points, limited time quests, production benefits, a controversial structure, pushing your luck, going to the mall, horde management, Tim shows he actually knows more about football than claimed, camp, inventory management, learning the space, the feeling of losing a person right at the end, saving people, Onigokko!, Artimage's charity. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Xbox, Gears of War, Republic Commando, Crystal Dynamics, Tomb Raider: Legend, PlayStation, Capcom, Keiji Inafune, MegaMan, Onimusha, Resident Evil, Shinji Mikami, Dwarf Fortress, LoZ: Twilight Princess, Okami, Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, Final Fantasy XII, Guitar Hero 2, Rainbow Six: Vegas, New Super Mario Bros, Wii, Elite Beat Agents, Nintendo DS, Burnout: Revenge, Brain Age!, Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, Condemned: Criminal Origins, Tomb Raider: Legend, Heroes of Might and Magic V, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, Arkane, Prey, Dishonored, Nintendo Switch, ElectroPlankton, Groundhog Day, Dark Souls, Rogue, Dawn of the Dead, Chopping Mall, Night of the Living Dead, George Romero, Day of the Dead, Tim Ramsay, Harley Baldwin, Deathloop, Tony Rowe, Artimage, Minecraft, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia.  Next time: More Dead Rising! Links: Artimage's email is artimage84@gmail.com Twitch: timlongojr Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com

Pop Culture Cosmos (One Hour Radio Show Edit)
Pop Culture Cosmos #422- Playstation's 30th Goes Over Huge, A Tokyo Game Show Update, And Did Elder Scrolls Oblivion Have The Best DLC?

Pop Culture Cosmos (One Hour Radio Show Edit)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 60:00


The guys from the Super BS (Josh and Brank) return as they discuss with Gerald their memories of Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion and if it set a precedent for after-release downloadable content. They also discuss the HUGE response to the 30th anniversary Playstation Pro console bundles which sold out in seconds on Sony's website and can be found now only on auction websites for thousands of dollars. Plus they touch on what Sony and Microsoft showed off at the recent Tokyo Game Show and what game reveals they will be looking to find out more info on. It's a gaming-centric episode as the guys from the Super BS join Gerald in the Pop Culture Cosmos! Gear up with your favorite Pop Culture Cosmos shirts and gifts in our TeePublic store at https://www.teepublic.com/user/pop-culture-cosmos Questions for us? Hit us up at popculturecosmos@yahoo.com or @popculturecosmo on Twitter! Don't forget to Follow, Like, and Subscribe to our shows and leave us that 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Presented by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pop Culture Cosmos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Zero Cool Films, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ThriveFantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,  the novel Congratulations, You Suck (available for purchase ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lakers Fast Break⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pop Culture Cosmos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inside Sports Fantasy Football⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dom-ination Sports Nation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Happy Hoarder⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Retro City Games⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pop-culture-cosmos-one-ho/support

WhatCulture Gaming
NEWS - We Need To Talk About The Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remake...

WhatCulture Gaming

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 10:38


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