Podcasts about Minesweeper

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Hi friends! Excited to share this interview from my *other* show, Colette & Matt Have Entered the Chat, where we cover video games and their communities. This one is about the extraordinary legacy of "Minesweeper," which changed the Internet in more ways than you might think. Enjoy! -Original show notes from March 24, 2023- Get the full episode here (or in your favorite pod app): https://haveenteredthechat.com/episodes/100-minesweeper-kyle-orland-diablo-4 When "Minesweeper" and "Solitaire" were first bundled with Microsoft's Windows operating system in the early '90s, they introduced millions of people to PC gaming, many of whom had never used a mouse before. "Minesweeper" in particular became a favorite addiction of many Microsoft programmers, including Bill Gates. Kyle Orland, senior gaming editor at Ars Technica, has written an upcoming book about the legacy of the grey, tiled Roguelike that paved the way for a more robust ecosystem of PC games and eventually the Xbox brand we know today. The ubiquity of these casual pack-in games rivaled the scale of current "Candy Crush" obsessions, and also caused moral panic among business and political leaders, who decried office workers frittering away their productivity on addictive games. Kyle dives into the curious exploits that competitive Minesweepers discovered when they were finally connected to the Internet, and how Microsoft missed its chance for "Solitaire" to become the "Fortnite" of the Windows Store. He also shares stories from his early days curating a Super Mario Bros. fan site when he was 15, interviewing Shigeru Miyamoto, and why "Bubble Bobble" desperately needs a 3D reboot. Plus, we absolve Colette's guilt about giving Blizzard money for the "Diablo IV" beta and why a new Tactics + Roguelite + RPG + Tower Defense + Diabloish game has got its hooks in Matt. Pre-order Kyle's book "Minesweeper" from Boss Fight Books: https://bossfightbooks.com/products/minesweeper-by-kyle-orland Or on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Minesweeper-31-Boss-Fight-Books/dp/B0BRSKKLGV/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Future Finance, host Glenn Hopper talks about the intersection of AI, data analytics, and finance with guest Tom Hinkle. Tom is a Microsoft MVP and analytics expert who shares his unique knowledge about AI's impact on Excel, data science, and workforce analytics. He also discusses his Minesweeper project in Excel and the changing role of finance professionals in an AI-driven world.Tom Hinkle is a Microsoft MVP with 20+ years of experience in analytics, data science, and business intelligence. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tom has worked with major financial institutions, including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and TIAA. He is known for his problem-solving mindset, technical expertise, and ability to bridge the gap between business and technology.In this episode, you will discover:How AI is revolutionizing Excel and what that means for finance professionals.The role of AI in data cleansing and automation, making finance and analytics work more efficient.Why the best coders may not be the most valuable team members in the future of finance.Insights on Copilot in Microsoft 365 and how it's changing financial modeling and reporting.The story behind Tom's Excel Minesweeper project—how he built a game in VBA using AI.As AI continues to automate repetitive tasks, finance professionals must adapt, refine their analytical skills, and focus on storytelling to translate data into meaningful information. Tom's journey highlights how embracing new technologies like Microsoft Copilot can enhance productivity rather than replace human expertise.Follow Tom:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhinkleclt/Website - https://excel-cafe.teachable.com/Minesweeper Game - https://www.thefpandaguy.com/new-page-3Join hosts Glenn and Paul as they unravel the complexities of AI in finance:Follow Glenn:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbhopperiiiFollow Paul:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefpandaguyFollow QFlow.AI:Website - https://bit.ly/4i1EkjgFuture Finance is sponsored by QFlow.ai, the strategic finance platform solving the toughest part of planning and analysis: B2B revenue. Align sales, marketing, and finance, speed up decision-making, and lock in accountability with QFlow.ai. Stay tuned for a deeper understanding of how AI is shaping the future of finance and what it means for businesses and individuals alike.In Today's Episode:[01:46] - Introduction to the Episode[03:36] - Meet Tom Hinkle[06:07] - The Future of AI in Finance[11:53] - AI's Impact on Excel and Financial Modeling[15:31] - The Skills Professionals Need in an AI-Driven World[24:02] - Building Minesweeper in Excel with AI[29:51] - Exploring Microsoft Copilot & AI Coding Assistants[33:07] - The Importance of Storytelling in Data Analytics[36:54] - Fun Segment & Tom's Personal Quirk[40:53] - Closing Thoughts

If you had some free time and a Windows PC in the 1990s, your mouse probably crawled its way to Minesweeper, an exciting watch-where-you-click puzzle game with a ticking clock and a ton of “just one more game” replayability. Originally sold as part of a “big box” bundle of simple games, Minesweeper became a cornerstone of the Windows experience when it was pre-installed with every copy of Windows 3.1 and decades of subsequent OS updates. Alongside fellow Windows gaming staple Solitaire, Minesweeper wound up on more devices than nearly any other video game in history. Sweeping through a minefield of explosive storylines, Journalist Kyle Orland reveals how Minesweeper caused an identity crisis within Microsoft, ensnared a certain Microsoft CEO with its addictive gameplay, dismayed panicky pundits, micromanagers, and legislators around the world, inspired a passionate competitive community that discovered how to break the game, and predicted the rise of casual gaming by nearly two decades. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

If you had some free time and a Windows PC in the 1990s, your mouse probably crawled its way to Minesweeper, an exciting watch-where-you-click puzzle game with a ticking clock and a ton of “just one more game” replayability. Originally sold as part of a “big box” bundle of simple games, Minesweeper became a cornerstone of the Windows experience when it was pre-installed with every copy of Windows 3.1 and decades of subsequent OS updates. Alongside fellow Windows gaming staple Solitaire, Minesweeper wound up on more devices than nearly any other video game in history. Sweeping through a minefield of explosive storylines, Journalist Kyle Orland reveals how Minesweeper caused an identity crisis within Microsoft, ensnared a certain Microsoft CEO with its addictive gameplay, dismayed panicky pundits, micromanagers, and legislators around the world, inspired a passionate competitive community that discovered how to break the game, and predicted the rise of casual gaming by nearly two decades. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

If you had some free time and a Windows PC in the 1990s, your mouse probably crawled its way to Minesweeper, an exciting watch-where-you-click puzzle game with a ticking clock and a ton of “just one more game” replayability. Originally sold as part of a “big box” bundle of simple games, Minesweeper became a cornerstone of the Windows experience when it was pre-installed with every copy of Windows 3.1 and decades of subsequent OS updates. Alongside fellow Windows gaming staple Solitaire, Minesweeper wound up on more devices than nearly any other video game in history. Sweeping through a minefield of explosive storylines, Journalist Kyle Orland reveals how Minesweeper caused an identity crisis within Microsoft, ensnared a certain Microsoft CEO with its addictive gameplay, dismayed panicky pundits, micromanagers, and legislators around the world, inspired a passionate competitive community that discovered how to break the game, and predicted the rise of casual gaming by nearly two decades. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

If you had some free time and a Windows PC in the 1990s, your mouse probably crawled its way to Minesweeper, an exciting watch-where-you-click puzzle game with a ticking clock and a ton of “just one more game” replayability. Originally sold as part of a “big box” bundle of simple games, Minesweeper became a cornerstone of the Windows experience when it was pre-installed with every copy of Windows 3.1 and decades of subsequent OS updates. Alongside fellow Windows gaming staple Solitaire, Minesweeper wound up on more devices than nearly any other video game in history. Sweeping through a minefield of explosive storylines, Journalist Kyle Orland reveals how Minesweeper caused an identity crisis within Microsoft, ensnared a certain Microsoft CEO with its addictive gameplay, dismayed panicky pundits, micromanagers, and legislators around the world, inspired a passionate competitive community that discovered how to break the game, and predicted the rise of casual gaming by nearly two decades. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

Real Life:   Steven's been back at the forge for Blacksmithing Class #2, where Ben learned the existence of trivets (yes, those little metal stands your grandma probably had). Meanwhile, babysitting round two for Steven's nephew went... well, let's just say he survived. Rainy days are not great for four-year-olds. On the tabletop front, we got into Dungeon Crawl Classics (aka the ‘70s cranked up to 11) with its insane artwork and a spell system that just loves making you regret your choices. Then there's Mutant Crawl Classics, which, well... we didn't get as far, but you know it's gotta be weird and radioactive. Ben, on the other hand, had feedback about last week's discussion of Mothership. Devon's character was from Planet America, and Ben played Rodney McKay, based on our favorite Grumpy Scientist from Stargate: Atlantis. Also, Ben's dog has bladder problems (is it Cushing's disease?), and he's making custom Mac Mini decals that look like that Joy Division album cover that you probably know from Hot Topic t-shirts.   Future or Now: Since Devon's not here, let's talk about video games.    Dragonsweeper is Minesweeper meets dungeon crawler, and it's addictive as heck. Play it for free on the web at one of these two links:   https://dragonsweeper.com/New-Dragonsweeper-Version https://danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper   Also, can we finally talk about UFO 50, that game that combines 50 indie games in one, all looking like they're straight out of the 80s? Ben waxes on and on about Party House: a deckbuilding game where you gather as many guests as you can to throw a huge party, but don't let it get out of hand! If it was released separately, it'd probably have been game of the year.   https://ufo50.miraheze.org/wiki/Party_House   Paper, Watch Out! Scientists in Japan are making biohybrid hands with lab-grown muscle tissue. These “MuMuTAs” are a step toward prosthetics and robots that mimic real muscle movement. Read more about it here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250212151423.htm   This reminded Ben of a love poem he wrote recently: Colonies:  https://ben.lawless.rocks/poetry/colonies/   “Book Club”:   This week: Burning Chrome by William Gibson, specifically the titular story in the collection that brought us cyberpunk classics like Johnny Mnemonic.   Next week: Billennium by J.G. Ballard — a 1962 dystopian tale of extreme overpopulation, where people live in minuscule rooms in overcrowded cities. Sounds like fun, right?

This week on Arcade, Uno and Chugs revisit Astro Bot, Star Wars Outlaws, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, plus check out the latest Pokémon TCG Pocket expansion, Space-Time Smackdown. They also dive into some cool indie titles, including the detective game The Roottrees are Dead, the psychological horror MiSide, and the puzzle-based Minesweeper-style game Proverbs. In gaming news, Xbox Game Pass subscriptions keep climbing while hardware sales keep falling, Dragon Age: Veilguard underperforms leading to Bioware layoffs, and Jean-Claude Van Damme's Kickboxer is getting a game! Plus, with PlayStation recently cracking down on a Bloodborne 60fps patch from 2021, could a revival be on the horizon? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's episode, Gastor and Shalewa talk about Walgreens CEO stating the obvious, Jetblue and Venmo collabing, and why you shouldn't play with the Teamsters. Follow the Team on Social Media Instagram: @WarReportPod @SilkyJumbo @GastorAlmonte Twitter: @SilkyJumbo @GastorAlmonte Theme music "Guns Go Cold" provided by Kno of Knomercyproductions Twitter: @Kno Instagram: @KnoMercyProductions

This week on NAFC, the chaos of 2025 continues. Izzy shares what it's been like living so close to the LA fires, while Mox battles the flu. Gibbs, on the other hand, is living his best life with a shiny new ultra-wide gaming monitor, perfect for indulging in Minesweeper and obsessively tweaking character creators. He also checks out the Netflix anime Orb and gives his initial thoughts. The crew kicks things off with a quick review of the Criterion Collection 2024 movie Flow, but the main event is a deep dive into the 2015 thriller The Gift. Expect a long discussion filled with sharp takes, surprising insights, and, of course, plenty of the usual NAFC humor. Support us on Patreon!

Jump in with Carlos Juico and Gavin Ruta on episode 216 of Jumpers Jump. This episode we discuss: Review of Squid Game Season 2, 4 horsemen of apocalypse squid games theory , Gi-hun & frontman brothers theory, Predictions for Squid Games season 3, Things you missed in Squid Games, Trolley game question in Squid Games, Minesweeper game in Season 3, Characters appearing in SG both seasons, 4 horseman Squid Games color theory, Why the frontman completed the games, Squid Games poster predicting who survived, King Tut snake Mandela effect, Nike AD translated, Tag movie based on real events, Mermaid statue urban legend, Pomegranate theory, Character names in Squid Games meanings, Sleep paralysis theories, new year's resolutions and much more! Follow the podcast: @JumpersPodcast Follow Carlos: @CarlosJuico Follow Gavin: @GavinRutaa Check out the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/JumpersJumpYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Minecraft, with this special Christmas edition. We talk a little about seeds and sharing them, carpeting your friend's base, stories of ongoing Minecrafting, and other topics. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: A few more hours of Minecraft Issues covered: wall-to-wall carpeting, Defeating Games for Charity, Minecraft gear, motion capture, finding Tim's base, stairs being my hallmark, the importance of community, a potato generator, farming spaces and pens, not being deep on the tech tree, building being an important part, learning about sheep and their needs, grass propagation, sudden appearance of grass, emergent properties and experimentation, getting quickly to the nether, leaning on villagers, building up the spawn point, monster generation, XP as currency, upgrading villagers, a system to get quickly to villages, a very deep hole, climbing out of a big hole, getting connected to the world, blockiness contributing to readability, replayable/pseudo-randomness, selecting a seed, determinism, a multiverse of deterministic universes, a shareable number that you can replicate, difficulty progression in other games, getting same-y, going to the end, investing yourself, asking why?, making and letting go, spreading out to other games, Deathgaze and other end-game FF6 discussion. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Phil Salvador, BioStats, Mega 64, Mark Garcia, LostLake86, MysteryDip and progeny, Lord of the Rings (obliquely), Valheim, Dark Souls, Breath of the Wild, Indiana Jones (obliquely), Minesweeper, Bridge, Starfighter, Spelunky, Skyrim, Soren Johnson, Civilization, No Man's Sky, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Corbin Bernsen, Pacific Drive, Final Fantasy VI, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers. Next time: End of year review! Links: Defeating Games for Charity Twitch: timlongojr Discord https://t.co/h7jnG9J9lz DevGameClub@gmail.com

The metal detectors drop flags and dodge bombs in Episode 455: Minesweeper. Intro and outro music by Kubbi at kubbimusic.com. Edited by Dan Willett at @itsdanfromcreature. Visit NGP online: ngppodcast.com Follow NGP on Twitter: twitter.com/ngppodcast Like NGP on Facebook: facebook.com/ngppodcast Support NGP on Patreon: patreon.com/ngppodcast Chat with NGP on Discord: discord.gg/newgameplus

and how they all go together... ;) and other Fun Facts to throw down at your kitchen party. =) 

The minesweeper Ukushima of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force sank on Monday after catching a fire the previous day, the MSDF said.

A fire broke out on a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper on a training voyage Sunday, leaving one of its crew members missing.

Steam Next Fest just wrapped up, and you can see the long shadow of Balatro taking shape! And how about this amazing giant Minesweeper game!?!?! Also in this episode... – ALL ABOUT THE MALL: We talk longer than you would think about the Mall of America. – (NOT)EXCLUSIVE: Xbox did a thing. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: DC Vertigo, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Couplets This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This week (most) of us went to see Terrifier 3. We also talk about Minesweeper and Dungeon RPG, RogueHex, Banshee TV series, Guardians Gambit, Thing from Another World, The Thing, The Tingler, Curse of the Demon, House of Bone and Rain, Cocaine Bear, Shadowdark, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Furries at the Renn Faire, KingCon, Annie, the View-Master movie, the FTC "Click to Cancel" rule, Raimi and Doctor Strange 3, Stephen King's Fairy Tale goers to series, Queens of the Dead, and Devilina. So, bring your garbage bag of death, it's time for a GeekShock!

Au programme de ce 95ème épisode de Netflixers, le podcast francophone dédié à Netflix et à la SVOD en général : 00:02:41 : Actus du secteur SVOD français et mondial. Les 10 ans de Netflix en France, la nouvelle interface TV, Kaizen et la chronologie des médias, Universciné rachète Filmo. 00:50:30 : Nos recommandations de l'été : Nivrae, Damien, Frédéric et des membres du Discord vous donnent leurs recommandations sur Netflix et ailleurs. Au programme : Le devoir du mois : Find me falling mais aussi Goyo, A trop jouer, Uglies, Les dessous de la famille, Les Ex de l'enfer, Le Nouvel Essor de Simone Biles, L'Homme aux mille enfants, Emily in Paris s4, Le décameron, Monstres : L'histoire de Lyle et Erik Menendez, Un couple parfait, The Circle S7, The influencer S1, Kaulitz & Kaulitz, L'Académie de la pop : KATSEYE, Démineur (MineSweeper), Batman, le justicier masqué(Caped Crusader), My Lade Jane, The Bear S3, Agatha All Along, French girl aka La Québécoise aka Chez les beaux-parents, Boardwalk Empire, The underground Railroad, The Rings of Power, Civil War, Rebel Ridge, All together now, A good girl's guide to murder, Axel F., The greatest hits... 02:12:30 : Ce qui arrive sur Netflix le mois prochain : Un petit aperçu des ajouts Netflix d'octobre 2024. Pour vous les Netflixos : Le devoir du mois choisi par Damien est le film américain "It's what's inside" qui sort le 4 octobre. Vous pouvez retrouver la liste complète mise à jour dans cet article : https://netflixandchiffres.substack.com/p/tous-les-ajouts-netflix-originals-c93 Nous avons un Discord avec toutes les dernières infos sur Netflix, des conversations, des débats sur Netflix mais aussi sur les autres services SVOD dispos en France : https://discord.gg/N4Vmd5n (Merci Kris_Mery de l'administrer et de l'avoir créé et merci à tous ceux qui le font vivre chaque jour avec des infos, des recos etc.) Intermèdes audio :"Squid Game 2" qui sort le 26 décembre / "Find me falling" déjà dispo / "Outer Banks" saison 2 dispo en octobre. Intervenants : Hélène (https://www.twitter.com/nivrae) que vous pouvez retrouver sur WeAreGirlz : https://www.we-are-girlz.com/ Damien (https://www.twitter.com/Damien_SRSLY) que vous pouvez retrouver sur Serieously : https://www.serieously.com/ Présenté par Frédéric (https://www.twitter.com/filmsdelover) que vous pouvez retrouver sur Netflix & Chiffres : https://netflixandchiffres.substack.com/ et par mail frednetflixers@gmail.com

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This week's episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecastJoin hosts Michael Sorg, Dave Podnar, and Katie Dudas for an exciting episode of AwesomeCast! This week, we dive into Halloween shopping adventures, unique chess games, and intriguing AI-generated art controversies. Here are the highlights: • Hello Kitty Halloween Extravaganza: Katie Dudas shares her delightful discovery of a Hello Kitty Haunted House porcelain piece from Marshalls, detailing each character and their spooky costumes. Find out why Halloween starts early for Hello Kitty fans! • Really Bad Chess: Michael Sorg introduces a quirky chess game available on Apple Arcade and Android. Learn how this game randomizes chess pieces for a fun twist on the classic game. Perfect for chess enthusiasts and newbies alike! • Minesweeper Nostalgia: Sorg brings back memories with a modern take on Minesweeper, available as a Netflix game. Discover the nautical-themed version of this classic game and why it's become a new addiction. • Duolingo's Emotional Blackmail: Dive into the controversial marketing tactics of Duolingo, known for its guilt-inducing notifications. Is it effective or just plain manipulative? Find out what Gen Z really thinks. • AI Art at Michaels: Katie discusses the uproar over AI-generated Halloween art at Michaels stores, highlighting the telltale signs of AI involvement and the quality issues that ensued. • Waze and Google Maps Updates: Dave and Sorg explore the new features in Google Maps and Waze, including building entrances, parking information, and more integrated traffic alerts. What's the future of these navigation giants? • Old-Fashioned Wasp Removal: Dave shares his hilarious and practical experience of using bricks to tackle a persistent hornet's nest. Home maintenance with a touch of humor! Stay tuned for more exciting episodes and don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell for the latest updates! Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.com Sorgatron Media Podcast Network Feed: sorgatronmedia.fireside.fm Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we're sharing and to join the discussion! You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Special Thanks to kidmental for the new AwesomeCast Sounds! Visit him at www.kidmental.com Join our live show Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST on AwesomeCast Facebook, Youtube and Sorgatron Media Twitch!

This week's episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecastJoin hosts Michael Sorg, Dave Podnar, and Katie Dudas for an exciting episode of AwesomeCast! This week, we dive into Halloween shopping adventures, unique chess games, and intriguing AI-generated art controversies. Here are the highlights: • Hello Kitty Halloween Extravaganza: Katie Dudas shares her delightful discovery of a Hello Kitty Haunted House porcelain piece from Marshalls, detailing each character and their spooky costumes. Find out why Halloween starts early for Hello Kitty fans! • Really Bad Chess: Michael Sorg introduces a quirky chess game available on Apple Arcade and Android. Learn how this game randomizes chess pieces for a fun twist on the classic game. Perfect for chess enthusiasts and newbies alike! • Minesweeper Nostalgia: Sorg brings back memories with a modern take on Minesweeper, available as a Netflix game. Discover the nautical-themed version of this classic game and why it's become a new addiction. • Duolingo's Emotional Blackmail: Dive into the controversial marketing tactics of Duolingo, known for its guilt-inducing notifications. Is it effective or just plain manipulative? Find out what Gen Z really thinks. • AI Art at Michaels: Katie discusses the uproar over AI-generated Halloween art at Michaels stores, highlighting the telltale signs of AI involvement and the quality issues that ensued. • Waze and Google Maps Updates: Dave and Sorg explore the new features in Google Maps and Waze, including building entrances, parking information, and more integrated traffic alerts. What's the future of these navigation giants? • Old-Fashioned Wasp Removal: Dave shares his hilarious and practical experience of using bricks to tackle a persistent hornet's nest. Home maintenance with a touch of humor! Stay tuned for more exciting episodes and don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell for the latest updates! Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.com Sorgatron Media Podcast Network Feed: sorgatronmedia.fireside.fm Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we're sharing and to join the discussion! You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Special Thanks to kidmental for the new AwesomeCast Sounds! Visit him at www.kidmental.com Join our live show Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST on AwesomeCast Facebook, Youtube and Sorgatron Media Twitch!

This week, we chat with Bart van den Akker, the man behind one of Europe's largest retro computer collections at The HomeComputerMuseum in the Netherlands.  Learn about the unique features and challenges of maintaining and restoring vintage machines, including the day when a 6-meter truck delivered the world's largest PC-Games collection. Bart shares insights on recreating nostalgic experiences like LAN setups with MSN Messenger, the significance of the Dutch-designed Estatos computer, and the role of piracy in software preservation. Contents: 00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories 36:36 - Bart van den Akker Interview Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books - https://www.bitmapbooks.com/products/the-art-of-the-box Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes: CGNET GameCube: https://tinyurl.com/58rzn72n Lost Dreamcast game emerges: https://tinyurl.com/7eamftsh Netflix reimagined Minesweeper: https://tinyurl.com/3r2ce9xd The first PC emulator arrives for iOS: https://tinyurl.com/57fz2kdt 16-bit style Karate Kid game: https://tinyurl.com/ye29x445

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Send us a Text Message.Watch the video!https://youtu.be/ng649zQYjDYIn the News blog post for July 5, 2024:https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2024/07/in-the-news734.html00:00 AI Michaels11:52 Siri Fragmentation18:34 Clickety Keyboards26:48 Scheming To Detect Ischemia31:15 Bluetooth Magic for AirPods34:12 How Much Do You Care About Apple?39:22 Prototype Hype42:35 Modern Minesweeper45:18 Brett's Type Tip: Selecting Text with the Trackpad48:58 Jeff's Type Tip: Great Notes App Shortcuts with an External KeyboardTom Kludt | Vanity Fair: “It Was Astonishing”: How NBC Convinced Al Michaels to Embrace His AI Voice for Olympics CoverageChance Miller | 9to5Mac: Phil Schiller to join OpenAI board in ‘observer' role following Apple's ChatGPT dealJason Snell | Macworld: A Siri divided against itself cannot standFernando Silva | 9to5Mac: Clicks Keyboard case: Surprisingly great or gimmicky gadget? [Hands on review]Cory Bohon | Gadget Hacks: Tired of Tapping? Use an External Keyboard on Your iPhone and Unlock Tons of Keyboard ShortcutsLeander Kahney | Cult of Mac: Apple Watch can detect leading cause of heart attacks, doctor saysTammy Rogers | iMore: New AirPods Beta firmware improves sound quality during a call John-Anthony Disotto | iMore: Is AppleCare+ worth it? I worked at Apple for years, here's everything I learned at the Genius BarD. Griffin Jones | Cult of Mac: The 8 weirdest unreleased Apple productsAnna Washenko | Engadget: Netflix has reimagined Minesweeper and it's out nowBrett's Type Tip: Selecting Text with the TrackpadJeff's Type Tip: Great Notes app shortcuts with external keyboard:Shift-Command-L  -  Add a checklistShift-Command-7 -  Create a bulleted listCommand-K  -   Add a linkSupport the Show.Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.comJeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

Ohhhhhhhh no there goes Tokyo!  Join Dave and Jess as they watch Godzilla Minus One, available on Netflix.  This kaiju flick is the first Godzilla movie to win an Academy Award - do Dave and Jess agree with the Academy, or should this film be regarded with the same disdain reserved for Roland Emmerich's failed adaptation.The couple discuss the superiority of subtitled vs dubbed versions of foreign films, along with a review of American versus Japanese versions of Godzilla (including that odious Roland Emmerich version from 1998), and the kid-friendly cartoon.Jess receives a revelation when she realizes how the game Minesweeper was named after a certain scene in this movie, and Dave laments how similar this movie is to a certain unproduced screenplay he wrote.Thanks for listening! We hope you enjoyed the episode. Please take time to rate the show wherever you listen to your podcasts and follow us on Instagram at DateNightInPodcast. We welcome feedback, suggestions, and cocktail recipes at DateNightInPodcast@gmail.com. Our intro song is from Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.comTrack: Summer Vibes by RedNotehttps://tunetank.com/track/865-summer-vibes/

This week we take a look at the hit film, Godzilla Minus One. The movie is set in the waning days of WWII and tells the story of Shikishima, a surviving Kamikaze pilot, who was attacked on Odo Island, along with a company of fighter plane mechanics, by a gargantuan monster. After the mechanics die because of Shikishima failing to shoot the monster, an overwhelming amount of guilt weighs on him, especially when he returns to a ravaged post-war Japan and a homeless woman and the orphaned baby she cares for, moves into his home. Shikishima, now on a personal mission, teams up with a large group of war veterans to finally take down the monster known as Godzilla. Listen in and find out what we all thought!

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 11th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:34): Lynn Conway has diedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40648470&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:14): I like the RP2040Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40646061&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:07): Silicon Valley's best kept secret: Founder liquidityOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40654190&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:40): ARC Prize – a $1M+ competition towards open AGI progressOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40648960&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:39): Microsoft's official Minesweeper app has ads, pay-to-win, and is hundreds of MBsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40647278&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:33): A new term, ‘slop', has emerged to describe dubious A.I.-generated materialOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40645983&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(11:18): Some people with insomnia think they're awake when they're asleepOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40646602&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:42): Norway discovers Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metalsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40646658&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(14:57): Flameshot – Open-source screenshot softwareOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40650844&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(16:31): Self-Serve DashboardsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40646312&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

The FBI untangles Scattered Spider. The RansomHub group puts a deadline on Christie's. Prescription services warn customers of data breaches. Personal data from public sector workers in India is leaked online. Check Point says check your VPNs. The Internet Archive suffers DDoS attacks. A Minesweeper clone installs malicious scripts. N2K T-Minus Space Daily podcast host Maria Varmazis speaks with guest Carrie Hernandez Marshall, CEO and Co-Founder from Rebel Space Technologies, about the need to extend cybersecurity into space. If you can't beat ‘em, troll ‘em.  Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest N2K T-Minus Space Daily podcast host Maria Varmazis speaks with guest Carrie Hernandez Marshall, CEO and Co-Founder from Rebel Space Technologies, about the need to extend cybersecurity into space. Selected Reading Potent youth cybercrime ring made up of 1,000 people, FBI official says (CyberScoop) Christie's given Friday ransom deadline after threat group claims responsibility for cyber attack (ITPro) Data Stolen From MediSecure for Sale on Dark Web (SecurityWeek) 2.8 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Prescription Services Firm Sav-Rx (SecurityWeek) Data leak exposes personal data of Indian military and police (CSO Online) Check Point warns of threat actors targeting its VPNs (TechMonitor) Internet Archive Hit With DDoS Attack (PCMag) Hackers phish finance orgs using trojanized Minesweeper clone (bleepingcomputer) Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now (WIRED) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc.

Welcome to the Fresh Juice podcast! Your go-to spot for in-depth reviews, insights, and discussions on indie games. We're passionate about uncovering hidden gems in the gaming world and giving indie developers the spotlight they deserve. In each episode, we dive deep into the gameplay, mechanics, and artistry of various indie games. We also feature exclusive interviews with developers, sharing their stories and the inspirations behind their games. THIS EPISODE: This week Tommy and Matty discuss the Helldivers/Sony drama, Loop Hero on mobile, and more! They also dive into Dungeon Minesweeper, a new minesweeper roguelike on Steam. Lastly, they answer some great listener questions submitted in our Discord! Dungeon Minesweeper: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2662810/Dungeon_Minesweeper/

Uncle tries out a new BBQ place in Riverside.  Topics include: Spirit of Texas BBQ restaurant, Inland Empire, livestream videos, new iPad, Stratego, Minesweeper, cowboy hats, flea market products, apps, YouTuber neighbors, podcasting, favorite things, Jabber Jaw, Groffdale Machine Co., Amish scooters, exercise, cycling, dynamo hub, bike commuting, podcast studio setup, phone call line, Sam Smith vs Petty and Lynne, squirrels, fruit trees, dragon fruit, citrus fruit flies

Neocon Future Stratego BBQThe Age of Transitions and Uncle 5-3-2024AOT #421An unexpected hero arises to take on our old enemies, the Neocons. Not the hero we expected, but most likely, the hero we deserve. Topics include: Future of Humanity Institute closing, Oxford, transhumanism, Nick Bostrom, Anders Sandberg, WTA, h+, eugenics, Silicon Valley billionaires, Simulation Hypothesis, racist emails, dysgenics, artificial intelligence, progressive version of transhumanism, fringe ideologies and groups, IEET, Martine Rothblatt, EA, Longtermism, national economic systems, technological development, Neoliberals, Neocons, establishment in crisis, Erik Prince, Blackwater, Xe, Bush Administration, War on Terror, MIC, Indo-Pacific military theater, pivot away from Middle East, defense spending, Reagan, Cold War, post communist Russia, focus on private sector to save governmental failure, Eric Schmidt, national security shift, Boeing, whistleblowers' deaths, basic corruption, focus on profits over all else, financialization, wealth gap increasing, money isn't real, lack of economic philosophy, no accountability, dismantling of legitimate protest, Israel, student protests, banning campus protests, 2024 presidential election, AGI, major governments want to steer their own new world order, space vs the desertUTP #331Topics include: Spirit of Texas BBQ restaurant, Inland Empire, livestream videos, new iPad, Stratego, Minesweeper, cowboy hats, flea market products, apps, YouTuber neighbors, podcasting, favorite things, Jabber Jaw, Groffdale Machine Co., Amish scooters, exercise, cycling, dynamo hub, bike commuting, podcast studio setup, phone call line, Sam Smith vs Petty and Lynne, squirrels, fruit trees, dragon fruit, citrus fruit fliesFRANZ MAIN HUB:https://theageoftransitions.com/PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/aaronfranzUNCLEhttps://unclethepodcast.com/ORhttps://theageoftransitions.com/category/uncle-the-podcast/FRANZ and UNCLE Merchhttps://theageoftransitions.com/category/support-the-podcasts/KEEP OCHELLI GOING. You are the EFFECT if you support OCHELLI https://ochelli.com/donate/Ochelli Link Treehttps://linktr.ee/chuckochelli

Welcome to another episode of The Gamerheads Podcast! This time, we're joined by Lucio. From Lucio's Friday night gaming streams to our encounters with WWE legends, this episode is a piledriver of memories and insights. We even tease an upcoming announcement that will get our listeners' adrenaline pumping, all while keeping you entertained with our trademark wit.We're talking new horizons in gaming with a keen look at this week's freshest releases, including Reigns Beyond and No Rest for the Wicked.  Amidst the fun, Lucio shares his hands-on experience with Balatro and Tekken 8, discussing everything from vibrant graphics to accessibility features for all you button mashers out there.Plus, we talk about our review of Let's! Revolution! the puzzle roguelike that's more than just a nod to Minesweeper and discuss our first session of Solforge Fusion!So sit back, relax, and enjoy another episode of The Gamerheads Podcast!Check out our sponsor!Discover how Magic Mind, our favorite energy drink, can fuel your energy levels.You can get it at magicmind.com/gamerheadss and use promo code Gamerheadss.Support the showHere are a few ways you can support Gamerheads!Leave us a review!Not only does your review help fellow gamers discover our podcast, but it also provides valuable insights for us as content creators. Your feedback serves as a compass, guiding us in crafting episodes that cater to your interests, addressing topics that matter to you, and enhancing your overall listening experience. Your words have the power to influence the direction of future episodes and ensure that we continue delivering content that captivates and engages. Review us on Apple Podcasts! Review us on Spotify! Join our Discord!In The Gamerheads Podcast Discord, you'll find a haven for lively discussions, where you can chat about the latest releases and share your gaming experiences with fellow gamers.Join our Patreon today https://www.patreon.com/gamerheadsFollow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/GamerheadsPodMusic: Jeff Dasler - Recused

Marc starts things off this week talking about you don't want to know--seriously, YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW--before getting to what they've been playing with Let's! Revolution!, Ruff Ghanor, Grandia HD Collection, Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator, 7Days Heroes, Flightpath: Adventures in Venaris, SokoFrog, and Knowledge Keeper. Anyway and as always, thank you for watching or listening, I hope you enjoy this here episode, and I hope you have a wonderful wonderful rest of your day. (And if you haven't already, or are a listener and not a watcher, please like, subscribe, hit the bell, and all that jazz; it may not seem like much, but it goes a long way in helping support the show and site in general. I would appreciate it greatly.)

Lords: * Chris * Dev * https://devinbusha.artstation.com/ Topics: * Taking Improv classes has been life changing. * Practicing 3 keyboard layouts at the same time * I bought store brand salt. You wouldn't think this would be a big deal but it turns out to be * I Once Snorted an Eight Ball with Santa, by Richie Zaborowske * https://www.havehashad.com/hadposts/i-once-snorted-an-eight-ball-with-santa * Are all creative ideas very derivative, or is it just my ideas Microtopics: * Pickleball. * Weird shapes the birdie flies in. * The sport that has level design. * Mindful breathing. * You are now breathing mindfully. * Looking forward to being at square one. * Getting the real data once you stop paying attention. * Thespians in High School. * Spinning a wheel to figure out what emotion to feel. * Whether the yes and rule only works for comedy. * Pancakes. Are. Starchy. * Being late to your job that's on fire because you were stuck behind the fire truck. * Celebrating your own failures. * How to play Lemmings in 2024. * Self-esteem. * Immediately vibing with a new sport. * Autotuning except it's completely manual. * A bunch of joysticks that you twiddle with your fingers to do letters. * Colemak vs. Colemak DH. * Keyboards that are laid out in columns. * Splitting up the typing test into QWERTY, Dvorak and Colemak. * Palm Pilot Graffiti. * The Lord's Prayer in Gregg. * Shorthand. (Originally called Briefhand.) * Good ciphers for room escape puzzles. * Are QR codes based on the mazes in Zelda 2? * Flaky sea salt vs. coarse sea salt. * Adding a biting experience to make your food more heterogeneous. * Edible chemistry. * The last time you pinched salt. * Audially-rewarding salt grinders. * Science Youtuber Hank Green. * Warning pregnant women to not eat too much salty licorice. * Supertaster-outing Tic Tacs that regular people love but supertasters immediately vomit. * We've got a level six kaiju supertaster on our hands! * The guy who gets paid too much to taste ice cream. * The kind of person who doesn't salt their food but instead repeatedly licks a salt lick throughout the meal. * Heads swirling around like snow globes. * A poem that doesn't do anything with line breaks but does do something interesting with sentence lengths. * A poem that you might read on a bathroom stall. * Wearing the little hat and pulling on the cord that makes the horn toot. * The ecology that grows around the dumpster. * The crane swinging porta potties around. * An extremely expensive way to have fun * Heading towards the era of having kids. * Asking for payment for software that is not being maintained. * Minesweeper but X. * An idea that is worth doing but not obviously worth doing. * How to make Missile Command fun in a new and interesting way. * A boxing essay with questionable authenticity. * Strategies for enjoying Frog Fractions. * Rangers and the new way they handle animals. * Yes-anding whatever ideas come to you. * Ancient primals that were interlocked in battle. * Someone thinking of an idea. * Constantly listening for cues. * What do inanimate objects do? * Buying a giant bag of googly eyes and putting them on everything. * Not posting on Twitter.

Call your dads, D-Pads!It's time to boot up that old grey PC in your basement, click on over to Start - Program Files - Games, and see what you've got!If you were lucky enough to be born 30 or so years ago, you'll know what this is all about, and you'll likely have some opinions on what were some of the best Windows Based and Microsoft Entertainment Pack games!Is Solitaire better than Minesweeper? Does Jezzball deserve to be higher than B tier? What even is Jezzball? Plus: our final thoughts on Prince of Persia The Lost Crown. Watch our gameplay segments and full video episodes over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRetrogradePodcast?sub_confirmation=1Join us on Twitter: @RetrogradePod, @RetrogradeAndy, @RetrogradeMikeyTikTok: @RetrogradePodOr on Instagram: @theretrogradepodcast Or visit our website at www.theretrogradepod.com/Questions, Comments, and business inquiries can be sent to theretrogradepodcast@gmail.comShow Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/microsoft-entertainment-pack-tier-ranking

Subscribe to us (free!) on:https://www.getinherlane.com/Kat and Shan sit down with Alanis King, a fearless motorsports journalist who tells it like it is and has the most fun in her job we have ever seen! Alanis is a seasoned automotive journalist who turned her passion into a career. Alanis doesn't just report on races; she lives them. Her experiences on the race track and in the newsroom offer a unique perspective on the industry, from the adrenaline-pumping wins to the struggles faced as a woman in a male-dominated field.Ready for a detour of intrigue? We shift gears to unravel the bizarre saga of the Haas Formula 1 team's partnership with Rich Energy. A story filled with drama, controversy, and an energy drink company that was as mysterious as its questionable business practices. Listen as we explore the twists and turns of this wild tale. You'll be surprised by what goes on behind the scenes, and you'll gain an appreciation for the journalistic tenacity it took to uncover the truth.But it's not all serious business. We also explore the joy, the fun, and the authenticity of immersing oneself in the world of cars. Alanis shares her transformation from maintaining an objective facade to letting her true personality shine through. Discover how being genuine has not only enriched her experiences but has also opened doors to unique opportunities. From interviewing childhood heroes to dreaming about becoming the world's fastest Minesweeper player, we invite you to join us in this lively conversation filled with laughter, empowering messages, and an infectious passion for the automotive world.Find Alanis here:https://alanisnking.com/And follow her on Instagram: @Alanisnking

In the dying days of the Great War, the French navy commissioned 12 Navarin-class minesweepers, to be constructed in Canada under the direction of Wisconsin's Manitowoc Shipbuilding. Three of these minesweepers - Inkerman, Cerisoles, and Sebastopol departed Fort William, Ontario  on Novembers 23, 1918Only one would be seen again. Sources:Stonehouse, Frederick. "Ils Sont Disparu! They Are Gone: The Baffling Fate of Inkerman & Cerisoles." Lake Superior Magazine, 12 Nov 2018. https://www.lakesuperior.com/the-lake/maritime/405-ils-sont-disparu/"Two Trawlers Believed Lost on Great Lakes." Saskatoon Daily Star, 3 Dec 1918. https://www.newspapers.com/article/saskatoon-daily-star-two-trawlers-believ/127617031/ Wrecksite.eu - CerisolesWrecksite.eu - InkermanCheck out our Patreon here!Support the show

Rapid Rundown - Series 7 Episode 3 All the key news since our episode on 6th November - including new research on AI in education, and a big tech news week! It's okay to write research papers with Generative AI - but not to review them! The publishing arm of American Association for Advancement of Science (they publish 6 science journals, including the "Science" journal) says authors can use “AI-assisted technologies as components of their research study or as aids in the writing or presentation of the manuscript” as long as their use is noted.  But they've banned AI-generated images and other multimedia" without explicit permission from the editors”. And they won't allow the use of AI by reviewers because this “could breach the confidentiality of the manuscript”. A number of other publishers have made announcements recently, including the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors , the World Association of Medical Editors and the  Council of Science Editors. https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/change-policy-use-generative-ai-and-large-language-models   Learning From Mistakes Makes LLM Better Reasoner https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.20689 News Article: https://venturebeat.com/ai/microsoft-unveils-lema-a-revolutionary-ai-learning-method-mirroring-human-problem-solving Researchers from Microsoft Research Asia, Peking University, and Xi'an Jiaotong University have developed a new technique to improve large language models' (LLMs) ability to solve math problems by having them learn from their mistakes, akin to how humans learn. The researchers have revealed a pioneering strategy, Learning from Mistakes (LeMa), which trains AI to correct its own mistakes, leading to enhanced reasoning abilities, according to a research paper published this week. The researchers first had models like LLaMA-2 generate flawed reasoning paths for math word problems. GPT-4 then identified errors in the reasoning, explained them and provided corrected reasoning paths. The researchers used the corrected data to further train the original models.     Role of AI chatbots in education: systematic literature review International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education https://educationaltechnologyjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41239-023-00426-1#Sec8 Looks at chatbots from the perspective of students and educators, and the benefits and concerns raised in the 67 research papers they studied We found that students primarily gain from AI-powered chatbots in three key areas: homework and study assistance, a personalized learning experience, and the development of various skills. For educators, the main advantages are the time-saving assistance and improved pedagogy. However, our research also emphasizes significant challenges and critical factors that educators need to handle diligently. These include concerns related to AI applications such as reliability, accuracy, and ethical considerations." Also, a fantastic list of references for papers discussing chatbots in education, many from this year     More Robots are Coming: Large Multimodal Models (ChatGPT) can Solve Visually Diverse Images of Parsons Problems https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.04926 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2311.04926.pdf Parsons problems are a type of programming puzzle where learners are given jumbled code snippets and must arrange them in the correct logical sequence rather than producing the code from scratch "While some scholars have advocated for the integration of visual problems as a safeguard against the capabilities of language models, new multimodal language models now have vision and language capabilities that may allow them to analyze and solve visual problems. … Our results show that GPT-4V solved 96.7% of these visual problems" The research's findings have significant implications for computing education. The high success rate of GPT-4V in solving visually diverse Parsons Problems suggests that relying solely on visual complexity in coding assignments might not effectively challenge students or assess their true understanding in the era of advanced AI tools. This raises questions about the effectiveness of traditional assessment methods in programming education and the need for innovative approaches that can more accurately evaluate a student's coding skills and understanding. Interesting to note some research earlier in the year found that LLMs could only solve half the problems - so things have moved very fast!     The Impact of Large Language Models on Scientific Discovery: a Preliminary Study using GPT-4 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2311.07361.pdf By Microsoft Research and Microsoft Azure Quantum researchers "Our preliminary exploration indicates that GPT-4 exhibits promising potential for a variety of scientific applications, demonstrating its aptitude for handling complex problem-solving and knowledge integration tasks" The study explores the impact of GPT-4 in advancing scientific discovery across various domains. It investigates its use in drug discovery, biology, computational chemistry, materials design, and solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs). The study primarily uses qualitative assessments and some quantitative measures to evaluate GPT-4's understanding of complex scientific concepts and problem-solving abilities. While GPT-4 shows remarkable potential and understanding in these areas, particularly in drug discovery and biology, it faces limitations in precise calculations and processing complex data formats. The research underscores GPT-4's strengths in integrating knowledge, predicting properties, and aiding interdisciplinary research.     An Interdisciplinary Outlook on Large Language Models for Scientific Research https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.04929 Overall, the paper presents LLMs as powerful tools that can significantly enhance scientific research. They offer the promise of faster, more efficient research processes, but this comes with the responsibility to use them well and critically, ensuring the integrity and ethical standards of scientific inquiry. It discusses how they are being used effectively in eight areas of science, and deals with issues like hallucinations - but, as it points out, even in Engineering where there's low tolerance for mistakes, GPT-4 can pass critical exams. This research is a good source of focus for researchers thinking about how it may help or change their research areas, and help with scientific communication and collaboration.     With ChatGPT, do we have to rewrite our learning objectives -- CASE study in Cybersecurity https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.06261 This paper examines how AI tools like ChatGPT can change the way cybersecurity is taught in universities. It uses a method called "Understanding by Design" to look at learning objectives in cybersecurity courses. The study suggests that ChatGPT can help students achieve these objectives more quickly and understand complex concepts better. However, it also raises questions about how much students should rely on AI tools. The paper argues that while AI can assist in learning, it's crucial for students to understand fundamental concepts from the ground up. The study provides examples of how ChatGPT could be integrated into a cybersecurity curriculum, proposing a balance between traditional learning and AI-assisted education.   "We hypothesize that ChatGPT will allow us to accelerate some of our existing LOs, given the tool's capabilities… From this exercise, we have learned two things in particular that we believe we will need to be further examined by all educators. First, our experiences with ChatGPT suggest that the tool can provide a powerful means to allow learners to generate pieces of their work quickly…. Second, we will need to consider how to teach concepts that need to be experienced from “first-principle” learning approaches and learn how to motivate students to perform some rudimentary exercises that “the tool” can easily do for me."     A Step Closer to Comprehensive Answers: Constrained Multi-Stage Question Decomposition with Large Language Models https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.07491 What this means is that AI is continuing to get better, and people are finding ways to make it even better, at passing exams and multi-choice questions     Assessing Logical Puzzle Solving in Large Language Models: Insights from a Minesweeper Case Study https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.07387 Good news for me though - I still have a skill that can't be replaced by a robot. It seems that AI might be great at playing Go, and Chess, and seemingly everything else. BUT it turns out it can't play Minesweeper as well as a person. So my leisure time is safe!     DEMASQ: Unmasking the ChatGPT Wordsmith https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.05019 Finally, I'll mention this research, where the researchers have proposed a new method of ChatGPT detection, where they're assessing the 'energy' of the writing. It might be a step forward, but tbh it took me a while to find the thing I'm always looking for with detectors, which is the False Positive rate - ie how many students in a class of 100 will it accuse of writing something with ChatGPT when they actually wrote it themself.  And the answer is it has a 4% false positive rate on research abstracts published on ArXiv - but apparently it's 100% accurate on Reddit. Not sure that's really good enough for education use, where students are more likely to be using academic style than Reddit style! I'll leave you to read the research if you want to know more, and learn about the battle between AI writers and AI detectors     Harvard's AI Pedagogy Project And outside of research, it's worth taking a look at work from the metaLAB at Harvard called "Creative and critical engagement with AI in education" It's a collection of assignments and materials inspired by the humanities, for educators curious about how AI affects their students and their syllabi. It includes an AI starter, an LLM tutorial, lots of resources, and a set of assignments https://aipedagogy.org/     Microsoft Ignite Book of News There's way too much to fit into the shownotes, so just head straight to the Book of News for all the huge AI announcements from Microsoft's big developer conference Link: Microsoft Ignite 2023 Book of News  

Mike and Tyler talk to Gaming Editor at Ars Technica and author of the Boss Fight Book Minesweeper, Kyle Orland! They discuss the origins of Minesweeper at Microsoft and the games surprising competitive scene. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

From 1993 to 1996, the gaming industry underwent a metamorphosis, driven by technological advancements and shifts in player demographics. As the maturing audience craved more intricate narratives, developers answered the call, transitioning from cartoonish titles to thought-provoking themes. The period witnessed the rise of CD-based games, igniting fiercer competition among industry giants like Nintendo, SEGA, and Sony. The advent of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) marked a significant self-regulatory step, while the first E3 solidified its role as an annual gaming spectacle. The epochal shift from 2D to 3D, propelled by powerful Graphics Processors, redefined gaming immersion and mechanics. Amidst these transformative years, the PlayStation emerged as a dominant force, reshaping market dynamics and setting new standards for console gaming. In 1993, the industry leaned towards mature content, with congressional hearings aiming to balance creative freedom and responsibility, growing anticipation around Nintendo's "Project Reality," and a behind-the-scenes look with David Sheff's "Game Over." 1994 marked an era of maturation and innovation, highlighted by the establishment of the ESRB, the unveiling of the Nintendo Ultra 64, and the onset of digital journalism through Game Zero magazine. 1995 saw heightened competition and community engagement, propelled by the rise of CD-based gaming via Sony's PlayStation, the inaugural E3, and the undying rivalry between SEGA and Nintendo. By 1996, the dawn of the 3D era was unmistakable, with Graphics Processors transforming game design, the PlayStation emerging dominant amidst the decline of several home consoles, and the industry bidding adieu to 2D, embracing the immersive realms of 3D gaming.Featured Games:Doom, Myst, Secret of Mana, Star Fox, Dune 2, Super Metroid, Final Fantasy VI, Donkey Kong Country, Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, Virtua Fighter, Ridge Racer, Chrono Trigger, Command & Conquer, Super Mario World 2, Earthworm Jim 2, Rayman, Descent, Phantasmagoria, Tekken, Super Mario 64, Tomb Raider, Quake, Return Fire, Resident Evil, The Neverhood, Minesweeper, and Crash Bandicoot. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (00:00) - Episode 4 (00:06) - 1993 (14:27) - 1994 (32:08) - 1995 (52:41) - 1996 Thanks to our monthly supporters FS Tabreez Siddique Mynx Mopman43 Ritsu William Kage Studio Devil Dallay_g Razu John H The Golden Bolt MykonosFan ErbBetaPatched Vornak Killer Space Serra Mr. Lindsay Autocharth History With Kayleigh Benjamin Steele Nick Makris minimme

Lords: * Mikel * https://www.lasertimepodcast.com/category/videogame-apocalypse/ * Diana * https://www.lasertimepodcast.com/category/thirty-twenty-ten/ Topics: * Banishment is still legal as a punishment in Georgia (the state) * From an evolutionary standpoint, why is it so hard to admit you're wrong? * Minesweeper speed running * http://www.minesweeper.info/wiki/Dreamboard * Sometime During Eternity, by Lawrence Ferlinghetti * https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42860/sometime-during-eternity- * Marsupials: Have they got it figured out? * Venture Bros. rewatch - things gleaned from a binge rewatch 20 years after it debuted, ahead of the finale * Esper says: "Also I second the Venture Bros. recommendation, and double-triple the content warning. The first season is rough not only in terms of political correctness, but some of the episode setups are just 'let's watch the characters be racist for a while and assume that's funny.' They work their way out of it mostly after the first season, and those episodes aren't even great, but are completely necessary for laying groundwork going forward. And it's really worth it to get through them! Everything after season 1 is excellent, and everything from seasons 3 to 7 is truly some of the best television writing of all time." * The origin of dungeons * https://cohost.org/mogwai-poet/post/1771576-if-you-look-up-dung * Esper says: "The 'big B' is, according to my high school German knowledge, called an 'esset,' and can be replaced by 'ss' in just about any word using it. It's just a double S sound." Microtopics: * Vidjagame Apocalypse. * 30 20 10. * The day when new games used to come out. * Why podcasts come out at certain times. * Banishing someone from 158 counties. * Taking drugs to regulate your brain chemistry. * Figuring out some way you were right every time you're wrong. * Signaling and countersignaling. * Being so high status that you don't even need to pretend to be right. * Coming back two days later to prove that Steven Spielberg directed Star Wars. * Minesweeper board generation. * The Dreamboard. * 16 vs 32-bit PRNGs. * Speed running a game regardless of whether it's fun to speed run. * Watching speed run attempts live. * Using up one of your Life Stalks. * The shame of confusing Minesweeper and Minecraft. * The origins of Minesweeper. * Minesweeper the Game the Movie. * Harrison Ford on a boat fighting aliens. * Rihanna on a boat fighting aliens. * Manning an aircraft carrier with four guys, two of whom are over 90. * Back when they were still making movie video games. * An Advance Wars clone made as a tie-in to the movie Battleship. * Some scroll-type parchments that some henchmen left lying around the Dead Sea. * Jesus sitting in on your jazz combo. * Sitting there looking dead. * Going all in on Beatnik Jargon. * Asking centenarian beat legend Lawrence Ferlinghetti what he thinks about Minesweeper. * Flies holding their noses to eat durians. * If humans had elephant-length gestation periods and the kids came out walking and talking. * Giving birth to peanut-sized babies and expecting the babies to climb into your pouch on their own. * Having half a dozen kids because you need help emailing PDFs. * Adorable tiny possums that look like weasels all over South America. * Marsupials transplanting babies between pouches. * Some K-Type shit. * Munching on opiates your entire life. * What if Jonny Quest grew up to become a fail son? * The slowest rollout of a TV show in the history of television. * Gee willikers, I can't wait to solve this mystery! * Making a sequel that reflects the fact that you've grown since you made the original. * Adventure cartoon archetypes. * David Bowie showing up and yelling at you. * The deadly sting of the monarch butterfly. * One of the things that you put up against your throat and it vibrates. * A little straw that you put in your mouth to make it sound like you're talking through a didgeridoo. * What a regular person thinks of when they hear "dungeon" vs. what a nerd thinks of. * What was this place before it was a monster-infested dungeon? * A labyrinth full of guys. * Fill it with a few wonders and you got yourself a dungeon. * The Tomb of the Qin Emperor. * Why they only made some of the pharaoh's tomb a trap, rather than the whole thing. * Letters we used to have. * The German letter that looks like a big B. * Mewterhead. * La Fiesta de Quince Anos.

Book editors Jeremy Parish and Jared Petty talk to book authors Kyle Orland and Richard Moss about their books about the history of landmark computer games: "Minesweeper" by Boss Fight Books and "Shareware Heroes," respectively.

Kyle Orland, author of the new Boss Fight Books' Minesweeper, joins the show to talk about one of the most prolific 90's games by the same name. In this episode: the Minesweeper generation, how Bill Gates got addicted to it, the ultimate time waster, it was a mouse tutorial, Microsoft's internal conflicts, the moral panic around games like Minesweeper, and the clock is ticking. See more from Kyle Orland: Twitter: @KyleOrl  Sr. Gaming Editor, Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/author/kyle-orland/  Book: https://bossfightbooks.com/products/minesweeper-by-kyle-orland  Video Game History Foundation: Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour Email: podcast@gamehistory.org Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg Website: gamehistory.org Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

Last time we spoke about the drive towards Salamaua. New Guinea was about to see a large scale offensive launched at Salamaua, but in order for it to be pulled off, the allied high command decided to produce many feints to distract the Japanese. Codenamed Operation Postern, General Blamey directed his subordinate to launch offensives around Salamaua, but not to attack kit directly. Battles began to break out over the Pimple, Green Hill, observation hill and bobdubi ridge. It was costly warfare for both sides, but the strategy was working as the Japanese were beginning to believe the allies were targeting Salamaua, rather than the actual target which was Lae. We also talked about the tragic tale of the fate of the surviving doolittle POW's and the sinking of the hospital ship Centaur. The Japanese would perform many more war crimes during this war. But today we are venturing back to the frigid north pacific. This episode is the battle of Attu Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.  It is May of 1943, almost a year has passed since the battle of Midway. The battle of Midway, though as you have heard me say probably a hundreds times by now, not the turning point of the pacific war, nonetheless has captivated people since it occurred. There is something about Midway that just makes it a great story, its full of everything, deception, foreshadowing, underdog victory, its on the level of Herodotus to be brutally honest with you. But while thats all good and fun it really overshadows other events in the Pacific War. One thing that gets really overshadowed is the Aleutian campaign, which ironically was born from the battle of Midway. As we have seen throughout this series, the Japanese invasion of the islands of Attu and Kiska were incredibly important aspects of the war, hell it was the first time American territory had been seized since the war of 1812, a war in which my nation of Canada defeated America, haha jokes jokes, trust me I know quite a lot about the war of 1812 and its by no means as simple as that and is honestly one of the most misunderstood wars in history. The invasions of Attu and Kiska were a large shock for the American public and their liberation was demanded from the offset.  Now to backtrack only a tiny bit for coherency's sake, last time we talked about Admiral Kinkaid's plan to attack Kiska. The plan became a major item debated at the Casablanca conference. The allied commanders liked the plan and sent it over the the Joint chiefs of staff to try and hammer out the details to form it into a real operation that got the codename Operation landcrab. When it was presented to General John DeWitt, he recommended using the 35th infantry division, but the War department decided to use the 7th motorized division instead. They had of course been trained for desert warfare in north africa, but General Rommel had just been defeated and thus the division's expertise in that area was no longer needed.  Vice Admiral Francis Rockwell received overall command of Operation Landcrab and when he looked over the plan, he quickly pointed out some major problems. Number one, they simply did not have enough naval assets to pull it off. Going back to the drawing board, Kinkaid suggested they switch their target for Attu, believing the island only held a garrison of around 500 Japanese. Attu would turn out to have closer to 3000 men. Regardless, Kinkaid argued bypassing Kiska for Attu might result in the Japanese abandoning Kiska.  The idea was approved and the 10,000 strong 7th division commanded by Major General Albert Brown would receive a crash course in amphibious landings and tundra warfare. The initial lands were set for May 7th, but the finer details of the plan were only finalized on April 1st at the San Diego military conference. As mentioned before, shipping was the most crippling issue facing the North Pacific as they really only received hand me downs so to say. Thus Operation Landcrab would be forced to use five terribly-overcrowded transports: the Harris, Heywood, Zeilin, Perida and Kane escorted by Task Force 51's Destroyers Dewey, Dale, Monaghan, Aylwin; minelayers Sicard, Pruitt and the Minesweeper group Perry, Elliot, Chandler and Long. They were to depart on April 24th.  Now to preserve secrecy for the operation, the 7th division who were training in California were told they were going to deploy in the Solomon Islands. Kind of a nasty surprise when you think about it, your training for a tropical climate only to be shipped off to one of the coldest and most miserable places in the world haha. A key element in the plan consisted of the provisional scout battalion, commanded by Captain William Willoughby. This unit was made up of the physically toughest men out of the 7th division and would prove to be the finest American fighting forces on Attu. Captain Willoughby would have 410 men who were given very little time to train. Willoughby secured massive firepower for his men, getting rid of half their rifles and all their submachine guns and replacing them with automatic rifles, machine guns and exchanging their soft lead ammunition for armor piercing rounds, which was a big necessity so they did not ricochet on the ice. He also filled his mens packs with grenades to the brim. The men left San Francisco on april 24th at 1pm, completely ignorant of their true destination. In the meantime the Americans wanted to keep their actual target a mystery from the Japanese and began a bombardment campaign against Kiska and Attu, tossing most of the bombs at Kiska. The bombardment campaign was heavily hampered by tremendous storms for the first half of april, seeing winds up to 115 mph and gusts over 127 mph. The Americans managed to better Kiska with 1175 sorties during April second half, then on May 1st they switched focus to Attu where their bombers hammered it with over 200,000 pounds of bombs. The pilots unfortunately were bombing blind as Attu was covered in a thick fog, thus there was no way to know the effectiveness of their campaign.  Of the entire invasion force, only Willoughby's provisional scout battalion would get training ashore in the Aleutians prior to deployment. While the rest of the 7th division came ashore at Cold Bay, they would be forced to stay aboard their ships as there were no accommodations ashore, a shivering and crammed mess to be sure. Only Captain Willoughby's men would carry on over to Dutch Harbor where they embarked on a week's last minute training in snow and muskeg. While the 7th division boys were shivering their asses off in Cold Bay, General Butler signaled the bombardment campaign to lay down the hammer of Attu, tossing Admiral McMorris force into the mix. McMorris led the Light cruisers Richmond, Detroit and Santa Fe; and destroyers Coghlan, Bancroft, Caldwell, Edwards, Frazier and Gansevoort to bombard Attu with naval gunfire. Over in Attu, Colonel Yamasaki Yasuyo who had been appointed to command the 2nd district force of the North Seas Garrison had arrived to the island in April and was given orders to hold Attu without any additional help until at least May. In May he was to receive reinforcements. Until then he had the 83rd and 103rd infantry battalion; the Aota battalion which was a provisional anti-aircraft battalion;  the 302nd Independent Engineer Company and 2nd Company of the 6th Ship Engineer Regiment; and  the 6th Independent Mountain Artillery Company. In all 2630 men, with just a few coastal guns, some flak guns and small arms to defend themselves. Yamasaki decided to keep the garrison at Chichagof Harbor, while at Holtz and Massacre Valleys he had the men abandon the low ground to instead dig pits, trenches and bunkers of the high, rugged ground overlooking the valleys. Rockwell and Brown spent May the 1st and 2nd discussing the landing plans against Attu. Characteristically the Aleutian weather was to be bleak, furious storms raged thus postponing the operation. D-day had to be pushed from may 7th to the 11th. Rockwell called for landing the entire 7th division at Sarana Bay as he didn't believe he could maintain full-scale supply of 2 different landing points. But Brown favored making 3 landings. One at Holtz bay by Colonel Frank Cuilin's northern force; the 1st battalion of the 17th regiment; another in Massacre Bay by Colonel Edward Earle's southern force consisting of the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 17th regiment and the 2nd battalion of the 32nd regiment; and Captain Willoughby's  Scout battalion was to land at Beach Scarlet; lastly a reserve force consisting of the 1st and 3rd battalions of the 32nd regiment and the 1st battalion of the 4th regiment  ready to depart at any moment from Adak. The key to the plan was to have all three forces join up in the mountain pass  called Jarmin Pass which lay between Holtz and Massacre Valleys. Converging there would basically trap the Japanese at Chichagof Valley, leaving them open to naval bombardments and aerial bombing as the 7th division's advanced upon the high ground. Willoughby's scouts would have an extremely dangerous task having to land from two large submarines at night, the USS Narwhal and Nautilus. They would have to creep up in complete silence to achieve the element of surprise. This was easier said than done however. When jumping into their rubber boats, their equipment would clank and some of their heavy weapons would rip holes in the fragile boats. Thus Willoughby instead planned to come topside, inflate the rubber boats on the afterdecks and try to quietly crowed the boats while they were still high and dry. The submarines would submerge under them, so the boats would float without a ripple. Pretty smart stuff and very innovative for the day. Once a beachhead was established, the destroyer USS Kane would bring the remaining 165 men to Attu.  Admiral Kinkaids Task Force 16 would provide the naval support, consisting of two groups:  the Southern Covering Force of Admiral McMorris consisting of Light cruisers Richmond, Detroit and Santa Fe; and destroyers Coghlan, Bancroft, Caldwell, Frazier and Gansevoort; and the Northern Covering Force of Admiral Giffen  consisting of Heavy cruisers Louisville, San Francisco and Wichita; and destroyers Balch, Hughes, Morris and Mustin. They would have the task of naval bombarding the enemy positions and would receive the support from Admiral Rockwell's Task Force 51 consisting of the escort carrier Nassau, 3 old battleships the Nevada, Idaho and Pennsylvania; and destroyers Edwards, Meade, Ammen, Phelps, Hull, MacDonough, Aylwin and Monaghan, a Transport Group covered by three destroyers Dale, Dewey and Farragut and a Minesweeper Group of two minesweepers Chandler and Long.They were to be the largest American naval force assembled since the invasion of Guadalcanal and their guns would hammer the enemy on Attu to support the ground forces. On the 3rd of May, the assault force finally departed Cold Bay en route to Attu, despite the fact their intelligence indicated the Japanese knew they were coming. The convoy cut across the Chain at Amukta pass making a wide circle north of Kiska to avoid detection. By the 6th, they had reached their launch point, 100 miles north of Attu, but a storm began to smash them during the evening. The surf became too dangerous for landings, forcing Rockwell to postpone yet again. Rockwell took his transports and had them perform circles while his battleships headed west incase the Japanese tried to send reinforcements from the Kuriles. By the 11th, the storm had ended, leaving a soupy fog over the ocean. Because of the fog the destroyer USS Macdonough accidentally cut across the destroyer USS Sicard's course causing a collision. No one was injured, but the collision breached Macdonough's hull, forcing Sicard to tow her back to Adak. Sicard was one of the control ships for the landings, thus the landings would now be more difficult. Meanwhile, Colonel Yamasaki received warning of the incoming American invasion by May 4th and set to work ordering his men into combat alert positions. He kept the men on edge for a week, but by the 10th he had exhausted them and it looked like perhaps the weather and stopped the invasion from coming. Thus Yamasaki decided to leave the beaches unguarded, as his small force could not possibly guard every inch of them. His force was made up of, what we call the b-teamers, older men and raw recruits, primarily drawn from Hokkaido. The only advantage they enjoyed was the fact they were used to colder climates and knew the terrain and weather. Giving up the beaches to occupy the high ground was the only sensible defensive posture Yamasaki could hope for. Thus a major component of the defensive strategy would be to draw the enemy further in towards the mountains and away from their supplies on the shore. Yamasaki organized his forces into two sectors; the Chichagof harbor sector and the  Holtz Bay sector. Lt COlonel Yonegawa Isamu defended the Holtz Bay sector with his Yonegawa force of 420 men, 526 men of the Aota provisional anti-aircraft battalion led by Major Aota Seiji, 270 men of the 6th independent month artillery led by Captain Ono CHinozo, 270 men of the 6th ship engineers led by Captain Kobayashi and 183 men of the field hospital unit.  Chichagof Harbor sector was defended by Major Watanabe Tokuji who had 664 men of the 303rd independent infantry battalion. Willoughby and his scouts moved ashore first at 1am on May 11th, marking the start of a struggle that would carry on for 19 days. It was not going to be the 3 day adventures Admiral Kinkaid had promised them. Willoughby and 244 of his scouts clambered out of the large submarines Narwhal and Nautilus into their inflatable boats and made their way 3 miles to the western shore of Attu. They successfully landed on Beach Scarlet after two hours and immediately headed for an icy little creek that climbed up a ravine towards some ridges, there was no sign of the Japanese anywhere. Disaster struck immediately when some naval Wildcats swept in low over Scarlet Bay and began strafing their boats, narrowing missing 3 guards left behind with the boats. The Wildcats had come from the USS Nassau, there to support them, not destroy their escape vehicles. The friendly fire was certainly a bad omen to start their mission. With 36 hours worth of rations in their packs and no ability to retreat the scouts made their way climbing a snow covered mountain ridge. Willoughby and his soldiers spent the first night at the bitterly cold summit. A B-24 would be sent to drop additional ammunition and rations to them, but the powerful snow filled winds hurled the parachute supply crates deep in some crevasses. Over in the south, the old battleships delivered a bombardment of Chichagof harbor. After this the largest of the three assault bodies had arrived aboard their transports to Massacre Bay in the early morning. However the fog was so intense the allied aircraft couldn't see a glimpse of the ground from their altitude of 20,000 feet. In fact both the Japanese and allies bombers would be spending the majority of the battle grounded because of weather. The americans yet again had to postpone, this time until the afternoon. General Brown had had enough and ordered the southern force of Colonel Edward Earle to make the landings regardless. At 3:30 the first wave began to hit the Massacre beach unopposed. An hour later the second wave landed at 5pm. The soldiers came ashore to a eerily silent beach, greeted allegedly by a solitary raven, whose croaking echoed eerily off the foggy ridges until the bird flew away. Meanwhile the Northern force led by Colonel Frank Culin landed on Beach Red, meeting no immediate Japanese resistance as they formed their beachhead. Beach Red proved to be a narrow strip only a hundred yards long or so, surrounded by 250 feet heights. It was a highly unlikely landing area and thus the Japanese had never set up defenses there. Instead the Japanese set up positions, intending to hit the allies at Moore ridge using two 75mm mountain guns. By midafternoon, Culin had 1500 men ashore and climbing with no sign of the enemy. During this period however Culin succumbed to hypothermia forcing Lt Colonel Albert Hartl to take command. Hartl began his command by tossing out a screen of Aleut scouts, some who originally came from Attu, over the ravines and mountain ridges. By 6pm a US patrol encountered 4 Japanese, they killed one man, wounded and captured a second, but the other 2 managed to escape and raised the alarm. The Japanese began digging in on the high ground overlooking Holtz Valley. The days deep silence unnerved the men more than an outpouring of gunfire.  Lt H.D Long described the eerie silence followed by a sparrow that quote “ He sat on a bump above the beach and sang his lungs out, and an explosive gasp shushed out of hundreds of throats. The spell was broken, the world hadn't died around us. The first DSC from Attu should go to that bird. He saved lives that day. His song changed us from a tight, tense, hypnotized, unrelated group of human beings to a relaxed, laughing, cohesive fighting force” Back over in Massacre Valley, Colonel Early decided to toss one battalion up the valley floor and another up a parallel ridge. The two-pronged maneuver was slow going because of the muck of snow, mud and muskeg. They would soon come upon a chain of Japanese machine gun nests and mortar positions held by men of the 303rd infantry battalion. They were led by Lt Goto and Honna who told the men to wait silently for the enemy. Their position lay in some thick fog, but they could see the Americans clearly below them, struggling forward up the valley through a wet layer of snow and sucking mud. They had orders from the Northern Imperial Army headquarters at Paramushiro  “Destroy the enemy. We pray and hope for your successful battle.”   However the first shots of the battle would be fired at around 6pm by Brigadier General Archibald Arnolds 3 105mm field artillery. The pieces of artillery had been brought ashore with the southern force, but immediately got stuck in mud. A scouting force led by Lt James west had found a Japanese mortar positions and called its location down to the artillery men at the beach. Their first shell missed, but the Japanese mortar crew walked right into the next two shells which destroyed their guns and blasted the crews to pieces. They were the first casualties of the battle of Attu.   While those shells were being lobbed at the ridge-lines, Japanese snipers opened up fire taking long range shots at the US troops struggling up the valley throughout the day. By 7pm Earle led hundreds of men forward in an attack on the pass at Massacre Valley's inland end, soon to be dubbed Jarmin Pass. Japanese machine gun fire and mortar explosions caught the Americans on open ground. The men fell back, rallied, tried to again and were driven back once more.   The Japanese had prepared their battlefield expertly, choosing defensive positions that provided cover and concealment. Their snipers were positioned at right angles to cover the approaches from the enemy upon their machine gun nests. The grenade launchers covered depression where the Americans might take cover. A system of tunnels and trenches allowed them quick and easy movement. Telephone wires strung along the ground provided them communication. Caches of food and supplies were easily moved around throughout the combat. Low hanging fog along the ridges and mountain sides concealed their positions while also providing them good observation of the Americans huddling in their water filed foxholes down below. While the Japanese watched their enemy, the enemy could only see mist above them.   Earle tossed countless assaults, each bloodily repulsed. Sergeant Louis Adami of G company, 32nd infantry described one of the failed assaults. “The attack pushed off early in the morning at about 0630 and immediately the Japs opened up. The first casualties were being hit in the back by guns high on the mountain to our left. It was demoralizing because we couldn't spot them. […] They had machine guns all over the place, and knee mortars were systematically blasting holes in our advancing lines”. At nightfall, Earle would thus be forced to regroup behind a defensive perimeter, digging foxholes in the cold snow.    Further north, battleship Nevada was hammering the Japanese positions with her 14 inch guns as the Americans watching severed arms, legs and entire Japanese corpses pop out of their trenches, flopping grotesquely down the steep slopes after each salvo. The salvo's were chewing great chunks of mountain and inflicting heavy casualties. The Northern force meanwhile had reached high ground when the Japanese artillery had opened up on them, pounding Beach Red. By 10pm the americans were two miles inland and less than a mile from their first objective, designated Hill X. Hill X was a hilltop dominating Holtz Valley. The Americans would have to stop for the night as they could not see where they were going, unfortunately this gave the Japanese ample time to build up defensive positions on Hill X. At 4am, Willoughby got his half frozen men off their feet and they marched over the final ridges of Attu's western mountains and emerged to the rear of the Japanese positions on the high ground overlooking Holtz Bay and the Northern force. The scouts quickly took up positions sliding on their back down long snow slopes. The Japanese saw them and launched a preemptive attack. Willoughbys men, exhibiting professionalism, took cover and demolish the attack with machine gun and mortars. The scouts doctor, Captain David Kelin went to work setting up aid stations with extreme speed that would save the lives of 15 badly wounded men on the 12th and 13th. On the 13th the Americans pushed within 2 miles of the Jarmin Pass, fighting every step they took. Willoughby and his elite scouts fought so furiously, the Japanese defenders estimated their strength to be a full division worth instead of 410. On the 14th a trio of F4F wildcats tried to support them courageously fighting the bad weather, but incredible wind gusts smashed them against a mountainside killing all of the pilots. Willoughbys men carried on their costly struggle that was necessary to stop the enemy from turning their full might down upon the Northern force. At 9am, as the fog lifted, Colonel Earle ordered his 3rd battalion to assault the Jarmin pass, but yet again it failed. His men only made it a few yards before they were crawling back under heavy fire. Earle himself was visiting the front lines early that afternoon and was a victim of sniper fire. His death was a grave loss, prompting General Brown to send his chief of staff Colonel Wayne Zimmerman to take command of the southern force.  At the same time Colonel Culin's men were attacking the right flank of the Japanese defenders at Jarmin Pass, being met with machine gun fire, rifle fire and mortars. Pinned down one of Culin's companies would be unable to move forward or back and had to be rescued. After beach artillery, Phelps naval guns and Nassaus Wildcats made a bombardment, the Northern force was able to push forward and link with the isolated company. By the late afternoon, Hill X was captured by Culins men who had to overrun Japanese positions to do so. The Japanese soon regrouped and counterattacked causing heavy casualties, but did not manage to dislodge the Americans. At this point, casualties were shockingly high, General Brown pressed Rockwell to land two reserve battalions, but unbeknownst to him the Perida had suffered an accident. As she was edging towards Massacre Beach to land her reinforcements and supplies, the transport ran into a pinnacle rock. Water gushed into her forward hull destroying radio equipment needed ashore. Perida backed off, listing and staggered until she beached at the mouth of the bay and now was undergoing repairs. Rockwell only had 4 more vessels for shipping. On May 13th, Zimmerman picked up where Earle had left off tossing men at Jarmin Pass. The soldiers struggled uphill through snow and Japanese lead, managing to get within 200 yards of the summit before triple crossfire tossed them back. After this defeat, Brown pressed again for reinforcements and was told two battalions would arrive early in the afternoon. By midafternoon, the 1st battalion of the 32nd regiment successfully landed and immediately marched up hill to fill the front lines. The 3rd battalion of the 32nd regiment however were prevented by steady Japanese anti-aircraft guns from landing.  Brown asked Rockwell to get Nevada to fire upon the Holtz Bay area. As Nevada steamed back and forth firing her 14 inch guns against the Japanese anti-aircraft positions in Holtz Bay, suddenly an officer on the bridge alerted everyone an enemy submarine was in the area. Rockwell snapped “Screw the torpedoes, slow speed ahead”. The IJN submarine I-31 lined herself up with the Neveda and fired a torpedo, but the old battleship managed to dodge it narrowly and her destroyer escorts Edwards and Farragut began firing upon the submarine, managing to trap her and sinking her with naval gunfire. Nevada silenced the Japanese flak guns giving the boys on the ground a fighting chance. Willoughbys scouts who had not eaten for 2 days drove the Japanese from the high ground, securing the summit and settling in for the night. To the east of them, Culins 1st battalion managed to drive the Japanese from a hilltop with the assistance of Nassau's wildcats. Culin called up for reinforcements as his men dug in. For in 36 hours a full scale assault towards the mountain pass and enemy camp in Holtz Bay was going to begin.   I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. The fighting for Attu was turning into carnage. The frigid weather combined with flying lead in all forms would take a horrifying toll on the poor souls who had the unfortunate job of dying in a remote part of the world, few people ever venture.

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