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Living SplitScreen
170.) Exile Hype Sparks, Space Marines Rise, Shuhei Falls!

Living SplitScreen

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 165:50


(EPISODE: 170) Miss out on the MOST RECENT episode? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-YyDi91y1w&t=2930s TIMESTAMPS: 3:00 - Intros | What We're Playing 45:00 - Path of Exile 2 Hype Continues (YES WE WILL BE PLAYING DAY 1) 1:18:00 - Space Marine 2 GOTY? / Sales 1:28:00 - Indiana Jones Talk (Interest? Excitement? Predictions?) 1:46:00 - Light Of Motiram, the Horizon Zero Dawn/Forbidden West KILLER from Tencent 2:08:00 - Xbox Mobile Strategy on Android Delayed 2:33:00 - Shuhei Leaves PlayStation 2:43:00 - Outros - This is a Gaming Conversationalist Podcast putting the love in what it means to be a GAMER! We discuss topics that cover news, dive deeper into past/present/future ideas within the GAMING industry, and within the gaming communities on a week to week basis. DONT FORGET we have to give you that LIVE, RAW, and UNCUT energy in this "Golden Age of Gaming"! Home of the "RTS" approach, pulling ourselves out of the world, exploring the darker sections of the map, and pulling our resources together to build up the gaming foundation! ______________________________________________________________ SOURCES: TOPICS NOT COVERED IN ORDER! @Nixy: Indiana Jones - Expectations on how will you think it will do critically & sales-wise, also what's your hype level for the game? - https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action/troy-baker-originally-turned-down-playing-indiana-jones-but-took-the-job-because-it-wasnt-about-doing-a-bang-on-impression-of-harrison-ford/ @EastsideVandal: Let's talk about the Horizon clone looking like a more enjoyable game then the original Horizon - https://gamerant.com/light-of-motiram-ps5-port-horizon-rip-off-accusations-controversy/ THIS DAY IN GAMING: - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/games/thisdayingaming FOLLOW: https://twitter.com/Knoebelbroet https://twitter.com/Knoebelbroet/status/1755995502921855209 ____________________________________________________________ Much love to everyone taking their time to check us out and DONT forget to leave a LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, FOLLOW us on all social platforms! @PongSoul, @is7eelreigni ____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/@LivingSplitScreen Living Splitscreen GOES LIVE EVERY SATURDAY MORNING 9AM CT | 10AM ET | 3PM UK! ___________________________________________________________ AUDIO PODCAST SERVICES LSS (NEXT DAY) Anchor : https://anchor.fm/livingsplitscreen Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MDhmY2IwNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-splitscreen/id1562181988?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2tORrcLMjVMaaoKiXF0Br6 ___________________________________________________________ PathOfExile2, PathOfExile2EarlyAccess, PathOfExileInfo, POE2Updates, PathOfExileGameplay, STALKER2, STALKER2XboxIssue, STALKER2Fix, XboxGaming, KadokawaAcquisition, SonyKadokawa, XboxVsSony, GameAwards2024, GameAwardsNominees, RPGGamingNews, GamingNews2024, POE2Challenges, POE2BigAdventures, STALKER2News, GameAwardsHighlights, XboxCommunity, PlayStationLifestyle, SonyAcquisitionNews, ActionRPGNews, GSCGameWorld

Living SplitScreen
168.) No GamePass? Then It NOT Xbox!

Living SplitScreen

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 241:09


(EPISODE: 168) Miss out on the MOST RECENT episode? https://www.youtube.com/live/VIjNjZ_OXJI

Living SplitScreen
169.) The STALKER of Exile & Unpacking Avowed's Epic Journey

Living SplitScreen

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 270:42


(EPISODE: 169) Miss out on the MOST RECENT episode? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCEXH4Y61fs&t=24s

The Larry Kudlow Show
Joe Concha and Alex Marlow | 11-23-24

The Larry Kudlow Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 25:56


Joe Concha, Fox News Contributor AUTHOR: “Progressively Worse: Why Today's Democrats Ain't Your Daddy's Donkeys”  AVAILABLE FOR Pre-Order: “The Greatest Comeback Ever: Inside Trump's Big Beautiful Campaign”   Alex Marlow, Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief NYT bestselling author; MOST RECENT:  “Breaking Biden: Exposing the Hidden Forces and Secret Money Machine Behind Joe Biden, His Family, and His Administration” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rooted in Retail
Why Running Ads Are Vital to Your Success as a Retailer

Rooted in Retail

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 22:46 Transcription Available


In this bonus episode of Rooted in Retail, I'm pulling back the curtain and sharing my agency's secrets for running profitable ads for our clients. I've been working with my ad managers and hearing the amazing results we're generating for clients. And as the holidays approach we wanted to give all our listeners the opportunity to see the same incredible results.I'm sharing with you the two ad types that we run for almost all of our agency clients. And I'm sharing two guides that will walk you through the steps for setting up these effective ads for yourself. And if you don't want to do it yourself, my agency offers services for managing ad campaigns, backed by our team's experience in achieving high returns for clients. This episode encourages retailers to embrace advertising to drive sales, reach new customers, and grow their businesses.[00:00] Why Running Ads Are Vital to Your Success as a Retailer[01:09] The Power of Advertising for Retailers[02:06] Ads Client Success Stories and Results[05:31] Understanding the Two Key Meta Ad Types[06:58] "The Most Recent" Ad Strategy[13:47] Conversion Ads for E-commerce[18:04] Budgeting and Managing Ad Campaigns[20:07] Why Running Ads is a Who not How Decision - Let Crystal Media be the WhoResources:Facebook Ads Blueprint for Retailers, Conversion Edition Facebook Ad Blueprint for Retailers, the Engagement Edition Done-for-You Facebook Ad Services Join the Rooted in Retail Facebook Group to continue the conversation Join our Rise and Shine newsletter for all the latest marketing news for retailers Show off your super fandom by getting your Rooted in Retail Merch!

Millennial Media Offensive
MMO #120 – Sewage Milk

Millennial Media Offensive

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 161:06


Bugs, Wars, and redefining Democracy. It’s a crazy world we live in. MMO #120 focuses on wild swath of new happenings around the globe this week. The West help democracy by defeating it, Ukraine needs more stuff including warm bodies. Germany is seeing a rise in Authoritarianism. Georgia continues to heat up. Lindsay Graham blows his top on the news and israel.       ART BY: Clip Custodian. Don’t just surrender to him, see if you can beat him. Send your art to dan@mmo.show & john@mmo.show   Fiat Fun Coupon Donators: Trashman Hempress Emily M. Wiirdo   This weeks Boosters:   flibbertygibbet | 10,000 | BAG DADDY BOOSTER! Cousin Vito | 8,888 trailchicken | 3,333 boolysteed | 3,333 Salty Crayon | 404 jasper89 | 119 namillennial | 105 namillennial | 100       Shownotes Ep 120                  Birdbrain Flu                Celine Gounder on CBS Bird Flu        Gazatho           NBC Report           ABC Report        Ukraine           Russian Offensive – DW                >Kharkiv region is a major O&G pipeline hub – feeds 3 lines into Ukraine                >Russian Def. Minister promoted, replaced by Economic advisor             Anduril Founder on Bloomberg        Trade           Katherine Tai on Tariffs           Inflation        Speech           Election Interference Taskforce           Portal        Information           Indian YouTuber on Elections, Information Enviornment        Politics           Kamala Stupid           Stay Hard MO Sec of State        Misc           Roastie Teachers           Blinken Puts on Rock Show in Kiev   EMAIL FROM FLIBBERTYGIBBIT   Here's my personal story: My husband and I bought a piece of property in the middle of nowhere Missouri about 1.5 years ago with plans of building a little homestead and becoming as self-sufficient as possible. After living here a few months we began to notice the smell. This was not the smell of the nearby chicken farms, this was an overwhelming smell of decaying flesh and rot. It was so bad we couldn't go outside and at times strong enough that even inside the house would smell utterly foul. It stuck to our hair and clothes, resulted in millions of flies and mosquitos swarming constantly, and was just inescapable. I started introducing myself to my new neighbors and asking the origin of this rancid odor and learned that it came from a lagoon nearby that was filled with this sludge as well as several surrounding farms that land applied it as fertilizer. I had learned about this stuff years prior due to my interest in sustainable agriculture and was horrified to learn that it was being used on the beautiful farmland in this place that I love.  After getting to know some of my neighbors myself and 3 others decided to try to get something done. We formed S.L.U.D.G.E.,  a committee dedicated to ending the use of this crap. We  set out to educate people in our area about what this stuff actually is and started contacting environmental lawyers and lawmakers to see what we could do. We filed a lawsuit against the department of natural resources for failure to enforce their own regulations and began working on a senate bill. The bill was manipulated through the political process but did pass the senate 30-1 this past week and now has to go back to the house. There was a lot left out of the bill but it's a step in the right direction. Our lawsuit is still ongoing. Most Recent article on the bill: https://missouriindependent.com/2024/05/07/missouri-bill-protecting-rural-neighbors-from-meatpacking-sludge-nears-passage/ Article talking about our lawsuit, not much new recently. Government entities are good at drawing out the legal process. https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2023/11/14/good-question-no-answer/?fbclid=IwAR0lp6nnsFakgXtq-qIjK8FzwZNlnNdLuktfv7ZTdP7eWCRGi8V0ajCubGc So what is this shit?   Well, It can be literally shit in some cases, but really there is so much more. Sludge is a byproduct of the industrial wastewater treatment process. It contains the worst of the contaminants from industrial plants (mostly food manufacturers) that cannot be sent to a standard wastewater processing facility and in some cases can contain the waste removed from municipal wastewater treatment. The industrial waste includes animal guts, grease trap waste, and the industrial cleaning agents used to clean the facilities among other things. These contaminants are removed from the water with the help of chemical coagulants and flocculants (often containing heavy metals such as aluminum) that bind to the contaminates and allow them to float to the surface or sink to the bottom  where they can be skimmed off leaving behind cleaner water that can go through the standard wastewater treatment stream. Manufactures pay companies to bring in tank trucks to pick up the waste that is skimmed off at the factory and properly dispose of it. The companies that operate in this region are Denali and Synagro, Synagro being the one facing the lawsuit from Texas farmers. This waste is taken to basins or lagoons where it is combined with waste trucked in from countless other manufactures. At this point it is GIVEN AWAY FOR FREE to farmers to use as a cost effective ORGANIC fertilizer. This fertilizer is most commonly used on land where cattle graze or that is used for hay production. Cattle grazed on land treated with sludge can be classified as grass fed and organic. So instead of treating the waste to separate organic materials to make useful products and dispose of non useful parts properly, these companies just take the money to dispose of the waste and then dump it on farmland. In MO there is not much, if any, information given to farmers about what exactly is in this "fertilizer". When it reaches the farmer it contains a good amount of water and is rich in nitrogen due to the organic compounds found in it, such as rotting chicken parts which is admittedly a decent fertilizer. This leads to immediate plant growth and contributes to the marketing of it as a great fertilizer. However, sludge also contains contaminants that can accumulate in soil through repeated land application and cause environmental pollution. Among these contaminants are pathogens, anti-biotic resistant bacteria, and both organic and inorganic chemicals including PFAS and heavy metals. I believe the spread of pathogens and bacteria could have something to do with the bird flu among cattle that has come up in the news recently but I am partial to a good conspiracy theory.   Sludge also contains excessive levels of certain nutrients which can lead to a nutritional imbalance in soil, streams, and rivers. This can cause serious environmental damage such as the destruction of the soil microbiome which makes the soil useless and unable to be farmed and can cause algae blooms in waterways which depletes waterways of oxygen and causes fish kills.   In some parts of the US where sludge has been spread, the Federal Government has classified these farms as “superfund sites”, halting any use of the farmland due to PFA’s and heavy metal content. Michigan Farm contaminated with PFAS from sewage Sludge   To summarize, all the food is poison.

Creative Play and Podcast Network
RPGaDay 2023 Most RECENT game bough

Creative Play and Podcast Network

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 15:55


RPGaDay 2023 Most RECENT game bought? Remember these are fun prompts to let you look back on games of years past and things you want to play in the future. RPGaDay 2023 Most RECENT game bough: Please join in with us as we play around with RPGaDay this August, and please follow along at Autocratik.com and the #RPGaDay Facebook page For more info on #RPGaDay, visit: https://www.autocratik.com https://castingshadowsblog.com  Remember to use #RPGaDay2021 when you blog, vlog, draw, podcast or livestream! Please support our shows at www.patreon.com/cppn and even join us in some games! Also keep an eye at the new things on our now affiliated Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast Also follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork Would you be interested if we hosted D&D and Edge of Empire games on Roll20 for you to join? Email us at Creativeplaypodcastnet@Gmail.com

D&D Journey of the Fifth Edition
RPGaDay 2023 Most RECENT game bought

D&D Journey of the Fifth Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 15:55


RPGaDay 2023 Most RECENT game bought? Remember these are fun prompts to let you look back on games of years past and things you want to play in the future. RPGaDay 2023 Most RECENT game bough: Please join in with us as we play around with RPGaDay this August, and please follow along at Autocratik.com and the #RPGaDay Facebook page For more info on #RPGaDay, visit: https://www.autocratik.com https://castingshadowsblog.com  Remember to use #RPGaDay2021 when you blog, vlog, draw, podcast or livestream! Please support our shows at www.patreon.com/cppn and even join us in some games! Also keep an eye at the new things on our now affiliated Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast Also follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork Would you be interested if we hosted D&D and Edge of Empire games on Roll20 for you to join? Email us at Creativeplaypodcastnet@Gmail.com

Hoops & Brews
Happy Hour 133: "Tim Duncan Wouldn't Have Gotten Recruited"

Hoops & Brews

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 85:39


Happy Hour 133: "Tim Duncan Wouldn't Have Gotten Recruited" Recorded 2.2.23

Hoops & Brews
Happy Hour 132: "LeBron a 90 on 2K"

Hoops & Brews

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 133:47


Happy Hour 131: "LeBron a 90 on 2K"

Anime Alchemists Podcast
Halloween SPECIAL: Denji from Chainsaw Man is our new Favorite MC

Anime Alchemists Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 108:15


Make sure to check out all our episodes on Spotify, Google Podcast, and Apple Podcast! New Episodes every Wednesday, Videos on Thursdays!  Make sure to Join our Discord Server at the Misdirection Pirates! https://discord.gg/9VQZ9nU4 On This Very Spooky Halloween Episode we are all dressed up for the occasion and to get in the mood, on the video you can check out the set being haunted by “Ghosts” We kick off talking about some of our past Halloween Costumes and the sexy cheerleader Emory once went as. We kick the anime talk off with quite a range of Anime news from Real Life Hero's, to new mangas breaking records first week. Since we took a little break we have loads of Anime to discuss and many episodes. Covering everything from Blue Lock, Chainsaw Man, Bleach TYBW and of course like always One Piece!!! After reviewing the One Piece Ep we dive deep into many One Piece thoughts and theories! Everyone Be Safe This Halloween! Can always support the podcast more by following the tiktok @animealchemistspodcast Make Sure to Check Emory And Gary On Tiktok @emvjuro & @garishmataro Thank you for listening or watching, make sure to Like, Subscribe, and turn that Notification on! Link to Article about Creator of YuGiOh:  https://nypost.com/2022/10/13/yu-gi-oh-creator-kazuki-takahashi-died-trying-to-save-woman-child/ Timestamps: 0.00- Intro and Halloween Costumes 1.53- Our studio is haunted 7.48- Emory dressed up as a cheerleader 11.24- New Assasin's Creed Video Game Reaction 14.46- Emory and Gary's Dad got a BADASS Tattoo 18.18- Anime News  19.01- The Creator of YuGiOh is a Hero 20.48- Black Clover author's daughter Hospitalized 22.46- Creator of AoT is coming to New York 24.30- Ruri Dragon is one of the best selling mangas in past 8 years 28.07- Announcement for Next GoT BONUS EPISODE 30.59- MHA Episodes Review: SHIGARAKI IS AWAKE 34.40- Support Heroes are underrated in MHA Universe 37.06- Most Recent episode of SpyxFamily was.. filler? 46.50- Why there is such a long Hiatus of HxH 49.22- Breaks are good for creators 51.24- Blue Lock Ep 2&3 review 55.24- Why Gary loves the main character of Blue Lock 57.46- WE LOVE CHAINSAW MAN!!! 1.07.35- It's nice having a simple MC for once 1.10.18- We want to talk about BLEACH TYBW 1.18.06- One Piece Talk, does Nami have Haki? 1.33.44- Urouge is kind of a big deal 1.37.32- What if Franky went to Skypea with the strawhats? 1.39.30- Rob Lucci doesn't stand a chance against the Strawhats 1.47.26- The name of the next island is.. EGGHEAD ISLAND --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/emory-villalovos/support

Inside the Disney Vault
Under Wraps 2 (2022) with Scott Youngbauer

Inside the Disney Vault

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 82:39


We're joined by Scott Youngbauer (@scottyoungballer) to chat about the BRAND NEW and MOST RECENT (for now) Disney Channel Original Movie, which funny enough is a sequel to the very FIRST DCOM we ever watched. The kids go on a trip to Amy's Dad's wedding (AKA the union of Popin' Carl) and it's a SPOOKY Hallo-wedding! On the way, an ancient mummy has gone missing and the kids correctly suspect this has something to do with Harold, so they wake him and his eternal GF, Rose. Dancing, pizza, and hot sauce ensue as it's a fight to get the ill intentioned Sobek to back off. Tell us what you thought of this original sequel @ITDVPodcast on twitter. If you like the show, leave us a nice review on Apple Podcasts or rate us on Spotify You can also follow the show hosts: Rachel Chapman @LadyTomHanks Oscar Montoya @OzzyMo Clare Loughran @Clary_Poppins

Depression Detox
348 | Gabrielle Bernstein: "Intentions Create Your Reality"

Depression Detox

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 7:22


#1 New York Times bestselling author, international speaker, and spirit junky, Gabrielle Bernstein debuts to explain what keeps us back from manifesting our future dreams.   Source: Are You Manic Manifesting?   Connect with Gabrielle Bernstein:    Website: https://gabbybernstein.com   Instagram: gabbybernstein   YouTube: Gabby Bernstein   Podcast: Dear Gabby   Books: Happy Days: The Guided Path from Trauma to Profound Freedom and Inner Peace (Most Recent)   Super Attractor: Methods for Manifesting a Life beyond Your Wildest Dreams   Hosted by Malikee Josephs (Pronounced Muh leek Jo seffs)   Follow The Show On Instagram @DepressionDetoxShow.   Contact me: mj@depressiondetoxshow.com

Chip and Company Podcast Radio Network
Disney Parks in Review - Chip's Week Long Trip Report

Chip and Company Podcast Radio Network

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 77:44


Episode 20 of the Disney Parks in Review Podcast. Join Greg and Chip where they talk about Chip's Most Recent trip to Walt Disney World including the Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind and visiting all of the theme parks and staying at Disney Adventure Home.

Morning MAGIC with David, Sue, & Kendra
Most Recent Things In Your Online Order History

Morning MAGIC with David, Sue, & Kendra

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 4:11


Quick ... look at your MOST RECENT orders online. What are some of the strangest things you have ordered while being home during the pandemic?! David, Sue and Kendra have some really odd packages being delivered to their houses! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Return to the Word Bible Study
Building a Life of Faith (Hebrews 11:1-3)

Return to the Word Bible Study

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 36:05


Study Hebrews 11:1-3 with Pastor Mark Fontecchio on Return to the Word. Teaching God's Word and advancing the message of His amazing grace one verse at a time.Return to the Word is the teaching ministry of author and Bible teacher Mark Fontecchio. There is a famine in the land for the teaching of God’s precious Word and His message of grace. Return to the Word exists to call individuals back to the simplicity of God’s Word for all matters of our faith. Through God’s Word His clear offer of eternal life and plan for mankind can easily be understood. Join us on the path to growing in His grace.Visit our ministry at ReturntotheWord.comWatch the video of this podcast at ReturntotheWord.com/Most-Recent

Finding Freedom with Simple Systems
7 - How to Find Success in Your Side Hustle

Finding Freedom with Simple Systems

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 10:35 Transcription Available


Today on Side Hustle Freedom, I am bringing you a bite-size episode about what side hustle success is. The thing about side hustle success is it can be anything you want it to be. You can have success right now, in this very moment. Yes, right now. A lot of times we can get caught up in other people's definition of success which can stifle or sway our desire. We don't start side hustles to be like someone else. We all start side hustles because there is something burning inside of us that we want to get out. Don't lose sight of that.Grab the Time Blocking Template so you can find your success in your side hustle.

Duty Drawback Expertise
Dimension Polyant explains the benefits of a Duty Drawback program

Duty Drawback Expertise

Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 14:24 Transcription Available


Ken Madsen, CEO of Dimension Polyant, explains the benefits of a Duty Drawback program to Jay Charkow, President of International Tariff Management. 

The Geek Bracket - A Trivia Podcast
Episode 24 - August Semi-Finals

The Geek Bracket - A Trivia Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 39:46


Welcome to The Geek Bracket's August Semi-Finals! Today's Semi-Finalists are: Mike Keknee - @YourEndStep Dan Katz - @thespelvin Jarrod Williams - @JarrodKWilliams Follow us online! Facebook.com/geekbracketpodcast Twitter: @geekbracketpod Website: geekbracket.libsyn.com Please, leave a review for us in your favorite podcasting app as well! The Semi-Finals's Categories are: 21 and Counting A Former Pugilist Confidential Conflict Forgotten or Never There Knife Skills Pop-Up Shrine Sits and Spins Twelve Angry Men? Uno, Dos, Tres, CatorceToday's Double-Up List, in the Category of Sports: Place the following most-recent Triple Crown winning horses in the order they achieved this designation, from Earliest to Most Recent. - Affirmed, American Pharaoh, Seattle Slew, Secretariat

Pivot Moment
Pivot Moment with Rich Duncan

Pivot Moment

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 21:58


----more----Rich Duncan was born and raised in Salem, Oregon and is a graduate of Sprague High School. Rich is the President and Owner of Rich Duncan Construction, Starting his career in construction in 1989 Rich opened Rich Duncan Construction in 2001 with a goal to provide outstanding performance in the construction industry, in that same year Rich married his wife Shelly, blended a family and built a house. Now with three sons and a daughter, he is a proud grandpa sharing the experience with his wife Shelly, Rich is a past Keizer Chamber President, is the president Chemeketa Foundation Board, the SEDCOR board of directors, Liberty House board of directors, both Salem and Keizer Chambers, and National and local builders associations. In 2010 Rich Duncan Construction was awarded the privilege to complete the first Commercial Build for ABC’s Extreme Makeover show for the Oregon School for the Deaf. Most Recent notes Rich Duncan Construction was awarded 2011 Salem Chamber Business of the Year, 2014 Salem Chamber Distinguished Citizen,  and nationally as the NW Small Business of the year with the US Chamber of Commerce for 2013.

Fan in a Van
Episode #17: Ten Concert List Breakdown from Twitter: Best, Worst, Most Watched & More

Fan in a Van

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 57:07


Back in February we tweeted out a Ten Concert list with Best, Worst, Most Recent & a few other topics. We revisit that list to chat about some of my favorite performances. @faninavanpod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faninavan/support

Techmeme Ride Home
Wed. 02/19 - It’s Friggin’ App News Wednesday

Techmeme Ride Home

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 20:26


The ways in which Twitter might be taking a page out of Facebook’s book, and Facebook might be trying some Twitter-like feed experiments. Spotify finally starts showing lyrics. Ring finally requires two factor authentication. And be sure to listen to the end of today’s episode to hear about our new Gaming Ride Home podcast.Sponsors:Radar.ioMetalab.coLinks:Twitter acquires Stories template maker Chroma Labs (TechCrunch)Facebook prototypes tabbed News Feed with Most Recent & Seen (TechCrunch)Firefox releases Android app for its VPN service (Android Police)Spotify finally starts showing proper, complete song lyrics synced with music (Android Police)Google Docs autocorrect widely rolling out as Smart Compose exits G Suite beta (9to5Google)Adobe brings more desktop-quality Photoshop tools to the iPad (Engadget)Microsoft’s new Office app arrives on iOS and Android with mobile-friendly features (The Verge)Ring now requires two-factor sign-ins for its home security devices (Engadget)Record labels rush to IPO amid music streaming boom (Axios)Larry Tesler, the Apple employee who invented cut, copy and paste, dies at 74 (Cult of Mac)Classified Ad info: Email: cofounders@icloud.comAnd check out the job description here.

Marketing Residency with Jan Rossi
Most Recent Button on FB

Marketing Residency with Jan Rossi

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2020 1:49


Find ALL the latest posts from pages and friends by using the "Most Recent" button on the new Facebook beta.Wait! There WILL BE more ads. Just FYI!Listen in today - updated news on Marketing and Social Media for Retail Business Owners by Jan Rossi.Listen in on Amazon Alexa and Google Podcasts. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's No Secret with Dr T.
132 - Copywriting Secrets To Get Results Online with Rob Sattler

It's No Secret with Dr T.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2018 43:04


There's a vast difference between writing and copywriting. Writing can be creative, or factual, and used for fictional and non-fiction blog posts and articles, whereas copywriting is about creating words that go on a page, manuscript or advertisement that tells a message, with a goal to get an active response from what you write.  Rob Sattler, aka Rob The Copywriter openly shares his copywriting secrets to help businesses owners get better online results using effective sales copy and direct response writing.  "True Sales Is About Solving Peoples Problems".  Purpose of Blogs  Blogs should be used to educate, inform and inspire, and over time they help build trust. People want their problems solved, and if they land on your blog post, you must give them the information they were searching.  There must be value for the reader; however, at the end of each page, you should have a clear CONTACT US or MORE INFORMATION button. It should be a simple invitation, not a hard-sell.  Sales Copy Purpose When you're writing copy for sales you are: Selling to someone who wants to buy Helping uncover a problem they didn't know they had.  Big Website Let Downs  Most business websites are like brochures. They're full of pretty pictures and a lot of small text. Contact details and phones numbers are often difficult to find, and there's no clear direction button to learn more or buy.  Create Emotive Headlines Direct response sales copy if all about creating emotive headlines and emotive sub-headlines, with a goal to get people thinking about the problem they have.  When someone lands on your website, it's because they've clicked on a link or they found your site while doing a specific search on Google.  Landing Pages That Work  Your LANDING PAGE needs to define the problem and how you can solve it. You need to be brief and straight to the point. Use words that clearly define their problem so they know they're on the right page and explain the solution/s. Point out the features and benefits and remember this page is not designed to tell them more about you.  Think About Every Website Page  All your website pages should be geared around selling or helping the reader take the next step. Follow this simple format as a minimum: Emotive headline Emotive sub-headline  Short paragraphs that are easy to read Contact or Call To Action BUTTON Your call to action button could say - Are You Experiencing...Right Now.  Using Fresh Eyes When you write copy, do not post it straight away. Go back to it the next day or a few days later with fresh eyes. You'll be surprised what you pick up.  If you're writing late at night when you're exhausted, you can be exceptionally creative, which is excellent, but this is when you must never post online and always go back and re-read the following day.  "Just because you can write it doesn't mean you can write direct response sales copy".  Rob The Copywriter  When Rob works with a client and before he can write any direct response sales copy he will always send a questionnaire to learn more information.  Details about the product/service All the features All the benefits Details about competitors  Details about the best and worst selling products in their market 5 Reasons why people wouldn't buy from you.  The last question is important because it addresses concerns why people would not use your product/service, and using this information Rob can spin this information into a benefit from a feature.  Copywriting Is Not Search Engine Optimisation Direct response copywriting is for people who have already landed on your page, so your SEO should have already been done.  If you're getting a lot of visitors to your website, but they are leaving without taking any action, it shows your SEO is good, but your direct response copy is weak.  Monday Morning Copywriting Tip Keep it simple and say what you do. Have a clear headline, so they know what you do. Only have a small amount of text. Have clear sub-headlines down the page so the reader can get the gist of what you're talking about and how you can solve their problem.   At the bottom of every page give them an opportunity to LEARN MORE, or BUY.  You can email Rob Sattler at Rob@getcopy.com.au and if you visit his website https://www.RobTheCopywriter.com.au you can organise a FREE STRATEGY SESSION.  If you have any questions about this podcast or blog, please send me an email: tf@tysonfranklin.com.   If you like this episode, you will enjoy: Ep 113: The Psychology Behind Writing Content & Copy That Pops with Laura Peterson  iTunes Reviews If you enjoy It’s No Secret with Dr T., please tell your friends, and if you enjoy it a lot, it will put a HUGE smile on my face if you left a review on ITUNES. MOST RECENT 5-STAR REVIEW I thoroughly enjoy listening to Tyson's conversational style podcasts. I have listened to them from day one, as they are always interesting and fun. The guest’s topics are always diverse in delivering useful information and tips for any business owner. Leticia M. Moran via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 12/04/18 Newsletter If you'd like to be kept up to date with my speaking engagements, EVENTS and other activities I'm involved in, please sign up to my NEWSLETTER I promise not to spam you with daily emails. 

Almost History
AH 12 Opening the iron curtain - the DDR's day of dissent

Almost History

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2018 19:45


It’s the summer of 1953, and, across East Germany, angry people take to the streets. This isn’t a polite street protest. This is a furious, red flag ripping, police beating, office burning rampage. The crowds demand: - better living conditions; - the reunification of Germany; and - free elections. Instead, they would get: - Trabants; - the Berlin Wall; and - another 35 years of hardline Communist government. Could the 17 June 1953 uprising have ever been successful at bringing down Soviet-dominated eastern Europe? Or were the people’s protests doomed to fail before they even started? Do you like the podcast?Please rate or review the podcast and share it with friends. On iTunes, this takes a couple of steps but it is the best way to help me reach a wider audience. 1. Search for Vaguely Interesting History on the Podcast app. 2. Tap the podcast artwork under the Podcasts heading (the red and white logo). 3. Tap reviews and leave a star rating or, even better, add a review as well! Music credits The theme music is Newsroom by Riot. The other music featured in this episode was Cylinder Seven and The Life and Death of a Certain K. Zabriskie, Patriarch, both by Chris Zabriskie and Sunset by Kai Engel. All tracks are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Bally Alley Astrocast
Bally Alley Astrocast 005 - ARCADIAN Newsletter (March and May 1979)

Bally Alley Astrocast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2016 85:45


Episode 5 of the Bally Alley Astrocast doesn't cover a game this episode. Chris has left as a co-host, so the review of The Incredible Wizard has been pushed to episode 6. Paul and I cover the Arcadian newsletter issues 5 and 6 (March and May 1979).  We cover a bit of feedback too. Paul and I discuss eleven letters to the Arcadian, dating mostly from the Spring of 1979. Recurring Links  BallyAlley.com - Bally Arcade / Astrocade Website What's New at BallyAlley.com Orphaned Computers & Game Systems Website Bally Alley Yahoo Discussion Group Bally Arcade / Astrocade Atari Age Sub-forum Bally Arcade/Astrocade High Score Club Bally Alley Astrocast Facebook Page The Classic Gaming Bookcast - By Chris Federico Introduction/News 280 ZZZap / Dodgem - MAME Bug Report and fix (July 2016). Bally Arcade / Astrocade - Bally BASIC Demo (1978) - Video. Bally BASIC Demo, by Bally Mfg. Corp. - Functional Series - 8K cart - 1978. This cartridge has a small (about 6") chain attached to the top-front. This cartridge was made in limited quantities and only distributed to dealers, as was also done with the Dealer Demo cartridge. The first 4K is a "crippled" version of Bally BASIC that doesn't have access to the keypad or hand controllers- except #3: all the inputs are disabled. The remaining 4K of the cartridge is a program written in BASIC. Bally Arcade / Astrocade - Bally Dealer Demo (1978) - Video. Bally Dealer Demo. Bally Mfg. Corp. Functional Series. #6001. 4K cart. 1978. This cartridge was not sold to the general public and was only produced in limited quantities. The only public sales began in 1983 and came from ABC Hobbycraft (who acquired Astrocade's remaining inventory). The cartridge runs about two minutes and features the "built in" software of the Bally console. Written by Dick Ainsworth. 280 Zzzap / Dodgem Disassembly - A partial Z80 disassembly of 280 Zzzap / Dodgem. This game was released by Bally Mfg. Corp. in 1978. It was programmed by Jay Fenton. Cosmic Raiders Disassembly - A partial Z80 disassembly of Cosmic Raiders. This 8K game, part of the Action/Skills Series released in 1983 by Astrocade Inc., is part #2019. Written by Bob Ogden, Scot L. Norris, Julie Malan, and Lisa Natting. Music from the Bally BASIC Demo cartridge - This music is used as a segue between segments. Astrocade High-Resolution Upgrade - These five in-depth "packages" (documents) were created by Michael C. Matte in 1986. These documents explain how to upgrade a Bally Arcade/Astrocade from the "Consumer Mode," which uses the low-resolution display (160x102 pixels), to "Commercial Mode," which uses the high-resolution mode (320x204 pixels) used in arcade games such as Gorf and Wizard of Wor. Red White and Blue Ram Announcement - Ken Lill's September 12, 2016 formal announcement of the new RAM expansion that he is working on that will be Blue Ram compatible. Bagpipes (For Player Piano) - This music, created in BASIC, is used as a segue between segments. Floppy Days Podcast - Randy Kindig's vintage computing podcast for all types of retrocomputers. 2600 Connection - The online presence of the classic Atari 2600 newsletter 2600 Connection, originally edited by Tim Duarte, that began publishing in 1990. HSC01 Round 11: Galactic Invasion / Outpost 19 - Most-Recent round of the Astrocade High Score Club. Outpost 19 Map - A map for use with WaveMaker's game Outpost 19. MazeMaker II Music - This music, written by by Mike Peace for the WaveMakers' BASIC game MazeMaker II, is used as a segue between segments. This music sounds very similar to the theme for the movie Bladerunner. Astrocade BASIC Screen Layout: 88 x 160 Graph Paper - The archive includes three versions of the graph paper: a jpg, a TIFF image (with layers), and a TIFF (with no layers, "flattened"). To make the best use of the TIFF files requires a graphics editor (such as Photoshop or GIMP) that can deal with layered TIFF files. Mega Everdrive for the Sega Genesis - The Mega EverDrive v2 is a flashcart, which loads the ROMs in the console itself. The handling of the flashcart is very simple. Bruce Lee for Sega Master System - A homebrew game that attempts to recreate the classic Atari800/C64/Spectrum game Bruce Lee for the Master System. Collect the lamps and fight Green Yamo and the Ninja! Programmers of the Bally Arcade/Astrocade Built-in Programs - This is an attempt to credit those people who programmed the four programs built into the Bally Arcade/Astrocade. These programs include: Calculator (Jeff Fredricksen), Checkmate (Lou, or possibly correctly spelled "Low," Harp), Gunfight (Alan McNeil), Scribbling (Jay Fenton), and miscellaneous code (Ken Freund). Frenzy: A ColecoVision adaptation that beats the arcade original - By Chris Federico. The incredible Berzerk sequel is even better on the ColecoVision than in the arcade. Calm down! We wouldn't make such a claim without offering some great arguments, would we? Arcade Games Based Around Astrocade Chipset - By Adam Trionfo. Space Zap Arcade Game (1980 Midway Mfg.) - Video overview and review by "Keith's Arcade." The Adventures of Robby Roto - Thanks to the kind generosity of Jamie Fenton, the original ROM images for Robby Roto have been made available for free, non-commercial use. Wizard of Wor Disassembly - David Turner started the Z80 disassembly of the arcade game Wizard of Wor in 2002. Arcadian Newsletters Arcadian 1, no. 5 (Mar. 23, 1979): 31-38. - The fifth issue of the Arcadian newsletter. Arcadian 1, no. 6 (May. 4, 1979): 39-46. - The sixth issue of the Arcadian newsletter. Bally BASIC Hacker's Guide - This was the supplement written by Jay Fenton in 1979 that went along with the Bally BASIC manual. It's full of all sorts of goodies, most of which found their way into the AstroBASIC Manual... but not everything. Simon (Bally BASIC) - By Brett Bilbrey and Joe Borello. Bally BASIC, 300-baud program. First program printed in the Arcadian (Arcadian 1, no. 5 (Mar. 23, 1979): 35,38.) "One Player, Hand Controller. The computer shows you a pattern that you have to repeat, using joystick controls." Simon ("AstroBASIC") - By Brett Bilbrey and Joe Borello. This 2000-Baud version of Simon has been converted by Mike White to run under "AstroBASIC". First program printed in the Arcadian (Arcadian 1, no. 5 (Mar. 23, 1979): 35,38.) "One Player, Hand Controller. The computer shows you a pattern that you have to repeat, using joystick controls." Clock (Bally BASIC) - By J. Cousins. Arcadian 1, no. 5 (Mar. 23, 1979): 36. Clock is a 31-line Bally BASIC digital clock program that accepts hours, minutes and seconds. There is some error checking to make sure that the input data is accurate. It seems that FOR loops are used for the timing of the clock, so this program may not be that accurate. Convert Hex To Decimal (Bally BASIC) - By Ernie Sams. Arcadian 1, no. 5 (Mar. 23, 1979): 36. This program concerts a hex number to decimal using Bally BASIC. Man Vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler Official - HD Movie trailer for this 2013 videogame documentary. W&W Software Sales Program - Digitally archived Bally BASIC programs by Bob Weber. Self-Portrait: A Graphics Demo ("AstroBASIC") - By Guy McLimore, Jr. April 10, 1979. Hand-written BASIC listing from an unpublished Arcadian submission. This program draws a simple Bally Arcade unit. Fox & Hounds (Bally BASIC) - By Esoterica Ltd. Fox & Hounds is a classic new version of an old game. It's you with 4 pieces against the computer with only one! Move 'checkers style' to prevent the computer from intruding your territory. We guarantee that you will not beat the computer twice in a row. Programming Work Sheets - Page 3 of these worksheets seems to have been created (or inspired) by Chuck Thomka. This worksheet helps a BASIC user use the CX and CY valuables. Random Art (Bally BASIC) - By Ernie Sams. Arcadian 1, no. 6 (May. 4, 1979): 44. Random Art is a quick little moving box program. Arcadian At 2x Size (Bally BASIC) - By Glenn Pogue. Arcadian 1, no. 6 (May. 4, 1979): 45. "A further step along the way was taken by Glenn Pogue, who modified the "Game Over" routine of [Arcadian 1, no. 4 (Feb. 19, 1979): 25], making it print the word Arcadian in 2x normal letter size. I have not been able to totally duplicate this feat, I think it lies in the small differences in ROM locations that have previously been noted." Set I - Games and Fun - Eight programs written by David Stocker in 1979: Building Blox, Cheese Boxes, Color Match, Memory Match, Random, Rock/Paper/Scissors, Siren, and Slot Machine. Set II - Video Art - Fifteen programs written by David Stocker in 1979. This set includes the following video art programs: Building Blox, Color Box, Color War, Color Wheel, Electric Doily, Laser Duel, Perspective Box, Random Box, Random Line, Reverse Box, Rubber Band, Scroll Three, Scroll Two, Spiral, and Video Wallpaper. Classic Letters Tom Woods Letter (February 3, 1979) - February 3, 1979 letter to Bob Fabris from Tom Woods. The explanation of the "Onboard Calculator" in the March 1979 issue of Arcadian seems to be based on this letter. Bob seems to have expanded on the letter (by writing an example program). George Hale Letter (February 14, 1979) - February 14, 1979 letter to Bob Fabris from George Hale. George Hale has used an ohmmeter to trace-out the 50-pin connector on the back of the unit. He has included an illustration of it. He's not sure he's 100% right, but he can see that every pin of the Z80 is present on the 50-pin connector. The Bally PA-1 Service Manual doesn't explicitly give this 50-pin information in an easy-to-read illustrated format (as George created), but the Bally Arcade's schematic does provide the necessary information for the information to be extrapolated. Also, the "third page" of this letter was written later. It is one-page letter to Charles Vollmer, Bally's National Service Manual. George explains that his letter to Bob crossed in the mail with his receiving the Bally Service Manual. He notes that most of the information he figured out is correct, although he numbered his 50-pin connector in reverse order from the one provided in the Service Manual. Boyd Perlson (February 26, 1979) - February 26, 1979 letter to Bob Fabris from Boyd Perlson. Boyd, who seems to be an accountant, has developed a system on the Bally for keeping track of his chargeable time for each office client. He would like to know how he can make printouts of this, rather than copying the information off of the TV screen. This is just another example of the Bally system being used in situations that I wouldn't have ever expected! James Wilkinson Letter (March 30, 1979) - March 30, 1979 letter to Bob Fabris from James Wilkinson. This letter talks about the experience that James had running GAME OVER from the February 1979 issue. He had to substitute line 50, which originally had X=3164, with X=3159. This discrepancy is caused by differences between versions of the Bally Arcade's 8K ROM. Craig Anderson (of Hoover Anderson Research & Design) eventually covers this problem in detail (nearly four years later!) in the January 1983 issue of the Arcadian in an article called Sneak Up and Bite Ya Department. He did this because "AstroBASIC" programs that he would write would work on some versions of the Bally Arcade and not on others. Sneak Up and Bite Ya Department - This is a January 1983 article by Craig Anderson from the Arcadian which discusses the differences between different 8K on-board ROMs in the Bally Arcade/Astrocade. Brett Bilbrey Letter (April 10, 1979) - April 10, 1979 letter to Bob Fabris from Brett Bilbrey. Brett sends corrections for a typing mistake that he made in SIMON (printed in the March 1979 issue). Many people had called Brett directly to find out how to fix the program. Brett had NO idea how they got his phone number, but he figured that it must mean that they're very interested, and he thinks that's good. He expects "many letters" to be coming (to, possibly?, Bob) about this SIMON mistake. Some of the issues that people had were not understanding common computer notation, such as that the asterisk means to use the "times" key, the difference between "O" and "0," and the "not equal" sign. He wants people to write to him, NOT call, as that "ties up" the phone line for his family. Brett tried transferring programs over the phone using his Bally unit, but he doesn't go into details about how he does it. Brett put up flyers in the Computer Center (at, I suppose, the University of Michigan?) to form a Bally user group. The first meeting will be May 12, 1979. This is probably the user group that became the Michigan BUGs (Bally User Group) and eventually called the Michigan AstroBUGS. Brett has included two programs: a SIN subroutine and OTHELLO. He says, "No mistakes, I hope!" Othello was never published in the Arcadian, but it was published fourteen months later in the June 1980 issue of the Cursor newsletter. Brett Bilbrey Letter (April 14, 1979) - April 14, 1979 letter to Bob Fabris from Brett Bilbrey. Brett sends another correction for SIMON. He makes an odd-sounding, but understandable, statement when he says, "Many people have called in response to these errors. I am now writing to these people to help them with other questions and problems. So, if there had not been the mistakes, I would never have contact all these other Bally users in this area." "Also," Brett says, "many of these people now know of the user's meeting coming up May 12 at the Computer Center. The attendance is expected to be about 50 users." Brett notes that the April issue of BYTE, on page 193, has news called "Magnavox Files Suit on Microprocessor Video Game Patents." Included among the manufacturers they have filed suit against is Bally. As a follow-up to this 1979 news, I came across an 11-page Activision Case Reading by Ralph Baer, called "VIDEOGAME HISTORY: A little matter of record keeping." I am not sure when this was written, but it seems to be possibly from the late-90s or early-2000s. Mr. Baer states: "Let's examine the numerous stories floating around about the various videogame patent infringement lawsuits that were carried on by Magnavox and Sanders Associates, the owners of the seminal Baer patents and of the Baer, Rusch and Harrison patents. Those lawsuits started in the mid-seventies and ran all the way through the 1990's, the last of them for past infringement only, since the patents had long since lapsed. Bally, Seeburg, Mattel, Activision, Nintendo, Data East, Taito and others fought lengthy legal battles against the Magnavox/Sanders team in an effort to avoid having to pay license fees. They lost every one of those lawsuits, both in the initial actions in various Federal District Courts and finally, ignominiously, in the Court of Appeals. Then they had to pay up!" Brett also says, "One of the Arcadians [by which he means a subscriber to the Arcadian newsletter] who called, mentioned an article in a recent STOCK (I don't know the name) which states that Bally will be cutting funding to their home arcade program. This is said to be because of their casino opening in Atlantic City." I checked, and Bally's hotel/casino opened on December 29, 1979. Brett closes his letter with, "I am sorry for the mistakes in SIMON, and hope it did not cause too much trouble! But many users have learned something about debugging and a little about BASIC (sort of a learning experience). I will try to prevent further bugs from happening." Videogame History: A Little Matter of Record Keeping - By Ralph H. Baer John Collins Letter (April 12, 1979) - April 12, 1979 letter to Bob Fabris from John Collins. John says, "Many of the stores in our area have not been able to be resupplied with the Bally Arcades and have not been able to get the new tapes [cartridges], even after two months wait." This delay is so bad, in fact, that John asks, "Do you know whether they are still manufacturing the basic unit?" John is working on a version of HANGMAN, BOWLING and a special spelling routine. He'll furnish a copy when the bugs are worked out. Bob was having trouble with John's CHECKERS program (which was eventually printed in the May 1979 issue of the Arcadian), but John didn't know of any glitches. He hoped that Bob might be able to provide what the game board looked like and what level the game was playing when a bug occurred. John explains that the number printed on the screen tells the user that the computer is "still working." The number also provides the "type of decision or level the computer was at when it made its move." John describes in detail what the computer is doing as each number is printed on the screen. John dictated this hand-written letter to his wife, which I found rather surprising. He ends his letter with, "My wife's arm is tired, so I must close now." I found that pretty amusing. Mary Stanke Letter (April 21, 1979) - April 21, 1979 letter to Bob Fabris from Mary Stanke. After reading Joe Sugarman's SUCCESS FORCES, I recognized Mary's name right away. Joe originally hired her as a secretary, and over the years she continued to move up in the company, eventually coming, it seems, his right hand man (woman?). This short letter informs Bob Fabris that JS&A can not provide him their "list of owners of the Bally, as JS&A has a policy wherein [they] do not divulge this type of information to anyone, nor would [Bob's] material be of interest to [JS&A] since [they] have discontinued offering the Bally Home Library Computer." So, now we know. By April, for certain, JS&A had given-up 100% on Bally! David Stocker Letter (April 23, 1979). - April 23, 1979 letter to Bob Fabris from David Stocker. David submits two of his tapes to Bob Fabris. These tapes contain a total of 23 programs. It seems that David took some of the programs from the Bally BASIC manual, changed them up a bit (or a lot-- I don't know) and sold them on tape and as program listings. David would like Bob to inform the "Arcadians" about his programs, which he sells as two sets for two different prices. If you buy one set, then the cost is $8 (or $4 if you return the tape). If you buy both sets, then the cost is $10 (or $6 if you return the tape). This returning of the tapes seems like it would have really complicated matters and been extremely labor intensive. There are three pages of hand-written instructions for some of the programs. Both sets of David Stocker BASIC programs were added to BallyAlley.com on March 13, 2015. Since these were available on tape-- they are some of the earliest third-party programs available on tape for a game console. Mr. Stocker even beat Activision to the punch, so it's too bad this stuff isn't up to say, "Pitfall" quality. The instructions for these two tapes provide the hand-written BASIC listings for each program. This was common even in the early days of the "Arcadian" newsletter. Mr. Stocker's script is quite small (or maybe it was reduced), plus the quality of the original paperwork was also difficult to make out, which makes these programs quite hard to read. The first tape is called "Set I - Games and Fun." It contains eight programs. The second tape is called "Set II - Video Art." It contains fifteen video art programs. John Perkins Letter (April or May 1979) - April or May 1979 letter to Bob Fabris from John Perkins. The Bally Astrocade only has 4K of RAM. This may seem like a plenty of RAM when compared to, say, the Atari 2600 (which only has 128 bytes of RAM), but 4,080 bytes of this 4096 total bytes of RAM is all dedicated to screen RAM. This makes up the entirety of the Astrocade's 102x160 bitmap screen (the remaining 16 bytes of RAM is called the scratch pad). Things begin to get really confusing when you consider that the BASIC cartridge doesn't contain any of its RAM, and yet it somehow (almost magically) it provides the BASIC programmer with 1.8K of RAM to program the system. How is this done? John Perkins wrote a hand-written letter to Bob Fabris which provides some of these answers. This letter is the background and research for which the tutorial in the May 1979 Arcadian called "Screen Operations" by Mr. Perkins is based. The tutorial, as printed, condenses the information that John provided to Bob. The tutorial also excludes a short example program that John wrote that shows how to display four colors on-screen at once. The letter explains how the BASIC program is hidden on the screen in plain sight by taking advantage of some of the Bally Arcade's Left-Right Color Boundary. In the early 2000s, I had a phone conversation with Mike White. I remembered that he said this article explained the details correctly, but that is was a bit muddled with some of its information. I couldn't remember exactly what Mike meant by this, so I emailed him back in February and he provided me with a full explanation. Mike says, "John Perkins declares the program to be "stored in the even bits" with the picture using the odd ones. This is "computer geek" thinking and not what an algebra teacher would say! In algebra the digits are numbered 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8! While in computers it's 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7! Now, turned around to their natural format they become; 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 and 7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0 respectively! Therefore, hex 55 (01010101 binary) is EVEN and hex AA (10101010 binary) is odd in a computer ONLY! If you did this on a math test you would flunk out, and may be sent to the principal's office!" Doug Marker Letter (September 1979) - September 1979 letter to Bob Fabris from Doug Marker. Doug is a "computer specialist working on IBM compatible machines." It's notable that since this letter was written in 1979, Doug must have been working on IBM compatible mainframe computers, as the IBM personal computer wasn't released until August 12, 1981. Doug started his career as a hardware engineer, advanced to a software engineer and eventually became a Systems Engineer for IBM. This type of in-depth knowledge of hardware and software is a common thread among quite a few letters in the Bob Fabris Collection: many users had technical backgrounds. What sets this letter apart from so many of the other letters is Doug's location: he lives in Auckland, New Zealand! Doug doesn't explain how he came across the Bally Home Library Computer in New Zealand. Perhaps he ordered it directly from JS&A from the original September 1977 ad in Scientific American. What's significant about this letter is that there is no PAL version of the Bally Arcade system. Thus, Doug is using an NTSC system in a PAL territory. This isn't unheard of (many collectors do it today), but it's quite unusual (especially for 1979). Doug says, "I am presently building a PAL modulator so that I can get color. The USA has a different color transmission system called NTSC, so I have to modify my Bally." He talks about working on upgrading his unit's RAM internally to 8K or 16K, but won't work on this until he has the PAL modulator working correctly. Doug has done some exploration on his own of the built-in routines of the 8K system ROM, but he proposes a project that he would find very useful: a list of all of the built-in routines in the "resident ROM and the BASIC ROM." Doug goes into some depth on what he has discovered on his own about how the interrupts works on the Bally Arcade. Doug's final discussion is about changing the speed of his Bally Arcade unit, providing that the custom chips can handle it. [Which I don't think that they can do.] He intends to replace the basic timing of the microcomputer by replacing the master oscillator, which he has to do anyway so that he can get the PAL color working correctly. He plans on replacing the 14.31818 MHz with a 16Mhz crystal oscillator. Comments from Tom Meeks - Tom Meeks worked at Astrovision. Among the questions that he answers in this compilation of comments from the Bally Alley Yahoo Group are if any PAL Astrocade systems exist.  

Zombie Anonymous Podcast
Episode 26- Overweight Adam West

Zombie Anonymous Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2015


***Episode Spoilers, Theories, and Comic Book Discussions Inside*** This week on Zombie Anonymous, We talk about managing different medical conditions in the Apocalypse, review the Most Recent episode of The Walking Dead, Discuss predictions and theories for the Midseason Finale, and talk a bit about where we are in the comic vs the show. We also talk about some listener reccomended apps and games, and get an update from our Foreign Correspondant! Don't forget to check out the Facebook and Twitter pages, interact with us and other fans, and help us #SpreadTheInfection

Mac OS Ken
Mac OS Ken: 05.26.2010

Mac OS Ken

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2010 13:10


​NYT Says Justice Department Examining Apple Practices in Digital Music / iPad to Land at Currys and Dixons and PC World/Currys This Friday / International Apple Stores Opening Early Friday for iPad Launch / Sterne Agee Analyst Talks iPad and Fourth Gen iPhone Production / American Beauty Director Reportedly Working on Spots for New iPhone / Apple Pulls Option to Order 99-Dollar iPhone 3G from Online Store / AT and T Puts Hot Spot in Times Square to Help Offset Network Congestion / Apple Launches Back to School 2010 Promotion / Apple Ships Boot Camp Updates for Most Recent 13 Inch MacBook Pros / Apple Faces Class Action Suit From Genius Bar Workers / Chrome for Mac Leaves beta / Allard and Bach Bidding Adieu to Microsoft / Micorsoft MacBU Shuffled to Microsoft Business Division / Editor of The New Yorker Talks Digital Business Models and Not Taking Content Directives from Apple / Mercedes-Benz Tests iPad and Special App with Dealers