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Der Konflikt zwischen Iran und Israel hat eine dramatische Eskalationsstufe erreicht. Mit der Operation »Rising Lion« demonstriert Israel seine militärische und geheimdienstliche Überlegenheit: Die israelische Luftwaffe operiert nahezu unbehelligt über weiten Teilen Irans. Teheran antwortet mit ballistischen Raketen. Eine Lösung ist nicht in Sicht. In der aktuellen Folge des SPIEGEL-Podcasts »Acht Milliarden« spricht Host Juan Moreno mit Thore Schröder, SPIEGEL-Korrespondent in Israel. Schröder ist davon überzeugt, dass Israel zu Beginn dieser Operation keineswegs einen bis zum Ende durchdachten Plan hatte. »Vielmehr wurde gehofft, dass Trump nach anfänglichem Zögern sich schließlich doch auf die Seite Israels stellen würde. Und genauso ist es gekommen. Das Regime in Teheran sollte sich ernsthaft Sorgen machen.« Mehr zum Thema: (S+) Israels Operation »Rising Lion«: Deutschland darf nicht erneut schweigen – SPIEGEL-Leitartikel von Thore Schröder: https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/israels-operation-rising-lion-deutschland-darf-nicht-erneut-schweigen-a-0de0691e-52fc-48e5-a2a8-a88f8e4edccf (S+) Ehud Barak wollte einst selbst Iran angreifen. Jetzt schaut Israels Ex-Premier skeptisch auf den Krieg – Interview von Thore Schröder: https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/israles-ex-premier-ehud-barak-das-fehlen-einer-klaren-strategie-ist-ein-grosses-problem-in-gaza-wie-in-iran-a-5b2c62ff-be94-4ff7-955c-54d0f90dffd8 Abonniert »Acht Milliarden«, um die nächste Folge nicht zu verpassen. Wir freuen uns, wenn ihr den Podcast weiterempfehlt oder uns eine Bewertung hinterlasst.+++ Alle Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier. Die SPIEGEL-Gruppe ist nicht für den Inhalt dieser Seite verantwortlich. +++ Den SPIEGEL-WhatsApp-Kanal finden Sie hier. Alle SPIEGEL Podcasts finden Sie hier. Mehr Hintergründe zum Thema erhalten Sie mit SPIEGEL+. Entdecken Sie die digitale Welt des SPIEGEL, unter spiegel.de/abonnieren finden Sie das passende Angebot. Informationen zu unserer Datenschutzerklärung.

In a trial where the improbable regularly occurs, the impossible has happened. Auntie Bev has let us know that the Karen Read jury both has - and does not have - a verdict. More Chicanery in Canton... Visit the Howie Carr Radio Network website to access columns, podcasts, and other exclusive content.

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Die Landesregierung wollte einen Nationalpark, aber die Bürger stemmten sich dagegen. Dass die Ostsee besser geschützt werden muss, darüber sind sich in Schleswig-Holstein alle einig. Die Politik geht jetzt neue Wege, um mehr Konsens zu erreichen. Schröder, Tomma www.deutschlandfunk.de, Hintergrund

Die Jahre 2023 und 2024 haben unzählige Temperaturrekorde pulverisiert. Sind das noch natürliche Schwankungen – oder rast uns der Klimawandel davon? Forscher suchen nach Antworten. Einige Theorien sind alarmierend. Schröder, Tomma www.deutschlandfunk.de, Wissenschaft im Brennpunkt

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Årets travleste helg er bak oss. Ikke bare har vi hatt Summer Game Fest med ørten hundre spillpresentasjoner, vi har også fått en flunkende ny konsoll. John-Edvard og Ingar veileder dere gjennom de største høydepunkene, både fra Switch 2 og de ulike spillpresentasjonene. Tidsstempler: Intro: (00:00) Kunngjøringer: (05:10) Hva har du spilt: (15:43) Lytterpost: (44:00) State of Unreal: (51:25) State of Play: (53:48) Access-Ability Showcase: (1:10:43) Summer Game Fest: (1:15:04) Day of the Devs: (1:31:25) Wholesome Direct: (1:36:10) Women-Led Games: (1:40:45) Latin American Games Showcase: (1:45:46) Southeast Asian Games Showcase: (1:49:30) Green Games Showcase: (1:53:23) Future Games Show: (1:55:25) Frosty Games Fest: (2:04:00) Xbox Games Showcase: (2:05:55) PC Gaming Show: (2:17:56) Postludium: (2:27:55) Spill vi snakker om i episode 149: Mario Kart World, Fast Fusion, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Mina the Hollower, Death Stranding 2, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Cairn, 007: First Light, Game of Thrones: War for Westeros, Mudang: Two Hearts, Felt That: Boxing, Killer Inn, Mafia: The Old Country, MindsEye, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Clockwork Revolution, The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, Coffee Talk Tokyo, Ahoy, The Outer Worlds 2, Persona 4 Revival, Dispatch, ARC Raiders, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, Ninja Gaiden 4/Ragebound, Aphelion, There Are No Ghosts at the Grand, Romeo is a Dead Man, Atomic Heart 2, MIO: Memories in Orbit, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, The Witcher 4, Resident Evil: Requiem, Lumines Arise, Pragmata, Silent Hill f, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Baby Steps, Hirogami, Everybody's Golf Hot Shots, Nioh 3, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls/Cosmic Invasion, Chromagun 2: Dye Hard, Wednesdays, Sunlight, Trash Goblin, Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth, Mortal Shell II, Code Vein II, End of Abyss, Mouse P.I., Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Out of Words, Lego Voyagers, Deadpool VR, Acts of Blood, Scott Pilgrim EX, Infinitesimals, Stranger Than Heaven, Snap and Grab, Sword of the Sea, Relooted, Ratatan, Squakross, Winter Burrow, Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game, Everdeep Aurora, Hotel Galactic, Death & Faelogy, Crescent County, Woodo, Lily's World XD, WanderStars, Neverway, LAN Party Adventures, Quest Master, The Shadow Syndicate, Colorbound, Avante! Atlantis, Dono's Tale, The Requiem of Shadows, Tanuki: Pon's Summer, Coffee Talk Tokyo, Urban Jungle, Table Flip Simulator, 13Z: The Zodiac Trials, Burning Sword: Death Sun, Hawthorn, The Bureau of Fantastical & Arcane Affairs, Phase Zero, Ground Zero, Deathground, Hell Is Us, Sacrifire, Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile, Canvas Street, Isopod: A Webbed Spinoff, Schrödinger's Cat Burglar, Super Meat Boy 3D, Beast of Reincarnation, Cronos: The New Dawn, Keeper, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition, Fresh Tracks, Den of Wolves, Kaizen: A Factory Story, Spirit X Strike, Militsioner, FBC: Firebreak, Anno 117: Pax Romana, Berserk or Die, Wanderburg.

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Quaranteam – Book 1: Part 7 The ramifications of Covington's poker game play out.. Based on a post by CorruptingPower, in 25 parts. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels. Chapter 19 The decision was made that whoever was dealing would sit out for those five hands and simply focus on the dealing. They also drew cards for seating order, lowest card dealing first, highest card starting with the big blind and the second highest being the small blind. Andy drew low card, which didn't bother him at all. It would be a chance to watch the others without having to divide his attention between his cards and his opponents. "So I can't help but notice that you said even the last place person takes home a woman," Andy said as he took his seat in the dealer's chair, "but your count doesn't have someone for sixth place. So which is it?" While he started to deal cards out to the players, Covington sighed, nodding. "I know, Andrew, I know. There is, in fact, a thirteenth girl in the pool, but I don't think anyone would want to take her over the other lovely women we have presented." He grabbed his phone from his pocket, tapping it to load up a picture. "She arrived on my doorstep last week, but when I told her what was expected of being part of my house, she refused. So I locked her up and she's been stewing, but even in her sexual frenzy, she's still refusing me, so I will give her as a prize to the person who comes in last." "Any woman in the pool should be in the pool, if you ask me," Andy said, dealing the last card. The man passed his phone over to Andy, a photograph of her on the screen. "If you insist, Andrew, then I suppose that will be fine. She is an athlete of some kind, and was supposed to be going to the Olympic Games, so she is quite fit, but she is extremely willful and stubborn, so she may be more trouble than she's worth." Once the cards were out, Andrew picked up the man's phone and looked down at the picture, recognizing her immediately. "Yeah, that's Piper Brown," Andy said. "She's a member of the woman's volleyball team. Hell, I think she won a gold medal in the last Olympics." He passed the phone over to Watkins, who looked and then passed the phone down the line, so everyone could get a look at her. A muscular, toned brunette with a stern look in the photograph, it was a marked change of how she often seemed in interviews, where she seemed warm and inviting. She looked like she wanted to beat the shit out of whoever was taking the picture, and the room she was in seemed spartan at best, barely more than a closet. "She definitely goes into the pool if you don't want her." "Agreed," Watkins said. "I'd likely take her over several of the other women on offer." "Even with her being a pain in the ass?" Covington asked. "Not all of us have such draconian house rules as you, Artie." Covington shrugged, then glanced at his hole cards. "Then into the pool she goes, I suppose. Check." The thing about televised poker is that many viewers don't realize is that the show is almost always a collection of highlights over a longer event, and that about sixty percent of poker hands have little to no action, other than the two players who have blinds in the pool debating which of them has the less crappy hand. Over the first five hands, only about a few thousand in chips changed hands, and Andy's first read felt like it was going to stand. Covington and Watkins were good card players, Vikovic played loose, Jacobson played tight and Haunton was an "any two'll do" kind of player, who was going to throw money into the pot on pretty much any hand with his tells written large across his face. After the fifth hand, Andy moved from the dealer's seat to his own chair and Covington moved to sit down at the dealer's seat. His first hand out, Andy drew Jack Ten suited in hearts, so he decided to stick around in the hand, since he was already the big blind. "Raise, one thousand." It was a bet designed to scare off anyone who didn't have a decent hand, but to Andy's amusement, all four other players decided they wanted to see a flop, so everyone called him. He was a little surprised to see Jacobson staying in, but he suspected the table might just be collectively testing the new guy. With the pot right, Covington deal out the three cards of the flop, nine of spades, seven of hearts and the queen of hearts. That gave Andy both an open ended straight draw and a flush draw, although he didn't have either the king or ace of hearts, so that made him a little nervous, but he decided he wanted to take the measure of his opponents, so he pushed another two thousand into the pot. Haunton and Jacobson both stayed in, but Watkins and Vikovic both folded, leaving three people in the game. The next card, the turn, did absolutely nothing to the board, a 2 of clubs. Technically, Andy was holding nothing, but he felt like his odds were decent to make something out of it at the river, and he wanted to come out guns blazing. So he decided to trap, and checked. Jacobson also checked, but Haunton thought he smelled weakness, so he added another thousand to the pot, a string bet designed to just pull a little more money out of what he thought was opponents in a weak position. Andy suspected the man was holding top pair, or maybe three queens if he was lucky, but he thought that Haunton would've thrown a lot more into the pot if he'd flopped trips, so Andy called, and Jacobson decided to fold, leaving just the two of them in the pot. The final card, the river, flopped and Andy felt the smile he was stifling behind his eyes. The King of Diamonds. He'd made his straight, and there wasn't a flush on the board. The worst he could do was split the pot. And Andy knew exactly what Haunton was going to do, so Andy simply checked. Haunton figured he had Andy on the ropes, so he pushed five thousand into the pot, and Andy smirked a little bit, and raised another five thousand in return. Haunton flinched visibly, but at this point, decided he was pot committed and clearly wanted to know whether or not Andy was bluffing, so after a minute or so of deliberation, he called. "Straight, king high," Andy said, flipping over the cards. Haunton flipped over the cards, even though he didn't have to, revealing that he'd stayed in with two pair, queens and kings. "Damn, you got me, new fish." The stack of chips was pushed over in Andy's direction, and Andy nodded. He'd just taken nearly twenty percent of Haunton's stack on the first hand. It might have been too strong an opening, but sometimes you just had to play the cards as they laid. For the next hour or so, players took turns mostly slowly redistributing the chips, although towards the end of the hour, Haunton made a very bad odds call, and went all in on two pair against Covington, who had limped into the pot and flopped trip deuces. Because Haunton had figured his two pair was rock solid, he groaned when Covington turned up his cards and took Haunton out of the game. Without so much as missed a beat, Haunton immediately said "Rebuy." A note was made and another stack of chips was brought forth and put in front of him. "Last place tonight's like not even playing at all, so might as well give it another go. Besides, I want to at least finish third one of these nights." He was next in line for small blind, so counted out the amount needed. "I wouldn't bank on that, the way you're playing," Andy said to him. "You need to learn how to evaluate your hand better, and stop making such loose wagers." "Shh," Covington said to him. "Nobody likes being told how to play better, Andrew." "Speak for yourself, Artie," Watkins said. "The minute you stop moving forward, you might as well be dead. Any tips for me, Andy?" he asked with a glimmer in his eye. "Yeah," Andy said, counting out his big blind. "Quit playing with your food so much. It's unbecoming. You had the mayor dead to rights two hands ago and everyone at the table knew it, and you still spent at least a minute's worth of all our time making a show out of it before you called him" Watkins, who was taking a turn at dealer, chuckled. "I see your point, although I do need to take my fun here and there when I can." "Fun has no place is business or poker," Vikovic said, glancing at his hole cards before matching the big blind. "I'm in." Covington and Jacobson stayed in, and Haunton, sensing an opportunity, raised on small blind, the value of the pot, a move Andy didn't think the mayor was capable of. All the players were sitting on decent hands, but at least half of them were hoping to go fishing, wanting to see a flop for a chance to pick up a decent sized pot. Now that the pot had grown, however, it was time to see who was going to stick around when the price went up. Andy glanced at his hole cards for the first time. When he was the big blind, he never bothered looking at his cards until the action came to him, mostly so that there was no possible way to give anything away to his opponents. He peeked at the two cards and found pocket cowboys waiting for him, two kings. So Andy matched the bet and said "Call." Vikovic matched the bet, to no one's surprise, as did Covington, but Jacobson folded, clearly having a questionable hand that only got more questionable with this much money in the pot. Andy put him on a low set of suited connectors, maybe a 7 8 or so. Watkins, as the dealer, was out of the hand. One of the other reasons Andy had suggested that they each take turns as dealer was that it would cut into bad streaks, giving players who were on tilt a moment to deescalate their frustrations and get their head back in the game. The flop hit, and Andy was a little annoyed by it. Three of hearts, eight of diamonds, jack of spades. The fact that it was a rainbow flop meant that anyone hoping to get a flush was seeing their odds rapidly dwindling, needing the next two cards to be of the same suit (and to be holding two of that suit) to hit. It also wasn't great for a straight, although Andy could see Haunton or Vikovic staying in with a nine ten suited, which would leave them sitting on an open ended straight draw. There was also the chance that one of the other men was sitting on fishhooks (a pair of jacks) and had just flopped a set, but neither Vikovic or Haunton seemed visibly excited enough to have done that. Covington was still a pain in the ass to read. Haunton decided to play it cool. "Check." Andy saw no reason to turn up the heat, so he followed. "Check." "Raise 2k," Vikovic said. "Call," said Covington. "Call," said Haunton. "Call," said Andy. It was a value bet, adding to the pot, but certainly not causing him to get scared, as Andy felt like he was still sitting on top hand. All of the chips were pushed into the center, and then Watkins flipped over the turn card. "King of Hearts." Andy did his best to keep his expression as neutral as possible, although on the inside, he was doing cartwheels. He'd just hit a set, and now he felt like he was definitely the best hand on the board. He wasn't first to act, though. "Check," Haunton said. "Check," Andy repeated. He could've bet here, but the best thing to do was to let someone else make the first stab at the pot. He suspected either Vikovic or Covington would try and push a large bet in, fronting as if they were sitting on a pair of kings, or maybe a king and a jack. Best to let them make the first move and then come in to take it from them. "Raise 20k," Vikovic said. There it was. Someone clearly trying to buy the pot, hoping he could bluff strength into players who were displaying weakness. "Fold," Covington said, tossing his cards to the dealer. That brought the action to Haunton, who had literally just rebought his way into the game a few minutes ago. The mayor thought for a long moment before he pushed the entire stack forward. "All in." Andy sighed for a moment, and looked again at the board, making sure he had a solid read on it. If he called Haunton and lost, the mayor would more than double up if just one player called him and lost. Vikovic had made a big push, but Andy was almost certain he couldn't wait to fold, just to get away from this disaster of a hand before it got worse for him. Which meant Andy would be taking in about 80k if he took down the hand. The more he thought about it, the more certain he was that Haunton had being playing cool when he'd flopped trip jacks, and in doing so, had bought Andy enough daylight to see the king to make his own set for next to nothing. It felt like a long wait, but eventually Andy spoke. "Call." "Too rich for me," Vikovic said, mucking his cards even as Andy was speaking. "I fold." "Shouldn't have tried to buy the pot," the mayor said, laughing as he turned over his cards. It wasn't a pair of jacks, but a jack and a king, giving him two pair. "Two pair. Nervous yet, new fish?" Andy smirked. "A little, but not that much," he said, flipping over his pair of kings. Haunton immediately got up from the table, tossing his hands into the air. "C'mon, you gotta be kidding me! Come on, jack! Come on, jack!" "Odds aren't good for you, Mr. Mayor," Covington said. "Enough discussion!" Vikovic said. "Give us a river." Andy was a deadlock. Haunton was wrong. If a jack came up, he would still win the pot, as it would simply give both men a full house, and Andy's would still be better. Haunton was drawing dead, and he simply didn't see that. When the last card was flipped, it was the six of diamonds, not changing the board at all anyway. "Fuck!" the mayor shouted, before getting up from the table. "I should've bet on the flop." "It wouldn't have mattered," Andy said as he pulled the mound of chips his direction. "I was still holding top pair at that point. I would've called you." "Take a few minutes and go get a drink, James," Covington said to the mayor. "As for the rest of you, we have ourselves a new chip leader. And thankfully, his streak will be interrupted now by a turn at the dealer's seat." Andy grinned. "Sure, give me just a minute to get my chips sorted and stacked." All said and done, Andy was clearly well ahead, sitting on a little over 225k of the 650k chips in play. Covington was in second, with 145k, Watkins in third at 120k, Jacobson at 90k and Vikovic at the bottom with 70k. Over the next five hands, Covington did very well for himself, knocking out Vikovic, who rebought in, bringing the chip pool up to 700k, moving himself within spitting distance of Andy's pool. And just after Vikovic bought back in, it was time to change dealers again, and Andy moved out of the dealer's seat, and Covington moved to take it. "I thought you said not to buy back, Vikovic," Andy said, moving back to his stack of chips. "It's what you call a value bet, yes?" Vikovic said. "In fifth place, I would simply have one woman. I can get one woman. And last pick is of no desire to anyone. So if I go home empty handed tonight? Is okay. I take my stab at glory." Two hands later, Andy made a big bluff and got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, costing him 40k, but he immediately turned it around, and the following hand busted Jacobson out. Jacobson declined to rebuy, happy to go home with someone rather than empty handed. On Covington's last hand as dealer, Vikovic decided to make a last stand, and Watkins called him on it, knocking Vikovic out in fourth. "With only three of us left in the game, might I make a suggestion?" Covington said. "At this point, I think we should simply rotate between the three eliminated players as dealers, while the three of us remain in the game at all times. Is that acceptable to everyone?" "Sure," Watkin said, "the more action the better." The mayor sighed, bringing his glass of scotch over to the dealer's chair, sitting down. "Yeah, okay. No offense, Rook, but I hope Artie busts you hard." Andy shrugged. "Can't make friends with everyone." He was thirsty, but he would be damned if he was going to make the girl behind the bar do an ounce of work on his behalf. "So c'mon, let's get some cards out." Around ten thirty, Andy was starting to get nervous. He'd dropped down to third place after a couple of unlucky river cards in a row. Then Watkins went all in on Andy. Andy clearly couldn't cover the spread, but Andy called, and Covington decided to get out of the way instead of making a side pot. Thankfully, when the cards were turned over, Andy held the better hand, and the river finally flowed his direction. That doubled him up and put him back in the game. Watkins confidence was shaken, and over the next hour, he never really recovered, playing a bit too reckless and loose. Once Andy and Covington smelled weakness, the two honed in, taking turns chipping away at him until finally Watkins went all in, and just before midnight, Andy took him down. "You want to rebuy?" Covington asked him. Watkins laughed, shaking his head. "Taking three from the pool is more than enough for me. You two titans have fun duking it out." "You ready for this, Andrew?" "Don't you worry, Arthur," Andy said. "Let's see who hits felt first." With only two players, they were always going to be trading turns between little blind and big blind. As soon as Covington looked at his hole cards, he immediately called "All in." Andy smirked a little, not having even looked at his own cards yet. He'd suspected Covington would've tried something like this, just constantly firing at the blinds, trying to chip them away, using his big stack to bully Andy's weaker stack. He glanced at his cards, then nodded. "Okay. Call." Covington blanched. He turned over his cards, revealing Jack eight, not even suited. He'd expected Andy to just back off and let him chip away a set of blinds, and was not happy that Andy hadn't done so, growing even more frustrated when Andy flipped over a pair of nines. "How do you start with a pocket pair?" "Maybe it's a hint you shouldn't go so aggressive right out the gate," Andy replied as Watkins dealt out the flop. As soon as the cards were upturned, Andy could practically feel the anger boiling out of Covington. Andy had flopped the nuts, a six and the other two nines. At that point, it was a formality of just dealing out the last two cards, as Andy was guaranteed the winning hand with four of a kind. Right out of the gate, Andy had doubled up. As the next hand was being dealt out, Covington hadn't even seen his cards and immediately said "All in." He was fully on tilt, and wanted to try and reclaim his confidence. He didn't even look at his two hole cards, simply staring Andy down, practically daring him to get into the hand. Andy knew the stakes were a great deal higher on this hand, and so he took the time to look at his hole cards, a slight laugh escaping his lips. He couldn't try and read his opponent so he had to decide if his hand was good enough for the risk. And the two cards he had were affectionately known as Big Slick, Ace King suited, this time in spades. It wasn't a pair, but playing against two random cards, his odds were good. "Sure, let's dance. Call." "You don't respect me, do you, Andrew?" Andy grinned, giving a little shrug. "You didn't even look at your cards, Arthur. How am I supposed to respect that? If you aren't going to respect your opponent, why should he respect you in turn? And you're just firing into the pot, hoping that you can buy a few blinds to chip away at my stack. But you have no idea what's under there. And I've got Big Slick." He flipped over his cards. "How about you?" Covington was turning almost scarlet red with anger, and turned over his cards, revealing just a six of spades and a three of hearts. "This is ridiculous." "Artie," Vikovic said, "you didn't even look at your cards. What are you thinking?" "I'm thinking this shitstain has been a pain in my ass all night long and I wanted to bury him." "And that's the problem, Arthur," Watkins said, putting out three cards for the flop. "You aren't thinking about the cards and you're thinking about your opponent." The first card on the flop was the six of hearts, giving Covington a pair and a moment's hope, but the second card immediately dashed that, revealing the Ace of Hearts. The third card, a ten of clubs, didn't affect the board at all. With the turn came the three of spades, putting Covington back in the lead for a moment, with two pair, until the last card came out, the King of Hearts, pairing Andy up to two pair as well. Covington practically snarled as he counted out the chips, pushing them over, his stack now a quarter the size of Andy's. "You've got more luck than a goddamn leprechaun, Rook." Watkins stood up, and Jacobson sat down to take a turn at dealer, washing the cards through he Shufflemaster again. Typically the break as the dealer changed was enough to let a player cool off, but Covington was still off balance as they started up again. When the next set of two cards were dealt, Andy was back on the small blinds, and so was the first to act. He'd glanced at his cards and said, "Call." Covington was gunshy now, and simply said "Check," as he was desperate to see a flop and get more information. The flop came down Ace of Hearts, seven of spades, three of clubs. Immediately, Covington said "All in." Andy stopped and did the math in his head. "Yeah, okay. Call." "Two pair," Covington said, flipping over the Ace of Spades and the three of hearts with an angry gusto. "Take that, you lowbrow piece of shit! Time for me to get my money back." Andy shook his head with a wry smile. "Not so fast, Arthur." Andy turned over his hole cards, the seven of hearts and the seven of clubs. "I like my odds here." "Another goddamn pocket pair! This is ridiculous!" "I probably would've folded if you'd bet at the blinds, but you let me see a flop for cheap, so midlevel pocket pair seemed okay." Jacobson turned over the turn card, and Covington immediately let out an undignified cheer, as the three of diamonds. "Yes! Full house! Suck it! Give me my money!" "He still has a few outs, Artie," the mayor warned. Andy was actually leading, but Jacobson just couldn't see it. He was sitting on a full house, sevens over threes, and Jacobson was sitting on threes over aces, which was the lower hand. Players tended to get wound up, so they often refused to think about everything, but Watkins had that knowing smile, so Andy knew he had spotted Jacobson's error as well. Jacobson needed either another three or another ace to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. "No! I refuse to believe I'm going to get blown out by some random river card!" "So show us river already," Vikovic said. And Jacobson placed down the last card with a thump that resounded throughout the room like a clap of thunder. The seven of diamonds. That meant that Covington had a full house, threes over aces, but Andy's four of a kind had blown it out of the water. "The absolute luck on you," Covington growled. Andy had gone from 110k to 220k to 440k, making him the chip leader now. He could, if he wanted, use Covington's own tactics against him. But Andy liked to play smart. On the other hand, Covington was so tilted now, he could probably be goaded into a sloppy play. And if Andy could get Covington to go all in again, he'd be down to the felt and this stupid game would be over. Maybe, just maybe, it was worth the risk. It seemed like the time to goad the millionaire a little more, just to see if Andy could completely tilt him. "Maybe we should see how strong my luck's running right now then, huh?" Andy said as new hole cards slid in front of him. "Tell you want, Artie." He figured this singular use of the man's nickname would give him even more of a severe nudge. Andy had been calling him Arthur all night long, but now, the nickname Artie sounded condescending as fuck. "I'll look at one, just one, of my two hole cards here, and if it's higher than a eight, I'll go all in without even looking at the other card. How about that?" "You do whatever you want, boy, and I'll show you how a real man plays cards." Covington was blind with rage, and there was a carelessness flaring up behind his eyes, as Andy lifted up one of the hole cards to peek under at it. "Okay," Andy said. "All in." "You're bluffing!" Covington said, slamming his fist on the table hard enough to knock the stacks of chips loose. "Call!" "Now Artie," Andy said, smug grin on his face, "are you sure that  " "I Said Call Goddamn It!" Andy flipped over the one card he'd looked at, the Ace of Hearts, but left the other card face down, as Covington flipped over his cards. The man had looked at them this time, and was sitting on a pair of sixes. "Aren't you going to turn over your other card?" Andy shrugged, that sly smile on his face. "In a minute. Let's see the flop." The flop came down six seven ace, giving Covington a set, while Andy was sitting on a pair of aces. The turn was next, a deuce, no help to anyone, and the river, well, the river was the two of hearts. Looking at the board, Andy's odds weren't great, but he wasn't out either. The seven and the six on the board were both hearts, which meant Andy needed his other hole card to be another heart. "It's Schrödinger's hole card now," Andy said, tapping his fingers lighly along the felt. "Maybe I've got a winning card, and you're out, or maybe you've got me dead to rights and have doubled up back into the lead. What you've gotta ask yourself is, do you feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?" The grin on his face was broad, as he gave the man his best Clint Eastwood impression. Vikovic was the one who finally made the move. He leaned across the table and grabbed the last card, the one Andy had never even touched, and flipped it over. There in all her glory... ...was the Queen of Hearts. Andy had made his flush. "Son of bitch," Vikovic said, letting out a low appreciative whistle. "You want to rebuy, Artie?" "Fuck that! This guy is on a streak. I'm out. Game's over!" "Are you sure, Artie?" Andy said. "The! Game! Is! Over!" Covington fumed. The older man stood up, inhaling a long breath before letting it out slowly, trying to regain his composure. "Alright, let's sort out the winnings. Andrew, you have seven picks from the pool and get to pick first, as is your right as the winner." "Alright, let's see," Andy said, as all the men moved back into the parlor with the videowall they'd been in before. He'd hoped just to win with no rebuys from anyone, as it would've made his decisions simple, but seven, seven was a lot of women for any one man to handle. The thirteen faces sprung to life on the big wall, as Andy looked over them carefully. "Alright, I suppose I'd better just pick then. Charlotte Varma, Asha Varma, Piper Brown, Emily Stevens,” "Damn," Jacobson grumbled. "Oh hush. If he hadn't taken her, I certainly would've," Covington said to him. "Sarah Washington, Sheridan Smith and,” Andy looked over the wall of faces, trying to decide who else he would pull from this den of vipers, and yet, he just couldn't bring himself to care about rescuing his ex Erin. It was a sea of beautiful faces, but none of them evoked any stronger reaction than another, so he was forced to read the small text beneath each of them, sorting out people he wouldn't want to spend long periods of time with. He was a little tempted to give his seventh pick to Covington, but couldn't bear to let anyone decent be bound to the loathsome toad. There were a couple of Republicans he nixed immediately. Andy was a lifelong Democrat, and anyone who'd still identify as a Republican after the last three years of madness wasn't anyone he wanted to let into his home and family. A few others struck him as from far too wealthy of families, the sorts of people who would do much better with Covington and his ilk. But there was one, Deborah Barnes, a blonde veterinarian from Los Gatos, originally from Kansas, and she seemed warm and caring in the notes about her. ", and Deborah Barnes, I guess." "Erin Donegal was originally one of yours," Covington said. "Don't you want to take her back?" Andy shook his head. "I would've sent her back to the base if it weren't for this little game of yours. If you want her, you can have her. She doesn't like my writing, and anyone who doesn't like my writing isn't welcome in my house." "If you don't want her, I won't take her either," Covington sniffed. "I'll take Janice Flowers, Eloise Childs and Teresa Kenzington." "I'll take her then," Watkins said. "Donegal and Nina Choi." That left Jacobson with Ariel Smith, since Vikovic and Haunton had both rebought in, and left with nothing. Andy sighed. "So how do we relocate them?" "A car will arrive tomorrow to pick everyone up and drive them to their new locations, although you're welcome to take the Varmas and Miss Brown with you tonight, since they're here, and you are as well. Tomorrow afternoon, everyone will have what's coming to them. You may need to tend to Miss Brown's needs before you leave, however, Andrew," Covington said. "She's in quite the state. I'll have the other two meet you upstairs by your car when you're done with Miss Brown." "Can you send my partner, Niko, down to meet me? I'm strong, but carrying an unconscious Olympic athlete up some stairs by myself is probably more than I'm capable of." "Of course. Let me go get her. Veronica, would you take Mr. Rook over to Miss Brown's room please?" The servant brought Andy out of the parlor and took him to wait outside of a room where the door was clearly locked. She unlocked the door, but didn't open it. "You may wish to wait for your partner, Master Rook. The woman in there, she's not well," she said to him, a look of concern on her face. "Ah, here's your woman now." Andy turned around and Covington was escorting Niko down to meet him. "Here you go, Miss Red Wolf. You two should be strong enough to carry Miss Brown out when you're done with her. You know the way back?" "I do," Niko said to him. "Thanks." Both Covington and Veronica walked up the stairs, leaving Andy and Niko alone together outside of the door, neither quite bringing themselves to open it yet. "So you won?" she finally said to him. "First place. Seven women. It's going to be a trial." "Maybe you could donate one of them to Eric or Phil if it scares you that much," she said with a laugh. "So are Charlotte and her daughter behind this door?" "No no, they'll be upstairs waiting for us at the car after we're done here. There were actually thirteen girls in the pool, not twelve. This is the thirteenth. Her name's Piper Brown." "Wait, that cute volleyball player with the little pregame warm up dance who went viral a few years back? That Piper Brown?" "The very same." "Well let's go get her. Why's she down here?" Niko started to reach for the door, but Andy put his hand on it. "She's been here for over a week, so she's pretty heavily in the throes of need right now," Andy said, not letting her open the door yet. "Covington said she'd be in quite the state, so I'd need to imprint her here, and you'll have to help me carry her upstairs afterwards." Niko's face fell. "Jesus, what a fucking asshole," she sighed. "A whole week of waiting for imprinting after she's been vaccinated? She must be out of her fucking mind with need by now. Okay, we'll let's get to it, stud." Andy shot her a disappointed look before he lifted his hand and opened the door. The room was poorly lit, a handful of lights on their lowest setting, as Andy and Niko stepped into the room, closing the door behind them. On the far side of the room, sitting in chair, looking almost catatonic, was Piper. She was naked, sitting in an armchair, her brunette hair draped over her tits, a vacant look on her face. She was muscular, in far better shape than Andy or Niko. It almost looked like she was drooling on herself from across the room. "God, is she dead?" Niko whispered to him as they started to walk over to her. "Ms. Brown?" Andy said. "Piper? I'm Andy Rook. I'm here to take you away from here." Suddenly, Piper's head whipped and her blue eyes focused on Andy with a terrifying intensity. Before Andy could even react, she lunged out of the chair and raced over towards him. Niko tried to step forward to slow her down, but Piper shoved her out of the way sharply. As soon as she was at Andy, she pushed him back to the wall with an irresistible strength, forcing his back against the surface before she dropped down to her knees. "It's okay, Piper," Andy said to her, but the woman seemed completely oblivious to his words. She practically ripped his pants open and immediately brought her mouth around his cock. Andy wasn't hard, but Piper's tongue was demanding, even as Niko moved back to her feet and walked over to him "God, was I that bad?" Niko said, her hand reaching down to stroke Piper's hair reassuringly. "You were at least verbal," Andy said, as he felt Piper's mouth humming on his cock, making it swell. "I feel a little bad, taking advantage of her like this." Niko shook her head, leaning in to kiss Andy. "This girl's got a need and you need to fill it, Andy. Just let her have it, and we can go. Besides,” Niko giggled, nuzzling against his neck. "It's kinda hot, the way she's just feasting on you, cavewoman style." "Yeah, well, it's hard to keep an erection with the stink of this room. I think they kept her trapped in here all week." "But she's good at sucking cock, isn't she?" "She's certainly voracious." "Don't hold back, then," Niko said, taking one of his hands in hers, trying to reassure him. "No need to be all gallant for this time. You can save that for the first time she'll actually remember." It didn't take long, and sure enough, a minute or two later, Andy was firing a blast of cum down her throat, which was when the strangest thing happened. Piper didn't suddenly slump over. No, instead, after she swallowed his hot sperm, she tugged him away from the wall and pushed him down to the floor, not so much as a droplet of spunk escaping her lips. "What the hell?" Andy exclaimed in shock. "Why isn't she imprinting?" "Fuck, I hope she's not stuck like this because he waited too long!" Niko said, trying not to panic. "Maybe you didn't have a big enough load?" "When the fuck has that ever mattered before?" Piper's wild eyes still darted left and right, but as soon as she had pushed Andy onto the floor on his back, she crawled over him, her hand tugging on his cock once more, as she straddled him. "I think she definitely wants more, Andy," Niko laughed. "Hit her again." "I dunno if I can give an encore this soon, Niko!" Andy whispered. Piper cut him off, shoving her lips against his in what had to be the most primal kiss he'd ever encountered, almost like she was claiming him instead of the reverse, her tongue forcing its way into his mouth, her athletic body keeping him in place. Niko moved behind Piper and snaked one hand around the Olympian's waist, moving to rub her fingertips against the brunette's cunt, a small triangle of pubes above it, as Niko started stroking the girl's clit. "I don't think she's going to give you a choice, Andy." Niko smirked, her other hand reaching to tweak one of Piper's stiff nipples, finding the bud as hard as a rock, eliciting a groan from the athlete, who was dragging the head of Andy's cock across her snatch. Within a moment, he was stiff enough for her to slam her weight down onto him, forcing his cock deep into her cunt, finding it drenched and achingly warm. Andy didn't so much do anything as provide a dildo for the woman to ride upon, her hips bouncing in his lap, her lips attached to his, refusing to let go, even while she fucked him. After a few minutes, Andy felt a familiar tingling in his balls, and as Piper squirmed and wriggled down on him, he fired a load of cum against the back of her twat. This time, it seemed, it was enough to take, and the toned woman spasmed in one sharp and violent quake before slumping deathly atop of him, murmuring "imprinting" over and over again, so quietly Andy could barely even hear it. He more felt her lips moving than heard her, as her face was buried in the nape of his neck, his body pinned underneath her. "A little help, please?" Andy said, and Niko only laughed that much harder. Chapter 20 After Niko helped Andy get Piper off of him, they scrounged around the room before they simply gave up and put Andy's jacket on her. There wasn't any clothing in the room, not even a bedsheet. Just a bucket in the corner, filled with excrement. She wasn't difficult for them to carry, although neither of them had much experience carrying an unconscious person before. Once they got her up to the car, Andy regretted that they had brought the roadster. The vehicle did have four seats, but the back seat was very cramped, and they were going to have to lay Piper over people's laps, because he refused to put her in the trunk, even if she was unconscious. Waiting at the car was Dr. Charlotte Varma and her daughter Asha. "Thank you for saving us from this, Niko," Charlotte said to her, the woman's accent definitely French. She was dressed in a long flowing summer dress, with a jacket thrown on over it, billowy fabric over her womanly figure, her long blonde hair swept back behind her ears, hanging down to the middle of her back. She looked less like a doctor and more like a hippie, but she had a warm smile that put him at ease. "And you, Mr. Rook." "Please," he said, "call me Andy." He unlocked the car, then popped the trunk to load Charlotte's suitcase into it, followed by Asha's and Piper's, which one of Covington's servants had clearly brought up while Andy was tending to the athlete's needs. "Let's get out of here, and we can talk on the way over to the house." As Asha got in the backseat, she bumped fists with Niko. "Thanks, Neeks," Asha said, her accent definitely British, despite her exotic looking features. Her long wavy black hair was drawn back into a ponytail that barely hung past the nape of her neck, the tie high on her head, her skin several shades darker than her mother's. She wore black knee high leather boots, black pantyhose, a black leather skirt that was playfully short and a purple silk shirt that was still tight enough on her that he could the outline of her lacy bra through the material. It was also cut high enough to show some midriff, including a little silver musical note belly piercing. "Good looking out." They laid Piper atop of their lap before Niko got into the front passenger's seat and Andy got into the driver's seat. Before, the driveway had been a showroom of deluxe and expensive cars, but now everyone else had already gone home. The house's external lights were still on, but it was clear that Covington had already gone to bed, so it was with no fanfare that Andy slowly drove the electric car off the property, heading back towards his place. It was approaching one AM and as Andy felt the cool breeze blowing across his shaved head, he definitely regretted bringing the Roadster. "So this is your old man, Neeks?" Asha asked. "And he's gonna be my old man too? A'ight, I can get wit' tha'." Asha's accent was mostly British, but Andy could hear hints of her mother's French accent, as well as what he imagined was probably hints of her late father's Indian accent. Niko had told him that the Varmas had only moved to the US a year ago from London, and that Charlotte's late husband had died in one of the first fatalities to the virus. "You'll like Andy, Asha," Niko said to her. "He's the best man I've ever met." "He's also sitting right here," Andy said with a soft laugh. "I wanted to talk to you about this, Niko," Charlotte said. "I am very thankful that you did rescue us, but I think it is rather unbecoming for a woman to share her lover with her daughter, don't you?" Andy let out a soft sigh of relief, speaking before Niko did. "Absolutely. If you would rather, Dr. Varma, I could talk to one of my friends and see if they might be a better home for your daughter, so you might avoid that situation." "Oh. Ah. Oh. Yes, I think you've misunderstood me, Mr. Rook," Charlotte said, a hint of embarrassment on her face. "I think my daughter should definitely stay in your company, but I'm not attracted to white men. Not to be ungrateful, but I was hoping maybe I could be paired up with your friend Mr. Pak. He's always seemed like a very nice man. Very strong and muscular." She giggled a little, a sound almost uncharacteristic of a woman in her early forties. "And gossip is that he is quite well endowed." "I can't speak to that part, but I'm sure Phil wouldn't mind," Niko said. "Andy or I can give him a call in the morning and arrange it." "I might have to owe Phil a favor or something," Andy said, "but that's okay. He can just put it on my tab. I probably owe him only a couple hundred at this point." "Wait," Asha said, just picking up on Andy's misunderstanding, "what's wrong wit' me that you don't want me?" It was Andy's turn to blush. "That isn't what I meant to say." Niko smirked, reaching back to pat Asha on one of her thighs. "He's afraid either he's too old for you, or you're too young for him. I love Andy to death, but he's a little insecure from time to time." Asha reached one of her hands forward, curving her arm around the seat to smooth her fingertips along Andy's chest through his shirt. "I'm old enough to know better, but too young to give a fuck, luv," she purred. "In fact, if my mum wasn't in this car, I'd give you a bit of the ol' road head so I didn't have to wait until I got home." "Don't let my presence stop you, Asha," Charlotte said, a warm smile on her lips. "I feel that need in my belly quite fiercely so I imagine it is rather remarkable in yours, seeing as it affects younger women more quickly. If you want to go after Andrew right now, I don't see why not. This community is extremely open about its sexuality." Asha's eyes widened a little, her deep tan skin darkening with red, as if she wasn't sure which she was more embarrassed by, being called out by her mother or backing down in front of her mother. After a moment, though, it was clear the hunger inside of her won out, as she moved Piper's unconscious form to sit up, then laid her back down on the seat behind her, as she started to worm her way between the seats, as Andy slowed the card down, bringing it to a stop at a local streetlight that had turned red. "You have to kiss him first, Asha," Niko said to her. "Otherwise he's not gonna let ya." "I haven't said I'm going to let her anyway," Andy said, defensively. Niko reached over and patted his thigh, a playful smirk on her lips. "Oh, you are, Andy. I know you too well. And I know Asha. She's a voracious little slut when she wants to be. And she's gotten jealous from all the stories I've been telling her when she's been around to visit her mom." Before he could reply, Asha turned his head and pressed her lips against his hungrily. She tasted of cinnamon and spice, as her tongue insisted on visiting the inside of his mouth before they parted the kiss. "I'm not sure you want to do this now, Asha," Andy said. "I just fucked poor Piper back there a little bit ago, and she hasn't bathed in a week. My cock probably smells of dirty cunt." Asha smirked at him, sliding her hand down to unbutton his jeans. "Then your newest teenage fucktoy had better clean i' off for you, sir," she purred, kissing at his neck. "Eyes on the road, and don't go too fast now." Andy thought she was kidding, but as the light turned green, she stopped and nodded for him to go, even as she was drawing the zipper down. As soon as he started the Tesla in motion again, Asha's lean fingers reached into his pants, pulling out his cock, stroking it slowly. "See, if I do this now, then you can't reconsider," she said, her fingers moving along his shaft. "You can't get in your own head about it, you can't be worried if I may be too young, too wild, too out of control, too feral. So I will get i' out of your head by giving you the best damn head of your life. It'll be fine." She slipped her head down and wrapped her lips around the tip of his cock, letting her tongue slather over it slowly, as a sultry, wanton moan poured from her throat over his cock. "No turning back now, hon," Niko purred at him. "She's gotten a taste of you. She's gonna latch down like a leech until you give her what she's owed." Her hand brushed along Asha's ponytail, pushing her head down a bit more. "She's a Rookie, through and through." "Oh god," Andy groaned, shaking his head. "You've got a nickname for yourselves. Next thing you'll be unionizing." "We already have, dear," Niko giggled. "We're Local Amalgamated Cocksuckers, Chapter 69." Andy rolled his eyes, turning the card at a stop sign, heading into the section of New Eden that housed his mansion. It was growing increasingly hard to focus, as Asha bobbed her head in his lap, pushing and pulling her face along his cock, her tongue lashing over every inch of it as she hummed, her fingernails sinking into his inner thighs. "Who is it she reminds me, Charlotte?" Niko asked, looking back over her shoulder. "A lot of people say she looks like a younger version of one of the people who was on Great British Bake Off." Niko nodded. "That's who it was. How's it going, Andy? Need me to take the wheel?" "You, ah, you might have to," he said. "I don't know how long I can keep my head clear." Asha popped her head off his cock and turned her brown eyes up to look at him. "Then don't, daddy," she moaned at him. "Let me have wha' I want. Let me have that cum in my belly. Claim me. I wanna feel the best orgasm of my life." She looked back down and pushed her mouth onto his cock once more, forcing it as deep as she could into her throat, humming on it, and finally he just couldn't resist, and fired a load of cum into her mouth. Her whole body thrashed, but as she pulled her head up and off his cock, she swallowed that load, laying her head down against his thighs, his softening cock laying across her nose, as the girl began to murmur "imprinting" quietly for a few moments before falling still. Niko helped him ease the car to a stop long enough for him slide Asha back into the back seat once more, two slumped girls braced against one another as Charlotte tried to keep them from falling over too much. Then Andy tucked his cock away, tugged up his jeans and started the vehicle moving forward once more. "I appreciate you being understanding about this, Andy," Charlotte said to him. "I didn't know how to tell Niko that you weren't my type without risking the chances that you wouldn't try and extract us from Mr. Covington's household." "Not gonna lie," Niko said. "I don't enjoy being lied to, Charlotte. But I still would've tried to get you out even if you'd told me in advance." "And I am sorry about that, Niko, but I simply couldn't risk it. You've met Covington. You can only imagine what kinds of depravity he would've subjected myself and my daughter to." Charlotte shivered, the thoughts searing her brain for a moment. "It's extremely unpleasant even to think about it." The car reached the gate, and Niko pushed the button to open make it open. Unlike many of the other homes in New Eden, Andy couldn't stand the thought of having security on the premises. Even the idea of an automatic gate wasn't pleasant, but it had come with the home, and he'd wanted to avoid kicking up a fuss until he was better settled. As he brought the car up the driveway, he saw Aisling was sitting on the front porch in her pajamas, a blanket pulled around her, keeping her warm from the cool November air. Andy brought the car to stop by the front door, as Niko hopped out and moved over to Ash, giving her a hug. "Did the good guys win?" Aisling asked. Niko nodded, holding Ash in the hug for a long moment before pulling away. "Andy got them out safely. Charlotte's not going to stay with us, though." "Oh no!" Aisling said. "Why not?" "She's not into me," Andy said as he hopped out of the car, leaving the door open so Charlotte could slide out, leaving the two unconscious girls in the back seat for the moment. "Had to happen sooner or later," he chuckled, "and frankly, I'm surprised it took this long." "Her loss then," Aisling giggled, moving over to the car, peering in the back seat at the slumped forms of Piper and Asha. "Looks like you got two hot young things to add anyway." She cocked her head to one side, looking at Piper for a second. "Why do I know her?" "Imagine her doing a little wiggle dance before she goes to play volleyball." Ash narrowed her eyes for a second, then those blues widened suddenly as she gasped, bringing her fingertips to her lips. "Shut up! What is even happening!" Andy popped the trunk and pulled out Charlotte's suitcase, then Asha's, carrying them into the house before coming back out. "I'm gonna need a hand hauling them into the house, though." Ash nodded. "Where are we going to put them? In the master bedroom?" Andy shook his head. "We've got plenty of extra bedrooms upstairs, and Piper was nearly catatonic before I imprinted her, so the last thing I want is her waking up surrounded by tons of unfamiliar people. We'll let her have a bedroom to herself, although I think you should probably give her a shower quick before you put her into a bed." Niko nodded, helping Aisling pick Piper up. "Good idea. She really is pretty ripe right now. C'mon Ash, let's go hose her down." The two women lugged Piper into the house, leaving Andy with Charlotte and Asha. "If you can give me a hand, you and your daughter can crash for the night in one of the spare bedrooms and in the morning, I'll give Phil a call, and we'll get him over for you to join his family." Charlotte leaned in and kissed his cheek. "Thank you, Andy. You and Niko will be good for Asha. Don't judge her too harshly. She's still young and that means she can tend to be reckless. She'll love you with all her heart, but she's going to have moments of sadness about her father, so please be understanding about her mood swings." "I'll do my best," he told her, as the two moved to scoop up Asha. She was light enough and small that Andy was able to carry her on his own. "That's all anyone can ask." After getting Charlotte and Asha squared away in one bedroom, Andy headed in to check on Aisling and Niko, who were sliding Piper into a bed in one of the bedrooms no one was using. When they'd moved into the mansion, Andy had told all the girls that if they wanted to claim one of the bedrooms as their own, they should do so. Ash had insisted she never wanted to sleep anywhere Andy wasn't, and Niko and Lauren had agreed, although Niko had converted one of the bedrooms into an office space that all three of the girls shared. But that still left several bedrooms that were decorated, and Andy checked four of them before he found them, as they pulled the sheets up over Piper's unconscious body. "Everything go okay?" he asked them, as they headed towards the door. "Sure, no problem, but she definitely needed to be hosed

Are we living in a material universe or a simulated one? Are we living in a massive, multiplayer, online, role-playing game where our deeds and quests are being kept track of in the “cloud” like an angel recording our lives? If so, who is running the game? And what is the connection between computer science, video game physics, and the great spiritual traditions? Rizwan Virk (known as Riz) is a successful entrepreneur, a video game pioneer, a venture capitalist, and founder of the start-up accelerator Play Labs @ MIT. His interest and expertise ranges from video games, the metaverse, simulation theory, meditation, consciousness, and the intersection of science, science fiction, religion, and philosophy. He's a graduate of MIT and Stanford and is currently a faculty associate at Arizona State University. He is the author of Zen Entrepreneurship: Walking the Path of the Career Warrior (BayView Labs 2013), Startup Myths and Models: What You Won't Learn in Business School (Columbia Business School Publishing 2020), Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success (Watkins Publishing 2017), The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics Agree We Are in a Video Game. (Bayview books 2019), Wisdom of a Yogi: Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi (Bayview Books 2023), The Zen Entrepreneur & the Dream: An MIT Grad's Quest for Success & Enlightenment in Silicon Valley (2023)Interview Date: 7/14/2023 Tags: Rizwan Virk, Riz Virk, video games, Hindu Vedas, Atari, ChatGPT, reincarnation, dialup computer modems, augmented reality, Nick Bostrom, The Matrix film, Elon Musk, multiple universes, parallel universes, John Wheeler, 20th century physics, consciousness, entanglement, nonlocality, Star Trek Holodecks and replicas, Claude Shannon, Galileo, Schrödinger's cat, quantum physics, probability wave, optimization, conditional rendering, chaos theory, complexity theory, Stephen Wolfram, quenched disorder, Paramahansa Yogananda, Science, Philosophy, Technology, Spirituality

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Datové schránky by už nemusely automaticky mazat zprávy po 90 dnech od doručení. Nově by mohly fungovat více jako klasické e-mailové schránky. „Když si vezmeme, kolik stojí cloudová paměť, téměř nic, je to ohromný anachronismus. Asi byl oprávněný v době, kdy koncept datových schránek vznikal, ale to už je opravdu dávno,“ upozorňuje v pořadu Online Plus vědecký redaktor Deníku N Petr Koubský.Všechny díly podcastu Online Plus můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

We stellen u graag twee nieuwe boeken voor in deze aflevering: Een zuivere ziel is als een mooie parel, voorwoord geschreven door mgr. Joris Schröder en verkrijgbaar bij Uitgeverij Betsaida. De catecheses van de Pastoor van Ars (1786-1859) die de lezer aantreft in dit boek, zijn opgetekend door een van zijn toehoorders. Ze belichten telkens een […]

Das Motto heute: KEINE PANIK! Denn DRACHENZÄHMEN LEICHT GEMACHT ist überraschend gut, DER LETZTE TAKT gar nicht mal so verkehrt und GUNS UP ist gar nicht mal so mies. Zumindest laut Antje, die heute zusammen mit Dominik und Schröck in unserer Videothek Platz genommen hat, um dann auch noch über die Wiederaufführungen von STROMBERG - DER FILM und EINE FAUST GEHT NACH WASTEN zu parlieren. Darüber hinaus sollen auch in dieser ersten kurzen Folge unseres neuen Konzepts die Streaming- und Mediatheken-Hinweise ihren Platz finden. Und weil wir endlich richtig drüber reden können, werfen wir erst noch mal einen Blick zurück auf PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS bevor wir dann auch noch auf CITY OF DARKNESS (den wir bereits ausführlich in Folge 506 besprochen haben), DIE UNFASSBAREN 1 + 2, AUSLÖSCHUNG und ECHO VALLEY eingehen. Gefolgt von SERAPHIM FALLS, BEAUTIFUL BOY, PANDORUM, ICH GLAUB' MICH KNUTSCHT EIN ELCH und den wunderbaren RADIO ROCK REVOLUTION, die allesamt nun über eine der verschiedenen Mediatheken abrufbar sind. And that's it, kurz, knackig und eben aktuell, endlich wieder mit Supercut und dann auch nur der erste Teil für diese Woche. Am Samstag gehts direkt weiter mit Eddie, Andi, Antje, Dominik und Daniel, die sich zum einen ausführlich über das unterhalten, was sie zuletzt gesehen haben, und dann auch einmal Bilanz ziehen, über das, was sie 2025 überrascht, erfreut oder verärgert hat. Also noch mal gut 100 Minuten freies Gelaber. Wir hoffen das ist in Eurem Sinne und wünschen Euch nun viel Spaß im Kino, auf der Couch und hoffentlich auch mit dieser Neustarts-Folge. Ciao. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bagaimana fisika dan kimia dapat menjelaskan fenomena kehidupan yang begitu kompleks? Inilah pertanyaan fundamental yang diajukan oleh fisikawan peraih Nobel, Erwin Schrödinger, dalam bukunya yang revolusioner, "What is Life?". Ia menantang gagasan bahwa kehidupan memerlukan "kekuatan vital" khusus, dan sebaliknya berpendapat bahwa kehidupan dapat dipahami melalui prinsip-prinsip fisika. Schrödinger membedakan cara organisme hidup mempertahankan keteraturan (ia menyebutnya "keteraturan dari keteraturan") dengan kecenderungan benda mati menuju kekacauan atau entropi. Untuk menjelaskan stabilitas informasi genetik dari generasi ke generasi, Schrödinger mengusulkan sebuah konsep visioner: gen sebagai "kristal aperiodik". Struktur molekuler yang kompleks ini, menurutnya, mampu menyimpan "kode-skrip" kehidupan dan mewariskannya dengan sangat akurat. Lebih jauh lagi, ia memperkenalkan ide bahwa kehidupan melawan kecenderungan alami menuju kehancuran dengan "memakan entropi negatif". Artinya, kita makan bukan hanya untuk energi, tetapi untuk menyerap keteraturan dari lingkungan dan menggunakannya untuk membangun dan memelihara struktur kompleks tubuh kita. Gagasan-gagasan ini memiliki implikasi mendalam bagi kehidupan kita sehari-hari. Konsep "kode-skrip" menjadi dasar pemahaman modern kita tentang DNA, genetika, dan penyakit keturunan. Sementara itu, ide "memakan entropi negatif" memberi kita perspektif baru tentang pentingnya nutrisi untuk menjaga keteraturan biologis kita. Buku ini tidak hanya mengubah arah biologi molekuler, tetapi juga mengajak kita merenungkan pertanyaan filosofis tentang kesadaran dan kehendak bebas dalam kerangka alam semesta yang diatur oleh hukum fisika.

Los animales se comunican, solo que no en nuestro idioma. En este “Mundos Posibles” con Esther Sánchez (Impaciéntifica), exploramos cómo se envían señales, cómo se interpretan, y qué nos revelan sobre la vida, el lenguaje y la posibilidad de entendernos entre especies, con Susana Monsó, autora de “La zarigüeya de Schrödinger”, con Ignacio Sánchez-Moreno, investigador que centra su estudio en dispositivos que los perros aprenden a usar para “decir” palabras. Y conocemos a Miguel Borrajo, que está construyendo un traductor automático para cachalotes, un Google Translate para el mar. Contamos también con Gonzalo Rodríguez, autor de “Cómo se comunican los animales”, en el que explora desde el olor de las lagartijas hasta los cantos polisémicos de los pájaros; y con Ricardo Moure, biólogo, divulgador, y autor de “Sexo salvaje”. Más información aquí: bit.ly/CienciaAnimalesCC1528 Haz posible Carne Cruda: http://bit.ly/ProduceCC

In Dänemark gilt die Wehrpflicht jetzt auch für Frauen. Gratulation! Denn wen interessiert bei diesem Fortschritt für die Gleichberechtigung schon der Gender-Pay-Gap oder andere Probleme, meint Carolin Courts in ihrem satirischen Schrägstrich. Von Carolin Courts.

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Wie offen ist Deutschland wirklich für eine sachliche Debatte über die Kernenergie? In einem pointierten Interview spricht die ehemalige Bundesfamilienministerin Dr. Kristina Schröder über ihre Beweggründe für die Teilnahme an der Anschalt-Konferenz in Berlin und darüber, warum sie die aktuelle Energiepolitik als „Weg in die Energiearmut“ bezeichnet. Schröder hinterfragt ideologische Blockaden, fordert mehr Pragmatismus im Umgang mit technischen Optionen und warnt vor den wirtschaftlichen Folgen eines energiepolitischen Kurses, der Alternativen zur Energiewende von vornherein ausschließt. Besonders spannend: Ihre Einschätzung zur Reaktivierung stillgelegter Kernkraftwerke und zur Rolle neuer Reaktortechnologien wie SMRs. Ein Gespräch über Mut zur Kurskorrektur und die Verantwortung der Politik, unbequeme Fragen nicht länger zu verdrängen. Hinweis: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlageempfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren oder der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen.

Zdravo. Od dileme, ali pojesti sirov žepek, nas hitro katapultira v časovno-prostorsko superpozicijo, zato se sprašujemo, ali je ta Schrödingerjev ponedeljek v resnici torek, sreda, četrtek, petek ali mogoče celo vikend!? Ali je ponedeljek in hkrati ni ponedeljek?! Če je temu tako, svetujemo, da namesto v službo zavijete na Brnik in odletite neznano kam, ter nam od tam pošljete kartico na naš dobro znani naslov! Kar se 6. knjige tiče, se 10. poglavje nadaljuje: poštna ladja uBid pripelje zadnji paket, Thor poizkusi z drugim udarcem, Trillian omedli, Artur pa ostane Artur. Za poslušalce in poslušalke ustanovimo platinasti oz. diamantni klub.

In „Gute Leude – Das Hamburg Gespräch" mit Lars Meier berichtet Prof. Dr. Ursula Schröder, Direktorin des Instituts für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg, von ihrer Arbeit als Friedensforscherin, den Herausforderungen des Klimawandels für die Hansestadt und warum es für sie ein Privileg ist, in Hamburg zu leben.

Anne Ghesquière reçoit Bernard Werber, l'un des auteurs de romans préféré des français avec plus de 30 ans de succès depuis son roman Les fourmis. Quelle est la vertu d'une prophétie mais aussi son vice ? Comment intervient le libre-arbitre quand on connait notre futur selon toi ? Bernard Werber reprend cette célèbre citation d'Albert Einstein, en introduction de son roman, et elle donne le ton : « Si les abeilles disparaissaient de la surface du globe, l'homme n'aurait plus que quatre années à vivre ». Il nous entraine à la suite de ses héros sur la piste des abeilles, mais aussi des Templiers et de l'évolution de l'humanité. Une magnifique fresque sur fond de pratique d'hypnose régressive. Son livre, La Prophétie des abeilles, est paru chez Albin Michel. [REDIFFUSION – BEST OF – MÉTAMORPHOSE]L'épisode #232 a été diffusé, la première fois, le 18 octobre 2021.Quelques citations du podcast avec Bernard Werber :"Si on ne se pose pas de question sur la mort, ça veut dire qu'on va arriver effrayés dans nos derniers jours.""La jalousie, c'est vouloir quelque chose qui n'est pas adapté à nous.""Il y a une nécessité à affronter nos peurs et nos adversaires pour devenir plus intelligents."Thèmes abordés lors du podcast avec Bernard Werber : 00:00 Introduction02:27 Le pitch du roman, La Prophétie des abeilles03:26 Écriture et flow04:47 Vertu et défaut d'une prophétie05:25 La question du libre arbitre06:25 Le chat de Schrödinger07:26 Prophétie et êtres du futur10:05 Une Histoire ou des histoires ?12:29 L'hypnose régressive touristique17:55 Les vies antérieures de Bernard Werber24:10 Connaissance du futur et mémoires akashiques26:25 Le goût de l'Histoire29:59 Les fascinants Templiers34:43 La mort : un passage initiatique40:09 Les familles d'âme45:24 Les trois raisons de rater sa vie48:58 Exemplarité et défense des abeilles56:09 La nécessité de se défendre vs pacifisme59:37 La prochaine vie idéale de Bernard WerberAvant-propos et précautions à l'écoute du podcast Découvrez Objectif Métamorphose, notre programme en 12 étapes pour partir à la rencontre de soi-même.Recevez chaque semaine l'inspirante newsletter Métamorphose par Anne GhesquièreFaites le TEST gratuit de La Roue Métamorphose avec 9 piliers de votre vie !Suivez nos RS : Insta, Facebook & TikTokAbonnez-vous sur Apple Podcast / Spotify / Deezer / CastBox/ YoutubeSoutenez Métamorphose en rejoignant la Tribu MétamorphosePhoto DR Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

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Es ist Hitzeaktionstag. Peter Zudeick scheinen die Forderungen nach Hitzeschutzplänen allerdings recht schlapp - und so entwirft er in seinem satirischen Schrägstrich ein paar konkretere Vorschläge. Denn mal wieder ist doch jeder selbst gefragt. Von Peter Zudeick.

Verlust, Schmerz und Rache: Wir reden nun noch einmal komplett über die 2. Staffel von THE LAST OF US. Mit anderen Worten: Die Spoiler-Gefahr ist so hart wie ein Golfschläger, der einen Schädel zertrümmert. Doch diesmal gehen wir es ein wenig anders an. Denn Alwin, Matthias und Schröck haben sich mit Antje noch eine weitere Perspektive hinzu geholt, die noch nicht eine Sekunde des Spieles gespielt hat und demnach völlig ahnungslos und unbeeinflusst an die Serie rangehen konnte. Sind manche Entscheidungen wirklich so schwer nachvollziehbar, wenn die Spiele völlig unbekannt sind? War es wirklich so dumm, die Handlung des zweiten Games so umzugestalten? Und kann die Show dennoch zu Boden schlagen oder Tränen rühren, obwohl die Charaktere nicht vorher schon für 30 bis 60 Stunden gespielt wurden? All dies und mehr wollen wir heute zu Viert besprechen und erörtern, um dann im Anschluss daran noch mal kurz zu Dritt über die Zukunft der Serie zu fabulieren und wie es nun anhand von Gerüchten, Fakten und eben Spielkenntnissen weiter gehen könnte. Dabei ist Antje dann nicht mehr dabei, da wir ihr den Spaß natürlich nicht verderben oder zu viel Drama vorweg nehmen möchten. Und wir hoffen natürlich, dass ihr ebenfalls deutlich mehr Spaß als Drama mit dieser Besprechung haben werdet. Es soll dann aber auch nicht die letzte gewesen sein - so viel ist uns allen ja nun sicher. In diesem Sinne: Egal was passiert, man findet immer irgendwas, wofür es sich zu kämpfen lohnt. Bye. 00:00 Begrüßung 02:02 The Last of Us Staffel 2 Recap-Talk 58:55 Spoiler-Talk mit Spielbezug & Ausblick Staffel 3

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Entrar en el mundo de los fichajes de la mano de los ciudadanos periodistas es sumergirse en un universo esquizofrénico, bipolar. Cada cual, según sus fuentes de toda solvencia, cuanta una historia que nada tiene que ver con la que ofrece su colega de la competencia. Son los fichajes de Schrödinger, fichajes que, al mismo tiempo, están cerrados y por hacer. Min. 01 Seg. 54 – Intro Min. 08 Seg. 16 – Fichar para ir al Mundial Min. 12 Seg. 56 – El entrenador marioneta Min. 17 Seg. 23 – Cincuenta millones ni de broma Min. 21 Seg. 00 – Bueno, bonito y barato Min. 25 Seg. 50 – Al revés que todos los demás Min. 30 Seg. 06 – Aprender de los errores del pasado Min. 34 Seg. 33 – Él sólo es periodista, no director deportivo Min. 38 Seg. 51 – El antimadridismo encarnado Min. 44 Seg. 15 – El torneo es una porquería porque no estoy yo Min. 49 Seg. 45 – Muerte por un ataque de éxito Min. 55 Seg. 34 – Despedida Shooter Jennings & The .357's (Richmond, VA Marzo 2007) Manifesto No. 1 Lonesome On'ry And Mean Gone To Carolina Aligator Chomp Electric Rodeo Steady At The Wheel 4th Of July Manifesto No. 2 Sweet Savanah Little White Lines Southern Comfort Joe Satriani & Steve Vai - Enter Sandman (Collingswood, NJ 10/04/2024)

A team of engineers from Australia's University of New South Wales is claiming a breakthrough in quantum computing and error correction after recreating a famous quantum thought experiment by creating a "Schrödinger's cat" inside a silicon chip. You can listen to all of the Quantum Minute episodes at https://QuantumMinute.com. The Quantum Minute is brought to you by Applied Quantum, a leading consultancy and solutions provider specializing in quantum computing, quantum cryptography, quantum communication, and quantum AI. Learn more at https://AppliedQuantum.com.

Anschauen, parlieren: Findet KARATE KID LEGENDS seinen Fokus? Ist DER PHÖNIZISCHE MEISTERSTREICH wirklich ein Meisterstreich oder wieder nur Geodreieck-P*rn von Wes Anderson? Und kann der CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD mit der Härte und dem Wahnwitz von TERRIFIER-Art mithalten? All das wollen Antje, Matthias, André und Schröck in dieser schnuckeligen Ausgabe erörtern und dabei auch noch kurz über LOLA RENNT! und DETECTIVE KIEN: THE HEADLESS HORROR sprechen, nachdem es wie immer auch um ein paar schicke Streaming- und Mediatheken-Tipps ging. Zum Beispiel um SCHTONK! oder THE REVENANT oder um die beiden Martial Arts-Klopper KARATE TIGER und LIFE AFTER FIGHTING. Gefolgt von DRAGONNKEEPER, dem Anime-Meilenstein PAPRIKA, der Medien-Satire NETWORK und dem etwas vergessenen WARTE, BIS ES DUNKEL WIRD. Darüber hinaus palavern die Vier auch noch über FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, den ASSEMBLY CUT von ALIEN 3 und MEMOIR OF A SNAIL, denn das waren die drei Filme, die Antje, Matthias und André zuletzt gesehen haben. Und weil es sich heute so gut anbietet, veranstalten wir obendrauf noch ein kleines Ranking zu Clowns aus der Popkultur, bei dem wir klären, welches der geschminkten Gesichter von KRUSTY über PENNYWISE oder KILLER CLOWNS FROM OUTTA SPACE bis hin zu RONALD MCDONALD uns zum Lachen, Weinen oder gar Einpinkeln gebracht hat. Letzteres wird vielleicht nicht ganz so direkt verhandelt. Außerdem gibt es noch einen kleinen Aufruf in eigener Sache für unsere 500. FOLGE-Gala und ein kleines Gewinnspiel zu LILO & STITCH, womit wir dann auch den Sack zu und die Folge dicht machen. Deswegen wünschen wir Euch nun viel Spaß, ob im Kino, auf der Couch oder mit dieser Folge, ein schönen Feiertag oder ein schönes Wochenende und dass Ihr so gesund wie gut drauf bleibt. Ahoi. Rocket Beans wird unterstützt von fritz-kola. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Die Rhein-Ruhr-Region bewirbt sich als Austragungsort der Olympischen Spiele. Alles nur Imagepolitur, meint Fritz Schaefer in seinem satirischen Schrägstrich: Industriekultur 2.0 sozusagen. Von WDR 5.

  https://podawful.com/posts/2569    CRACK THAT WHIP! Nick Rekieta, an alleged actual lawyer, somehow lost a public argument to a girl. The Dabbleverse is now in shambles as their coolest, smartest guy unspools over the mere presence of a comatose Keanu Thompson. RANDOM DRUG TEST TIME: Can I check your fridge real quick? PLUS: Misfit Patriot needs help from Elon Musk, and Jordan Peterson is stuck inside Schrödinger's Bible.   VIDEO: https://youtube.com/live/su-d_89574k    Buy A Shirt: http://podawful.shop    PODAWFUL is an anti-podcast hosted by Jesse P-S

  https://podawful.com/posts/2569    CRACK THAT WHIP! Nick Rekieta, an alleged actual lawyer, somehow lost a public argument to a girl. The Dabbleverse is now in shambles as their coolest, smartest guy unspools over the mere presence of a comatose Keanu Thompson. RANDOM DRUG TEST TIME: Can I check your fridge real quick? PLUS: Misfit Patriot needs help from Elon Musk, and Jordan Peterson is stuck inside Schrödinger's Bible.   VIDEO: https://youtube.com/live/su-d_89574k    Buy A Shirt: http://podawful.shop    PODAWFUL is an anti-podcast hosted by Jesse P-S

What if your next desired business outcome already exists and you're the one choosing which version becomes real?In this episode, I break down the quantum physics behind manifestation and how the Observer Effect explains why your attention, energy, and belief literally shape what unfolds in your business.From the video game analogy to Schrödinger's cat, you'll learn how infinite possibilities exist until you decide which one to collapse into reality and how to use this to create extraordinary results.You can use this method for your next launch, high income months, the collaboration you're waiting on and even the response sitting in your DMs

Beamte sollen in die gesetzliche Rentenversicherung einzahlen, findet Arbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas (SPD). Martin Werding vom Sachverständigenrat unterstützt den Vorschlag. Die Demografieprobleme der Rentenversicherung löse das jedoch nicht. Schröder, Gerhard www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Tacheles

Ole muss noch kurz pausieren. Dafür beehrt uns diesmal Torben Beckmann von "Die mit den Dunks". Zum Start geht's natürlich um den MVP. Ist Shai ein guter? Danach segeln wir einmal quer durch Playoffs. Was gefiel uns besonders gut? Wer fiel positiv auf? Weshalb hoffen wir auf Schröders Verbleib in Detroit? Und wieso lässt sich eigentlich nichts mehr vorhersehen (ging das überhaupt schonmal)? Dazu: Warum können die Knicks trotz ihres Kollektiveinbruchs in Spiel 1 eigentlich positiv auf die Serie blicken – und ist OKC überhaupt schlagbar?

Welcome back to another episode of the Online Warriors Podcast! This week we have a very special episode! The gets an inside look at the development of Schrödinger's Cat Burglar and covers some superhero news!   Schrödinger's Cat Burglar - Tell us a about yourself - I understand you're an animator turned game designer, so kind of walk us through your personal journey a little bit? (0:54) - When developing the game, did you start with the story and character animations, or did you jump right into the programming and let the game sort of build itself? (3:57) - Do you have any personal attachment to cats or animals in general that might have influenced the creation of Mittens? (5:23) - The game clearly suggest heavy use of quantum physics. Beyond the classic Schrodinger's cat example, did you find yourself really studying this topic to deepen your own understanding and then use that learning to create new challenges/ abilities? (6:18) - The demo gives players a taste of what's to come. What are you most excited about for players to experience in the full version of the game? (8:52) - Are there any other animals in the game like rats since they are common test subjects? Does lazy Susan have abilities for example? (10:31) - You started this project as a solo developer, but your team has grown over time. What were some pros and cons to working alone versus having a small team behind your work? (12:01) - So, you described some moments during the development process when you had to step back and rethink a design choice or direction. How did you approach making those tough decisions? (15:20) - *Schrödinger's Cat Burglar* allows for both couch and remote co-op. How did you approach designing the gameplay with multiplayer in mind, and what sort of challenges did that present? (18:11) - How did you approach designing the various puzzles in the game? What was the process of making them challenging but fair? (19:59) - For others interested in making their own game, any words of wisdom? (21:52) - Any last words he wants the listeners to know - when we might be able to expect a release date? (23:34) - Ironheart (26:59) - Superman (35:31) - Spider-Noir (42:58)   Then we talk about what the gang has been up to: - Techtic goes golfing and watches Drive Away Dolls (49:13) - Nerdbomber reads Empire of Storms and goes to brunch (52:36)   Special shoutout to our Patreon Producers: Steven Keller and Loyd Weldy!   We'd like to thank each and every one of you for listening in every week. If you'd like to support the show, you can drop us a review on your favorite podcast platform or, if you're feeling extra generous, drop us a subscribe over at Patreon.com/OnlineWarriorsPodcast. We have three tiers of subscriptions, each of which gives you some awesome bonus content! As always, we appreciate you tuning in, and look forward to seeing you next week! Stay safe and healthy everyone! Find us all over the web: Online Warriors Website: https://www.onlinewarriorspodcast.com Online Warriors Twitter: https://twitter.com/onlinewarriors1 Illeagle's Twitter: https://twitter.com/OWIlleagle86 Nerdbomber's Twitter: https://twitter.com/OWNerdbomber Techtic's Twitter: https://twitter.com/OWTechtic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onlinewarriorspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onlinewarriorspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwOwzY6aBcTFucWEeFEtwIg Merch Store: https://onlinewarriorspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/

This week on a special encore episode of The Clean Energy Show, Brian is recovering from surgery, and James wonders if he's truly on the mend—or if it's a Schrödinger's host situation. Either way, they've queued up a listener-favorite episode for your enjoyment! Join The Clean Energy Show's CLEAN CLUB on Patreon for exciting perks! Get a monthly bonus podcast, early access to our content, behind the scenes content, access to our members-only Discord community and thank-yous in the credits of videos and shoutouts on our podcast! Starting at just a couple dollars per month! In this replay of Episode 166, Brian and James dive into some wild, worrying, and hilarious developments in the clean energy world: Climate scientists—especially women—are receiving increasing death threats, but remain determined to keep speaking truth to power. Ford shocks the auto world by announcing it will adopt Tesla's charging port standard in North America. Toyota appears baffled by the concept of a charging network. Siemens designs a wind turbine just for Americans—complete with baseball fandom and gunfire (well, figuratively). Australia delays the reopening of a coal power plant… that exploded. (Yes, really.) Catch all this and more clean energy news, commentary, and comedy in this classic episode of The Clean Energy Show. Contact Us cleanenergyshow@gmail.com or leave us an online voicemail: http://speakpipe.com/clean WATCH our hour-long weekly video podcasts and other videos on: TikTok  |  YouTube  |  Instagram  PayPal Donate offers one-time or regular donations. Store Visit The Clean Energy Show Store for T-shirts, hats, and more!. Copyright 2025 Sneeze Media.    

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This episdoe of Wisdom from the Wardrobe, the style squad trades closet space for living space and dives into Spring/Summer 2025 home décor trends with a healthy dose of color confusion and couch commentary. In the “In the News” segment, Bec bends our brains with the story of Olo—a brand-new, never-before-seen color discovered by scientists at UC Berkeley. Imagine a teal so saturated it doesn't actually exist... unless lasers are involved. (It's basically Schrödinger's color, and we are living for it.) Then, the team swaps fashion for furniture, revealing if their homes match their personal style and what design trends are making waves. From color drenching and eco-friendly design (hello, vegan leather) to vintage vibes with a modern twist and indoor-outdoor flow, the crew dishes on creating a stylish space that feels like home, or a wellness retreat.  So, whether you're reimagining your living room or just trying to figure out what Olo feels like, this episode is your playful peek into how personal style translates from wardrobe to wall paint and beyond. Happy Styling!

Jim talks with Sara Walker about the ideas in her new book Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence. They discuss Sara's path from theoretical physics to astrobiology, the biggest scientific questions, philosophy of science & theory development, historical approaches to origin of life research, Schrödinger's negative entropy concept, Prigogine's dissipative systems, information as a causal force at life's origin, emergence as a scientific concept, constructor theory of information, Assembly Theory as a framework for detecting life, assembly index & copy number as measurable properties, complexity vs randomness, the physical nature of time in complex systems, how Assembly Theory redefines life beyond Earth-centric definitions, planetary-scale perspectives on life's origins, measurements of exoplanet atmospheres, addressing the error catastrophe problem, Sara's collaboration with Lee Cronin, the application of Assembly Theory to minerals & planetary atmospheres, the Fermi Paradox & observational horizons, constraints on Drake equation parameters, and much more. Episode Transcript Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence, by Sara Walker JRS Currents 100 - Sarah Walker and Lee Cronin on Time as an Object The Emergence of Everything: How the World Became Complex, by Harold Morowitz The Origins of Order: Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution, by Stuart Kauffman Sara Walker is a theoretical physicist interested in the origins of life and discovering alien life on other worlds. She is Deputy Director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science, a Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University and an External Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. Her recognition as a leading scientist includes a Stanley Miller Early Career award, and a Schmidt Sciences Polymath award. Her research team at ASU is internationally regarded for their work at the forefront of building fundamental, and testable theory for understanding what life is. She is also widely regarded for her public intellectual work advancing our understanding of life, which includes her popular science book Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence and appearances on podcasts such as Star Talk with Neil de Grasse Tyson, the Joe Rogan Experience, and the Lex Fridman podcast.

Sam Harris speaks with David Deutsch about quantum physics and current events. They discuss the “many-worlds” interpretation of QM, Schrödinger's cat, constructor theory,  quantum computing and whether it will ever be practically possible, recent developments in AI, the prospects of artificial super-intelligence, the alignment problem, antisemitism and the historical persecution of Jews, misconceptions about Israel, the future of the Jews in Israel and the West, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That's why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life's most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

In this episode of Theories of Everything, MIT physicist and historian David Kaiser explores primordial black holes which are hypothetical entities that may have formed before stars or atoms. David discusses their potential role in explaining dark matter, their connections to cosmic inflation, and how they might reshape our understanding of the early universe. This conversation connects the realms of quantum theory, cosmology, and the history of physics. As a listener of TOE you can get a special 20% off discount to The Economist and all it has to offer! Visit https://www.economist.com/toe Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/SpotifyTOE Become a YouTube Member (Early Access Videos): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join Links Mentioned: •⁠ ⁠David Kaiser's published papers: https://arxiv.org/a/kaiser_d_1.html •⁠ ⁠Bell, J. S. “On the Einstein‐Podolsky‐Rosen paradox” (1964): https://cds.cern.ch/record/111654/files/vol1p195-200_001.pdf •⁠ ⁠“Ultra-High-Energy Neutrinos from Primordial Black Holes” (2025): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2503.19227 •⁠ ⁠“Cosmic Bell Test Using Random Measurement Settings from High-Redshift Quasars” (2018): https://arxiv.org/pdf/1808.05966 •⁠ ⁠“Close Encounters of the Primordial Kind” (2023): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2312.17217 •⁠ ⁠“Primordial Black Holes from Multifield Inflation with Non-minimal Couplings” (2022): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2205.04471 •⁠ ⁠“Testing Bell's Inequality with Cosmic Photons” (2013): https://arxiv.org/pdf/1310.3288 •⁠ ⁠“Planck Constraints & Gravitational-Wave Forecasts for PBH Dark Matter Seeded by Multifield Inflation” (2023): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.02168 •⁠ ⁠“Light Scalar Fields Foster Production of Primordial Black Holes” (2025): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.13251 •⁠ ⁠“Debye Screening of Non-Abelian Plasmas in Curved Spacetimes” (2023): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2309.15385 •⁠ ⁠“Primordial Black Holes with QCD Color Charge” (2023): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2310.16877 •⁠ ⁠A Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553380168 •⁠ ⁠In Search of Schrödinger's Cat – John Gribbin: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553342533 •⁠ ⁠How the Hippies Saved Physics – David Kaiser: https://www.amazon.com/dp/039334231X •⁠ ⁠Drawing Theories Apart – David Kaiser: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002Y5W2X2 Timestamps: 00:00 – What Are Primordial Black Holes? 01:41 – Could They Be Dark Matter? 05:21 – Kaiser's Academic Journey 10:56 – Studying Physics and Its History 11:57 – Cosmic Inflation Basics 15:31 – Direct Collapse vs. Stellar Collapse 25:14 – Bell's Theorem Explained 38:32 – Quasars and the Cosmic Bell Test 43:04 – High-Precision Astronomy 47:38 – Learning Curves & Interdisciplinary Research 48:17 – Scalar Fields and Inflation Models 55:05 – Black Hole Formation from Inflation 58:41 – Black Hole Mass as a Cosmic Clock 1:02:50 – Quark-Gluon Plasma & Color Charge 1:08:46 – Critical Collapse and Mass Spread 1:11:34 – Charged Primordial Black Holes 1:13:54 – Big Bang Nucleosynthesis Implications 1:20:14 – Detecting Black Holes Locally 1:23:51 – Tracking Planetary Wobbles 1:26:04 – Hawking Radiation & Positron Signatures 1:30:06 – Why Track Mars, Not Earth? #science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Sebastian Hassinger welcomes back James Wootton, now Chief Science Officer at Moth Quantum, for a fascinating conversation about quantum computing's role in creative applications. This is a return visit from James, having appeared on episode 2, this time to talk about his exciting new role. Previously at IBM Quantum, James has been a pioneer in exploring unconventional applications of quantum computing, particularly in gaming, art, and creative industries.Key TopicsOrigins of James's Quantum JourneyStarted in Arosa, Switzerland (coincidentally where Schrödinger developed his wave equation)Initially skeptical about commercial applications of his quantum error correction researchCreated "Decodoku" (a play on "decoder" and "Sudoku"), a puzzle game to gamify quantum error correction in 2016The same year IBM put a 5 qubit machine on the cloud, creating a paradigm shift in accessibilityQuantum Gaming InnovationsDeveloped what may be the first quantum computing gameCreated "Hello Quantum," a mobile educational gameDeveloped "Quantum Blur," a tool that encodes images in quantum states, allowing users to see how quantum gates affect imagesUsed quantum computing for procedural generation in games, including terrain generation for Minecraft-like environmentsQuantum Art and CreativityCollaborated with a classical painter who has used Quantum Blur as his main artistic tool for five yearsExplored using quantum computing for music generationInvestigated language generation using the DiscoCat frameworkMoth QuantumJames joined Moth Quantum as Chief Science OfficerThe company focuses on bringing quantum computing to creative industriesTheir approach recognizes that in creative fields, "usefulness" can mean bringing something unique rather than just superior performanceAims to build expertise with current quantum technologies to be ready when fault tolerance enables quantum advantageAt the beginning of May, 2025, Moth collaborated with musical artist ILA on a project called "Infinite Remix," using quantum computing in the creation of an exciting new musical creation tool. 

Heute im Classic-Podcast: Was, es gibt noch mehr Horror-Filme die wir im ersten Teil nicht besprochen haben? Na dann mal her mit Teil 2 mit Etienne, Simon, Schröck und Wolf! Werbung: https://linktr.ee/Podcastsrbtv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to episode 80 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! After talking about some of the games we've been playing lately we discuss our favorite games in our Brackets for games that start with letters A, B, C & D. We go through each bracket to determine which game wins each one. Our listeners submitted brackets trying to best predict which games would advance through our brackets. We announce the winning listener who will be receiving some games from us! Join our discord (link below) to join the competition for our next Bracketology episode. 00:00:00 - Intro Games Played Lately: 00:05:54 - Back Stories 00:13:18 - Fishing 00:21:51 - Schrödinger's Cats 00:27:47 - Orapa Mine 00:33:34 - Star Trek: Captain's Chair 00:46:41 - Fritanga 00:54:05 - A Bracket 01:12:32 - B Bracket 01:24:45 - C Bracket 01:38:08 - D Bracket 01:49:39 - Listener Winner Announced Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf  Other links : https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

D&P Highlight: Schrödinger's dishwasher? full 468 Thu, 08 May 2025 18:58:00 +0000 0EyLGU2eBche8ADMpdDSbqHoBWDRPL77 news The Dana & Parks Podcast news D&P Highlight: Schrödinger's dishwasher? You wanted it... Now here it is! Listen to each hour of the Dana & Parks Show whenever and wherever you want! © 2025 Audacy, Inc. News False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=ht