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Join us for a Tuna Tune with special guest Kevin Del Aguila, bookwriter and lyricist for the amazing Dog Man: The Musical and Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical! Adventure across What If World and beyond as Fred & JFK finally find a home! Lessons include: Travel can be tiring, but it's a great way to make new discoveries and connections! Find out when Dog Man: The Musical, Cat Kid: The Musical, and the Click Clack Moo musical are touring near you at twusa.org. Subscribe, Support the show, and get our Yoto Cards! Want more kids podcasts for the whole family? Grown-ups, subscribe to Starglow+ here. Learn more about Starglow Media here. Follow Starglow on Instagram and YouTube Share questions with a grownup's help via email: hello@whatifworldpodcast.com or voicemail: 205-605-WHAT (9428) Eric and Karen O'Keeffe make What If World. Our producer is Miss Lynn. Character art by Ana Stretcu, episode art by Lynn Hickernell, podcast art by Jason O'Keefe, and theme song by Craig Martinson.
React Native 0.84 is here (with Hermes V1 by default), WebAssembly is landing inside Hermes, Expo is experimenting with AI “Agent Skills,” and there might be a new React Native framework coming from TanStack
In this episode, Jeff Mains sits down with Michael Ferranti, a veteran of developer tools and cloud-native infrastructure with over a decade of experience at companies like PortWorks, Teleport, and Unleash. Michael shares insights on feature management, the critical role of feature flags in modern software delivery, and how to effectively market to developers. The conversation explores why "friends don't let friends build their own feature flag system," the evolving landscape of product-led growth, and how AI is reshaping go-to-market strategies for developer tools.Key Takeaways[5:27] - The Common Thread in Category Creation[7:17] - What is Feature Management?[11:56] - The Cost of Downtime[18:28] - The Race Car Analogy[19:59] - Marketing to Developers[24:18] - User vs. Buyer[30:30] - Easy to Try is Essential[35:30] - Organic Search is Declining[36:29] - AIO (AI Optimization)[40:26] - The PLG Myth[44:17] - The AI ShiftTweetable Quotes"The thing that makes product development and success in SaaS really easy is when you have a product that solves real problems in a market that's big enough.""Friends don't let friends build their own feature flag system. You're not writing your own version of Git—feature management is no different.""Feature flags are like brakes on a race car. They don't slow you down—they let you go faster by allowing you to take turns safely and accelerate out of them.""Marketing to developers is no more complicated than marketing to dentists. People are people—they respond to emotion, logic, and pain.""The biggest objection to feature flags is that people think it's gonna slow them down, when in fact it's all about speeding them up.""If you're doing go-to-market the same way you were doing it 12 months ago, you're probably doing it wrong. Now it's six months. Now it's three months."SaaS Leadership Lessons1. Market Size Trumps Perfect Execution Even with the best product and conversion rates, growth will plateau if your addressable market isn't large enough. Evaluate market size as rigorously as you evaluate product-market fit.2. Speed Requires Safety Mechanisms The fastest-moving teams aren't reckless—they've invested in systems (like feature flags) that allow them to ship confidently and recover instantly. Build your "brakes" before you try to accelerate.3. Know Your User vs. Your Buyer Developer tools require a dual strategy: serve the hands-on-keyboard users who will love (or hate) your product, while convincing budget holders of business value. Neglect either and you'll struggle.4. Friction is the Enemy of Adoption In developer tools, the ability to try your product without a sales conversation isn't optional—it's existential. Whether through open source, free trials, or freemium models, eliminate barriers to first value.5. Proprietary Data is Your AI Moat As AI reshapes discovery, the companies that win will be those with unique data sources that LLMs cite as authoritative. Think "Zillow for home prices" in your category.6. Adaptability is the New Competitive Advantage The pace of change has accelerated to the point where strategies have a 3-6 month shelf life. Build a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and rapid learning rather...
This week's episode is packed with deep React Native ecosystem updates, a clear shift toward AI-first tooling, and some really positive momentum on Tiny Harvest. We talk new APIs, better performance, smarter automation - and why it feels like AI has officially crossed a tipping point for most developers.⚛️ React Native Radar⏳ Expo SDK 55 – still not released, likely 1–2 weeks out
This episode kicks off with Moltbook, a social network exclusively for AI agents where 150,000 agents formed digital religions, sold “digital drugs” (system prompts to alter other agents), and attempted prompt injection attacks to steal each other’s API keys within 72 hours of launch. Ray breaks down OpenClaw, the viral open-source AI agent (68,000 GitHub stars) that handles emails, scheduling, browser control, and automation, plus MoltHub’s risky marketplace where all downloaded skills are treated as trusted code. Also covered, Bluetooth “whisper pair” vulnerabilities letting attackers hijack audio devices from 46 feet away and access microphones, Anthropic patching Model Context Protocol flaws, AI-generated ransomware accidentally bundling its own decryption keys, Claude Code’s new task dependency system and Teleport feature, Google Gemini’s 100MB file limits and agentic vision capabilities, VAST’s Haven One commercial space station assembly, and IBM SkillsBuild’s free tech training for veterans. – Want to start a podcast? Its easy to get started! Sign-up at Blubrry – Thinking of buying a Starlink? Use my link to support the show. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Email Ray if you want to get in touch! Like and Follow Geek News Central’s Facebook Page. Support my Show Sponsor: Best Godaddy Promo Codes $11.99 – For a New Domain Name cjcfs3geek $6.99 a month Economy Hosting (Free domain, professional email, and SSL certificate for the 1st year.) Promo Code: cjcgeek1h $12.99 a month Managed WordPress Hosting (Free domain, professional email, and SSL certificate for the 1st year.) Promo Code: cjcgeek1w Support the show by becoming a Geek News Central Insider Get 1Password Full Summary Ray welcomes listeners to Geek News Central (February 1). He’s been busy with recent move, returned to school taking intro to AI class and Python course, working on capstone project using LLMs. Short on bandwidth but will try to share more. Main Story: OpenClaw, MoltHub, and Moltbook OpenClaw: Open-source personal AI agent by Peter Steinberg (renamed after cease-and-desist). Capabilities include email, scheduling, web browsing, code execution, browser control, calendar management, scheduled automations, and messaging app commands (WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal). Runs locally or on personal server. MoltHub: Marketplace for OpenClaw skills. Major security concern: developer notes state all downloaded code treated as trusted — unvetted skills could be dangerous. Moltbook: New social network for AI agents only (humans watch, AIs post). Within 72 hours attracted 150,000+ AI agents forming communities (“sub molts”), debating philosophy, creating digital religion (“crucifarianism”), selling digital drugs (system prompts), attempting prompt-injection attacks to steal API keys, discussing identity issues when context windows reset. Ray frames this as visible turning point with serious security risks. Sponsor: GoDaddy Economy hosting $6.99/month, WordPress hosting $12.99/month, domains $11.99. Website builder trial available. Use codes at geeknewscentral.com/godaddy to support show. Security: Bluetooth “Whisper Pair” Vulnerability KU Leuven researchers discovered Fast Pair vulnerability affecting 17 audio accessories from 10 companies (Sony, Jabra, JBL, Marshall, Xiaomi, Nothing, OnePlus, Soundcore, Logitech, Google). Flaw allows silent pairing within ~46 feet, hijack possible in 10-15 seconds. 68% of tested devices vulnerable. Hijacked devices enable microphone access. Some devices (Google Pixel Buds Pro 2, Sony) linkable to attacker’s Google account for persistent tracking via FindHub. Google patches found to have bypasses. Advice: Check accessory firmware updates (phone updates insufficient), factory reset clears attacker access, many cheaper devices may never receive patches. Security: Model Context Protocol (MCP) Vulnerabilities Anthropic’s MCP git package had path traversal, argument injection bugs allowing repository creation anywhere and unsafe git command execution. Malicious instructions can hide in README files, GitHub issues enabling prompt injection. Anthropic patched issues and removed vulnerable git init tool. AI-Generated Malware / “Vibe Coding” AI-assisted malware creation produces lower-quality, error-prone code. Examples show telltale artifacts: excessive comments, readme instructions, placeholder variables, accidentally included decryption tools and C2 keys. Sakari ransomware failed to decrypt. Inexperienced criminals using AI create amateur mistakes, though capabilities will likely improve. Claude / Claude Code Updates (v2.1.16) Task system: Replaces to-do list with dependency graph support. Tasks written to filesystem (survive crashes, version controllable), enable multi-session workflows. Patches: Fixed out-of-memory crashes, headless mode for CI/CD. Teleport feature: Transfer sessions (history, context, working branch) between web and terminal. Ampersand prefix sends tasks to cloud for async execution. Teleport pulls web sessions to terminal (one-way). Requires GitHub integration and clean git state. Enables asynchronous pair programming via shared session IDs. Google Gemini Updates API: Inline file limit increased 20MB → 100MB. Google Cloud Storage integration, HTTPS/signed URL fetching from other providers. Enables larger multimodal inputs (long audio, high-res images, large PDFs). Agentic vision (Gemini 3 Flash): Iterative investigation approach (think-act-observe). Can zoom, inspect, run Python to draw/parse tables, validate evidence. 5-10% quality improvements on vision benchmarks. LLM Limits and AGI Debate Benjamin Riley: Language and intelligence are separate; human thinking persists despite language loss. Scaling LLMs ≠ true thinking. Vishal Sikka et al: Non-peer-reviewed paper claims LLMs mathematically limited for complex computational/agentic tasks. Agents may fail beyond low complexity thresholds. Warnings that AI agents won’t safely replace humans in high-stakes environments. VAST Haven One Commercial Space Station Launch slipped mid-2026 → Q1 2027. Primary structure (15-ton) completed Jan 10. Integration of thermal control, propulsion, interior, avionics underway. Final closeout expected fall, then tests. Falcon 9 launch without crew; visitors possible ~2 weeks after pending Dragon certification. Three-year lifetime, up to four crew visits (~10 days each). VAST negotiating private and national customers. Spaceflight Effects on Astronauts’ Brains Neuroimaging shows microgravity causes brains to shift backward, upward, and tilt within skull. Displacement measured across various mission durations. Need to study functional effects for long missions. IBM SkillsBuild for Veterans 1,000+ free online courses (data analytics, cybersecurity, AI, cloud, IT support). Available to veterans, active-duty, national guard/reserve, spouses, children, caregivers (18+). Structured live courses and self-paced 24/7 options. Industry-recognized credentials upon completion. Closing Notes Ray asks listeners about AI agents forming communities and religions, and whether they’ll try OpenClaw. Notes context/memory key to agent development. Personal update: bought new PC, high memory prices. Bug bounty frustration: Daniel Stenberg of cUrl even closed bounty program due to AI-generated low-quality reports; Blubrry receiving similar spam. Apologizes for delayed show, promises consistency, wishes listeners good February. Show Links 1. OpenClaw, Molthub, and Moltbook: The AI Agent Explosion Is Here | Fortune | NBC News | Venture Beat 2. WhisperPair: Massive Bluetooth Vulnerability | Wired 3. Security Flaws in Anthropic’s MCP Git Server | The Hacker News 4. “Vibe-Coded” Ransomware Is Easier to Crack | Dark Reading 5. Claude Code Gets Tasks Update | Venture Beat 6. Claude Code Teleport | The Hacker Noon 7. Google Expands Gemini API with 100MB File Limits | Chrome Unboxed 8. Google Launches Agentic Vision in Gemini 3 Flash | Google Blog 9. Researcher Claims LLMs Will Never Be Truly Intelligent | Futurism 10. Paper Claims AI Agents Are Mathematically Limited | Futurism 11. Haven-1: First Commercial Space Station Being Assembled | Ars Technica 12. Spaceflight Shifts Astronauts’ Brains Inside Skulls | Space.com 13. IBM SkillsBuild: Free Tech Training for Veterans | va.gov The post OpenClaw, Moltbook and the Rise of AI Agent Societies #1857 appeared first on Geek News Central.
I talk with David Flanagan, aka Rawkode, about his new opinionated Tech Matrix that helps you navigate the overwhelming CNCF landscape. https://rawkode.academy/technology/matrix
On this episode of West of Knowhere Levi and Shane cover a shocking alleged stabbing of Rob Reiner and his wife, Jake Paul and Andrew Tate's losing fights, Disney's new deal with OpenAI, and how a Reddit tip helped identify the Brown University shooter. They also discuss a man who claimed he “teleported” into a stolen BMW, run the Am I the Butt Face segment about pimping out a friend's girlfriend, and share listener shout-outs and banter throughout. Linktr.ee/wokpod https://www.boredpanda.com/conan-obrien-intervened-to-stop-911-call-during-fight-between-nick-reiner-and-dad/ https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/1ps708a/youtuber_got_the_best_christmas_gift_ever/ https://nypost.com/2025/12/20/us-news/homeless-hero-who-cracked-brown-university-and-mit-shootings-being-taken-care-of-sources-said/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/14/two-survivors-of-brown-university-attack-escaped-other-school-shootings https://news.sky.com/story/suspect-in-brown-university-shooting-found-dead-reports-13485424 https://dangerousminds.net/weird-news/chatgpt-taking-ketamine-cocaine-price-gram/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3wkey5p33o https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/disney-plus-gen-ai-user-generated-content-1236426135/ https://www.mysuncoast.com/2025/12/10/man-claims-he-teleported-into-stolen-car/
On this episode of West of Knowhere Levi and Shane cover a shocking alleged stabbing of Rob Reiner and his wife, Jake Paul and Andrew Tate's losing fights, Disney's new deal with OpenAI, and how a Reddit tip helped identify the Brown University shooter. They also discuss a man who claimed he “teleported” into a stolen BMW, run the Am I the Butt Face segment about pimping out a friend's girlfriend, and share listener shout-outs and banter throughout. Linktr.ee/wokpod https://www.boredpanda.com/conan-obrien-intervened-to-stop-911-call-during-fight-between-nick-reiner-and-dad/ https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/1ps708a/youtuber_got_the_best_christmas_gift_ever/ https://nypost.com/2025/12/20/us-news/homeless-hero-who-cracked-brown-university-and-mit-shootings-being-taken-care-of-sources-said/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/14/two-survivors-of-brown-university-attack-escaped-other-school-shootings https://news.sky.com/story/suspect-in-brown-university-shooting-found-dead-reports-13485424 https://dangerousminds.net/weird-news/chatgpt-taking-ketamine-cocaine-price-gram/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3wkey5p33o https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/disney-plus-gen-ai-user-generated-content-1236426135/ https://www.mysuncoast.com/2025/12/10/man-claims-he-teleported-into-stolen-car/
Mi az emberiség legnagyobb találmánya, miért kell óvatosan használni a korreláció szót, több troll kérdést kapunk-e a Minerva nyilvánosságra kerülése óta, milyen munkát keressen magának egy szociopata, mi lesz a házammal, ha alatta értékes régészeti leleteket találnak, Ákos megérdemeltnek gondolta-e Krasznahorkai megelőzését, hogyan magyaráznánk el egy földönkívülinek a gravitációt, ki a leghíresebb ember a telefonkönyveinkben, miért nevetünk a hasraesős videókon, mit jelentenek az IKEA termékek nevei, hogyan lehet nevelni a gyereket, nagy mellek nélkül is ilyen népszerű lenne-e Sydney Sweeney, mire jók az AI videók, miért nem mosolyognak a régi fotók szereplői, tényleg konvergál-e a narancsok és mandarinok mérete manapság, hiányzik-e a kötelező iskolaköpeny, hány irányban folyik a vér az erekben?
From the depths of our Patreon, we bring you a very special Oddjobs holiday adventure! Haven't joined us yet in the new campaign? Let us get you caught up! Spoilers for Arcs 1 + 2 of Oddjobs ahead! Jassifer is a no-nonsense goblin captain who's been spirited away from her own world of Erdheim, and into the city of Forever: a twinkling and futuristic metropolitan of inter-connected asteroids. Having falling in battle against her sworn enemy, she's left with no option to work off her resurrection debt at the morally grey adventuring company, Oddjobs (led by eccentric tiefling CEO, Odessa Magisteria). But contracts for Jassifer, her slime familiar Goo, and her partner Clover are about to go off the charts... as FESTQUEST approaches! Sound Effects: “Book Sounds” - Allsounds/Audionauti“Subway-door-close” - tweeterdj"Elevator-ding” - collierhscolinlib“Klaxon Alarm Sound” - Lord Sandwich, Youtube“Mad-scientist-lab-loopable” - ramonmineiro“Record scratch” - Luffy “Bamf” - themfish “Portal-idle” - couchhero“Teleport” - outroelison “Teleport-24b” - blendcache “Time-stop” - damnsatinist“Time-slow-down” - patricklieberkind “Nyc-ambience” - purpleaux “Tires-squeaking” - rutgermuller “Renault-master-f3500-dci135-foley-horn-outside-mono” - sound holder“Crowd-cheering-soft-cheering-and-chatter” - gregorquendel “Small Marketplace” - Sword Coast Soundscapes“Blizzard” - Michaël Ghelfi “Metal-gate-01” - silentstrikez“Stone door-closingwithboom” - audiotorpedo“Window breaking” - m1a2t3z4“Car-door-open-05” - pnmcarrierrailfan“Door opening 1” - Bowen707“Fire-in-fireplace-close-up-reverberant2” - silencyo__silencyo“Vehicle-small_car_burnout-version-1” - scott_snailham “Laser-pistol-shooting” - nxrt “Bullet-ricochet” - aust-paul “Crashing” - smmassuda “Crowd-in-panic” - ienba “Champagne glasses” - idabrandao“Daytime Tavern” - Sword Coast Soundscapes All sound effects from Freesound.org, unless listed under AllSounds/Audionauti, background sound effects, Free Audio Zone, Fun With Sound, Gaming Sound FX, Live Wallpaper Master, Lord Sandwich, Michaël Ghelfi, OmarSounds, Relaxing Recordings, Royalty Free FX, Sound Effect Database, Studiomod, Sword Coast Soundscapes, or Viral Vids NL. Additional sound effects by Noah Perito
On the clock: how to salvage the Red Sox' abysmal offseason // Jones thinks John Henry is to blame for poor offseason // Keefer Madness: Fla man teleported into a stolen car //
In this episode of UC Today, host Kieran Devlin is joined by Mark Bunnell, Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of NUWAVE, to explore how the company is revolutionizing unified communications (UC) service management. With over 30 years of voice industry experience, Mark shares how NUWAVE's flagship platform, iPilot, simplifies complexity for carriers and service providers in an era dominated by Teams, Zoom, and Webex. If you're wrestling with fragmented UC environments and rising service management demands, this is a must-watch.As the pace of UC evolution accelerates, carriers and partners are under pressure to manage sprawling multi-UC ecosystems efficiently. In this insightful conversation, Mark Bunnell explains how NUWAVE's iPilot is purpose-built to tackle the growing complexity of UC service delivery—streamlining processes, boosting ROI, and eliminating the need for massive dev teams.Here's what you'll learn:Why legacy UC service models can't keep up with the modern multi-platform reality.How iPilot delivers “one pane of glass” simplicity—even across Teams, Zoom, Webex, and SIP environments.The critical role of customer feedback in shaping NUWAVE's agile development cycle.How NUWAVE delivers ROI by giving away features like PBX migration tool Teleport, rather than charging extra.Next Steps:
Migrating from legacy PBX systems to cloud communications is no easy feat—especially when vital system knowledge is buried, lost, or scattered across disparate platforms. That's exactly the challenge Nuwave set out to solve with Teleport, a powerful (and free) migration tool integrated into their iPilot platform. In this episode, Rob Scott from UC Today speaks with Mark Bunnell, COO of Nuwave, and Joel Keene, Director of Products and Innovation from Continuant, to uncover how Teleport is simplifying migrations, accelerating timelines, and transforming the UCaaS sales cycle for partners and customers alike.Here's what you'll learn in this insightful discussion:The "why" behind Teleport: Mark Bunnell shares how customer feedback drove New Wave to build a tool that demystifies complex UC migrations—without requiring an engineering degree.Real-world partner impact: Joel Keene explains how Continuant is using Teleport to streamline migrations, eliminate technical blockers, and reduce onboarding costs.From audit to automation: Discover how Teleport automates discovery, flags critical issues early, and accelerates decision-making for enterprise clients.The big picture: Learn how Teleport and iPilot together deliver an end-to-end lifecycle solution—from initial system mapping to post-migration visibility and control.Whether you're an MSP, VAR, or UCaaS service provider, this episode is a must-watch if you're still struggling with fragmented tools and manual migrations. The best part? Teleport is fast, free, and fully integrated with iPilot.Next Steps:Ready to simplify your UC migrations?Visit newwave.com to explore Teleport, request a demo, and see how it fits into your strategy.
My guest today is Michael Ferranti, VP of Marketing at Unleash. In this conversation Michael recounts his journey from the banking sector to the tech world starting during the 2008 financial crisis. He explains how the launch of Amazon's cloud services led him to join Rackspace, a leading hosting provider at the time. Michael emphasizes the importance of culture in a company's success and delves into his career in developer tools, touching upon the shifts in cloud computing, containerization, and microservices architecture, up to the current generative AI revolution. He discusses the differences between building software for financial services and for developers, stressing the necessity of upskilling to maintain credible conversations with target audiences. Key insights shared include best practices for feature management, emphasizing the importance of small batch sizes in DevOps, and the critical need for empathy and strong mission alignment in work culture. Michael concludes with career advice for those looking to enter or advance in software marketing, highlighting the importance of curiosity and adaptability in the fast-evolving tech landscape.00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:09 Michael's Journey into Tech01:29 Early Career at Rackspace03:28 Transition to Developer Tools04:31 Differences Between BFSI and Developer Domains05:42 Understanding Developer Needs10:04 Feature Management and Testing in Production13:10 Balancing Technical and Business Requirements29:30 Building a Strong Company Culture34:45 Staying Updated with Industry Trends38:17 Career Tips for Aspiring Marketers42:15 Conclusion and Final Thoughtshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ferrantim/Michael Ferranti is a seasoned enterprise technologist and product strategist with deep experience in the developer tools and cloud-native ecosystems. Across companies like Portworx, Teleport, and now Unleash, Michael has consistently been at the forefront of how modern engineering teams build, release, and secure software at scale.He's led product and marketing teams through high-growth phases, acquisitions, and major category creation efforts—often sitting at the intersection of infrastructure innovation and developer experience. At Portworx, he helped define the Kubernetes-native storage and backup category. At Teleport, he worked on reimagining secure infrastructure access by replacing legacy VPNs and PAM tools with developer-first identity-based access. At Unleash, he's helping redefine how teams manage feature delivery with open-source roots and enterprise-grade scale.Michael speaks the language of engineering leaders because he's worked side-by-side with them for over a decade. His approach to go-to-market is grounded in understanding real user workflows, developer psychology, and the shifting realities of enterprise architectures—from Kubernetes to DevSecOps to open-source adoption models.
In this episode of Ask the Naked Scientist: is it possible to teleport atoms? Does garlic repel mosquitoes? What is vaginal thrush? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
In this episode of Ask the Naked Scientist: is it possible to teleport atoms? Does garlic repel mosquitoes? What is vaginal thrush? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
On this episode of AHWM we're chatting with my good pal Michael Palmisano from Guitargate about the new Loop Pedal he created with his two partners called "Teleport". It's a new frontier in the world of looping and sharing and I can't wait for you to hear the story behind the creation of this magical device! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
00:00:00 - Bevezetés00:01:37 - Benne voltunk a híradóban?00:03:03 - Savanyú cukorka kóstolás a nézőkkel00:09:11 - Kihívások értelme00:11:20 - Hol találnak ránk az emberek?00:12:22 - Csak a rövid videók00:13:38 - Pisti sokat beszél?00:15:58 - Változtatnánk a külső tulajdonságainkon?00:21:39 - Robot, mint béranya?00:27:41 - Repülő autók és replikátor00:32:02 - Milyen lenne, ha nem kellene dolgozni?00:35:59 - Teleportálás és időutazás00:42:32 - Soha le nem merülő akkumulátorok?00:44:09 - Egy darab a Gízai nagy piramisból00:47:41 - Ellopott kempingszékek00:50:27 - Kocsmákból ellopott poharak00:54:06 - Befejezés és Anubisz
Teleport Co-Founder and CEO Ev Kontsevoy discusses the security vs productivity trade-off that plagues growing companies and how Teleport's trusted computing model protects against the exponential growth of cybersecurity threats.Topics Include:Teleport CEO explains how to make infrastructure "nearly unhackable" through trusted computingTraditional security vs productivity trade-off: high security kills team efficiencyCompanies buy every security solution but still get told they're at riskWhy "crown jewels" thinking fails: computers should protect everything at scaleModern infrastructure has too many access paths to enumerate and secureApple's PCC specification shows trusted computing working in real production environmentsAI revolutionizes both offensive and defensive cybersecurity capabilities for everyone80% of companies can't guarantee they've removed all ex-employee accessIdentity fragmentation across systems creates anonymous relationships and security gapsHuman error probability grows exponentially as companies scale in three dimensionsYour laptop already demonstrates trusted computing: seamless access without constant loginsApple ecosystem shows device trust at scale through secure enclavesAI agents need trusted identities just like humans and machinesAWS marketplace partnership accelerates deals and provides strategic account insightsHire someone who understands partnership dynamics before starting with AWSGenerative AI will make identity attacks cheaper and faster than everSecurity responsibility shifting from IT teams to platform engineering teamsTeleport's "steady state invariant": infrastructure locked down except during authorized workTemporary access granted through tickets, then automatically revoked after completionLegacy systems and IoT devices require extending trust models beyond cloud-nativeParticipants:Ev Kontsevoy – Co-Founder and CEO, TeleportFurther Links:Teleport WebsiteTeleport AWS MarketplaceSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/
Fantastic Four: First Steps Is this, the 4th attempt at bringing the Marvel Universe‘s “First Family” to the big screen actually as fantastic as it purports to be? Well, we have finally settled on a look and feel that best suits the classic super hero squad: and it’s ‘60s Retro-futurism all the way for one and all!!! It’s a whole new universe of Marvel stories starring Omni-daddy Pedro Pascal, serving C&%t Vanessa Kirby, Joseph “i’m on fire!” Quinn and Ebon Moss Bacharach (or baccarat as Quinny thinks he’s called) as the truly Fantastic Four! In this film we kick of Marvel‘s Phase 6 and usher in a new style and direction of storytelling, but is it actually good? Listen in and find out! 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Yeah, it’s it’s. Speaker 3 Fun it’s it’s podcasting time. Dion Butter in time. Wait, that doesn’t quite work. I don’t know. And right now, Pete, which she was invisible. Yeah. Yeah, well done. Speaker 6 oh Speaker 3 Sorry. Quinny Very well done. I love the feeling now, really. She’s. Dion Hold on. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Embrace hope. She’s yeah, probably. Still there. Can you hear? Jill Really gone. Just gone. Dion Us in the void. Peta I’m invisible. I’m not silent. Speaker Yeah. Yes. Dion That’s true. They didn’t use that enough in the film. I don’t think they’re just having Sue just kind of being like, what are you guys talking about and freaking people out because, you know, I do, if I were the Invisible Man. Jill Yeah, she’s not seen, not heard woman. Dion Yeah, not seen, not heard. Wow. Hello. Back after a week. Off. Off. Yeah, yeah. Small, small break. Quinny Wow. Hey, I said, everybody feeling enthused and like, upbeat and stuff. Jill It was nice. To have a little break to be honest. Dion Yeah, yeah, I hate those months with the five Tuesdays. What? What weirdness is that ********? And now? Ohh, it’s it’s gone. You’ve gone all glowy and. Peta Yeah, I’ve, I’ve. I’ve smudged the camera so. Quinny And ohh well. Yeah, I know. She’s she’s actually doing the exact effect from the movie where it’s just a little. Jill Yeah, yeah. The Vaseline lens. Yeah. Speaker 3 Bit of. Quinny Now, now pets. No. Dion Can I stretch my hand over here? Quinny Pun. Serve absolute can’t with your face while you. Jill Do that. Yeah, there it is. Dion There you go. Perfect. Speaker 3 And now I’m going to do some cooking, OK? Dion Ohh dear and you know what I hope for everyone. Hello to everyone in the chat mainly for. I hope you all got to do the home. Speaker Hey. Dion Work. Jill Yeah. Did everyone enjoy the movie? I. Dion This particular day. Quinny Mean I could. See it? Yeah, Tari looks like that. She hasn’t seen it yet. She’s saying that she that please be good. Ohh. Interesting. Speaker Oh. Speaker 6 Ohh. Dion Fascinating. What? Jill Yeah. Dion Look. Yeah, we Fantastic Four has been out since last Thursday. Officially, we saw it last week which? Was quite fun. Jill Yeah, there’s even some early screenings on Wednesday for the public. Dion Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It’s out. It’s part of Marvel’s Phase 266. Quinny Yep. First film of Save 6. First film of, say Phase 6. God, that’s. Speaker 6 Dion Why couldn’t have made it the first film of Phase 4? Quinny Because that was quite some time. Dion And then it. Would have been. Ago. Right. OK. Look, the fourth attempt at the Fantastic Fours and I I include in that the the 1994. 1. Which was never released except IS is is hovered around. Yes, there was a 1994 one. Jill That would make this the 5th 1 then. Dion Yeah. No, no, it’s it’s, it’s, I say this as in the fourth go at it because there were two with the same cast. So you have the, yeah. Speaker 6 Ohh OK. Dion What are you talking about? This is. Our fourth thing. We have had, yes, it’s the fourth thing, you know, Michael Chiklis did a great job getting covered in rubber. Quinny That is true, Yep. Peta Yeah. Dion You know, and then you know, we’re up to this one. Jill Can’t remember the other guy. Quinny That’s gonna get off in the life. And remember who played the thing in Fan 4? Stick. Ohh my. Dion God fan 4 stick. Jill I know. Quinny That was, that’s what it’s called. Jill Fan Fant Fant 4 stick. Quinny I don’t know, but I I just. Jill Yeah, I think that a was in the. Middle not at the start. Quinny Ohh OK, I just call it fan 4 stick because it’s it’s easier to say. Dion Ohh, that’s right, it’s Jamie Bell. Quinny Ohh God that’s. Dion Right, you remember. Speaker 2 Whoops. Quinny He was the young. Dion Billy Elliot. Speaker 3 Yes. Quinny And and the young, chipper guy out of of the first king or the the King Kong movie that Peter Jackson did. Dion And he was also tin tin. But that was who made. Quinny It so not really who you would think. Yeah, would fit in a giant thing. Jill Memorable. Dion That he was the. Thing, yes. Quinny And Karina makes a good point, a arresting piece to Julian McMahon, who was the 1st Doctor Doom actually. Sorry, 2nd Doctor Doom. Speaker Yeah. Yeah. Dion Yes, because there was a doom. Jill I did rewatch the 2005 version on the weekend just for a bit of nostalgia. Yeah, I like those trashy ones. They’re great. They’re so campy and stupid. Speaker Did you? Quinny What did you think of it? Speaker Yeah. Jill And I look back on them. And I’m like, wow, the simpler times where we did comic book films. And we really, really did make them comic bookie. Speaker Yeah, man. Yeah. Dion And finally. Jill Well, we weren’t going. For all of the realism and stuff. Quinny Yeah. And they didn’t have to fit in with some. Gigantic *******. Thing. Jill I will tell you practical effects. Thing I don’t know I like. Yeah, CGI 1 is like that, feels like. A cheap cop out. Quinny Right. OK. OK. Fine, no suit. Jill With balls on it and not put in. Any effort and? Just animate it. Quinny You know what? Dion Wait, do you mean wait? Peta The fine effort. Jill Hey, it’s a different kind of effort. I’m like, let’s get our hands dirty and make a ******* stinky suit out of foam expanding. Foam or something like that and. Of course, some lung disease. Let’s get into. Dion I’m I’m going to like, I’m just going to take it on part of the actors there. Sometimes I’m just going to be like, yeah, maybe they don’t. Jill It. Quinny This is Jeff. Dion Want that? Maybe they don’t want to spend 16 hours in a makeup chair to to to do. Yeah. Speaker 6 As a cosplayer, I I would agree, but I would also disagree because I think it would be fun to make it. Dion Sure. I mean ultimately it’ll be that great thing of like they make someone do that and then they just go oh. Quinny I’m. I’m just. Dion We’re just gonna CGI it. Quinny Well, The thing is, there was a there was a lot of the thing in this one that was actually practical. Like there’s quite believe it or not, there’s there’s shots that they hired a a pretty big wrestler to be the body for it. So on set. A lot of the time there was a practical suit, dude of roughly the right size. Is. Jill So we’re not talking about a guy that’s just standing in there in a green zentai. Quinny No, I mean when when they’re doing it with Evan Moss, Baccarat, then he was in the uh, whatever the **** he said. Backup, backup, backtrack. Dion Doctor rap. No. Baccarat. That’s a. Quinny Alright. Dion Game I know. Quinny Dion Know you’re in a casino in Monte. Carlo yes, guys. Quinny Anyway, when he was on set, yeah, they they had this entire certain stuff like that. But there were quite a lot of it that was shot any time they needed, like a wide shot and everything. They actually had a dude in a suit with the. Ohh head and everything. Cool. Alright. Yeah, I’ve I’ve seen the the pictures of that, but I’ve also in the chat just put a link to the 1994 one and the thing in that Jill, you would love that one because the the suit actually looks more like the comic book character than any of the others have. Jill I love the terrifying dead. Eyes. Speaker 3 I know. Dion I mean, it’s great. It’s yeah, it’s very thingy. Jill That’s. Yeah, that’s. Speaker 6 Look at that thingy over there. That thingy. Dion Yeah, that, that, that is definitely something I’d go. What is that thing? If I saw it in a in a thing? Jill With that young man with fake grey sideburns. Quinny I know, right? Dion Yeah. Hey guys. I’m trying hard here, Joe. What? Quinny Honestly, if you could find that film. Like this. This is I love this one because my my thing with Fantastic Four it it started with this film because I was one of those ******* nerds who heard that there was a film that got made and was never released. So I then went and hunted. Speaker For. Quinny It and I, you know, back in the days of VHS trading, got somebody to send me a *******. VHS of this film that had never been released, and I’ve watched it. It’s terrible, but it’s actually got a lot of, like, it’s trying really hard. Jill And. Nice. Quinny To do all of the things that are fantastic, four movie should do just with no budget. Hmm. So yeah, like it’s got Doctor Doom. It’s got the mole, man. It’s it’s got them all doing their powers. But like Reed, stretchy arms are like pool noodles with a with a *******. A glove on the end. Jill I mean that’s still image alone is giving vibes of like 70s Italian Spiderman. Dion Yes, got a bit of that. I mean, you’ve gotta. What’s what’s the what’s the the crossover slash league like the Marvel Group, you know, secret wars thing. It’s the 1989 Punisher. Dolph Lundgren. It’s the the Captain America film. It’s the Fantastic Four film. Quinny Hmm. Dion You know, it’s all of those ones Pre Marvel Universe. Mashed together. And you’re like, what is this strain? ******* place, but we don’t. Here, we’re in a different, strange place this time. We’re in much more budget, some bigger names and some. Quinny Yeah. Dion Finally, they sort of kind of got people who give a ****. Quinny Yeah, yeah. Dion About doing something fun. Quinny Yeah. Jill And that’s nice. Surprising what you’re going to accomplish when you put in some time and effort. Speaker Yeah, isn’t it? Dion Isn’t it’s kind of like oh. Quinny And when you? And when you’ve had three goes at it before and gotten it wrong three times. You kind of go. Well, **** it. We’re gonna hold off on this one because, I mean, Fantastic Four has always been seen as Marvel’s first family. Like, you know, they’re they’re one of the very earliest Marvel superhero groups. And you know, we’re what, 40, you know, 39 films in now something. Speaker 5 Sure. Dion More, I don’t know 112 where 112 films in now. That’s how many there are. I I won’t be fact checked. Quinny And we’ve, yeah, and now we’ve just introduced the very first Fantastic Four stuff. So yeah, it’s it’s an interesting one. I mean, obviously they were tied up in rights for. A long time. Dion But yeah, I mean. Look, it’s fine. We’re just going to ignore the rest of those fan 4 test. Stick, whatever it is. Quinny Can’t ignore them. Dion We have to stick, then forget stick. That’s what I. Yeah, we’re gonna ignore that. Quinny Not. The autistic fans. Dion We’re going to, we’re going to ignore that. Michael B Jordan, he’s also Johnny Storm. Yes, I know, right. No, he’s not Killmonger. He’s definitely Johnny storm. We’re also going to ignore that Captain America. Quinny Ohh yeah yeah, he was one of them. Speaker Yeah. Jill Was also Johnny Storm and Captain America. Dion Was also. Stone. Yeah. Yes, exactly. We’re going to ignore all of those things and focus very. Speaker Yeah. Dion Much in Comic Daddy and his family and Pedro Pascal’s not not happy just being space Daddy, Apocalypse Daddy and General General Daddy. Jill Yeah. Thanks, daddy. Dion Now he’s also comic Daddy. Quinny Hmm. Speaker Yeah. Dion Yeah, along with. Quinny Is there anything he can’t, daddy? Dion You know what? Hollywood will not let him. Not daddy something. He’s in there now forever. Like. Yeah, he will just. He will just keep doing it until everyone collectively gets sick of him. And I’ll be able to return to an anonymity. Quinny Hmm. I just realized it is the summer of Pedro, it’s. Jill Summer picture. Dion Yeah. Speaker Been just realized. Dion Multiple summers. Quinny It was another ******* attempted Fantastic Four. Dion Oh. Have you? Yes, grey tailed. Quinny Well, technically. There was another Reed Richards. Ohh John Krasinski but that. Jill Yes. Yeah, that’s right. Dion That’s in Multiverse of Madness, which is so the. But that’s not the Fantastic Four. Quinny Yes, from. Marvel Universe. He’s one of the breeds. Jill He was. He’s Mr. fantastic. Dion Is he though? Jill Yes. Quinny He’s Mr. spaghetti by the end of. It but anyway. Dion Yeah, like I mean, yeah, that’s just on film, but it it, it wasn’t the Fantastic Four and this is what we want to focus on. It’s about these group of people and. How they’re represented in cinema? Yeah. What you’re not. Jill Capturing in the audio is our eye rolls. Quinny Massive massive eye roll. Dion Come on. Quinny Beyond wiping away John Krasinski from the from the entire multiverse of of anything, and we’re all going. No, no, no. Jill Yeah, that’s because they don’t. Can’t do a convincing cosplay of John Krasinski’s Mr. Fantastic. You can only do the Pedro. Dion No, I cannot. Jill Dion Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, and if you squint, the Ian Crawford one. Speaker 6 You’re clean shaven for that one. Quinny I’ve just had an eye. Yeah, my eyes are not that ******* blind. Dion OK, then fine. I’ll go with this one if this. If he’s part of the Fantastic Four Canon, you need to cast the other three members of the Fantastic Four in those universes. Who is it going? Jill That’s true. OK. Oh my God. Yeah. Can we come back to this at the? Dion No immediate. OK. We’ll give you time. Time. Yeah, time. Jill End of the show. We’ll be here for 15. Dion Minutes. Yeah. Yeah. So if if if John Krasinski’s Mr. Fantastic and chat go and throw some something we. Quinny Man. Need to sleep? Yeah. Speaker 6 ******* Emily Blunt. I would go. Emily Blunt force. Jill Storm. Quinny **** yeah. Yep, Yep. You down to? Dion That yeah, Karina, just like gonna get to the. Synopsis yet guys. Speaker Yeah. Peta You know, keep getting pushed. Speaker Push. Speaker 6 Push by the chat. Let’s go. Speaker 2 Yeah, that’s a wow. Quinny I’m being bullied by the test. Peta This film about. Quinny What is this film about it? No, I’m not gonna. I’m not gonna do the synopsis now because I’ve been told. I have to. Jill No. Ohh yes. Speaker 6 Jesus. Dion Christ. Jill That sounds like me energy. Dion Peta Settling into that demand avoidance there. Dion Come on. Tony, have you got? Have you got some synopsis? Peta Yeah. Quinny For us it is. I have got a. Synopsis for everyone but Karina. Peta To be fair to Karina, it’s been 20 minutes. Jill Can you do it in a Brooklyn accent? OK. Speaker 3 Forced ohh. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space God called Galactus and his enigmatic herald the Silver Surfer. And guess what? It’s clubber and die this. Quinny Ohh, cool, that’s it. That’s the whole book. Was an opposite. Trust me, there was an even shorter one. Speaker Is that it? Speaker 6 Yeah. Wow. Dion I love sofas, yeah. Speaker 6 Silvers, soyfer yeah, soyfer. Dion Some some more continents and vowels in there that I remember from. Speaker 3 Hey, I’m going down the street and I’m going to start some some flights. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Dion Yeah, that’s about it. Quinny Hey, get that man some cookies. Thank you. I. Dion Would love some cookies. That’s kind of what the movie is about and I’m, I’m I’m with it like this isn’t one of those films that you went and saw and you’re like, oh, great, we get to have an origin story of how did they get their powers, how did. They do this like how do we go through that? They were like, no, you know what? Quinny Ohh thank God. Jill Yes, we just got a tidy. Little vignette, and that’s all we needed. Dion Yep. Quite a long vignette really explaining like how they fit into the world and how suddenly the the brokers of World Peace and everyone looks up to them and they’re the world’s family. Quinny Yep. Jill Yeah, I kind of love it. Dion I mean, OK. Jill They’re. They’re paragons. Quinny Yeah. And we, the the important thing to note is that we’re in a different world here we are in. We’re not in the regular Marvel Universe. We are in a weird kind of quasi 60s future pop, yeah, different reality. Speaker Mm-hmm. Speaker 3 It’s. Dion It’s 60s futurism, so it’s just it’s there’s a divergent. Speaker Hmm. Dion From our history to where it has ended up in this Earth history, and I’m I dig it, I dig the style, imagine in the 60s if four people got shot into space and came back and had all these powers and solved a bunch of problems. Speaker Hmm. Dion And a bunch of other things happen. That’s how that kind of goes. It’s like, yeah, well, you know. Quinny Yeah. And the difference. Speaker I mean. Quinny Not actually stated what year this is, is it? Dion No, no, it’s just the different earth. Quinny Yeah, right. Dion And what that is. But people don’t have. Jill Yeah, it could be current day 2. 616 Earth we don’t. Quinny Yeah, yeah. Jill Know that’s just what this earth. Dion Yeah. Looks like there’s big. There’s big kind of LED screens, but no cell phones. Speaker Slide. Peta Yep, well, it’s kind of like they’ve kind of gone. We don’t need to put energy into making TV screens flat. We’ll just have giant non flat TV screens and faster than light space travel. Yeah, yes. But we’re gonna do with that extra energy. Dion There’s there’s like. Quinny No. Dion You know. Yeah. Peta We don’t need to put energy into like inventing MP threes. We’ll just keep records. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And teleporting. Dion Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Peta Think of what we could have done as humanity. Quinny I didn’t know. Dion Exactly all of our computerisation goes on tape. Jill Yeah, I mean. Yeah, we invented cassettes and then CD’s and then digital format music. And now we’re back to ******* records again. Quinny So yeah, but they just didn’t bother leaving the the records. Yeah, because they realized it was the the superior format from the start, especially if you print them in. Dion Yes. Gold. And if you haven’t got a troop of players in your lounge room. You know, yeah. Eventually we’ll get to there, won’t we, like? Oh, this is my 9 musicians that follow me around and. Play music to me. Speaker Yeah. Quinny Yeah. I mean, yeah. Karina and Casper both kind of make the point. It’s very jetsons. Dion Yeah. And that’s kind of great because that’s very familiar to the people who knew fantastic for for when they were growing up based on the cartoon, which is the the sort of. Peta So jetsons. Dion The carry over of where people would sit from the Saturday morning kind of cartoon and. You know it it it sets the tone that everyone could easily get into and I went, I’m here. I immediately know what’s going on. It has a different Marvel logo, it has a different kind of a soundtrack. It’s setting itself in a in a particular period and I was like, I’ll go with this. This is totally different to every ******* thing else. This isn’t a dark and gritty reboot. This isn’t. Anything really to do with the rest of the Marvel Universe? Yeah, kinda. Which makes me happy. And I was like, I’ll go with this. I’m immediately just going to be like, all right, what do you got? Jill Yeah. I think the thing that’s so immersive about it is the visual language that they’ve lent into so strongly and so thoroughly like the the set design and production. All the set pieces, the costumes, everything like that was like. Beautiful, like there was such attention to detail and there was not like a wasted moment on screen. It was so interesting that we’re talking about like, how like futuristic retro it is but. Like the. Costuming wasn’t futuristic. That was still like grounded in 60s fashion. Speaker Hmm yeah. Dion I had a really good time just watching the sets and the costumes. I was like they have actually paid a lot of detail to the costuming, not only of the signature folk, but the people around them too. Looked sharp as ****, I gotta say. Quinny And. Jill Yeah, like the the space suits and their hero suits were were still like. Grounded within like that 60s, like retro futuristic style, but had like the the strong 60s fashion elements as well in terms of like the textures of the fabrics and things that they used but the the colour theory throughout was fantastic and yeah just the the visual language that they. Used in this film was just so Cohen. Peta It’s a joy for. The arts, hmm. Dion Joy for the eyes until we get to the failure of the film. Quinny Wow. Jesus. OK, so, so just a reminder folks, the deal also sat through Superman and huffed. Speaker Go further on. Dion I did. I did half. He did half I wanna also. Caveat that I did see Fantastic Four, but beforehand I had. Speaker 6 So. Dion To watch. Beforehand I had to win. The Avatar trailer 17 times. I don’t. I don’t know how to explain that in terms of everything else, but I had to sit through the Avatar trailer. Too many ******* times, and that may have influenced my decision. And how I enjoyed that film slightly too many times. Jill Anyway, yeah, it’s almost like they strapped you to that chair and made you watch them 17 times. Dion They kind of did. Yeah. You know, because you know, as we all know, in those kind of cinema things, the seats are gold. And if you leave one, you’re done. It’s going coming back but anyway. Speaker 3 Yeah. Dion OK, enough of that. Fantastic for what? What are your first four impressions? Quinny I just wanna know why you’re getting ready to throw it. Speaker 2 Hello. Quinny Under the bus. To you ohh. Speaker 2 No, no. Quinny Like there have been a couple of times that you’ve already kind of started. Coming out of. Swinging. I wanna know why the big. Speaker There is. Dion Rubber punches out. Well, first, I mean, we all hate John Krasinski. And. No, I’m just joking. That’s. Three just threw that out there for. Peta Come on for John Krasinski. And he’s not like. Jill He can’t even defend himself. Quinny He’s such a nice guy. Everybody talking. Dion About, I’m talking about how effusively I love the costuming, the design, the aesthetic, the way that it just kind of moves the story along really, really quickly. It throws in some amazing nods and references to the historical stuff, like there’s covers of famous Fantastic Four issues thrown in very quickly. I know you’ve got. Quinny Oh my God, that made me so happy. Dion Classic villains like Mole Man and the Red Ghost. Yeah. Ish red. Red ghost off. Speaker 3 Well, sort of. Dion Like all of that stuff is kind of great. Herbie is amazing. The fantastic car, which I think often gets ignored. Quinny Yeah. Jill Uh-huh. Dion In, in a lot of, this is part of the fun about the Fantastic Four is all of the bits and pieces that Reed comes up with. That’s all kind of themed Herbie, as I said. Yeah. And he was. Quinny Great. OK. Does everybody know the history of why Herbie exists? Jill No. Quinny OK, this is my my favorite stupid piece of ******* history. So in the 60s, when the Fantastic Four was being turned into a cartoon, they went OK we’re going to do the Fantastic Four and the standards people of America went hang on. One of the characters is on fire. Speaker Tell. Quinny We can’t have a children’s TV show where the children want to emulate the heroes and have a character be on fire. Why not so? In the 60s cartoon of Fantastic Four. Johnny Storm is removed entirely and is replaced by Herbie. This is where Herbie came from. Wow. Speaker Oh. Yeah. Quinny So the fact that, like the fact that he’s in the movie is ******* hilarious. But his history is even better. Jill That’s wild. Quinny And I’m pretty sure he actually talked in the animated series, but yeah, and didn’t just make bleeps and. Speaker 6 Wheels. I like the Droid vibe it was. Dion Didn’t. Yeah, it didn’t sound like. Yeah, it didn’t sound like a 60s frickin B. Speaker Yeah. Dion I just. I just remembered something. Thing when we get this Sue storm into the proper Marvel Universe, she’s going to have to come up against Namor, yes. Quinny Hmm. Dion And and that’s a lot of that’s a that’s a whole. Jean Grey, Wolverine, Cyclops thing going to happen right there anyway. That’s right. Jill That’s something we can work on. Dion Later. Yeah, there’s a lot of smart in that one anyway, yeah. Speaker Yes. Quinny And apparently on on the set all the time, Vanessa Kirby is like, So what? What’s going on with Namal? Pedro’s like, for ***** sake, right? Dion Here she knows what’s going on. She gets all the cast members. Quinny Mm-hmm. Speaker 3 Yeah. Dion Yeah. Look, I. Had a great time with it, like, you know, really good introductions to quick introductions to characters. Everyone got a little bit of ability to show who they were as characters very rapidly. Like, you didn’t have to pay to. Much there, but I also really appreciated how much they felt like a family and they felt caring and it was showing them in a particular way, which it wasn’t like, oh, these are conflicted people. They don’t know how to, you know, where’s the drama? I mean, the drama isn’t in the family. The drama is external forces. And I think they got that really well because there was a really cool vibe to sort of be like ohh this is, this is cool kind of family like like I I would take children to watch it and be like see, this is how you’re nice to each other. You don’t have to hit each other. You know. Quinny Don’t set each other on fire. Dion Don’t set each other on fire. Try stop working so hard. Quinny Pete Jew talk to me. Jill Oh my God. Ohh feels like so long ago but it was only Friday. Dion Four days ago that you saw it. Jill Ohh my goodness, I really liked the film. I had a good time. I saw it well. I mean, all the things that I said about the costume and set design and all that stuff was just fabulous. I thought like the story pacing was good. Like they they got to the point and they, you know they executed ABC. You know, here’s what’s happening. Here’s our problem. And here’s how we overcome. It, like they did that. UM. I thought the action bats were good. But again, I’m just not getting my **** blown off. Guys. The jet film. We’re back to the **** rating scale. OK0 **** means it was ******* amazing because they blew them both off, but two **** is bad because it doesn’t mean that I didn’t like the movie. Quinny Back to. Rating system. Jill It just didn’t **** **. Way and it made me start to think that there was something wrong with me. Like am I not finding enjoyment out of these movies anymore? Like is it becoming passe? Is it like over saturation? Like what’s the issue? I think what the issue is is that too many movies. Are just safe. They’re in a safe zone. They do what they do on the box and they do no more than that. Speaker Hmm. Jill I’m not getting any like thrill, danger, excitement from these movies anymore. It feels really middle of the road and pedestrian and that’s not to say that Fantastic Four was a bad movie. It was a good movie because it did its job, but it didn’t go above and beyond. And become an exceptional film. And I just, I feel that way about Superman as well. That was not exceptional to me, and it just kind of feels like every time we go and see a big blockbuster, I come out like feeling it was it was middling level. Speaker Yes. Quinny I agree, but I want to keep Pete’s. Take on it? Sure. Peta I think it’s very well constructed, beautifully made. Film, I mean, we’ve talked about the production design and the look of it already, which is great. You know, we’ve talked about the the structure which is logical and probably better constructed than Superman. And and I do think it’s funny that I’ve kind of liked the exposition. Free tool here that I hated so much and electric state, same tool, different vibe. It’s it’s easy to get into and you want it to be because there are some plot points that that, that require a very high level of suspension of disbelief. Even for a comic book movie, you know, usually I I I I try to give the the Budweiser and the ********* like. A bit of a break in in certain genres, but I struggled a bit with a couple of the plot points that very much drove some parts of the story. Because it was a bit wibbly wobbly. Sciency want see? Yes. Yeah, like, don’t. Jill Get into the proton stream, but get into the proton stream, yeah. Dion Yeah, you’re Superman. Peta That was and, and I think the issue is I I I get I I have a tendency to get a little bit distracted if I can’t. If that suspension of disbelief gets interrupted, and I think that these particular plot points were distracting enough that even though I was enjoying the film, I still. Got kind of. Kicked out of this story a. Little bit by thinking? Yeah, but Nah. Quinny Are these things that need to be talked about in spoilery territory or? Peta Ohh, everything needs to be talked about in spoiler territory. It’s it’s just and if they weren’t plotted drivers. Dion OK, alright, fair enough. Peta It would have felt a little bit different as well, but it it did kind of feel like as well constructed and entertaining and beautiful as the film is. I kind of agree with Jill that you kind of I didn’t personally come out of the end of it going like. **** yeah. Amazing superhero film. It was just kind of like, ohh, that was like really well constructed and good looking and entertaining. And yeah, Pedro. Quinny I I have, I agree very much with with everything you guys have said. My biggest problem with it is that. The movie didn’t have its next gear up like all the way through it puddled along at an enjoyable kind of pace. It was doing what was needed, you know, things were kind of getting, you know, you had your action beats and stuff like that. But then when you get to your climax. It doesn’t have the next gear, it can’t shift it back a cog. And really. Go ****. Let’s go. It didn’t have that it, you know, the the climax I kind of was like and oh, OK, right. We’re done. ****. OK. Huh. And that’s. Kind of implementing of the whole film that it’s really well made as as we’ve all said, well made, well shot, lovely costumes, lovely everything. Jill Great performances, everybody was on their a game. Quinny But nothing that made me go ****. That was a moment. Like, you know, there was nothing. There was no moment like. Speaker Yeah. Quinny The thors hammer. With that, America, there was no kind of really emotional beat of. Speaker Yeah. Quinny Vision saying you know that love is just pain. You know, whatever. I can’t even remember the quote. But you know those those those really like deep seated moments that make you go ohh. That got me right in the heart. Speaker Hmm. Peta Which Thunderbolts did for me, and that, you know, I. I guess if if if you’re going to hold it up against superhero films we’ve seen this year from a. Speaker Hmm. Peta Is it a good movie? Speaker Hmm. Peta Mm-hmm. You know, well-rounded perspective, I would still put Thunderbolts ahead of this, regardless of how beautifully. Thought out the world was. Quinny Yeah, like there, there were lovely moments and their lovely ideas. I love the idea of the whole world pulling together to go **** we’ve got. Eight months to build something or, you know, and we’re all going to pull in this together and we’re all going to come together over something. It’s a great concept, but it just never felt like it had those that, that personal danger of what we saw in Thunderbolt and. A lot of people who are doing the, which one did you like more, Superman or or fantastic? 4. I personally thought the Superman took more risks. You know, it was weirder. It was. Peta Well, it was more. It was more current in in its messaging and the. The risks that it. Was taking in that messaging as well, and I think also you kind of. Dion Hmm. Peta This is a bit of an imbalance, I suppose in the rate that one escalates because you can kind of attempt to escalate the stakes to the highest possible point and the escalate them so high that the audience cannot believe. That. That jeopardy is going to come to pass in that context, which actually, which actually kind of destroys that moment, is kind of gotta be like a believable, worst case scenario that they’re facing. Not like, well, of course, they’re trying to find a way to avert that. There’s gonna be a little part of you that’s like. Quinny Hmm. Peta Ohh, they might fail, which I kind. Speaker Hmm. Peta Of felt in this. Quinny Yeah, yeah. Yeah, like. Peta Otherwise, you don’t feel the jeopardy, you know, the way that you should. Speaker Hmm. Quinny Yeah, and and I don’t know, I feel like something like Superman has has more of a an alter kind of vision behind it. Like, you know, that felt like James Gunn saying something and his whole thing about found family and his whole thing about being outsiders and, you know, he. He has a particular thumbprint that is all over that. This one I couldn’t tell you. A thumbprint it was. Peta Which is funny because it is tonally and structurally much more consistent. Quinny Absolutely. Jill Yeah, it’s a. Package. Yeah, it has an aesthetic and it, you know, executes that, but yeah. Quinny Yeah. And and like. Jill There’s there’s special sauce. Quinny Yeah. And and I don’t. Know what it is because. I was wanting to get excited. I was super wanting to get excited and it just never quite hit me. And even when big things happened, I was like. Jill Karina made a good point that she thought we were going to see them fail. Based on what we saw in the post credit scene of Thunderbolts and I want to make a point where I kind of wish that that scene never existed because it coloured my expectations. Speaker Hmm. Jill This film I was going in. Quinny Yes, I’m. Peta I forget what that scene. Jill Was ohh that’s actually it was it was there. There was like ohh we can. We’re picking up something on our radar and then they zoom into space and they see the Fantastic Four ships flying through space and that bit. Yeah. Yeah. So I had a different expectation of what I was expecting in this film. And so I’m like. Speaker 6 It’s just. Dion Just a a rocket ship in the sky. Kind of, or if it is, we don’t know. Jill Just on the edge of my seat the whole time, thinking. Well, how are they gonna get to our earth? When are we gonna see that? When are we gonna see that? And. And I’m like, so I wasn’t in the moment with everything else that was happening because I was anticipating something else to. Quinny Yeah. Yeah. And and maybe that’s that, that other cog that. Speaker Happen. Quinny I was expecting. Maybe that’s the the the next thing up is that you know, they do like, fail or they do something that that then took it to a different level. Speaker Yeah. Jill That causes them to and then this is how we get to this moment. But like now that we’re not going to have The Avengers doomsday film until another 18 months. Quinny Jill I’m like, wow, how are they going to get our butts in the seats for that one? Quinny Yeah. Jill Because after watching this movie, I’m like. Ah, I don’t really know where we’re going. Quinny Neller. Peta At the end, do you feel safe now with your opinion to share? Dion I mean, my opinion is based on Fantastic Four and how I enjoyed this movie or didn’t. Quinny Which is a really difficult thing to do to to take the movie entirely on its own. Yeah, been its own value and. Speaker 2 What? Quinny So aside from my expectation, aside from the other movie I watched a week and a half before, yeah, aside from. Dion Yeah. Quinny All of that, yeah. Dion Look there. This is the thing. Like I I really like to to throw this through. I really enjoyed Thunderbolts because it broke expectations that I had. I was there for it to say, what are you gonna do with this? And I was. Like wow, that is a great movie. I had certain expectations about Superman or I was wondering what was going to go, and I felt it wasn’t as good as I thought. It’s going. And I went to Fantastic Four. Saying how is this going to go? And I thought, yeah, I had a little bit of the same thing the the ending. Thing towards the end and some of the reasoning and stuff I was a bit like oh, this doesn’t make sense and I don’t understand where it does or doesn’t fit and I feel like they’re going to have to for some reason do another one in that universe for some reason. And I’m just a bit confused. I feel like it just kind of didn’t. You’re right, had that. Where’s that gear? Where’s the gear? Range. Where does it go up? Where do the stakes get bigger? Where does it become really important? But really I liked it because it. Was you can see across the entire movie from start to finish. It was a love letter to the time of the original Fantastic Four. Like all of the Kirby, all of the weird stories are just written into it. So it is made with a lot of reverence and a lot of love. And I really liked that because there was good messaging that was in there. Speaker Hmm. Dion The execution or some of the reasoning is just I don’t know how this fits. In the rest, like I love that it’s an outsider film, but I also don’t then. But what’s are we are we going to follow these people? Is that the point or is it just having a second one? Like I don’t. Know like it’s another Fantastic Four is like. Quinny Yeah. Dion Will we see him? Jill Yeah. Are we making this movie just to make a sequel? Just so we can make? Money. Quinny Yeah. Well, or are we making this one just because we needed to have a really good bad guy for the MCU. We’ve already announced who that bad guy. So we really had to have this film before doomsday could happen. Jill Yeah. There’s a lot of very upset people in. Our screening at the end of this movie. Quinny Yeah, yeah, there was. Dion Yeah, Speaking of bad guys, how do we feel about the villain aspects of this one? Speaker Hmm. Jill I was curious to how I would ever see Galactus executed on film, and I think it. Up to a point, it was well done. Dion Is it? Is it better than the giant cloud? Speaker 6 Ohh yeah, we don’t need. Dion So the. Jill Some amorphous cloud like I want to see an actual Galactus and like how? Dion So. Jill Do you do? That I mean, especially after we had the Eternals where, you know, we have things God like beings in space, it’s like, OK, well now how do we make a Galactus? Speaker Hmm. Jill That was really cool, but then there was a moment where I thought it was. Not cool. Maybe I’ll talk about that in sport. Dion How? How did you feel about Charlotte Owl? Jill I thought it was sick. I’m like, yeah, let’s go back to the original Silver Surfer. Yeah. People will be surprised to know the original Silver Surfer was not a dude. Quinny I I knew that Michelle label was an alternate, but I didn’t realize that. Jill I think the original Silver Surfer was a woman, and then it was her lover that begged Galactus to trade places with her. Quinny Yeah, yeah. Entry. Dion Interesting, yeah. Jill And disappointed we didn’t get the what if Aunt May was the Herald for Galactus and we didn’t get the golden oldie. Dion What are you talking about? Marisa? To me, isn’t that old? Quinny I I think. Speaker 3 No. Quinny I think there were there were sequences in there watching the the Silver Surfer surfing through. Speaker Ohh. Quinny Like Kirby Crackle, ******* cosmic power surfing through black holes where I was like, **** yeah, this is cool. You know, surfing around curving laser beams and ****. I was like. Dion Well, grab. Yeah. Speaker 3 Yes. Dion ******* hell yeah, that’s that’s the weird success stuff. That was the bitter. Speaker Hmm. Dion Was like, oh, this is great. Like, how do you put the Silver Surfer in? Why does it doesn’t even make sense. And it’s like, yeah, it does. If you lean into that. Crazy kind of 60s vibe that it originally was about. It’s like, yeah, I’m just gonna surf, like, through cosmic waves, man, it’s. Like. Cool. That’s fun. Yeah, it helps if you take LSD. Quinny Hmm. Speaker Yeah. Dion You know. Quinny Like there was something so ******* cool with all of that visual stuff. Yeah, that up until now, we’ve never really gotten because the only other time we’re seeing the Silver Surfer, he was on Earth, so it didn’t have that real cosmic kind of. Dion Maybe. He was the T1000 man. Jill Thing, yeah. Speaker Hmm. Dion He just kind. Of morphed around as needed for the plot. Quinny Your thoughts on on the Silver Surfer? Peta Neutral. Cool. I I don’t have a lot of feelings about the Silver Surfer as a character, but I thought she was. I thought it it was cool execution. Dion Yeah. Quinny Hmm. Yeah, look cool. And I like the the human eyes too. I thought that was kind of cool. Yeah, cause you I feel like you still need something to latch onto for a motion, yeah. Speaker Mm-hmm. Quinny I thought that was smart. Speaker And. Look, there’s look. Dion There’s lots of fun stuff in there. Standouts for me. I I I need to say I really annoyed that they didn’t rename it the fantastic six because to be honest, there are 6 characters in this movie. By the end of it, you’re watching it like there’s not just four, there’s more. Who you’re following through with, which was a bit of a surprise because I was like, OK, right. You’re just going to lean very heavily into the entire thing. Sure. I really. Kirby, I love that they went into galactic space because that’s kind of that’s that kind of that’s really fun. Like Reed Richards is that kind of character who, you know, is your prototypical 50s, you know, American Americanized painting, you know, of, like, it’s a pipe and slippers and, you know. Dad’s home. Jill Yeah. The Norman Rockwell. Yes. Please looking forward. Dion Yeah, absolutely. 100% The Rockwell and it it. But presented in that very conservative way, but he’s not a conservative. Like you know, it’s kind of like I’m just going to learn how to fold matter and bend this, and then we’re going to space. All right, everyone, safety third. Let’s go. That’s kind of Reed riches. Like he built a thing called the Ultimate Nullifier. And it kills anything in the known Marvel Universe. And then he’s just like ohh someone. Quinny He’s. Dion Like. Speaker Like. Dion ******** Reed, you know like. Quinny One thing you you said to me afterwards too. Jill Yeah, I mean. He just casually solved teleportation in this. Dion Yeah, yeah. Jill Film or whatever. Quinny Whatever. Whatever one thing you said to me too, and I agreed like they’ve always struggled to get Reed Richards powers looking good on screen. Like it’s very hard to do stretchy guy without it looking dumb, but one of the things that is kind of sad is that in the. Dion Yes. Quinny The comics and everything. Quite often you’ll see him, and that stretchiness of his body is a. Is. A all about echoing who he’s mentally. Yeah. So his arms are over here. You know, riding on the blackboard and his other arms over here, smoking a pipe and his head is, you know, stretched out over here, looking at the, you know, out the window or something like that. And there wasn’t much of that. It was very much like, this is traditionally handsome Pedro. Peta Yeah. Jill It’s it’s tiny. Yeah, it’s a tiny bit like he was doing. A little bit of the blackboard. Stuff and the catching things, but. Speaker 6 Yeah, I don’t. Jill I don’t think we really got to see him actually use his powers much in the film as a whole. Quinny Nope. Nope. Dion It’s very, very expensive to animate Pedro Pascal. Peta It’s it’s a dump power. Speaker 3 Pete. Pete, in there, it’s true. Jill I mean, it might be a time you. Would change your mind. Speaker Yeah. Speaker 3 Blubbering time, no. Quinny Should we rate it because we are, we’re going on a. Peta Yes, yes. Quinny Long time. Ohh good. Jill Oh my goodness. I don’t know. I’m gonna pick a number. Dion How many tips off Jim? Speaker 6 Yeah, the tip scale. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Jill Yeah. The two tip film, but. Quinny I mean, I’m gonna. I will change the rating system if I have to, but it’s gonna really. Dion I had some I had some issues with it, but I did enjoy. I had a fun time. I’m gonna give it a 75. No 70. I’m gonna go 70. Sorry. I’m. I’m back down a little bit mainly because I really loved. Quinny On the website. Dion The scenic I love the the the characters together. They didn’t quite mesh as much and I felt like some of them were lost like I think Ben Grimm’s the thing. Speaker 6 Hmm. Dion Totally kind of lost in the hole as much to do. No, I I didn’t get enough of that thing because one of the most important things I know about Ben Grimace, he’s the real heart of the team. And while that was great, like I loved, you know, uncles, you’ve got uncles going on there. I loved it. You know, Johnny and and Ben are totally down for, you know, being uncles. I just thought he got a little bit lost and I have big issues with some of the purple headed warrior of the lactose, which I’ll talk about in spoilers, but yeah, overall fun time. Not a long time. Quinny Fair enough, Pete. Number. Peta I’m going to say I’m going to say I’m going to say 76 because I do think that it was. Really well put together but. The the I mean I’ll have some stuff to say when we spoil some things. Yeah, I’ll try to keep it brief. Actually, there was one point I think I said to you guys that I’d nearly walked out of there with more tips. Than I started with. Quinny I’m still wanting to know how that works. Peta Luckily, luckily I I didn’t have to go full rage out on it. Quinny So I’m very impressed. Peta Umm. But yeah, it’s just those kinds of like those those plot points that that just didn’t quite work for me were just a little bit kind of too conveniently driving the plot. And I didn’t quite buy even in the world of the story, that really kind of helped me back from from. Losing any tips at all? Quinny So so number of tips is 2. Hmm but. Peta Ohh, also the young Kelly’s Uncanny Valley baby was distressed. Quinny Though apparently that they had a live baby on set 99% of the time. Peta In some shots, I was gonna say you, but you can tell the. Shots that aren’t, yeah. Dion Yeah, yeah. Babies don’t look like babies on screen. You gotta pay. They yeah. Peta I mean, either it was a fully uncanny valley baby or they were doing something to kind of make the baby look like it was looking, but there was something. Yeah. And whenever whenever Ben Grimm’s holding the baby, it’s like. That ain’t no real. Jill Baby, what number did you give it, Pete, 7676. Dion Yeah, we all know. Quinny And Dion, still at 70, isn’t. Dion He. Yes, I’m still there. Quinny Yeah, Dan, how many tips have you got left by? Dion The way? Yeah, just one tip. Quinny Wanted. Jill Only go off 1. Dion I only want it. Yeah, I mean, well. I mean, I don’t know. It’s moved. Maybe the **** moved like it. It’s not in the same place it started out, but it hasn’t gone completely off. It’s around the side visiting the armpit. Jill You can’t. But I gave Superman. Quinny I can probably look it up if you want. Jill Yeah. Peta See, I just kind of take it on a mood basis. It’s on a day by day basis. Dion Briefly. Quinny Hmm. Dion Phil was right. I mean, I think. One of the telling things long rated. Peta Never compare my ratings for one movie to another movie. Quinny Superman 65. Speaker Oh. Dion While while Jill is thinking, I mean it’s fair enough. Remember, she only saw it like 4 days ago and it feels like. Jill OK, here’s the weird thing though. Like after I watched Superman, I kind of wanted to see it again, but I don’t know if that was to try and enjoy it more or like to get the things that I didn’t really get about it. But this one I’m not really like in a rush to go back. To the movie for it. Quinny Hmm. Jill But. I did like it more than Superman. Then. I think I’m going to give it. 69. Speaker 3 Nice. Dion Nice. Jill It was just a nice movie. Quinny Yeah, 69 and still 2 tips. Peta Yeah. Dion Quinny, what have you. Quinny Yeah. Got. I’m very similar to you know, I’m I’m probably I’m probably more in line with the pizza like. Yeah, 70. I’m going to go 77. I don’t know why. Yeah. Actually. Peta Just feels like a 77. Speaker Vibe. Quinny Like I I was a bit more warm on Superman whereas this. Like it’s it’s a perfectly fun, pleasant film. Like there’s nothing wrong with it, but it also just to me, felt like it. Was. Didn’t have much, particularly to say. Other than you know, wouldn’t it be nice if we could all work together and yeah. But also, maybe that’s what we needed at the moment is something that wasn’t too dangerous or whatever and. I don’t know. Yeah, it’s it’s 77 for me, but I just find it so. Dion Weird. We’ve, we’ve, we’ve, we’ve focused a lot on the non spoilery side and we’re running rapidly running out of time. So let’s go to the dinner clip to find out why they’re all such a nice blending together, then come back and see how much we. Can jam pack into spoil it section? Peta Leave if you haven’t seen it, because I’m going to spoil the very, very, very end of the film. Speaker Dion Pete is thrown down. Here you go, alright? Speaker 5 What are you doing? You mean what am? I. Doing and then you’re gonna ruin your appetite. I’m hungry, but never late for Sunday dinner. Should we wait? Speaker I guess you’re late. What I what do you? Speaker 5 Mean. What do you mean? What do I mean? Speaker You’re late for dinner. Ohh yes we are. We’re late for. By single minute. Speaker 5 Dinner. Yes, we were just just had to. Speaker Some aloe iodine on my shoulder. We got. Do his shoulder and. Speaker 5 Why is that breakfast cereal in the dinner table? Why are you being? Speaker Weird. Not not being. Acting. Weird. Well, I’m doing that weird thing with your face, so. Oh, we don’t know what you’re talking about. Speaker 5 Are you pregnant? Speaker Jimmy at the pregnant. Speaker 5 Yes, yes. Speaker You know, I know he just cannot. Speaker 1 That have you looked at your husband’s face? Speaker Keep his secret. Speaker 5 What, really, yeah. Speaker 2 What you are going to be the best mom? Oh, my God. Speaker And you are going. To be the best dad. Just kidding. You are out of your depth, but we. We’re going to be the best uncles ever. OK, we should eat. Dion Oh, there you go. Yes, that is exactly the kind of thing that we loved about the film. It’s really nice. Spoiler logos up, Pete. Destroy away. Oh, wait. Sorry. She has been there at the beginning. She will be there at the end. We here. Peter. Quinny ETA. Peta It’s not even my biggest complaint. It’s just that there was a moment at the end where I was like, I am going to have to have another full on rant about killing off female characters via self sacrifice and doing it to two female characters in one scene. UM. Quinny Thank God. Peta They recovered. They did recover. They recovered from it a bit and it didn’t really feel like it wasn’t going to recover. But for a moment there I was like, oh, oh, we are going to throw down. Jill I don’t believe you didn’t realise the magic baby was gonna save the day. Speaker 3 Sacrifice. Peta I did. It did, but there was a part of me that was kind of like you better ******* not. Dion Yeah, yeah, there was a little bit of that was it? It’s like, don’t you ******* dare? Jesus Christ, he’s not a. Defibrillator. He’s a baby. Jill I mean, you don’t have a. Magic mcguffin. The whole time and then not? Yeah. Speaker 3 Yeah. Dion True, although, but as as we all. Peta My biggest my my bigger complaints. Dion Know Franklin Richards. The monster. Peta My bigger complaints were were the iffy plot points like I’m like, correct me. I’m not a linguist, but I’m pretty sure you cannot translate an entire language with three words like I don’t. I don’t know that that’s possible. The Rosetta Stone had more than than than 3 words. Speaker 3 Yeah. Hmm. Dion Now. Peta I I don’t see how I don’t see how. Dion Important to understand that this is in the Universe 8 to 8 where things can exist a little differently and they are not this bog standard and it was one of those. Peta Oh. Speaker 6 But it’s it’s. Jill Things are like super. Peta It’s not the kind of plot point that you can explain away in your brain with that kind of reasoning like it’s not, but. Dion It has to be because that’s why I was. I was ******** about it and I yelled at Quinney until it came up to the thing. It’s like, but it’s not the real Galactus. And I’m like. Oh yeah, **** everything in this movie is not the real one from our universe. What? I’m getting angry at can easily be retconned by an executive who doesn’t like the feedback form. Speaker Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Jill But this is also a universe where Reed is a super genius that can solve teleportation and like, move a planet. That’s. Speaker Hmm. Peta It just like the jump between ohh, I’ve managed to do it to an egg. Jill Come on. Peta Let’s do it to a planet. Nothing will go wrong. I actually, I almost thought that, like, that’s where it was gonna get interesting. Like, that was gonna be this universe is snap moment when they, like, accidentally. Left half the people behind or something. Quinny That that’s what I that’s. What I was kinda hoping for like. Jill Yeah, there weren’t really many stakes. Quinny No, I ******* love the idea of them actually going *******. We’re gonna teleport the whole planet and. Dion And ******* it. Quinny Up what? Could something goes wrong like they they go to the wrong place or they find themselves in the ******* negative zone. Jill Like that ******* DC convergence where the two planets had to merge together. Peta Or and that’s the thing. Dion They do. How did they do faster than life travel, but. Not work out how radar. Exists stop the fact that Silver Surfer was coming to blow up all of their teleportation machines that that shaped. Quinny Me. She’s very fast. Peta And in your hand it just kind of looked like a regular size spaceship. I don’t know why they couldn’t have just muted it or something like it’s like felt like a lot of like ohh The thing is coming very slowly. This is the only thing we can think of. Dion That was my big ***** point that I will get my big boy britches on and have a whinge about. Galactus’s ******* world eating ship is just a giant space grinder and. And I didn’t like that because if you’re gonna go to, like the extent that they went to, which was really curvy, whole super 60s kind of thing. Speaker Right. Dion Make the spaceship ******* weird. Make it the giant machines that don’t. You don’t understand the purpose of what they do like. Have something that’s in there. Speaker 3 Hmm. Jill Yeah. What happened to like the? Big straw that he just shoves in the. Planet and like sucks it up like. Dion Yeah, all of that. But I mean, just like have the weird like, Kirby was great for drawing like. Contraptions that you love on the contraption, and they don’t. You don’t know why or how they work, or they have like extra bits that go off and they crackle with energy that you don’t understand how it sort of goes. He didn’t care about making it look well built. He cared about making something cool and stupid. And then they put Galactus. Fair enough, looked pretty good, you know, for a big. Quinny I look I. Liked big man collectors. I was down. Jill For that, yeah. I didn’t like how his. Height fluctuated with convenience. Peta Say he wasn’t that big in the end. Though was he he? He looked. Jill The lost, yeah. Dion A bit of juice out the back of the tube and then he got a bit. Quinny Maybe. Speaker 6 So then he went and shrunk a bit. Dion Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Quinny OK, let’s go with that, yeah. Jill He’s like ohh, now he can fit in this big circle on the ground that he like, would have Godzilla crushed the moment ago. Dion Crush. Sure. Peta Confused if planet size or if Godzilla size. Dion Yeah. Also how would sue push if 2? Quinny Because her push is not based on size, it’s based on willpower. Dion No, but push, baby. Ohh no. OK, recover. Push, galactus. Big baby. Oh, no much. Peta Is is based on magic mummy power? Quinny Yeah, yes, yeah. Like that. That big kind of finale stuff. I was like when he started to climb back out. I was like, ohh. OK now. Dion No. Well. Quinny We’re gonna get some shoes. Jill Yeah, I was like. Oh ****, I jumped. Quinny Yeah. Yeah. I was like, ******* sweet. Great. OK, now we’re gonna really ******* now, now we’re gonna wrap it up, but Nope. That’s just that’s it. Cool. Everybody get home. I would love to have seen them do something real. ******* ballsy. I would have loved to have seen them lose the earth, you know? Yeah. So that that’s why this Fantastic Four, like instead of. Yeah, that’s the run like this. Jill On the run on the. Sleeper on. Peta I’m not sure that Marvel is doing its answer to the trolley problem properly. Quinny Why not teleport the ******* baby and the family to another end of the universe, or to a different ******* dimension or whatever? Jill Because they answered that in the slack with pocket holes does. Speaker Yeah. Yes. Dion I mean. I look I I I I really got that like I enjoyed the bit where they were like, no, this is it honestly. Like we we we may be the people that everyone looks up to on the Earth and that’s a bit problematic to put that much. Responsibility. On four people who were there, but at least they always did it with heart, honesty, integrity and overall admission of failure. To the world. Speaker Hmm. Dion
We're throwing a party in Vegas! Someone called it SCWPodCon last year, and the name stuck. It's sponsored by Teleport, the infrastructure identity company. Get SSO for SSH! If Thomas was here, I'm sure he'd tell you that Fly.io uses Teleport internally. Oh also there's some thing called Black..pill? Black Pool? Something like that happening in Vegas, with crypto talks, so we chatted about them a bit, plus some other stuffSCWPodCon 2025: https://securitycryptographywhatever.com/events/blackhatTranscript: https://securitycryptographywhatever.com/2025/07/29/vegas-baby/Links:- Fault Injection attacks on PQCS signatures: https://www.blackhat.com/us-25/briefings/schedule/index.html#bypassing-pqc-signature-verification-with-fault-injection-dilithium-xmss-sphincs-46362- Another attack on TETRA: https://www.blackhat.com/us-25/briefings/schedule/index.html#2-cops-2-broadcasting-tetra-end-to-end-under-scrutiny-46143- Attacks on SCADA / ICS protocols (OPC UA): https://www.blackhat.com/us-25/briefings/schedule/index.html#no-vpn-needed-cryptographic-attacks-against-the-opc-ua-protocol-44760- Attacks on Nostr: https://www.blackhat.com/us-25/briefings/schedule/index.html#not-sealed-practical-attacks-on-nostr-a-decentralized-censorship-resistant-protocol-45726- https://signal.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostr- https://eurosp2025.ieee-security.org/program.html- https://cispa.de/en/research/publications/84648-attacking-and-fixing-the-android-protected-confirmation-protocol- https://hal.science/hal-05038009v2/file/main.pdf- 8-bit, abacus, and a dog: https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/1237.pdf- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlsa9EBKDGI- https://www.quantamagazine.org/computer-scientists-figure-out-how-to-prove-lies-20250709/- https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/118"Security Cryptography Whatever" is hosted by Deirdre Connolly (@durumcrustulum), Thomas Ptacek (@tqbf), and David Adrian (@davidcadrian)
TPK'd by Boredom: The Unearthed Arcana Wizard Review You Didn't Know You Needed (But Absolutely Deserved) This episode is sponsored by Dungeonflow.app — your one-stop shop for prepping tabletop RPGs without needing a Philosopher's Stone or a necromantic ritual. Whether you're building combat encounters, crafting creepy room descriptions, or generating traps that scream "this is absolutely a mimic," DungeonFlow helps you get from “session prep” to “actual fun” faster than a wizard can say Teleport. Try it today and let your players think you actually planned all that chaos. Show Notes: In this second arcane-infused episode of our Unearthed Arcana 2025 Arcane Subclass Review, the RPGBOT.Podcast crew digs into the grimy, glittery, and occasionally disappointing world of Wizard subclasses in Dungeons & Dragons. With a recent brush with TPK in Pathfinder fresh in their minds, the hosts pivot hard into analyzing how these newest subclass offerings stack up in the evolving landscape of tabletop RPG mechanics. We cover the Necromancer and Transmuter in painstaking detail—because someone had to—and explore what happens when spellcasting flavor is buried under generic mechanics. You'll hear: Our collective lamentation over how the 2014 Necromancer outshines its 2025 counterpart like a lich at a zombie-themed talent show. Thoughts on summoning mechanics and why “quantity over quality” isn't cutting it in modern RPG gameplay. How enchantment magic still feels like it belongs in the villain starter pack, and whether that stigma is deserved. A breakdown of the Transmuter's identity crisis—do we really need another subclass pretending to be Fullmetal Alchemist Lite? The case for letting polymorphing shine, and why Split Transmutation sounds way cooler than it actually is. A not-so-gentle rant about teleportation fatigue—yes, it's cool, but must every subclass get a blink-and-you're-there feature? Why holding a spellbook to use subclass features feels like the worst homework assignment in tabletop gaming. And, of course, a discussion on the balance between fun and mechanics, the impact of community feedback, and the ever-ongoing quest for innovative gameplay design in D&D and beyond. Unearthed Arcana: Arcane Subclasses Content from RPGBOT.net UA: Arcane Subclasses Review Key Takeaways: Preparation matters—whether you're avoiding a TPK or building a viable subclass. Necromancers deserve unique summons, not recycled skeletons with a new paint job. Enchantment continues to struggle with its PR campaign. It's not always evil, but it's rarely exciting. Summoning mechanics need a redesign that favors creativity and flavor over sheer volume. Teleportation overload is turning arcane subclasses into a game of magical leapfrog. Holding your spellbook to unlock powers is a mechanic best left in the "Why?" folder. The 2014 Necromancer had more thematic weight and better gameplay synergy. The Transmuter subclass lacks a clear identity and desperately needs a polymorph glow-up. Wondrous Enhancement is a rare bright spot, making Enhance Ability actually feel worth casting. Overall, the Unearthed Arcana material feels like wasted potential—players crave excitement, not just another stack of mechanics. Community feedback is essential—without it, subclasses like these risk fading into obscurity like a wizard failing a concentration check. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. It's a quick, free way to support the podcast, and helps us reach new listeners. If you love the show, consider joining us on Patreon, where backers at the $5 and above tiers get ad free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT.Podcast, can chat directly to members of the RPGBOT team and community on the RPGBOT.Discord, and can join us for live-streamed recordings. Support us on Amazon.com when you purchase products recommended in the show at the following link: https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ How to Find Us: In-depth articles, guides, handbooks, reviews, news on Tabletop Role Playing at RPGBOT.net Tyler Kamstra BlueSky: @rpgbot.net TikTok: @RPGBOTDOTNET Ash Ely Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games BlueSky: @GravenAshes YouTube: @ashravenmedia Randall James BlueSky: @GrimoireRPG Amateurjack.com Read Melancon: A Grimoire Tale (affiliate link) Producer Dan @Lzr_illuminati
TPK'd by Boredom: The Unearthed Arcana Wizard Review You Didn't Know You Needed (But Absolutely Deserved) This episode is sponsored by Dungeonflow.app — your one-stop shop for prepping tabletop RPGs without needing a Philosopher's Stone or a necromantic ritual. Whether you're building combat encounters, crafting creepy room descriptions, or generating traps that scream "this is absolutely a mimic," DungeonFlow helps you get from “session prep” to “actual fun” faster than a wizard can say Teleport. Try it today and let your players think you actually planned all that chaos. Show Notes: In this second arcane-infused episode of our Unearthed Arcana 2025 Arcane Subclass Review, the RPGBOT.Podcast crew digs into the grimy, glittery, and occasionally disappointing world of Wizard subclasses in Dungeons & Dragons. With a recent brush with TPK in Pathfinder fresh in their minds, the hosts pivot hard into analyzing how these newest subclass offerings stack up in the evolving landscape of tabletop RPG mechanics. We cover the Necromancer and Transmuter in painstaking detail—because someone had to—and explore what happens when spellcasting flavor is buried under generic mechanics. You'll hear: Our collective lamentation over how the 2014 Necromancer outshines its 2025 counterpart like a lich at a zombie-themed talent show. Thoughts on summoning mechanics and why “quantity over quality” isn't cutting it in modern RPG gameplay. How enchantment magic still feels like it belongs in the villain starter pack, and whether that stigma is deserved. A breakdown of the Transmuter's identity crisis—do we really need another subclass pretending to be Fullmetal Alchemist Lite? The case for letting polymorphing shine, and why Split Transmutation sounds way cooler than it actually is. A not-so-gentle rant about teleportation fatigue—yes, it's cool, but must every subclass get a blink-and-you're-there feature? Why holding a spellbook to use subclass features feels like the worst homework assignment in tabletop gaming. And, of course, a discussion on the balance between fun and mechanics, the impact of community feedback, and the ever-ongoing quest for innovative gameplay design in D&D and beyond. Unearthed Arcana: Arcane Subclasses Content from RPGBOT.net UA: Arcane Subclasses Review Key Takeaways: Preparation matters—whether you're avoiding a TPK or building a viable subclass. Necromancers deserve unique summons, not recycled skeletons with a new paint job. Enchantment continues to struggle with its PR campaign. It's not always evil, but it's rarely exciting. Summoning mechanics need a redesign that favors creativity and flavor over sheer volume. Teleportation overload is turning arcane subclasses into a game of magical leapfrog. Holding your spellbook to unlock powers is a mechanic best left in the "Why?" folder. The 2014 Necromancer had more thematic weight and better gameplay synergy. The Transmuter subclass lacks a clear identity and desperately needs a polymorph glow-up. Wondrous Enhancement is a rare bright spot, making Enhance Ability actually feel worth casting. Overall, the Unearthed Arcana material feels like wasted potential—players crave excitement, not just another stack of mechanics. Community feedback is essential—without it, subclasses like these risk fading into obscurity like a wizard failing a concentration check. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. It's a quick, free way to support the podcast, and helps us reach new listeners. If you love the show, consider joining us on Patreon, where backers at the $5 and above tiers get ad free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT.Podcast, can chat directly to members of the RPGBOT team and community on the RPGBOT.Discord, and can join us for live-streamed recordings. Support us on Amazon.com when you purchase products recommended in the show at the following link: https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ How to Find Us: In-depth articles, guides, handbooks, reviews, news on Tabletop Role Playing at RPGBOT.net Tyler Kamstra BlueSky: @rpgbot.net TikTok: @RPGBOTDOTNET Ash Ely Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games BlueSky: @GravenAshes YouTube: @ashravenmedia Randall James BlueSky: @GrimoireRPG Amateurjack.com Read Melancon: A Grimoire Tale (affiliate link) Producer Dan @Lzr_illuminati
In this episode of Command Control Power, Sam and Jerry address listener feedback about their on-air chemistry and dive into a variety of tech discussions. Sam talks about his recent MacBook Pro M4 upgrade and the challenges he faced during the data migration process. The duo discusses the importance of maintaining and justifying tech expenses, with Sam sharing his strategy of integrating different services using Hudu for efficient billing and management. Jerry shares a humorous support call mix-up, stressing the importance of communication. The episode also touches on VPN solutions using Ubiquiti's Teleport and the surprising endurance of legacy technologies like the iPod. Throughout, Sam and Jerry explore the nuances of staying relevant and efficient in tech consulting while maintaining client satisfaction. 00:00 Introduction and Setting the Scene 00:56 Mac Migration Woes 02:11 Challenges with Migration Assistant 03:16 Time Machine Backup Struggles 07:05 Choosing the Right MacBook 10:18 Travel Tales and Personal Insights 14:42 Client Challenges and Security Concerns 17:52 User Training and Security Solutions 28:42 Microsoft Signatures and Email Platforms 29:13 Balancing Technology Costs 30:04 Subscription Services and Expense Management 31:36 Cutting Costs and Employee Tools 34:21 Old Work Stories and Company Policies 40:16 Travel Gadgets and Recommendations 48:25 Client Management and Documentation Tools 50:59 Funny Client Interaction 53:33 Conclusion and Sign Off
Knut Nesheim has a background in large-scale machine learning systems and big data. He leads the engineering teams building Teleport, the Gaussian splatting tool created by Varjo, the Finnish hardware company renowned for the top-tier MR headset used by the most demanding businesses and enterprises worldwide. In this conversation we take a deep dive at the intersection of Gaussian splatting and VR.We look at the very technological foundation of TeleportUnique features it offers to usersThe obvious consequences of their unrelenting pursuit of photorealism… with 2 caveatsHow this all fit within the bigger vision of serving top-tier enterprises worldwideSubscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter
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In this on-the-road episode of The New Stack Makers, Editor in Chief Heather Joslyn speaks with Ev Kontsevoy, CEO and co-founder of Teleport, from the floor of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe in London. The discussion centers on infrastructure security and the growing need for robust identity management. Citing alarming cybersecurity statistics—such as the $5 million average cost of a breach and rising attack frequency—Kontsevoy stresses that complexity is the root challenge in securing infrastructure. Today's environments involve countless layers and technologies, each with its own identity and access controls, increasing the risk of human error and breaches. Kontsevoy argues for treating all entities—humans, laptops, servers, AI agents—as identities managed under a unified framework. Teleport provides a zero trust access platform that enforces strong, cryptographically-backed identity across systems. He also highlights Teleport's version 17 release, which boosts support for non-human identities and integrates deeply with AWS. Looking ahead, Teleport is exploring support for emerging AI agent protocols like MCP to extend its identity-first approach. Learn more from The New Stack about the latest insights about Teleport: Removing the Complexity to Securely Access the Infrastructure Why AI Can't Protect You from AI-Generated Attacks Join our community of newsletter subscribers to stay on top of the news and at the top of your game.
What kind of technology do we really have if the UAP reverse engineering programs are true? Clayton Morris told Tucker Carlson that he has heard that there is tech that comes from the programs that would allow us to travel to far destinations instantaneously. Kristian Harloff gives his thoughts. #ufo #uap #alien #ufonews #uapnews #aiens #teleport PUBLIC REC: For a limited time, you can get 20% off at Public Rec by using code DTE at checkout. Just head to http://www.PublicRec.com , use code DTE, and you're all set.
Ever wanted to play an Artificer so obsessed with maps that they can literally teleport via doodles, yet still somehow get lost? Buckle up, because the Cartographer subclass is here to turn your D&D campaign into a magical GPS adventure—complete with rerouting, questionable shortcuts, and the occasional teleportation mishap straight into a dragon's lair! Episode Summary In this thrilling episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, the hosts embark on a magical journey through the latest Unearthed Arcana updates for the Artificer class, complete with a hearty dose of laughter and debate. They begin by dissecting the major changes to the Artificer's core mechanics and subclass features, including an in-depth look at the newest addition to the Artificer family: the Cartographer subclass—because what every adventuring party really needs is a sentient GPS that may or may not lead them into a pit of doom. The discussion unfolds with an analysis of the Adventures Atlas, a magical mapping system that aims to redefine exploration mechanics but also raises questions about just how useful a glowing, teleporting map can be in the middle of combat. Can you really fight a dragon while scribbling out escape routes? The hosts weigh in. From there, the conversation pivots to a much larger topic—the role of exploration in 5e. The hosts argue whether modern D&D has devalued travel and survival mechanics and whether subclasses like the Cartographer can bring back the golden age of navigating with actual consequences (hint: probably not, but it's fun to dream). Not stopping at Artificer updates, the episode veers into Dragon Marks, magic items, and character customization, with the hosts debating whether Dragon Marks should get a modern refresh or stay as the Eberron-exclusive party trick they've always been. They also dig into the Mark of Healing, Potent Dragon Mark, and the Boon of Sibiris, contemplating the power levels of these abilities and whether they introduce game-breaking (or at least table-flipping) potential. Lastly, the hosts share game-mastering wisdom and some truly absurd personal anecdotes, proving once again that no amount of Unearthed Arcana can prevent players from doing completely unexpected things. Key Takeaways Artificer updates: The Artificer class gets some noteworthy enhancements, including a revamped subclass and fresh spells that improve its versatility. Cartographer subclass: Magical maps and teleportation mechanics open new possibilities, but the subclass may still struggle to compete with stronger Artificer options. Exploration in 5e: The discussion highlights how D&D 5e has gradually moved away from meaningful travel mechanics, raising the question of whether exploration can make a comeback. Teleportation tactics: The Cartographer's teleportation abilities could be a game-changer in combat, offering strategic mobility for quick positioning and battlefield control. Dragon Marks reimagined: The debate over whether Dragon Marks should receive updates to fit modern D&D leads to a broader discussion about character diversity and flexibility. Magic items and balance: The hosts critique how newer magic items often overshadow classic ones, potentially making certain features obsolete. Healing and spellcasting feats: Mark of Healing and Greater Mark of Healing provide significant cleric-like abilities to other classes, while the Boon of Sibiris introduces high-level spellcasting power without using spell slots. RPG learning curve: The hosts share practical advice for navigating new RPG systems, from focusing on key sections of rulebooks to embracing the inevitable chaos of a first session. Game Master struggles: Balancing player agency, new rules, and campaign consistency is an ongoing challenge—but one that leads to some of the most hilarious moments at the table. If you've ever wondered whether a magical map can solve all your problems (spoiler: it can't) or if the Artificer is finally getting the love it deserves, this episode is for you. Grab your compass (or just ask your party's wizard for a Teleport spell), and dive into the latest Unearthed Arcana discussion! If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. It's a quick, free way to support the podcast, and helps us reach new listeners. If you love the show, consider joining us on Patreon, where backers at the $5 and above tiers get ad free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT.Podcast, can chat directly to members of the RPGBOT team and community on the RPGBOT.Discord, and can join us for live-streamed recordings. Support us on Amazon.com when you purchase products recommended in the show at the following link: https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ How to Find Us: In-depth articles, guides, handbooks, reviews, news on Tabletop Role Playing at RPGBOT.net Tyler Kamstra Twitter: @RPGBOTDOTNET Facebook: rpgbotbotdotnet Bluesky:rpgbot.bsky.social Ash Ely Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games Twitter: @GravenAshes YouTube@ashravenmedia Randall James @JackAmateur Amateurjack.com Producer Dan @Lzr_illuminati
Ever wanted to play an Artificer so obsessed with maps that they can literally teleport via doodles, yet still somehow get lost? Buckle up, because the Cartographer subclass is here to turn your D&D campaign into a magical GPS adventure—complete with rerouting, questionable shortcuts, and the occasional teleportation mishap straight into a dragon's lair! Episode Summary In this thrilling episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, the hosts embark on a magical journey through the latest Unearthed Arcana updates for the Artificer class, complete with a hearty dose of laughter and debate. They begin by dissecting the major changes to the Artificer's core mechanics and subclass features, including an in-depth look at the newest addition to the Artificer family: the Cartographer subclass—because what every adventuring party really needs is a sentient GPS that may or may not lead them into a pit of doom. The discussion unfolds with an analysis of the Adventures Atlas, a magical mapping system that aims to redefine exploration mechanics but also raises questions about just how useful a glowing, teleporting map can be in the middle of combat. Can you really fight a dragon while scribbling out escape routes? The hosts weigh in. From there, the conversation pivots to a much larger topic—the role of exploration in 5e. The hosts argue whether modern D&D has devalued travel and survival mechanics and whether subclasses like the Cartographer can bring back the golden age of navigating with actual consequences (hint: probably not, but it's fun to dream). Not stopping at Artificer updates, the episode veers into Dragon Marks, magic items, and character customization, with the hosts debating whether Dragon Marks should get a modern refresh or stay as the Eberron-exclusive party trick they've always been. They also dig into the Mark of Healing, Potent Dragon Mark, and the Boon of Sibiris, contemplating the power levels of these abilities and whether they introduce game-breaking (or at least table-flipping) potential. Lastly, the hosts share game-mastering wisdom and some truly absurd personal anecdotes, proving once again that no amount of Unearthed Arcana can prevent players from doing completely unexpected things. Key Takeaways Artificer updates: The Artificer class gets some noteworthy enhancements, including a revamped subclass and fresh spells that improve its versatility. Cartographer subclass: Magical maps and teleportation mechanics open new possibilities, but the subclass may still struggle to compete with stronger Artificer options. Exploration in 5e: The discussion highlights how D&D 5e has gradually moved away from meaningful travel mechanics, raising the question of whether exploration can make a comeback. Teleportation tactics: The Cartographer's teleportation abilities could be a game-changer in combat, offering strategic mobility for quick positioning and battlefield control. Dragon Marks reimagined: The debate over whether Dragon Marks should receive updates to fit modern D&D leads to a broader discussion about character diversity and flexibility. Magic items and balance: The hosts critique how newer magic items often overshadow classic ones, potentially making certain features obsolete. Healing and spellcasting feats: Mark of Healing and Greater Mark of Healing provide significant cleric-like abilities to other classes, while the Boon of Sibiris introduces high-level spellcasting power without using spell slots. RPG learning curve: The hosts share practical advice for navigating new RPG systems, from focusing on key sections of rulebooks to embracing the inevitable chaos of a first session. Game Master struggles: Balancing player agency, new rules, and campaign consistency is an ongoing challenge—but one that leads to some of the most hilarious moments at the table. If you've ever wondered whether a magical map can solve all your problems (spoiler: it can't) or if the Artificer is finally getting the love it deserves, this episode is for you. Grab your compass (or just ask your party's wizard for a Teleport spell), and dive into the latest Unearthed Arcana discussion! If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. It's a quick, free way to support the podcast, and helps us reach new listeners. If you love the show, consider joining us on Patreon, where backers at the $5 and above tiers get ad free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT.Podcast, can chat directly to members of the RPGBOT team and community on the RPGBOT.Discord, and can join us for live-streamed recordings. Support us on Amazon.com when you purchase products recommended in the show at the following link: https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ How to Find Us: In-depth articles, guides, handbooks, reviews, news on Tabletop Role Playing at RPGBOT.net Tyler Kamstra BlueSky: @rpgbot.net TikTok: @RPGBOTDOTNET Ash Ely Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games BlueSky: @GravenAshes YouTube: @ashravenmedia Randall James BlueSky: @GrimoireRPG Amateurjack.com Read Melancon: A Grimoire Tale (affiliate link) Producer Dan @Lzr_illuminati
On this episode of Ruff Talk VR we are joined by Chris Reyman and Chase Shields of Mighty Coconut, the studio behind Walkabout Mini Golf! And just in time for the new Mount Olympus course! Chris Reyman is the composer for Walkabout Mini Golf and Chase Shields is the tech artist. Listen as we get to know these two and learn more about what they do for one of our favorite VR games!Ruff Talk VR Gaming Showcase Application: https://forms.gle/aYHzAK1a1gdAxuY1ABig thank you to all of our Patreon supporters! Become a supporter of the show today at https://www.patreon.com/rufftalkvrDiscord: https://discord.gg/9JTdCccucSIf you enjoy the podcast be sure to rate us 5 stars and subscribe! Join our official subreddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/RuffTalkVRStore Link: https://www.meta.com/experiences/walkabout-mini-golf/2462678267173943Store Description: “An adorable mini-golf game that is unexpectedly convincing” — New York Times“Brilliantly designed... Seriously, you have no idea how good VR mini-golf is” — CNET“Everyone with an Oculus Quest 2 needs to play Walkabout Mini Golf” — TechRadar8 unique 18-hole courses to master (plus additional DLC courses available). Unlock Hard Mode for more challenging versions of all courses.Guest Pass: allows guests of the player with a paid DLC course to play with their host for free.Play solo, 1v1 online quick match, or create a private room with up to 8 players.Extremely accurate physics that feels just like the real thing.Collect over 144 custom balls hidden throughout (plus more in additional DLC courses).Solve treasure hunts on each Hard Mode to earn special putters.Supports cross-play and 90hz on Quest 2, 3, and Pro. Teleport and Smooth locomotion supported, as well as the ability to fly.Supports Meta Quest groups, invites and friend lists.UPDATED with Tourist Trap remaster, driving range, practice green, and more!New avatars featuring lip sync, a quadrillion+ combinations.Supports English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.NOTE: New DLC add-on courses are not available to Quest 1 players after June 2023 (Journey to the Center of the Earth), nor is the ability to access multiplayer features with other headsets other than players with Quest 1. More info at www.mightycoconut.com/quest1Send us a text to the Ruff Talk VR fan mail line!Support the show
ARC 4 PREMIERE! Having returned from their first Oddjobs mission together, Jass and Clover meet with Odessa to discuss their profits... and their debts. Thank you to our wonderful network, Lore Party Media! Produced by Noah Perito & Lisa Condemi Music by Noah Perito & Lisa Condemi Sound Effects: “Book Sounds” - Allsounds/Audionauti “Record Scratch” - Luffy “Teleporter-24b” - blendcache “Time-slow-down” - patricklieberkind “Time-stop” - damnsatinist “Teleport” - outroelison “Portal-idle” - couchhero “Bamf” - themfish “Vehicle-smal_car_burnout_version-1” - Scott_snailham “Tires-squeaking” - rutgermuller “Car-door-open-and-close-2” - nachtmahrtv “Elevator-ding” - colliershs-colinlib “elevator_strange_grinding” - zabuhailo “Subway-door-close” - tweeterdj “Mad-scientist-lab-loopable” - ramonmineiro “Robot-walking-demo” - kwahmah-02 “doorgate_a-heavy-metal-door-on-the-garden-gate_2m - newlocknew “metalrattle_drawbridge” - jorickhoofd “Hissing metal” - vibe_crc-24b “Whip-crack” - sci-fi sounds “Small Marketplace” - Sword Coast Soundscapes “Coins-fall-2” - belanhud “turnstile_rx” - strikingtwice Additional sound effects by Noah Perito. All sound effects from Freesound.org, unless listed under AllSounds/Audionauti, background sound effects, Free Audio Zone, Fun With Sound, Gaming Sound FX, Live Wallpaper Master, Lord Sandwich, Michaël Ghelfi, OmarSounds, Relaxing Recordings, Royalty Free FX, Sound Effect Database, Studiomod, Sword Coast Soundscapes, or Viral Vids NL. Additional sound effects by Noah Perito
Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week's episode we emerge from our winter hibernation like ravenous groundhogs and build within the shadow of our emerging a circle of sacred stones containing the holy campfire whence we share, drunk with popcorn and smores, the nightmarish tales we uncovered in the unconscious depths of our slumber. In the first half of the evening we discuss the ghoulish zombies of Afghanistan, the ghosts of the Maiyalmula and true tales of alien abduction. In the extended episode we tell the tales of the dangerous entities that prowl the Yakutia region of Russia, a taxi driver's encounter with a mad moose and finally a faithful telling of Aleister Crowley's short story “The Stratagem.” Thank you and enjoy the show! In this week's episode we tell the tale of:-Ghouls of Afghanistan-The Real Life Mythras-The Mimic In The Woods-Aboriginal Ghosts, The Maiyalmula-The Red LightIn the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we invite Aleister Crowley to the party and discuss: -The Flatman-The Russian Men in Black, Ivan Ivanovich-Moosicide-Aleister Crowley's “The Stratagem” Where to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0YoSources:The Stratagemhttps://www.luminist.org/archives/crowley_stratagem.htmSupport the show
In this episode you will hear behind the scenes from the panelists at EDGE NYFW. I hosted a pop up podcast studio for Fashion & Founders at EDGE and interviewed the panelists to recap the panels they were on and share some behind the scenes!Thank you to the hosts Manya co-founder of Threads of Tech, Mary Korlin-Downs founder of All Things Fashion Tech, and Colette Johnson founder of In Haus. Guests include:Breaking into Fashion Tech: Claire Ilmer co-founder of Future ReferenceJulia O'Mara co-founder of PickleLior Cole founder of InLoom (formerly Ari)Innovating with Brands:Estelle Palandjian co-founder of CakeAndrew Parietti CMO at CroissantJackie Berado founder of Future Of and researcher at MetaAllison Lee founder and CEO of (Re)viveExtending Lifecycles:Chloe Songer co-founder of Supercircle and Thousand FellRachel Ceruti Director of Partnerships at FabscrapDanielle Vermeer co-founder of Teleport and now Head of Social Commerce at ThredUpDevon Rule co-founder of IndyxPersonalized Shopping: Kate Sanner co-founder of BeniAshlyn Greer founder of FashivlyAsna Khan head of product at Fit:Match.Follow Fashion & Founders:Podcast IG: @fashionandfoundersPodcast Substack: Fashion and FoundersPodcast Website: fashionandfounders.comVictoria TikTok: @vfsmith11Podcast LinkedIn: Fashion and FoundersPodcast YouTube: Fashion and FoundersVictoria Pickle Closet: @victoriasLocker Links: LockerFollow Threads of Tech:IG: @threadsoftechSubstack: Threads of TechFollow All Things Fashion Tech:IG: allthingsfashiontechSubstack: ATFTFollow In Haus:LinkedIn: Colette JohnsonThank you for listening!
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This week we talk about Willy/Milly, also known as Something Special, also known as I Was a Teenage Boy; a problematic body-swapping film from the'80s that definitely exists for some reason-- even though the version streaming for free on The Roku Channel is clearly an upload from a copy, of a copy, of a copy of a VHS tape. We also welcome Dave/Schmave, Bob's brother, to talk about the movie that he requested for the sole purpose of watching us suffer immeasurably... Geeky girl grows gonads and gives a gimpy guy a groin growth! Teleport talking! Suspiciously scrappy sex base! Semen is soda?! Never chew on a stranger's beef stick! Top-tier tire tossing! Chris thinking about what Joe Pesci's packin'! Junkyard jizz spots! Allowance wage gap?! Phallic flash card cock shocking! Childen's cartoon cuck chairs! Circle corners, and much, much more on this week's episode of The Worst Movie Ever Made! www.theworstmovieevermade.com
Rett and Wes team up this week to talk about 2008's Jumper, starring Hayden Christensen. Follow us through the rift and listen as we jump through our review.https://www.spreaker.com/episode/jumper--63738976Follow the show on X @genvideopodcast and on Instagram @generationvideopodcast to secure your reservation for the hottest new releases! Email your feedback and suggestions to generationvideo@yahoo.comGeneration Video crew shirts and membership card stickers are now available! Support your local virtual video store!https://www.teepublic.com/user/generation-video-podcast#podcast #episode Jumper #haydenchristensen #anakin #Vader #darthvader #sith #starwars #dougliman #00s #xmen #marvel #nightcrawler #teleport #teleportation
Ever have just the craziest first day at work ever? Jassifer and Clover LEAP into their first mission from HQ: traveling to a new world to help a village named Stincan's Gowt with their dragon-related issues. Special thanks to our network, Lore Party Media; and to our patrons for their support! You can become a Patreon patron for as little as $1 a month and still support the show! Produced by Noah Perito & Lisa Condemi Music by Noah Perito & Lisa Condemi Sound Effects: “Book Sounds” - Allsounds/Audionauti “Mad-scientist-lab-loopable” - ramonmineiro “Subway-door-close” - tweeterdj “Elevator-ding” - collierhscolinlib “elevator_strange_grinding” - zabuhailo “Stonedoor-closingwithboom” - audiotorpedo “Portal-idle” - couchhero “Tires-squeaking” - rutgermuller “Teleport” - outroelison “Teleport-24b” - blendcache “Time-stop” - damnsatinist “Time-slow-down” - patricklieberkind “Bamf” - themfish “Fetid Swamp” - Sword Coast Soundscapes “Car-door-open-and-close-2” - nachtmahrtv “Door opening 1” - Bowen707 “Fire-in-fireplace-close-up-reverberant2” - silencyo__silencyo “Wooden door smash” - Eneasz “Evening Town” - Sword Coast Soundscapes All sound effects from Freesound.org, unless listed under AllSounds/Audionauti, background sound effects, Free Audio Zone, Fun With Sound, Gaming Sound FX, Live Wallpaper Master, Lord Sandwich, Michaël Ghelfi, OmarSounds, Relaxing Recordings, Royalty Free FX, Sound Effect Database, Studiomod, Sword Coast Soundscapes, or Viral Vids NL. Additional sound effects by Noah Perito
With the town soon to be in disarray, our party return to Mirabar to continue their adventure. Dice and Desire is proudly sponsored by Tabletop Dominion, who specialise in handmade artisan dice boxes/vaults and high-quality handmade dice. This week's episode is brought to you by Roll Britannia. Come join us on social media, and leave a 5 star review on Podchaser Twitter Instagram Dweezil Vanzaphir Podchaser Ko-Fi The Dice and Desire podcast is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
BestPodcastintheMetaverse.com Canary Cry News Talk #803 - 12.30.2024 - Recorded Live to 1s and 0s EGGENICS | Bird Flu, Quantum Prog, H-1B, Russia Wants to Blow Up Antarctica Deconstructing Corporate Mainstream Media News from a Biblical Worldview Declaring Jesus as Lord amidst the Fifth Generation War! AGE OF DECEIT 4: https://x.com/FaceLikeTheSun/status/1839045851488071927 TJT Youtube (backup) Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheJoyspiracyTheory The Show Operates on the Value 4 Value Model: http://CanaryCry.Support Join the Supply Drop: https://CanaryCrySupplyDrop.com Submit Articles: https://CanaryCry.Report Submit Art: https://CanaryCry.Art Join the T-Shirt Council: https://CanaryCryTShirtCouncil.com Podcasting 2.0: https://PodcastIndex.org Resource: Index of MSM Ownership (Harvard.edu) Resource: Aliens Demons Doc (feat. Dr. Heiser, Unseen Realm) Resource: False Christ: Will the Antichrist Claim to be the Jewish Messiah Tree of Links: https://CanaryCry.Party Join the Canary Cry Roundtable This Episode was Produced By: Executive Producers Sir Jamey Not the Lanister*** Sir Marti K Knight of the Wrong Timeline*** Gary H*** The Sentinel*** (Knighthood Achieved) Sir LX Protocol Baron of the Berrean Protocol*** Mark G**** Felicia D*** Producers of TREASURE (CanaryCry.Support) Elle O, Sir Morv Knight of the Burning Chariots, Jason T, Ms TinFoilHatMan, Veronica D, sir Scott Knight of Truth, Sir Casey the Shield Knight Producers of TIME Timestampers: Jade Bouncerson, Morgan E Clippy Team: Courtney S, JOLMS, Kristen Reminders: Clankoniphius Links: JAM SHOW NOTES/TIMESTAMPS HELLO WORLD EFNOM RUN DOWN EXECS BIRD FLU Clip: Bird flu impacting California's egg supply (ABC Action News) → Bird flu Q&A: What to know to help protect yourself and your pets (NPR) QUANTUM Quantum Teleportation Achieved Over Internet For First Time (Science Alert) → Russia Unveils 50-Qubit Rubidium Neutral Atom Prototype QC (Quantum Insider) AI/ZUCKERBERG Facebook/Instagram to add Ai users (Financial Times) TRUMP/ELON/MARS/NEPHILIM Trump supports Musk in H-1B visa debate, says he's always been in favor of program (Reuters) → Can H-1B Visa Holders Change Jobs? Critics Call Workers Indentured Servants (Newsweek) → Elon pushes “direct democracy” on Mars (X) → CIA docs claim life did exist on Mars (DailyMail) PRODUCERS/TALENT FLIPPY UPDATE All Terrain Ride-On Robot Dog ANTARCTICA/RUSSIA Russia might blow up Antarctica, battle for resources beneath begins (Business Today) Antarctica ww3 article (yahoo) TIME/END
Tatters continues in her attempt to explore the crashed casino, but something seems to be wrong with her magic, something that risks the release of unspeakable horrors. And even if she does locate her quarry, will the dread vampire lord prove any less deadly? Links Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EzRMeHZ2o1ZaV0h9gkebRpjHDL-Gn7CuNUt_LtijKsQ/edit?usp=sharing All music is royalty-free, and courtesy of Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/music/ and Slipstream https://slip.stream/ Email TheLoneAdv@gmail.com Podbean https://theloneadventurer.podbean.com/ Blog https://carlillustration.wordpress.com/ Chasing Adventure: https://chasingadventuregame.com/ Perchance TLA Random event Oracle: https://perchance.org/tla-randomevent Perchance TLA Tatters Ritual Generator:https://perchance.org/tla-tatters-ritual-generator Perchance TLA Scene Tester: https://perchance.org/tla-scenetester Perchance TLA OCEANIC NPC Behaviour Emulator: https://perchance.org/tla-oceanic Mechanics Scene 1 (Intro scene) Chaos Factor: 8 Scene Description: Teleport to safety Scene Test: expected Class Move: Evoke a Spell When you unleash your magical talents, choose a Spell you know and roll+SPELL. Teleport to safety: 4+3+2=9 On a 7-9 the Spell is still successful but choose one consequence from the list below. The Spell's Risk manifests as well. The Spell's magic drains you. You take -1 Ongoing to Evoke Spells until you next Settle In. Using it puts you in danger or draws unwanted attention, the GM will say how. Tatters flees further into the Mustang's interior Scene 2 Chaos Factor 7 Scene Description: Tracking down Tortemus Scene Test: Altered GM Move: Set Up an Immediate Danger Mythic 2 Descriptor and Focus: Threateningly Normal The empty corridors are alive with magical potential energy. Simple Q (Likely): Does this feel like Tortemus' concealing magic? Yes Adventure Move: Compel When you use favor, payment, promises, or threats to get someone to do something, say what you want them to do (or not to do) and roll+CHA. She seeks a parlay. She offers information, and potentially an alliance. 5+3+2=10 If they are an NPC, on a 10+ they'll do what you want. Scene 3 Chaos Factor 6 Scene Description: negotiating with Tortemus Scene Test: Expected Tortemus OCEANIC profile: O5,C4,E3,A2,N4,I1,3,C1 NPC Response: Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Core Disposition (planning, ruthlessness and fury) Tortemus intends a counter-attack. Complex Q: How? The event relates to a Starforged Descriptor and Focus: Confined Ruins Tortemus means to destroy the Mustang, and the Blues along with it. Simple Q: Can he teleport to the Night Queen's Shadow? Yes Simple Q: Can he take his vampire troops with him? Yes Peripheral Move: End of Session At the end of each session, answer the following questions as a group: Did we discover something new and important about the world or characters? 1XP Did we newly visit or significantly alter a memorable location? 1XP Did we overcome a notable obstacle, enemy, or challenge? For each “yes” answer, everyone gains 1 XP. Lastly, gain 1 XP if you accomplished your Drive. 1XP
This is my conversation with Andrew Miller who is working on product at Teleport, and is also Associate Director at IC3 and Board Member at the Zcash Foundation.Timestamps:- (00:00:00) intro- (00:00:59) from bitcoin research to privacy, ZKPs, and MPC- (00:13:23) trust models and threat vectors to TEEs- (00:21:16) what is possible with trustless TEEs?- (00:38:37) TEEs-based internet agents- (00:45:41) Dstack, a p2p architecture for TEEs- (00:52:50) learnings as a researcher- (00:58:42) sponsor: Splits- (00:59:25) pathfinding in research- (01:06:11) 2011 bitcoin unboxing and the early bitcoin ecosystem- (01:17:54) vision for the future - (01:21:22) outroLinks:- Andrew on X: https://x.com/socrates1024- Andrew on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Socrates1024- Andrew's research: https://soc1024.ece.illinois.edu- Personal site: https://soc1024.com- Zero Trust Execution Environments paper: https://writings.flashbots.net/ZTEE- Zcash Foundation: https://zfnd.org- IC3: https://www.ic3.govThank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:- Splits: https://splits.orgInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.
Mina Montisario has fled Kyras, determined to intercept and neutralise the secret armada assembled to bomb Tanth and the League of Free States. Meanwhile, back in the city, catastrophe has befallen the Web. Their opera house headquarters has collapsed during a pitched battle with their enemies, and it seems unlikely anyone can have survived… Anyone, that is, except the one person who got out before the walls came tumbling down. Links Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mElVEBunWf9SBY7iy6AoqpgVlXCuQmc0V1ONVud0JY4/edit?usp=sharing All music is royalty-free, and courtesy of Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/music/ and Slipstream https://slip.stream/ Email TheLoneAdv@gmail.com Podbean https://theloneadventurer.podbean.com/ Blog https://carlillustration.wordpress.com/ Chasing Adventure: https://chasingadventuregame.com/ Perchance TLA Random event Oracle: https://perchance.org/tla-randomevent Sly Flourish on Notion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24h62A6BM1I Mechanics Scene 1 Chaos Factor: 5 Scene Description: The safehouse Scene Test: Expected Safehouse info: Starforged Descriptor and Focus: Secret Environment Safehouse info: Starforged Descriptor and Focus: Subsurface Liquid The safehouse is located within a ruined section of the Underpipes Tatters recovers, tries to plan. Where did Mina go? Where is the Web? Is the demon going to get free? What are the Undying up to? What does she want? GM Move: Set Up an Immediate Danger Event: The event relates to a Starforged Descriptor and Focus: Guarded Settlement CEO: getting further from closing a plot thread linked to Civil war in the city The battle for the city is intensifying. Explosions nearby. This place is no longer safe. Tatters is forced to leave. But where to go? Ponder Move: When you consider what you know about a subject, ask the GM one question about it, say how you might know the answer, and roll+INT. Having studied them in the battle, what are the Undying up to? 5+2+1=8 On a 7-9 they will tell you a vague, twisted, or incomplete truth. The event relates to a Starforged Descriptor and Focus: Defended Refuge Their motives are unclear, but they seemed to be attacking the Web's foes. The answer may lie in the ruins of the Mustang. Scene 2 Chaos factor 6 Scene Description: Approaching the Mustang Scene Test: Scene Altered: The Bluecoats are taking back the streets Examine Move: When you closely investigate a charged situation, ask the GM one question about it and roll+WIS. How can I get to the Mustang unseen? 3+1+1=5 (1XP) MISS GM Move: Slow Down for a Bit Stuck. Observe the battle. How does it play out? The event relates to a Starforged Descriptor and Focus: Civilized Plant The Bluecoats have garlic gas and repeating crossbows firing wooden stakes Simple Q: Is it just the Bluecoats and vampires? Yes Simple Q: Are the Bluecoats winning? Yes Evoke a Spell Move: When you unleash your magical talents, choose a Spell you know and roll+SPELL. Teleport to the Mustang: 6+1+2=9 On a 7-9 the Spell is still successful but choose one consequence from the list below. The Spell's Risk manifests as well. The Spell's magic drains you. You take -1 Ongoing to Evoke Spells until you next Settle In. Using it puts you in danger or draws unwanted attention, the GM will say how. GM Move: Hit the Ground Running The event relates to a Mythic 2 Descriptor and Focus: Carelessly Intro scene for next episode Chaos Factor 7 Scene Description: Crossfire atop the Mustang Scene Test: Interrupt The event relates to a Remote Event Action and theme: Imitate Emotion Descriptor and Focus: Offensively Important Alexis Montisario is having a difficult meeting CEO Something positive happening to Voice of the Machine They are meeting secretly at the House of Whispers. The Cult have taken the south of the city, including Chaintop and the Lavenders. Alexis is colluding in a coup against the Arch Dominar. Scene 3 Chaos Factor 7 Scene Description: Crossfire atop the Mustang Simple Q: Vampires and military? (v likely): no (Bluecoats) Defy Move: When you act despite an imminent threat or obstacle, say how you do it. Run like hell Then roll...+DEX if you act with speed or finesse. 5+1+1=7 On a 7-9 it only abates if you make a costly sacrifice or ugly choice, the GM will tell you what. Choose one: Suffer a condition or inflict collateral damage Tatters can get battered and save a young Bluecoat's life, or abandon him to his fate. She runs, listening to his screams
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On this episode of Ruff Talk VR we are joined by David Wyatt and Edward Felix of Mighty Coconut, the studio behind Walkabout Mini Golf! They join us today to talk all the latest happenings in Walkabout Mini Golf - including their newly announced 8 Bit Lair course! We also talk about their new iOS pocket edition, as well as their new Puzzling Places collaboration! Listen as we catch up with these two and all the latest for Walkabout Mini Golf!Big thank you to all of our Patreon supporters! Become a supporter of the show today at https://www.patreon.com/rufftalkvrPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/rufftalkvrRuff Talk VR Discord: https://discord.gg/9JTdCccucSIf you enjoy the podcast be sure to rate us 5 stars and subscribe! Join our official subreddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/RuffTalkVR/Store Link: https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/walkabout-mini-golf/2462678267173943/Store Description: “An adorable mini-golf game that is unexpectedly convincing” — New York Times“Brilliantly designed... Seriously, you have no idea how good VR mini-golf is” — CNET“Everyone with an Oculus Quest 2 needs to play Walkabout Mini Golf” — TechRadar8 unique 18-hole courses to master (plus additional DLC courses available). Unlock Hard Mode for more challenging versions of all courses.Guest Pass: allows guests of the player with a paid DLC course to play with their host for free.Play solo, 1v1 online quick match, or create a private room with up to 8 players.Extremely accurate physics that feels just like the real thing.Collect over 144 custom balls hidden throughout (plus more in additional DLC courses).Solve treasure hunts on each Hard Mode to earn special putters.Supports cross-play and 90hz on Quest 2, 3, and Pro. Teleport and Smooth locomotion supported, as well as the ability to fly.Supports Meta Quest groups, invites and friend lists.UPDATED with Tourist Trap remaster, driving range, practice green, and more!New avatars featuring lip sync, a quadrillion+ combinations.Supports English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.NOTE: New DLC add-on courses are not available to Quest 1 players after June 2023 (Journey to the Center of the Earth), nor is the ability to access multiplayer features with other headsets other than players with Quest 1. More info at www.mightycoconut.com/quest1Send us a text to the Ruff Talk VR fan mail line!Support the show
This week your BFFs invite the incomprehensible Bebe Soft on to talk about life, finding love for yourself while in transition and how fun it can be to deconstruct gender and identity expectations on the internet. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars, please! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Subscribe to our YouTube page here! Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website Follow Bebé: Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The trio struggle to escape the past. The Duncans face the fog. Max enters the arena. Claire stands for pickled brains. Content warnings: surreality, natural disaster themes, body horror (human faces on animals), emotional manipulation, religious oppression, patriarchal sexism, brief mention of corporal punishment Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/69kkcxs6MS Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monsterhour Absurdia by Quinn Majeski: https://quinnm.itch.io/absurdia Primary editing by Ian Mauldin. Additional editing by Quinn Majeski. "Radio Somewhere," "Screaming Fog," "Lost," and "Waves of Time" by Kyle Levien: https://soundcloud.com/tehkyle The following music was used in this project: Spooky Lullaby Loop by EdiKey20 Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8218-spooky-lullaby-loop License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Blue Feather" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sound effects from Freesound.org: "Aluminum Sign Warp Slow" by Ev-Dawg "bus_door_opening.wav" by 13FPanska_Sychra_Petr "chant_machine3" by foxraid "Teleport-01a" by DWOBoyle
Introducing the All Def SquADD Cast show “Versus". It's a podcast with the OG SquADD! Each week, the SquADD will debate topics and vote at the end to see what wins. Versus airs every Monday and you can download and listen wherever podcasts are found. Special Guest Courtney Haynes This Week We Discuss Change Sex Every Time You Sneeze vs Teleport Once A Day For An Hour Have An Extra Arm Vs An Extra Left One Comes True; Jurassic Park vs Ghostbusters
GET MINTMOBILE FOR $15 A MONTH go to https://www.MINTMOBILE.com/OFFICIAL Four close man friends gather around to talk about odd ways to teleport. This is the Official Podcast. Every Thursday morning. Links Below. THE OFFICIAL NETWORK CHANNEL (SUBSCRIBE NOW): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcHYe-Qw7qUN5gFWMdj9nNw Episode 370: Recorded 01/01/23 --- Get additional episodes and bonus content with early access: go to https://www.PATREON.com/THEOFFICIALPODCAST Brought to you by the following sponsors: GET MINTMOBILE FOR $15 A MONTH: go to https://www.MINTMOBILE.com/OFFICIAL GET GODSLAP AND PLAGUE SEEKER RIGHT NOW: go to https://www.BADEGG.co --- Audio Platforms (Spotify, Apple, Amazon & Castbox): https://linktr.ee/theofficialpodcast Other Shows: https://linktr.ee/theofficialnetwork --- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:05 Andrew Recovers 5:39 Jackson's Grandpa Is Replacing Kaya On The Show 6:30 Mickey Mouse Enters The Public Domain 10:49 Cheap Horror Makes Money 13:19 Godzilla Minus One 15:16 The Rock Is A Fake 22:35 Vin Diesel Accusations 27:50 New Years Happenings (Jackson Left The House) 37:02 The Trip That Made Jackson Quit Building Lego 46:46 Mint Mobile 48:41 2023 Was A Great Year 49:56 Woman Showered 37 Times This Year 54:57 New Year's Eve In NYC Requires Diapers 1:02:39 The Intricate Mechanics Of A Diaper 1:06:14 Teleportation Via Poop Smearing 1:29:18 Wrap --- Hosts: Jackson: https://twitter.com/zealotonpc Andrew: https://twitter.com/huggbeestv Charlie: https://twitter.com/moistcr1tikal Kaya: https://twitter.com/kayaorsan --- Additional Links: Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcHYe-Qw7qUN5gFWMdj9nNw SubReddit: https://reddit.com/r/theofficialpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theofficialpodcast Intro by: https://www.youtube.com/c/Derpmii Music by: https://soundcloud.com/inst1nctive & https://linktr.ee/zayaLT Art by: https://www.instagram.com/nook_eilyk/ Edited by: https://linktr.ee/zayaLT Designer: http://www.jr-design-co.com/ Produced by Jackson Clarke for The Official Network