Smile, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Paul Allen’s Living Computers Museum + Labs & BRZRKR

Has Professor finally found a way to keep DJ in the time limit? Some say yes.

Can a smile really make you think better of someone? What if it would make you think worse of them? This study looked at the perceived trustworthiness of people with various disorders, but the Nerds think it's not particularly rigorous.

Microsoft Flight Simulator will come with a physical edition including a lovely hardcover flight manual, and ten discs. TEN discs. It's going to be a pretty significant drive eater but if you don't have a good internet connection or want a pretty book this is the way to go.

It's time to say goodbye to Paul Allen's Living Computer Museum + Labs. Paul's museum is the only place a regular civilian can access the classic Big Iron mainframes of the 60s and 70s, but they've recently announced their temporary closure which is sounding more and more permanent as more news comes out. Now if you'll excuse us, Professor needs to have a bit of a cry.

Keanu Reeves is writing a comic book called Brzkr which sounds like the most Mary Sue self insert fanfiction a man could write. We'll have to wait for the full story to come out, but the main character sounds annoying. Maybe it'll have good art though.

This week, Professor sat around waiting in Forager, DJ jumped around in Nohra and Dev-i-Boy formed an army in VRChat.

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Episode 20 - Space, Apple and Gaming Disorders

Apple slugged - https://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/apple-slugged-9-million-for-misleading-aussie-customers-over-error-53-debacle/news-story/176dcfce076b34a4a4a227a3feb69724 

Sucking CO2 is much cheaper - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05357-w?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=naturenews&sf191287565=1 

NASA’s newest find - https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-finds-ancient-organic-material-mysterious-methane-on-mars 

Unchanged galaxy - http://www.iac.es/divulgacion.php?op1=16&id=1358&lang=en

Trump Space Force - http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-19/trump-wants-american-dominance-in-space/9884718 

Microsoft Protest - https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44543352 

WHO’s ruling on gaming addiction - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-diseases/gaming-addiction-classified-as-mental-health-disorder-by-who-idUSKBN1JE0VI 

Queensland gaming industry reinvigorated - https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/06/queensland-will-champion-and-reinvigorate-the-local-games-industry-over-the-next-decade/


Other topics discussed

Water in Mars -  https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-confirms-evidence-that-liquid-water-flows-on-today-s-mars

Curiosity vs the Martian dust storm - https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/curiosity-photos-show-martian-dust-storm-growing

Nasa’s trillion dollar space mission - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-big-question-is-nasas-trillion-dollar-space-mission-worth-the-money-427231.html

How psykers are used to sacrifice - https://www.reddit.com/r/40kLore/comments/7tsm5m/is_the_psyker_sacrifice_even_necessary_now/

Iron Sky movie sequel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Sky:_The_Coming_Race

WHO ICD 11 Information - http://www.who.int/news-room/detail/18-06-2018-who-releases-new-international-classification-of-diseases-(icd-11)

The psychology of gaming disorder - https://platinumparagon.wordpress.com/2018/02/02/the-psychology-of-gaming-disorder/

Internet camps - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40920488

Two Point Hospital the game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/535930/Two_Point_Hospital/


 Shoutouts

Stephen Hawking's voice beamed into space - http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-16/stephen-hawkings-ashes-buried-at-westminster-abbey/9876450


Famous Birthdays

1909 - Errol Flynn, Australian actor (Captain Blood, Robin Hood), born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (d. 1959) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Flynn

1915 - Terence Young, director (Dr No, Thunderball), born in Shanghai, China - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Young_(director)

1942 - Brian Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer (Beach Boys), born in Inglewood, California - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Wilson


Events of interest

1840 - Samuel Morse patents the Telegraph - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Morse#Patent

1960 - "The Huckleberry Hound Show" by Hanna-Barbera becomes the first animated programme to win an Emmy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huckleberry_Hound

1963 - Valentina Tereshkova – the first woman flies to space - https://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/ride_anniversary.html 

1983 - Sally Ride's first trip to space - https://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/ride_anniversary.html 


Artist – DJ AJ

Song Title –  Star Wars - The Imperial March (DJ AG Remix)

Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU9jdjuDA8w


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Episode 18 - D-Day, Aliens and Data

 Here are the nerdy topics we discuss this week!

 Here are the nerdy topics we discuss this week!

D-Day Shoutout

- 6/6/1944 – the 74th anniversary of D-Day - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings

- 6/6/1918 - Two Medal of Honor Recipient Sergeant Major Daniel Joseph Daly yells "Come on you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever" at the 73rd Machine Gun Company - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Daly

Octopus Aliens

http://bgr.com/2018/05/17/octopus-aliens-cephalopods-research-study/

Microsoft data centre

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44368813

Microsoft buys Github

https://www.techworld.com.au/article/641930/microsoft-buys-github-us-7-5b-should-developers-concerned/?fp=16&fpid=1

Youtube blackmail scam

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5800141/Hundreds-Australians-webcams-hacked-videos-posted-YouTube-terrifying-scam.html

Flaccid phone

https://www.techworld.com.au/article/641874/flaccid-phone-features-foment-flagship-fatigue/?fp=16&fpid=1

Time Traveller

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/wtf/a-man-who-claims-hes-from-the-future-passes-lie-detector-test-with-flying-colours/news-story/d5b703671cdc03c9a96a1c50326dfc76

New Joker movie starring Jared Leto

http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/06/05/joker-standalone-movie-dceu-jared-leto/

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/joker-jared-leto-standalone-movie-warner-bros-1202831025/


Other Topics discussed

Superhero debuts - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superhero_debuts#1850%E2%80%931900

Spring Heeled Jack - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring-heeled_Jack


Shout Outs

Superman turns 80 - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/arts/superman-turns-80-action-comics-1000.html

Nathan Hale, American Revolutionary War patriot, "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.", born in Coventry, Connecticut, North American Colonies - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Hale

Jay C Buckey, American physician/astronaut, born in NYC, New York - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_C._Buckey

Daniel Logan, New Zealand actor (Boba Fett-Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones), born in Auckland, New Zealand - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517535/

Jerry Maren, last surviving wizard of OZ munchkin dies at 98 - http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-07/last-surviving-munchkin-actor-jerry-maren-dies-aged-98/9843692

Celebrity Chef Antony Bourdain dies at 61 - http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-08/anthony-bourdain-dies-aged-61-cnn-says/9851840


Event of Interest

1844 - Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) formed by George Williams in London - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Williams_(YMCA)


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Intro

Artist – Claude Ciari

Song Title –  El Bimbo

Song Link - https://archive.org/details/Best100InstrumentalSongs/095-ClaudeCiari-ElBimbo.mp3

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