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Nerds Amalgamated

Nerds Amalgamated

Your weekly dose of nerdy chaos — straight from the Aussie nerdverse. 🎮🍿📺 We’re DJ and The Professor: lifelong geeks breaking down the week in movies, TV, gaming, and pop culture, with a healthy obsession for indie devs, comics, and creators who are shaping the future of fandom. Every week, we serve up: 🎙️ Hot takes and deep dives on what’s blowing up (or bombing) in nerd culture. 🕹️ Spotlights on indie games, comics, and creators — real talk, straight from the people making the stuff we

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48:15

NASA on Bennu, Alan Moore's view on Comics &...

Nerds Amalgamated ·

2020/10/19

The Osirix Rex mission is about to reach Bennu where it will pull samples from the surface to return to Earth in a few years. Nothing happens quickly in space, but landing on an asteroid, even momentarily, takes some serious skill.Alan Moore has joined the ranks of comic authors who take issue with the state of the industry. We can't blame him, but it would be nice for all the authors to make a statement together.The AGDAs have been awarded, including some great Aussie games from some relative

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1:06:18

Esports’ Problem Gambling, 2.5 Million Year Old...

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2020/10/13

Kids these days aren't having a punt on the horses, they're betting on esports. The problem is, they're literally kids. Shady gambling companies are preying on underage children.A scarily close supernova might have caused an extinction event. Luckily, it wasn't completely aiming at Earth and it happened 2.5 million years ago. Which is good, because I was worried it would cause movie delays.Wait, movie delays? Damn. Dune and Batman have been pushed back. A looooong way.Robert Downey Junior has

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50:51

Guilt Free Time Travel, Farming Simulator League &...

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2020/10/05

A UQ student has shown that paradox free time travel is technically possible. Dr Fabio Costa and Germain Tobar have published a paper showing how the universe will reprogram itself to account for a time traveller's actions. In other words, whatever action you take, the universe will find a way of making sure that in the end, the same results occur. So much for killing Hitler, then.You've heard about simulator racing leagues, but get ready for the Farming Simulator league. Real world equipment

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1:12:58

Sleep, Oculus Quest 2, Dune Prequel comics & She Hulk...

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2020/09/29

It's past your bedtime, somewhere. A new paper from UCLA collates all the reasons why we sleep. So if you get in trouble for sleeping at work just tell your boss science told you to.Facebook is coming to lock down your Oculus Quest 2, but this isn't the only issue with the Quest 2.House Atreides is being adapted into a graphic novel. Meanwhile, She Hulk is being adapted to TV with the excellent Tatiana Maslany. Professor is very happy about this.This week Professor went hunting for stars and DJ ate

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54:05

Life on Venus, Sid Meier's Civilisation & Rick...

Nerds Amalgamated ·

2020/09/21

Take a look at the phosphine, clouding in the atmos. Oh man, wonder if we'll ever know, It's the craziest news, is there life on Venus?It's been a long time since Sid Meier first put keyboard to code, but these days he thinks he wouldn't even play his seminal work, Civilisation, if it hadn't been created nearly 30 years ago. Is he a boomer saying kids have no taste, or does he have a point?Rick Riordan hates the movie adaptations of Percy Jackson. Netflix have brought him on to make a new TV series

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1:05:11

Petrified CO2, Team Fortress 2 Bots & Akon's Wakanda

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2020/09/14

First I was afraid, I was petrified. Thought I'd never be carbon sequestered. But the scientists don't care. They don't need a basilisk (or catchy disco songs) to petrify CO2 in industrial waste.The technological singularity wasn't supposed to happen like this. TF2 bots have decided they don't need us meatbags anymore and are going to war against hackers. It's only a matter of time before the bots go up against their creator.Akon is designing a city in Senegal specifically to attract economic giants

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1:03:54

Fruit Peel Waste, Resident Evil & Destiny 2

Nerds Amalgamated ·

2020/09/07

What do you do with your food waste? Hopefully, you can compost it and grow new food. But if you had industrial amounts of orange peel, what would you do with it? Recycle lithium batteries This sounds like a fake life hack, but it's real.Resident Evil is adding a third alternative timeline to the plot, with a Netflix series. DJ hates the sound of it, there's a lot of odd character decisions coming.Bungie are locking away Destiny 2's content in a vault. The problem is, even Danny Ocean can't get into

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59:47

Five Nights at Freddy's, DC FanDome & Self-powered...

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2020/08/31

What metal based wind instrument can DJ play better than he can pronounce? It also doubles as a fire detection method, but that'll all make sense later.The Five Nights at Freddy's developer Scott Cawthorne is joining the small, but dedicated, ranks of creators to open their franchise to community development. The Fazbear Fanverse initiative introduces projects by community members with the full support of the developer - up to and including merchandise. We wish more developers would share the

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56:47

Del Toro Pinnochio, Roblox Porn & Herpes Cure

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2020/08/24

Once more unto the breach...We finally have a cast list for Del Toro's Pinnochio, featuring some huge names like Tilda Swinton, Finn Wolfhard and David Bradley, AKA David Bowie, the kid from Stranger Things and the first Doctor.How do you stop kids from seeing things they shouldn't on the internet? How does Roblox maintain one of the highest child safety ratings of an online community? Lots of moderators, mostly.You might not even know you've got it, but with a promising cure around the corner, you

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1:14:24

Apple Vs The World, Dr Christopher Ecceslstone &...

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2020/08/20

You can call us whatever you want, just don't call us late for dinner. Although late for releasing the episode, yeah, that's fine.Epic are going to war against Apple and Google. Microsoft and Stadia are joining the battle against Apple. Only the courts can decide if Apple should be allowed to control everything on your phone. Stallman was right.The 9th Doctor is back in Big Finish for a series of audio plays. More Christopher Eccelstone? There aren't many people complaining.Ceres is home to an

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59:39

Predator defecation, Digital Distribution & Poor...

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2020/08/11

Deviboy has gone missing. What nefarious act has the DJ performed? Where is our co-host? Don't worry, he isn't dead, just busy.It's enough to make your butthole clench. Or it would be, if you were a frog. A species of beetle has been discovered that used predator defecation in order to escape being lunch. It's a bit gross, but points for style.It's time to enter the future and go entirely digital, according to Take Two's CEO. DJ likes his feelies too much to stop buying physical collectors editions

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54:10

Nintendo Leaks, The Witcher Prequel Series & Smallpox

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2020/08/04

It has happened. The DJ kept within the time limit.This week the Professor took a sabbatical and its Dev-i-boy’s last episode before he takes his own sabbatical.We saw some big big leaks from Nintendo which might have some massive reveals such as a Luigi in Mario 64. Could this help or hurt Nintendo, who knows but one is for a certain we might some leaks from other companies in the near future.Toss a coin to your Witcher, O Valley of Plenty, O Valley of Plenty, and this time we are gonna see plenty

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1:07:26

Smile, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Paul Allen’s...

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2020/07/28

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

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1:20:34

Half-Life projects, Comic-Con program guide,...

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2020/07/21

First, Dev-i-boy found a list of Valve games that never came out. These games were created in the dark times before Half Life: Alyx was announced, and include some interesting looks at what Half Life 3 could have been.You can't go to Comic-Con this year, but you can watch it online. There's a great program with tons of shows including comics, television and gaming news. It's also probably the most accessible Comic-Con ever, since you don't need to leave your house and the shows are free.First the

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1:26:06

Error, Atari VCS, My Friend Pedro & Dead neurons

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2020/07/14

Flash is dead. Long live Flash. Kongregate has decided to shut their doors to new releases. This is truly the end of an error. Let's move on to something more secure now. After decades of trying to get around the web filter at school to play weird indie games, kids will have to find something else to do.The Atari VCS is due to come out soon, and it's a horribly overpriced set top box. The hardware sounds hackable, but if you're buying it to play VCS games you're wasting your money. Seriously, you

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1:16:19

Plutonian Ocean, Metal Slug, Huni Kuin & Cyberpunk...

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2020/07/09

The Nerds Amalgamated fishing trip is coming up, and we'll be going to Pluto for some ice fishing. Could Pluto have underground oceans with alien fish, and will they taste good with chips? Unfortunately it'll take a really long time to get there to find out. Maybe we'll have FTL by the next fishing trip.Metal Slug is back, again. SNK have plans to make some new Metal Slug games and not just work on porting the old ones to new consoles.The Huni Kuin tribe of Brazil have become some of the most

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1:38:07

Pokemon Snap, Apple Lootboxes, Super Collider &...

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2020/06/29

This week, Deviboy returns from his exile, and Stephen from Comics2Movies and XCT joins us to discuss a new comic.Devi brings news from the far off land of Nintendo. It's time to get your cameras out for the New Pokemon Snap. Apart from Nintendo's hopeless naming, it's shaping up to be an expanded photography game for the new generation. We all hope they fit in the fun easter eggs and interactions.Oh no, Loot Boxes! Apple are being taken to court for exploiting children via the App Store. We think

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1:04:23

Science Comics, FDA Greenlit & Critical Role

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2020/06/23

Finally, a way to read comics in class without your teacher complaining! Real life scientists are producing educational comics to teach cool science stuff. And they're FREE! Check them out, they have some pretty good explanations for a bunch of different topics.The FDA has recognised the ability of video games to help with therapy and greenlit a game for treating ADHD suffers. I can't wait for a game to help you deal with idiots, but we'll get there one day.Where did Matt Mercer's Vox Machina come

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1:01:13

Night Sky Pix Solar Eclipse, SimRefinery & Promised...

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2020/06/16

Never look at a solar eclipse. Unless you're wearing badass solar eclipse glasses and taking cool photos. Night Sky Pix sent us an article about photographing the upcoming solar eclipse, and it's so in depth we'll need to get it back from the Challenger Deep. So, if you live in the right places, get your camera and your solar filters and get snapping.SimRefinery is the least well known Sim game of all time. That's because Maxis never actually finished it and it's been sitting in a box for decades

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1:03:47

Chicxulub, Lost NES game & Chinese theatres

Nerds Amalgamated ·

2020/06/08

Hi diddly ho fans, welcome to our new episode...A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, a meteor crashed into a planet. This week we talked about Chicxulub, yes that the asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago left behind more than a legacy of mass destruction.Out of the ashes, comes a nostalgic game….we talk about DAYS OF THUNDERRRRRR!!!!! An old NES game that was remade from scratch. An unreleased, never-before-seen title co-authored by Chris Oberth at Mindscape. It took a lot of

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