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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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58:37

Crazy Dr Who News, PC Affordability & New Solar Cells

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2021/09/29

Rusty is coming back to Doctor Who. No, not that one. It's Russell T Davies, back to regenerate the greatest show on TV with his old production team. It remains to be seen whether he can recapture the magic, but the BBC must be desperate.Gaming PCs are incredibly rare, and they're likely to get even rarer. This means people will pay a massive premium, and that entry level parts don't really exist anymore. This makes us sad. Everyone should have the opportunity to build a PC and learn about

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1:01:22

The Epic Gaming Saga, Bloody Space Concrete &...

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2021/09/21

A judgment has been handed down in the Apple Vs Epic lawsuit. Now Apple has to allow third party payment systems. This could be the foot in the door to breaking Apple's monopolistic tactics.Concrete made from Astronaut blood is a potential solution to building on Mars. Let's hope it never gets to the point of keeping people locked up and farming them for building materials.Denis Villeneuve has joined the battle against Marvel movies turning everybody into zombies. A bit dramatic, but he's really not

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1:11:17

Video Game Surveillance, China's 'Sissy Men' Ban &...

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2021/09/15

Big Brother is finding ways into your home through your games. You'd be surprised just how much they can tell about you from the way you play. China has decided to take effeminate men off TV, along with a whole bunch of new criteria. This echoes the Tik Tok ban on ugly and fat people. China, you have some issues with representation. Maybe take a look at that. An asteroid is coming close to Earth. Prepare now, just in case. South Australians are also complaining about rocket launches. Finally,

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1:01:49

Fake Streaming Movies, Junk Food = Bad, M̶u̶l̶t̶i̶...

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2021/09/09

Audio glitches again. They're less obvious on speakers. Hopefully we've actually fixed it this time.The director of Wonder Woman 1984 has joined the crusade to stop movies being released on streaming. She thinks they look fake. It’s a good cause, but we’re not sure the world is ready for this.Junk food lowers your life expectancy. Fruit is good for you. A new study has put numbers to just how good and bad some foods are for you.It’s time to step into the Multiverse. Actually, not so fast, it’s not a

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1:07:47

Videogames ≠ Violence, Nirvana Baby & Roblox Is In...

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2021/08/31

The audio quality can be a little wonky this week. We've identified the issue and resolved it. Sorry about that.We’ve heard for years that gamers are violent. But what if gamers were more peaceful in game than the people around them in real life? A really interesting new study has identified that gamers behave differently in EVE Online depending on the type of community they live in.The Nirvana Nevermind baby isn’t happy about his nudes being plastered all over record stores and the internet. Now

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1:13:03

Green Game Devs, Phone Hacking & Direct To Streaming

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2021/08/23

The UN has asked game developers to be more green. It would make a nice change from every brown military shooter of the early 2010s. Oh, wait. They want us to use less energy. The UKIE has written a Green paper on methods for developers to reduce their carbon footprint.SMS is an awful, insecure method for 2FA, but we still use it because anything better is too hard. Maybe this latest string of hacks will help us move on.Movies are still going straight to streaming even as vaccination rates increase

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1:09:51

Apple Protects Children, Australian Government...

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2021/08/18

We've got a very important issue to talk about this week. Apple wants to look at your private pictures. They've made such a big deal about privacy for years, so what's changed and why can't we trust them anymore? What have you done Tim Apple?The Australian government really hasn't liked supporting the games industry, despite years of lobbying and studies into how great the industry is for the economy. Someone's finally got through to them and we'll be getting changes to tax and visas to help

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1:19:28

The Steam Deck, Amazon's Lord Of The Rings &...

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2021/08/10

The Steam Deck is not coming to Australia yet. WHY, GABEN, WHY? WHY HATH YOU FORSAKEN US? Professor was pretty annoyed that the Index had never released here, but realised researching for this episode that it's finally here. So at least that means maybe the Deck will get here eventually. It has very exciting hardware and has Professor gushing over Valve's push to save us from Microsoft and let us game on Linux.Amazon's Lord of the Rings series has a release date. Hopefully Jeff Bezos won't make us

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48:01

Californian Gaming PCs, Where Sleeping Dogs Lie &...

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2021/08/03

We're back, tell your friends. Let us know what you think of our new format.California isn't actually banning gaming PCs, despite what you might have heard. Yet again clickbait channels are using lies to drive clicks, which isn't really a surprise. But California IS requiring minimum power consumption for devices in idle state. So get back to gaming and have fun.Dogs are better than children at knowing when someone is lying. Is this an evolutionary response to owners with laser pointers and hidden

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1:01:08

Powerpuff Girls The Diablo Cut, XBOX Series vs DRM &...

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2021/06/05

Despite the universe conspiring to prevent us releasing this week, we've finally got this episode done. Things will be a bit hectic for a few weeks while we sort out moving, but we'll be back to our usual schedule soon.The Powerpuff Girls, created from sugar, spice and everything nice, were nearly rebooted into a weird dark alternative universe where the Powerpuff girls gain some additional bitterness and relationship issues. It's pretty bad, and the leaked script has gotten the entire concept

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1:09:11

Disco Elysium, Immortal Ants & Pop Culture Wrap

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2021/05/24

Disco Elysium is the latest victim of Australia’s Classification Board, those evil boomers who want to stop you having fun. Ok, I’m only exaggerating a little. It took us this long to get R18 games, why do they keep getting banned? Why does the ACB treat games differently to movies? There’s a long history of video game censorship in Australia, and we spent way longer than planned talking about it.Some ants live significantly longer than others, being waited on hand and foot by the workers. But they

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1:16:55

ABC 4 Corners on Gaming, Petroleum Wars & First Look...

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2021/05/19

ABC's Four Corners has done a report on predatory microtransactions. It's nice to see a layman's description to help explain to non gamers why this matters so much. We discuss a solution. Maybe. Let us know if you can see any issues.The Colonial Pipeline has been hacked, resulting in fuel shortages across the South Eastern United States. Is this the start of a new generation of cyber crime? Are people really dumb when it comes to shortages? Probably and yes. SECURE YOUR BACKUPS PEOPLE.The new He-Man

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1:12:02

Epic VS Apple, Cancer Tracking A.I. & Marvel Is Sued

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2021/05/10

Epic and Apple's case is going through the courts, and we're on the sidelines gobbling up any juicy news on the industry. Xbox hardware has never been profitable. Only 7 percent of Fortnite income is from iOS. And the Epic Games Store is a long way from being profitable. However the case turns out, we'll have a much better picture of the industry.AI is a fancy buzzword, but sometimes there's a project that uses it really well. In this case, an AI can diagnose prostate cancer long before the

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1:06:30

2021 Oscars & Razzies, 505 Drama & A Black Hole Named...

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2021/05/04

Another year, another Oscars ceremony. We're more interested in the Razzies though. This year's worst performances include politicians and the Oscars themselves.505 Games, the publisher behind Control are pulling some dodgy deals with providing the DLC for Control. It's not clear why they're doing this or what they plan to do, but it's a really big problem for people who got Control in Humble Choice.It's a teeny tiny black hole called The Unicorn, and I'm blaming it for my weight gain. It's only

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1:15:08

NASA Ingenuity, Single Use Gaming & Comic Book NFTs

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2021/04/28

We blame our recording bot for our late release. The bot has been taken out and shot.Ingenuity has finally lifted off and begun proving that heavier than air flight is possible on Mars. Also Perseverance is creating oxygen. Very soon, the Martian Colonies will be open for business!Sony don't want you being able to play games you've bought, or using the PlayStation you paid for once they say enough is enough. This is a Very Bad Thing and Professor is very upset. This flies in the face of everything

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59:47

Sony Shutdown, Agromining & #MaketheBatfleckMovie

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2021/04/19

Why does the Professor's sign off always cut out? Why does DJ always repeat himself? Why does Sony hate retro gamers? All these questions may never be answered. Sony plan to kill the digital storefront for older PlayStation consoles. Combined with C-Bomb, that means these consoles might become completely useless within six months. Gamers and Developers are very upset.Sci-Fi often predicts future tech. This time Professor is sure he's heard this one a lot, but can't remember where. Researchers have

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1:03:38

Graphic Novel about Autism, Operation Chicken...

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2021/04/13

Author and illustrator Rebecca Burgess has announced a new graphic novel about Autism, aimed at 8-12 year olds. She definitely seems to have a history of writing well rated books about neurodiversities, so this should be good for helping children learn about Autism.Operation Chicken Drumstick sounds like a name for a sneaky run to KFC, but it's actually a Chinese police sting against a major hacker group with millions of dollars in assets, including luxury cars. We're in the wrong line of work. But

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1:06:16

Demoscene, Prosthetic Hands & Copyrighted Anime Spoilers

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2021/04/06

Professor has survived his man flu, and celebrates by derailing the conversation onto the bloodier aspects of everyone's favourite chocolate themed weekend.The Demoscene is now listed as national heritage in both Finland and Germany, bringing it one step closer to becoming UNESCO listed. Demoscene projects are about squeezing the most impressive graphics out of very limited software and hardware. We'll put some of our favourites in the notes.Now prosthetic limbs can feel. You'd better not swear, or

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1:03:39

Zack Snyder's Justice League aka The Snyder Cut, EA...

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2021/03/22

This is the last time DJ is ever allowed to talk to me about the Snyder Cut.It's finally out. Are you happy now? It's in 4:3 because Superman is vertical when he stands up, which is true for basically all bipedal creatures. It probably wouldn't have happened without lots of people complaining on Twitter, so go watch it if you like superheroes who don't lie down.To get all the characters you want in an EA FIFA game you could spend tens of thousands of dollars, or you could just go to the black market

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51:12

Nintendo Switch Pro, Microsoft Hack, Warp Drive & Dr...

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2021/03/15

Well, it's a bad week for Microsoft based businesses. Hackers have breached more than 30 000 businesses and it'll take a lot of fingers and toes to count up all the damage they've done. Luckily, we have a new Switch model to look forward to. The leak shows a model with an OLED screen. But will they finally fix the joycons?Ensign, Warp speed 10. We'll have to give him a few years for the drive to be finished, but a new model for an Alcubierre drive seems very promising. And once warp speed is

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