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A recent survey found that Steam is considered a monopoly by developers. What are the implications?Anime has a long history of adult content. Now it's going mainstream and the world isn't ready.These are the kinds of science experiments vampires might think of. They're intended to last longer than a human lifetime, and they're the only way to study some things. ***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at

The Protoclone is an android based on human muscles. DJ thinks this thing might be too lifelike, and it's time to call Rick Deckard.EA are being bought by a consortium of investment firms. Do they still have a future, or will they be killed off?Tilly Norwood is an AI actress created for the sole purpose of starring in real movies. As any first gen tech, it'll be rubbish, but if you combined Tilly and a Protoclone body, DJ would probably be very scared. ***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can

Things get wild when Professor and DJ talk about stopping children from accessing in appropriate games.Warner Bros are suing Midjourney for ripping off their art. With the recent case against OpenAI for pirating books, the precedent might not be on their side. Science is hard to do objectively. There's always a bias, and good scientists find ways to minimise that. The Nerds talk through creating science to push a narrative, and why that's a bad thing. ***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can

Mojang are being sued for breaking the laws of the European Union by changing their terms of service to ban gun mods. Spearheaded by a mod developer, this lawsuit is adjacent to Stop Killing Games but not quite part of it.Google has announced a plan to block indie developers from publishing apps for Android without giving away their personal details. Professor is mad as hell and he's not going to take it anymore, and is seriously considering switching to a Linux phone.Child stars and social media

Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us, yep it is our 2nd birthday episode. We wish to say thank you to everyone who listens to us. We really appreciate all the support and encouragement we have received. It has been an amazing experience that we have all enjoyed on the Nerds team. Well, here is to another year of Nerdity and fun, we hope you enjoy everything as we continue to look for those items we enjoy learning about and discussing.First up this week Buck brings us news that Global Warming