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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb and Jason) talk Visual Studio Code, Mission Impossible 2, solar bike rides, NASA search and rescue, and an alien camel skeleton. Plus so much more!
Listen live Mondays from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or live online at http://www.kscu.org/
Geek Talk
New Releases
In Theaters:
- Slow West : At the end of the nineteenth century, 16-year-old Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) journeys across the American frontier in search of the woman he loves. He is joined by Silas (Michael Fassbender), a mysterious traveler, and hotly pursued by an outlaw along the way.
- Good Kill : A family man begins to question the ethics of his job as a drone pilot.
- Pitch Perfect 2 : The Barden Bellas enter an international a cappella competition that no American team has ever won.
- Mad Max: Fury Road : In the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and everyone is fighting for the necessities of life, there are two rebels who just might be able to restore order—Max (Tom Hardy), a man of action and few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos, and Furiosa (Charlize Theron), a woman of action who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.
Music:
- Saturn’s Pattern by Paul Weller – The 12th solo release for the British rock singer was produced by Jan “Stan” Kybert.
- Hairless Toys by Róisín Murphy – The first release in eight years for the Irish electronic artist who was one-half of Moloko was produced by Eddie Stevens.
- Dark Bird Is Home by The Tallest Man on Earth – This is the fourth full-length release for the Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson.
- Dumb Flesh by Blanck Mass – This is the second solo release for Fuck Buttons’ Benjamin John Power.
- 1000 Palms by Surfer Blood – The third full-length release for the indie rock band was self-recorded and produced.
Video Games:
- Inside My Radio
- Announcement Trailer: https://youtu.be/l6o86sw3MH0 First Released May 11, 2015 PC XONE Rhythm based side-scrolling platformer
- Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster Intro- Final Fantasy X HD Remastered PS4 intro (original…: https://youtu.be/N0x1Rr6fxvQ First Released Mar 18, 2014PS3VITAPS4 Now on PS4!
- Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains Ad- https://youtu.be/gUuuU5SiKOc Coming May 12, 2015 3DS
- Axiom Verge Trailer- AXIOM VERGE – Official Trailer [HD]: https://youtu.be/AVX8RjtJ7YQ First Released Mar 31, 2015 PC X360 PS4 VITA Now on PC!
- The Last of Us: Left Behind Full Opening Cinemati…: https://youtu.be/vYaS8CAg68k May 12 2015 PS3 PS4 Now all by itself! (Standalone v.)
- Project Cars May 12th 215 PC, PS4, XB1
DVD/Blu-ray:
- Blackhat – Blu/DVD – In the essoteric world of cyber espinage a group of hackers trace back a powerful network that crosses the globe from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. Plus you get to see Chris Hemsworth almost comically dwarf his laptop.
- Extraterrestrial – Blu/DVD – Escaping the tenshion of her parent’s divorce April and her friends head up to a remote cabin by a lake. All is well till a fireball crashes near by, leaving behind scraps and footprints! This will totally end well.
- Mortdecai – Blu/DVD – It seems a simple thing, recover a painting. Oh did we neglect to mention that the painting might contain the code to a long lost cashe of Nazi gold? Or that international terrorists, surrly russians, and MI5 are also after it? What is a art dealer/rouge to do?
- Tracers – Blu/DVD – Cam is in over his head to a gang. But a chance encounter, er crash, with an alluring stranger may change that. She is the leader of a crew that does daring heists by employing parkour techniques to out run the police. Sounds a bit like frying pan and fire.
Comics:
DC
- Astro City #23 – A gorilla. A talking gorilla. A talking gorilla as the drummer in a rock band. This can only be Astro City.
Marvel
- Darth Vader #5 – Darth goes deeper into the secrets of the Emperor, and not everyone is pleased with this.
Dark Horse
- Harrow Country #1 – Emmy is turning eighteen! Such excitement! Much fun! She also finds out that the dark creatures in the forest near her house and linked with her.
Image
- Saga #28 – Alana does something. It’s not much of a description, but I trust the creators did something cool.
IDW
- Uncle Scrooge #2 – Adventure and fortune await! Uncle Scrooge et al investigate a haunted treasue in the Caribbean.
Wow Cool Recommends!
- For those with deep pockets there is the complete Walter Simonson’s Star Slammers
- Adventure Time Sugary Shorts Vol. 02 is also well worth a look.
- Best title of the week is Don’t Get Eaten By Anything from Dakota McFadzean & Conundrum Press.
News
Joe:
- Ancient Seashells Sported Flashy Colors, Patterns
- ‘Alien’ Camel Skeleton Discovered Along Danube River
- Fire Ants Build Tunnels Like Jenga Blocks
- The Sandpeople want you to adopt these pets
- This Day in History
Caleb:
- 3D printing an ultrasound so a blind mother can get “see” her baby.
- Encryption back doors === a bad idea
- NASA using space science tech to make this world a better place.
- Brad Bird says Incredible 2 is coming next!
Jason: