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Episode 41! Listen live on Thursdays from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/
Tunes for 10/11/2012
- Update later.
News:
- http://m.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/blogs/jurassic-park-iv-almost-had-human-dino-hybrids
- http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/fire-fighting-robots/
- http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/10/dnas-half-life-makes-cloning-dinosaurs-impossible
- http://www.humblebundle.com/
- http://www.extremetech.com/computing/137630-using-kinect-to-turn-any-surface-into-a-multi-user-multi-finger-touchscreen
- http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/strange/floriduh-blog/sfl-free-meal-20121007,0,3169961.story
- http://www.mercurynews.com/weird-news/ci_21727333/florida-man-dies-after-winning-live-cockroach-eating
- http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/137505-us-air-forces-1950s-supersonic-flying-saucer-declassified
Joe’s List:
- No list this week.
Caleb’s Corner:
- Making something female friendly doesn’t mean making it “pretty pretty princess pink”.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57439674-235/lego-for-girls-this-time-hardware-hacker-style/
The Core:
Movies:
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New Releases 10/11/2012 www.fandango.com
DVD/Blu-ray:
- Prometheus (blu/dvd) – Ridly Scott’s latest foray into the world of Alien. No word on if this release is the “director’s cut”
- Mortal Kombat (blu) – Kan’t not mention this bit of “awesome” video game to movie transitions, still better than Street Fighter
- E.T. The Extra Terrestrial: Anniversay Edition (blu/dvd) – Remastered from the original film stock for HD. Dumps the dumb edits that were added in for the theatrical release a few years ago
- The Rock: Action Pack (blu/dvd) – Doom, The Scorpion King, and The Rundown; a collection of the charmingly charismatic Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane: 50th Anniversay Edition – A classic remastered for the modern age. The story follows two sisters and former stars, one a child star of vaudeville, the other a silent film actress, in their later years as they deal with waning fame and jealousy over who’s star rose higher.
- A Cat in Paris (blu/dvd) – a oscar nominated hand drawn animation feature, about a cat that lives with a detective by day and works with a thief by night
Video Games:
- 10/11/2012 http://www.gamespot.com/newthisweek.html
Comics:
Marvel:
- Uncanny Avengers #1 – First title of the new Marvel Now
- The Secret Service #4 (of 7) Mark Millar is good at this espinage thing and a mini series is always a nice way to get into comics
DC:
- Ame-Girls #1 – Featuring Wonder Woman the creative team behind Power Girl is making a wider sweep in characters
- Batman #13 – Return of the Joker
Indie:
- Transfusion #1 – Post apocolyptic horror, monsters and robots!
- MacGyver #1 – The mullet returns to make surpising results out of seemingly nothing
- Haunted Horror #1 – A collection of banned horror comics from the Golden Age of comics
- Holloween Eve – one shot – The creative team is a pair of industry pros trying their hand at a creator owned work
Web:
- The Phoenix Requiem – a interesting spin on a ghost story, beautifully painted and written by Sarah Ellerton http://requiem.seraph-inn.com/
Stories:
- http://www.shacknews.com/article/76169/how-wii-u-hardware-improves-upon-the-original-wii-beyond
- http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/10/borderlands-2-pirate-dlc-leaks
- http://www.shacknews.com/article/76159/resident-evil-6-gets-no-hope-difficulty-ada-wong-co
- http://www.shacknews.com/article/76149/mechwarrior-online-open-beta-begins-october-16
Core Discussion Topic:
We discuss what video games would make good movies/series? What movies/series would make good video games?