Episode 254 — Red Solo Shots

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Happy opening weekend everybody!  Michael M can barely contain his excitement about seeing the newest film The Rise of Skywalker on opening weekend, and true to the sentiment expressed in the podcast, he will not give any spoilers.  Michael M’s one word review can be found in the show notes below.  Both Michaels appreciate the NPR radio plays recorded in 1981 when George Lucas sold the radio rights to the original three films for $1.  And both were glad to know that in these radio dramas, which have not been subject the tweaking and enhancing that the films have, have Han shooting first.  This reminds the co-hosts of another classic radio drama: the BBC’s production of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.  

Continuing on the space and droid theme, Michael and Michael discuss a couple of articles on the improvements in satellite cameras, miniaturization and resiliency in small insect-sized bots, and larger autonomous aircraft that can lift and deliver payloads of over 300 pounds over 300 miles.  

Other stories this week include topics such as a specialized garage for your new Cybertruck, HBO Max announcing that they will be making a series on Neal Stephenson’s cyberpunk novel Snow Crash, and Puma’s new cyber (well, gaming) socks.  

Michael and Michael share some holiday game picks — see the show notes for the particulars.

Selected Links

See No Spoilers. Hear No Spoilers. Speak No Spoilers.

Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker film information — https://www.starwars.com/films/star-wars-episode-ix-the-rise-of-skywalker 

Michael M’s one word review of Episode IX video of a brother & sister resorting to light sabers to determine whose turn it is to play with Yoda

Engadget article: These Coca-Cola bottles use OLEDs to light up Rey and Kylo Ren’s lightsabers — https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/06/star-wars-coca-cola-oled-bottles/ 

NPR article: ‘Star Wars,’ The Trilogy That NPR Turned Into Radio Drama — https://www.npr.org/2019/12/19/789279631/star-wars-the-trilogy-that-npr-turned-into-radio-drama 

BBC Radio 4: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03v379k 

TechCrunch article: China shows off its newest satellite’s high-resolution 3D imagery — https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/11/china-shows-off-its-newest-satellites-high-resolution-3d-imagery/ 

TechCrunch article: This tiny, soft robs-bug scoots with smarts and survives swats — https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/18/this-tiny-soft-robo-bug-scoots-with-smarts-and-survives-swats/ 

TechCrunch article: Elroy Air’s autonomous hybrid aircraft can now pick up cargo containers on its own — https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/18/elroy-airs-autonomous-hybrid-aircraft-can-now-pick-up-cargo-containers-on-its-own/ 

Elroy Air — http://www.elroyair.com 

His Boy Elroy — https://thejetsons.fandom.com/wiki/Elroy_Jetson 

Electrek article: Tesla Cybertruck now even gets its own garage: Cybunker — https://electrek.co/2019/12/15/tesla-cybertruck-gets-own-garage-cybunker/ 

Engadget article: A ‘Snow Crash’ TV series is coming to HBO Max — https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/14/snow-crash-tv-series-hbo-max/ 

slashfilm article: AT&T’s “Pause Ads” Will Start Playing Video Ads When You Pause Your TV — https://www.slashfilm.com/pause-ads/ 

Kotaku article: In AI Dungeon 2, You Can Do Anything – – Even Start A Rock Band Made of Skeletons — https://kotaku.com/in-ai-dungeon-2-you-can-do-anything-even-start-a-rock-1840276553 

Game Revolution article: Puma is charging $160 for ‘Gaming Socks’ — https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/624554-puma-gaming-socks-shoes-price 

Michael M’s game picks

The Red Dragon Inn by Slugfest Games — http://slugfestgames.com/games/rdi/ 

Wingspan by Stonemaier Games — https://stonemaiergames.com/games/wingspan/ 

Michael R’s game pick

Warcraft III Reforged by Blizzard Games — https://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/warcraft-iii-reforged 


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