Published 24 July 2023
Michael, Michael and Andy are all back together for this #barbenheimer opening weekend episode. Topics for this show include stories about autonomous vehicles, new & old games including #Viewfinder, #DTD, #DND, #BaldursGate and #KOTOR as well as a discussion about the #Framework laptop.
Starting things off this episode, is an article from Schneier on Security detailing how some people are causing autonomous vehicles to stop driving by placing a code on the hood of the car. The discussion on this topic reminds Michael M of the Harvey Mudd College prank policy (see show notes below).
Next on the list is a game that blends photography of real objects with the in-game / in-world experience called Viewfinder. Check out the YouTube video below to see how it operates. Could there be a View-Master + Viewfinder integration sometime in the future? Andy brings up Dave the Diver (#DTD) as a game he’s spending time on. He’s having so much fun with it that it is preventing him from getting started with Baldur’s Gate 3.
Sticking with the games theme, the cohosts reminisce about Dungeons & Dragons. They react to an article from PC Gamer that takes a strong position that all the newfangled electronics that replace imagination are a detriment to the game.
Wrapping up this episode with a discussion on the Framework repairable & upgradeable computer, Andy shares a couple of additional cool hardware links.
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Selected Article Links
Cones
Schneier on Security post: Disabling Self-Driving Cars with a Traffic Cone
Vice article: ‘Week of Cone’: Activist Group Is Protesting Driverless Cars by Disabling Them With Traffic Cones
Harvey Mudd College Prank Policy
Reality Games
New World Notes article: Viewfinder Finally Playable On Steam & PS5 For Brain-Melting Indie Fun
View-Master Wikipedia entry
Kotaku article: This Ocean-Diving RPG Never Stops Adding Brilliant New Ideas
Games
PC Gamer article: D&D’s upcoming virtual tabletop radiates a big-budget misunderstanding of what matters in role-playing games
Gizmodo article: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Is Still Blowing Minds, 20 Years Later
KOTOR Wikipedia entry
Games at Work e102 — I’ve got Plasticity
Hardware
The Verge article: Framework Laptop 16: our exclusive hands-on
Framework midboard QR code resolves to their job postings
DevTerm
CrowdSupply MNT Reform
Ultimate Hacking Keyboard Trackpoint Module
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Such a fun episode, Michael & Andy! Loved your discussion on Life by You.