e533 — Rings of Power

e533 with Andy, Michael and Michael – rings to chart the heavens and control your home, repurposing smart TVs, retro La Machine and Vectrex hardware made newly available, new Valve Steam hardware and a whole lot more. Continue reading

e514 — Leroooooy Jenkins!

World of WarCraft Burning Crusade in foreground with a cute cat in the background

e514 with Michael R and Andy – generative #ads & #LEGO, #AstonMartin x Apple #CarPlayUltra, new #VisionPro #UX, an #InternetRoadtrip, #LeroyJenkins and so much more. Continue reading

e447 — 23 and Games

Dungeons & Dragons adventure characters generated via DiffusionBee

Published 1 January 2024 Andy and Michael R are back while Michael M is away – and have a fantastic show on the DNA of 2023 in games. This episode starts with a stroll down the beginnings of Dungeons and Dragons, with Michael R sharing a couple of links from the Internet Archive.  He found a veritable treasure trove of documents, rulebooks and more.  A couple of which are in the show notes below.  Michael R noted that AD&D was not only about dungeons and dragons, with the same rules and mechanics applied to other sci-fi genres.  An additional example … Continue reading

Episode 286 — Tiny Tech

Boggle board

Mini (Raspberry Pi) iMac, working LEGO NES, transcription services, Boggle-esque randomized security key generation system, a “galbum” release in Carrboro and WoW animated series Afterlives. Continue reading