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A show where nerd culture intersects with society. We weekly cover nerd news discussing the latest in movies, games, space, tech and more. Our interview shows focus on amazing nerds and their work.
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Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
In this Cantina Conversation we welcome Megan McCarthy-Biank to the podcast. We discuss and play interviews with three authors recorded during C2E2. First up is a conversation with Daniel Kraus about his book Bent Heavens. The second interview is the author of the Windy City Magic Series, Crystal Cestari. Our final conversation is with Adalyn Grace on her book All the Stars and Teeth.
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Links to authors pages and books discussed in this episode:
Daniel Kraus
Website: http://www.danielkraus.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Daniel-Kraus-117000470013/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kraus_author/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielDKraus
Link to Purchase Bent Heavens: https://amzn.to/2JP237g
Crystal Cestari
Website: https://www.crystalcestari.com/
Facebook: N/A
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crystalcestari/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/crystalcestari?lang=en
Links to Purchase Windy City Magic Series:
- The Best Kind of Magic: https://amzn.to/34ocGHZ
- The Sweetest Kind of Fate: https://amzn.to/2UUZQ0I
- The Fairest Kind of Love: https://amzn.to/2Xpz16j
Link to Purchase Super Adjacent: https://amzn.to/2JQVUYq
Adalyn Grace
Website: https://adalyngraceauthor.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authoradalyngrace/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdalynGrace_
Link to Purchase All the Stars and Teeth: https://amzn.to/2woEhvR
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
The movie theater industry continues to struggle and it may not survive this crisis. YouTube has created a competitor for Tik Toc and a Nascar driver loses a sponsor for rage quitting at an esports event. In tech news, we discuss the recent Marriott Hotels data breach, AI tools used to predict severe cases of COVID-19, and a new wave of automation. We go in depth on some of the privacy concerns with the Zoom conferencing software and the surveillance tools being used by governments to track activity and infected people.
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- Bob Iger foregoes salary
- CNBC: California governor says 'We need more Googles' as company offers free Wi-Fi and Chromebooks to students.
- Tesla plans to supply ventilators free
- Bill Gates is funding 7 Factories to make vaccines
- Forbes: Sending ‘Black Widow’ And ‘Mulan’ To VOD Is A Horrible, Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Idea.
- Youtube shorts
- AMC may never recover
- Bubba Wallace rage quits during iNascar event
- Ars Technica: OneWeb goes bankrupt, lays off staff, will sell satellite-broadband business.
- Yahoo News: AI tool predicts which coronavirus patients get deadly 'wet lung'.
- Business Insider: 5.2 million Marriott guests' information exposed in security breach - Business Insider.
- Dictatorships may arise from the surveillance of today's crisis
- Zoom privacy issues
- https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-facing-multiple-reported-security-issues-amid-coronavirus-crisis-2020-4?r=US&IR=T
- https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-gains-access-to-florida-class-being-held-on-zoom-exposes-himself-district-says
- https://www.fastcompany.com/90486586/zoom-banned-from-new-york-city-schools-due-to-privacy-and-security-flaws
- Bosses speed up automation
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
This episode is a Cantina Conversation all about some nerds doing good in the world. We focus on two charities that Steve interviewed during his time at C2E2. First he talks with Costumers With a Cause who use their love for cosplay to bring smiles to kids who really need it. The second interview is with Walkin And Rollin Costumes where they custom build elaborate costumes for wheelchairs. Take a listen and learn more about nerds doing good things in our communities.
Walkin and Rollin Costumes- https://www.walkinrollin.org/
Costumers With a Cause- https://www.costumerswithacause.org/
Costumers With a Cause Midwest- https://www.facebook.com/groups/CWCMidwest
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Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
COVID-19 has driven work production down but internet use up 70%. Independent theaters are moving towards a straight to video on demand model for small independent films. In tech news there are many stories of recent hacking attempts and one group holds some XBox Series X source code ransom. The satellite internet company OneWeb files for bankruptcy and the Space Force launches their first rocket to space.
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Links to articles discussed:
- Kino Marquee Virtual Arthouse Program Expands To 150 Cinemas With Alamo Drafthouse & Laemmle In Streaming Cannes Winner ‘Bacurau’
- YouTube is reducing videos to standard definition
- Internet use is up 70%
- Space.com: You can watch 'Star Trek: Picard' for free right now thanks to Patrick Stewart.
- PSN Reduces Download Speeds for COVID-19
- Xbox Series X Graphics Source Code Reportedly Stolen, Being Held for $100 Million Ransom
- GameStop to employees: wrap your hands in plastic bags and go back to work
- CNET: Trump's US Space Force successfully launches its first national security mission.
- CNBC: SoftBank is letting internet satellite company OneWeb file for bankruptcy, a sign Masayoshi Son has learned lessons from WeWork.
- UPS partners with a drone delivery company
- Engadget: Chinese digital spying is becoming more aggressive, researchers say.
- Forbes: Hackers Target World Health Organization As Cyber Attacks Double During COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Forbes: Google Confirms 40,000 Nation-State Cyber Attack Warnings Issued.
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
The next generation gaming consoles reveal their specs and we compare. In entertainment we get more movie delays and threats from the theater industry to try to prevent more straight to streaming releases. Steve demands that Universal #ReleaseTheButtholeCut of the Cats musical. In tech news, the head of Valve predicts that we are near “the Matrix” with regards to brain to computer interfaces. Elon Musk begins producing ventilators and SpaceX receives approval for 1 million Starlink antennas. Finally we cover the news of the Russian spy services plans to hack hundreds of thousands of IOT devices in a plot to cripple the internet.
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Links for articles discussed:
- Xbox specs
- Xbox controller
- Playstation vs Xbox specs
- More movie delays
- Theater executives have veiled threats for movie studios
- The Daily Dot: ‘Cats’ fans demand Universal Pictures to ‘release the butthole cut’ (updated).
- Road to VR: Gabe Newell on Brain-computer Interfaces: ‘We’re way closer to The Matrix than people realize’.
- CNBC: NYC mayor tests Elon Musk's offer to make ventilators during the coronavirus crisis.
- CleanTechnica: Elon Musk: Should Have 1000 Ventilators Next Week, + 250,000 N95 Masks For Hospitals Tomorrow — CleanTechnica Exclusive.
- CNBC: FCC approves SpaceX to deploy up to 1 million small antennas for Starlink internet network.
- Forbes: Putin’s Secret Intelligence Agency Hacked: His Dangerous New ‘Cyber Weapons’ Target Your Devices.
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
The entertainment industry is reeling from a series of closures, release delays, and production halts on many of our beloved movies and shows. In tech news we first discuss the call for support to PC gamers in combating COVID-19 through the use of Folding@Home. Tesla finishes their 1 millionth car last week and SpaceX aborts their latest launch at T-0. We also discuss the decision by the Pentagon to reconsider the $10billion JEDI contract that was previously awarded to Microsoft over Amazon.
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- Deadline: ‘Mulan’, ‘New Mutants’ & ‘Antlers’ Moved By Disney As Coronavirus Grips Release Schedule.
- CNBC: Disneyland and California Adventure will close through April, Disney says.
- Nvidia calls on gaming PCs to help with coronavirus
- Tesla makes its one millionth car
- Elon states college is not for learning
- Space.com: SpaceX's Starship will soon be made of different stuff.
- Space.com: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aborts Starlink satellite constellation launch at last second.
- CNN: Pentagon 'wishes to reconsider' $10 billion contract given to Microsoft over Amazon.
- GeekWire: DoD likely to split JEDI contract between Amazon and Microsoft, analyst says.
- CNBC: Bill Gates leaves Microsoft board.
- Gizmodo: At Least 20 VPN and Ad-Blocking Apps With 35 Million Downloads Actually Monitored Users' Phones.
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
This episode is a Cantina Conversation with Courtney James from the DePaul University’s Esports division. Steve interviewed Courtney on the C2E2 floor and in this conversation, Steve discusses with her the current state of Esports on the college campus, the future of the sport, scholarship opportunities, and many more topics.
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Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
In entertainment news this week Steve and Ken discuss the C2E2 panel on the new FX show Devs by Alex Garland. This is a show that all Cantina members should be watching. We also go over the new images of the Batmobile, the new Bond movie getting delayed due to coronavirus, and The Last of Us being adapted into an HBO series. In our tech segment we have the use of CRISPR CAS-9 in the treatment of a human eye and Penn State has made some advances in biological printing. Our final story is a scary story of an innocent man accused of robbery because google tracked his bike ride that passed by the crime scene.
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Links to topics discussed:
- DEVS
- James Bond delayed due to Coronavirus fears
- The Last of Us HBO series by the Director of Chernobyl
- Crispr CAS-9 used inside the first human eye
- Bioprinting
- GM has a new low cobalt EV with more capacity
- NBC News: Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect.
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Steve gives his initial recap of Chicago’s Comics and Entertainment Expo (C2E2), much more coming from C2E2 in future episodes. In entertainment news this week we discuss Bob Iger stepping down from his position as the CEO of Disney. Steve gets fired up talking about the Star Wars novels attempting to fix plot holes in the movies. We also cover the recent tech news concerning the Neuralink competitor, a supreme court justice regretting a decision that led to the repeal of net neutrality. We provide some details around Clearview AI having its client list hacked and released and Jack Dorsey’s position as the head of Twitter is in jeopardy.
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Links to topics discussed:
- CNBC: Bob Iger to step down as Disney CEO, effective immediately.
- Star Wars is fixed in novelization
- NDT schooled on Arrival criticism
- The Next Web: This startup is building a brain-reading device to take on Elon Musk’s Neuralink.
- Clarence Thomas regrets Net Neutrality ruling
- CNN: Clearview AI has billions of our photos. Its entire client list was just stolen.
- Billionaire threatening to oust Jack Dorsey from twitter
- Military adopts new ethics guidelines for AI
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
In entertainment news this week we discuss the leaked photos of the Batsuit. We cover all of the recent news regarding the CBS All Access merging with other ViacomCBS services like Comedy Central, MTV, and more. Mulan gets a PG-13 rating, the first rating for any Disney live action remake. XBox Series X releases some technical specs and they are touting an impressive 12 teraflops. In tech news, Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion of his personal wealth to fight climate change while Bill Gates and Elon Musk get into a nerd fight over electric vehicles. The FCC is forced to hear complaints about net neutrality and PayPal has a dangerous exploit get exposed.
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- Polygon: ViacomCBS announces.
- The Verge: NBCUniversal reportedly close to acquiring Walmart’s Vudu video service.
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet: ‘Mulan’ is the First Disney Live-Action Remake to Receive a PG-13 Rating.
- XBox teraflops
- The Verge: Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change.
- Rise of Amazon on YouTube
- CNN: Bill Gates bought an electric Porsche. Elon Musk isn't impressed.
- The Next Web: Some Teslas have been tricked into speeding by tape stuck on road signs.
- FCC forced to ask for public feedback on net Neutrality
- How AI is helping to pick the right depression medicine
- Forbes: PayPal ‘Critical’ Login Hack: New Report Warns You Are Now At Risk From Thieves.
- Scientist have made controllable bionic jellyfish