The Geek Life – The Webcast Beacon http://webcastbeacon.com Just another WordPress site Mon, 01 May 2017 00:36:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.29 The Geek Life is a weekly discussion of all things Geek: Technology, movies, television, books, comics, games...nothing is off limits. The Geek Life Crew Live it. The Geek Life – The Webcast Beacon http://webcastbeacon.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://webcastbeacon.com/category/wcbn/shows/affiliates/geek-life/ nogeek,technology,computers,movies,television,comics,rpg,video,gamestalkback@thegeeklife.tvThe Geek Life Crew The Geek Life #213: “Bacon Mead” – Video Releases, iPad 5G, Beer, and other random stuff. http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/11/17/geeklife-213-bacon-mead-video-releases-ipad-5g-beer-and-other-random-stuff/ http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/11/17/geeklife-213-bacon-mead-video-releases-ipad-5g-beer-and-other-random-stuff/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2013 02:37:52 +0000 http://www.webcastbeacon.com/?p=14461 No show notes (as we had no actual show notes). Video releases, and we just kind of winged it the rest of the time! We do talk about the new iPad 5G, beer, a bit about Midwest FurFest, but mostly random stuff.

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Mike and Paul are here to talk about beer and go over some geeky news over the past couple weeks. Our next regular recording will be Tuesday, November 19th. We’ll be on a live Google+ Hangout starting at  ~8pm (?) Central Time . You can follow us on Twitter @thegeeklifetv with the hashtag #thegeeklivetv.

No show notes (as we had no actual show notes).  Video releases, and we just kind of winged it the rest of the time! We do talk about the new iPad 5G, bacon and beer, a bit about Midwest FurFest, but mostly random stuff.

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]]> http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/11/17/geeklife-213-bacon-mead-video-releases-ipad-5g-beer-and-other-random-stuff/feed/ 0 No show notes (as we had no actual show notes). Video releases, and we just kind of winged it the rest of the time! We do talk about the new iPad 5G, beer, a bit about Midwest FurFest, but mostly random stuff. No show notes (as we had no actual show notes). Video releases, and we just kind of winged it the rest of the time! We do talk about the new iPad 5G, beer, a bit about Midwest FurFest, but mostly random stuff. The Geek Life – The Webcast Beacon 37:38 talkback@thegeeklife.tv (The Geek Life Crew)nogeek,technology,computers,movies,television,comics,rpg,video,games The Geek Life #212: “Monorail!” – Madonna Banned from Alamo Draft House, Natural Wonder Destroyed by Idiots, Banksy in NY, and More! http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/11/04/geeklife-212-monorail-madonna-banned-alamo-draft-house-natural-wonder-destroyed-idiots-banksy-ny/ http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/11/04/geeklife-212-monorail-madonna-banned-alamo-draft-house-natural-wonder-destroyed-idiots-banksy-ny/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2013 17:06:16 +0000 http://www.webcastbeacon.com/?p=14239 Assholes topple and ancient rock formation in Utah and then post it on the Internet, Kohl’s has Sharknado shirts for women, Banksy has an unannounced art sale in New York City and sells almost nothing, Minnesota Zoo Monorail decommissioned, and more!

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  • Video Releases
  • Lightning Round
    • Assholes topple and ancient rock formation in Utah and then post it on the Internet. (link)
    • Kohl’s has Sharknado shirts for women
    • You can use Netflix profiles to tailor your movie suggestions.
    • Banksy has an unannounced art sale in New York City and sells almost nothing (link)
    • Minnesota Zoo Monorail decommissioned (link)
    • Madonna banned from Alamo Drafthouse after texting during a movie (link)
    • Doctor Who tapes trove in Africa officially announced and released.
  • Apple Announcement
  • Iron Brewer Update

Peeks:

  • Melissa: Gravity, and Eega is on Netflix as Makkhi
  • Paul: Project Pluto model kit… one of the cold wars wacky doomsday devices.

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]]> http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/11/04/geeklife-212-monorail-madonna-banned-alamo-draft-house-natural-wonder-destroyed-idiots-banksy-ny/feed/ 0 Assholes topple and ancient rock formation in Utah and then post it on the Internet, Kohl’s has Sharknado shirts for women, Banksy has an unannounced art sale in New York City and sells almost nothing, Minnesota Zoo Monorail decommissioned, and more! Assholes topple and ancient rock formation in Utah and then post it on the Internet, Kohl’s has Sharknado shirts for women, Banksy has an unannounced art sale in New York City and sells almost nothing, Minnesota Zoo Monorail decommissioned, and more! The Geek Life – The Webcast Beacon 1:00:08 talkback@thegeeklife.tv (The Geek Life Crew)nogeek,technology,computers,movies,television,comics,rpg,video,games The Geek Life #211: “Take 99,445” – Newly Found Doctor Who Episodes and Fantastic Fest! http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/10/19/geeklife-211-take-99445-newly-found-doctor-who-episodes-and-fantastic-fest/ http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/10/19/geeklife-211-take-99445-newly-found-doctor-who-episodes-and-fantastic-fest/#respond Sat, 19 Oct 2013 18:01:19 +0000 http://www.webcastbeacon.com/?p=14202 Several Doctor Who episodes recovered, letting the BBC release two Patrick Troughton stories for the first time since they were first aired! Plus Melissa’s trip to Fantastic Fest!

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Mike and Paul are here to talk about beer and go over some geeky news over the past couple weeks. Our next regular recording will be Tuesday, October 22nd. We’ll be on a live Google+ Hangout starting at  ~8pm (?) Central Time . You can follow us on Twitter @thegeeklifetv with the hashtag #thegeeklivetv.

  • Video releases
  • Several Doctor Who episodes recovered, letting the BBC release two Patrick Troughton stories for the first time since they were first aired!
  • Melissa’s trip to Fantastic Fest

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]]> http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/10/19/geeklife-211-take-99445-newly-found-doctor-who-episodes-and-fantastic-fest/feed/ 0 Several Doctor Who episodes recovered, letting the BBC release two Patrick Troughton stories for the first time since they were first aired! Plus Melissa’s trip to Fantastic Fest! Several Doctor Who episodes recovered, letting the BBC release two Patrick Troughton stories for the first time since they were first aired! Plus Melissa’s trip to Fantastic Fest! The Geek Life – The Webcast Beacon 1:04:44 talkback@thegeeklife.tv (The Geek Life Crew)nogeek,technology,computers,movies,television,comics,rpg,video,games The Geek Life #210: “Beer Me!” – Iron Brewer, Dell and Blackberry go private, SteamOS, iOS7, and More! http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/10/01/geeklife-210-beer-me-iron-brewer-dell-and-blackberry-go-private-steamos-ios7-and-more/ http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/10/01/geeklife-210-beer-me-iron-brewer-dell-and-blackberry-go-private-steamos-ios7-and-more/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2013 04:25:34 +0000 http://www.webcastbeacon.com/?p=14160 Mike and Paul are here to talk about beer and go over some geeky news over the past couple weeks. Melissa and Richard are out this week, so it's a more tech-y and beer-y episode this week!

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Mike and Paul are here to talk about beer and go over some geeky news over the past couple weeks. Our next regular recording will be Tuesday, October 8th. We’ll be on a live Google+ Hangout starting at  ~8pm (?) Central Time . You can follow us on Twitter @thegeeklifetv with the hashtag #thegeeklivetv.

  • Lighining Round:
    • Dell is going private
    • …and so is Blackberry
    • Speaking of Blackberry, it lost almost 1 billion last quarter…
    • …And Grand Theft Auto V made over 1 billion in its first three days
    • Need further proof that Android tablets are flooded with cheap pieces of crap? Tesco – a UK supermarket – is making one called the Hudl.
    • Gabe Newell, in his quest for supreme insanity, anounced SteamOS, yet another linux fork built for ‘living room’ devices.
    • iOS 7 is now in the wild
    • Microsoft doubles down on Surface.
  • Paul and Mike discuss some of their thoughts for the current Iron Brewer round (Yes, I’m saying it that way to try and make it a regular thing – Mike)

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]]> http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/10/01/geeklife-210-beer-me-iron-brewer-dell-and-blackberry-go-private-steamos-ios7-and-more/feed/ 0 Mike and Paul are here to talk about beer and go over some geeky news over the past couple weeks. Melissa and Richard are out this week, so it's a more tech-y and beer-y episode this week! Mike and Paul are here to talk about beer and go over some geeky news over the past couple weeks. Melissa and Richard are out this week, so it's a more tech-y and beer-y episode this week! The Geek Life – The Webcast Beacon 53:37 talkback@thegeeklife.tv (The Geek Life Crew)nogeek,technology,computers,movies,television,comics,rpg,video,games The Geek Life #209: “It’s Coming Right For Us!” – Van Gogh, Stork Spy, Apple Announcements, (Microsoft, too, I guess) and more! http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/09/17/geeklife-209-coming-right-us-van-gogh-stork-spy-apple-announcements-microsoft-guess/ http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/09/17/geeklife-209-coming-right-us-van-gogh-stork-spy-apple-announcements-microsoft-guess/#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:34:25 +0000 http://www.webcastbeacon.com/?p=14133 The Geek Life crew talks about the lastest video releases. Also a new Van Gogh has been confirmed, Egypt detains a stork as a spy, Apple announces a buncha stuff (plastic!), as well as several bits of Microsoft announcements. Amazon.com sneaks in here too.

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Our next regular recording will be Tuesday, September 24th. We’ll be on a live Google+ Hangout starting at  8pm (?) Central Time . You can follow us on Twitter @thegeeklifetv with the hashtag #thegeeklivetv.

  • Video releases
  • Lightning Round:
    • New Van Gogh painting identified (link)
    • Stork detained in Egypt as a spy (link)
    • Monument to “god of chaos” appears mysteriously in front of an Oklahoma restaurant (link)
    • Google has killed YouTube video responses
    • Amazon is going to release a free smart phone. Except they aren’t – they outright said they won’t, and even if they did it wouldn’t be free.
    • But Amazon does have a new PaperWhite Kindle coming out.
    • Kindle Matchbook: Some publishers will let you purchase ebooks of titles you bought in dead tree editions from Amazon for a significant discount: free up to $2.99
    • Oyster: Netflix for books, $10 a month to access a 100,000 title library, up to 10 books can be stored off-line
    • Even with the release of the XBox One, Microsoft will provide support for the XBox 360 for three more years. XBox One will ship in the States on November 22.
    • Microsoft announced a Sept 23 date to announce the new Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 devices.  You read that right.
    • Microsoft has announced XBox Music now available for Android and iOS. Free for 2 hours a month streaming, $10 a month or $100 a year unlimited without ads.
  • Microsoft buys parts of Nokia, but not all of it (link)
  • Lots of Apple announcements
  • DC Comics kills the Batwoman-gets-lesbian-married storyline, and creative team walks off book (link)
  • We determine the secret ingredient for the first round of Iron Brewer!

Peeks:

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]]> http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/09/17/geeklife-209-coming-right-us-van-gogh-stork-spy-apple-announcements-microsoft-guess/feed/ 0 The Geek Life crew talks about the lastest video releases. Also a new Van Gogh has been confirmed, Egypt detains a stork as a spy, Apple announces a buncha stuff (plastic!), as well as several bits of Microsoft announcements. Amazon. The Geek Life crew talks about the lastest video releases. Also a new Van Gogh has been confirmed, Egypt detains a stork as a spy, Apple announces a buncha stuff (plastic!), as well as several bits of Microsoft announcements. Amazon.com sneaks in here too. The Geek Life – The Webcast Beacon 1:26:17 talkback@thegeeklife.tv (The Geek Life Crew)nogeek,technology,computers,movies,television,comics,rpg,video,games The Geek Life #208: “Now With More Malware!” – Monster Cereals, Martin Scorsese, Steve Balmer, Bat Affleck, and more! http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/09/01/geeklife-208-now-malware-monster-cereals-martin-scorsese-steve-balmer-bat-affleck/ http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/09/01/geeklife-208-now-malware-monster-cereals-martin-scorsese-steve-balmer-bat-affleck/#respond Sun, 01 Sep 2013 21:57:09 +0000 http://www.webcastbeacon.com/?p=14118 The Geek Life crew talks about the lastest video releases; Escape From Tomorrow gets distribution. Martin Scorsese is restoring and releasing 15 rare international films. Monster Cereals are back, including Yummy Mummy and Fruit Brute. Ben Affleck as Batman; Peter Capaldi as Doctor Who; Steve Balmer as not CEO of Microsoft.

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  • Video Releases
  • Escape From Tomorrow gets distribution. (link)
  • Martin Scorsese is restoring and releasing 15 rare international films from his collection (link)
  • LIGHTNING ROUND:
    • Monster Cereals are back, including Yummy Mummy and Fruit Brute.
    • Yea, we know, Ben Affleck as Batman. How ‘bout we wait until the movie comes out.
    • Peter Capaldi as Doctor Who, seems a popular choice
    • Guess what the next malware target du jour is? Browser extensions, starting with Chrome
    • Windows 8.1 did indeed RTM, and it won’t be available to the general public until October 18, even if you have Technet or MSDN
    • Warhammer…DiscWars before the end of the year
    • Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch is apparently a thing, will be announced September 14 along with the Galaxy Note III
    • All hail the Retrode: usb device to plug in your Super NES, Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis, Sega Master carts; copy the rom to your hard drive or play it from your emulator directly. You also get your game saves.
  • Steve Balmer to leave Microsoft “in the next 12 months”

Peeks:

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]]> http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/09/01/geeklife-208-now-malware-monster-cereals-martin-scorsese-steve-balmer-bat-affleck/feed/ 0 The Geek Life crew talks about the lastest video releases; Escape From Tomorrow gets distribution. Martin Scorsese is restoring and releasing 15 rare international films. Monster Cereals are back, including Yummy Mummy and Fruit Brute. The Geek Life crew talks about the lastest video releases; Escape From Tomorrow gets distribution. Martin Scorsese is restoring and releasing 15 rare international films. Monster Cereals are back, including Yummy Mummy and Fruit Brute. Ben Affleck as Batman; Peter Capaldi as Doctor Who; Steve Balmer as not CEO of Microsoft. The Geek Life – The Webcast Beacon 1:23:09 talkback@thegeeklife.tv (The Geek Life Crew)nogeek,technology,computers,movies,television,comics,rpg,video,games The Geek Life #207: “No Protein!” – Lots of Mobile talk; the ‘Fatberg’; 24hr Andy Warhol’s grave webcam, and more! http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/08/19/geeklife-207-no-protein-lots-of-mobile-talk-the-fatberg-24hr-andy-warhols-grave-webcam-and-more/ http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/08/19/geeklife-207-no-protein-lots-of-mobile-talk-the-fatberg-24hr-andy-warhols-grave-webcam-and-more/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2013 02:58:12 +0000 http://www.webcastbeacon.com/?p=14086 New episode of The Geek Life, with a look at the mobile market with Black Berry (RIM), Windows Phone (crickets) and Acer throwing in with Android and ChromeOS. The "fatberg", 24hr Kinect connection ... no? And More!

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  • Video Releases
  • LIGHTNING ROUND
    • Sept 10 – new iPhone announcement?
    • Bloomberg predicts Retina iPad Mini, also new iPad post phone announcement
    • Black Berry (RIM) throwing in the towel?
    • Windows Phone news? Crickets.
    • Windows 8.1 will RTM in August, but you plebeians can’t get it until October
    • …and Asus is out of the RT game, Acer is throwing its lot in with Android and ChromeOS (30% of revenue next year)
    • Although they won’t actually say “yes” or “no”, Microsoft peeps have said that the console will function if the Kinect is not attached
    • My Fermentation is Stuck! (I’m out of ideas)
    • There’s a webcam that watches Andy Warhol’s grave 24/7
    • A 15-ton “fatberg” removed from London sewer
    • Gay people can now marry in Minnesota! Yay!
    • You can listen to Wikipedia being edited live: http://listen.hatnote.com/
  • Paul has a Chromecast!
  • The America’s Cup, or how to void the warranty on your iPad
  • Iron Brewer! (Yes, you heard me right – MT)
  • Wizard tries to oust MCBA in Minneapolis by scheduling a Wizard World convention two weeks prior to Spring Con.
  • The Minnesota Fringe Festival

Peeks:

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Yes, Mike hit the wrong button again.  You’ll know where…

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  • Video releases
  • XBox 360 accessories won’t run on XBox One.
  • Apparently it took Seth McFarlane, the world’s biggest wise ass, and 33 years to get a science program onto prime-time network television.
  • Sony and Panasonic announced a joint venture to produce an optical disc with a 300GB storage capacity by the end of 2015.
  • Randall Munroe of xkcd creates the world’s largest cartoon with 3,099 panels (link)
  • The tablet market is heating up
  • How to screw up the market, the Microsoft way
  • Apple is doomed (again, apparently)

Peeks:

www.TheGeekLife.tv

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  • Video releases
  • Lightning Round
    • Nintento Famicon turns 30, better known in the US as the Nintendo Entertainment System
    • You gotta be kidding me: A Nashville TN man has sued Apple because the Safari browser allows him to view porn (I guess that whole personal responsibility thing is for other people)
    • The Kremlin is going back to typewriters to prevent security leaks. Seriously. Moscow Times said so.
    • Apparently Microsoft is also trying to sell XBox One to businesses as a cheap video conference solution with Skype integration, Office 365 web apps, and the ability to stream from a tablet to the box.
    • PC sales have declined 5 quarters in a row according to IDC and Gartner, down 10-12%
    • Nokia announced the Lumia 1080, which is really just the 920 with…wait for it…a 41 MEGAPIXEL camera, with app that allows manual adjustment of ISO, aperture, and shutter speed
    • You can’t make this up: July 2nd launch of Proton-M rocket carrying three satelites for the GLONASS Navigation system (Russian GPS) crashed after 6-1/2 minutes of flight because “critical angular velocity sensors, DUS, installed upside down”
    • Surface RT prices drop: $349 for 32gb, $449 for 64gb model, not including cover. Permanent, or clearing inventory?
    • Acer, one of the few PC makers that actually sold Windows machines with Thunderbolt ports, is ditching them for USB 3
    • Here’s a 3D scanning program for OS X…that uses the Kinect? (link)
    • Apple has released Logic Pro X, same price as 9 at $199, in the Mac App Store. Sounds like they learned from FInal Cut Pro X, no missing features reported
  • Headaches for the mega-blockbuster
  • Hyperloop – what the heck is Musk on about this time? (link1) (link2)

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]]> http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/07/25/geeklife-205-discussions-of-news-on-an-apple-lawsuit-xbox-marketing-the-kremlin-and-more/feed/ 0 Man sues Apple because he can see porn on the internet; The Kremlin goes back to using typewriters; PC sales decline 5 quarters in a row; XBOX One to market to businesses as a meeting room device; Thunderbolt to go the way of Firewire? Man sues Apple because he can see porn on the internet; The Kremlin goes back to using typewriters; PC sales decline 5 quarters in a row; XBOX One to market to businesses as a meeting room device; Thunderbolt to go the way of Firewire?; and new video releases! The Geek Life – The Webcast Beacon 1:17:00 talkback@thegeeklife.tv (The Geek Life Crew)nogeek,technology,computers,movies,television,comics,rpg,video,games The Geek Life #204: “Now Show Me Where The Yoga Berries Touched You” http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/07/13/geeklife-204-geek-life-now-show-me-where-the-yoga-berries-touched-you/ http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/07/13/geeklife-204-geek-life-now-show-me-where-the-yoga-berries-touched-you/#respond Sat, 13 Jul 2013 23:42:05 +0000 http://www.webcastbeacon.com/?p=13946 Here you go, our live episode recorded at CONvergence 2013. Enjoy! For the summer we’re going to move to an every-other week schedule for a bit as an experiment. Our next regular recording will be Tuesday, July 16. We’ll be on a live Google+ Hangout starting at 8pm Central Time.

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Here you go, our live episode recorded at CONvergence 2013. Enjoy!

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]]> http://webcastbeacon.com/2013/07/13/geeklife-204-geek-life-now-show-me-where-the-yoga-berries-touched-you/feed/ 0 Here you go, our live episode recorded at CONvergence 2013. Enjoy! For the summer we’re going to move to an every-other week schedule for a bit as an experiment. Our next regular recording will be Tuesday, July 16. Here you go, our live episode recorded at CONvergence 2013. Enjoy! For the summer we’re going to move to an every-other week schedule for a bit as an experiment. Our next regular recording will be Tuesday, July 16. We’ll be on a live Google+ Hangout starting at 8pm Central Time. The Geek Life – The Webcast Beacon 58:55 talkback@thegeeklife.tv (The Geek Life Crew)nogeek,technology,computers,movies,television,comics,rpg,video,games