Episodes
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This week, Darrin complains about the pricing of the next line of iPhones, and about how NBA 2K19 treated Fort Wayne, before relaxing with some "space champagne."
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This week, Darrin takes another look at 5G for mobile networks, and what that means for you.
Also, a recap of last weekend's Extra Life effort, and new details on how Internet Service Providers are taking advantage of a world without Net Neutrality.
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This week, Darrin looks at President Trump's claims that Google is skewing search results against conservative news sites, and tests that theory.
Also, a reminder of Darrin's annual Extra Life effort to raise money for Children's Miracle Network hospitals. -
This week, Darrin talks about a situation that saw Verizon Wireless throttle much-needed cellular data that firefighters were using to fight a California wildfire, and how this could be related to recent Net Neutrality developments.
Also, Facebook is rating your posts, and PC gaming just got a lot more expensive. -
This week, Darrin takes a moment to remember a colleague we lost too soon.
Also, someone designed a set of wearable "gills" that will let you breathe underwater, and Nintendo's bringing down the hammer on emulation, which might actually be a bad thing.
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This week, Darrin talks about the changes to the Academy Awards, how Ford is helping turn their employees into cyborgs, and why you're pronouncing "NES" wrong.
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This week we talk about the annual Extra Life event, which sees gamers raise money for Children's Miracle Network hospitals nationwide.
To support Darrin's fundraising effort, [click here.](https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=302392)
For more information about Extra Life, [click here](https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1306).
Also, Apple's gamble on a $1,000 phone may have paid off in a big way. -
Plus, how mutated tomatoes might be a good thing, and commentary on whether Google really did violate antitrust rules with its Android operating system.
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The arrest earlier this week of a Grabill man for a 30-year cold case has led to more attention being paid to DNA and genealogical research. Darrin tries to break down how it works, and why some are urging caution in using such methods.
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This week, we look at how a security feature in iOS isn't working as intended, plus reports on how NASA may have discovered organic material on Mars decades ago... and accidentally destroyed it.
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This week, Darrin looks at some of the most patriotic video games he could find as part of continuing 4th of July fun. He also takes a look at how an app could train you for space travel, and examines some expensive sunscreen's claims that it can "fix" damaged DNA caused by sunburns.
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This week, Darrin looks at the World Health Organization's announcement that Gaming Disorder is not only a serious mental health condition but also that it exists in the first place. We'll take a look at whether or not that's true.
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This week, Darrin lets his inner gamer out for the world to see, as he takes a long look at the highs and lows of this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo.
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This week, Darrin looks at a couple of stories about people, and the Pentagon, pushing A.I. closer and closer to knowing what violence is.
Which seems like a bad idea.
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This week, Darrin takes a look at the controversy surrounding "Active Shooter," a game based on school shootings that was quickly canceled.
Also, Nintendo has announced three new Pokemon games, and MIT scientists have found a new way to target brain tumors.
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This week, there's a lot of news concerning the FCC... and while some of it is good, most of it is not.
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This week, Darrin looks at a Senate vote that breathes new life into the Net Neutrality debate, looks at some surprising stats on Facebook's users, and cheers Microsoft for a move that will allow people with mobility challenges to still be able to play video games.
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This week, Darrin looks at how Facebook is making things easier for ISIS, interviews the CEO of the Drone Racing League (more details on their racing simulator [here](https://store.steampowered.com/app/641780/The_Drone_Racing_League_Simulator/)), and takes a look at [robot cops in San Francisco](https://nerdist.com/security-robot-beaten-up-bbq-sauce/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Nerdist&utm_content=A%20Security%20Robot%20Found%20Beaten%20Up%20and%20Covered%20in%20BBQ%20Sauce%20Had%20it%20Coming) (not the awesome kind).
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