A fire hose of geeky news headlines for E3 2017!
Quest 74 - What technology are we excited about?
Golang, and Docker, and React, oh my!
Minutes
- 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
- 02:15 - Should you boldly Go?
- 25:45 - Yo dawg, I heard you like VMs, so Docker?
- 47:10 - Is React here to stay, or will View.js take over?
- 68:50 - What are we going to learn next?
- 72:15 - Wrap up!
Music
QQ News - Q2 2017
A fire hose of geeky news headlines for second quarter of 2017!
Headlines
- Breath of the Wild and the ethics of amiibo hacking (TheVerge)
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole Finally Has a Release Date (EscapistMagazine)
- New Nintendo 2DS XL hands-on: this is the 3DS that always should have been (TheVerge)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is Amazons best-selling game of 2017 so far (Polygon)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sets record as fastest-selling game in the franchise (Polygon)
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch is outselling the console itself (Polygon)
- Nintendo is working on a 'Zelda' mobile game (Engadget)
- WannaCry Ransomware (Prescottenews)
- Fire Emblem Echoes will be series last main game on 3DS (DigitalTrends)
- Heres Everything Facebook Announced at F8, From VR to Bots (Wired)
- Google IO (Xda-developers)
- The biggest announcements from Microsofts Build event (TheVerge)
- iTunes is coming to the Windows Store (TechCrunch)
- Netflix Castlevania Animated Series Release Date Announced, First Trailer Revealed (IGN)
- Controversial Tropes vs. Women in Video Games Series Comes to an End (EscapistMagazine)
- Square Enix Confirms: No KH3, FF7 Remake This Year (EscapistMagazine)
- Twitch Plays the Stock Market (Polygon)
- Buy HTC VIVE - Get Star Trek: Bridge Crew (Vive)
QQ Review - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
The QQ Cast reviews the Disney science fiction summer blockbuster of 2017, Alien Covenant!
Minutes
- 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
- 02:30 - What preconceptions did we have?
- 05:15 - What surprised us the most?
- 11:30 - What was good?
- 39:40 - What was bad?
- 53:00 - The verdict!
- 57:30 - Wrap up
Music
Quest 73 - What is the criteria for a tech to "make it?"
You can shake it, as you listen to the QQ Cast fake it, while they discuss what it takes for technology to make it!
Minutes
- 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
- 04:30 - How much does UX impact technology adoption?
- 15:10 - Do successful technologies often fill more than one niche?
- 27:25 - Can zero friction purchases completely remove barrier to entry?
- 43:30 - Does adhering to open standards impact adoption?
- 55:20 - How much does being first to market impact long term success?
- 63:00 - Wrap up!
Music
Quest 72 - What are some stories only science fiction can tell?
The QQ Cast try their hand at armchair wisdom, and show why none of them are English majors!
Minutes
- 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
- 01:30 - Are we proceeding with a false premise?
- 10:45 - Does science fiction just make it easy to create metaphors?
- 19:00 - What are some unique Rick and Morty stories?
- 33:20 - Is the Inner Light the best Star Trek episode ever?
- 49:15 - What are some stories that can only be told with time travel?
- 59:50 - Wrap up!