Quest 32 - How was The Hobbit Trilogy in retrospect?

We're back, baby! Quest 32 is going on an adventure where we discuss The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and the trilogy as a whole.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:00 - Was their finally closure for the first adventure in Middle Earth?
  • 08:50 - What are the best and worst parts of the third Hobbit film?
  • 16:45 - Should the previous movie have ended with the Smaug fight?
  • 20:55 - How much screen time did the assistant really need?
  • 25:20 - Did these movies set up the original trilogy well?
  • 30:40 - Was the romance subplot between the Dwarf and Elf necessary?
  • 33:55 - Why did the human characters not get a code?
  • 35:30 - How did we like the actually ending of the movie?
  • 39:05 - Wrap up!

QQ News - October 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to October 5th, 2014.

  • Mojang Joins Microsoft; Founders Leaving (EscapistMagazine)
  • eSports 'Not A Sport' Says ESPN President (Kotaku)
  • Forget 9: Microsoft Introduces Windows 10 (EscapistMagazine)
  • iPhone 6 Sales Pass 10 Million Mark In First Weekend (IGN)
  • iOS 8.0.1 Update Breaking Touch Id, Cellular Reception (IGN)
  • The Potato Salad Kickstarter Festival Actually Happened (Kotaku)
  • Nintendo Celebrates Its 125th Anniversary (NintendoLife)
  • Smash Bros Sells One Million Copies in Two Days (EscapistMagazine)
  • Sony Financials: $2.2 Billion Net Loss This Year (EscapistMagazine)
  • Woman Suing Disney: Claims Frozen Is Based On Her Life Story (IGN)
  • First Dragon Quest Game Heads to iOS and Android (Rpgamer)
  • Destiny Ships $500 Million (Joystiq)
  • League of Legends Completely Restarts its Lore (IGN)
  • Final Fantasy XV Director Leaves, Focusing on Kingdom Hearts III (IGN)
  • TGS 2014: Here's the new Final Fantasy 15 Trailer (IGN)
  • Final Fantasy 15 Director: Gender Bias Is "Not Healthy" (IGN)
  • The Man Who Saved Final Fantasy XV (Kotaku)
  • Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Adds Easy Mode, Cuts Co-op (Kotaku)
  • Final Fantasy 13 Trilogy To Launch On PC Starting Next Month (IGN)

Quest 31 - What are enemies of productivity for a Software Engineer?

Quest 31 shakes out a few things that reduce the productivity of Software Engineers (and really, everyone (but mostly software engineers)).

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:20 - What is Tom up to, or is the Walking Dead on Patreon?
  • 10:40 - What is Jordan up to, or is Apple his new Destiny?
  • 20:00 - Why do programmers need to be productive?
  • 21:45 - Are meetings really necessary?
  • 26:15 - How long should you schedule a meeting for?
  • 31:00 - What should be on your meeting agenda?
  • 34:40 - Do you always take action items from meetings?
  • 36:00 - Is it bad to read your email in real time?
  • 41:30 - How do you not forget about follow-up emails?
  • 45:15 - Are you sending the right emails?
  • 50:20 - How can new hires perfect help you optimize your process?
  • 58:20 - Why is automation the ultimate productivity tool?
  • 67:30 - Should you be time boxing more activities?
  • 78:15 - Wrap up!

Music

QQ News - September 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to September 1st, 2014.

  • Dragon Quest Heroes coming to Dynasty Warriors (Joystiq)
  • Report: More Dragon Quest mobile ports on the way (Joystiq)
  • Nintendo Just Announced a New 3DS, Has Another Analog Stick (Kotaku)
  • Xenoblade Chronicles Gets A Port, But Only For The New 3DS (Kotaku)
  • Who The Hell Is Watching Porn On a 3DS? (Kotaku)
  • Mario Kart's Most Hated Item Is Actually Its Best (Kotaku)
  • Xenoblade Protagonist Shulk Joins the Smash Bros. Roster (Kotaku)
  • Amazon Buys Twitch For $970 Million (Kotaku)
  • Why Google Backed Out of Buying Twitch (EscapistMagazine)
  • Amazon Exec: We Don't "Want to Change" Twitch (EscapistMagazine)
  • Report: 92 percent of PC game sales in 2013 were digital (Joystiq)
  • Online Attacks Cripple Sony, Riot, Blizzard (Kotaku)
  • Valve Taken To Court Over Its Refund Policy (Kotaku)
  • Go GOG! 30 day money back guarantee (GOG)
  • Around 335,000 attend Gamescom 2014 (Joystiq)
  • Lohan Just Wants Publicity, Rockstar Alleges (EscapistMagazine)
  • Most Pics In IKEA Catalogues Aren't Photos, They're 3D Renders (Kotaku)
  • The World's Most Expensive Comic Sold For Over $3 Million (Kotaku)
  • Guardians of The Galaxy Becomes #1 Film of 2014 (EscapistMagazine)
  • Nintendo Reveals Pokemon Fighting Game (EscapistMagazine)
  • Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Gets Its First Major Update (Kotaku)
  • Zelda And Animal Crossing Mario Kart 8 DLC (EscapistMagazine)

Quest 30 - Are we finally living in the future?

Special Guest: Bobby Ross VI!

Quest 30 wonders if we're living in the future now based on our expectations of Science Fiction, dreams, and conventional media.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:00 - What is Jordan up to, or what's in a presidential library?
  • 07:30 - What is Bobby up to, or how mobile is his hot spot?
  • 12:25 - What is Tom up to, or how fast is the FZ-09?
  • 18:15 - Are we finally living the future?
  • 22:45 - Is there anything that you can't just order online?
  • 28:20 - When do we choose to not use digital distribution?
  • 34:10 - Did any science fiction predict streaming?
  • 38:50 - Is social media a primary means of communication?
  • 47:15 - Are we already driving in the future?
  • 53:15 - How amazing is modern medical technology?
  • 64:15 - Is the future more ecologically friendly?
  • 70:40 - Wrap up and hot seat!

Music

QQ News - August 2014

A slightly solemn fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to August 17th, 2014.

  • Robin Williams Dies at 63 (IGN)
  • Fans Want A WoW Tribute To Robin Williams (Kotaku)
  • Obsidian Lands Paizo's Pathfinder License (EscapistMagazine)
  • Pokemon Trading Card Game Coming To iPad (Kotaku)
  • XCom: The Board Game Needs You, Commander (EscapistMagazine)
  • Kojima promises Silent Hills will make players ruin their pants (Joystiq)
  • TMNT Remains No. 1; Expendables 3 Misfires (IGN)
  • TMNT Sequel Already Confirmed For 2016 (EscapistMagazine)
  • Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition hits 58GB in EU (Joystiq)
  • Rise of the Tomb Raider Isn't Really An 'Xbox Exclusive' (Kotaku)
  • Sierra Returns With Geometry Wars & Kings Quest (RockPaperShotgun)
  • Flappy Birds is Back- But Only On Amazon (EscapistMagazine)
  • Beta characters won't transfer to full version of Destiny (Joystiq)
  • Square Enix Enjoys Strong Financial Results (IGN)
  • Big Bang Theory Stars Gets $1 Million Per Episode(EscapistMagazine)
  • Diablo 3, Reaper of Souls condemn 20 million souls (Joystiq)
  • Twitch Comes Down Hard On Unlicensed Music (IGN)
  • Twitch CEO Admits 'We Screwed Up' With New Policies (IGN)
  • Dargon Quest 4 Launched on iOS (Kotaku)