😎 Of course Doom made the list this week and more geekery - This Geek in Review for 2022-08-26
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Internet Travels
Geek
- AEUHHH???? - YouTube - Playing Doom where every graphic is replaced with Tim Allen and sound replace by “Aeuhh”
- Please, Lego, let this engineer bring your computer brick to life - The Verge
- A True Story - Wikipedia
- Tilt Five to Bring CATAN® to Holographic Life | Tilt Five
- Nerdly Pleasures: Doctor Who on VHS - Exclusive Content
- I Made an Internet Time Machine - YouTube
- A YouTuber just uncovered the American Sailor Moon’s first episode - The Verge
Retro
- Genesis Mini 2 | Full Game List - YouTube
- The story of the first "computer bug"… is a pile of lies.
- Unix legend, who owes us nothing, keeps fixing foundational AWK code | Ars Technica
Videogames
Technology
- Buttons beat touchscreens in cars, and now there’s data to prove it | Ars Technica
- O no, Lenovo doesn’t like Framework’s circular power button - The Verge
- This website tells you what private information apps might be tracking - The Verge
- Computers vs. TV: Which is less likely to promote dementia? | Ars Technica
- YouTube TV app to gain support for YouTube Shorts - Protocol
- Computers Are Bad
- Why your company should subscribe to podcasting | Computerworld
Science
- A Little Good Goes Farther Than You Think | by Texas McCombs | Big Ideas | Aug, 2022 | Medium
- Library’s prized Galileo manuscript turns out to be a clever forgery | Ars Technica
- Study suggests pills work fastest if taken while lying on right side
- Scientists Explain Why Our Brains Feel Tired After Thinking Really Hard - CNET
Pop Culture
- It looks like streaming ruled monthly TV viewing for the first time ever - The Verge
- McLovin It: An Oral History of ‘Superbad’ | Vanity Fair
- James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ Returns to Theaters September 23 in Stunning 4K High Dynamic Range - The Walt Disney Company
- Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Movies: 40 Films to See | IndieWire
- ‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Among Disney+ Day Premieres – Deadline
- ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Breaks ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Box Office Record - Variety
- That Buffy The Vampire Slayer reboot is now officially “on pause”
Pot Pourri
- Cash may not be the most effective way to motivate employees | Waterloo News | University of Waterloo
- Employee fraud: Beware of deepfake job applicants - Protocol
- McDonald’s is bringing a British hit to the US - CNN
- Hunger stones, wrecks and bones: Europe’s drought brings past to surface | Europe | The Guardian
- The Dodge Charger EV’s fake exhaust sound is sure to divide muscle car fans - The Verge