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The USA's TikTok ban coming into effect could affect game developers too. We'll break it down and go over the possible effects.
If you want to preserve your body for the future, you might turn to cryonics. If you can't afford a full body, you can just preserve your brain and hope someone grows you a new body in the future.
Marvel movies suck. Everyone's saying it. Even the cast and crew are saying it. Here's why.
Tiktok bans affects gaming
- The US is banning TikTok, could Fortnite and League of Legends be next? | This Week in Business | GamesIndustry.biz 
Cryonic brains...the next evolution to brains in a jar
- How a Controversial Cryonics Procedure Could Finally Make Immortality Possible 
Why do Marvel movies suck?
- Avengers Directors Say Marvel Flops Aren't Superhero Fatigue 
- Avengers: Endgame directors say they don't believe in superhero fatigue and that the MCU's current problems are part of a "generational divide"
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The Australian Stop Killing Games Petition is now active. Sign it here: e-petitions – Parliament of Australia
How does NASA repair a spacecraft nearly a light day from Earth? NASA engineers have spent the last few months working on a solution to a faulty RAM chip, and we'll discuss the changes they had to make to save the stricken craft.
The Entertainment Software Association are vehemently against video game libraries. This makes some sense from a copyright perspective, but absolutely none from a preservation perspective. Professor has his own strong opinions on this topic.
Crowdsourcing references for your resume seems to be the next big thing in Hollywood. Directors are having their careers made or broken by the reviews they get on Rotten Tomatoes. DJ and BPM have some thoughts on how this might be inappropriate.
Voyager data fix from a galaxy far far away
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-24/voyager-1/103761504
- https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-voyager-1-resumes-sending-engineering-updates-to-earth
- https://blogs.nasa.gov/voyager/2024/04/04/engineers-pinpoint-cause-of-voyager-1-issue-are-working-on-solution/
ESA’s take on game preservation
- https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/esa-org-won-t-cooperate-game-preservation
Using Rotten Tomatoes on Directors 
- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/directors-jail-1235879871/
- https://screenrant.com/rotten-tomatoes-scores-directors-influence-hiring-report/
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The Australian Stop Killing Games Petition is now active. Sign it here: https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN6080
Live service games seem like the future of gaming, but the tide seems to be changing. A survey of game developers says that the majority are concerned about the future of live service games and their sustainability.
Do you prefer binge watching or waiting weekly for each episode? The creator of Scott Pilgrim has very strong opinions on this, and thinks you should too.
Gamers have been named as collaborators in a scientific paper for what is possibly the first time. The minigame Borderlands Science has provided scientists with thousands of hours of data modelled by gamers taking a break from all the shooting.
Live service games sustainability doubts
- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/report-70-of-devs-say-theyre-concerned-with-the-sustainability-of-live-service-titles
- 70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability 
- Game Developer Collective Survey March 2024: Business Models and Monetization Omdia 
Scott Pilgrim’s angst
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Creator Isn't a Fan of Streaming Dumps 
Gamers contributing to science
- Millions of Gamers Help Advance Microbiome Research | Technology Networks 
- Improving microbial phylogeny with citizen science within a mass-market video game | Nature Biotechnology 
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Ross Scott's Campaign to save games has kicked off, and we're sharing his battle plans. This is something we can all do to help prevent games from being destroyed.
With the death of Funimation, anime is also at risk of being taken away from you. Paid products aren't showing up on CrunchyRoll's site. They claim everything will eventually be available, but this is yet another example of paid products being taken away from customers.
The US Government wants NASA to implement a time zone for the Moon in order to synchronise space equipment prior to the 2026 manned mission to the moon. This could be vital to making sure missions actually land in their designated location, for example.
Stop Killing Games : The Battleplan
- The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games  
R.I.P Funimation 
- Funimation's Closure Leaves 190+ Anime Titles Homeless  
Lunar Time Zone
- White House wants Moon to have its own time zone  
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For our 200th episode, we've interviewed Corissa Grant from Worthy Chaos Comics to talk about their series Redemption, a comic about love, a war involving the ancient Egyptian and Celtic pantheons, demon hunters, and a whole lot of gore. Corissa tells us about how she got into writing comics, how she found an artist, the challenges of managing a comic business and a whole lot more.
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The Crow is one of BPM's favourite movies, as well as a Brandan Lee's final film role. There's talks about rebooting it with a new storyline and BPM, along with the original director, are not very happy about it.
Neuralink has begun human trials, beset with animal testing issues and beaten to market by over a decade. The Nerds discuss the sci-fi future Elon Musk wants, and the impact Neuralink might have on society.
Need a lawyer? Better call Pikachu. Pokemon Law is serious business, and an interview with the former chief lawyer of The Pokemon Company has some tips for making sure your fan project doesn't get shut down.
The Crow ReDon’t
- https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/03/18/original-the-crow-director-rejects-remake-says-film-should-remain-untouched-of-respect-for-brandon-lee-it-is-his-legacy-thats-how-it-should-remain/
- https://thatparkplace.com/new-the-crow-reboot-plot-and-story-details-allegedly-leaked/
Elon Musk Neuralink actually works….on humans
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-21/first-neuralink-patient-livestreams-himself-using-brain-chip/103617606
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzNHxC96rDE
Confessions of a Pokemon Lawyer
- https://aftermath.site/pokemon-lawyer-cease-desist-fan-project-pikachu-movie

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