Welcome to the 'cdntechpodcast' room.Wess  haha wonderfulPhronk  OOo, better!Wess  woah what did you just doWess  there we goPylawn  we unplugged my micWess  hahaPylawn  everything works better when you can't hear metyroneklassen  yesmikemarsman  thumbs upWess  yes way betterPhronk  Much better.tyroneklassen  bothBlacklightjdr  sorry guys!Phronk  smhcdntechpodcast mod: How is the sand now.cdntechpodcast mod: sound nowmikemarsman  livestream audio echoing againPhronk  You had to ask just as it started messing up again.Phronk  Fixed!mikemarsman  everytime it does that my dog freaks out in the other roommikemarsman  yWess  yesWess  Did you see that fake news about samsung paying the 1 billion lawsuit in nickelsWess  http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2012/aug/29/apple-samsung-trucks-nickels-fakeBlacklightjdr  loved that fake news storyForristal  still too low-res to be usefulForristal  even if the screen is bigBlacklightjdr  very trueForristal  particularly at a distanceBlacklightjdr  yeah, the digital zoom isn't greatForristal  yay commercials!Forristal  not my favourite organization in the world, but every so often the CRTC gets one rightForristal  (now can we have more wireless carriers?  please?)Blacklightjdr  no kiddingmikemarsman  who listens to commercials anymore anyways.Forristal  I give you thatForristal  does the CRTC have the jurisdiction to do that?Blacklightjdr  that I don't knowBlacklightjdr  they do monitor web standards for companies as far as I knowBlacklightjdr  or I thought they monitored sales of companies etcmikemarsman  dying is a gratoroius overstatementForristal  UnblockUS + Netflix/Hulu/whatever is the way to go now anywayForristal  ~$25 for all of the same content you'd get on a $70+ cable package... Except hockey games =\mikemarsman  i think it's more accurate to say omething like netflix is in bigger trouble now than cable providers (b/c of content acquisition)Forristal  Tha's this article.  Good read.  http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/canadas-media-companies-and-the-networks-they-own/article4513385/Forristal  oh, I linked the shortform image version with no text, like an idiotBlacklightjdr  thats okBlacklightjdr  it has links to the other oneForristal  right.  Good save.  Thanks.Forristal  That's actually super true - the different engines prioritize different keywords and types of results very differentlyForristal  I don't think it's fair to pick on public/high school - I know plenty of University Graduate students who can't use search enginestyroneklassen  we need to teach logic to arts studentsForristal  I think arts students have it hard enough - ever tried to use a music library to find a specific score?  It's probably the hardest literature search you can doBlacklightjdr  very very truetyroneklassen  I would agreePylawn  My wife used to work at the usic library at Western actually, it's quite the different world thereForristal  indeed.  That's the one I had in mind, actuallyWess  sorry I missed what event is he talking about?Blacklightjdr  Project PlayWess  thxWess  http://projectplay.ca/Forristal  Like KickstarterForristal  Wii U in NovemberWess  Rumor: Wii U release date leaked, set for Nov. 18Forristal  The first party list didn't wow me this time aroundPhronk  Yeah, yawwwn. Nintendo needs something that's actually new.Forristal  pretty much.  New Super Mario Bros Wii U is not going to be a big console pusherPhronk  Yah. Nor a massive tablet controller monstrosity.Forristal  or free games!Blacklightjdr  I saw it at fan expo, it looks like it could be cool, but at the same time seems really gimicyForristal  the new PS+ Promotion is actually pretty coolBlacklightjdr  it also looks like the Wii U could be really gimicy and underusedWess  as long as it has Zelda thats all that matters :DForristal  I'd have less issue with friend code if it was system wideForristal  per game?  Forget about itPhronk  Yeah. Even system wide is ridiculous in 2012. I should just put my Twitter or FB handle and all my friends should be there.Forristal  like Steam, yeah?  Doesn't that tie in with FB?Blacklightjdr  yeppersForristal  like this? http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/i-tKTdQ4B/0/L/i-tKTdQ4B-XL.jpgBlacklightjdr  exactly like thatForristal  Skyrim presents The Sims!Forristal  for Xbox yesForristal  not for pcForristal  or, wait, no, sorry, it might be this weekWess  whats your twitter forristal?Forristal  The article I'm reading says tomorrow... and then pc will be on delayAaron  heyroForristal  DayZ - another good example - it's becoming a stand alone gameForristal  @aforristalForristal  ... but I dont remember the last time I used twitterWess  can you run a local server?Blacklightjdr  http://www.technicpack.net/tekkit/Blacklightjdr  http://www.youtube.com/user/BlueXephosForristal  sort of like the famous Halo 2 final 1Forristal  *final 14, sorry, typoAaron  Guild Wars... needs to keep releasing games, to maintain their network infrastructure unless it's completely P2P ... where as subscription service, has semi-guaranteed income to maintain the networkForristal  found the image - Halo 2 Final 14 when they shut down the servers - http://i.imgur.com/k3OMs.jpgForristal  TribesForristal  Star Wars is this yearForristal  You mean Hat Simulator2?Phronk  DC Universe Online was freemium on PS3.Forristal  Sony runs their stuff a little different thoughPhronk  TrueForristal  the whole network is designed differently, which is how you get stuff like Portal 2 working cross-platform between PC and PSNBlacklightjdr  Is the eve addon not going to cross-platform with PSN and PC?Forristal  That's differentPhronk  Hero Academy is cross-platform Steam and iOS. More people should play with me. :)Forristal  the EVE addon isn't... EVEBlacklightjdr  trueForristal  it's a fps(?) that'l have lasting results in the PC gamePylawn  No one should play with @phronkBlacklightjdr  it interacts not plays withForristal  that's a great description - they interact, but it isn't cross platformBlacklightjdr  my badPhronk  NO ONE SHOULD PLAY WITH YOUR FACEForristal  although if some of the stuff gets included, it'll feel that way - stuff like the air strikes they're suggesting might hppenForristal  Dust 514.  I feel better now that I remembered the name.Forristal  RotJ is an amazing paralellForristal  *parallelForristal  Borderlands!tyroneklassen  civ 6Phronk  SimcityForristal  Torchlight also got an official release dateBlacklightjdr  TL2 forgot about themForristal  but... waiting until after Diablo 3, Guild Wars 2 AND borderlands probably wasn't the best strategyForristal  I had to relearn my paladin from scratchForristal  ain't no one wants me tanking for a few daysBlacklightjdr  lolForristal  87 Bazillion Guns?Forristal  Yeah, never pre-order special editions from Best Buy - they don't receive information on special editions in advanceForristal  it works fine for regular editionsBlacklightjdr  weirdForristal  well, the corporate office sents out preorder cards without knowing what the supply will be on release dayForristal  it's more or less lead to the stores no longer reserving special editions - it's too much headacheForristal  I know the north one won't take pre-orders on special edition anything anymore, in generalBlacklightjdr  makes sense, less hassle for you guysForristal  you mean 'them'Blacklightjdr  yeahWess  Good show guys.Forristal  5 star reviews with orrible coments?Forristal  *horribl commentsForristal  fixing typos clearly not working