Author Archives: webmeister Bud
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231220 - a ban for Christmas!
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . gaming cheaters are being handed bans wrapped up as Christmas presents!. =) webmeister Bud Read more at Kotaku: Steam trolls players with bans wrapped up like Chris...
Dec 20, 2023
The Zone's Geek-out Podcast-0269: OH MY GODZILLA!
Pol, Bryan, & Bud chat about chatbots, ponder Dune 2, dive into the Game Awards, and R&R Godzilla: Minus One (GO SEE IT). Bud's Weekly Geek-out 04:52 - AI Turing test Coming Soon 10:03 - Dune: Part Tw...
Dec 15, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231213 - AI Turing test
Read more at Ars Technica: 1960s chatbot ELIZA beat OpenAI's GPT-3.5 in a recent Turing test study. You can also try a version of ELIZA yourself!.
Dec 13, 2023
The Zone's 14th annual Toy Drive-Thru!
Beautiful Zoners, you stepped up BIG TIME this year! With TWO TRUCKS full of an estimated $55,000 in toys, $6,928 in cash donations and $6,875 in gift cards, Christmas (and beyond) is going to be so, ...
Dec 08, 2023
The Zone's Geek-out Podcast-0268: We'll always have Fury Road
Art R&Rs Thailand and, along with Pol and Bud, we talk about the CG-lookin' epic Furiosa, the faithful-lookin' Fallout, and the modern throwback-lookin' GTA VI. preamble/Art's travel review 01:01 - Ar...
Dec 06, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231206 - Game Pass on every screen
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Xbox's Game Pass on the Switch? On PlayStation? They said it, but not so fast . . . =( webmeister Bud Read more: Microsoft wants Game Pass on PlayStation, Nintendo,...
Dec 06, 2023
The Zone's Geek-out Podcast-0267: Ralph ''Quint'' Plastino
Pol, Bryan, and Bud geek out about the MuchMusic documentary 299 Queen Street West (I hope we get to see it on streaming!), rejig what constitutes as coming soon, and review some truly great stuff. Bu...
Dec 01, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231129 - 299 Queen Street West
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a documentary about MuchMusic just came out, and it's awesome. But a cease and desist might keep you from seeing it. =) webmeister Bud Read more about the documenta...
Nov 29, 2023
The Zone's Geek-out Podcast-0266: when AI goes BOOM
Pol 'n Bud host a two-part weekly geek-out about AI drama, marvel at the Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom trailer, commiserate on rhythm game-based levels, and speculate wildly about FantMarvelStic. Bud's...
Nov 22, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231122 - OpenAI
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . in some shocking corporate tech news, OpenAI fired its CEO, its president then quit, and over 700 employees threatened to follow suit. AI DRAMA. =O webmeister Bud R...
Nov 22, 2023
