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Only a year after release, a hacker has found a way to run arbitrary code on the Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo have already cracked down on it, but might AI actually have a use in reverse engineering?People seem to like AI stories better than human written stories, as long as they don't know it's written by an AI. Welcome to the future, old man.Apu has returned to the Simpsons. Has it been long enough for the controversy to blow over, or should he have stayed away?***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com ***Resources MentionedNintendo Switch 2 hack (Pepsipu.com: ns2jb Switch 2 jailbreak)Can people tell the difference between stories written by a human or by an AI system? (Bot or not: Can people tell the difference between stories written by a human or by an AI system? | Judgment and Decision Making)Apu Strikes Back! (‘The Simpsons’ Surprise: Apu Is Heard for the First Time in Nearly a Decade, as Sunil Malhotra Takes Over for Hank Azaria (EXCLUSIVE))Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/17OKcEKVOkMEO1Ee2s070BiSLoASDtEon0fT75GZtpEw/edit?usp=sharing ***If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: [email protected] us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/cb9G4sVCPkAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

This week we're back with an interview with Ventriloquist Noir creator Jonathan Geffner about his new feature film The Dummy Detective, a noir film featuring Jonathan Geffner and his ventriloquist dummy sidekick Sam Suede.Dummy Detective Website : https://www.gothikhouse.com/thedummydetectivemovie***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com ***Resources MentionedThe Dummy Detective social mediaFACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/thedummydetectiveINSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/thedummydetective/YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@TheDummyDetectiveMovieJonathan Geffner Social Media ContactsTIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@jonathangeffnerLINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jongeffner/YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@TheDummyDetectiveMovie- https://www.youtube.com/@JonathanGeffnerPianistFACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/jongeffner/INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/jonathangeffner01/TWITTER - https://x.com/jongeffnerGOTHIK HOUSE / TIERNEYFACEBOOK PAGES:https://www.facebook.com/tierney.boorboorhttps://www.facebook.com/gothikhouseINSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/gothikhouse/LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tierneyboorboor/YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@GothikHouseFilmsTIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@gothik_house?lang=enWhere can they watch The Dummy DetectiveAmazon -- Watch The Dummy Detective | Prime VideoRelay – The Dummy Detective (2025) - FilmhubTubi – The Dummy Detective (2025) - Stream Free | TubiXumo – https://play.xumo.com/free-movies/the-dummy-detective/XM0JVUQTMOU03QFawesome – Watch The Dummy Detective Full Movie Free Online - Fawesome TVPlex – Watch The Dummy Detective (2025) Full Movie Free on PlexStash on Youtube – A Ventriloquist and His Dummy Hunt a Killer | The Dummy Detective | Murder MysteryFull Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UmH-UxVsbmobCm66tD3UYkTwm40tA7Il-evsqojGbcg/edit?usp=sharing***If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: [email protected] us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/cb9G4sVCPkAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

Apparently, the market for gamers who don't actually play games is now bigger than the market for gamers who play them. That's probably not surprising though.Concrete with poo sounds like something you'll never get clean, but it's actually stronger than regular concrete.Card shops are dying. Somehow, comics returned.***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com ***Resources MentionedThe rise of the non-player (Sega president says there's been a rise in "fans who don't play the games," and their engagement with IPs can be even higher than that of gamers - AUTOMATON WEST)Introducing poop-crete (Scientists Are Making Concrete With Human Poop – And It Gets 42% Stronger : ScienceAlert, Mechanical, durability, and microstructural performance of biochar-modified concrete using faecal sludge–derived biochar | Scientific Reports)Are we seeing the death of the card shop (Comic Store In Your Future: Goodbye To Gaming So... More Comics?)Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rThPHvVgLemwOVeRVrtjWdu6E9NbAsArS02cB5bhFlk/edit?usp=sharing *If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: [email protected] us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/cb9G4sVCPkAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

Tim Sweeney thinks the games industry is crashing like it's 1980 again. Which game will we bury in the desert this time?The Ig Nobel prizes have been awarded. This year, we have scientific definitions of kissing and splashless urinals.A movie about a talking cow has taken the world by storm. The weird thing is, they had a budget of about $200.***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com ***Resources MentionedAnother games crash scare ("This is the worst crash we've seen since the 1980s," says Tim Sweeney | GamesIndustry.biz)The 2026 IG Nobel awards (Rich people more likely to steal children’s sweets, finds Ig Nobel prize-winning study, Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners - Ars Technica)The Chinese talking cow vs the world (Niu Lai movie: I watched the Chinese cow film. It sure is something.)Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zE3nOuqNCGo0rbenylGbDIAa2ju-swz1VQPuDC-wlUA/edit?usp=sharing ***If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: [email protected] us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/cb9G4sVCPkAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

GTA6 has been leaking like a sieve. Why are people even excited for this?People love monsters. Is it because they provide an outsider view of society, or is there something else going on?A study has suggested that Australia is the most resilient country to anything from global thermonuclear war to another pandemic. So where the bloody hell are you?***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com ***Resources MentionedThe GTA 6 Saga (Take-Two Interactive files subpoenas against Microsoft, Discord, and X amid ongoing GTA 6 leaks | GamesIndustry.biz)Australia can survive…..THE APOCALYPSE (No Place to Hide? Regional Resilience and Vulnerability to Global Catastrophic Risk - Jehn - 2026)Why do we love monsters? (Why We Love Monsters, Metaphorical and Otherwise)Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gcYaqUlxZpB2o-cuiO76TNf9HtHad6spFuAHsAiXkjE/edit?usp=sharing***If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: [email protected] us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/cb9G4sVCPkAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube