Quest 32: How was The Hobbit Trilogy in retrospect?

We're back, baby! Quest 32 is going on an adventure where we discuss The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and the trilogy as a whole.

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Minutes

• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 03:00 - Was their finally closure for the first adventure in Middle Earth?
• 08:50 - What are the best and worst parts of the third Hobbit film?
• 16:45 - Should the previous movie have ended with the Smaug fight?
• 20:55 - How much screen time did the assistant really need?
• 25:20 - Did these movies set up the original trilogy well?
• 30:40 - Was the romance subplot between the Dwarf and Elf necessary?
• 33:55 - Why did the human characters not get a code?
• 35:30 - How did we like the actually ending of the movie?
• 39:05 - Wrap up!

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QQ News: October 5th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to October 5th, 2014.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 01:15 - Mojang Joins Microsoft; Founders Leaving (EscapistMagazine)
• 07:15 - eSports 'Not A Sport' Says ESPN President (Kotaku)
• 14:15 - Forget 9: Microsoft Introduces Windows 10 (EscapistMagazine)
• 19:50 - iPhone 6 Sales Pass 10 Million Mark In First Weekend (IGN)
• 27:05 - iOS 8.0.1 Update Breaking Touch Id, Cellular Reception (IGN)
• 28:55 - The Potato Salad Kickstarter Festival Actually Happened (Kotaku)
• 29:30 - Nintendo Celebrates Its 125th Anniversary (NintendoLife)
• 30:00 - Smash Bros Sells One Million Copies in Two Days (EscapistMagazine)
• 30:40 - Sony Financials: $2.2 Billion Net Loss This Year (EscapistMagazine)
• 31:30 - Woman Suing Disney: Claims Frozen Is Based On Her Life Story (IGN)
• 32:25 - First Dragon Quest Game Heads to iOS and Android (Rpgamer)
• 32:50 - Destiny Ships $500 Million (Joystiq)
• 33:20 - League of Legends Completely Restarts its Lore (IGN)
• 35:00 - Final Fantasy XV Director Leaves, Focusing on Kingdom Hearts III (IGN)
• 36:25 - TGS 2014: Here's the new Final Fantasy 15 Trailer (IGN)
• 37:00 - Final Fantasy 15 Director: Gender Bias Is "Not Healthy" (IGN)
• 38:35 - The Man Who Saved Final Fantasy XV (Kotaku)
• 41:00 - Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Adds Easy Mode, Cuts Co-op (Kotaku)
• 42:40 - Final Fantasy 13 Trilogy To Launch On PC Starting Next Month (IGN)
• 44:10 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

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Enjoy,
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Quest 31: What are enemies of productivity for a Software Engineer?

Special Guest: Sans Dan!

Quest 31 shakes out a few things that reduce the productivity of Software Engineers (and really, everyone (but mostly software engineers)).

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Minutes

• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 02:20 - What is Tom up to, or is the Walking Dead on Patreon?
• 10:40 - What is Jordan up to, or is Apple his new Destiny?
• 20:00 - Why do programmers need to be productive?
• 21:45 - Are meetings really necessary?
• 26:15 - How long should you schedule a meeting for?
• 31:00 - What should be on your meeting agenda?
• 34:40 - Do you always take action items from meetings?
• 36:00 - Is it bad to read your email in real time?
• 41:30 - How do you not forget about follow-up emails?
• 45:15 - Are you sending the right emails?
• 50:20 - How can new hires perfect help you optimize your process?
• 58:20 - Why is automation the ultimate productivity tool?
• 67:30 - Should you be time boxing more activities?
• 78:15 - Wrap up!

Music

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QQ News: September 1st, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to September 1st, 2014.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 00:50 - Dragon Quest Heroes coming to Dynasty Warriors (Joystiq)
• 02:15 - Report: More Dragon Quest mobile ports on the way (Joystiq)
• 03:35 - Nintendo Just Announced a New 3DS, Has Another Analog Stick (Kotaku)
• 07:20 - Xenoblade Chronicles Gets A Port, But Only For The New 3DS (Kotaku)
• 09:00 - Who The Hell Is Watching Porn On a 3DS? (Kotaku)
• 10:05 - Mario Kart's Most Hated Item Is Actually Its Best (Kotaku)
• 11:40 - Xenoblade Protagonist Shulk Joins the Smash Bros. Roster (Kotaku)
• 12:30 - Amazon Buys Twitch For $970 Million (Kotaku)
• 13:55 - Why Google Backed Out of Buying Twitch (EscapistMagazine)
• 14:20 - Amazon Exec: We Don't "Want to Change" Twitch (EscapistMagazine)
• 15:00 - Report: 92 percent of PC game sales in 2013 were digital (Joystiq)
• 16:30 - Online Attacks Cripple Sony, Riot, Blizzard (Kotaku)
• 19:55 - Valve Taken To Court Over Its Refund Policy (Kotaku)
• 21:25 - Go GOG! 30 day money back guarantee (GOG)
• 23:45 - Around 335,000 attend Gamescom 2014 (Joystiq)
• 26:30 - Lohan Just Wants Publicity, Rockstar Alleges (EscapistMagazine)
• 27:50 - Most Pics In IKEA Catalogues Aren't Photos, They're 3D Renders (Kotaku)
• 31:45 - The World's Most Expensive Comic Sold For Over $3 Million (Kotaku)
• 32:55 - Guardians of The Galaxy Becomes #1 Film of 2014 (EscapistMagazine)
• 33:45 - Nintendo Reveals Pokemon Fighting Game (EscapistMagazine)
• 34:35 - Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Gets Its First Major Update (Kotaku)
• 35:30 - Zelda And Animal Crossing Mario Kart 8 DLC (EscapistMagazine)
• 36:45 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

Quest 30: Are we finally living in the future?

Special Guest: Bobby Ross VI!

Quest 30 wonders if we're living in the future now based on our expectations of Science Fiction, dreams, and conventional media.

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Minutes

• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 03:00 - What is Jordan up to, or what's in a presidential library?
• 07:30 - What is Bobby up to, or how mobile is his hot spot?
• 12:25 - What is Tom up to, or how fast is the FZ-09?
• 18:15 - Are we finally living the future?
• 22:45 - Is there anything that you can't just order online?
• 28:20 - When do we choose to not use digital distribution?
• 34:10 - Did any science fiction predict streaming?
• 38:50 - Is social media a primary means of communication?
• 47:15 - Are we already driving in the future?
• 53:15 - How amazing is modern medical technology?
• 64:15 - Is the future more ecologically friendly?
• 70:40 - Wrap up and hot seat!

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