Quest 29 - What is some advice for aspiring programmers?

Quest 29 gets personal with programmer talk; advice, tips, origin stories, and mantras included! Batteries, however, are still not included.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Guardians of the Galaxy QQ Reviews and Introductions
  • 05:00 - What is Jordan up to, or how awesome is Bioshock Infinite?
  • 10:50 - What is Tom up to, or is who did he kill in Walking Dead Season 2?
  • 14:10 - When did Tom first start programming?
  • 18:45 - How did Jordan first start programming?
  • 23:40 - Is learning to program an iteration of hitting brick walls?
  • 30:50 - How can people start learning to program?
  • 36:40 - Do we have any advice for parents who want their kids to code?
  • 40:55 - Why are personal projects important?
  • 48:00 - Are there any programming mantras that we like?
  • 57:45 - What is the 80/20 rule?
  • 65:20 - Can you work with software and not be a programmer?
  • 72:50 - What is one piece of advice to give new developers?
  • 74:00 - Wrap up!

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QQ News - July 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to July 21st, 2014!

  • Marvel's New Thor Is A Woman (IO9)
  • Technically, Thor Is Now A Disney Princess (Kotaku)
  • Marvel Announces Release Dates Through 2019 (IO9)
  • The Falcon is Marvel's New Captain America (EscapistMagazine)
  • Dota 2 plus ESPN2 equals televised 2014 International (Joystiq)
  • Hearthstone's Naxxramas Coming Next Week (EscapistMagazine)
  • Doom 4 Is A Reboot. And It's Not Called Doom 4. (Kotaku)
  • Robert Orci Not Scripting Amazing Spider-Man 3 (EscapistMagazine)
  • Roberto Orci to Produce Power Rangers Reboot (EscapistMagazine)
  • The (48) Million Dollar Game: Star Citizen (RockPaperShotgun)
  • The Wii U Will Take Digital Money in Japan (Kotaku)
  • Microsoft Plans To Close Xbox TV Division (Kotaku)
  • Microsoft to Lay Off 18,000 Employees (IGN)
  • Murdoch Fails to Buy Time Warner for $80 Billion (EscapistMagazine)
  • Dominion Creator's New Game is Temporum (EscapistMagazine)
  • Three More Characters Announced For Super Smash Bros. (Kotaku)
  • Ghostbusters Returns to Theaters This Labor Day (EscapistMagazine)
  • RiffTrax to Take Down Godzilla '98 (IGN)

Quest 28 - What happens when we don't record for a month?

Quest 28 is a kitchen sink of stories, news, and rambling because it's been a month since our last recording! On the plus side, we are a lot louder this time.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:50 - What is Jordan up to, or is his computer plugged in?
  • 07:25 - What is Tom up to, or what happens when you skip a flight?
  • 13:00 - What makes a hotel "fancy"?
  • 15:05 - Is Firefall coming out of beta?
  • 15:50 - Which World of WarCraft dungeon is about to change?
  • 18:05 - Did Sony really change their E3 speech at the last minute?
  • 21:10 - How was Chris Evans' Snowpiercer?
  • 22:20 - Will creating unique DLC hinder the creative process?
  • 26:40 - Which console is Dragon Quest X coming to next?
  • 28:20 - What is new in Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition?
  • 36:10 - Could Wizards of the Coast be the next Marvel?
  • 39:00 - How awesome is Chromecast?
  • 40:40 - Which E-Sport has a ten million dollar prize pool?
  • 41:30 - How fast is the Mario Brothers speed run world record?
  • 42:15 - Are you looking forward to new Hearthstone content?
  • 43:30 - Is an Idiot Aboard worth watching?
  • 44:40 - How much does it take to kick start a potato salad?
  • 46:55 - Can you sell early access in a retail box?
  • 51:00 - What does it mean when you Farkle a motorcycle?
  • 57:30 - Who do you call when your PS4 bricks?
  • 58:15 - What did you buy on the Steam summer sale?
  • 60:10 - Wrap up!

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QQ News - June 15th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to June 15th, 2014, including our E3 experiences!

  • Splatoon is a Family Friendly Shooter for WiiU (Escapist)
  • Nintendo Unveils Mario Maker for Wii U (IGN)
  • Final Fantasy Type-0 Coming to PS4 and Xbox One (Escapist)
  • Mii Fighter Joins Super Smash Bros. Roster (IGN)
  • Nintendo's white PlayStation 4 Debuts (Kotaku)
  • A White Version of the PS4 Drops On September 9th (Kotaku)
  • Star Fox Project for Wii U Revealed at E3 (Theepochtimes)
  • Lara Croft Returns in Rise of the Tomb Raider (Escapist)
  • The Wii U's First Big JRPG Is A Sequel To Xenoblade (Kotaku)
  • Apple implements random MAC address on iOS 8 (Techtimes)
  • Mother Surprises Daughter With Bus Load Of Cosplayers (Kotaku)
  • Brazil start first match of the World Cup with own goal (Sports)
  • A computer just passed the Turing Test (Washington Post)
  • Mario Kart 8 Quadruopled Wii U Weekly Sales (Joystiq)
  • Steve Wozniak Got Banned from Nintendo Power (Gizmodo)
  • Miyamoto Tries Oculus Rift. Oh, The Possibilities. (Kotaku)
  • Fans watched 2.4 billion hours of eSports in 2013 (Joystiq)
  • Star Citizen Multiplayer Roll-Out Begins (Roberts Space Industries)
  • Yoshi's Woolly World Revealed at E3 (IGN)

Quest 27 - What was so exciting about WWDC?

Special Guest: Jegan Chen!

Quest 27 reviews the excitement from Apple's WWDC announcements! Oh, and to make Tom happy we also talk about the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:10 - What is Tom up to, or how fast is Mario Kart 8?
  • 05:20 - What is Jordan up to, or how cool is Swift?
  • 08:00 - What is Jegan up to, or what do you play on the train?
  • 11:30 - What was announced at WWDC?
  • 15:30 - Is the era of Tim Cook all about software?
  • 19:50 - Is Swift a "moderization" of Apple development?
  • 29:00 - What design changes are coming to iOS?
  • 37:20 - Are UX changes getting harder for users to adapt to?
  • 43:30 - What do we think of the Surface 3?
  • 48:50 - Is "laptop replacement" perfect marketing for the Surface Pro?
  • 53:10 - Do you remember pico projectors?
  • 55:10 - Is the younger generation only experiencing the internet on phones?
  • 58:20 - Wrap up and hot seat!

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QQ News - June 1st, 2014

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

  • YouTube Is Buying Twitch For $1 Billion (Kotaku)
  • Oculus partnering with Samsung for VR device (Joystiq)
  • Oculus Rift Coming Soon to Chuck E. Cheese's (Escapist)
  • Microsoft's Ballmer Buys LA Clippers For $2 Billion (Escapist)
  • Microsoft's Nadella: We're Not Getting Rid Of Xbox (Escapist)
  • LeVar Burton Kickstarting More Reading Rainbow (IGN)
  • Reading Rainbow May Come to Consoles (IGN)
  • Nintendo Made A GameCube Controller Adapter For Wii U (Kotaku)
  • EA Shuts Down Longtime Game Studio Mythic Entertainment (Kotaku)
  • Star Wars: Attack Squadrons Cancelled (IGN)
  • Warcraft Movie "Officially" Finished Filming (Escapist)
  • Superman/Batman Title Revealed, And It's Hilarious (Escapist)
  • Superman Writer Called Out For Sexist She-Hulk Shaming (Escapist)
  • CryEngine license subscriptions now available on Steam (Joystiq)
  • Impa playable in Hyrule Warriors (IGN)
  • You'll Be Able To Play Dragon Quest VIII On iOS Soon (Kotaku)
  • Journey studio nets $7 million (Joystiq)
  • AOL Outspends Google on Net Neutrality Issues (Escapist)
  • Google Fiber Working with Netflix, not Charging Fast Lane (Escapist)
  • Nintendo Has A Plan To Share Money With YouTubers (Kotaku)
  • Final Fantasy III is now available on Steam. (Kotaku)