Another Friday, another Perpetual Geek Machine podcast!

….Back from a (well deserved) hiatus. We’ve retooled the show a bit, tried to tighten things up to being you a meaner and leaner show.

Segment 1, which used to be everything we’ve been doing has been pared down to hopefully include more of what you’re actively interested in. 5 Hit Combo has been moved to the middle of the show. We decided we want the show to run about an hour, as our shows were creeping up in time and we don’t want to ask that much of your time. Anything time leftover after 5 Hit Combo will comprise a general bullshit session that will include more of what we’ve been doing, but back catalog type stuff. But always trying to be mindful of that hour time length.

This weeks show goes over time, which you can either believe happened because there’s 4 of us on the show, or we’re TERRIBLE at adhering to our own rules. Your choice.

Here’s the link to give Perpetual Geek Machine: Show #00082 a listen!

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Another Friday, another Perpetual Geek Machine podcast!

As you guys know last week the northeast was hit with Hurricane Sandy. Luckily the entire PGM crew came away unscathed though a large part of the Jersey Shore and New York was hit very hard. These people are our neighbors, friends and fellow citizens. If you haven’t already please consider making a donation to the Red Cross to help with disaster relief. We really appreciate it.

Now, on with the show! After not being able to coordinate last week we return with a show that doesn’t seem ambitious but definitely took some doing to put together. The first half of the show you’ll find Dan, Rich and Kevin going over what they’ve been doing. After the break Ryan and Kevin do another segment of the same thing and then it’s our first 5 Hit Combo that YOU are going to decide! Rich and Ryan battle it out it over two separate recordings and we’re asking you, our loyal fans, to decide who wins! Hit us up any way you’d like and let us know who you think had the better 5 Hit Combo! They’re might be some Steam gifts in it for you…who knows!

Here’s the link to give Perpetual Geek Machine: Show #00073 a listen!

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Welcome to another installment of the Geekly, PGM’s weekly geek roundup! We’ve got some pretty fantastic stuff for you to check out today, covering everything from strange things from Japan to the awesomeness of outer space. Spoiler alert: it’s a lot of awesome!

First up: I’m not sure if you’ve heard of this, but apparently there’s a company called Neuro Wear that sells cat ears that display your emotion by reading your brainwaves. These are called Necomini ears, and they cost a whopping $100. Even more ridiculous is the video over here at io9, showing a new item from the company: a tail to match the ears. I can’t tell if I’m disturbed at how bizarre it is or at the fact that I really can’t afford this kind of frivolity.

I stumbled upon two painfully adorable Japanese things this week: one was this Totoro messenger bag (holy crap, it’s only $18!) and the other was – I kid you not – a Totoro spirit hood. I want them. Seriously want them! A lot.

Ever want a machine that shoots popcorn directly into your mouth? Look no further. The Popinator is a machine that you fill with (already popped) popcorn. Just say the word “pop!” and the machine will shoot a piece of popcorn at the sound of your voice. This machine is equal parts potentially fantastic and disastrous.

Courtesy of Dan Zuccarelli comes the latest at Threadless, which is Disney villain t-shirts! I have always been partial to Cruella de Vil, but I see Ursula as well, who is another favorite of mine. Also from Dan is this super cool Charlie Brown Thanksgiving poster, which will go on sale on October 2nd at 9:30am Pacific Time. Both the print and the variant are gorgeous, and would look great year-round, despite the autumnal theme.

Kevin Alexander sent over Open Culture, a site that collects and shares various open source books, courses, movies, and other forms of media. Just taking a quick glance, I saw an Ernest Hemingway photo gallery, a 1981 Simon & Garfunkel concert, and – my favorite – Nabokov’s scribblings on Kafka’s Metamorphosis. The site is a cultural goldmine, and you can easily spend hours checking out.

Ending on the coolest note I can: from an eBaum’s World gallery, here’s a custom PC I wish I had. I don’t think blowing into that one will be of much help!

That wraps it up for this week’s Geekly! Join us again in October, when we’ll try to have even more fun autumn-themed geek items for you to adore.

I took the upcoming CS game for a spin yesterday, which you can do too if you preorder the game on Steam. It’s set to come out this Tuesday, August 21st. It’s basically still exactly what you’d expect from CS but this one will be completely cross-platform between PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

I’m gonna put another warning in the show but after the break we talk in-depth about The Dark Knight Rises and we don’t cover up any potential spoilers, we let ‘em all fly. If you haven’t seen the film yet and you’re trying to avoid spoilers this is NOT something you should listen to. Time stamps are provided below so you know what section to skip.

Here’s the link to give Perpetual Geek Machine: Show #00060 a listen!

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