Computer hardware has increased in price by 300% recently. We talk about why it happened and why it won't improve any time soon.

Wombats poo cubes. There's a good reason for that.

Boston Dynamics have announced their new robot model. Behind the CGI, what can it do?

Indian TV is going to be bigger than China's soon. DJ has some thoughts about that.

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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

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Resources Mentioned

1. NVIDIA’s Secret Empire (NVIDIA: WTF?)
2. From Dirt to Dialogue: How Wombats Talk Through Poop (Why do wombats have square poop? - UGA Today)
3. The Rise of the Factory Humanoids: Atlas Unleashed (Boston Dynamics Atlas Unveils New Factory Ready Humanoid Robot at CES 2026)
4. India’s Streaming Boom: Real Growth or Just Vanity Numbers? (Asia-Pacific Video Revenue to Reach $196 Billion by 2030, With India Overtaking China in SVOD Subscriptions, Report Forecasts, Study: Asia-Pacific Video Revenue to Reach $196 Billion by 2030, Driven by Streaming and Social)

Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VEDlPzGmQMCtKQEFIG7QMJ6oUGv4J2jQsGyx3Q94jLk/edit?usp=sharing

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We're joined by Mr Rant from Lights, Camera Rant for our review of the year that was.

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Resources Mentioned

1. 2025 in video games (2025 in video games - Wikipedia)
2. 2025 in movies (2025 in film - Wikipedia)
3. 2025 in anime (2025 in anime - Wikipedia)
4. 2025 in science (2025 in science - Wikipedia)

Lights Camera Rant (weekly pop culture fix, where I dish out reviews of movies, TV shows, and video games.) (– https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxwohgq7ATVEOEQ3sjj384Q

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– Lights, Camera, Rant | Podcast on Spotify )

Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bWKbecJoivHQ9QW3G5-Y9BkanJDJE5iXkIbFwV9Q624/edit?usp=sharing

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Warhammer is the biggest tabletop war game around. How did they get to the top?

Viruses suck. But they can also be modified to collect rare earth elements from mines.

Netflix has purchased Warner Bros, giving them the largest share of the streaming market. This can only be good for consumers, right?

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Resources Mentioned

1. Warhammer Won. Now We Explore Why Everyone Else Lost. (How Warhammer won)
2. Engineering Viruses for Profit — What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (Biomining viruses deliver rare earth elements but no toxic horrors of mining)
3. Warner Bros. + Netflix = Chaos: The Merger That Broke Hollywood (Netflix & Warner Bros. Discovery Confirm $82.7B Mega-Deal That Reshapes The Industry)

Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gHzkWzWsy5TKz8TQBONh7lQ3D-AmlrJFirxVy5AkAFI/edit?usp=sharing

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