Honestly? I found Important If True to simply be just another Idle Thumbs episode. Content aside, the beats and discussion is identical. I get why they rebranded, but it feels somewhat unnecessary.
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Idle Thumbs Megathread | Indepth discussion inbetween horsebags and birdsounds
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Very much agreed.
They must really want to avoid video game discussion some reason. Maybe they are just burnt out.
jediyoshi
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They very explicitly, specifically go into detail exactly as to why they did it.
https://youtu.be/0XLlSvGe2bE?t=288
For all the "confusion" this has caused, I'm not actually convinced a lot of people averse to the change up were listeners of Idle Thumbs itself considering the multiple episodes in which they covered the transition.
Chris Remo
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Obviously the new show won't be for everyone, but do note that Idle Thumbs proper is, if anything, even more about video games proportionally than it was before, given that our non-game content has its own home.
I wonder if it makes sense for IIT to have its own home in the OT for that reason?
I wonder if it makes sense for IIT to have its own home in the OT for that reason?
Austin Walker has confirmed grenades down a hill and much more.
Has Austin confirmed whether or not Link has malaria?
jediyoshi
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Official release of the handle robot video, great ending.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7xvqQeoA8c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7xvqQeoA8c
Handle is a research robot that combines the efficiency of wheels with the versatility of legs. It stands 6.5 ft tall, travels at 9 mph and jumps 4​ ​feet vertically. ​It uses electric power to operate both electric and hydraulic actuators, with a range of about 15 miles on one battery charge. ​​​Handle uses many of the same dynamics, balance and mobile manipulation principles​ found in the quadruped and biped robots we build, but with only about 10 actuated joints, it is significantly less complex. Wheels work efficiently on flat surfaces while legs can go almost anywhere: by combining wheels and legs Handle can have the best of both worlds.
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Loved episode 300 and am enjoying Important of True. Thanks so much for the work, I really need something like this nowadays.
jediyoshi
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This popped up on r/todayilearned and basically just reads like a IIT mad lib
TIL a scientist at the University of Florida, USA, grew a "living 'brain'" -- "a network of 25,000 rat brain cells" -- that when "connected to an array of 60 electrodes that can interact with a computer" learned to fly a simulated F-22 stealth fighter jet in a range of weather conditions.
TIL a scientist at the University of Florida, USA, grew a "living 'brain'" -- "a network of 25,000 rat brain cells" -- that when "connected to an array of 60 electrodes that can interact with a computer" learned to fly a simulated F-22 stealth fighter jet in a range of weather conditions.
this sentence became wilder and more intense with each passing word
I've got to admit, as a long time listener, that some of the crazy/silly deep digressions on which IIT is based don't really hit for me 100% of the time. I think it's because I enjoy the pop culture stuff a lot more than the tech stuff. I guess I'm kind of over Robot News, which is fine. I don't expect the crew to cater specifically to my needs, and they still do a great job of crafting an entertaining pod. Just some fan feedback is all.
Also, has Nick just stopped streaming Bloodborne? I only ever watch these things on YT and there hasn't been an archive in ages.
Also, has Nick just stopped streaming Bloodborne? I only ever watch these things on YT and there hasn't been an archive in ages.
fwiw we're aware that this week ended up leaning a bit far into tech. I liked that the first two episodes were a balance between present/future tech, and weird pop culture stuff. The culture stuff is a lot more accessible, a lot more connected to the rest of the world, and also more unexpected than "yet another robot fucking up," but it's also a lot harder to find to bring up in the show! It's something we're watching and talking about a lot.
Cheers Jake.
I really enjoyed the convo about comic book adaptations/Riverdale. How it takes all the surface-level Twin Peaks stuff...but is actually just another teen mystery show where everyone is ridiculously good-looking. It worked, I guess, because every time I think, "eh, do I really care about Luke Perry's construction contract?", there's a scene set in the diner or something that looks pretty cool and I keep watching.
I really enjoyed the convo about comic book adaptations/Riverdale. How it takes all the surface-level Twin Peaks stuff...but is actually just another teen mystery show where everyone is ridiculously good-looking. It worked, I guess, because every time I think, "eh, do I really care about Luke Perry's construction contract?", there's a scene set in the diner or something that looks pretty cool and I keep watching.
I got a switch and am going to play tomorrow so hopefully we play enough for a Zelda blast.
Time To Robots will be 0.
C'mon Jake, don't front like that. We know you don't play video games.
chaobreaker
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I laughed way too hard over Arnold Schwarzenegger LPing BLOPs.
I also now really want Arnie to LP a video game.
I also now really want Arnie to LP a video game.
Are you going to stream the cartridge tasting challenge? I think we need someone from Thumbs to eventually report on that!
Are you saying they should feel the carts with their hands
chaobreaker
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Unrelated, but when the guys were talking about the origin of the IFT name, I thought it was a reference the to a variation of the phrase "big, if true."
Watching Nick play Zelda reminds me of a video of a purported game reviewer playing an fps and it looking like he learned twin stick controls 20 minutes prior. I don't know how many hours I've spent listening to Nick talk about videogames and it turns out he has the dexterity and attention span of a 6 year old.
Nick gets on a horse, immediately flogs it to within an inch of its life despite a giant meter in the middle of the screen, gets thrown off, jumps back on and does it again, and again, and again...
Nick gets on a horse, immediately flogs it to within an inch of its life despite a giant meter in the middle of the screen, gets thrown off, jumps back on and does it again, and again, and again...
Game gets crazy the farther in you get so hopefully you get some good time to play.
Look very much to hearing about zelda on thumbs.
jediyoshi
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Danny O'Dwyer's noclip documentary series just had the frog fractions creator on. He points out how if he could go back, he would've liked to have made the game upfront actually be about teaching fractions
https://youtu.be/tlverBrf8Hs?t=806 (game spoilers)
Good call from Chris from forever ago back when it was discussed on Idle Thumbs
https://youtu.be/tlverBrf8Hs?t=806 (game spoilers)
Good call from Chris from forever ago back when it was discussed on Idle Thumbs
Case in point: https://clips.twitch.tv/MoistConcernedLapwingHotPokket
Plus bonuses:
https://clips.twitch.tv/FlirtyGlutenFreeKaleNerfBlueBlaster
https://clips.twitch.tv/AmusedRespectfulWerewolfBibleThump
https://clips.twitch.tv/VenomousAthleticRamenHoneyBadger
https://clips.twitch.tv/WildTriumphantPieTinyFace
https://clips.twitch.tv/JazzyUglyDillVoHiYo
And a trilogy of innovation:
https://clips.twitch.tv/RepleteLazyYamHassanChop
https://clips.twitch.tv/RenownedAmazingWasabiRiPepperonis
https://clips.twitch.tv/LaconicFlirtyMosquitoBabyRage
And all text is anathema. Nevermind long dialogue, two line instructions with key words highlighted, button prompts --for a while I thought he was looking at his Wii tablet or the tv screen and whichever it was must not have been displaying text like the stream, but no, it's just Nick. Even the menus, he gets to the consumables screen and then Link's eating animations are more frenetic than Kobayashi at a hot dog eating contest. I think Nick just mashes buttons until the hearts come back.
Do you think he's like that in everyday situations? Like, does he just grab a box hoping it's cereal and then Janel has to tell him to please stop wasting pancake mix for the third time that morning?
Do you think he's like that in everyday situations? Like, does he just grab a box hoping it's cereal and then Janel has to tell him to please stop wasting pancake mix for the third time that morning?
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This weeks has some robot stuff in it, but it's the pizza parlor animatronic rock band variety of robot. The good stuff is in the back half and is about Cars.
Also there's a BotW episode of Thumbs going up in a bit.
I think it's a nice balance with the two shows and recording an Idle Thumbs less frequently only when you have something to discuss. Gives the Thumbs an opportunity to discuss whatever they'd like on new the show without feeling guilty about the amount of game content.
Hopefully a side effect of this is that you don't feel any pressure to play games just so you have something to talk about and can make different choices about what to play and feel more relaxed about it. I know Chris has mentioned that issue in the past, though clearly Jake wasn't too weighed down by it
Hopefully a side effect of this is that you don't feel any pressure to play games just so you have something to talk about and can make different choices about what to play and feel more relaxed about it. I know Chris has mentioned that issue in the past, though clearly Jake wasn't too weighed down by it
I think it's a nice balance with the two shows and recording an Idle Thumbs less frequently only when you have something to discuss. Gives the Thumbs an opportunity to discuss whatever they'd like on new the show without feeling guilty about the amount of game content.
Hopefully a side effect of this is that you don't feel any pressure to play games just so you have something to talk about and can make different choices about what to play and feel more relaxed about it. I know Chris has mentioned that issue in the past, though clearly Jake wasn't too weighed down by it
My secret trick was that Chris and Nick joined the podcast as "the full-time game journalists who play all the latest game," while I joined the podcast as "the game developer," and then I abusively coasted on that setup for the duration of the show, long after everyone on the show was a game developer.
Idle Thumbs will be weekly for about another month, at which point it will probably turn into something closer to a monthly show.
Also holy crap Breath of the Wild is good.
Actually on that note, isn't it time the show made a minor name change again?
Idle Thumbs
The Idle Thumbs Podcast
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"Idled Thumbs Podcast" would be my vote.
Jake have you done any of the four "big things" they ask you to do in the game? Like the thing with Zora stuff?
Because holy hell I hope you've done the Zora thing and are able to talk about it.
As incredible as Zelda is in its routine open world things, shrines, physics simulations, etc. the game just escalated to a whole new level once I started following that primary objective and did one of those "four things".
To be fair to us and our horrible communication, we said changes were coming and we wanted to spend a few weeks to experiment and then we never really resolved that. We weren't sure if it was ending or not. For a while there we thought maybe Idle Thumbs would change into a new podcast but keep the same name, then we thought Idle Thumbs would end (or become very very periodic) and a new cast would start, then we realized that doing an occasional Reader Mail episode would be really really easy to do, so we'll eventually settle on that. We definitely communicated all of this horribly though, no doubt.
ScottSullivan
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What a terrible excuse, I will definitely only be listening to 4 Idle Network shows from now on!
Don't believe the lies! NickIsDead! #IdleChange
Wait a second, did I hear that right? Chris and Nick worked on that Star Wars Battlefront VR game? I was listening in my car so maybe I heard it wrong.
Man, Chris made an adventure game with Ron Gilbert and now he has abandoned him for Star Wars money. He has become Lucasarts.
Oh yeah, one request: keep playing and talking about Zelda. Now that the (essential) debate is settled and it is proven that Zelda is indeed Far Cry Tutu, it's time for the actual stories. The best things about your Far Cry discussions were always the dumb adventures of elaborate plans failing miserably at the first step. Can't wait to hear more.
Man, Chris made an adventure game with Ron Gilbert and now he has abandoned him for Star Wars money. He has become Lucasarts.
Oh yeah, one request: keep playing and talking about Zelda. Now that the (essential) debate is settled and it is proven that Zelda is indeed Far Cry Tutu, it's time for the actual stories. The best things about your Far Cry discussions were always the dumb adventures of elaborate plans failing miserably at the first step. Can't wait to hear more.
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