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Pixels and Puppets

Operation: Puppet

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Frequency: 1 episode/19d. Total Eps: 51

The Official Operation: Puppet Podcast! Gaming! Tech! Media! And, um... puppets? Join professional puppet builder Kevin Blades and his friends Jamie, Andrew and the occasional guest for chit-chat about all things nerdy!

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#73
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13/11/2024
#65
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#36

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https://www.operationpuppet.com
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https://audiojungle.net/user/emiliomerone
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https://www.OperationPuppet.com
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMEAo8adCZMoyEgCZ34w9OA
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https://www.youtube.com/scishowkids
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAb21GaTEGw
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Pixels and Puppets S02E19: The Distractioncast

Season 2 · Episode 19

Sunday, November 10, 2024 • Duration 02:45:14

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does on https://www.OperationPuppet.com

0:00

Intro

Andrew got a new... bed frame!
Oh, hey, America...

28:34

The Puppet Pit

Shop builds are on, and prep for the Holiday season
Krampus, eh?
Build Streams continue

All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

42:09

Gizmotown

The Deck Nook.
Shit has apparently gone down with the "official" Steam Deck subreddit
AYN Odin 2 Portal or Retroid Pocket 5? Will Andrew buy one? We still don’t know!
Stuff wot is happening on the MisterPi front
Deck-adjacent news: Steam video recording is out of Beta, and is very, very good.
PS5 Pro: Did Kevin get one? Thoughts? REVEALED! Stay tuned for a shocking twist!
Kevin has performed surgery on a TI-99/4A. The retro journey continues!
Jamie has stepped foot into the world of Android trackers (similar to AirTags)

2:02:24

Pixels and Tokens

Diablo IV is good, actually
Nintendo sues streamer for streaming, uhh, "pre-release" games
Kevin cold bought Dragon Age: Veilguard. Thoughts.

Music Credits:

Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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Pixels and Puppets S02E18: The Gothcast

Season 2 · Episode 18

Saturday, October 26, 2024 • Duration 01:59:15

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does on https://www.OperationPuppet.com

0:00

Intro

We back! Again!
Sleep scores
pink cocaine huh?

7:01

The Puppet Pit

Halloween builds are done!
Special Halloween Build Stream happening Wednesday Oct 30, 10am ET!
It all started 5 years ago in NYC

All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

20:30

Gizmotown

The Deck Nook.
Valve re-iterates that a Steam deck 2 is still waiting for a "sea change" in hardware, they won't do a version bump just to refresh the SKU.
SteamOS gets hearty update
Is it time for Andrew to get on the AYN Odin bandwagon?
PS5 Pro talk -- again
MiSTERclass! Jamie needs to talk about FPGA gaming!

1:17:19

Pixels and Puppets S02E10: Legally Distinct Grouch

Season 2 · Episode 10

Saturday, June 8, 2024 • Duration 02:10:51

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does on https://www.OperationPuppet.com

0:00

Intro

We back! We've never been more back!

3:40

The Puppet Pit

Kevin took a needed break
Recent builds: GreeBee, 4 Sonks and a not-grouch. Coming up: Pride charity build 2024!
Quick Vlogs have begun!
O:P will be the Featured Streamer for an upcoming Owncast Newsletter https://owncast.ghost.io/
All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

38:40

Gizmotown

The Deck Nook.
The Zotac Zone is real: https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/4/24171675/zotac-zone-specs-handheld-gaming-pc
Unbelievably, a new MSI Claw is also real: https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/pc-gaming/msi-claw-just-got-turbocharged-with-intels-lunar-lake-chip-and-it-puts-rog-ally-x-on-notice and XPG Nia too with articulated screen, handhelds for all
The ROG Ally X has been previewed and it's price has been released.
Phase 1 of the Deshittify Win11 Project wraps
Nice FOSS story of the day: Jellyfin has plenty of funding and asks people to donate to clients instead:

Pixels and Puppets S02E09: 4 Puppets and an Apology

Season 2 · Episode 9

Saturday, May 11, 2024 • Duration 02:20:35

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does on https://www.OperationPuppet.com

0:00

Intro

Happy Weezerversary
A re-introduction for new listeners
"Quick" Lord Of The Rings discussion

18:15

The Puppet Pit

Shop builds are back! Briefly!
PeerTube live stream chat is fixed! Permanently! (Fingers crossed)
Frankie continues to Play
All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

31:12

Gizmotown

The Deck Nook.
ROG Ally X is a thing that will exist: https://www.theverge.com/24152945/asus-rog-ally-handheld-gaming-pc-2024-revision
SteamDeck HQ has launched a podcast! A whole podcast’s worth of Nook! https://steamdeckhq.com/
SteamOS 3.6 available in the Preview channel with a bunch of improvements https://steamdeckhq.com/news/steamos-3-6-has-entered-the-preview-channel/
An apology
An experiment
There isn’t enough time to tell the tale of Kevin’s ongoing hardware weirdness
The iPad Specbupmpocalypse has happened!
Apparently VPNs have had a pretty major vulnerability for years: https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/novel-attack-against-virtually-all-vpn-apps-neuters-their-entire-purpose/

Pixels and Puppets S02E08: The Sobercast

Season 2 · Episode 8

Saturday, April 27, 2024 • Duration 02:11:48

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does on https://www.OperationPuppet.com

0:00

Intro

Happy Alien Day
This podcast brought to you by antibiotics and not by booze

4:21

The Puppet Pit

Scishow Kids done and shipped, commissions underway!
The future of O:P... is good! And the build streams are coming back!
Brief discussion about how performers (puppet and otherwise) view their signature characters
All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

36:17

Gizmotown

The Deck Nook.
RetroGameCorps has their final review of the MSI Claw up, and its... a mess. Mainly because of the Intel Chipset: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKjm0ZCNAl0 "Feels like I paid $750 to beta test a new Intel Chip on handhelds"
Kevin had a new GPU
Tick tock, TikTok. (we're very clever)
Jamie has acquired a gadget. https://www.insta360.com/product/insta360-x3
Do you like AI and ads? Then you’ll love the new Windows.
Is there finally an Xbox VR headset coming? No. https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/22/24137334/xbox-vr-headset-microsoft-meta-quest-limited-edition

Pixels and Puppets S02E07: Worm's Dogma

Season 2 · Episode 7

Saturday, April 13, 2024 • Duration 02:07:23

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does on https://www.OperationPuppet.com

0:00

Intro

Kevin's eyes are broken
Andrew was in cali and also saw the new Godzilla, in that order
Jamie saw some bands two weekends ago and might see them again soon.

18:48

The Puppet Pit

Ducks done! Now doing the worm.
Adam Savage on the "Henson Stitch": https://youtu.be/oFGVdFTbMoU?si=B_dcKI5xqMXWEHDV
All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

34:02

Gizmotown

The Deck Nook.
If you hurry you might be able to get your preorder in for this highly in demand new handheld: https://kotaku.com/bitboy-one-retro-game-500-price-nft-bitcoin-blockchain-1851395722
Kevin has ended his brief dalliance with Windows. Back to full time Linux weirdo.
https://www.gearpatrol.com/tech/humane-ai-pin-negative-reviews/ Humane AI pin is lol, lmao https://www.theverge.com/24126502/humane-ai-pin-review
Upping the ante, AI gen romance film is... uh... yeah. https://kotaku.com/next-stop-paris-ai-generated-romance-film-tcl-trailer-1851407455

Pixels and Puppets S02E06: Science Ducks

Season 2 · Episode 6

Saturday, March 30, 2024 • Duration 02:09:28

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does on https://www.OperationPuppet.com

0:00

Intro

Not remote! But down a podcaster
We got a man on the inside of Disney

8:31

The Puppet Pit

Top Secret Project Revealed! Several puppets for SciShow Kids: https://www.youtube.com/scishowkids
Frankie is playing! Twitch, YouTube and https://operationpuppet.live
All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

37:53

Gizmotown

The Deck Nook.
Is there a new(?) Linux-based handheld??
Apparently there have been 3rd party rumblings questioning Xbox support for their games. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/publishers-are-reportedly-questioning-support-for-xbox-amid-flatlining-sales/
Related: Phil Spencer has been musing about MOAR cross platform and even... other storefronts on Xbox??!?!?!1
Speaking of Xbox, according to the most reliable information source (ie, some leaks on the Internet), we're getting an all-digital Series X

1:07:24

Pixels and Tokens

Dragon's Dogma 2, perhaps you've heard some things? Frankie Play VoD:

Pixels and Puppets S02E05: Mad Gainz

Season 2 · Episode 5

Monday, March 18, 2024 • Duration 01:57:14

0:00

Intro

Still remote!
Kevin is GETTING MAD GAINZ AT THE GYM

11:52

The Puppet Pit

The final build before Top Secret Project begins is done!
Let's talk about performing puppets
http://secretsofpuppetry.com/ was what Kevin did but maybe get in touch with Mike Quinn to see if the courses are still available: https://store.mikequinnstudios.com/
Adam K's video on learning camera puppetry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxQY3Vi_COg
Kevin's follow-up to Adam's video: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDHrVsDtxCRqjh4mzOWiSQz9i6iXv4l_R
All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

32:05

Gizmotown

The Deck Nook.
The MSI Claw first looks seem soft
Valve lists (and puts many on sale) the top 100 games (to date) played on the Deck: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/decktop100
Is hacktintosh dead? https://aplus.rs/2024/hackintosh-almost-dead/
Was Switch emulation going too far?
Will Sony release PS5Pro in 2024 without a major first party title?

Pixels and Puppets S02E04: Too Many Protons

Season 2 · Episode 4

Saturday, March 2, 2024 • Duration 01:59:17

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does on https://www.OperationPuppet.com

0:00

Intro

We're remote and getting remoter
Everything is fundamentally bad because 2024
Breaking news: Elon is even stupider than we suspected

5:23

The Puppet Pit

Dental hell month is done! Let the puppet builds thrive!
Sullivan 2.0 is done! Follow Sullivan the Monster on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sullivanmonstermtg
There might be a build stream this week and Frankie might Play again....
All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

15:16

Gizmotown

NEUROMANCERRRRR
The Deck Nook.
Not to be outdone by Andrew, Jamie has a new retro gaming device. Ayn Odin 2
Proton got... an icon!
Proton Pass answers the question "what is the opposite of enshittify?" https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-price-change

46:37

Pixels and Tokens

Shout-out Leia
As a lover of Diablo and Diablo-likes, Kevin has thoughts about Last Epoch
Jamie picked up Balatro and is currently locked in a battle between wanting to max out this season's Diablo 4 character and playing a deckbuilding roguelike illegal move poker game.

Pixels and Puppets S02E03: Hooping & Boning

Season 2 · Episode 3

Sunday, February 18, 2024 • Duration 02:08:12

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does on https://www.OperationPuppet.com

0:00

Intro

Together again!
We're old!

6:20

The Puppet Pit

First sack puppet!
Announcing the O:P Hall of Fame! If you a puppet from O:P in any public-facing work, I want to feature you on the site! Get in touch!
The Build Streams are still on hold but this time for a nice reason
We are IN The Fediverse!
Owncast: https://www.operationpuppet.live/
Peertube: https://puppet.zone/
Mastodon: https://puppet.town/
Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

34:42

Gizmotown

The Deck Nook.
- Chiaki good
Wish.com gets sold at a huge loss
AI still sucks
Andrew got a new phone

1:07:07

Pixels and Tokens

Remember board games?
We answer the question "what if Deep Rock Galactic but Vampire Survivors?"
Helldivers II came out to great fanfare and even greater word of mouth.
Everything is FINE at Xbox. Please continue to Xbox as normal. Diablo 4 coming to Game Pass. Some games are coming to Playstation and Switch. There be more Xbox hardware and it'll be super duper good, pinky swear.

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