RMP 031 - Let's Catch Up on the News

NOTICE: In this episode I mention that Billy Mitchell seems to have perjured himself in his trial with Twin Galaxies over his Donkey Kong record. Going back to get the link for the show notes, I can no longer find it and the only article relating to it is two years old saying he was “flirting with perjury”. It is very possible that I misread it and was wrong in the episode and I don’t have time to go back and try to edit it. Many apologies. Mea culpa.

Episode Notes

The Flippy Drive; a solder less mod chip for the GameCube!

Apple News

• Apple sells out of Vision Pro headsets after getting 200k pre-orders — https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/business/apple-sells-out-of-vision-pro-headsets-after-getting-200k-pre-orders/

• Apple’s malicious compliance to the EU’s Digital Markets Act — https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-details-how-it-plans-to-comply-with-the-eus-digital-markets-act/

• Apple says UK could ‘secretly veto’ global privacy tools — https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68128177

Linux News

• Asahi Fedora Remix launched — https://asahilinux.org/fedora/

• Debian drops support for MIPSEL architecture — https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Dropping-MIPSEL

• Speculation about Debian plans to end i386 support — https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/19/debian_to_drop_x86_32/

• Linux Unplugged 547: Behind the Shelves — https://linuxunplugged.com/547

• Zorin OS 17 release notes — https://blog.zorin.com/2023/12/20/zorin-os-17-has-arrived/

• Alpine Linux 3.19 release notes — https://www.alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.19.0-released.html

• Qubes OS 4.2.0 release notes — https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2023/12/18/qubes-os-4-2-0-has-been-released/

• BunsenLabs “Boron” release notes — https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?pid=131604#p131604

• Parrot OS 6.0 release notes — https://parrotsec.org/blog/2024-01-24-parrot-6.0-release-notes/

Windows News

• Microsoft data breach — https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-reveals-how-hackers-breached-its-exchange-online-accounts/

Retro Gaming News

• 11 (Yes, Eleven) prototype builds and design documents for cancelled Vectorman PS2 sequel found and preserved — https://segabits.com/blog/2024/01/28/11-yes-eleven-prototype-builds-and-design-documents-for-cancelled-vectorman-ps2-sequel-found-and-preserved/

• Sonic Heroes PS2 prototype discovered after 20 years — https://www.sonicstadium.org/news/games/sonic-heroes-ps2-prototype-discovered-after-20-years-r1800/

• Square Enix intends to be “aggressive in implementing AI — https://www.ign.com/articles/square-enix-president-states-the-company-will-be-aggressive-in-applying-ai

• 13-year-old beats NES Tetris; hits kill screen — https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/01/someone-has-finally-beaten-nes-tetris/

• Alexey Pajitnov, being a real one, meets the kid — https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tetris-creator-surprises-willis-gibson-teen-beat-game-rcna132387

• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for Sega Saturn gets quality of life hack in fan translation — https://gbatemp.net/threads/castlevania-symphony-of-the-night-for-the-sega-saturn-gets-an-advanced-qol-hack-and-english-translation.645688/

• Homebrew port of Konami’s X-Men arcade game being worked on for Saturn; playable demo now available — https://segabits.com/blog/2024/01/06/homebrew-port-of-konamis-x-men-arcade-game-being-worked-on-for-saturn/

• The Flippy Drive! — https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-rp2040-solderless-gamecube-modchip-flippydrive

• Hyperkin Mega 95, Sega Nomad clone, announced — https://hothardware.com/news/hyperkin-mega-95-reveal

• Valve requests take down of Portal 64 — https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/01/valve-request-takes-down-portal-64-due-to-concerns-over-nintendo-involvement/

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