Simon B

A programmer who designs LEGO models and co-hosts @TestsFromTheFut. Now at

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Since YouTube recently introduced YouTube Podcasts, it only made sense to record videos of the Tests From The Future podcast playing on a very modern iPod, to then upload those videos as a daily YouTube Podcast on YouTube. Remember to Like and Subscribe!

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[Schildmaid MX out on all current consoles and PC @HitPStudio]

This piqued our interest! Tests from the Future is a podcast recorded in the 23rd century, sent back to our time. And in this episode they get a call from a character claiming to exist in the year 4132 A.G.E., talking about... Schildmaid technology..?

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@NanoRaptor IBM Aptiva (25MHz 486, 1995)->PC (300MHz Pentium II, 1998)->iBook (600MHz G3, 2001)->eMac (1.25GHz G4, 2004)->MacBook (2GHz Core Duo, 2006)->13" MacBook Pro (2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 2010)->Hackintosh (3.2GHz i5, 2015)->Mac mini (3.6GHz i3, 2018)->2015 13" MacBook Pro (3.1GHz i7, 2022)

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@hollyamos22 The Return of The Archons?

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@NanoRaptor Secret speaker ears?

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@hollyamos22 Nick Nolte?

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TFTF #50 celebrates Dirk's 70th Birthday with a trip to a Shuttle Station that's nearing its refurbishment's end.

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50: Shuttle Station

https://t.co/5IzHP7iJii

The 50th episode is recorded on location, at the shuttle station next door to Simon.

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TFTF #49 features the show's very first guest, a deep-dish-delivering dinosaur, who provides a first-hand perspective on the subject of augmented resurrected animals.

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49: Crispy Creatures

https://t.co/pLYiUwyYMa

This episode on (re)made creatures is crashed by a very special pizza delivery person.

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TFTF #48 covers where most of the electricity comes from in 2222, and why it's not possible to store very much of it.

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48: Mercury

https://t.co/jsgdL5PfRi

All our energy comes from Mercury nowadays, and in this episode we explain how that's even more insane than it sounds.

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@jamesthomson 👍

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@jamesthomson Are the little rubber feet on their undersides in matching black?

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TFTF #47 sees 21st century tech through 23rd century eyes.

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47: Box of Old Tech

https://t.co/sehiwKFbuW

We went to a museum and all we got was a box of old tech… From the 21st century!

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@NanoRaptor Mac OS X 10.0 was what my very first Mac came with. Even though it was much slower than Mac OS 9, I wanted to use it so much more, it felt like the future. And so now I’ve heard the full song too, I never thought to look it up before. https://t.co/Di3plMoV8B

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@jamesthomson I guess I’ll lean hard on the alternate-history angle, but it’ll definitely add a different tone.

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@Pendleton115 @NanoRaptor Courtesy of @512px:

10.0-10.2: Sofa Rockers
10.3: Eple
10.4: Bytecry
10.5-10.6: Exodus Honey

https://t.co/L01C05Oebg

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TFTF #46 is all about using both convincing rhetoric and powerful kicks on floating hover balls.

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46: Zwaveball
https://t.co/lAzsoLX2iX

Introducing a sport from the 23rd century, filled with action, force fields and good conversations.

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TFTF #45 demonstrates the lighter side of living within a total surveillance state, contemplates the convenience of duplicate dwellings too.

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45: Cams
https://t.co/N6eXplvXIX

Cameras. They're in everything, everywhere, and record everything all the time.

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@_upgradefm @imyke @EmpoweredComic The first few volumes can be read for free at https://t.co/WcYBtTWM1I and it’s all available both on @comiXology and in @DarkHorseComics own app too.

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@_upgradefm @imyke I recommend you read Empowered by @EmpoweredComic, it’s a “sexy superhero comedy” (except when it isn't), that starts off as heavily-cheesecake-laden short-stories, and quickly develops into a really sweet sci-fi sitcom.