Radio Active #62: Do Macs Dream of Electronic Balticons?

On this issue of Nuketown Radio Active I struggle to wake my narcoleptic MacBook Pro, try out The Bourne Ultimatum as a movie on demand, discuss my upcoming convention trips to DrupalCon Boston and Balticon 42 and spend some time trying to infiltrate the Secret Lair podcast.

In Netheads, I figure out how to actually enjoy exercise and take a look at a Savage Worlds wiki, and then spend some time ranting about why Wizards of the Coast has chosen to slash and burn Dungeons & Dragons with the 4th edition of the game.

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Show Notes

• Nuketown News
  • Movies on Demand
    • Sue and I watched our first movie-on-demand recently: The Bourne Ultimatum
    • Worked well, and certainly easier than going to Blockbuster or waiting for Netflix. My only complaint? Pan and Scan.
  • Wake up Mac!
    • After recording last week’s episode, I found a partial solution to my problem of my Leopardized Mac going into hibernation and not waking up: Fixing MacBook Pro Sleep Problems.
    • It requires a bit of mucking about with Terminal, but after tweaking a sleep setting via command line, things are working a little better.
    • Also, Apple recently released an update for Mac Book Pros that claims to fix an issue with the computer not recognizing keyboard input after being put to sleep.
    • Best solution seems to be to manually put the machine to sleep before putting down the lid.
  • DrupalCon: Boston
    
    • http://boston2008.drupalcon.org
    • March 3-6. Geeking out in Boston, talking Drupal.
  • Balticon 42
    • http://www.balticon.org
    • I’m going to Balticon! I’ll be there Saturday and Sunday. No idea what I’m doing there yet, as this is my first convention, but if nothing else I want to meet up with Mur Lafferty.
• Promo: The Secret Lair Podcast
  • http://www.thesecretlair.com
• Netheads
  • Secret Lair #6
    • I’m on it. We talk open source tools for gaming, geek life, secret lair novels, and whether Leopard’s worth the upgrade.
    • http://www.thesecretlair.com
  • Lifehacker: 13 Tips to Actually Enjoy Exercising
    • Short workouts
    • Daily challenges
    • Make time
    • Use it as stress relief
    • Reward effort, not weight loss
    • Bunch of tips for improving your workout experience, including:
  • Savagepedia: The Unofficial Savage Worlds Wiki
    
    • http://savagepedia.wikispaces.com
    • Dozens of character conversions, including Firefly, DC Heroes, Dresden Files
    • Complete lists of official Edges and Hinderances
    • House rules
    • Indexes of monsters, as well as dozens of new ones
• Promo: On Board Games
  • http://onboardgames.net
• Essay: Why WotC is Slash-and-Burning Dungeons & Dragons
  • Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition is coming, slashing and burning all that has come before to create a new game that ignores the tropes of classic sword-and-sorcery in order to embrace the always-on, always-cool mechanics of digital fantasy.
  • http://www.nuketown.com/node/2489
• Promo: The Gamemaster Show
  • http://thegamemastershow.com
• Outro
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