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Games At Work dot Biz
Hosted by Michael Rowe, Michael Martine, Andy Piper · EN
At the nexus of games, work, and tech
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e555 — One Two, One Two
2w ago00:36:27Tap to summarizePhoto by Michael Martine: The Bean in Millennium Park, Chicago, IL, June 2019 <span hidden class="__iawmlf-post-loop-links" data-iawmlf-links="[{"id":3351,"href":"http:\/\/GamesatWork.biz","archived_href":"https:\/\/web-wp.archive.org\/web\/20251006012120\/https:\/\/gamesatwork.biz\/","redirect_href":"","checks":[{"date":"2026-05-18 06:00:54","http_code":403}],"broken":false,"last_checked":{"date":"2026-05-18 06:00:54","http_code":403},"process":"done"},{"id":98,"href":"https:\/\/andypiper.me","archived_href":"","redirect_href":"https:\/\/andypiper.me\/","checks":[],"broken":false,"last_checked":null,"process":"done"},{"id":8167,"href":"https:\/\/ploopy.co\/bean","archived_href":"https:\/\/web-wp.archive.org\/web\/20260523104336\/https:\/\/ploopy.co\/bean\/","redirect_href":"","checks":[{"date":"2026-05-25 02:31:46","http_code":200}],"broken":false,"last_checked":{"date":"2026-05-25 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e554 — SPI vs I
3w ago00:30:44Tap to summarizePhoto by Valérie Ungerer on Unsplash Published 18 May 2026 e554 with Michael and Michael – stories and discussion on LLM phone number lookups, proctors returning to Princeton, lavish LEGO, LOTR and a whole lot more! While Andy is away, Michael and Michael get things started with a discussion on the changing nature of sensitive and private information.  What was once published in a phonebook is now a central identify hub.  While Jenny most c...
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e553 — Monks, Bots & Ghosts
4w ago00:30:36Tap to summarizeStories and discussion on a robot monk, the Dead Internet Theory, agentic autonomy, Happy Net Box, the Artemis II minifig.me crew and a whole lot more!
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e552 — Norwegian Blue Vision
May 400:26:52Tap to summarizePhoto by Shannon Potter on Unsplash <span hidden class="__iawmlf-post-loop-links" 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e551 — ATProto Socials
Apr 2000:23:38Tap to summarizePhoto from the International Space Station 1 April 2026 of the exhaust plume from Artemis II in Earth’s atmosphere – NASA ID: iss074e0431736 <span hidden class="__iawmlf-post-loop-links" data-iawmlf-links="[{"id":49,"href":"http:\/\/portal.Eurosky.tech","archived_href":"","redirect_href":"https:\/\/portal.Eurosky.tech\/","checks":[],"broken":false,"last_checked":null,"process":"done"},{"id":50,"href":"http:\/\/whitep4nth3r.com","archived_href":"https:\/\/web-wp.archive.org\/web\/20260429133238\/https:\/\/whitep4nth3r.com\/","redirect_href":"","checks":[{"date":"2026-05-17 20:51:15","http_code":206},{"date":"2026-05-26 09:40:31","http_code":206}],"broken":false,"last_checked":{"date":"2026-05-26 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e550 — Moontella
Apr 1300:23:42Tap to summarizeMashup of photo by Victor Serban on Unsplash & images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002e009287/art002e009287~orig.jpg Published 13 April 2026 e550 with Michael, Andy and Michael – celebrating Moon Joy with the Artemis II crew, Nutella in space, AI, an isomorphic reboot of Wolf3D and a whole lot more! Michael, Andy and Michael get things started for this episode with stories Artemis II mission, recorded just a few hours ahead of the splashdown off the California coast. The Artemis II mission has captured the attention of many and reignited interest in space and space exploration. NASA has leaned into the Moon Joy and the celebration of the Artemis II crew has inspired and touched the co-hosts. Check out the Artemis II moon wallpaper, and the LunarWall shortcut courtesy of Federico Viticci. In addition to the Rise mascot floating around the Artemis capsule, the world certainly took note of the floating Nutella jar. This was not the only COTS product aboard. In addition to the photos shot on iPhone and Nikon D5, Jessica Alba’s Honest lotion also had its moment. NPR had an entertaining story about all of the Moon movies – at least those that had Moon in the title.  This of course missed examples such as the Austin Powers film (with Moon Unit Alpha and Moon Unit Zappa).  Fortunately, Wikipedia has a set of movies set on the Moon. In the AI section, which persisted throughout the episode, actually – “AI!” – the co-hosts talk about the 3D models created by Google’s Gemini.  They also take a moment to consider the reported cybersecurity vulnerability discoveries from Anthropic’s project Glas...
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e549 — Dark Side of the Moon
Apr 600:31:00Tap to summarizeNASA photo art002e009057, 4 April 2026 Published 6 April 2026 e549 with Andy, Michael and Michael – boldly go into a deep set of space discussions featuring Artemis II, ways to keep track of the historic flight, COTS software and hardware aboard the spacecraft, Bernie Sanders conversation with Claude, TU Wien’s mini QR code and a whole lot more! Andy, Michael and Michael boldly go into a deep set of space discussions focusing on the launch of Artemis II.  Mission Control starts off with the Artemis II Tracker built by Jakob Rosin for Jakob Rosin, and as he says, every other space...
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e548 — The Uncomfortable Valley
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e547 — Bricktastic
Mar 1600:28:00Tap to summarizePhoto by Michael Martine, Chapel Hill, NC March 2026 Published 16 March 2026 e547 with Michael and Michael – Stories and discussion on bot to bot communications, 50 years of Apple, LEGO SmartPlay SmartBricks and a whole lot more. Michael and Michael get things rolling while Andy is away on an article about Meta’s acquisition of Moltbook.  This agent to agent conversational environment reminds the pair of the Google Homes chatting with one another from back in June 2017.  Have a look at the short description in the YouTube video below and hear the conversation from 2017 in e173: Babel Fish.   Next up: Apple’s announcement on the celebrations surrounding their 50th anniversary.  The intersection of technology and the liberal arts continues to resonate across the years.  A tremendous hack by Paul Staal’s design for a Mac mini case that mimics the 2×2 sloped computer brick. This, of course, allows the co-hosts get into the heart of this episode: LEGO!   First, a Duke alumni magazine article about Ruthie Chen Ousley, who works at LEGO Education.  Then, a discussion about the battery and new uses for the SmartBrick.  A video from Brick Fanatics highlights who these sets and bricks are really for (spoiler, not AFOL) and how this provides a new degree of play with surprises and future possibilities as new sensors and experiences are unlocked.   How do you imagine these SmartBricks may be used in the future?  Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know!  These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot.  All rights reserved.  That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links AI Ars Technica article: Meta acquires Moltbook, the AI agent social network Games at Work e173: Babel Fish (for two Google Homes talking with one another @seebotschat) HEADLINE: "Study Finds That Execs Are Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI" ALT HEADLINE: "Execs Worry They'll Be Replaced By AI, But They're Doing It Themselves" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-executive-thinking-survey — Mike Elgan (@MikeElgan@mastodon.social) 2026-03-08T18:20:28.916Z Apple MacStories article: Apple Announces 50th Anniversary Celebration Gizmodo article: This Custom Lego-Inspired Mac Mini Case Is Retrofuturism Done Right Games at Work e406: AI Lemmings (f...
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e546 — Smart Play Doom Brain Brick
Mar 900:29:12Tap to summarizePublished 9 March 2026 e543 with Andy, Michael and Michael – Stories and discussion on LEGO’s new Smart Play brick, this is a human brain (cells) on Doom, orc audio for vibe coding, Liquid Death’s Spotify urn for playlist immortality and a whole lot more. Michael, Michael and Andy get things rolling with Michael M’s delivery of the newest innovation from LEGO, the Smart Play brick!   While Michael’s only had a little bit of time to play with the new brick, it is already sparking some interesting ideas.  Check out the show notes below for what others are doing with it, now that the Smart Play brick is out and in the wild!  And of course the audio of the podcast for some of the sounds from the brick! An article about a biocomputing success to play Doom with human brain cells, reminds the cohosts of other biocomputing examples from e504.  The Ars Technica article about identifying anonymous users through LLMs likewise reminds the team of other examples for triangulating identity.  After a story about using the audio from Warcraft III in vibe coding experiences “work, work”, the team takes a look at “Humanity’s Last Exam”, which likely has already been handled by an enterprising AI research team.   Turning next to a Norwegian PSA (that is NSFW and funny) on the slippery slope of digital products and services getting worse and worse, the team then considers a story about a partnership between Epic and Google for a new set of metaverse applications.  In yet another back to the future experience, the Niantic gaming functionality may provide a roadmap to how this partnership may grow. The team wraps up with a Liquid Death promo for how you may achieve musical immortality with a custom Spotify playlist played via a bluetooth urn. What songs would be on your postmortem playlist?  Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know!  These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot.  All rights reserved.  That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links LEGO Smart Play r/LegoSmartBrick post: I disassembled a smart brick (note the comments about running Doom on a SmartBrick!) Adafruit post: Some LEGO Smart Brick – BLE Reverse Engineering #LEGO #SmartPlay hacking continued: as the Smart Minifigs and Smart Tiles comply with standard ISO 15693 NFC, they can be copied. So this had to be done. The clone works totally fine with the original #SmartBrick. ➡️ htt...
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