Pixels and Puppets

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does at https://www.operationpuppet.com!IntroIntro. Andrew has a potty mouth.Coping Mechanism! Fuck yeah NYC! Secret Base is cool26:37The Puppet PitIt's time to have The Talk. Things are changing. Don't panic.Pssst. Buddy. Wanna buy a frog? Also shop sale.Recent builds: Eyegor! And commissionsBuild streams (almost) continue!All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC54:00PixeltownDeck Nook! Deck gets screen off low power download mode ; PS Portal can stream Ps5 nowGTAVI lolLast time it was Fallout Day, today it's N7!No Man's Sky starts yearly Expedition re-runPSVR2 working on... Linux? GaspHalo Infinite is doneWaframe check-in: tripled QTCC goal, dev stream happened, from one charity drive to another: Movember, and yes the Clan situation changed again. Related: Join the OP Warframe clan!Music Credits:Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

IntroIntro. Are we a sports podcast now?Tron Ares!Coping Mechanism! Andrew's: Garth! Kevin's: QTCC42:46The Puppet PitRecent builds: Two Hoomans and Antifa Frogs!Antifa frog huh?Build streams (almost) continue!All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC53:13PixeltownDeck Nook. Bad news: ROG Ally X is good hardware and bad OS. Good news: It runs Bazzite just fine.AWS is down? No sleep for you!Let the internet grade your poopFallout day! Hooray!You Definitely want an AI OS right? Yeah, you do.The Next Xbox (which is everything, remember) will be expensive and "curated" (whatever that means) Also, New Old Halo! (and they moved the game pass logo)No Man's Sky update AGAIN? Waframe check-in: The Vallis Undermind update is live, Nokko is adorable, The Pixels and Puppets Clan isn't. However shoutout GreatBardini and the College of BardMusic Credits:Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

IntroIntro, old men complain about weather and brainsmovie round up including One Battle After Another and a note about FronkensteenCoping Mechanism: How We Beat the Fascists Last Time by J DraperSteve Marshhttps://youtube.com/@steve-marsh?si=nTXWmyU6H69F6ezN48:38The Puppet PitRecent builds: my first sloth! And more commissions. And a delayed foam shipment.Build streams continue! Ever see a man shave a sloth?All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC1:11:36PixeltownDeck Nook: yay more tariffsBluesky CEO Posts Through It. Result: the Fediverse gets another round of escapees. A sumary and why Bluesky is "decentralized" in name only.Game Pass. Lol. Lmao.Reflections on 1 year of Warframe. Also The O:P Clan is open!Assassin's Creed: Post Civil War? Yeah, nahVR is back baby! New Samsung XR, and Valve is rolling tooRelated: we may have reached a decision in the "keep the PS5?" choiceMusic Credits:Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does at https://www.operationpuppet.com!IntroRemote recording? On a Sunday? MADNESS!Coping Mechanism: Words Unraveled by Rob Watts and Jess Zaffaris ; Nick Lutsko13:30The Puppet PitAfter a week off it’s time for Spooky Season!Build streams continue! Sorta!All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC23:04PixeltownLenovo Legion Go 2 preorders exceed supply ROG Xbox Ally is officially priced, many are re-evaluating the MSI Claw (Intel based)Steam Deck goes on sale until Oct 6! It wasn't Kevin's cup of horny tea but props to Larian for making a Linux native port of Baldur's Gate 3Xbox gets yet another price increase while Costco dumps it completelyGamer's Nexus adding Linux benchmarkingIs EA going private for $50B? Sure why notKevin has been spending a lot of time in virtual spaceships, and a review of the amazing history of the first Elite game.The new Balatro is out, and it's a hitWarframe check in! Update imminent!Music Credits:Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does at https://www.operationpuppet.com!IntroFolow-up thoughts on negativity biasThe brilliant Some More News episode on toxic nostalgiaCoping Mechanism: Kevin has ben enjoying a delightful No Man's Sky streamer/creator, Captain Steve16:37The Puppet PitTariffs follow-up and the road aheadA call for collaborators!We regret to announce that the O:P TikTok is backRecent builds: A rod arm monster and protoyping new designs.New Oracle Episode is out!Build streams continue! Sorta!All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC38:05PixeltownYes, we will in fact Talk About The ThingNo Man's Sky check-in and an update on the PS5/PSVR2 decisionStar Citizen Squadron 42 in 2026? Maybe, maybe notApple! Nah. Well, maybe live translation on AirPods Also, Meta's Hypernova! CoooolOur plummet into New Puritanism hits large(r) YouTubers with "Restricted Mode"AI bullshit: Classic Indian movie gets ending changed. A feature length AI film! French Lara Croft performance was murderedIn Fucktendo news: Nintendo granted a ridiculously broad patent for “summoned companions who battle for you” in video gamesAlso Nintendo Direct featured 30 games, 26 were sequels or ports. Also a Virtual Boy shell to put your switch 2 in to play those. DQ7 Reimagined looks great tho (it's on all platforms lol)Last: A week(ish) of Pixels and Puppets streams! Including tabletop!Music Credits:Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

IntroCarnies: the pioneers of enshittificationNew segment? Coping Mechanism: stuff that has inspired, interested or distracted us. This time: Kevin learned the most wholesome and uplifting story in... heavy metal? Raj Against The Machine: Bloodywood. And the follow up: Expect a Riot. And do watch the video for Jee Yeeray.For comfort watching Andrew reccomends Baumgartner restorations34:57The Puppet PitRecent builds: A goblin, two Sonks and almost a rod arm monster.Tariffs, eh?Build streams (sorta) continue, plus new tutorial video! Boning! Expect jokes.All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC59:56Pixeltown7 Years of Proton, a literal game changerCommodore is back!Is the tide finally turning for the "AI" bullshit bubble? Never mind, the scammers are already shifting to "quantum"Toxic Avenger remake buys medical debt! Now THAT'S marketingHow about that 3 hour documentary from Gamer's Nexus on the AI GPU black market? Nevermind, it got Bloomberg'd. (side note about youtube essays in general)Hollow Knight: Silksong turns into the indie GTA6Vivaldi (Kevin's browser of choice) takes a stand against adding AI chatbots.Kevin's PS5 saved by No Man's Sky update. Or has it?Did we pay any attention to Gamescom? Kevin: No. Andrew: kindaMusic Credits:Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

IntroMedia check!The problem with "canon" and how that relates to... Arthurian literature and the Bardic traditions? What?27:49The Puppet PitRecent builds: Two Greeblees, Two Smols, A Hooman, Two Sonks and a rainbow fur live hands monster! Whew!Build streams continue!All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC41:05PixeltownGhost 6.0 released with full Fediverse support, meaning every publication based on Ghost (eg 404 Media) can be followed from any Fediverse-connected account (like Mastodon). https://ghost.org/changelog/6/Surgical takedown of a "neutral" AI vision of the futureWe can back up your brain! It will kill you!A really nice article about a fontOK one more bad AI story, Meta AI flirts a guy to deathIs it time for Kevin to divest of his last console? DiscussPlaying games that aren’t (a) Warframe or even (b) video games: it can be done! Coming Soon on the Pixels and Puppets video channels: Tabletop For OneBut Warframe is still good. Check-in. (shout-out Savaal Enclave in general and Great Bardini in particular)Music Credits:Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

IntroSo, about the podcast ending...Andrew traveledKevin did not26:36The Puppet PitRecent builds: a lot!Etsy continues to suckKevin's episode of Fireside Fedi: https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/kXyX7zXzkzwuLNJyaA56G3Build streams continueNew video series: Tips, Trick and TutorialsAll links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC52:01PixeltownDeck Nook-ishTech check-in: what have we been tinkering with?The Great Linux Experiment is no longer an experimentALL THE TECH NEWS DURING OUR BREAKLOL nah but is Intel going to die? Plus VR headsets are dead but AR is back baby, AI is going to kill us,Game check-in: what have we been playing? Spoiler alert: Kevin's playing WarframeHey some movies are actually good!Music Credits:Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

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