Episode 209 - Driving Doom

Michael and Michael start off this episode with a discussion on the classic first person shooter Doom, and how in a recent episode of the Boundary Break YouTube series, we are treated to a behind the scenes view of how the Doom 2016 developers wrote the code for the game.  … Continue reading →

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Michael and Michael start off this episode with a discussion on the classic first person shooter Doom, and how in a recent episode of the Boundary Break YouTube series, we are treated to a behind the scenes view of how the Doom 2016 developers wrote the code for the game.  It is fascinating to see where some of the off-camera elements are left out (such as the face, torso, etc of the shooter) and where sometimes the details are very richly embellished, even if no one will ever see them in the game.

Moving (heh) along, the co-hosts imagine a world where your travel and hotel are a package deal, with the self-driving hotel room comes to you and takes you to your destination.  The Autonomous Travel Suite would arrive at your home, and you would board the hotel on wheels, which would then navigate to your destination.  While an intriguing concept, it would have to be something that gets you quickly to a destination that is further than you could drive and be back at your home — speculation that this could be something done in conjunction with the Boring Company.  

Wrapping up the show, Michael and Michael discuss various security constructs, from the recently announced Google two factor Titan hardware keys to Yubico to SMS to GRC’s SQRL.  

Selected Links

Kotaku article: 2016’s Doom Looks Very Silly In Third Person — https://kotaku.com/2016s-doom-looks-very-silly-in-third-person-1828601195 

Mashable article: ‘Doom’ player uncovers a secret that’s been hidden for 24 years — https://mashable.com/article/doom-2-secret-24-years-found 

Condé Nast Traveler article: Self-Driving Hotel Rooms May Soon Become a Reality  — https://www.cntraveler.com/story/self-driving-hotel-rooms-may-soon-become-a-reality 

The Boring Company — https://www.boringcompany.com 

The Verge article: Google’s in-house security key is now available to anyone who wants one — https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/30/17797338/google-titan-security-key-2fa-token-store-sale 

Yubico — https://www.yubico.com

GRC’s SQRL Secure Quick Reliable Login — https://www.grc.com/sqrl/sqrl.htm 

Security Now Episode #626 transcript — https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-626.htm 

GRC Search on SMS Two Factor Authentication — https://www.grc.com/search.htm?cx=000064552291181981813%3Ay8yi5go2xza&cof=FORID%3A11&q=SMS+two+factor&sa.x=0&sa.y=0&sa=Search 

Games the co-hosts are playing 

Nothing new this week! 

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