IC 44: Battle Royale, But Make it Crypto Currency

What the hell is up with Facebook Libra? Randolf explains why we should be cautious about this buzzword-filled announcement. We’ve got some micromanagement strategy games plus a discussion of the dark series Chernobyl. Thankfully, Good Internet, Best Internet has some lighter memes and useful content we’ve found. If you liked this episode, please consider taking … Continue reading IC 44: Battle Royale, But Make it Crypto Currency

What the hell is up with Facebook Libra? Randolf explains why we should be cautious about this buzzword-filled announcement. We’ve got some micromanagement strategy games plus a discussion of the dark series Chernobyl. Thankfully, Good Internet, Best Internet has some lighter memes and useful content we’ve found.

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Show Notes

Facebook announces “Libra” cryptocurrency and “Calibra” wallet (Vox, FB newsroom)

Battle royale genre of video game (Wikipedia)

Gaming

Oxygen Not Included (Steam)

Age of Empires III (Steam)

Anno 1800 (Ubisoft)

You’ve Gotta See This (YGST)

This time: HBO’s Chernobyl (IMDb)

For next time: Stranger Things Season 3 (IMDb)

Good Internet, Best Internet (GIBI)
Randolf’s Good 1: YouTuber Highlight: LockPickingLawyer
Michael ’s Good 1: YouTuber has paid sponsor, refuses to endorse the product
Randolf’s Good 2: A Good Movie to Watch
Michael’s Good 2: Marianne Williamson memes on Twitter (example 1, 2, 3, and some Vox explanation)

Music
“spring synths” by oddsamples is licensed under CC BY 3.0
“Another Version of You” by Chris Zibriskie is licensed under CC BY 4.0
“Yellow Dust” by RoleMusic is licensed under CC BY 3.0
“Mushroom Background Music” by Sunsai is licensed under CC BY 3.0