Episode 197 - Praise Jesus, But Not Too Much

Graphics Cards are in the news this week, and not to be outdone by anything, HWIDG is unveiling our new extended cut of the weekly podcast, Here's What I Really, Really, Really Don't Get. With more issues than ever before, get ready for the Big Chungus of podcasts. Each episode is 73 hours long and filled to the brim with just as many issues. But the kicker? We're introducing our brand new DH Cores which will extend the podcast with another 12 hours of blazing fast Deadhelm voicemails. It's the ultimate podcast experience, available starting at $1599.99, and if you pre-order now, you'll receive a voucher for free copies of:

* Black Panther
* Unitarians
* No Backwards Compatibility
* Freedom of the Press

For all intents and purposes, the late Chadwick Boseman seemed like he was a cool dude. Outside of the movies he had a charm and presence to him that made him stand out. Unfortunately he forgot to bring that to the set of Black Panther. Black Panther isn't a train wreck (outside of the CGI in the final battle), but it's not even one of the better Marvel movies, and he had a good part in contributing to that not-so-greatness. The villain outshines him by a mile, and he's surrounded by actors that have dozens of years of experience over him and he fails to bring the goods. And yet, in the wake of his death it seems some are trying to hold it to much higher standards than it deserves.

Ah, Unitarian churches. The vegan, gluten-free, fat-free, low sugar birthday cake of the church world. We made it vegan, gluten-free, low sugar, and fat-free so that everyone can have a piece! No one's left out! Except everyone that doesn't want to eat that garbage. It's church for white liberals who have a sharp disdain for traditional strict Catholic church and the Conservative Southern Baptist churches, but who still want the sense of community that comes from the weekly gatherings. But Unitarians are so inclusive, right? It's in the name! Why yes, they are inclusive to anyone white enough who doesn't rock the boat. Wouldn't want you praying to Vishnu too hard, now.

The further we advance our video game technology, the further behind our 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit and beyond game systems become. But, I say, isn't that the point? To be able to go back to these old-school games without worry of system memory or sound chip woes. If we've blazed past them so fast, then it should be relatively easy to let us play the back catalogs without buying another port of them again for the fifth time. If we cannot be compatible with our pasts, then we are doomed to buy Super Mario 64 again and again and again (unless you like actually good platformers).

Gone are the days of the local street urchin hocking newspapers on the side of the road for a nickel a day. Back when journalism meant going places and writing stories. A newspaper writer was someone you could trust. Then, mass production led to a newspaper on every doorstep first thing in the morning or a box stuffed full of them every 20 feet on the street. TV news came along, and those that didn't want to read forced it on the rest of us. The internet came along and killed any semblance of authority and respect the news had left. Now, every story is opinionated and rushed out for the fastest clicks. Journalists just regurgitate headline news and add their political bent. If I wanted more of that I wouldn't skip Thanksgiving with the family.

All this and more on this week’s episode! Don't forget to join us on DISCORD, and support us on PATREON or by BUYING A SHIRT!