#286 – Aristocats

The band gets back together for episode 286! We catch up on each other’s weeks along with discussing Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm news! Also, some strange talk of what “BFT” means, along with ways to prepare cordon bleu…

Bacon News

• 86 year old woman fights off thief with bacon!
  • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/woman-fights-thief-with-bacon_us_578f9764e4b04ca54ebfafc0?utm_hp_ref=bacon
    • The woman had just withdrawn a large sum of money when a mugger demanded she hand it over, only to respond with a packet of bacon around the face.
    • The local police station who reported on the issue, decided to use a strange hashtag to highlight the story… ‪#‎BeatOffWithBacon‬.

Geek & Random News

• 3d printer company wants to create prints from coffee, hemp, and even beer.
  • http://www.geek.com/news/3d-printers-can-now-print-with-hemp-beer-and-coffee-1663407/
    • A new startup company is looking to make 3d printing material out of more environment friendly filament, and among the choices is coffee, hemp and beer.
    • These filaments can cost 60-80% more than traditional PLA plastic material, but… Prints made from beer? Coffee? Weed? Who wants a sundering figurine made from beer!
• Star Trek Discovery, the name and ship unveiled!
  • http://www.geek.com/news/check-out-the-new-ship-from-star-trek-discovery-1663097/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqm9HSYbf0o (ship unveil)
    • The series will take place in “chapters”
    • The ship is inspired by the cancelled 1970 star trek movie.

Gaming News

• Overwatch Drops the Ban Hammer on Cheaters
  • http://kotaku.com/banned-overwatch-players-are-not-reacting-well-1784702322
  • Cheaters upset because “Triggerbot” is not really a cheat, although it auto fires if an enemy combatant moves in front of your firing reticle
  • And now the cheaters are performing DDOS attacks
• New overwatch patch arrives with a ton of new stuff! Skins, sprays, and even a new game mode!
  • http://www.overpwn.com/news/209-overwatch-summer-games-patch-lucioball-new-skins
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpcOD9tJM4k
  • New game mode: Lucioball, Rocket league in Overwatch! Everyone plays as Lucio, and your goal is to score 3 goals on the enemy net.
• Auriel arrives in the nexus next week!
  • http://www.shacknews.com/article/96094/heroes-of-the-storm-gets-support-from-auriel-in-its-ptr-today
    • She’s a support hero, who uses “hope” instead of mana.
    • Alongside the new hero, Heroes of the Storm is receiving a big boost to its performance, increasing its framerate drastically.
• New Hearthstone expansion! One Night in Karazhan
  • http://kotaku.com/hearthstones-new-adventure-is-one-big-party-1784519066
  • The trailer is amazing: https://youtu.be/qlHx7YNWYGY
    • Will cost $20, with 4 wings.
    • Medivh has invited you to party, but when you arrive, he’s gone missing, and things get a little out of hand.
    • Seems like a pretty upbeat expansion.
• Demon Hunters Q and A:
  • http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/5873-Legion-Developer-Q-A-Demon-Hunters
    • The Broken Shore (Legion intro quest) and Demon Hunters will become available on August the 9th.
    • There will be a special Warglaive weapon available only during the pre-launch event.
    • A level 70 character will be required to create a Demon Hunter.

RAY

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CER

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XIA

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