Up a Paddle Episode 6  - OW! My Buccanneers
Intro
Happy Anniversary!  This is the one year anniversary of my blog www.kentcer.com/nucleus.  As such, I did a little longer podcast.

Corrections and Comments
 - Ranma Review - Its pronounced A - ka -ne, not A-kane.
 - You can lead a cow downstairs, but not backwards.  Wonder who tried that one.  Thanks to listener Cowboy Bebop for that
 - Bring back Kaid - Turns out my little brother can't spell.  So from now on, his nickname is Kaid with a K.
 
 Random Fact
 - The biggest snowflake ever reported measured 15 inches across
 
 News and Rumors
 - As E3 is gearing up in the next two weeks, I'm planning a podcast for predictions on e3, and the one after e3 will of course be mostly video game news
 - Current rumors right now
   - Nights game in development for Nintendo Revolution
  - Microsoft licensed MAME for Xbox Live Arcade.  Also has deal with Sega
- HD-DVD is officially released - Selling out all over the place
- Naruto Fillers are going to keep happening.  
- 17 inch MacBook Pro released - Looks very sexy.  If I had the funds, I'd buy one.  And put windows on it.
http://insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ID=13279
- Two members of Peta (people for the eating of tasty animals), protest a peta protest by eating fried chicken.
In the words of the late Mitch Hedburg, I'm against protesting but I don't know how to show it.
http://img184.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scan12aa.jpg

 Random Fact
 - You cannot hear the sound made by a butterfly's wings because they flap too slowly
 
Conspiracy Theory Corner - Is Mario Mario a Communist?
- This is a retread of the Smurfs Argument

Random Fact
- The South Pole has a desert

New Segment
- This week - how I find content for my blog
- Recommend sites to go to - http:\\Digg.com, http:\\video.google.com, http:\\youtube.com, http:\\www.forumopolis.com,
http:\\wqoq.com

Commentary
- Commentary on the first minute or two of an episode of Corner Gas

Random Fact
- The province of Saskatchewan has a volcano.

Game Reviews
Brain Age - Train Your Brain In Minutes a Day for the Nintendo DS

Anime Review
- Trigun (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigun)
Trigun (ããããã) is a sci-fi manga series with a steampunk Wild West theme.
It is the story of Vash the Stampede, a.k.a. The Humanoid Typhoon, a person with a
$$60,000,000,000 bounty on his head, and the two Bernardelli Insurance Society employees,
Meryl Stryfe and Milly Thompson, who were ordered to follow him and minimize the damage
that seems to follow Vash everywhere he goes. Vash can almost appear to have two personalities -- that of a harmless idiot
and that of an unstoppable warrior -- but is always staunchly pacifist.

Random Fact
- A Rhino's horn is made of compacted hair

Rant
- Do it yourself furniture instructions

Random Fact
- When you sneeze, every function in your body stops, including your heart

A visit with Podcast Pete

Random Fact
- Tree sap is a conductor of electricity - That's why it's dangerous to stand under one during a thunderstorm

Podcast Recommendations
Penny Arcade Podcast (Downloadable Content)
http:\\www.penny-arcade.com
- A podcast on how they come up with their strip ideas

Snack Recommendation
- Pocky
 
Closing Song
- The Greatest Xmas Song Ever Written by American Heartbreak
http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=617e70da4d0bdb86506451ce9f9a68a2

Note: This song and other podsafe songs are graciously provided by http:\\music.podshow.com

Up a Paddle Episode 5 - Plead The Fifth
This episode is a little short due to technical issues ... and I'm lazy.  Still a good mishmash of geekery.  Enjoy.

Random Fact
Only 1 person in 2 billion will live to be 116.

Conspiracy Theory Corner
- Were Bert and Ernie killed because of their alleged homosexual lifestyle?
More of an urban legend than conspiracy
- Real conspiracy - Bert is evil and must be stopped

Random Fact
Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.

Reviews
TV shows
Lost

Anime
Ranma 1/2

Random Fact
All polar bears are left-handed.

Podcast Pete
Mangled Joke of the Week

Random Fact
Dueling is legal in Paraguay, as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

Podcast Recommendations
Anime Pulse
http://www.anime-pulse.com/

Diggnation
http://revision3.com/diggnation

Closing
That Song (is Stuck In My Head) by Full Minute of Mercury
http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=8492e6c1cc9459f1e7ee96c8b26e3a43

Up a Paddle - Episode 4 - Batting Cleanup
(http:\\upapaddle.libsyn.com)

Hi there Poddies!  I'm glad your still listening.   This podcast was a little later than usual due to a power outage and is a little on the short side but it's still good.     

Also, please check out my blog at http:\\www.kentcer.com\nucleus

Video game news
Nintendo
- Ubisoft's Red Steel (aka Katana) pictures leaked.  First possible in game shots for the Revolution and they actually looked pretty good
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/07/red-steel-first-revolution-screens-revealed/
- 20 games at Revolution Launch
http://www.revolutionfanboy.com/2006/04/08/revolution-to-launch-with-20-titles/
- DS Lite to hit North America in May
http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/345/C7237/  
 
Xbox 360
- Street fighter 2 priced for Xbox live
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/07/street-fighter-ii-on-xbla-priced-dated-cloning-clyde-announc/

Tech News
- Apple releases Boot Camp - Allows you to dual boot Windows XP Pro and Apple OSX.  
http://winsupersite.com/reviews/apple_boot_camp.asp

Random Fact
Coca-Cola translated to Chinese means, "To make mouth happy".  

Conspiracy Theory Corner
The Smurfs - Quaint Children's cartoon or Communist Propaganda
- For more on this, go to http://www.geocities.com/forhim24/smurf.html
- For more propaganda cartoons, watch Walt Disney Treasures - On the War Front

Random Fact
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

Reviews
Video Game
Lumines

Anime
Cowboy Bebop
- For more info, go to http://www.mahq.net/animation/bebop/bebop.htm

Random Fact
It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.  

Rants
Pigeons - Rats with Wings

Random Fact
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.  

Podcast Pete
Movie Review
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325980/

Random Fact
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

Mangled Joke of the Week
- Orange for a head

Closing
- Summertime Music by Brother Love
http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=8aae87c75cf4d26e0e49eda11627628f

Up a Paddle - Episode 3 - The Third Strike
I apologize for late episode and I'm doing a little longer one to make up for it.   I'm also done begging for email.  If I get any email, I'll read it but that's probably not going to happen any time soon.  I'm going to treat this podcast like my blog: I'm going to talk about
whatever I feel like.  

News
- Nintendo News
- Revolution specs leaked by IGN
http://revolution.ign.com/articles/699/699118p1.html
- You will be able to store Virtual Console games using virtually any medium as long as it can connect using USB
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/03/nintendo-revolution-to-have-sd-slot-and-usb-for-external-drives/
- Xbox 360
- From the makers of Grand Theft Auto comes Table Tennis  http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/03/rockstars-table-tennis-is-no-joke/
- Movie News
- Simpsons Movie coming in 2007.  Oh Joy
http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=6329
- Anime News
- Adult Swim to get Bleach and Eureka 7.  Eureka 7 will premiere April 14th.  The first episode of Eureka 7 will also be available to stream free at animevillage.com and there will be the option to download for a fee.
http://www.bandai-ent.com/news/pr.cfm?id=111.   
- Tech News
- UMDs are pretty much dead   http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/30/umd-about-to-be-ditched-by-wal-mart/
- Warner is shipping HD-DVD's on the 18th of this month.  Million Dollar Baby, Last Samurai, and Phantom of the Opera first releases, followed by 17 others, including The Matrix
  http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060317-6405.html
    - Apple News, or lack thereof
      - No Apple Announcement for April 1 ie no video iPod

News was a little hard to come by this week as April Fools day messed around with the regular stories.  Case in point - Bob Ross Joy of Painting game for Revolution and DS - actually a real game but everyone thought it was an April Fools day joke.   http://revolution.ign.com/articles/699/699647p1.html
   
Random Fact
- Metal shrinks when it is cold.  That is why the Eiffel tower is six inches shorter in the winter time

Conspiracy Theory Corner
- Was Nessie an Elephant?
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18374018-13762,00.html?from=rss
 
Random Fact
Top Speed of a Pigeon in flight: 90mph

Reviews
Movies
- Walk the Line
- King Kong - 2005 version

Video Games
- Super Monkey Ball 1 & 2, Deluxe

TV Show
- Scrubs
Seasons 1 and 2 now out on dvd.  Season 3 hits May 9th

Anime
- Yakitate Japan!
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4454

Random Fact
- Bluebirds cannot see the color blue.

Special Segment - The Little Brother Challenge with guest host Cade
- We each ate 3 Kinder Suprise eggs to see who would get the air plane toy.

Random Fact
- The heel of a sock is called the "gore"

Rant
- Bottled Water, or glorified tap water.

Random Fact
- Squirrels cannot see the color red

Podcast Pete
- Question - Are you married?

Podcast Recommendations
- Ask a Ninja http://www.askaninja.com

Closing
- "Down in Flames" by Superbeing
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