Hey there! We're Kristin and Dana of Craft Happy. We are competitors turned besties turned co-founders and together, we’ve taught thousands how to handcraft the perfect cozy knit with our chunky blanket kits. Join us as we grow our side hustle all while balancing marriage, motherhood, friendship, full-time careers, and the inevitable mess that comes when those areas of your life get tangled up. So pour yourself a glass of wine – or maybe not if you’re driving! - and find comfort in knowing y ...
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Alex Albisu and JoJo Maldonado come together with their friends to talk about all things video games, geek culture, and BEER! Join us to celebrate and share what we're passionate about!
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10. A Spork In The Road - Knowing When To Step Back To Step Ahead
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After Google failed to answer "when to know when to quit your side hustle" - instead just giving us a million and one results for "when to know when to quit your day job and go full time side hustle" - we figured this was the episode WE needed to hear ourselves. In this vulnerable Season One finale of the Tangled Up with Craft Happy podcast, we do …
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9. The Write Off People - Tax Season Scaries
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If that Schitt's Creek skit is just about all you know about business write-offs, then you probably know more than us. Welcome to the most uneducational 30 minutes of your life where we figure out how to minimize our tax bills without going to prison. We're waaaaay too pretty for that. A few nuggets of wisdom may be uncovered - like did you know Ro…
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8. Those Who Can Kinda Sorta Do, Teach - Adventures In Hosting Online Workshops
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Cozy on up! It’s story time. This episode is all about our accidental jump into the land of virtual workshops. From humble beginnings hanging iPhones on chandeliers to nailing the tour guide lingo, Kristin is the real hero as our best (and for a while, ONLY!) Craft Happy chunky blanket teacher. Don’t think that Dana didn’t get thrown into the mix t…
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7. Unsolicited Advice - What We Wish We Knew Way Back When
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We’re firm believers that everything happens for a reason, and we wouldn’t be where we are today without some bumps in the road (love that journey for us). Buuuut hindsight is 20/20 and what we wouldn’t give to yell at our younger selves to PUT DOWN THE TWEEZERS! Also maybe don’t follow strangers down a mall alley, get your pale ass out of the tann…
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6. Spousal Support - Husbands Keep Us Humble (and Hungry)
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This episode is dedicated to our oh-so-loving spouses just in time for Valentine's Day...which may sound sweet if this is your first episode of Tangled Up. But you should really know better by now. Whether it's maintaining a family calendar or hiding Amazon packages (girl, we get it), marriage takes work. Join us as we share insights into our own r…
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5. Fuller Life - We'll Take One Full Time Career With A Side Hustle For 400, Pat
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Does having a side hustle make you a better employee? We think so. We also think you have to be a little crazy to look at your already insane schedule and say, “OH! There's totally room in my life for a side hustle.” Obviously no judgment here! Join us as we navigate the demands of our 9-5s with a passion for our own small business, a shared disdai…
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4. Pop-Ups & Downs - Our First (And Only) Event Booth
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Gather round for story time as we dive into our first experience as a small-business show vendor. No inventory? No display? No business cards? No problem! After a few failed applications, we finally got a YES and ventured into a jam-packed weekend of set-up, sales and magic cookie bars. Avoid our mistakes (like forgetting aforementioned business ca…
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3. Working Moms - Finding Time To Raise Tiny Humans + Grow Your Biz Without Giving Up Your Target Run
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It's a tale as old as time: kids vs career. Which gets more attention and if it's not your kids, are you destined to be put in a home one day? We're still not entirely sure, but what we do know is that stay at home mom life is for a special club of women for which we are not members of. Join us as we discuss all things mom guilt and whether social …
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2. Besties in Biz - Everything You Need To Know Before Taking Your BFF To LLC
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It isn't always easy being friends...and sharing a bank account doesn't make a relationship LESS complicated! But us ladies of Craft Happy like to think we figured out a great formula to keep our friendship and co-founder-ship thriving. Join us as we share five tried and true attributes of a good friend turned co-founder including mutual respect, t…
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1. Goldfish Memories - Our Side Hustle Journey (So Far)
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They say not to go into business with your friends. We say they're wrong. Holy sh*t, it's our first podcast. Like ever. Come get tangled up with Craft Happy co-founders Kristin and Dana (that's us!) as we reflect on our origin story. Or try to...! From first impressions to first chunky blanket workshops, you have to know where you've been to know w…
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Hey there! We're Kristin and Dana of Craft Happy. We are competitors turned besties turned co-founders and together, we’ve taught thousands how to handcraft the perfect cozy knit with our chunky blanket kits. Join us as we grow our side hustle all while balancing marriage, motherhood, friendship, full-time careers, and the inevitable mess that come…
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G30 59: Fairly Certain This Was A Movie Plot...
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*Opening Scene* Scientist: We can't do that. Questionable/Secret Government Entity: HA! *Two weeks later*(After an observation of the whole planet on fire) Joe Blue Collar: Well... Guess we gotta find a new planet... *Rolls Up Sleeves*Yup. We'll get into that... BUT FIRST!!! Alex and JoJo bring on a beer by recommendation from Rindi!Delirium Tremen…
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A Fearsome Foursome as Alex and JoJo are joined by Javy and Cody of Something Strange (The Podcast)! Cody surprises us with a cider!Ace Hard Cider http://www.acecider.com/our-ciders/ace-apple/Then the four talk:Retroblox Gaming Console vs Raspberry Pi:http://retroblox.comSexy Star Wars Time! (And Music!)http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/star-wars/ne…
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G30 57: Accepting Valentine's Day Applications (Inquire Within)
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Alex and JoJo are each other’s Valentine’s! And then Alex remembers he’s married… BOO! Oh wait, that’s the wrong holiday… This is February, not October… ANYWAYS… The duo sip on a brilliant beer: Laughing Dog Brewing Anubis Imperial Coffee Porterhttps://laughingdogbrewing.com/beer/anubis-imperial-coffee-porter/As they talk: Drinking beer is healthy …
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A tale of two breweries! Alex and JoJo welcome guest Paul to the show. He lives in Vegas and brings in:Bluffing Isn't Weisse and Hoppy Times fromBad Beat Brewinghttp://www.badbeatbrewing.comWhile Alex and JoJo enjoy:War Wagon KolschOld Ox Breweryhttp://www.oldoxbrewery.comhttp://www.oldoxbrewery.com/event/third-annual-chilly-days-chili-fundraiser/T…
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The Geek:30 group is sick. Now, I'm not going to point any fingers, Alex... But I'm pretty sure it wasn't Finn like you keep suggesting. Anyways: Slight hiatus (One week)It's all Alex's fault for being the carrier. (We know it was you)Please send beer! ...What do you mean "Alcohol negates the antibiotics"!? We're gonna die. Thanks, Alex. >_…
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G30 55: Epic Soundtrack Not Included
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Alex and JoJo welcome Chris Mac back to the show! And give hime a geek quiz! (JoJo has issues stifling his emotions)Victory is ours as we enjoy the 9.5% ABV Golden Monkey: https://www.victorybeer.com/beers/golden-monkey/NASA working to prevent asteroids from colliding with Earthhttps://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/aida(Steven Tyler was unavailable…
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Alex did not preorder the Switch. JoJo preordered two. Just so we're clear. Alex and JoJo bring on a old and familiar face (Beer) to the show! Yuengling! http://www.yuengling.com/We talk Farm Brew Live in West Prince William County (Virginia):http://farmbrewlive.com/2-silos-campus/Woody Harrelson confirmed for Han Solo "A Star Wars Movie":http://ww…
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We’re Back! Happy New Year! Alex and JoJo welcome a new guest to the show, Christian! He is a home brewer and tech extraordinaire! Christian brings a home brewed Citrus IPA that was amazing! (Something tells me homebrewing may happen in Geek:30’s future!)We talk Holiday Shenanigans:No link. We were gone for three weeks. Time to play catch up!The de…
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Hello from the future! And welcome to 2017! It's already better than 2016! This episode was prerecorded at DCPodfest that occurred November 4-5 in Washington DC. Alex is joined by Jennifer Crawford and Alex Vidales to talk about all things podcasting. -Cheers!By Alex Albisu
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G30 52.5: Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animals!
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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and Best of Wishes from The Geek:30 family! We hope you've enjoyed this year with us! We certainly have enjoyed our year with you! Thank you so much! -Cheers!By Alex Albisu
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Alex and JoJo go see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story! At the end of the episode, the two go into a review that does contain spoilers! But do not worry, we do count down as a warning. But before we talk Star Wars, we drink:Maui Brewing Pineapple Mana Wheathttp://mauibrewingco.com/discover_beer/pineapple-mana-wheat/And talk about the cast reveal in the …
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WHOOPS! So THAT'S what that button does... Damn... Ok, so... I umm... Might have Borked the system. (The System Is Down) *Cue Strong Bad* Let's wing these show notes, shall we? Guinness Antwerpen Stout: https://www.guinness.com/en-us/our-beers/guinness-antwerpen/Jimmy Fallon plays Mario Run, then gets surprised and plays Legend of Zelda Breath of T…
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50 EPISODES!!! Thank you so much for 50 amazing episodes about all things geek and craft beer! This week we recorded in front of a live studio audience via Discord! We also celebrated with a local Virginia cider: Bold Rock Virginia Draft Amber Apple Ciderhttp://www.boldrock.com/draft/We talked about: Universal Studios and Nintendo hookup to make a …
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Live from Tin Cannon, it’s Geek:30 Happy Hour! Join Alex and JoJo as they celebrate 2 years with Bobby, John, Aaron, Neal, and Sabrina on location at Tin Cannon Brewing Company in Gainesville, Virginia! Tin Cannon provides a number of fantastic brews and neither Alex, nor JoJo has yet to have a bad beer their. You should genuinely visit the brewery…
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This week we celebrate Thanksgiving. Alex and JoJo bring on a beer they ordered from Kansas: 8-Bit Pale Alehttp://tallgrassbeer.com/8bit/ Then they talk Marvel’s Inhumans changing from a movie to a show:https://news.marvel.com/tv/54407/marvels-inhumans-coming-imax-abc-2017/ And VR being slated to help a head transplant recipient: http://nerdist.com…
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We have a published author on our show! Join Alex and JoJo as they welcome Justin to their show! By recommendation, Justin has us pick up:Sam Adams: Rebel IPAhttps://www.samueladams.com/craft-beers/rebel-family/rebel-ipaWe then discuss:Tesla introduces Solar Panel shingles to replace your roof:https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/28/these-are-teslas-stun…
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Today he turns… 33! *Cue Applause/Cheer*It’s JoJo’s birthday! Alex brings on guest Neal to help him celebrate the big day! Neal decides to pair beer with cake! WHAT!? What is this delicious Black Magik!? Founders Breakfast Stouthttps://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/breakfast-stout/+ Yummy Chocolate cake! The three then talk about: Twitter shuts down…
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Apparently, Alex has been keeping a secret from JoJo. A secret everyone knows… Except for JoJo… Listen in as JoJo loses his collective (Bad Word) while Alex blows his mind with this new revelation. Eventually JoJo regains composure. Eventually… And the two welcome Alex’s sister, Katie, to the show to talk about: The 10 Scariest games… You know, the…
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Alex and JoJo welcome Justin back to the show! Is he Batman? Or does he just have really bad allergies? The world may never know. The trio discuss the beer Justin brought over. Du Claw’s Mad Bishop:https://duclaw.com/beer/mad-bishop/Then they talk Nintendo unveiling The new Switch:http://www.ign.com/videos/2016/10/20/first-look-at-nintendos-new-con…
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JoJo returns! Now with more T-Virus! But Alex has apprehensions about recording with a plague induced JoJo so they decide to have a week long hiatus. Come on, Alex! A lil Plague never hurt nobody! So the two finally get together, hack through an intro, record five minute of high quality content, and stop mid statement as they bare witness to Alex’s…
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Alex is sad that Jojo is leaving him!!! Not permanently, and it's mostly jealousy he's feeling. Jojo is a world traveler for a couple of weeks, which means the guys got together to record a quick .5 episode. Listen in on the exciting adventures that are in store for Jojo as he travels through Europe with his family!…
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Alex celebrates three wonderful years of marriage with Deanna! and brings back a growler from Wolfe Street Brewing in Harrisonburg, Virginia! https://www.facebook.com/wolfestreetbrewing/He is then joined by JoJo and their mutual friend, Justin to talk about: VR Datinghttp://www.ign.com/articles/2016/09/16/tgs-2016-romance-in-vr-is-as-weird-as-you-t…
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G30 41: Game delays, game walls, and Game Masters
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In this episode, Alex allows JoJo to elaborate certain details... He questions whether or not that would be a good idea in the future... Probably not. Anyhow, we bring Kevin into the conversation! We Love Kevin! And Kevin brought beer! We Loved Kevin BEFORE he brought beer! But also More so afterwards... Slight bias... Duvet Golden Ale:http://www.d…
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Apple has cut the cord on headphones, should you? Join Alex and JoJo as they discuss moving forward without analog ear buds:http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/9/12859858/no-headphone-jack-iphone-7-reactionThey also cover Sony's Playstation Pro reveal:http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/7/12748316/sony-ps4-pro-announced-price-specs-release-dateAnd everyone l…
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G30 39: We take your childhood for a ride...
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Hold on to your childhood... We're about to take it for a ride...Alex and JoJo mourn and celebrate the death and life (respectively) of Gene Wilder: http://nerdist.com/willy-wonka-and-blazing-saddles-returning-to-theaters-to-honor-gene-wilder/In regards to imagination, we revisit a childhood favorite where the floor is lava, which is now a video ga…
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Alex broke JoJo. I repeat, Alex broke JoJo. Even before they started recording. But they did start recording! Eventually... With the help of Javy, we try Lost Rhino's Face Plant IPA:www.lostrhino.com/face-plant-bull-ipa.htmlThen we discuss Russian Avengers:http://www.gamesradar.com/guardians-trailer-russian-superheroes/Jumanji won’t be a reboot:htt…
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G30 37: Light Sabers have been patented!
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SURPRISE!!! Bill McKenna of Not Another Podcast? Brings not one, but THREE beers! Join Alex and JoJo as they taste the best of the $2.99 6-Pack lagers from Trader Joes! Great Lakes Brewing Eliot Ness Amber Lager:https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/eliot-nessName Tag Lager:http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/165Simpler Times Lager:http://…
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2016: The year heroes can't get along...But bad guys can...Alex and JoJo talk Suicide Squad: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/08/14/suicide-squad-petes-dragon-sausage-party-box-office/88587668/Smell-O-Vision (Is it actually real?):http://nosulusrift.ubisoft.com/?lang=en-GB#!/introductionAnd we pay our tribute to Kenny Baker, most famo…
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Dysentery, Cholera, Typhoid Fever, Measles, Diphtheria... These are all things Alex and JoJo ran into in the cult classic, Oregon Trail. We bring on Alex Mac, ANOTHER Alex, onto the show to discuss the recent release of a card game based on Oregon Trail. http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Oregon-Trail-Card-Game-42117544Alex was awesome enough to bring a …
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G30 34: Live from Quattro Goomba's!
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You may or may not hear some rain... You may or may not hear some echo... But you'll definitely hear Alex and JoJo talk beer with Brandon, the head brewer at Quattro Goomba's Brewery in Aldie, Virginia! Brandon very graciously walks us through a flight of amazing beers from their brewery! We sample:Mangia La Frutta | Farmhouse Saison(Not Yet Named)…
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*Cue The Imperial March* Alex and JoJo sit down and talk military strategies with Emily, the commanding officer of The Old Line Garrison of The 501st Legion. Such strategies include: Why would Disney nix The Tower of Terror in California!? https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/07/guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout-coming-to-disney-calif…
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It's simply not enough to enjoy a beer at a time anymore. Sometimes you should enjoy two simultaneously! On this episode, Alex and JoJo mix a ratio of 2/3 Wells Banana Bread with 1/3 Du Claw's Sweet Baby Jesus! It. Was. Delicious. Period. Wells Banana Bread Beer: http://www.charleswells.co.uk/our-company/our-products/wells-banana-bread-beer/Du Claw…
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G30 31: Riri, and Squirtle, and Sulu... OH MY!!!
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Alex is in Rome! Without JoJo! One of them is sad! And it's PROBABLY not Alex... Before the trip, the duo managed to record a quick (Read: Longer than usual) episode about:Riri, the new Iron... Girl? Seriously... What's the nomenclature on this?http://www.cnet.com/news/the-next-iron-man-is-a-black-teenage-girl-genius/It's OK to be Takei! http://ner…
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G30 30: The One With The Happy Hour
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30 EPISODES!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!? Thank you so much for your support of the show! We know most celebrate on episodes like 25 or 50, but 30 happens to be half the reason why we started this podcast to begin with. So again, our sincere gratitude for everyone who has joined the conversation! Alex and JoJo team up with Jamie (If it sounds good, it's …
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Hello! Welcome to VOLTRON!!!. The VOLTRON!!! where we VOLTRON!!! about VOLTRON!!!. VOLTRON!!!. VOLTRON!!!: LEGENDARY!!! DEFENDER!!!https://www.netflix.com/title/80075595Alex and JoJo eventually calm themselves (VOLTRON!!!) and also talk about things that REALLY get Summer swinging! Like Steam's Summer Sale (Which has taken Alex's wallet hostage!):h…
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Alex and JoJo Escape from Room! In Herndon! Exclamation Point! But not without the help of The Amazing and VERY patient Deanna as well as hosts Bill and Brett of Not Another Podcast?. Escape Room Herndon:http://www.escaperoomherndon.comNot Another Podcast?:http://www.notanotherpodcastusa.comDeanna is Awesome:Website Pending Alex. Seriously. What's …
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Alex and JoJo bring on guest Don (Diddi) immediately after watching the new Warcraft movie. SPOILER ALERT!!! *WE TALK WARCRAFT AT 40:19*Join in on the conversation as the three talk about: Skynet... When Elite's AI Created Super Weapons and Started Hunting Players:http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2016/06/03/elites-ai-created-super-weapons-and-started-huntin…
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Alex and JoJo go to AwesomeCon!!! We drink a local porter from a can (poured into a glass, obviously). Imogen Heap dances to play music. And Nintendo gives us more for E3. Oh, and a new segment, The G30 Question: We ask: What is your first experience with a computer?*PSSST! This is the part where you participate!*This and more on Episode 26!Cheers!…
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