Geekshow Helpdesk: Fungus? Not a fungus.

Tony:

-Carbonation Station: Zoa+ Pineapple Passion Fruit

-iRobot files for Chap 11 bankruptcy: https://www.engadget.com/home/irobot-has-filed-for-bankruptcy-and-may-be-taken-over-by-its-primary-supplier-091602257.html

-2 for 2 on Amazon getting caught: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/amazon-pulls-its-bad-ai-video-recaps-after-fallout-fallout-220358758.html

-Voyager Probe is waaaaaay out there, man: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/science/voyager-1-light-day-earth

-New Telescope! https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/the-4-3-billion-space-telescope-trump-tried-to-cancel-is-now-complete/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social

Jarron: 

-Lightning only strikes once:

https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/15/2127228/ford-ends-f-150-lightning-production-starts-battery-storage-business?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

-The CIA lost a nuclear device:

https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/12/15/1541213/how-did-the-cia-lose-a-nuclear-device?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

-Automakers are afraid of China:

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/12/12/141238/major-automakers-say-china-poses-clear-and-present-threat-to-us-auto-industry?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

-Apple loses again to Epic:

https://www.theverge.com/news/842991/apple-epic-appeal-loses-contempt

Owen:

-Capitalism gonna capitalize. How about VaaS (Violence-as-a-Service)

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/12/08/2359222/193-cybercrims-arrested-accused-of-plotting-violence-as-a-service

-Apocalypse opening moves…

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/dual-pcb-linux-computer-with-843-components-designed-by-ai-boots-on-first-attempt-project-speedrun-was-made-in-just-one-week-and-required-less-than-40-hours-of-human-work

Lando:

-Micro RGB TVs at CES

https://www.engadget.com/home/home-theater/lg-will-debut-its-first-micro-rgb-television-at-ces-010037923.html?guccounter=1

-Parisidic plants are a thing!

https://scitechdaily.com/this-mushroom-isnt-a-fungus-at-all-its-one-of-the-strangest-plants-on-earth/