valentines day

Part 2 of the Valentine update arrives, a few patch notes, a look at the 120 Slayer FAQ, and a word about update weeks going forward.

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• Patch Week | Valentine’s Pt 2 Coming 15th February
• Tweaks and Fixes (Release Notes)
• 120 Slayer FAQ
• A word about this week’s update
• Phishing Awareness Campaign
• Listener Questions
• 99.6% of new smartphones run iOS or Android; RIP Windows and Blackberry
• Amazon and Google Want to Turn Their Smart Home Speakers Into Telephone Replacements
• Steam Direct
• February SkotM Update
• Achievements of the Week
• Shane’s Pick: 24 Legacy
• What have we been doing?

With a reversal on one of the biggest changes since RuneScape 2 what does the future hold? Can Guthix come back from the dead?

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Hosts: Shane (@Shane12088), Trekkie, and Earth
Duration: 1:35:26

• Poll – Combat Level Calculation and reflection on the combat beta poll
• Supplemental: Combat Formula
• Polling Update: Combat level calculation – 138 – 71%, 200 – 28%, Holiday items for loyalty points? – 59% Yes, 40% No, Divination Familiar – 14% Divination Chronicler, 20% Divination Forager, 19% Divination Booster, 37% Divine Best of Burden, 7% None
• Players’ Gallery Returns
• Password Security
• Hati and Sköll Leaving Soon – 16th of February
• BTS Video 92 – Heist
• Listener Questions
• Mozilla will start showing first-time users ads in blank Firefox tabs
• Scientists Say Their Giant Laser Has Produced Fusion
• Apple releases 2014 Supplier Responsibility report, pushes against ‘conflict minerals’
• February 2014 SKOTM
• Achievements of The Week
• Earth’s Pick: Redshirt
• What have we been doing?

The RuneFest Dominion Tower boss, Dominion Tower Changes, and some Valentine’s Day love in the Players’ Gallery! We also debut a new feature, RSBANDBUpdate! Focus.

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Hosts: Shane and Trekkie with Rogie
Duration: 1:42:28

• Dominion Tower Boss – Sunfreet
• Tweaks and Fixes (Release Notes)
• Poppy and the Patrons of Pain’s Valentine’s Battlefield
• Players’ Gallery 32 – Valentine’s/Anti-Valentine’s
• RSBANDBUpdate! Focus: The Fight Kiln
• Listener Questions
• Will it be game over for game discs within the next decade?
• Ubuntu for Android
• Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year’s End
• February SKOTM Update
• Achievements of The Week
• Shane’s Pick: Clear
• Winter Survey
• Remember Trekkie’s Voice Acting Competition
• Ideas for Focus
• What have we been doing?

Our verdict on Ernie’s urns and the Valentines weekend kill counts, the usual questions and tech news, then the RuneWire quote of the day returns once more.

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Forum Discussion

Hosts: Shane, Chief Snake
Duration: 1:27:58

• Skill Bonanza: Urns, Ashes, and Shortcuts
• Tweaks and Fixes (release notes)
• Total Eclipse of the Postbag
• Valentine’s Day Massacre – Results
• Listener Questions
• Google One Pass and Apple’s subscription model
• Watson Conquers Jeopardy
• Google will be launching a music store to compete with iTunes
• February SKOTM Update
• Shane’s Pick: StarTrek.com videos and Star Trek on Hulu
• RuneWire quote of the day: http://runewire.com/replies/156961
• Achievements of the Week
• What have we been doing?

Full show notes may be found here.