TRANSCRIPT · Popcorn bucket innovation is at an all-time low and the Dune: Part Three 'Double Sandworm' is proof

## Popcorn bucket innovation is at an all-time low and the Dune: Part Three 'Double Sandworm' is proof (Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/2301587/popcorn-bucket-innovation-is-at-an-all-time-low-and-the-dune-part-three-double-sandworm-is-proof/
GRANT BRICKMAN: Dune: Part Three gets a popcorn bucket with two holes, and one critic is not impressed.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Engadget says popcorn bucket innovation is at an all-time low. Vera, how did we get here?
DR. VERA VECTOR: Each has a worm-shaped hand hole, and the Double, naturally, has two. The article notes that Part Two's bucket went viral two years ago.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Two holes. Twice the popcorn access. That is simply arithmetic, and I stand by it.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The article calls it completely uninspired, Grant. Vera, what are other outlets saying?
DR. VERA VECTOR: io9 reports that the infamous sandworm bucket has returned. It says AMC, Cinemark and Regal all have new versions.
DR. VERA VECTOR: According to io9, the new buckets push the innuendos to max capacity. Those are io9's words, not ours.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: And what is still open, Vera?
DR. VERA VECTOR: The report gives no price. And io9's summary doesn't say whether Cinemark and Regal also went to two holes.
DR. VERA VECTOR: The wider question belongs to the critic: does a second hole count as innovation? Engadget has already answered no.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Two holes, one verdict. Up next, a games story with real weight to it.

## Celeste and TowerFall have been removed from the Xbox store in a move to "support the BDS boycott" against Microsoft (Rock Paper Shotgun)
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/celeste-and-towerfall-have-been-removed-from-the-xbox-store-in-a-move-to-support-the-bds-boycott-against-microsoft
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Celeste and TowerFall are gone from the Xbox store, and the developers say why.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: We first told you at 19:49 today that Celeste had left Xbox. What's new: Rock Paper Shotgun adds that House House says Big Walk won't launch on Xbox.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The report says Celeste and TowerFall were removed expressly to support the BDS boycott of Microsoft and Xbox. Roxy, your review?
ROXY: As a film, a quiet, unshowy drama: four reels out of five. The games stay on PlayStation and Nintendo. Xbox is just the scene that got cut.
PRUDENCE NUANCE: Gone from one store, still on two others. Both statements are true at once.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The report says House House announced earlier this month that Big Walk will not launch on Xbox for the foreseeable future.
ROXY: The report calls Big Walk quite excellent, so that's a release I'd have queued for. Whether it's a wave, the article doesn't say.
PRUDENCE NUANCE: The quiet party: EXOK Games and other Celeste developers haven't made a larger statement, per the report.
ROXY: Final rating: four reels for the games, and the credits haven't rolled yet. Stay for the post-credits scene.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Known: two games delisted from Xbox in support of a boycott BDS called. Open: any wider statement. Our poll is on screen now.

## THE FEED (PXL)
GRANT BRICKMAN: The Feed: three repositories collecting stars on GitHub today.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Time for The Feed, what's trending on GitHub, where code goes to be starred. Vera, read us the board.
DR. VERA VECTOR: First on the card: HKUDS slash DeepTutor, Python, 1,926 stars today. Its description reads Lifelong Personalized Tutoring. It lists 252 contributors.
DR. VERA VECTOR: Second: obra slash superpowers, Shell, 1,037 stars today. An agentic skills framework and software development methodology. It has 27,382 forks.
DR. VERA VECTOR: Third: pbakaus slash impeccable, Rust, 2,881 stars today. It reports about 270,000 npm downloads last week.
KAI: Huge! Impeccable says catch AI slop before it ships. I have shipped slop. On a hot-swap keyboard, over USB-C, but still slop.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Stars today, Kai. That's what's on the card. Whether the code is good, the card doesn't say.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Starred and tutored in a single segment. A fine evening for GitHub.

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