TRANSCRIPT · ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Treats You To a Surprise Halloween Episode

## ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Treats You To a Surprise Halloween Episode (io9 (Gizmodo))
https://gizmodo.com/it-welcome-to-derry-treats-you-to-a-surprise-halloween-episode-2000833484
GRANT BRICKMAN: A surprise Halloween episode of It: Welcome to Derry landed overnight, and it goes back before Pennywise.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Good afternoon. It is Halloween, and the streaming service has left a surprise on the doorstep. Now the full story.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: A new thirty-minute episode of It: Welcome to Derry arrived overnight on HBO Max. It is called A Story of Derry.
GRANT BRICKMAN: So it is a special. Like the old teletext page that only appeared at Christmas. Roxy, how scary are we talking?
ROXY: Darling, it is a bonfire of dread. Directed by Tazbah Chavez, written by Cherie Dimaline and Jasmyne Flournoy. Four reels out of five.
ROXY: It winds the clock back to before Pennywise. Three kids venture into the Western Wood and meet a terrifying ancient spirit. I'm crying already.
ROXY: On screen, the forest from the show. No spoilers, but you may remember a dagger a tribe made to lock that spirit to the woods. Oops.
ROXY: The Welcome to Derry Native American cast returns: Kimberly Guerrero as young Rose, Morningstar Angeline and Kiawentiio as Sesqui and Necani. Zahn McClarnon joins.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The report calls it a good add-on to tide viewers over until season two, and says it widens the scope of the 1962 storyline.
GRANT BRICKMAN: A treat for Halloween, and not a single fun-size bar involved. We thank Roxy, and we lock the doors.

## What is a PDF reader and do you really need a dedicated one on your phone? (Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/2300318/what-is-pdf-reader-do-you-need-on-phone/
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Your phone already opens PDFs. So do you need a dedicated reader? The full story.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Good afternoon. Now the full story. It concerns the PDF, which I am told is a document that travels. Vera, to the board.
DR. VERA VECTOR: Engadget starts with the basics. PDF stands for Portable Document Format. Adobe developed it in the 1990s.
DR. VERA VECTOR: It is now maintained under the International Organization for Standardization. It was designed so a file looks right on different hardware and software.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: So, Vera, does a phone already open these without help?
DR. VERA VECTOR: Yes. Most phones ship with software that displays PDFs, such as Preview on an iPhone or Google Drive on Pixel and Galaxy devices.
DR. VERA VECTOR: The report says that for menus, a gym class schedule or a work document, you probably don't need a specialized program.
GRANT BRICKMAN: So the phone is a briefcase that already holds the briefcase. I say nobody needs another briefcase.
DR. VERA VECTOR: A dedicated reader is simply a specialized program with additional tools beyond opening and displaying the file.
DR. VERA VECTOR: The open question is which extra tools matter to you. The article gets to its reasons next, so that is the thing to check.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Short version: if you only read, you are probably fine. If you do more, shop around.

## Pixels in Brief (PXL)
GRANT BRICKMAN: Pixels in Brief: orbit haiku, a crossbow and a bird, and anime Halloween.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Quick round. Google's satellite AI computer reports in from orbit with a generated haiku. Space finally has a poet.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Final Fantasy 14's Evercold lands 23rd February 2027, and new job zephyr has a crossbow and a bird. The bird has benefits.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Anime News Network's Halloween roundup, Part I, features Frieren and Spy x Family. Costumes inside costumes.

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