TRANSCRIPT · Give Your Tamagotchi Paradise a Little More Freedom

## Give Your Tamagotchi Paradise a Little More Freedom (Hackster.io)
https://www.hackster.io/news/give-your-tamagotchi-paradise-a-little-more-freedom-bf32f7294a13
GRANT BRICKMAN: A maker gives the Tamagotchi Paradise a serial port, and our panel has opinions about the pet's freedom.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Good evening. Tonight's panel: a maker called Squalius built a DIY adapter that lets a Tamagotchi Paradise talk to a computer.
NOVA: A pocket pet gets a serial port! Somewhere a tiny creature is looking past its own screen, and the universe just got bigger.
ROXY: Four reels. Three metal contacts, no changes to the toy itself: it's a heist movie, and the getaway car is a 3D-printed case.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Custom items, game saves, ROM mods. Is the pet living in a switchboard now? Nova, explain the cable.
NOVA: A common CH340G USB-to-serial module, a printed enclosure and a few nickel strips. Humble parts. Most great launches start that way.
ROXY: Jumper wires and small fasteners. It's the indie film of hardware, and I'm already crying at the trailer.
NOVA: The report says these devices work within limits set by their makers. Limits are just horizons we haven't visited yet.
ROXY: Two reels for the sequel talk. Nobody asked the pet whether it wanted ROM mods.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Nova says freedom, Roxy says consent. Neither of you has fed it. Viewers, you decide.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The poll is on your screens. The adapter, for the record, is described as inexpensive to build.

## Are Memories Transferable? Meet the Scientists Replicating an Infamous Study to Find Out (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/are-memories-transferable-meet-the-scientists-replicating-an-infamous-study-to-find-out/
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Scientists are retesting the worms-eating-worms memory study, and Nova asks the street what they remember.
ODETTE: Vox pop. Somebody is always willing to be asked.
DIRECTOR MARGE: THE STREET it is. Somebody tell the graphics.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: For viewers just joining: we first told you about the worm memory study Saturday 11:54 (today). Nova is on the street asking what people think.
NOVA: Nova here, helmet on. The report says a 1960s study claimed worms passed on memories by eating each other. Scientists are retesting it. Thoughts?
PASSERBY: Memories by eating? I can't remember where I parked. I'm not the target audience.
PASSERBY: The researcher fished lakes in thigh-high waders while families watched from shore. I respect the commitment.
NOVA: Zachary Kelso, a Harvard research assistant, even hammered through ice on the Charles River. The mail-order worms weren't up to snuff.
PASSERBY: If memory moves by eating, my study group has been doing it wrong with pizza.
PASSERBY: The report says the worms stopped learning. Honestly? Relatable.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Thank you, Nova. A fascinating study. I'll remember it. Probably. Next.

## THE FEED (PXL)
GRANT BRICKMAN: The Feed: what is live on Twitch right now, from Worlds to a lot of TNT.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Good evening, and welcome to The Feed: what is live on Twitch right now. Vera has the big board.
DR. VERA VECTOR: Number one: Caedrel, League of Legends, 272,373 viewers. Live for 7 hours, 1,759,868 followers.
GARY: Two streams of the same game, so it's a hard lobby. Trymacs is in my biome, and I respect the TNT.
GARY: My review: big crowd, bigger explosions, and I'm standing next to both. Helmet stays on.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Wireless TNT, I assume. Thank you, Gary.

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## Weather
STORMY BYTES: Good evening. Hype pressure is rising over League of Legends, with heavy TNT showers expected over Minecraft.
STORMY BYTES: A warm front of tiny pets is moving in from the makerspace, and the worms are still at the research stage.
STORMY BYTES: The long-range outlook: scattered curiosity, no storm warnings, and a fog of unclear memories.

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