when we lose legends. [The Counter Hit #6] Live Recording

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Oooof. We lost some venerable people that have done good for the world last week - Dolly Parton, Peter Cullen, Tim Curry will all rest in peace knowing their impact will live on with their loved ones. A historic save by a Nepal-based school principal! The US-Iran war has a causality that is oft overlooked - our planet! Bonnie Bassler receives the top royal society honor for her seminar research on bacteria quorum sensing. Video games continue to be @55holes in regards to AI utilization. All that and more in this week's Counter Hit episode.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:50 Bonnie Bassler wins the prize! Good on you, Bonnie.
07:11 Planet Earth is under attack!
13:17 Legends are gone, but not forgotten. Peter Cullen.
25:35 Dolly MFing Parton. Never forget.
16:52 2XKO is DEAD! Now the real games can begin. ;)
29:29 Tim Curry has left the building. You will be missed.
34:50 Video Games are using AI!? No way!!
52:45 A heroic school Principal saves 900 children in Nepal
56:47 PATREON PLUG!
58:52 Reddit Life Stories and Requests for Advice x3
01:33:02 Sam's Pondering - Are we too binary in our thinking?
01:41:34 Wrap up.

Links Mentioned:
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2026/08/27/bonnie-bassler-receives-top-royal-society-honor-seminal-research-quorum-sensing

https://theintercept.com/2026/08/31/iran-war-environment-toxic-chemical-exposure/ - cost of iran war is our planet

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/solar-overtakes-coal-chinas-largest-source-installed-power-capacity-2026-09-01/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/principal-nepal-evacuated-900-students-104915075.html Nepal Flooding and hero from Principal.

https://bsky.app/profile/scratchyderose.bsky.social/post/3mu33sorbds2f

https://www.thegamer.com/gamescom-1-in-4-games-used-ai/

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