Double Density

Brian outlines all that has happened with the FTX debacle to a risk averse Angelo, they discuss how much Buzzfeed had changed, and in the latest instalment of Alien Cinema, there's a spoiler filled discussion of Jordan Peele's Nope.

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• Elon Musk on Twitter: "@kanyewest Don’t kill what ye hate Save what ye love" / Twitter

Double Density, now weekly! This episode: The ongoing Twitter debacle, a whole lotta video game talk (including Doom Eternal and God of War Ragnarok) and their impressions about recording episode 200 IRL. On the paranormal side of things, the duo look at number of paranormal incidents during the pandemic and in a rare turn of events, the hosts' opinions diverge.

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• DeviantArt on Twitter: "Update: We heard the community feedback, and now ALL deviations are automatically labeled as NOT authorized for use in AI datasets. https://t.co/QnTPc3TA8a https://t.co/pnQVgIsFkA" / Twitter

This week, Brian travels to Angelo's podcast cave to record in-person. They discuss the way things have changed since starting the podcast, the horror show that is Twitter, Angelo does a magic trick, they look for EVPs in Angelo's amp, and they discuss how disclosure will really happen soon, as well as how the occult and AI may come together in the future.

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• David Blaine Shocks Jimmy and The Roots with Magic Tricks - YouTube

Happy Halloween! This episode, our hostly duo are joined by Rob Kristoffersen of Our Strange Skies to talk about the book The Entity, its film adaptation and the case that inspired it. And in the scariest twist of all, Angelo shares some of his musical output.

Special Guests: Lollypop and Rob Kristoffersen.

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• The ‘True’ Story behind The Entity: Untangling Hollywood Horror | Skeptical Inquirer

Brian thinks Angelo gets too excited about stuff, Angelo defends his purchases, Google loves creating services just to kill them, Metaverse has some real 90s VR vibes, Netflix will get a lower tier with ads, and an AI Joe Rogan interviews an AI Steve Jobs. In the paranormal segment, AI makes an appearance again with Mick West’s AI Roswell images, the duo looks through a bunch of old Canadian UFO reports, and Blink 182 is back!

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• Warren Craddock on Twitter: "I've worked on a number of high-profile failures: - Lytro lightfield cameras - Google Glass head-mounted computer - Google Clips automatic photographer They all had a fatal flaw. Everyone saw the flaw. But the culture that arose in these teams purposefully ignored the flaw. 1/n" / Twitter

This week, Brian has some Rapture follow-up, some thoughts on how much internet there actually is, and then an extended discussion on misinformation and disinformation that spans both the tech and paranormal segments.

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• For some Christians, 'rapture anxiety' can take a lifetime to heal - CNN

Brian and Angelo decide to have a look at brand names, prompted by the reveal of Apple’s Dynamic Island, followed by a look at the GTA VI leak and how leaks can affect artists. When shifting to the paranormal, Brian brings up the idea of how aliens would have an effect on the idea of the Rapture.

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• Netflix at 20: Let's revisit the failure of Qwikster — Quartz

Angelo returns from his sabbatical to discuss the possibility of an ad-supported Netflix, what tech has changed the most in our lifetimes, and policing the worst parts of the internet. Then, the duo looks at workplace-centered paranormal stories and how libraries can be creepy.

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• Netflix’s ad-supported tier could cost between $7 and $9 per month - The Verge

Brian's solo again. "Siri, play the sound of the universe's destruction." Someone's old Nokia phone has become sentient and started T9 texting loved ones. Space man is bad man. Good riddance to Andrew Tate, and let's say hello to the Denver peach people who also back 21-year-old conspiracies.

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• NASA Black Hole Sonification

With Angelo out of commission, Brian gets into his one-man sub to head to the ocean's depths to find where the market floor on crypto is, learns all about how spice is life, explores a mysterious new phenomenon in the Atlantic and covers some new proposed amendments for UFO (sorry, UAP) whistleblowers.

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• Crypto celebrity endorsements [Bloomberg]