Double Density

What happens when a small burger place gets too much fame? Do people like watching chess online? Why are people still using fax machines? Is Angelo still working on his farm? What will we find on Mars? Why are exorcisms on the rise in the United States? Brian and Angelo have a look at all these things and more this week, on episode 84 of Double Density.

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• Will Stanich's Ever Reopen? Why America's Best Burger Spot Closed Down - Thrillist

This week, Brian and Angelo invite Casey Liss on the show to discuss bagels, iPads, ARM-powered Macs, podcasting, and internet comment culture. Then, shifting into the paranormal, Casey talks about his superstitions and his thoughts on the paranormal, and the trio get into the notion of sentient life on other planets.

Special Guest: Casey Liss.

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• My Recent Media Diet for Fall 2018

This week, Brian has another Apple story, the wonderful world of Nintendo Switch pirates, people creating fake personas (we're looking at you, Jered Threatin), the phenomenon of curated imperfection, and the shocking revelation that there was malware on the InfoWars webstore. Once the conversation shifts to the paranormal, the duo discussses local UFOlogist Don Donderi which leads to a discussion about the seven posibilities of what the Men in Black are.

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• A Third of Wikipedia Discussions Are Stuck in Forever Beefs - Motherboard

Brian would love to be able to move an MP3 file to his iPhone using AirDrop, helium breaks iPhones, the duo discuss how many spaces should go after a period, Angelo pre-orders Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, and he gets videogame married so that he can have some help on his farm. In the paranormal segment, there are weird sounds in downtown Montreal, is it a comet or a solar sail, and humans hatch a plot to annoy aliens with a laser pointer that reaches 20,000 light years. Yes. Really.

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• Why a Helium Leak Disabled Every iPhone in a Medical Facility - Motherboard

Another Apple event so soon!! Brian is extremly excited to hear all about it from Angelo, as they talk about the new MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and a new iPad Pro. After that, they discuss a woman who has had several relationships with ghosts, and then move on to discussing Netflix's new "based on a true story" series Haunted... And guess what? It's probably not based on any true stories. The duo then get into a prolonged discussion about "reality" in film.

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• Brooklyn event impressions: The iPad Pro is a computer - Six Colors

The iPhone XR is out and there's no way Angelo will not be talking about it. Also, does the excellent battery life of this phone pose a problem for horror movie writers? Then, Brian presents some historical Halloween facts before doing his best to torture Angelo with some scary music.

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• With the iPhone XR, Apple broadens its 'best'

This week Angelo admits that the Pixel 3 would be the only Android phone out there to get him to switch from iOS, and that he would much rather have the Google Home Hub in his home instead of the Facebook Portal because Facebook is the worst. In a lengthy paranormal segement, Brian presents all the information he found after falling down a Da Vinci Code rabbit hole, and Angelo flexes with his Art History degree.

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• The Google Pixel 3 Is A Very Good Phone. But Maybe Phones Have Gone Too Far.

Brian starts the show with a quick anecdote about the current state of VCRs, before looking into the demise of Google+, the take down of a fan made virtual USS Enterprise, Pokemon’s music composer turned game producer, and the state of podcast financing. Then, the duo visits Skinwalker ranch once again, before looking at a celebrity UFO sighting, and how Siri likes to point people to conspiracy theories.

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• Pokémon director Junichi Masuda talks developing Red and Blue - Polygon

With a discussion ranging from Apple's quality control, to Microsoft's recent Surface event, Brian and Angelo have a great time with Zac Cichy from the Menu Bar. Once they get done talking tech, they head off into Zac's interest in the paranormal, with a look at how nothing paranormal frighten's Zac anymore, and what needs to happen with UFOs for people to take notice.

Special Guest: Zac Cichy.

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• The Menu Bar

It seems as though Double Density is starting to focus a lot more on video games lately, and it all has to do with the fact that it’s video game season! Brian and Angelo briefly touch upon the upcoming PlayStation Classic before pondering what nostalgia bomb Nintendo will drop next. They then have a look at an online library of old arcade games that can be found at archive.org, before moving on to the walkie-talkie feature of watchOS 5, and looking at how kids today like to fake death on Instagram. The duo then examines the release of ultra top-secret CIA jokes and other declassified documents that proved to be slightly disappointing. The episode ends with a discussion of ideas for paranormal musicals, and that’s something you don’t want to miss.