This week, Brian and Angelo bring together tech and paranormal to examine whether it will be A.I. or aliens that destroy the human race.

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• Artificial intelligence has replaced aliens as our greatest fear of what will kill us all — Quartz
• Watch Boston Dynamics’ SpotMini Robot Open a Door | WIRED
• Messages received from aliens could ruin life on Earth, scientists warn | The Independent
• Boston Dynamics is teaching its robot dog to fight back against humans | Technology | The Guardian
• Elon Musk’s Billion-Dollar Crusade to Stop the A.I. Apocalypse | Vanity Fair
• Dark Future: Here's When We'll Have the Autonomous Guard Dogs from Black Mirror

This week, Brian and Angelo take a look at being locked into certain technology ecosystems, and of course HomePod rings. Then, from HomePod rings, they take a look at the ring left by an incredible UFO sighting in Delphos, Kansas. Also, covered: phones that spy on you, ad blockers, photo backups (Brian’s favourite), time travellers, cryptocurrency vs SETI, and the Pentagon UFO tapes.

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• Don’t use Huawei phones, say heads of FBI, CIA, and NSA - The Verge
• Google’s Chrome ad blocking arrives today and this is how it works - The Verge
• The HomePod is the point of no return for Apple fans - The Verge
• We’ve reached peak smartphone. What are Apple and Samsung going to do now? - The Washington Post
• Cryptocurrency Miners Are 'Limiting' the Search for Alien Life - Motherboard
• ‘Time-traveller from 2030' passes lie detector test | Daily Mail Online
• What Is Up With Those Pentagon UFO Videos? | WIRED
• Alleged UFO Landing in Delphos, Kansas | Openminds.tv
• Our Strange Skies - The UFO Book Club - For the Love of Hynek: 'The Close Encounters Man' by Mark O'Connell

This week Brian and Angelo talk about watching the Winter Olympics, Apple’s iOS source code getting leaked, Facebook being shady, and how the HomePod is pretty good, even if you’re an audiophile. The, the paranormal segment gets a little technical with a dive into the deep, dark Marianas web.

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• Key iPhone Source Code Gets Posted Online in 'Biggest Leak in History' - Motherboard
• Apple addresses iOS source code leak, says it appears to be tied to three-year-old software | TechCrunch
• iPhone Source Code Was Leaked by Low-Level Apple Employee - Mac Rumors
• How Apple Plans to Root Out Bugs, Revamp iPhone Software - Bloomberg
• Facebook hired a full-time pollster to monitor Zuckerberg’s approval ratings - The Verge
• Facebook has a Big Tobacco Problem – Monday Note
• Inside Facebook's Hellish Two Years—and Mark Zuckerberg's Struggle to Fix it All | WIRED
• King of Kong star says “original tape” will prove his disputed scores [Updated] | Ars Technica
• Reddit audiophiles test HomePod, say it sounds better than $1,000 speaker | Ars Technica
• Quincy Jones, In Conversation
• Secret Transmission Podcast
• The myth of Mariana's Web, the darkest corner of the internet
• The Dark Web as You Know It Is a Myth | WIRED
• Multiverse Hub: Polymeric Falcighol Derivation
• Deep web - RationalWiki

This week, Elon Musk’s flamethrower may help during an alien invasion, why do people buy internet traffic, podcasts are great places to advertise, and Billy Mitchell is a cheater. Then in the paranormal segment, it’s DB Cooper, conspiracies on YouTube, the full moon does nothing, mass hysteria, and the Zone of Silence.

Links:

• The Boring Company is really pushing the definition of “Flamethrower” | Ars Technica
• The Publisher of Newsweek And The International Business Times Has Been Buying Traffic And Engaging In Ad Fraud
• Podcast Listeners Really Are the Holy Grail Advertisers Hoped They'd Be | WIRED
• Donkey Kong scoreboard strips Billy Mitchell’s high score claims [Updated] | Ars Technica
• Why Can't This World Record Be Beaten? "The Impossible Speedrun" - YouTube
• Daring Fireball: Actual Headline From NBC News: ‘Can Self-Taught Rocket Scientist Mike Hughes Prove Earth Is Flat?’
• Technical difficulties delay Mad Mike Hughes' rocket launch near Amboy - Route 66 News
• New on D.B. Cooper: Private investigators say he was CIA
• 'Fiction is outperforming reality': how YouTube's algorithm distorts truth | Technology | The Guardian
• Debunking the Myth That Earthquakes and Full Moons Are Linked - The New York Times
• Cuba’s sonic attacks show us just how susceptible our brains are to mass hysteria.
• Exploring Mexico’s Zone of Silence, Where Radio Signals Fail and Meteorites Crash - Atlas Obscura
• Mapimí Silent Zone – Ceballos, Mexico - Atlas Obscura
• How UFO Reports Change With the Technology of the Times | History | Smithsonian
• Audioboom / Our Strange Skies

This week, Angelo and Brian continue to discuss podcast editing, have a contentious discussion about the HomePod, look at how mobile devices affect concert goers, and how the exercise habits of the military can be a problem for privacy. The paranormal section delves into employment opportunities on the Area 51 airline, how the world needs more exorcists, and what the human race would do in the face of an alien invasion.

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• Hawaii governor didn’t correct false missile alert sooner because he didn’t know his Twitter password - The Washington Post
• Apple previews iOS 11.3 - Apple
• Five obvious questions about Apple’s HomePod speaker - The Verge
• Jack White is requiring fans to keep their phones in locked pouches during his concerts - The Verge
• Fitness app Strava exposes the location of military bases | TechCrunch
• The Follower Factory - The New York Times
• Another great Desdymona drawing
• Janet, the mysterious airline that serves Area 51, is hiring. Applicants with top-secret clearance are preferred | National Post
• "A Thin Black Shadow With A Large Head" | Mysterious Universe
• Catholic Church Needs More Exorcists Due to Urgent Increase in Demonic Activity, Priest Warns
• Irish priest asks for back-up as demand for exorcisms rises 'exponentially'
• Hawaiian Missile Alert, Michigan Meteor Strike; A Coincidence? | Gaia
• Scientists to begin sending messages to aliens, despite warnings that it could trigger Earth’s destruction | The Independent
• If You Find Aliens, Who Do You Call?

This week, after Angelo realizes that his hearing isn’t what it used to be, the discussion moves to a look at how user interface and user experience is important, and how when it becomes too good, it may lead to technology addiction. Then, in the paranormal segment, after a quick look at a few stories, Brian and Angelo have a look at the many early 90’s UFO sightings that happened in Mexico. Also: Tide Pods.

Links:

• Desdymona's Satan Ice Cream
• #FarmTime The Mini Movie - YouTube
• Hawaii Distributed Phony Image Of Missile Warning Screen
• Here’s how Hawaii’s emergency alert design led to a false alarm - The Verge
• Snapchat update slammed by users who say the redesigned app is far harder to use | The Independent
• It’s Time for Apple to Build a Less Addictive iPhone - The New York Times
• Apple: New parental control features are coming | iMore
• Flat-earth rocket pilot on February launch: I expect 'more viewers than the Super Bowl' | PhillyVoice
• Hen do revellers spooked after noticing something very eerie in photograph - can you spot what it is?
• This former Navy fighter pilot, who once chased a UFO, says we should take them seriously. - The Boston Globe
• Michigan meteor: NASA confirms 'rare' shooting star - The Washington Post
• People Keep Seeing the Mothman in Chicago - VICE
• Viral video supposedly shows a UFO hovering in the sky over Mexico – BGR
• Unsolved Mysteries with Dennis Farina, Season 1 Episode 22 - YouTube
• The July 11, 1991 Mexico City UFO

This week, Angelo and Brian briefly talk about editing podcasts and how Angelo has recently purchased Logic Pro X to aid in his editing endeavours. They also take a look at how storage media has changed and how easy it is to get stuff off of old floppy disks. In the paranormal part of the show, after Angelo shares some strange coincidences, they spend the rest of the episode talking about shadow people; what are they, where do the come from, what do they smell like, and how does one lure one out.

Links:

• Reading disks from 1988 in 2018 - Six Colors
• Why is this floppy disk joke still haunting the internet? - The Verge
• Art Bell - Shadow People
• The "Shadow Man" Phenomena and the Terrifying "Hat Man" Visitations
• Beware of the Hat Man | Mysterious Universe
• Shadow people - PsychonautWiki
• Haunting Phenomena: The Smell Of Ghosts

This week, Brian and Angelo have UFO expert Rob Kristofferson on the show to talk about his two favorite things: music and UFOs. Rob provides some updates on his podcasting setup before they delve into the world of how music consumption has changed in the past few decades. Moving into the paranormal, they take a look at how the paranormal found its way into popular music, with a closer look at Robert Johnson, Jim Sullivan, and satanism & backmasking in music.

Special Guest: Rob Kristoffersen.

Links:

• Don't Lick the UFO by Desdymona
• Apple responds to latest report claiming the iTunes Music Store is closing | 9to5Mac
• The Devil's Music - The Myth of Robert Johnson | uDiscover Music
• Crossroads - Radiolab
• Jim Sullivan's Mysterious Masterpiece: 'U.F.O.' : NPR
• Jim Sullivan: U.F.O. – Waxidermy
• Rock's Unsolved UFO Mystery: The Night Jim Sullivan Vanished Into Thin Air
• The Curious Case of Jim Sullivan, The Musician Who "Went To Space"... and Never Returned
• The Jim Sullivan Mystery/Open Lines - Shows
• The Jim Sullivan Story on Vimeo
• Jim Sullivan's 1972 Self Titled Playboy Full Album - YouTube
• Backmasking – Hidden Messages In Music
• Reverse Speech - Voice of the Unconscious Mind
• Occult Demon Cassette - YouTube - YouTube
• Shouting Into The Void | The Problem With The Big Bang Theory...
• Audioboom / Our Strange Skies
• Our Strange Skies Podcast - Home

This week, Brian and Angelo delve into how someone can control those fancy speakers you got as a gift to scare you, and they talk about Apple’s iPhone battery confusion. In the paranormal section of the show, they talk some Unsolved Mysteries skepticism, and then make some predictions for what’s going to happen with the paranormal in 2018. Make sure you listen for Angelo’s Google Home trying to insert itself into the episode without any prompting.

Links:

• Some Sonos and Bose speakers are being hijacked to play ghostly sounds - The Verge
• Hackers Can Rickroll Thousands of Sonos and Bose Speakers Over the Internet | WIRED
• A Message to Our Customers - Apple (CA)
• The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 210, With Special Guest Jason Snell
• 27 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Unsolved Mysteries | Mental Floss
• YouTuber Logan Paul apologizes for filming suicide victim, says ‘I didn’t do it for views’ - The Verge

Happy New Year everyone! This week, Brian and Angelo look back at 2017 and talk about what stood out to them in tech and the paranormal - both good and bad.

Links:

• Podcast Hosting and Analytics - Fireside
• Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS
• RetroPie - Retro-gaming on the Raspberry Pi
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System™: Super NES Classic Edition – Official site
• Not Alone - All Things Mysterious & Unexplained
• RGBA
• audioBoom / Our Strange Skies
• The Mad Scientist Podcast
• Secret Transmission Podcast
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