Bad at Magic

Episode 32 – Superfreakonomics and The Long Tail


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Show Notes 

  • Ben watches weird sports, Josh makes the wrong cookies, video games aren’t as hard as they used to be back when we walked to school barefoot in the snow. Plus: child car seats are as worthless as an ashtray on a motorbike, but never shake a baby (Superfreakonomics book review). 
  • Intro (0:00-7:18) 
    • Pac Man max score 
    • Learn about the addressing scheme of the internet (Internet Protocol) versions 4 and 6! 
  • The Long Tail (7:18-42:02) 
    • Read the original article by Chris Anderson, October 2004 
    • Weird sports Ben watches: 
      1. Magic: The Gathering (obv.):  
      2. Marble racing: Jelle’s Marble Runs  
      3. Disc golf: Jomez Pro 
      4. Bouldering: International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) 
      5. Soap box racing: Red Bull Soapbox Race(s) 
      6. Japanese game shows: Slippery Stair Climbing 
      7. Sumo wrestling: Jason’s All Sumo Channel 
    • Software as a service 
    • Marty McFly finds out Western Union is reliable (it was 70 years, not 100) 
  • Bad at Husbanding/Parenting (42:02-1:10:24) 
    • Among Us for Noobs 
  • Bad at English (1:10:24-1:13:05) 
    • As useless as…an ashtray on a motorbike 
  • Superfreakonomics book review (1:13:05-end) 
    • Freakonomics blog  
    • Freakonomics podcast 
    • D.A.R.E. didn’t work 
    • AFN: Never Shake Your Baby 
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