In this episode, I play a song from the Comfort Stand compilation Two Zombies Later by Jack Fetterman and the Hi-Fi Music Direction; I discuss a new project I am thinking about; I introspect about why new projects are so much more exciting to me than existing projects; why I stopped using all todo list … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for March 1 2020 – Lit Up by Novelty

In this episode, I play a song by Sarah Shook and the Disarmers; I discuss my pleasure with Plex and cordcutting in general; I have been watching a lot of Billions; I came to the TV show via Brian Koppelman’s podcast; I am getting less interested in celebrity content; I do enjoy the Carson Podcast; … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for February 20 2020 – The Thin Ice of Favors

In this episode, I play a song by Mary My Hope; I discuss what it means to work my dream job and then change roles; I shout out the Raise the Dead podcast and Scene by Scene with Josh and Dean as two shows I am enjoying currently; I talk aboutmy strategy for ripping CDs and … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for February 2 2020 – Peak Content World

In this episode, I play a song by Fugazi for Joe Klein; I discuss how I have come to grips with my Linus laptop; I talk about my tentative first steps into using cryptopcurrency and the troubles that come with that; I discuss how I think the current user experience is godawful terrible and prevents wwhat … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for January 19 2020 – Cryptocurrency is Cryptic

In this episode, I play a song by Glass Eye; I discuss podcasts I listen to and have spontaneously dropped; I admit that I don’t understand the current hatred of cultural appropriation; the fiscal success of authors I don’t like is inspirational; listening to the archives of Beyond the Wall is a multilayered time machine; I … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for Jan 14 2020 – Enough Culture to Appropriate

In this episode, I play an Xmas song by Michael Butler; I only like a few pop Xmas songs; as I change my line of work slightly, I think about how developer relations people romanticize the wrong things; I love automation but not social media automated sentiment; cleaning out old electronics sent me on a nostalgia … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for December 15 2019 – Single Density Floppy Disks

In this episode, I play a Zamrock song by Keith Mlevhu;  I discuss the fragility of hacked together workflows; getting organized seems to be working in my life; dealing with comics is getting easier; is changing a lot better than incremental change? I try to ignore information that leads to no actions; Michael Butler and … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for December 8 2019 – Not Enough Time for Blood Feuds

In this episode, I play a Zamrock song by Footswitch;  I discuss making a life in any place;  what is the minimum viable community? Is it creepy to colonize existing old neighborhoods? Why I don’t believe any polling data in 2019; Karl Rove ruined polling in America; I am loving Billions and Watchmen TV Shows. … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for December 2 2019 – The Familial Compound

In this episode, I play a highly relevant song from Michelle Malone; I have a brand new dream; leave work situations gently; I have a new Kindle Fire; dogmatic strident nerds bug me; don’t let the customers hear your workplace drama; I’m not the bad guy for using and buying the stuff that is available. … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for November 11 2019 – Wire to my Brain (with Light Editing)

In this episode, I play a song from Five Eight; being an adult is hard and harder for me than most; am I a secret lover of chaos? I am getting cured of hoarding the hard way; clearing land exposes my temporal biases; the value of social media to me is who I can block. … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for November 2 2019 – More Blocks than Friends