Let's Know Things

Let's Know Things

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Let's Know Things episodes

  • Exascale Computing

    This week we talk about orders of magnitude, Matrioshka brains, and neuromorphic engineering.


    We also discuss FLOPS, petascale capabilities, and supercomputers.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    38 min
  • Online Addresses

    This week we talk about ICANN, IPv4, and .org domain names.


    We also discuss telegraphy, the Internet Society, and undecillion.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    34 min
  • SUVs

    This week we talk about station wagons, gravity assist maneuvers, and the Chicken Tax.


    We also discuss the Voyager program, electric vehicles, and General Motors.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    41 min
  • The Election Industry

    This week we talk about polling, the voting machine industry, and election hacking.


    We also discuss oligopolies, confidence intervals, and the Reverse Bradley Effect.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    40 min
  • Wildfires

    This week we talk about creation myths, the Pleistocene, and slash and burn agricultural methods.


    We also discuss serotiny, Prometheus, and the Air Quality Index.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    37 min
  • Browser Wars

    This week we talk about the Chromium, Netscape, and the Mozilla Foundation.


    We also discuss the World Wide Web, Adobe Flash, and Internet Explorer.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    40 min
  • Splinternet

    This week we talk about the Ottoman Empire, the GDPR, and Balkanization.


    We also discuss Section 230, Norwegian ebooks, and censorship.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    34 min
  • Anonymity

    This week we talk about Hellenism, impeachment hearings, and whistleblowers.


    We also discuss the Talking Statues of Rome, the Watergate scandal, and A Warning.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    34 min
  • One-Day Shipping

    This week we talk about last mile logistics, transport layer security, and the Paris Agreement.


    We also discuss Amazon Prime, climate pledges, and the Sears mail order catalog.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    49 min
  • Stalkerware

    This week we talk about the Selectric bug, keylogging, and parental monitoring apps.


    We also discuss Absher, mSpy, and security updates.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    38 min

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A calm, non-shouty, non-polemical, weekly news analysis podcast for folks of all stripes and leanings who want to know more about what's happening in the world around them. Hosted by analytic…

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