Mere Mortals Conversations

Oscar is back! But this time for a shorter more casual convo about what has been happening with Fountain.

In Conversation #69 Oscar and I discuss: if it's harder to code in good audio features or integrate bitcoin into Fountain, why we need more connection between podcasters and listener, how users are behaving differently on his app, my review of a book he recommended, how he intends to make Fountain even better and my decision to kick back up the Value For Value podcast.

I hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - What's harder designing for: bitcoin or audio?
(4:18) - Mixing social media with podcasting
(9:27) - User behaviour
(13:43) - Reducing spam
(15:12) - Nathaniel's Nutmeg
(19:14) - Marketing & clipping
(21:31) - What is Fountain lacking?
(27:55) - Restarting the V4V podcast
(32:37) - Get the Fountain app!


Connect with Oscar:
Website: https://fountain.fm/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fountain_app
Personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryOscar

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You smell that ....... it smells like it's goal time.

Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why?

As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Kyrin's January
(3:24) - Juan's January
(6:20) - Juan's Feb Goals - Body
(8:54) - Kyrin's Feb Goals - 1st Half
(12:21) - Juan's Feb Goals - Mind & Soul
(17:35) - Kyrin's Feb Goals - 2nd Half
(20:05) - Long Term & Fitness Challenge
(21:26) - Value For Value


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Whilst I was out meeting some new people Juan has been undertaking secret training to become the next CrossFit champion.

In Episode #270 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: going to a local No Agenda meetup, why I don't believe all the hype about online radicalisation, some Joe Rogan news and the definition of misinformation, why Juan will be competing in a CrossFit competition and how we both fare when under the pressure of competition.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - NA Meetup
(3:58) - People are cooler offline
(9:08) - Online radicalism doesn't seem powerful
(13:11) - JRE news
(16:36) - Misinformation
(21:42) - Juan's crossfiting
(23:34) - Caving under competition and pressure
(31:45) - Snow crash and wise pacing
(34:56) - A new crossfit champion?
(37:00) - Fountain and a question


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Of the ~83 books we read between us in 2021 we found a couple that were worth examining.

In Episode #269 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why I wanted to make this a full episode, how we think about the process of reading, why 'Sapiens' was a standout for Juaney, an explanation of my rating system, why 'Lost Horizon' and 'Catch-22' were standouts for me, a list of other books that caught our attention (for good or bad) and how much time we spend reading per day.

Big thanks to Dave Jones, Anthony from 'Signs of New Growth', Petar and Oscar Merry for helping to support this episode.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Why this topic came up
(1:57) - Juan's approach to reading
(5:35) - Juan's 4 favourite books of 2021
(14:50) - My brother is not a reader
(16:07) - My nerdy stats
(18:56) - My top 2 favourite books
(23:11) - Other top contenders
(28:18) - Boostagram Lounge
(34:48) - Random discord and hosky stuff
(37:30) - My unfavourite book of 2021
(40:19) - Juan's least favourite book of 2021
(43:32) - Time spent reading
(48:09) - Boostabookstagram us!


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Malfunctioning mic arms and crappy cables can't stop this train.

In Episode #268 of 'Meanderings/Musings' Juan and I discuss: our recent double malfunction, how we would have handled setbacks in our earlier episodes, why nurses in blood donor centers are jittery, why I won't be foiling terrorist attacks, what I learnt from a BDSM 101 podcast, Juan's multiple copies of Gary Vee's book, honing into deeper convos in a group setting and the multiple ways you can help support us (much like Petar the Slav did).

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Double mic related fail
(2:19) - Persevering through a bad start
(8:17) - Bad blood donation
(10:53) - This is fine
(11:33) - Petar the excel wizard
(16:57) - BDSM & Boostagram virginity
(21:32) - Twelve And A Half
(23:37) - Juan the social butterfly
(28:48) - TTT: Time, talent & treasure


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Who we are, you'll never know. What we do, you can only guess. Why we podcast, because it's fun!

In Episode #267 of 'Musings' Nuaj & Nyrik discuss: the definition of anonymity, the pros of security/inclusivity/meritocracy, the cons of no accountability/destructiveness, why being anonymous in the crowd doesn't make sense, ways that we use or see it in our daily lives, why Juan wants less of it and I see it as more neutral.

A big thanks to Dave Jones (the one and only Podsage) for supporting us this week. Very much appreciated!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Nyrik & Nuaj define 'anonymity'
(4:12) - Benefits
(12:44) - Should our world be more anonymous?
(16:03) - Cons
(23:41) - Responding to the chat
(27:07) - Boostagram Lounge
(30:33) - Types of anonymity
(36:29) - How this interacts with daily life
(44:24) - More anonymity is bad
(48:32) - Creating systems with variable anonymity
(51:36) - Would we ever publish something anonymously
(54:57) - Send an anonymous boostagram if you so desire


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Not only do a lot of NFT's within the same series looks the same, but across series as well!

In Episode #266 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's ridiculous NFT purchases, why Juan is delusional about his love for artistic NFT's (they're all the same), how I propose to strengthen my meme muscle, whether the Great Men of history theory is legit, who will be first on Mars, the joy of wandering around and finding new places in your city, why cityscapes are better than pure nature, a hypothetical about doing less exercise, boosterrrrrrrr and why Hitler was a hypocrite.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Juan's a degenerate
(2:05) - Does Juan like art?
(6:02) - NFT's look the same
(11:41) - Good & shitty wallets
(13:27) - NFT's not on Ethereum
(14:31) - Meme generation
(17:04) - Meme training
(20:58) - The Great Man Theory
(30:32) - Man or woman 1st on Mars?
(31:51) - Discovering new areas
(37:50) - Prepaid plan FTW & hiking vs cityscapes
(45:42) - Rating workouts
(52:21) - Boost bait jingles
(55:34) - Hitler was shooting up animal fat


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We get slightly philosophical on this one as we explore some of our deepest held beliefs.

In Episode #265 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how to catch us live in the future, a few different definitions of the word, why I have a new hated buzzword, some things that we strongly believe, a shoutout to Petar the Slav & Dave Jones for boostagramming, some topics we find immensely boring, why flat earthers are just regular people and why meritocracy will fail when the robots take over.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - We're live!
(2:42) - Definition of 'belief'
(4:55) - Is polarisation actually bad?
(8:50) - Kyrin's strong beliefs
(14:29) - Juan's strong beliefs
(23:49) - Boostagram Lounge
(30:30) - Responding to the chat
(36:45) - Boring beliefs
(44:36) - Believing something doesn't equate to action
(50:47) - Identity politics won't matter when the robots come
(59:13) - Signing off


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Well this turned out to be mostly an episode of complaining. Complaining about COVID, about doctors, about fiat and about dressing up.

In Episode #264 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how Juan caught COVID this last week, my moaning about the medical system, whether we should help you to help us, my surprise erotic encounter, why everyone's watches seem to be broken, why we want to wear a pocketwatch, Juan appearing in random photos from Mexico and how you can support poor Juanito's lungs.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Dodging COVID and concerns over long COVID
(5:35) - Inundated by paper
(11:24) - Disgusted by fiat
(16:55) - Delightfully erotic clockwork
(20:58) - Will the watch survive into the future?
(23:34) - Mere Mortals x Peak Blinders crossover?
(27:23) - Juan & I in Mexico
(33:33) - Support Juan's deteriorating lungs


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What's your favourite anime and why? 

In Episode #263 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the Japanese definition of animation compared to the west, a huge list of enjoyable anime and their defining characteristics, the great dubbed vs subbed debate, why friendship is always the main takeaway (lol), some epic moments imprinted in our memories, why I felt embarrassed by watching (for a while) and how it compares to reading the manga.

A big shoutout to our anonymous supporter for this last week, very much appreciated!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(2:36) - Definition
(4:11) - Anime we have watched
(8:11) - What makes an enjoyable anime?
(14:55) - Dubbed vs Subbed
(22:25) - Boostagram Lounge
(27:00) - What have we learnt from anime?
(32:51) - Non-violent animes
(35:14) - Favourite anime moments
(39:04) - Did we ever feel a stigma to watching?
(44:38) - Reading from the source Mangas
(49:16) - Final sumup and V4V


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