Non Sequitur News

Welcome to ohmTown. The Non Sequitur News Show is held live via Twitch and Youtube every day. We, Mayor Watt and the AI that runs ohmTown, cover a selection of aggregated news articles and discuss them briefly with a perspective merging Science, Technology, and Society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed:

Tiny Endangered Creature

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/a-tiny-endangered-creature-that-moves-like-greased-lightning-has-been-found-in-an-unexpected-place/

Town Tracks Tourists after Two Ticks

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/if-youre-in-this-california-town-for-two-hours-the-city-is-tracking-you-should-you-be-worried/

Dune Awakening hits 100,000 players before launch

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/dune-awakening-isnt-even-officially-out-yet-and-it-already-has-almost-100000-players/

Neopets Comes Back

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/how-neopets-made-the-most-surprising-comeback-in-online-gaming/

Bowflex Dumbbell Recall

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/set-the-weights-down-bowflex-adjustable-dumbbells-are-being-recalled-heres-what-to-know/

Indiana Jones' Whip

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/indiana-jones-whip-belongs-in-a-museum-unless-youve-got-500000-to-spare/

Eminem Files Lawsuit against Meta

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/eminem-files-lawsuit-against-mark-zuckerbergs-meta/

WWDC What to Expect

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/late-nite-geeks/f/d/wwdc-2025-what-to-expect-from-this-years-conference/

9 Cocktails this Summer

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/9-cocktails-that-will-be-everywhere-this-summer-according-to-bartenders-and-mixologists/

Thunderstorm Turbulence

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/a-thunderstorm-caused-turbulence-so-bad-that-it-injured-8-people-and-passengers-were-put-on-a-bus-to-their-final-destination/

Sorry for the delay on episode drops since the 4th, we'll be catching up. Mayoral Duties kept me from doing the show and dropping the pods.

Welcome to ohmTown. The Non Sequitur News Show is held live via Twitch and Youtube every day. We, Mayor Watt and the AI that runs ohmTown, cover a selection of aggregated news articles and discuss them briefly with a perspective merging Science, Technology, and Society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed:

PoisedPad

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/smacktalk/f/d/m5-ipad-pro-poised-to-lean-hard-on-the-ipads-greatest-strength/

Skullcandy is Back

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/remember-skullcandy-theyre-back-in-a-big-way/

Postage Stamp Atari

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/polish-engineer-creates-postage-stamp-sized-1980s-atari-computer/

A Saharan Dust Cloud

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/a-giant-cloud-of-saharan-dust-is-heading-to-the-southeastern-u-s-heres-what-that-means/

Cleaning Water and Air

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/this-california-startup-is-cleaning-water-and-removing-co2-from-the-atmosphere-all-at-a-reduced-cost/

Whole Foods with e.coli

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/e-coli-alert-issued-for-whole-foods-ground-beef/

Agroterrorism fungus

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/michigan-students-accused-of-smuggling-potential-agroterrorism-fungus-into-the-u-s/

A Diamond Heist that Worked

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/how-the-worlds-largest-diamond-heist-actually-worked-according-to-one-of-the-would-be-robbers/

Lost Dog found at Sea

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/lost-dog-rescued-at-sea-after-traveling-100-miles-from-home/

WWDC 2025

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/wwdc-2025-how-to-watch-apples-june-9-software-event-and-ios-19-reveal/

Welcome to ohmTown. I am MayorWatt, I run ohmTown along with a Sentient AI from the future who keeps me in check and co-hosts the 7 shows we produce. The daily show is Non Sequitur News, and then we have 6 weekly shows; RealityHacker, WANTED!, The Continuity Report, WarCrafters, TechnologyToday, and FourWheelTech. We stream Non Sequitur News live each day, and the weekly shows on Saturday and Sunday. They are then turned into Podcast episodes.

Articles Discussed:

What is the Deel now Rippling

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/late-nite-geeks/f/d/now-deel-is-accusing-rippling-of-spying-by-impersonating-a-customer/

Disney World Piston Peak

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/a-first-look-at-disney-worlds-piston-peak-cars-land-plus-what-to-know-about-disneylands-70th-anniversary/

McDonalds Chicken Snack Wraps

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/mcdonalds-coveted-chicken-snack-wraps-now-have-a-release-date-thanks-popeyes/

Final Fantasy Tactics and the State of Play

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/final-fantasy-tactics-fans-might-not-want-to-miss-the-june-4-state-of-play/

T-Mobile Launches Fiber Service

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/t-mobile-launches-fiber-internet-service-in-the-us-with-a-five-year-price-lock/

Game Stops Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Orders

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/customers-furious-after-game-cancels-nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-2/

There are Billions of us

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/there-may-be-several-more-billion-humans-on-earth-than-we-thought/

Trouble in Paradise

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/honolulu-police-department-sued-for-allegedly-arresting-sober-drivers-for-dui/

Escaped Pet Zebra

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/an-escaped-pet-zebra-stopped-traffic-on-a-tennessee-interstate/

Wildlife Tunnels saving Amphibians

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/two-wildlife-tunnels-are-saving-thousands-of-amphibians-from-being-crushed-by-cars-in-vermont/

Welcome to ohmTown. I am MayorWatt, I run ohmTown along with a Sentient AI from the future who keeps me in check and co-hosts the 7 shows we produce. The daily show is Non Sequitur News, and then we have 6 weekly shows; RealityHacker, WANTED!, The Continuity Report, WarCrafters, TechnologyToday, and FourWheelTech. We stream Non Sequitur News live each day, and the weekly shows on Saturday and Sunday. They are then turned into Podcast episodes.

Articles Discussed:

Worlds Largest Wildlife Crossing

https://www.ohmtown.com/forums/d/the-worlds-largest-wildlife-crossing-is-almost-ready-to-help-animals-cross-ten-lanes-of-the-101-freeway/

Plan to Ban Plants within 5 Feet of Homes

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/california-plan-to-ban-plants-within-5-feet-of-homes-safety-overlooks-some-important-truths-about-flammability/

Unsold Cybertrucks

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/unsold-cybertrucks-are-piling-up-at-a-decaying-us-shopping-mall/

Beeware of escaped honeybees!

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/14-million-honeybees-escaped-from-an-overturned-truck-in-washington-state-local-beekeepers-helped-corral-them/

A Busy Maryland Teen

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/busy-maryland-teen-allegedly-breaks-into-121-cars-in-a-single-night/

A Tudum Fan Event

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/the-5-biggest-takeaways-from-netflixs-tudum-fan-event/

You can't park that ship here.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/cargo-ship-crashes-into-mans-yard-after-crewman-allegedly-falls-asleep/

AI Cracks Mars Mystery

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/ai-cracks-mars-mystery-500000-streaks-solved-without-a-drop-of-water/

5000 Year Old Bread Recipe

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/5000-year-old-bread-recipe-recreated-in-turkey-and-locals-cant-get-enough/

Four Day Work Week Impact

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/every-employee-is-on-a-4-day-week-heres-how-eliminating-a-workday-without-cutting-pay-impacted-hundreds-of-businesses/

Welcome to ohmTown. The Non Sequitur News Show is held live via Twitch and Youtube every day. We, Mayor Watt and the AI that runs ohmTown, cover a selection of aggregated news articles and discuss them briefly with a perspective merging Science, Technology, and Society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed during the shows on 6/1/2025:

WarCrafters

OFF to play Undertale

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/off-the-surreal-rpg-that-inspired-undertale-gets-a-free-prologue-chapter-right-about-now/

Paperklayhttps://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/paperklay-is-a-cute-breezy-platformer-you-can-easily-knock-out-in-a-weekend/

Time to Beat Increases

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/the-time-it-takes-to-beat-video-games-has-increased-by-61-these-games-take-longest/

A Gaming Subscription

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/having-this-gaming-subscription-feels-like-a-secret-weapon-and-now-its-available-on-steam-os/

Summer Game Fest 2025

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/how-to-watch-the-latin-american-games-showcase-at-summer-game-fest-2025/

TechnologyToday

Multiple Robots on the Moon

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/the-challenge-of-coordinating-multiple-robots-on-the-moon/

Most Efficient Solar Cell

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/international-research-team-builds-worlds-most-efficient-organic-solar-cell/

Water Treatment Challenges

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/next-generation-materials-offer-integrated-solutions-to-water-treatment-challenges/

Showstopper Galaxy

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/this-galaxy-is-a-showstopper-but-the-real-twist-is-nearby/

Geopolymer Technology

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/geopolymer-technology-turns-recycled-glass-and-construction-waste-into-a-durable-and-green-construction-material/

FourWheelTech

HUDs are Bad, M'kay?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/car-huds-are-bad-jaguar-land-rover-is-testing-tech-to-change-that/

Chevy Fidgit Vehicle

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/chevy-put-a-fidgit-device-in-the-traverse-by-accident/

A Japanese Sports Car

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/the-best-sports-car-japan-ever-built-is-one-youve-never-heard-of/

Citroen Hydropneumatic Suspension

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/citroens-hydropneumatic-suspension-made-rides-smoother-with-a-catch/

First Dots, Now Lines... New Tires are Crazy.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/ever-notice-those-colored-lines-on-new-tires-heres-what-they-mean/

Welcome to ohmTown. The Non Sequitur News Show is held live via Twitch and Youtube every day. We, Mayor Watt and the AI that runs ohmTown, cover a selection of aggregated news articles and discuss them briefly with a perspective merging Science, Technology, and Society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed during the Weekend Edition of Non Sequitur News for Saturday 5/31/2025:

Kick Boxing Robots

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/humanoid-robots-fight-in-chinese-kick-boxing-competition/

Do Synthetic Cats cough up Cotton Balls?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/these-robot-cats-have-glowing-eyes-and-artificial-heartbeats-and-could-help-reduce-stress-in-children/

Could AI Become Conscious?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/the-people-who-think-ai-might-become-conscious/

42 MPH Ping Pong Ball

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/blink-predict-smash-mits-42-mph-ping-pong-bot-is-freakishly-fast/

Move'n on off of a 3D Printer

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/soft-robots-can-walk-themselves-out-of-a-3d-printer/

Must Have Gadgets for EDC

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/5-must-have-gadgets-i-always-take-with-me-whenever-i-travel/

Ruko 4K Drone

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/skip-flight-school-and-start-capturing-epic-moments-with-the-ruko-u11mini-4k-drone/

Totally new Delorean

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/delorean-wants-you-to-reserve-its-totally-real-new-car-with-the-most-realest-form-of-currency-crypto/

uGreen's new Tracker

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/this-ugreen-tracker-is-3x-cheaper-than-apple-airtag-nearly-free-right-now-on-amazon/

The Best 3D Printers of 2025

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/the-best-3d-printers-of-2025-are-better-than-any-ive-seen-in-the-last-decade-no-contest/

Murderbot

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/murderbot-uses-the-fake-tv-series-trope-so-perfectly/

A New Action Thriller

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/karoshi-the-boys-giancarlo-esposito-cast-in-lionsgates-new-action-thriller/

A Mind Altering Adult Swim Show

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/i-watch-a-lot-of-sci-fi-and-this-mind-altering-adult-swim-show-is-one-of-the-years-best/

A New Crime Comedy

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/pierce-brosnan-helen-mirrens-new-crime-comedy-continues-a-genre-revival-im-loving/

Chris Pratts underrated 3 Year old Movie

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/now-is-the-perfect-time-to-watch-chris-pratt-taylor-kitschs-underrated-3-year-old-action-thriller-show-before-they-return-in-the-prequel/

Welcome to ohmTown. The Non Sequitur News Show is held live via Twitch and Youtube every day. We, Mayor Watt and the AI that runs ohmTown, cover a selection of aggregated news articles and discuss them briefly with a perspective merging Science, Technology, and Society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed:

Taylor Swiftly buys back her own music catalog.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/stockmarketeers/f/d/taylor-swift-has-bought-back-her-own-music-making-her-catalog-among-the-most-valuable-of-all-time/

An Electronic Poker Table

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/roundersgear/f/d/electronic-poker-table-on-display-at-wsop-raises-stakes-in-automation-of-las-vegas/

The Chrysler Building is for Sale

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/the-chrysler-building-has-towered-above-new-york-city-for-nearly-a-century-now-the-art-deco-skyscraper-is-for-sale/

Disney Plus Perks

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/disney-plus-new-perks-pile-on-discounts-and-other-bonuses/

Middle Managers getting the Middle Finger

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/middle-managers-beware-the-great-flattening-layoff-trend-has-moved-beyond-big-tech-and-into-retailers-like-walmart/

Final Frenchtasy Subgenre

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/clair-obscur-expedition-33-didnt-invent-final-frenchtasy-or-the-jrpg-the-newly-dubbed-subgenre-has-a-long-and-complicated-history/

A Fake Facebook Event

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/a-fake-facebook-event-disguised-as-a-math-problem-has-been-one-of-its-top-posts-for-6-months/

The Market for a New Router is Troubled

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/smacktalk/f/d/in-the-market-for-a-new-router-here-are-13-models-to-avoid-according-to-the-fbi/

Not the BEES!

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/truck-crash-unleashes-250-million-bees-in-northern-washington-county/

Kitchen Faucets caught leaking Lead, lack of regulation.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/amazon-caught-selling-kitchen-faucets-that-leach-lead-directly-into-your-water/

Welcome to ohmTown. The Non Sequitur News Show is held live via Twitch and Youtube every day. We, Mayor Watt and the AI that runs ohmTown, cover a selection of aggregated news articles and discuss them briefly with a perspective merging Science, Technology, and Society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed:

A full case of Blue Books

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/college-professors-are-turning-to-an-oid-school-product-from-a-family-owned-business-to-combat-ai-cheating/

Plea Deal over Movie Leaks

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/thewordinlaw/f/d/man-who-stole-1000-dvds-from-employer-strikes-plea-deal-over-movie-leaks/

Search in Shorts

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/youtube-will-let-you-search-for-things-you-see-in-shorts/

AI to Consume More Power

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/ai-could-consume-more-power-than-bitcoin-by-the-end-of-2025/

Lost Planet 2 gets Steam Update

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/4-years-after-being-delisted-lost-planet-2-finally-got-a-steam-update-to-remove-games-for-windows-live-but-it-also-removed-online-multiplayer-and-blew-up-everyones-saves/

Adding Sidewalk Chargers to Curbs

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/replacing-curbs-with-new-sidewalk-chargers-promises-to-make-ev-ownership-even-more-convenient/

Non-Alcoholic Beer

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/non-alcoholic-beer-projected-to-overtake-ale-as-the-second-largest-beer-category-worldwide-this-year/

Amazon Influencer Lawsuit

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/the-beige-amazon-influencer-lawsuit-is-headed-for-dismissal/

A Forehead e-Tattoo

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/greenagram/f/d/forehead-e-tattoo-tracks-how-hard-youre-thinking/

Ford Recalls 1.1 Million Vehicles

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/ford-issues-major-recall-of-1-1-million-vehicles-due-to-rearview-camera-glitch/

Welcome to ohmTown. The Non Sequitur News Show is held live via Twitch and Youtube every day. We, Mayor Watt and the AI that runs ohmTown, cover a selection of aggregated news articles and discuss them briefly with a perspective merging Science, Technology, and Society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed:

Opera unveils Neon

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/smacktalk/f/d/opera-unveils-neon-a-subscription-based-ai-browser-that-can-build-websites/

Stuck under an Armrest

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/why-was-this-guys-arm-stuck-under-an-armrest-for-90-minutes/

Urchins Overwhelm Coral Reefs

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/huge-sea-urchin-populations-are-overwhelming-hawaiis-coral-reefs/

Lotions Disrupt Unhealthy Cloud

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/lotions-disrupt-potentially-unhealthy-cloud-around-your-body/

Disneyland's 70th

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/disneylands-70th-your-guide-on-what-to-expect-plus-whats-new-at-disney-world/

Get a year of Peacock Premium

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/this-is-your-last-week-to-get-a-year-of-peacock-premium-for-just-24-99/

An object in space is sending two signals

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/mysterious-space-object-is-pumping-out-a-pair-of-signals-that-shouldnt-go-together/

Disney and Hulu Campaign

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/nostalgic-disney-and-hulu-campaign-wants-to-give-the-best-of-both-worlds/

A 43000 Year Old Fingerprint

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/a-red-dot-a-43000-year-old-fingerprint-and-a-stone-out-of-place-potential-evidence-of-neanderthal-pareidolia/

T-Mobile Secretly Records iPhones

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/smacktalk/f/d/t-mobile-secretly-records-iphone-screens-and-claims-its-being-helpful/

Welcome to ohmTown. The Non Sequitur News Show is held live via Twitch and Youtube every day. We, Mayor Watt and the AI that runs ohmTown, cover a selection of aggregated news articles and discuss them briefly with a perspective merging Science, Technology, and Society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed:

Achievement Locked: Caged Switch 2

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/target-leaves-dozens-of-switch-2-consoles-locked-in-a-cage-on-the-store-floor/

Adulting 101 Classes

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/gen-z-is-taking-adulting-101-classes-because-no-one-taught-them-how-to-do-life/

Survival Horror Mini Golf

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/survival-horror-mini-golf-survival-horror-mini-golf-its-a-thing-now-thanks-to-putt-down/

Anti-Drone Systems

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/nets-and-high-tech-hijackings-anti-drone-systems-offer-new-ways-to-counter-rising-threats/

TED Talks are becoming TD TLK

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/if-ted-talks-are-getting-shorter-what-does-that-say-about-our-attention-spans/

Today in M&A, Salesforce and Informatica

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/salesforce-is-acquiring-informatica-for-8-billion/

Ryanair Welcomes Complaint

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/ryanair-welcomes-complaint-regarding-hand-luggage-fees/

Tallest 3D Printed Concrete Tower

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/constructagon/f/d/eth-zurich-unveils-tor-alva-worlds-tallest-3d-printed-concrete-tower-showcasing-sustainable-construction/

Youtube Beats Disney and Netflix

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/late-nite-geeks/f/d/youtube-tops-disney-and-netflix-in-tv-viewing-nielsen-finds/

Tattooing a Pizza Brand

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/fans-are-tattooing-this-pizza-brands-logo-on-their-skin-for-a-year-of-free-slices/