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:

New Pollen Replacing Food

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/new-pollen-replacing-food-for-honey-bees-brings-hope-for-survival/

Supershear Earthquake in Burma

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/supershear-earthquake-in-burma-shifted-ground-20-feet-satellites-captured-it-all/

All their Eggs in One Basket didn't work

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/woman-came-to-interview-as-a-plate-of-eggs-she-didnt-get-the-job/

Rent-a-Shirt

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/young-people-are-making-up-to-36k-a-year-renting-their-t-shirts-and-speakers/

Patreon Livestreaming

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/patreon-is-getting-livestreaming/

Zoom was Down. Now What?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/zoom-is-down/

Ghastly Airships in Minecraft

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/the-newest-minecraft-snapshot-makes-a-minecraft-movies-giant-ghast-airships-into-an-in-game-reality/

Electricity Free Refrigerators

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/3-teens-invented-a-salt-powered-refrigerator-that-doesnt-need-electricity-theyre-building-200-of-them-for-hospitals-to-use/

Spotify was Down.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/spotify-down-for-thousands-of-users-company-denies-its-been-hacked/

Google sunsets Country Specific Search Domains

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/google-is-sunsetting-country-specific-search-domains/

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:

What is on my ice?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/ofthegrape/f/d/hey-bartender-what-the-heck-is-on-my-ice/

Case Dismissed: Saints Mark

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/rightprotect/f/d/cafc-dismisses-bid-to-cancel-new-orleans-saints-fleur-de-lis-mark/

Dispute with the Crown Estate

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/uks-oldest-indian-restaurant-faces-closure-in-dispute-with-crown-estate/

Carbon Copy Complaint

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/lawnerd/f/d/suit-is-almost-a-word-for-word-carbon-copy-of-prior-complaint-filed-by-different-lawyers-federal-judge-says/

Worth its weight in gold.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/thief-who-swallowed-770k-worth-of-jewelry-expelled-it-over-12-days-later/

The Nuclear AI Safety System

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/california-nuclear-power-plant-deploys-generative-ai-safety-system/

AI talking to dolphins.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/googles-new-ai-is-trying-to-talk-to-dolphins-seriously/

Emotional Support Horses in Walmart

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/cutthroat-cowboys-charged-after-riding-emotional-support-horses-through-walmart/

A Weird Phrase in Scientific Papers

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/a-weird-phrase-is-plaguing-scientific-papers-and-we-traced-it-back-to-a-glitch-in-ai-training-data/

Hatsune Miku PC Components

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/asus-is-launching-hatsune-miku-pc-components-now-you-can-have-a-waifu-gaming-rig/

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:

Middle Out Compression at Google

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/google-is-allegedly-paying-top-ai-researchers-to-just-sit-around-and-not-work-for-the-competition/

Cthulhu Revived from Bottom of Ocean

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/scientists-revive-organism-found-buried-at-bottom-of-ocean/

Coffee Physics

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/unlocking-coffees-potential-physics-offers-a-path-to-better-brews/

Nasty MRI Material

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/mri-scans-causing-nasty-material-to-form-inside-body-scientists-find/

Pizza the Hut Caviar

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/pizza-hut-launched-pepperoni-caviar-in-nyc/

Achievement Unlocked: Reclogged

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/plumber-returned-to-re-clog-a-drain-after-restaurant-refused-to-pay-him/

Epic Game Giveaways

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/the-epic-stores-latest-free-games-giveaway-includes-over-100-worth-of-stuff-for-the-forgotten-realms-idle-game/

We've talked about this before, yes?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/wait-that-never-happened-10-examples-of-the-mandela-effect/

Star Wars Zero Company

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/star-wars-is-getting-a-turn-based-strategy-game-called-zero-company/

The New Ford Dorm 300

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/california-may-officially-let-college-students-live-in-their-cars-while-it-works-to-fix-its-housing-crisis/

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:

WarCrafters

Metal Eden

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/metal-eden-looks-like-everything-i-love-about-doom-in-an-extremely-sci-fi-package/

Fasthands

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/fasthands-brings-parkour-action-to-quest-in-may-aiming-to-level-up-hand-tracked-locomotion/

Minecraft End Update

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/why-minecraft-doesnt-need-an-end-update/

450 for 30

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/gamers-can-grab-450-worth-of-steam-games-for-just-30/

Blue Prince is Meta Myst-like

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/blue-prince-is-a-mystery-packed-mansion-that-will-crank-open-your-mind/

TechnologyToday

Organic Chains on Mars

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/scientists-just-found-3-7-billion-year-old-organic-chains-on-mars-that-may-point-to-life/

A Universal Weak Spot

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/a-universal-weak-spot-scientists-solve-decades-old-cancer-mystery/

Liquid Air Energy Storage

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/using-liquid-air-for-grid-scale-energy-storage/

Greener Ways to Produce Iron

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/scientists-advance-a-greener-way-to-produce-iron-process-could-help-cut-carbon-emissions-in-the-steel-industry/

A Fluid Battery

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/a-fluid-battery-that-can-take-any-shape/

FourWheelTech

Brand New 2023 DRS/X

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/you-can-still-buy-a-brand-new-2023-zero-drs-x-and-youll-save-10000-off-its-msrp/

2025 Mini Countryman

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/the-2025-mini-countryman-se-whimsy-doesnt-make-up-for-annoying/

2025 Ford Bronco Sport et al

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/2025-ford-bronco-sport-badlands-sasquatch-can-go-way-further-off-road-than-anyone-needs-it-to/

How hot is too hot for Transmissions

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/how-hot-is-too-hot-whats-normal-transmission-temperature-and-why-it-might-run-high/

Mazda's SkyActiv

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/why-mazdas-skyactiv-engine-tech-is-more-than-just-branding/

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:

RealityHacker

Four Years After Death

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/alvin-lucier-is-still-making-music-four-years-after-his-death-thanks-to-an-artificial-brain/

Personal Mixed Reality

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/a-new-way-to-bring-personal-items-to-mixed-reality/

Jumping Robot

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/insect-sized-jumping-robot-can-traverse-challenging-terrains-and-carry-heavy-payloads/

Murder Prediction Minority Report

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/the-uk-is-testing-a-murder-prediction-tool-to-identify-potential-killers/

Engineered Bacteria

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/engineered-bacteria-emit-signals-that-can-be-spotted-from-a-distance/

WANTED!

A Train Across Kenya

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/i-rode-premium-class-on-a-train-across-kenya-for-66-it-felt-like-a-first-class-flight-mixed-with-a-safari/

Advanced AR Glasses

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/google-showed-off-advanced-ar-glasses-that-may-never-leave-the-lab/

Wireless Record Player

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/bring-your-vinyl-to-the-beach-with-toshibas-new-portable-wireless-record-player-2/

Ooni Halo Pro Spiral Mixer

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/ooni-halo-pro-spiral-mixer-review-dough-as-far-as-the-eye-can-see/

Steel Series Apex Pro HE60

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/steelseries-apex-pro-mini-gen-3-a-hall-effect-60-keyboard/

The Continuity Report

A Fun Gimmicky Thriller

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/drop-is-a-fun-gimmicky-thriller-set-at-one-restaurant-table/

A Decade of Movie Changes

https://www.ohmtown.com/forums/d/get-in-loser-were-going-back-to-the-2000s-how-the-movies-of-the-decade-changed-cinema-as-you-know-it/

That new Stunt Category

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/the-oscars-new-stunt-category-explained-who-it-recognizes-why-it-took-so-long-to-happen/

Non Stop Action Movies

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/10-great-non-american-movies-that-have-non-stop-action/

Star Wars like movies

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/best-non-star-wars-shows-to-watch-if-you-love-andor/

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:

New Antikythera Research

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/the-famous-antikythera-mechanism-was-a-mechanical-disaster-new-research-suggests/

Swarming Jellyfish

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/swarm-of-jellyfish-like-creatures-turned-mallorca-beach-blue/

Health Data Exposed

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/us-lab-testing-provider-exposed-health-data-of-1-6-million-people/

Behind Bacardi

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/bacardi-is-putting-money-behind-people-to-make-sure-ai-doesnt-replace-your-bartender/

Star Wars Horror

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-says-disney-has-a-star-wars-horror-project-in-the-works/

Juno's Visit to Jupitor

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/juno-gave-nasa-controllers-quite-the-scare-during-recent-jupiter-flyby/

Putting the AI in San Diego

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/san-diego-county-seeks-new-policy-to-govern-use-of-ai/

Monets Stepdaughter

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/monets-stepdaughter-painted-breathtaking-impressionist-masterpieces-theyre-finally-getting-the-attention-they-deserve/

Doom Collectors Edition

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/you-can-run-doom-on-this-666-collectors-edition-box/

Secure your damn penguins.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/helicopter-crash-blamed-on-unsecured-penguin-in-a-box/

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:

Calculating Job Candidates

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/im-a-chief-of-staff-who-put-up-math-puzzles-all-over-san-francisco-to-attract-job-candidates-it-worked/

Consumer Privacy Laws

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/two-lawsuits-allege-the-trade-desk-secretly-violates-consumer-privacy-laws/

Fish are Hooked on Drugs

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/oops-we-accidentally-drugged-the-worlds-fish/

Beetle Wiggles

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/mapping-beetles-wiggle-could-help-battle-global-food-security/

A night at the National Gallery

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/you-can-apply-to-spend-the-night-inside-londons-national-gallery/

Home Cafes are on the Rise

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/home-cafes-are-on-the-rise-as-going-out-for-coffee-gets-too-expensive/

Guinness wants to be American Too

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/guinness-irelands-favorite-stout-wants-to-be-american-too/

Jelly Blobs of Myrtle Beach

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/jelly-blobs-are-taking-over-myrtle-beach-theyre-not-jellyfish-theyre-our-cousins/

And the Oscar for Stunts goes to

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/stunts-are-finally-getting-their-own-category-at-the-oscars/

Slot Machine Roguelite

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/if-balatro-had-a-hard-time-convincing-rating-boards-its-not-gambling-then-this-slot-machine-roguelite-is-gonna-have-twice-as-much-trouble/

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:

Poke'old'mons

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/kids-in-this-japanese-town-collect-pokemon-style-cards-featuring-local-middle-aged-men/

Fyre Fest 2 Update Red Flags

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/latest-fyre-fest-2-update-reveals-some-major-red-flags/

Expensive Easter Eggs

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/americans-cant-afford-easter-eggs-heres-what-theyre-doing-instead/

Bucket List 2025

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/these-natural-wonders-should-be-on-your-travel-bucket-list-for-2025/

Land Shrimps

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/you-might-think-of-shrimp-as-bugs-of-the-sea-but-a-remarkable-discovery-shows-the-opposite-bugs-are-actually-shrimp-of-the-land/

Blade Runner 2049 AI Lawsuit

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/blade-runner-2049-ai-lawsuit-rules-that-elon-musks-tesla-can-still-be-sued-for-copyright-infringement/

Mock Mooning

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/south-korea-is-using-abandoned-coal-mines-for-mock-moon-exploration/

Gonna need Waymo Chicken

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/waymo-gets-stuck-in-la-chick-fil-a-drive-through-blocking-it-until-closing-time/

Obsolete Servers is a You Problem

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/oracle-says-obsolete-servers-hacked-denies-cloud-breach/

VR Trip to Tyffonium

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/should-you-make-a-vr-trip-to-tyffonium-during-your-vacation-to-japan/

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:

Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome to your money.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/nintendo-has-confirmed-a-price-for-the-nintendo-switch-2-welcome-tour-and-its-gonna-run-you-a-lin-manuel-miranda-play/

Epic Universe

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/i-got-an-early-look-at-epic-universe-universals-new-multibillion-dollar-florida-theme-park-disney-is-about-to-get-a-run-for-its-money/

Pets are Persuasive Influencers

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/pets-make-more-persuasive-social-media-influencers-than-people-study-shows/

Rage Workouts

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/rage-workouts-can-regulate-your-emotions-heres-how-to-do-it/

A Rare Insect once Thought Extinct

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/prague-zoo-joins-the-effort-to-ensure-the-survival-of-a-rare-insect-once-considered-extinct/

Nuclear Acoustics Lab

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/how-an-unused-nuclear-power-plant-became-home-to-a-world-class-acoustics-lab/

Bracket City Word Game

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/bracket-city-could-be-your-latest-word-game-obsession/

Bon Iver Hosting Backetball

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/smashortrash/f/d/bon-iver-hosting-basketball-tournament-in-los-angeles-this-weekend/

Genetically Engineered Wolves

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/scientists-genetically-engineer-wolves-with-white-hair-and-muscular-jaws-like-the-extinct-dire-wolf/

Trapdoor Spiders in Australia

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/scientists-discover-two-bizarre-new-species-of-trapdoor-spiders-in-australia/

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:

Lochy McLoch Ness

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/boaty-mcboatface-found-a-55-year-old-camera-set-up-to-film-the-loch-ness-monster/

Wellness Rooms

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/wellness-rooms-are-replacing-home-offices/

Firmamented Miso

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/miso-fermented-in-space-has-an-entirely-different-taste/

Music DNA

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/your-genes-determine-the-type-of-music-you-like/

SphereOz in Las Vegas

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/the-wizard-of-oz-is-coming-to-the-las-vegas-sphere/

3D Printed Train Station

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/3d-printed-train-station-in-japan-assembled-in-just-three-hours/

This Week in Boeing Failures

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/new-boeing-787-fault-leaves-unsuspecting-pilots-disconnected-from-air-traffic-control/

Frankenstein Laptops

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/the-rise-of-frankenstein-laptops-in-new-delhis-repair-markets/

Mining the Box Office

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/a-minecraft-movie-has-earned-157-million-the-most-successful-domestic-opening-weekend-for-a-videogame-adaptation-ever/

SphereX Meets the Universe

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/nasas-spherex-sees-100000-galaxies-at-once-and-its-just-getting-started-and-wow-just-wow/