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:

REALITY HACKER

AI designs Enzymes from Scratch

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/greenagram/f/d/scientists-use-ai-to-design-life-like-enzymes-from-scratch/

AI versus US

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/some-tech-leaders-think-ai-could-outsmart-us-and-wipe-out-humanity-professor-of-ai-is-not-worried/

XR News Roundup

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/xr-news-round-up-trombone-champ-underworld-overseer-ashen-arrows-more/

Mystery Signal behind Dead Galaxy

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/mystery-signal-lights-up-a-dead-galaxy-baffling-astronomers/

Humanized Mice

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/new-humanized-mice-brings-scientists-closer-to-reversing-aging/

WANTED!

Bookshelf Speakers

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/13-best-bookshelf-speakers-2025-active-passive-and-hi-fi/

Bird Feeders

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/best-bird-feeders-with-cameras-tested-and-reviewed-2025/

Trypophobic DBrand

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/dbrand-made-a-trypophobic-apple-vision-pro-faceplate-battery-holster/

Smart Home Gadgets

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/the-best-smart-home-gadgets-for-2025-2/

Crocs Case for Samsung Galaxy

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/this-crocs-samsung-galaxy-s25-case-is-both-hideous-and-ingenious/

THE CONTINUITY REPORT:

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-update-means-it-can-avoid-a-got-franchise-problem-that-could-also-hurt-harry-potter/

The Gorge

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/scott-derrickson-dives-deep-into-the-gorge/

Wallace and Gromit to Rule them All

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/how-wallace-and-gromit-pays-homage-to-the-lord-of-the-rings/

Mission Impossible 8 Stunt

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/youre-done-do-not-anger-the-gods-mission-impossible-8-has-a-stunt-so-dangerous-that-the-director-had-to-shut-down-tom-cruises-obsessive-reshoots/

Reversion

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/mind-boggling-thriller-reversion-starring-money-heists-jaime-lorente-picked-up-by-film-factory-before-berlin-market-exclusive/

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 NSN Season 4, Episode 45:

Reddit plans Paywall

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/reddit-plans-to-lock-some-content-behind-a-paywall-this-year-ceo-says/

Igloo Recalling Coolers

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/igloo-is-recalling-a-million-coolers-that-could-amputate-fingers/

Legally Throwing the Dinner Plate

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/lawnerd/f/d/florida-lawyer-accused-of-hitting-man-on-head-with-dinner-plate-after-wedding-buffet-butt-in/

Helldivers lost a planet

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/helldivers-just-failed-a-major-order-and-lost-a-whole-dang-planet/

Lord Fake Cruise

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/roundersgear/f/d/poker-player-who-posed-as-lord-imprisoned-in-400k-fake-cruise-scam/

When in Rome with a Sweetheart

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/since-ancient-times-romans-have-gifted-these-cream-filled-treats-to-their-sweethearts/

World Pangolin Day

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/celebrating-world-pangolin-day-with-new-genomes-to-aid-the-worlds-most-trafficked-animal/

The Price of Rice

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/the-price-of-rice-in-japan-is-soaring-the-government-is-releasing-210000-tons-from-its-stockpile-to-fight-it/

Something Fishy about Banksy

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/banksy-fish-artwork-to-go-on-display-at-london-museum/

AI Generated True Crime Series

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/an-ai-generated-true-crime-series-has-millions-of-views/

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:

Denny's is getting cooked.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/dennys-is-closing-stores-as-its-squeezed-between-fast-food-and-chilis/

Call of TMNT

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/tmnt-officially-coming-to-call-of-duty/

Breadfruit Vodka

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/distillerist/f/d/worlds-first-breadfruit-vodka-aims-to-save-the-planet/

Seattle Workers Sue City

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/city-of-seattle-workers-file-class-action-suit-against-city-alleging-payroll-errors-after-new-system-install/

The Florida Fog of Mystery

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/people-in-florida-say-dense-mysterious-fog-with-chemical-smell-is-making-them-sick/

Steam Autumn Sale Moves

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/after-years-of-running-awkwardly-close-to-the-winter-sale-the-steam-autumn-sale-will-start-2-months-early-this-year/

Avowed Early Access

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/i-hope-every-rpg-steals-avoweds-brilliant-inventory-system/

Disney Parks Infamous Earworm

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/disney-parks-most-infamous-earworm-is-getting-its-first-extended-cut/

30 Year old Superb Owl

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/30-years-ago-the-super-bowl-halftime-show-was-indiana-jones/

Birdsong AI

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/chatgpt-for-birdsong-may-shed-light-on-how-language-is-wired-in-the-human-brain/

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:

Elden Ring Nightreign

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/tabletopknights/f/d/elden-ring-nightreign-gets-may-launch-date/

Solar Cells made Recyclable

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/next-gen-solar-cells-now-fully-recyclable-with-water-based-method/

Remote Boat from Yamaha

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/yamaha-made-a-boat-remote/

Sonic Racing at Sony State of Play 2025

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/first-look-at-sonic-racing-crossworlds-gameplay-at-sony-state-of-play-2025/

OpenAI Cancels is o3 Model

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/late-nite-geeks/f/d/openai-cancels-its-o3-ai-model-in-favor-of-a-unified-next-gen-release/

A Miata Snowmobile

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/a-miata-on-snowmobile-tracks-is-the-ultimate-winter-cruiser/

Kilauea is erupting again

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/kilauea-is-spewing-lava-again-it-is-the-hawaii-volcanos-latest-activity-in-an-on-and-off-eruption/

Dominos Pepperoni Perfume

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/dominos-released-a-pepperoni-perfume-just-in-time-for-valentines-day/

Startups are showering employees

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/startups-are-showering-employees-with-wild-perks-from-mris-to-pawternity-leave/

Deep Sea Shrimp have Enhanced Vision

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/deep-sea-shrimp-have-evolved-enhanced-vision-for-the-bioluminescent-world-study-finds/

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:

Monkey Cut Power, Scissors Cuts Paper

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/how-a-monkey-cut-the-power-to-the-entire-country-of-sri-lanka/

Taking a Bite out of Sharks

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/shark-bites-plummeted-in-2024-experts-reveal-whats-behind-the-drop/

New Oreo Method

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/to-keep-hardware-safe-new-oreo-method-cuts-out-the-codes-clues/

Clearview to no probable cause

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/ohio-judge-clearview-matches-arent-probable-cause-so-kiss-your-murder-case-goodbye/

Canned Botulism

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/canned-tuna-sold-at-walmart-costco-and-trader-joes-is-being-recalled-over-botulism-fears/

Spaceballs 2 and more

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/ariana-grande-has-been-offered-roles-in-spaceballs-2-wedding-comedy-more/

Mystery figures in Picasso Blue Period

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/primeglass/f/d/two-mystery-figures-discovered-beneath-picasso-blue-period-painting/

Bad Bat Gene could be Good

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/scientists-discover-bat-gene-that-could-revolutionize-covid-19-treatment/

Superb Owl Monday

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/a-record-number-of-people-called-out-of-work-for-super-bowl-monday/

Don't Stop Sing ing...

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/dont-give-up-singing-research-shows-that-we-need-it/

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:

All the Superb Owl Advertisements

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/watch-all-the-ads-of-super-bowl-2025/

Thunderbolts asterisk explained

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/thunderbolts-asterisk-meaning-has-finally-been-explained/

New Apple Home Products Inbound?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/smacktalk/f/d/apples-brand-new-home-product-wont-launch-until-april-or-later-per-gurman/

Sanctions due to Fake Case Citations

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/lawnerd/f/d/no-42-law-firm-by-head-count-could-face-sanctions-over-fake-case-citations-generated-by-chatgpt/

Warning Signs of Eruption and Tsunami

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/satellite-data-analysis-reveals-warning-signs-that-foreshadowed-a-volcanic-eruption-and-tsunami/

Fantastic Four Popcorn Buckets

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/these-fantastic-four-popcorn-buckets-are-so-good-ill-be-furious-if-they-dont-get-made/

What caused The Walking Dead Zombies

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/what-caused-the-walking-deads-zombie-outbreak-the-creator-doesnt-want-you-to-know/

Medicinal Mushrooms in Renewable Energy Lab

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/greenagram/f/d/i-grow-medicinal-mushrooms-in-my-renewable-energy-laboratory/

NVidia's 50-series melt down.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/nvidias-rtx-5090-power-connectors-are-melting/

Einsteins stunning ring.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/euclid-discovers-a-stunning-einstein-ring/

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 on 2/9/2025:

WarCrafters:

Nightreign won't be Live Service

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/elden-ring-nightreign-wont-be-a-live-service-game-says-fromsoftware/

Dig VRhttps://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/prepare-your-planning-permits-as-dig-vr-heads-to-ps-vr2-steam-this-march/

Twenty 2K Games

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/new-2k-sale-gives-you-20-games-for-20-but-theres-a-catch/

Soulslikes

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/this-5-soulslike-is-overflowing-with-gloomy-vibes-and-evil-ants/

8 Things to do in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/8-must-do-things-for-a-strong-early-game-in-kingdom-come-deliverance-2/

TechnologyToday:

Special Stormwater Sponge

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/specialized-sponge-can-suck-up-stormwater-pollution/

Frozen Electrons

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/electrons-frozen-yet-free-a-quantum-breakthrough-in-graphene/

Lost Sea Turtle Years

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/scientists-solve-the-mystery-of-sea-turtles-lost-years/

X-Ray Study

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/x-ray-study-sheds-light-on-cost-effective-fuel-cell-material-that-could-rival-platinum/

Magnetic Fields Reshape Sound Waves

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/magnetic-fields-reshape-the-movement-of-sound-waves-in-a-stunning-discovery/

FourWheelTech:

Supersport Penny Farthing

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/turning-a-supersport-motorcycle-into-a-penny-farthing-is-a-gloriously-dumb-idea/

Red and Yellow Dots

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/ever-notice-those-red-and-yellow-dots-on-your-tires-heres-what-they-mean/

Vintage EV Swap

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/these-are-the-vintage-cars-you-want-to-ev-swap/

2025 Valkyrie Le Mans

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/aston-martin-launches-2025-valkyrie-le-mans-program-finally-ending-eight-year-wait/

No Spare, No Problem

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/no-spare-no-problem-heres-what-every-car-should-carry-in-case-of-a-flat/

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 in the 2/8/2025 Weekend Edition of Non Sequitur News:

RealityHacker:

Do they Know they Perceive?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/scientists-develop-artificial-neurons-that-mimic-human-perception/

Do they Know they Touch?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/greenagram/f/d/poke-twist-vibrate-a-wearable-device-that-delivers-touch-to-the-skin/

Do they know they Run?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/unitrees-g1-humanoid-robots-shown-running-in-new-video/

Do they Know they think?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/the-hottest-new-idea-in-ai-chatbots-that-look-like-they-think/

Do they know they See?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/psychology-based-tasks-assess-multi-modal-llm-visual-cognition-limits/

WANTED!:

Dual Screen Kindle

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/the-time-is-right-for-amazon-to-ship-a-dual-screen-kindle/

4K Gaming by AMD

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/amd-promises-mainstream-4k-gaming-with-next-gen-gpus-as-current-gen-gpu-sales-tank/

Framework Available

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/framework-laptops-risc-v-board-for-open-source-diehards-is-available-for-199/

Surface PC

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/microsoft-updates-intel-based-surface-pcs-if-you-can-pay-for-them/

Beer Clubs for 2025

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/best-beer-clubs-for-2025/

The Continuity Report:

The Gathering

https://www.ohmtown.com/forums/d/magic-the-gathering-is-being-turned-into-a-live-action-movie-as-the-beginning-of-a-multimedia-universe/

Horror Movie with a Special Connection

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/new-87-horror-movie-is-the-perfect-scream-replacement-even-includes-a-special-connection/

Post Rebel Moon Flop

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/zack-snyders-first-movie-after-rebel-moon-is-an-exciting-career-change-following-his-divisive-dc-films/

Sundance Films

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/the-9-best-films-we-saw-at-sundance/

Oscar Predictions

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/6-2026-oscar-predictions-after-sundance-2025/

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:

The SNL 50th Anniversary

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/the-saturday-night-live-50th-anniversary-special-line-up-includes-robert-de-niro-and-sabrina-carpenter-heres-how-each-guest-is-linked-to-the-show/

Things to know about the Superb Owl

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/12-surprising-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-super-bowl/

Muddy Footballs

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/how-a-man-turned-muddy-footballs-into-a-business-for-super-bowl-and-college-teams/

Firefox still exists, no, seriously.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/firefox-would-like-to-remind-everyone-it-exists-and-isnt-backed-by-a-billionaire/

Things to Stream this Weekend

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/the-9-best-things-to-stream-this-weekend-from-netflixs-latest-true-crime-drama-to-kevin-costners-new-show/

Mahjong, Mahjong, Mahjong!

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/the-asian-game-of-mahjong-which-creates-order-out-of-chaos-is-trending-in-the-west/

Classic Cheeseburgers

https://www.ohmtown.com/forums/d/i-tried-classic-cheeseburgers-from-4-major-chains-only-one-stood-out-as-the-ideal-choice-for-super-bowl-sunday/

A map for hunting Unicorns in Michigan

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/heres-why-this-map-says-its-legal-to-hunt-unicorns-in-michigan/

Photos of Superb Owls

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/see-15-stunning-photos-of-superb-owls-to-kick-off-this-years-super-bowl-weekend/

A Ferrari Inspired Mansion in Florida

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/a-50-million-ferrari-inspired-mansion-just-broke-a-local-record-in-delray-beach-florida-take-a-look-inside/

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:

Hitting the wrong Key

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/late-nite-geeks/f/d/keyboard-maker-suspends-u-s-shipments-over-trump-tariffs-on-chinese-goods/

Staging Fake Proceeding

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/lawnerd/f/d/judge-resigns-for-second-time-after-hes-accused-of-staging-fake-proceeding/

Roman Game Pieces

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/archaeologists-found-game-pieces-used-by-ancient-roman-soldiers/

Flashes for Bluesky

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/late-nite-geeks/f/d/flashes-a-photo-sharing-app-for-bluesky-opens-beta/

The Suzuki Alto

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/this-suzuki-alto-works-rs-z-is-a-63-hp-hot-kei-hatch-with-a-functional-hood-scoop-and-it-could-be-yours/

Diary Cows Learning to Fly

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/us-dairy-cows-infected-with-2nd-form-of-bird-flu-for-the-1st-time-usda/

Fantastic Fours Obsession

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/17-years-in-the-fantastic-fours-new-trailer-just-confirmed-the-mcu-is-still-obsessed-with-1-hero-storyline/

Wreckfest 2 Early Access

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/wreckfest-2-early-access-announcement-trailer/

Apple Robot Smart Lamp

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/smacktalk/f/d/apple-just-built-an-adorable-robot-lamp-a-sneak-peek-into-robotics-work/

Starbucks Limits Mobile Orders

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/starbucks-is-limiting-mobile-orders-to-reclaim-the-coffeehouses-connection-with-customers/