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:

Embarrassing AI Google Ad

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/google-retroactively-edits-super-bowl-ad-to-remove-embarrassing-error-its-ai-made/

Robocallers posing as FCC Fraud, call FCC Staff

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/robocallers-posing-as-fcc-fraud-prevention-team-call-fcc-staff/

Talk about a Nest Egg

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/thieves-steal-40000-worth-of-eggs-in-a-massive-trailer-heist-liquid-gold/

NFL Auction for Superb Owl Tickets

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/nfl-auction-how-to-bid-on-super-bowl-tickets/

Obscure and Wonderful Movies

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/warner-brothers-is-mysteriously-dumping-obscure-and-wonderful-movies-on-youtube-for-free-2/

PSA: Dodge Charger in NC and Georgia

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/cop-impersonator-in-black-dodge-charger-reportedly-pulling-over-drivers-in-georgia-and-north-carolina/

Residents chase down potential arsonist

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/california-residents-chase-down-man-suspected-of-starting-new-fire/

Superb Owl Broadcast in Dolby Atmos

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/the-super-bowl-is-being-broadcast-with-dolby-atmos-audio-for-the-first-time/

Cancer Free after Experimental Vaccine

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/three-years-after-experimental-vaccine-these-patients-are-still-cancer-free/

Lead Pollution found in Ancient Greece

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/oldest-known-evidence-of-lead-pollution-found-in-ancient-greece/

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 business, technology, and society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2021.

After careful consideration, we're going to reinstitute the season and episode system because there was confusion about episodes. So, pardon the mess as we reverse course.

Articles Discussed:

Bad Judgement to avoid jury duty?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/lawnerd/f/d/town-court-judge-resigns-after-using-this-excuse-to-avoid-jury-duty/

83 Songs Debuted at Number 1

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/only-83-songs-have-debuted-at-no-1-in-the-history-of-the-billboard-hot-100-here-they-all-are/

Waffle House adds Egg Surcharge

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/restaurants-are-being-forced-to-make-difficult-decisions-waffle-house-is-adding-a-per-egg-surcharge/

Ted Talks about a new Leader

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/late-nite-geeks/f/d/ted-talks-has-put-out-an-all-call-for-a-new-leader/

A Different kind of Birds and Bees Talk

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/bees-count-from-left-to-right-just-like-some-humans-apes-and-birds-study-finds/

Never going to be cheap enough Airpods

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/how-to-buy-cheap-airpods-from-the-tsa/

Idler Games Idler Fest Steam Sale

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/i-never-understood-the-hype-for-idler-games-until-steams-idler-fest-sale-now-i-get-it/

I think Malls would be great

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/walmart-is-trying-to-make-malls-happen-again/

A Shamrock Shake Appears with a Twist

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/mcdonalds-is-bringing-back-the-shamrock-shake-with-a-twist/

9 Rings, not a song, a Galaxy.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/hubble-hits-the-bullseye-a-galaxy-with-record-breaking-9-rings/

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 business, technology, and society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed:

Allstate Tracking Driver Behavior

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/lawsuit-allstate-used-gasbuddy-and-other-apps-to-quietly-track-driving-behavior/

AI Startup Money Spent on Lifestyle

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/man-arrested-for-raising-60-million-for-ai-startup-instead-spending-it-on-luxurious-lifestyle/

A 43 year Old Game won a Grammy

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/why-a-43-year-old-video-game-just-won-a-grammy/

22% Insurance Price Hike

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/california-homeowners-hit-with-sudden-22-percent-insurance-rate-increase/

You Don't Say. Women Speak More then Men

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/women-speak-3000-more-words-daily-than-men-during-midlife-study-shows/

Hidden Images in Jackson Pollock

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/hidden-images-in-jackson-pollock-paintings-may-have-been-intentional-argues-study/

Mysterious Chirping Waves

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/mysterious-chirping-waves-detected-100000-miles-above-earth-are-surprising-scientists/

Audi to make Sense

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/audi-will-try-to-make-its-model-names-make-more-sense/

Apple and the Swift Student Challenge

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/smacktalk/f/d/apple-has-officially-launched-the-2025-swift-student-challenge/

Bacteria eat Forever Chemicals, then what?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/bacteria-can-eat-forever-chemicals/

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 business, technology, and society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed:

WarCrafters:

No Mans Sky Worlds Part 2

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/no-mans-sky-expands-its-horizons-with-worlds-part-2-update-for-ps-vr2-and-pc-vr/

King Arthur Legends

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/king-arthur-legends-rise-is-now-available-on-steam/

OrbusVR is shutting down

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/vrs-first-mmorpg-orbusvr-is-shutting-down/

Cold VR

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/cold-vr-secures-new-release-date-on-quest-steam/

Atomfall

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/atomfall-may-not-be-as-similar-to-fallout-as-you-think-and-thats-a-good-thing/

TechnologyToday:

Underwater Pods

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/underwater-pods-could-let-humans-to-live-in-ocean-floor-bases/

The Tetrahedral Observatory

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/meet-tego-the-tetrahedral-observatory-that-could-change-our-understanding-of-gravity/

Extinct Genetic Code

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/scientists-may-have-found-traces-of-an-extinct-genetic-code-that-came-before-dna/

Human Impact on the Water Cycle

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/nasa-reveals-shocking-human-impact-on-earths-water-cycle/

Henipavirus in North America

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/scientists-discover-first-henipavirus-in-north-america-raising-pandemic-fears/

FourWheelTech:

The Renault Rodeo

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/renault-rodeo-is-an-underappreciated-and-quintessentially-french-80s-beach-buggy/

Bring a Trailer

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/bring-a-trailer-sold-1-5-billion-worth-of-cars-last-year/

The Faraday Future

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/the-faraday-future-ff91-is-real-and-i-have-photographic-proof-i-swear-this-isnt-ai/

Toyota Hilux

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/toyota-hilux-with-a-friggin-factory-option-bed-mounted-folding-crane-is-for-sale-on-marketplace/

Mazda Miata

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/mazda-miata-celebrates-its-35th-anniversary-with-a-perfectly-specd-limited-edition/

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 business, technology, and society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

NSN (S4E32) - Weekend Edition for 2/1/2025 - Technology, Gadgets, Entertainment

Articles Discussed:

RealityHacker

Pizzai

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/your-pizza-guy-is-now-ai/

Virtual Breathing Coach

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/study-using-virtual-breathing-coach-indicates-it-is-as-effective-as-a-human-trainer/

Twitch Face Recognition

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/the-twitch-streamer-using-face-recognition-to-make-video-games-more-accessible/

AR Virtual Support

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/splashtop-releases-ar-virtual-support-system/

Lab grown Blood Vessel

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/this-blood-vessel-was-grown-in-a-lab-with-real-human-cells/

WANTED!

Pick your Buttons to Push

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/logitech-mx-creative-console-review-pick-your-own-buttons/

Private Sonic Boom

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/for-the-first-time-a-privately-developed-aircraft-has-flown-faster-than-sound/

Hook on Gaming Phones

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/these-7-unique-features-have-me-hooked-on-gaming-phones/

Ford Mustang Dark Horse

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/driving-the-ford-mustang-dark-horse-r-makes-every-other-pony-feel-tame/

Kindle-like Smart Phone

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/the-kindle-like-smartphone-youve-been-waiting-for-actually-exists/

The Continuity Report:

Terminator 7

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/james-camerons-terminator-7-will-have-to-do-what-the-franchise-has-been-avoiding-for-40-years/

Dog Manhttps://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/box-office-dog-man-wagging-away-on-top-with-10-8-million-opening-day-companion-sparks-in-second/

Before Rear Window

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/before-rear-window-alfred-hitchcock-james-stewart-made-this-must-watch-thriller-movie-with-93-on-rt/

Star Trek Section 31

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/star-trek-section-31s-villain-pays-off-a-deep-cut-discovery-mystery/

Star Trek Section 31 Captain of USS Enterprise

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/who-is-captain-of-star-trek-section-31s-missing-uss-enterprise/

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 business, technology, and society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed:

Warmer Rats Means More Babies

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/rats-more-rodents-are-infesting-cities-as-scientists-say-warmer-temperatures-mean-more-rat-babies/

Mustard Recall in 4 States

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/mustard-recall-update-for-4-states-as-fda-issues-alert-level/

Edison Rate Hike for Fire

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/californians-face-edison-rate-hike-for-fire-sparked-by-its-own-equipment/

Didn't know you could 3D print that.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/dea-officer-who-3d-printed-cocaine-gets-17-years-in-prison/

Deep Space to Office Space

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/disneys-star-wars-hotel-jumps-from-deep-space-to-office-space/

Measles Outbreak in Texas

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/texas-measles-outbreak-raises-alarm/

Your Beach Vacation is Postponed

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/couple-arriving-at-beach-resort-for-vacation-stunned-to-learn-why-they-cant-enter-their-room-thats-ridiculous/

Losing Air Traffic Controllers

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/california-airport-could-lose-all-air-traffic-controllers-this-week/

Ear Muscle Activates while Focused

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/ear-muscle-we-thought-humans-didnt-use-except-for-wiggling-our-ears-activates-during-focused-listening/

OpenAI has a new AI Model

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/openais-cost-effective-new-ai-model-is-here-as-pressure-from-deepseek-heats-up/

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 business, technology, and society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed:

Cats learn to associate faster than babies.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/cats-learn-to-associate-images-with-words-faster-than-babies/

Microplastics in Preterm placenta.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/the-hidden-threat-in-the-womb-microplastics-found-in-preterm-placentas/

Recreating DeepSeeks OpenAI Killer

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/team-says-theyve-recreated-deepseeks-openai-killer-for-literally-30/

Nobody really knows AI, apparently.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/if-you-think-anyone-in-the-ai-industry-has-any-idea-what-theyre-doing-it-appears-that-deepseek-just-accidentally-leaked-its-users-chats/

More snow in Hawaii than NYC.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/hawaii-could-get-more-snow-than-new-york-city-has-had-this-year/

The Art of Firing People by EA.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/ea-apparently-thinks-theres-an-art-to-firing-people/

Summer Game Fest 2025

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/summer-game-fest-returns-to-the-youtube-theater-on-june-6/

Something is Wiping out Sea Urchins

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/an-extremely-violent-global-pandemic-mysterious-disease-wipes-out-sea-urchins-worldwide/

Driven to Prison

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/2-jailed-for-posing-as-learner-drivers-to-sit-theory-test/

Decode this Ancient Script

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/officials-are-offering-1-million-to-anyone-who-can-decode-this-ancient-script/

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 business, technology, and society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed (1/29/2025):

The Copyright Office and AI

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/rightprotect/f/d/part-two-copyright-office-ai-report-says-creative-prompting-doesnt-constitute-authorship/

Waymo money grab?

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/waymo-raises-eyebrows-with-experimental-feature-to-tip-its-driverless-cars/

DeepSeek used its work, wait a minute.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/openai-says-deepseek-used-its-work-without-permission-to-create-an-ai-thats-stealing-its-job/

Scientists discover traces of Salt Water

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/scientists-discover-traces-of-salt-water-and-building-blocks-of-life-in-nasas-samples-from-the-asteroid-bennu/

Whale deploys Biological Weapons

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/uk-navy-thought-they-were-under-attack-but-it-was-just-a-farting-whale/

Five Reasons for Vertical Farming

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/five-reasons-why-vertical-farming-is-still-the-future-despite-all-the-recent-business-failures/

Miles of LA Beaches Closed

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/miles-of-la-beaches-closed-over-chemical-fears/

This manufacturer is very supportive.

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/only-a-bra-manufacturer-could-make-nasas-100000-apollo-space-suits/

Quick Access to the Expressway

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/grandpa-refused-to-relocate-so-the-government-built-an-expressway-around-his-house/

In the Spirit of Mergers and the Frontier

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/frontier-airlines-proposes-merging-with-fellow-budget-carrier-spirit-again/

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 business, technology, and society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed (1/28/2025):

Raising the Nerds Bar with Shaboozey

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/nerds-super-bowl-ad-teaser-raises-the-bar-with-shaboozey/

The Introverted Entrepreneur

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/the-challenges-youll-face-as-an-introverted-entrepreneur-and-5-key-strategies-to-help-you-overcome-them/

Augmenting Humanity

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/augmenting-humanity-exploring-the-essential-foundations-of-artificial-ultra-intelligence/

1900 Year Old Papyrus

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/1900-year-old-papyrus-reveals-gripping-case-about-roman-tax-fraud-and-forgery/

Bookshop.org e-Book Store

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/bookshop-orgs-new-e-book-store-will-have-a-tough-time-taking-on-amazon/

Crumb Trail to Recall

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/bread-crumb-recall-sparks-nationwide-warning/

Peel and Stick Radar Sensors

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/logitechs-peel-and-stick-radar-sensors-could-let-companies-invisibly-monitor-their-offices/

Limited Edition Asteroids Watch

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/ataris-limited-edition-asteroids-watch-tells-time-with-orbiting-spaceships/

Ooni Spiral Mixer will take your Wallet for a Spin

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/oonis-first-departure-from-pizza-ovens-is-a-799-spiral-mixer/

FDA Approves Ozempic for CKD with Diabetes

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/fda-approves-novo-nordisks-ozempic-to-treat-chronic-kidney-disease-in-those-with-diabetes-expanding-its-use/

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 business, technology, and society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.

Articles Discussed:

Drones against Bears

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/drones-could-be-magic-tools-in-fight-against-bears/

Coca Cola Recall

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/coca-cola-recalls-drinks-over-safety-concerns/

Historic Today, Gone Tomorrow

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/historic-wooden-shipwreck-appears-on-beach-then-disappears-days-later/

$10,000 Every Second for 2 Minutes

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/a-company-is-giving-away-10000-every-second-during-the-final-2-minutes-of-the-super-bowl/

Born to Save Spiders

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/this-man-was-born-to-save-spiders-and-has-over-1000-tarantulas/

A Surveillance Bus Sized Asteroid

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/nasa-tracking-bus-size-asteroid-approaching-earth-at-30000-mph/

Illegal Wine

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/the-french-winemaker-whose-wines-are-illegal-in-his-home-country/

Planet of the Escaped Monkeys

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/nonsequiturnews/f/d/last-4-escaped-monkeys-are-captured-in-south-carolina-after-months-on-the-loose/

Sacked Worker Sacks Systems

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/british-museum-party-closed-as-sacked-worker-shuts-system/

George R.R. Martin and the Scientific Paper

https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/realityhacker/f/d/george-r-r-martin-coauthored-a-scientific-paper/