Not A Thing!

Episode 231 We haven’t recorded in a little while! Jørgen now coaches soccer and had a player draft. Billionaires and their money in politics is Not A Thing. Elon Musk, specifically in the billionaire club, is having a both a very good week and a very bad week. Spoiler Alert: Won’t you Be My Neighbor […]

Episode 230 Alan visited the Motor City. American workers take less vacation than medieval peasants. Zombie-ants are A Thing, and they’re evolving due to climate change. Sports gambling is not federally regulated in the US, so it’s now up to the states. Spoiler Alert: We talked about Deadpool 2.

Episode 229 Buying online pornography passes at physical newsstands in the UK. Google Duplex is impressive and disturbing. Pharmaceutical researchers are turning towards illegal drugs for innovative treatments. Known for riding waves, Kelly Slater now creates waves. Spoiler Alert: We talked about Avengers: Infinity War. A lot.

Episode 228 GDPR is coming. Verizon’s re-invention of Yahoo as Oath shows some of the same old problems. China’s forthcoming “Credit Score” seems to have repercussions far beyond monetary implications Quantum Entanglement is A Thing… that can be seen with the naked eye! Distractions in distractions: Fishing in the new Far Cry game. Spoiler Alert: […]

Episode 227 We have a thought or two regarding regulations (or lack thereof) for autonomous vehicles. Spoiler Alert: We saw a lot of movies (and TV): Atlanta Legion Pacific Rim: Uprising Ready Player One Isle of Dogs Death of Stalin Blockers A Quiet Place

Episode 226 We dove into the cesspool of Cambridge Analytica. Spoiler Alert: Jørgen went into depth regarding Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr story Brendan spelunked through Tomb Raider and did a whirlwind tour of Hurricane Heist. All three hosts have Neti Pots (although Alan’s is ceramic) and have also signed up for MyFitnessPal

Episode 225 This episode in Moviepass: CEO walks back his information gathering statements. California writes bill to codify net neutrality protections ahead of FCC ruling. Norwegian website releases wordpress plugin that uses quizzes to improve comment quality. National Geographic publishes examination of its own portrayal of race. Aircraft company Kitty Hawk partners with New Zealand […]

Episode 224 Brendan and Jørgen were not laughing, but apparently Amazon’s Alexa was. Moviepass details quite a bit more about the information they are collecting in exchange for those inexpensive movie tickets. Spoiler Alert: The Oscars were this weekend We talked a bit about the movie Annihilation. Also, Black Panther. See more at the Black […]

Episode 223 SpaceX landed 2 (of the 3) cores during their Falcon Heavy demo launch in fantastic fashion. Cryptocoin mining messes up GPU prices, uses a lot of energy, and is escalating into website hacking. This might be helped with Bitcoin’s Lightning Network or Ethereum’s Proof of Stake. China police uses smart glasses to identify […]

Episode 222 Commuting in the bay area. The Commuter and Phantom Thread as a study in contrasts. Making music is harder than it needs to be if you ask Lana Del Rey. Bonus musical journeys regarding chord structure in western popular music. Spoiler Alert: We talked about movies in the middle of the podcast instead […]