We are still here!  Back from vacation to record an episode!  Road alligators, Roman roads, Kingdom Hearts on billboards, the James Webb Space Telescope, and more!

Gravity vs. light, has Google found sentient AI, UVA software engineers are pretty good according to one testing company, and Joker 2 might be a musical.  

Transcript of Google engineer talking to LaMDA AI - https://cajundiscordian.medium.com/is-lamda-sentient-an-interview-ea64d916d917

Programming Note: We will be recording sporadically over the summer... okay, more sporadically than usual... but still.  At least this time we told you :-)

Grapes really are a thing for British hospital patients, Mark finally has fiber optic internet, cookies == Congressional seats, HB 20's interpretation of a "common carrier," and how to say goodbye ominously.

Mentioned video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVhFBujPlVo

Our long-delayed Graduation Special is here!  We talk about the origin of academic robes and the cool different colors, notable guest speakers at UVA for graduation, and can your degree be revoked.

(And it takes the entire episode for us to realize this is our podcast's one year anniversary!!)

Let's learn a bit about the history of graduation ceremonies at UVA!  

It's exam season, so let's talk about how we come up with "good" assessments for students by examining Bloom's Taxonomy.

What is agile development, can you publish a paper without being at a university, how do live service games work, hidden messages in your money, and geese attacking Will at Notre Dame.

"Let Me Solo Her" is the celebrity of the moment in Elden Ring, a self-driving car gets pulled over in San Francisco, competitive Tetris is a thing, book bannings, and we try to figure out what "web3" is supposed to be.

Sorry for the missed weeks!

Mark finally scored a PS5, so naturally we have to talk about Sony's new subscription service.  Also, the Ukrainian government is selling NFTs to raise money, why the color in VHS tapes fade, and more "no stupid questions"!

Apple's got a new desktop, Elden Ring is a great game, there is a suspicious job posting for a professor position at UCLA, and can werewolves eat chocolate?  Gotta say - there's a little bit for everyone in this episode!