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  • Out of Stock
    SpaceX went public, raised more money than any IPO in history, and then traded like there were barely any shares to buy. Today we sort out the hype, the float, the Cursor deal, and what this actually says about the future of space and AI.
    • SpaceX tops Amazon in market value as investors buy in
    • Technical factors are adding fuel to SpaceX's meme stock fire
    • SpaceX Unlock schedule
    • SpaceX Agrees to $60 Billion Cursor Takeover Post-IPO - YouTube
    • SpaceX’s $60 Billion Deal to Buy Cursor Gives It More AI Coding Power
    • Cursor on X: "We're excited to join forces with @SpaceX to advance the frontier of useful AI. Expect significant improvements to Cursor soon." / X
    • Infuse - Video Player for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Vision Pro
    • For the Homeschoolers Out There
    • The Basket
    • Clanker Therapy Highlight - YouTube
    • Clanker Therapy Full Member Recording
    Music
    • Against All Love • FM Rodeo
    49 min
  • The Things Tim Didn't Tell Us
    Angela and Chris catch up on the hobbies that survive real life, then sweep up the WWDC 2026 details that slipped under the AI hype.

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    • Apple Kicks Off WWDC 2026
    • macOS 27 Lets You Resize iPhone Mirroring
    • iOS 27 Hints at Foldable iPhone
    • watchOS 27 Compatible Apple Watch Models
    • Apple Watch SE 3rd Generation
    • Apple Watch Series 11
    • Apple Watch Ultra 3
    • Apple Podcasts Adds Video on Mac and Apple TV
    • Web Boost
    • Not Even Fit for a Chicken Coop
    • One for the Investors
    • For the Canada Pivot
    • Agent Op Guild on Telegram
    • Agent Op Guild on Matrix
    • Clanker Therapy Meetup

    Music
    • What You Mean To Me by Strange Love
    56 min
  • Remember the Friday Stream
    Angela shares her latest household gadget rabbit hole, Chris reveals a few secret plans, and we say goodbye to binge watching as the shared TV obsession fades into the algorithmic void.

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    • Join the Telegram Group Agent Op Guild on Telegram
    • Or the Matrix room Agent Op Guild on Matrix
    • Friday, June 12, 2026
    • pick it up • whomever
    • Robotic vacuum cleaner
    • The Best Robot Vacuums of 2026 | Reviews by Wirecutter
    • American's David Marchick on AI disruption: Not seeing the net job loss people had predicted - YouTube
    • These are the brand new disguised Automated License Plate Reader cameras in Arizona
    Music
    • Junkyard of Dreams By: Jawbone
    52 min
  • Holy IPO
    Anthropic went to the Vatican to tell the Pope their AI is experiencing "fear and grief."

    A genuine moral warning, or the most brilliant pre-IPO marketing stunt in tech history?

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    • Birds of Law Shirt
    • Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
    • Pope Leo’s ‘Magnifica humanitas’: AI must serve humanity not concentrate power - Vatican News
    • Pope Aligns With Anthropic, Co-Founder on AI Debate
    • Cheapest Home In Skagit County Listed For $45K
    • A Barn with $3m Worth of Style
    • SWAG Studio 
    Music
    • Lost Summer By: Ollie
    45 min
  • Birds of Law
    How the accidental chicken farmer pulled it together and built the ultimate chicken fort. Plus, the conclusion to the AI trial of the year. 

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    • Musk has lost his case against OpenAI in the most anti-climactic way possible. Less than 2 hours of jury deliberation despite 3 weeks of testimony and hundreds of documents. The jury didn't weigh in on whether Musk was right or wrong, they just said he fa
    • One word statement from Elon Musk's lawyer Marc Toberoff to reporters walking out of the courtroom: "Appeal."
    • the AI trial of the century ending with procedural whimper rather a bang; the jury agreed that Musk was too late but never weighed in on the questions of whether OpenAI did was legitimate.
    • Sawyer Merritt: Marc Toberoff on today's verdict: "I have a one-word reaction: Appeal. This war is not over. We firmly believe what happened with OpenAI was wrong on a very basic level that you can't raise millions of dollars in a publicly subsidized charity, and when it suits you, just turn into a for-profit operation where the officers and directors of the charity enrich themselves to the tune of billions..."
    • I'm seeing lots of confusion about why the statute of limitations issue came to a trial at all. Musk and OpenAI disagreed about when Musk could have reasonably become convinced that OpenAI was "stealing a charity," as he alleges.
    Music:
    • Call Me Medley By: Kurtisdrums
    49 min
  • Bid Rejected

    eBay dodged a bullet this week, and we dig into the wild story of GameStop’s attempted hostile takeover. Plus, we start plotting summer plans and do a quick check-in on the Musk v. Altman trial.

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    • This is the End of Week Two of Musk v Altman Trial
    • Shivon Zilis, Mother of Musk's Children, Testifies in OpenAI Trial
    • OpenAI Trial Enters Final Week
    • Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Testifies in OpenAI Trial
    • Sam Altman Takes the Stand in Trial Against Elon Musk
    • eBay History
    • eBay to Acquire PayPal
    • eBay 2016 Annual Report
    • eBay 2021 Annual Report
    • eBay 2025 SEC Filing
    • GameStop Offers to Buy eBay for $56 Billion
    • GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen on $56B eBay Offer
    • GameStop Makes $56 Billion Bid for eBay
    • eBay Spurns GameStop’s Offer as Not Credible or Attractive
    • Land with a Box on It
    • Triangle House
    • What Does a $20M Home Look Like?

    Music

    • Lord Have Mercy by Right Said Fred
    56 min
  • Safety for You, Features for Me

    The Musk v. Altman trial is getting messy fast — and nobody’s walking away clean. Musk wants the story to be a stolen mission. OpenAI wants it framed as a sore-loser lawsuit from a rival.

    Plus, Chris finds his perfect Starter Bunker, and Ang ruminates on the eternal problem of photo management.

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    • Google, Microsoft, and xAI will allow the US government to review their new AI models | The Verge
    • Joe Lonsdale on AI regulation: National review should be as limited and targeted as possible - YouTube
    • Musk wanted to settle with OpenAI just days before their courtroom showdown, new filing says - YouTube
    • Every day new evidence is added to the Musk v Altman trial - YouTube
    • Starter Bunker
    • A Tiny House for Chris

    Music:

    • Temptation By: The Paisley Daze
    48 min
  • Big Tech Receipts
    With a full LinuxFest Northwest crew is still in the mix, we dig into our favorite kind of drama, big tech email leaks. Then, Chris explains why he’s skipping conference talks this year.

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    Show Notes:
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    • 1988 - Olive Garden Commercial - YouTube
    • Too many breadsticks at Olive Garden? - YouTube
    • Elon Musk And Sam Altman Go To Court — Everything You Need To Know - YouTube
    • Musk v. Altman: Jury selected in trial that could alter AI's future - YouTube
    Music:
    • Mr. Videoman By: Prosperous Soul
    56 min
  • High Availability Hens
    Chris is one month into chicken dad life, almost nothing has gone as planned, and we react to Tim Cook stepping down.

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    Show Notes:
    • Cool Birds
    • Bird Setup in the RV
    • Signs of Coccidiosis
    • We Found Him: An Interview with Saxsquatch - Riot Fest
    • Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO - YouTube
    • Apple's Tim Cook Shares Community Letter After Announcing Plans to Step Down as CEO - MacRumors
    • John Ternus to Succeed Tim Cook as Apple CEO, Faces AI and Product Challenges - Bloomberg
    Music: 
    • Cold Hearted By: snju
    47 min
  • Fake News is Good News
    Some of our favorite parody news from around the web, plus a stinky chicken update, and a nostalgic lookback at GPS navigation tech for our cars.

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    Show Notes:
    • 1986: Satellite Navigation for Cars of the Future BBC Archive - YouTube
    • In-Car Sat Nav? Without a Satellite? In 1971? BBC Archive - YouTube
    •  The Onion
    • Ninja Parade Slips By Town Unnoticed Once Again - YouTube
    • American Baked Potato Association Study Finds It Best To Load ’Er Up - The Onion
    • Babylon Bee | Fake News You Can Trust
    • 42-Minute Delay As Dad Asked To Empty Cargo Pants At TSA Checkpoint | Babylon Bee
    • Grandma Announces She Has Finally Joined MyFace | Babylon Bee
    • Sudo Satirical
    • Man Disillusioned With Firefox Vows to Build Own Internet
    • If Ozempic Commercials Were Honest | [Ozempic, GLP-1, Monjauro Parody] - YouTube
    • Cozy Little Fixer Upper
    • The Center of a Home is Key
    • Bumpy in Bellingham
    MUSIC: 
    • I'm A Celebrity By: Right Said Fred
    53 min

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