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  • 41: Turn the Flock Off
    Flock cameras are back in the headlines, and not in a good way. We called it, and now the stories are flying in.

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    Show Notes:
    • Inside the Growing Trend of Homeowners Creating Dumb Homes - YouTube
    • "Dumb homes" are the latest design trend
    • Open Home Foundation
    • Aurora police show how Flock cameras work behind the scenes - YouTube
    • Flock Recenty Partned with Ring and Planning AI
    • Woman says police used Flock cameras to wrongfully accuse her of theft - YouTube
    • Dystopian Town Sends Lying Cop To Innocent Woman's Home - YouTube
    • Dystopian Town Sends Lying Cop To Innocent Woman's Home - The Civil Rights LawyerThe Civil Rights Lawyer
    • Denver mayor extends license plate camera contract without council approval - YouTube
    • Washington city turns off license plate readers after records request - YouTube
    • Hillsborough cancels Flock cameras contract over data concerns - YouTube
    • They call it.. The Illuminati Guest House
    Music
    • Heidi J Masters • Run To Safer Ground 
    1 hr 4 min
  • 40: Warm and Brown for the Holidays
    Traditions, a touch of chaos, and plenty of pie. We talk about our favorite holiday, what makes it special, and what you might want to steal for your own celebration.

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    Show Notes:
    • Good Eats Roast Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe | Alton Brown
    • Huanted Inn
    Music:
    • Flood Gates By: Justin Lantrip
    49 min
  • 39: Shirtless in Seattle
    Chris puts his insomnia to the test. With data, tracking, and an AI-powered plan to finally sleep better.

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    Show Notes:
    • Silo series
    • Health Auto Export - JSON+CSV on the App Store
    • Amazon.com: Trace Minerals ZeroLyte 
    • Amazon.com: 120 Count Magnesium Glycinate Gummies
    • Amazon.com: Magnesium L Threonate
    • Interesting Bank for sale in Cumby, TX for $249,900
    • 201 W Main St, Cumby, TX 75433 | MLS #20608480 | Zillow
    • ‘Flintstones’ House Declared ‘Public Nuisance’ By California Town | NBC Nightly News - YouTube
    • Bay Area's 'un-ignitable' Flintstone House may stand test of time
    • 45 Berryessa Way, Hillsborough, CA 94010 | Zillow
    • Take an exclusive look inside California's 'Flintstone House' - YouTube
    Music:
    • Sleep Is On The Way By: Arthur Yoria
    1 hr 9 min
  • 38: The Day AWS Stood Still

    AWS went down, chaos followed. We’ve got the stories, the scars, and the takeaway.

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    53 min
  • 37: Bubbles per Second
    OpenAI just signed a deal so massive they measure it in power plants, not price tags. We break down the trillion-dollar logic powering the AI gold rush.

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    Show Notes
    • NEW: Amazon to pay massive price for ‘deceptive’ Prime program - YouTube
    • Lawsuit accuses Amazon of 'fake' Prime Day deals | WPRI.com
    • OpenAI, Broadcom Forge Multibillion-Dollar Chip-Development Deal - WSJ
    • OpenAI and Broadcom sign 10GW deal - YouTube
    • amit on X
    • We could have a really large negative wealth effect if the AI bubble pops, says Jared Bernstein - YouTube
    • We're still early in the AI cycle, says Bernstein's Stacy Rasgon - YouTube
    • Travel Back To 1970 With This $8.5 Million Bunker
    Music
    • Low Life by MOOKY Presented by Hash Power Music and Cannabis Records. 
    • Low Life By: MOOKY
    52 min
  • 36: Chris Hunts for Bigfoot
    A bizarre forest encounter sends Chris spiraling into a new obsession, while Angela cuts to the chase: what’s your theme?


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    Show Notes
    • Where To Look For Bigfoot In Washington State
    • PNW Bigfoot Search - Home
    • PNW Bigfoot Search - Meet the Team
    • This group was looking for Bigfoot. Now they also look for missing people - YouTube
    • Bigfoot/Sasquatch-related Sound Recordings
    • 5859 Potter Rd, Bear Lake, MI 49614 | MLS #1931209 | Zillow
    • A-a-ron's Song!
    • David Lynch’s Hollywood Hills Compound
    MUSIC
    • Can't Leave You by Vicious Clay
    58 min
  • 35: iPhone Vape
    We react to the Apple 17 having a built-in vape, and find out what hardware Ang might be upgrading. Plus, debate the perfect mouse, and bite into punchy peaches.

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    • Apple Event — September 9 - YouTube
    • Apple announces iPhone Air: the thinnest iPhone ever - 9to5Mac
    • Apple unveils iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max: cosmic orange color, unibody design, biggest battery, 8x zoom - 9to5Mac
    • Apple unveils iPhone 17: 120 FPS display, A19 chip, upgraded camera - 9to5Mac
    • Apple debuts A19 and A19 Pro processors for iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro | Tom's Hardware
    • Apple’s new iPhone Air accessories include a slim MagSafe battery, TechWoven case, and crossbody strap | The Verge
    • Apple announces AirPods Pro 3 with ‘world’s best ANC’ and heart rate sensing | The Verge
    • Apple Watch Series 11 Announced With Hypertension Detection, Sleep Score, and More - MacRumors
    • The Apple Watch Ultra 3 has 42 hours of battery life and satellite connectivity | The Verge
    • Start9
    • Start9 | Alby Hub
    • umbrelOS - An elegant OS for your home server
    • Installing Alby Hub on Umbrel
    • Humans are being hired to make AI slop look less sloppy
    • Your Hometown Bloomington: A statue honors Star Trek's Captain Janeway - YouTube
    • Watch: Kentucky nurse saves drunk baby raccoon with CPR - UPI.com
    MUSIC
    • Selfish by By: Vicious Clay
    1 hr 7 min
  • 34: Blame it on AI
    From Taco Bell bots to doomsday headlines, we laugh at the hype and panic, while probably exaggerating a bit ourselves.

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    LINKS
    • Apple Event Announced for September 9: 'Awe Dropping' - MacRumors
    • Taco Bell using AI voice to take orders at drive-thru - YouTube
    • Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters
    • OpenAI details changes for 'sensitive conversations' and parental controls - YouTube
    • GPT-5-powered ChatGPT will help users in mental distress, OpenAI says
    • Big Tech Laying Off and Doing Less Hiring - Blames AI
    • How is artificial intelligence affecting job searches? - YouTube
    • Behind the explosive growth and challenges of data centers in the AI era - YouTube
    • Guinness World Records turns 70 - and highlights some unclaimed records
    • 2321 Pima Ln, Ventura, CA 93001
    MUSIC
    • Lady Neptune by deathdreams
    1 hr 5 min
  • 33: Time Appropriate Eatings
    Modern cars are crammed with sensors, even for things any idiot could figure out. Mine broke, so instead of replacing it, I hacked my car to shut it up.


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    LINKS:
    • OBDeleven: Car diagnostic tool & OBD2 scanner
    • OBDeleven supported vehicles 
    • $127 on Amazon for the device OBDeleven 3
    • I Rented a Japanese Grandma for a Day - YouTube
    • RENT-A-GRANDMA? THE JAPANESE TREND THAT’S MELTING HEARTS - YouTube
    • Rental grandma service growing in Japan, can help cook or break up with boyfriends - Japan Today
    • "Rental families" on the rise in Japan - YouTube
    MUSIC:
    • Free Fall By: HusbandWife
    58 min
  • 32: Browser Taste Test
    Chris pitches his latest pivot to Angela, then puts the Zen browser hype to the test.

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    LINKS:
    • Minnesota Baking Influencers Are On The Rise - YouTube
    • Zen Browser official site
    • ZDNet: Why Zen is my new favorite browser
    • Kevin the Tech Guy: Zen Browser Review
    • Reddit: Zen Browser community
    • Blind man can see again, through his tooth - YouTube
    • Katie Santry on TikTok, finding rug buried outside her Ohio home | krem.com
    • Woman who discovered rug buried in yard says she was getting ready to dig it up when police called - YouTube
    • The world's oldest chicken keeps surviving everything life throws at her | CBC Radio
    MUSIC:
    • River People By: The Fifty Four Plates
    54 min

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