Up For a Challenge - Assembler FM

This episode, we send Adam to China. No, really! Ok, he kind of is sending himself to China, but still... we have challenges for him! Back after a 17 month (whoa!) hiatus... we will find out if Adam is... Up for a Challenge!?!

Show notes at https://assembler.fm/u4c/11

In the Season Two finale of Up For A Challenge Sara, Jef and Adam dig into the results of last week’s challenge. Will friends become enemies? Will enemies become friends? Will there be car chases and explosions? Maybe. Also? Raktajino, aka Klingon Coffee.

Topic: Being in the moment and being yourself, even when you're not sure if the rest of the world can handle you. The good times, the bad times, just the way you are. Oh, also? Star Wars and yelling at people.

On Youtube:

▼    ❑    U4C #9 Notes

    ▼    ❑    Jef's meditation challenge

    ▼    ❑    An active meditaion: Walking meditation

    •    ❑    http://www.wildmind.org/walking/overview

 - U4C #8: Pluto TV Speaks Tony Language Show Notes

    - Pre-Show Roll

        - Headphones:

            - Paul Frank Skullcandy Headphones: http://amzn.to/1TWTPa1

            - Light-up Cat Ear Headphones from Brookstone*

              http://amzn.to/1PhNo2e

   - Live Show

        - Language, Tony:

        - Adam: Use only Pluto TV for one week

            - Pluto TV

                - Main site: http://pluto.tv

                - Apps:

                    - Desktop apps available at

                      http://pluto.tv/download (OS X 10.7+, Windows)

                    - Google Play:

                      https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.p

                      luto.android&hl=en

                    - iTunes:

                      https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pluto-tv/id7517128

                      84?mt=8

                    - Amazon:

                      http://www.amazon.com/Pluto-TV/dp/B00KDSGIPK

                    - Roku:

                      https://channelstore.roku.com/details/74519/pluto-

                      tv

                    - Article "Pluto.TV is the best cord-cutting app

                      you're not using" from TechHive:

                      http://www.techhive.com/article/2945801/pluto-tv-i

                      s-the-best-cord-cutting-app-youre-not-using.html

                - How Pluto TV works

                    - Much of the content comes from YouTube—you can

                      tell from the watermarks at the start of each

                      video—with contributions from smaller sites like

                      Vimeo and DailyMotion. In some cases, Pluto.TV

                      also makes direct content deals with media

                      properties, such as Maker Studios, Bloomberg TV,

                      and Funny Or Die, Pluto CEO Tom Ryan recently

                      told me. Hulu is just the latest (and the

                      largest).

                        - Secret Hulu in Pluto TV:

                            - Much of the content comes from

                              YouTube—you can tell from the watermarks

                              at the start of each video—with

                              contributions from smaller sites like

                              Vimeo and DailyMotion. In some cases,

                              Pluto.TV also makes direct content deals

                              with media properties, such as Maker

                              Studios, Bloomberg TV, and Funny Or Die,

                              Pluto CEO Tom Ryan recently told me. Hulu

                              is just the latest (and the largest).

            - Bonus: Find Jef's favorite channel

                - Free MST3K

                    - http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/film/mst3k

                    - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzph9x-n9FR52BI9

                      4Zfgww

                    - http://pluto.tv/guide/mst3k

        - Jef and Sara: Sympathetic Challenge: No Live TV for the same

          week.

            - Hulu Plus, Netflix, iTunes Amazon, etc are ok. OTA TV is

              ok. No cable in our house, but outside the house is ok.

Up For A Challenge is back on Assembler FM! This week we're cutting the cord from cable... or are we? Adam is challenged to use Pluto TV and we catch up with what the gang has been doing since the break. Lots of things are discussed, including  Rejection Therapy, bottomless mimosas, Cricket Comics, and why scissors are for losers in Rock, Paper, Scissors.

We're still waiting on Google to process the video podcast. In the meantime, here is the audio podcast, full of extra stuff from before and after the show!

▼    ❑    U4C #7 Show Notes

    ▼    ❑    When last we left our heroes...

    •    ❑    http://assembler.fm/u4c/6 - Last Episode of Season 1 

    •    ❑    We made a list of challenges to do while we were away

    ▼    ❑    While we were away...

    ▼    ❑    Adam's Challenge: Deck of Cards from http://rejectiontherapy.com

    ▼    ❑    From http://rejectiontherapy.com/about-2/

    •    ❑    Rejection Therapy is a personal experiment I devised in 2009. I personally experimented with the concept for a year and released the game to the public in October 2010.

You can think of it as game, but this game involves your life and the treasures are real. The five objectives of Rejection Therapy are:

1. To be more aware of how irrational social fears control and restrict our lives

2. Smash the tyranny of fear and reap the treasures (treasures include wealth, relationships and self-confidence)

3. Learn from, and even enjoy rejection

4. To not be attached to outcomes, especially when it involves the free agency of other people

5. Permit yourself to fail

▼    ❑    Sara's Challenge: A more positive body outlook

    ▼    ❑    Sara's Fitbit*: http://amzn.to/1ljUg3u 

    •    ❑    Pacifica App: https://www.thinkpacifica.com

    ▼    ❑    Jef's Challenge: Create a sequel to The Cricket

    •    ❑    Original: http://amzn.com/w/6NYFUBYWKNGQ

    •    ❑    The result of Jef's challenge can be seen at: http://cricketcomics.com

    ▼    ❑    The New Challenge... Cutting the Cord.

    ▼    ❑    Boxee: http://www.boxee.tv (acquired by Samsung)R

    •    ❑    Jef Holbrook in the New York Times (a long, long time ago): http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/technology/internet/17video.html?_r=0

    ▼    ❑    Adam: Use only Pluto TV for one week

    ▼    ❑    Pluto TV

    •    ❑    Main site: http://pluto.tv

    ▼    ❑    Apps:

    •    ❑    Desktop apps available at http://pluto.tv/download (OS X 10.7+, Windows)

    •    ❑    Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.pluto.android&hl=en

    •    ❑    iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pluto-tv/id751712884?mt=8

    •    ❑    Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Pluto-TV/dp/B00KDSGIPK

    •    ❑    Roku: https://channelstore.roku.com/details/74519/pluto-tv

    •    ❑    Article "Pluto.TV is the best cord-cutting app you're not using" from TechHive: http://www.techhive.com/article/2945801/pluto-tv-is-the-best-cord-cutting-app-youre-not-using.html

    ▼    ❑    How Pluto TV works

    ▼    ❑    Much of the content comes from YouTube—you can tell from the watermarks at the start of each video—with contributions from smaller sites like Vimeo and DailyMotion. In some cases, Pluto.TV also makes direct content deals with media properties, such as Maker Studios, Bloomberg TV, and Funny Or Die, Pluto CEO Tom Ryan recently told me. Hulu is just the latest (and the largest).

    ▼    ❑    Secret Hulu in Pluto TV:

    •    ❑    Much of the content comes from YouTube—you can tell from the watermarks at the start of each video—with contributions from smaller sites like Vimeo and DailyMotion. In some cases, Pluto.TV also makes direct content deals with media properties, such as Maker Studios, Bloomberg TV, and Funny Or Die, Pluto CEO Tom Ryan recently told me. Hulu is just the latest (and the largest).

    •    ❑    Bonus: Find Jef's favorite channel

    ▼    ❑    Jef and Sara: Sympathetic Challenge: No Live TV for the same week.

    •    ❑    Hulu Plus, Netflix, iTunes Amazon, etc are ok. OTA TV is ok. No cable in our house, but outside the house is ok.

    ▼    ❑    Amazon Links for This Episode*

    •    ❑    *Links are our Amazon Affiliate links, so purchases made here help support the podcast.

    •    ❑    OTA Antenna: http://amzn.to/1ljTJP1

    •    ❑    Amazon Fire TV Stick: http://amzn.to/1ljTJ1k

    •    ❑    Crossy Road: http://amzn.to/1ljTUtM

    •    ❑    Fire TV Conroller: http://amzn.to/1ljU1oY

    •    ❑    Sara's Fitbit - Charge HR Purple:  http://amzn.to/1ljUg3u

    •    ❑    Jef's Fitbit - Charge HR Black: http://amzn.to/1ljUoQo

Up For A a Challenge #6: Stop Recording!
http://assembler.fm/u4c/6

In the season finale, find out how many days Sara Lynn made it through her challenge, what the future holds for the trio.

After this episode, we're going to take a little break and then we'll be back!

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Rogue Masks: http://roguemasks.com

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Jef:
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Instagram: https://instagram.com/jefholbrook

Web: http://1fjef.tv

http://assembler.fm/u4c/5

We catch up on the results of the “I Have an Opinion” challenge. Also, we have our first live chat guest, author Scott B. Smith. 

https://youtu.be/Gytwhb5KIlg

Based on 21 Days Without Complaint:

http://fourhourworkweek.com/2007/09/18/real-mind-control-the-21-day-no-complaint-experiment/

Here's what happened when Google tried to figure out what we had to say (if you can't see the gallery in your pod catcher, see is at http://assembler.fm/u4c/5):

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Up For A Challenge #4 - Licked By Strangers  - http://assembler.fm/u4c/4

Adam, Sara and Jef recount the results of last week's challenge. What, if anything, did it have to do with playing guitar and the availability of soap? Find out in this week's episode of Up For A Challenge!

Rogue Masks: http://roguemasks.com

OmniOutliner, Evernote, Scrivener - Jef's favorite tools for writing/procrastinating before writing.

The Cricket: (Kindle books or get the print version on IndyPlanet), The Cricket: Diamonds Are For Never - IMDB (available to watch on YouTube), and the Cricket's homepage: http://cricketcomics.com

Jef and DB's "discussion" on Instagram: https://instagram.com/p/3HYYFYD9Xf/

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Rogue Masks: http://roguemasks.com

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/jefholbrook

This episode went bananas! If you missed the live broadcast, whoo boy... antics abound! This time, we get the results of last week's challenge (admitting when we're wrong) and dive into living in the present. 

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http://roguemasks.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jefholbrook

What were the results of Adam's week on #Periscope? What will the new challenge be? Why does Adam hate the taste of fake cinnamon? Who... is.... DENNIS?

Also, important things like a reflection on how social media has changed the way we look at ourselves... looking at ourselves. Periscope, Twitter, live streaming vs. LiveJournal

Find out on Episode 2 of Up For A Challenge! Here or at http://assembler.fm.live  Chime in on Twitter (@assemblerfm) with #u4c

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/jefholbrook