WT: Dr. Skynet

Posted by on July 9th, 2019
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The Earth shook–twice!! What’s more dangerous: earthquakes or tornados? How dangerous would an extended solar flare be today? SpaceX updates: Raptor engine test and a caught fairing. How much is acceptable cell phone camera image processing? Another deepfakes Pandora’s Box is opened. Unsupervised machine learning (Word2vec) may find science discoveries just from reading other research papers. Doc in a…robot box?? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Spider-Man: Far From Home

Justin: The Cave from Kenny Beats

Brian: Spider-Man: Far From Home

Bryce: Utada Hikaru Laughter in the Dark 2018 now translated on Netflix

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AT: Present-Me versus Future-Me

Posted by on July 3rd, 2019
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What techniques and routines do we use to get going? Are you better planning to create or creating in the moment and editing later? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: The Richest Man in Babylon

Justin: No One Left to Fight #1

Brian: Long Long Man and What We Do in the Shadows

Bryce: Chernobyl

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WT: Floppycast

Posted by on July 2nd, 2019
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NASA’s going after Thanos with nuclear power. Electric aviation? Could you get a podcast on a floppy disc? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Moss (Oculus Quest) and Strange Angel

Justin: Brian and Justin are going to be on Andrew Heaton’s new podcast

Brian: Documentary Now! season 3

Bryce: Super Mario Maker 2

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AT: The Purge?

Posted by on June 26th, 2019
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Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, Libra, is a new payment method in an internet of microtransactions. Does that offset the tracking and centralization? Also, is there value to purging an email list? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Scrivener and

Justin: Anthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward and

Brian: Toy Story 4 and

Bryce: “834.194” by Sakanaction and

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WT: Not Dreaming Can Be A Benefit

Posted by on June 25th, 2019
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World’s greatest rocket launch again…yawn! How much will the world’s biggest airplane sell for? Throw out your clocks! Get scared!!! Why so many UFO sightings lately? The certainty of conspiracy theories. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Isaac Arthur on YouTube and

Justin: Documentary Now! Season 3 and

Brian: Defunctland and

Bryce: Neon Genesis Evangelion and

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AT: Noting the Dead

Posted by on June 19th, 2019
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Justin’s long talked-about historical podcast, “Raise the Dead,” is in an alpha phase and he sent it to Andrew and Brian. How is that process of noting and what can each person give in feedback? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Pick: Andrew Heaton’s Patreon

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WT: Resting Toaster Face

Posted by on June 18th, 2019
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Magic tragedy in India. How can you do “risky” things while being appropriately safe and practiced? Preserved and discovered after 40,000 years. Andrew’s got a confession. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Star Trek: Discovery

Justin: Black Mirror

Brian: 12 Angry Men

Bryce: Aggretsuko

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AT: Massive Is Happy

Posted by on June 12th, 2019
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“Listener” “Arthur” wants to know how to get over anxiety to finish projects, not just start them. How do you monetize a service that gets more expensive as it gets more popular? Fleshing out what Andrew can do with Audiomatic. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Veep

Justin: The Handmaid’s Tale

Bryce: Chernobyl

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WT: Judge Judy In Space

Posted by on June 11th, 2019
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A big loss in aerospace. Protests at Tesla over price shifting. Tourism at the ISS. Space crime in space. A heart-warming story of amputation. With E3 this week, what are gaming trends we can expect? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Oculus Quest and Google Live Transcribe

Justin: Game of Zones

Brian: Good Omens

Bryce: Black Mirror

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AT: The Pen Name is Stronger

Posted by on June 5th, 2019
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Listener Salina has a question about pen names. When and how do you use one, especially for copyright? Is there space for making content in or for VR? Spoiler alert: almost certainly yes. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Chernobyl and Necroscope

Justin: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience

Brian: Andrew Heaton’s 2020 Presidential Candidate Blowout!

Bryce: The Act

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WT: Glittering Sky Trash

Posted by on June 3rd, 2019
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See that glimmer in the sky? That’s data! Would you give up a view for better internet? Does Brian want to walk away from his achievements or just other people? What does a world of cordless VR mean for outdoor spaces and grouped VR experiences? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Oculus Quest

Justin: Venom and Bohemian Rhapsody and Fighting with My Family

Brian: Deadwood: The Movie

Bryce: Outer Wilds

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WT: Bambi Burger

Posted by on May 27th, 2019
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It’s a strong time for meat-alternatives with the Beyond Meat IPO and Impossible Whopper. Where is the next step for meat-alternatives? When will it be the norm? Uh-oh, an asteroid is almost going to impact Earth. See more here. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Free: The Future of a Radical Price

Justin: Adobe Audition

Brian: Rock Breaks Scissors

Bryce: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

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WT: In A Jar

Posted by on May 20th, 2019
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If there was a civilization before humans, how would we know? Where would it be and what signs should we expect? Can we turn a brain back on–and how should we? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Valley of the Boom

Justin: Mobile Passport

Brian: Headlong podcast

Bryce: Comedy Bang Bang 10th anniversary podcast

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AT: Whiplash (Game of Thrones 805 Spoilercast)

Posted by on May 15th, 2019
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One more Game of Thrones spoilercast about episode 805, “The Bells,” and we wrestle with another good-not-great episode. It’s basically a therapy session, folks. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Alan Moore’s Supreme

Justin: Watchmen

Brian: Watchmen and Supergods

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WT: Bezos Mons

Posted by on May 14th, 2019
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Andrew’s CONVINCED we’re living in a simulation. Breaking down Blue Origin’s big moon presentation. Home-building innovation coming to places of poverty. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Jeff Bezos’s “Going to Space to Benefit Earth”

Justin: Sicily: An Island at the Crossroads of History and God’s Banker

Brian: Under the Influence

Bryce: Darknet Diaries

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AT: Dragons and Draggin’s (Spoilercast)

Posted by on May 8th, 2019
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A spoilercast for Game of Thrones (804). We’re in between two huge battles, but how does that fare? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Brian: Headspace app

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