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With two weeks left, Justin talks about the process of kickstarting The Contender. The virtue of putting in effort to crowdfunding. The decision to use social stretch goals.

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Podcast: Star Rogues

Sunday, August 16th, 2015

First Star Wars anthology film is announced. The pain of re-expanding the extended universe. The hurt from Fantastic Four.

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Brian: Star Wars Rebels

Justin: The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty

Andrew: Predestination

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After Things: Trump Card

Wednesday, August 12th, 2015

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast.

Reflecting on the GOP debate and how it relates to The Contender, Justin’s new card game.

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Podcast: Remember When I Had A Right Arm?

Sunday, August 9th, 2015

Tom Merritt joins the show while Andrew is travelling. Elon Musk impresses us in a new way. Tales from the sky as we leave terra firma.

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Brian: Aurora

Justin: Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

Tom: The Mirage

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Computer Sings Interpretations of Human Ballads – Will Probably Sing Robot Overlords Into Battle

Saturday, August 1st, 2015

Created by artist Martin Backes, this installation of a lone “robot” singing 90s power ballads is almost hypnotizing in a quietly terrifying way.

Fittingly created with SuperCollider, a freeware audio program that synthesizes audio using algorithms, “What do machines sing of?” is an art project where the machine attempts to mimic human sentiment in an extremely haunting way:

“What do machines sing of?“ is a fully automated machine, which endlessly sings number-one ballads from the 1990s. As the computer program performs these emotionally loaded songs, it attempts to apply the appropriate human sentiments. This behavior of the device seems to reflect a desire, on the part of the machine, to become sophisticated enough to have its very own personality.”

Let’s hope the behavior of this device doesn’t reflect a desire, on the part of the machine, to become sophisticated enough begin giving motivational speeches to robots within earshot on how to overthrow the human race.

[Papermag]

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Archive for August, 2015

Podcast: Say Yer Prayers, Varmint

After Things: Public Enemy Yes

Podcast: Stab Thy Neighbor

After Things: Show Yourself the Money

Podcast: Star Rogues

After Things: Trump Card

Podcast: Remember When I Had A Right Arm?

Computer Sings Interpretations of Human Ballads – Will Probably Sing Robot Overlords Into Battle

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