Archive for January, 2020

AT: Byte Me

Wednesday, January 29th, 2020
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Byte AKA Vine 2.0 has launched. What does the short-form video space look like this many years since the death of Vine? Do TikTok’s short-comings make enough of an empty space for Byte? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Justin: Once Upon a Timeā€¦in Hollywood

Brian: 1917

Bryce: Elgato Stream Deck Mobile

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WT: The Dangers of AI

Tuesday, January 28th, 2020
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AI detecting cancer, viral epidemics, and your license plates. Plus, direct your laser eyes toward this new black hole visual. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Justin: The Making of the President 1964 from Theodore H. White

Brian: Star Trek: Picard

Bryce: The Outsider

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AT: Bursting or Plotting

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020
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How do you know if you’re “working hard enough?” When is perfect the enemy of good and what do you do when you reach the limits of what you can achieve with infinite time? Sprinting versus marathon style paces. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Company Man and

Justin: Dolly Parton’s America and

Brian: Firefly and

Bryce: Medical Police and

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WT: Here In My Pod

Monday, January 20th, 2020
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SpaceX makes a boom…on purpose! Wall-E chairs: good or bad? Cloning voices is becoming commercially available. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Dante’s Peak

Justin: Sex Education

Brian: 1917

Bryce: Games Done Quick archives

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AT: Tolerance for A-Holes

Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
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When should you go “all-in”? Always keep an eye on what your next thing will be. And don’t forget about networking–we certainly do. Be on your behavior because you aren’t invisible. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: The Toys That Made Us

Justin: Schitt’s Creek

Bryce: Community

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WT: Global Pork System

Tuesday, January 14th, 2020
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Disney…at sea?! It wasn’t an impossible idea at the time. A farmer disrupting GPS in China…for what reason? Jim Jackson and Jack Jimson investigate. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Elon Musk from Ashlee Vance

Justin: Uncut Gems

Bryce: The Young Pope

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AT: Outsmarting the Tedium

Wednesday, January 8th, 2020
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Brian is starting to write a book. Will his idea of how to write and disseminate it make sense and will he really own it? Can the power of crowdsourcing overcome any of the work on writing a book? Taking an idea and strengthening it with the power of a massive community. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: The Art of Readable Writing

Justin: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Brian: Uncut Gems

Bryce: SpyParty Competitive League

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WT: Trash Man! Trash Man!

Tuesday, January 7th, 2020
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One universe can’t possibly be enough! Can we do experiments across multiple worlds and how would we even be able to interpret the results? Would you want to die in a cataclysmic event? Delivery robots and grocery store Terminators. Wouldn’t be 2020 without my vape! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: The Horror and Castle Rock

Justin: Don’t F**k with Cats

Brian: The Crucible and Ember Mug 2

Bryce: Apple Watch series 3

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AT: Spoilercast: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

Wednesday, January 1st, 2020
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It’s a spoilercast of the final movie in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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