Archive for December, 2021

WT: The Boon of Doggles?

Monday, December 27th, 2021
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Join Bryce, Justin, and Brian on a special holiday Weird Things! What’s the D factor? The James Webb Space Telescope launched! 300 whats found in Bogota. After Things will return in the new year! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Justin: The Political Orphanage “A Rather Snuffy’s Christmas” episode and Detroiters

Brian: Death Loop

Bryce: CARRION

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AT: A Very Clever Idea

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021
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A follow-up from Jim’s letter last week. Jim published his book–what thoughts did he have in the gap since sending us his letter? Getting exactly what you want from a project and what are next-steps creatively that aren’t a total-dedication to the medium? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Visual Studio Code

Justin: Spider-Man: No Way Home

Bryce: Hawkeye

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WT: McWeird

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021
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Can the boys pack for an unknown adventure and what will they find deep in Yemen? An intriguiging find on a satellite map. New ways to play Pong and a new rationale for organic machines: power efficiency. The burger wars! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Saturday Morning All Star Hits!

Justin: The Witcher

Brian: Shadows House

Bryce: Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX

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AT: Reviews Matter

Wednesday, December 15th, 2021
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Listener BigJim wants advice on self-publishing his small poetry project and wants to know the best time to self-publish. What’s the best use of this effort and how can you take a novel idea and turn it into an attractive story across media? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Justin: The Expanse

Brian: Succession

Bryce: Succession

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WT: Haircut of the Year

Tuesday, December 14th, 2021
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Elon is named Time’s Person of the Year and we dissect the whole affair including hair-dos. A scary new planet and we are seriously unsure of how big and heavy it is compared to other planets. What Star Wars movies are underrated? A new start-up wants to house the 1.5 billion unhoused people–how does a fancy, tent-like structure expand beyond fancy tents? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Defunctland’s documentary on Disney’s FastPass

Justin: Hawkeye

Brian: Hawkeye

Bryce: Gran Turismo Sport

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AT: Excel, Miss!

Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
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Know what’s hot on TikTok? Microsoft Excel! DIY educational monetizing just through social media. What comes first: the solution or the problem? What might work best for hosting learning material for sale? A platform like Udemy or roll your own with Thinkific? If you don’t already, you should find a way to learn spreadsheets! Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Google Colab

Brian: IFTTT

Bryce: Airtable

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WT: Lunar Chalupa

Tuesday, December 7th, 2021
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A Taco Bell on the moon? New images don’t *disprove* the idea. A discussion on Earth’s Black Box, an upcoming structure dedicated to preserving information about our planet in case of emergency. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Solitaire Stories

Justin: Tiger King season 2 (anti-pick) and Music Box series on HBO

Brian: Inkl

Bryce: Crossy Road+

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AT: What Works? What Doesn’t?

Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
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A retrospective on microcomputing pioneer Clive Sinlair and the philosophical successes, even in consumer failures. Where is your duty: to the successful projects or your personal goals? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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