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WT: Space Capsule Hotel

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
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NASA is adding an expansion module to the ISS to live as a new space station *after* the ISS. Virgin Galactic makes one large step for stock market-kind. Updates on the COVID-19 “Wuhan virus,” the unfortunate methods countries are doing to contain spread, the impact on business and life in America with a crippled Chinese manufacturing system, and the spread of reliable/unreliable information. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Udemy

Justin: Justin was on Matt and Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social #659

Brian: 52 Random Weekend Projects from The King of Random

Bryce: Love Is Blind

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AT: The Most Dangerous Girder

Wednesday, February 19th, 2020
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After a weird slew of biblical comments on a new Mdoern Rogue video, Brian wants to know thoughts on how to handle comments now that the channel has gotten bigger. How did Bryce’s first week of having a newsletter go? Plus, anyone try Byte since we talked about it two weeks ago? Quan Quibi queep up with the quompetition? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Flutter and Udemy: Flutter Bootcamp

Justin: Google Forms

Bryce: Community

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WT: A Restaurant For Arachnids

Monday, February 17th, 2020
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New rockets, missed landings, and more from space. Mystery: spiderdino!! Train enters station in 4K. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Ford v Ferrari

Justin: Parasite

Brian: Unfu*k Yourself from Gary John Bishop

Bryce: Sonic the Hedgehog

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AT: RE: RE: FWD: RE: ATTN: Email

Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
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Bryce is starting a mailing list–what are best practices and ways he can differentiate it from a blog or podcast? How often is too often and do you treat an all-content mailer different from a marketing mailer? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Bryce’s upcoming newsletter

Brian: Mailchimp

Bryce: Drafts

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WT: Sick Day

Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
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Tes-yee-haw? Could the Wuhan Coronavirus be our last global pandemic or is viral protection an ever-expanding game? What would you do for nightvision? A setback in space. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Contagion

Brian: What We Do in the Shadows and Star Trek: Picard (anti-pick)

Bryce: Later Alligator

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WT: The Roaring Twenty

Tuesday, February 4th, 2020
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Brian and Justin have to investigate a string of break-ins. New item alert! How cheap can we get to space and can we do it eco-friendly? And of course, Tha Big Game! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

After Things is taking the week off!

Picks:

Justin: Arrested Development and

Brian: The Outsider and

Bryce: Trakt and

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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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WT: 10 Years of Beige

Monday, December 30th, 2019
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New year, new name. What tech defined the 2010’s? The power of beige in a world of originals. Ten years of data, digital assitants, The Cloud, and more. Plus, our predictions for the next ten years. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: The Terror

Justin: The Witcher

Brian: Mr. Robot

Bryce: The Simpsons

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