Crypto thefts spur a reflection on the similar risks of coins, stocks, and gambling. Not financial advice, but amateur critical thoughts on a still-developing landscape. Starship will still launch, says Musk, despite threats from aerospace competitors who could be obsolete. The first manned Starship mission series is announced. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: iPad Mini

Justin: Peacemaker

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Bryce: iOS Photos

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The latest Joe Rogan news sparks a conversation about communication and the idea of “silencing” in a digital age. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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Andrew: Replit

Justin: Ozark

Brian: The Book of Boba Fett

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Automation’s coming–are we worried? Boba Fett uses deep-fake technology to de-age a character and that technology is closer to your fingertips than you think. Mild Book of Boba Fett spoilers around 8:00-9:20. The entire place is falling apart. A pair of rocket whoopsie-doodles! We are not a financial advice show. That said, let’s talk about Meta’s bearish response on Wall Street following a quarter slump. Footage over Area 51 captured on satellite! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: Monty Python’s Flying Circus

Justin: r/ObscureMedia – Next!

Brian: Raised By Wolves

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Andrew’s new Insta360 One X2 360-degree camera mixes imaging hardware with editing software to offer a lot of flexibility. What do these new realizations of a camera mean for the next stages of imaging? 360 cameras on phones? AI editing? Brian’s new DJI FPV drone also let him get more acclimated to remote controlling a drone. An update on Bryce’s LFG Marbles project and Justin and Brian’s World’s Greatest Con season 2. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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Andrew: Key Issues on YouTube

Justin: r/Spiderman: “Keving Feiges notes on The Amazing Spider-Man 2”

Bryce: Peacemaker

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Voice synthesis could be a boon for audiobook services, but the platforms and rights-holders are wary of robots. How could high tech solutions for voice synthesis help listeners and boost the functionality of works from developing authors? SpaceX is targeting one rocket launch per week for 2022. Meta shows off their…safe looking avatars for the metaverse and their shared social media apps. NASA confirms which star the James Webb Telescope will calibrate. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Hawkeye

Justin: The French Dispatch

Brian: We Need to Talk About Cosby and Angel Beats!

Bryce: The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

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We’re almost one month done with 2022. What do the crew think 2022 holds for us and what would we like to get done, how we’d like to get there, and our other thoughts on the coming year. Plus, thoughts on how artificial intelligence has evolved to be smarter, smaller, and faster. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Justin: The Righteous Gemstones

Brian: Dora and the Lost City of Gold

Bryce: Back to the Future

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The James Webb Telescope has reached its home. When will we get images back and what type of images will they wait to release? Can Brian and Justin transport 100 mad prisoners? Sorry kids, your hamsters uh…need to be accounted for. What would have been the value of a stronger zero-COVID strategy and what does Australia’s surge in cases mean in comparison to the US? The dream of a single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) vehicle is targeted by Radian Aerospace. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: Peacemaker and The Book of Boba Fett

Justin: Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade

Brian: Why Koko (Probably) Couldn’t Talk (Sorry) from Soup Emporium

Bryce: My Cousin Vinny

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Bryce shares a report on computer literacy and the digital divide. Then, we talk about the social media phenom, Wordle. The simplicity of message versus the intricacy of its design. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Computer skills study link.

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Andrew: Attention Factory from Matthew Brennan

Justin & Bryce: The Righteous Gemstones

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A previous Weird Things story has been SCRUBBED from the maps! Journalistic scrutiny in an all-online world where the documentation of history can digitally disappear. Andrew shares a fascinating Web3 idea of decentralized file storage using file hashes. An ancient butcher with a permanent tool, surely. Old-timey trophy asses. What will the first images from the James Webb Telescope look like? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: The Witcher and What If…?

Justin: Peacemaker

Brian: Toast of Tinseltown

Bryce: Pefume LIVE 2021 [polygon wave] on Prime Video

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Totally on the ball and ready to go! Andrew and Justin reflect on iTricks, the magic news blog they founded. The site’s in transition, so what can they do with it? How did it start as an editorial platform and how did it handle integrity despite always being small? How did a scrappy up-start fend off a decade of competition? Maybe someone will take up the mantle! Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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Andrew: The Righteous Gemstones

Justin: Euphoria

Brian: The Book of Boba Fett

Bryce: Substack

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Nobody knows anything and Andrew caught the thing! Tests and variants and how little we know. A China-shaped hole in the maps. Brian and Justin finally take their first airplane trip and it didn’t go well! Denied! And you’re fired! i can has starlink? The James Webb Telescope is almost entirely deployed. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: Val

Justin: The Book of Boba Fett

Brian: Jackass Number Two

Bryce: DIRT 5

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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.”

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

Brian: Death Loop

Bryce: CARRION

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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.”

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Andrew: Visual Studio Code

Justin: Spider-Man: No Way Home

Bryce: Hawkeye

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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.”

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Andrew: Saturday Morning All Star Hits!

Justin: The Witcher

Brian: Shadows House

Bryce: Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX

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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.”

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Justin: The Expanse

Brian: Succession

Bryce: Succession

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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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