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WT Mini: Lasers, Riffing, and Wasp Wangs

Posted by on December 20th, 2022

Hey everyone, Bryce here with an update for you! We took the week off again due to the holiday calendar and some moving, but want to give you a little bit of weirdness. Lets you and me do a mini Weird Things!

Links:

https://www.sciencealert.com/male-wasps-have-been-seen-using-their-genitals-as-weapons-against-predators

https://askentomologists.com/2015/09/23/why-cant-male-bees-or-wasps-sting/

https://www.riffusion.com/

https://apnews.com/article/science-oddities-8b26a14165106b27610727264043e8c6

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AT: We Be On That Phone

Posted by on December 7th, 2022
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A new app has been making waves in the image generation space with “magic avatars.” We talk about the experience of a pay AI art bot and what we think it could do to impact human artists and art. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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WT: Going Weird Mode

Posted by on December 6th, 2022
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Taking *Birken*-stock of this Steve Jobs item auction. A new item has been made an “intangible cultural heritage” item. Disney shows off research into easier video de-aging. We’re going goblin mode on the new words of the year. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Justin: Planet Money #874: Hot Dog Hail Mary

Brian: The Last of Us coming to HBO

Bryce: 1899

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AT: Doodle-Doo

Posted by on November 23rd, 2022
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We’re in holiday mode as we talk about roosters, the etymology of adages, and where we think the future of social networks will go. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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WT: Lunar Looper

Posted by on November 22nd, 2022
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Artemis I is launched! Still expensive, but it’s rounded the moon already. Things get spicy as we talk Twitter and what/who may be leaving the website and what may replace the bird-shaped hole. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Arson Watch

Justin: Scam Stuff email list

Brian: Blind Students Learn Lockpicking

Bryce: We’ve been keeping a secret…

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AT: Lightswitch

Posted by on November 16th, 2022
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The Modern Rogue and Scam Nation short-form video experiment continues on and to rousing success. What lessons have we learned from over a month of making Tiktoks and YouTube Shorts? Alphabet basically owns the internet, but is it being a good steward? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Brian: Twitter

Bryce: Things app

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WT: Pennzoil B-Negative

Posted by on November 15th, 2022
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Tech is advancing at such a rapid clip–and its failures happen just as quickly. Impossible, Premium Blood. Exposing that which shall not be named? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Dark Side of the Ring and Andor: Vol. 1 Official Soundtrack

Brian: Marvel Snap

Bryce: TUNIC and Let’s Build a Zoo

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AT: Early to Bed, Early to Rise

Posted by on November 2nd, 2022
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A (final?) update on Structured and the benefits of hitting the hay punctually. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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WT: Teens On The Loose

Posted by on November 1st, 2022
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Why are these blocks closed? Is it teens? A buzzy eviction case. Family photo time! Something hit Mars and we can see it! Gross monkeys. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Justin: The White Lotus

Brian: The White Lotus

Bryce: CodeNoodles

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AT: Binge and Bust?

Posted by on October 26th, 2022
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The binge watching trend: is it in danger becuse week-after-week is better? With Netflix relenting on offering an ad-supported plan, could binging be on the chopping block too? What do we like personally and creatively? What metrics do streamers and platforms consider for new programs? Do algorithms reflect viewer habits? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Replit

Justin, Brian, and Bryce: Modern Rogue on TikTok

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WT: Definitely Not a Photo

Posted by on October 26th, 2022
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What is this?! An image the guys have to decipher. Interviewing yourself almost 4 decades later explored. Lurk moar!!1 Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

See the picture from the first story here!

Picks:

Andrew: House of the Dragon

Justin: The Thick of It

Brian: Moonfall

Bryce: Truth in 24 (full film)

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AT: Same Colors? Same Colors!

Posted by on October 19th, 2022
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Bryce admits to a productivity solution that can’t be beat. Did you know your iPhone can do something an kinda expensive website can do? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: ScreenFlow and Google Colab

Brian: Six Thinking Hats from Edward de Bono

Bryce: Splice and Bryce on the Beyond the Playlist podcast

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WT: Not The Chocolate Cookies

Posted by on October 18th, 2022
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Elephants are remarkably similar to THIS mammal. Adcubes in space? It’s more likely than you think. What might mass-interactive movies look like? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Andrew’s guide to using OpenAI Whisper

Brian: AGAINST

Bryce: TUNIC

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AT: Short-Shorts

Posted by on October 12th, 2022
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After a few weeks of trying out short-form video on YouTube, what seems to be the early indicators of how they’re received? What goes into making thoughtful short-form videos? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Brian: Ask from Ryan Levesque

Bryce: Arcade Paradise

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WT: Yeet Force

Posted by on October 11th, 2022
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SpinLaunch celebrated their 10th launch using a “kinetic launch system” to throw small payloads into the atmosphere. Confusion in the skies and over the airwaves. Weird Things Fish Oil will keep* you* young* forever**. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: House of the Dragon

Brian: The Economist’s “The Prince” podcast

Bryce: Moonfall

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