Weird Things

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AT Picks:

Andrew: The Men Who Built America

Brian: Understanding the Histories of Human Behavior

Justin: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

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Podcast: Frogger Fett

Posted by Bryce on November 2nd, 2015

Spooky sights from space. Choppy waters for Tesla? Spoiler talk about The Martian after picks (56:12 to end)

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Picks:

Andrew: Capricorn 1

Justin: Ghostbusters

Brian: The Flash, S1 now on Netflix

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After Things: Give Yourself Some Wins

Posted by Bryce on October 28th, 2015

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast.

Andrew’s got a stack of manuscripts! His experience formatting for ebook and physical books. Preparing your work so that others can best read it.

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AT Picks:

Andrew: Eats, Shoots and Leaves

Brian: Dance Showdown and The Dark Crystal (now on Netflix)

Justin: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Podcast: Goblin Police

Posted by Bryce on October 26th, 2015

Magic Leap is making moves. What does a successful AR/VR device look like? An analysis of the BTTF trilogy. Goblin-mania continues!

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Picks:

Andrew: How To Write a Novella in 24 Hours (free for Andrew’s email list) and Public Enemy Zero paperback

Justin: Indiana Jones Complete Collection

Brian: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

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After Things: How To Write A Title In 24 Hours

Posted by Bryce on October 21st, 2015

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast.

Andrew enlists his Twitter followers to crowdsource a title for his new book. Advice on coming up with titles and covers. Communicating with designers.

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AT Picks:

Andrew: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy TV adaptation on YouTube

Brian: 99Designs

Justin: Daredevil

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Episode: Ernest Goes To Zimbabwe

Posted by Bryce on October 18th, 2015

A goblin update! Something screwy on Mars. SpaceX will try the Falcon 9 again.

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Pick:

Andrew: Goosebumps

Justin: Saturday Night Live (10/17/2015)

Brian: The Beginner’s Guide

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Tesla’s Model S Get Over-Air Autopilot Update – Driving Becomes More Stressful Than Before

Posted by Tony on October 15th, 2015

Tesla Model S just got an update…

An update that now lets the car take the wheel while you clench every fiber in your being and level up your blood pressure to new levels when it does.

Tesla’s Model S just received an over-air update that allows the car to drive autonomously…well…sort of…

As long as the Tesla can detect the cars around it and the painted lines on the road everything’s great. It’s almost like “The Future is HERE!” great.

Almost.

Still unable to read stop signs and light signals, the autonomous update appropriately called “Autopilot Mode” still has a long way to go before we can truly trust computer to fully take the wheel. Moving along in a crowd of cars, the Tesla will do everything for you including changing lanes. Once the car is the first car at an intersection, however, it’s up to the driver for a few minutes until the car is moving again.

Elon Musk, in the statement about the update, can’t be explicit enough about relinquishing control to an automated system that’s not anywhere near where it needs to be to just let go of the wheel and start episode-binging on Netflix.

“It’s almost to the point where you can take your hands off…but we’re very clearly saying this is not a case of abdicating responsibility. The hardware and software are not yet at the point where a driver can abdicate responsibility. [The system] requires drivers to remain engaged and aware when Autosteer is enabled. Drivers must keep their hands on the steering wheel.”

Because there’s nothing more jarring than being yanked out of an intense Netflix movie to suddenly avoid dying in a collision.

[Digg]

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Episode: They Fart Out Their Mouths

Posted by Bryce on October 11th, 2015

Bryce joins Brian and Justin for a new Weird Things! A big breakthrough in mealworms. How do we scam money out of indigenous peoples?

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Pick:

Brian: Free Locke & Key cast reading

Justin: Kingpin

Bryce: The Beginner’s Guide

Ant-Man

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After Things: Oreo Critique

Posted by Bryce on October 7th, 2015

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast.

The hard, hard choice to edit. The hard, hard process of shooting a film with your friends Ways of handing out critique. How should you request feedback?

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AT Picks:

Andrew: The Art of Readable Writing
Brian: Stumbling on Happiness
Justin: The Bill Simmons Podcast

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Episode: Anachronistic Disco Treat

Posted by Bryce on October 4th, 2015

Flowing water on Mars. Can we expect life? The Martian discussion (spoilers, 21:17-43:06). A trio of Martian mysteries.

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Pick:

Andrew: Jurassic World

Brian: The Martian and Hearthstone

Justin: Rick & Morty

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After Things: Magic Doctor School

Posted by Bryce on September 30th, 2015

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast.

How does Andrew deal with meeting fans in person? Print isn’t dead…right? Brian debriefs from his Dance Showdown shoot.

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AT Picks:

Andrew: Scrivener and Byword 2
Brian: Mindset
Justin: Johnny Carson

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Podcast: Blood Moon Rising

Posted by Bryce on September 28th, 2015

Blood Moon mythology! Using nanotechnology to treat diseases. We’ve got a scoop on NASA’s big announcement on Monday.

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Pick:

Brian: The Martian and Utopia

Justin: Skald

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After Things: Head Lice and Peanut Butter

Posted by Bryce on September 23rd, 2015

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast.

Andrew and Justin are joined by Bryce Castillo to discuss mobile ad blockers and the state of monetization for online platforms. What is and isn’t sustainable?

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Episode: Superman’s Crawl

Posted by Bryce on September 20th, 2015

Andrew and Justin are joined by Weird Things producer Bryce Castillo. A historic discovery deep underground in South Africa. Slowed developments in NASA’s deep space Orion capsule.