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A Dad and his two sons have a conversations about things ranging from movies, to technology, girls to politics and philosophy. Their conversations span decades, and usually have some kind of a twist, and they are certainly not against poking each other in the ribs.

Adventitious


    • Dec 24, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 104 EPISODES


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    Adventitious Ep 104 - Movies, Oreos, and Paperclips

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2017 139:45


    Bitcoin takes a dive, we test Oreos thanks to Hoshnasi, review of Universal Paperclips, Thor: Ragnarock, Justice League, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Also net neutrality & cultural appropriation.Links from this episode:- Our Sponsor - CoinFlash- Bitcoin Price Drops 22% in Four Days As Infighting Goes Public- Swell Family YouTube- Hoshnasi- TIL Double Stuf Oreos are actually made with less than double the creme of a regular Oreo (1.86 times the creme of a regular Oreo)- Bulk Mini Zip SE Self Lock Bag Set Single Zipper ZB34, 100 Piece*- Oreo Limited Edition Mystery Chocolate Sandwich Cookies 15.25 Ounce ( Pack of 2)*- New! Oreo Salted Caramel Thins Cookies 10.1 oz ( 2 Pack)*- Oreo Golden Thins With Lemon Cream, 10.1 Ounce ( Pack Of 2 )*- Oreo Golden Sandwich Cookies, Cinnamon Bun, 12.2 Ounce *- Oreo Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies (12.2 Ounce Packages, 4-Pack)*- Pumpkin Spice Oreo Cookies Limited Edition Seasonal, 10.7 Ounce*- Oreo Limited Edition Apple Pie Sandwich Cookies, 10.7 oz*- Oreo Cool Mint Sandwich Cookies, 15.25 ounce*- Oreo Sandwich Cookies Strawberry Cream Flavor Amazing of Thailand*- Oreo Sandwich Cookie - Double Delight*- OREO THINS Tiramisu (84g x 6) Produced in Korea Party food Nutritious snack Gift promotion*- Oreo Thins Coconut Creme Sandwich Cookies, 10.1 oz*- Why red velvet cake was originally red (and why it can't be anymore)- Trader Joes Candy Cane Joe Joes Sandwich Cookies Real Candy Cane Pieces in Every Bite !!! Limited Edition for the Festive Season Limited Quantities At Trader Joes 16oz*- Fun Dip Assorted Flavor Party Pack - 48 Piece Pack, 0.43 oz Packets*- Porsche Mission E- Tesla’s Next-Gen Roadster: A (speculative) technical look at the car that will “smack down” gasoline powered cars- Bugatti Veyron operating costs so expensive, it's cheaper to use a private jet?- Tesla Semi Truck- GT2 RS is the fastest 911 of all time at 6 minutes, 47.3 seconds- 2020 Porsche 911 Coupe and Convertible Spied!- The Lamborghini Urus and the case for super luxury SUVS- Universal Paperclips- H.I. #92: Grey Honeypot- Thor: Ragnarok- Justice League- Infinity War Trailer- Spider-Man Homecoming- Star Wars: The Last Jedi- Laura Dern on Leading the Resistance, On-Screen and Off- Splinter of the Mind's Eye (Star Wars)*- ‘Star Wars Battlefront II’ Backlash Continues on Black Friday, ‘Plenty in Stock’- Net Neutrality: What You Need to Know Now- Cultural Appropriation: When ‘Borrowing’ Becomes Exploitation- Murder on the Orient Express- Kiss, by the Art of Noise Feat Tom Jones- Kiss, by Prince- Our Sponsor - CoinFlash

    Adventitious Ep 103 - Echo Chambers, Discrimination, and Grave Robbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2017 68:57


    Don't disagree with Google, or bad things happen, 4chan "it's OK to be white, blockchain privacy, confusing AI with a high caliber turtle, and grave robbers stealing steel from sunk ships. Links from this episode:   !Our Sponsor - CoinFlash - What Happens When Google Disagrees With You? - Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber - Another Manufactured Diversity Spat - FAKE NEWS: 4 Things The Google Manifesto DOESN’T Say That The Media Claim It Says - Jordan B Peterson - Nature, Nurture, And Our Evolving Debates About Gender - The Surprisingly Recent Time Period When Boys Wore Pink, Girls Wore Blue, and Both Wore Dresses - Sweden's 'gender-neutral' pre-school - Equity and Equality Are Not Equal - It's Okay to Be White - ‘It’s okay to be white’ signs spark outrage on campuses - U Responds to ‘It’s Okay to be White’ Posters Found on Campus - Historic Alexandria church decides to remove plaques honoring Washington, Lee - I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter - He Will Not Divide Us - Privacy on the Blockchain - !Our Sponsor - CoinFlash - According to Image Recognition, This Turtle Is a Rifle - Slight Street Sign Modifications Can Completely Fool Machine Learning Algorithms - Deep sea grave robbers are stripping Asia’s rusted warship wrecks for ‘radiation-free’ steel - !Our Sponsor - CoinFlash

    Adventitious Ep 102 - Interview with Louis Lapat of CoinFlash

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2017 97:15


    Today's episode is an interview with Louis Lapat, founder of CoinFlash.  We talk about a career in the arts, being an entrepreneur, cryptocurrencies, and CoinFlash. Links from this episode: - CoinFlash - Louis Lapat - IMDb - Automatically Invest Your Spare Change in Cryptocurrency With This App - This app will automatically invest your spare change in cryptocurrency - This is exactly how often cocaine and feces show up on your dollar bills - Dilbert - Scott Adams Blog - WhenHub SAFT (Simple Agreement for Future Tokens) - Bitcoin Ash - Investopedia: Initial Coin Offering (ICO)

    Adventitious Ep 101 - Bump Stocks, Boy Scouts, & AIM

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2017 82:16


    Something is fishy with the stories from the Las Vegas shootings, Boy Scouts take PC to the extreme, Mike Rowe & restricted YouTube videos, AIM is shutting down, and Mystery Flavor Oreos on the way. Links from this episode: - What are the 'bump stocks' on the Las Vegas shooter's guns? - Proof that a M240 Machine Gun used in Las Vegas Shooting @ Mandalay Bay - The unarmed security guard hailed as a hero after the Las Vegas shooting has mysteriously vanished - Mandalay Bay security guard Jesus Campos resurfaces on Ellen DeGeneres show - Survivor of Las Vegas Mass Shooting Dies Suddenly - Las Vegas massacre survivor dies abruptly after posting her detailed eyewitness account of multiple shooters on Facebook - Las Vegas gunman shot security guard minutes before massacre, police say - Las Vegas gunman's brother says he's "shocked" - Body Language: Las Vegas Brother Knows more than he is Saying - Boy Scouts Will Admit Girls, Allow Them to Earn Eagle Scout Rank - TV shows like ‘Young Sheldon’ disguise a scary truth about boys today - The War Against Boys: How Misguided Policies are Harming Our Young Men * - Why it’s so hard for women in religious communities to find men to marry - How Will the Boy Scouts' Decision Affect the Girl Scouts? - Holy Bleep! I’ve Been Restricted! - Ricegum - Durv - AOL Instant Messenger is shutting down after 20 years - AIM will be discontinued on December 15, 2017 - Mystery Flavor Oreos Are Real, And They're Overwhelmingly Fruity

    Adventitious Ep 100 - Hoonigans, Shooters, & Cookie Butter Oreos

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2017 81:33


    Ken Block's Climbkhana, a mosquito repellant phone, Nukemap, Puerto Rico aftermath, Las Vegas Shooter, Antifa in Utah, Oreo Cookie Butter Cookies, Coinflash investing, & a US and Russia Moon Station. Links from this episode: - TOYO TIRES | Ken Block’s Climbkhana: Pikes Peak Featuring the Hoonicorn V2 - It's Ken Block's 1,400bhp Hoonicorn Mustang V2! - RECARO Presents "Devil's Playground": The Jeremy Foley 2012 Pikes Peak Story - Version 2 (spec change for Climbkhana: Pikes Peak) - LG is releasing a mosquito-repellent phone, but it probably won’t work - iPhone 6 Case, Anuck iPhone 6 Wallet case [Anti Scratch][Heavy Duty][Card Pocket] Dual Layer Hybrid Rubber Bumper Protective Card Case Cover for Apple iPhone 6 4.7 inch & iPhone 6s 4.7" - Rose Gold * - How many people would die if a nuclear bomb hit Salt Lake City? - Nukemap - Trump: Rex Tillerson is wasting his time negotiating with 'Little Rocket Man' - The weird world of North Korea’s restaurants abroad - Monty Hall, Co-Creator and Host of ‘Let’s Make a Deal,’ Dies at 96 - Hugh Hefner’s cause of death revealed - Puerto Rico has big problems, but President Trump isn't one of them: Glenn Reynolds - Amateur Radio Operators Stepped In To Help Communications With Puerto Rico - Las Vegas Shooting: Gunman’s Girlfriend Said She Didn’t Know He Planned Harm - Once an obscure device, 'bump stocks' are in the spotlight - The New Union | News • Instagram photos - There’s no evidence linking the Las Vegas shooting to ISIS. Why did terrorists make false claim? - Steven Crowder and producer infiltrate antifa prior to Ben Shapiro event, rip media silence - #UndercoverANTIFA Fallout: Ben Shapiro Interview (Exclusive) - Evaporation Engines Could Produce More Power Than Coal, with a Huge Caveat - Scientists Create Soft And Super-Strong Synthetic Muscles For Lifelike Robots - Oreo Limited Edition Cookie Butter Sandwich Cookies, 10.7 oz * - Speculoos Cookie Butter (14.1 Oz Jar) * - Automatically Invest Your Spare Change in Cryptocurrency With This App - coinflash - Ghost Gunner 2 - Russia, US shoot for the moon with joint lunar station project (Update) - SpaceX Falcon 9

    Adventitious Ep 99 - Whitehouse Mowers, Pee Physics, & Apple Pie Oreos

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2017 75:45


    Whitehouse lawn mowing boy rocks, "Health Attacks" on diplomats in Cuba, the Apple Event, Dennys' new mascot, Apple Pie Oreos reviewed, JJ Abrams takes over Star Wars IX, & BlueBorne hits phones. Links from this episode: - NY Times reporter slammed after saying boy mowing White House lawn sends bad signal on child labor - Ex-NYT reporter mocked for critical tweet on 11-year-old moving WH lawn - Crime of fashion prompts campus evacuation - Porsche's Patrick Long Wins Pirelli World Challenge Championship - Porsche considering return to F1 as engine supplier from 2021 - F1 drivers divided over halo, mandatory for cars next season - Toro Rosso confirms switch to Honda engines from 2018 - FIA Formula 2 - The New Porsche 911 GT3 Touring Package Is The Ultimate Sleeper 911 - ‘Health Attacks’ on U.S. Diplomats in Cuba Baffle Both Countries - The Bugged Embassy Case: What Went Wrong - Ukraine's President Says It Again: Country Will Absolutely Join NATO, Fight Russia - Ukraine to start NATO talks: Russia angry, the West uncertain - Trump at UN: 'Rocket Man' Kim Jong Un 'is on a suicide mission' - Boys are better at physics because they learn about 'projection' while going to the toilet, researchers say - Apple Event: All You Need To Know About iPhone X, iPhone 8, Apple TV 4K, And Watch Series 3 - Remember Palm’s WebOS? Maybe not, but Apple and Google definitely do - Apple's adoption of Qi signals the end of the wireless charging wars - Denny's new mascot mocked on social media - Oreo Cookies Apple Pie Graham Flavored Cookie Rare Oreos 10.7 Oz (1)* - J.J. Abrams to Write and Direct Star Wars: Episode IX - The Tick (2017) : Season 1 - The Orville - Tesla Upped Range (for a Week) for Hurricane Irma Exodus - Wireless ‘BlueBorne’ Attacks Target Billions of Bluetooth Devices - Why you should turn off your Bluetooth NOW: New 'BlueBorne' vulnerability can use the connection to hack a phone in just 10 seconds

    Adventitious Ep 98 - AI, Symbols, and Bagged Cars

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2017 78:40


    ADHD looks more like a sleep problem, a bag to protect your car, humans are smarter than apes, AI issues, X-37B re-launch, eclipse doughnuts, context & symbol appropriation, & Clarkson quits smoking. Links from this episode: - Is ADHD really a sleep problem? - This Tesla Model S is literally floating in a flood bag in flooded garage in Houston - Twitter: Elon Musk - Extreme Vehicle Protection - VIDEO: Suspect Draws Gun, Gets Shot Multiple Times in Store Where Everyone Was Armed - Hurricane Irma Strengthens Into a Category 3; Potential Threat to the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas and the United States - Dramatic before and after photos show the scale and scope of Harvey's devastating floods - Instagram Stories now work in your browser - Are Humans Smarter Than Apes? Scientists Say Studies Are Biased - Cooking With Cody: Nightshade Stew - Machines Taught by Photos Learn a Sexist View of Women - Google Translate AI invents its own language to translate with - Vladimir Putin Says Whoever Leads in Artificial Intelligence Will Rule the World - SEE IT: Self-braking Volvo fails test drive, slams into group of onlookers  - An ethicist explains his 4 chief concerns about artificial intelligence - List of Animals That Have Passed the Mirror Test - Fifth Launch Date for Secretive USAF X-37B Space Plane Revealed by Pentagon - Krispy Kreme Is Celebrating the Solar Eclipse with a New Chocolate Glazed Doughnut - A group of protesters demanded that a Native American swastika be removed from an SLC market — but were they right? "- Jeremy Clarkson confirms he has quit his 43-year 40 a day smoking habit after he nearly died of pneumonia while on summer holiday in Majorca "

    Adventitious Ep 97 - Eclipse, Oreos, and My Heart Attack

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2017 96:46


    Adventitious goes to see the eclipse and has a fantastic time.  We talk about Wonko's heart attack.  Yeah.  That happened.  We also try oreos, chocolate, and talk about the recent protests.   Links from this episode: - NASA: Eclipse 2017 - AirBNB - BYU Idaho: Technology Support - Space Station Transiting 2017 ECLIPSE, My Brain Stopped Working - Smarter Every Day 175 - Solar Eclipse Timer - Traffic into Utah jammed as eclipse fans head home on Interstate 15 - Coronary Angiography | Cardiac Catheterization | Nucleus Health - PB&J Oreo Peanut Butter and Jelly Oreo Cookie * - Oreo Thins Coconut Creme Sandwich Cookies, 10.1 oz * - New! Oreo Salted Caramel Thins Cookies 10.1 oz ( 2 Pack) * - Fruition Chocolate 100% * - Ritual Chocolate ONE HUNDRED PERCENT 100% - Nearly as many GOP voters blame counterprotesters as white supremacists for Charlottesville violence - Black-clad antifa members attack peaceful right-wing demonstrators in Berkeley - Liberal professors outnumber conservatives nearly 12 to 1, study finds - 4 defendants acquitted in Nevada Bundy standoff - Should Protesters Be Allowed to Have Guns? - CapArms Question of the Day: Is Open Carry Stupid and Silly? - Second Amendment Foundation: No Open Carry at Political Rallies, Please

    Adventitious Ep 96 - Flakka, Valarian, & North Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2017 81:44


    Flakka: an evil new drug, pizza fatalities, Valerian review, campus concealed carry, North Korea and their nuclear game, and Ron Dennis may get paid out in fabulously rare cars. Links from this episode: - ‘Devil’s Drug’: Flakka Is Driving Florida Insane - WARNING!!! EXTREMELY DISTURBING!!! 'FLAKKA' - TERRIFYING DEMON ZOMBIE DRUG SWEEPING THE NATION!!! - 10 Odd items from Vertu’s luxury liquidation auction - ‘Pizza fatalities’ reported after DiGiorno, Tombstone truck crashes on Arkansas highway - 'Moby-Duck': When 28,800 Bath Toys Are Lost At Sea - Film of U.S. Army destroying Nuremberg swastika violates YouTube's policy on hate speech - Is It Okay for Restaurants to Racially Profile Their Employees? A New Freakonomics Radio Episode - IMDB: Valerian - Luc Besson Calls Captain America Propaganda - Luc Besson Is Completely Wrong About Superhero Movies - Professor goes to work in body armor after concealed weapons allowed on campus - Malicious code written into DNA infects the computer that reads it - IVF: First three-parent baby born to infertile couple - North Korea details Guam strike plan and calls Trump 'bereft of reason' - North Korea and Trump administration quietly involved in 'back channel' diplomacy - Everything You Want to Know About North Korean Nukes (But Were Afraid to Ask) - The Propaganda Food of North Korea Was Plentiful and Bland - Bad to the Bone: Fun Facts about the Boeing (Rockwell) B-1B Lancer - Wikipedia: Goiânia accident - North Korean Officials Fail At Photoshop - Former McLaren Chairman Could Get Paid with 13 Rare Race Cars - Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Formula One Racing World

    Adventitious Ep 95 - YouTube Censors, Eclipse Disaster, and Sign Hacking

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2017 61:02


    YouTube is starting to censor content that doesn't break its content rules, preparing for the eclipse may be preparing for disaster, and researchers hack signs to confuse autonomous vehicles.   Links from this episode: - YouTube will suppress some controversial content — even if it doesn’t violate policies - Steven Crowder - Young Turks - ADL: Hate on Display™ Hate Symbols Database - Cornell Law School: First Amendment - What is open source? - GitHub - SourceForge - Freakonomics Radio: Trust Me (Rebroadcast) - Book of Mormon Geography - Book of Mormon Map - This woman built a house using YouTube tutorials - Vimeo - Google Fined Record $2.7 Billion in E.U. Antitrust Ruling - DuckDuckGo - Tor Browser - SRWare Iron Browser - KSL.com: Eclipse crowds may overwhelm some modern technology - Newsweek: Authorities are Treating August's Solar Eclipse, a First in 99 Years, Like it's the End of the World - Travel John 5 Pack * - Biffy Bag 3 Pack * - Goplus 500LBS Steel Cargo Carrier Luggage Basket 2" Receiver Hitch Hauler * - Which Is Greener: Idle, or Stop and Restart? - Concealed Carry Permit Reciprocity Maps - NASA: Sunspots Today - Reddit: Cell phones and ATMs to go down during the eclipse!! Hype or real issue? What about enough restrooms? - How simple sticker graffiti on road signs can easily 'confuse' driverless cars and cause deadly accidents - chAIR -Manned multirotor Part 20 -First Flight! Axel Borg - Volocopter

    Adventitious Ep 94 - Voyager, Bitcoin Forks, and DefCon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2017 58:20


    Mormon's should have stopped Trump? Voyager nears 40, Bitcoin just forked, a molten metal squirt gun, Patook, DefCon & Black Hat, and the crazy electronic badges of DefCon.   Links from this episode: - Huffington Post says Mormons could've kept Trump from reaching the White House but they didn't - Poll: Hillary Clinton Is Less Popular Than Trump - NASA's Voyager Spacecraft Nears 40th Anniversary, Still Transmits Data - The Emoji Movie - Up - HBO Security Contractor: Hackers Stole ‘Thousands of Internal Documents’ (EXCLUSIVE) - Wait, Bitcoin Just Did What? - Popular torrent client can steal your CPU cycles to mine bitcoins - World's LARGEST SUPER SOAKER!! (not clickbait) - The World's SECOND Largest Super Soaker! - Molten Metal Squirtgun! - Wikipedia: Trojan Room coffee pot - Patook wants to be Tinder for platonic friendships - DefCon - Black Hat - Armatix IP1 “Smart Gun” Hacked with $15 Worth of Magnets - Criminal’s Family Laments The Good Guy’s AR-15 Made The Fight Unfair - Security This Week: The Very Best Hacks From Black Hat and Defcon - The U.S. Army is teaching kids how to hack at DEF CON - Michael Ossmann Pulls DSSS Out of Nowhere - Iran Hacked GPS Signals To Capture U.S. Drone - Paranoid cybersecurity pro on vacation thwarts card-stealing scammers - DC801 - All the Unofficial Electronic Badges of DEF CON - The exquisite art and subculture of Def Con’s (unofficial) badges

    Adventitious Ep 93 - SSL, Fish Rain, & Our Flat Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2017 56:39


    Google is cracking down on slipshod Certificate Authorities, a fake strongman duo from Reddit, fish rain in Honduras, SpaceX scraps Mars shot for now, and we discuss the flatness of the universe. Links from this episode: - Google drops the boom on WoSign, StartCom certs for good - Firefox ready to block certificate authority that threatened Web security - Wikipedia: Idiot light - SHA-1 Broken - Fake strongman duo, Chop & Steele, that pranked a news station, started a GoFundMe to pay for legal fees after the news station sued them. - Every Year, the Sky ‘Rains Fish.’ Explanations Vary. - Aerial stocking of fish in the Uintas (Utah) - SpaceX drops plans for powered Dragon landings - Everything About Mars Is The Worst - Was the Space Shuttle a Mistake? - How Long Does it Take to get to the Asteroid Belt? - Our flat universe - How many particles in the Universe? - Numberphile

    Adventitious Ep 92 - Of Putin, Oligarcs, and Adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2017 55:51


    We discuss an episode of Planet Money that discusses the Magnitsky Act, how it relates to Trump, and we discuss why that doesn't matter. Links from this episode: - Planet Money: Episode 784: Meeting The Russians - Freakonomics: When Helping Hurts - Freakonomics:Oil #1: We Buy Oil - Supporters of the Magnitsky Act Claim They've Been Targets of Russian Assassination and Kidnapping Bids - Byron York: Harvard study: CNN, NBC Trump coverage 93 percent negative - Scott Adams Blog: Good Example of Our Two-Movie Reality - Trump shaking hands with Putin - Pew Research Center: The Modern News Consumer - Pew Research Center: News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2016 - Social media 'outstrips TV' as news source for young people - Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed *

    Adventitious Ep 91 - The NRA, a Manned Multirotor, & More Bad Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2017 58:30


    Dana Loesh's NRA ad is imploding heads, CNN takes on a Redditor and loses, hacker makes a manned multirotor from 76 propeller, Ron Howard takes on Han Solo Movie, & renewable energy study gutted. Links from this episode: - Freedom's Safest Place | S2 E2: "The Violence Of Lies" - Watch The NRA Ad That’s So Outrageous, Women’s March Is Demanding An Apology - Women’s March Angry Over New Ad, Set To Protest NRA - Wikipedia: Bundy standoff - Wikipedia: Deep state in the United States - Tech CEOs just met with Trump. Here's why - Kekistan - CNN Threatens a Trump Troll - People Who Can’t Recognize Humor (literally) - CNN Is Standing By Its Controversial Reddit User Story - One line in Trump’s speech in Poland made liberals’ heads implode - Manned Multirotor Flies Again, Electric Style - Repaired Manned Multicopter Flies without Horrifying Crash - Ron Howard on ‘Star Wars’ Han Solo Movie Directing Gig: ‘I’ve Been a Fan Forever’ - FIA Introduces The Intercontinental Drifting Cup - Landmark 100 Percent Renewable Energy Study Flawed, Say 21 Leading Experts

    Adventitious Ep 90 - The Eclipse, Sam The Eagle, and DefCon Videos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2017 46:26


    We discuss the 2017 total eclipse, Reddit: Shower Thoughts, are eclipses going extinct? a Rotary 180, USS Fitzgerald collision, and we watch Def Con, Black Hat and Hacktivity videos. Links from this episode: - 2017 Eclipse - NASA: Eclipse 101 - PBS Kids: Find Your Blindspot - Solar Eclipse Timer - SmarterEveryDay - Smarter Every Day 2 - Reddit: Shower Thoughts - Total solar eclipses are going extinct - Map of Future Eclipses - Rotary Turns 180 Degrees On Restrictive Firearm Polices - Wikipedia: Silver Beaver Award - Mapping the ACX Crystal's collision with the USS Fitzgerald using publicly available info - Russia Warns U.S. After Downing of Syrian Warplane - Sam the Eagle - Black Hat - DEF CON Videos - hacktivity - Watching Commodity Malware Get Sold to a Targeted Actor - xDedic.biz only on TOR! - DEF CON 22 - Gene Bransfield - Weaponizing Your Pets: The War Kitteh and the Denial of Service Dog - Adafruit TV-B-Gone Kit - Universal v1.2 * - DEFCON 13: Introduction to Lockpicking and Physical Security

    Adventitious Ep 89 - Reconsideration, Thomas Midgley, & Netflix Ratings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2017 50:10


    We talk about the Planet Money podcast episode 780, Reddit Change My View, Katherine Baicker changes her mind with science, Thomas Midgley and his one-man environmental disaster, and Netflix thumbs. Links from this episode: - Planet Money: Oil #1: We Buy Oil - Episode 780: On Second Thought - Reddit/Change My View - NEJM: The Oregon Experiment — Effects of Medicaid on Clinical Outcomes - What is Occam's Razor? - Senate healthcare bill: Read the full text - Pelosi: "We Have to Pass the Bill So That You Can Find Out What Is In It" - Single-Payer Health Care: America Already Has It - New Scientist: Inventor hero was a one-man environmental disaster - Al Gore: Inventing the Internet - Netflix Officially Kills Star Ratings, Replacing Them With Thumbs Up and Down

    Adventitious Ep 88 - Unicode URLs, Border Homes, & GMOs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 43:41


    A home that crosses the US-Canadian border for sale, Navy ship hit by cargo ship, US soldiers helping Philippines, Unicode URLs are phishing you, April 1st fake news, and GMO vs selective breeding. Links from this episode: - Ever wanted to live in 2 nations at once? Here’s your chance - Along the U.S.-Canada border, an invisible but hardening wall rises - The Odd Existence of Point Roberts, Washington - ISIS leader al-Baghdadi reportedly killed in Russia-led airstrike – MoD - Seven sailors missing after U.S. Navy destroyer collides with container ship off Japan - Philippines says U.S. troops near besieged Marawi, but not fighting - Exclusive: U.S. special forces helping Philippines troops to end city siege - xn--80ak6aa92e.com - Chrome, Firefox Users Exposed to Unicode Domain Phishing - What I learned playing prey to Windows scammers - Reddit: Shower Thoughts - Postal Clause - Article Two of the United States Constitution: Clause 4 - Did China discover AMERICA? Ancient Chinese script carved into rocks may prove Asians lived in New World 3,300 years ago - FAKE NEWS!! The best and worst April Fools' Day stories - How to Replace Blinker Fluid - Cody Blows Himself Up - H.I. #83: The Best Kind of Prison - Genetic engineering vs. natural breeding: What’s the difference?

    Adventitious Ep 87 - Puerto Rico, Knifes and Guns, & Le Mans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2017 44:51


    Will Puerto Rico become the 51st state? Reddit shower thoughts, a knife or a gun? 24 Hours of Le Mans, & a Virginia county creating their own wireless broadband for education. Links from this episode: - Despite Vote in Favor, Puerto Rico Faces a Daunting Road Toward Statehood - Proportional Representation - Reddit: Shower Thoughts - CapArms Question of the Day: Would You Rather Face a Knife or a Gun? - Specialist: Army Training Manual for medical care specialists - HARSH REALITY: Police Are Not Highly Trained Firearms Experts - Knives vs. Guns: Deadly Distance - 24 Hours of Le Mans - Le Mans 99' Mercedes CLR-GT1 Crash Live - Ayrton Senna Qualifying Lap Monaco - To Help Rural Kids Do Their Homework, a Virginia County Is Using Secret Wireless Spectrum - US Frequency Allocation Chart

    Adventitious Ep 86 - Black Panther, WOW, & Your Printer Tracks You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2017 42:00


    This episode we talk about the Thor:Ragnarok & Black Panther Trailers, Richard Hammonds current crash, the WOW signal, yellow printer dots code, iOS 11, Foscam fails, & Puerto Rico vote for statehood. Links from this episode: - Black Panther Teaser Trailer [HD] - Thor: Ragnarok Teaser Trailer [HD] - Richard Hammond vows return after car crash in Switzerland - Richard Hammond's car crash will affect The Grand Tour, says Jeremy Clarkson - Top Gear - Wow! mystery signal from space finally explained - How a few yellow dots burned the Intercept’s NSA leaker - Why You Can't Print Counterfeit Money on Your Color Laser - Apple iOS 11 Release Has Nasty Surprises - Internet cameras have hard-coded password that can’t be changed - Puerto Rico prepares to vote on statehood - Elon Musk leaving Trump advisory councils following Paris agreement withdrawal - De Blasio’s Chick-Fil-A boycott is a clucking travesty

    Adventitious Ep 85 - Purple Mattress Review & Wonder Woman Spoilercast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2017 49:47


    Today we talk mattresses and review our recent unsponsored purchase of the Purple mattress.  We also have our Wonder Woman spoilercast, and review the movie. Links from this episode: - Purple Mattress Company - Purple Mattress Review Videos - Whats inside a Mattress - Bonnell Springs - Standard Mattress Sizes - Wonder Woman Official Website - Wonder Woman Comics

    Adventitious Ep 84 - Mummy DNA, Trump Beheading, and is ADHD Related to Narcolepsy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2017 44:03


    Mummy DNA shows surprise results, Paul Allen's Stratolaunch unveils their launch vehicle, Kathy Griffin takes a header with Trump beheading photos, &  study suggests ADHD may have ties to narcolepsy. Links from this episode: - Mummy DNA unravels ancient Egyptians’ ancestry - Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch lifts veil on world’s biggest plane — a giant bet on a new way to space - Comedian Kathy Griffin says her career is over after gory Trump photo - Barron Trump Thought Beheaded Image Was His Dad - Squatty Potty drops Kathy Griffin after controversial photos show comedian holding bloody Trump head - Is ADHD a sleep disorder? Stimulant drug improves symptoms - Narcoleptic Dog

    Adventitious Ep 83 - 88 MPH DeLorean, Cook Pine Trees, & a Noose at the NMAAHC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2017 38:26


    A DeLorean driver ticketed at 88mph, Cook pine trees, noose found at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, SpaceX reuses Dragon capsule, & homemade waterjet on Applied Science. Links from this episode: - Best Speeding Ticket Ever? DeLorean Driver Pulled Over for Doing 88 Mph - The strange Cook pine trees that always lean towards the equator - Noose Found in National Museum of African American History and Culture - The iconic 9/11 flag that disappeared 15 years ago has been found — nearly 3,000 miles away - Soapy taste of coriander linked to genetic variants - Monk * - Reused Dragon cargo capsule launched on journey to space station - Applied Science: Waterjet cutter built with a cheap pressure washer

    Adventitious Ep 82 - Adulting, Missing Plastic, & Evil Losers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2017 49:14


    What is #Adulting?, scientists are finding far less plastic than expected, the A-10 soldiers on, Bre Pettis is one to watch, and the brilliance of calling ISIS LOSERS. Links from this episode: - Attention Townspeople: The Discovery Of Water On Mars May Be Sexist - Kindly Shut the Hell Up About "Adulting" - Gus Johnson: #adulting - Jeff Foxworthy: Totally Committed [1998] - Newly-evolved microbes may be breaking down ocean plastics - The Impact That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs - The US Air Force makes it official: The A-10 will not be retired for the F-35 - Bre Pettis - MakerBot co-founder Bre Pettis acquires rapid prototype tooling company Other Machine Co. - Goodbye ISIS, Hello Losers - Trump's New Term for Terrorists: 'Evil Losers' - Navy SEAL Critiques ISIS Training Video - Who Invented Sticky Notes?

    Adventitious Ep 81 - One Legged Flamingos, Cultural Appropriation, & Integrity in Scientific Journals.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2017 45:39


    Top Gun 2 confirmed, Apollo 11 pouch  for sale, why flamingos stand on one leg, burrito shop closes due to "cultural appropriation", Divides Aside podcast, Team Viewer, and you can own a tank. Links from this episode: - ‘Top Gun 2’ Is Happening, Tom Cruise Confirms - Collection bag from Apollo 11 moon mission to be sold at auction - Scientists have worked out why flamingos stand on one leg - Oregon burrito shop run by white women shuts down amid accusations of cultural appropriation - Black Harvard Students Hold Their Own Commencement Ceremony - Fake academic paper published in liberal journal hilariously exposes the absurdity of gender studies - Divides Aside podcast by Emily Graslie and David Dault - Louder With Crowder - TeamViewer 12 - On The Kind of Weapons the Founders Envisioned - Tank (1984) *

    Adventitious Ep 80 - Fireworks Oreos, Harvard & Media Bias, & Repair or Replace?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2017 41:15


    We review Fireworks Oreos, a Harvard media study backs up Trumps claims of media bias, Wonko makes some predictions, the Curse of Tippecanoe, The Orville, Galaxy Quest, and when to repair or replace? Links from this episode: - Fireworks Oreos * - Harvard: News Coverage of Donald Trump’s First 100 Days - Trump signs ‘tremendous’ deals with Saudi Arabia on his first day overseas - Obama administration arms sales offers to Saudi top $115 billion: report - In protest, students walk out on Mike Pence's Notre Dame commencement speech - Wikipedia: Curse of Tippecanoe - The Orville: Official Trailer | THE ORVILLE - Galaxy Quest * - Buy or DIY? When You Should Repair vs. Buy a New Gadget to Save Money

    Adventitious Ep 79 - Guardians Spoilercast and FCC Part 95 FRS/GMRS/CB Changes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2017 40:21


    Today we spoilercast the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie, and then talk FCC Rules changes for FRS and GMRS radios.  If you have a walkie talkie from the past 20 years, this probably means you. Links from this episode: - FCC considers reform of Part 95 rules for personal radio services - FCC FACT SHEET Part 95 Personal Radio Service Reform - GoTenna - Automatic Packet Reporting System - APRS.fi - The pros and cons of CTCSS - NASA: Eclipse 101 - Amateur rocket team launches rocket to 73.1 miles - Top Gear : Robin Reliant Space Shuttle Challenge - Top Gear - BBC

    Adventitious Ep 78 - Unstealthy F-35s, Somali Pirates, and Possum Fail

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017 35:21


    We briefly mention FBI Director Comey & healthcare, iPhone predictions, Somali pirates, F35 & F22 radar pods, Edge of Tomorrow sequel & Dunkirk, China is going to an asteroid, & a man's possum fail. Links from this episode: - The Daily Caller: These hypocrite liberals flip-flopped on COMEY big-league!!! - Goldman Sachs: iPhone 8 will cost $1,000 - iPhone 8 Render Leak Tips No Bezel-Less Display, Embedded Home Button, Dual Selfie Cameras - Here's The Real Reason Apple's Sapphire Supplier Went Bankrupt - Somali Pirates VS Ship's Private Security Guards - This strange mod to the F-35 kills its stealth near Russian defenses — and there's good reason for that - We’re Finally, Definitely Getting That Edge of Tomorrow Sequel - Dunkirk - Trailer 1 [HD] - China to send people to live on asteroids and mine them, authorities announce - Soviet medallions scattered on Moon in 1959 - Man sets fire to smoke out opossums, burns down house instead

    Adventitious Ep 77 - SpaceX, Fake Tusks, & Boogers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2017 45:40


    Boogers can be as good for you as medication, SpaceX is busy with static fire tests & Mars announcements, using fake tusks to track the illegal ivory trade, & getting free chicken nuggets via Twitter. Links from this episode: - Eating bogies is good for teeth and overall health, scientists conclude - New NIH Guidelines on Infant Exposure to Peanuts Upend Years of Parental Paranoia - Static fire test brings Falcon Heavy one step closer to debut - See more at: http://spacenews.com/static-fire-test-brings-falcon-heavy-one-step-closer-to-debut/#sthash.uwMKVARw.dpuf - SpaceX may finally be reaching a nirvana of high flight rates - Given the hazards of landing on Mars, SpaceX may send two Dragons in 2020 - Busy Road to Mars Opens in 2020 - NASA Spacecraft Images Offer Sharper Views of Apollo Landing Sites - Apollo Moon Landing Flags Still Standing, Photos Reveal - SpaceX settles with underpaid employees for $4 million - Has the SpaceX steamroller finally arrived? - How Saving Elephants Got One National Geographic Explorer Arrested - Joseph Kony is still at large. Here’s why the U.S. and Uganda were willing to give up the hunt. - KONY 2012 - Lord of War * - #NuggsforCarter beat Ellen, made Twitter history — and won Wendy's

    Adventitious Ep 76 - Cassini, Time Travel, & Combat Camera

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2017 42:16


    Today we talk about FMRIs reaching people in a vegetative state, Cassini data, fidget cubes & spinners, time travel & the 4th dimension, an american bobsledder passes, and respect to combat camera. Links from this episode: - Contacting Stranded Minds - NASA Spacecraft Dives Between Saturn and Its Rings - Fidget-spinner craze is sweeping the U.S., but some schools say they're distractions - Fidget Spinners on Amazon * - Fidget Cubes on Amazon * - Time Travel Is Mathematically Possible With New Mind-Boggling Model - how-to-imagine-the-tenth-dimension - LDS Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual: Section 30 - Olympic champion bobsledder Steven Holcomb found dead at 37 - Army combat photographer snapped one last picture — seconds before an explosion killed her - Joint Combat Camera Center

    Adventitious Ep 75 - Tattoos, Old Banana Republic, & Microbead Fraud

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017 46:57


    Today we talk tattoos and eye dying, the value of subscribers, the old Banana Republic, an instagram promo that worked too well, NASA's space suit shortage, and a fraudulent microbeads study. Links from this episode: - Eyeball Tattooing - Black Rain * - SciShow: How Are Search Engines So Fast? - SourceFedNerd Becomes NowThis Nerd, And Subscribers Flee En Masse - Banana Republic rising: Remembering the store’s safari years - Banana Republic Guide to Travel & Safari Clothing - The J. Peterman Company - That red swimsuit Instagram promo was so successful it failed - Bill Gates $5,000 Giveaway - NASA might run out of space suits before it quits the ISS - March For Science - A Scientists’ March on Washington Is a Bad Idea - Can March for Science Participants Advocate Without Losing the Public's Trust? - The Problem With the March for Science - Trademark, Patent, or Copyright? - Stephen Hawking Says Humans Have 100 Years to Move to Another Planet - A groundbreaking study on the dangers of 'microplastics' may be unraveling

    Adventitious Ep 74 - Artificial Wombs, Abortion, & Muddy Jeans

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2017 50:17


    Today there is molten carbon under the US, Gus Johnson announces Par 9, Scientist make an artificial womb & we talk implications including abortion, fake mud on jeans, and over eager licensing boards. Links from this episode: - A Massive Lake Made Up Of Molten Carbon Unearthed Beneath The Western US - How to Make Graphene - Kola Superdeep Borehole - Par 9 Kickstarter Announcement! - Babies Floating in Fluid-Filled Bags - Nordstrom is selling $425 jeans covered in fake mud, Mike Rowe calls them out - How Occupational Licensing Laws Are Fencing People Out Of Opportunity - Man Fined $500 for Criticizing Traffic Cameras With Math - Taxi medallions reach lowest value of 21st century

    Adventitious Ep 73 - Dead Rabbit, Pepsi, & Cassini

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2017 40:45


    United kills a rabbit, Berkeley doesn't believe in free speech, Cassini dives into Saturn, Tokyo vending machine skyscraper, China launches cargo, & a sheep ship sinks soviet spy ship. Links from this episode: - Giant rabbit died in care of United Airlines ‘after being put in the freezer’ - Breeder says United cremated giant bunny without her permission - Netflix's biggest competition? Sleep, CEO says - Battlestar Galactica (2004) - Julia Roberts Is PEOPLE's 2017 World's Most Beautiful Woman! - After Ann Coulter Speech Cancellation, Protesters Rally At Berkeley - Antifa Terrorist Who Beat Trump Supporter in Head WITH BIKE LOCK Identified as Local Professor! - Pepsi Pulls Ad Accused of Trivializing Black Lives Matter - Berkeley Protesters Take the Pepsi Challenge - This is What Technology In North Korea Looks Like - NASA Spacecraft Dives Between Saturn and Its Rings - Gigantic “vending machine” skyscraper dispenses 3D-printed homes in Tokyo - China launches first cargo spacecraft as part of space station goal - SpaceX forced to scrub Falcon 9 rocket launch - Galaxy S8 Battery Includes 'No Dogs' Warning Label - The safety dance: An inside look at how Samsung tests its batteries - This is What Technology In North Korea Looks Like - Russian navy intelligence ship sinks after collision with freighter off Turkish coast 

    Adventitious Ep 72 - Conjoined Twins & the Law, Red Shirts, & North Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2017 43:21


    Today we talk about how to punish one conjoined twin murderer, a rubber band refrigerator, North Korean missile failure, red is not the color of death in Star Trek, and digital street signals. Links from this episode: - No Dumb Question - Smarter Every Day - The Ten Minute Bible Hour - If a Siamese Twin Commits Murder, Does His Brother Get Punished, Too? - A refrigerator that works by stretching rubber bands - Redshirts Aren't Likeliest to Die — and Other 'Star Trek' Math Lessons - Does the color red really make bulls angry? - Wikipedia: Declassification - A Newfangled Traffic Light Built for People and Robots - First electric traffic signal installed

    Adventitious Ep 71 - Amazon Reviews, Tipping, and Cube Sats

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2017 42:16


    Today we talk about Amazon Reviews and free stuff, why tipping should be banned and prices should include taxes and fees, cube sats and if they are a hazard, water on the moon, and Liberty Bell 7. Links from this episode: - Smart Watch Band, Fully Magnetic Closure Clasp Mesh Loop Stainless Steel iWatch Band Replacement Bracelet Strap for Watch Sport&Edition 42MM Black* - Wood Phone Charging Dock, Beeiee Wood Cell Phone Charging Dock Charge Station Charging Stand Holder for Apple iPhone 7,7 Plus,iPhone 6 6s 6Plus,Samsung S7 S7 Edge,Huawei P10 * - Dylan X19C Wireless Headset Bluetooth 4.1 Sports Headphone Neckband Design Magnetic Suction Extra Bass CVC 6.0 Noise Cancelling Sweatproof -Black * - XBLHAIR Brazilian Hair 1 Bundles Straight Human Hair 100% Unprocessed Remy Hair Extensions Natural Color 9-10g/pc (8),Total:10g * - Should Tipping Be Banned? - CubeSat.org - Satellite swarms could increase space junk risk by 50 per cent - Don’t miss this spectacular video of 104 satellites deployed in space - Lunar Impact Uncovered More Than Just Moon Water - The Ultimate List of Weapons Astronauts Have Carried Into Orbit - The Right Stuff * - Space Myths Busted: Gus Grissom Didn't Blow The Hatch on Liberty Bell 7

    Adventitious Ep 70 - Is Indy Mormon?, Building an iPhone From Scratch, & Star Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2017 47:44


    Is Indiana Jones is a Mormon?, the Dodge Demon, build an 8088 PC from scratch, build an iPhone from parts, an Emoji Movie?, and Star Wars talk.   Links from this episode: - Indiana Jones Is The Avatar Of Mormonism’s Intellectual Golden Age - Film Theory: Indiana Jones was a Mormon - How the Dodge Demon runs a 9.65 quarter mile and a 2.3-second 0-60 - 2017 Porsche 911 Pricing and Specs - Build Your Own PC — Really - How I Made My Own iPhone - in China - How I built a toaster — from scratch - Cody'sLab - NurdRage - Social justice warriors outraged over ‘white woman’ cast as ‘The Mummy.’ There’s just one problem. - Milk: The new symbol of racism in Donald Trump’s America - The Emoji Movie - Is Luke a gray Jedi in Star Wars 8? Let’s examine the evidence - Ahsoka's New Lightsabers on 'Rebels' Are Stolen Sith Blades - Phone Dock Giveaway!

    Adventitious Ep 69 - MOAB, United & Killer Escalators

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2017 40:51


    US drops the MOAB, China rejects N Korea coal, US sentiment in Middle East on the rise, Tesla worth more than Ford?, the Grammar Vigilante, IOT provider bricks device, United pulls a man off a flight, the physics of shoe laces, and Wonko nearly loses a foot. Links from this episode: - GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast - That MOAB Bomb Dropped On Afghanistan Actually Cost $170,000 - Afghan Official Says 94 ISIS Fighters Killed In 'Mother Of All Bombs' Attack - North Korean Missile Launch Fails ‘Almost Immediately,’ U.S. Military Says - China rejects North Korean coal shipments, opts for US supplies instead - Afghan Ambassador’s STUNNING Answer to Difference Between Trump and Obama - Tesla Is Now More Valuable Than Ford - Revealed: Self-styled 'grammar vigilante' corrects badly punctuated shop signs in dead of night - IoT company bricks customer's device after negative review - Police violently drag man from United plane after airline reportedly overbooked flight - People In China Are Calling For A Boycott Of United Airlines - Sorry, That United App "Drag And Drop Feature" Update Is Definitely Fake - Burger King’s new ad forces Google Home to advertise the Whopper - Shoe-string theory: Science shows why shoelaces come untied - Phone Dock Giveaway!

    Adventitious Ep 68 - The Billy Graham Rule, Badgers, and Live Grafiti

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2017 40:53


    The pros & cons of the Billy Graham rule, a badger buries a cow, Putin scares Merkel and trolls Democrats, Cotswold sees yellow, Reddit wins the internet, Dylan X19C headphones, & enter our giveaway. Links from this episode: - What the Pence Rule Looks Like in Practice - Mormons and the Billy Graham Rule - Badger filmed burying a whole cow by itself in Utah mountains - Vladimir Putin: I didn't mean to scare Angela Merkel with my dog - Russia trolls Democratic Party in epic April Fools’ Day prank - Yellow car owners join rally in support of 'ugly' car - Did Reddit’s April Fool’s gag solve the issue of online hate speech? - H.I #80: Operation Twinkle Toes - Dylan X19C Wireless Headset Bluetooth 4.1 Sports Headphone Neckband Design Magnetic Suction Extra Bass CVC 6.0 Noise Cancelling Sweatproof -Black * - Phone Dock Giveaway!

    Adventitious Ep 67 - Syria, Brexit, and Plutonium for Probes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2017 44:53


    Today we discuss the implications of the US bombing Syria, look at the UK initiating BREXIT, talk space probes & the restart of plutonium production, and SpaceX recovers the faring from a Falcon X. Links from this episode: - U.S. carrier group begins ‘routine patrol’ of tense South China Sea - Media backing Trump on bombing Syria, but difficult questions remain - Trump touts progress but no breakthrough after meeting with China's Xi - Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU - Scottish Independence Vote May Be Decided ‘Within Weeks’ - Production of Plutonium Spacecraft Fuel Could Boom in Early 2020s - Wikipedia: Calcium-48 - The Elephant's Foot of the Chernobyl disaster, 1986 - Extra portion of SpaceX rocket recovered from launch, Musk says - Flight of the Blackbird: The how, what and why of the incredible SR-71 - Phone Dock Giveaway!

    Adventitious Ep 66 - Adventitous Goes Nuclear, & Over to the Mob

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2017 49:03


    We visit the Atomic History Museum, the Mob Museum, eat at Wicked Spoon and The Steak House, win a hoberman sphere in a claw machine, and talk balloon surveillance and cooking the perfect steak. Links from this episode: - National Atomic Testing Museum - Radiation Death and Deception - CIA Museum - The Mob Museum - St. Valentine’s Day Massacre - Wicked Spoon - THE Steak House - 2 Pack Hoberman Spheres * - Airbnb - A Brief History of Project Moby Dick, the Cold War’s Least Believable Surveillance Strategy - Japan's Secret WWII Weapon: Balloon Bombs - Cook My Meat - D.O.N.G. - Will it Sous Vide - Sous Vide on Amazon * - Why Food Browns - Hack Of The Day: Electrocute A Hot Dog, Enjoy Lunch - Phone Dock Giveaway!

    Adventitious Ep 65 - Skim Milk, Justice Gorsuch, and DIY Funerals

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2017 38:47


    This episode we discuss why skim milk may be imitation, iodine in salt, ISIS Russia bombing, Japan-US military relations, IOT default firmware issues, Justice Gorsuch, DIY funerals, & our giveaway. Links from this episode: - Florida’s Definition Of Skim Milk As “Imitation Milk Product” Ruled Unconstitutional - History of U.S. Iodine Fortification and Supplementation - Potassium Iodide (KI) - Carriage of carnage: Pictures emerge from inside train where a nail bomb killed 11 in St Petersburg metro attack as suspected Islamist suicide bomber is revealed to be a 22-year-old from Kyrgyzstan - US carrier group maneuvers with Japanese ships in East China Sea - This Smart Doorbell Was Accidentally Sending Data To China, Until People Started Freaking Out - Neil Gorsuch Gives Ted Cruz Correct Answer on Life: '42' - New Hope for Solving Disappearance of US Student in China - The dirt on DIY funerals: What is legal? - Phone Dock Giveaway!

    Adventitious Ep 64 - Blood Batteries, Top Gear, and Another Giveaway!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2017 44:18


    Today we start at new giveaway, look at crazy homeowners associations, cringe at a blood based battery, talk killer mustangs, discuss  all Top Gears, shudder about Cannes, and get buzzed by our phones.   Links from this episode: - Wood Phone Charging Dock, Beeiee Wood Cell Phone Charging Dock - Blue Lives Matter flag deemed 'racist,' ordered to come down - How To Pronounce Car Brand Names - Real Wheels - Mustang Memes - 'I think I just bounce, I'm lucky like that': Richard Hammond laughs off his second high-octane crash while filming The Grand Tour in Mozambique - Top Gear America Has Landed And Here Are Its Three Hosts - Former ‘Top Gear USA’ hosts tease new project - The Next Episode of Top Gear UK May be the Best of the New Show Yet - What's behind Phantom Cell Phone Buzzes? - Phone Dock Giveaway

    Adventitious Ep 63 - JPGs, Beautiful Nukes, and Catalytic Converters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2017 41:07


    Today we talk about Googles 35% improvement to the JPG algorithm, declassified videos of nuclear explosions, an article that says we don't need catalytic converters, and why Cheerios flowers are bad. Links from this episode: - Google's new algorithm shrinks JPEG files by 35 percent - Wall Street is starting to talk about the possibility of Apple buying Disney (DIS, AAPL) - These recently declassified nuclear test videos are utterly mesmerizing, terrifying - LLNL Atmospheric Nuclear Tests - Big Bang—The Evolution of a Theory - Dr Strangelove * - All You Need To Know About Catalytic Converters Is They Shouldn’t Exist - Why Catalytic Converters Should Exist - 10 Car Options the Law Won't Let You Have - Five biotech inventions the US is not ready for - Cheerios gave away flower seeds to save the bees, but they could do harm - The Amazing Story of Kudzu

    Adventitious Ep 62 - Should Guns be Silenced?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2017 46:06


    Adventitious takes on guns, gun control and silencers.  Using Pew research on Police & guns, we talk concealed carry, bullseye target shooting, how shooting is Zen, and how silencers are a good thing. Links from this episode: - Pew Research Center: Behind the Badge - MILLER: The gun-show loophole myth - An Open Letter to Liberal Friends on Gun Control - Get Into Bullseye Shooting - Browning BuckMark Pistols - The Inner Game Of Everything: Why Is A Four-Decade-Old Tennis Book Still A Self-Help Sensation? - The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance * - Walther PPK/S - Beretta 92 FS - Murder and homicide rates before and after gun bans - H.R.367 - Hearing Protection Act of 2017 - ‘Humble, spiritual’ armed motorist saved trooper from attack on Arizona highway - NRA: Gun Safety Rules

    Adventitious Ep 61 - Boaty McBoatface, Peppermint Pickles, & Oxford Commas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2017 47:45


    Today we talk about exposed Trump tax returns, Bush "W" schooling Matt Lauer, Boaty McBoatface, the Nissan GTR LM, carbon fiber, pickles & peppermint, the Oxford Comma, flooding & the VW Phaeton. Links from this episode: - Bill Maher calls Rachel Maddow's tax scoop 'a Help Trump Burger' - George W. Bush Favors A ‘Welcoming’ Immigration Policy, Says Media Is ‘Indispensable’ To Democracy - These photos show the real Boaty McBoatface in all its glory - Here’s How Much Pee There Is in a Swimming Pool - Iditarod dogs reach checkpoint without their sleeping musher - Formula 1 - Corvette Racing wins third straight 12 Hours of Sebring in GTLM class - Nissan GTR LM Nismo - 4 Reasons Why Its FWD & Front Engine - Audi Will Withdraw From Endurance Racing To Concentrate On Formula E - Carbon fibre's journey from racetrack to hatchback - What's the Story? Exploring the peppermint stick and pickle snack from the South Side - Lack of Oxford Comma Could Cost Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute - Microsoft is pulling the plug on Windows Vista, the operating system everybody loved to hate - Salt Lake flood of 1983 - More cities swapping out sandbags with Muscle Wall - McDonald's on anti-Trump tweet: Account was hacked - VW Admits Tesla Model S Killed Off Next-Gen Phaeton - Volkswagen Phaeton W-12 4MOTION

    Adventitious Ep 60 - Cars, Pink Water, and Harbor Freight

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2017 44:36


    This time we talk about the Geneva Auto Show, blank books, pink water, Xiaomi ham radios, RAMBO, a spider silk tie, Harbor Freight, Make Magazine, and John Conway's Game of life made into a clock. Links from this episode: - Geneva Motor Show - Lamborghini Huracan Performante's active aero is the secret to its speed - Up close with Aston Martin’s Valkyrie, a hypercar fit for a Norse god - Gallery 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 - The RUF Yellow Bird: The inside story on why it flies again - Help the environment -- Buy a gas guzzler - ‘Reasons to Vote for Democrats’ jumps to the top of Amazon’s bestseller list. But its pages are blank. - Canada city's water turns bright pink after disinfecting agent seeps into water supply - Move Over Baofeng, Xiaomi Want To Steal Your Thunder - SpaceX Will Reuse A Rocket Booster For The First Time - The US Army just 3D printed the ultimate weapon and called it RAMBO - Synthetic Spider Silk for Sale in a $314 Necktie - Don’t Hate on the Harbor Freight - Make: - Harbor Freight Tools - A Brief Chat about Carbide Tooling - John Conway's Game of Life - A Clock Created with Conway’s Life

    Adventitious Ep 59 - Climate Change Special - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2017 48:50


    Scott Adams posted an interesting take on Global Warming.  We continue our discussion, though I doubt we have wrapped it up. Links from this episode: - Smog in the American West: Study shows Asia largely to blame - How to Convince Skeptics that Climate Change is a Problem - Hot Topic: Climate Change and Insurance - Little Ice Age - Medieval Warm Period - London to produce its first organic wine since the middle ages - The development of the atomic model - The Inevitable Evolution of Bad Science - Pascal's Wager about God - Asteroid passed unusually close to Earth last week - The Tunguska Impact--100 Years Later - Not All Climatologists - CLIMATE SCIENCE SURVEY (Study) - IPCC Insider Rejects Global-Warming Report - UN Scientists Who Have Turned on the UN IPCC & Man-Made Climate Fears — A Climate Depot Flashback Report - 100th Anniversary of Water Chlorination - Get politics out of climate debate: Opposing view - The Great Collapse of the Carbon Trading Chicago Climate Exchange - Clouds- The Wild Card of Climate Change - Ice Core Data Help Solve a Global Warming Mystery - Synchronous Change of Atmospheric CO2 and Antarctic Temperature During the Last Deglacial Warming - Satellite & Balloon Climate Data Corroborates Slower Warming

    Adventitious Ep 58 - Climate Change Special - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2017 45:00


    Scott Adams posted an interesting take on Global Warming.  We take it on and discuss at length. Links from this episode: - Smog in the American West: Study shows Asia largely to blame - How to Convince Skeptics that Climate Change is a Problem - Particles Found to Travel Faster Than Speed of Light - Once Again, Physicists Debunk Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos - Climate Change Funding and Management - Skeptical Climate Scientists Coming In From the Cold - 1981 climate change predictions were eerily accurate - Empty Space is NOT Empty - Tucker vs. Bill Nye the Science Guy - NASA.gov Q. Why use the adjusted rather than the "raw" data? - A Top Climate Scientist Blows the Whistle on Shoddy Climate Science - Cities tend to be warmer than rural areas - Ocean Temperature - Will Pacific Island Nations Disappear as Seas Rise? Maybe Not - Small atoll islands may grow, not sink, as sea levels rise

    Adventitious Ep 57 - Nokia, Holograms, and 3D Printing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2017 41:11


    Today we look at the Nokia 3310, Ham radios in space, Holographic 3D printing, the cost-benefit ratio of owning a 3D printer, ABS smoothing, Ford's friend with a death wish, and the nuts Colin Furze. Links from this episode: - Hands on: New Nokia 3310 (2017) review - SpaceX launch ham radio transceiver to ISS - Hams in Space - 3D Printing Using Holograms is Actually Printing in 3D - Hackaday - Ask Hackaday: Is Owning A 3D Printer Worth It? - Introducing the MOD-t 3D Printer - Digitally Hand Crafted - Costco Photo Center - Simple way to make ultra-smooth 3D prints at home - Kickstarter: PolySmooth & Polysher: 3D Prints Without Layers - Razor MX350 Dirt Rocket Electric Motocross Bike * - ColinFurze YouTube Channel

    Adventitious Ep 56 - Peeps Oreos, Usenet, and FM on Your Smartphone

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2017 37:24


    We try Peeps and Peanutbutter Oreos, use Usenet as a backup, hash HTML5 and Flash, look at the Mythro Air, classify the Snuggie, lust after a Porsche shooting break, and want FM on our smartphones.   Links from this episode: - Oreo PEEPS Marshmallow Creme Sandwich Cookies, LIMITED EDITION 10.7 oz * - Oreo Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookie, 15.25 oz * - Bored with ho-hum cloud backups? Use Usenet (yes, Usenet!) instead - Flash vs HTML5 - Puffin Web Browser (Not Parrot, which is what I called it. Sorry) - Moshi Mythro Air Bluetooth In-Ear Earbuds - Gray * - Samsung factory fire triggered by discarded batteries - Survey: Customers lose confidence in Samsung after Galaxy Note 7 recall - US court confirms Snuggies are blankets, not clothes - Snuggies on Amazon * - Why Toyota Only Sold One Prius in China Last December - Here's the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo In All Its Wagon Glory - The FCC wants you to be able to listen to FM radio from your smartphone - ActivateFMChip.com

    Adventitious Ep 55 - Simulation, SETI and Plutonium in the Home.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 39:50


    This week we discovered why  windows drivers are dated 2006, talk SpaceX, discuss SETI, marvel at the planets of TRAPPIST-1, and talk about Russian smoke detectors of death.   Links from this episode: - Microsoft Explains Why Windows Drivers Are Dated June 21, 2006 - Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? - SpaceX docks with space station on second try - Elon Musk accuses the UAW of paying an employee to unionize Tesla - SETI Institute - Seti@home - This Ain't Your Grandma's SETI - NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star - Soviet Era Smoke Detector Torn Down, Revealing Plutonium

    Adventitious Ep 54 - Abstract, Muslims & Good Teachers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2017 38:07


    This week we are thinking of Richard hatch, caution on our treatment of Muslims, Abstract on Netflix, A discussion on Schooling and teachers that make a difference, and the final week of our contest! Links from this episode: - Richard Hatch (1945 - 2017) - Abstract: The Art of Design - Christoph Neimann - Platon - service: the us military, elsheba khan at the grave of her son, specialist kareem rashad sultan khan - Lord of War - Why the Factory Model of Schools Persists, and How We Can Change It - Link to our Watch Band for an Apple Watch Giveaway!

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