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46: Tolerably Well

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 31:02

* Tree Removal * Fences * Space Capsules

45: Kearny Korner

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 30:44

* Kearny Bitch Corner: Midway (2019) * Robert A. Heinlein * H. Beam Piper * Cucumbers! * The Order * Kearny’s Terrible Tree Corner

44: Vegetable Matter

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 36:48

* Tree removal * Composting * Tomatoes * Space update * What’s been good?

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43: 4-Door Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 47:10

* Humans in space launched from the USA! * Buying a car * Blackberries & Mulberries * Barkskins

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42: Driving Down the Highway

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 35:45

Seems like there should be a song about that...

41: Record Players

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 33:37

The nerds do their thing!

40: Ancient Bread

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 39:29

Neutral stuff Space stuff

39: Megabit vs Megabyte

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 33:21

Bunsen burners Kearny gets fiber! “Hair Love” Descent Journey in the Dark Dave not driving to work Munchkin Quest game

38: What Did Dave Do?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 34:53

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) “What Did Jack Do?” “I am not ok with this” on Netflix Not driving to and from work Star Wars Episode 9

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37: Damp, Dismal and Cold

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 36:00

-European Mars Lander -https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/nasa-planning-document-may-offer-clues-to-changes-in-artemis-program/ -[not good] Greatest events of WWII on -Netflix -HP Lovecraft “The Complete Fiction” Audiobook -Texas Spring

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36: Extra Pluralses

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 34:59

Birds of Prey Movie Mythic Quest TV Show For All Mankind TV Show The Mandalorian TV Show Space stuff Apple Watch Alarm Star Trek TNG Star Trek Picard JAXA Web Site

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35: Trek Wars with Dragons

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 33:32

Star Trek: Picard Star Wars Dragon Space Capsule The Good Place Finale Cornhole: The Sport Super Bowl: LIV

34: Toss a Coin to Your Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 33:27

Ticks World of Warcraft 8.3 Shots Pets The Witcher on Netflix x 2

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33: Velcro Band

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 43:43

-Dave’s new Apple Watch Series 5 -Star Wars: Episode 9 -The return of Doctor Who (Season 12 of New Who) -Looking forward to Birds of Prey Movie & -Star Trek Picard -Apple watch band - Velcro variant

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32: The Back-away Maneuver

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 37:47

Asteroids (not the game) The Back-away Maneuver Dungeons and Dragons Beard oil Dungeons and Dragons Girls und Panzer

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31: Thanksgiving Sous Vide

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 36:40

Thanksgiving Sous Vide Turkey Charlie’s Angels China’s Rocket Launch Tempo Captain Marvel Hustlers Christmas season

30: Pet Names on Week One

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 32:59

* Fiber Internet * WiFi Routers * The Watchman * Alita the Cat * No major disasters

29: Extra Pockets

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 28:32

* Breakfast Food * Peanuts * Terminator: Dark Fate * Han shot first * The Mandalorian * Assassin’s Creed Odyssey * Diablo 4 Trailer * Texas Fall

28: Moon Base Kearny

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 33:51

* Return to the moon * Windows 7 EOL * What’s been good this fortnight

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27: Summer Has Broken

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2019 35:11

* WoW Classic * Cats and dogs * Puppy class * Alita Battle Angel * Terminator * Instagram * Facebook * Alita turning into a lap cat * Summer has broken * Lion King (2019)

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26: Flatline of Awesome

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 28:49

* Cell phones/cameras * Instagram * Home repairs * IOT items * Starship * USS Midway Museum * YouTube Channel: Drachinifel

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25: Cat Sacrifice

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 33:22

* Cats and dogs living together! * Indian moon probe * Extra solar comet * Good Omens - Prime Video Show * Chernobyl - HBO Show * Midway Movie

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24: Seasons of Lawn Mowing

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 32:08

* Electric mowers * Lawn expenses * Robot lawn mowers * Cats * Legalized weed * CBD oil

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23: Goodnight in Space

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 32:47

* This looks great! *https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/06/behind-the-scenes-at-nasas-newly-restored-historic-apollo-mission-control/ * Dragonfly * 13 minutes to the moon Spoiler Slot: * Sword Art Online Alternate Gun Gale Online

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22: A Very Small Object

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 33:01

* Game of Thrones * Space! * Avengers * Good Omens

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21: A Discussion for the Ages

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 33:29

* Frozen meals * Healthy eating * Sodium * Wild animals in the city

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20: The Trip

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 35:11

* Stratolaunch, the world’s biggest airplane, takes flight * Dragon failure * The Trip!

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19: In My Head

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 35:41

- Falcon Heavy launch - Intelsat Failure - Aquaman - Captain Marvel - Star Trek: Discovery - Double Plus Ungood - Carnival 2001 - Beatings For Having Nothing Good

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18: Ancient Grains

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 37:27

Follow up: * Instapot Update * Light Bulbs Update Topics for discussion: * Asteroid missions * Streaming Services What’s been good this fortnight: * The Magicians * Gun Gale Online

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17: Quantum Fistfights

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 32:44

More planet 9 data https://earthsky.org/space/review-paper-physics-reports-planet-9-feb-2019 Successful Dragon Crew flight to the ISS https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-demo-1-test-flight-photos.html Virgin Galactic Rocket Plane Reaches Edge of Space https://www.nytimes.com/video/science/space/100000006374663/virgin-galactic-space.html

16: Pop the Lip of the Rug

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 32:38

Follow up: Rob’s frozen pipes Topics for discussion: Robot vacuum cleaners How to measure household electrical use https://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU Kearny’s car repairs What’s been good this fortnight: Rob - Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises Dave - Super Bowl 53 Kearny - http://www.girlgeniusonline.com

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15: Cameras and Pipes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 27:32

Follow up: * New Horizons Camera * Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Range_Reconnaissance_Imager * Kearny’s light bulbs Topics for discussion: * Polar Vortex https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/01/atlanta-snow-storm-102839 * Pipe warming technology What’s been good this fortnight: * First Man (2018) * Ferrite Recording Studio https://www.wooji-juice.com/products/ferrite/

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14: The Red of the Recording

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 32:23

Follow up: * Presto Pizzazz plus * Ultima Thule flyby Topics for discussion: * Virgin Galactic * Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse What’s been good this fortnight: * Lucifer on Netflix * Assassin’s Creed Odyssey * Drugs

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13: Dextromethorphan HBr

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 25:05

Follow up: * Kearny’s Bright light bulbs * Watt vs lumens Topics for discussion: * Presto Pizzazz plus * Dawn probe and Kepler probe go dark * Soyuz abort post mortem * Ultima Thule flyby * Barnards star * NASA concerned about culture of “inappropriateness” at SpaceX What’s been good this fortnight: * Apple Pencil * Dextromethorphan HBr * Gate City Brewing : Ex-pat dark beer

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12: Recommendations and Disrecommendations

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 28:31

Topics for discussion: * Failure of Soyuz launch Nerdy Recommendations: * Maniac * Ant Man and the Wasp * Good Omens * ZZ Top - Afterburner 1985 * Jonathan Coulton * Deadpool 2 * Anti-Duracell batteries * Garbage - Band * Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy

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11: Helicopters vs Cessnas

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 27:33

Topics for discussion: * “SpaceX says its BFR will fly someone around the Moon” *https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/spacex-says-its-bfr-will-fly-someone-around-the-moon-we-have-questions * Japanese probe * Long March 5 * Sony’s walled garden cracks open: Cross-console play comes to PS4 *https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/09/sonys-walled-garden-cracks-open-cross-console-play-comes-to-ps4/ * iPhone XS impressions * Maniacs on Netflix

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10: Ambling Along

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2018 46:20

Topics for discussion: Stratolaunch K on Flo New Horizons → Ultima Thule Planet 9 Rob’s New Computer World of Warcraft What’s been good this fortnight: Rob - Spider-Man for PS4 Dave - Weed Death Kearny - Treadmill

9: Tablets are cool, right?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 40:02

Follow up: * Consumer Reports rating system * Kearny update report on new tablet Topics for discussion: * Tablets are cool, right? * Security! * Treadmills What’s been good this fortnight.

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8: Grass the Size of Twigs

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 39:39

* Blizzard Has Multiple Diablo Projects in the Works *http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/08/08/blizzard-has-multiple-diablo-projects-in-the-works * https://kotaku.com/blizzard-says-multiple-diablo-projects-are-in-the-works-1828196034 “One of them, we believe, is Diablo III Switch.” * New topic crews for starliner and dragon * SpaceX set to re-fly a Block 5 rocket for the first time tonight (Monday)Mission success would open the door to the third flight of a Falcon 9 rocket. * https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/tonight-spacex-to-reuse-its-first-block-5-variant-of-the-falcon-9/ * “In the lab with Xbox’s new Adaptive Controller, which may change gaming forever“ * https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/05/xbox-adaptive-controller-a-bold-answer-to-the-tricky-world-of-accessible-gaming/ * Microsoft blog post about it: https://news.microsoft.com/stories/xbox-adaptive-controller/ * Favorite tech review websites * The Wirecutter [https://thewirecutter.com/] * Consumer reports [https://www.consumerreports.org/] * Ars Technica [https://arstechnica.com/] What’s been good this fortnight: * Rob - Scotts 20-Inch Classic Push Reel Lawn Mower * https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004RA3E/ * Dave - Man in the High Castle * Kearny - Incredibles II

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7: VISA Meltdown

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 59:40

Follow up: Webb Telescope follow-up Orbital mechanics Video Gaming Mega Topic

6: I Put It There for You, Buddy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 43:25

Follow up: Kearny has a tablet https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Android-Quad-Core-Processor-ZA2J0007US/dp/B0711BT1QK French Guiana Falcon night launches Now witness the firepower of this fully operational Falcon 9 rocket https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/now-witness-the-firepower-of-this-fully-operational-falcon-9-rocket/ Trevor Mahlmann https://photos.tmahlmann.com/Rockets/SpaceX/Telstar-19-Vantage/ Boeing and Space-X crew capsules History of rocket propellan Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics) https://www.amazon.com/Ignition-Informal-Propellants-University-Classics/dp/0813595835/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Is this why we can’t have nice things? NASA's $9.7 billion space telescope is stuck on Earth - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasas-next-great-space Things we’ve enjoyed this fortnight: Beat Saber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b0ej5Yu_P8 Churchill’s Secret Agents https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/25/17614630/churchill-secret-agents-netflix-reality-show

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5: Raised Garden Cubicle

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 43:28

We get nerdy about gardens and offices! * Chromebook - I want one * Garden Tech * Melnor RainCloud Internet Controlled Smart Water Irrigation Timer/Controller for Outdoor Use, 4 Zone, Compatible with Amazon Alexa * https://www.amazon.com/Melnor-Controlled-Irrigation-Controller-Compatible/dp/B01MZE8J1R/ref=sr_1_7?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1532282730&sr=1-7&keywords=melnor * Open offices are as bad as they seem—they reduce face-to-face time by 70% * To encourage unbounded, collective intelligence, offices may need physical boundaries. * https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/in-open-offices-workers-chat-70-less-are-less-productive-and-email-more/

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4: Load Bearing Sheet Rock

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 33:30

In which we get nerdy about the pyramids, dream houses and World of Warcraft. * Kearny’s Rant about the pyramids * Dave’s Dream House * BoA Survival Guide * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_nVX65K--c * https://www.icy-veins.com/forums/topic/38264-battle-for-azeroth-80-pre-patch-releases-july-17th/

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3: Breezy Greenhouse

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2018 43:10

In which we nerd out on camping, childhood games and self-driving vehicles. Episode 003 * Dave’s Vacation Camping * Childhood games * Self driving vehicles

2: Chicken Bots

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2018 34:37

In which we get nerdy about camping, home tech and hobbies.

1: Where the Hell Are the Singing Cats?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2018 43:10

-Dave’s ceiling -Cats -Pinball -Rockets The Pinball Arcade is losing its classic tables; grab them while you can Over 60 licensed titles will no longer be for sale after June. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/05/the-pinball-arcade-is-losing-its-classic-tables-grab-them-while-you-can/ Falcon 9 Block 5 launches successfully https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2018/05/12/spacex-just-launched-first-next-gen-falcon-9-block-5-rocket-heres-what-we-know-elon-musk/604880002/ Google I/O - Robots placing phone calls for us https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/8/17332070/google-assistant-makes-phone-call-demo-duplex-io-2018

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