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Mach Log S12E01 - OCCE vs MVB

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024


Matt's mini-retirement and mini-home are both coming down. We dissect the decisions made around the latter for future consideration.

Mach Log S12E00 - Resolution 35

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024


No time to rush. (Episode Note section).

MLS11E07 - namesmithing

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024


Two letters, one car ride, three recordings, no external monitors.

MLS11E06 - the prize of disloyalty

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024


MLS11E05 - Sam Kriss and his purchases

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024


Acquisitive journalism at its finest. https://www.compactmag.com/article/i-bought-everything-advertised-in-national-review-and-all-i-got-was-this-bleak-odyssey-into-the-rotten-heart-of-american-conservatism-america-and-also-myself/

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MLS11E04 - coding, I guess?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024


That seems mostly like what was discussed. Cast - Matt, David

MLS11E03 - artistic rebuttal

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024


Cast - David, Ana, Ryan Ryan has heard your concerns, and disagrees.

MLS11E02 - Antidemocratic measures

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024


MLS11E01 - The decision to begin again

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024


This is called Episode Note.

ONE EASY TRICK TO UNIONIZE YOUR PUBLIC SECTOR EDUCATION JOB

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023


Storytime podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022


We make the inevitable turn to talking about podcasts on a podcast. This week (and only this week) we delve into the high-value low-effort genre of one guy/guyette reacting to their friend telling them about a thing.

Additional Matts

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022


One Matt goes into exile, another takes his place. For a month or so.

Machine learning on the job

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022


Go to http://machinationlog.com/podcast/2022-10-24-machine-learning-on-the-job for full episode notes0:00 - What do we want out of a job?6:20 - What's this AI all about and is it bad?32:00 - So what?52:50 - Technological limitations, and how this is all YET AGAIN nerds' faults.1:06:10 - Filling the void with doing something about all this1:40:50 - Broader personal teleology

Sailing with Captain Lauren

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022


ML22-02-26 - hard-hitting analysis

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022


[Nicole, Lue, Ryan, David]0:00 - gambling and other Vegas activities, wordle and other wordle activities9:32 - data analysis, problem management, American healthcare, financial advice, Ridley Grotesk, redactions35:12 - The Marxist-Engelist-Leninist-Stalinist-Maoist hour, chairs[Ryan, Matt, David]1:15:05 - Podcasts, Jocko1:43:02 - Russo-Ukrainian invasion week 12:10:26 - Wrist issues, David gets obliterated for making a subpar joke, planning around a life of elaborate goofs, hating numbers2:31:09 - Sailing vessels, Sash!, military applications, cameras, massages, acupuncture[Ryan, Matt, Jacob, David]3:14:30 - Chaos

Murder Hobo Fantasies ep. 7 - DMing in 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022


[Mitchell, David]0:00 - How you like being a DM; accents for NPCs4:09 - why the high fantasy setting of D&D is so popular12:00 - PCs thwarting a perfectly good big battle scenario; being not a DM for once16:55 - Pathfinder 2e v D&D 5e37:34 - One-shot gaems, session lengths41:53 - Tech in tabletop; balancing encounter difficulty at higher levels; simplifying for practicality1:02:33 - party size1:04:55 - inspirations for worlds

ML22-02-12 - Pure ideology

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022


0:25 - [David, Ryan] unionizing, teaching, painting, bagel dogs13:12 - Somewhere between 19 and 26 rules for life: reviewed! Link to List 58:15 - [+Jacob] Rules for life conclusions1:05:50 - Is It Worth A Shit episode 1, teaching 3rd graders improper fractions (blackboard picture at Link to chalkboard1:23:10 - Lin et Lucie sont toujours en retard1:28:15 - [+Nicole, Lue, Ryan, Leopold] Non-english languages, foreign media, Zizek, fitness stuff1:51:40 - Nicole and Lue review the Rules for Life, Apple Watch, books as information2:16:33 - [David solo] advanced fidget techniques, Highfleet, filling the radio air2:26:45 - Spooky name test2:27:08 - Schema du jour (3 things a day)2:33:55 - The use and abuse of Twitter

Maybe I'm supposed to write all the time.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022


Transcript at machinationlog.com

ML22-02-04 - the pilot

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022


The “episode note”:0:00 (Nicole, Jacob, Lue, David) There Will Be Blood 2:52 This my obligation to the website (Wednesday's post)5:30 New podcasting methodology, ACNH videosMr. Brightside Animal Crossing New Horizon Style https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKu-eESeSxg10:30 Lethal weapon at the Enzian, other Vietnam bringing the war home media17:15 supplies, chains, tubes, amps, stereos, cough buttons, buildings, spray bottles, preamps, CD's, rarityhttps://www.klipsch.com/heritage-premium-audio-speakers20 Jahre Saxeulle Befreiung https://www.discogs.com/release/9461399-Kölner-Saxophon-Mafia-20-Jahre-Saxuelle-Befreiung50:15 weather, photo review, second locations53:00 (Ryan) Dog caricatures, movie lightning round, YouTube binging, Daniel Day-Lewis1:18:00 FD Signifier videos on Edgelords and the Impossible White Manhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_--JOjsTHjohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaMvkCkgdmA1:23:35 Cranberry orange muffins, plum season, Italian boots, the Biltmore, English is the best language, China is the center, TSMC1:46:50 Nazis in Orlando, politics, moving to FLorida, alcoholism health care 2:14:15 fine American establishments2:16:30 FD signifier, Daniel Day-Lewis2:31:05 Women and things they like, Bill Bryson, Spirit Airlines, format review, cliffhanger

I'm doing 4 things a day now.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022


A description and defense of not doing too many things during the day. Check the website for transcript and pictures. http://machinationlog.com/podcast/2022-1-29-xn8p6mgbarp7sdxwrkjfywk9caezio

Actuarial lessons learned

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021


Matt was an actuarial scientist for a while. We discuss that in the context of him not being one of those anymore.

Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix nutrition facts

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 3:43


FTL ship power rankings [definitive]

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 191:00


The only accurate ordering of how good the ships in FTL are. Final summary is upfront, deliberations start around 43 minutes.The Listhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-0dH_2k0bddYV2qXs-8B4yWgCgBpEf3VVmasfL0dB2s/edit?usp=sharing

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Movie Crew Review 068

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 184:30


Review begins at 17:30. Don't worry, even cutting off the front we went longer than the film.

Rory Sutherland's Alchemy, in review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019


An unlikely encounter with an obvious lesson

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019


Harmony Korine, the Beach Bum and Julien Donkey Boy - Movie Crew Review 067

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019


Harmony Korine finally put out another movie this year. We use this opportunity to spend some time wondering why everyone seems to hate him.

Faces on the road - year 1

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2019


Dill George has been RV'ing about the country doing caricatures for a year now. We discuss how good an idea it was to do that AND how important it was that he did it now rather than earlier.

Mach Log season 7, resolution 30

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019


JR Moehringer's Andre Agassi's Open, in review

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019


Speaking the truth demands more of you than simply not lying.

Aquaman - Movie Crew Review 066

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019


The movie crew is back with our most culturally relevant film yet. Is Jason Momoa the hero we need? Short answer: yes. Long answer: stay tuned!

Milkshakes, in review

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019


Visit http://machinationlog.com/podcast/2019-8-24-milkshakes-in-review for the results as opposed to this rambling sojourn.

The Velvet Experience Draft 002 - Costa Rica

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019


Welcome to the jungle! We have karaoke and rafting. thevelvetexperience.org has the whole account (and pictures!).

Where the deals are

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2019


Zone 3

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2019


Moby Dick...reviewed!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019


The Cast - Kim, Pat, Ryan, David A variety of takes on the inkblot of odysseys.

Main room audio test

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019


This is the the audio test for the main room.

I was going to start a webcomic at the end of this month.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 2:03


Nicole presents - Triathlon 1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2019


Woke History Month part 1 - Movie Crew Review 065

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019


Barry Lyndon - Movie Crew Review 063

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019


Days of Heaven - Movie Crew Review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018


Midwest Furfest 2018 Straw Poll

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2018


Lawrence of Arabia - Movie Crew Review 061

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018


Octoberween 2018 Smorgasbord

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2018


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Daydreaming

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018


The Second (and Last) Election Cast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2018


The Straight Nebraska Story - Movie Crew Review 059

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018


ML180927 - Bob and the Scourge of Writer's Absence

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018


Pam Grier goes to prison - Movie Crew Review 058

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018


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