The Future is not Set

I know now why you cry, but it's something I can never do.

Welcome back to... the end? We had a lovely epsiode lined up and then the whole crypto market decided to punch itself in the face, so we decided to cover that instead Is this the end? We don't know! But while history might not repeat itself, it certainly rhymes and we put on our pundit hats to talk about LUNA, algorithmic stablecoins, Terra, Tether and what ever your having yourself! Welcome to the crypto winter (again!) #crypto #luna #terra #btc #winter #cutebunnyrabbits

We are talking about what every one is talking about, War! Even though Ireland is probably the furthest point in Europe from Ukraine we are beginning to see the effects at the fuel pump and in cyberspace. What does war look like now where soliders can be on insta live at the same time! Were the HSE ransomware attacks in early 2021 actually some early moves on bringing about the world Sneakers predicted?

This episode we cover the amorality of technology and how it butts up against the messy real world of people and trying to model things like language and intent as implementation requirements. Hilarity ensues! In 2017 the video Slaughterbots! was posted on YouTube that showed a black Mirror like future where assassin drones existed and got slightly out of hand. This video was targeted at all the designers and engineers that could actually build something like that and to consider some of the less savory practical applications that their work could lead to.

Whooosh, that is the future! Dave and John bring to you the very first podcast from the Metaverse. First the suggestion was to do a podcast about the Metaverse, then someone suggested lets do it in the METAVERSE! So we did it!

This week we discuss one of the biggest success stories in the open source world, Blender. Some people take up golf but instead both Dave and Jonathan took up blender and like golf you can spend years working on your technique. Where did Blender come from, what is it now and where is it going? THe guys recount their experience with this awesome tool. Blender could quiet literally save the whole world, or a few med-range computer animated movies.

Well it is the new year (2022) and there are new words! Web3 is the one of new buzzword floating around, but what is it? Morketing 101 or the beginning for something new? With a new Matrix film about too we dive into a brand new world, but maybe it is the old world wearing a different suit! We don't know, but someone is going to make a pants load of money for sure!

Just in time for Christmas (2021 for whoever is keeping track) we finally get to discuss where crypto is going. NFT, DAO, fungible, what does it all mean and do I need a cream for that? Everything you wanted to know about decentralized autonomous organization and decentralized prediction markets, but were afraid to ask! Will it reinvigorate the art market, or is it the same man wearing a different suit? We break down, break out and break up some of the lingo to see if there is anything to the hype, the answer may surprise you ... (its yes BTW!).

This episode we continue on our crytpo discussion we, what is crypto in 2021? It has been compared to tulip mania so many times now, we can safely say, it is not tulip mania. Dave and Jonathan have been charting the crypto seas now for over 10 years, what have they seen and what can they unsee. Anyone buying or selling shovels!

This is it! The Crypto episode, it is the one topic that has been asked for again and again, so you get it! We cover how it all began and the two nerds that Dave and Jonathan are early forays into crypto before it was cool! How did we all get from spending 20 BTC on a cup a coffee to the total market cap exceeding $2.5 Trillion (That is Trillion with a T). This podcast seeks to unwrap some of the babbozzling parts of crypto explain what it is all about. Well we give it a red hot go at least! This topic turned out to be too huge, so join us next episode when the crypto experience really takes off!

You may not know it, but we are currently experienceing the first chipageddon ever! Basic microchips are in short supply, but fundamental enough that car manufacturers are have to stop factories and layoff workers. With the advent of computers, it allowed us to deploy Just In Time manufacturing. Parts are dispatched just before they are needed, and system that is so perfect it falls to pieces when a global lockdown forces workers to reduce capacity. This isn't limited to just chips. Supply issues can be seen every where, bikes, cars, computers, toilet rolls, books for christmas and even cardboard!

There is a runaway trolley, heading down a track, that will kill 5 people if you do nothing, but you can choose to divert the train and kill one person! What do you do? This is The Trolley Problem! Welcome to the world of moral psychology and how the thought experiment above is having real world discussions in the space of autonomous vehicles, covid lockdown and vaccination protocols, AI assisted medical diagnosis and much much more. We discuss how simple systems get complicated very fast when you put a fast moving ton of metal onto the streets where it can interact with the unaware population going about its day to day life.

Well we're back and we have unfinished business. In our last epsidode we started discussing he RSS tags added to help make podcasting more searchable, and like a good cliffhanger we finished before even getting to the value tag. Nothing seems to have energised the podcasting community like the value tag. The value tag has been, depending on where you stand, proposed or introduced to the RSS standard for podcasting, well what it is and how does it work. Getting paid for podcasting by the people who are listening, is that even possible? YES! It starts off simple enough, but before long we are well deep into the crypto world of bitcoin, lightning, trust and trustless systems, n entry ledgers where n>2, Wild! For the record this podcast is v4v compliant and has an active ligtning address, feel free to pop us a boost. If you want to do it old schoole here is an address: 03c457fafbc8b91b462ef0b8f61d4fd96577a4b58c18b50e59621fd0f41a8ae1a4

And we are back again talking about podcasting and the big fight against the walled gardens and their deep pockets. It took, 150 million to pay of Joe Rogan, we won't be as cheap! Dave explains to Jonathan what podcasting 2.0 is and where it is going, sexy things like RSS feeds and meta tags, we go nuts! It turns out to be such a massive project, we run out of time, so we'll be back to cover the one topic that gets left as a cliffhanger, what is it? Join us for part II!

This episode we discuss how does one start a podcast? Everyone talks about wanted to do one. Dave walks Jon through the process of how ones gets going, from recording remotely, editing, hosting and the gate keepers themselves the podcast directories, we get into it all! TLDR; Just start right now! Next episode we show you how to google google!

Lets talk about wearing masks. Some people have to wear masks as part of their day to day life, now the whole world is in some way used to wearing a mask to get about their day. Dave and Jonathan are happy to wear masks for the risk prevention the afford, maths is on their side, however it doesn't mean that they like them. Dave has taken up chewing gum to counter act his bad breath! While also big fans of a good conspiracy, we still struggle to figure out how to send a wireless 5G tracking microchip down a hypodermic needle. Do you know how hard it is to get a 5G modem to work? I mean seriously! The person/company who achieve that will not do it is secret, they'll take that company public and be the biggest IPO ever seen! Just sayin!

This episode we go back and cover the modern ancient history of phreaking. A skill that was impressive the American government was terrified that the hacker Kevin Mitnick could launch a nuclear missile merely by whistling down the phone. Dave and Jon recount their small exposure when information between computers was actual done by sound!

SETEC ASTRONOMY... TOO MANY SECRETS.

What is Artificial Intelligence? What is Machine Learning? In this episode Jonathan explains some of the base ideas behind these terms to Dave and a few other things. This is a podcasting 2.0 compliant podcast.

In this episode Dave and Jonathan ramble on about cargo cults and how humans develop ritualistic behaviors that completely miss the point of what they are trying to accomplish. In programming, business management and even in science itself there are many examples of people doing silly things while appearing to look like they are working. links: Animal superstition: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1948-04299-001 Easily hacked certificate authorities (Diginotar): https://darknetdiaries.com/transcript/3/

Welcome to the first podcast co-hosted by Dave Keeshan and Jonathan Byrne. Starting from the topic of Zero Day exploits Dave and Jon discuss how some of the decisions made by the likes of the NSA make in a backroom affect the day to day life of you an me. Will you ever look a trust the same way again? Meanwhile Jonathan begins to learn the art of podcasting.