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Everyone collects weak signals now. Most of what they collect predicts nothing. A weak signal isn't a thing you spot, it's a prediction you make, and the edge goes to whoever bets on it while being wrong is still cheap. So how do you become the one placing the bet, not the one still collecting reports? Let's get into it. What a Weak Signal Actually Is A weak signal is a faint piece of evidence that points to something a customer will want before they can name it, and before the market has priced it in. Faint, because if it were loud, everyone would already be acting on it. Deniable, because you can always explain it away as noise, and most people do. That deniability is the whole point. The moment it becomes undeniable, the advantage is gone and the price has moved. Why Noticing Stopped Being the Edge Ten years ago, noticing was hard. You needed sources, a network, time to read widely, a feel for the edges of your industry. That was the moat. It isn't anymore. Every team has a trend report and three newsletters and an AI tool surfacing emerging behaviors on a schedule. The noticing got automated. What didn't get automated is the judgment about which signal predicts a structural change and which points to nothing real, and the nerve to act early. Inside Roche's Innovation Board I sat on Roche's diagnostics innovation board, the only outsider in the room, helping decide which ideas got funded. At one point we took on diabetes care. I am not diabetic. So I had Roche ship me every meter and test strip they made, and I pricked my finger up to a dozen times a day to feel what their customers felt. You cannot innovate for a customer whose day you have never lived. Skip that, and everything after is a guess. Roche was a leader in blood glucose testing with its Accu-Chek meters, and the math looked obvious. Someone with type 1 diabetes tests around eight times a day, every day, for life. A big, stable business. Type 2 was the smaller story per patient. Those patients tested once, maybe twice a day, so each one looked worth less, and we filed the category under "less interesting." We could already see type 2 climbing. We weighed it against the per-patient math and explained it away. Then type 2 diagnoses exploded into one of the fastest-growing chronic conditions in the world. And the category stopped being about counting tests per day at all, because monitoring went continuous, the always-on sensors people wear today. We had seen the early edge of both shifts. We even predicted them. We just didn't move fast enough, and the reason is the one that kills most weak signals inside a big company. Project approval and annual budgets are built to fund what's already proven, not to chase something still faint. Roche got there. Accu-Chek SmartGuide, its real-time continuous monitor, is on the market now. I just wish we had moved the moment we saw it, instead of waiting for the next budget cycle to make it safe. How to Read a Weak Signal We didn't miss the type 2 signal for lack of noticing. We noticed. We missed it on the three things that come after, and those you can train. The moves start once you've got a signal you can't quite dismiss, and the skill is what you do with it. Tell the Canary From the Costume A canary in a coal mine matters because the air changed. It signals something structural, a shift in the environment that affects everyone in it, whether they've noticed yet or not. A costume is the opposite. A few people put it on, it's striking, it spreads for a season, then they take it off and the room is exactly as it was. On day one the two look identical. A behavior appears, it's unusual, it's spreading. The only question that matters is whether it predicts a change a customer can't reverse, or a moment that will pass. Back in 2018 I wrote about telling a trend from a fad, and the test still holds: ask what need the behavior reveals. Type 2 was a canary, and we read it as a costume, because we counted testing frequency instead of the need underneath it. That need, millions of people learning to manage a lifestyle disease, only grew. The discipline is refusing to let the size of the spike tell you which one you're looking at. Costumes spike too, sometimes higher. You're reading for the need, not the noise. Read the Window A signal's window is short. Too early, you can't tell it from noise and you waste resources chasing ghosts. Too late, it's obvious, everyone sees it, and the advantage is already priced in. The value lives in the narrow gap between. Waiting for more evidence feels like better judgment, but the evidence that finally convinces you has already reached your competitors. Certainty and advantage move in opposite directions, so by the time you're sure, sure is just another word for too late. The question isn't whether the signal is real yet. It's how much longer you can be the only one taking it seriously. Act While Being Wrong Is Cheap This is the move that separates the people who read signals from the people who collect them, and almost nobody is willing to make it. A signal you predict but never act on is still just watching. Ideas without execution are a hobby, and I'm not in the hobby business. The whole value of an early signal is that you move before it's confirmed. Wait for proof and you've waited too long. So you act on thin evidence. And thin evidence is wrong a lot, which means you will be wrong a lot. People hear that and freeze, because they picture the cost of being wrong as the failed product, the wasted year, the budget burned on a guess. People call that caution. It isn't. The skill is structuring the bet so that being wrong is cheap. You don't commit a product line to a deniable signal. You commit a prototype. A landing page. One conversation with ten customers. A two-week test that costs you a sprint and buys you information you can't get any other way. Being early and wrong should cost you a week. Being early and right should put you a year ahead. You're not betting on being right. You're buying the option to be right, cheap enough that being wrong doesn't hurt, and you scale up only as the signal firms up. That's why the noticing crowd never gets here. Noticing carries no risk, so it never builds the muscle for cheap commitment. They watch, they report, they wait for certainty, and they call it foresight. It's the safe choice, and it's worth nothing. Practice Exercise: Run a Signal Through All Three Pick one behavior you've been dismissing as noise. Something you've seen more than once, in your customers, your kids, your own habits, that you waved off because it looked too small or too strange to matter. Then run it through the three moves. Canary or costume. What need does the behavior reveal? A need the person can't go back from, or a novelty they'll set down in a season? Write the answer in one sentence. If you can't, you don't understand the signal yet. Find the window. How much longer does this stay deniable? Who else is likely seeing it? If the honest answer is "it already feels obvious," pick a different signal. You're late on this one. Design the cheap bet. What's the smallest thing you could do this month to test whether you're right, where being wrong costs a week and being right puts you ahead? Name the bet. Name the cost. Name what you'd learn. Do this with one real signal and you'll feel the difference between collecting signals and using them. Collecting is comfortable. Using one costs you a decision. If you want a sparring partner for that, I built one. From Signal to Bet is a set of AI prompts that run a signal through these same three moves and argue with your read at each one. It's free at innovation.tools. The exercise teaches you the moves. The prompts make you defend them. The signal was always there, for you and for everyone reading the same reports you read. The edge was never in seeing it. It was in what you were willing to do before it was safe to do anything at all. Get good at that, and you stop reacting to the future and start arriving early.
Today we get part two of Jeremy Comeaux sitting down in discussion with Editor Jamie Ibson and authors Nick Steverson, Melissa Olthoff, Kacey Ezell to discuss the anthology, Plausibly Deniable. After that, we'll have more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 54. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wgg5t5k0ptg and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Part one of Jeremy Comeaux's interview of Today we get part one of two of Jeremy Comeaux sitting down with Editor Jamie Ibson and authors Nick Steverson, Melissa Olthoff, Kacey Ezell to discuss the anthology, Plausibly Deniable. After that, we'll have more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 53. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/CQ5y4upNuHA and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Preview: Rick Fisher discusses Victor Gao, a Chinese national, Yale Law graduate, and "agitprop" likened to Tokyo Rose, who delivers deniable threats for Beijing. Referred to as a "Han envoy," Gao recently claimed on Chinese state television that China now possesses the world's most powerful military. 1959
In this powerful episode of Women of Impact, host Lisa Bilyeu is joined by an incredible lineup of guests: clinical psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula, communication strategist Jefferson Fisher, powerhouse entrepreneur and femininity coach April Mason, and legendary executive and author Bozoma Saint John. Together, they dive deep into the complexities of confidence, self-worth, emotional resilience, and navigating difficult relationships—especially with narcissists and toxic personalities. Dr. Ramani opens up about the difference between charisma and authentic connection, offering tactical strategies for protecting your peace and self-esteem around difficult people. Jefferson Fisher provides actionable insights on reclaiming your power and confidence through the art of the pause—and explains exactly why silence, composure, and thoughtfully measured responses are your secret weapons in heated conversations. April Mason shares a masterclass in self-awareness and boundaries, decoding the subtle “dripping effect” of manipulation in relationships, the importance of tuning into your femininity and wisdom, and how your standards protect you from heartbreak and narcissists alike. Rounding out the episode, Bozoma Saint John takes us on a deeply personal journey—from the loss of her college boyfriend to suicide, to finding resilience in even the darkest moments of her life. She shares life-changing truths about letting go of blame, moving past pain, and honoring your own strength through adversity. If you're ready for real talk about confidence, boundaries, healing, and the courage to stand in your power, this mashup is for you. SHOWNOTES Spotting the difference between real confidence and performative charisma How to “soul distance” and protect your energy from narcissists Tactical tools for handling toxic conversations, including the power of the pause Mastering boundaries, self-respect, and subtle cues in relationships Healing from emotional trauma and the journey from victimhood to survivor Finding your voice and reclaiming your story after heartbreak and loss Why self-blame stands in the way of growth—and how to move past it FOLLOW TODAYS GUESTS: Dr. Ramani: https://www.youtube.com/@DoctorRamani Jefferson Fisher: https://www.instagram.com/jefferson_fisher/ April Mason: https://www.instagram.com/msaprilmason/ Bozoma Saint John: https://www.instagram.com/badassboz/ CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS OneSkin: Get 15% off with code LISA at https://oneskin.co SleepMe: Visit https://sleep.me/woi to get your Chilipad and save 20% with code WOI. Try it risk-free with their 30-night sleep trial and free shipping! Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code WOI at check out. Macy's: Upgrade your glam at https://macys.com Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/lisa FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this powerful episode of Women of Impact, host Lisa Bilyeu is joined by an incredible lineup of guests: clinical psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula, communication strategist Jefferson Fisher, powerhouse entrepreneur and femininity coach April Mason, and legendary executive and author Bozoma Saint John. Together, they dive deep into the complexities of confidence, self-worth, emotional resilience, and navigating difficult relationships—especially with narcissists and toxic personalities. Dr. Ramani opens up about the difference between charisma and authentic connection, offering tactical strategies for protecting your peace and self-esteem around difficult people. Jefferson Fisher provides actionable insights on reclaiming your power and confidence through the art of the pause—and explains exactly why silence, composure, and thoughtfully measured responses are your secret weapons in heated conversations. April Mason shares a masterclass in self-awareness and boundaries, decoding the subtle “dripping effect” of manipulation in relationships, the importance of tuning into your femininity and wisdom, and how your standards protect you from heartbreak and narcissists alike. Rounding out the episode, Bozoma Saint John takes us on a deeply personal journey—from the loss of her college boyfriend to suicide, to finding resilience in even the darkest moments of her life. She shares life-changing truths about letting go of blame, moving past pain, and honoring your own strength through adversity. If you're ready for real talk about confidence, boundaries, healing, and the courage to stand in your power, this mashup is for you. SHOWNOTES Spotting the difference between real confidence and performative charisma How to “soul distance” and protect your energy from narcissists Tactical tools for handling toxic conversations, including the power of the pause Mastering boundaries, self-respect, and subtle cues in relationships Healing from emotional trauma and the journey from victimhood to survivor Finding your voice and reclaiming your story after heartbreak and loss Why self-blame stands in the way of growth—and how to move past it FOLLOW TODAYS GUESTS: Dr. Ramani: https://www.youtube.com/@DoctorRamani Jefferson Fisher: https://www.instagram.com/jefferson_fisher/ April Mason: https://www.instagram.com/msaprilmason/ Bozoma Saint John: https://www.instagram.com/badassboz/ CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS OneSkin: Get 15% off with code LISA at https://oneskin.co SleepMe: Visit https://sleep.me/woi to get your Chilipad and save 20% with code WOI. Try it risk-free with their 30-night sleep trial and free shipping! Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code WOI at check out. Macy's: Upgrade your glam at https://macys.com Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/lisa FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Willy Dezelu, programmateur musical, présente une pépite découverte lors du concours " Demotape Clinic " à Zurich. Le gagnant de la catégorie pop, un artiste bâlois, propose son projet le plus personnel, chanté avec une voix délicate.
Prompt as ever, we're discussing the Alien: Romulus prequel comic, and we've asked our friends Mike and Tom to join us!Check out our Alien: Romulus movie episode here: https://www.crewexpendable.net/episodes/discussing-alien-romulus-spoilers"Yes, but these creatures provide a cheaper alternative to podcasting. They're plausible. Deniable."Follow Tom on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/art_of_womtezFollow Mike's Aliens: EU Chronology Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aliens_eu/Check out Mike's work on the Xenopedia - https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/User:SynthNorbertFollow Kenny on Twitter @cyhobbezCheck out Kenny's Hard Drive articles at https://hard-drive.net/author/kenny-rohrbacher/Find Neal's links at www.finalneal.comTwitter @crewexpendapod | Instagram @crewexpendablepod | Subscribe at crewexpendable.net | @crewexpendable.bsky.socialUSCSS PODCAST Location: Renaissance Station.
On this ID The Future, philosopher of science and bestselling author Stephen Meyer invites us to join him for an intimate conversation with one of his dearest friends and longest-standing colleagues: mathematician, writer, and thinker Dr. David Berlinski. The occasion for the exchange was a recent gathering of Discovery Institute supporters and colleagues in Cambridge, England. In Part 1, Berlinski shares the harrowing story of how his parents survived the Holocaust and immigrated to New York, how he learned mathematics, and when he began to take an interest in the mathematical challenges to Darwinian evolution. Source
[originally published on Patreon May 18, 2023] Today I'm joined by John Brisson of We've Read the Documents (@weve_read) to finish our discussion about the Finders. Brisson explains the flophouses and the day-to-day activities that the Finders seemed to engage in. Then, we go through the list of Finders members and associates. There was probable pedophile Roy Mason, zany doctor Hunter "Patch" Adams, polyamorous pioneer Michael Versace Rios, Carl R. Schleicher and Mankind Research Unlimited, Christopher Peter Bird, Robert Schwartz, Ken Keyes Jr., Dr. Carl Betz Shapley, Edwin Elkin and potential ties to the CoS, and Mildred Jensen Loomis and her commune. We discuss Norman Mailer's relations with the Finders, Gerry Davis, and the curious case of Steve E. Beltz. Beltz raises the possibilities of ties to Kenneth Grant-style magick. Finally, Brisson walks us through the events of the Tallahassee Incident of 1987 and why he believes the account of US Customs agent Ramon J. Martinez. We attempt to make sense of what the Finders were based on what can be proven with documentary evidence. artwork by Dakota Links: https://twitter.com/weve_read https://linktr.ee/weveread Songs:
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This episode Matt explains what the hell we're all actually doing when we're playing in our Shadowrun actual play! Are we criminals? Deniable corporate assets? Mercenaries? All of these things? Find out in this episode!
Full Ep #351 Of The Clay Edwards Show On 103.9 WYAB 1. I open the show with the story about how I went from being an undesirable to being UN-F'N-DENIABLE, from beating addiction to where I'm at in life now. 2. Anson B. Walker joins the show for his weekly Walker Lifestyle segment, this week we discussed "The Cost Of Being Naive" Check out my website & all of my social channels by clicking my link tree at www.solo.to/clayedwards
On today's show, Fool caught a picture of a ghost, we try to save the babies, and Ebot has to create an intro wedding dance.
Season 2 Episode 18: Serpent's Song Yeah, that shit really *is* pretty dark. I mean, the Gate Gang condemns two lives in one to perhaps an eternity of horrible torture and repeated death, but kind of in an oopsie doodles sort of way. But let's not dwell in the shadows: This episode is amazing to watch! Like a little movie. Apophis is a huge dickhead, but then so is “good guy” Lantesh. Humans (read here: Americans) eat a lot of shit sandwiches, but could probably use the humility points. Oh yeah! Daniel tries his best to be menacing, but just sounds like he has a little cold. ----more---- 00:00 - Intro 5:23 - 24 Seconds 6:55 - Recap 1:03:48 - Were We Comforted 1:07:55 - Yeh Neh or Meh 1:12:23 - Next Episode 1:15:14 - ComeTrya 1:16:04 - Get To Know Your Hosts
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In this episode I dive deep with Mike Burwell of M&J Painting as we discuss how to create such a phenomenal sales experience it will literally allow you to corner the market and distance yourself from any competitor! Tune IN! DripJobs app for Contractors out now! http://dripjobs.com?afmc=1t Gusto: https://gusto.com/i/tanner269 Free Coaching - Business Breakthrough Signup: https://calendly.com/dripjobs/breakthrough Follow me on Instagram: http://Instagram.com/contractorcoach Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173750747824373/?ref=share DripJobs Demo: https://calendly.com/dripjobsteam/demo
We take a look at the origin of The Suicide Squad this week! Plus, we review Batman: The Long Halloween Part 2, Commanders in Crisis #11, and KISS: Phantom Obsession #1 from Dynamite Entertainment. Plus, we have news about the return of Blacksad! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWShttps://variety.com/2021/film/news/colin-jost-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1235032969/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scarlett-johansson-lawsuit-times-up-1234991071/ https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/marvel-zombie-hunter-spider-man-hot-toys-909046 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/return-blacksad-europe-comics-dark-horse/ REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN PART 2 Writer: Jeph Loeb, Tim Sheridan Director: Chris Palmer Stars: Jensen Ackles, Josh Duhamel, Naya Rivera Price: $19.99 Release Date: August 10, 2021 The killer known as Holiday continues to stalk the Falcone crime family while a new class of costumed criminal rises in Gotham City. Batman suspects that a former ally might be the serial killer. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #11 Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Davide Tinto Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: 8/4/21 The fate of all existence comes down to a fistfight. The credits DO say STEVE ORLANDO after all. This is a blockbuster! Every hero left on the last Earth left in the last reality left turns out against the Extinction Society. It's a final race to stave off the very destruction we've brought on ourselves. Can we be good enough, long enough? We better hope so, because the fate of our Earth might've once rested in the hands of the Crisis Command, but they just put it in ours. [rating:4/5] RODRIGO KISS: PHANTOM OBSESSION #1 Writer: Ian Edginton Artist: Celor Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: August 11, 2021 KISS Comics are back! Dynamite Proudly presents the best, because you wanted the best... KISS in "Phantom Obsession"! Darius Cho is the richest man in existence and the most reclusive. To many, he's a ghost, a phantom... whilst other believe he doesn't exist and is actually a front for a maze of companies and consortiums. Truth is, he does exist and he's a KISS fan! KISS are hired by Cho to play a private party and from there, Cho's obsession takes center stage and it's the fight of the band's life! [rating: 4/5] DISCUSSIONSUICIDE SQUAD: TRIAL BY FIRE Writer: John Ostrander Artist: Luke McDonnell Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: July 27, 2021 In the late 1980s, a secret government program designed to neutralize super-powered threats to national security was reactivated. Task Force X had gone through many transformations since it was first created during World War II, but one thing had never changed: its members called themselves the Suicide Squad, and they lived up to their name. Faced with a rising tide of metahuman crime and terror, the program's hard-headed director Amanda Waller sold the President on her vision of an updated Task Force X: a covert action team composed of incarcerated super-villains who earned time off their sentences for every mission they completed. Deniable, disposable, and deployable to any spot-on Earth, this new Suicide Squad would be the perfect weapon of last resort — as long as they could be kept under control. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
We take a look at the origin of The Suicide Squad this week! Plus, we review Batman: The Long Halloween Part 2, Commanders in Crisis #11, and KISS: Phantom Obsession #1 from Dynamite Entertainment. Plus, we have news about the return of Blacksad! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWShttps://variety.com/2021/film/news/colin-jost-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1235032969/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scarlett-johansson-lawsuit-times-up-1234991071/ https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/marvel-zombie-hunter-spider-man-hot-toys-909046 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/return-blacksad-europe-comics-dark-horse/ REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN PART 2 Writer: Jeph Loeb, Tim Sheridan Director: Chris Palmer Stars: Jensen Ackles, Josh Duhamel, Naya Rivera Price: $19.99 Release Date: August 10, 2021 The killer known as Holiday continues to stalk the Falcone crime family while a new class of costumed criminal rises in Gotham City. Batman suspects that a former ally might be the serial killer. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #11 Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Davide Tinto Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: 8/4/21 The fate of all existence comes down to a fistfight. The credits DO say STEVE ORLANDO after all. This is a blockbuster! Every hero left on the last Earth left in the last reality left turns out against the Extinction Society. It's a final race to stave off the very destruction we've brought on ourselves. Can we be good enough, long enough? We better hope so, because the fate of our Earth might've once rested in the hands of the Crisis Command, but they just put it in ours. [rating:4/5] RODRIGO KISS: PHANTOM OBSESSION #1 Writer: Ian Edginton Artist: Celor Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: August 11, 2021 KISS Comics are back! Dynamite Proudly presents the best, because you wanted the best... KISS in "Phantom Obsession"! Darius Cho is the richest man in existence and the most reclusive. To many, he's a ghost, a phantom... whilst other believe he doesn't exist and is actually a front for a maze of companies and consortiums. Truth is, he does exist and he's a KISS fan! KISS are hired by Cho to play a private party and from there, Cho's obsession takes center stage and it's the fight of the band's life! [rating: 4/5] DISCUSSIONSUICIDE SQUAD: TRIAL BY FIRE Writer: John Ostrander Artist: Luke McDonnell Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: July 27, 2021 In the late 1980s, a secret government program designed to neutralize super-powered threats to national security was reactivated. Task Force X had gone through many transformations since it was first created during World War II, but one thing had never changed: its members called themselves the Suicide Squad, and they lived up to their name. Faced with a rising tide of metahuman crime and terror, the program's hard-headed director Amanda Waller sold the President on her vision of an updated Task Force X: a covert action team composed of incarcerated super-villains who earned time off their sentences for every mission they completed. Deniable, disposable, and deployable to any spot-on Earth, this new Suicide Squad would be the perfect weapon of last resort — as long as they could be kept under control. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
Alex recaps the first round of a recent Superflex Rookie Mock Draft competition between the team at Yards Per Fantasy and The Undroppables. It’s pretty clear that YPF dominated this mock but we’ll let you be the judge of that. Find Alex on Twitter @a_johnsonFF and at YardsPerFantasy.com (@YardsPer)! Download the brand new Yards Per Fantasy App on IOS & Android today! Stop guessing on your trades, start calculating. Sign up for the always up to date Dynasty Trade Calculator today!: https://dynastytradecalculator.com/ref/21/
Shadowrun Episode 22 - Rough Streets: Brought to you by... "Clubbin' with sasqautch" and "Ruthenium wedding rings" concealed commitment for the modern age. Deniable assets hired to do off-grid jobs - this time it's deeper into the rough streets of the Redmond Barrens in this futuristic cyberpunk high fantasy mash-up that is the world of Shadowrun. *WARNING* *Please be advised the topic of suicide does come up in this episode of our actual play tabletop rpg - if you or someone you know struggles with depression and thoughts of self-harm please know you do not need to be alone and should seek professional supports. We love you and thank you for your time. Take care.* Thanks for watching our actual play rpg game - if you liked, please follow or drop by during our live games. Roll some dice, stay safe, be well and see you soon. Cheers. This is our Shadowrun 5e homebrew game, episodic adventures in the 6th world. If you enjoy, give us the follow/sub and feel free to join us live on the stream on twitch.tv/sidequestslive. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Cast of Characters * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Bela, "Bl155" Human TechnomancerDarcy, "Mx." Human Face (adept)Gemini Twin, "Sharps" Human Street SamuraiSteve, "His Majesty the Sasquatch", Sasquatch MuscleYowfin, "Dino" Troll Street ShamanTodd, Gamemaster* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Thanks for watching to our actual play tabletop roleplaying game! To find more content, including our to our podcast edition, our live games on Twitch, our social media things and more, check out our links at https://linktr.ee/sidequestslive If you enjoyed, please click subscribe, or on Twitch the follow or sub. You're also invited to send us comments or reviews, we'd really appreciate your support. And special thanks to those joining us on the live stream, cheering us, subbing, following and chatting with us during our games. Our schedule is a bit all over due to the holidays, but we will return to a weekly DnD game and alternating Shadowrun games in the new year. All the best, be safe, have fun. Cheers. ------------------------------------------------------------*Images and music used are Creative Commons. *Character art is by @boydsscratchings (instagram) / @darcybits (twitch). *All Music and visuals attributions are included at the end credits of our visual feed (YouTube, Twitch VOD) *All music is creative commons with attribution, licensed for broadcast, or otherwise paid for Monstercat gold* *Other images are from Pixabay. *Special Thanks goes to all content creators, especially those at filmmusic.io. ******We are not endorsed by nor affiliated with any respective copyright holders (Catalyst games, Wizards of the Coast, etc.). Find updates on Twitter & Instagram: @sidequestslive------------------------------------------------------------
Mularkey - get your Mularkey here! This episode has all the mularkey you can handle. This week, Mark and Jesse get down to brass tacks and talk about Cheering at Football Games, Jesse’s Fortnite Experience, and Sad Employees. Plus, they discover you can’t ever really know a person until you see what they DVR. Drop us a line: https://mppodcast.com/say-hello or email us at: mindpoisonpodcast@gmail.com to suggest a rant or topic you want discussed. We love to hear from our listeners and write everyone back! Please don't forget to rate and review us if you enjoy the show! And make sure to subscribe through one of these platforms: iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Tunein, Android, or by email. And please let your friends know about us if you enjoy the show. We appreciate the support! iTunes subscribe: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-poison-podcast/id1375818881?mt=2&ls=1 Stream on: https://mppodcast.com New episodes released weekly on Mondays! Keywords: Mind Poison Podcast. Deniable Plausibility. Mind Poison Podcast
EPISODE 83 IS HERE WITH MY THOUGHTS ON ALL THINGS WRESTLING FOR THE WEEK: RAW HAD A PRETTY DECENT SHOW, SETH ROLLINS' PROMO AND WHY THEY DID IT ALL WRONG, SHAYNA SITS DOWN WITH BECKY, TIM STORM IMPRESSES ON NWA POWER, ARON STEVENS DEPRESSES, NXT TEASES FINN BALOR AND AJ STYLES, CODY IMPRESSES WITH A GREAT PROMO, THE HILARIOUS VIDEO PACKAGE WITH JERICHO, RAW 2004, AEW FULL GEAR PREDICTIONS AND I ANSWER A QUESTION ABOUT THE BEST WRESTLING CITIES OF ALL TIME! ask questions: thebottomlinewrestlingpodcast@gmail.com
Cody's fire promo, Brandon's horribly un-PC story and we talk about the whole NXT Invasion angle that's been playing out this week. Hear our unique insight on an amazing week in wrestling! Please buy one of these t-shirts from PWTees so we don't have to resort to Brandon's t-shirt idea: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/aken… Chat with us, get […]
Mr Clean recounts a tale of an encounter with a group of evil persons. Who are they? To whom to they swear allegiance? Starring: Mack Johnson Opti Palmer Codeacula Xangpow Jessica Juliano and also starring Alanah as Herself
Trump basically admits he asked Ukraine for dirt on Biden but Pelosi's still punting on impeachment. Anthony Abraham Jack LIVE on why low-income college students need more than just financial aid. Nate Silver calls Bernie supporters of color 'residue.' Dinesh D'Souza calls Greta Thunberg an Aryan poster child. Jamie Margolin LIVE on her organization ZeroHour and why youth-led climate activism is unstoppable. Emmy Award winners use their platforms to address social justice issues. Greta Thunberg schools the UN for being immature. Cohost: Brooke Thomas Guests: Anthony Abraham Jack and Jamie Margolin See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Alex, Jenna, and Brian talk Second Coming, Ghosted in L.A., Black Hammer / Justice League, Batman Universe, Wonder Twins, Young Justice, Strangelands, Reaver, Unearth, Invisible Woman, Miles Morales, War of the Realms, and more! Plus: more Branching Out!(Second Coming #1 - 3:01,Ghosted in L.A. #1 - 10:18,Black Hammer / Justice League #1 - 12:31,Batman Universe #1 - 19:35,Wonder Twins #6 - 23:36,Young Justice #7 - 28:54,Strangelands #1 - 32:28,Reaver #1 - 37:08,Unearth #1 - 42:38,Invisible Woman #1 - 43:44,Miles Morales: Spider-Man #8 - 46:47,War of the Realms Round-Up - 49:20,Is It Still Good? - 58:12,Next Week’s Books - 1:06:56,Branching Out, Ep. 6 - 1:12:50)
David Berlinski is a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, a contributing editor at Inference: International Review of Science, and author of many books. Berlinski discusses his book The Deniable Darwin and lays out how Charles Darwin has failed to explain the origin of species through his theory of evolution. Berlinski explains that change in biology is not continuous—it’s radical, something which Darwinian theory fails to explain. He discusses how Darwinian evolution is blind to the future as there is no fidelity to the facts. He gives examples of amino acids and dogs and explains why there cannot be just one species. He further strengthens his statement by saying that everything cannot be accounted for as being random: there should be some scientific evidence to support it. Berlinski responds to Peter Robinson’s question about Razib Khan’s statement to the effect that, “The seeds of both tyranny and democracy were sown by the evolutionary pressures that shaped humans over millions of years.” He argues that the deepest aspects of our nature are not formed by evolutionary pressures because evolution is relatively neutral. He also replies to Robinson’s question about a remark of Pope Benedict XVI to the effect that Western thought, by its very nature, “excludes the question of God, making it appear an unscientific or pre-scientific question.” He explains that it is not right to argue that physical theories imply that the conclusion is antitheist, as mere exclusion in these theories does not imply that. Robinson further asks Berlinski’s views about the growing population of Islam and decreasing population of Europeans in Europe. Berlinski explains that Muslims take religion seriously, but theology/religion has more or less disappeared from the Western habit of thought. He states that faith and religion should come together. Berlinski further talks about how Albert Einstein’s comments disprove God, not because he is an antitheist, but because Einstein wanted to push quantum theory and his belief in the rational universe. Finally, Robinson asks about Europe’s survival in terms of economy, population, and growth, and Berlinski says that the nation-state is an idea that is no longer there and that patriotism is disappearing.
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Previously on Shadowrun Origins, Opti, Guard a Manager, and pixie fire were busting JR and Jazz out of a Lone Star facility and they’ve reached daylight. Now, They’re headed into the van and are facing heavy opposition. Whatever could possibly happen next?
In the Deniable finale, it’s International Paperclip Week in Paris, West Virginia. And the International Paperclip Festival is in full swing! Unfortunately, Boris and the remnants of MENACE are looking to cause trouble, and possible ruin the festival! Can the team from the Organization thwart his evil plans? Will they be able to keep the [...]
In today's podcast, we heat that Facebook has found that fewer users than feared were affected by its breach, but that in this case "fewer" still means "a lot"—nearly thirty-million of them. Do privacy advocates have an image problem? Supply chain seeding attack story draws more skeptical comment. A pipeline accident turns out not to have been a cyberattack. Estonia joins the UK and the Netherlands in an effort to clarify EU cyber sanctions. But Italy pumps the brakes. (Do Putin's Angels rejoice?) Rick Howard from Palo Alto Networks on exponential technologies, and how they could change the notion of scarcity. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/October/CyberWire_2018_10_15.html Support our show
Credits: Vocal Talent (in order of appearance) James Stutheit Mack Johnson James Wiley Chelsea Wiley Emily Baker Written by Mack Johnson Sound Editing and Production By James Wiley A Deniable Assets Production.
The Deniable crew has returned. After the “failure” of their last mission, the team is under extra scrutiny from the higher-ups at The Organization. And they have a dangerous task: go to a theme park. They need to infiltrate MENACE Park, a theme park centered around MENACE Cereal, and stop the plans of the evil [...]
Thank you for listening to this presentation of Tales of Deniable assets. Credits: Vocal Talent (in order of appearance) James Stutheit Mack Johnson James Wiley Chelsea Wiley Emily Baker Leif Grant (https://www.facebook.com/leifgrantvo) Written by Mack Johnson Sound Editing and Production By James Wiley A Deniable Assets Production.
You have been cordially invited to undertake a mission of national importance by The Organization. Drinks and snacks will be provided to your next of kin. This invitation will self-destruct in five seconds, upon the opening of this invitation. We hope you're a fast reader. Have a nice day! DENIABLE: https://www.storyweaver.com/deniable.html ROLL TO PLAY: http://rolltoplaypodcast.com THE RUNEWILD: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matthewjhanson/the-runewild-a-dark-fairy-tale-setting-for-5e FOLLOW KENT ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RollToPlayPod ALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: http://www.allmyfantasychildren.com/ PARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmK SUPPORT PARTY OF ONE ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/partyofonepodcast THEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, "Infinite Lives," RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.com CALL YOUR REPS: http://5calls.org/ DONATE: https://donate.splcenter.org/ DONATE: www.plannedparenthood.org
We’re taking a short break from Deniable, so enjoy this Sprawl two-shot! In this adventure, two shadowy characters are hired to rescue a teenage boy who’s being held hostage by a megacorp in New York City. The boy has very special, and valuable, abilities, and he’s being studied by the corp. Can the team penetrate [...]
With the mystery of the paperclips solved, the team is ready for another mission. With their ersatz teammate safely tucked away back at his job, the team is back to its normal balance. Until a things above their heads get shaken up. The team is tasked to go to an art museum and recover a [...]
This week, the Organization sends the crew (along with a special guest) under the sea! Their mission: infiltrate the undersea base of Dr. Mutato and her disgusting mutations. Can they foil her evil plans to create an army of corn men? Also, why are they using corn, anyway? And we finally solve the greatest mystery [...]
We’re back with another episode of Deniable! This time, with the episode actually uploaded the first time! This week, the agents are sent to Dune City boardwalk and the Shiny Molar casino. Their mission: foil a drug sale between pharma bro Tiberius McSkateboard and MENACE. The drug, called Gimme, makes people insatiable for whatever the [...]
This week, we’re playing the first game in Ed’s new campaign of Deniable! You may remember Deniable from waaaay back when, when Ed ran a one-shot of it 2014. (Holy hell, we’ve been doing this podcast for a while!) This game has nothing to do with that last one. In this adventure, four normal folks [...]
Joining me on this episode is my co-hosts Mike Kafes. Our guest this week is “Doc” Joe Sweeney Doc Joe is a game developer for StoryWeaver games with such games as Rapture, Hael, Deniable, and High-Space 2nd Edition. He is currently putting the finishing touches on a new horror tabletop RPG game... tentatively called Slaughter. Joe is also an Advisor - a technology strategist - engaged in helping organisations and governments prepare for coming technologically-driven workplace and social changes. He has a doctorate in education and technology from the University of Newcastle. https://www.storyweaver.com http://www.facebook.com/storyweavergames
American Fans Discuss The Global Sport
Thank you for listening to this presentation of Tales of Deniable assets. Credits: Vocal Talent (in order of appearance) James Stutheit James Wiley Mack Johnson Chelsea Wiley Brandon Speiser Emily Baker Written by Mack Johnson Sound Editing and Production By James Wiley A Deniable Assets Production.
Thank you for listening to this presentation of Tales of Deniable assets. Credits: Vocal Talent (in order of appearance) James Stutheit James Wiley Mack Johnson Duane Mcdonald Lace Speiser Dana Mora Samuel Lewis Brandon Speiser Written by Mack Johnson Sound Editing and Production By James Wiley A Deniable Assets Production.
Thank you for listening to this presentation of Tales of Deniable assets. Credits: Vocal Talent (in order of appearance) James Stutheit Brandon Speiser Travis Grabbe Emily Baker Mack Johnson James Wiley Samuel Lewis Written by Mack Johnson Sound Editing and Production By James Wiley A Deniable Assets Production.
Thank you for listening to this presentation of Tales of Deniable assets. Credits: Vocal Talent (in order of appearance) James Stutheit Mack Johnson James Wiley Chelsea Poteet Emily Baker Brandon Speiser Written by Mack Johnson Sound Editing and Production By James Wiley A Deniable Assets Production.
Thank you for listening to this presentation of Tales of Deniable assets. Credits: Vocal Talent (in order of appearance) James Stutheit James Wiley Mack Johnson SteamDrive Samuel Lewis Brandon Speiser Emily Baker Chelsea Poteet Written by Mack Johnson Sound Editing and Production By James Wiley A Deniable Assets Production.
Thank you for listening to this presentation of Tales of Deniable assets. Credits: Vocal Talent (in order of appearance) James Stutheit James Wiley Mack Johnson Brandon Speiser Written by Mack Johnson Sound Editing and Production By James Wiley A Deniable Assets Production.
Episode 81: Errant Knights and South American War: Knight Errant goes through some changes, Aztlan and Amazonia make it offficial, and Opti offers a call to audio arms.
Cutting Through the Matrix with Alan Watt Podcast (.xml Format)
--{ Lucky? -- Off Miami, SOUTHCOM's Fleet Was On its Feet: "SOUTHCOM to the Rescue as Haitians Suffer, Fleet was Ready, 'fore the Quake, to Go in as a Buffer, Practicing for Future Hurricane, the Fleet was on Standby To Sail Saviours to Haiti (Brings Tears into the Eye,) H.A.A.R.P. was Playing Merrily Right Up into the Quake, At the End it Ceased Completely, Says Tokyo, Goodness Sake! Standing Wave's a Powerful Weapon, Goes Almost Undetected, And Government Pulls Out Experts So Opinion is Deflected, Mightier than A-Bomb, Causing Quakes, Floods, Famine, Drought, Best of All, it is Deniable, the People Left in Doubt" © Alan Watt }-- Meeting of 1937-8 RIIA-CFR, Internationalism, Saving Soviet Union at all costs - Public Fed Ideas, Culture, Music - Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis - Bank Collapses "No-one Saw Coming". Practice Exercises for Attacks on Sept. 11 2001 and 7-7 London Bombings - Disaster Rehearsal Exercise for Haitian Earthquake beforehand - Tectonic Weaponry, HAARP Pulse and Aerial Spraying, UN Weather Warfare Treaty - Guilt by Preponderance of Evidence - Induction Magnetometer to Measure Frequency Activity. War on Terror as "Crusade" - Bible Passages on UK Sniper Gunsights. Association for "Voluntary" Sterilization. Interdependence (Complete Dependence) - 2012 UN Earth Summit in Brazil, Sustainability and "Green" Economy. Brzezinski's "Grand Chessboard", Urged on Afghanistanis against Russia in "Holy War", Organization of Revolts / Revolutions - India and Pakistan. Presentation of "Conspiracy Theories" in Fictional Manner / Entertainment - Cognitive Dissonance - Ulterior Reasons for Public "Disclosure". Sickness, Disability and Death from Tamiflu Drug. (See http://www.cuttingthroughthematrix.com for article links.) *Title/Poem and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - Jan. 21, 2010 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers' Comments)
Query-based web search is becoming an integral part of many people's daily activities. Most do not realize that their search history can be used to identify them (and their interests). In July 2006, AOL released an anonymized search query log of some 600K randomly selected users. While valuable as a research tool, the anonymization was insufficient: individuals could be identified from the contentsof the queries alone Government requests for such logs serves to increase the concern. To address this problem, we propose a client-centered approach of "plausibly deniable search". Each user query is substituted with a standard, closely-related query intended to fetch the desired results. In addition, a set of k-1 cover queries are issued; these have characteristics similar to the standard query but on unrelated topics. The system provides a property that any of these k queries will produce the same of set of k queries, giving k possible topics the user could have been searching for. We use Latent Semantic Indexing (LSI) based technique to generate queries, and evaluate on the DMOZ webpage collection to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
Query-based web search is becoming an integral part of many people's daily activities. Most do not realize that their search history can be used to identify them (and their interests). In July 2006, AOL released an anonymized search query log of some 600K randomly selected users. While valuable as a research tool, the anonymization was insufficient: individuals could be identified from the contents of the queries alone Government requests for such logs serves to increase the concern. To address this problem, we propose a client-centered approach of "plausibly deniable search". Each user query is substituted with a standard, closely-related query intended to fetch the desired results. In addition, a set of k-1 cover queries are issued; these have characteristics similar to the standard query but on unrelated topics. The system provides a property that any of these k queries will produce the same of set of k queries, giving k possible topics the user could have been searching for. We use Latent Semantic Indexing (LSI) based technique to generate queries, and evaluate on the DMOZ webpage collection to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.