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Clement Pang, cofounder of Lirvana Labs and Jeremy Au explored: 1. Google Engineer to $400M Exit Clement detailed his journey from a computer science graduate at Rice University in 2004 to starting at Google during its IPO phase and later GLMX in 2007 to build a financial trading platform as a founding engineer. In 2012, he co-founded Wayfront, an observability SaaS company that filled a gap in system monitoring. Early customers included Workday, Yammer, and Lyft, and the platform eventually scaled to serve companies like Reddit and DoorDash. Wayfront's acquisition by VMware in 2017 for $400 million provided Clement with invaluable lessons about scaling cross-functional teams and handling millions of data points per second. He emphasized minimizing dependency on external factors, a lesson learned from GLMX's reliance on interest rates, and aligning teams with a clear vision—a skill he honed while managing 2,000 engineers at VMware. 2. “Diamond Age” Education AI: Drawing inspiration from Neil Stephenson's The Diamond Age, Clement envisions AI as a tool to democratize education and approximate human tutors. In 2021, Clement co-founded Livano Labs with his sister to transform early childhood education using generative AI. Their app, Yeti Confetti Kids, launched in 2022, targets children aged 3 to 9, teaching math, English, and social-emotional skills. AI designs personalized learning experiences instead of relying on pre-set algorithms. Feedback loops enabled the AI to improve its outputs by analyzing real-world usage data. He emphasized curriculum alignment for classroom settings, where AI must adhere to structured learning goals. 3. Gen Z Future: Clement reflected on how tools like ChatGPT are changing interpersonal communication, particularly for Gen Z. He drew parallels to the introduction of calculators in education, noting how technological tools shift norms and practices. He discussed AI's role as a sounding board for personal and professional problem-solving, encouraging users to engage critically with its outputs while leveraging its strengths. They also discussed lessons from Clement's experiences managing cross-functional teams during Wayfront's rapid growth, how decreasing costs are enabling scalable applications like Yeti Confetti Kids, and the role of AI in enhancing collaboration and decision-making. === Clement Pang is a serial entrepreneur (400MM in exits) and current co-founder and co-CEO of Lirvana Labs, a startup that created an AI Learning Companion to teach children the critical literacy and reasoning skills that change lives and destinies. With over 17 years of experience in software engineering, architecture, and leadership, Clement is passionate about building purposeful products that leverage the power of AI and data to solve real-world problems and improve human well-being. === Watch, listen or read the full insight at www.bravesea.com/blog/ google-engineer-to-400M-exit Nonton, dengar atau baca wawasan lengkapnya di www.bravesea.com/blog/ google-engineer-to-400M-exit 观看、收听或阅读全文，请访问 www.bravesea.com/blog/ google-engineer-to-400M-exit Xem, nghe hoặc đọc toàn bộ thông tin chi tiết tại www.bravesea.com/blog/ google-engineer-to-400M-exit Get transcripts, startup resources & community discussions at www.bravesea.com WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VakR55X6BIElUEvkN02e TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyau Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyauz Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremyau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravesea Spotify English: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TnqkaWpTT181lMA8xNu0T Bahasa Indonesia: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vs8t6qPo0eFb4o6zOmiVZ Chinese: https://open.spotify.com/show/20AGbzHhzFDWyRTbHTVDJR Vietnamese: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yqd3Jj0I19NhN0h8lWrK1 YouTube English: https://www.youtube.com/@JeremyAu?sub_confirmation=1

In this episode, Steve and Paromita sits down with author Benjamin Liar to discuss his latest book, The Failures, an epic blend of science fiction and fantasy. They dive deep into the inspiration behind the story, which Benjamin has been developing for over 30 years, exploring its intricate structure, interlocking puzzles, and multi-dimensional characters. The conversation covers themes of nature, the loss of connection to the natural world, and the beauty of simplicity.They also discuss their favorite books and authors, including China Miéville, Jeff VanderMeer, Neil Stephenson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. The guest reveals how Le Guin influenced his pseudonym and shares his thoughts on the blending of science fiction and fantasy genres. In the final part of the episode, Benjamin talks about his journey to publication, the collaborative process behind the book cover design, and his openness to future writing collaborations.Tune in for an engaging conversation filled with insights into the creative process, worldbuilding, and the complexities of The Failures.Find Benjamin here: https://www.benjaminliar.com/Send us a textSupport the showPageChewing.comPAGECHEWING: Comics & Manga PodcastFilm Chewing PodcastSpeculative Speculations PodcastBuy me a coffeeLinktreeJoin Riverside.fm

In this insightful episode, we explore the future of branding, marketing, and consumer engagement in the metaverse and spatial internet era. Our guest is seasoned digital brand strategist Charlie Ferguson, who shares his thoughts on extended reality (XR), immersive virtual worlds, user-generated experiences, and the convergence of technologies driving this metamodern shift. We dive deep into the evolution of VR/AR, discussing the major technological hurdles that still need to be overcome for mainstream metaverse adoption. Charlie provides a fascinating perspective on interoperability across metaverse platforms and the emergence of decentralized "Fediverses." The conversation also covers how brands can embrace user-generated content and virtual co-creation in this new paradigm. From virtual McDonald's franchises created by fans to overlaying experiences on games and products, we unpack the ownership and IP challenges companies will face. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Personal Background 06:27 The Evolution of VR and Apple's Entry into the Market 21:25 Leveraging User-Generated Experiences in the Metaverse 22:22 The Rise of Branded Content in the Metaverse 22:51 Virtual Concerts on Gaming Platforms 24:18 The Intersection of Gaming and Music 25:03 The Youth and Future of the Metaverse 30:22 The Gamification of Virtual Concerts 32:18 Interoperability and the Future of the Metaverse Links Charlie Ferguson's Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/solidferguson/⁠ Charlie's article that inspired this episode: https://medium.com/@maince/working-title-the-metaverses-unconventional-take-on-mcdonald-s-2fb25c9cf3b0 Charlie Ferguson's Medium: https://medium.com/@maince Charlie Ferguson's Twitter: https://twitter.com/maince Other links mentioned in this episode Shameless plug for my brother Sebastien who is an Immersive experience producer and DP. Check out his work, it is impressive https://www.sebastienhameline.com/case-studies-1 https://www.sebastienhameline.com/case-studies-1 Statista VR/AR adoption article https://www.statista.com/chart/28467/virtual-and-augmented-reality-adoption-forecast/ Wired's Neil Stephenson named the metaverse, now he is building it // https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-neal-stephenson-named-the-metaverse-now-hes-building-it/ Matthew Ball's The Metaverse: How it will revolutionize everything https://www.amazon.com/Metaverse-How-Will-Revolutionize-Everything/dp/1324092033 Steve Jobs answers rude question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeqPrUmVz-o Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer laughs at Apple iPhone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXq9NTjEdTo

Noah Smith & Brad DeLong Record the Podcast We, at Least, Would Like to Listen to!; Aspirationally Bi-Weekly (Meaning Every Other Week); Aspirationally an hour... Key Insights:* Vernor Vinge was one of the GOAT scifi authors—and he is also one of the most underrated…* That a squishy social-democratic leftie like Brad DeLong can derive so much insight and pleasure from the work of a hard-right libertarian like Vernor Vinge—for whom the New Deal Order is very close to being the Big Bad, and who sees FDR as a cousin of Sauron—creates great hope that there is a deeper layer of thought to which we all can contribute. The fact that Brad DeLong and Vernor Vinge get excited in similar ways is a universal force around which we can unite, and add to them H.G. Wells and Jules Verne…* The five things written by Vernor Vinge that Brad and Noah find most interesting are: * “The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era”,* A Fire Upon the Deep,* A Deepness in the Sky, * “True Names”, & * Rainbows End…* We do not buy the Supermind Singularity: The world is not a game of chess in which the entity that can think 40 moves ahead will always easily trounce the entity that can only think 10 moves ahead, for time and chance happeneth to us all…* We do not buy the Supermind Singularity: Almost all human intelligence is not in individual brains, but is in the network. We are very smart as an anthology intelligence. Whatever true A.I.s we create will be much smarter when they are tied into the network as useful and cooperative parts of it—rather than sinister gods out on their own plotting plots…* We do not buy the Supermind Singularity: mind and technology amplification is as likely to be logistic as exponential or super-exponential…* The ultimate innovation in a society of abundance is the ability to control human personality and desire—and now we are back to the Buddha, and to Zeno, Kleanthes, Khrisippus, and Marcus Aurelius…* With the unfortunate asterisk that mind-hacking via messages and chemicals mean that such an ultimate innovation can be used for evil as well as good…* Addiction effects from gambling are not, in fact, a good analogy for destructive effects of social media as a malevolent attention-hacker…* Cyberspace is not what William Gibson and Neil Stephenson predicted.But it rhymed. And mechanized warfare was not what H.G. Wells predicted.But it rhymed. A lot of the stuff about AI that we see in science fiction will rhyme with whatever things are going to happen…* The Blight of A Fire Upon the Deep is a not-unreasonable metaphor for social media as propaganda intensifier…* We want the future of the Whole Earth Catalog and the early Wired, not of crypto grifts and ad-supported social media platforms…* Vernor Vinge's ideas will be remembered—if only as important pieces of a historical discussion about why the Superintelligence Singularity road was not (or was) taken—as long as the Thrones of the Valar endure…* Noah Smith continues to spend too much time picking fights on Twitter…* &, as always, Hexapodia…References:* DeLong, J. Bradford. 2022. Slouching Towards Utopia: The Economic History of the 20th Century. New York: Basic Books. .* Bursztyn, Leonardo, Benjamin Handel, Rafael Jiménez-Durán, & Christopher Roth. 2023. “When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media”. Becker-Friedman Institute. October 12. .* Patel, Nilay, Alex Cranz, & David Pierce. 2024. “Rabbit, Humane, & the iPad”. Vergecast. May 3. .* MacIntyre, Alasdair. 1966. A Short History of Ethics: : A History of Moral Philosophy from the Homeric Age to the Twentieth Century. New York: Macmillan. .* Ober, Josiah. 2008. Democracy & Knowledge: Innovation & Learning in Classical Athens. Princeton: Princeton University Press. .* Petpuls. 2024. “The World's First Dog Emotion Translator”. Accessed May 7, 2024. .* Rao, Venkatesh. 2022. “Beyond Hyperanthropomorphism”. Ribbonfarm Studio. Auguts 21. .* Taintor, Joseph. 1990. The Collapse of Complex Societies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. .* Vinge, Vernor. 1984. “True Names”. True Names & Other Dangers. New York: Bluejay Books. .* Vinge, Vernor. 1992. A Fire Upon the Deep. New York: Tor Books. .* Vinge, Vernor. 1993. "The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era". .* Vinge, Vernor. 1999. A Deepness in the Sky. New York: Tor Books. .* Vinge, Vernor. 2006. Rainbows End. New York: Tor Books. .* Williams, Walter Jon. 1992. Aristoi. New York: Tor Books. * Wikipedia. “Vernor Vinge”. Accessed May 7, 2024. . Get full access to Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality at braddelong.substack.com/subscribe

Subscribe to https://www.crisisInvesting.com to learn what Doug's investing in and get access to Phyle, our private member community, for free.    Books mentioned in this episode:  "180 Degrees: Unlearn the Lies You've Been Taught to Believe" book (00:06:28) Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth: Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth (00:08:53) "What If" book series (00:12:17) Isaac Asimov's short story "The Final Question" - mentioned by speaker 2 at 00:27:03 Robert Heinlein's science fiction works - mentioned by speaker 2 at 00:28:03 Arthur C. Clarke's "Rendezvous with Rama" - mentioned by speaker 2 at 00:28:03 Jules Verne's science fiction works - mentioned by speaker 2 at 00:28:03 Olaf Stapleton's book "The Last and First Men" - mentioned by speaker 2 at 00:28:03 Joe Haldeman's "The Forever War" - mentioned by speaker 2 at 00:28:03 Larry Niven's "Ringworld" - mentioned by speaker 2 at 00:29:11 Neil Stephenson's "Diamond Age" - mentioned by speaker 2 at 00:29:11 Cixin Liu's "The Three-Body Problem" - mentioned by speaker 2 at 00:29:11 John Taylor Gatto's books on education - mentioned by speaker 1 at 00:37:44 Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov - mentioned at 00:51:00 Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler - mentioned at 00:55:12 Chapters: 00:00 Intro The suggestion to move to Argentina (00:01:04) Doug explains the differences between moving from California to Arizona and moving from Europe to Argentina. Owning land in Paraguay (00:03:13) Doug discusses the unique characteristics of Paraguay and why he does not own land there. Questions about the 9/11 building collapse (00:06:28) Doug shares his thoughts on the controlled demolition theory of Building 7's collapse and the lack of awareness about it. Historical events and numbers (00:12:17) Doug discusses the questionable historical numbers related to the H**** and the disappeared people in Argentina. Political and societal narratives (00:15:40) The conversation delves into the simplification of historical events and the creation of false narratives. Current political climate and potential civil unrest (00:21:39) The discussion touches on the potential for civil unrest and the escalation of political tensions. The right to bear arms and recreational nukes (00:21:56) Doug addresses the question of individuals' rights to possess nuclear weapons, emphasizing the impracticality and risks involved. The proliferation of dangerous weapons (00:23:13) Discussion on the potential dangers of modern warfare, including computer hackers and bio-weapons. Trump's solution to de-dollarization (00:25:02) Critique of Trump's economic ideas and comparison to the current government. Influence of science fiction literature (00:27:03) Doug Casey's appreciation for science fiction literature and its impact on his views. Libertarian ideals in science fiction (00:29:18) The presence of libertarian ideals in science fiction and the elite's disdain for the genre. Airlines as an investment (00:30:22) Warren Buffet's perspective on airline industry and Doug Casey's stance on airline stocks. Rising costs of public education (00:32:40) Discussion on the increasing costs of public education and the inefficiencies in the system. Biden's tax proposal (00:38:41) Analysis of Biden's tax proposal and its potential impact on the capital system. Economic war with Russia (00:44:07) Discussion on the economic conflict with Russia, including the repo act and potential consequences. The Ukraine Conflict (00:47:51) Discussion on the US funding and prolonging the war in Ukraine, contrasting it with Israel's defense spending. Israel and Palestine (00:49:29) Debate on the US government's support for Israel and its impact on the Palestinian conflict. Psychopathic Leadership (00:50:29) Analysis of the US government's upper levels being populated by psychopaths and sociopaths. Economic and Trade Wars (00:52:03) Discussion on US-China relations, including Blinken's visit and Yellen's comments on China's industrial capacity. Hopeless Situation (00:54:04) Reflection on the current state of affairs and pessimistic outlook for the future.  

I can remember it like it was yesterday. October, 1976, Sunday night, 7pm.I was already dressed for bed and I settled down in front of the TV.“When you wish upon a star” played from the speakers and the opening credits of “The Wonderful World of Disney” played across the screen. This was a normal Sunday night for me and it is the reason I am a huge Kurt Russell fan to this day.But this night of television was going to be very different.This night was going to change me forever.The music swelled and the screen was filled with stage curtains in blue, lights like waves splashed over the opening credits as the title card “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” played across the screen.That movie started my love of Science Fiction. The next day I checked out the Jules Verne book from the library and when I finished that, I went back for more. The Journey to the Center of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, Mysterious Island, and Around the World in Eighty Days just to name a few.Since then, Science Fiction has been my go-to when I am reading, watching TV or films, and gaming.The Science Fiction Genre has been described as the “Literature of Ideas” and it's one of the most versatile and expansive genres in existence. From the fantasy landscapes of J.R,R, Tolkien, to the time travelling HG Wells, to the Ringworlds of Larry Niven and the depths of the human mind from Neil Stephenson, Sci-Fi can do it all.On this episode Christina, Mike and I are going to talk about the Sci-Fi genre and how to bring it to life in your roleplaying games.Christina, do you remember your first exposure to Sci-Fi?

Sahil Patel, CEO of Spiralyze, shares his journey to becoming CEO and introduces Spiralyze, a conversion rate optimization company. Spiralyze offers a unique tech-enabled service that combines an agency component with a SaaS product. They scrape data from 34,000 websites that run A/B tests to identify proven winners, which are tests that have been validated by multiple companies. Spiralyze uses this data to design, build, and run tests for their clients, offering performance-based pricing where clients only pay if they achieve a significant lift in conversions. Sahil also addresses concerns about statistical significance and the challenges of running tests with limited traffic in the B2B SaaS space. In this conversation, Sahil Patel discusses the differences in B2B marketing and the challenges of achieving statistical significance in experiments. He emphasizes the importance of taking big swing tests and killing losing and neutral tests early. Sahil also shares insights on the perishability of learnings and the pragmatic approach to testing in the B2B SaaS world. Additionally, he provides advice on managing mental health as a CEO and finding fulfillment in work. The conversation concludes with a book recommendation: Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson.Key TakeawaysSpiralyze is a conversion rate optimization company that combines an agency component with a SaaS product.They scrape data from 34,000 websites to identify proven winners, tests that have been validated by multiple companies.Spiralyze offers performance-based pricing, where clients only pay if they achieve a significant lift in conversions.Addressing statistical significance and limited traffic in the B2B SaaS space can be challenging but can be overcome with data-driven approaches. B2B marketing has meaningful differences compared to other types of marketing, such as lower traffic and different desired actions.Taking big swing tests, rather than meek tests, can lead to quicker statistical significance and more impactful results.In the B2B SaaS world, it is important to kill losing and neutral tests early to optimize resources and time.Learnings from experiments are highly perishable and specific to the test conducted, making them less valuable in the long term.Managing mental health as a CEO requires having a peer group, confidants, and seeking therapy when needed.Personalization and customization are often overrated, and companies should focus on showing relevance and solving customer problems.Finding fulfillment in work involves aligning your strengths with the rewards and characteristics of the environment.The book Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson is recommended for its engaging story and futuristic concepts.Show LinksVisit SpiralyzeConnect with Sahil Patel on LinkedIn and check his BioConnect with David Khim on LinkedIn and TwitterConnect with Omniscient Digital on LinkedIn or TwitterPast guests on The Long Game podcast include: Morgan Brown (Shopify), Ryan Law (Animalz), Dan Shure (Evolving SEO), Kaleigh Moore (freelancer), Eric Siu (Clickflow), Peep Laja (CXL), Chelsea Castle (Chili Piper), Tracey Wallace (Klaviyo), Tim Soulo (Ahrefs), Ryan McReady (Reforge), and many more.Some interviews you might enjoy and learn from:Actionable Tips and Secrets to SEO Strategy with Dan Shure (Evolving SEO)Building Competitive Marketing Content with Sam Chapman (Aprimo)How to Build the Right Data Workflow with Blake Burch (Shipyard)Data-Driven Thought Leadership with Alicia Johnston (Sprout Social)Purpose-Driven Leadership & Building a Content Team with Ty Magnin (UiPath)Also, check out our Kitchen Side series where we take you behind the scenes to see how the sausage is made at our agency:Blue Ocean vs Red Ocean SEOShould You Hire Writers or Subject Matter Experts?How Do Growth and Content Overlap?Connect with Omniscient Digital on social:Twitter: @beomniscientLinkedin: Be OmniscientListen to more episodes of The Long Game podcast here: https://beomniscient.com/podcast/

Neil Stephenson's "Snowcrash" looked at the embryonic Internet and projected a future of VR and avatar onto it. And a world in which nation states had been eclipsed by successor states of corporate "franchulates."  Is "Snowcrash" a corporate dystopia, a libertarian utopia, or merely prophetic? Brian Brushwood joins to discuss.

The Diamond Age er nanoteknologiens tidsalder. For hvorfor ikke bare bygge alt i diamant, når man kan bygge atom for atom? I Neal Stephensons klassiker fra 1995 følger vi Nell, der får en magisk bog af det pureste nanotech, og med den en billet væk fra nanosamfundets bund. Indlægget Ep 104, Neil Stephenson, The Diamond Age blev først udgivet på SCIFI SNAK.

Does this sound straight out of a science-fiction novel? That's because it is.In "Termination Shock", Neil Stephenson described a near-future earth where climate change has significantly altered human society and follows the attempts of a businessman using solar geoengineering to cool the planet.Luke Iseman, a hardware entrepreneur and solarpunk, read the book and dug into Stephenson's research on solar geoengineering.To his amazement, he found that it was possible and nobody is trying it out!Luke founded make sunsets to experiment with balloons sending sulfur dioxide particles that reflect sunlight into the stratosphere, effectively replicating the process that volcanoes have done for millions of years to cool the planet.In this episode, we're joined by regulatory hacker Eli Dourado to better understand this powerful technology that could help humanity achieve climate mastery.Major innovations often start with hobbyists, tinkerers, and true believers, as Clayton Christenson's "The Innovator's Dilemma" found out. They are not taken seriously by the mainstream for a long time. While starting on a small scale, Luke's experiments have nevertheless engendered controversy in the scientific community.We talk about why science is disconnected from promoting real-world innovation by focusing too much on analysis instead of action and real-world experimentation.The episode is a fascinating journey that helps us better understand the challenges faced by entrepreneurs on the frontiers of science and technology.They are not hailed while they are doing the work, they instead face skepticism often from powerful groups - partly for good reasons as new technology never comes in a mature form, but also partly because incumbents fear for their status.As a result, we learn that entrepreneurs need to build a community of true believers around them on a mission against a hostile mainstream culture.If you are an entrepreneur and seek a community of techno-optimists, join us for upcoming conferences in Prospera, the startup city:Supercharging Health 2023 - A Próspera Builders' Summit, April 21-23 on Roatan.Decentralizing Finance 2023 - A Próspera Builders' Summit, May 5-7 on Roatan.

Crystals. Do crystals have special energy? Can they be used to improve a spiritual practice? Are they practical or placebo? Wendy tells her reiki energy story. Diamond Age by Neil Stephenson. 

Zach Kron, senior product manager at Autodesk, on making and selling pen plotter art, evolving with your projects, capturing ideas, and remote work. Zach is a Senior Product Manager at Autodesk, a global provider of design software. Since 2007, Zach has been involved in the research and implementation of digital tools that drive real world building projects and increase the availability of advanced design practices. While his focus is on making software, Zach also participates in teaching, hands-on workshops, hackathons, and all other forms of design technology community development. You can find Zach at Buildz.info. Zach's Art store Blog First podcast appearance Favorite quotes “The process is fun, and more than the actual editing process is the process of ideating the best workflow that you can get.” —Nono “We aren't really good at having something that you do just for the sake of it. We need to have the side effect.” —Zach “But you have to remember that I didn't have to put on pants today.” —Zach Books Formulations by Andrew Witt Systems Upgrade by Leire Asensio Villoria and David Mah The Information by James Clear Links Pen plotter art Chiaroscuro (art) Dynamo and Revit (software) Adobe Podcast (formerly Project Shasta) In Seth Godin's words, “funktionlust is a German word that describes the love of doing something merely for the sake of doing it.” Social capital (concept) People mentioned Jose Luis García del Castillo (podcast) Andrew Witt (podcast) Rev Dan Catt (@revdancatt) Dana De Filippi - DanamoBIM Bill Debevc - YouTube channel Seth Godin (author) Steven Pressfield (author) Lex Fridman (podcast) Neil Stephenson (author) Alice Cooper (author) Cal Newport (author) Jeff Koons (artist) Chapters 00:00 · Intro 01:00 · Evolution of this podcast 09:46 · Freediving 12:16 · Capturing ideas 13:25 · People are different in person 15:54 · Evolving with your projects 20:10 · Connecting with your audience 21:20 · Live vs. offline 26:19 · The creative medium 30:00 · Selling art 38:46 · Pen plotter art 46:34 · Making art with Dynamo 50:31 · Art 01:02:53 · Funktionlust 01:05:09 · Remote work 01:11:54 · Outro I'd love to hear from you. Submit a question about this or any previous episodes. Join the Discord community. Meet other curious minds. If you enjoy the show, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps. Show notes, transcripts, and past episodes at gettingsimple.com/podcast. Theme song Sleep by Steve Combs under CC BY 4.0. Follow Nono Twitter.com/nonoesp Instagram.com/nonoesp Facebook.com/nonomartinezalonso YouTube.com/nonomartinezalonso

This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson are Live in Atlanta discussing Georgia's midterm election with NPR-WABE's Rose Scott, as well as increasing political violencein the U.S.; and affirmative action at the Supreme Court. Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Closer Look with Rose Scott John Dickerson for CBS Primetime: “Political Threats And Violence In The U.S.” (Inteview with Robert Pape) Steal This Book, by Abbie Hoffman Here are this week's chatters: John: Carrie McBride for The New York Public Library: “100 Years Ago Men and Boys Fought on the Streets of New York Over Wearing Straw Hats Past Summer” Emily: Fleishman Is in Trouble David: The Candy House, by Jennifer Egan; Fall; or, Dodge in Hell, by Neil Stephenson; The Immortal King Rao, by Vauhini Vara; Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr; The Circle, by Dave Eggers Listener chatter from John Campbell McMillian: Atlanta Police Department's Citizen's Police Academy For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and John take listener questions live. Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Research by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson are Live in Atlanta discussing Georgia's midterm election with NPR-WABE's Rose Scott, as well as increasing political violencein the U.S.; and affirmative action at the Supreme Court. Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Closer Look with Rose Scott John Dickerson for CBS Primetime: “Political Threats And Violence In The U.S.” (Inteview with Robert Pape) Steal This Book, by Abbie Hoffman Here are this week's chatters: John: Carrie McBride for The New York Public Library: “100 Years Ago Men and Boys Fought on the Streets of New York Over Wearing Straw Hats Past Summer” Emily: Fleishman Is in Trouble David: The Candy House, by Jennifer Egan; Fall; or, Dodge in Hell, by Neil Stephenson; The Immortal King Rao, by Vauhini Vara; Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr; The Circle, by Dave Eggers Listener chatter from John Campbell McMillian: Atlanta Police Department's Citizen's Police Academy For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and John take listener questions live. Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Research by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson are Live in Atlanta discussing Georgia's midterm election with NPR-WABE's Rose Scott, as well as increasing political violencein the U.S.; and affirmative action at the Supreme Court. Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Closer Look with Rose Scott John Dickerson for CBS Primetime: “Political Threats And Violence In The U.S.” (Inteview with Robert Pape) Steal This Book, by Abbie Hoffman Here are this week's chatters: John: Carrie McBride for The New York Public Library: “100 Years Ago Men and Boys Fought on the Streets of New York Over Wearing Straw Hats Past Summer” Emily: Fleishman Is in Trouble David: The Candy House, by Jennifer Egan; Fall; or, Dodge in Hell, by Neil Stephenson; The Immortal King Rao, by Vauhini Vara; Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr; The Circle, by Dave Eggers Listener chatter from John Campbell McMillian: Atlanta Police Department's Citizen's Police Academy For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and John take listener questions live. Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Research by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wie viel Metaverse steckt schon in Apple? Ich spreche mit Gerhard Schröder von K3 über Apples Synthetic Reality, Metaverse Hardware, Software und weitere Technologien auf die Apple setzt wie Spacial Audio und das Dateiformat USD. In den News geht es um die SIGGRAPH, auf der Neil Stephenson sprach, aktuelle Zahlen zum Metaverse Standards Forum und Nvidia, die ebenfalls sich zum Thema USD comitten. Außerdem gibt es News zu Picos neusten Headsets und Lenovo überrascht nach drei Jahren mit einem neuen Headset. Mit Roman Pilgrim spreche ich über die Eröffnung des MXR Labs und ich weiße euch auf den Next Reality Contest hin.

Sign up to the Out of Hours newsletter here.Today on the podcast we have Kevin Kelly - the founding editor of Wired Magazine. He co-founded Wired in 1993, and served as its Executive Editor for its first 7 years. He's also:-Written a New York Times bestseller on technology and written books on the economy and on decentralization. - Been the publisher and editor of Whole earth Catalogue - an American counterculture magazine.- Founded the popular Cool Tools website in 2003, which has published a cool tool every day for past 18 years. - Co-chair of the Long Now Foundation - which aims to provide a counterpoint to what it views as today's "faster/cheaper" mindset and to promote "slower/better" thinking.Kevin Kelly also has another side project - spanning over the past 50 years - where he has travelled to 35 Asian countries photographing the disappearing cultural traditions - and recently he put his curated works in a book called ‘Vanishing Asia'.Today we talk about everything from how and why he writes (and why he's different from Neil Stephenson, the author of Snowcrash, who has to write every day). We also talk about why he's interested in crypto and projects that don't make sense, why he believes the centre of gravity of culture will move to Asia, why becoming too big as a company or too good at a skill holds you back, and why he wants to be a youtube star. I hope you enjoy!Buy Vanishing Asia here or check out Kevin Kelly's site.Or, sign up to the Out of Hours newsletter here, or email hello [at] outofhours.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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In this episode, Ben chats with Neil Stephenson, co-founder and CMO of Fanfinders — the company that operates Your Baby Club, the world's largest community of new baby parents with more than 2 million members in the UK and U.S. Neil covers the power of niche marketing, practical strategies for effective performance marketing to niche groups, and how to adjust your messaging to effectively target different audience segments. Ben and Neil also discuss the optimization of user acquisition and how to sustain a brand's growth over time through content marketing. If you want to make your digital marketing 10x more effective, this is the episode you can't miss. For more TOP CMO episodes, don't forget to subscribe. Follow Ben Kaplan here: Website : https://www.benkaplan.com/ LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaplanben Twitter : http://twitter.com/benjaminkaplan Instagram : http://instagram.com/benjaminkaplan

Depuis quelques semaines, tout le monde n'a que ce mot à la bouche : metaverse ... La technologie qui va à priori révolutionner le quotidien de demain ... Qu'est-ce que c'est le Metaverse Katell et comment ça va impacter nos vies ?   Alors ... le terme d'abord ... « METAVERSE » c'est la contraction en anglais des mots méta et univers .. Il apparaît pour la première fois dans un roman de science-fiction écrit par Neil Stephenson.  Dans son livre, le metaverse correspond à un univers parallèle et virtuel dans lequel les humains interagissent via des avatars.   Et bien on y est ... 30 ans plus tard on nous promet un ensemble d'espaces virtuels dans lesquels vous pouvez mener une sorte de vie parallèle ... Mais ça existe déjà un peu ça ... dans les jeux en ligne par exemple ... C'est vrai  ... dans les jeux très immersifs comme Fortnite ou encore Minecraft.  Et même ... les réunions qu'on peut faire en visio pour le boulot peut être considérée comme une sorte de metaverse puisque vous vous rassemblez et interagissez dans un monde virtuel avec vos collègues.  Au début des années 2 000 il y a eu second Life aussi ... Vous vous souvenez ?  Des millions d'internautes avaient adopté cette plateforme révolutionnaire sur laquelle on pouvait discuter avec des personnes situées à l'autre bout du globe, créer des tenues et les échanger contre de l'argent bien réel, ou assister à des concerts virtuels de U2 ou Duran Duran.  Plusieurs candidats à l'élection présidentielle de 2007 y avaient même organisé des débats.   Mais, le metaverse c'est quelque chose de beaucoup plus large encore ... Imaginez un monde numérique où vous pourriez mener une vie parallèle sans sortir de chez vous  Danser en boîte de nuit avec vos potes sous la forme d'un avatar, gravir le sommet de l'Everest à travers un casque de réalité virtuelle, ou encore faire une réunion entre collègues dans un bureau numériquement reconstitué à l'identique...   Progressivement, les écrans, hologrammes, casques de VR et lunettes de réalité augmentée sont censés permettre des "déplacements" fluides d'univers virtuels en lieux physiques, comme des "téléportations" ...  Ca fout un peu les jetons ... Mais Mark Zuckerberg  ... le patron de Facebook  ... est à fond ... Il a déjà déboursé 10 milliards de dollars (8,6 milliards d'euros) pour le développer ce metaverse et il compte embaucher 10 000 personnes en Europe d'ici à 2026 pour travailler sur le sujet.

Best known for directing, co-writing and editing the award-winning cult favorite feature film FREE ENTERPRISE, starring Emmy winners William Shatner and Eric McCormack, Rob Burnett offers his own unique perspective on the entertainment industry in his daily “Robservations” video blogs – free-flowing, streaming conversations with fans about everything from toys to comics to movies and television. Rob brings an interesting perspective to the world of genre entertainment that's definitely “big picture” stuff. This is a replay of ROBSERVATIONS Episode #757 which originally streamed on October 28, 2021. Total runtime is 1:20:01.

Bienvenu dans le nouvel éden numérique ! Pour ceux qui ont raté l'enorme plan de communication venant de la Californie, le métavers est la récente licorne de la Silicon Valley. Facebook, Microsoft, Epic Games et d'autres mastodontes du web souhaitent imaginer des mondes mêlants le réel et le virtuel pour capter au maximum le porte-monnaie des marques (pour vendre de la publicité), mais aussi le temps de cerveau disponible des utilisateurs. Le PDG de Facebook, Marc Zuckerberg, qui vient de changer le nom de sa corporation en Meta, annonce que : "le métavers est le successeur de l'internet mobile". Entre les casques VR et les tenues haptiques, il se peut que le futur soit proche de l'univers du Samourai Virtuel , roman de Neil Stephenson (inventeur du terme métaverse en 1992) ou du film Ready Player One de Steven Spielberg. ll est encore difficile d'imaginer quel sera réellement le métaverse de demain. Selon les premières vidéos de Facebook, nous aurons un double numérique qui pourra se retrouver dans des concerts ou des salles de réunions. Sans parler du cout écologique et technologique, bien malin à celui qui pourra produire dans combien d'années nous pourrons réellement surfer dans un monde virtuel à la Matrix  ?   Pour lire les articles d'Arthur de Grave :  Faut-il voir le métavers à moitié plein ? (1/2) : Métavers à tout faire.  Faut-il voir le métavers à moitié plein ? (2/2) : Inventaire dans le métavers. 

After the ApocalypseA Pandemic Survival StorySeason two, Episode three “The Hungry River”Janet glared through the sleet, up the hill, searching for the Humvees that she expected to appear over the crest at any moment.   “Persistent deadbeats…” She swore under her breath as the chain saw chattered in her hands. She knew if she could slow them down, even for a minute, it might give the bus enough time to escape....Outro S2 E3https://shows.acast.com/after-the-apocalypse Hello and welcome back survivors. Here we are, episode 3 of season two and it feels like we're hitting our stride. This was a fun episode to construct. I love the visual of the river devouring the bridge.  Just a great picture in my mind's eye. The other thing that happened here, not to give you too much of the sausage-making, was a roller coaster ride. It's a series of tension builds and releases, where we are just letting you off the hook and we slap you again with a new shock wave.  I would be interested in your feedback on how all that worked for you. We are moving right along in season 2 and keeping up our production schedule. Which is great because I've been super-busy in my real job.  Last weekend was the Wasteland Weekend.  We'll have to ask Mike Darling how it all turned out this year with the actual apocalypse still going on in the US. It sounded like they had a full schedule out there in the desert and that attendance was going to be good. As a reminder that is a desert festival every year with an apocalypse theme. Which sounds scary and dangerous – but probably is just a lot of fun.  Imagine you're out for a hike in the desert and you come across a gang of folks dressed like Mad Max characters? Would you be scared? You probably shouldn't be. In my experience the folks that do this type of character playing aren't the dangerous types, they're the arty types. I‘ll tell you a story. A few years back I had to drive into Boston to pick up my daughter who was attending Anime Boston, one of the big regional conventions. I pull into the Marriott and the place is full of kids in bizarre costumes. Monsters, aliens, etc. you get it. And I asked the bellman who was standing there if this was a hard week for the hotel with all these crazy, costumed kids hanging about? And, he said, “No, they're just nice kids. No trouble at all. Last week we had the police convention, and they tore the place up.” That was a lesson for me. You can't judge a book by it's cover so to speak. Speaking of books and covers, I'm still stalled out on the season one manuscript. I've been super busy. But, I'll keep working on it. As long as I'm still creating new content the offering just keeps getting stronger. Sampled a couple new Apocalypse type media pieces this last week that I'll share. I watched Alita Battle Angel 2019 American cyberpunk action film based on Japanese manga artist Yukito Kishiro's 1990s series Battle Angel Alita. It is loosely a cyber-punk themed future Earth after some apocalyptic war with Mars.   But this only has a pasing cyber-punk content, it's more of an anime themed film. I have always loved the cyber-punk genre of science fiction. Neil Stephenson's Snow Crash was a revelation in 1992. It brought cool to tech. I wasn't that much of a comic book or anime kid.  Anyhow, what keeps this film from being the same as every other Anime-marshal-arts film is it's investment level and pedigree. It was produced by James Cameron, while he was making Avatar and you can see the Avatar influence. Especially that mildly creepy performance captured animation.  It was directed by Robert Rodriguez, yes that Robert Rodriguez of El Mariachi Fame and, by the way you should read his book Rebel without a crew if you haven't, it's a fantastic glimpse into the making of a director.  I bet Makeshift sleeps with a copy under his pillow. Alita is a decent story and a watchable movie. It's got some good acting and tries hard.  Worth a watch if you're decompressing after a long day in the salt mines. I also watched the original Ip Man movie. This is a Chinese martial arts movie dubbed in English with the subtitles. But, it's a Chinese marshal arts movie, so do you really need subtitles? Do you really need dialogue? It is just one big marshal art movie trope, but somehow it works. It think it's because the main character, played by Donnie Yen, is just so likable. So again, worth a watch if you've got time on your hands and is currently on Netflix. The protagonist, Ip Man, is based very loosely on the story of the kung fu master who trained Bruce Lee.  And if you don't know who Bruce Lee is then there is no hope for you. I am still working my way through Heinlein's Stranger in a strange land. I'll have more thoughts on it when I get to the end. It gets a bit slow in the middle. Next, our friend Dave, one of the editors here at Apocalypse HQ, tipped us off to an apocalypse podcast story. It is on a podcast named StarShipSofa – all one word and the story he tipped me to is episode 603. It is a story by Elad Haber titled “Number One Hit” read by Jonathan Danz. I listened to it on my long bike ride last weekend and it was outstanding. So my survivor friends, I hope you're enjoying Season two.  We are up over 25,000 downloads. As always you can leap over and join us at the Facebook group by searching for ‘oldmanapocalypse'. I've been informed by one of you that you can just search for “After the Apocalypse” in FaceBook and that will probably get you there. The URL is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/oldmanapocalypseYou can find these notes on ACast with all the links imbedded and you can help keep the show going on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/AftertheApocalypseAnd Do me a favor – Keep Surviving! 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This week we are joined by Ryan Yates as we have Book Club 2, discussing our favourite books we've read or listened to in the last year. Whether it is to find out more about how we can sleep better, building habits or celebrating that humans are nicer than we think, we dig into the topics and occasionally touch on the importance of the topic to the Modern Workplace.Ryan's choicesThe Idiot Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head is Really Up To by Dean BurnettWhy We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker (Paperback)A Degree in a Book: Psychology: Everything You Need to Know to Master the Subject - in One Book! by Porter, Dr Alan Al's choicesRest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less by Alex Pang and Soojung-Kim Atomic Habits: The life-changing million copy bestseller by James Clear A World Without Email: Find Focus and Transform the Way You Work Forever by Cal Newport The Death of Expertise by Tom NicholsKevin's choicesHumankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger BregmanThe Knowledge Illusion by Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach Fiction picksKevin - The Devil and the dark water by Stuart TurtonRyan - Thursday Murder Club - Richard OsmanAl - all Neil Stephenson books but currently Fall or dodge in hell Photo by Cristina Gottardi on Unsplash 

Sarah Elkins joins me for a discussion of Connie Willis’s terrific and hilarious 1996 novel, Bellwether. Sarah’s Links: https://twitter.com/configures Notes/Mentions: Robin Hudson series, by Sparkle HayterUncharted Territory, by Connie WillisVersion Control, by Dexter PalmerThe Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O., by Neil Stephenson and Nicole GallandThe works of D.E. Stevenson

This is about openings, and new beginnings. This is a discussion on how writers pull us in and make us unable not to read the next sentence. Sometimes a first line is like the opening guitar riff to your favorite song, unforgettable and unmistakable. Some authors have said they can't write a story until they have landed the first line. Today we talked about our favorites, and what we loved about them. … Continue...Episode 71 – Putting a Toe in the Water

Shahir Kassam-Adams is one of the most knowledgeable and outspoken people in healthcare. In this episode, Shahir shares his initially unsettling but ultimately reassuring view that "data will eat public health." He opines on interoperability and explains how his company, Datavant has promoted data sharing on COVID-19, leading to a plethora of interesting and potentially useful projects, including one that models the tradeoffs for specific American cities to reopen.Check out the links:Shahir’s LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/skassamadams/David’s predictions about the pandemic https://healthbusinessgroup.com/2020/09/five-pandemic-predictions-five-months-later-was-i-right/ Datavant https://datavant.com/COVID-19 Research Database https://covid19researchdatabase.org/Reopen Mapping Project https://reopenmappingproject.com/ The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Fifth-Risk/American Gods by Neil Gaiman https://www.neilgaiman.com/works/Books/American+Gods/ Seveneves by Neil Stephenson https://www.nealstephenson.com/seveneves.html

We’ve all vaguely heard about data breaches like Equifax or Cambridge Analytica but what does it mean for us? This week we’re discussing why information security is important and who should be held responsible. [2:40] - What you need to know about Cambridge Analytica.[3:45] - How we got here, the nudging theory (link has 10 common examples).[6:00] - Why user generated content is so valuable from a marketers perspective.[13:00] - Things to consider about data security.[15:00] - For example: Do you know what banks do with your data? [18:00] - Facebook’s “parking ticket” fines for data security negligence. [19:30] - What is GDPR and whether we need similar regulation in North America (link is everything you need to know about GDPR in 5 minutes).[22:45] - What is net neutrality?[27:30] - Why Joel pays for online news publications.[35:25] - Will communist countries be more successful in the 21rst century? [40:00] - Do our current incentives motivate personal improvement? (Link to Farnam Street article on the power of incentives.)[42:00] - Who is responsible for protecting our data?[45:30] - The Politician on Netflix.[48:30] - A Game of Giants post by Tim Urban explains tribalism. Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others - Winston Churchill 📚 - Yuval Harari - Sapiens & 21 Lessons for the 21rst CenturySci-fi predictions of what happens without data protection:📚 - Snowcrash by Neil Stephenson / 1984 by George Orwell / Brave New World by Aldous Huxley TLDL 1. Cambridge Analytica is important because it’s an example of how vulnerable our data is, how powerful it can be for whoever owns it, and how insignificant the punishment currently is for not taking correct precautions. 2. Data rights are crucial to protecting our ability to make decisions. If you don’t believe us, consider the Stanford experiment which generated an algorithim that can detect whether you’re gay or straight with 91% accuracy. It might be hard to believe data is persuading us to make decisions, but what about scenarios where it’s making the decision for us? 3. If you believe protecting your data is important start here. Also, please consider supporting Net Neutrality. - https://www.battleforthenet.com/DISCLAIMERJoel Shackleton works for Gold Investment Management. All opinions expressed by Joel and Broc or any podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of Gold Investment Management. This Podcast and Substack is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon for investment decisions. Clients of Gold Investment Management may hold positions discussed in this podcast. Get on the email list at reformedmillennials.substack.com

This week Michael from Texas takes a look at Neil Stephenson and his 2015 speculative fiction novel, Seveneves.  It's a big book with big ideas and quite a few big twists along the way as well.  Apologies for the initial audio in the first ten minutes due to some technical blunders.  Thanks for listening and reach out with thoughts, comments, suggestions or contributions at 143podcasts@gmail.com.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Conversation with The Milk Carton Kids about their favorite books and writers, including Haruki Murakami, Neil Stephenson, Cormac McCarthy and Marc Reisner

Upgrade was a pleasant surprise and although the trailer shows a bit of levity in the film (Grey joking around with Stem) the movie has a very serious and heavy tone. If you're into lean science fiction that isn't too 'out there' vis-à-vis planet hopping or alien invasion stuff, you'll dig it. It fees like a Neil Stephenson or William Gibson novel come to life (read: cyberpunk) and I love that sub-genre of sci-fi - especially when you keep the narrative tight and simple. My verdict: check it out, you won't be disappointed. Subscribe Android Google Play iTunes *RSS Address: http://realquicklsgmedia.libsyn.com/rss *Cut and paste the web address into ‘search’, or ‘add address’, or ‘URL’, or ‘feed’ field. Depends on your podcasting app. Follow Dean on Twitter. @Dean_LSGMedia Follow LSG Media on Twitter. @LSGMedia Support LSG Media by becoming a member. Recording/Release Schedule schedule.libertystreetgeek.net Disclaimer This is a commentary and criticism show that will routinely slander, suggest, and make wild claims - it should be considered comedy entertainment only, and not to be taken seriously. Take responsibility for your own feelings and actions.

WORLD WAR TWO WAS A HOAX! THE DUMB PEOPLE WON! HOW TO DESTROY THE EARTH! These and other topics are fully explained between bouts of bulldada and praise of J. R. "Bob" Dobbs. Music includes: Rev. Bleepo Abernathy - The Rainmakers - Dr. Bizarro and The Disgustos - Glassmadness - DK Jones - The Pink Boyz - Xposed 4Heads and more. Also, Stang reads some Stang and Nenslo on God from The Bobliographon. SPOILER WARNING re: Neil Stephenson's "SEVENEVES."

Join Lee and Andy in this weeks minisode as they review hard SF novel Seveneves by Neil Stephenson

This week we talk about Science Fiction, Rafael’s love of classic sci-fi fantasy and Jeremy ruins all the fun by asking, is it now easier for us to imagine the end of the world than an alternative to capitalism? Norwegian Cruises http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=1935 Wall-E cruise ship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1BQPV-iCkU Norwegian Kabaret http://ohemmabjorg.blogspot.no/2013/10/kabaret.html Minority Report http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181689/ 2001 a Space Odyssey http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/ Neil Stephenson, Snow Crash http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/830.Snow_Crash Brave New World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World The Jungle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle Wall Street https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCctqbRrsBQ Borat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVRCyELQnSw Isaac Asimov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov Solaris, Stanislaw Lem https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95558.Solaris Speculative Everything http://www.dunneandraby.co.uk/content/books/690/0 Dune http://www.dunenovels.com/ Solaris 2002 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/solaris/ Solaris 1972 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/solaris_1976/ The Landlord’s Game (Monopoly) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord%27s_Game CBS story on history of monopoly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz5H0cg2uXs Michel Houellebecq https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Houellebecq Hygge – Scandinavian word for coziness https://qz.com/601561/scandinavians-untranslatable-word-for-winter-coziness-might-explain-why-theyre-they-happiest-people-on-earth/ James Cameron’s Pandora theme park https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/2/15721206/disney-world-avatar-pandora-photo-tour-james-cameron Zizek on Titanic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DocwBZyESU Star Wars http://www.starwars.com/ Star Trek http://www.startrek.com/ Start Trek Voyager https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager Paintings on Star Trek TNG http://artfcity.com/2014/02/26/paintings-on-star-trek-the-next-generation/ The Game episode of Star Trek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3ih-sm6hxA Idiocracy (2010) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBvIweCIgwk Interstellar (2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LqzF5WauAw Fiasco, Stanislaw Lem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiasco_(novel) Arrival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFMo3UJ4B4g Alien art by H.R Geiger https://www.wired.com/2016/09/h-r-giger-made-aliens-monster-beautiful-terrifying/ The Messy, Misunderstood Glory of David Lynch's Dune https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/03/the-messy-misunderstood-glory-of-david-lynchs-em-dune-em/284316/ JJ Abrams http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0009190/ Neil Blomkamp’s Oat Studios https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/3/15703414/neill-blomkamp-oats-studios-short-films-sci-fi-district-9-chappie-elysium-rakka Cory Arcangel http://www.coryarcangel.com/ Gartner’s Hype Cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle Rem Koolhaas talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shVxB6wRHo0&t=2192s Geostorm, Gerard Butler (post climate apocalypse movie) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle Mad Max (1979) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079501/ Isa Genzken https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/1320 Unmonumental Sculpture http://archive.newmuseum.org/index.php/Detail/Occurrence/Show/occurrence_id/918 Silent Spring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Spring The Great Horse Manure Crisis http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Great-Horse-Manure-Crisis-of-1894/ Welcome to the New Digital Feudalism https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/24/the-new-feudalism-silicon-valley-overlords-advertising-necessary-evil Gobal Village https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_village Ayn Rand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand Was Battlestar Galactica too religious? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_series)

Live-to-tape from ChefConf 2017, in Austin, we talk about what's going on in Chef land now, esp. in relation to compliance/policy and Habitat. We also discuss the Texas bathroom bill and Matt Ray's latest trip report on international travel. There's an important update on Coté's bean position as well. See the video recording (https://www.pscp.tv/cote/1DXxyyoyRjLxM), if you're into that kind of thing. Mid-roll Pivotal Cloud-native workshop in DC, June 7th (http://connect.pivotal.io/Cloud-Native-Strategy-Workshop-DC.html). DevOpsDays Minneapolis, July 25 to 26th: get 20% off registration with the code SDT (https://devopsdays-minneapolis-2017.eventbrite.com?discount=SDT) (Thanks, Bridget!). Coté: CF Summit June 13 to 15, 2017 (https://www.cloudfoundry.org/event/summit-silicon-valley-2017/). 20% off registration code: cfsv17cote Coté: Want 2 days of Spring knowledge? Check out SpringDays (https://www.springdays.io/ehome/index.php?eventid=228094&) SpringDays.io Get half-off with the code SpringDays_HalfOff Chicago (May 30th to 31st) (https://www.springdays.io/ehome/spring-days/chicago) New York (June 20th to 21st) (https://www.springdays.io/ehome/spring-days/new-york) Atlanta (July 18th to 19th) (https://www.springdays.io/ehome/spring-days/atlanta) No more beans, now on that fruit shit Paleo French Cuisine (http://amzn.to/2qXFogV) Stuck in that low 190’s weight zone for over a long time (https://www.flickr.com/photos/cote/34485073370/in/datetaken-public/): Coté's last year of weight https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4276/34485073370_f3840ea1cb_b.jpg International Travel Trip Report Matt’s Ray’s international travel experience as Platinum. Traveling as a vegetarian. What’s the plan for all the free booze? Bring a flask... Why Do They Keep Messing With Texas? The Hillbillies are obsessed with bathrooms (https://thenewstack.io/new-texas-bathroom-bill-tech-promising-exit/) It's really depressing how aggressively stupid Texas is sometimes. I don't blame anyone avoiding it. Coté’s notebook on the topic (https://cote.io/2017/05/24/the-bathroom-bill-texas-sb6-notebook/) ChefConf! Round-up from The New Stack (https://thenewstack.io/chef-brings-automation-portfolio-cloud/) More (https://www.enterprisetech.com/2017/05/23/chef-expands-app-automation-tools/) “Continuous automation, when you do it right, is a bridge between your current environment and where you need to go in the future” Chef 13, InSpec cloud profiles, Habitat build service Consolidating under less brands? Configuring the stuff that goes in the containers: “now includes capabilities for security and compliance checking, as well as the ability to further automate the process of assembling and updating container-based applications.” BONUS LINKS! Not covered in episode. Mirantis getting out of the (pure) OpenStack game So...Coté was right?! (https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/19/mirantis-launches-its-new-openstack-and-kubernetes-cloud-platform/) “announced that it will end-of-life Mirantis OpenStack support in September 2019” “it’s important to distinguish between popularity and value. Popular kids in high school aren’t always the ones that end up driving a Ferrari when adults. It’s true that OpenStack is no longer the popular kid; Kubernetes is — and customers often like to go with what’s popular.” - Mirantis CMO Boris Renski Getting out of VIM Link (https://stackoverflow.blog/2017/05/23/stack-overflow-helping-one-million-developers-exit-vim/#.WSR2gBF9z8k.twitter) “In the last year, How to exit the Vim editor has made up about .005% of question traffic: that is, one out of every 20,000 visits to Stack Overflow questions. That means during peak traffic hours on weekdays, there are about 80 people per hour that need help getting out of Vim.” What’s up with Ukraine? Amazon in Charts SDT catnip (https://www.recode.net/2017/5/15/15610786/amazon-jeff-bezos-public-company-profit-revenue-explained-five-charts) Recommendations Matt: Seveneves (http://amzn.to/2riweMZ) by Neil Stephenson, almost hesitant to recommend this one given Cote’s reaction to previous books. Containers (https://soundcloud.com/containersfmg) “Containers is an 8-part audio documentary about how global trade has transformed the economy and ourselves.” Coté: The Elephant in the Room (http://amzn.to/2rijZ3c). My Register column on OpenStack (https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/22/window_closing_on_openstacks_future/) Coté Show podcast (http://www.cote.show/) - subscribe already! Anti-recommendation: Outcast of the Islands (http://amzn.to/2riiAJS). Brandon: Everybody Lies (http://amzn.to/2qkOBfs) book. Matt: TrackMeNot (http://www.cs.nyu.edu/trackmenot/), search fuzzer.

Tom tries to get Mike to enjoy some science fiction, and Mike says: no, thank you. We discuss predictions of the future, annoying robots, 90s slang, and information overload. Also this week, a new edition of Fan Fiction Corner, featuring a very sexy story set in the Nintendo universe.  For more, including links to things we talked about in the show, visit us online at bookfightpod.com. 

Neil Stephenson shares his insights into what it looks like to develop an inquiry based classroom. He shares his thoughts about why fostering a culture of curiosity is important in education today. Neil shares in his session some powerful examples of what happens when technology is used to support rich, inquiry based teaching and learning.

Bond, Neil Stephenson, Turing, and a real live Enigma machine in the studio! Here are some photos: Andy, James, the Enigma machine, its instructions, and a video of James demonstrating the machine during the episode. James Grime is the “resident tamed mathematician” of The Enigma Project. Tracklist Tunng – Code Breaker Massive Attack – Babel Matt Monroe – From Russia With Love Silversun Pickups – There's No Secrets This Year Enigma by Roland Peschetz Send feedback and comments to show@scienceoffiction.co.uk.

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Here it is, Chapter IV!!! This week has been busy, but I managed to get it recorded and uploaded anyway. I've been reading Neil Stephenson's Anathema , and have been really enjoying it, but it's certainly very erudite and tough going. Conan is a well worthwhile break from the stresses of life. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I have been!Morgan