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The Overtired trio reunites for the first time in ages, diving into a whirlwind of health updates, hilarious anecdotes, and the latest tech obsessions. Christina shares a dramatic spinal saga while Brett and Jeff discuss everything from winning reddit contests to creating a universal markdown processor. Tune in for updates on Mark 3, the magical world of Scrivener, and why Brett’s back on Bing. Don’t miss the banter or the tech tips, and as always, get ready to laugh, learn, and maybe feel a little overtired yourself. Sponsor Shopify is the commerce platform behind 10% of all eCommerce in the US, from household names like Mattel and Gymshark, to brands just getting started. Get started today at shopify.com/overtired. Chapters 00:00 Welcome to the Overtired Podcast 01:09 Christina’s Health Journey 10:53 Brett’s Insurance Woes 15:38 Jeff’s Mental Health Update 24:07 Sponsor Spot: Shopify 24:18 Sponsor: Shopify 26:23 Jeff Tweedy 27:43 Jeff’s Concert Marathon 32:16 Christina Wins Big 36:58 Monitor Setup Challenges 37:13 Ergotron Mounts and Tall Poles 38:33 Review Plans and Honest Assessments 38:59 Current Display Setup 41:30 Thunderbolt KVM and Display Preferences 42:51 MacBook Pro and Studio Comparisons 50:58 Markdown Processor: Apex 01:07:58 Scrivener and Writing Tools 01:11:55 Helium Browser and Privacy Features 01:13:56 Bing Delisting Incident Show Links Danny Brown's 10 in the New York Times (gift link) Indigo Stack Scrivener Helium Bangs Apex Apex Syntax Join the Marked 3 Beta LG 32 Inch UltraFine™evo 6K Nano IPS Black Monitor with Thunderbolt™ 5 Join the Conversation Merch Come chat on Discord! Twitter/ovrtrd Instagram/ovrtrd Youtube Get the Newsletter Thanks! You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network Check out more episodes at overtiredpod.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Find Brett as @ttscoff, Christina as @film_girl, Jeff as @jsguntzel, and follow Overtired at @ovrtrd on Twitter. Transcript Brett + 2 Welcome to the Overtired Podcast Jeff: [00:00:00] Hello everybody. This is the Overtired podcast. The three of us are all together for the first time since the Carter administration. Um, it is great to see you both here. I am Jeff Severance Gunzel if I didn’t say that already. Um, and I’m here with Christina Warren and I’m here with Brett Terpstra and hello to both of you. Brett: Hi. Jeff: Great to see you both. Brett: Yeah, it’s good to see you too. I feel like I was really deadpan in the pre-show. I’ll try to liven it up for you. I was a horrible audience. You were cracking jokes and I was just Jeff: that’s true. Christina, before you came on, man, I was hot. I was on fire and Brett was, all Brett was doing was chewing and dropping Popsicle parts. Brett: Yep. I ate, I ate part of a coconut outshine Popsicle off of a concrete floor, but Jeff: It is true, and I didn’t even see him check it [00:01:00] for cat hair, Brett: I did though. Jeff: but I believe he did because he’s a, he’s a very Brett: I just vacuumed in Jeff: He’s a very good American Brett: All right. Christina’s Health Journey Brett: Well, um, I, Christina has a lot of health stuff to share and I wanna save time for that. So let’s kick off the mental health corner. Um, let’s let Christina go first, because if it takes the whole show, it takes the whole show. Go for it. Christina: Uh, I, I will not take this hold show, but thank you. Yeah. So, um, my mental health is okay-ish. Um, I would say the okay-ish part is, is because of things that are happening with my physical health and then some of the medications that I’ve had to be on, um, uh, to deal with it. Uh, prednisone. Fucking sucks, man. Never nev n never take it if you can avoid it. Um, but why Christina, why are you on prednisone or why were you on prednisone for five days? Um, uh, and I’m not anymore to be clear, but that certainly did not help my mental health. Um, at the beginning of November, I woke up and I thought that I’d [00:02:00] slept on my shoulder wrong. And, um, uh, and, and just some, some background. I, I don’t know if this is pertinent to how my injury took place or not, but, but it, I’m sure that it didn’t help. Um, I have scoliosis and in the top and the bottom of my spine, so I have it at the top of my, like, neck area and my lower back. And so my back is like a crooked s um, this will be relevant in a, in a second, but, but I, I thought that I had slept on my back bunny, and I was like, okay, well, all right, it hurts a lot, but fine. Um, and then it, a, a couple of days passed and it didn’t get any better, and then like a week passed and I was at the point where I was like, I almost feel like I need to go to the. Emergency room, I’m in pain. That is that significant. Um, and, you know, didn’t get any better. So I took some of grant’s, Gabapentin, and I took, um, some, some, uh, a few other things and I was able to get in with like a, a, a sports and spine guy. Um, and um, [00:03:00] he looked at me and he was like, yeah, I think that you have like a, a, a bolting disc, also known as a herniated disc. Go to physical therapy. See me later. We’ll, we’ll deal with it. Um. Basically like my whole left side was, was, was really sore and, and I had a lot of pain and then I had numbness in my, my fingers and um, and, and that was a problem the next day, which was actually my birthday. The numbness had at this point spread to my right side and also my lower extremities. And so at this point I called the doctor and he was like, yeah, you should go to the er. And so I went to the ER and, and they weren’t able to do anything for me other than give me, you know, like, um, you know, I was hoping they might give me like, some sort of steroid injection or something. They wouldn’t do anything other than, um, basically, um, they gave me like another type of maybe, maybe pain pill or whatever. Um, but that allowed the doctor to go ahead and. Write, uh, write up an MRI took forever for me to get an MRI, I actually had to get it in Atlanta. [00:04:00] Fun fact, uh, sometimes it is cheaper to just pay and not go through insurance and get an MR MRI and, um, a, um, uh, an x-ray, um, I was able to do it for $450 Jeff: Whoa. Really? Christina: Yeah, $400 for the MR mri. $50 for the x-ray. Jeff: Wow. Christina: Yeah. Yeah. Brett: how I, they, I had an MRI, they charged me like $1,200 and then they failed to bill insurance ’cause I was between insurance. Christina: Yes. Yeah. So what happened was, and and honestly that was gonna be the situation that I was in, not between insurance stuff, but they weren’t even gonna bill insurance. And insurance only approved certain facilities and to get into those facilities is almost impossible. Um, and so, no, there are a lot of like get an MR, I now get a, you know, mammogram, get ghetto, whatever places. And because America’s healthcare system is a HealthScape, you can bypass insurance and they will charge you way less than whatever they bill insurance for. So I, I don’t know if it’s part of the country, you know, like Seattle I think might [00:05:00] probably would’ve been more expensive. But yeah, I was able to find this place like a mile from like, not even a mile from where my parents lived, um, that did the x-rays and the MRI for $450 total. Brett: I, I hate, I hate that. That’s true, but Christina: Me too. Me too. No, no. It pisses me off. Honestly, it makes me angry because like, I’m glad that I was able to do that and get it, you know, uh, uh, expedited. Then I go into the spine, um, guy earlier this week and he looks at it and he’s like, yep, you’ve got a massive bulging disc on, on C seven, which is the, the part of your lower cervical or cervical spine, which is your neck. Um, and it’s where it connects to your ver bray. It’s like, you know, there are a few things you can do. You can do, you know, injections, you can do surgery. He is like, I’m gonna recommend you to a neurosurgeon. And I go to the neurosurgeon yesterday and he was showing me or not, uh, yeah, yesterday he was showing me the, the, the, the scans and, and showing like you up close and it’s, yeah, it’s pretty massive. Like where, where, where the disc is like it is. You could see it just from one view, like, just from like [00:06:00] looking at it like, kind of like outside, like you could actually like see like it was visible, but then when you zoomed in it’s like, oh shit, this, this thing is like massive and it’s pressing on these nerves that then go into my, my hands and other areas. But it’s pressing on both sides. It’s primarily on my left side, but it’s pressing on on my right side too, which is not good. So, um, he basically was like, okay. He was like, you know, this could go away. He was like, the pain isn’t really what I’m wanting to, to treat here. It’s, it’s the, the weakness because my, my left arm is incredibly weak. Like when they do like the, the test where like they, they push back on you to see like, okay, like how, how much can you, what, like, I am, I’m almost immediately like, I can’t hold anything back. Right? Like I’m, I’m, I’m like a toddler in terms of my strength. So, and, and then I’m freaked out because I don’t have a lot of feeling in my hands and, and that’s terrifying. Um, I’m also. Jeff: so terrifying, Christina: I’m, I’m also like in extreme pain because of, of, of where this sits. Like I can’t sleep well. Like [00:07:00] the whole thing sucks. Like the MRI, which was was like the most painful, like 25 minutes, like of my existence. ’cause I was laying flat on my back. I’m not allowed to move and I’m just like, I’m in just incredible pain with that part of, of, of, of my, my side. Like, it, it was. It was terrible. Um, but, uh, but he was like, yeah. Um, these are the sorts of surgical options we have. Um, he’s gonna, um, do basically what what he wants to do is basically do a thing where he would put in a, um, an artificial or, or synthetic disc. So they’re gonna remove the disc, put in a synthetic one. They’ll go in through the, the front of my throat to access the, my, my, my, my spine. Um, put that there and, um, you know, I’ll, I’ll be overnight in the hospital. Um, and then it’ll be a few weeks of recovery and the, the, the pain should go away immediately. Um, but it, it could be up to two years before I get full, you know, feeling back in my arm. So anyway, Jeff: years, Jesus. And Christina: I mean, and hopefully less than that, but, but it could be [00:08:00] up to that. Jeff: there’s no part of this at this point. That’s a mystery to you, right? Christina: The mystery is, I don’t know how this happened. Jeff: You don’t know how it happened, right? Of course. Yeah, of course. Yeah. Yeah. Brett: So tell, tell us about the ghastly surgery. The, the throat thing really threw me like, I can’t imagine that Christina: yeah, yeah. So, well, ’cause the thing is, is that usually if what they just do, like spinal fusion, they’ll go in at the back of your neck, um, and then they’ll remove the, the, um, the, the, the, the disc. And then they’ll fuse your, your, your two bones together. Basically. They’ll, they’ll, they’ll, they’ll fuse this part of the vertebrae, but because they’re going to be replacing the, the disc, they need more room. So that’s why they have to go in through the, through, through basically your throat so that they can have more room to work. Jeff: Good lord. No thank you. Brett: Ugh. Wow. Jeff: Okay. Brett: I am really sorry that is happening. That is, that is, that dwarfs my health concerns. That is just constant pain [00:09:00] and, and it would be really scary. Christina: Yeah. Yeah. It’s not great. It’s not great, but I’m, I’m, I’m doing what I can and, uh, like I have, you know, a small amount of, of Oxycodine and I have like a, a, a, you know, some other pain medication and I’m taking the gabapentin and like, that’s helpful. The bad part is like your body, like every 12, 15 hours, like whatever, like the, the, the cycle is like, you feel it leave your system and like if you’re asleep, you wake up, right? Like, it’s one of those things, like, you immediately feel it, like when it leaves your system. And I’ve never had to do anything for pain management before. And they have me on a very, they have me like on the smallest amount of like, oxycodone you can be on. Um, and I’m using it sparingly because I don’t wanna, you know, be reliant on, on it or whatever. But it, it, but it is one of those things where I’m like, yeah, like sometimes you need fucking opiates because, you know, the pain is like so constant. And the thing is like, what sucks is that it’s not always the same type of pain. Like sometimes it’s throbbing, sometimes it’s sharp, sometimes it’s like whatever. It sucks. But the hardest thing [00:10:00] is like, and. This does impact my mental health. Like it’s hard to sleep. Like, and I’m a side sleeper. I’m a side sleeper, and I’m gonna have to become a back sleeper. So, you know. Yeah. It’s just, it’s, it’s not great. It’s not great, but, you know, that, that, that, that, that’s me. The, the good news is, and I’m very, very gratified, like I have a good surgeon. Um, I’m gonna be able to get in to get this done relatively quickly. He had an appointment for next week. I don’t think that insurance would’ve even been able to approve things fast enough for, for, for that regard. And I have, um, commitments that I can’t make then. And I, and that would also mean that I wouldn’t be able to go visit my family for Christmas. So hopefully I’ll do it right after Christmas. I’m just gonna wait, you know, for, for insurance to, to do its thing, knock on wood, and then schedule, um, from there. But yeah, Jeff: Woof. Christina: so that’s me. Um, uh, who wants to go next? Jeff or, uh, Jeff or Brett? Jeff: It’s like, that’s me. Hot potato throwing it. Brett: I’ll, I’ll go. Brett’s Insurance Woes Brett: I can continue on the insurance topic. Um, I was, for a few months [00:11:00] after getting laid off, I was on Minsu, which is Minnesota’s Medicaid, um, v version of Medicaid. And so basically I paid nothing and I had better insurance than I usually have with, uh, you know, a full deductible and premiums and everything. And it was fantastic. I was getting all the care I needed for all of the health stuff I’m going through. Um, I, they, a, a new doctor I found, ordered the 15 tests and I passed out ’cause it was so much blood and. And it, I was getting, but I was getting all these tests run. I was getting results, we were discovering things. And then my unemployment checks, the income from unemployment went like $300 over the cap for Medicaid. So [00:12:00] all of a sudden, overnight I was cut from Medicaid and I had to do an early sign up, and now I’m on courts and it sucks bad. Like they’re not covering my meds. Last month cost me $600. I was also paying. In addition to that, a $300 premium plus every doctor’s visit is 50 bucks out of pocket. So this will hopefully only last until January, and then it’ll flip over and I will be able to demonstrate basically no income, um, until like Mark makes enough money that it gets reported. Um, and even, uh, until then, like I literally am making under the, the poverty limit. So, um, I hope to be back on Medicaid shortly. I have one more month. I’ll have to pay my $600 to refill. I [00:13:00] cashed out my 401k. Um, like things were, everything was up high enough that I had made, I. I had made tens of thousands of dollars just on the investments and the 401k, but I also have a lot of concerns about the market volatility around Nvidia and the AI bubble in general. Um, so taking my money out of the market just felt okay to me. I paid the 10%, uh, penalty Jeff: Mm-hmm. Brett: and ultimately I, I came out with enough cash that I can invest on my own and be able to cover the next six months. Uh, if I don’t have any other income, which I hope to, I hope to not spend my nest egg. Um, but I did, I did a lot of thinking and calculating and I think I made the right choices. But anyway, [00:14:00] that will help if I have to pay for medical stuff that will help. Um. And then I’ve had insomnia, bad on and off. Right now I’m coming off of two days of good sleep. You’re catching me on a good day. Um, but Jeff: Still wouldn’t laugh at my jokes. Brett: before that it was, well, that’s the thing is like before that, it was four nights where I slept two to four hours per night, and by the end of it, I could barely walk. And so two nights of sleep after a stint like that, like, I’m just super, I’m deadpan, I’m dazed. Um, I could lay down and fall asleep at any time. Um, I, so, so keep me awake. Um, but yeah, that’s, that’s, that’s me. Mental health is good. Like I’m in pretty high spirits considering all this, like financial stuff and everything. Like my mood has been pretty stable. I’ve been getting a lot of coding done. I’ll tell you about projects in [00:15:00] a minute, but, um, but that’s, that’s me. I’m done. Jeff: Awesome. I’m enjoying watching your cat roll around, but clearly cannot decide to lay down at this point. Brett: No, nobody is very persnickety. Jeff: I literally have to put my. Well, you say put a cat down like you used to. When you put a kid down for a nap, you say you wanna put ’em down. Right? That’s where it’s coming from. I now have a chair next to my desk, ’cause I have one cat that walks around Yowling at about 11:00 AM while I’m working. And I have to like, put ’em down for a nap. It’s pathetic. It’s pathetic that I do that. Let’s just be clear. Brett: Yeah. Jeff: soulmate though. Jeff’s Mental Health Update Jeff: Um, I’m doing good. I’m, I’m, I’ve been feeling kind of light lately in a nice way. I’ve had ups and downs, but even with the ups and downs, there’s like a, except for one day last week was, there’s just been feeling kind of good in general, which is remarkable in a way. ’cause it’s just like stressful time. There’s some stressful business stuff, like, [00:16:00] a lot of stuff like that. But I’m feeling good and, and just like, uh, yeah, just light. I don’t know, it’s weird. Like, I’ve just been noticing that I feel kind of light and, uh. And not, not manic, not high light. Brett: Yeah. No, that’s Jeff: uh, and that’s, that’s lovely. So yeah. And so I’m doing good. I’m doing good. I fucking, it’s cold. Which sucks ’cause it just means for everybody that’s heard about my workshop over the years, that I can’t really go out there and have it be pleasant Brett: It’s, it’s been Minnesota thus far. Has had, we’ve had like one, one Sub-Zero day. Jeff: whatever. It’s fucking cold. Christina: Yeah. What one? Brett? Brett. It’s December 6th as we’re recording this one Sub-Zero day. That’s insane. Brett: Is it Jeff: Granted, granted I’ve been dressing warm, so I’m ready to go out the door for ice related things. Meaning, meaning government, ice, Brett: Uh, yeah. Yeah. Jeff: So I like wear my long underwear during [00:17:00] the day. ’cause actually like recently. So at my son’s school, which is like six blocks from here, um, has a lot of Somali immigrants in it. And, and uh, and there was a, at one point there was ice activity in the other direction, um, uh, uh, near me. And so neighbors put out a call here around so that at dismissal time people would pair up at all the intersections surrounding the school. And, um, and like a quick signal group popped up, whatever. It was so amazing because like we all just popped out there. And by the time I got out, uh, everyone was already like, posted up and I was like, I’m a, in these situations, I am a wanderer. You want me roaming? I don’t want to pair up with somebody I don’t like, I just, I grabbed a camera with a Zoom on it and like, I was like, I’m in roam. Um, it’s what I was as an activist, what I was as a reporter, like it’s just my nature. Um, but like. Everybody was out and like, and they were just like, they were ready man. And then we got like the all clear and you could just see people in the [00:18:00] neighborhood just like standing down and going home. But because of the true threat and the ongoing arrests here, now that the Minneapolis stuff has started, like I do, I was like wearing long underwear just, and I have a little bag by the door ready to like pop out if something comes up and I can be helpful. Um, and uh, and I guess what I’m saying is I should use that to go into the garage as well if I’m already prepared. Brett: Right. Jeff: But here’s, okay, so here’s a mental health thing actually. So I, one of the, I’ve gone through a few years of just sort of a little bit of paralysis around being able to just, I don’t know what, like do anything that is kind of project related that takes some thinking, whatever it is, like I’m talking about around the house or things that have kind of broken over the years, whatever. So I’ve had this snowblower and it’s a really good snowblower. It’s got headlights. And, uh, and I used to love snow blowing the entire block. Like it just made me feel good, made me feel useful. Um, and sorry I cough. I left it outside for a [00:19:00] year for a, like a winter and a spring and water got into the gas tank. It rusted out in there. I knew I couldn’t start it or I’d ruin the whole damn engine. So I left it for two years and I felt bad about myself. But this year, just like probably a month before the first big snowfall, I fucking replaced a gas tank and a carburetor on a machine. And I have never done anything like that in my life. And so then we got the snowfall and I, and I snow blowed this whole block Brett: Nice. Jeff: great. ’cause now they all owe me. Brett: I, uh, I have a, uh, so I have a little electric powered, uh, snowblower that can handle like two inches of snow. Um, and, and on big snowfalls, if you get out there every hour and keep up with it, it, it works. But, but I, my back right now, I can’t stand for, I can’t stand still for 10 minutes and I can’t move for more than like five minutes. And so I’m, I’m very disabled and El has good days and bad days, uh, thus [00:20:00] far. L’s been out there with a shovel, um, really being the hero. But we have a next door neighbor with a big gas powered snowblower. And so we went over, brought them gifts, and, um, asked if they would take care of our driveway on days we couldn’t, uh, for like, you know, we’d pay ’em 25 bucks to do the driveway. And, uh, and they were, he was still reluctant to accept money. Um. But, but we both agreed it was better to like make it a, a transaction. Jeff: Oh my God. You don’t want to get into weird Minnesota neighbor relational. Brett: right. You don’t want the you owe me thing. Um, so, so we have that set up. But in the process we made really good friends with our neighbor. Like we sat down in their living room for I think 45 minutes and just like talked about health and politics and it was, it was really fun. They’re, they’re retired. They’re in their [00:21:00] seventies and like act, he always looks super grumpy. I always thought he was a mean old man. He’s actually, he laughs more easily than most people I’ve ever met. Um, he’s actually, when people say, oh, he is actually a teddy bear, this guy really is, he’s just jovial. Uh, he just has resting angry old man face. Jeff: Or like my, I have public mis throat face, like when I’m out and about, especially when I’m shopping, I know that my face is, I’m gonna fucking kill you if you look me in the eye Brett: I used Jeff: is not my general disposition. Brett: people used to tell me that about myself, but I feel like I, I carry myself differently these days than I did when I was younger. Jeff: You know what I learned? Do you, have you both watched Veep, Christina: Yes, Jeff: you know, Richard sp split, right? Um, and, and he always kind of has this sweet like half smile and he is kind of looking up and I, I figured out at one point I was in an airport, which is where my kill everybody face especially comes up. Just to be clear. TSA, it’s just a feeling inside. I [00:22:00] have no desire to act to this out. I realized that if I make the Richard Plet face, which I can try to make for you now, which is something like if I just make the Richard Plet face, my whole disposition Brett: yeah. Yeah. Jeff: uh, and I even feel a little better. And so I just wanna recommend that to people. Look up Richard Spt, look at his face. Christina: Hey, future President Bridges split. Jeff: future President Richard Splat, also excellent in the Detroiters. Um, that’s all, uh, that’s all I wanted to say about that. Brett: I have found that like when I’m texting with someone, if I start to get frustrated, you know, you know that point where you’re still adding smiley emoticons even though you’re actually not, you’re actually getting pissed off, but you don’t wanna sound super bitchy about it, so you’re adding smile. I have found that when I add a smiley emoji in those circumstances, if I actually smile before I send it, it like my [00:23:00] mood will adjust to match, to match the tone I’m trying to convey, and it lessens my frustration with the other person. Jeff: a little joy wrist rocket. Christina: Yeah. Hey, I mean, no, but hey, but, but that, that, that, that, that’s interesting. I mean, they’re, they, they’ve done studies that like show that, right? That like show like, you know, I mean, like, some of this is all like bullshit to a certain extent, but there is something to be said for like, you know, like the power of like positive thinking and like, you know, if you go into things with like, different types of attitudes or even like, even if you like, go into job interviews or other situations, like you act confident or you smile, or you act happy or whatever. Even if you’re not like it, the, the, the, the euphoria, you know, that those sorts of uh, um, endorphin reactions or whatever can be real. So that’s interesting. Brett: Yeah, I found, I found going into job interviews with my usual sarcastic and bitter, um, kind of mindset, Jeff: I already hate this job. Brett: it doesn’t play well. It doesn’t play well. So what are your weaknesses? Fuck off. Um,[00:24:00] Christina: right. Well, well, well, I hate people. Jeff: Yeah. Dealing with motherfuckers like you, that’s one weakness. 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That was Jeff: Yeah. Cha-ching Brett: they got the chorus, they got the Overtired Christina: You did. You got the Overtired Jeff: They didn’t think to ask for it, but that’s our brand. Christina: shopify.com/ Overtired. Jeff Tweedy Jeff: What was, uh, I was watching a Stephen Colbert interview with Jeff Tweedy, who just put out a triple album and, uh, it was a very thoughtful, sweet interview. And then Stephen Colbert said, you know, you’re not supposed to do this. And Jeff Tweety said, it’s all part of my career long effort to leave the public wanting less. Christina: Ha, Jeff: That was a great bit. Christina: that’s a fantastic bit. A side note, there are a couple of really good NPR, um, uh, tiny desks that have come out in the last couple of month, uh, couple of weeks. Um, uh, one is shockingly, I, I’ll, I’ll just be a a, a fucking boomer about it. The Googo dolls. Theirs was [00:27:00] great. It’s fantastic. They did a great job. It already has like millions of views, like it wrecked up like over a million views, I think like in like, like less than 24 hours. They did a great job, but, uh, but Brandy Carlisle, uh, did one, um, the other day and hers is really, really good too. So, um, so yeah. Yeah, exactly. So yeah. Anyway, you said, you saying Jeff pd maybe, I don’t know how I got from Wilco to like, you know, there, Jeff: Yeah. Well, they’ve done some good, he’s done his own good Christina: he has, he has done his own. Good, good. That’s honestly, that’s probably what I was thinking of, but Jeff: It’s my favorite Jeff besides me because Bezos, he’s not in the, he’s not in the game. Christina: No. No, he’s not. No. Um, he, he’s, he’s not on the Christmas card list at all. Jeff: Oh man. Jeff’s Concert Marathon Jeff: Can I just tell you guys that I did something, um, I did something crazy a couple weeks ago and I went to three shows in one week, like I was 20 fucking two, Brett: Good grief. Jeff: and. It was a blast. So, okay, so the background of this is my oldest son [00:28:00] loves hip hop, and when we drive him to college and back, or when I do, it’s often just me. Um, he, he goes deep and he, it’s a lot of like, kind of indie hip hop and a lot. It’s just an interesting, he listens to interesting shit, but he will go deep and he’ll just like, give me a tour through someone’s discography or through all their features somewhere, whatever it is. And like, it’s the kind of input that I love, which is just like, I don’t, even if it’s not my genre, like if you’re passionate and you can just weave me through the interrelationship and the history and whatever it is I’m in. So as a result of that, made me a huge fan of Danny Brown and made me a huge fan of the sky, Billy Woods. And so what happened was I went to a hip hop show at the seventh Street entry, uh, which is attached to First Avenue. It’s a little club, very small, lovely little place, the only place my band could sell out. Um, and I watched a hip hop show there on a Monday night, Tuesday night. I went to the Uptown Theater, which Brett is now a actually an operating [00:29:00] theater for shows. Uh, and I, and I saw Danny Brown, but I also saw two hyper pop bands, a genre I was not previously aware of, including one, which was amazing, called Fem Tenal. And I was in line to get into that show behind furries, behind trans Kids. Like it was this, I was the weirdest, like I did not belong. Underscores played, and, and this will mean something to somebody out there, but not, didn’t mean anything to me until that night. And, uh. I felt like such, there were times, not during Danny Brown, Danny Brown’s my age all good. But like there were times where I was in the crowd ’cause I’m tall. Anybody that doesn’t know I’m very tall and I’m wearing like a not very comfortable or safe guy seeming outfit, a black hoodie, a black stocking cap. Like I basically looked like I’m possibly a shooter and, and I’m like standing among all these young people loving it, but feeling a little like, should I go to the back? Even like I was leaving that show [00:30:00] and the only people my age were people’s parents that were waiting to pick them up on the way out. So anyway, that was night two. Danny Brown was awesome. And then two nights later I went to see, this is way more my speed, a band called the Dazzling Kilman who were a band that. Came out in the nineties, St. Louis and a noisy Matthew Rock. Wikipedia claims they invented math rock. It’s a really stupid claim, uh, but it’s a lovely, interesting band and it’s a friend of mine named Nick Sakes, who’s who fronted that band and was in all these great bands back when I was in bands called Colos Mite and Sick Bay, and all this is great shit. So they played a reunion show. In this tiny punk rock club here called Cloudland, just a lovely little punk rock club. And, um, and, and that was like rounded out my week. So like, I was definitely, uh, a tourist the early part of the week, mostly at the Danny Brown Show. But then I like got to come home to my noisy punk rock [00:31:00] on, uh, on Thursday night. And I, I fucking did three shows and it hurt so bad. Like even by the first of three bands on the second night. I was like, I don’t think I can make it. And I do. I already pregame shows with ibuprofen. Just to be really clear, I microdose glucose tabs at shows like, like I am, I am a full on old man doing these things. But, um, I did get some cred with my kids for being at a hyper pop show all by myself. And, Christina: Hell yeah. A a Jeff: friends seemed impressed. Christina: no, as a as, as as they should be. I’m impressed. And like, and I, I, I typically like, I definitely go to like more of like, I go, I go to shows more frequently and, and I’m, I’m even like, I’m, I’m gonna be real with you. I’m like, yeah, three in one week. Jeff: That’s a lot. Christina: That’s a lot. That’s a lot. Jeff: man. Did I feel good when I walked home from that last show though? I was like, I fucking did it. I did not believe I wasn’t gonna bail on at least two of those shows, if not all three. Anyway, just wanted to say Brett: I [00:32:00] do like one show a year, but Jeff: that’s how I’ve been for years this year. I think I’ve seen eight shows. Brett: damn. Jeff: Yeah, it’s Brett: Alright, so you’ve been teasing us about this, this contest you won. Jeff: Yeah, please, Christina. Sorry to push that off. Christina: No, no, no, no. That’s, that’s completely okay. That, that, that, that’s great. Uh, no. Christina Wins Big Christina: So, um, I won two six K monitors. Brett: Damn. Jeff: is that what those boxes are behind you? Christina: Yeah, yeah. This is what the boxes are behind me, so I haven’t been able to get them up because this happened. I got them literally right in the midst of all this stuff with my back. Um, but I do have an Ergotron poll now that is here, and, and Grant has said that he will, will get them up. But yeah, so I won 2 32 inch six K monitors from a Reddit contest. Brett: How, how, how, Jeff: How does this happen? How do I find a Reddit contest? Christina: Yeah. So I got lucky. So I have, I, I have a clearly, well, well, um, there was a little, there was a little bit of like, other step to it than that, but like, uh, so how it worked was basically, um, LG is basically just put out [00:33:00] two, they put out a new 32 inch six K monitor. I’ll have it linked in, in, in the show notes. Um, so we’ve talked about this on this podcast before, but like one of my big, like. Pet peeve, like things that I can’t get past. It’s like I need like a retina screen. Like I need like the, the perfect pixel doubling thing for that the Mac Os deals with, because I’ve used a 5K screen, either through an iMac or um, an lg, um, ultra fine or, um, a, uh, studio display. For like 11 years. And, and I, and I’ve been using retina displays on laptops even longer than that. And so if I use like a regular 4K display, like it just, it, it doesn’t work for me. Um, you can use apps like, um, like better control and other things to kind of emulate, like what would be like if you doubled the resolution, then it, it down, you know, um, of samples that, so that. It looks better than, than if it’s just like the, the, the 4K stuff where in the, the user interface things are too big and whatnot. And to be clear, this is a Macco West problem. If [00:34:00] you are using Windows or Linux or any other operating system that does fractional scaling, um, correctly, then this is not a problem. But Macco West does not do fractional scaling direct, uh, correctly. Um, weirdly iOS can, like, they can do three X resolution and other things. Um, but, but, but Macs does not. And that’s weird because some of the native resolutions on some of the MacBook errors are not even perfectly pixeled doubled, meaning Apple is already having to do a certain amount of like resolution changes to, to fit into their own, created by their, their own hubris, like way of insisting on, on only having like, like two x pixel doubling 18 years ago, we could have had independent, uh, resolutions, uh, um, for, for UI elements and, and, and window bars. But anyway, I, I’m, I’m digressing anyway. I was looking at trying to get either a second, uh, studio display, which I don’t wanna do because Apple’s reportedly going to be putting out a new one. Um, and they’re expensive or getting, um, there are now a number of different six K [00:35:00] displays that are not $6,000 that are on the market. So, um, uh, uh, Asus has one, um, there is one from like a, a Chinese company called like, or Q Con that, um, looks like a, a complete copy of this, of the pro display XDR. It has a different panel, but it’s, it’s six K and they, they’ve copied the whole design and it’s aluminum and it’s glossy and it looks great, but I’d have to like get it from like. A weird distributor, and if I have any issues with it, I don’t really wanna have to send it back to China and whatnot. And then LG has one that they just put out. And so I’ve been researching these on, on Mac rumors and on some other forums. And, um, I, uh, I, somebody in one of the Mac Roomers forums like posted that there was like a contest that LG was running in a few different subreddits where they were like, tell us why you should get one of, like, we’re gonna be giving away like either one or two monitors, and I guess they did this in a few subreddits. Tell us why this would be good for your workflow. And, um, I guess I, I guess I’m one of the people who kind of read the [00:36:00] assignment because it, okay, I’ll just be honest with this, with, with you guys on this podcast, uh, because I, I don’t think anyone from LG will hear this and my answers were accurate anyway. But anyway, this was not the sort of contest where it was like we will randomly select a winner. This was the moderators and lg, were going to read the responses and choose the winner. Jeff: Got it. Christina: So if you spend a little bit of time and thoughtfully write out a response, maybe you stand a better chance of winning the contest. Jeff: yeah, yeah. Put the work in like it was 2002. Christina: Right. Anyway, I still was shocked when I like woke up like on like Halloween and they were like, congratulations, you’ve won two monitors. I’m like, I’m sorry. What? Jeff: That’s amazing. Christina: Yeah, yeah, yeah, Jeff: Nice work. I know I’ve, you know, I’ve been staring at those boxes behind you this whole time, just being like, those look like some sweet monitors. Christina: yeah, yeah. Monitor Setup Challenges Christina: I mean, and, uh, [00:37:00] uh, it’s, it’s, it’s, it’s, it’s, and I, I’m very much, so my, my, my only issue is, okay, how am I gonna get these on my desk? So I’m gonna have to do something with my iMac and I’m probably gonna have to get rid of my, my my, my 5K, um, uh, uh, studio display, at least in the short term. Ergotron Mounts and Tall Poles Christina: Um, but what I did do is I, um, I ordered from, um, Ergotron, ’cause I already have. Um, two of their, um, LX mounts, um, or, or, or, or arms. Um, and only one of them is being used right now. And then I have a different arm that I use for the, um, um, iMac. Um, they sell like a, if you call ’em directly, you can get them to send you a tall pole so that you can put the two arms on top of them. And that way I think I can like, have them so that I can have like one pole and then like have one on one side, one Jeff: I have a tall pole. Christina: and, and yeah, that’s what she said. Um, Jeff: as soon as I said it, I was like, for fuck’s sake. But Christina: um, but, uh, but, but yeah, but so that way I think I, I can, I, in theory, I can stack the market and have ’em side by side. I don’t know. Um, I got that. I, I had to call Tron and, and order that from them. [00:38:00] Um, it was only a hundred dollars for, for the poll and then $50 for a handling fee. Jeff: It’s not easy to ship a tall pole. Brett: That’s what she said. Christina: that is what she said. Uh, that is exactly what she said. But yeah, so I, I, the, the, the unfortunate thing is that, um, I, um, I, I had to, uh, get a, like all these, they, they came in literally right before Thanksgiving, and then I’ve had, like, all my back stuff has Jeff: Yeah, no Christina: debilitating, but I’m looking forward to, um, getting them set up and used. And, uh, yeah. Review Plans and Honest Assessments Christina: And then full review will be coming to, uh, to, I have to post a review on Reddit, but then I will also be doing a more in depth review, uh, on this podcast if anybody’s interested in, in other places too, to like, let let you know, like if it’s worth your money or not. Um, ’cause there, like I said, there are, there are a few other options out there. So it’s not one of those things where like, you know, um, like, thank you very much for the free monitor, um, monitors. But, but I, I will, I will give like the, the, you know, an honest assessment or Current Display Setup Brett: So [00:39:00] do you currently have a two display setup? Christina: No. Um, well, yes, and kind of, so I have my, my, I have my 5K studio display, and then I have like my iMac that I use as a two to display setup. But then otherwise, what I’ve had to do, and this is actually part of why I’m looking forward to this, is I have a 4K 27 inch monitor, but it’s garbage. And it, it’s one of those things where I don’t wanna use it with my Mac. And so I wind up only using it with my, with my Windows machine, with my framework desktop, um, with my Windows or Linux machine. And, and because that, even though I, it supports Thunderbolt, the Apple display is pain in the ass to use with those things. It doesn’t have the KVM built in. Like, it doesn’t like it, it just, it’s not good for that situation. So yeah, this will be of this size. I mean, again, like I, I, I’m 2 32 inch monitors. I don’t know how I’m gonna deal with that on my Jeff: I Brett: yeah. So right now I’m looking at 2 32 inch like UHD monitors, Christina: Yeah,[00:40:00] Brett: I will say that on days when my neck hurts, it sucks. It’s a, it’s too wide a range to, to like pan back and forth quickly. Like I’ll throw my back out, like trying to keep track of stuff. Um, but I have found that like if I keep the second display, just like maybe social media apps is the way I usually set it up. And then I only work on one. I tried buying an extra wide curve display, hated it. Jeff: Uh, I’ve always wanted to try one, but Christina: I don’t like them. Jeff: Yeah. Christina: Well, for me, well for me it’s two things. One, it’s the, I don’t love the whole like, you know, thing or whatever, but the big thing honestly there, if you could give me, ’cause people are like, oh, you can get a really big 5K, 2K display. I’m like, that’s not a 5K display. That is 2 27 inch, 1440 P displays. One, you know, ultra wide, which is great. Good for you. That’s not retina. And I’m a sicko Who [00:41:00] needs the, the pixel doubling? Like I wish that my eyes could not use that, but, but, but, Jeff: that needs the pixel. Like was that the headline of your Reddit, uh, Christina: no, no. It wasn’t, it wasn’t. But, but maybe it should be. Hi, I’m a sicko who only, um, fucks with, with, with, with, with, with, with retina displays. Ask me anything. Um, but no, but that’s a good point. Brett: I think 5K Psycho is the Christina: 5K Sicko is the po is the po title. I like that. I like that. No, what I’m thinking about doing and that’s great to know, Brett. Um, this kind of reaffirms my thing. Thunderbolt KVM and Display Preferences Christina: So what’s nice about these monitors is that they come with like, built in like, um, Thunderbolt 5K VM. So, which is nice. So you could conceivably have multiple, you know, computers, uh, connected, you know, to to, to one monitor, which I really like. Um, I mean like, ’cause like look, I, I’ve bitched and moaned about the studio display, um, primarily for the price, but at the same time, if mine broke tomorrow and if I didn’t have any way to replace it, I’ve, I’ve also gone on record saying I would buy a new one immediately. As mad as I am about a [00:42:00] lot of different things with that, that the built-in webcam is garbage. The, you know, the, the fact that there’s not a power button is garbage. The fact that you can’t use it with multiple inputs, it’s garbage. But it’s a really good display and it’s what I’m used to. Um, it’s really not any better than my LG Ultra fine from 2016. But you know what? Whatever it is, what it is. Um. I, I am a 5K sicko, but being able to, um, connect my, my personal machine and my work machine at the same time to one, and then have my Windows slash Linux computer connected to another, I think that’s gonna be the scenario where I’m in. So I’m not gonna necessarily be in a place where I’m like, okay, I need to try to look at both of them across 2 32 inch displays. ’cause I think that that, like, that would be awesome. But I feel like that’s too much. Brett: I would love a decent like Thunderbolt KVM setup that could actually swap like my hubs back and Christina: Yes. MacBook Pro and Studio Comparisons Brett: Um, so, ’cause I, I have a studio and I have my, uh, Infor MacBook Pro [00:43:00] and I actually work mostly on the MacBook Pro. Um, but if I could easily dock it and switch everything on my desk over to it, I would, I would work in my office more often. ’cause honestly, the M four MacBook Pro is, it’s a better machine than the original studio was. Um, and I haven’t upgraded my studio to the latest, but, um, I imagine the new one is top notch. Christina: Oh yeah. Yeah. Brett: my, my other one, a couple years old now is already long in the tooth. Christina: No, I mean, they’re still good. I mean, it’s funny, I saw that some YouTube video the other day where they were like, the best value MacBook you can get is basically a 4-year-old M1 max. And I was like, I don’t know about that guys. Like, I, I kind of disagree a little bit. Um, but the M1 max, which is I think is what is in the studio, is still a really, really good ship. But to your point, like they’ve made those, um. You know, the, the, the new ones are still so good. Like, I have an M three max as my personal laptop, and [00:44:00] that’s kind of like the dog chip in the, in the m um, series lineup. So I kind of am regretful for spending six grand on that one, but it is what it is, and I’m like, I’m not, I’m not upgrading. Um, I mean, maybe, maybe in, in next year if, if the M five Pro, uh, or M five max or whatever is, is really exceptional, maybe I’ll look at, okay, how much will you give me to, to trade it in? But even then, I, I, but I feel like I’m at that point where I’m like, it gets to a point where like it’s diminishing returns. Um, but, uh, just in terms of my own budget. But, um, yeah, the, the new just info like pro or or max, whatever, Brett: I have, I have an M four MacBook Pro sitting around that I keep forgetting to sell. Uh, it’s the one that I, it only had a 256 gigabyte hard drive, Jeff: what happened to me when I bought my M1, Brett: and I, and I regretted that enough that I just ordered another one. But, uh, for various reasons, I couldn’t just return the one I didn’t Jeff: ’cause it was.[00:45:00] Brett: so now I, now I have to sell it and I should sell it while it’s still a top of the line machine Christina: Sell it before, sell, sell, sell, sell it before next month, um, or, or February or whenever they sell it before then the, the pros come out. ’cause right now the M five base is out, but the pros are not. So I think feel like you could still get most of your value for it, especially since it has very few battery cycles. Be sure to put the battery cycles on your Facebook marketplace or eBay thing or whatever. Um, I bought my, uh, she won’t listen to this so she won’t know, but, um, they, there was a, a killer Cyber Monday deal, uh, for Best Buy where they had like a, the, the, the, so it’s several years old, but it was the, the M two MacBook Air, but the one that they upgraded to 16 gigs of Ram when Apple was like, oh, we have to have Apple Intelligence and everything, because they actually thought that they were actually gonna ship Apple Intelligence. So they like went back and they, like, they, they, you know, retconned like made the base model MacBook Air, like 16 [00:46:00] gigs. Um, and, uh, anyway, it was, it was $600, um, Jeff: still crazy. Christina: which, which like even for like a, a, a 2-year-old machine or whatever, I was like, yeah, she, my sister, I think she’s on like, like a 2014 or older than that. Like, like MacBook Air. She doesn’t even know where the MagSafe is. I don’t think she even knows where the laptop is. So she’s basically doing everything like on her phone and I’m like, okay, you need a laptop of some type, but at this point. I do feel strongly that like the, the, the $600 or, or, or actually I think it was $650, it was actually less, it is actually more expensive than what the, the, the Cyber Monday sale was, um, the M1, Walmart, MacBook Air. I’m like, absolutely not like that is at this point, do not buy that. Right? Like, I, especially with eight gigs of ram, I’m, I’m like, it’s been, it’s five years old. It’s a, it was a great machine and it was great value for a long time. $200. Cool, right? Like, if you could get something like use and, and, and, and if you could replace the battery or, you know, [00:47:00] for, for, you know, not, not too much money or whatever. Like, I, I, I could see like an argument to be made like value, right? But there’d be no way in hell that I would ever spend or tell anybody else to spend $650 on that new, but $600 for an M two with Jeff: Now we’re talking. Christina: which has the redesign brand new. I’m like, okay. Spend $150 more and you could have got the M four, um, uh, MacBook Air, obviously all around Better Machine. But for my sister, she doesn’t need that, Jeff: What do we have to do to put your sister in this M two MacBook Christina: that, that, that, that, that, that’s exactly it. So I, I, I was, well, also, it was one of those things I was like, I think that she would rather me spend the money on toys for my nephew for Santa Claus than, than, uh, giving her like a, a processor upgrade. Um, Jeff: Claus isn’t real. Brett: Oh shit. Jeff: Gotcha. Every year I spoil it for somebody. This year it was Christina and Brett. Sorry guys. Brett: right. Well, can I tell you guys Jeff: Yeah. [00:48:00] Brett Software. Brett: two quick projects before we do Jeff: Hold on. You don’t have to be quick ’cause you could call it Brett: We’re already at 45 minutes and I want Jeff: What I’m saying, skip GrAPPtitude. This is it? Brett: okay. Christina: us about Mark. Tell us about your projects. Brett: So, so Mark three is, there’s a public, um, test flight beta link. Uh, if you go to marked app.com, not marked two app.com, uh, marked app.com. Uh, you, there’s a link in the, in the, at the top for Christina: Join beta. Mm-hmm. Brett: Um, and that is public and you can join it and you can send me feedback directly through email because, um, uh, uh, the feedback reporter sucks for test flight and you can’t attach files. And half the time they come through as anonymous feedback and I can’t even follow up on ’em. So email me. But, um, I’ll be announcing that on my blog soon-ish. Um, right now there’s like [00:49:00] maybe a couple dozen, um, testers and I, it’s nice and small and I’m solving the biggest bugs right away. Um, so that’s been, that’s been big. Like Mark, even since we last talked has added. Do you remember Jeff when Merlin was on and he wanted to. He wanted to be able to manage his styles, um, and disable built-in styles. There’s now a whole table based style manager where you Jeff: saw that. Brett: you can, you can reorder, including built-in styles. You can reorder, enable, disable, edit, duplicate. Um, it’s like a full, full fledged, um, style manager. And I just built a whole web app that is a style generator that gives you, um, automatic like rhythm calculations for your CSS and you can, you can control everything through like, uh, like UI fields instead of having to [00:50:00] write CSS. Uh, but you can also o open up a very, I’ve spent a lot of time on the code mirror CSS editor in the web app. Uh, so, and it’s got live preview as you edit in the code mirror field. Um, so that’s pretty cool. And that’s built into marts. So if you go to style, um, generate style, it’ll load up a, a style generator for you. Anyway, there’s, there’s a ton. I’m not gonna go into all the details, but, uh, anyone listening who uses markdown for anything, especially if you want ability to export to like Word and epub and advanced PDF export, um, join the beta. Let me know what you think. Uh, help me squash bugs. But the other thing, every time I push a beta for review before the new bug reports come in, I’ve been putting time into a tool. Markdown Processor: Apex Brett: I’m calling [00:51:00] Apex and um, I haven’t publicly announced this one yet, but I probably will by the time this podcast comes out. Jeff: I mean, doesn’t this count? Brett: It, it does. I’m saying like this, this might be a, you hear you heard it here first kind of thing, um, but if you go to github.com/tt sc slash apex, um, I built a, uh, pure C markdown processor that combines syntax from cram down GitHub flavored markdown, multi markdown maku, um, common mark. And basically you can write syntax from any of those processors, including all of their special features, um, and in one document, and then use Apex in its unified mode, and it’ll just figure out what. All of your syntax is supposed to do. Um, so you can take, you can port documents from one platform to another [00:52:00] without worrying about how they’re gonna render. Um, if I can get any kind of adoption with Apex, it could solve a lot of problems. Um, I built it because I want to make it the default processor in marked ’cause right now, you, you have to choose, you know, cram Christina: Which one? Brett: mark and, and choosing one means you lose something in order to gain something. Um, so I wanted to build a universal one that brought together everything. And I added cool features from some extensions of other languages, such as if you have two lists in a row, normally in markdown, it’s gonna concatenate those into one list. Now you can put a carrot on a line between the two lists and it’ll break it into two lists. I also added support for a. An extension to cram down that lets you put double uh, carrots inside a table cell and [00:53:00] create a row band. So like a cell that, that expands it, you rows but doesn’t expand the rest of the row. Um, so you can do cell spans and row spans and it has a relaxed table version where you don’t have to have an alignment row, which is, uh, sometimes we just wanna make quickly table. You make two lines. You put some pipes in. This will, if there’s no alignment row, it will generate a table with just a table body and table data cells in no header. It also allows footers, you can add a footer to a table by using equals in the separator line. Um, it, it’s, Jeff: This is very civilized, Brett: it is. Christina: is amazing, Brett: So where Common Mark is extremely strict about things, um, apex is extremely permissive. Jeff: also itty bitty things like talk about the call out boxes from like Brett: oh yeah, it, it can handle call out syntax from Obsidian and Bear and Xcode Playgrounds. [00:54:00] Um, and it incorporates all of Mark’s syntax for like file includes and even renders like auto scroll pauses that work in marked and some other teleprompter situations. Um, it uses file ude syntax from multi markdown, like, which is just like a curly brace and, uh, marked, which is, uh, left like a double left, uh, angle bracket and then different. Brackets to surround a file name and it handles IA writer file inclusion where you just type a forward slash and then the name of a file and it automatically detects if that file is an image or source code or markdown text, and it will import it accordingly. And if it’s a CSV file, it’ll generate a table from it automatically. It’s, it’s kind of nuts. I, it’s kind of nuts. I could not have done this [00:55:00] without copilot. I, I am very thankful for copilot because my C skills are not, would not on their own, have been up to this task. I know enough to bug debug, but yeah, a lot of these features I got a big hand from copilot on. Jeff: This is also Brett. This is some serious Brett Terpstra. TURPs Hard Christina: Yeah, it is. I was gonna say, this is like Jeff: and also that’s right. Also, if your grandma ever wrote you a note and it, and though you couldn’t really read it, it really well, that renders perfectly Christina: Amazing. No, I was gonna say this is like, okay, so Apex is like the perfect name ’cause this is the apex of Brett. Jeff: Yes. Apex of Brett. Christina: That’s also that, that’s, that’s not an alternate episode title Apex of Brett. Because genuinely No, Brett, like I am, I am so stunned and impressed. I mean, you all, you always impressed me like you are the most impressive like developer that I, that I’ve ever known. But you, this is incredible. And, and this, I, I love this [00:56:00] because as you said, like common Mark is incredibly strict. This is incredibly permissive. But this is great. ’cause there are those scenarios where you might have like, I wanna use one feature from one thing or one from another, or I wanna combine things in various ways, or I don’t wanna have to think about it, you know? Brett: I aals, I forgot to mention I aals inline attribute list, which is a crammed down feature that lets you put curly brackets after like a paragraph and then a colon and then say, dot call out inside the curly brackets. And then when it renders the markdown, it creates that paragraph and adds class equals call out to the paragraph. Um, and in, in Cramon you can apply these to everything from list items to list to block quotes. Like you can do ’em for spans. You could like have one after, uh, link syntax and just apply, say dot external to a link. So the IAL syntax can add IDs classes and uh, arbitrary [00:57:00] attributes to any element in your markdown when it renders to HTML. And, uh, and Apex has first class support for I aals. Was really, that was, that Christina: that was really hard, Brett: I wrote it because I wanted, I wanted multi markdown, uh, for my prose writing, but I really missed the als. Christina: Yes. Okay. Because see, I run into this sort of thing too, right? Because like, this is a problem like that. I mean, it’s a very niche problem, um, that, that, you know, people who listen to this podcast probably are more familiar with than other types of people. But like, when you have to choose your markdown processor, which as you said, like Brett, like that can be a problem. Like, like with, with using Mark or anything else, you’re like, what am I giving up? What do I have? And, and like for me, because I started using mul, you know, markdown, um, uh, largely because of you, um, I think I was using it, I knew about it before you, but largely because of, of, of you, like multi markdown has always been like kind of my, or was historically my flavor of choice. It has since shifted to being [00:58:00] GitHub, labor bird markdown. But that’s just because the industry has taken that on, right? But there were, you know, certain things like in like, you know, multi markdown that work a certain way. And then yeah, there are things in crammed down. There are things in these other things in like, this is just, this is awesome. This Brett: It is, the whole thing is built on top of C mark, GFM, which is GitHub’s port of common mark with the GitHub flavored markdown Christina: Right. Brett: Um, and I built, like, I kept that as a sub-module, totally clean, and built all of this as extensions on top of Cmar, GFM, which, you know, so it has full compatibility with GitHub and with Common Merck by out, like outta the box. And then everything else is built on top of that. So it, uh, it covers, it covers all the bases. You’ll love it Christina: I’m so excited. No, this is awesome. And I Brett: blazing fast. It can render, I have a complex document that, that uses all of its features and it can render it in [00:59:00] 0.006 seconds. Christina: that’s awesome. Jeff: Awesome. Christina: That’s so cool. No, this is great. And yeah, I, and I think that honestly, like this is the sort of thing like if, yeah, if you can eventually get this to like be like the engine that powers like mark three, like, that’ll be really slick, right? Because then like, yeah, okay, I can take one document and then just, you know, kind of, you know, wi with, with the, you know, ha have, have the compatibility mode where you’re like, okay, the unified mode or whatever yo

In the second part of the fifth installment of the 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide, David Ginsburg, Wally Cherwinski, and Chuck Joiner highlight a 4K portable monitor and stand, AirPods safety straps, compression and neoprene travel socks, rechargeable motion-sensor lighting, a compact USB microphone, and smart-home hardware buttons. Practical travel gear, audio upgrades, and smart lighting tools round out the list of gift picks. (Part 2)  MacVoices is supported by Take Control Books: The Answers You Need Now, From Leading Experts. Start your library today. http://takecontrolbooks.com Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Introduction to Part Two of the 2025 Holiday Gift Guide [0:10] Sponsor message and transition to round three [0:40] Dave's pick: 4K portable monitor + adjustable stand [2:43] Monitor pricing, size, and travel practicality [3:16] Wally's pick: AirPods safety straps [4:36] AirPods loss prevention and real-world mishaps [6:47] Materials, magnetic connectors, and affordability [9:08] Chuck's pick: rechargeable motion-sensor lighting [9:59] Installation methods and LED performance [11:54] Long-term use and visibility improvements [12:55] Round four begins [12:56] Dave's pick: Rode NT-USB Mini microphone [14:30] Audio quality, portability, and use cases [15:35] Microphone collections and recommendations [20:08] Wally's pick: neoprene travel socks and compression socks [22:18] Comfort, circulation, and travel benefits [24:45] Fit, sizing, and quality considerations [28:01] Chuck's pick: Flick smart-home buttons [29:35] Closing remarks and guest contact information Links: David Ginsburg: True 4K Portable Monitor - 15.6inch UHD 3840×2160 100% sRGB USB-C HDMI External Second Monitor Portable IPS Screen https://amzn.to/4oEgpbN OCYCLONE Tablet Holder Compatible with iPad Stand for Desk, Foldable Tablet iPad Holder Portable Monitor Stand https://amzn.to/48mdnE7 RØDE NT-USB Mini Versatile Studio-quality Condenser USB Microphone https://amzn.to/4oEtGkD Wally Cherwinski: Ultra Strong Magnetic Anti-Lost Straps for AirPods, Colorful Soft Silicone Sports Lanyard Compatible with AirPods 4rd / AirPod Pro https://amzn.to/48mgv2P OMGear Water Socks Neoprene Socks Beach Booties 3mm 5mm Anti-Slip Wetsuit Footwear Fin Swim Sand Proof Socks https://amzn.to/4a15vJs FuelMeFoot 3 Pack Copper Compression Socks https://amzn.to/44dqeWO Chuck Joiner: 10-inch Under Cabinet Lighting, 2 Pack Rechargeable Motion Sensor Light Indoor, 5 Levels Dimmable Magnetic Closet Lights https://amzn.to/4rEy4Tt Flic Smart Button 3-Pack | Light Switch, Music Controller, Routine Trigger That Works with Alexa, Matter, Homekit, SmartThings https://amzn.to/4plNZo7 Guests: David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud. Wally Cherwinski is a Videographer based in Ottawa, Canada. Originally trained as a scientist, he spent a portion of his career in research and teaching at the University of Cambridge, England while doubling as a freelance photographer and writer. Later, he joined Canada's National Research Council and spent many years managing communications for the Canadian Space Program. Starting with 16mm film, he has written and directed numerous documentaries and television features, including projects with Canada's National Film Board. More recently, he has combined his passion for video with his love of travel. Wally has been a Mac user since the original 128K in 1984 and his Apple "museum" includes 28 Macs (not to mention Newtons, iPods, iPhones & iPads). He has delivered video workshops at Macworld, at Macintosh User Groups in Canada and on three MacMania cruises. He also writes a regular video column in the ScreenCastsOnline monthly magazine. You can connect with him on X, or view his Cirque du Mac videos (and others) on his YouTube channel. Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web:      http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon:      https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

In the second part of the fifth installment of the 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide, David Ginsburg, Wally Cherwinski, and Chuck Joiner highlights a 4K portable monitor and stand, AirPods safety straps, compression and neoprene travel socks, rechargeable motion-sensor lighting, a compact USB microphone, and smart-home hardware buttons. Practical travel gear, audio upgrades, and smart lighting tools round out the list of gift picks. (Part 2)  MacVoices is supported by Take Control Books: The Answers You Need Now, From Leading Experts. Start your library today. http://takecontrolbooks.com Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Introduction to Part Two of the 2025 Holiday Gift Guide [0:10] Sponsor message and transition to round three [0:40] Dave's pick: 4K portable monitor + adjustable stand [2:43] Monitor pricing, size, and travel practicality [3:16] Wally's pick: AirPods safety straps [4:36] AirPods loss prevention and real-world mishaps [6:47] Materials, magnetic connectors, and affordability [9:08] Chuck's pick: rechargeable motion-sensor lighting [9:59] Installation methods and LED performance [11:54] Long-term use and visibility improvements [12:55] Round four begins [12:56] Dave's pick: Rode NT-USB Mini microphone [14:30] Audio quality, portability, and use cases [15:35] Microphone collections and recommendations [20:08] Wally's pick: neoprene travel socks and compression socks [22:18] Comfort, circulation, and travel benefits [24:45] Fit, sizing, and quality considerations [28:01] Chuck's pick: Flick smart-home buttons [29:35] Closing remarks and guest contact information Links: David Ginsburg: True 4K Portable Monitor - 15.6inch UHD 3840×2160 100% sRGB USB-C HDMI External Second Monitor Portable IPS Screen https://amzn.to/4oEgpbN OCYCLONE Tablet Holder Compatible with iPad Stand for Desk, Foldable Tablet iPad Holder Portable Monitor Stand https://amzn.to/48mdnE7 RØDE NT-USB Mini Versatile Studio-quality Condenser USB Microphone https://amzn.to/4oEtGkD Wally Cherwinski: Ultra Strong Magnetic Anti-Lost Straps for AirPods, Colorful Soft Silicone Sports Lanyard Compatible with AirPods 4rd / AirPod Pro https://amzn.to/48mgv2P OMGear Water Socks Neoprene Socks Beach Booties 3mm 5mm Anti-Slip Wetsuit Footwear Fin Swim Sand Proof Socks https://amzn.to/4a15vJs FuelMeFoot 3 Pack Copper Compression Socks https://amzn.to/44dqeWO Chuck Joiner: 10-inch Under Cabinet Lighting, 2 Pack Rechargeable Motion Sensor Light Indoor, 5 Levels Dimmable Magnetic Closet Lights https://amzn.to/4rEy4Tt Flic Smart Button 3-Pack | Light Switch, Music Controller, Routine Trigger That Works with Alexa, Matter, Homekit, SmartThings https://amzn.to/4plNZo7 Guests: David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud. Wally Cherwinski is a Videographer based in Ottawa, Canada. Originally trained as a scientist, he spent a portion of his career in research and teaching at the University of Cambridge, England while doubling as a freelance photographer and writer. Later, he joined Canada's National Research Council and spent many years managing communications for the Canadian Space Program. Starting with 16mm film, he has written and directed numerous documentaries and television features, including projects with Canada's National Film Board. More recently, he has combined his passion for video with his love of travel. Wally has been a Mac user since the original 128K in 1984 and his Apple "museum" includes 28 Macs (not to mention Newtons, iPods, iPhones & iPads). He has delivered video workshops at Macworld, at Macintosh User Groups in Canada and on three MacMania cruises. He also writes a regular video column in the ScreenCastsOnline monthly magazine. You can connect with him on X, or view his Cirque du Mac videos (and others) on his YouTube channel. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:      http://macvoices.com      Twitter:      http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:      https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

The Time Riders: Part 9 Planning Another Vacation Time Travel. Based on a post by BiscuitHammer, in 16 parts. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels. Cast of Characters: Mark Simmons: 18 year old High School grad, enamored with Miss Becky Fischer. He finds the time machine and builds a new life. Uses various aliases in traveling. Rebecca 'Becky' Fischer: Mark's Physics teacher. Very intelligent, in her later twenties, Shapely Tall Blonde, lusty bisexual, D Cup tits. Martial arts expert, Uses various aliases in traveling. Henri: Claims to be a French physician and Apothicary. Chester Edgerton: Time traveling mentor, living in 17th Century French village. Cardinal Richelieu: ‘The Red Duke'. Statesman and Roman Catholic Cardinal. Dispises Queen Anne. Alexandra D'Assaut ('Alexa', or 'Lexi': Lady in waiting (and trusted advisor) to Queen Anne of France, Lusty bisexual, Very Tall, Busty DD tits, long golden blonde hair, Blue eyed. Lisette: servant (and lover) of Lady Alexandra, young, bespeckled brown eyes. Short, shapely, with wavy dark hair, bisexual. Dhallyla: Mark's mother. Roxy: Mark's sister. Nanu: An Egyptian slave of Pompeneia Flavius, purchased by Becky, dark complexion. Pompeneia: Roman hostess of Orgies. Lusty wife of Flavius, Mother of Domitia, bisexual, tall and shapely. Flavius: Roman aristocrat, husband of Pompeneia, protective father of Dometia, Domitia: Lusty young daughter of Pompeneia and Flavius. A pledged Vestal Virgin, Escapes to Sumeria when sentenced to death by starvation by Roman court. The Retiallis: A gladiator of the Collosseum. Prefers the trident spear and netting, to subdue opponents. Escapes to Sumeria. Rullus: A bulky gladiator of huge physical dimensions. Has an affection for Achilleia. Escapes to Sumeria. Achilleia: A fierce female gladiator. Prefers the whip and sword as weapons. Has a crush on Rullus. Escapes to Sumeria. Roxy stomped out of his room, trying to not slam the door behind her. Once he heard her heading down the stairs, Mark sank onto the corner of his bed and exhaled loudly, another shiver running up his spine. He suddenly had to pee. Had he really told Roxy the truth? He hadn't planned to, but he didn't exactly know what he planned to tell her, either. Now that he thought of it, telling her the truth was even more ridiculous than any appreciable lie he could have come up with, wasn't it? Of course she wouldn't believe him about a time machine, and she was quite reasonable not to. Just because it was true didn't mean she was committing an error in judgment. But now what? He had no idea how long her coerced 'promise' would hold her. She was really hot under the collar, and Roxy didn't take losing well at the best of times. He'd just have to be careful, he supposed. More so. He sighed and looked down at her little weed pipe, still in its baggie. In a moment of panic, when Roxy had been standing over him and threatening to slug him across the jaw, he'd made an instant decision; taking a lesson from his playbook with Becky; and resolved that he would get into Danni's house and filch the pipe, because he knew Roxy kept it there. He'd heard her talking over the phone about it with Danni at various points, and never really thought anything of it. Until now. He was familiar with Danni's house, since she'd been best friends with Roxy since they were little. When the two families were having dinner together, the girls had often dragged Mark upstairs and dressed him in girl's clothes and put makeup on him, like he was a doll for their tea parties. He also knew that Danni's parents didn't care if she smoked, because he'd heard Roxy lament this fact over the phone, wishing her parents were that cool. He squeezed his eyes shut, trying to do the math of all this in his head. It would take Roxy thirty minutes to reach Danni's house in her car, to ask what the Hell had happened. But Danni would protest, insisting she'd never betray her friend and give Mark the pipe. Then she'd prove it by showing Roxy it was exactly where it was supposed to be, which was taped inside to the top of her underwear drawer. Only it wouldn't be there. Unless Mark went back to Danni's place and stashed it again, before the girls got up to her room. And then got out again. That'd really fuck with Roxy's head, and make Danni think Rox had gone insane. It took eight minutes for Mark to fire up and prime the Holmes Field Device, which was sitting in a corner in the basement that no one ever used. It was dead space, and as safe as any place else could be that wasn't Becky's basement. Eight minutes to prime it and program in the coordinates and the time. Like, literally a minute after he'd apparently gotten the pipe out of there to begin with. What? His mind was almost spinning at the logic flips. He had to return the pipe before he actually stole it? When did he steal it if he hadn't done it before returning it? And did that mean he had to steal it twice? He could account, apparently, for Danni not being in her room the first time, because he'd seemingly gotten away with it. If he landed a minute or so after he had burgled her, he would have the time he needed, he hoped, before she came back from wherever she was. Return it; steal it later, when no one is looking, then return it; I think. He heard the distinct sound of Roxy's Mustang roaring away down the road angrily. He somehow doubted that he had thirty minutes. What if he miscalculated and got caught? The obvious issues aside, how did he explain the Holmes Field Device? Could he explain it? People in this era thought time travel was fanciful sci-fi, after all. What happened then? He dropped the baggie on the bed, clasped his face in his hands and groaned, the number of calculations he needed to do making his head hurt. He really needed to stop pulling his solutions out of his ass, he was going to give himself a time-hemorrhoid. Time was wasting. "Wow, Mark," Becky mused as she sat in her lounger, sipping at the Falernian wine. Her bottles were almost gone, and they'd soon have to go back to their secret place in the woods and get more. It had been a rather involved operation, getting the giant vats aged a certain number of years back in the Roman era, then transporting them into the present and burying them again, so that they had a large stock of perfectly aged wine. "You sure like to play with fire, don't you?" "Tell me about it," he said wearily, as he sat on the couch, long pull drink from his own wine glass. "Can't believe it went off without a hitch." "You were near death that first night with me," Becky said rather somberly, concerned about the stress on her student's face. "And that only required one trip on your part, and my belief in myself. This little circus, however, I'll be amazed if your time cops don't show up to lecture you again. You'd deserve it." "I felt trapped, okay?" he said, trying to keep the exasperation out of his voice. He knew Becky was right, and he didn't want to snap at her. It had just really worn him out. He'd lost track of when he was supposed to be there, and how often. He'd eventually concluded that dumb luck had saved him from criminal charges, not to mention any other headaches. "I just; when telling her the truth didn't make her go away, I jumped into my playbook, which at this time, consists of what I did with you." "What would you have done, exactly, if she'd believed you about the Holmes Field Device?" Becky queried, looking at him with interest. He considered and gave a halfhearted shrug. "I guess I knew she wouldn't, because if I told Roxy I was a guy, she'd yank my pants down to make sure. But to answer your question, I; I dunno. I was just really outta options." "I know you know this, Mark, but we obviously have to find ways for you to be even more careful," she said in a gentle tone. "You haven't timelocked yourself yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if you came really close there." "No shit," he muttered, scowling at his glass. "Sorry, just stressed." "Oh, poor baby," Becky cooed, getting out of her seat and coming over to sit down next to Mark. She pulled him into lean on her and then rested his face between her opulent tits, knowing exactly the effect this would have on him. "Just relax, it's all fine now." Mark sighed and nuzzled into her tits, relaxing a little. His teacher's scent and her glorious softness had a calming effect on his frazzled nerves. "Uhd, we should go on vacation in some remote time for a year or so. I could use it." Becky giggled, stroking her fingers through her student's dark hair. "If only we could." "Well, why couldn't we?" Mark reasoned, still nuzzling and refusing to leave his nest. "We've got a time machine, don't we?" "Mark, a two-week vacation is one thing, but longer stretches are problematic." "Why?" Becky sighed and put down her wine, opting to just hold him while he nuzzled her boobs. It wasn't like she didn't enjoy the sensation, after all. She knew that Mark, even though he was at least as experienced a time traveler as she was at this point, was still an eighteen-year-old boy, who had failed her Physics course. He just wasn't good at this stuff yet. But he took her with him readily, and she would have all the patience in the world until he caught up. If he ever did. "Mark, let's say you and I did indeed go on vacation for a year, somewhere in the time stream," she began, still stroking his wavy, dark hair. "And let's say we left tonight." "Sounds good, I'm in," Mark replied in a muffled tone. She smirked and continued. "And we come back after a year, to, say, an hour after we left, no one would notice, right?" "That's the beauty of it," he agreed, nodding in her boobs. "But we'd notice," she pointed out. We'd be a whole year older than when we left. When you got back, everyone would be trying to celebrate your nineteenth birthday, when, in reality, you're twenty. And you're the only one aside from me who knows it. Thanks to my captivity in the Louvre, I'm already a month older than our calendar indicates, so my birthday is technically inaccurate." He paused as he considered what she was saying. "And let's say, God forbid, that the time machine broke down somewhere in the past," she said, her voice taking on a serious tone. "Neither of us knows how to fix it, and there's absolutely no guarantee that we'd be able to find someone who could. What if it took the two of us five years to repair it, against all odds? We'd arrive back, an hour after we left, if we could, and everyone would notice we were magically five years older. I'd be thirty, you'd be twenty-three. We'd both look somewhat older, undoubtedly. How would we account for that?" Mark said nothing, just listening. "The only alternative would be to arrive five years in the future, to make up the difference, but then we've been AWOL with no explanation for five years," she continued. "Sure, maybe you can say you joined the merchant marines without a moment's notice, but what would I say?" She took his chin gently and turned his head to look up into her blue eyes. "We can't mess with the time stream and people's lives like that," she said quietly, almost sadly. "We're not from an era where time travel is the norm and people know what to expect." "You sure know how to take the fun out of time travel, Becks," he sighed, shaking his head. She giggled and cradled him in her bosom again, knowing he didn't mean it. "Silly," she cooed, jiggling her tits against his face a little. "You know better than anyone how much fun I can be in the time stream." "Yeah, that's true," Mark admitted, smiling and turning over on his back to look up at her while he lay in her lap. She was wearing black yoga pants, and a tight tank top and gave her impressive bust lots of breathing room. "But I really could use a little time away, to be honest. This nonsense stressed me out." "I'm sure it did, and hopefully you'll start thinking about these things ahead of time," she agreed, poking him in the nose. "In terms of what we could do, I have been giving the matter some thought." Mark raised an eyebrow. Becky never had bad ideas. Not compared to his, in any event. "I'm all ears." "Hardly," Becky giggled, reaching her hand down to gently cup his crotch beneath his jeans. "Let me explain first. You're not the only one with a predicament, although mine isn't necessarily self-inflicted." "Still listening," Mark said dryly, noticing the cheerful jibe. "It's difficult, being separated by three months the way we are," Becky said, caressing his cheek. "You, the Mark lying in my lap, you're from my upcoming summer. Me, I'm still waiting for the school year to finish. And three times a week, I see you in my classroom, and have to remind myself that the you sitting in that desk is not only still a minor, still, but has absolutely no idea about any of this." Mark said nothing, considering. "And I have to constantly be on guard, making sure I'm not sitting behind my desk, gazing at you dreamily in an off moment, or reminding myself not to sext you from the bathroom." "Damn, now I kinda wish you had," Mark mused, making her snicker. "Silly. What I'm saying, is that I think in the very near future, we'll need to not see each other for three months, as agonizing as that sounds, so that I can catch up with you." Mark screwed up his face as he thought about that. "That does sound sucky." "Oh, it won't be for you," Becky pointed out. "You get to hop on your time machine and return to three months from now, just like you always do every time we meet up. You won't even notice the difference. But you've also very tacitly avoided my future self for now, haven't you?" He nodded. "Yeah, you said to. Not that hard; it's a big city, and you told me where you tend to be at any given time, so it isn't much of a challenge." "Well, I want to catch up," Becky said firmly. "I want us to be on the same relative time frame, so that we don't need to worry about twists and so on, where things can go wrong. And if that means not seeing this you for three months," she whispered, placing her hand gently on his crotch, "and no time travelling for me because you've got the Holmes Field Device, then I'll manage. But it needs fixing, Mark." "Okay, done," Mark agreed, nodding. "But you mentioned something fun, which hasn't come up yet in this presentation so far." "Well," Becky began again. "I was thinking that we really should go and get Nanu and bring her forward with us. "It's not fair to leave her in that villa by herself. She doesn't really know how to look after herself, after all." "But we can keep visiting her," Mark pointed out. "She doesn't understand time travel, she'd hardly notice." "If we keep coming back to the same point in time to visit her, or at least within the same period frequently, it's true that little or no time will have passed for her," Becky said. "But we have our own lives, and goodness only knows when we'll have the time to pop out to Imperial Rome again. Years might pass for us before we can see her. How would we explain how much older we look to her?" "That again," Mark sighed, resenting the mathematical drudgery of time travel. "Yeah, that would freak her out. And as far as she's concerned, I'm still your slave, and she is too." "It's a notion I'll have to disabuse her of, once we bring her back here," Becky confirmed. "But I was thinking we'd have some fun when we go back and get her, and then she could stay with me. I'd spend our three months apart teaching her about our time and world, and when you meet us, we'd all be caught up together. Sound good?" "Well, I can't imagine it not being fun if you're around," Mark replied, grinning and sitting up, feeling considerably better after this talk with his teacher. "What're we gonna use to get the funds?" "Well," Becky said, making a cute show of thinking. "I've actually checked with that chroniques dealer? The one over on Adelaide that we were directed to?" "You've been busy!" Mark laughed, putting his arm around her shoulder. "I like to be prepared," she purred, snuggling into his side. "Anyway, I told him about my complete collection of Monchhichi minis that I inherited from my older cousin when I was young. Never did anything with 'em, because they just took up shelf space. But he's willing to give me a lot of money for them, apparently they're huge in the thirty-third century." "Well, of course they are," Mark said, rolling his eyes. "I; what the Hell are they, anyway? Never heard of 'em." "Oh, just collectible figurines from Japan in the Seventies, they look like cute little lolicon monkeys, along with a plushie toyline and several cartoons," she explained, waiving dismissively. "I couldn't care less about them, and if they make some person happy thirteen hundred years in the future, great. I'm getting lots of money for 'em." "Okay," Mark agreed, shrugging. "I was gonna sell my dad's Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots or Micronauts if we needed the geld. I'd probably get a good price on those, too." "You will," she confirmed. "But my lolicon monkeys are worth more, so we'll use them. So, we'll go see Nanu, tell her what's really up, have a lot of fun, spread my money around, and then bring her back. Sound good? I think two weeks of solid sucking and fucking should make you forget your woes." "I can hardly wait," Mark declared. "Why wait at all, big boy?" she purred again, as she undid his fly and bent her head down while fishing his cock out of his pants. Nanu sighed as she sat on the solium, kicking her legs back and forth slowly as she looked at the mosaic on the floor. It had been over a week now since she had seen anybody, let alone her mistress. As gorgeous as her surroundings were, this expansive villa hidden in the distant hills outside of mighty Rome, she was decidedly lonely. She'd never really spent any appreciable time by herself before Lady Aurora had purchased her from the Flavians. Despite her mistress' unwelcome absence, she found herself smiling as she thought of her. Lovely, lovely Lady Aurora Horatia; tall, with long, golden blonde hair, sparkling blue eyes, sensuous lips that were always parted to show her white teeth and radiant smile. Her thoughts turned to the lady's other parts now, and she blushed. She thought of her mistress' lovely neck, supple shoulders, her large, perky bust, trim waist and glorious, tight ass. Nanu felt warm as she pictured Lady Aurora's cunt, which she kept smooth and clean; so unusual for a Roman patrician woman. She had long, strong dancer's legs, just like Nanu. She remembered how captivated she'd been while she watched Lady Aurora dance at the orgy. Bonosus. Lady Aurora's principal slave, and her lover. Dark, wavy hair, and deep brown eyes; he was unnaturally tall, at least to Nanu, with an athletic build, broad shoulders, and a small waist that was hard to the touch; and his cock was huge. It had felt like it was tearing Nanu apart when she rode on it with wild abandon. She came out of her reverie and looked around again, sighing forlornly. The villa was beautiful, with plastered walls covered in colorful frescoes, mosaic floors, indoor bathing chambers and toilets, beautiful gardens, a stream just behind the building, and all the delicious food she could eat. She had all the creature comforts any slave could ever want, but it was still quiet and lonely for her. She looked down at herself, using her fingers to pull slightly at the material of the top of the dress she wore. It was a spare garment, made of quality linen, one of several Lady Aurora had bought for Nanu from the Flavius family. Of course, the slave girl was thrilled beyond words to wear such a thing, and in all ways, she saw her ownership by Lady Aurora as a turning point in her life, the beginning of something wonderful beyond words. She and Bonosus were the luckiest slaves to ever live. But not if she was so very alone. Nanu, born into poverty in the tiny settlement of Akhmim in Egypt, the youngest of twelve children. Sold into slavery to the Flavians at a tender age to help feed her family, she'd lived a hard life, doing the most menial of tasks for the wealthy Roman family at their home in Tepihu, far up the Nile. But then they discovered she could dance, and dance well. She was sent to the principal Flavian household in distant Rome, a place she'd only ever heard of, and could never imagine. She danced for the patriarch and his wife, and they agreed to keep her on, as long as her legs held out. So Nanu danced relentlessly, determined to never return to the misery she'd known before. Within a year, she was the leader of the dancing girls the Flavians owned, and whatever jealousies the other girls might have held were quickly cast aside. Nanu understood that if she treated them all equally, she was more likely to prosper, rather than looking after only herself at their expense. She was lovers with all of them, and it wasn't long before she was fucking the lord and lady as well. Her position was as secure as a slave's could be under such circumstances. True, she was still punished, quite often for things beyond her control. But the Flavians were not overly harsh with her, having her flogged with short, thin reed brooms, to avoid scarring her. It hurt, and she cried, but she inevitably recovered, usually to be fucked by Master Flavius as she soon as she could walk. She left the chair and walked over to a small table, on which sat a highly polished silver mirror. She picked it up and looked at herself, pursing her lips, assessing her features. She'd always concluded that she was at least somewhat attractive, since men (and women) always wanted to fuck her. She was aware that being a highly trained dancer gave her a desirable physique for a slave, and her strong, taut muscles kept her cunt tight. Her tits were not overly large, but were pronounced from her torso, and jiggled when she danced or ran. She thought they swayed nicely when she walked. She had the creamy bronze skin of the people of the Black Lands, children of the pharaohs. Her thick hair was a glossy blue-black, and she kept it trimmed to just past her jaw, in the manner of women in her country. Her eyes were a warm hazel, with tawny flecks many of the other dancing girls described as bewitching and seductive. If only she could- "Well now, if it isn't everyone's favorite dancing slave," quipped a lyrical voice from nearby. Nanu's head snapped around and she cried out in delight as she espied Lady Aurora standing in the door nearby, with Bonuses just behind, looming over her and grinning. Nanu had been so wrapped up in looking at her reflection and feeling sorry for herself that she hadn't even heard them approach. "Mistress!" the Egyptian girl called out as she darted across the room and threw herself into Lady Aurora's waiting arms. "Magistra! How I Have Missed You!" "We've missed you too, Nanu," Becky said softly, hugging the shorter girl and kissing the top of her head while Nanu burst into tears. "I'm sorry we were away for so long." "It felt like forever, mistress, I won't lie," Nanu said, choking back her sobs before pressing her mouth to Becky's and kissing her fiercely. Becky returned the kiss gladly, and the women greeted one another with tangling tongues and wandering hands for nearly a minute before they needed to breathe. Nanu looked up at Becky now, her eyes still wide and wet with emotion. "May I; may I say hello to Bonosus, mistress?" "I'm pretty sure he's counting on it," Becky said, stepping aside and giggling as Nanu flung herself against Mark, kissing him feverishly, but with her hands predictably snaking down his frame and under his tunic to fondle his cock. "Goodness, girl, did those toys I left get no love from you in my absence?" "Oh, mistress, they got loved day and night," Nanu replied, turning to look at Becky since she was being addressed. "But I do not need to tell you that it is hardly the same as the real thing, as to have a real lover. And I am sorry if it makes me sound deficient, but; I am not good at being alone. I am not at all used to it." "Oh, I'm sorry, darling," Becky said as Mark picked Nanu up in his arms and carried her back into the room. Nanu had her arms around his neck, and seemed to be in absolute heaven, now that the two most important people in her life had returned. "But we're back now, and we have no intention of leaving you behind again." Nanu looked curious. "Won't leave me behind again; are we going somewhere, mistress? Are we to leave the villa?" "It will take some explaining, I promise you that," Becky answered, nodding. "But first, I think the three of us should fuck one another stupid all over the villa, don't you?" Nanu's face lit up at her mistress' suggestion and she nodded eagerly. "Yes, mistress! I want to fuck you both until I cannot see or walk straight!" Becky made a grand gesture with her hand, taking in the whole villa. "Then you may pick where we fuck, my love. Anywhere, as much as you please. We await your pleasure." Nanu looked around in almost breathless excitement as Mark put her down. She didn't know where to begin, only that she wanted to fuck Mistress Aurora and Bonosus in every single area of the villa. She'd been so glum that she barely noticed how horny she was. Now the rampant feelings of lust washed over her, and her cunt was shamefully wet. She grabbed Becky's hand and pulled her excitedly along through the house. "This way!" she exclaimed, her eyes wide with anticipation. "I want us to bathe and fuck!" Becky and Mark laughed as they followed the Egyptian girl into the small antechamber in front of the sudatorium, which Mark and Becky would normally identify as a sauna. They were amazed at the speed with which Nanu had not only removed her own clothes, but also undressed the two of them. Clearly she was in great need and had no intention of waiting. She had apparently lit the fire to heat the small room earlier in the day, for her own use, and now all she had to do was scrub the three of them down before bringing them inside. With a small sponge and rough linen cloths, she did this quickly. She then brought them into the sweat room, which was filled with steam already. Rocks in the little containment chamber over the brazier heated water and caused the steam, while small pouches of herbs hung over the rocks, and wine dripped through them to sizzle and evaporate, giving the steam a heady, aromatic quality that often left guests somewhat drunk. The three now stretched out on the wooden benches that lined the wall, sighing and relaxing for a moment before Nanu's eagerness overtook her. She crawled on top of Becky and kissed her deeply, squirming her body down into her mistress' while they fondled one another. Mark watched on lazily, knowing that the day was young, and it was best that he conserve his strength. Keeping up with Nanu's libido was no small task, not to mention Becky's once she got going. It wasn't long before the two girls were locked in a slippery, trembling sixty-nine, moaning as they lapped at one another's twats and fingered each other's puckered knots. Nanu came so hard she almost shrieked inside Becky's cunt, while the blonde goddess shuddered and speared her tongue deep inside her lover as she came, glazing Nanu's face with her cum. Both girls seemed almost to become puddles, sighing languidly as they lay together, bodies shining with sweat. Through the haze of steam, Mark could see them kissing one another's pussies gently, and the look on Nanu's face could only be described as rapture, mixed with a sense of relief and contentment. She was so happy her mistress had come back to her. But Nanu recovered quickly, turning her head to look at her fellow 'slave', whom she knew as Bonosus. Mark was lying on his side on the bench he occupied, idly stroking his cock. Nanu had already focused on his manhood like an arrow, and managed to extricate herself from Becky without disturbing her mistress' bliss, and crawled across the tile floor on all fours, her hazel eyes glinting. Without waiting, she knelt next to him, moved Mark's hand aside, and took his cock into her grip. She began stroking slowly and gently, before leaning in to kiss the swelling tool lovingly. She swirled her tongue around the head, then up and down the hardening shaft several times, her hand following her tongue. Then she popped her mouth around the head and slowly pushed down, humming as she moved wetly down his length. Mark sighed in pleasure and began running his hand through her raven hair. Becky now watched, caressing her creamy cunt as she gazed over at the lovers. Mark was half on his back, half on his side, while Nanu was kneeling on the floor, bent over and bobbing up and down on his stiff cock. Her tiny hand made a gentle twisting motion on the smooth skin of his shaft, following her warm, wet mouth. Becky smiled, knowing how great it was to give her student head, since she'd done it countless times herself now. Things would be so much easier for them all when she finally caught up with him in the timeline. Mark stroked down Nanu's back and reached her ass, giving one of the tight, perk cheeks a squeeze before nudging her. Nanu took the hint readily and stood up, clambering over Mark's face and looking down his body. The bench wouldn't have been big enough for Mark and Becky to do what was now happening, but Nanu was considerably smaller than Becky, and somehow managed. She leaned down his body, crying out suddenly as Mark pulled her ass cheeks apart and slid his tongue around her gooey cunt. She trembled and squirmed for several moments before composing herself and returning to the task of sucking on his cock hungrily. He was at full mast now, and Nanu's tiny hand could hardly fit around the girth of his shaft. Amazingly, though, she could take his manhood all the way inside her mouth, and down her throat readily. Becky's slave was as gifted as she was shameless, clearly. Nanu grunted as Mark slid one of his fingers inside her ass. Mark had larger hands than most people from her home era, and his finger was larger than some dicks she'd had back there before. Or at least, it certainly felt that way at the moment. She accepted the intrusion willingly, squirming back against his hand, and squeezing her tight tunnel around it while he massaged her cunt and clit with her tongue. She let out little moans, still bobbing up and down while giving Becky a sidelong look with heavily lidded, glazed eyes. Determined to not be left out, Becky slowly rose from her bench and wiggled over across the small area. She observed the setting with a critical eye for several moments, working out the logistics of how to best fit into this carnal puzzle. Just like she could not readily engage in a sixty-nine with Mark on these relatively (to them) narrow benches, she could not straddle him and fuck him to proper effect either. The answer presented itself quickly. She eased Nanu up into a sitting position over Mark's face, and if the slave girl was disappointed in having to relinquish that delicious cock, the feeling quickly gave way to yelps of delight as she sank her cunt even further down onto Mark's tongue, squirming and grinding lustily. Becky pumped and stroked Mark's cock steadily for several seconds, making sure he would stay hard. He was lying down the length of the bench, his tool ramrod-erect for her. She then stood and moved over his midsection, facing out into the tiny chamber. She bent her knees and reached under, steadying his throbbing cock while she guided it to her cuntlips. One she had him in place, she slowly sat down, sighing as he pushed up inside her steaming depths. Her ass come to rest on his hips, while she sat sideways on him, pinned to his cock. She closed her eyes and just savored the sensation for several seconds, her fingers flexing against his stomach and his knee, respectively. She finally opened her blue eyes and turned her head to smile at Nanu, who was moving up and down slowly on Mark's tireless tongue. Becky leaned in toward the slave, who immediately moved her torso forward to meet Becky. They kissed over Mark's long form, tongues tangling while Becky began to move up and down slowly, loving the feel of this unique position with him deep inside her. The threesome slowly squirmed and undulated against one another, time lost within the confines of the tiny, steaming chamber. The dim, amber light of the fire beneath the heated stones was their only illumination, but in this misty, ethereal sitting, it was utter perfection. The scent of spiced wine mingled with the aromas of bodies making love. Becky could taste the wine in Nanu's sweat as she drew her tongue along the girl's collarbone and over her tits. "I think it's about time for you to fuck Nanu and cum in her, Mark," Becky panted after several minutes of churning up and down on his thick rod. She was massaging and groping her tits, or Nanu's as she rode. The Egyptian girl had reached forward and was massaging her mistress' cunt dutifully as well. "It's been a few weeks for her, and you just filled me up this morning." "Relatively speaking," Mark quipped from beneath Nanu's writhing hips. "You sit on the bench and spread 'em, Becks, and she can kneel and lick you. I'll get behind her." Becky had no problem with this plan, and quickly coaxed Nanu off Mark's face, to kneel on the floor in front of her. Nanu's eyes widened with delight as Becky smiled and parted her legs, before reaching down with two fingers to spread her thick nether lips wide, exposing her glistening inner pink to the slave girl. Nanu practically dived in, and Becky grunted and almost jumped, clasping the girl's head suddenly, her feet leaving the floor. "Nuh, fuck!" she wheezed as Nanu began lapping at her like she was eating her last meal before she died. Her fingers gripped Nanu's black hair while she began grinding her snatch against the girl's face desperately. Nanu licked cunt like nobody's business. Mark, meanwhile, had positioned himself behind Nanu, and lined his cock up with her dripping twat, holding her by the ass cheeks. Nanu trembled while he slid his cockhead up and down her slippery lips, and against her tingling clit, making her squeak and whimper into Becky's cunt. He braced her for only the briefest of moments before sliding inside her without any warning, sinking in to the hilt. The Egyptian slave-girl wailed in ecstasy as he forced her wide, pinning her to him. Mark began fucking Nanu with a steady, strong pace, and she yelped into her mistress' cunt with each thrust, even while lapping at her pink twat hungrily. Her face was shining with sweat, and Becky's wetness, her tongue thick with the cloying sweetness of the blonde woman. Nanu's head was spinning in delight. Surely this was the heavenly afterlife? Becky almost curled up on herself, her fingernails threatening to leave grooves in Nanu's scalp as she shook uncontrollably and came, barely able to keep herself from screeching. She slathered Nanu's face in her essence, her entire body tingling with fire. Nanu shuddered and writhed, wailing as she came, her cunt tightening around Mark's cock fiendishly. As if on cue, Mark arched his back, gritted his teeth and growled, pumping all his cum inside Nanu, thrusting strongly. The trio rocked and writhed in depraved unison for close to a minute before Mark leaned forward on Nanu's back, breathing heavily. Becky sighed in exhaustion, sinking down on the bench, her cunt pressing into Nanu's face. The slave girl, pinned in place between her mistress and her fellow slave, simply held still, surrounded by warm, slick flesh and gently caressing fingers. She could still feel Bonosus throbbing deep inside her, and her mistress' cunt oozed against her mouth. She felt so blessed and safe like this. But then she looked up from between Becky's legs, her own glinting with eagerness. "Come! I know where we need to fuck next!" And with that, the Egyptian girl extricated herself from between them and wiggled quickly out of the room. Mark groaned and sagged forward between Becky's tits, and she held onto him wearily. "Now I know why we can't leave her for weeks on end," he mumbled in her cleavage. "Because we won't survive the backlog of fucking we need to do;” Nanu was sitting in the chair, her expression one of bewilderment. She seemed to have forgotten the goblet of wine in her hand, and she sat with her arms and legs tucked in close to her body. Clearly, she was confused and feeling uncertain about what she was hearing. "You're; mistress, you're not a Roman at all?" she asked quietly as she stared at Becky. They were sitting in the atrium of the villa, and it was a quiet evening. Birds sang, and a gentle breeze caressed their faces and the nearby blossoms as it dipped over the villa and into the central opening. Becky shook her head, knowing that this was going to take a lot of patience on her and Mark's part; and even more on Nanu's. Everything she was in the process of telling the girl would sound completely preposterous, even more so than Mark's explanation to his sister the day before. "No, Nanu, I'm not a Roman of any sort," the blonde woman confessed, trying to smile. "And my name is not Aurora Horatia. My name is Rebecca." "Rebekah?" Nanu queried, making a wry face. "That is a Hebrew name." She looked Becky up and down skeptically. "You don't look like a Hebrew." The slave girl looked at Mark. "And your name is not Bonosus, and you're not a Roman either?" He shook his head. "Nope. I'm Mark. And Becks is actually my teacher." Nanu squeezed her eyes shut for several seconds and when she finally opened them, they were filled with worry. "Are; are you going to kill me?" Despite herself, Becky burst into giggle fits at the question. Nanu looked confused, and then slightly irked at the response from her 'mistress'. She thought it was a perfectly reasonable question, under these circumstances. She folded her arms, crossed her legs, and looked off at the sky over the far wall, annoyed. "I'm sorry, Nanu," Becky said finally reining herself in. "I wasn't laughing at you, I mean it. It just wasn't what I expected to hear at all, and we both love you too much to ever consider killing you. Hell, I'm not sure we could if we tried." "Well I don't know what to believe," sniffed the younger girl. "You've bought me, and taken me away from a comfortable, if not happy life, and nearly gotten me killed at least once, and then there was that; thing; that you two ride around on;” "The Holmes Field Device," Becky said, nodding. "It doesn't just take us where we want to go, it allows us to travel through time, which is why we are here at all." Nanu shook her head, indicating that she had no idea what Becky meant. The teacher leaned forward slightly, smiling. They weren't sitting that far apart, but she had allowed for a small amount of distance between them, so that Nanu didn't feel trapped or pressured if she took all this poorly. To be honest, she was taking it surprisingly well, even if she wasn't buying all of it. "Nanu, I apologize for asking simple questions, but please bear with me;” she said quietly, noticing that even if she was listening, Nanu was now staring at Becky's cleavage, framed between her arms while she sat forward. Mark was staring too. Some thing would never change. "You understand the concepts of yesterday, today and tomorrow, yes?" Nanu nodded slowly. "Yes, mistress." "Do you ever wish you could visit days that have gone by?" Becky asked. "Like maybe go back and visit your childhood, or meet some member of your family who was lost years ago? Or even see the Sphinx getting built?" The girl looked confused again. "Suh-finx?" Becky looked at Mark, hoping for some help. He still had the chip that let him speak Egyptian in his head. He pondered the issue for a moment before the tiny computer in his noggin gave him the answer. He looked at Nanu and smiled. "Horemakhet." Nanu's eyes went wide. To see the Horus of the Western Horizon being built by the gods. She shook her head. "What you say is impossible!" Becky smiled now, not blaming Nunu for her disbelief. "Nanu, a long time ago, people would have thought that chariots were impossible, that mastering fire and steel were impossible. But you know they're not just possible, you know that these things are fact." Nanu nodded, willing to listen to her beloved mistress, who apparently wasn't her mistress. But she listened. "Mark and I come from many, many tomorrows away, a time many years from now. That device that we travel on, it allows us to do it." The Egyptian girl screwed up her face, trying to understand. She thought she'd heard outlandish things in her life before, but this was so far beyond her conceptions and experience that it sounded like a ridiculous fable her grandmother would tell her. But she had stepped on the wondrous device, and it had taken them somewhere far away from Rome in the blink of an eye, and back. She could not deny this had happened, even if she didn't understand it. Which brought up a big question for her. "Why do you do this?" she queried, looking at each of them. Mark shrugged. "It's fun to move through time and do things." Another skeptical look from Nanu. "You think it's fun to have the gladiators of Rome try to kill you?" Mark faltered slightly. "I; well, no, not that part." Becky giggled. "No, Nanu, that part is unplanned. Mark and I like to travel to different times, to see important events, and to fuck there." Nanu tilted her head curiously at the statement. "What it so important about fucking in these places?" Becky considered her answer. "There's nothing important about it, you're right. But it's still fun. We love to do these things, because almost no one else can. And hopefully it's exciting but not dangerous. If we didn't do this, we never would have met you, and we wouldn't be fucking you now. And we both wouldn't be crazy about you." Nanu's stomach was in her feet as she thought about what her mis; what Rebekah was saying. She was horrified by the thought now that she might never have met them, they she might not have been bought, or living here, in freedom, and getting fucked to her little heart's content. "But if you are not; not from today;” she murmured, trying to formulate her thoughts around these strange concepts. "Then you will keep leaving me. You might come back, but you will keep leaving." Becky could see the tears welling in Nanu's eyes, and she rose from her chair and moved to sit with the smaller girl, cradling her into her bosom as Nanu tried not to cry. "Oh, Nanu, I'm sorry," she cooed. "I didn't realize how hard it was for you to be alone." "I've never been alone," sniffled the raven-haired girl, wrapping her arms around Becky's waist tightly, unwilling to let go. "My whole life, I've never been alone for so much as a day, never mind a week. It was terrifying. I'm a slave, you know." Becky caressed her fingers through Nanu's hair and kissed the top of her said. "I understand now. And I am sorry. But Mark and I wanted to talk to you about that, actually." Nanu choked back a sob and looked up at Becky, ready to hear what she had to say. "Mark and I want to bring you with us," Becky explained, using a thumb to wipe some tears from Nanu's cheek. "Come back to our time, and perhaps take you with us on our adventures." Nanu's eyes went wide. "L; leave Rome?" Becky shrugged. "Is there anyone left for you to care about?" "Well, no." Nanu admitted. "And as I've already told you, Mark and I are crazy about you, so since we cannot stay here in Rome with you, maybe you should come with us, Becky continued. "I love having you around." Nanu's face lit up at Becky's words, but then a cloud passed over her face as things occurred to her. "But I; know nothing about this place you are from. How would I live?" "Well I would teach you, of course," Becky replied, smiling. "And it'll probably be terrifying at first, since you will see things you cannot even imagine, but Mark and I will protect you and help you learn." "I; would stay with you?" Nanu asked in a voice begging for assurance. Becky nodded. "You won't leave me alone?" The blonde woman smiled. "Well, I might have to step out the door once in a while to go and get food, or go to my job, but I won't leave you alone for days at a time, I promise." Nanu returned to hugging Becky, looking off at the far wall across the atrium. Her heart was pounding in her chest as she thought about what she should do. Did she take these two up on their weird offer? Did she just ask to stay here at the villa, and take her chances about when they could visit? Did she ask to be sent back to the Flavius household? Every option terrified her. She finally looked up at Becky again and drew a deep breath. "Can we; fuck some more, while I think about it?" Becky and Mark both laughed and nodded their assent. It was the most Nanu thing Nanu had ever said. Predictably, Nanu, after much fucking and pondering, had decided to take Mark and Becky up on their offer. Delighted, Becky had declared that they would be doing some shopping first, heading into Rome to get things she wanted. Nanu was always happy to visit the city, she was always enthralled by the sights and sounds around her. "But I; I must point out something," she confessed, looking uneasy. "I know you keep saying that I need not be your slave anymore, but it is not safe for me to walk around freely, Mistress, no matter what you tell me. If you say you don't own me, I am still a slave to them. They'll put me in chains and have me on the auction block again in no time, but probably not before they do awful things to me." "She has a point, Becks," Mark started, shrugging as he fastened his tunic in place. "We may know slavery is immoral, but Rome doesn't give a shit. As far as they're concerned, you're still a patrician woman, and we're still your slaves." "Which brings up another troublesome fact," Becky sighed, building on Mark's premise. "You're the most hated individual in Rome. You defiled a Vestal Virgin;” "Pervert," Nanu said in a low voice, nudging Mark. "You made a mockery of the legal system, and turned the Colosseum into a sexual freak show. I wouldn't be surprised if every soldier in Rome had orders to skewer you on sight." "Hey, I'm not the one who dropped a giant canvas sail on the emperor's head and wiggled my tits at seventy thousand people, you know!" Mark protested. "Well, that part was fun," Becky mused, smirking, lapsing into English for a moment. "So what do we do? I want to go shopping, but without getting you killed." "Yeah, you've got a point there," Mark allowed, looking at the ground as he pondered the issue. Nanu looked back and forth between them as they spoke in their unintelligible gibberish. "Well, we either need a disguise for me, so I don't look like Bonosus anymore, or we need to jump back a few days to before we arrived, and before anyone would know us." "More of your time twists," Becky chided, holding up a finger. "Didn't you learn?" "I know what you mean, but I kinda think we did that," Mark replied. "Don't you remember how you said people were waving at you like they knew you already, and you thought that was weird? That maybe they'd mistaken you for someone else? It's kinda unlikely that they are mistaking you for anyone, Becks. You're as tall as most of the men, and you're like a living embodiment of Venus to them, with blonde hair." "I'm afraid you may be right," Becky sighed, not liking the hypothesis, but forced to admit it was probably accurate. "So we go back maybe a week before we first arrived, do our shopping, and split?" Mark turned and looked at Nanu now. "Nanu, have you been into the city of Rome any time in the last week before you met us? Or anyone from the Flavius household?" "Ooh, good catch, Mark," Becky mentioned, nodding. "Can't have her running into herself by accident, no matter how unlikely." Nanu considered for a moment and then shook her head. "No, before you arrived, it had been more than a month, I think. Master Flavius resented paying the prices they wanted in the city, he usually made us shop in Lavinium, it was cheaper." Mark shrugged. "We could probably do your shopping and find some fun, Becks. Then we'll plan our next move. Sound good?" Becky removed her outfit, letting pool around her feet before sitting down in a low chair. She held out her arms, beckoning for Nanu to join her. The Egyptian girl shed her clothing, and then went to sit naked in her blonde lover's lap, their lovely tits squashing together. They kissed for some moments before Becky smiled at Nanu. "I want to buy you some outfits, Nanu, outfits like I wear. Would you like to dress and look like mistress?" It seemed as though Nanu might faint. Becky was also pretty sure she felt the girl getting wet. She giggled and kissed Nanu's nose. "I'll take that as a yes." Rome. The litter glided through the crowded street, with people dutifully making way for it; whomever was inside was clearly important. The four dark-skinned slaves bearing it on their shoulders walked along silently, seemingly not bothered by the weight within. The litter itself was simple in design, but ornate in appearance, the canopy held aloft on carved poles, and much of it decorated with gold leaf or edging. Diaphanous curtains on all sides obscured the women within. Becky and Nanu lay on their sides, facing in toward one another. Nanu was wearing a beautiful stola, just like Becky, and she gazed down at her raiment in wonder, running a hand delicately over the fabric. Becky smiled as she watched the Egyptian girl while reaching into a bowl between them and putting a grape in her mouth. "Mistress, this is wonderful," Nanu whispered, knowing to not refer to Becky as her mistress too loudly. "I've never felt anything like this in my life, except on someone else." "Well, it's yours, and yours alone, so enjoy it," Becky said cheerfully, enjoying Nanu's elation. She put another grape between her teeth and smiled slyly. Nanu leaned in and took the grape between her own teeth, their lips touching. As Nanu masticated on the grape, Becky opened the gauze-like drapes in the back if the litter and called out gently. "How we doing back there, Mark?" "Oh, just fine, thanks so very much for asking," muttered the student-slave, who trudged along behind the litter, carrying several handbags made of linen and animal skins, filled with shopping goods. His hands and shoulders ached. How the Hell could Becky purchase so much shit in an era that didn't have electronics? "How much farther we got?" "Not too much longer, I think," mused the blonde teacher casually. She wasn't too worried about Mark having to carry stuff, he'd been through worse recently. She'd bought outfits and jewelry, pretty house furnishings, and other curios to take home. She considered what she'd need to buy for Nanu upon their return. Clothes aside, she would somehow need to procure ID for her, some sorts of medical records, and so forth. How did she get any of that done? "Will I like my new life, mistress?" Nanu asked, eating another grape. "I am sure I will love living with you, but;” Becky smiled and caressed her face lovingly. "It will be very, very different, Nanu. And at times it will seem frightening. But there are so many things I cannot wait to show you." "Then I will wait and trust you," the Egyptian girl said softly, giving herself over to her mistress' carefully in her mind. "Because I believe you when you say you love me and want the best for me." Nanu was silent for some time, as if deep in thought. "What's on your mind, darling?" Becky asked, curious. Nanu sighed. "I just miss my family. I have not seen them since I was young. And I dreamed of returning to them one day." Becky smiled. "Oh, you want t

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날 ▶ 암표 미끼 중고거래 사기 2025 프로야구 한국시리즈의 열기가 최고조에 달하며 관중 수가 사상 최초로 1200만 명을 돌파한 요즘, 그 인기만큼 암표도 극성인데, 이 점을 노린 신종사기가 출현해 논란이다. 문제가 발생한 곳은 중고거래 플랫폼. 야구 티켓을 구매하고 싶던 제보자는 ‘구매 대행 사이트'로 유도당해 돈을 입금했지만, ‘결제 오류', ‘입금자명 오류' 등을 이유로 재입금을 요구받았고, 결국 수백만 원을 갈취당했다. 경찰에 신고했지만 해당 사이트는 여전히 운영 중이다. 피싱 사기로 볼 수 없어 피해 구제나 처벌이 어렵다는데, 문제는 이 같은 수법의 사기 피해를 당한 사람들이 더 있다는 것. 갈수록 교묘해지고 있는 사기행각, 그 실태를 에서 취재했다. HOT 키워드 ▶ 국립중앙박물관 유료화 논쟁 500만 관객을 돌파하며 세계적인 박물관으로 급부상 중인 국립중앙박물관. 이런 흐름 속에 입장료를 유료화해야 한다는 의견이 나오고 있다. 본래 유료였지만 2008년 이후 전면 무료로 전환해 운영해온 이곳. 하지만 최근 관람객이 급증하며 재정 부담과 시설 부족 등의 문제를 이유로 입장료 유료화 이야기가 불거지고 있는 상황. 일부에서는 “운영비가 부족해 전시 품질 유지가 어렵다”며 “유료화가 불가피하다”는 의견을 내는 반면 “국립기관은 국민 세금으로 운영되는 만큼, 입장료를 받는 것은 이중부담”이라는 반대 여론도 만만치 않다. 전문가는 “유료화는 단순히 돈의 문제가 아니라 문화 접근성과 공공성의 문제”라고 지적하기도 했다. 국립중앙박물관 유료화를 둘러싼 논쟁을 에서 짚어봤다. 알쓸신법 (*알아두면 쓸모있고 신기한 법률) ▶ 위험한 음료 최근 미국에서 특정 음료수를 마시는 SNS 챌린지가 유행 중. 해당 음료는 ‘마시면 기운과 활기를 되찾는다'는 광고로 젊은 세대 사이에서 빠르게 확산해, 클럽 등지에서 마시는 알코올 대체재로 자리 잡았다. 문제는 해당 음료 성분에 마약의 일종인 ‘크라톰' 성분이 함유돼 있다는 것. 실제로 마약을 끊은 이들이 해당 음료를 마시고 다시 마약에 중독되는 것은 물론, 사망에 이르는 경우까지 발생해 큰 사회적 문제로 떠올랐다. 해당 음료를 만든 회사 역시 피해자들로부터 집단소송을 앞둔 상황. 술이 아니므로 누구나 쉽게 살 수 있는 해당 음료를 만약 여행을 간 한국인이 마시면 어떻게 될까? 변호사는 ‘대한민국은 속인주의이므로 해외에서 해당 음료를 마셨을 경우 귀국해 마약 복용 죄로 처벌받을 수 있다'고 경고했다. 음료수의 탈을 쓴 마약, 그 위험성을 에서 밝힌다. ▶ 도플갱어 소송 2006년 미국 오리건주 포틀랜드에서 한 남성이 전설적인 농구 선수 마이클 조던을 고소하는 사건이 벌어졌다. 고소 당사자인 남성이 요구한 손해배상금은 무려 한화 1조 1,600억 원대 규모. 그는 자신의 외모가 마이클 조던과 너무 닮아, 어디를 가든 조던으로 오해를 받는다며 ‘평온한 일상을 방해받았다'라는 혐의로 그를 고소했음을 밝혔다. 당시 미국 법조계를 뜨겁게 달군 황당한 소송. 수많은 법조인은 ‘말도 안 되는 소송'이라고 일축했다. 마이클 조던 측 역시 ‘대응할 가치가 없다'며 법원에 소송 기각 요청서만을 제출한 상황. 결국 고소 당사자 남성은 ‘소송에서 승소할 가능성이 없고, 만약 패소하면 천문학적인 소송 비용을 물어야 한다'는 말에 자진 취하를 결정, 사건은 막을 내렸다. 변호사는 ‘그저 외모가 닮았다는 이유로 소송을 제기할 순 없고 그로 인해 발생한 피해를 입증할 수 있어야 한다'고 답했다. 유명인과 닮았다는 이유로 삶의 고충을 토로한 인물의 황당한 소송전의 전말을 소개한다. ▶ 나만 모르는 사망보험 타인의 감정에 무감각한 아내에게 염증을 느껴 별거를 택한 남편, 우연히 아내가 자신 명의로 수십억 원대 사망보험에 가입해 놓았다는 사실을 알게 됐다. 사망보험금 수혜자는 다름 아닌 아내. 남편이 ‘왜 내 동의 없이 고액의 사망보험에 가입했느냐'고 따져 묻자 아내는 ‘보험 판매 실적을 올리기 위해 그랬을 뿐'이라고 태연히 답했다. 문제는, 남편이 아내와 함께 시간을 보내던 중 우연히 목숨을 잃을 뻔했던 적이 두 차례 있었던 것. 남편은 아내가 사망보험금을 노리고 자신을 살해하려 한 것으로 확신, 아내를 살인미수죄로 경찰에 고발했으나 증거 불충분으로 인한 무혐의 처리로 종결됐다. 결국 이혼 소장을 접수한 남편. 하지만 1심 재판부는 ‘동의 없는 보험 가입은 명백한 이혼 유책 사유라고 보기 어렵다'며 이혼 청구를 기각했다. 포기하지 않은 남편은 아내가 사망보험 가입 시 자신의 서명을 위조했음을 확인, 아내를 사문서 위조죄로 고소한 뒤 재차 이혼 소송을 제기했다. 마침내 2심 재판부는 ‘혼인 중 형사 범죄를 저지른 것은 명백한 이혼 사유'라며 남편의 손을 들어줬다. 동의 없는 사망보험 가입이 부른 부부 관계의 종말, 사건의 전말을 에서 전한다. 대식가 (*대신 식사하러 가겠습니다) (UHD) ▶ 한옥에서 즐기는 모던 중식 특별한 음식이 있는 곳이라면 어디든 간다! 대신 식사하러 가겠습니다. ‘대식가' 오늘의 메뉴는? 연극의 메카 혜화역, 공연 관람 후 맛있는 한 끼 해결하기 좋은 식당이 즐비한 이곳. 든든한 한식 생각에 한옥으로 홀린 듯이 들어가 보는데~ 미술관 뺨치는 신비로운 조형물은 물론, 여기저기 감성 가득 인테리어에 식사 전부터 눈 호강은 기본! 게다가, 한옥 식당이라곤 믿을 수 없는 다양한 중화요리의 향연에 입 호강 제대로~ 이 집의 대표 메뉴, 산더미처럼 쌓아 올린 고기에 치즈가 눈처럼 뿌려진 치즈 마라 전골부터 독특한 풍미의 흑마늘 탕수육, 상큼 매콤한 유린기, 그리고 육즙 가득 머금은 6종 딤섬까지 통 크게 즐기는 중식 한 상~ 낮과 밤의 반전 분위기도 또 다른 매력, 고즈넉한 한옥에서 즐기는 중식을 먹어본다. 주소: 서울 종로구 창경궁로 258-5 ☎ 0507-1477-7225 세계는 ▶ 단 7분 만에 뚫린 파리의 심장 세계 3대 박물관으로 손꼽히는 프랑스의 루브르 박물관에서 도난 사건이 벌어지며 프랑스 전역이 발칵 뒤집혔다. 외제니 황후의 티아라, 18세기 마리 아멜리와 오르탕스 왕비의 사파이어 목걸이 등. 사라진 보석 8점의 가치는 약 1,400억 원. 그런데 절도범들이 이 보석들을 훔쳐 달아나는 데 걸린 시간은, 단 7분이었다. 당시 경보 시스템도 작동 중이었고, 보안 인력 또한 매뉴얼대로 움직이고 있었지만, 절도범들은 박물관 외부 CCTV 사각지대를 이용해 2층 아폴론 갤러리로 침입. 열에 취약한 방탄 진열장을 그라인더로 절단한 뒤 보석들을 훔치고 도주했다. 절도범들이 노란 형광 조끼를 입은 채 ‘작업자'로 위장해 초기에는 아무도 이상을 눈치채지 못했다는데. 프랑스 정부는 유럽 전역에 공조를 요청하고, 수사팀을 60명에서 100명으로 확대해 추적에 나선 상황. 모나리자 도난 사건 이후 최악의 굴욕이라 불리는 이번 사건, 현지 교민을 통해 알아본다. ▶ 초등학교 앞 묻지 마 차량 돌진 중국 후베이성의 한 초등학교 앞. 건널목에서 신호를 기다리던 사람들 사이로 별안간 흰색 차 한 대가 돌진하며 다수의 사상자가 발생했다. 목격자들은 SNS를 통해 최소 10여 명이 다쳤으며, 학생 한 명이 숨졌다고 전했다. 하지만 중국 당국은 구체적인 피해 규모나 사건 경위에 대해 아무런 설명도 내놓지 않고 있는 상황. 게다가 관련 게시물이 SNS에서 잇따라 삭제되고 있다는 사람들의 경험담까지 이어지고 있어 일각에서는 중앙 정부의 통치력에 흠이 될 만한 ‘무차별 범죄'를 당국이 통제하고 있는 게 아니냐는 의혹이 제기되고 있다. 최근 비슷한 사건들이 재조명되면서 논란은 일파만파로 번지고 있는 가운데, 현지 교민을 통해 그 실상을 전한다. ▶ 악명 높은 축구 팬 이스라엘 텔아비브에서 열릴 예정이던 마카비와 하포엘 프리미어리그 더비 경기에서 별안간 수십 개의 연막탄과 불꽃놀이 화약이 터지며 사상자가 속출해 킥오프 직전 경기가 취소되는 사태가 벌어졌다. 극성 훌리건으로 악명 높은 극우 성향의 마카비, 하포엘 훌리건이 맞붙으며 난동이 폭동으로 번진 것. 이에 다음 달 6일 영국에서 열릴 예정이던 유로파리그 경기에서도 영국 경찰이 마카비 원정 팬의 입장을 전면 금지하겠다고 발표해 논란은 더 커졌다. 현지 교민을 통해 축구장이 전장으로 전락한 그 날의 상황을 들어본다. ▶ 세계 황당 사건 1.중국에서 한 아이가 헐벗은 채 집 밖을 기어다니는 모습이 포착돼, 아동 학대 여론이 들끓고 있다. 2.폭우로 홍수가 난 상황에도 카약을 타고 무사히 피자 배달을 완료한 배달원의 사연이 미국에서 화제가 되고 있다. 화제 ▶ 서울시 공공 배달 서비스 땡겨요 코로나19를 기점으로 규모가 커진 국내 배달 앱 시장. 하지만 자영업자들의 수수료 부담이 가중되자 불만의 목소리가 높아지고 있다. 이에 소비자는 물론 자영업자의 부담감을 덜어주기 위해 서울시가 시행한 공공배달 서비스! 자영업자는 낮은 수수료로 배달 서비스를 이용할 수 있고, 소비자는 지역 화폐를 통해 최대 15%의 할인을 받고 이용할 수 있다는데, 자세한 내용을 모닝와이드에서 알아봤다. 주소: 서울시 관악구 낙성대로 22-1 ☎ 02-886-8555~6

Scipio Spinks rose from junior college ball in Chicago to the Major Leagues with Houston and St. Louis. He pitched 5 seasons before injuries derailed his promising career. Spinks talks about his pitching in the late 60s and early 70s, the wind at Candlestick, the heat at Busch and hitting his one and only home run as a big leaguer. Today, Spinks resides in Houston where he is head coach for the University of Houston-Downtown Gator collegiate club baseball team. Spinks has coached the Gators to the NCBA World Series in Alton, Illinois twice.Episodes Featured: 133 - We Weren't Rained Out, We Were Rained In w/ Roger MetzgerErrata: Stu Miller was the pitcher blown off the mound in the 1961 All-Star Game at Candlestick ... Jim Presley hit 19 home runs with 72 RBI with Atlanta in 1990 - he signed with the Padres and was released after hitting .136 in his first 20 games as a Padre ... Robby Thompson was caught stealing 4 times on June 27, 1986 - three were on blown hit and runs (Jeffrey Leonard) ... Please consider supporting Hooks & Runs by purchasing books, including those featured in this episode (if any were), through our store at Bookshop.org. Here's the link. https://bookshop.org/shop/hooksandruns Hooks & Runs - https://hooksandruns.buzzsprout.comEmail: hooksandruns@protonmail.comCraig on Bluesky (@craigest.bsky.social)Rex (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/people/Krazy-Karlz-Music-Emporium/100063801500293/Hosts Emeriti:Andrew Eckhoff on TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@hofffestEric on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/ichaboderic/Music: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (via Premium Beat)   www.premiumbeat.com/artist/ikoliksThis podcast and this episode are copyright Craig Estlinbaum, 2025. 

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Nos tenían amarrados porque nos juntamos a conversar de todo lo que habíamos visto y no habíamos comentado aún. Consideren esto un charquicast altamente variado, pero con cosas que seguro les interesa escuchar. En orden, hablamos de esto: - Los dos primeros episodios de Alien Earth. - La película Together. - La película La hora de la desaparición (Weapons). - La nueva Y dónde está el policía (The Naked Gun, 2025). - La película Atrapado robando (Caught Stealing) de Darren Aronofsky. Hay spoilers de Weapons, pero están señalizados y les indicamos a qué minuto ir para saltárselos. Y recuerde: Si busca películas y series en formato físico (DVD, bluray, UHD, etc.), bandas sonoras y/o encargos personalizados, la mejor opción es www.filmico.tv Y si busca pre-estrenos, material exclusivos y apoyar el podcast, lo esperamos en www.patreon.com/hermeselsabio

HOT 키워드 ▶ 나도 모르는 진료비가? 병원들의 ‘진료비 부풀리기' 문제가 잇따라 적발되고 있다. 환자가 받지 않은 진료를 받은 것처럼 기록하거나, 환자에게 필요하지 않은 진료를 받게 해 보험금과 진료비를 챙기는 방식인데. 실제로 한 동네 의원은 환자 신고로 3천만 원을 부당하게 챙긴 사실이 밝혀졌다. 특히 부당 수급의 경우 처벌 수위도 낮아, 의료인 면허 정지 대신 과징금만 내고 여전히 진료를 이어가는 경우도 많아 논란이 되고 있는데, 환자의 신뢰를 저버리는 의료기관의 진료비 부당 청구 문제를 알아봤다. ▶ SNS 폭탄세일 사기 주의보 SNS의 화려한 피드 속, 눈에 띄는 광고! 바로, 고가 브랜드 제품을 ‘최대 80~90% 할인'한다는 것! 그런데, 이들 중 일부 광고가 실제 브랜드 공식 홈페이지로 교묘하게 속인 ‘가짜 사이트'였다. 때문에 결제 후 피해로 이어지는 사례가 속출하고 있는 상황. 더 문제는 피해를 입어도 사이트 폐쇄로 환불이나 상담문의조차 불가능하다는 거다. 전문가는 “짧은 시간 한정을 걸어두는 것과 더불어 비정상적인 할인율을 내세우는 광고는 주의해야 한다”며 경고하고 있다. 카드사의 ‘차지백 서비스'로 구제가 가능하지만, 무엇보다 중요한 건 예방이라는 지적. SNS 광고를 이용한 가짜 온라인 쇼핑몰 사기의 실태를 에서 짚어봤다. 날 ▶ 무법지대 낚시 성지 낚시꾼들에게 성지로 불리는 부산의 한 항구. 그런데 어느 날부터 이 일대에 이른바 ‘알박기' 텐트들이 들어서기 시작했다. 생활용품부터 가스버너까지 들여놓고 사실상 살림을 차린 모습. 하지만 이 텐트들은 항만법상 허가를 받지 않은 불법 시설물이라는데. 민원이 빗발치지만, 관리 당국이 강제 제재할 권한이 없어 단속은 쉽지 않다고. 이로 인해, 쓰레기 무단 투기, 통제구역 출입, 화재 위험 등 문제는 갈수록 커지고 있는 상황. 낚시 명소를 무법지대로 만든 텐트 알박기, 과연 해결 방법은 없는 것인지 에서 취재했다. 오픈러쉬 (UHD) ▶ 진한 불맛 조개 보일링 한판 한국에서 미국 본토의 요리를 맛볼 수 있는 곳이 있다? 그곳은 바로, 신당동의 한 조갯집! 매일 아침 인천에서 들여오는 신선한 조개들로 조개찜, 조개구이 등을 파는 곳이었는데. 하지만, 이곳의 진짜 매력은 조개 보일링! 미국 남부 지역의 해산물 요리인 보일링을 한국식으로 재해석한 조개 보일링으로 30~40분의 웨이팅이 필수일 정도로 인기가 많다. 제철 맞은 각종 조개는 물론 주꾸미와 옥수수, 파인애플 등 각종 재료를 비법 소스와 함께 불맛 코팅 강하게 해주는 것이 특징. 불맛으로 한번, 푸짐한 양에 한번 놀란다는 이곳의 매력을 파헤쳐 본다. 주소: 서울시 중구 다산로42길 70 명성빌딩 1-1호 ☎ 02-3298-6686 세계는 ▶ 명물 전차 탈선 사고(포르투갈) 포르투갈 리스본의 언덕을 140년간 오르내리며 시민들의 발이 되어준 푸니쿨라. 지난 수요일 저녁, 현지인과 외국인 관광객이 다수 탑승한 푸니쿨라가 곡선 구간에서 탈선해 건물과 충돌하면서 16명이 숨지고 20여 명이 다치는 참사가 발생했다. 사상자 가운데는 한국인 3명도 포함돼 안타까움을 더했다. 사고 원인으로는 케이블 손상 가능성이 제기됐지만, 일부 전문가는 구식 소재 사용과 최근 10년간 세 배로 늘어난 승객 수가 장치에 과부하를 주며 피해를 키웠다고 지적. 리스본의 상징적 교통수단이던 푸니쿨라의 몰락, 현지 한인회장을 통해 피해 상황을 알아본다. ▶ 복권 당첨금이 무려 2조 원!(미국) 미국 전역에 복권 열풍이 거세게 불고 있다. ‘행운의 주인공'을 꿈꾸며 이른 아침부터 줄을 서는 이들까지 등장. 지난 5월 말 이후로 당첨자가 나오지 않으면서 누적된 상금은 무려 약 18억 달러로 우리 돈 2조 원이 넘는 규모다. 복권이라기보다 재벌을 뽑는 추첨에 가깝다는 말까지 나올 정도. 미국 복권은 1부터 69까지 숫자 가운데 6개를 모두 맞혀야 하므로 그 확률은 약 3억분의 1. 과연 1등 복권의 주인공은 누가 될지, 미국 사회의 관심이 집중되고 있다. 현지 교민을 통해 미국 복권의 이모저모를 살펴본다. ▶ 국회에 분노한 시민들(인도네시아) 건물 방화에 이어 정치인 자택이 급습당하고, 사상자까지 속출. 인도네시아 수도 자카르타를 중심으로 반정부 시위가 확산하고 있다. 발단은 지난 8월 14일 SNS에 올라온 영상 한 편. 하원 의원 580여 명이 지난해 10월부터 자카르타 월 최저임금의 10배에 달하는 주택수당을 받아왔다는 사실이 뒤늦게 드러나면서부터다. 청년 실업과 중산층 붕괴 등으로 빈부격차에 대한 좌절감이 쌓여있던 인도네시아 사회에 불씨가 붙으며 결국 반정부 대규모 시위가 전국으로 번졌고, 시위 사흘째에는 경찰 장갑차에 치인 20대 배달 기사가 숨지는 사고까지 발생. 이후 시위는 더 격화해 곳곳에서 사상자가 속출했다. 인도네시아 정부는 온라인 활동까지 검열하며 진화에 나서고 있지만, 시위대는 뜻밖의 방식으로 저항을 이어가고 있다는데. 현지 교민을 통해 그들의 외침을 들어본다. ▶ 세계 황당 사건 1. 폭우 속에서 무려 4시간 동안 장기판 앞에 앉아 패배 원인을 곱씹은 남성의 사연이 화제다. 2. 홍콩 조류학회가 개최한 ‘새 울음소리 모방 경연대회'에서 참가자들의 수준급 실력이 화제가 되고 있다. 알쓸신법 (*알아두면 쓸모있고 신기한 법률) ▶ 아내의 이중생활 평소 조신하던 아내가 SNS 부계정에 몰래 ‘노출 사진'을 게시해 오고 있었다는 사실을 알게 된 남편. 그는 ‘부부간 신뢰가 깨어졌다'며 이혼 소송을 제기했다. 반면 아내는 ‘노출 사진을 올린 것은 인정하지만, 외도를 저지르지는 않았다'고 항변했다. 재판부가 손을 들어준 쪽은 다름 아닌 아내. ‘아내가 수위 높은 노출 사진을 SNS에 게시한 것은 부적절하지만, 해당 사진은 남편이 촬영한 것이며, 촬영 당시 남편이 노출 사진을 SNS에 올리는 것에 대해 긍정적인 반응을 보인 것은 사전 동의에 해당한다'는 것인데, 노출 사진을 게시하는 SNS 부계정이 불러온 이혼의 전말을 알아본다. ▶ 놀이공원의 악몽 지난 7월, 사우디의 한 놀이공원에서 회전형 놀이기구가 작동 중 두 동강이 나는 사고로 총 23명이 다치고 4명이 중상을 입는 일이 벌어졌다. 인도의 한 박람회장에서는 타워 ‘타워 라이드(Tower Ride)'라는 이름의 놀이기구가 추락하는 사고가 발생했는데, 놀이기구 안전사고는 우리나라도 예외는 아닌 상황. 그렇다면 놀이공원에서 사고를 당할 시 보상금은 얼마나 받을 수 있을까? 변호사는 ‘대한민국의 경우, 피해 규모에 따라 통상 약 2억 원에서 5억 원가량의 보상금을 받을 수 있다'고 짚으며 ‘징벌적 손해배상이 인정되는 미국의 경우 수백억 원에서 수천억 원에 이르는 피해보상금이 책정되기도 한다'고 덧붙였다. 국가별로 다른 놀이기구 사고 손해배상 기준, 에서 알아본다. ▶ 숙박비, 그때그때 다르다 매년 10월쯤 열리는 불꽃놀이 축제를 앞두고 약 30만 원에 불과한 숙박비를 최대 180만 원까지 올려 받는 등, 부산에서 축제 특수를 노리는 숙박업소의 바가지요금이 올해도 기승을 부리고 있다. 변호사는 ‘숙박 요금은 업주가 자율 책정하는 것이므로, 지자체나 정부가 제재할 수단이 없다'는 현실을 꼬집었다. 심지어 기존에 예약한 손님에게 전화를 걸어 ‘숙박 기간이 축제 기간과 겹치니 추가 숙박료를 지불하라' 요구하고, 손님이 이를 따르지 않을 경우, 일방적으로 예약을 취소하고 환불 절차를 진행하는 일까지 벌어졌다. 해당 사안의 경우, 민형사상 책임을 물을 순 있으나 수개월이 소요되는 법적 절차를 거쳐야 하고, 설사 승소하더라도 소액의 벌금형에 그쳐 ‘솜방망이 처벌'에 불과하다는 지적이 나온다. 폭리를 취하는 숙박업소의 축제 특수 바가지 만행에 대해 알아본다.

In eigener Sache Zum Thema Russland und Ukraine Corona Warn App nun mit korrektem Status Man kann sagen, was man will und auch wenn sie nicht immer die Schnellste ist, die Corona Warn App liefert immer wieder nach. Unterdessen zeigen die Zertifikate den Korrekten Status mit 2G+ an bei vorhandener Booster Impfung. Bestes Spiel 2022? Jetzt schon das beste Spiel 2022 ankündigen ist ein wenig vermessen, aber Horizon Forbidden West ist schon eine verdammt gute Nummer. Next Gen Grafik, tolle Nebenmissionen, eine wunderbar Geschichte und diesmal ist Matze auch wirklich vom Spiel angetan. Die Öffentlichen bleiben scharf- nicht super scharf Gefühlt waren ARD und ZDF Vorreiter als es um die Einführung von HD ging. Bei UHD kann man das nicht behaupten. Bisher ist mindestens bis Ende 2024 nicht geplant in die Ausstrahlung in UHD zu investieren. Das geht aber besser Mit Book of Boba Fett ging eben erst die neueste Star Wars Serie auf Disney+ zu Ende. Matze hat sich alle Folgen angesehen und erzählt Euch warum es nicht ein 2. Mandalorian ist. Edgar und das neue Album Es gab tatsächlich ein neues Album von Edgar aus München: WTF IRL ist ein stranges Album mit viel Eskapismus. Russland fällt ein, Satelliten-Internet fällt aus Wir können natürlich niemand etwas beweisen, aber scho nein seltsamer Zufall. Russland marschiert in der Ukraine ein und unmittelbar darauf melden sowohl Ka-Sat als auch Eusanet Probleme. Lasst uns bei der Gelegenheit auch ein wenig über Satelliten Ortungssysteme sprechen. Who you gonna call? Matze wollte als Kind Ghostbuster werden. Der 3. Teil von 2016 war dann leider eine Enttäuschung, doch mit dem aktuellen Film „Ghostbusters Legacy“ liefert der Sohn von Ivan Reitman ein Fangeschenk 1. Klasse ab Glückspilz findet Spiele Irgendwo in den USA wurde 1994 ein Geschäft für Videospiele geschlossen. Das ist an sich keine dramatische Neuigkeit, aber der gesamte Bestand an Ware wurde daraufhin in ein Lager gesteckt und anscheinend vergessen. Bis jetzt. Ganze 27 Jahre später hat jemand die ganze Sammlung wieder ausgegraben und freut sich nun über eine sehr große Sammlung an originalverpackten Retro Games. Will Smith und die Welt Mit Welcome to Earth veröffentlicht National Geographic die 2. Staffel der Dokumentation One Strange Rock. Wahnsinnige Bilder, tolle Erzählung und spannende Themen sind Kern dieser Serie auf Disney+.

날 ▶ 청소년들 클릭 한 번에 도박의 늪으로 청소년들 사이에 만연한 온라인 불법 도박, 단 15초 만에 승부가 갈리는 속도감은 빠른 문화를 즐기는 10대들을 저격했다. 불법 OTT나 웹툰 사이트에 게시된 배너를 통해 바로 온라인 도박의 장으로 입장할 수 있을 만큼 접근성이 높아지고 있는데. 성인 인증이 허술하고, 이름과 연락처만 입력하면 즉시 가상계좌가 발급되다 보니, 미성년자더라도 단 몇 번의 클릭만으로 성인처럼 온라인 불법 도박을 이용할 수 있었다. 대체 공과금이나 등록금 납부에 쓰이는 가상계좌가 어쩌다 불법의 통로가 된 걸까? 청소년을 노리는 온라인 불법 도박 해결책은 없는 건지 에서 심층 취재했다. HOT 키워드 ▶ 동물 학대 누명 최근 전남 나주 주민들이 마을에서 도살 시도가 있었던 것처럼 허위 글을 게재한 동물권 단체를 명예훼손 혐의로 고소했다. 사건의 시발점은 중복에 벌어졌다. 한 시민이 다친 개를 발견해 동물보호센터에 구조 요청을 했고, 개는 병원으로 옮겨져 치료를 진행. 이후 한 동물권 단체가 이를 ‘도살 사건'으로 규정하며 SNS에 게재했고, 사실이 퍼지면서 온라인에서는 주민들을 향한 비난 글이 쇄도한 것. 하지만 경찰 수사 결과, 사건은 동물 학대가 아닌, 새벽 개들끼리의 싸움으로 인한 부상으로 밝혀졌다. 이런 사실을 통보했음에도 해당 단체는 최초 게시글을 정정하지 않아 논란이 된 상황. 더 문제는 개의 주인이 10년 동안 키워 온 자신의 반려견을 돌려받지 못하고 있다는데, 자세한 내막을 에서 알아봤다. 세계는 ▶ 좀비 담배 비상 (싱가포르) 흡입하면 몸이 축 늘어지고 떨리는 증상을 보여 이른바 ‘좀비 담배'로 불리는 마약류 성분이 함유된 전자담배가 싱가포르에서 빠르게 확산하고 있다. 2018년부터 전자담배 사용을 전면 금지해 왔지만, 최근 들어 이보다 더 위험한 ‘좀비 담배' 사례가 급증하면서 각종 사고로 이어지고 있는 것. 이에 따라 싱가포르 당국은 오는 9월 1일부터 규제를 대폭 강화. 기존에는 최대 징역 2년 형에 그쳤지만, 앞으로는 최대 징역 20년형과 함께 태형 15대까지 부과할 수 있도록 처벌 수위를 높였다. 끊어도 끊어지지 않는, ‘좀비 담배와의 전쟁'을 선포한 싱가포르. 현지 교민을 통해 생생한 현장 전한다. ▶ 관광객 빌런 (튀르키예, 이탈리아, 스페인) 튀르키예 중부 카파도키아 지역의 역사적 명소, 우치히사르 성. 그 꼭대기에서 튀르키예 국기 게양대를 타고 올라 봉춤을 선보이던 한 외국인 관광객이 튀르키예 당국으로부터 국기를 모욕한 혐의로 최대 5년 징역형을 선고받을 위기에 놓였다. 우치히사르 성은 고대부터 군사 요새와 피난처로 쓰이던 상징적인 유산으로 현지인들에게는 단순한 관광지가 아닌, 역사와 정체성을 담은 공간이라는 것. 관광 명소에서 선을 넘는 행위는 국경을 가리지 않는다. 이탈리아 로마의 트레비 분수 역시 매년 무단으로 뛰어드는 관광객들 때문에 소란이 끊이지 않고 있다고. 이처럼 세계적인 명소 곳곳이 도난과 파손은 물론, 선을 넘는 민폐 행위로 골치를 앓고 있다. 인구 약 16만 명이 거주하는 스페인 이비사섬은 매년 수백만 명의 관광객들이 몰리며 오버 투어리즘 시위까지 이어지고 있다는데. ‘삶의 터전이 관광객들의 놀이터로 전락했다.'라는 주민들의 절규, 현지 교민들을 통해 전한다. ▶ 기도하던 아이들에 총기 난사(미국) 미사에 참석한 아이들로 북적이던 성당. 평온은 총성 한 발에 산산이 무너졌다. 미국 미네소타주 미니애폴리스 카톨릭 학교 성당에서 총기 난사 사건이 발생한 것. 총격범은 성당 밖에서 접근해 유리창을 깨고 무차별적으로 총격을 가했으며, 총성은 무려 약 4분 동안 멈추지 않았다. 이에 어린이 두 명이 현장에서 숨졌고, 17명이 다쳤다. 총격범은 20대의 트랜스젠더 여성. 범행 직전 자신의 SNS에 도널드 트럼프 대통령을 겨냥한 증오 발언과 반종교적 메시지가 담긴 영상을 올렸지만, 범행 직후 스스로 목숨을 끊으면서 정확한 동기는 여전히 미궁에 빠져 있다. 올해 들어서만 미국에서 발생한 학교 총기 난사 사건은 이미 백 건을 넘어선 상황. 안전해야 할 학교가 공포로 얼룩진 현실 미국 사회의 두려움은 날로 깊어지고 있다는데. 현지 교민의 눈으로 참사 현장을 되짚어본다. ▶ 세계 황당 사건 1. 베트남 중부 휴양도시에서 인기인 ‘카트 체험'이 안전 논란에 휘말리며 SNS에서 논란이 되고 있다. 2. 위기에 빠진 생명을 구하려던 이웃이 뜻밖에 도둑으로 몰릴 뻔한 이야기가 미국에서 화제가 되고 있다. 알쓸신법 (*알아두면 쓸모있고 신기한 법률) ▶ 아내의 옛사랑 결혼 3년 차에 접어든 남편이 뒤늦게 아내가 형과 약 2년간 교제했다는 충격적인 사실을 알게 됐다. 배신감을 느낀 남편은 “부부간의 신뢰가 무너져 더는 결혼 생활을 지속할 수 없다”고 이혼을 요구했지만, 아내는 “사실대로 말하지 못한 건 미안하지만, 과거는 과거일 뿐”이라며 이혼을 거부했다. 1심 재판부는 ‘아내와 형의 교제는 혼전에 있던 일이므로 이혼 사유가 될 수 없다'는 판결을 내렸지만 반전이 일어났다. 당시 형이 현재의 배우자와 약혼 상태였으며, 동생의 아내가 이를 알고도 바람을 피운 것이 드러난 것. 2심 재판부는 ‘결혼은 양 당사자간의 결합이지만 동시에 양가의 결합이기도 하다'며 가정이 파탄난 이상 결혼 생활 지속을 바라는 것은 가혹하다며 이혼 청구를 받아들였다. 아내와 형이 연인이었다는 충격적인 과거가 불러온 이혼의 전말을 알쓸신법에서 알아본다. ▶ 소매치기 제압 어디까지가 합법일까 최근 해외여행에서 소매치기를 당한 여행자가 홀로 추격해 소매치기범을 잡거나, 심지어 완력을 이용해 제압하는 등 ‘자력구제'하는 사례가 늘고 있다. 실제로 유럽에서 한 모녀가 여행 중 소매치기의 머리카락을 움켜쥔 채 경찰이 오기까지 약 1시간가량 대치하는 일까지 벌어졌다. 여행자는 ‘현지 사법 기관은 자국민 우선주의로 인해 여행자의 소매치기 범죄에 대해 소극적으로 대처하는 경우가 많다'며 ‘이 때문에 여행자가 스스로 나서기 시작한 것으로 보인다'고 답했다. 하지만 변호사는 ‘필요 이상의 완력을 동원해 소매치기범을 제압할 경우, 자칫 소매치기 피해자에서 폭행 가해자로 몰릴 수 있다'며 주의를 당부했다. 팔이나 옷을 잡고 경찰이 오기까지 기다리는 건 정당방위에 해당하지만, 한발 더 나아가 소매치기범에게 상해를 입힌다면 법적으로 큰 문제가 될 수도 있다는 것. ‘동양인은 부유하다'라는 선입견에 의해 소매치기의 타깃이 되는 대한민국 국민, 소매치기와 맞닥뜨렸을 때의 현명한 대처법을 소개한다. ▶ 위험한 거짓말 최근 백화점, 패스트푸드점 등 많은 유동 인구가 드나드는 다중이용시설에 ‘폭탄을 설치했다'라는 테러 예고 장난 신고가 기승을 부려 사회적 문제로 떠올랐다. 이러한 거짓 테러 예고 범죄자를 강력하게 처벌하기 위해 지난 3월 ‘공중협박죄'가 시행됐지만, 불과 몇백만 원의 벌금형이 내려지는 데 그쳐 그 실효성에 의문이 제기된 상황. 실제로 백화점을 대상으로 폭탄 테러 예고 장난을 벌인 범인이 미성년자임이 드러났고 경미한 처벌에 그칠 것으로 예상하면서 국민의 공분이 커지고 있다. 미국 뉴욕주의 한 변호사는 ‘미국에서 이른바 “스와팅”이라 불리는 테러 예고 장난을 저지를 경우, 설사 미성년자라고 하더라도 실형에 처해질 수 있다'며 우리나라와의 차이점을 짚었다. 실제로 우리나라와 비슷하게 ‘총기 및 폭탄 테러가 가해질 것'이라고 거짓 신고를 일삼은 미국의 한 청소년이 최소 징역 4년에서 많게는 징역 20년의 중형을 선고받은 사례가 있어 양국의 법적 처벌 수위가 더욱 극명한 상황. 나날이 늘어나는 테러 예고 장난, 이대로 괜찮은 것일까? 짚어본다. 고수의 세계 (UHD) ▶ 월드클래스 공기놀이 고수 에서 세계적 관심을 받았던 ‘공기놀이'! 무협지나 판타지물에 은둔 고수가 등장하듯 공기놀이 계에도 숨은 ‘재야의 고수'가 있는데. 바로 전남 목포에 사는 임광택(58) 씨. 약 15년 전부터 공기놀이를 시작했다는 그는 1단부터 5단까지 전 과정을 6초대에 끝내는 ‘세계 스피드 공기협회' 주관 스피드 공기대회 ‘랭킹 1위'다. 축산물 유통업에 종사하는 그는 고기를 썰고 뼈를 발라내는 과정에서 손목을 다칠 때가 종종 있었다고 한다. 손가락 운동을 하기 위해 ‘이거라도 하자'며 시작한 공기가, 어느덧 세계 대회까지 출전할 정도로 진심이 된 것. 공기놀이가 반짝인기가 아닌, 오래도록 사랑받아 새로운 스포츠로 자리 잡길 바란다는 공기 고수의 손가락 신공을 만나본다. 화제 ▶ 2025 사랑 더하기 모금 콘서트 지난 28일, 서울 남대문 거리가 콘서트장으로 변신했다. ‘개그계 살아있는 전설', 황기순과 ‘국민 가수' 박상민이 깜짝 버스킹 무대를 선보였는데. 이 무대의 정체는 사랑 더하기 캠페인으로, 스타들의 재능기부와 시민 참여로 모인 성금을 도움이 필요한 이웃에게 전달하는 거리 모금 콘서트다. 대한민국 나눔 플랫폼 사랑의 열매와 함께 올해로 23회째를 맞은 사랑 더하기 캠페인! 올해는 일상 속 작은 참여를 키우는 데 초점을 맞췄다는데. 시민들과 함께한 그 따뜻한 현장을 담았다.

날 ▶ 전기자전거에 반려견 매단 채 질주 자신이 키우던 개를 전기자전거에 매달고 달려 죽게 한 견주가 공분을 일으키고 있다. 그는 지난 22일 천안의 한 산책로에서 키우던 대형견을 전기자전거에 매달고 수 킬로미터를 오갔고, 결국 개는 피를 흘리며 쓰러졌다. 당시 개는 발바닥이 벗겨지고 청색증이 오는 등 목숨이 위태로운 상태였는데. 결국 병원으로 옮기는 과정에서 숨졌다. 견주는 살이 쪄서 운동을 시킨 거라는 황당한 변명을 내놨다. 그는 결국 동물보호법 위반 혐의로 입건됐지만, 사건 처리 과정에서 경찰에 신고하고도 위급한 상태의 개를 한 시간가량 방치하는 등, 사건 대응에 구조적 문제도 드러났다. 자세한 내막 에서 취재했다. HOT 키워드 ▶ SNS 공동구매 악용한 사기 여름 휴가철을 맞아 SNS 인플루언서들이 홍보한 호텔 숙박 할인권을 구매한 소비자들. 그런데, 막상 호텔에 도착하니 예약 내역이 없다? 알고 보니, 숙박권을 실제로 판매해 결제 대금을 챙긴 업체가 돌연 잠적한 것. 피해 소비자만 200~300명에 달할 것으로 추정되는데. 업체와 연락이 끊기자, 수수료를 받기로 하고 공동구매를 진행한 인플루언서들이 사실상 모든 항의와 환불 압박을 떠안게 되었다. 일부는 사비로 수천만 원을 환불해주며, 사실상 판매업체의 책임까지 감당하고 있는 상황. 호텔들 역시 지급 받지 못한 대금이 남아있지만, 업체 대표의 행방은 여전히 묘연하다. 공동구매 열풍 속 피해를 보는 사례가 늘어나고 있는데, 안전하게 거래하는 방법은 없을지 에서 알아본다. 알쓸신법 (*알아두면 쓸모있고 신기한 법률) ▶ 모유 먹는 보디빌더 최근 미 전역에서 ‘모유를 섭취하는 보디빌더'들이 늘어가고 있다. 이 때문에 출산한 여성들이 모유를 진공 팩에 보관 및 판매하여, 한 달 만에 수천 달러의 수익을 올리는 등 진풍경이 벌어지고 있는 상황. 다 큰 성인 남성이 어째서 모유를 찾는 걸까? 바로 모유가 근육 생성에 뛰어난 효능을 갖고 있다는 잘못된 믿음이 그 원인. 그렇다면 정말 모유가 근육 생성에 도움이 되는 걸까? 이호욱 스포츠 영양사는 ‘성인에게 모유는 영양소가 모자랄 뿐만 아니라, 비위생적으로 보관 및 유통될 경우 바이러스에 노출될 수 있다'고 경고했다. 변호사 역시 ‘미국 일부 주에서는 모유를 체액으로 간주해 인가받지 않은 판매는 불법'이라며 ‘만약 모유 섭취 후 건강상 이상에 생겼다면 민형사상 소송에 휘말릴 수 있다'고 지적했다. 우락부락한 덩치를 가진 보디빌더들이 우유를 찾는 기현상을 알쓸신법에서 파헤쳐 본다. ▶ 남편보다 반려견이 최우선 어릴 때 개한테 물린 뒤 ‘개 공포증'을 앓게 된 남편. 반려견을 자식처럼 돌보는 아내와 결혼을 앞두고 고민하던 중 ‘산책, 병원 방문, 사료 챙기기 등 모든 반려동물 관리는 아내가 도맡는다'는 상호 약속 이후 부부의 연을 맺게 됐다. 하지만 그로부터 3년 뒤, 아내가 서서히 반려견의 돌봄을 남편에게 부탁해 오기 시작했고, 아내가 남편에게 주는 용돈보다 훨씬 큰 금액을 반려견에 쓰고 있었다는 사실이 밝혀지며 부부 사이는 돌이킬 수 없는 사태에 이르렀다. 반려견만 신경 쓰는 배우자와 더는 살 수 없다는 남편과 반려견은 내 자식과 같으므로 당연한 일이라고 항변하는 아내. 재판부는 ‘아내의 행동은 부부간 신뢰를 저버리는 행위에 해당한다'라며 남편의 이혼 청구를 받아들였다. 사랑하는 반려동물이라고 할지라도 가족 구성원의 동의가 없다면 불청객이나 다름없음을 알려준 이혼 사례를 알쓸신법에서 알아본다. ▶ AI 커버 곡 논란 최근 유튜브에서 특정 가수, 배우의 목소리를 그대로 학습한 ‘AI 커버 곡'들이 우후죽순 늘어가고 있다. 심지어는 한참 전에 사망한 인물의 목소리까지 학습시켜 최근 발매된 신곡을 부르는 콘텐츠까지 등장하는 등 폭발적으로 발전한 AI 기술과 대중의 윤리성 사이 간극이 커졌다는 우려가 나오는 상황. 특정인 목소리를 학습해 만든 AI 커버 곡, 법적으로 문제가 없는 걸까? 변호사들은 ‘엄연히 퍼블리시티권 침해에 해당하므로 법적 처벌 대상이 될 수 있다'고 경고했다. 또한 상업 목적 이용이 아니라면 괜찮을 것이라 여겨 SNS에 AI 커버 곡을 게시하는 행위도 ‘조회수 증가, 광고 시청 등으로 인한 소액의 수익이 발생하므로 엄연히 불법'이기에 주의할 필요가 있다는 사실까지 짚었다. AI 커버 곡을 둘러싼 법적 논란, 알쓸신법에서 알아본다. 세계는 ▶ 불지옥에 빠진 스페인(스페인) 8월 초 시작된 산불이 2주 넘게 이어지며, 서울 면적의 6배가 넘는 약 40만 헥타르가 전소됐다. 전국에서 산불로 5명이 숨졌고, 마드리드와 갈리시아를 잇는 철도 운행이 중단되면서 5만 명 이상의 승객이 불편을 겪었다. 세계적으로 유명한 산티아고 순례길은 산불로 접근로가 막히고, 숲에는 짙은 연기가 드리워지면서 성수기인 여름철에 일부 구간이 폐쇄됐다. 이처럼 스페인에선 대규모 산불로 전례 없는 사태가 속출하고 있는 가운데, 산불의 원인으로 지목된 것은 폭염. 지난 3일부터 이어진 40도를 넘나드는 폭염으로 천 명이 넘는 사람이 사망했을 뿐만 아니라 산불까지 키웠다는 것. 그러나 당분간 비 예보가 없어 상황은 더 악화할 것으로 전망된다. 마드리드 산불을 직접 목격한 현지 교민을 통해 생생한 이야기를 들어본다. ▶ 무자비한 불법 이민자 단속 (미국) 최근 미국에서 연방 요원이 불법 이민자가 탑승한 차량에 실탄을 발사하는 사건이 발생해 파문이 일었다. 40대 남성과 그의 아들, 사위가 함께 타고 있던 차량에 요원이 창문을 깨려 하자 운전자가 도주했고, 이 과정에서 실탄 세 발이 발사됐다. 당시 운전자만 불법 이민자로 확인됐지만, 동승자들까지 위험에 노출되면서 과격해지는 불법 이민 단속 방식에 대한 비판 여론이 높아지고 있는 상황. 트럼프 행정부의 불법 이민 단속 강화는 남부 캘리포니아 전역으로 확산. 로스앤젤레스 일대에서는 단속에 군과 해병대까지 투입돼 두 달 가까이 단속이 이어졌고, 한 남성이 이를 피하려다 차량에 치여 숨지는 등 유혈 사태가 잇따랐다. 이에 반대 시위가 계속되고 있지만, 미국 정부는 파격적인 급여와 보너스를 내걸어 단속 인력을 대거 충원하며 반이민 정책을 한층 더 강화할 예정. 현지 교민을 통해 무자비한 불법 이민자 단속 실태를 전한다. ▶ 폭탄 테러 공포 (콜롬비아) 콜롬비아에서 경찰 헬기 피격에 이어 폭발물 테러가 잇따라 발생하면서 민간인을 포함한 사상자가 속출했다. 코카잎 재배 근절 작전에 투입된 경찰 헬기가 폭발물이 장착된 드론 공격을 받아 격추되며 경찰관 13명이 숨졌고, 같은 날 콜롬비아 세 번째 도시인 칼리에서는 전투기 조종사 양성 학교 인근 차량이 폭발해 민간인을 포함한 최소 6명이 사망, 60명 이상이 다친 것. 당국은 일련의 공격을 콜롬비아무장혁명군(FARC) 잔당인 ‘중앙총참모부'(EMC)와 지역 최대 범죄 조직인 ‘클란 델 골포'의 소행으로 지목. 최근 정부가 대대적인 코카잎 재배지 근절 작전에 나서면서, 마약 자금이 줄어든 무장 조직들이 보복에 나섰다는 분석이다. 콜롬비아 정부는 이번 사태를 단순 범죄가 아닌 국가 안보 위협으로 간주하고, 군사화·최고 경계령·현상금까지 동원한 강경 대응에 나섰다. 그러나 현지 시민들은 여전히 불안에 떨고 있다는데. 그 속에서 살아가는 교민을 통해 현장의 목소리를 들어본다. ▶ 세계 황당 사건 1. 중국 선양에서 한 남성이 전기 SUV 보닛을 통째로 ‘수족관'으로 개조한 영상이 SNS에 공개되면서 논란이 일고 있다. 2. 일본 맥도날드가 진행한 ‘캐릭터 카드' 증정 행사가, 사은품만 노린 사재기와 대량의 음식 폐기 문제로 논란을 빚고 있다. 오픈러쉬 (UHD) ▶ 월 2만 명의 선택 폭탄 치즈 닭갈비 뻔한 닭갈비는 가라! 하루 종일 멈추지 않는 퍼포먼스와 치즈 사리를 주문하면 대접 한 그릇에 가득 담아주는 치즈로 손님들을 끌어당긴다는 이곳! 일관된 맛을 유지하기 위해 주방에서 여섯 판의 닭갈비를 동시에 조리하는 것을 고집한다는데. 거기다 특제 소스로 일주일간 숙성한 닭 다리 살을 넣어 부드러운 식감을 더하고, 직접 푹 끓여 낸 채수를 넣어 풍미를 높인다고! 닭갈비에 대한 진심으로 하루에 600여 명 방문, 한 달에 약 2만 명의 손님의 발길이 이어지고 있다는 곳! 과연, 이곳의 매력은 무엇일지 파헤쳐 본다. 주소: 경기 남양주시 경춘로 368 1층 ☎ 0507-1384-5798(수요일 휴무) 화제 ▶ 전기 요금도 할인이 된다 더위가 가신다는 처서가 지났지만 폭염의 기세는 꺾일 줄 모르는 요즘, 전기세 걱정이 마를 날이 없는 사람들. 그런데! 이 전기 요금, 할인받을 방법이 있다는 사실! 한국전력공사에서 이른바 국민 체감형 에너지 복지를 실현하겠다고 나선 것. 기초생활수급자나 장애인 가정 이외에도, 3자녀 이상 가구, 출산 가구, 5인 이상 대가족 가구도 월 16,000원 한도 내에서 전기 요금의 30%를 할인받을 수 있다는데. 혜택 대상이지만 이 제도를 몰라 할인 혜택을 받지 못하는 가구엔, 한전에서 직접 찾아가 안내하고 있는 상황. 당신도 전기 요금 할인 혜택 대상이 될 수 있을지 에서 확인해보자.

날 ▶ 충격 태권도 선수 여친 폭행 지난 2일 밤, 현역 태권도 선수이자 지도 관장인 남성이 여자친구를 폭행해 중상을 입히는 사건이 발생했다. 당시 남성은 여성의 얼굴을 발로 세게 찬 뒤 현장을 떠났고, 시민에 의해 병원으로 옮겨진 여성은 수술까지 받게 되었다. 그런데 피해 여성이 더 경악할 수밖에 없던 건, 남성이 폭행 후 곧장 그녀의 집에 무단 침입해 협박성 문자를 보낸 것. 이에, 경찰은 피해 여성에게 스마트워치를 지급하고 보호 조치에 나섰지만, 여전히 불안함 속에 치료를 이어가고 있는 상황. 교제 폭력에서 벗어나 다시 안전한 일상을 되찾을 방법은 없는 것인지, 사건의 전말 에서 취재했다. HOT 키워드 ▶ 브레이크 없는 질주에 사망까지 브레이크 없는 자전거인 ‘픽시 자전거'를 타다 중학생이 사망하는 사고가 발생했다. 픽시 자전거는 구조가 단순하고 휠이 얇은데, 특히 뒷바퀴가 미끄러지면서 멈추는 이른바 ‘스키딩' 등 급제동 기술 을 담은 묘기 영상이 SNS에 게재되면서 청소년들 사이에 인기를 끌고 있다. 문제는 이러한 현상 속에 일부러 자전거의 제동장치를 제거하는 일들이 많아져 큰 사고로 이어지고 있다는 것. 이에 경찰은 현장 계도와 집중 단속을 예고하고 있는 가운데, 브레이크 없는 위험천만한 질주를 이어가는 픽시 자전거의 문제를 에서 짚어봤다. 세계는 ▶ 최악의 기습 폭우(인도) 인도 카슈미르 키슈와르 지역의 산간마을에서 대규모 홍수가 발생해 최소 56명이 목숨을 잃었다. 부상자 일부는 진흙과 잔해로 뒤덮인 강에서 가까스로 구조돼 병원으로 옮겨져 치료를 받고 있다. 특히 참사가 일어난 초시티 마을은 힌두 사원으로 향하는 순례길에서 차량으로 접근 가능한 마지막 지점으로, 희생자 상당수가 순례객으로 확인. 이번 피해는 지역 주민과 순례자들에게 중요한 종교적·상징적 공간이 무너졌다는 점에서 충격이 컸다. 최악의 참사, 그 실태를 현지 교민을 통해 전한다. ▶ 공갈젖꼭지에 빠진 성인들 (중국) 최근 중국 청년들 사이에서 이색적인 스트레스 해소 아이템인 ‘성인용 공갈젖꼭지'가 유행 중이다. 불면증 완화나 금연 보조, 다이어트, 그리고 단순한 스트레스 해소에 도움이 된다는 후기가 퍼지면서 온라인 쇼핑몰에서는 한 달에 1천 개 이상 팔릴 정도로 수요가 급격히 늘고 있다. 성인용 제품은 아기용보다 크기가 크고, 가격은 우리 돈 2천 원에서, 많게는 약 9만 원 선. 전문가들은 장기간 사용 시 구강 건강에 악영향을 줄 수 있다는 점을 경고하고 있지만, 인기는 사그라지지 않고 있는데, 이색 열풍이 불고 있는 중국의 현지 상황을 들여다본다. ▶ 태풍 버들 대만 강타 (대만) 태풍 다나스의 피해를 본 지 불과 한 달 만에, 또다시 제11호 태풍 ‘버들'이 대만을 덮쳤다. 이번 태풍으로 1명이 숨지고 최소 112명이 다치는 등 크고 작은 피해가 잇따랐다. 초속 43m가 넘는 강풍이 몰아치면서 시설물 피해뿐만 아니라, 여객기 한 대는 무려 7시간 넘게 회항했고, 화물기는 착륙 과정에서 강풍에 휘말려 활주로에 날개가 부딪치는 아찔한 사고까지 발생했다. 당국은 피해 확산을 막기 위해 주민 8천여 명을 긴급 대피시켰지만, 곳곳에서 정전과 침수 피해가 이어지며 불편이 가중되고 있다. 대만은 매년 태풍의 길목에 놓여 잦은 피해를 겪어왔지만, 최근 들어 태풍의 위력이 점점 거세지고 있어 불안감이 커지고 있는데, 혼란에 빠진 현지 상황 교민을 통해 자세히 알아봤다. ▶ 세계 황당 사건 1. 말하는 앵무새가 마약 거래 암호를 익혀 대규모 조직 검거에 결정적 단서를 제공했다는 사연이 전해지면서, 영국이 발칵 뒤집혔다. 2. 슬리퍼 차림에 만취한 상태로 8km 마라톤을 완주한 인물이 사실 노숙자였다는 사연이 전해지며, 브라질 전역이 감동의 물결로 물들었다. 고수의 세계 (UHD) ▶ 1초에 7번 줄 넘는 사나이 줄넘기 하나로 세계를 평정한 남자가 용인에 있다? 놀라운 속도로 세계 줄넘기대회 ‘스피드 줄넘기 부문'에서 1위를 기록. ‘30초 스피드', ‘3분 스피드', ‘개인 프리스타일' 종목에서 그랜드슬램을 달성하며 개인 종합 1위를 차지한 줄넘기 국가대표 양창혁 선수가 바로 그 주인공! 어린 시절 또래에 비해 유난히 허약했던 그는 줄넘기를 통해 이를 극복. 꾸준한 노력으로 세계 정상에 올랐다. 8년의 선수 생활을 동안 세계대회에서 금메달 수상은 물론, 빌보드 차트 1위 ‘케이팝 데몬 헌터스' OST에 맞춰 화려한 비보잉 동작 구사까지~ 줄넘기와 관련해서는 못 하는 것이 없을 정도. 오로지 줄넘기 외길 인생만 걷고 있는 고수의 세계를 만나보자. 주소: 경기 용인시 기흥구 동백7로 83 ☎ 031-282-8098 알쓸신법 (*알아두면 쓸모있는 신기한 법률) ▶ 김건희 목걸이 모조품 열풍 김건희 씨가 착용한 수천만 원 상당의 고가 목걸이가 배송비 포함 단돈 6만 원에 판매되고 있는 쇼핑몰이 등장했다. 알고 보니, 실제 목걸이의 외형을 똑같이 모방한 ‘모조품'이었다. 부정적 논란에 휩싸인 김건희 씨가 착용했던 옷과 장신구가 대중의 관심을 끌면서, 관련 제품의 판매 문의가 급증한 상황. 문화평론가는 “논란에 휩싸인 인물이라 하더라도 사회적 위치가 높고, 경제적으로 여유 있는 사람이라면, 해당 인물의 복장을 따라 하려는 경향이 늘고 있다”며 우려를 표했다. 변호사는 “가품 제작 및 유통 시 최대 징역 3년 혹은 700만 원의 벌금형에 처하지만, 추적 및 검거가 어려워 단속에 난항을 겪고 있다'고 지적했다. 논란의 중심에 선 ‘김건희 모조품 목걸이' 열풍, 그 실태를 알아본다. ▶ 아내의 두 얼굴 알콩달콩한 신혼을 보내던 중 남편의 어머니가 큰 병으로 쓰러지고 설상가상 회사마저 부도 위기에 몰린 상황. 그때 아내가 “급한 불부터 끄자”며 건넨 수천만 원 덕에 가까스로 위기를 넘길 수 있었다. 아내 덕에 위기를 넘겼지만, 왠지 모를 석연치 않은 느낌을 지울 수 없었던 남편. 결국 아내가 ‘성인 방송 BJ'로 활동하며 번 돈을 자신에게 건넸다는 사실을 알게 됐다. 격분한 남편은 “당신은 외도를 저지른 것과 마찬가지”라며 이혼을 요구했고, 아내는 사과하면서도 “당신 어머니 병원비와 회사를 살릴 자금을 마련하기 위한 선택이었다”며 이혼할 수 없다는 입장을 밝혔다. 법원은 “아내가 직접 다른 이성을 만난 것은 아니지만, 성인 방송에 출연한 행위는 부부 간의 신뢰를 저버리는 것”이라며 남편의 이혼 청구를 받아들였다. 장샛별 변호사는 “최근 배우자 몰래 부도덕적인 일을 하다가 이혼하는 사례가 늘고 있다”며 “믿음을 저버리는 모든 행위는 이혼 사유에 해당된다”고 강조했다. 낮에는 현모양처, 밤에는 성인 방송 BJ, 두 얼굴을 가진 아내의 사연을 알쓸신법에서 공개한다. ▶ 중국 '임신 로봇'이 약 2,000만 원 최근 중국에서 ‘자녀를 출산할 수 있는 임신 로봇을 내년에 출시할 예정'이라는 기사가 게시되며 논란의 중심에 섰다. 로봇 개발업체 ‘심천 카이와'의 ‘장치펑' 박사가 ‘임산과 출산에 필요한 모든 기능을 갖춘 AI 임신 로봇을 상용화할 예정이며, 가격은 약 10만 위안(한화 약 2,000만 원)으로 책정할 계획'이라는 인터뷰를 진행한 것. 이에 국내외 네티즌들은 ‘모성애는 기계가 대신할 수 없다'는 부정적 반응과 ‘자녀를 낳고 싶어도 낳을 수 없는 부부에겐 희망이 될 수 있다'는 긍정적 반응으로 입장으로 첨예하게 대립했다. 그렇다면 과연 임신 및 출산이 가능한 AI 로봇, 현실성이 있는 걸까? 잉태와 출산이라는 생물 고유의 영역에 발을 디딘 AI 기술, 알쓸신법에서 그 논란을 들여다본다. 오픈러쉬 (UHD) ▶ 손 만두로 월 1억 원 매출 주말이면 충북 청주시의 한 골목이 사람들로 북새통을 이룬다? 심지어 서울 등 타지에서 온 사람들도 오픈런을 할 정도로 인기가 있다는 이곳! 사람들이 긴 줄을 서서 기다리는 이유는 바로 침샘을 자극하는 만두 때문! 극강의 쫄깃함과 터질 듯한 만두소, 얇은 만두피로 사람들의 입맛을 저격한다는데, 직접 만든 만두피와 만두소만을 사용한다는 이곳! 주말이면 약 3,000개의 만두를 직접 빚어야해서 전담 직원까지 있을 정도라고. 주택가 골목에 위치했음에도 주말 하루 매출만 약 300만 원, 월에 1억 원 매출을 기록한다는 만둣가게 인기 비결을 파헤쳐본다. 주소: 충북 청주시 서원구 분평로6번길 14-6 1층 ☎ 0507-1381-2644 화제 ▶ 나눔의 혁신, 디지털 자산 기부 디지털 문화가 생활 깊숙이 자리 잡은 요즘. 생활의 흐름이 오프라인에서 온라인으로 옮겨가면서, 돈의 형태도 변하고 있다. 현금과 카드를 대신해, 디지털 세상 속 전자지갑에 담아 주고받는 ‘디지털 자산'이 새로운 시대의 화폐로 떠올랐다. 그런데 최근, 투자 수단으로만 알았던 디지털 자산이 결제 수단을 넘어 기부로까지 쓰이고 있다는데. 바로, 기부자의 마음은 투명하게 기록되고, 성금은 필요한 곳에 신속하게 전달되는 새로운 기부 문화, ‘디지털 자산 기부'! 새로운 나눔 문화로 자리 잡은 ‘디지털 자산 기부'란 무엇일지 알아보자.

In this episode of ScreenTime wIth AVForums, we catch up with our current 4K disc and digital/streaming recommendations. Plus, we compare the UHD disc and streaming options of recent releases The Amateur and Zodiac to see which is the version worth getting hold of. Also, whether you're a hardcore disc collector or dedicated film fan, is 2025 the best time to start your library? Finally, what got the team members started in their reviewing careers and how has the disc/movie reviewing landscape changed over the last 20 years?

That's not a cool breeze whafting over you and giving you goosebumps... it's the SEVERIN SUMMER SALE!!! Join the Severin crew as they break down this 10-release line up along with some special guests. As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop!  Timecodes for the Episode: 6:26 - FERAT VAMPIRE w/Kier-La Janisse 22:04 - BASKIN w/director Can Evrenol 40:40 - DEAD SLEEP 51:10 - NIGHT OF THE SHARKS 1:02:03 - THE SHARK HUNTER 1:10:43 - MONSTER SHARK 1:22:09 - SISTERS w/director Douglas Buck 1:45:22 - FEARLESS DRAGONS 1:53:25 - SKINHEADS 2:01:33 - KILL LIST 2:11:00 - UHD UPGRADE SUNDAY 2:24:17 - Rendezvous After Hours  

I admit it. I hadn't seen all of Sergio Leone's films and the result was frankly incredible for both good and bad reasons. Plus some recent UHD pics.

With the release of The Friend, starring Naomi Watts, the Captains decided to tackle another movie she starred in. Listen as the Captains discuss Watts up with the mind-bending movie, Mulholland Drive. Have we been doing the podcast the whole time? Or was it all just a dream? Maybe it was a dream and that's why nobody was listening!Starring - Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann MillerDirected By - David LynchWritten By - David LynchMusic - Angelo BadalamentiCinematography - Peter DemingEditing - Mary Sweeney.Website: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

TurdOrTreasure is ThisWeekInGeek's dedicated review show covering everything from games to movies to tv to electronics and everything between.This Episode:What's New?Abbott Elementary: The Complete Third Season (Warner TV DVD Review) -https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Abbott-Elementary-The-Complete-Third-Season-DVD/314986/Companion (Warner 4K UHD Review) -https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Companion-4K-Blu-ray/380738/Your Geekmaster:Alex "The Producer" - https://bsky.app/profile/dethphasetwig.bsky.socialFeedback for the show?:Email: feedback@thisweekingeek.netTwitter: https://twitter.com/thisweekingeekBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thisweekingeek.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1BfUrFWqEYha8IYiluMyAiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-geek/id215643675Spotify: spotify:show:0BHP4gkzubuCsJBhU3oNWXCastbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id2162049Website: https://www.thisweekingeek.netApril 30, 2025

On February 25, 1972, Paul McCartney released “Give Ireland Back To The Irish.”  The Captains talk about their favorite movies about, or taking place in, Ireland.The Banahees or Inisherin (2022)Belfast (2021)In Bruges (2008)Once (2007)Website: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

The miniseries Zero Day, starring Robert Deniro is on Netflix. Johnny Dangerous wanted to reach far back in time to another Robert DeNiro movie. He chose Midnight Run as this weeks deep dive. Starring - Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John AshtonDirected By - Martin BrestWritten By - George GalloMusic - Danny ElfmanCinematography - Donald E. ThorinEditing - Chris Lebenzon, Michael TronickWebsite: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

Die Themen: Apofika stellt auf UHD und aktiviert Hörertelefon; Kölner schmuggeln Merz-Portrait in den Louvre; Marine Le Pen wegen Veruntreuung verurteilt; SPD und Union streiten über Reichensteuern; Sind Kompromisse Reformgift?; Über 2.000 Erdbeben-Tote in Myanmar bestätigt; Feuerwehrmann gesteht Brandstiftung – aber nicht in allen Fällen; Remmo-Clan betrieb Inder-WG-Wohnhaus; Lindner verklagt Titanic wegen Ultraschall-Cover; Wochenlanger Internetausfall weil Anbieter Strom nicht zahlte und Podcast-Abschied unter Tränen Hosts der heutigen Folge sind Yasmine M'Barek (Zeit Online) und Markus Feldenkirchen (DER SPIEGEL). Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/ApokalypseundFilterkaffee

Die Neuveröffentlichung von "Red Dawn" auf UHD beflügelte Martin, dem von ihm vielgehassten, kontroversen Kalten-Kriegs-Klassiker (ui, was für ne Alliteration) von 1984 eine erneute Chance zu geben, und siehe da, mit der neuen Bildqualität folgte auch eine zumindest etwas neue Perspektive, die nach einer Diskussion und inhaltlichen Auseinandersetzung verlangte. Sergej zeigte sich willig, auch der Begleitfilm, der australische "Tomorrow, When The War Began" von 2010 wurde akzeptiert. Das Streitgespräch war intensiv, aber unterhaltsam, was sich hoffentlich auch auf das Hörvergnügen bei dieser Folge auswirkt. Viel Spaß! Nachtküsse könnt ihr vergeben übernachtprogrammpodcast@gmail.comFolgt uns aufBluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @nachtprogramm.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sergejs Letterbox⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Martins Letterbox⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Und besucht:https://www.actionfreunde.de/https://liquid-love.de/forum/Music Intro: https://www.purple-planet.com

UHD releases so good you'll have to EXTERMINATE all your previous editions!!! Join us as we break down all four of the March titles. Taking a step back in time with Peter Cushing as the good Doctor in DOCTOR WHO AND THE DALEKS and DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150AD making their US UHD Debut! Also coming to UHD is a Severin staple, JACK THE RIPPER, which has been sourced from newly discovered elements. Lastly, a sci-fi film ghost written by the great Dalton Trubmo, the iconic writer who was blacklisted from the industry AND STILL won Oscars... UNKNOWN WORLD! As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Hope you're ready for this!   TIME STAMPS: 11:20 - DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS and overall DR. WHO discussion 25:20 - DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150 AD 32:20 - JACK THE RIPPER 52:50 - UNKNOWN WORLD 1:01:15 - Rendezvous After Hours w/DJ Alfonso 

Foundations of Amateur Radio Recently I received a question in relation to the Bald Yak project. If you're not familiar, "The Bald Yak project aims to create a modular, bidirectional and distributed signal processing and control system that leverages GNU Radio." I know that I've said that several times now and I suspect I'm going to say it several more times before we're done. I was asked about a specific radio and if this project could make it use a frequency that the supplied software didn't cover. The answer is deceptively simple and if you know me at all, you know what's coming: "It depends". As with many things, what it depends on is not fixed. I'll come back to the question, but I'm making a diversion past a magical place, the local hardware store. You can buy everything you need to build a house with the caveat that some assembly is required. GNU Radio is similar for building a signal processing system, but, wait for it, some assembly is required. In the context of GNU Radio this means that you'll need to collect all the bits and wire them together, fortunately you're unlikely to need Personal Protective Equipment or access to a First Aid Kit, unless of course the idea of playing with computers gives you palpitations, in which case I'd recommend that you go see your doctor. One of the less obvious things you'll come across with GNU Radio is how to bring signal processing into the physical realm, in other words, how do you get a signal into your computer, known as a "source", and get it out, called a "sink". The ability to talk to physical hardware arrives in roughly three different ways. Let's call them, "native", "library", and "abstraction". Native access requires that GNU Radio already knows about the hardware out of the box. Library access requires that the hardware manufacturer has provided software libraries, also known as drivers, allowing GNU Radio to communicate, and finally, abstraction is where a third party has written a library that knows how to talk to hardware from different manufacturers. The distinction between these is almost arbitrary, for example abstraction might require a driver from a hardware manufacturer. Similarly, because all this software is open source, native can include software from other projects, like the RTL-SDR blocks from Osmocom, Open Source Mobile Communications, and UHD blocks written by Ettus Research, which in turn can be seen as an abstraction. As I said, some assembly required. I will point out that this provides a great deal of flexibility, albeit at the cost of complexity, there's still no such thing as a free lunch. At this point you might shake your head and run away. I get that, it can be daunting. Before you do, consider the scenario where you have a working system and you upgrade your hardware. In a GNU Radio world you'll need to figure out how to configure the new hardware and then all your other stuff will continue to work. The alternative is upgrading each of your applications to connect to your new radio and in doing so, run the risk of making your old radio obsolete, even if you are collecting them .. let's say for posterity rather than hoarding .. because radio amateurs never hoard anything .. right? Back to the original question. Can GNU Radio make a radio use frequencies that the software that came with the radio cannot? As I said, "it depends". First of all, the hardware needs to actually be able to support the frequency. Then someone needs to have written a library to use that frequency, then GNU Radio needs to be able to use that library. That said, the chances of that happening are much higher than the chance of the hardware manufacturer rolling out this feature within your lifetime. Before you start yelling at me, yes, this is manufacturer dependent, some provide open source tools, many still don't. There are alternative ways to access different frequencies. The PlutoSDR is a computer and radio in a box. You can connect to it, change some settings and have it access a whole lot more frequencies. In some ways it's like adding or removing jumpers on a traditional circuit-board. Another approach is to use an up- or down-converter. Essentially a piece of hardware connected between antenna and radio that translates frequencies to different bands. A down-converter allows you to use the 23cm band on a radio that's only capable of 70cm. Similarly, an up-converter allows your 70cm radio to hear HF signals. If you see a symmetry here, you didn't imagine it. You need both to transmit and receive, sold together in the same box as a transverter. Just so we're clear, the radio is still using the 70cm band, but the RF coming in and out of the antenna connected to the transverter is on a different band entirely. It's why my Yaesu FT-857d has three menu options, 89, 90 and 91, to adjust the display to show the actual RF frequency. As an aside, you could use this functionality if your radio is off frequency by a known amount. As I've said before, GNU Radio is a powerful tool. It contains many different moving parts, the system is complex and unwieldy, but with it comes the promise of doing some amazing stuff. The whole point of the Bald Yak project is to make this all accessible to the wider amateur community, not just computer geeks and software radio nerds. If you have questions, feel free to drop me a line. I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Originally, this mini-episode was scheduled to drop on February 11, which on that date in 660 BC is the traditional date for the founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.  The captains took this opportunity to talk about some of their favorite films set in, or filmed in, Japan. Fast & Furious: Tokyo DriftKill Bill Vol. 1The Thin Red LineHonorable Mentions

Presence, directed by Steven Soderbergh, was released in January. The Captains wanted to discuss another one of Soderbergh's movies. Even though Movie Matt's favorite J.Lo movie is Gigli, he picked Out of Sight for this week's Deep Dive.Starring - George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don CheadleDirected By - Steven SoderberghWritten By - Scott FrankMusic - David HolmesCinematography - Elliot DavisEditing - Anne V. CoatesWebsite: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

Love is in the air at Severin and this month is proof that romance comes in all shapes and sizes. Join us and special guest Kier-La Janisee as we break down this very romantic slate of titles coming out this February. We celebrate the much anticipated volume 2 of HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN (BUTTERFLY KISS, MORGIANA, THE SAVAGE EYE, and THE GLASS CEILING), IN MY SKIN making it's UHD debut, and the most unconventional love story of them all... Joe Orton's iconic ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE. As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Hope you're ready for this!   Timecodes for the Episode: 02:47 - ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE 18:37 - HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN V2 19:55 - BUTTERFLY KISS 38:02 - MORGIANA 47:08 - THE SAVAGE EYE 59:55 - THE GLASS CEILING 1:14:24 - IN MY SKIN 1:37:00 - HOPW Board Game 1:44:50 - Rendezvous After Hours

The Captains discuss movies coming to theaters in February and March of 2025.  In this episode, we'll talk about re-animating in space, married spies, live adaptations of animated films, and Money's favorite bodybuilder.Mickey 17Black BagSnow WhiteMagazine Dreams+ Honorable MentionsWebsite: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

On this week's episode, Sonny Bunch is rejoined by Jesse Nelson of DiabolikDVD and Cauldron Films to discuss the state of home video. We get to the tariff discussion around 32 minutes in, but before that, Jesse dispels some of the concerns about Sony's recent announcement that they're discontinuing recordable media like Blu-ray, what collectors are looking for from his store, and how he and his business partner go about deciding out what titles to distribute via their label, Cauldron Films. As mentioned on the episode, I enjoy Diabolik's “Browse by Label” page to see what weird stuff is hitting Blu-ray and UHD in the upcoming months. Make sure to check out Cauldron's lineup; that Mad Foxes set seems pretty cool. If you enjoyed the episode, please share it with a friend!

After seeing the semi-viral Tiptoes trailer reemerge after several years. Money Chris wanted to take a look at this masterpiece of yesteryear. Listen as the Captain's speak of the elevated crotch cinematography. Is this movie as bad as they say? Is this the best knee acting in a non-porn film?Starring - Matthew McConaughey, Kate Beckinsale, Patricia Arquette, Gary OldmanDirected By - Matthew BrightWritten By - Bill WeinerMusic - Curt SobelCinematography - Chris ManganoEditing - Jeffrey Wolf.Website: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

TRUSTS, BUSTS, and THRUSTS! Ring in the New Year with Russ Meyer's favorite thing... A GOOD PAIR (of UHD debuts!) Listen as we break down the three titles hitting shelves this January including two more titles from the Russ Meyer catalogue, MOTORPSYCHO! and UP making thier UHD debuts. While we're on the subject of making the impossible a reality, we celebrate the iconic exploitation director Lee Frost's roughie, THE PICK-UP being remastered from the thought-to-be-lost original camera negative. As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Hope you're ready for this!   Timecodes for the Episode: 00:41 - Ode to David Lynch 9:43 - MOTORPSYCHO! 18:25 - UP! 31:24 - THE PICK-UP 38:35 - MAU MAU SEX SEX 44:00 - Interview with Something Weird Video's Lisa Petrucci 1:08:00 - Rendezvous After Hours

The Captains reflect on those we lost in 2024. We will discuss the impact that they had on film and culture.Website: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

Brad Pitt's production company Plan B Entertainment recently released Nickel Boys in theaters.  Matty G used this connection to choose yet another film starring the aforementioned Pitt.  Join our debaucherous party of a podcast as we dive deep into 1920's Hollywood with Babylon.Starring - Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Diego Calva, Jean SmartDirected By - Damien ChazelleWritten By - Damien ChazelleMusic - Justin HurwitzCinematography - Linus SandgrenEditing - Tom CrossWebsite: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

Every season, the Captains get their shot at redemption! We dive back into last season's lineup and right some cinematic wrongs. Each of us picks one movie we think we might have rated too high or too low (hey, nobody's perfect). Then, we stir the pot by calling out one movie we believe the group completely missed the mark on.Website: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

The erotic thriller, Babygirl, was released on Christmas starring Nicole Kidman. Movie Matt wanted to cover another similar Nicole Kidman film, so he put on his mask and cape, and came up with Eyes Wide Shut. Listen as Johnny Dangerous tells us the password of the house, Matty G warns us we are in great danger and that we should leave before they find out we are podcasters, Money gets caught trying to pocket the free shrimp. All this and more, in the next Deep Dive.Starring - Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Marie RichardsonDirected By - Stanley KubrickWritten By - Stanley Kubrick, Frederic RaphaelMusic - Jocelyn PookCinematography - Larry SmithEditing - Nigel GaltWebsite: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

CUTBITS: Welcome to Mostly Harmless Cutaway Question Mark Three Six featuring Caleb and Eric. Join us as we discuss our recent viewings of the UHD disc of Twice Upon a Time. This a lost cutbits episode that marked the first return to the MHC feed. This was the episode that inspired us to resurrect this feed, covering series 10 intending to publish this after those commentaries were completed.  WARNING: This discussion contains miscellaneous K-9 and Company, Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures, Sherlock, Class, new WHO, and/or classic SPOILERS pertaining to Doctor Who. If you are 100% spoilerphobic to new & classic episodes not yet seen, do NOT complain to us. This episode is MOSTLY HARMLESS & contains EXPLICIT ideas, and as always expect strokes of innuendo throughout.  DISCLAIMER: This Cutbit was recorded Mar. 19th, 2022. COMING SOON: MHC #?37! or 38?!   DON'T PANIC   Host/Producer: Eric @BullittWHO Prognosis Negative Movie Reviews Podcast Star Trek: Romulans Bearing Gifts Podcast Co-host: Josh @whomeJZ Co-hostess: Cat @fancyfembot Sci-Fi Party Line Podcast Co-host: Sean @HomrigSean The Cabot Cove Confab: A Murder, She Wrote Podcast The Best Picture Podcast Co-host/Producer: Caleb @CalebAlexader The Novice Elitists Film Podcast Bending the Elements: An Avatar Podcast   Mostly Harmless Cutaway @DoctorWhoMHC Email: Guidetothewhoverse ~at~ gmail ~dot~com Website: guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.com/site Patreon: patreon.com/MHC Tumblr: doctorwhomhc.tumblr.com  Facebook: facebook.com/DoctorWhoMHC  Art: H.B. Lockwood @hayleyglyphs Eponymous opening by Emily K. @emilyooo MHCTheme created by E.A. Escamilla

The Captains discuss movies coming to theaters in December of 2024.  In this episode, we'll talk about possible worldwide catastrophies, taking down a white supremacist terrorist group, trying to achieve the American dream, and the artist formerly known as Robert Zimmerman. Y2KThe OrderThe BrutalistA Complete Unknown+ Honorable MentionsWebsite: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

In this podcast episode, the Gods discuss: The 4:30 Movie (4k UHD Blu-ray) About Dry Grasses (Blu-ray) Addams Family Values (4k UHD Blu-ray) American Movie (4k UHD Blu-ray) Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Limited Series Three-Season Collection (DVD) Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (4k UHD Blu-ray) Bill & Ted's Most Triumphant Trilogy (4k UHD Blu-ray) Blazing Saddles 4k UHD (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Block Island Sound (4k UHD Blu-ray) Blue Christmas (Blu-ray) A Bluegrass Christmas (DVD) Bones and All (4k UHD Blu-ray) Born on the Fourth of July (4k UHD Blu-ray) CC40 [8½ (1963), Tokyo Story (1953), All That Jazz (1979), Bicycle Thieves (1948), Repo Man (1984), Naked (1993), Jules and Jim (1962), Being There (1979), Weekend (1967), Yi Yi (2000), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Pickpocket (1959), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), On the Waterfront (1954), Do the Right Thing (1989), Ratcatcher (1999), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Mirror (1975), Barry Lyndon (1975), Safe (1995), Seconds (1966), His Girl Friday (1940), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Y tu mamá también (2001), My Own Private Idaho (1991), Love & Basketball (2000), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Ace in the Hole (1951), 3 Women (1977), The Red Shoes (1948), Down by Law (1986), La Ciénaga (2001), Wanda (1970), House (1977), Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Battle of Algiers (1966), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), Persona (1966), In the Mood for Love (2000)] (Blu-ray) The Crow (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Dark Crystal - Limited Edition 4k Collector's Set (4k UHD Blu-ray) Demon Pond (4k UHD Blu-ray) Drag Me to Hell 4k Collector's Edition (4k UHD Blu-ray) Evil: The Complete Series (DVD) Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete Collection (Blu-ray) Food Wars! The Fifth Plate Limited Edition Premium Box Set (Blu-ray) Funny Girl (4k UHD Blu-ray) Galaxy Quest 25th Anniversary 4k UHD (4k UHD Blu-ray) Godzilla (4k UHD Blu-ray) Gummo (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Hitcher (4k UHD Blu-ray) Hush (4k UHD Blu-ray) I Walked with a Zombie / The Seventh Victim: Produced by Val Lewton (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Intern (4k UHD Blu-ray) Interstellar (4k UHD Blu-ray) Irving Berlin's White Christmas (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Killer's Game (4k UHD Blu-ray) The King of Queens - Complete Series (Blu-ray) Labyrinth - Limited Edition 4k Collector's Set (4k UHD Blu-ray) Land of the Dead Collector's Edition (4k UHD Blu-ray) Pandora's Box (Blu-ray) Paper Moon (4k UHD Blu-ray) Pulp Fiction 4K Ultra HD 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition (4k UHD Blu-ray) Rock 'N' Roll High School [45th Anniversary Edition] (4k UHD Blu-ray) Scarface (4k UHD Blu-ray) Seven Samurai (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Shape of Water (4k UHD Blu-ray) Shawscope Vol 3 [Limited Edition] (Blu-ray) Silent Night, Deadly Night [40th Anniversary Edition] + Exclusive Paperback Novelization (4k UHD Blu-ray) So Help Me Todd: The Complete Series (DVD) South Park (Not Suitable for Children) (Blu-ray) A Sudden Case of Christmas (DVD) The Swan Princess: The Royal Collection (DVD) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Classic Series Collection (DVD) The Terminator 4k UHD (4k UHD Blu-ray) Thanksgiving (4k UHD Blu-ray) Toxic Crusaders (Blu-ray) Trap (4k UHD Blu-ray) Twisters (4k UHD Blu-ray) Walker: The Complete Series (DVD) Watchmen Chapter II (4k UHD Blu-ray) The West Wing: Complete Series (Blu-ray) The Whitest Kids U' Know: The Complete Series (DVD)

Dr. Loren J. Blanchard is the President of University of Houston-Downtown. In his first year as President of the University, Dr. Blanchard launched the 2022-2027 Strategic Plan: A New Paradigm, which has student success as its number one priority. Since then, UHD has continued to make progress toward fulfilling each of the plan's goals through university-wide implementation and continuous monitoring.  Dr. Blanchard previously served as Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs at California State University (CSU), the largest and most diverse system of higher education in the United States. Before CSU, he served as Provost & Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at Xavier University of Louisiana. Other past leadership positions include Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic and Multicultural Affairs at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and two roles within the University of Louisiana System: Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Associate Vice President for Accreditation, Leadership & Accountability. A first-generation college graduate, Dr. Blanchard holds a bachelor's degree in Speech Pathology Education from Xavier University of Louisiana, a master's degree in Education from McNeese State University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Georgia. #drlorenjblanchard #uhd #president #grateful #tsc #gogetit  Chip Baker Social Media https://www.wroteby.me/chipbaker

Your best buds covered in blood are BACK... and we're HUNGRY. Join the full crew, with special guest Claire Donner, in breaking down all ten titles available starting Black Friday plus exclusive merch as well as a few other surprises in this power packed episode.   Listen in as we discuss the full slate including our impressive slate of cannibal films, LAST CANNIBAL WORLD, EATEN ALIVE!, SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD, all making their UHD debut. Also included this gut munching month of movies on UHD, DELICATESSEN, ANTIVIRAL, HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD, RATS NIGHT OF TERROR, and NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS! Bringing up the rear are two Severin icons, Jess Franco with THONG GIRLS and Lamberto Bava with a remake of his father's masterpiece THE MASK OF SATAN making their home video debuts.   As always, DJ Alfonso curated a special playlist to celebrate!   Timecodes below: 2:35 - HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD 19:00 - RATS NIGHT OF TERROR 33:50 - Interview with author Brad Carter 48:00 - DELICATESSEN 1:01:00 - SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD 1:16:00 - EATEN ALIVE! 1:30:30 - LAST CANNIBAL WORLD 1:55:00 - ANTIVIRAL 2:12:55 - THONG GIRLS 2:26:00 - NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS 2:39:00 - THE MASK OF SATAN 2:55:00 - Rendezvous After Hours

With the release of Wicked in theaters, Money Chris wanted to discuss another musical movie. Dancer in the Dark, starring Björk and directed by Lars von Trier fits the bill. Listen as we discuss if Björk can defy gravity.Starring - Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter StormareDirected By - Lars von TrierWritten By - Lars von TrierMusic - BjörkCinematography - Robby MüllerEditing - François Gédigier, Molly Marlene StensgaardWebsite: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

The captains have somehow never talked about their favorite films set on or around the Thanksgiving holiday.  Here are a few selections for you and yours as you're gathered around with your turkey legs and smallpox blankets!Black Friday (2021)My Blue Heaven (1990)Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)Honorable MentionsWebsite: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

Red One, which features another Captain, Chris Evans, releases in theaters Nov 14th, 2024. Captain Johnny Dangerous wanted to find another action comedy featuring Chris Evans. He was doing a grindy thingy down a rail when it hit him like a fireball from some demon hipster chicks. He picked Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. So join us as we discuss this classic movie, that almost no one saw in theaters.Starring - Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris EvansDirected By - Edgar WrightWritten By - Michael Bacall, Edgar WrightMusic - Nigel GodrichCinematography - Bill PopeEditing - Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss.Website: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

Money Chris was absent this week, as he was out galavanting in other countries. However, the rest of the captains had a tornado party and watched Bodies Bodies Bodies.  See how long it takes us to locate Movie Matt and his light therapy mask.Starring - Amanda Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Rachel Sennott, Pete DavidsonDirected By - Halina ReijnWritten By - Sarah DeLappeMusic - DisasterpeaceCinematography - Jasper WolfEditing - Taylor Levy, Julia BlochWebsite: https://amoviepodcast.com/Twitter: @ItsaFilmPodcastInstagram: @toomanycaptainsproductions

In this episode, Brian talks about the new 4k UHD release of the Val Lewton Produced films I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE and THE SEVENTH VICTIM. This release makes all 9 of Lewtons RKO produced Horror films now available on Blu-ray and so Brian also runs through the previous Lewton discs that have come out as well. This week's episode is also brought to you by the fine folks at DiabolikDVD - a great place to buy your discs from! https://www.diabolikdvd.com/ Just the Discs Now has a YouTube Channel! Check it out here and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCffVK8TcUyjCpr0F9SpV53g Follow the Show on Twitter here for Episode previews and new Blu-ray News! twitter.com/justthediscspod We're also on Instagram! instagram.com/justthediscspod/

What happened to plasma televisions? Where did they come from? Let's learn how plasma TVs work and why the industry abandoned this technology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.