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On this week's Ask A CISO Podcast, we are joined by Patrick Hynds, CEO and Founder of DTS and Pulsar Security, and Duane Laflotte, Chief Technology Officer of Pulsar Security over a conversation about everything passwords! Patrick and Duane have 50+ years of combined experience in cybersecurity and technology and have provided security services to Disney, the US Military, the Bank of America, the NHL, and more. With host Raphaël Peyret, Vice President, Product, Horangi, they talk about the different types of cyberattacks, how to protect yourself, and uncommon methods of breaking into networks, including the use of deceptive USB cables. Tune in to listen in to Patrick & Duane shed light on the vulnerabilities associated with common password practices and emphasizes the importance of creating unique and complex passwords to protect against cyberattacks.

Episode Summary On this week's Live Like the World is Dying, Margaret and Inmn finish their talk about go bags. They talk about important documents, knives, tools, sleeping systems, shelters, coping with isolation, food, water, firearms, specific situations you might need a go bag for, and of course, DnD. Host Info Margaret can be found on twitter @magpiekilljoy or instagram at @margaretkilljoy. Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery. Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness. Transcript Live Like the World is Dying: Margaret on Go Bags Part II Inmn 00:14 Hello, and welcome to Live Like the World is Dying, your podcast for what feels like the end times. I'm your host Inmn Neruin, and this week we're continuing to talk about go bags. We have the second part of an interview with the founder of this podcast, Margaret Killjoy, where we continue our conversation from last week at literally the exact place that we left off. But first, this podcast is a proud member of the Channel Zero Network of anarchists podcasts. And here's a jingle from another show on the network. Doo doo doo doo doo. [Making noises like a song] So Margaret, we've gone through hygiene kit, survival kit, and... I immediately forgot the third part of it. Margaret 01:39 First aid. Inmn 01:39 First-aid kit. And so that wraps up kind of like an emergency pack? Margaret 01:44 Yep. Inmn 01:44 What what what else goes in a bug out bag. Margaret 01:47 So, now that we get to the bag itself, I would say the next most important thing is a water bottle. Specifically, I like--and I give to all my friends--single wall steel canteen style water bottles. And the reason that I like these is that you can boil water in them. The double wall vacuum sealed canteens, they rule for a lot of purposes, like actually, they're really good for like putting hot soup in your bag. If you're going out hiking for the day and you get to the top of the mountain you get to--as if I've ever climbed a whole ass mountain. By my standards where I live, the mountains are very short. And so when you climb up a whole ass Appalachian mountain, you can have your warm soup up at the top even when it's snowing and shit, you know. But overall, I use 32 ounce steel wall canteens. I like them a lot. And then you're also going to want to make sure that you have food in there, protein bars and other snacks. So that's the core. But then for the bag itself, it's really going to depend on what you're doing. So, I guess I'll go over the not camping stuff first, the kind of like...the stuff that is like...Okay, because there's all the camping shit. And that's really useful depending on your situation. But, things to put in your go bag: your passport. If nothing else, if you don't want your actual main documents in here, you're going to want to put photocopies and digital copies of your stuff in here, which is of course somewhat of a security risk. If someone steals your bag, they get this stuff, right. But for me, the threat model is that my passport is more useful to me in my backpack than it is at home in a safe when I'm 1000 miles away. So, your passport, which I would push anyone who was capable in the United States of making sure that they have an updated passport, especially these days. You want your important documents backed up. This could be some of your medical records. It could be your dog's medical records. It could be your children's medical records. And, you might want the deed to your house. You might want some of the vehicle registration stuff. You want your like stuff--not necessarily the originals in this particular case--but you want the documents of it in case you're like coming back later and need to prove some shit. You know? Because a lot of crises might disrupt a lot of the institutions of bureaucracy. And you would think that in times of crisis, bureaucracy will be like, "I guess we kind of get in the way of human freedom." But no, in times of crisis borders will still be like, "Oh, I don't know about you. You don't have the right document. I don't care that the road you're on is literally on fire." or whatever the fuck you know. Another way to back these up is to literally just to take pictures of them on your phone and have it on your phone. But I think it's actually a good idea to have a USB stick with these documents as well and you might want to consider encrypting that, which I don't know if all computers can do easily but at least my computer can do easily. And you probably want...you might want more of an expanded first-aid kit in this. I guess I gets into the other thing thing. And then the other thing that I think you're gonna want in your go bag is you want fucking entertainment. Like this gets over overlooked so much. But, when when Covid hit, the way that my mental health works I was very isolated, right? I could not put myself at risk to Covid because of my mental health. And so, I lived alone in a cabin without much electricity. And the best purchase I made was something called a Bit Boy, and I highly recommend it. It is this tiny...it looks like a tiny Gameboy and it has all of the Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and everything else games like on it. And it uses almost no battery. It's rechargeable. It's a little finicky. If you like turn it off it like fucks it up because it's like a it's like a $30 thing full of pirated shit, right? So it's super finicky. But, I swear that this thing had a better mental health effect on me then like almost anything else during that time. And the other thing that got me through it was I had legally purchased downloads of TV. And so even though I didn't have internet, I once a week, once a day, like sat down and ate my cold soup and watched fucking Steven Universe, and that she got me through it. And so like a USB stick full of like movies, TV, also, specifically, a USB stick full of like survival guides and information about how to build things, fix things, all of that shit. I think it's a super useful thing for a bug out bag. And I leave it up to... Inmn 06:32 It's funny because I feel like this episode is something where we're covering a lot of stuff that--and I just want to start flagging things--we did a whole episode on how you can build a mesh network essentially to have things like libraries of entertainment, or Wikipedia downloads, or like survival bits. So, if you want to learn more about that then go check out that episode. I believe it's called Andre on Solar Punk. Margaret 07:08 Oh, yeah. I forgot we talked about some of the mesh network stuff. That shit's fucking cool. And yeah, so have a library with you. You know, keep a download of Wikipedia on your computer. My computer bag is an example of the kind of bag that theoretically I should be a little bit smarter and kind of keep next to the bug out bag when it's not in use, right? Because I'm going to throw my laptop into my bug out bag if I'm running, right? And so it's like people are like, "Oh, but where's your like giant knife." and like, don't get me wrong, I have a giant knife on my bag. But. I also now have a Nintendo Switch in there, which is an upgrade from the Bit Boy. And like, I am proudest of that of all of the things in my bug out bag. I see that as the most likely for me to use. And I remember before Covid, I remember thinking to myself as I was preparing a library hard drive. And as I was preparing--well I didn't have the Switch yet--but I was like, "Man, what kind of Apocalypse leaves you with free time?" And I'm like, "Oh, Covid." or the next pandemic or fucking hanging out in a refugee center for trans people in Canada or whatever the fuck horrible shit we're gonna have to deal with, you know? Inmn 08:24 Yeah, and just sorry, just to clarify, free time for a lot of people and an incredible amount of not free time for a lot of people. Margaret 08:33 Well, yeah, no, I I think I mean more about isolation. It's not like I like...maybe I'm just being defensive. But it's like at the beginning of the pandemic, my cabin did not sustain life. And so I had to put all of my work into plumbing it, solaring it, you know, washing all my clothes by hand, like doing all this shit, right? But, I think that especially in times of isolation there's like downtime that people don't expect. And I could be wrong, but I suspect that this would be true almost no matter the crisis is that there's like downtime you don't expect where turning your...where not thinking about the crises that are happening is incredibly important. No, it is funny. You're right because I think in my head there's like the beginning of Covid a lot of especially middle class people were like, "Oh, fuck, I'm stuck in my house and bored." Right? Versus a lot of working class people who are like, "Well, now I'm still working in the middle of this nightmare," you know? I think that like...but I would guess that...I dunno, whatever I'll stop being defensive. Inmn 09:41 Yeah, sorry, less of a push back and more just a bringing in this other piece of the piece of the context. But, you know, there were also overworked doctors who were separated from their families. And so, I imagine they also did have probably this weird amount of downtime where It's like, "Well, I'm not at work, but I'm not with my family. What am I doing?" Margaret 10:04 Yeah, and specifically for me, games are a really good anti-anxiety because I definitely hold by the, "Busy bee has no time for sorrow." But then you're like, "Well, it's dark out and I don't have lights in my house. Fuck am I gonna do?" You know? Okay, so that's some of the stuff from a bug out bag point of view. That's the kind of...like;, documents and things like that matter a lot. You're also going to want anything that you need for taking care of other loved ones and or animals that you might have to do. Like, my dog has a smoke mask. He does not like it. If we were in a wildfire situation, he would deal with it. You know? And so there might be like different stuff like...I should probably get a muzzle for my dog. I do not. I do not muzzle my dog on any kind of regular basis. But, I could imagine a situation in which like, everything is so stressful that it would be necessary, right? And you're gonna know better than us what specifically other other stuff you need. But I guess we'll talk about more of the expanded survival stuff that a lot of people are gonna put in their bug out bags, if that makes sense? Inmn 11:20 Yeah, totally. And sorry, just to keep flagging some things. So folks, if you want to learn more about other little pieces of this topic like how to prepare for needing extra medications in a world where like medication systems kind of break down, we do a whole episode on it. I'm blanking on what the episode title is. But I believe it's called "Taking care of your medical needs." Margaret 11:50 That sounds right. Inmn 11:51 And I forget who the guest was. But yeah, I love that we're having this go back conversation now. Because I feel like we can really tie a lot of larger topics that we've talked about before into it, which I'm really loving. Margaret 12:08 Yeah. And then maybe we'll go through, you know, kind of some more of this checklist type stuff and then talk more about the different situations in which one might need to go bag. How does that sound? Inmn 12:18 That sounds great. Margaret 12:19 Okay. So, for the bag itself beyond the emergency kit, you've now added your documents, you've added your water bottle, you've added snacks. And for snacks from my point of view, I recommend snacks that you don't like because otherwise you're going to eat them beforehand. If you're me. [laughs] I used to keep Clif Bars and not Builder Bars as my snacks because I didn't like Clif bars, but I ate so many builder bars as part of my regular life as being an oogle that now I'm kind of sick of them. So now it's like reversed. And Clif Bars are my regular protein bar and Builder Bars are my my snacks I throw in my bag, you know. And, everyone's gonna do this a little differently. And then that stuff is like...most of the stuff in here is...Like I also pick things that don't really expire, but food expires. And also so does that medication, although the medication tends to just lower its efficacy rather than become dangerous. Other things I keep in my bug out bag: a collapsible plastic water canteen. These are useful for a bunch of different things. Like if you just need to hold more water for a while, you might want one of these. I also have moved to a hydration bladder. A lot of people move away from them. I've recently moved towards them. People kind of go back and forth in the hiking world about hydration bladders. As an oogle, I never used them. As a hiker, I really like them because you can hands free or like minimal effort drink as you go, you know. And, you know, more water good except for the weight part of it, you know? And you're also going to want, to keep talking about water, you're going to want to filter in water. And I think that this is true in most circumstances. I think that this is like...you know, some of this like survival stuff is very back woodsy, but a lot of the survival stuff also applies to cities. And it applies to cities where like if you got to boil advisory... like I don't know, anyone who's not had a boil advisory where they live at some point or another, right? You know, every now and then they admit that the water isn't drinkable in your area, and also a lot of like urban survival stuff is like...whatever, I've like slept on a lot of rooftops in my life and shit, you know? Like shelter from the elements is often easier to find in a city but not necessarily a lot of other stuff. So for myself, there's a lot of different water filters. A lot of them are designed for backpacking and those tend to be pretty good. I use a Sawyer water filter. They're these little tiny ceramic water filters and they have a bunch of different attachment sense to them. I used one of these at the beginning of Covid for all of my water because I didn't have a great water source. And, I was just like basically like...I set mine up to a five gallon bucket system where I put water in the five gallon bucket, and then it goes through a hose into the Sawyer filter, and then it gravity drips into a five gallon jerrycan. That's like a stationary kind of thing. For a go bag, you use the same water filter, but it has like one bag of dirty water and one bag of clean water. You can also just rely on chemical filter...not filtration but like purification. Some people like the UV filter chemical things. I've never used one. I don't totally understand them. I mean, I understand the concept, but I don't...I can't attest to them. It seems like most people are picking ceramic water filters. There's also a LifeStraw. And a LifeStraw is a perfectly fine thing to have. I keep one in my hiking day bag. These are these cheap water ceramic filters--like 15 bucks often--and you just drink through it. Usually I go up to the stream and you stick this thing in it and you drink out of the stream. Inmn 16:09 It acts as a filter but also you can't get viruses or stuff? Margaret 16:14 Exactly, it's a ceramic filter that...Yeah, all of these filters are designed to take like mountain stream water and make it potable. Actually, the thing that they're bad at is filtering large stuff like mud. And these can get like clogged up. It's the biggest downside of a ceramic filter. What a lot of people do is they take their bandanna or their...if you're an oogle you use a banana. If you're a military bro, you use the...I forget what they're called. They're the like, giant bananas that...Folk...I can't remember the name of them. Folks in the desert and like, you know, Southwest Asia and stuff tend to use, I think. You use one of those. And then if you're a hiking bro, then you use your...what did I decide they were called? Buffs? Inmn 17:11 Yes. Margaret 17:13 So, you filter all the water through that if you want to keep the ceramic water filter lasting longer. I haven't done as much like hiking filtering, I usually just bring enough water because I don't go on really long hikes. But, I mostly have used the ceramic water filter in a stationary sense. So that's like my personal experience with it. But, that's what I carry. You can also add, if you would like, you can add these more ready-to-eat food besides just like bars and stuff. They make these...it's basically Lembas [like in "Lord of the Rings"] bread. They make these like military rations that are like vacuum sealed and are good for five or ten years. And it's just like oil and flour. And it tastes like nothing. And it's just calories. It's just like a block of calories. And your body can go a fairly long time without food compared to water, right? But like, for peak efficacy--and also to not be a grouchy asshole--you want to at least put calories if not nutrition in your body. A lot of the survival food isn't really focused on nutrition because like it's not the end of the world if you don't get your vitamins for a couple days. Inmn 18:21 Yeah, but obviously everyone has different, you know, body needs or like food requirements. Margaret 18:27 Yeah, totally. Inmn 18:28 And so this is like maybe a good time for folks with diabetes or just any any other kind of predisposition that requires to have more food around. Margaret 18:39 Yeah, and different types of food. And I think it's actually worth having a variety of types of food also for the people around you because I think a lot of this is going to be based on sharing, because greediness in times of crisis, people are like, "Oh, that's when you got to be greedy." And I'm like, "The single most useful tool you can have is another person." Like I can't imagine something I would rather have in a time of crisis than someone else. And so like, yeah, having a variety of types of foods, I think is great from that point of view. No, yeah. And like, yeah, everyone's going to need different things. Okay, so next, fire. In most people's day to day life, fire is not a big component of it. And honestly, most random overnight...like, when I was in oogle, I didn't like fucking stop and make a fire in the woods most nights, you know? And if I did, it was kind of like a celebration type thing, you know? However, from a survival point of view, there's a lot of situations where being able to have a fire is really useful specifically mostly for warmth, also for other like, you know, signaling purposes and for like...you know, if you make a wet fire, it'll smoke more and things like that. And for both boiling water to...another way to, you know, purify your water or whatever. And also for cooking. It's kind of a morale thing for cooking a lot of times. A lot of foods you can just eat them cold and that's especially the kind of stuff you might want to keep in your bag. But for fire, you might want to have additional fire methods, but you've already got a lot of them going on in the rest of your kit. The kind of thing that I always sort of made fun of, but now I understand, is the big fuck-off knife. I mean, you're a knife maker. So you probably think about knives more than the average person. But... Inmn 20:39 It's true and I think I'm curious what you have to say about the big fuck-off knife mostly because I've kind of worked my way back from it, because I used to have a big fuck-off knife all the time. Like when I was an oogle, I was that oogle with the big fuck-off knife. Margaret 20:57 The big fuck-off knife has two purposes. One, is to get people to fuck off. It's not even about drawing it, it's about fucking open carrying it. It's just about being like, "Yeah, I'm in a miniskirt. And I have a like seven inch knife on my waist." Like, people just fuck with you less when you have a big fuck-off knife. And so that's like one of the purposes. But then, bushcraft. I didn't understand why survival knives were big because I was like a big knife...I'm not a knife fighter. I think anyone who is a knife fighter is not thinking about how long they want to live. Like, that's why I mean having a big fuck-off knife is to make people leave you alone, not to like fight them with it. But just to like fucking get people to leave you alone. But the giant knife is really useful for bushcraft. It's really useful for processing wood especially if you don't have a hatchet or something with you. That's what I've like come to understand as to why survival knives are big and how specifically they're bladed on one side with a wide--you're going to know these words better than me--like spine. [Inmn mummers affirmatively] And they have a wide spine so that you can split wood with it. You can take a stick and you can put it on it on the end of the stick and then you can hit it with another stick or a rock. And you can push the knife through the thing. That's [Inmn interrupts] Inmn 22:18 Can I? Margaret 22:19 Yeah. You know more about knives than I do. Inmn 22:21 Yeah, yeah. Just to offer a little bit of re-contextualization. So you know, I'm not a bushcrafter by any means. I wish that I was. I'd be. God, I'd be so much cooler. But I do know knives pretty well and I've been asked to make bushcraft knives before and so you know, I did a bunch of research about bushcraft knives. And what I found was that and then what I found from use is that like the big fuck-off knife is not actually great for bushcrafting. Margaret 22:58 Oh, interesting. Inmn 23:01 Yeah, most Bushcraft knives are like they kind of max out at six inches. And a lot of people err more on the like, you know, four and a half to five and a half range. And what that gives you...because for bushcraft, it's like--you described batoning earlier--if you're batoning your knife through wood to reduce it you don't need a big knife for that. You need a sturdy knife for that. And with a smaller knife, you kind of get a lot more manual dexterity so you can do all of your other tasks. I love knives, I love big fuck off knives. I agree that the purpose of a big fuck-off knife is for people to fuck off. And, you know, I can imagine like survival knives are often longer because you might need them for heavier, larger tasks. But I'm honestly a fan of having a belt axe for that purpose because it's does that thing better. Sorry. That's my that's my segue into knife world Margaret 24:06 No, that makes a lot of sense. And if you ever want to lose a lot of your life--and I feel like you might have also--read people talking about survival knife versus axe versus saw versus machete, about what you're supposed to bring into the woods, you know? Inmn 24:27 Yeah. And what you're gonna learn is that knives...there's no single knife. That's good for everything just like there's no single bag that's good for everything. You need to pick the things that you're comfortable doing. And you need to pick the tasks that you need done. And then find the right tool for it. Margaret 24:48 No, that makes a lot of sense. I will say in terms of saws and knives and all that shit, I have found that the little wire saw is sort of bullshit. Have you seen these? Inmn 25:01 I always wondered. Margaret 25:03 But yeah, I think...and the one...I haven't used that much. I think I tried to use one once. The pocket chainsaw is not bullshit, which is basically a chainsaw blade with two loops on either end, and you loop it around a limb, and then you like, saw back and forth. You know, I think those are not bullshit. Although I think, personally, I'd rather have a folding saw. But they're bigger. So. Inmn 25:30 Yeah, yeah. And that's the key thing here is like if you want to build shelters, use the saw. Don't...You could use your knife for some of it. But yeah. You don't want to build a structure with like hacking 10,000 sticks into something. Get a saw. Margaret 25:51 No, I think you've convinced me. Because I've been like, I've been pondering my--I have a survival knife on my bag--and I've been pondering its actual usefulness versus its weight and stuff, you know? And like, besides the like, I keep it on the outside of my bag and it's a little bit of a like, leave me alone, you know? I think that I have been seeing...Yeah, like, yeah, I think I want to fuck with this more. Redefined my own...Because the knife that I use on a day-to-day basis is my folding pocket knife. You know? It's what I use for almost everything. I'm not going to baton wood with it. Well, I would. It just wouldn't do a very good job of it. Inmn 26:27 Yeah. And, you know, I say this as someone who is always going to have a big knife, probably. And I don't have a purely rational reason for that. But yeah, it makes me feel more comfortable. Margaret 26:45 No, and it's like, and I think it's telling that backpackers don't tend to have large knives. They don't tend to have survival knives at all. Backpackers also tend not to have axes or saws because they're not really...they're focused on getting somewhere and camping, not like building large fires or building structures and things like that. Yeah. And then like, I think more and more, I think fighty type people have been focusing more on smaller knives anyway. Like the karambit is a popular fighting knife or whatever and it's not a big knife. Inmn 27:19 Yeah, yeah. And if you see the...like a lot of the like, original from...I actually don't know where karambits come from. But, where they were developed, they're incredibly small knives. They're like inch and a half long blades. They're incredibly tiny. Margaret 27:36 It's Indonesian. I just looked it up. Yeah. Yeah, no, yeah. It's not a like...Like don't fight a bear. Like a general rule. Don't live your life in such a way where you're fighting bears. And then, if you are then use bear spray. If you're not using bear spray, use a 10mm handgun. Like, you know? Oh, we haven't really talked about firearms. Inmn 28:06 Anyway. Sorry. Derail into knife world over. Margaret 28:09 No, no, I think that...I'm really...It was useful. I learned some. It's probably worth carrying some kind of knife sharpener. If you suck like me, you can use the pull through style--that Inmn is probably going to be disgusted that I use because it destroys the initial original bevel. If you know how to sharpen a knife properly, you can bring a whetstone. It's a little... Inmn 28:31 But, whet stones are heavy. Margaret 28:33 I know. And it's also...or you can also bring a little diamond sharpener stick and stuff like that. Yeah, what would you...Okay, what would you suggest? What would you suggest as your portable knife sharpener? Light and transportable? Inmn 28:45 Yeah, so you know, a knife doesn't do much good if it's not sharp. And most people's knives are not very sharp. I would say that it is a great skill to invest in is learning how to sharpen a knife. There's a lot of stuff... Margaret 29:06 I've tried it so many times. I don't believe in it. I don't think it's real. Anyway, yeah, let's continue. Inmn 29:13 And yeah, like, you know, like what I have at home are these big series of benchtop whetstones. There's a million grits and...but one of the better things that you can have is a strop. Just a leather strop, which is just some like full grain leather. You want it to be fairly thick and use some green polishing compounds that you rub on it and you strop the edge, which helps maintain the edge. And, but as far as pocket sized sharpening devices, the strop doesn't sharpen the knife, the strap like helps redefine the burr on the edge. And there's a million different little pocket sized whetstones. But, the important part is that you want something coarse and you want something fine to like refine the bevel. And so like if I had to build a little to-go kit, I would get a little miniature like 400/1000 combo stone. That is probably not something ceramic because it's heavy. But, they make a bunch of different things. I'm actually less knowledgeable about these pocket things. Yeah, but you want something coarse and you want something fine. 400/1,000 are great grits and then a strop to kind of like polish out the edge with. With that you can't go wrong. Well, you can go wrong... Margaret 30:48 Yeah, I will go wrong. Inmn 30:49 I don't know enough to tell you how to go wrong. Margaret 30:51 No, I will successfully go wrong. I've been trying to sharpen knives my whole life. I will continue to do it. I can kind of do it. I actually use a little all-in-one pocketstone, a little bit larger than the like stick ones, and it's a longish yellow piece of plastic with two sides. And then also has a little fold out part that can be used for filing in the saw parts. And it has kind of a guide, has a little bit of an angle guide built into it, and that's the most useful part for me. So that's the only time I've been able to sharpen knives to where they like can shave. Inmn 31:28 Knife sharpening is is a skill. Don't...That would be my advice is don't think that you're going to...don't rely on learning how to sharpen your knife for the first time when you're in an in an emergency. Practice that now. Margaret 31:40 And I will say as someone who has used all knives for almost everything over the years, it's like, it's all right. I mean, it's not as good. But, I can still cut a cord with a shitty knife, you know? Inmn 31:54 Yeah, well, you know, the old knife making adage, "A dull knife..." or sorry, the old kitchen worker adage, "A dull knife is a dangerous knife." Margaret 32:02 Yeah, so live dangerously. Cut... Cut paper with your knives and never sharpen them. Yes. Okay, let's talk about sleeping systems. Inmn 32:06 Live dangerously? [laughing] Sleeping systems! Thank you for indulging my derailment. Margaret 32:20 It's what we're here for. And some of this we might kind of like...some of the like camping stuff we might not dive as deep into. We're already on episode two of what was going to be one episode. So, I believe in the sleeping bag. And that's leftover from being oogle. I would say that the one thing I would carry in any kind of bag is a sleeping bag. This is not always true. I don't always carry sleeping bag. But, it's like almost a comfort item. It's a like no matter what I'm warm kind of item. I believe in sleeping bags with a good stuff sack. I personally don't use down. Backpackers tend to use down. It's lighter. It compacts more for the same warmth. However, it doesn't insulate once it gets wet. And that is a big deal from my point of view, from a survival point of view. When everything is fine, I prefer a non down one. They're also cheaper. And that might be why I have that preference. And also, I don't know anything about how the birds who produce down are treated. So, sleeping bag super important. A lot of backpackers have now moved to backpacking quilts. And then a lot of old timers will actually just use like wool blankets and stuff like that. I love a sleeping bag. You're gonna want to get off the ground. However, that said, in an urban environment you can use cardboard. You just need to layer it a lot. And it's not as good as a sleeping pad. But it is still useful. And you're going to need a sleeping pad that is appropriate to weather and desired comfort. If you want to hear me learn more about sleeping bags and tents you can listen to me talk to Petra a year and a half ago. I don't remember the name of the episode besides Petra being the guest. And that's where I learned that the combo move of an air mattress and a foam pad is is often really good. For shelter, the sort of three choices kind of is a tent, a bivy, or a tarp. This is not necessarily in a lot of bug out situations. It is necessary in my bug out situation and it might be in yours. And the advantage of a tarp is that it is like only one object. It is light. It is kind of easier to hide in a lot of ways. And I actually, when I'm sleeping in dangerous situations--like a lot of oogle life is like trespassing--I don't like tents because tents, you can't see out of them. Like it's like a little bubble. It's why people do like tents is that they want to be in their little bubble and I totally get that. And I'll probably be a tent person moving on because it's like comfortable, and safe, and stuff. But when I was younger and everything was well, not easier, my life was fairly hard. But like whatever. It was easier for me to not bother with a tent so I used a tarp. And then the other option is the bivy. And a bivy is like a...It's like a waterproof sleeping bag. And there's like ones...like I have one that has like one pole, just to keep the head of it off your face, you know. And these compact really small. This is what a lot of people who are rucking, who are doing military shit, tend to prefer are bivys. They're not popular among backpackers. The kind of closest equivalent is hammocks. A lot of people also use, but that involves there being good trees in the right place. However, hammocks can be light, and good, and stuff, too. And these are all gonna be preferences. And the reason I no longer fuck with bivys is I have a dog. And he's coming with me. And so I'm now probably a tent camper. Because if I'm sleeping outside, I'm just leashing my dog to a tree. But, I don't want him to get rained on. I want him warm. So I'm probably going to be a tent camper from now on. And then some tents now, a lot of backpackers are moving to these tents where you use your hiking poles to keep them up and then they're super lightweight and they're actually kind of cool. And they're a little bit...like some of them are like almost halfway between a tarp and a tent. And... Inmn 36:06 I love as like camping technology evolves it just like...I feel like it gets more old timey and more oogley but with you know, fancy stuff. Margaret 36:17 The $700 oogle tent. Yeah. Some of these tents are like fucking $600-700 and made out of like, space material or whatever. Yeah. What's your favorite shelter for camping? Inmn 36:32 So this is funny. I once bike toured across the entire country. From the west coast to Chicago, I built a tarp tent every night. Margaret 36:47 Like an a-frame? Inmn 36:50 Yeah, I built like a little tarp tent every night, which I had to get really creative in the West. As you know, there's not a lot of trees everywhere it turns out. And then when I got to Chicago, I went out and bought the Big Agnes ultralight backpacking tent, which is like sort of halfway between....Yeah, it's halfway. It's like...It's not a bivy, but it doesn't have a much larger footprint than a bivy. And it was the best thing that I've ever spent money on. I'm embarrassed to say that I spent money on it. Margaret 37:28 Whatever. Whatever. Inmn 37:29 But, I did. Margaret 37:30 I'm revoking your oogle card. You didn't scam it from REI dumpsters? I can't believe you. Yeah, yeah. Fuck yeah. Inmn 37:41 All right. Yeah, but I love that thing. But, I would love to move to a bivy. Yeah. Margaret 37:45 Yeah, I think that..Yeah, honestly, like, I've only...I haven't slept a ton in my bivy. But I was like, "Oh, this works." The other downside of a bivy is that your bag doesn't fit in the tent with you. And so if you sleeping in a bivy in the rain, you're going to need to work on waterproofing your bag. But that is something that like as a backpacker, you're probably trying to do anyway. The main ways that people do it is 1) a pack cover that goes on the outside. And then 2) people often either put things in dry bags, or just like fucking contractor bags, like trash bags, inside their bag and let the bag itself get wet. And if you're, if you're bivy camping, you're accepting that your bag is getting rained on and you just need to work around that. Which, is I think part of why it's the tactical person's choice or whatever. Because you're like, "Comfort doesn't matter. Surviving to get where I need to go shoot somebody is what matters." or whatever, you know. Or not get shot or whatever. Which actually, you're going to have to take into mind when you when you choose what kind of color for all of these things you want. I personally would lean towards the camo type stuff for my...I live in a red state. I could imagine having to leave. Inmn 38:49 Yeah. Margaret 38:50 I'm gonna like I'm gonna like speed run the rest of the camping stuff. You might want a poncho or a raincoat. Some people like ponchos because you can also turn them into shelters or whatever, but I think sometimes it's a little bit just fucking carry what you like. You want additional socks in your go bag no matter what, no matter what you're...Even if it's not a camping go bag, put some fucking socks in there and some other...change of underwear and possibly like better soap, like camp soap, like more hygiene type stuff. My go bag has a fucking battery powered Waterpik so that I can floss with water at night because I have spent a lot of money on my teeth. They are not in great shape and water picks rule. I also have a portable battery powered electric toothbrush that I fucking love. You might want an emergency radio. If you're like good at radio shit, you might want a Baofeng. It's like an all channel and it can send as well as receive. It's called a transceiver. It's really easy to accidentally break the law with a Baofeng because you're not allowed to actually use any sending signals on it most of the time. But they're very useful crisis if you know what you're doing. On the other hand, I would just say get one of those like, your little battery powered weather AM/FM radio. Have and put it in there. At home, I keep one of those like hand crank solar panel everything survival radios or whatever. But they're like a little bit bulky and a little bit cheap. And so, I like don't quite trust it in my bag, but I keep one at home. But, other people feel differently. I like having a monocular or binoculars in a go bag. I like this because looking at shit is cool. And sometimes also, I could imagine there are situations where I would want to look at and see what's ahead and not go there. If I had money, if I was a money person, I would have at least a thermal monocular if not full on like night vision shit. But that's money. You want the rain cover, the dry bag, you want to beef up your first-aid kit a little bit. You probably want an ace bandage at the very least. There's some other stuff like moleskin and other things for like long distance walking that you might want. I've heard good things about leukotape--and I haven't used it yet--but as like...people use it as a replacement for moleskin for covering blisters and shit. You might want cooking stuff, which I'm just not gonna get into cooking stuff here. And you might not. You can also like cold soak your food and just like put it in like a peanut butter jar with water and fucking have it turned into food. Whatever. You might want hiking poles. You might want a solar charger. You might want, as we've talked about, a folding saw, a hatchet or machete. You might want more light. Like some people like the collapsible LED solar lanterns. They're not like a great bang for your buck in terms of like, I mean, they're actually really light and shit, but like, you know, you can use a headlamp just fine. But, like sometimes if you've got like a family and shit, it's like nice to have like a little bit of ambiance and niceness or whatever. Especially like maybe if you're in like a building right when the power's out, you know, like that's the kind of thing that like is a little bit more likely and is useful. You probably want a plastic trowel of some type for pooping outside or a little aluminum trowel for digging a hole so you can poop into it. And alright, guns really quickly, and then...My recommendation is only carry firearms if you train in them. Unlike everything else. Carrying something you don't know how to use is fine if you know you don't know how to use it and you get someone else to use it, like your first-aid kit. Like, my IFAK for gunshot wounds, If I'm shot in the belly, it's for someone else to use on me if at all possible. You know. I am trained in how to use it, but so guns are the exception to this. Do not carry a gun unless you can keep it secure at all times and you pay a lot of attention to the ethics and also the legality around firearms. Those have been covered a lot more in other places on this show. Specifically, my current recommendation that I'm a little bit this is like do what...Whatever, I haven't yet mastered this. The handgun that I keep near my bed in a safe, in a quick access safe, would go into my bug out bag in a moment of crisis or be on my person. And then in the bug out bag is additional magazines with 9mm ammunition. 9mm is by far the most common ammunition besides like .22LR, which is a survival round meant for hunting small animals. But, for a self defense point of view, I believe a handgun 9mm. And if you are the type who wants long guns, if your whole thing is you're gonna be surviving in the woods or whatever, you might want to consider some type of backpacking .22. They make, I think it's the AR-7 is one type of survival collapsible .22. And then the other one is a 10/22 with a backpacker's stock that folds. What I personally plan on carrying if it was a get out past the militia checkpoint the US government has fallen scenario or whatever is a folding 9mm carbine, which is a rifle that shoots nine millimeter rounds. A lot of people don't like these from a tactical point of view. It's not nearly as effective at long range stuff as say an AR-15 or other rifles that are meant to shoot larger rounds, right, or not larger but more powerful rounds. But, the ability to use the exact same magazines that I already use for my other gun and the exact same ammunition makes it worth it for me for specifically a bug out bag scenario. I don't have enough money to do this yet. That is why I don't have that. My only bug out bag gun is my handgun that is also my home defense gun. And now everyone knows what I have at home. Anyway, that's my firearms. Inmn 44:30 They know one thing that you have at home. Margaret 44:32 Yeah, totally. Or do they!? They think I have a 9mm but really I have a 10mm. Whatever. Oh, and then the other thing. Randomly. Okay, if your other threat model, if you're in like fucking Alaska or some shit, you might want a 10mm, but you already know this if you live in Alaska. 10mm is a round that's better at shooting really big animals. It doesn't really have any like particular advantage against people in it and shit, right, but like against grizzly bears and shit. One, bear spray more effective. There's a bunch of studies, bear spray is more effective at stopping a charging bear than any gun that exists. Whatever, I mean maybe like a bazooka or some shit, I don't know whatever. Oh, poor bear. And then also, you don't kill the bear. It's just trying to fucking scare you and live its life. Yeah, yeah, that's my bug out bag. Do you feel ready? And or do you wanna talk about, really quickly, like some some scenarios? Inmn 45:35 Yeah, I feel a lot more informed. I feel overwhelmed, Margaret 45:40 I should address the overwhelm. And I should have led with this. I'm so sorry everyone. You don't need all this stuff. This is the "I'm building a bug out bag. And I have all the time." You slowly build the bug out bag. You slowly get prepared. There's no one who's entirely prepared for all things. And the purpose of a bug out bag from my point of view is to ease your mind. When I first made my bug out bag and my cabin in the woods, I was able to say to myself, "If there's a fire in this forest, I know what I will do. And now that I know what I will do, I am not going to worry about a fire in this forest anymore." And so the first little bit that you get is the most useful. You get diminishing returns as you spend more money and more size and things like that. Massively diminishing returns. The everyday carry, your cell phone is the single most important object. You know, the pocket knife, the pepper spray, the the basic shit is the most important. If you have purse snacks and a water bottle, you are more prepared than almost anyone else. Yeah, I should have led with that. Inmn 46:57 Yeah. Oh, no, no, it's okay. I feel like, you know. We eased into it then it got real complicated. And I'm, grateful to think about the overwhelm afterwards. But, Margaret, so in thinking about a lot of these things, there's like...I'm like, okay, like, if I'm in real life DnD or if the literal apocalypse happens then I could see needing these things. But why else might one need a bug out bag? What is some threat modeling kind of stuff to think of? Margaret 47:42 Yeah, I mean, like, again, it's gonna depend on where you are. If I were to pick where I'm at, I can imagine gas supplies running out, right? I don't think...or like getting interrupted in such a way that, you know, suddenly, there's a lot of limitation to the amount of fuel that you can have, right? I could imagine grocery store stuff. I could imagine like, you know, supply chain disruptions. We're seeing supply chain disruptions. People might have to leave because of earthquakes. People might have to leave because of fires. Like, natural disasters is like probably the number one thing, right? And where you live, you will know what the natural disasters are. Where you live, personally, I would worry about drought. And I would worry about water war. But, and I would focus my prepping around rain barrels and you know, keeping five gallons of water in my truck or whatever. I didn't even get into the shit you should put your vehicle. Some other time will the vehicle preparedness. And but yeah, I mean, like there's scenarios where like...it was completely possible that January 6th type stuff could have happened on a much larger level, right? They tried to have it happen on a much larger level. We could have had a fascist coup in the United States, because they tried. And in that scenario, you might need to leave the country or you might need to move to a safer part of the country. Or you might need to move to a place so that you can prepare to defend. God, defend the country. But like, fight fascism, even if that means being like, "Alright, it's us and the Democrats versus fascism," or whatever, you know? Like, I can't imagine like the partisans in Italy were like, "Oh, no, you're a bourgeois capitalist. I'm not going to fight the Nazis with you." You know? Like, I mean, actually, that probably did happen. Inmn 49:46 Yeah, or how there's...there have been tons of anarchists who are fighting in Ukraine. Margaret 49:52 That is a...Yeah. Yeah, totally. And like if we were suddenly invaded by Russia, there would be like us and some patriots next to each other fighting on the same side, and it would be real awkward. Right? Real awkward, but like, you know. Okay. And so I think that it was entirely possible, at that moment, that my threat model included, "What if I need to get out of the south?" you know? And if I need to get out of the south, yeah, I'm driving until I hit the points where I start thinking that there's gonna be militia checkpoints. And then I'm in the woods, you know? Yeah. And like, so. It's not nearly as likely as other things. But, most bug out scenarios, yeah, are like, "I need to go spend a weekend somewhere." It could even literally be like, a go bag is like, if I got the call that my dad was in the hospital and I just need to get in my fucking truck and go see my dad, right? Like, nothing else bad is happening in the world. It's still real nice to have the bag that I am grabbing and walking out the door. You know? Yeah. Yeah. What are some of the scenarios that you imagine that you would worry about? Inmn 50:01 There's kind of, there's kind of a lot. I mean, there's, you know, there's a lot of scenarios, and I'm wondering if this is the potential for like, future episodes is like...You know, where I live, I do think about drought, I think a lot increasingly more about militia checkpoints, because I live in a--I mean, I feel like everyone lives in a place where there could suddenly be an active militia--but I think about those things. This is a whole episode that we should do. But, I think about friends who live in places where it floods, I think about friends who live in places where there's hurricanes. Margaret 52:01 And a go back is also getting to go...If you need to go help someone who's in a tight place of crisis, you know, like having your truck--don't drive your truck into standing water ff you don't know how deep it is-- but like, if you needed to get into a disaster zone to help people, if you're more prepared, you're more able to do that. Inmn 52:22 Yeah. Oh, and actually, could I suggest an addition to to go bags? Just as a thing. Yeah, I would love to heavily urge people to have in their go bags or to have this as a separate bag in your emergency kit is, you know, something that we're learning a lot from harm reduction communities and organizing right now is harm reduction supplies. Yeah, Naloxone or Narcan, fentanyl testing strips, drug testing stuff in general. And, you know, even if you don't use drugs, then I would suggest having stuff in case other people who do use drugs and need them to some extent or have complicated dependency around them, having that kind of stuff for someone else could be life saving to someone else. Margaret 52:29 Of course. No, everything I said is the only stuff you can use. Inmn 52:41 That is a really good point. Alright. Well, that's some stuff. Is there anything else we should talk about go bags. It's cool to have a go. That's what I'm gonna say. Don't let the right wing have it. It's fucking cool. Being prepared rules. People are gonna think you're cool. They used to make fun of you, but now...now they don't. I have two kind of silly questions, because I love rooting these discussions in humor and light heartedness. There's another word for it. Margaret 54:14 I famously hate joy. Inmn 54:16 Yeah. Okay, so we've just gone through this big list of stuff and do you remember Donny Don't from Crimethinc? Yeah, what is the Donny Don't of go bags? Margaret 54:33 Donny Don't is a, just so people know, it's the don't do with Donny Don't does. And what is the Donny Don't of go bags? It's probably the like crazy overkill versions. Like I probably don't need an ice axe in my go bag. Now that I say that I'm like, I mean, if I had to cross into Canada on the East Coast I would actually need an ice axe. So, but like, gear obsession, I think that and letting go bags be an endless bottomless non fun thing. If it is fun for you to geek out and find the the version of the thing that's two ounces lighter, do it--as long as you give away the old one or like, you know, maintain it in such a way that it's useful to somebody else. But yeah, I think that Donny Don't is the overkill, like a bag that you can't carry. Unless, I mean, some people can't carry certain amounts of weight that they would need and then they need assistance and things like that. That's actually okay too. But like, but overall. Yeah. Inmn 55:42 Cool. Yeah. And actually, that is my retrospective answer for which knife to bring is the knife that you will carry. Margaret 55:49 Yeah. Inmn 55:49 Is the knife that does not that does not impede you from caring it. And then my other comical question because I can't do a single interview without talking about it is: So in Dungeons and Dragons, you have the adventuring kit and what is the 50 foot of hempen rope, which every single adventurer uses at some point, and what is the like climbing like...not crampons. Pitons. What is the pitons thing that no one has ever used. If you use them, please tell us about it. Margaret 56:32 Everyone uses the the eating stuff. The spork, the utensils. Everyone uses...Yeah, the stuff that everyone uses is the tiny light cheap shit. You know? It's the fucking BIC lighter. And know what what no one uses is the magnifying lens to start the fire, which I didn't even include. I actually include tiny little magnifying lenses in the kits because they cost like five cents, like little Fresnel lenses size of credit card. But, it's mostly so you can read small stuff. And that weighs nothing. I like throwing it in. But the magnifying lens. That's the Yeah. Inmn 57:21 The piton thing. Margaret 57:25 Yeah. Whatever it is. Inmn 57:29 Cool. Thank you. Thank you for indulging my silly questions. Well, it seems like maybe we should do some more...Talk about this more some other time. Margaret 57:41 Yeah, you should ask me about vehicle preparedness sometime. And home preparedness. Inmn 57:46 Yeah, vehicle preparedness, home preparedness, like specific disaster preparedness. Yeah. Like, I know, we're gonna...we're planning on doing a hurricane thing at some point. Margaret 57:58 We're just gonna throw a hurricane. Inmn's a level 17 Wizard. Inmn 58:07 And, you know, maybe we like...do we eventually started talking about...Do we just throw you, Margaret, into situations and say, "How would you deal with this issue?" Like as an episode concept? Margaret 58:22 I thought you meant physically. Like, while I'm on tour, be like, "Sorry, Margaret, you're suddenly survivor lady." And I'm like, "Wait!" Inmn 58:32 No, no, I'm thinking of like, this funny episode concept where we come up with situations, almost like roleplay situations, but real life, and you tell us how you would prepare and deal it. Margaret 58:46 Okay. Yeah, we should do that sometime. I guess I'll have to get good at this. Usually, because I'm like...Well, my whole thing is I'm not quite an expert. At this point. I think I do know more than the average person. But my whole point was like, I'm not an expert. I find experts and ask them things. But, I guess at this point, there's a lot of this shit that I either sometimes have hands on experience and sometimes I just fucking talk to people about it all day. So. Yeah, sounds good. Well, Inmn 59:12 Well. Thanks so much for coming on this, what ended up being a two parter episode of your own podcast that I am a weird guest host of right now. Margaret 59:24 No, it's our podcast. It's Strangers' podcast at this point. Inmn 59:29 Yeah. Do you have anything that you would like to plug? Margaret 59:34 You can hear me on my podcast, Live Like the World is Dying, it's a community and individual preparedness podcasts published by Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness. You can also hear me talk about history. I spend most of my time reading history books and talking about it on a podcast called Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff on Cool Zone Media. It's very confusing that one of my podcasts is on CZN and one of my podcasts is on CZM, but that's the way it goes. And my most recent book is called "Escape from Incel Island." You can hear me talk about a shotgun that I used to really want, the Celtic KSG which is what Mankiller Jones carries. It's no longer that shotgun I lust after. Now I want to Mossberg 59A1. But, you know, I don't know whether I want to change what they're carrying. And I'm on the internet. @MagpieKilljoy on Twitter and @Margaretkilljoy on Instagram and you can also follow...I'm now trying to make people follow our social media, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness. You can also follow us on social media @TangledWild on Twitter and then at something on Instagram. I'm sure if you search Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness it will come up. Do you know what it was? What is our Instagram? Inmn 1:00:48 It is @tangled_wilderness on Instagram. Margaret 1:00:51 We did a really good job of grabbing all the...we've been around for 20 years and we didn't fucking grab good Instagram handles at the beginning. Yeah, that's what I got. Inmn 1:01:00 Great. Great. Well, we will see you next time. Margaret 1:01:04 Yeah. Inmn 1:01:11 Thanks so much for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please go make a go bag and then tell us about it. But also tell people about the podcast. You can support this podcast by telling people about it. 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Joshua and Jason discuss viewer comments regarding Scotch whisky blends & blended malts as well as the news regarding Matt Hofmann's departure from Westland Distillery, and, finally, some scientists at Washington State University (WSU) discuss how flavors in whisky are affected by water. As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!   Special thanks to: - Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Where the Lifeless Go" as our theme song - Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo - RØDE for making *really* great microphones - Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers - Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices - Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

I'm so excited that Dr. Kevin Osteen is joining me this week for the Egg Whisperer Show. He is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Meharry Medical College.   Since the 1990s, Dr. Osteen's research program has focused on environmental endocrine disruptors and how they impact endometriosis. His laboratory developed “organ-on-a-chip” technology, which is a tiny plastic “chip” about the size of a USB thumb drive that mimics the workings of the microenvironment of a human organ. Dr. Osteen's team created the first endometrium and endometriosis chip models. These “organ-on-a-chip” models provide a way to test and observe what happens in “normal” endometrium, and in those that have endometriosis. This technology changes the way doctors study this disease.   Dr. Osteen and I are talking about the organ-on-a-chip technology, endometriosis, and endocrine disruptors, and reproductive health. I'm excited to have him on the show, and hope you'll join us for this exciting and very timely conversation. Read the full show notes on Dr. Aimee's website Learn more about Dr. Osteen here. Do you have questions about Egg Freezing?Click here to join Dr. Aimee for The Egg Freezing Class.  The next live class call is on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 4pm PST, where Dr. Aimee will explain Egg Freezing and there will be time to ask her your questions live on Zoom. Looking for the best products to support you while you're TTC (without harmful environmental toxicants)? Get Dr. Aimee's brand new Conception Kit here. Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America's most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org. Other ways to connect with Dr. Aimee and The Egg Whisperer Show: Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips!Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates

Below is the information on the SensePlayer copied from the HIMS product website: The SensePlayer is more than your normal multimedia player. Read and play your favorite documents and media from a wide variety of supported file types using the tactile keyboard that fits comfortably in the palm of your hand. Access web radio, download books, make high-fidelity recordings, connect and control your mobile device, and so much more. Expect more with the SensePlayer from HIMS. Small on Size, Big on Features Multimedia and Book Reader Can read and play a variety of file types, including TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A, DAISY text and audio, and more. Smart Connect Unique functionality that allows you to use SensePlayer as a tactile Bluetooth keyboard and remote control for your Apple or Android mobile device. You can also optionally send your Smart phone audio via Bluetooth to the SensePlayer. High-quality Recording Record high-quality audio from the internal stereo microphones, or a USB plug and play audio source. Presenter Contact Info Earle Harrison, HIMS National Account Manager Email: earle@hims-inc.com Website: https://hims-inc.com/product/senseplayer/ Support email: support@hims-inc.com

This is Andy. Welcome, to episode #117 of the Sprinkling Nerd Show. Today today you just get me and this is a little bit of an experiment. And I would like to frame this episode, around experimenting. So let's talk about that. I'm in my truck right now driving to my office. It is Friday, and I didn't have any, I had one interview queued up for this week, but then I had to postpone it so you get me again, and sometimes I've mentioned this before. This is the hardest part of podcasting. It is relatively easy to speak with a guest, ask questions, be curious. It is completely different to talk into outer space alone, solo. It's actually much more difficult than you might think, and today I didn't have anything queued up because of that guest cancellation, so I figured I would just kind of do a little, almost like a. Audio diary today. So I'm in my truck, I'm running an experiment and that's what we're gonna talk about, experimenting. I'm running an experiment right now because I have a brand new wireless laier microphone that I got on Amazon and I don't really remember why I got it. I just thought that my current lavalier mic, that's wireless just really. It's kind of a pain in the ass, and it only had one mic. And this unit has two mics. It comes in a nice little carrying case, kind of like AirPods, and it's by a company called Holly Land. It's the Lark M one. So if this episode makes it live, it's because the audio quality that we are recording right now was sufficient enough to publish. So this is going to be an experiment, uh, just to see if the audio quality is good enough in the truck. Because I've tried a few different microphones in the truck and I settled on actually a handheld microphone. The Audiotechnica ATR2100 is connected to USB to Lightning. Works pretty well, but it's a pain in the ass to have to hold a microphone, and there's a lot more background noise in a vehicle than you may believe. Uh, it's actually not, it's not quiet, right? In a vehicle, there's a lot of background noise and it can muffle the voice. So hopefully if you're hearing this, it's then, then the quality of Thelarche one by Hollyland is sufficient. So that's my experiment right now here today, and I wanna encourage you guys to be experimenting. And I want to ask you, what have you experimented on this week or maybe what have you experimented with in the last two weeks? And an experiment could be a new product, it could be a new way of doing something, could be a new way of trying to splice a valve a new way that you've never done it before. It could be pitching your proposal to a homeowner in a new way that you've never done before. I'm, I'm a believer in trying new things, seeing how they work. Doing it again, making an adjustment. And that those little, those little changes over time compound. And after two years goes by, you can look at yourself and go, wow, I am, my business is completely different than it was two years ago. But it wasn't a shift, it wasn't an overnight shift, it was just little things. Compounding over time can be transformational. So, This is my experiment here right now, and I want to tell you about a device that I experimented with this week. This is only day three of the experiment, and I came across, so I came across a wireless clamp-on ultrasonic flow sensor maybe a month or two ago. It's called the simpleSUB, the simpleSUB flow meter, and. Uh, what it does is you can clamp it on a half-inch, three-quarter inch or one-inch pipe. It accepts CPVC, PVC, copper type L, and type M, only up to one inch. But all you do is clamp it on with wire ties. It has a cellular. Uh, card, if you want to call it that, a cellular built into it. You simply turn it on basically, and it connects to the simpleSUB cloud platform right out of the box. And there's a couple reasons that this device, that you might want this device, and there's a couple reasons that it may not be what you want. However, I think it would be worth taking a look at. So the website is Simple Sub Water, I believe that's what it is, simple sub water.com. I will check that when I get to my office and put the actual link in the show notes if I. If I just misspoke, simple sub water.com, the unit is less than $400 and then it's $5 a month and you can just strap it on any half inch, three quarter inch or one inch pipe, and you can record the daily water use right up to the cloud. Okay, so if So, you could put this on your irrigation main. Absolutely. Right. If your client wants to know how much water they're using on the irrigation system, You can put this right on the main line if it's one inch or less. And I suppose if it's greater than one inch, you could just put in a section of one inch pipe and then clamp this on. But so what the device does, is it, it totalize or it logs the gallons and then once a day it sends it up to the server. Okay. So the simple sub meter cannot find brakes in pipes. Because it's not really sending, it's not sending real time flow to the platform. It's sending Totalized flow for the day. Now you could potentially find a leak if your total for the day was more than you suspected it to be. But it's really designed to, I think, Um, provide individual billing to apartment or living units that don't have their own, uh, water meter. Okay, so if you had water meter going into a building and then there was 20 subunits, but there was only one water meter, you could put this device individually on all the sub mains that feed each of the living units and then build at tenants individually for. Their water usage without having to. Reach out to your local municipality, hire a certified plumber, put in the meter and create all of that extra billing. You can just simply strap this on, record the daily water use, and then send your, your tenants a water bill at the end of the month. But what makes this really easy is that there is cellular built into it, so you don't have to worry about. Connecting to somebody's wifi, you don't have to worry about another gateway or a hub. It will connect directly to the cloud. It comes pre-provisioned. It's ready to go. You don't have to make a phone call when you purchase the device. They ask you specifically for the size and the type of pipe that you're going to be putting it on so that they can provision. The meter before they ship it. And that's really handy because then they, they ensure that it is calibrated correctly for that specific. Pipe size and pipe type. So all you really do is have to clamp it on, and that takes, I mean, literally about 90 seconds to install it. So again, if you have a, a client, commercial tenant, commercial client, or even a, a residential client, and they ask you if there's a way to meter their water, Just for totalizing purposes, this could not be easier. I'd highly recommend it. I'd highly recommend that you test it out, and it could be, well, I was just gonna suggest that it could be a way to learn the flow of all the zones, but that's really not possible because it only records water. It only sends water used once a day for all of the water used that day. So it isn't going to send you, give you minute by minute. Uh, reporting. There are other devices that can do that. I have a Stream Labs device in my house that connects to wifi that is absolutely amazing. I'll probably need to record another podcast episode on that device. Stream Labs Water, I think that's what it is. Stream Labs, water. And if you want. You know, minute by minute recording down to like a 10th of a gallon, it just clamps on and it couldn't be, it couldn't be easier. But you do need to have wifi, so you do need to have access to your customer's wifi and connect it up that way, where the simple sub, you just clamp it on, turn it on, walk away, and you are going to get the water use data. So this could be an opportunity for you to maybe sell some extra services if you have commercial clients. That have a lot more indoor plumbing, maybe you could, uh, offer this to them, suggest this, uh, and I guess in the, at least try putting it on an irrigation system that you have, which has a one inch main line and does not have a flow sensor. So of course I would always recommend putting in a flow sensor if you're doing new installation. But if this is a retrofit, you just clamp this on. And it'll pipe the data straight up to the cloud. Uh, hopefully I will be able to have Brad, he's the inventor and the founder of The Simple Sub, and he was a, he was actually a, a lead engineer for Raio for three or four years before he started Simple Sub. Hopefully I can connect with him and invite him on the podcast to share his story. I think it would be fun to, to hear what it was like to create this product from. Scratch. And again, to me it's just an experiment. I came across the device a couple months ago. I reached out to Brad, uh, it was at the beginning of last week. We had a Zoom call together. He explained it to me. I immediately bought one. He provisioned it, he shipped it, it arrived this week. And of course I had to install it that very day and it couldn't have been easier. Super simple. And you know, really, that's my, that's what I was experimenting with. This week. There's a lot more that I was experimenting with, but that's what I can share with you right now because the other experiments are still in the experimentation stage. And I probably will make a video on this where I'll show you the device and some pictures of my installation, so stay tuned for that. That'll be on the Sprinkler Supply Store YouTube channel, which is, uh, Uh, I think I actually changed the name. It's Sprinkler to Andy on, on YouTube, but I will, I'll make a video and post it there. So you can see in real, real life, well in video format what the device looks like. And I think we're gonna see a lot more of these types of devices and components come, too, come to our business. You know, the days of having to connect everything with a wire, um, are, I don't wanna say they're coming to an end, but there's a lot more wireless opportunities like this. Coming our way, and if you can't measure it, you can't manage it. So I highly recommend adding more sensors to your system, collecting more data, and providing more insights and accountability to your clients where it makes sense. Of course, it doesn't make sense for everyone, but I think commercially it probably always makes sense if you're putting in an irrigation system on a commercial property. And a flow sensor was not in the bid. Not in the spec. I would add one, and if it's a one inch size, I would put this on there and I would send your clients the exact amount of water that you are using. I'd probably even sit down with them, have a conversation, talk about the water needs of the landscape, and probably put a budget together with the client and talk to them about their water needs and how green. They want their grass or which sections of the landscape are, are high priority, put together a water budget and then start sending them daily, weekly, or monthly reports right out of the simple sub. It's totally possible it's here right now. You can install it, deploy it in just a few minutes, and it would be, it'd be fun to have you guys experiment with this and let me know. Let me know how it goes. So that's what we have here, guys. My two experiments for the day in the week one is this Lark M one Holly Land Wireless lavalier mic, that I hope the audio quality comes out because I just uncomfortably recorded this podcast in my truck Driving to Work. It's also raining, so we're gonna have to see how, how well it does recording my voice, uh, on top of the rain. And then the weekly experiment with the simple sub. Give it a try. Let me know how it goes and let me know what you are experimenting with. I think it is so key to always be trying something new, and it doesn't have to be groundbreaking. It could be something so small like you change the way your signature looks this week. It doesn't matter, but it's so important to do something new. Keeps your mind fresh, keeps you in the game. Always be trying something new. So that's all I have guys. I'm stopped at the light here. So now we get to test the audio at a complete stop with what should be total silence in my truck. Have a great day, have a great weekend, and we'll catch you next week with an awesome guest that I have queued up that is gonna bring this podcast global. Cheers. Talk to you later. Bye-bye.

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. One CISO has had enough of the security vendor marketing emails and cold sales calls. He's blocking them all. But it's not a call to avoid all salespeople. He just doesn't have the time to be a target anymore. So how should vendors engage with such a CISO? And does CISO represent most CISOs today? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. We welcome our sponsored guest Joy Forsythe, VP, Security, Thrive Global. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Code42 Code42 is focused on delivering solutions built with the modern-day collaborative culture in mind. Code42 Incydr tracks activity across computers, USB, email, file link sharing, Airdrop, the cloud and more, our SaaS-based solution surfaces and prioritizes file exposure and data exfiltration events. Learn more at Code42.com. In this episode: How should vendors engage with CISOs who are tired of being targeted? How can vendors reach CISOs who have had enough of the security vendor marketing emails and cold sales calls? Does CISO represent most CISOs today? Is the sales "system" essentially broken?

The Feather RP2040 now has USB Host support for making and hacking USB devices. Our 3D printed case is designed to snap fits together and secures the Feather without any screws. Feather RP2040 USB Host Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-rp2040-with-usb-type-a-host Snap Fit Case Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/case-for-feather-rp2040-usb-host Feather RP2040 USB Host https://www.adafruit.com/product/5723 Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------

The Feather RP2040 now has USB Host support for making and hacking USB devices. Our 3D printed case is designed to snap fits together and secures the Feather without any screws. Feather RP2040 USB Host Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-rp2040-with-usb-type-a-host Snap Fit Case Guide https://learn.adafruit.com/case-for-feather-rp2040-usb-host Feather RP2040 USB Host https://www.adafruit.com/product/5723 Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------

Joshua has often said that Jason's first interview with Bill Thomas of Jack Rose Dining Saloon was one of the best interviews he's ever heard from any interviewer. If we're being honest, this conversation, while quite a bit different than the first, was just as good. This is as fly-on-the-wall a whisky conversation as you'll ever hear. We hope you enjoy! ...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation! Special thanks to: - Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song - Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo - RØDE for making *really* great microphones - Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers - Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices - Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

A brief look at the Switch here with a new update for Atmosphere which adds in a USB file transfer module. We also go back to the Wii U to take a look at progress on the de_Fuse project. Paper Mario gets some appreciation here with the announcement of the US version of the game being decompiled to 100%! PS3HEN gets an update to 3.2.2 with some extra features we take a brief look at. PSIO owners sitting without a new update for years can hopefully celebrate with ps-iowned and upcoming progress on it. Some Xbox 360 hardware gets reverse engineered, with a new look at the Open Demon Project.

Join Cash Flow King for the latest on Series I Bonds, including new rates and some food for thought.Support the showQuestions, Comments, or Show Ideas?Email the show: RealTalkPersonalFinance@gmail.comBECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER TODAY!Get some RTPF merch! Use Promo Code RTPF10 for 10% off!Interested in starting your own podcast? Get a $20 Amazon giftcard with this link! Here's the USB microphone I use for the show Here's the Pop Filter I use on my microphone for the show Here's the Headset I use for the show

Apologies for the audio this week! Adafruit Ultimate GPS GNSS with USB - 99 channel w/10 Hz updates (0:11) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4279?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Adafruit RGB Matrix Shield for Arduino (1:13) https://www.adafruit.com/product/2601?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Adafruit AS7341 10-Channel Light / Color Sensor Breakout - STEMMA QT / Qwiic (1:59) https://www.adafruit.com/product/4698?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Conductive Plastic Slide Potentiometer Nubbin (2:51) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5741?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts Adafruit PiCowbell CAN Bus for Pico - MCP2515 CAN Controller (3:36) https://www.adafruit.com/product/5728?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts ----------------------------------------- New nEw NEWs New Products, News, and more: https://www.adafruit.com/newsletter #newnewnew Shop for all of the newest Adafruit products: http://adafru.it/new Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------

In this episode of Unmute Presents, we're joined by tech expert Damashe, who shares valuable insights on USB security. With the convenience of charging our devices in public places, it's easy to fall into the trap of plugging and playing without considering the potential security risks. Damashe breaks down the dangers of using public USB ... Read more

This edition features stories on open season for civilian employee benefits, new leave rules, an Airman who saved a life by donating blood and a new USB device ban for military bases. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Jason Armstrong.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 27th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Michael WalshProducer: Kris Boswell

Jason brings up a surprise topic for Joshua and by doing so the two delve deep into a subject seldom discussed in Single Malt circles. You don't want to miss this episode! As usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation!   Special thanks to: - Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Where the Lifeless Go" as our theme song - Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo - RØDE for making *really* great microphones - Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers - Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices - Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

In this episode, Tiny and I catch each other up on what we've been watching lately. I also share my thoughts on some selections from this year's Indy Film Fest.     Become a patron for exclusive audio content at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer.     Timestamps     Show Start – 00:28 News - 06:45   Extended Potpourri   Matt: Matthew Perry's Memoir - 18:42 Tiny: American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing - 33:50 Matt: Junebug - 41:26 Matt: Free Time - 45:00 Matt: In a Good Way - 48:11 Tiny: Thirteen Lives - 51:29 Matt: The Smell of Money - 1:00:30 Matt: Project Home - 1:07:08 Tiny: Race: Bubba Wallace - 1:14:43 Matt: How I Met Your Father - 1:25:48   Related Links   My 2023 Chain Link Viewing Project List My 2023 Podcast and Writing Archive My Writing for NUVO.net My Review of Free Time My Review of In A Good Way My Review of The Smell of Money My Review of Project Home Mike's Band: As Good As It Gets Our Theme Song on Spotify   Help Support the Podcast Official OV Merch  Obsessive Viewer  Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies      Mic Info   Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 RØDEcaster Pro II Firmware: 1.2.0 BETA - (Processing: High Pass Filter, DeEsser, Compressor, and Master Compellor enabled), Recorded in the Living Room Tiny: Samson Q2U via USB in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV392

the Intellikeys is a popular accessibility device with custom overlays, that is no longer supported. even though it has a USB plug it doesn't work like many USB devices: it doesn't enumerate as an HID keyboard, instead it downloads the firmware from the computer driver! that means it'll never work with many modern devices ike chromebooks or iPads...unless you've got a specialized device like the RP2040 Feather with two USB ports! we've loaded Thach's Intellikeys translator (https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_IntelliKeys) arduino sketch and it even does overlay detection so that when we switch out the paper it will enumerate as a different HID device. the code and hardware is all open source, so it can be maintained and improved for a very long time. Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------

You've heard of failing upwards and there's a reason for that. Today's guest is best-known for inventing the widely used USB memory flash drive. But perhaps Dov Moran should also be revered as an entrepreneur who isn't afraid to fail, and isn't afraid to admit it.As a child, Dov had the characteristics of an entrepreneur; curiosity, aptitude for technology, and perhaps most importantly, the influence of his grandfather — himself a successful entrepreneur. Dov's grandfather exposed him to crucial concepts such as mechanics and money, but also instilled in him a mindset that would prove vital for an innovative life.Listen closely as Gil discovers the surprising moments Dov considers failures — events that would be considered successful by nearly everyone's standards. Dov's humble demeanor only enhances his credibility and provides a more holistic view of his entrepreneurial journey.More about storymarkTMstorymark is brought to you by itrek studios. itrek is a non-profit that inspires tomorrow's leaders through peer-led, week-long Israel Treks to experience Israel's innovation, diversity and complex reality firsthand. For more on itrek's mission, visit itrek.org.storymark is hosted by Gil Galanos. Our Producer is Patrick Emile. Our Associate Producer is Rebekah Sebastian. Our Editor is Zev Levi. Special thanks to the itrek marketing team.Connect with storymarkWant to continue the story?Sign up for the storymark newsletter which will keep you up-to-date on show news and future guests: storymarkpodcast.orgDid you enjoy this episode?Help us spread the storymark word!Please rate and review storymark on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Want to see the faces behind the voices? Follow us on Instagram: @storymarkWant to say hello or recommend a guest?Drop us a note: storymark@itrek.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Go to https://babbel.com/WAN for 55% off your subscription Find the right cup of coffee just for you at https://drinktrade.com/wan Enable your creative side! Check out Moment at https://lmg.gg/ShopMoment Timestamps - Note timing may be off due to sponsor change: 0:01 Topics 1:00 Intro 1:25 Topic 1: Realistic Gameplay Footage 2:30 People don't believe its fake 3:52 Luke plays devil's advocate 6:02 Disproving the footage 12:02 Area scans are the future of gaming 17:42 The dangers of hyper-realism 21:03 LTT Wag Hoodie Launch 24:44 New LTT store items 26:54 Topic 2: Nintendo Modder Lawsuit 28:59 This is cruel and unusual punishment 32:04 Possible solutions 34:46 Does this reduce piracy? 39:51 This out of line with other White Collar Crimes 43:39 Merch Message 1 45:36 Advice for an Embedded C Programmer 48:07 Is AI depriving today's youth? 48:58 Post pupper pics on the Forum 50:09 Youtube/Twitch response to Merch Messages 51:01 What Kitchen tech do you recommend? 51:31 What's the most frustrating bud Luke has dealt with? 52:34 Topic 3: Game Devs Crack Down On Hardware Cheating 53:15 Cheating using Mouse and Keyboard (MnK) on Controller 55:25 Why this is hard to stop 58:12 How should we define cheating? 1:01:12 Topic 4: Seagate Fine 1:03:05 The double standard of fines 1:06:58 Topic 5: UrAvgConsumer LTT Backpack Review 1:10:58 Did we send him a backpack? 1:13:37 Topic 6: SpaceX Starship Successfully Explodes 1:16:13 This is what tests are for 1:17:22 Armchair scientists 1:19:29 Parked van was hit 1:20:27 THE GREAT LTT CONSPIRACY 1:22:45 Topic 7: Twitter Checkmarks 1:25:06 Free speech vs free reach 1:25:56 LTT's plan 1:26:50 Floatplane Update 1:33:14 MM: Should you disclose AI tools? 1:34:40 Sponsors 1:37:57 Merch Messages 2 1:38:15 How to handle your boss as your landlord 1:40:49 How to change topics respectfully 1:47:37 What are the largest costs for network streaming? 1:51:12 What cheap games are fun? (MageQuit) 1:54:34 Will we test water cooling loops? 1:57:38 Best techdad joke 1:57:54 Will you make a slim backpack? 1:59:33 What games would you remaster? 2:01:33 What creative things do you like to do? 2:03:40 Luke's handyman story 2:05:00 Linus' handyman experience 2:07:09 Linus' childhood home 2:09:34 Topic 8:(censored) charging for API 2:13:07 Topic 9: Amazon increasing Dialogue and Samsung might switch to Bing 2:17:06 Topic 10: Netflix ends DVD mail service 2:18:33 Parroting ;) (Word censored by Youtube) 2:22:38 Resurrecting old shows 2:24:09 Topic 11: Red Cross (this part was censored by youtube) 2:27:07 WAN Show: After Dark 2:29:11 Would you sponsor Athletes? 2:32:34 Would PrimoCache interview Direct Storage? 2:34:11 How does Floatplane handle technical debt? 2:35:53 Should you approach LTT employees? 2:39:11 Is there tech that surprises you? 2:41:39 How does WIFI motion sensing work? 2:42:38 Rocket launch van update 2:43:58 What are tips for making a product? 2:47:11 Self driving semi trucks 2:49:50 USB devices 2:51:10 Tech tip told to everyone 2:51:37 What cars might Luke drive in the future? 2:54:27 Top tech product/games 2:55:40 AMD challenge update 2:56:44 Balancing remote work 2:58:54 Linus' "I'M LINUS AND THIS IS MY COMPANY" moments 3:01:01 Linus Calls His Wife 3:03:00 Other Examples 3:07:21 Rapid Fire Merch Messages 3:07:22 AI taking care of children/elderly 3:08:26 Ludwig Bidet update 3:09:12 Tech TV 3:09:48 Computer Fittings 3:12:49 Plex Media server 3:13:14 Media Literacy 3:14:02 Surprising Tech 3:15:14 Pixel Fold 3:15:40 Luke's take on Amazon 3:16:36 Smart home update 3:17:37 LLT en Español 3:18:10 Tech that you are impressed with 3:18:50 Bird Stickers when? 3:19:47 How to make personable YouTube videos? 3:20:00 Magnets in garments 3:21:58 Brian the Electrician 3:22:20 Feedback for Working for LTT 3:23:25 LTT adult videos? 3:23:56 Life lessons from old tech 3:26:05 Why don't you talk about margins? 3:28:08 Linus overcoming ADHD 3:40:43 Rapid Rapid fire 3:34:38 Outro

It doesn't always go as planned Kia and Talon Philips at the Arizona Hunt Expo Show Notes:   I caught up with Kia and Talon Phillips at the Arizona Hunt Expo, which is put on by Arizona Game and Fish. It was a pretty big turnout, and I'm pleasantly surprised. The last time I attended was during the pre-Covid days, and it definitely wasn't as big as it was this year. Stieg Phillips, who owns Muley Maniacs, is Kia and Talon's brother and I got the chance to interview him in a recent episode. Kia just started an outdoor gear business called AK Lloyd, and she's working on some cool products. They're getting ready to come out with a USB-heated sleeping bag/bed roll, so stay tuned.    Kia and Talon share with me some hunts that had some unfortunate events and show the not so pretty side of hunting and how at times the emotions and adrenaline make us make rash decisions.    Kia and Talon both had some pretty awesome hunts last year. Kia's hunt was up first at the end of October. She had a muzzleloader elk tag in Nevada, and they saw a lot of really good bulls when scouting. Her husband convinced her to put in for the hunt because it went into the rut a bit. They watched one bull in particular and decided to go after him at the end of the hunt. With the help of a couple of friends and a little luck, they got the job done.   Next, we get into Talon's hunt, which was a day or two after Kia's. He scouted throughout Kia's hunt but didn't see anything decent. However, a friend of theirs spotted another bull across a valley, and they decided to check it out at night. Eventually, they spotted him again and he got set up. Talon hit him in the shoulder on the first shot with a 28 Nosler. All hell broke loose after that and Talon shares the story of how he wound up finally getting him down. What's Inside:   Info about Kia's new company, AK Lloyd. Stories from Kia's elk hunt in Nevada. Stories from Talon's hunt and how he got his bull.   Mentioned in this episode Days In The Wild Podcast Phoenix Shooting Bags save 20% with code johnstallone Howl for Wildlife: https://www.howlforwildlife.org/ A.K.Lloyd Outdoor Gear   Short Description: I caught up with Kia and Talon Phillips at the Arizona Hunt Expo. Kia is about to launch a new company called AK Lloyd, and we get into the products she's developing. Kia and Talon both had some pretty awesome hunts last year and here, the two share their stories.   Tags big game hunting, hunting tips, hunting guide, buck hunting, hunting stories, conservation, hunting support, elk hunting, Nevada, Arizona Hunt Expo, bull, Nosler, muzzle loader

Here it is HWIDG fans the biggest episode of the year, we've got all 5 co-hosts in one mega spite requested episode. We're taking a big dump on podcasters. We did have some technical issues on this one though, somehow a setting got changed and now dynamically inserted ads are all over the episode. Please bear with us as we boomer it out. And be sure to vote on who's podcast issue was best! - Audio Issues- Podfading- When Your Cohosts Suggests a Bad Episode- TV Recap Shows- Poor Archiving- Advertisements- Liquidation Stores- NetworksPodcasting is the ultimate expression of free speech, for less than $50 you can have your voice heard all over the internet. Unfortunately that means that every moron buying a $20 USB mic on amazon think they are the next Joe Rogan. That naivety is forgivable to an extent, but there are big podcasts out there that sound like total garbage, and seemingly nobody else cares.We've all been hurt by a TV show getting cancelled before a cliff hangar, Heroes just as super people are revealed to the world, Firefly just as it was getting interesting, did the Sliders ever get home, what happened when John Connor went to the future? Yet some of these podcasters will just abandon a show the way you might throw out a tupperware full of leftovers you thought you'd take to lunch 3 months ago.We've all experienced it. You host a show of some sort and your cohost, comes in with some vague nonsense and you have to take up the slack and talk about it. Now the show isn't as good as it could have been and everyone is upset.I have favorite TV shows, you have favorite TV shows, but you know what is nobody's favorite TV show? Hearing the weird guy at work describe in vivid detail last night's episode of the Outer Banks, you're 35 dude, and you're acting like this TV show is weird. That and you smell like one of your cats passed on.Is there anything worse than finding something new and fun, and then learning there is an ocean more of it, only you can't have it because for some reason itunes decided 300 is the cap for most shows on their platform, and everyone else said, "Yep that sounds great." Steve Jobs screwing us again, well at least he's burning in hell with that traitor John McCain.Who is advertising on podcasts? And more importantly who is buying things because a podcaster read some ad copy. It could only be the absolutely dumbest of the dumb. On the advertising side there is no worse platform for advertising. I literally have a button in the center of my dash that skips forward 30 seconds. I'm worried that I might break it somedays I hammer it with such fervor. Thanks a lot KARL!One of these issues is not like the other ones. We've really slipped into a dystopian hell, thrifting became so popular, and vintage clothes so trendy that what used to be reserved for poor kids with single parents has inflated into a huge market for hipster cocks strutting around in ill fitting clothes. So since that works, why don't we have people sift through literal garbage with the hope that they may get some chinese made chochkey for dollars less than buying direct on amazon.In business we're always trying to network, and networks used to be an important thing. There was a homogenization of network content on TV. You can always tell a CBS type show from an ABC type show, because one is awful and the other terrible. What better way to ruin the new medium by applying the old model than a Podcast Network. These networks crop up and it is just some talentless hack trying to trick a few more downloads out of his boring true crime podcast.All of that plus we got some more voicemails from Mom, the true villain of taxes, and the start of the new beef? Find out on the longest episode of HWIDG to date!

This video offers several solutions to fix connection issues with the Logitech MX Keys keyboard, including rebooting the computer, checking device pairing, resetting Bluetooth, updating software, resetting to factory defaults, and more.

This week's EYE ON NPI will stick by your side like a faithful hound- it's the BeagleBoard.org BeaglePlay® Single Board Computer (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/b/beagleboard/beagleplay). Single Board Computers (SBCs) are like tiny computers that are less powerful than desktops but much better at booting quickly and interfacing with hardware. They also tend to run Linux or BSD because it's easier to get those OS's ported to new chipsets than convincing Apple or Microsoft! This new generation of SBC from BeagleBoard builds on their prior success with the BeagleBoard (https://www.digikey.com/short/1cmb3dtf) and BeagleBone (https://www.digikey.com/short/c52dpz47) by adding a ton more interfaces and connectors so many projects can be built with no soldering. Here's a bullet list to get us started: AM6254 SoC processor 16 GB eMMC storage 2 GB DDR4 memory Supports expansion with OLDI, 4-lane CSI, and QWIIC connectors CSI for compatibility with the BeagleBone AI-654, Raspberry Pi Zero W, and compute modules Full-size HDMI connector Small size: 8 cm x 8 cm USB Type-C® with 5 V @ 3 A input connector mikroBUS connector RJ45 Ethernet connector for Gigabit Ethernet Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz capabilities BLE and SubG MicroSD slot USB Type-A connector at 480 Mbit Grove connector The main processor is the TI Sitara AM6254 (https://www.digikey.com/short/507rmwr2) with quad-core 64-bit A53 and a Cortex M4 coprocessor. This chip is paired with 2 GB of DDR4 RAM and 16 GB of eMMC storage for a powerful AI-ready chipset that has tons of onboard graphics support such as 1080P HDMI and 4 lanes of OLDI/LVDS. This chip has 9x UARTS, 5x SPIs, 6x I2C's, 3x PWM modules, 3x quad encoders, and 3x CAN-FD, and of course some GPIO. Note there's no ADC or DAC - you'd use SPI to connect those externally. Note this board doesn't have a 2x20 header like a Raspberry Pi, or even the dual header strips from the BeagleBone - but in exchange it stuffs a ton of hardware support directly onto the PCB. For example, if you'd like to add a camera, there's an onboard 22-pin 0.5mm pitch CSI FPC connector that is compatible with the Pi Zero camera cables (https://www.adafruit.com/product/5211) - use that adapter to interface with any low cost Pi Camera modules or compatibles. For video output, a vertical full-sized HDMI port will connect to any monitor or display. In fact we plugged in our desktop monitor and powered the Play with a USB wall adapter, and it immediately came up with an X desktop display. Mouse and keyboard can be added via the USB 2.0 socket, a mini hub will allow multiple devices since there's only one type A port. The BeaglePlay does a great job of including everything you may want to expand your Raspberry Pi with. For example, there's a BQ32002 Real Time Clock (https://www.digikey.com/short/p0h10jbq) with a CR1220 coin cell holder right on board - normally that would have to be included as a separate module. A microSD card slot can be used for storing large amounts of data: unlike most SBCs, there's onboard 16GB eMMC so you don't have to juggle SD cards to install the OS. There's also a ton of expansion ports! For I2C, the onboard QWICC (https://www.sparkfun.com/qwiic) JST SH connector lets you use the hundreds of SparkFun sensors as well as any Adafruit Stemma QT (https://learn.adafruit.com/introducing-adafruit-stemma-qt/what-is-stemma) devices. For UART/PWM/ADC/I2C/GPIO you can use the onboard Grove connector. Finally, for networking either to the Internet or to a sensor network, there's Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 2.4G and 5G, BLE and Sub-G networking. Yeah that's a lot! It's almost all provided by the onboard TI SimpleLink CC1352P7 (https://www.ti.com/product/CC1352P7) which boasts support for 6LoWPAN, Amazon Sidewalk, Bluetooth 5.2 Low Energy, IEEE 802.15.4, MIOTY, Proprietary 2.4 GHz, Thread, Wi-SUN NWP, Wireless M-Bus (T, S, C, N mode), Zigbee. Note LoRa is not in there, so if you need LoRa that would be added with a separate module. There's also an RJ-11 with Single-Pair Ethernet (https://blog.adafruit.com/2020/08/27/eye-on-npi-harting-single-pair-ethernet-eyeonnpi-digikey-ethernet-digikey-harting-adafruit/) which makes this a good fit to connect to industrial robotics or automation. All this hardware is available at a great price of under $100 at Digi-Key, we already picked one up and we're going to try and get Blinka working on it (https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Blinka) so that all of our CircuitPython libraries will 'just run' in CPython. Especially given the ready-to-run Stemma QT / Qwiic port on the side, this is an excellent board for a powerful but solder-free configurable SBC. Digi-Key has tons of BeaglePlay's stock for immediate shipment, so order today (https://www.digikey.com/short/jpztmq3w) and you will be playing with your new BeaglePlay by tomorrow afternoon.

Joshua and Jason welcome Kurt Maitland to One Nation Under Whisky Padcost. Kurt is a whisky writer, author, founder of Manhattan Whiskey Club, and, most importantly, a friend. Listen in as J&J talk with Kurt about cocktails, whisky, bottling, and so much more! ...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation! Special thanks to: - Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song - Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo - RØDE for making *really* great microphones - Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers - Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices - Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Consider your Total Cost of Ownership when buying a van! We'll also explore a great camping spot in New England, how to get out of a mental rut, whether you should allow your van to warm up, and we'll hear the tale of a well-traveled doll.  FIND US: We're on Facebook (Built to Go Group), Instagram (@collegeofcuriosity), and we have a Discord server (invite at top of main page at builttogo.com.) Randi, or Darwin? A Place to Visit Winter Island - Salem, Massachusetts https://www.salemma.gov/winter-island-park Resource Recommendation Oblique Strategies - Brian Eno http://stoney.sb.org/eno/oblique.html Product Review Voltemeter plus dual USB sockets https://amzn.to/43XCxou Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way. 

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If you're looking for free tools to enhance your podcasting, publishing, or presenting skills, there are many excellent options available on the internet. Some of the best tools include Audacity, Anchor, and Zencastr for podcasting, Canva, Grammarly, and Google Docs for publishing, and Prezi, SlideShare, and Loom for presenting.These free tools can help you create professional-looking content, collaborate with others, and streamline your workflow. By incorporating these tools into your creative process, you can save time and improve the quality of your work.In summary, by utilizing the right free tools, you can take your podcasting, publishing, and presenting skills to the next level. Incorporating relevant keywords and providing valuable information in your content can help improve your search engine rankings and attract more traffic to your website.Check out more freebies: https://themediacastersfreebies.comJoin Our Community And Create A Buzz For Your BusinessGet Our Favorite Microphone Here: The Shure MV7⬇https://shure.pxf.io/c/3476149/879980/12212?prod=aonic50&source=facebookWhy We LOVE The Shure MV7:Shure's SM7B mic is a long-time favorite among producers and recording engineers. Now Shure offers a version of this legendary mic at a modest price designed for podcasters and gamers: meet the MV7.The Shure MV7 features both USB and XLR outputs. So you can record directly to your smartphone or computer, or run the signal through a traditional audio mixer. And you can do both simultaneously — a great way to save a backup recording. The MV7 has a built-in headphone jack for monitoring, with a built-in touch panel for easy volume adjustment. #shureFollow us on all social spaces @themediacastersJoin The Mediacasters Community FREE for a limited time: https://themediacasters.mn.coGet our #1 new book release! The book, Audiocasters teaches you how to launch, market, and, monetize your podcast! Get it here!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themediacastersPodcast website: https://themediacasters.comThe network website, with all our community, shows: https://podpage.com/themediacastersTo Learn More About Your Hosts: Jules and Corinna

Welcome to the show where we talk about everything that can help you propel your business to a new stratosphere. Julie Lokun talks all things story telling and how you should use your story to make an impact and money.In this episode, we will discuss the power of storytelling in business and how it can help you differentiate yourself from others and build a lasting relationship with your audience.Email Julie your thoughts and stories: julie@themediacasters.comThe Media Tips Your Need To KnowJulie shares that for a long time, she thought she didn't have a story to share with her audience, clients, and potential customers.She emphasizes that we all have a story that has propelled us to be where we are today.Julie mentions that she recently wrote an article for Entrepreneur Magazine that inspired her to talk about the topic of storytelling.She explains that storytelling has been binding the human race together for centuries, and it is a powerful way to connect with your audience and grow your business.Julie emphasizes that without a quality narrative, your service, products, or book can get lost in a sea of a million others.She mentions that sharing your personal experiences, struggles, and successes can build trust and empathy with your audience and create a longer-lasting relationship.Julie encourages the audience to make their stories quick, poignant, and evocative, to make people stop, think and remember.She shares that she is doing a talk on the power of storytelling and building your business and highlights the importance of forging a powerful emotional connection with your audience.Julie shares her personal story of being branded the "loudmouth of the nursery" when she was born and how she spent years trying to fit in and dimming her light.She emphasizes that she eventually realized her true passion was sharing her story and elevating other people's stories.FINAL THOUGHTS:Julie encourages the audience to define their story by asking themselves the following questions:What experiences have shaped me into the person I am today?What are my passions and why are they important to me?What challenges have I faced and how have I overcome them?What impact do I want to make on the world?She invites the audience to share their stories with her on Instagram or email.Julie concludes by reiterating the importance of storytelling in business and how it can help you stand out and connect with your audience on a deeper level.Join Our Community And Create A Buzz For Your BusinessGet Our Favorite Microphone Here: The Shure MV7⬇https://shure.pxf.io/c/3476149/879980/12212?prod=aonic50&source=facebookWhy We LOVE The Shure MV7:Shure's SM7B mic is a long-time favorite among producers and recording engineers. Now Shure offers a version of this legendary mic at a modest price designed for podcasters and gamers: meet the MV7.The Shure MV7 features both USB and XLR outputs. So you can record directly to your smartphone or computer, or run the signal through a traditional audio mixer. And you can do both simultaneously — a great way to save a backup recording. The MV7 has a built-in headphone jack for monitoring, with a built-in touch panel for easy volume adjustment. #shureFollow us on all social spaces @themediacastersJoin The Mediacasters Community FREE for a limited time: https://themediacasters.mn.coGet our #1 new book release! The book, Audiocasters teaches you how to launch, market, and, monetize your podcast! Get it here!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themediacastersPodcast website: https://themediacasters.comThe network website, with all our community, shows: https://podpage.com/themediacastersTo Learn More About Your Hosts: Jules and Corinna

We are back this week and our throats are full. Remote casting as Walt is out sick....or is he?  The Noir Detective vibes are strong as we get to the bottom of it.  Dylan gets religiously indoctrinated, a botched haircut and a decent beard trim all for 50 bucks, Slam Poetry events with open mic music probably shouldn't be a thing,  the Pod studio has a bunny problem, Tactical Yardwork Flame Throwers, Pyromania is a part of one of us, Audio Hallucinations of USB are in your head,  Matt goes to a fancy restaurant and pops an important question, Ghost Recon Breakpoint is on the gaming menu, News: Dalai Lama is a creep, A.I. Catfishing Sad boys with no GF, A.I. C0Rn makes stout tubes, Segments: Local Bands are Everywhere & Look at this!  Get in there.  Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code NFHC at Manscaped.com. That's 20% off with free shipping at Manscaped.com and use code NFHC. Visit us at www.NFHCPodcast.com for everything Not For Human Consumption. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/NFHCPodcast Leave us a voicemail anytime at 480-788-7330 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/yapnr7cf Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ybpo59va Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/y7va3h9a Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/y75fnd3l Join the NFHC Discord! https://discord.gg/xrxhQTP Matt's Twitch Streams Weekly: https://www.twitch.tv/GrimwolfePrime Background Music Provided by: https://www.streambeats.com

This weekend we took an itsy-bitsy-tiny-winy break from churning out new designs to try and dig our way out of the giant sample pile! we've got cool rotary encoders, some I2C LCDs, conductive fabrics, a miniature USB camera and more. Also, we'll snoop around tannewt's github repo to find a build of the DVI Feather for CircuitPython that now supports displayio to an HDMI monitor. The Great Search - Character LCD Display with I2C https://www.digikey.com/short/wd43mnwd This week in our sample pile we have an I2C/SPI character LCD module we're checking out. Although historically 16x2 character displays use a parallel method of addressing - with 4 or 8 bit data input and a write latch - most folks don't want to waste so many pins on such a slow display. So, instead, many now come with I2C interfaces. That makes wiring or routing a lot easier! Digi-Key stocks a huuuuge range of character displays, lets check out what's available and some things to watch for with voltages, backlights, and polarizer types. Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ ----------------------------------------- #adafruit #deskofladyada #digikey

Scott Wilkinson is here to host the show with Mikah! Scott talks about QD-Oled TVs. What's a good brand of TVs that I can buy? Should I go for a bigger TV? FBI is now warning about using USB charging ports at public spaces like airports. What can I do to protect my device when using these public ports? What should I upgrade first: my TV, or my receiver? Is it better for me to upgrade both at the same time? Mikah and Scott talk about HBO Max rebranding its streaming service to just Max. What's a good smart home system that can be installed in my home? And why did my YouTube channel get suspended randomly? Chris Marquardt and the assignment review of Perfect! Should I switch from the LG brand of TVs over to the Sony lineup? What equipment do I need to listen to Apple's Hi-Res Lossless format? I need to replace my Blu-Ray player. What are some recommendations for Blu-Ray players nowadays? How can I delete my Gmail emails all at once? I'm looking to switch over to Verizon as my cellular provider. How might my streamed videos from Verizon look on a 4k television? Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Scott Wilkinson Guest: Chris Marquardt Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1970 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys Sponsors: athleticgreens.com/techguy canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT mintmobile.com/atg meraki.cisco.com/twit

Scott Wilkinson is here to host the show with Mikah! Scott talks about QD-Oled TVs. What's a good brand of TVs that I can buy? Should I go for a bigger TV? FBI is now warning about using USB charging ports at public spaces like airports. What can I do to protect my device when using these public ports? What should I upgrade first: my TV, or my receiver? Is it better for me to upgrade both at the same time? Mikah and Scott talk about HBO Max rebranding its streaming service to just Max. What's a good smart home system that can be installed in my home? And why did my YouTube channel get suspended randomly? Chris Marquardt and the assignment review of Perfect! Should I switch from the LG brand of TVs over to the Sony lineup? What equipment do I need to listen to Apple's Hi-Res Lossless format? I need to replace my Blu-Ray player. What are some recommendations for Blu-Ray players nowadays? How can I delete my Gmail emails all at once? I'm looking to switch over to Verizon as my cellular provider. How might my streamed videos from Verizon look on a 4k television? Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Scott Wilkinson Guest: Chris Marquardt Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1970 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys Sponsors: athleticgreens.com/techguy canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT mintmobile.com/atg meraki.cisco.com/twit

Scott Wilkinson is here to host the show with Mikah! Scott talks about QD-Oled TVs. What's a good brand of TVs that I can buy? Should I go for a bigger TV? FBI is now warning about using USB charging ports at public spaces like airports. What can I do to protect my device when using these public ports? What should I upgrade first: my TV, or my receiver? Is it better for me to upgrade both at the same time? Mikah and Scott talk about HBO Max rebranding its streaming service to just Max. What's a good smart home system that can be installed in my home? And why did my YouTube channel get suspended randomly? Chris Marquardt and the assignment review of Perfect! Should I switch from the LG brand of TVs over to the Sony lineup? What equipment do I need to listen to Apple's Hi-Res Lossless format? I need to replace my Blu-Ray player. What are some recommendations for Blu-Ray players nowadays? How can I delete my Gmail emails all at once? I'm looking to switch over to Verizon as my cellular provider. How might my streamed videos from Verizon look on a 4k television? Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Scott Wilkinson Guest: Chris Marquardt Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1970 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/all-twittv-shows Sponsors: athleticgreens.com/techguy canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT mintmobile.com/atg meraki.cisco.com/twit

On this week's episode of the iMore Show, Karen & Stephen are joined by iMore's Staff Writer Tammy Rogers to discuss the death of the iPhone SE, the world's first wireless lossless audio headphones, ordering Domino's pizza from your car, why you shouldn't use public USB chargers, Warren Buffett's $10,000 question, and more! Links: Is The iPhone SE Dead & Buried? - iMore The World's First Wireless Lossless Audio Headphones - iMore Order Domino's Pizza From Your Car - iMore The FBI Warns iPhone & Mac Owners - iMore Warren Buffett's $10,000 Question - iMore Follow us on Twitter: @iMore @StephenWarwick9 @KarenSFreeman

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It's In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: Abbott recalls Freestyle Libre readers (not the sensors, see below for more information), Medicare expands CGM coverage for  more people with type 2, a new study looks at the transition for children with T1D to adults and why patients aren't being served well during that time, and much more! Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter here Here's where to find us: Facebook (Group) Facebook (Page) Instagram Twitter Check out Stacey's books! Learn more about everything at our home page www.diabetes-connections.com  Reach out with questions or comments: info@diabetes-connections.com   Hello and welcome to Diabetes Connections In the News! I'm Stacey Simms and these are the top diabetes stories and headlines happening now XX In the news is brought to you by Athletic Greens AG1 by Athletic Greens is daily nutrition made really simple. XX If you've got an Abbott Libre reader – check it for a huge recall. The company is issuing a class one – that's the most serious -recall of all readers distributed in the U.S. from November 2017 to February 2023, totaling more than 4 million devices. The recall is due to the potential overheating, sparking, or fire that may occur when the readers are charged with non-Abbott adapters or USB cables, or when they are damaged or exposed to liquids. Abbott-provided USB cables and power adapters limit the current to safely charge the battery, whereas third-party cables and adapters may allow much higher power, increasing the risk of fire. Abbott has reported 206 incidents related to this issue, including at least seven fires and one injury, but no deaths. I've got the phone number to call and more information in the show notes at d-c dot com. This recall only applies to those using the external reader device, not those using their smartphone. Contact Information Users with questions about this recall should contact Abbott Customer Service at 1-855-632-8658, available 7 days a week from 8AM to 8PM Eastern Time, excluding major holidays. https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-device-recalls/abbott-recalls-readers-used-freestyle-libre-freestyle-libre-14-day-and-freestyle-libre-2-flash XX A big policy change coming next week - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will expand continuous glucose monitor coverage to more people with type 2 diabetes. That starts April 16th, this Sunday if you're listening as the episode first drops. The expanded coverage applies to people using a basal only routine, as well as others who have a history of what has been classified as “problematic hypoglycemia.” Bottom line for those with type 2 – check with your doctor to see if a CGM is now covered October.https://diatribe.org/medicare-expands-cgm-continuous-glucose-monitor-coverage-type-2-diabetes XX Montana lawmakers are considering a bill that would require insurance companies to cover CGMs for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. House Bill 758 has broad support from lawmakers, but it faces opposition from insurance companies and some providers. That opposition focuses on the cost, whether a CGM is medically necessary at all stages of diabetes, and the possibility that CGM manufacturers will raise their prices if there is an insurance mandate. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, the state's largest insurer, estimates the bill, if passed, would cost the organization nearly $5 million a year. The BCBS spokesperson also says ““These things are a convenience,” https://khn.org/news/article/montana-potential-bill-insurance-covering-continuous-glucose-monitor/ XX Short-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) was associated with an increased risk for heart failure hospitalization among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a Danish registry study. Among over 300,000 patients with T2D, short-term use of NSAIDs was associated with a relative 43% increased risk of a first-time heart failure hospitalization in the subsequent 28 days. NSAIDs increased the risk of heart failure even more in type 2 diabetics who were 80 or older (78%) or who had high blood sugar levels (68%), the results showed. Those who'd never used an NSAID before had the worst reaction, with their heart failure risk nearly tripling. However, heart failure was not associated with using NSAIDs in people with well-controlled diabetes and normal blood sugar levels. https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/chf/103936 XX New study from Boston Children's Hospital shows the transition from child to young adult managing type 1 is a pretty fraught time. routine outpatient care for type 1 diabetes decreased between ages 16 and 24. At the same time, emergency room visits to treat the condition increased for that age group. The study raises the concern that young adults lack a “medical home” with an endocrinologist and instead may be seeking routine care such as insulin prescription refills from an emergency department (ED), Garvey says. If anything, the research supports the idea that endocrinologists should have an integral role in diabetes management for young adults, she says, and illustrates how specialized care may prevent the need for acute care in hospitals. The data here showed that annual endocrinologist visits declined from 2.3 per year at age 16 to 1.5 per year by age 24. This data stands out, Garvey says, because previous research has shown endocrinologists are the main providers of type 1 diabetes care for most young adults with the condition. These researchers hope the study can serve as a launching point for endocrinologists to assess how they can help young adults better manage type 1 diabetes https://answers.childrenshospital.org/self-care-of-diabetes/ XX XX The past few years have seen numerous advances in the understanding of how type 1 diabetes develops and how to manage it, yet the global disease burden remains high, according to a review article published April 5 in The Lancet. The authors cite data related to diabetes control in youth and adults from the T1D Exchange demonstrating that only 21% of adults with type 1 diabetes have an A1c (a blood test that reflects a 90-day sugar average) of 7.0 or lower. While type 1 diabetes is the third most common disease of childhood, there should be greater awareness of adult onset of the disease. The paper references data from the UK Biobank indicating that up to 40% of type 1 diabetes diagnoses occur in people over age 30. , the paper notes that racial and ethnic disparities persist and insulin pump usage is lowest at 18% among non-Latinx Black populations compared with 72% among non-Hispanic white people and 40% among Hispanic populations. The paper also reports that inhaled insulin – brand name Afrezza - has demonstrated a fast onset of action, improving the ability to control glucose after meals. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-04-global-diabetes-burden-high-advances.html XX A research team led by the University of Michigan Health Department of Neurology followed more than 120 patients who underwent bariatric surgery for obesity over two years after the procedure. They found that all metabolic risk factors for developing diabetes, such as high glucose and lipid levels, improved outside of blood pressure and total cholesterol, according to results published in Diabetologia. Investigators also found that patients two years removed from bariatric surgery showed improvements in peripheral neuropathy, a condition marked by damage to the nerves that go from the spinal cord all the way to the hands and feet. . Obesity is the second leading risk factor for peripheral neuropathy after diabetes, which affects more than 30 million Americans. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-04-bariatric-surgery-reverse-diabetes-complications.html - XX Athletic Greens XX As of April 12, 2023, Panbela Therapeutics has officially begun their Phase II double-blind, randomized study to assess the effectiveness and safety of CPP-1X-T for recent onset type 1 diabetes (T1D). The study will involve enrolling 70 patients across six different centers in the United States, with Indiana University leading the trial. The first patient has already been enrolled, which has led to a boost in the company's stock prices. Panbela Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that specializes in developing innovative therapies for cancer patients and those with other urgent medical needs. They have recently completed a clinical trial of ivospemin, a treatment for locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. The company also acquired Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals in June 2022, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing therapies to prevent cancer and rare diseases. CPP-1X-T is one of the drugs that Panbela Therapeutics is currently developing. This drug has shown potential complementary activity with the FDA-approved treatment for pancreatic cancer and is being evaluated for the treatment of T1D in the Phase II clinical trial. The company's shares have been fluctuating in recent months due to various factors, including the progress and results of their clinical trials. https://beststocks.com/panbela-therapeutics-begins-phase-ii-clinical/ XX Type 1 Diabetes Conference & Community For people living with type 1 diabetes of all ages where they can find: Information, Motivation, And Inspiration To Thrive With Type 1 Diabetes XX The book! XX On the podcast next week.. Jisel Parra was diagnosed as a teenager and it couldn't have gone worse – they didn't prescribe insulin initially, she struggled with getting the right and with her mental health.. but now she makes medical jewelry and tags with her company A Tad Too Sweet. I'm excited for you to hear her story. Last week, Dr. Bryce Nelson on Tzield. . That's In the News for this week.. if you like it, please share it! Thanks for joining me! See you back here soon.