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Here comes a new challenger!
And the shocking return of an old cast member from season 1!
For the latest in virtual dopamine delivery, we turn to our resident nerd.

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Quest 3
Google/Samsung Return
Apple's Headset
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It's been a month since Markus got his newest gizmo. How does he feel about it?

Protip: Take a drink every time Markus says "Immersive"

Almost exactly one year after Russia's invasion of its neighbor Ukraine, Markus and Drew discuss how America came to be involved in this bloody conflict.
 
Officially involved only from a support standpoint, by providing not only billions of dollars but also an array of sophisticated military hardware. Supplying everything from brand new Abrams tanks to F-16 jet fighters and of course, not to mention, a plethora of unofficial covert agents and operators.

But how did things get to this point?

 Is it true when the media says that this war was totally unprovoked? That Putin's invasion of Ukraine was not to disarm the Donbas region of NATO military influence (to protect ethnic Russians who've been steeped in civil conflict since 2014), but was merely a ruse to hide the fact that Putin is actually a madman with aspirations of Soviet style dominance of Europe with an arsenal of nuclear weapons at his disposal?

As usual the truth is rarely so cut and dry. With the media's propaganda machine out in full force to support this war, in addition to the corporate uniparty putting their pretend differences aside temporarily to join hands in unwavering support of provoking a nuclear superpower, we can count on one thing- There will be blood.

Will we avoid all-out war with Russia or has fate set our path without possibility of deviation? Will Drew's prediction of the war's outcome come true? Or will we inevitably be engulfed in World War 3?

You decide?

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Conflict Breakdown

More Context

Propaganda Campaign

US arming Nazis

Nordstream2

Pipeline Explained

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3 weeks after the Chinese "spy balloon" that blatantly defied US airspace, and casually floated across the lower 48, Markus and Drew discus  if this story was merely a distraction from the train derailment and environmental disaster in East Palestine, Ohio?

But why the distraction, if indeed it is one? Who's to blame and who benefits?

Perhaps it's the War Machine, doing what it does best- drumming up fear in support for future conflict with China?

Maybe all these recent train derailments are Cyber attack Payback from Russia for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline?

Or is it merely as simple an explanation as a weather balloon that naturall flew off course?

You decide.

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Update

Environmental Disaster

stingray cell tower

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Every civilization throughout our history has taken part in the shaping of its society and ultimately its own destiny,  built on the foundations of human ingenuity and the unique drive to be better. In the strive for social progress and the instinctual desire to harness the power of technology, we built machines to help us.  This new mechanized era coupled with ever increasing automation, would lay the groundwork for what would later play a critical role in the future molding of human development.

Now, for the first time in human history, we have taken the first real steps to begin handing the reins of human development over to Artificial Intelligence.  This new technological frontier will no doubt have its unique (and at times, dizzying) peaks of civil progress as well as its frightening valleys of unintended technological horrors.

Will AI prove to be humanity's greatest creation or greatest flaw? Will humanity collectively ease back on the throttle of technological progress before its too late? Are Markus and Drew making a big deal about nothin'? 

You decide.

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ChatGPT explained.

DAN Command (Do Anything Now)

"I Robot,  basically..."

Homer's Rage-Art/ "Le Grille"

"Do you like the Elton John song, Rocket Man?"

Joe Biden's problem with plagiarism

Shia LaBeoufe's problem with plagiarism 

China's Dystopian ChatGPT

AI generated TV show

Deepfakes

The Butlerian Jihad

The Rise of Skynet and the AI Takeover

Can't someone else do it?

A whole generation of disposable people

I don't listen to hip-hop

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Why are we so collectively desperate for belonging? To understand this world and our place in it? What is it that calls to us to find the secret knowledge from the beyond? Join us, as we do a brief dive into the dark waters of cults.

In this episode we examine JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, HEAVEN'S GATE, THE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE and THE MANSON FAMILY. The groups, their leaders, founders and the doctrine they follow(ed).

One could argue the thing that makes cults fundamentally different (and therefore dangerous) then other groups is the subversion of the members' free will. A dynamic more akin to mind control or social engineering than spiritual enlightenment.  But how can we protect the vulnerable from the predations of a bad shepherd, while still living up to America's founding principles of freedom?

What is it that makes us so susceptible to religious persuasion? Why do people devote their lives to some movements and not others? And why will we often follow someone into Hell to find these answers?

You decide.


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Asch Experiments

Milgram Shock Experiment


JW's
JW.org

JW Theology

What if they're right?


Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate

Exit Testimonials


Jim Jones / Peoples Temple
Paradise Lost

Death Tape

SDSU Records


Manson Family
Diane Sawyer Interview

Turning Point

Jokes
As a great man once said

Family Guy Garden of Eden

Flair

Rookie Numbers

American History X

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Uh oh! Did we just become a celebrity gossip podcast!? You can't avoid it, so we talked about it. But who is at fault here? Should we do more commentary as half-informed outsiders?

You decide.

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There's a new sheriff in Twitter town. But what changes will it bring? Will it be a bastion of free speech, or a cesspool of internet trolls?

You decide.

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Hyperloop Testing

Elon Buys Twitter

Follower count changes

Chinese Consulate in Houston burns docs in courtyard

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Has Markus finally finished his quest for audiovisual perfection!? Find out in this thrilling retelling!

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Dolby Cinema

The Lost City 

Try it yourself!

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In a surprising mid-season twist, Markus rants about things that probably only he cares about. Put on your waders listeners, cause this one gets deep. Are these the ravings of a mad man, or is his nerd rage justified? You decide.

Note of correction: I mistakenly said “kilobytes per second” in regards to audio bitrate, when more accurately it is “kilobits per second” which ironically enough proves my point

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 Inaudible Dialogue
4K vs UHD
Loudness War
IMAX vs Liemax
EX. A Dune Formats
Film vs Digital Projection
Aspect Ratio (The Simpsons)
EX. B HDMI Versions
Soap Opera Effect
Frame Rate
Gemini Man LFR
Gemini Man HFR
Color Grading "The Snyder Cut"
Filmmaker Mode
Color Temperature (Display settings)
EX. C Movie Sound Formats
Speaker Layouts
HDR Formats
EX. D HDR Color Range
EX. E HDR
Dolby Atmos
Bit rate (video)
EX. F Bit Rate
EX. G Sample Rate
Image compression and formats
8-Bit? 32-Bit? 64-bit?
Bit Depth in Audio
EX. H Bit Depth in Video
EX. I Bit Depth in Video
Bit Depth and HDR
EX. J Audio File Sizes
EX. K Video File Sizes

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In this Tangent, Markus and Drew discuss America's complicated relationship with billionaires.

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Amazon's Brick and Mortar 

 Bezos meets Dicaprio

"Or we will write you an angry letter to you..."

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Microsoft sent shock waves through the videogame industry when it announced plans in January to acquire Activision Blizzard, the developers/publishers of the gigantic Call of Duty and  Warcraft series. Weeks later, Sony announced their plan to acquire Bungie (best known for creating the Halo and Destiny franchises (ironically published by Activision)).

How will these business decisions affect the employees and the consumers?  Are any developers safe from the clutches of the conglomerate?

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Microsoft Press Release

Tencent

Activision revenue

Activision-Blizzard work environment

Sony Buys Bungie

Bungie (G4 Icons)

Bigger Jaws

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In this Short, Markus and Drew talk about the bugs still being working out of the 5G telecommunications system.

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5G Buffer zones

FAA Issues

Spectrum woes

Lightsquared vs GPS

Too many acronyms

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What cool new gadgets and gizmos can we expect this year? For the full report, we ask our resident nerd.

 ***CORRECTION: OWO is NOT owned by Meta. You can learn more on their website below!

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Smart Home gadgets

Razer Sophia 

BMW Car

Rainstick Shower

HTC @ CES 22

OWO vest

PSVR 2

CES 22 VR Roundup 

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In 1990, NASA and the ESA launched the Hubble Space Telescope. It enabled us to learn the life cycles of stars, revealed black holes, proved the existence of dark matter and dark energy, and has even given us a glimpse into the oldest parts of the universe.

Now, over 30 years later (with some fresh underground collabs) they're about to drop the hotly anticipated sequel...


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Fact Sheet

Deep Field

30 Years of Hubble

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In which we discuss the 1984 David Lynch and the 2021 Dennis Villenueve  adaptations and their subjective successes and failures.

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 Rotoscoping

Jordorowsky's Dune

Villenueve Scene Breakdown

Hans Zimmer Song Exploder

Deleted Scenes

For fans of the David Lync film, look up the 'Spicediver' fan edit

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In this episode, Drew rails against the COVID mandates as well as (in his view) the incoherent policies more than 18 months after "15 Days to Slow the Spread".
(WARNING, EXTREME LANGUAGE!!!)

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00:00 Intro/How it started (It's Science)
04:00  Never let a good crisis go to waste/The Flip-Flopping begins
06:07 Put your money where your mouth is/The Mandates
07:54 "But why, Drew?"/ "Cuz I don't f***in' believe you guys!"
10:02 Gettin' into the weeds/ Stats
12:54 How it's going (It's Political)/ The Rant Begins!
16:21 Inconsistencies and exemptions/ Tests
18:43 Mandate Vs Freedom/ The Carrot and the Stick
22:36 How deep are your convictions???
25:07 The Line-in-the-Sand moment

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UPDATE- Let’s Declare a Pandemic Amnesty - The Atlantic

Lock downs did more harm than good?-

The High Cost of Social Distancing

Flip-Flop Fauci

Herd Immunity

Vaccine Incentives

"It's not scientific, it's political!"

Tech Censorship

Border Policy

False Positives

Firing healthcare workers

"40% of NY medical staff..."

Hotzones

Africa

Federal Mandate Exemptions

Event 201

"Fuck you, fuck you, fuck YOU! ...you're cool."

"Not you people" (George Carlin)

Fence sitting

"Greatest movie I've ever seen in my life!"

"Gotta get my fuck on"

Outbreak

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In this Short, Markus and Drew discuss the tremendous respect they have for the Sea (and those who sail it), through a story of Peruvian sailors trapped beneath the waves in their crippled sub the Pacocha, and their miraculous escape.

This story of horror and heroism is something akin to  Apollo 13, Titanic and Back Draft, all rolled into one real life nightmare.

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00:00 Intro/The Sea Demands Respect
03:56 Peruvian Submarine Disaster/ Horror and Heroism
19:12 End/ Outro

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1968 Submarine Disasters

The Orange Box (Not The Black Box)

The "bends". Not Nitrogen Narcosis

"Pass me another hunk of copilot"

Malaysian Airlines Flight 370

Peruvian Submarine Disaster "Metal Coffin"

titanic violin

"Raymond K Hessel"

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What if you were asked to compile all relevant cultural examples of humanity and then put it in a sort of satellite-time-capsule and then shoot it off into the far regions of space?

What images, sounds, and media would you pick and why? Furthermore, how would those choices be interpreted by intelligent extraterrestrial life?

These were the questions that faced Carl Sagan and his associates in the 1970s.

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Voyager
What's On The Record?
Murmurs of Earth
Contact
"Earth" Reality Show
Pioneer Plaque
Screaming Saturn
Cat-fishing E.T.s
"Did I say Death Camps?"
"Next, On Fongle"
We Get Our Own History Wrong

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00:00 Intro/ "Imagine, if you will"
05:40 The Voyager Space Craft
08:44 "What would you choose?"/ The Ultimate Time Capsule 
11:39 The Golden Records/ Sounds and Images 
16:30 "How 'bout no..?"/ Galactic Identity Fraud
20:18 Will we still be here when it's found?
21:35 Conclusion 

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In this Short, Markus and Drew discuss the theoretical wonderplane that is the metaverse, proto-metaverses, and the realities of the world that it is being born in.


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Epic's Billion dollar Metaverse

Facebook rebrands as Meta

Decentraland

Fortnite collaborations

"who just agrees to something they don't read?"

The Net (film)

"everything is crap"

"Fuck you, you can't do what I do!"

"Place it GENTLY into my hand!"

George Carlin's "American Dream"

Mark Zuckerberg's inner monologue

JRE

The Experience Machine

See also:
Ready Player One
Second Life
PlayStation Home
VRChat
Neos VR
NSA Prism Program

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