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And we also talk about AI, lots of stuff covered today!

In Episode #380 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the crazy stories of zany people, our unique names, whether we should be concerned about AI causing damage to our lives, the types of podcasts we listen to nowadays and what it's like jumping into the 2023 dating scene.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Outdoors again
(0:31) - The Kimura Lock
(0:50) - Masahiko Kimura Bio
(4:29) - Our reaction to outlandish stories
(9:25) - Dr Kyrin Dunston
(13:26) - Podspeeding: good or bad?
(17:08) - Almost kicked out by security
(17:56) - Lex Fridman & The Sam's
(21:09) - Juan's concerned about AI
(24:17) - Potential AI Existential Scenarios
(29:27) - Domain Expert Podcasts
(36:32) - How to find out what people think of you?
(42:54) - What's changed
(50:15) - V4V: It will get easier


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Consumer facing Artificial Intelligence playthings seems to be getting more and more frequent.

In Episode #355 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: his crappy sleep as determined by an Apple and Garmin watch, why I can see a future where I would stop doing handstands, some random interactions I had out and about, why it would take an AI that could mimic a human interaction to really 'wow' me and a brand new 'value for value' pitch aimed at newcomers.


As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - No background Xmas music
(0:47) - Watches for sleep tracking
(4:32) - Accuracy vs Precision
(11:24) - Juan getting rekt at a CrossFit comp
(14:20) - Giving up handstands & soccer
(17:51) - Juan's never giving up the gym
(23:29) - Good habits = good mental health
(24:55) - Too callous about FTX
(28:03) - Sympathy vs Empathy
(30:54) - The Unfit Run Club
(33:30) - New people need better v4v explanations
(34:42) - Unimpressed by AI tech, but impressed by the frequency
(36:50) - Mr Incredible: Sayos Strawberry Farm AI bot
(38:23) - AI use cases
(43:24) - Being 'wowed' by AI
(49:47) - My detailed V4V explanation


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This episode is a reminder to ground in and if you're in need of some help with it, you're invited to Queen West Studios in Seaton, SA for a beautiful Grounding session on Sunday October 16th.  Tickets here - https://bit.ly/3SAsrDK

Spend some time grounding into what's most important to you, you won't regret it. Tiff is such an advocate for taking the time to ground into the body, mind and spirit, because she's reaped the rewards of this practice. Hit play and find out why it's so important to ground yourself in the present moment.

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Tiffany is a Plant Medicine & Microdose Enthusiast, a Medicine woman and Spiritual Speaker. She's passionate about helping others find a state of homeostasis within themselves and equipping them with daily spiritual practices to help them stay there. In other words, finding that happy place within yourself and doing what you can to stay there. | 

She regularly hosts Breathwork at the Tara Hall in Adelaide, South Australia and facilitates conscious connection with open-minded souls. She also guides others on their microdosing journeys and is a trained Trauma Informed Plant Medicine Facilitator. | 

If you'd like to learn more about her work please get in touch via her socials below:
Prana Breathwork: https://www.facebook.com/PranaBreathworkADL
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffany_rouge/

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The wisdom of the Miss Adventurous Podcast is free but putting the podcast together takes time and effort. If you took something from this podcast, all that we ask is that you share it with a friend who might find it helpful too. By sharing what inspires you to make your life different can help make the world a different place. 

Laptop problems were the reason for our mini break, apologies everyone.

In Episode #333 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how one of my RAM ports is fried, the nonsense of getting back all my settings, our mutual dislike of tech problems, why Juan was clambering out a window with his phone, a sum up of what we discussed the previous week (but never aired), Alexander Watanabe's latest project on Cardano, how you can short the floor price of a CNFT and the difference between Juan and I when it comes to thinking about crypto.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - We're back
(0:47) - Laptop dramas
(5:36) - Living on low RAM
(10:03) - I can't log into the V4V podcast on Castopod
(11:22) - Why I don't run a lightning node
(12:41) - Hardware vs software
(13:59) - Work Wi-Fi and passwords defeated Juan
(19:47) - Why Juan hasn't yet started Mere Mortals Web 3 (MMW3)
(22:19) - The lost audios
(25:11) - Guchi: Shorting NFT's on Cardano
(29:12) - How everyone can make ADA
(31:02) - Juan's misunderstanding
(34:22) - Clearing up the error
(40:20) - Real life crypto vs money money money
(51:10) - Listen to Jeff Yew's interview


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This episode you're going to want to save and have bookmarked for that rainy day.

It's packed full of empowerment, motivation and may just light the fire under your butt to get you moving, taking action and getting you on the path to doing what you want. 

Trust us, you'll be glad you bookmarked this when you need it, so go on, hit the heart or save and download this episode for later. 

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Tiffany is a Plant Medicine & Microdose Enthusiast, a Medicine woman and Spiritual Speaker. She's passionate about helping others find a state of homeostasis within themselves and equipping them with daily spiritual practices to help them stay there. In other words, finding that happy place within yourself and doing what you can to stay there. | 

She regularly hosts Breathwork at the Tara Hall in Adelaide, South Australia and facilitates conscious connection with open-minded souls. She also guides others on their microdosing journeys and is a trained Trauma Informed Plant Medicine Facilitator. | 

If you'd like to learn more about her work please get in touch via her socials below:
Prana Breathwork: https://www.facebook.com/PranaBreathworkADL
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffany_rouge/

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The wisdom of the Miss Adventurous Podcast is free but putting the podcast together takes time and effort. If you took something from this podcast, all that we ask is that you share it with a friend who might find it helpful too. By sharing what inspires you to make your life different can help make the world a different place. 

We don't think it will, but here are the best arguments we came across of why cryptocurrencies will fail.

In Episode #304 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the reason for searching out arguments that go against our beliefs, a series of podcast/video recommendations with great pointers in the negative category, comments from our listeners about why they don't like crypto, why too much emphasis on the monetary aspect and not enough personal responsibility would be red flags for us, and our ultimate thoughts on why these tradeoffs aren't enough to kill everything.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - S.O.N.G & We'll Take Care Of Your Crypto
(1:06) - Why Was I Looking At Anti-Crypto Arguments
(4:41) - Debating Crypto: Katie Haun vs. Paul Krugman
(9:20) - Critiquing Bitcoin with Frances Coppola & Nic Carter
(10:40) - Store of Value vs Peer To Peer Payments
(18:03) - The PoW vs. PoS Debate | Lyn Alden & Justin Drake
(19:12) - Chat Comments
(30:00) - 120 - Marc Andreessen & Chris Dixon of a16z | Reinventing the Internet
(32:16) - Boostagram Lounge
(33:22) - Sad Puppies Everywhere
(34:52) - How Do Cryptocurrencies Fail?
(41:49) - Different Ways Of Handling Money
(45:52) - Crypto Without The Money
(52:12) - Final Thoughts & Comments
(53:30) - Hoard Your Electrons!

Referenced Videos:
Debating Crypto: Katie Haun vs. Paul Krugman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOXYbmKRTsQ
Critiquing Bitcoin with Frances Coppola & Nic Carter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy8JhNgU8eI
The PoW vs. PoS Debate | Lyn Alden & Justin Drake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m12zgJ42dI
Bankless #120 - Marc Andreessen & Chris Dixon of a16z | Reinventing the Internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXHITeaGB8Q
Line Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g


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What if you just want to come up with fun hypotheticals for a while? Well you do it!

In Episode #302 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why we want to do rapid fire hypotheticals, reverting back to old mediums of communication, unknown Colombian fruits, Craig Wright and his claim of being Satoshi Nakamoto, why being a politician would hella suck, a bunch of questions on our own sanity and a big thanks to Medus & Petar for supporting the show.

Part 1 of the stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZBPU2Aqmg0

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - How we came up with rapid fire hypotheticals
(1:19) - Podcasting doesn't exist, what do you watch/listen to?
(4:52) - What to do if you're in a public toilet but there's no toilet paper?
(8:02) - Which is harder: Kokoda Challenge or a 6 day silent retreat?
(11:07) - If we could invent a food, what would it taste like?
(14:25) - Would you take a financial sacrifice to make the world better?
(19:21) - What would you do with international trade if you were the PM?
(23:12) - Boostagram Lounge
(28:12) - Comments on the chat
(34:22) - If you could split your brain, would you do it?
(40:40) - What would you do during a bank robbery?
(45:07) - An alien starts appearing in front of only you, do you question reality?
(52:29) - V4V: Start supporting Juan's litigation fund


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Want to know what happened at #veecon 2022? We've got the post-trip report right here.

In Episode #300 (which we forgot to celebrate) of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Gary Vee's influencer/NFT conference, Juan's couple of first days in LA, a breakdown of each individual day, why the quantity of networking was probably too much, meeting some idols and cool people, whether he would go again next year and learnings he took away from the actual talks.

A huge thanks to Petar the Slav & Dave Jones for helping to support this podcast!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Juan's back!
(0:37) - What Is Veecon?
(2:31) - First impressions of Los Angeles
(4:38) - Mixtapes: Juan got hustled
(8:36) - Expensive food, sketchy people & long walks
(14:57) - Minneapolis: The plan of attack
(20:36) - Thursday: The big event
(26:22) - The Castle and lots of drinking
(31:28) - Boostagram Lounge
(38:01) - Friday Day-1: People everywhere
(44:43) - Friday Evening: Steve Aoki @ The Armory
(47:39) - Chat questions
(48:48) - Saturday Day-2: Emotions, podcast mode & pokemon cards
(54:05) - Saturday Evening: Beeple and classic Juan
(55:40) - Sunday Day-3: Wrap up and chill out
(56:50) - Coming home
(57:40) - Was it worth it?
(1:01:56) - It was a lot; maybe too much
(1:04:50) - Quarter Machine
(1:08:30) - Security security security
(1:10:25) - V4V: Help pay for Veecon 2023


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As Juan prepares for his VeeCon trip to the US, we analyse the pros and cons of travelling on your own.

In Episode #298 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the new t-shirts that we're giving out to supporters of the podcast, why I'm being a fence sitter on this topic, the decision making processes one needs to think about, my first meal of Chorrillana in Chile, places we would absolutely not go whilst travelling solo and the details of Juan's upcoming very first solo travel plus my learnings from 14 months alone across Latin America.

A big thanks to Brando (from the SLIEK podcast), Anthony (from S.O.N.G podcast) and Dave Jones (from Podcasting 2.0)!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - We got cool shirts
(1:59) - In general: travel with someone
(5:51) - Motivations for travelling alone
(9:09) - You can have semi-solo travel as well
(12:47) - Eating on your own
(14:58) - Becoming comfortable doing EVERYTHING on your own
(17:57) - Don't solo travel if you can't make decisions
(19:12) - Boostragram Lounge
(23:49) - Planned vs unplanned trips
(27:43) - Spontaneity
(30:31) - Where would you not travel solo?
(36:42) - Final sum up
(39:51) - Covid travel in general is tedious
(41:57) - Travel on your own so you can listen to us more!


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Juan has just lived through my worse nightmare. He is a brave (and foolish) man!

In Episode #297 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why I didn't become a video podcast sensation back in 2006, Juan's failed adventure to go to the zoo, my intimate Colombian dinner with a new friend, why a flat tire caused me to slow down and get a new perspective of a familiar place, the over-the-top assertiveness of Andrew Tate and a plug for our V4V themed episode.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Light hearted with MAGA hats
(0:52) - Video podcasts
(3:30) - Darling Downs Zoo
(5:43) - Oh no, road closed!
(7:41) - Cold Toowoomba in shorts
(10:52) - Kyrin has a new friend
(11:58) - Colombia food: Bandeja Paisa
(15:23) - A map of Juan's adventure
(18:22) - Slowing down for perspective
(22:34) - Andrew Tate
(27:44) - Value for value themed episode


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An amazing thank you to the ~30 supporters who have directly supported us over the last year!

In Episode #296 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: what led us to Podcasting 2.0 and V4V, our personal thoughts on why we care about transparency, where we would draw the limit, our total amount of satoshis accumulated and a break down of the big baller boosters, a comparison of our two main shows and how you (yes you!) can help support us in the future!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Don't agonise upon us!
(1:15) - A quick recap of our podcast journey
(6:04) - What is value for value?
(8:24) - Why v4v needs transparency
(10:33) - How much have we made in 2.5 years of podcasting
(15:55) - Our top boosters!
(19:29) - What would have happened if we accepted advertising
(23:48) - What would we not be transparent about?
(28:07) - Boostagram Lounge
(33:04) - What if people sent us stuff?
(38:21) - Book Reviews vs MM
(42:56) - How transparent are others?
(43:35) - Chat comments
(45:08) - Why we will be as transparent as possible
(48:46) - Cure your OCD by sending sats!
(50:02) - Fountain and sharing clips


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Consensus reached. If you want to get the girls, you've got to sleep with their gay guy friends first (apparently).

In Episode #294 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: more on the sexy new intro music, why I haven't been thinking about status, can you escape playing the status games at all?, the different types of status one can attain, utilising handstands/the MM podcast/books/languages to show off and why I might just be a tosser for bringing this topic up.

A big thanks to Petar the Slav, Signs of New Growth and new booster killyourfm for supporting the show. You all have the status of gentlemen, kings and learned scholars in my book.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Signs Of New Growth Intro
(1:01) - Why this topic came up: The Social Leap
(2:10) - Definition
(4:13) - Is the desire for status a fundamental human motive?
(10:47) - Choosing your games
(18:01) - What type of status are you not impressed by?
(22:43) - Objective, subjective and reputational
(29:15) - Responding to comments
(32:20) - Boostagram Lounge
(36:36) - Material status and positions
(39:54) - How I might show more status?
(49:21) - Tai Lopez and book quotes
(54:47) - Kyrin: What a tosser!
(58:13) - More comments
(59:38) - Value for value: Show your status!


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Apparently I'm not super friendly because I refused to chat with the drug addled crazy person.

In Episode #292 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: can you be too friendly and the downsides to overt friendliness, where we rank on a scale of nicety, practical steps I have taken to make more international friends, why reciprocity could set standards that are hard to meet and how society could be shaped to be more friendly.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Why this topic?
(2:00) - My unfriendly adventure
(8:36) - Being too friendly
(13:30) - Our friendliness levels
(20:27) - You can still be assertive and friendly
(22:40) - Boostagram Lounge
(28:15) - How to win friends and influence people
(32:32) - My goals to make friends
(40:10) - Unrealistic expectations of reciprocal friendliness
(44:41) - Making society more friendly
(49:49) - Value for value

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Well this turned out to be mostly an episode of complaining. Complaining about COVID, about doctors, about fiat and about dressing up.

In Episode #264 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how Juan caught COVID this last week, my moaning about the medical system, whether we should help you to help us, my surprise erotic encounter, why everyone's watches seem to be broken, why we want to wear a pocketwatch, Juan appearing in random photos from Mexico and how you can support poor Juanito's lungs.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Dodging COVID and concerns over long COVID
(5:35) - Inundated by paper
(11:24) - Disgusted by fiat
(16:55) - Delightfully erotic clockwork
(20:58) - Will the watch survive into the future?
(23:34) - Mere Mortals x Peak Blinders crossover?
(27:23) - Juan & I in Mexico
(33:33) - Support Juan's deteriorating lungs


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Well, we know we're full of Mere Mortals mistakes, now the whole world gets to know!

In Episode #258 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: some potential reasons why mistakes are hard to admit to, ways in which we've stuffed up our lives (apart from the whole things of course), why one might want to fail to make more mistakes and some of the worst blunders of history.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - An intro full of mistakes
(2:07) - Definition
(3:59) - Journalistic corrections
(10:54) - Why people don't admit to mistakes
(13:23) - Our personal mistakes
(26:48) - Should one seek out mistakes?
(31:31) - A recent book review
(34:51) - Histories biggest mistakes
(39:09) - Rectify your MM mistake


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