Weird Things

WT: Pennzoil B-Negative

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2022/11/15

The episode opens with a long discussion of the FTX collapse and broader crypto trust issues. The hosts talk about insolvency, Alameda/FTX entanglements, money disappearing overnight, regulation, and whether crypto behaves like a frontier market where scams and boom-bust cycles are common. They also compare crypto to other speculative or trust-based ecosystems and note the difficulty of evaluating it with limited long-term data. The conversation then moves through several science-and-technology

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AT: Early to Bed, Early to Rise

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2022/11/02

A (final?) update on Structured and the benefits of hitting the hay punctually. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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WT: Teens On The Loose

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2022/11/01

The episode opens with Halloween talk: Bryce asks why roads in Wyandotte, Michigan were closed for trick-or-treating, and the hosts riff on teenagers cleaning out the candy. Justin explains his neighborhood plan to give out full-size bars, both to get the candy out of the house and to build a good reputation where they live (L21-L23, L41-L45, L49-L53, L59-L69, L83-L85, L95-L97). From there the conversation moves through a Wyandotte cockroach-infested vacant house that led to three city blocks being

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AT: Binge and Bust?

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2022/10/26

The binge watching trend: is it in danger becuse week-after-week is better? With Netflix relenting on offering an ad-supported plan, could binging be on the chopping block too? What do we like personally and creatively? What metrics do streamers and platforms consider for new programs? Do algorithms reflect viewer habits? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Replit Justin, Brian, and Bryce: Modern Rogue on TikTok

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WT: Definitely Not a Photo

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2022/10/26

The episode opens with a visual-guessing segment built around a close-up image that the hosts initially mistake for AI-generated art or a grotesque creature. Andrew reveals it is actually a real macro photograph of an ant, and Bryce adds that it was part of the Nikon Small World photo contest, which leads to a look at the winning gecko-foot image and a discussion of how macro photography can make ordinary subjects look surreal. The conversation then widens into a speculative discussion about edited

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AT: Same Colors? Same Colors!

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2022/10/19

Bryce admits to a productivity solution that can’t be beat. Did you know your iPhone can do something an kinda expensive website can do? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: ScreenFlow and Google Colab Brian: Six Thinking Hats from Edward de Bono Bryce: Splice and Bryce on the Beyond the Playlist podcast

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WT: Not The Chocolate Cookies

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2022/10/18

The episode opens with a long biology digression about what makes two animals similar or different, using turtles and tortoises as a lead-in to hyraxes and elephants. Andrew explains that hyraxes are the closest living relative to elephants, and the hosts discuss surprising shared traits such as elongated teeth, long gestation for a small animal, and social behavior. They also note that sea cows/manatees may be even closer genetically, though the hyrax is the more surprising example. The

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AT: Short-Shorts

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2022/10/12

After a few weeks of trying out short-form video on YouTube, what seems to be the early indicators of how they’re received? What goes into making thoughtful short-form videos? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Brian: Ask from Ryan Levesque Bryce: Arcade Paradise

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WT: Yeet Force

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2022/10/11

The episode opens with a discussion of SpinLaunch after a headline about a NASA payload launched by a giant centrifugal system and later dug out with an excavator. The hosts describe how the concept uses a spinning lower stage in a vacuum to fling small payloads upward, with a conventional upper-stage rocket taking over later, and they debate whether it could realistically serve small satellite launches or other niche payloads. They also react to a test clip and note the company’s 10th successful

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AT: Ample Foibles

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2022/09/28

Justin and Bryce both tried out the Structured app we talked about last week and have some critical feedback. What features stick out after a week of use? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” “The World’s Most Satisfying Checkbox”: https://www.andy.works/words/the-most-satisfying-checkbox

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WT: That’s A Spicy Satellite!

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2022/09/27

The episode opens with a discussion of NASA's DART mission, a planned spacecraft impact on the moonlet Dimorphos orbiting Didymos to test asteroid deflection. The hosts explain the basic idea, compare it with other hypothetical planetary-defense methods such as nukes, gravity tractors, and mass drivers, and note that NASA planned a livestream and a later probe to measure the orbital change more precisely. The middle of the episode moves through several weird-news items: recent highway cargo spills

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AT: Smart Calendar

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2022/09/21

Bryce is diving into a new todo/calendar hybrid app, Structured. How do we use apps and plan our days? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Beyond Fireship Justin: House of the Dragon Brian: Life’s Work from David Milch

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WT: Pork Rockets

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2022/09/20

The episode opens with a long discussion of Artemis/SLS, which the hosts describe as a politically driven NASA program built to preserve existing contractors rather than as an engineering-first project. They argue it was shaped by pork-barrel politics, hydrogen’s complexity, and sunk costs, and they debate whether the program should keep going, whether the public should call it out more directly, and whether any government backup system should be structurally different from private launch providers

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WT: Sus My Cringe, Fam

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2022/09/13

The episode opens with a discussion of a FOIA request by The Black Vault for additional Navy UAP videos after earlier Navy videos had been publicly released. The hosts debate why more footage would be withheld, suggesting ordinary explanations like protecting military capabilities, avoiding disclosure of foreign technology tests, or keeping unresolved sightings from becoming public intelligence targets; they also talk about how tedious FOIA requests are and how agencies resist disclosure. The middle

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AT: Good Year Blimp

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2022/08/31

Andrew’s considering a move from LA to San Francisco–even though he’s totally work-from home. What’s his anxiety around moving and being closer to his cutting-edge job? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Brian: The Rehearsal Bryce: Slime Rancher

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WT: Built Fjord Tough

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2022/08/30

The episode opens with a discussion of Westworld and how rewatching earlier seasons changes the experience, followed by a broader complaint about storytelling that relies too much on surprises. The hosts pitch prequel-style ideas for Westworld and Jurassic Park before moving into a long segment on the scrubbed Artemis launch, including the failed wet dress rehearsals, valve and thermal-alignment problems, and the larger political and engineering mess behind the SLS program. A large middle section

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AT: Same-Side!

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2022/08/24

Long-time listener Joe Diamond writes in and asks about his EPK–electronic press kit. What works and what improvements can you make when presenting yourself in a freeform brochure of your own design? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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WT: We Solved The Case…!

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2022/08/23

The episode opens with a long discussion about Mars agriculture: the hosts speculate on what the first plant grown on Mars should be, with guesses like lichen, moss, mold, and grain before turning to research suggesting alfalfa as an early crop. Bryce explains that simulated Martian soil let alfalfa grow without added fertilizer and could enrich regolith for later crops, but the hosts note major obstacles such as salinity and the need for fresh water or water purification. The conversation then

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WT: One Weird Trick That Solves Climate Change...

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2022/08/16

The episode opens with a climate-change segment centered on an MIT Sensible City Lab concept for a large reflective structure in space at the L1 point to reduce incoming sunlight. The hosts treat it as an emergency, temporary geoengineering idea rather than a real near-term fix, emphasizing that it would be extremely expensive, politically difficult, and unable to solve the broader problems of climate change such as ocean acidification and overfishing. Andrew argues that nuclear power and carbon

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AT: Marbin’ Time

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2022/08/10

Bryce reports in on how his marbles project is doing after having launched a Patreon. What levels is it setup in and how could he expand what he offers to supporters without compromising the show? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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