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Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker

cj little and Jeff Parker

Nonsense desperately tries to make sense of today’s business, technology, and (sometimes) entertainment headlines. Not too serious and occasionally funny, join technologist cj little and leggy blonde Jeff Parker for their unique take on the past week. While we can’t promise you’ll laugh every week, we can promise you’ll learn something new (and maybe even interesting). New episodes drop every Tuesday & Thursday mornings (UTC). Produced by an orangutan; art thanks to artificial

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00:45:31

Planes That Go Boom!

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/05/11

In the past 50 years, air travel has gotten more efficient and more economical, but somehow not any faster. Had aircraft speeds continued to progress at the same rate since the 70’s, we’d be traveling at Mach-4 today - that’s Los Angeles to London in under 2 hours! Instead, we got Basic Economy and extra peanuts. And if that doesn’t bum you out enough, your friendly neighborhood grocery story is selling your personal data to anyone with a checkbook. On a cheerier note though, the boys work out the

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00:47:29

My Eyes Are Up Here!

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/05/04

Likely the most diverse episode of Nonsense to date, this week they touch on everything from five-minute battery swapping in your EV, to dementia patients’ moments of lucidity just before death, and concern around AI forcing supermodels into their second-choice careers; and that’s just the headlines! The boys dig into discussions around Ticketmaster, some of the reasons we hate it, and the current status of the Twitter Clone Wars. There’s quite a bit here to unpack, but we are certain you’ll enjoy

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00:49:00

It's All Computers These Days

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/04/27

The world is shocked as an AI-made song is created by someone other than CJ and Jeff, and then gets pulled down after going viral. Meanwhile, the boys touch on the final (?) ruling keeping the Apple App Store closed, a promising path to regenerating lost hearing, a battery density breakthrough, OpenAI applying for a trademark on GPT, and lots more. They’ll dig deeper into Apple's new high-yield savings account and how already wobbly copyright laws completely fall apart in an AI world. And

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00:42:15

CJ's Five-Year-Old Buys Things off Silk Road

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/04/20

Jeff needs a Zyrtec, CJ tries to type a capital 7, and together they continue the quest to find a jellyfish willing to co-host this very show. Meanwhile, to pass the time, they discuss Montana's TikTok ban, Arkansas bill to keep minors off of social media, technological things they fear, and the newest, coolest tech that's caught their attention. It's the 100% episode! Exclusive: Inside the historic settlement talks between Fox News and Dominion⁠ This fake song from Drake and The

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01:00:29

Dope Francis, Llamas, & The Great Pause

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/04/13

There’s just too much happening in the land of AI to not talk about it more this week, so …. we will. Everything from generating fantastic images of the pope in a puffer jacket, asking current large-language model AIs about mirrored text on glass doors, to exploring the notion of pausing the development of these mega-AIs - Episode 15 has a little bit of everything. And no odd-numbered episode of Nonsense would be complete without a grim update about US-China relations - spoiler alert: they are not

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01:03:14

CornHub, Amazon’s $38bn Ad Business, & Artificial...

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/04/06

Bet you didn’t know that Amazon is delivering $38bn of ads every year, further blurring the lines between advertising and marketing. We sure didn’t. The guys also explore what “investing” with AI could look like, the recent FCC rules trying to can text SPAM, phones that go boom, and Grandma’s Giant Knockers. We’d rather not put anything else in writing, you’ll just have to listen to the episode. Tesla Cybertruck's Windows Get Smashed Retail, search and Amazon’s $40bn ‘advertising’ business —

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00:48:04

Planes, Trains and Innovation

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/03/30

Since the start of the year we’ve covered air travel near-collisions and train derailments, which begs the question: “just how safe is travel these days?” This week the boys take a look at the safety of travel in the US, be it by plane, train, or automobile. Jeff also challenges cj in our first-ever running of the “Invention Inspiration Game”. We will also try to answer why both the FBI & Catholic Church are buying user data, and why you would want to map a fruitfly’s brain. Boeing 787

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00:49:05

ByteDancing in the Dark 💾💃

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/03/23

We’ve seen several substantial AI drops in the past week alone, and while the boys can’t cover them all, they sure do try here in episode 12. But it’s not all AI this week, they do dig into lie detectors (their history, how they work, and how to defeat them) and the tremendous amount of data we are all shedding on the daily. And, of course, a little, tiny bit of aviation news. Just a little, we promise. “You can't start a fire without a spark, even if we're just bytedancing in the dark” ~

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00:48:14

Banks Go Boom

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/03/16

Well, at least the past week has been interesting! Join the boys as they dive deep into the collapse of SVB and the UK Online Safety Bill. Spoiler alert: as it turns out, all the King’s men were able to put the bank back together again (sort of). Your fearless hosts also touch on US drone harassment over the Black Sea, lots of Sargassum, leaky Ring video, transient Tesla steering wheels, and other nonsensical headlines. It’s fun, you’ll laugh, maybe cry, and possibly gain even more esoteric

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00:49:10

Floppy Disks & Daylight Savings Time Will Outlive Us All

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/03/09

Are you kept awake at night worrying that the myriad of systems in your day-to-day life depends upon floppy disks to function? Well, you will after this episode! And if that doesn’t warp your reality enough, the boys will talk about how all our realities could be altered permanently by Bold Glamour and other filters. Oh yeah, and Daylight Savings Time was initially penned by the guy on the hundo as a JOKE. So much to unpack; you’ll need a nice cup of extra hot tea after this episode! This Beautiful

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00:40:08

Emojis Go to Court 🚀📈💰

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/03/01

So many things this week: more data breaches and near-misses on runways, and how Vespas don’t mix with AirPod Maxs. These two dig deeper into emojis finally getting their day in court, how sleeping more could extend your lifespan, and deep fakes at large and in politics! It’s a wild ride, but we promise you’ll learn something new. Donate Life California saves lives Watch Nanobot Carry Lazy Sperm to Fertilize Living Eggs National Intelligence Director Apologizes for Lying to Congress Hungry

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00:50:27

Cult of Persistent Personalities

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/02/22

This week we dive into what it takes to live forever without using a freezer, what social media platforms should be responsible for, and some of the ways that Excel will auto-Incorrect your data. The boys also dive into paralyzed spermies, and more nonsense right at the top. Now with (virtually) no aviation references! EVERY Mac McClung Dunk in the 2023 NBA Dunk Contest Male Birth Control Drug ‘Stops Sperm in Their Tracks’ in Study of Mice --- Send in a voice message:

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00:42:47

Planes, Brains, and Artificial Intelligence

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/02/15

Experts said it couldn’t be done, but somehow these two characters made it past six episodes. Hopefully science will one day be able to explain how such a feat was accomplished. Until then, catch up with CJ and Jeff on more A-words -- some bits of aviation & AI. Both on the tarmac in Texas, up in the Pacific Northwest in the largest building in the world, and from the comfort of Jeff’s Google Home. Okay, Not a Pigeon, But a Chicken Plays Patriotic Tune on Keyboard Neuralink Faces Another Probe,

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00:53:22

The Final Episode: CHIPS & Guac

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/02/08

In what has been predicted to be their last episode, CJ & Jeff provide a primer on AI, the advanced chips necessary to make AI a reality, the $270-billion dollar Dutch company that acts as a linchpin for the entire industry, and some guy named Morris Chang. This AI Explainer intends to provide an overview of artificial intelligence with key insights into some of the extremely interesting nuances of today’s modern chip manufacturing necessary to ultimately power complex AI systems like Siri &

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00:47:17

Amazon Pooping Packages From the Sky

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/02/01

The boys talk about last-mile delivery via drones, how to fix the “Doomsday Clock,” logistics and opportunity behind really, really big airships, and what an economy could look like with even more automation & AI. They revisit (again!) even more novel uses of AI to explain “it” to a 5-year old, a judge, or even a home buyer. Some of this week's nonsense might even make sense – but no promises. Newly discovered asteroid makes one of the closest approaches to Earth Reducing total calories may be

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00:47:57

Pilots Pee Too

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/01/25

This week the duo chats about: more data breaches (!!), Toadzilla, preparedness for Y2k v2 (2038 is right around the corner after all), the US’s international banking log, tipping culture, what crypto is getting right, and this year’s lunar animal. The boys explore some terrible topics too, including the concept of Trucker Bombs raining down from the heavens, manual mortgages, and other nonsense. T-Mobile Confirms Hacker Stole Data From 37 Million Customer Accounts Super Gonorrhea Has Reached the

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00:51:27

Things That Stopped Going Up

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/01/18

CJ and Jeff discuss what’s up with air flight, give a Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX primer for those who haven’t been following along, take a deeper look at AI & ChatGPT, muse about the ever-rising price of eggs, and talk about things that are hard to put together. Apple CEO Tim Cook requests and receives a 40% pay cut after shareholder vote Winning ticket for $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot sold in Maine, but 2 Calif. tickets come close US flights grounded because engineer accidentally

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00:54:11

One Billion Raindrops

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/01/11

Throw away your actuarial table, we made it to Episode 2! Join CJ and Jeff this week as they discuss: winning a billion dollars, the theft of a billion dollars, some of the worst products from CES 2023, how to ruin wine, and how not to embezzle from your employer. If you made it through the one-hour plus marathon of the first episode, you'll enjoy this svelte 54-minute take. Man dies after being sucked into swimming pool sinkhole in Israel, homeowners arrested:

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01:06:45

This is Nonsense. What Are We Doing‽

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2023/01/04

Introducing Nonsense, the next best podcast that virtually no one is talking about… yet. Listening in on two old friends chat about technology, business, and entertainment. This week CJ and Jeff discuss the (current) ground rules of the show, state of the art-ificial intelligence, health care, new Unicode character ideas, terrible home automation ideas, and last year in review. If this ends up being our best episode then we are certainly doing something wrong. Mastodon's "toot..."

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00:00:37

Nonsense - Coming January 4th

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2022/12/25

CJ Little and Jeff Parker are doing a podcast called nonsense. Join us at the intersection of technology, creativity and economics. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nnsnspdcst/message

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