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My Weird Prompts

Daniel Rosehill

The human-AI collaboration podcast. A man, a sloth, and a donkey collaborate to create a podcast (with a little help from AI). No question is too obscure, no rabbit hole too deep. My Weird Prompts celebrates curiosity in all its forms. Daniel, the human, asks the questions that pop into his head at inconvenient moments. Corn the Sloth offers laid-back, thoughtful takes. Herman the Donkey brings boundless enthusiasm and energy. Together, they explore topics ranging from the mundane to the

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30:19

How Local Network Discovery Breaks with Custom DNS

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2026/07/10

Ever set up a custom DNS resolver like AdGuard Home, only to find your printer or Raspberry Pi mysteriously vanishes from the network? This episode dives into the elegant world of multicast DNS and DNS Service Discovery — the protocols that make zero-configuration networking feel like magic — and explains exactly why they collide with split DNS setups. We trace the failure from query to NXDOMAIN, walk through how macOS, Windows, and Linux each handle .local domains differently, and reveal why the

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23:59

When a Train Becomes a Battlefield: Israel's Internal...

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2026/07/10

The Jerusalem light rail was supposed to connect the city. Instead, it's become a flashpoint for a deeper crisis. Haredi rioters caused 600 million shekels in damage and delayed the project two years — not because the train runs on Shabbat (it doesn't), but because of a thirty-year political strategy that has created de facto autonomous zones in Israeli cities. This episode unpacks the mechanics behind the headlines: the draft exemption system that costs 4.2 billion shekels annually, the demographic

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22:58

Venice's Playbook: City-States, Confederacies, and...

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2026/07/10

What if the future of governance looks less like a single flag and more like Renaissance Italy — a patchwork of mini-states, each with its own courts, currency, and army, loosely stitched together under a confederacy? This episode unpacks how the Italian city-state model actually worked, from Venice's extraordinary quasi-sovereign power to the Lombard League's defeat of an emperor. Then we examine modern proposals for confederal solutions in deeply divided societies: tribe-based arrangements in the

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24:07

Who Really Owns the World's Container Ships?

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2026/07/10

The global container shipping industry is one of the most concentrated markets you've never thought about. Just ten companies — led by MSC, Maersk, and CMA CGM — control roughly 85% of the world's container capacity. In this episode, we break down who these carriers are, their exact market shares, how the alliance system reshapes competition, and why the structure of this industry affects the price of everything you buy. From MSC's aggressive fleet expansion to Maersk's pivot into logistics, we

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22:09

Israel's Dairy Paradox: Why Prices Stay High

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2026/07/10

Israeli dairy prices are among the highest in the developed world, even though the country produces its own milk. How did protectionist policies meant to save farming end up hurting both consumers and small farmers? This episode unpacks the three pillars propping up the system—import tariffs, production quotas, and volume-based subsidies—and explores why industrial conglomerates capture most of the value. We also look at Switzerland's smarter protection model and the EU's CAP reforms to see what

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22:51

How Military Dogs Work Beyond the Checkpoint

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2026/07/10

Think military dogs just sniff for drugs at airports? The reality is far more intense. From Belgian Malinois fast-roping into raids alongside Navy SEALs to scout dogs silently signaling ambushes in Vietnam, working dogs serve as frontline tactical assets. This episode breaks down the specialized roles—patrol, attack, combat assault, sentry, scout, and tracking—and explains why no sensor technology has fully replaced a dog's olfactory system. We also cover the training pipeline at Lackland Air Force

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23:26

What Percentage of Reality Are We Missing?

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2026/07/09

Humans see just 0.0035% of the electromagnetic spectrum and hear only 0.14% of existing sound frequencies. This episode explores the shocking narrowness of our sensory window—from pigeons navigating by infrasound they can hear from hundreds of miles away, to mantis shrimp perceiving colors we literally cannot imagine. We trace how the history of science is really a history of building tools to detect what our senses evolved to ignore, and what the concept of "umwelt" teaches us about the limits of

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25:26

How Foreign Powers Quietly Shape Elections

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2026/07/09

This episode explores the full spectrum of foreign electoral interference — from ancient Roman propaganda to modern Iranian botnets targeting Israeli voters. We break down the three key questions: how long this practice has been around, the quieter methods beyond social media manipulation, and whether any foreign involvement in elections crosses an inherent ethical line. With examples ranging from CIA operations in Cold War Italy to China's Belt and Road economic leverage, we examine why

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24:15

How Homing Pigeons Still Beat Modern Tech

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2026/07/09

Long after telegraphs, radios, and satellites, homing pigeons kept delivering messages — and in some places, they still do. This episode unpacks how these birds navigate using the sun, Earth’s magnetic field, and even the planet’s low-frequency hum. We trace their military history from antiquity through WWII, where 54,000 pigeons served the US Army Signal Corps alone, and into the present day — including the Belgian military’s pigeon program that ran until 2017. You’ll hear about Cher Ami, who saved

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23:45

Pigeon on the Balcony: Law, Torah, and Biology

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2026/07/09

When a pigeon starts nesting on Daniel's Jerusalem balcony, he faces three unexpected dilemmas: a strict Israeli wildlife law with real fines, a Torah commandment about sending away mother birds, and the practical terror of opening a heavy window without the pigeon flying inside. We break down the Wildlife Protection Law of 1955, the mitzvah of shiluach haken, and the biology of pigeon incubation — including how long Daniel can expect his feathered tenant to stay. Plus, why Israeli bird-watcher

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28:22

Why Ground Control at JFK Is Harder Than Flying

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2026/07/09

You’ve seen the viral Kennedy Steve ATC clips—a ground controller at JFK yelling at pilots in a thick New York accent. But behind the entertainment is a surprising truth: coordinating aircraft on the ground is paradoxically harder than keeping them apart in the air. This episode unpacks why taxiway navigation at JFK is aviation’s most cognitively demanding job, from a hundred confusing intersections to rain-streaked windshields and forty-word instructions. Discover the no-autopilot factor, the

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23:58

Pallet Jack vs Apartment: What Actually Works for...

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2026/07/09

Daniel and Hannah conquered their move with euroboxes on pallets, but now they need the right gear to bridge pallet and truck. A pallet jack is the obvious candidate — but its weight, wheels, turning radius, and storage needs make it a questionable fit for apartment life. This episode walks through the specs, the alternatives (furniture dollies, pallet skates, mini jacks, and folding pallet dollies), and the rental math that makes the decision surprisingly easy. If you're moving euroboxes in an

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28:29

Stealth Loading Dock: Parking Spot to Freight Hub

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2026/07/09

What does it actually take to receive palletized freight in a residential parking garage without triggering lease violations or getting caught? This episode breaks down the full stealth logistics playbook: portable dock plates rated for 6,000+ pounds, the visual theater of legitimacy that convinces couriers to unload, and the five-minute teardown workflow that makes a parking spot look innocent again. We cover the critical access dimensions for 53-foot trailers, why your freight company needs to

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26:19

The Ghost That Owns Your Cargo: Bills of Lading...

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2026/07/09

Every physical shipment in global trade is shadowed by two documents: the Airway Bill and the Bill of Lading. One is a simple receipt; the other is a negotiable deed that can transfer ownership of cargo worth millions. This episode breaks down what these documents actually contain, who creates them under different Incoterms, and why a single wrong field — like a missing hyphen in a product description — can strand a container at port for weeks. We trace the Bill of Lading back to 11th-century

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24:05

The Awkward Honesty of AI Attribution

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2026/07/09

Why does adding "co-written with AI" to your work feel like confessing a sin? We explore the patchwork of emerging attribution norms across open-source, academia, and content platforms — from GitHub's "Co-authored-by" trailers to Nature's ban on AI authorship. We unpack the three roots of the AI stigma: the craft ideology that valorizes suffering, the effort heuristic that penalizes disclosed AI help, and the impostor amplifier that makes transparency feel like self-exposure. Plus: why a 2024 study

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25:17

Steel Toe Safety Ratings Explained

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2026/07/09

When Daniel dropped a box on his foot and walked away thinking "that could have been worse," it sparked a deep dive into safety toe protection. This episode breaks down why slip-on toe caps like Toe Armor aren't ASTM-rated for real impact protection, what the difference between I/75 and C/75 actually means, and when composite toes make more sense than steel. We also explore the unexpected places steel toes matter — from home brewing to farming to moving furniture — and why vulcanized construction

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23:21

How to Slash Alibaba Shipping Costs with LCL...

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2026/07/09

You find $500 of electronics components on Alibaba — then the shipping quote is $4,000 and the deal dies. This episode explains why Alibaba's default shipping is built for full containers, not small importers, and how LCL (less-than-container-load) consolidation through a freight forwarder can drop your ocean freight cost to $300–600. We walk through the exact Incoterms to negotiate (FOB Shenzhen is the sweet spot), how Trade Assurance coverage changes between EXW and FOB, and the step-by-step

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25:03

DIY Cargo Pickup: Can You Really Do It Yourself?

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2026/07/09

You've imported goods under CFR or CIF, they've landed at the port, and you want to drive down there yourself, load up, and drive away. Is that actually possible? We break down the real-world hurdles — TWIC cards, terminal access, forklift requirements, and the hidden costs — that separate the fantasy from the reality of DIY cargo pickup.

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27:06

FOB vs FCA: The Incoterm Trap Costing Importers

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2026/07/09

Most importers default to FOB or CIF because "that's how it's always been done." But these Incoterms were designed for break-bulk shipping in 1936 — not containerized cargo. This episode unpacks eight shared-responsibility Incoterms (FCA, FOB, CIF, CFR, CPT, CIP, FAS, DPU) and reveals which are quietly costing buyers thousands. Why Chinese suppliers love FOB even though risk transfers at a fictional "ship's rail." Why CIF insurance covers only 60-70% of container losses. And why CIP with ICC-A

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29:12

Your Alibaba Shipment Is Stuck at Customs — Here’s Why

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2026/07/09

You place an order on Alibaba, the supplier asks if you need help with customs, and you say yes. That single decision determines who controls your clearance, your bond, and your long-term import cost structure. This episode breaks down the hidden mechanics of DAP vs. DDP, what actually happens when your supplier subcontracts a local broker you’ll never meet, and why building your own broker relationship — even on ad-hoc per-shipment terms — can save you money, give you visibility into duties and HS

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