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Isn"t It Obvious

Isn"t it Obvious

Phillip, Micah, and Sarah discuss if things are indeed, in fact, obvious. Example: "isn"t it obvious that writing a show description is difficult?" Well, isn"t it obvious?

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48:24

087 - Cold War I

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/09/26

NOTE: Originally recorded in the summer of 2021, a year prior to the publication of this episode. Russia has not yet invaded Ukraine. Phil asks if it is obvious we need to rename the Cold War. Micah discusses the history of the cold war, the continuation of the impacts we face today, proxy warfare, and our American reluctance to look into the mirror. K Sera makes predictions of things to come. Show notes: n/a K Sera's after thoughts: - Well, I was wrong, though we were also kinda right. Russia

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36:45

086 - Hotdog Bun Ratio

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/09/19

In this episode we discuss the hot dog and bun ratios! Shownotes: N/A K Sera's after thoughts: - I still can’t believe Micah doesn’t use oil or even water in his non-stick pans. I mean, yes, you CAN do that, but, heck, I don’t trust the non-stick-ness of my pans enough to risk that. - It was a beef chuck roast, pretty sure. Made a French dip sandwich. - Micah isn’t allergic to bread. He’s got fodmap sensitivities like me, only he seems way more sensitive, poor bean. - My toaster, btw, is still

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37:59

085 - Social Media Rules

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/09/12

In this episode, Micah discusses introducing laws to ban social media for the first minute of recording. Every minute after that is a total derailment. Note: This episode was originally recorded in the summer of 2021 (last year from the publication of this episode). We make predictions of things to come, and even our level of pessimism could not endure what Reality has for sale. Show notes: N/A K Sera's after thoughts: - “Humans are terrible predictors of the future.” - I have never felt so

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39:50

084 -Tic Tac Two

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/09/05

Phil wants to update Tic Tac Toe so that it is more fun. Micah finds a game breaking glitch, and K Sera offers much better substitutes for paperless games. Show Notes: Tic Tac Toe Play Chess! K Sera's after thoughts: - As for chess and its current solvelessness… here is what Wikipedia says “solved” means. This assumes “perfect play” or as Micah put it “optimal moves” - all that said, I think the jury is out right now on whether it might be a solved game some day. Probably not in our lifetimes

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34:25

083 - Indoor Cats

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/08/29

K Sera says that cats should remain indoors. Micah disagrees. Phil talks about Jared Diamond again. Show notes: Cats are bad for wildlife Guns Germs and Steel Zebra domestication K Sera's after thoughts: - Some poland scientists have classified the domestic house cat as “invasive alien species: - but before you get your tinfoil hats on, let’s clarify: they don’t mean cats descended from the heavens on space crafts (as awesome as that sci/fi story would be), they mean that the domestic house

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40:58

082 - Tunnel Vision

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/08/22

Micah asks about tunnels. K Sera and Phil have a very short attention span. Shownotes: Boston highway system Saint Paul sad highway story of split neighborhood Eisenhower road system 2nd largest state fair K Sera's after thoughts: - Tunnels are death traps waiting to happen followed by hours of clogged roadways with nowhere to go. - Land bridges are a much better idea. - Minnesota is 4th in the US for most roads, but 13th for most roads per capita. - Where is this conversation going? To a

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34:43

081 - Merfolk Europa

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/08/15

K Sera asks if it is obvious that Merfolk (or any intelligent life that is stuck in the water) cannot advance their civilization because of their environment. Show notes: Europa Clipper Medium article about this very subject K Sera's after thoughts: - I have since learned that cement cures just fine underwater, so it may be that there is a way to build cement bricks underwater or somehow pour and set them underwater. Not sure how mixing the materials underwater would work, however. I wish I

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52:16

080 - Driven to Collapse

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/08/08

Micah discusses the fall of civilization and driving cars. Phil is terrible wrong with statistics, and K Sera has to listen to us all. Show notes: -N/A K Sera's after thoughts: - Fish with human-like teeth exist! - Phil was wrong about being in the top 1% in MInnesota. It’s closer to 570k. You are in the top 5% if you make about 250k/year. *Cries poverty tears* - Don’t listen to Micah, either. He has bad ideas. Phil's after thoughts: -I am WRONG about the percentages of being in the top

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29:26

079 - Potion Tastes

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/08/01

Phil asks if it is obvious that potions in video games taste like Hawaiian punch. Micah and K Sera disagree. Show notes: -N/A

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44:56

078 - More Accents Please

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/07/25

Micah enjoys accents. Phil enjoys them too. K Sera tells a story about the Editor. Show notes: N/A K Sera's after thoughts: - Ok, I love accents, they are lovely, sometimes funny, mostly charming and I love when people use interesting voices in story telling or dnd or acting out a part or doing an impression. So long as it isn’t a malicious joke being made, or a caricature meant to be insulting or derogatory to a group. - One of my favorite narrators has a whole bunch of voices/accents for

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38:10

077 - When Then If Maybe

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/07/18

Phil discusses how we should frame everything as "if maybe" instead of "when this occurs, then that will happen (or the more traditional "if-then" mode of thinking). Micah and K Sera discuss examples of how our generation was misled from our elders due to this unfortunate use of wording. Show notes: N/A K Sera's after thoughts: - I asked my parents about their college years and tuition. They managed to get through 4 years of schooling for $8,000 total (Nixon/Ford Dollars). 2k a year! Adjusted

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49:00

076 - The Wedding Query

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/07/11

K Sera discusses the cost of weddings. Micah discusses a memorable wedding from his home town, and Phill tries his best to explain why a Buick is better than a Cadillac. Show notes: Average Cost of Weddings Black Market Rate for a Catalytic Converter Takes about (roughly) 108 stolen Catalytic Converters to pay for a wedding K Sera's after thoughts: -N/A Phil's after thoughts: -Thank you Editor for a very memorable wedding (even though in the podcast I said it was a whirlwind of a memory) -I

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49:00

075 - Cloth and Leather

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/07/04

K Sera discusses the pros and cons of cloth (versus leather). Micah likes leather. K Sera likes cloth. Phil likes cars. Shownotes: N/A K Sera's after thoughts: - I’ve decided that leather upholstery is made for dog owners, smokers and smelly people. Cloth upholstery is made for cat owners and scentless lizards. - Regarding our car tangent: Over engineered “smart” appliances (especially cars) are a fucking scam. You don’t need computer automated doors. They just need to open and lock. Why do we

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41:00

074 - Hypothetical Hypocritical

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/06/27

Micah discusses that those that are proven hypocritical should have ramifications separate onto the crime. K Sera is not convinced with the arguments presented. Phil talks about his hatred of mosquitoes. Shownotes: Winona Ryder shop lift Texas power system Mosquitos kill them all Human Ted Cruz Height of people back then Time machine rod of infinite length K Sera's after thoughts: - Do I think there should be legal consequences to hypocrisy? … Mmmmm no, probably not. I might be convinced

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35:39

073 - Presidential Dollars

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/06/20

Phil suggests that when we talk about dollars spent in the past, we use the President's name too. For example, back in 2010 a small house was only 100,000 Obama-Dollars. Also back in 2009, the federal minimum wage was 7.25 Bush Jr. Dollars, which also happen to be the same as 7.25 Biden Dollars. Show notes: N/A K Sera's after thoughts: -N/A Phil's after thoughts: -This is the first time since the lockdowns ended that we recorded in K Sera's studio. The audio quality is very wonky because I

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01:02:22

072 - Unwritten Rules

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/06/13

Micah asks about the writing unwritten rules. K Sera discusses the drawback. Phil is excited that this is the last episode that we did remote! Note: This episode was originally recorded early summer of last year (2021) from the time of this recording. It was our last "remote podcast recording session" and thus ends the chronicles of this chapter. All future episodes are now done in person! HOPEFULLY THIS WILL NOTE CHANGE. Shownotes: N/A K Sera's afterthoughts: - Micah thinks shame is a good

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42:14

071 - Rating Scale

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/06/06

Phil decides that the rating scale needs yet another standard. K Sera states the arbitrariness of it all. Micah discusses in relationship to media. Phil may have rated a movie worse than a war. Show notes: Come visit us at www.iiopodcast.fm for more hijinks! K Sera's afterthoughts: -N/A (on assignment) Phil's afterthoughts: -Well, thank you for listening to this episode. Please submit all questions, comments, and concerns to our email (which is conveniently not linked, located, or associated

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40:09

070 - Experience This

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/05/30

K Sera asks about how to describe senses to other and Micah agrees. Phil talks about cheese. Shownotes: Qualia Phil thinks of this image when he imagines sandalwood Sandalwood K Sera's after thoughts: - Can’t always have a good topic on hand. Thank you, other hosts, for rolling with it. - It is really too hard to describe personal perceptions. If one day we understood the brain enough to package experiences… wait, no. That’s a horrifying idea. Forget that train of thought. Downloading

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35:34

069 - The Toilet Store

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/05/23

Phil asks the obvious question about the world lacking a toilet store. Micah discusses the business opportunities. K Sera is both amused and slightly disturbed. Shownotes: Toilet Store Meme Afterthoughts: - Nice. - Micah in every idea workshop episode: Why aren’t we making this happen? This idea is money! Then Phil or I pull out the scroll of truth and read off the requirements of such a venture. We all then realize… oh… right, this sounds like a lot of work and we’re all too tired to do any

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45:27

068 - A Taxing Religion

Isn"t It Obvious ·

2022/05/16

K Sera asks about religion and taxes. Micah discusses the religious interference with politics and governance. Phil struggles as a recovering Catholic. Note: originally recorded during the Spring of 2021 (one year earlier from the publishing of this episode), comments about the major trial in Minnesota and the impact of the Pandemic was still very fresh in our minds. If only we knew what more was to come. Show Notes: Joel Osteen, a megachurch, and a flood. Religious Tax Fraud Example K Sera's

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