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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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00:49:38

LA Stories: Fire Tech

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2025/01/16

(0:00) Pre-Show(0:47) Open (1:01) National Fig Newton Day (2:32) cj's week: Fire Dodging & Evacuation (3:50) Jeff's Week: Watch Duty & Wind Forecasting (6:35) Headline: TikTok reportedly plans ‘immediate’ Sunday shutdown in the US (8:48) Headline: Meta says it will end fact checking as Silicon Valley prepares for Trump (10:37) Recommendation: Artisoft’s LANtastic (11:30) The Fires of Los Angeles (46:23) cj’s recommendation: Air Traffic, LAFD Staff Briefings (48:12) Jeff’s

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00:55:53

LA & cj: Old and on Fire

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2025/01/09

(0:00) Pre-Show(00:40) Open (1:25) National Word Nerd Day (2:41) cj's week: Family Time & The A-Flu (3:33) Jeff's Week: Triple Booked (4:00) Headline: Los Angeles is Burning (25:25) Surprising Things About Aging (50:30) cj’s recommendation: Go Lions! (53:48) Jeff’s Recommendation: Shrinking Season 2 And just like that, we are back to launch the first episode of Season 3 with a very unexpected topic: The 2025 Fires of Los Angeles. Here we are, barely a week into the new year, and we already

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00:46:12

Nonsense Season 2: That’s a Wrap!

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2024/12/19

(0:00) Pre-Show(1:32) Open (1:49) National Oatmeal Muffin Day (2:30) cj's week: Die Hard! (3:55) Jeff's Week: Changes Afoot. (4:25) Headline: The New Jersey drone hysteria exposes one salient truth (7:09) Headline: Intel has a win! (7:58) Headline: Supreme Court will hear TikTok ban arguments in January (8:51) Headline: Lost Luggage? Share Your AirTag Location With These Airlines (10:44) Nonsense Season(s) Wrapped (11:16) Update: Ineffective Drugs: Nasal Decongestants (S02E15 - Apr 2024) (15:48)

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00:45:01

A Technology Bonanza!

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2024/12/12

(0:00) Pre-Show(0:41) Open (0:54) Universal Health Coverage Day (1:45) cj's week: A Technology Bonanza! (7:11) Jeff's Week: Colon Cancer Surgery (9:12) Headline: Google launched Gemini 2.0, its new AI model for practically everything (11:36) Recommendation: ARC Skyscraper 486/C (12:37) Segment: Missed Headlines (13:31) Missed Headline: AWS details Project Rainier AI compute cluster (18:22) Missed Headline: Cruise’s robotaxi service will likely shut down as GM pulls its funding (25:25) Missed

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00:45:08

A Regular-Sized, No-Color Friday

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2024/12/05

(0:00) Pre-Show(1:29) Open (1:42) National Communicate with Your Kids Day (3:37) cj's week: Black Friday Recovery Aftermath (5:18) Jeff's Week: Colon-scopey, Hackery, & Hoosiery (9:10) Headline: Intel approaches candidates for CEO role (10:23) Recommendation: TWINCOM 24/96 (11:48) Segment: Black Friday (40:29) cj’s recommendation: A Charlie Brown Christmas (42:38) Jeff’s Recommendation: Wicked In this episode, we explore the (relatively) modern concept of a Black Friday. No, not the Black

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00:46:09

Science: Making Food Better

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2024/11/28

(0:00) Pre-Show(0:50) Open (1:02) The National Dog Show Broadcast Day (2:31) cj's week: To Turkey or Not to Turkey (5:42) Jeff's Week: Real Thanks (6:50) Headline: Florida's surgeon general advises against adding fluoride to drinking water (9:19) Headline: Russian ship docks to space station, astronauts report a foul smell (10:23) Recommendation: CCS Time EPROMs (11:18) Segment: Technological Advances in Cooking (42:15) cj’s recommendation: The Dor Brothers AI-Generated Videos (43:45) Jeff’s

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00:45:52

The Internet Giveth and Taketh Away

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2024/11/21

Some Nonsense listeners may be surprised to learn that humanity survived quite a while without the use, nor even the existence of, the Interwebs.Just kidding! The average Nonsense listener remembers their fingers getting pinched by rotary phones vividly, so the internet might as well be considered brand-spankin’ new! This episode the guys talk a bit about the evolution of the Internet - how it started, how they _thought_ it started, and how it’s going. You’re going to love it, we promise. You

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00:45:53

Science, in Memoriam

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2024/11/07

(0:00) Pre-Show(1:00) Open (1:30) Men Make Dinner Day (2:55) Our Week: Hello Darkness Our Old Friend… (10:40) Segment: Missed Headlines (11:10) Missed Headline: Google's 'Big Sleep' AI Project Uncovers Real Software Vulnerabilities (17:53) Missed Headline: TSMC suspended shipments to China firm after chip found on Huawei processor (25:18) Missed Headline: GM is ditching Apple CarPlay (35:50) Missed Headline: Semaglutide Effective at Treating Arthritis (39:40) Missed Headline: Threads now has 275M

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00:45:09

The First AI

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2024/10/31

(0:00) Pre-Show(1:34) Open (1:47) National Doorbell Day (2:15) cj's week: Parent-Teacher Conference (3:11) Jeff's Week: Dodgers & Doorbells (3:43) Headline: Ban on Chinese tech so broad, US-made cars would be blocked, Polestar says (10:08) Headline: Russian Court Wants Google to Cough Up $2x10^34 (11:25) Advanced Technology: Artificial Light (39:28) cj’s recommendation: SMB3 100% Speed Runs (42:51) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Donut King Every technological advancement stands on the shoulders of

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00:46:36

Because Money

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2024/10/24

(0:00) Pre-Show (0:54) Open (1:18) United Nations Day (2:35) cj's week: Old, Dying Tech (5:05) Jeff's Week: Dodgers, WNBA, & Lakers (8:18) Headline: The Juul class action lawsuit is paying people huge amounts of money (9:18) Headline: US Moves to Block Large Transfers of US Data to China, Russia, and Iran (10:58) Missed Headline: U.S. reportedly probes TSMC for alleged work with Huawei (33:34) Missed Headline: U.S. lawmakers put pressure on Japan to increase Chinese chip restraints (40:48) cj’s

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00:45:40

Effective AI Deployed Today

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2024/10/17

(0:00) Pre-Show(0:48) Open (1:02) International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (1:34) cj's week: A Lovely Trip (2:35) Jeff's Week: Dodgers! (3:18) Headline: Amazon Kindle Colorsoft e-Ink Reader & Kindle Scribe (5:02) Headline: Amazon joins Google in investing in small modular nuclear power (5:34) Headline: Android 15 is Out - Vanilla Ice Cream (8:03) Headline: Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence—experts want it to stop (9:57) Uses of AI Today (40:00) cj’s recommendation:

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00:45:47

Fixing Climate Change - The Easy Way

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2024/10/10

(0:00) Pre-Show(0:56) Open (1:11) World Plant-Based Burger Day & Double Ten Day (3:11) cj's week: Living in Arthur C. Clarke (5:18) Jeff's Week: Crowns & Parents’ Weekend (8:00) Headline: Elon Musk Readies the Robotaxi He Is Betting Tesla’s Future On (10:30) Fixing Climate Change (37:50) cj’s recommendation: sigh. BBQ with Franklin (43:05) Jeff’s Recommendation: (senior) living their best life We are so happy to be back from our short fall break that this time we are taking a break from our

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00:45:10

Kessler’s Nightmare

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2024/09/26

(0:00) Pre-Show(1:20) Open (1:32) International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Bombs (2:24) cj's week: Crazy Party Time Pantry Reorganization (4:07) Jeff's Week: Indiana Football (6:17) Snakes, EVs, & Printers: An Update (12:00) Headline: Biden proposes banning Chinese vehicles from US roads (14:47) Segment: Flying Junk (38:48) cj’s recommendation: Kids On Fire (40:53) Jeff’s Recommendation: Class Action Park & YouTube Theater As it turns out, we humans have gotten good

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00:44:52

Chinese Chips: Not Just Wantons Anymore

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2024/09/19

(0:00) Pre-Show(0:56) Open (1:11) National Butterscotch Pudding Day (1:33) cj's week: Java or JavaScript?! (4:53) Jeff's Week: Barkley in Runyon (8:43) Headline: Walkie-talkie explosions reported in Lebanon after deadly pager attack (12:36) Headline: Chinese company develops 65nm-capable lithography machine (15:00) Headline: TCL accused of selling quantum dot TVs without actual quantum dots (17:35) Headline: House committee approves bill requiring new cars to have AM radio (21:12)

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00:45:18

Who Trashed the Oceans?

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2024/09/12

(0:00) Pre-Show: Burgers(1:17) Open (1:41) Special Day: National Day of Encouragement (2:05) cj's week: James Earl Jones (4:18) Jeff's Week: The house and the heat (4:48) Headline: Apple's iPhone 16 faces rising challenges with AI delay and growing Huawei competition (9:48) Headline: Apple and Google’s Defeats to Fuel EU’s Crackdown on Big Tech (12:10) Headline: DOJ claims Google has “trifecta of monopolies” on Day 1 of ad tech trial (15:20) Segment: Shameful Ocean Behavior (42:05) cj’s

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00:46:02

When an AI Shuts Down, Does it Lose 21 Grams?

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2024/09/05

(0:00) Pre-Show(1:26) Open (1:48) International Day of Charity (2:07) cj's week: It’s HOT. SO HOT. (3:14) Jeff's Week: RISC-V Chips Everywhere (4:11) Headline: Oprah’s upcoming AI television special sparks outrage among tech critics (8:14) Headline: Bugs and performance issues hinder Huawei’s AI chips (9:45) Headline: Minecraft Movie's First Trailer Has Arrived, And It's Incredible (11:04) Listener Question: AI Consciousness? (41:37) cj’s recommendation: College Football

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00:45:22

Stuck in the Middle (of ISS) With You

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2024/08/29

(0:00) Pre-Show(1:12) Open (1:28) Individual Rights Day c/o John Locke (3:13) cj's week: A Glorious Return to School (4:03) Jeff's Week: Dropoff at School (6:26) Errata: The Unexpected Break Up (8:00) Headline: Cox Media is Listening to You (11:23) Missed Headline: Boeing’s Starliner astronauts will return to Earth on Spacex Crew Dragon (29:17) Missed Headline: Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France (35:58) Missed Headline: Experts call for 'urgent' scrutiny after

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00:45:18

Google: (noun) a One Followed By a Hundred Antitrust...

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2024/08/15

(0:00) Pre-Show(1:00) Open (1:11) World Greatness Day! (1:34) cj's week: Summer Break, Furniture, & Super Nintendo Land (3:38) Jeff's Week: Still on Island Time During Home Renovations (7:21) Headline: ⁠The Google TV Streamer might be the Apple TV 4K rival we’ve been waiting for (8:38) Headline: ⁠China’s Long March 6A rocket is making a mess in low-Earth orbit (10:21) So Only Google Can Be Doing No Evil? (39:44) cj’s recommendation: Watch Young Kids Playing Minecraft (42:16) Jeff’s

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00:49:10

Total Recall

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2024/07/25

(0:00) Pre-Show(0:52) Open (1:07) World Drowning Prevention Day (1:52) cj's week: Sure, let’s disconnect from the world! (3:28) Jeff's Week: Thread radio home automati…NERD (4:28) Headline: Alphabet invests another $5 billion in Waymo (5:20) Headline: Amazon’s paid Alexa is coming to fill a $25 billion hole (6:05) Headline: CrowdStrike blames test software for taking down 8.5 million Windows machines (10:13) Segment: A Permanent Memory. (44:30) cj’s recommendation: Maui! (46:02) Jeff’s

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00:45:44

The Super Intelligence is Coming (Move Over...

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker ·

2024/07/18

(0:00) Pre-Show(0:40) Open (1:16) Nelson Mandela International Day (2:09) cj's week: Summer of Fun, Now in Maui! (3:09) Jeff's Week: Termites & Pool Electrics (5:00) Headline: YouTube creators surprised to find Apple and others trained AI on their videos (7:58) cj’s solid, pro-AI stance! (8:41) Segment: Artificial General Intelligence (41:52) cj’s recommendation: Tim Urban’s The AI Revolution on Wait But Why (43:33) Jeff’s Recommendation: Helder Guimarães’ The Hope Theory Continuing

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