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Month: June 2022

  • Episode 407: Time Dilation and Beyond

    Episode 407: Time Dilation and Beyond

    This episode contains: We get together on a Sunday to discuss how our weekends are going. Devon had a pool party and Ben is sick. Steven celebrated his kid’s birthday. Anyway, science: Big Fish, Small Pond: New bacterium roughly the size, shape of an eyelash smashes size record. The discovery greatly expands the scope of…

  • Episode 406: It’s No Top Gun 2

    Episode 406: It’s No Top Gun 2

    This episode contains: We have a full on dadcast this week. We talk about our respective Father’s Days and then Ben talks about linux for a while. You know that old friend who always got you in trouble…: The ghost of Internet Explorer will haunt the web for years. Internet Explorer is finally retired. We…

  • Episode 405: Do You Like Peanut Butter?

    Episode 405: Do You Like Peanut Butter?

    This episode contains: Extra Super Special Guest Tim Barnes joins Ben and Steven this episode. While he’s here to push his new show Maurice on Mars on Comedy Central, we talk about a ton of stuff he’s done, like writing for Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, the new All That on Nickelodeon and also…

  • Episode 404: It’s Like D-BOX For Your Car

    Episode 404: It’s Like D-BOX For Your Car

    This episode cotnains: We make episode 404 and didn’t make a FILE NOT FOUND joke. FAIL. Ben finds podracing engines at an airplane museum. A new droid in Galaxy’s Edge!? Steven’s got the scoop on the C units. Did you know Chopper was cursing a bunch in Star Wars Rebels? Check out the newest ice…

  • Episode 403: It’s Always Midnight Somewhere

    Episode 403: It’s Always Midnight Somewhere

    This episode contains: All three amigos are present this episode. Devon talks about his birthday, and Ben and Steven had a BBQ. Welcome to summer, I guess. Welcome to the Desert of the Real: Haptics Device Creates Realistic Virtual Textures. USC Viterbi computer scientists have created a user-driven haptics method. We talk about potential uses.…