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Ozone Nightmare

The Ozone Nightmare covers a wide range of subjects, from gaming to politics, comics to culture. We speak our minds, for better or worse, but we also try to keep the conversation approachable for everyone.

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The Phantom Cough Button Oct 31, 2014

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This week:

The War Perversions Of Science Farnham's FreeholdBatman

Music for the show provided by Reed Love.

Command And Control Oct 30, 2014

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Today on the 5: I recently finished a book called Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, And The Illusion Of Safety. It's a fantastic, sobering book on the approach the US took to nuclear weapons in the past and even today.

In This Censorship? Oct 29, 2014

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Today on the 5: An article over on Bleeding Cool called the recent removal of Breaking Bad figures from Toys R Us a form of censorship. I'm not sure I agree.

Borderlands The Pre-Sequel! Oct 28, 2014

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Today on the 5: Many reviews of Borderlands The Pre-Sequel! have complained that the new game is just more of the same. I don't see the issue with that in this case.

Einstein.net Oct 27, 2014

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Today on the 5: Tyler Kokjohn started an avalanche of thought experiments for me! What if a digital persona of a great thinker began to question the conclusions of the original?

Groundhog Troopers Oct 24, 2014

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This week:

InceptionCabin In The WoodsEdge Of TomorrowThe Dark Defiles

Music for the show provided by Reed Love.

Digital Society Oct 23, 2014

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Today on the 5: The article Tyler Kokjohn tweeted got me thinking about a world devoid of people but filled with digital personalities.

Eternal Twitter Oct 22, 2014

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Today on the 5: Tyler Kokjohn tweeted an article that contained this gem about posting tweets even after death. Who would even want to do this?

Judging Creativity Oct 21, 2014

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Today on the 5: Canon has patented a process that would let your camera decide which photos are worth preserving in the highest format. I doubt people using their best cameras would ever actually use the feature.

Everyone's Talking About It Oct 20, 2014

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Today on the 5: There's a form of advertising that I'm continually impressed by. What's impressive is how well it works.