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Your Host Is A Moron Aug 18, 2008

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Totally slipped my mind, but that survey company (see button to the right above the RSS 2.0 button) is running a contest for anyone who fills out the survey! Even if you did it already, fill it out again or have someone you know do it and you could a iPod Touch among other things! Sorry I was so late letting everyone know, contest ends on 08/30.

Oh, Ronald Aug 14, 2008

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Came across this post this morning, thought of a slightly more fitting tweak on the image:Gave me a chuckle.

Another Voice Silenced Aug 09, 2008

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So far, it's been a bad year for comedians I admire.As if losing George Carlin wasn't bad enough, today the word came out that Bernie Mac has died after contracting pneumonia. I remember when I read about his illness, and I worried with his existing lung problem if it would be something he might not recover from, but my thoughts were more towards damage to his lungs, not death. When my wife came in this morning with the news, I was shocked by it.I first discovered Bernie Mac when my Tivo accidentally recorded his show instead of another I had scheduled. I watched the show and was so blown away by the stark honesty of the material I instantly got a Season Pass to continually record the show. That Pass still runs as I write this. The show was a brutally honest (and funny) fictionalized take on Mac's real life experiences. Like Roseanne, another show I've come to truly enjoy, The Bernie Mac Show was greatest when it mixed humor and seriousness within the same episode. More than anything, Bernie Mac himself was always entertaining and genuine.After the show, I started to seek out some of the shows Mac had done, and as I mentioned in our last show (our topic timing has been very strange occasionally) I had recently picked up and listened to two of his audiobooks and was impressed with how each book was a vastly different take on the same material: his life. Mac grew up in rough conditions: a mostly absent father, impoverished, and struggling to find success. Along the way, he lost two of the greatest people in his life, his mother and grandmother. It's very poignant that many times in both books he takes several opportunities to mention them both, especially when talking about getting through life's many hardships.Early last year, I saw Bernie Mac on the Tonight Show and he was discussing an impending retirement. I thought right away that if he ever came through an area where I could get to, I'd make sure I saw his act before he stopped doing it. Like Carlin, that possibility is now gone.In a world where we seem to be increasingly paranoid about how we speak and if our words will be used against us, Bernie Mac never stopped speaking honestly. Just within the last few weeks he had caught a little heat from some edgy material at a fund raiser for Barack Obama, and when I read about it I was so annoyed that people expected him to curtail his comedy to be "safer." That was never his way, and in interviews lately he had made a point that the overbearing "political correctness" that has infected our culture was part of the reason he was retiring.Isn't it sad when our fear of frankness leads us to make someone give up what made them great out of disgust?

The Magic Boner Aug 08, 2008

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This week we're out on the waves with no destination, just bobbing along in the tide as we meander on alterantive learning techniques, failed rocket launches and even the future of keyboards. Between our ineptitude at typing and our tendency to wander way off any topic, it's a wonder we get this show out at all. This will be our last show for a few weeks as we gear up for episode 100, which we're hoping will be something special. Keep an eye on the site for details on what we're working on. Enjoy!Opening Music: "Alive WIP v2" by George CarpenterClosing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk

Is God A Moron? Aug 01, 2008

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This week Lando and myself are talking about the declining desire for intelligence in society, albeit in a roundabout way. We talk about some recent examples of leadership not caring about being obsolete, as well as a seemingly pervasive dismissal of wisdom. Not all is gloom and doom though, as we lead off with some examples of the evolution of learning and how, if sought, pathways of study and intellect are becoming more and more accessible.Opening Music: "Alive WIP v2" by George CarpenterClosing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk

Swear To Me! Jul 25, 2008

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Just me this week with a big movie review special. I'm going through Wall-E, Hellboy 2 & The Dark Knight. A warning ahead of time, this show is full of spoilers so I've time stamped below where each review ends so if you don't want to find anything out just jump ahead. Enjoy!Spoiler end timestamps:Wall-E - 20:51Hellboy 2 - 43:31The Dark Knight - 62:32Opening Music: "Alright" by Flower Of CablesClosing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk

Lay Off The Dial Nien Numb! Jul 23, 2008

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Mash-ups are often boring, but once in a while they strike comic gold!

The End Of Open Water Jul 18, 2008

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This week Lando and I are examining the changing terrain of internet law, where innovation and privacy are now at odds with profits and piracy. We'll be talking about the recent FISA bill passage here in the States, the larger war against piracy and even a little bit of gaming as it relates to the concept of software ownership. This time in history is shaping up to be an important one for the internet, in many ways paving the way for the what the internet and our usage of it will be.Opening Music: "Alright" by Flower Of CablesClosing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk

Hell's Where It's At Jul 11, 2008

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This week we're sailing without a compass, just calmly cruising between several items that have caught put interest. We start off discussing Hancock, move into some other big movies on the horizon and before long it's atheist soldiers and bogus lottery tickets! Yes indeed, you never quite know what you'll get when we're blathering away. Enjoy!Opening Music: "Alright" by Flower Of CablesClosing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk

Flight Of The Overdog Jun 28, 2008

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This week I'm on my own again right before my trip back to NY for the 4th of July week. I'm starting off with the big bad Blizzard announcement, which leads into some ideas on reviving and evolving retro games, as well as success and failure of other game sequels. From there I talk about two major recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and what I think about the issues each one affected. This week's show title may seem random, but it's actually directly related to something I mention in the show. Enjoy!Opening Music: "Alright" by Flower Of CablesClosing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk

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