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Adventitious Ep 29 - Grand Tour 2, 3D Printing and Fictional Hacking

11/26/2016

 
This time we talk Thanksgiving, bad smoked cheese, a quick review of the Grand Tour's second episode, Boba Fett, 3D printing, a deadly 3D printing accident and using a 3d pen to weld printed parts together, a bike tire Kickstarter, Ford's hand brake project, and lots on fictional hacking.

Link to download this episode:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/adventitious/episodes/2016-11-28T05_00_00-08_00

Links from this episode:

- Gossner Foods
- The Grand Tour - 2. Operation Desert Stumble*
- Edge of Tomorrow*
- 5.11 Gear*
- Aston Martin Vulcan
- Ferrari FXX
- Star Wars' Boba Fett movie was surprisingly far along before it was cancelled
- Searching for Blame in Deadly 3D Printer Accident
- Newmatter Mod-T*
- Magicpen 3D Printing Pen*
- Innovative bicycle tires allow you to pedal almost forever without the fear of a flat
- Logitech Driving Force Wheel*
- Logitech G29 Shifter
- Shifter Interface USB adapter for Logitech® G25, G27 and G29
- AutoHotkey
- Think Stock Photos of Hackers Are Cheesy? Blame This Guy
- Mr Robot*
- The Hacker Who Inspired Apple: John 'Captain Crunch' Draper
- Burn Notice*
- MacGyver (2016)
- Scorpion
- James Bond
- Cantenna

Adventitious Ep 28 - The Ethics of Snowden and Wikileaks

11/26/2016

 
Today we get all philosophical.  We discuss Wikileaks, Snowden, and when do the ends justify the means.  We don't necessarily get anywhere, but the discussion is worthwhile.

Link to this episode:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/adventitious/episodes/2016-11-26T01_42_31-08_00

Links from this episode:

- Wikileaks
- Edward Snowden
- The Good Place
- Rosa Parks
- Theodore Roosevelt
- The Federalist Papers
- Fired Wells Fargo workers fight back with federal lawsuit


Adventitious Ep 27 - The Grand Tour Spoilercast

11/20/2016

 
Episode 1 of the Grand Tour has hit.  We review it, and reminisce about Top Gear of old, and Top Gear USA.  Wonko also gets a little talky about his past racing experience, and explains how he learned about the "pucker factor".

Link to download this episode:

Adventitious Ep 27 - The Grand Tour Spoilercast

Links from this episode:

- The Grand Tour
- Jeremy Clarkson blows up old home to make way for new Cotswold farmhouse
- Top Gear USA cancelled, BBC confirms
- Top Gear USA

Adventitious Ep 26 - Movies, TV and Scary Stickers

11/17/2016

 

Today we talk about all not being well in the land of the Toblerone, the immanent launch of Grand Tour on Amazon Prime, Netflix, NASA and the Mannequin Challenge, losing things in awkward places, Wonderwoman, PTSD, a quick review of Jack Reacher, longer reviews of Arrival and Dr Strange, and some spooky stickers from China.

Link to download this episode:

https://www.podomatic.com/…/episo…/2016-11-18T05_00_00-08_00

Links from this episode:

- Toblerone Swiss chocolate maker shrinks bars, changes shape to keep prices down
- Grand Tour
- The Grand Tour turns wrecked Toyota Prius hybrids into art
- Internet's latest viral obsession, #MannequinChallenge, just got won by NASA
- Matt Lost His Camera Under Spacelab‽
- Wonder Woman
- Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
- Arrival
- Doctor Strange
- Chinese drivers try to deter high-beamers with scary reflective decals



Adventitious Ep 25 - The 2016 Presidential Election

11/15/2016

 
Sorry for the late post on this one. 

This time we take on the 2016 Presidential election.  While not claiming a lack of bias, we do try and point out, in our opinion, why Trump won.  We also discuss some of the fallout and issues with the election, and some of the path going forward.

Link to download this episode:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/adventitious/episodes/2016-11-16T00_06_27-08_00

Links from this episode:

- Sorry, I can't find the article on the Liberal going to Alaska
- To Our Readers, From the Publisher and Executive Editor
- Ted Wilson (mayor)
- Rocky Anderson
- ‘Suck it up, buttercup!’: Iowa lawmaker proposes bill punishing schools coddling anti-Trump students
- Study finds that diversity can trump ability
- New poll shows high number of voters recognized and rejected Democratic media bias


Adventitous EP 24 - Uniforms, Captchas, Ball Screws and Epikits

11/9/2016

 
In this episode we talk about the civilian uniform, Egyptian mummy diversity, new style captchas, the fascinating ball screw, a rapid ramen cooker, a $10 EpiKit, the loss of the peach butt emoji, custom crayon labels, using ultrasound to kickstart coma patients, and the new iteration of Ghostrider on Agents of Shield.

Link to download this episode:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/adventitious/episodes/2016-11-11T05_00_00-08_00

Links from this episode:

- H.I. #72: 64 Pairs of Underwear
- Ancient Egyptian Race Debate
- Are you a robot? Introducing “No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA”
- Mastering Ball Screws
- * Rapid Ramen Cooker - Microwave Instant Ramen Noodles in 3 Minutes (Pack of 2)
- EpiPen sticker shock? No problem. We’ll make our own.
- The Peach Emoji Doesn’t Look Like A Butt Anymore And People Are Devastated
- Crayola made some new colours
- UCLA scientists use ultrasound to jump-start a man’s brain after coma
- Hellfire and Brimstone - Everything You Need To Know About Marvel's Ghost Rider!



Adventitious Ep 23 - Earhart, Long Lines and Phishing

11/6/2016

 
Today we discuss North Korea's threats towards South Korea, we wax nostalgic about the Palm Pre' and Web Os, bag on Chromebooks, look at which line is the best at the checkout, discuss if Amelia Earhart was a castaway, the NASA Workmanship Stadards, a 3D Printed CNC machine, drool over the Shaper Origin, the end of Win 7 & 8 and the Microsoft EOL listings, and the joy of scamming scammer Phishing calls.

Link to download this episode:

Adventitious Ep 23 - Earhart, Long Lines and Phishing

Links from this episode:

- Kim Jong Un Orders Military To Kill South Korean Leaders
- Palm Pre revisited: An early pioneer of the smartphone age
- Meet Chromebooks
- Pick the Fastest Lane at the Supermarket by Getting Behind the Shopper with the Full Cart
- Amelia Earhart May Have Died a Castaway on Uninhabited Island
- Specifications You Should Read: The NASA Workmanship Standards
- 3D printed CNC mill
- The Shaper Origin
- Microsoft 'Ends' Windows 7 And Windows 8
- Windows lifecycle fact sheet
- How to recognize phishing email messages, links, or phone calls
- Man Receives Call From Scammer and Proceeds to Waste his Time
- FCC Warns of Gift Card Scam Targeted at Seniors



Adventitious Ep 22 - Kickstarter, MoMA Emoji, and CERT

11/4/2016

 
In this episode we review Howard the Duck, talk Kickstarter and its pros & cons, Emoji as art, NASA getting in on the exploding battery action, fire extinguisher codes, CERT training, a video game that is really not worth your time, more on the Mars lander crash, Samsung Note 7 costumes, and Membean.  Whatever that is.

Link to download this episode:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/adventitious/episodes/2016-11-03T22_50_51-07_00

Links from this episode:

- Howard the Duck
- Conserve Dorothy's RUBY SLIPPERS
- Glyph: A Mobile Personal Theater With Built In Premium Audio
- CST-01: The World's Thinnest Watch
- LIL KIKR - The Perfect Speakerphone Charger
- New Matter MOD-t: a 3D printer for everyone
- goTenna
- Look Who’s Smiley Now: MoMA Acquires Original Emoji
- Unicode® Emoji Charts v3.0
- The architect of Apple iconography
- Battery Blows Up and Destroys NASA Robot
- What do the A B C ratings mean on Fire Extinguishers?
- Community Emergency Response Teams
- Gas Guzzlers Extreme
- New images resolve finer details of Mars lander’s crash site
- 10 of the hottest Samsung Note7 costumes this Halloween
- Samsung Electronics' Q3 profit falls 30% after Note 7 controversy
- Membean



Adventitious EP 21 - Fossil Brains and Peanut Patches

11/1/2016

 
Today we talk about Steam and their sale, blurbs for video games and books, the death of Vine, the opening of Christ's tomb, fossilized dinosaur brains, the peanut allergy patch, the Microsoft Surface all in one Dial, the new Mac Book Pro, vampire appliances, an Internet of Things DDOS attack, and why you should always change from the default password.

Link to download:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/adventitious/episodes/2016-10-31T21_19_43-07_00

Links from this episode:

- Steam Halloween Sale
- Vine is Dead
- Unsealing of Christ's Reputed Tomb Turns Up New Revelations
- First known fossilized dinosaur brain unearthed, scientists claim
- Skin patch to treat peanut allergy shows benefit in children
- The Surface Dial is a crazy puck that controls Microsoft's new PC
- All the disappointments from Apple’s MacBook Pro event
- Eliminating Vampire Appliances: A Complete Waste of Energy
- An IoT botnet is partly behind Friday's massive DDOS attack
- How to Create a Strong Password (and Remember It)



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