Podcast posts, episode notes, and the Weird Things archive.
Bryce has an update on how his Blind Corners project went from 0 to 1 with a Substack. How do you break down barriers or build excitement? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: A
We grill Andrew just a bit for info on the new ChatGPT-4 launch and more hot takes on artificial intelligence in the contemporary world. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Star Trek: Pi
Bryce has an idea, but not much more than that? What can a F1 pickem league turn into and how do you plus it? Plus, ChatGPT and a pitch for a presidential TV show. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After
The Department of Energy and FBI make waves by broadly supporting a lab leak theory for COVID-19. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule successfully makes it to the ISS for a 6-month space trip. Florida has been expanding a high-speed train line and
Rovio announced a surprising change to one of their flagship games: they’re trying to remove it! Value propositions and how difficult it is to change directions once your project is out. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected]
Adapting and adaptability. How do you balance quality and quantity while taking advantage of new spaces? Effort in a world where effort gets more and more efficient. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “Afte
Health talk today! Apps we like and handling cravings. Diet and exercise stories from *not-professionals* about getting started and staying regular. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks:
Nothing Forever, a 24/7 livestream written by GPT that offers a glimpse into a future of entertainment. A sighting over the American west that international actors signals to spy movies. Espionage: it’s real! Got something weird? Email nesh
A simple way to add some color to any to-do workflow and the thorny(?) side of the emoji-emoticon war. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Slow Horses Brian: You Have the Right
How moving can affect the creative process. Brian and Justin talk about the newly-revealed topic of World’s Greatest Con season 3 and how they’ve got an exclusive new look at the story that’s never been told before. Send your project questi
We’re back and have inside sauce on the biggest tech story of the year with an inside-man. Perspectives from inside one of Silicon Valley’s most promising non-profits. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things
A new app has been making waves in the image generation space with “magic avatars.” We talk about the experience of a pay AI art bot and what we think it could do to impact human artists and art. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom
Taking *Birken*-stock of this Steve Jobs item auction. A new item has been made an “intangible cultural heritage” item. Disney shows off research into easier video de-aging. We’re going goblin mode on the new words of the year. Got somethin
Artemis I is launched! Still expensive, but it’s rounded the moon already. Things get spicy as we talk Twitter and what/who may be leaving the website and what may replace the bird-shaped hole. Got something weird? Email [email protected],
The Modern Rogue and Scam Nation short-form video experiment continues on and to rousing success. What lessons have we learned from over a month of making Tiktoks and YouTube Shorts? Alphabet basically owns the internet, but is it being a g