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    <title>Double Density - Episodes Tagged with “Ads”</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <description>Greetings cyberspace. Tune in every Wednesday as Angelo and Brian discuss tech news and issues, as well as the fads and trends of yesteryear. Stick around as they also delve into the strange world of the paranormal.
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    <itunes:subtitle>Tech tales and paranormal primers</itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:summary>Greetings cyberspace. Tune in every Wednesday as Angelo and Brian discuss tech news and issues, as well as the fads and trends of yesteryear. Stick around as they also delve into the strange world of the paranormal.
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  <title>Episode 91: Imagine... What You Can’t Imagine.</title>
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  <itunes:episode>91</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Imagine... What You Can’t Imagine.</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This week, a look at the Gillette ad, how location data is misused, and a discussion on where all the aliens might be.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>43:31</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;After a quick mention of Brian's donation being read during the Games Done Quick fundraiser, the duo has a look at the Gillette ad and the ensuing online discussion, how smart TVs track you, and how location data can be missused. Then, in the paranormal segment, a conversation about where all the aliens can be hiding in the universe.  &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>After a quick mention of Brian&#39;s donation being read during the Games Done Quick fundraiser, the duo has a look at the Gillette ad and the ensuing online discussion, how smart TVs track you, and how location data can be missused. Then, in the paranormal segment, a conversation about where all the aliens can be hiding in the universe. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Games Done Quick - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_Done_Quick">Games Done Quick - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="Brian&#39;s Donation To AGDQ" rel="nofollow" href="https://clips.twitch.tv/FrozenAntsyStrawberryCorgiDerp">Brian's Donation To AGDQ</a></li><li><a title="We Believe: The Best Men Can Be | Gillette (Short Film) - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPmuEyP3a0">We Believe: The Best Men Can Be | Gillette (Short Film) - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="How Cartographers for the U.S. Military Inadvertently Created a House of Horrors in South Africa" rel="nofollow" href="https://gizmodo.com/how-cartographers-for-the-u-s-military-inadvertently-c-1830758394">How Cartographers for the U.S. Military Inadvertently Created a House of Horrors in South Africa</a></li><li><a title="Why Haven&#39;t We Found Aliens" rel="nofollow" href="https://i.redd.it/7x2y3ezmqz221.jpg">Why Haven't We Found Aliens</a></li><li><a title="9 Strange, Scientific Excuses for Why Humans Haven&#39;t Found Aliens Yet" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.livescience.com/63208-alien-life-excuses.html">9 Strange, Scientific Excuses for Why Humans Haven't Found Aliens Yet</a></li><li><a title="12 Possible Reasons We Haven&#39;t Found Aliens" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.livescience.com/59446-why-we-havent-found-aliens.html">12 Possible Reasons We Haven't Found Aliens</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>After a quick mention of Brian&#39;s donation being read during the Games Done Quick fundraiser, the duo has a look at the Gillette ad and the ensuing online discussion, how smart TVs track you, and how location data can be missused. Then, in the paranormal segment, a conversation about where all the aliens can be hiding in the universe. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Games Done Quick - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_Done_Quick">Games Done Quick - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="Brian&#39;s Donation To AGDQ" rel="nofollow" href="https://clips.twitch.tv/FrozenAntsyStrawberryCorgiDerp">Brian's Donation To AGDQ</a></li><li><a title="We Believe: The Best Men Can Be | Gillette (Short Film) - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPmuEyP3a0">We Believe: The Best Men Can Be | Gillette (Short Film) - YouTube</a></li><li><a title="How Cartographers for the U.S. Military Inadvertently Created a House of Horrors in South Africa" rel="nofollow" href="https://gizmodo.com/how-cartographers-for-the-u-s-military-inadvertently-c-1830758394">How Cartographers for the U.S. Military Inadvertently Created a House of Horrors in South Africa</a></li><li><a title="Why Haven&#39;t We Found Aliens" rel="nofollow" href="https://i.redd.it/7x2y3ezmqz221.jpg">Why Haven't We Found Aliens</a></li><li><a title="9 Strange, Scientific Excuses for Why Humans Haven&#39;t Found Aliens Yet" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.livescience.com/63208-alien-life-excuses.html">9 Strange, Scientific Excuses for Why Humans Haven't Found Aliens Yet</a></li><li><a title="12 Possible Reasons We Haven&#39;t Found Aliens" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.livescience.com/59446-why-we-havent-found-aliens.html">12 Possible Reasons We Haven't Found Aliens</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 65: Space Dolphins and Successful Murder</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Space Dolphins and Successful Murder</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This week, Angelo and Brian briefly discuss the new MacBook Pros before delving into the scary world of how we are targeted for ads and how it’s actually scarier than one would think. Then in the paranormal segment, Brian brings out the Double Density Wheel of Fortune to determine which topics to cover, ranging from a weird black sarcophagus, to UFO sighting stats, to some sasquatch pot-pourri.  
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  <itunes:duration>42:39</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week, Angelo and Brian briefly discuss the new MacBook Pros before delving into the scary world of how we are targeted for ads and how it’s actually scarier than one would think. Then in the paranormal segment, Brian brings out the Double Density Wheel of Fortune to determine which topics to cover, ranging from a weird black sarcophagus, to UFO sighting stats, to some sasquatch pot-pourri.  &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Angelo and Brian briefly discuss the new MacBook Pros before delving into the scary world of how we are targeted for ads and how it’s actually scarier than one would think. Then in the paranormal segment, Brian brings out the Double Density Wheel of Fortune to determine which topics to cover, ranging from a weird black sarcophagus, to UFO sighting stats, to some sasquatch pot-pourri.  </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros - Apple (CA)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2018/07/apple-updates-macbook-pro-with-faster-performance-and-new-features-for-pros/">Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros - Apple (CA)</a></li><li><a title="MacBook Pro 13&quot; Touch Bar 2018 Teardown - iFixit" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Touch+Bar+2018+Teardown/111384">MacBook Pro 13" Touch Bar 2018 Teardown - iFixit</a></li><li><a title="2018 Keyboards Will Not Be Used to Repair 2016, 2017 Macbook Pros – 512 Pixels" rel="nofollow" href="https://512pixels.net/2018/07/2018-keyboard-will-not-be-used-to-repair-2016-2017-macbook-pros/">2018 Keyboards Will Not Be Used to Repair 2016, 2017 Macbook Pros – 512 Pixels</a></li><li><a title="Digital ads are starting to feel psychic | The Outline" rel="nofollow" href="https://theoutline.com/post/5380/targeted-ad-creepy-surveillance-facebook-instagram-google-listening-not-alone?zd=3&amp;zi=6drqjzti">Digital ads are starting to feel psychic | The Outline</a></li><li><a title="Apple replaced its executive portraits with Memoji - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/17/17580910/apple-memoji-executive-portraits-jony-ive-tim-cook">Apple replaced its executive portraits with Memoji - The Verge</a></li><li><a title="How Smart TVs in Millions of U.S. Homes Track More Than What’s On Tonight - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/business/media/tv-viewer-tracking.html">How Smart TVs in Millions of U.S. Homes Track More Than What’s On Tonight - The New York Times</a></li><li><a title="YouTube is fighting conspiracy theories with “authoritative” context and outside links - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/9/17550954/youtube-google-news-initiative-fake-news-conspiracy-theory-context-updates">YouTube is fighting conspiracy theories with “authoritative” context and outside links - The Verge</a></li><li><a title="NASA May Have Discovered and Then Destroyed Organics on Mars in 1976" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.space.com/41140-mars-lander-may-have-burned-organics.html">NASA May Have Discovered and Then Destroyed Organics on Mars in 1976</a></li><li><a title="A Massive, Black Sarcophagus Has Been Unearthed in Egypt, And Nobody Knows Who&#39;s Inside" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.sciencealert.com/huge-mystery-sarcophagus-unearthed-in-egypt-alexandria">A Massive, Black Sarcophagus Has Been Unearthed in Egypt, And Nobody Knows Who's Inside</a></li><li><a title="The black mystery sarcophagus was opened, and now people want to drink its ‘bone juice’ - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/20/17595198/black-sarcophagus-bone-juice-campaign">The black mystery sarcophagus was opened, and now people want to drink its ‘bone juice’ - The Verge</a></li><li><a title="Clues Point to Owner of Egypt &#39;Mystery Sarcophagus&#39;" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/07/news-alexandria-egypt-coffin-sarcophagus-archaeology/">Clues Point to Owner of Egypt 'Mystery Sarcophagus'</a></li><li><a title="‘Witnesses were very frightened:’ Survey of 2017 Canadian UFO sightings released - The Globe and Mail" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-witnesses-were-very-frightened-survey-of-2017-canadian-ufo-2/">‘Witnesses were very frightened:’ Survey of 2017 Canadian UFO sightings released - The Globe and Mail</a></li><li><a title="You Can&#39;t Kill Bigfoot in Washington and More Odd Animal Laws" rel="nofollow" href="https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/09/weird-laws-nation-dogs-ferrets-bigfoot/">You Can't Kill Bigfoot in Washington and More Odd Animal Laws</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Angelo and Brian briefly discuss the new MacBook Pros before delving into the scary world of how we are targeted for ads and how it’s actually scarier than one would think. Then in the paranormal segment, Brian brings out the Double Density Wheel of Fortune to determine which topics to cover, ranging from a weird black sarcophagus, to UFO sighting stats, to some sasquatch pot-pourri.  </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros - Apple (CA)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2018/07/apple-updates-macbook-pro-with-faster-performance-and-new-features-for-pros/">Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros - Apple (CA)</a></li><li><a title="MacBook Pro 13&quot; Touch Bar 2018 Teardown - iFixit" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Touch+Bar+2018+Teardown/111384">MacBook Pro 13" Touch Bar 2018 Teardown - iFixit</a></li><li><a title="2018 Keyboards Will Not Be Used to Repair 2016, 2017 Macbook Pros – 512 Pixels" rel="nofollow" href="https://512pixels.net/2018/07/2018-keyboard-will-not-be-used-to-repair-2016-2017-macbook-pros/">2018 Keyboards Will Not Be Used to Repair 2016, 2017 Macbook Pros – 512 Pixels</a></li><li><a title="Digital ads are starting to feel psychic | The Outline" rel="nofollow" href="https://theoutline.com/post/5380/targeted-ad-creepy-surveillance-facebook-instagram-google-listening-not-alone?zd=3&amp;zi=6drqjzti">Digital ads are starting to feel psychic | The Outline</a></li><li><a title="Apple replaced its executive portraits with Memoji - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/17/17580910/apple-memoji-executive-portraits-jony-ive-tim-cook">Apple replaced its executive portraits with Memoji - The Verge</a></li><li><a title="How Smart TVs in Millions of U.S. Homes Track More Than What’s On Tonight - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/business/media/tv-viewer-tracking.html">How Smart TVs in Millions of U.S. Homes Track More Than What’s On Tonight - The New York Times</a></li><li><a title="YouTube is fighting conspiracy theories with “authoritative” context and outside links - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/9/17550954/youtube-google-news-initiative-fake-news-conspiracy-theory-context-updates">YouTube is fighting conspiracy theories with “authoritative” context and outside links - The Verge</a></li><li><a title="NASA May Have Discovered and Then Destroyed Organics on Mars in 1976" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.space.com/41140-mars-lander-may-have-burned-organics.html">NASA May Have Discovered and Then Destroyed Organics on Mars in 1976</a></li><li><a title="A Massive, Black Sarcophagus Has Been Unearthed in Egypt, And Nobody Knows Who&#39;s Inside" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.sciencealert.com/huge-mystery-sarcophagus-unearthed-in-egypt-alexandria">A Massive, Black Sarcophagus Has Been Unearthed in Egypt, And Nobody Knows Who's Inside</a></li><li><a title="The black mystery sarcophagus was opened, and now people want to drink its ‘bone juice’ - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/20/17595198/black-sarcophagus-bone-juice-campaign">The black mystery sarcophagus was opened, and now people want to drink its ‘bone juice’ - The Verge</a></li><li><a title="Clues Point to Owner of Egypt &#39;Mystery Sarcophagus&#39;" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/07/news-alexandria-egypt-coffin-sarcophagus-archaeology/">Clues Point to Owner of Egypt 'Mystery Sarcophagus'</a></li><li><a title="‘Witnesses were very frightened:’ Survey of 2017 Canadian UFO sightings released - The Globe and Mail" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-witnesses-were-very-frightened-survey-of-2017-canadian-ufo-2/">‘Witnesses were very frightened:’ Survey of 2017 Canadian UFO sightings released - The Globe and Mail</a></li><li><a title="You Can&#39;t Kill Bigfoot in Washington and More Odd Animal Laws" rel="nofollow" href="https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/09/weird-laws-nation-dogs-ferrets-bigfoot/">You Can't Kill Bigfoot in Washington and More Odd Animal Laws</a></li></ul>]]>
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