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    <title>Double Density - Episodes Tagged with “Google”</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0400</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.</description>
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    <itunes:subtitle>Tech tales and paranormal primers</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
    <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.</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Episode 135: The Downward Spiral: Steven Greer and Close Encounters Of The Fifth Kind</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>135</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Downward Spiral: Steven Greer and Close Encounters Of The Fifth Kind</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Brian is back on Facebook, Amazon's self-publishing platform is problematic, pandemics bring Apple and Google closer together, and Brian dives deep into the new Steven Greer documentary.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>39:57</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Brian is back on Facebook, Amazon's self-publishing is problematic, pandemics bring Apple and Google closer together, and Brian dives deep into the new Steven Greer documentary, &lt;em&gt;Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact Has Begun&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>ufo, ovni, greer, disclosure, close encounters, aliens deep state, apple, google, COVID-19, pandemic, amazon</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Brian is back on Facebook, Amazon's self-publishing is problematic, pandemics bring Apple and Google closer together, and Brian dives deep into the new Steven Greer documentary, <em>Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact Has Begun</em>.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Exclusive: Epic Pictures to Launch Gaming Venture | Hollywood Reporter" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/epic-pictures-launch-gaming-venture-1289270">Exclusive: Epic Pictures to Launch Gaming Venture | Hollywood Reporter
</a></li><li><a title="The Hate Store: Amazon’s Self-Publishing Arm Is a Haven… — ProPublica" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/the-hate-store-amazons-self-publishing-arm-is-a-haven-for-white-supremacists?utm_source=pardot&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=majorinvestigations">The Hate Store: Amazon’s Self-Publishing Arm Is a Haven… — ProPublica
</a></li><li><a title="Google and Apple launching coronavirus contact-tracing system for iOS and Android - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/10/21216484/google-apple-coronavirus-contract-tracing-bluetooth-location-tracking-data-app">Google and Apple launching coronavirus contact-tracing system for iOS and Android - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="Google and Apple launching coronavirus contact-tracing system for iOS and Android - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/10/21216484/google-apple-coronavirus-contract-tracing-bluetooth-location-tracking-data-app">Google and Apple launching coronavirus contact-tracing system for iOS and Android - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="OVNI sur la Lune , 2020-03-26 - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJOIIEQF_xs">OVNI sur la Lune , 2020-03-26 - YouTube
</a></li><li><a title="Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact Has Begun (2020) | Official Trailer HD - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRK6IA--Swk">Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact Has Begun (2020) | Official Trailer HD - YouTube
</a></li><li><a title="Expeditions – Dr. Steven Greer" rel="nofollow" href="https://siriusdisclosure.com/expeditions/">Expeditions – Dr. Steven Greer
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Brian is back on Facebook, Amazon's self-publishing is problematic, pandemics bring Apple and Google closer together, and Brian dives deep into the new Steven Greer documentary, <em>Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact Has Begun</em>.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Exclusive: Epic Pictures to Launch Gaming Venture | Hollywood Reporter" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/epic-pictures-launch-gaming-venture-1289270">Exclusive: Epic Pictures to Launch Gaming Venture | Hollywood Reporter
</a></li><li><a title="The Hate Store: Amazon’s Self-Publishing Arm Is a Haven… — ProPublica" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/the-hate-store-amazons-self-publishing-arm-is-a-haven-for-white-supremacists?utm_source=pardot&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=majorinvestigations">The Hate Store: Amazon’s Self-Publishing Arm Is a Haven… — ProPublica
</a></li><li><a title="Google and Apple launching coronavirus contact-tracing system for iOS and Android - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/10/21216484/google-apple-coronavirus-contract-tracing-bluetooth-location-tracking-data-app">Google and Apple launching coronavirus contact-tracing system for iOS and Android - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="Google and Apple launching coronavirus contact-tracing system for iOS and Android - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/10/21216484/google-apple-coronavirus-contract-tracing-bluetooth-location-tracking-data-app">Google and Apple launching coronavirus contact-tracing system for iOS and Android - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="OVNI sur la Lune , 2020-03-26 - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJOIIEQF_xs">OVNI sur la Lune , 2020-03-26 - YouTube
</a></li><li><a title="Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact Has Begun (2020) | Official Trailer HD - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRK6IA--Swk">Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact Has Begun (2020) | Official Trailer HD - YouTube
</a></li><li><a title="Expeditions – Dr. Steven Greer" rel="nofollow" href="https://siriusdisclosure.com/expeditions/">Expeditions – Dr. Steven Greer
</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 131: "Great time, would never go again": The Bermuda Triangle, reviewed</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
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  <itunes:episode>131</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>"Great time, would never go again": The Bermuda Triangle, reviewed</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Working from home and visiting far-out places like Skinwalker Ranch and the Bermuda Triangle.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>43:11</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;In the face of a global pandemic, the duo discusses working from home and how streaming will help us stay connected. Then, once people are able to travel again, everyone will need to know which paranormal hotspots are best, so their Google reviews are… reviewed. &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>virus, pandemic, wfh, covid19, skinwalker ranch, google, area 51, Bermuda Triangle, twitch,code orange,streaming</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In the face of a global pandemic, the duo discusses working from home and how streaming will help us stay connected. Then, once people are able to travel again, everyone will need to know which paranormal hotspots are best, so their Google reviews are… reviewed.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Apple Announces WWDC 2020 Will Be a Digital-Only Event Set to Take Place in June - MacRumors" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.macrumors.com/2020/03/13/wwdc-online-only-2020/">Apple Announces WWDC 2020 Will Be a Digital-Only Event Set to Take Place in June - MacRumors
</a></li><li><a title="Real-world and virtual stars to race in special Esports event - The Race" rel="nofollow" href="https://the-race.com/esports/real-world-and-virtual-stars-to-race-in-special-esports-event/">Real-world and virtual stars to race in special Esports event - The Race
</a></li><li><a title="Gen Z Is Leading a New Wave of Internet Piracy - VICE" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/884db5/gen-z-piracy-streaming-wars-disney-netflix">Gen Z Is Leading a New Wave of Internet Piracy - VICE
</a></li><li><a title="Sylvia Browne predicted the Coronavirus. : Paranormal" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/fiiobf/sylvia_browne_predicted_the_coronavirus/">Sylvia Browne predicted the Coronavirus. : Paranormal
</a></li><li><a title="Did Self-Described Psychic Sylvia Browne &#39;Predict&#39; the Coronavirus?" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sylvia-browne-coronavirus/">Did Self-Described Psychic Sylvia Browne 'Predict' the Coronavirus?
</a></li><li><a title="This Is the Real Estate Magnate Who Bought Skinwalker Ranch, a UFO Hotspot - VICE" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/m7qxyx/brandon-fugal-owner-of-skinwalker-ranch">This Is the Real Estate Magnate Who Bought Skinwalker Ranch, a UFO Hotspot - VICE
</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>In the face of a global pandemic, the duo discusses working from home and how streaming will help us stay connected. Then, once people are able to travel again, everyone will need to know which paranormal hotspots are best, so their Google reviews are… reviewed.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Apple Announces WWDC 2020 Will Be a Digital-Only Event Set to Take Place in June - MacRumors" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.macrumors.com/2020/03/13/wwdc-online-only-2020/">Apple Announces WWDC 2020 Will Be a Digital-Only Event Set to Take Place in June - MacRumors
</a></li><li><a title="Real-world and virtual stars to race in special Esports event - The Race" rel="nofollow" href="https://the-race.com/esports/real-world-and-virtual-stars-to-race-in-special-esports-event/">Real-world and virtual stars to race in special Esports event - The Race
</a></li><li><a title="Gen Z Is Leading a New Wave of Internet Piracy - VICE" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/884db5/gen-z-piracy-streaming-wars-disney-netflix">Gen Z Is Leading a New Wave of Internet Piracy - VICE
</a></li><li><a title="Sylvia Browne predicted the Coronavirus. : Paranormal" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/fiiobf/sylvia_browne_predicted_the_coronavirus/">Sylvia Browne predicted the Coronavirus. : Paranormal
</a></li><li><a title="Did Self-Described Psychic Sylvia Browne &#39;Predict&#39; the Coronavirus?" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sylvia-browne-coronavirus/">Did Self-Described Psychic Sylvia Browne 'Predict' the Coronavirus?
</a></li><li><a title="This Is the Real Estate Magnate Who Bought Skinwalker Ranch, a UFO Hotspot - VICE" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/m7qxyx/brandon-fugal-owner-of-skinwalker-ranch">This Is the Real Estate Magnate Who Bought Skinwalker Ranch, a UFO Hotspot - VICE
</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 108: Magical Skepticism</title>
  <link>https://www.doubledensity.net/108</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/aefc53a8-c637-4554-8233-a33bc873e79f/4b1eaf26-2934-46b8-84bb-be3e83130388.mp3" length="52408387" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>108</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Magical Skepticism</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>First Amazon purchases, spying on neighbours, hard drive prices are falling, Facebook is snooping, and magicians are skeptics. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>56:14</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week, the duo reminisces about their first Amazon purchases, how neighbours are spying on each other, how hard drive prices are going down (bigly surprise), and what happens when Google thinks your phone number is Facebook tech support. Then, Angelo gets to talk about a topic that is near and dear to his heart: magicians and skepticism. Learn about how Houdini debunked early spiritualists, and how his work has continued today with James Randi, among others. &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>magic, apple, google, facebook, ssd, skepticism, Houdini, Randi, spiritualists</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, the duo reminisces about their first Amazon purchases, how neighbours are spying on each other, how hard drive prices are going down (bigly surprise), and what happens when Google thinks your phone number is Facebook tech support. Then, Angelo gets to talk about a topic that is near and dear to his heart: magicians and skepticism. Learn about how Houdini debunked early spiritualists, and how his work has continued today with James Randi, among others.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Fear-based social media Nextdoor, Citizen, Amazon’s Neighbors is getting more popular - Vox" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/7/18528014/fear-social-media-nextdoor-citizen-amazon-ring-neighbors">Fear-based social media Nextdoor, Citizen, Amazon’s Neighbors is getting more popular - Vox
</a></li><li><a title="Why Are Montréal Staircases on the Outside? – À nous Montréal" rel="nofollow" href="http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/anous/en/articles/why-are-montreal-staircases-outside">Why Are Montréal Staircases on the Outside? – À nous Montréal
</a></li><li><a title="Google Thought My Phone Number Was Facebook’s and It Ruined My Life - VICE" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/zmpm43/google-thought-my-phone-number-was-facebooks-and-it-ruined-my-life">Google Thought My Phone Number Was Facebook’s and It Ruined My Life - VICE
</a></li><li><a title="512GB SSDs&#39; Price-per-GB Estimated to Fall Below US$0.1 and Hit an All-time Low This Year End, Says TrendForce" rel="nofollow" href="https://press.trendforce.com/press/20190508-3238.html">512GB SSDs' Price-per-GB Estimated to Fall Below US$0.1 and Hit an All-time Low This Year End, Says TrendForce
</a></li><li><a title="Houdini&#39;s Skeptical Advice: Just Because Something&#39;s Unexplained Doesn&#39;t Mean It&#39;s Supernatural - Scientific American" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/houdinis-skeptical-advice/?redirect=1">Houdini's Skeptical Advice: Just Because Something's Unexplained Doesn't Mean It's Supernatural - Scientific American
</a></li><li><a title="Arthur Ford hoax - The Skeptic&#39;s Dictionary - Skepdic.com" rel="nofollow" href="http://skepdic.com/fordhoax.html">Arthur Ford hoax - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com
</a></li><li><a title="Why Magicians Are a Scientist&#39;s Best Friend | WIRED" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wired.com/2012/03/opinion-randi-magic-scientists/">Why Magicians Are a Scientist's Best Friend | WIRED
</a></li><li><a title="Meet the King of the Internet Skeptics - VICE" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/3b75gn/richard-wiseman-interview-820">Meet the King of the Internet Skeptics - VICE
</a></li><li><a title="Project Alpha - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Alpha">Project Alpha - Wikipedia
</a></li><li><a title="Chris Ramsay - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrPUg54jUy1T_wII9jgdRbg">Chris Ramsay - YouTube
</a></li><li><a title="Xavior Spade - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Aaysw0-njB9xH8uvNFvvg">Xavior Spade - YouTube
</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, the duo reminisces about their first Amazon purchases, how neighbours are spying on each other, how hard drive prices are going down (bigly surprise), and what happens when Google thinks your phone number is Facebook tech support. Then, Angelo gets to talk about a topic that is near and dear to his heart: magicians and skepticism. Learn about how Houdini debunked early spiritualists, and how his work has continued today with James Randi, among others.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Fear-based social media Nextdoor, Citizen, Amazon’s Neighbors is getting more popular - Vox" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/7/18528014/fear-social-media-nextdoor-citizen-amazon-ring-neighbors">Fear-based social media Nextdoor, Citizen, Amazon’s Neighbors is getting more popular - Vox
</a></li><li><a title="Why Are Montréal Staircases on the Outside? – À nous Montréal" rel="nofollow" href="http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/anous/en/articles/why-are-montreal-staircases-outside">Why Are Montréal Staircases on the Outside? – À nous Montréal
</a></li><li><a title="Google Thought My Phone Number Was Facebook’s and It Ruined My Life - VICE" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/zmpm43/google-thought-my-phone-number-was-facebooks-and-it-ruined-my-life">Google Thought My Phone Number Was Facebook’s and It Ruined My Life - VICE
</a></li><li><a title="512GB SSDs&#39; Price-per-GB Estimated to Fall Below US$0.1 and Hit an All-time Low This Year End, Says TrendForce" rel="nofollow" href="https://press.trendforce.com/press/20190508-3238.html">512GB SSDs' Price-per-GB Estimated to Fall Below US$0.1 and Hit an All-time Low This Year End, Says TrendForce
</a></li><li><a title="Houdini&#39;s Skeptical Advice: Just Because Something&#39;s Unexplained Doesn&#39;t Mean It&#39;s Supernatural - Scientific American" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/houdinis-skeptical-advice/?redirect=1">Houdini's Skeptical Advice: Just Because Something's Unexplained Doesn't Mean It's Supernatural - Scientific American
</a></li><li><a title="Arthur Ford hoax - The Skeptic&#39;s Dictionary - Skepdic.com" rel="nofollow" href="http://skepdic.com/fordhoax.html">Arthur Ford hoax - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com
</a></li><li><a title="Why Magicians Are a Scientist&#39;s Best Friend | WIRED" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wired.com/2012/03/opinion-randi-magic-scientists/">Why Magicians Are a Scientist's Best Friend | WIRED
</a></li><li><a title="Meet the King of the Internet Skeptics - VICE" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/3b75gn/richard-wiseman-interview-820">Meet the King of the Internet Skeptics - VICE
</a></li><li><a title="Project Alpha - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Alpha">Project Alpha - Wikipedia
</a></li><li><a title="Chris Ramsay - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrPUg54jUy1T_wII9jgdRbg">Chris Ramsay - YouTube
</a></li><li><a title="Xavior Spade - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Aaysw0-njB9xH8uvNFvvg">Xavior Spade - YouTube
</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 78: Down The Da Vinci Code Rabbit Hole</title>
  <link>https://www.doubledensity.net/78</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
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  <itunes:episode>78</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Down The Da Vinci Code Rabbit Hole</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Some Google stuff, some farming stuff, and lots of discussion on the the Da Vinci Code.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:03:11</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week Angelo admits that the Pixel 3 would be the only Android phone out there to get him to switch from iOS, and that he would much rather have the Google Home Hub in his home instead of the Facebook Portal because Facebook is the worst. In a lengthy paranormal segement, Brian presents all the information he found after falling down a Da Vinci Code rabbit hole, and Angelo flexes with his Art History degree. &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>google, android, TTS, Leonardo, da vinci, facebook, pixel</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week Angelo admits that the Pixel 3 would be the only Android phone out there to get him to switch from iOS, and that he would much rather have the Google Home Hub in his home instead of the Facebook Portal because Facebook is the worst. In a lengthy paranormal segement, Brian presents all the information he found after falling down a Da Vinci Code rabbit hole, and Angelo flexes with his Art History degree.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="The Google Pixel 3 Is A Very Good Phone. But Maybe Phones Have Gone Too Far." rel="nofollow" href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mathonan/google-pixel-3-review-android">The Google Pixel 3 Is A Very Good Phone. But Maybe Phones Have Gone Too Far.
</a></li><li><a title="It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads - Recode" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.recode.net/2018/10/16/17966102/facebook-portal-ad-targeting-data-collection">It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads - Recode
</a></li><li><a title="Chris Conroy on Twitter: &quot;If you missed it: today it was confirmed that Facebook massively &amp; knowingly inflated its video-view statistics, which had the DIRECT consequence of 90% of media orgs firing writers in favor of expensive video producers, who also got fired when it turned out video was worthless… https://t.co/mX163N4N4q&quot;" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/dyfl/status/1052403439613829120">Chris Conroy on Twitter: "If you missed it: today it was confirmed that Facebook massively &amp; knowingly inflated its video-view statistics, which had the DIRECT consequence of 90% of media orgs firing writers in favor of expensive video producers, who also got fired when it turned out video was worthless… https://t.co/mX163N4N4q"
</a></li><li><a title="Facebook Hid Problem With Video Metrics, Lawsuit Alleges – Variety" rel="nofollow" href="https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/facebook-video-views-lawsuit-1202982841/">Facebook Hid Problem With Video Metrics, Lawsuit Alleges – Variety
</a></li><li><a title="All the dumb things? UFO project has $37 million deficit [Updated] | Ars Technica" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/all-the-dumb-things-blink-182-front-mans-ufo-project-37-million/">All the dumb things? UFO project has $37 million deficit [Updated] | Ars Technica
</a></li><li><a title="ART/ARCHITECTURE; Does &#39;The Da Vinci Code&#39; Crack Leonardo? - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/03/books/art-architecture-does-the-da-vinci-code-crack-leonardo.html">ART/ARCHITECTURE; Does 'The Da Vinci Code' Crack Leonardo? - The New York Times
</a></li><li><a title="THE LAST WORD; The Da Vinci Con - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/22/books/the-last-word-the-da-vinci-con.html">THE LAST WORD; The Da Vinci Con - The New York Times
</a></li><li><a title="The Protocols of the Elders of Zion - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion">The Protocols of the Elders of Zion - Wikipedia
</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week Angelo admits that the Pixel 3 would be the only Android phone out there to get him to switch from iOS, and that he would much rather have the Google Home Hub in his home instead of the Facebook Portal because Facebook is the worst. In a lengthy paranormal segement, Brian presents all the information he found after falling down a Da Vinci Code rabbit hole, and Angelo flexes with his Art History degree.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="The Google Pixel 3 Is A Very Good Phone. But Maybe Phones Have Gone Too Far." rel="nofollow" href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mathonan/google-pixel-3-review-android">The Google Pixel 3 Is A Very Good Phone. But Maybe Phones Have Gone Too Far.
</a></li><li><a title="It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads - Recode" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.recode.net/2018/10/16/17966102/facebook-portal-ad-targeting-data-collection">It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads - Recode
</a></li><li><a title="Chris Conroy on Twitter: &quot;If you missed it: today it was confirmed that Facebook massively &amp; knowingly inflated its video-view statistics, which had the DIRECT consequence of 90% of media orgs firing writers in favor of expensive video producers, who also got fired when it turned out video was worthless… https://t.co/mX163N4N4q&quot;" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/dyfl/status/1052403439613829120">Chris Conroy on Twitter: "If you missed it: today it was confirmed that Facebook massively &amp; knowingly inflated its video-view statistics, which had the DIRECT consequence of 90% of media orgs firing writers in favor of expensive video producers, who also got fired when it turned out video was worthless… https://t.co/mX163N4N4q"
</a></li><li><a title="Facebook Hid Problem With Video Metrics, Lawsuit Alleges – Variety" rel="nofollow" href="https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/facebook-video-views-lawsuit-1202982841/">Facebook Hid Problem With Video Metrics, Lawsuit Alleges – Variety
</a></li><li><a title="All the dumb things? UFO project has $37 million deficit [Updated] | Ars Technica" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/all-the-dumb-things-blink-182-front-mans-ufo-project-37-million/">All the dumb things? UFO project has $37 million deficit [Updated] | Ars Technica
</a></li><li><a title="ART/ARCHITECTURE; Does &#39;The Da Vinci Code&#39; Crack Leonardo? - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/03/books/art-architecture-does-the-da-vinci-code-crack-leonardo.html">ART/ARCHITECTURE; Does 'The Da Vinci Code' Crack Leonardo? - The New York Times
</a></li><li><a title="THE LAST WORD; The Da Vinci Con - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/22/books/the-last-word-the-da-vinci-con.html">THE LAST WORD; The Da Vinci Con - The New York Times
</a></li><li><a title="The Protocols of the Elders of Zion - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion">The Protocols of the Elders of Zion - Wikipedia
</a></li></ul>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
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  <title>Episode 77: Finely Crafted Artisanal Podcasts</title>
  <link>https://www.doubledensity.net/77</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">05d92a10-9f4b-4223-9fe7-3100f7d0e98f</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/aefc53a8-c637-4554-8233-a33bc873e79f/05d92a10-9f4b-4223-9fe7-3100f7d0e98f.mp3" length="30920194" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>77</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Finely Crafted Artisanal Podcasts</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Brian’s spirit Pokemon and Skinwalker Ranch all in one episode.
</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:30</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/a/aefc53a8-c637-4554-8233-a33bc873e79f/cover.jpg?v=4"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Brian starts the show with a quick anecdote about the current state of VCRs, before looking into the demise of Google+, the take down of a fan made virtual USS Enterprise, Pokemon’s music composer turned game producer, and the state of podcast financing. Then, the duo visits Skinwalker ranch once again, before looking at a celebrity UFO sighting, and how Siri likes to point people to conspiracy theories. &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>pokemon, skinwalker, bigelow, Star Trek, CBS, Nintendo, google, ufos, Warwick Davis, twitter, buzzed, Siri, apple, conspiracies</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Brian starts the show with a quick anecdote about the current state of VCRs, before looking into the demise of Google+, the take down of a fan made virtual USS Enterprise, Pokemon’s music composer turned game producer, and the state of podcast financing. Then, the duo visits Skinwalker ranch once again, before looking at a celebrity UFO sighting, and how Siri likes to point people to conspiracy theories. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Pokémon director Junichi Masuda talks developing Red and Blue - Polygon" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.polygon.com/interviews/2018/9/27/17909916/pokemon-red-blue-junichi-masuda-interview">Pokémon director Junichi Masuda talks developing Red and Blue - Polygon
</a></li><li><a title="CBS Shuts Down Stage 9, a Fan-Made Recreation of the USS Enterprise - TorrentFreak" rel="nofollow" href="https://torrentfreak.com/cbs-shuts-down-stage-9-a-fan-made-recreation-of-the-uss-enterprise-180927/">CBS Shuts Down Stage 9, a Fan-Made Recreation of the USS Enterprise - TorrentFreak
</a></li><li><a title="How to Program Your Job - The Atlantic" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/10/agents-of-automation/568795/">How to Program Your Job - The Atlantic
</a></li><li><a title="The blockchain can help podcasters collect money from fans" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90227764/helping-indie-podcasters-get-paid">The blockchain can help podcasters collect money from fans
</a></li><li><a title="UFO INVESTIGATION: US officials &#39;hold SECRET ALIEN TESTS&#39; at Skinwalker ranch | Weird | News | Express.co.uk" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1027885/ufo-alien-sighting-skinwalker-ranch-conspiracy-news">UFO INVESTIGATION: US officials 'hold SECRET ALIEN TESTS' at Skinwalker ranch | Weird | News | Express.co.uk
</a></li><li><a title="Warwick Davis on Twitter: &quot;The eagle-eyed @BMXspacecadet, spotted an anomaly above the ‘cloaked #UFO’ I photographed yesterday. I then found another below the cloud... @SecureTeam10 #TheMysteryDeepens… https://t.co/M9vnfs1HFb&quot;" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/WarwickADavis/status/1048108286850076672">Warwick Davis on Twitter: "The eagle-eyed @BMXspacecadet, spotted an anomaly above the ‘cloaked #UFO’ I photographed yesterday. I then found another below the cloud... @SecureTeam10 #TheMysteryDeepens… https://t.co/M9vnfs1HFb"
</a></li><li><a title="BuzzFeed News on Twitter: &quot;Apple&#39;s Siri is suggesting conspiracy sites and fake news.… &quot;" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/1049411613613207552">BuzzFeed News on Twitter: "Apple's Siri is suggesting conspiracy sites and fake news.… "
</a></li></ul>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Brian starts the show with a quick anecdote about the current state of VCRs, before looking into the demise of Google+, the take down of a fan made virtual USS Enterprise, Pokemon’s music composer turned game producer, and the state of podcast financing. Then, the duo visits Skinwalker ranch once again, before looking at a celebrity UFO sighting, and how Siri likes to point people to conspiracy theories. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Pokémon director Junichi Masuda talks developing Red and Blue - Polygon" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.polygon.com/interviews/2018/9/27/17909916/pokemon-red-blue-junichi-masuda-interview">Pokémon director Junichi Masuda talks developing Red and Blue - Polygon
</a></li><li><a title="CBS Shuts Down Stage 9, a Fan-Made Recreation of the USS Enterprise - TorrentFreak" rel="nofollow" href="https://torrentfreak.com/cbs-shuts-down-stage-9-a-fan-made-recreation-of-the-uss-enterprise-180927/">CBS Shuts Down Stage 9, a Fan-Made Recreation of the USS Enterprise - TorrentFreak
</a></li><li><a title="How to Program Your Job - The Atlantic" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/10/agents-of-automation/568795/">How to Program Your Job - The Atlantic
</a></li><li><a title="The blockchain can help podcasters collect money from fans" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90227764/helping-indie-podcasters-get-paid">The blockchain can help podcasters collect money from fans
</a></li><li><a title="UFO INVESTIGATION: US officials &#39;hold SECRET ALIEN TESTS&#39; at Skinwalker ranch | Weird | News | Express.co.uk" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1027885/ufo-alien-sighting-skinwalker-ranch-conspiracy-news">UFO INVESTIGATION: US officials 'hold SECRET ALIEN TESTS' at Skinwalker ranch | Weird | News | Express.co.uk
</a></li><li><a title="Warwick Davis on Twitter: &quot;The eagle-eyed @BMXspacecadet, spotted an anomaly above the ‘cloaked #UFO’ I photographed yesterday. I then found another below the cloud... @SecureTeam10 #TheMysteryDeepens… https://t.co/M9vnfs1HFb&quot;" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/WarwickADavis/status/1048108286850076672">Warwick Davis on Twitter: "The eagle-eyed @BMXspacecadet, spotted an anomaly above the ‘cloaked #UFO’ I photographed yesterday. I then found another below the cloud... @SecureTeam10 #TheMysteryDeepens… https://t.co/M9vnfs1HFb"
</a></li><li><a title="BuzzFeed News on Twitter: &quot;Apple&#39;s Siri is suggesting conspiracy sites and fake news.… &quot;" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/1049411613613207552">BuzzFeed News on Twitter: "Apple's Siri is suggesting conspiracy sites and fake news.… "
</a></li></ul>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
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  <title>Episode 62: Three Fanboys And A Skeptic w/ Alexandre and Tyler from RGBA</title>
  <link>https://www.doubledensity.net/62</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">7439160f-52ff-4efc-84d2-e9c0ab1a7f46</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/aefc53a8-c637-4554-8233-a33bc873e79f/7439160f-52ff-4efc-84d2-e9c0ab1a7f46.mp3" length="53427397" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>62</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Three Fanboys And A Skeptic w/ Alexandre and Tyler from RGBA</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week, Brian and Angelo welcome Alex and Tyler from the RGBA podcast, and after getting to know them a little, they talk about podcasting workflows, voice assistants, and non-tech things that they really nerd out on. Then they find out where the RGBA hosts first found an interest in the world of the paranormal before diving into the Fermi paradox, pondering the mysteries of the universe.
</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:53</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/a/aefc53a8-c637-4554-8233-a33bc873e79f/cover.jpg?v=4"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week, Brian and Angelo welcome Alex and Tyler from the &lt;a href="http://www.rgba.fm/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;RGBA&lt;/a&gt; podcast, and after getting to know them a little, they talk about podcasting workflows, voice assistants, and non-tech things that they really nerd out on. Then they find out where the RGBA hosts first found an interest in the world of the paranormal before diving into the Fermi Paradox, pondering the mysteries of the universe.&lt;br&gt;
 Special Guests: Alexandre Vallières-Lagacé and Tyler Menard.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian and Angelo welcome Alex and Tyler from the <a href="http://www.rgba.fm/" rel="nofollow noopener">RGBA</a> podcast, and after getting to know them a little, they talk about podcasting workflows, voice assistants, and non-tech things that they really nerd out on. Then they find out where the RGBA hosts first found an interest in the world of the paranormal before diving into the Fermi Paradox, pondering the mysteries of the universe.</p><p>Special Guests: Alexandre Vallières-Lagacé and Tyler Menard.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Inside Amazon&#39;s Painstaking Pursuit to Teach Alexa French | WIRED" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wired.com/story/how-amazon-taught-alexa-to-speak-french/">Inside Amazon's Painstaking Pursuit to Teach Alexa French | WIRED
</a></li><li><a title="Language Support in Voice Assistants Compared | Globalme" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalme.net/blog/language-support-voice-assistants-compared">Language Support in Voice Assistants Compared | Globalme
</a></li><li><a title="Keyboard Service Program for MacBook and MacBook Pro - Apple Support" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.apple.com/support/keyboard-service-program-for-macbook-and-macbook-pro/">Keyboard Service Program for MacBook and MacBook Pro - Apple Support
</a></li><li><a title="Mysteries of the Unknown - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysteries_of_the_Unknown">Mysteries of the Unknown - Wikipedia
</a></li><li><a title="Fermi&#39;s Paradox: 3 Theories About Why Humanity Hasn&#39;t Made Contact With Alien Life - The Atlantic" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/06/but-seriously-where-is-everybody/563498/">Fermi's Paradox: 3 Theories About Why Humanity Hasn't Made Contact With Alien Life - The Atlantic
</a></li><li><a title="We may have answered the Fermi Paradox: We are alone in the universe — Quartz" rel="nofollow" href="https://qz.com/1314111/we-may-have-answered-the-fermi-paradox-we-are-alone-in-the-universe/">We may have answered the Fermi Paradox: We are alone in the universe — Quartz
</a></li><li><a title="The Fermi Paradox Is Not Fermi&#39;s, and It Is Not a Paradox - Scientific American Blog Network" rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-fermi-paradox-is-not-fermi-s-and-it-is-not-a-paradox/">The Fermi Paradox Is Not Fermi's, and It Is Not a Paradox - Scientific American Blog Network
</a></li></ul>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian and Angelo welcome Alex and Tyler from the <a href="http://www.rgba.fm/" rel="nofollow noopener">RGBA</a> podcast, and after getting to know them a little, they talk about podcasting workflows, voice assistants, and non-tech things that they really nerd out on. Then they find out where the RGBA hosts first found an interest in the world of the paranormal before diving into the Fermi Paradox, pondering the mysteries of the universe.</p><p>Special Guests: Alexandre Vallières-Lagacé and Tyler Menard.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Inside Amazon&#39;s Painstaking Pursuit to Teach Alexa French | WIRED" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wired.com/story/how-amazon-taught-alexa-to-speak-french/">Inside Amazon's Painstaking Pursuit to Teach Alexa French | WIRED
</a></li><li><a title="Language Support in Voice Assistants Compared | Globalme" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalme.net/blog/language-support-voice-assistants-compared">Language Support in Voice Assistants Compared | Globalme
</a></li><li><a title="Keyboard Service Program for MacBook and MacBook Pro - Apple Support" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.apple.com/support/keyboard-service-program-for-macbook-and-macbook-pro/">Keyboard Service Program for MacBook and MacBook Pro - Apple Support
</a></li><li><a title="Mysteries of the Unknown - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysteries_of_the_Unknown">Mysteries of the Unknown - Wikipedia
</a></li><li><a title="Fermi&#39;s Paradox: 3 Theories About Why Humanity Hasn&#39;t Made Contact With Alien Life - The Atlantic" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/06/but-seriously-where-is-everybody/563498/">Fermi's Paradox: 3 Theories About Why Humanity Hasn't Made Contact With Alien Life - The Atlantic
</a></li><li><a title="We may have answered the Fermi Paradox: We are alone in the universe — Quartz" rel="nofollow" href="https://qz.com/1314111/we-may-have-answered-the-fermi-paradox-we-are-alone-in-the-universe/">We may have answered the Fermi Paradox: We are alone in the universe — Quartz
</a></li><li><a title="The Fermi Paradox Is Not Fermi&#39;s, and It Is Not a Paradox - Scientific American Blog Network" rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-fermi-paradox-is-not-fermi-s-and-it-is-not-a-paradox/">The Fermi Paradox Is Not Fermi's, and It Is Not a Paradox - Scientific American Blog Network
</a></li></ul>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
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  <title>Episode 55: Chupajonesy</title>
  <link>https://www.doubledensity.net/55</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">60aa6352-d1dc-43ac-afbe-4cc6d4542b0c</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/aefc53a8-c637-4554-8233-a33bc873e79f/60aa6352-d1dc-43ac-afbe-4cc6d4542b0c.mp3" length="51838823" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>55</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Chupajonesy</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week, Brian and Angelo celebrate SPAM’s 40th birthday, look back at 20 years of the iMac, discuss how hard it is to run the @mta Twitter account, and look at what Google has in store for us with Duplex, a more human sounding Google Assistant. Then in the paranormal section, Brian has Angelo react to a conspiracy packed podcast, which leads them to doubling down on Vegas-style odds on the things that happen in Alex Jones' life.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>52:26</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/a/aefc53a8-c637-4554-8233-a33bc873e79f/cover.jpg?v=4"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week, Brian and Angelo celebrate SPAM’s 40th birthday, look back at 20 years of the iMac, discuss how hard it is to run the @mta Twitter account, and look at what Google has in store for us with Duplex, a more human sounding Google Assistant. Then in the paranormal section, Brian has Angelo react to a conspiracy packed podcast, which leads them to doubling down on Vegas-style odds on the things that happen in Alex Jones' life. Special Guest: Lollypop.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian and Angelo celebrate SPAM’s 40th birthday, look back at 20 years of the iMac, discuss how hard it is to run the @mta Twitter account, and look at what Google has in store for us with Duplex, a more human sounding Google Assistant. Then in the paranormal section, Brian has Angelo react to a conspiracy packed podcast, which leads them to doubling down on Vegas-style odds on the things that happen in Alex Jones' life.</p><p>Special Guest: Lollypop.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Forty years of spam email - BBC News" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-43993871/forty-years-of-spam-email">Forty years of spam email - BBC News
</a></li><li><a title="The original iMac: 20 years since Apple changed its fate - Six Colors" rel="nofollow" href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/05/the-original-imac-20-years-since-apple-changed-its-fate/">The original iMac: 20 years since Apple changed its fate - Six Colors
</a></li><li><a title="Twenty Years Ago, Steve Jobs Introduced the iMac G3 – 512 Pixels" rel="nofollow" href="https://512pixels.net/2018/05/20-years-imac-g3-steve-jobs/">Twenty Years Ago, Steve Jobs Introduced the iMac G3 – 512 Pixels
</a></li><li><a title="Apple - Hot News - Steve Jobs Shows iMac" rel="nofollow" href="https://web.archive.org/web/19980509041604/http%3A//www.apple.com%3A80/hotnews/features/jobsimac.html">Apple - Hot News - Steve Jobs Shows iMac
</a> &mdash; Found via the 512 Pixels post linked above.
</li><li><a title="Worst Job in America: Responding to Irate Tweets From New York City Subway Riders - WSJ" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/worst-job-in-america-responding-to-irate-tweets-from-new-york-city-subway-riders-1525790473">Worst Job in America: Responding to Irate Tweets From New York City Subway Riders - WSJ
</a> &mdash; Paywall.
</li><li><a title="Android Developers Blog: What’s new in Android P Beta" rel="nofollow" href="https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2018/05/whats-new-in-android-p-beta.html">Android Developers Blog: What’s new in Android P Beta
</a></li><li><a title="Google AI Blog: Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real-World Tasks Over the Phone" rel="nofollow" href="https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/05/duplex-ai-system-for-natural-conversation.html">Google AI Blog: Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real-World Tasks Over the Phone
</a></li><li><a title="Congress Is Quietly Nudging NASA to Look for Aliens - The Atlantic" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/05/seti-technosignatures-nasa-jill-tarter/558512/?utm_source=atltw">Congress Is Quietly Nudging NASA to Look for Aliens - The Atlantic
</a></li><li><a title="Infowars Alex Jones: Donald Trump Is Secretly Fighting Intelligent Computers That Want To Kill All Humans" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.inquisitr.com/4888918/infowars-alex-jones-donald-trump-computers-will-kill-us-all/">Infowars Alex Jones: Donald Trump Is Secretly Fighting Intelligent Computers That Want To Kill All Humans
</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian and Angelo celebrate SPAM’s 40th birthday, look back at 20 years of the iMac, discuss how hard it is to run the @mta Twitter account, and look at what Google has in store for us with Duplex, a more human sounding Google Assistant. Then in the paranormal section, Brian has Angelo react to a conspiracy packed podcast, which leads them to doubling down on Vegas-style odds on the things that happen in Alex Jones' life.</p><p>Special Guest: Lollypop.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Forty years of spam email - BBC News" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-43993871/forty-years-of-spam-email">Forty years of spam email - BBC News
</a></li><li><a title="The original iMac: 20 years since Apple changed its fate - Six Colors" rel="nofollow" href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/05/the-original-imac-20-years-since-apple-changed-its-fate/">The original iMac: 20 years since Apple changed its fate - Six Colors
</a></li><li><a title="Twenty Years Ago, Steve Jobs Introduced the iMac G3 – 512 Pixels" rel="nofollow" href="https://512pixels.net/2018/05/20-years-imac-g3-steve-jobs/">Twenty Years Ago, Steve Jobs Introduced the iMac G3 – 512 Pixels
</a></li><li><a title="Apple - Hot News - Steve Jobs Shows iMac" rel="nofollow" href="https://web.archive.org/web/19980509041604/http%3A//www.apple.com%3A80/hotnews/features/jobsimac.html">Apple - Hot News - Steve Jobs Shows iMac
</a> &mdash; Found via the 512 Pixels post linked above.
</li><li><a title="Worst Job in America: Responding to Irate Tweets From New York City Subway Riders - WSJ" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/worst-job-in-america-responding-to-irate-tweets-from-new-york-city-subway-riders-1525790473">Worst Job in America: Responding to Irate Tweets From New York City Subway Riders - WSJ
</a> &mdash; Paywall.
</li><li><a title="Android Developers Blog: What’s new in Android P Beta" rel="nofollow" href="https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2018/05/whats-new-in-android-p-beta.html">Android Developers Blog: What’s new in Android P Beta
</a></li><li><a title="Google AI Blog: Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real-World Tasks Over the Phone" rel="nofollow" href="https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/05/duplex-ai-system-for-natural-conversation.html">Google AI Blog: Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real-World Tasks Over the Phone
</a></li><li><a title="Congress Is Quietly Nudging NASA to Look for Aliens - The Atlantic" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/05/seti-technosignatures-nasa-jill-tarter/558512/?utm_source=atltw">Congress Is Quietly Nudging NASA to Look for Aliens - The Atlantic
</a></li><li><a title="Infowars Alex Jones: Donald Trump Is Secretly Fighting Intelligent Computers That Want To Kill All Humans" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.inquisitr.com/4888918/infowars-alex-jones-donald-trump-computers-will-kill-us-all/">Infowars Alex Jones: Donald Trump Is Secretly Fighting Intelligent Computers That Want To Kill All Humans
</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 47: Time Slinky</title>
  <link>https://www.doubledensity.net/47</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/aefc53a8-c637-4554-8233-a33bc873e79f/68576619-74cc-4d91-bf7b-2b34768ff0c1.mp3" length="73361822" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>47</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Time Slinky</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Memes. So many memes. Brian and Angelo have a look at what memes are, how they’ve changed, and how people used them. They reach memeception, and Alexa laughs at them when they get there. In the paranormal segment, things go off the rails real quick as they look into the Montauk Project and the colourful personalities involved. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:17:14</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/a/aefc53a8-c637-4554-8233-a33bc873e79f/cover.jpg?v=4"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Memes. So many memes. Brian and Angelo have a look at what memes are, how they’ve changed, and how people used them. They reach memeception, and Alexa laughs at them when they get there. In the paranormal segment, things go off the rails real quick as they look into the Montauk Project and the colourful personalities involved. &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Memes. So many memes. Brian and Angelo have a look at what memes are, how they’ve changed, and how people used them. They reach memeception, and Alexa laughs at them when they get there. In the paranormal segment, things go off the rails real quick as they look into the Montauk Project and the colourful personalities involved. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="New Entry-Level Mac Notebook Expected to Adopt Retina Display, Likely Launch at WWDC in June - Mac Rumors" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.macrumors.com/2018/03/12/new-entry-level-mac-notebook-retina/">New Entry-Level Mac Notebook Expected to Adopt Retina Display, Likely Launch at WWDC in June - Mac Rumors
</a></li><li><a title="Google Is Helping the Pentagon Build AI for Drones" rel="nofollow" href="https://gizmodo.com/google-is-helping-the-pentagon-build-ai-for-drones-1823464533">Google Is Helping the Pentagon Build AI for Drones
</a></li><li><a title="Inside the Black Market for Spotify Playlists" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/spotify-playlist-black-market/">Inside the Black Market for Spotify Playlists
</a></li><li><a title="The story of the internet, as told by Know Your Meme - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/6/17044344/know-your-meme-10-year-anniversary-brad-kim-interview">The story of the internet, as told by Know Your Meme - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="10 of the Best Memes of All Time" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.lifewire.com/top-memes-of-all-time-3485903">10 of the Best Memes of All Time
</a></li><li><a title="What Was the First Meme Ever? An Exhaustive Investigation - Thrillist" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/first-meme-ever">What Was the First Meme Ever? An Exhaustive Investigation - Thrillist
</a></li><li><a title="Meme, Counter-meme | WIRED" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wired.com/1994/10/godwin-if-2/">Meme, Counter-meme | WIRED
</a></li><li><a title="Amazon Knows Alexa Devices Are Laughing Spontaneously And It&#39;s &quot;Working To Fix It&quot;" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/venessawong/amazon-alexa-devices-are-laughing-creepy?utm_term=.cfJyorqbo#.ivad0P7K0">Amazon Knows Alexa Devices Are Laughing Spontaneously And It's "Working To Fix It"
</a></li><li><a title="Montauk project - RationalWiki" rel="nofollow" href="https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Montauk_project">Montauk project - RationalWiki
</a></li><li><a title="Stranger Things &amp; The Montauk Project: This True Story Inspired Netflix - Thrillist" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/stranger-things-true-story-montauk-project-philadelphia-experiment">Stranger Things &amp; The Montauk Project: This True Story Inspired Netflix - Thrillist
</a></li><li><a title="ORION TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER SECRET PROJECTS" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whale.to/b/orion.html">ORION TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER SECRET PROJECTS
</a></li><li><a title="Interview with Duncan Cameron and Preston Nichols" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whale.to/b/cameron1.html">Interview with Duncan Cameron and Preston Nichols
</a></li><li><a title="Preston Nichols" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whale.to/b/nichols.html">Preston Nichols
</a></li><li><a title="Al Bielek Debunked: Full Story" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bielek-debunked.com/">Al Bielek Debunked: Full Story
</a></li><li><a title="MUFON Speech" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bielek-debunked.com/MUFON_Int.html">MUFON Speech
</a></li><li><a title="Al Bielek and Ed Cameron&#39;s Time Line" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bielek.com/ab_timeline.htm">Al Bielek and Ed Cameron's Time Line
</a></li><li><a title="My Ear Is Sore: Exploring Camp Hero in Montauk, Long Island." rel="nofollow" href="http://legendaryrockwarrior.blogspot.ca/2010/08/exploring-camp-hero-in-montauk-long.html">My Ear Is Sore: Exploring Camp Hero in Montauk, Long Island.
</a></li><li><a title="Report - - Camp Hero, Long Island, New York - November 2016 | 28DaysLater.co.uk" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/camp-hero-long-island-new-york-november-2016.106622/">Report - - Camp Hero, Long Island, New York - November 2016 | 28DaysLater.co.uk
</a></li><li><a title="Spookiness in Montauk: Why Did the Radar Dish at Camp Hero Just Turn to Face South? - Dan&#39;s Papers" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.danspapers.com/2011/10/spookiness-in-montauk-why-did-the-radar-dish-at-camp-hero-just-turn-to-face-south/">Spookiness in Montauk: Why Did the Radar Dish at Camp Hero Just Turn to Face South? - Dan's Papers
</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Memes. So many memes. Brian and Angelo have a look at what memes are, how they’ve changed, and how people used them. They reach memeception, and Alexa laughs at them when they get there. In the paranormal segment, things go off the rails real quick as they look into the Montauk Project and the colourful personalities involved. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="New Entry-Level Mac Notebook Expected to Adopt Retina Display, Likely Launch at WWDC in June - Mac Rumors" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.macrumors.com/2018/03/12/new-entry-level-mac-notebook-retina/">New Entry-Level Mac Notebook Expected to Adopt Retina Display, Likely Launch at WWDC in June - Mac Rumors
</a></li><li><a title="Google Is Helping the Pentagon Build AI for Drones" rel="nofollow" href="https://gizmodo.com/google-is-helping-the-pentagon-build-ai-for-drones-1823464533">Google Is Helping the Pentagon Build AI for Drones
</a></li><li><a title="Inside the Black Market for Spotify Playlists" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/spotify-playlist-black-market/">Inside the Black Market for Spotify Playlists
</a></li><li><a title="The story of the internet, as told by Know Your Meme - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/6/17044344/know-your-meme-10-year-anniversary-brad-kim-interview">The story of the internet, as told by Know Your Meme - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="10 of the Best Memes of All Time" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.lifewire.com/top-memes-of-all-time-3485903">10 of the Best Memes of All Time
</a></li><li><a title="What Was the First Meme Ever? An Exhaustive Investigation - Thrillist" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/first-meme-ever">What Was the First Meme Ever? An Exhaustive Investigation - Thrillist
</a></li><li><a title="Meme, Counter-meme | WIRED" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wired.com/1994/10/godwin-if-2/">Meme, Counter-meme | WIRED
</a></li><li><a title="Amazon Knows Alexa Devices Are Laughing Spontaneously And It&#39;s &quot;Working To Fix It&quot;" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/venessawong/amazon-alexa-devices-are-laughing-creepy?utm_term=.cfJyorqbo#.ivad0P7K0">Amazon Knows Alexa Devices Are Laughing Spontaneously And It's "Working To Fix It"
</a></li><li><a title="Montauk project - RationalWiki" rel="nofollow" href="https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Montauk_project">Montauk project - RationalWiki
</a></li><li><a title="Stranger Things &amp; The Montauk Project: This True Story Inspired Netflix - Thrillist" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/stranger-things-true-story-montauk-project-philadelphia-experiment">Stranger Things &amp; The Montauk Project: This True Story Inspired Netflix - Thrillist
</a></li><li><a title="ORION TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER SECRET PROJECTS" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whale.to/b/orion.html">ORION TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER SECRET PROJECTS
</a></li><li><a title="Interview with Duncan Cameron and Preston Nichols" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whale.to/b/cameron1.html">Interview with Duncan Cameron and Preston Nichols
</a></li><li><a title="Preston Nichols" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whale.to/b/nichols.html">Preston Nichols
</a></li><li><a title="Al Bielek Debunked: Full Story" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bielek-debunked.com/">Al Bielek Debunked: Full Story
</a></li><li><a title="MUFON Speech" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bielek-debunked.com/MUFON_Int.html">MUFON Speech
</a></li><li><a title="Al Bielek and Ed Cameron&#39;s Time Line" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bielek.com/ab_timeline.htm">Al Bielek and Ed Cameron's Time Line
</a></li><li><a title="My Ear Is Sore: Exploring Camp Hero in Montauk, Long Island." rel="nofollow" href="http://legendaryrockwarrior.blogspot.ca/2010/08/exploring-camp-hero-in-montauk-long.html">My Ear Is Sore: Exploring Camp Hero in Montauk, Long Island.
</a></li><li><a title="Report - - Camp Hero, Long Island, New York - November 2016 | 28DaysLater.co.uk" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/camp-hero-long-island-new-york-november-2016.106622/">Report - - Camp Hero, Long Island, New York - November 2016 | 28DaysLater.co.uk
</a></li><li><a title="Spookiness in Montauk: Why Did the Radar Dish at Camp Hero Just Turn to Face South? - Dan&#39;s Papers" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.danspapers.com/2011/10/spookiness-in-montauk-why-did-the-radar-dish-at-camp-hero-just-turn-to-face-south/">Spookiness in Montauk: Why Did the Radar Dish at Camp Hero Just Turn to Face South? - Dan's Papers
</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 45: The Greys Vs. Skynet</title>
  <link>https://www.doubledensity.net/45</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 05:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/aefc53a8-c637-4554-8233-a33bc873e79f/2c8403f8-f26d-436d-9ba9-bfd5fb86b387.mp3" length="50831628" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>45</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Greys Vs. Skynet</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week, Brian and Angelo bring together tech and paranormal to examine whether it will be A.I. or aliens that destroy the human race.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>54:58</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/a/aefc53a8-c637-4554-8233-a33bc873e79f/cover.jpg?v=4"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week, Brian and Angelo bring together tech and paranormal to examine whether it will be A.I. or aliens that destroy the human race.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Follow Double Density on: &lt;br&gt;
TWITTER || &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/double_density" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;www.twitter.com/double_density&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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</description>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian and Angelo bring together tech and paranormal to examine whether it will be A.I. or aliens that destroy the human race.</p>

<p>Follow Double Density on: <br>
TWITTER || <a href="http://www.twitter.com/double_density" rel="nofollow noopener">www.twitter.com/double_density</a><br>
FACEBOOK || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/doubledensitypodcast/" rel="nofollow noopener">www.facebook.com/doubledensitypodcast/</a><br>
INSTAGRAM || <a href="http://www.instagram.com/doubledensitypodcast/" rel="nofollow noopener">www.instagram.com/doubledensitypodcast/</a><br>
WEBSITE || <a href="http://www.doubledensity.net" rel="nofollow noopener">www.doubledensity.net</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Artificial intelligence has replaced aliens as our greatest fear of what will kill us all — Quartz" rel="nofollow" href="https://qz.com/1201846/ais-have-replaced-aliens-as-our-greatest-world-destroying-fear/">Artificial intelligence has replaced aliens as our greatest fear of what will kill us all — Quartz
</a></li><li><a title="Watch Boston Dynamics’ SpotMini Robot Open a Door | WIRED" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wired.com/story/watch-boston-dynamics-spotmini-robot-open-a-door/">Watch Boston Dynamics’ SpotMini Robot Open a Door | WIRED
</a></li><li><a title="Messages received from aliens could ruin life on Earth, scientists warn | The Independent" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/alien-message-et-proof-life-space-galactic-seti-virus-artificial-intelligence-a8210311.html">Messages received from aliens could ruin life on Earth, scientists warn | The Independent
</a></li><li><a title="Boston Dynamics is teaching its robot dog to fight back against humans | Technology | The Guardian" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/21/boston-dynamics-teaching-robot-dog-fight-back-humans">Boston Dynamics is teaching its robot dog to fight back against humans | Technology | The Guardian
</a></li><li><a title="Elon Musk’s Billion-Dollar Crusade to Stop the A.I. Apocalypse | Vanity Fair" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/elon-musk-billion-dollar-crusade-to-stop-ai-space-x">Elon Musk’s Billion-Dollar Crusade to Stop the A.I. Apocalypse | Vanity Fair
</a></li><li><a title="Dark Future: Here&#39;s When We&#39;ll Have the Autonomous Guard Dogs from Black Mirror" rel="nofollow" href="https://futurism.com/dark-future-autonomous-guard-dogs-black-mirror/">Dark Future: Here's When We'll Have the Autonomous Guard Dogs from Black Mirror
</a></li></ul>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian and Angelo bring together tech and paranormal to examine whether it will be A.I. or aliens that destroy the human race.</p>

<p>Follow Double Density on: <br>
TWITTER || <a href="http://www.twitter.com/double_density" rel="nofollow noopener">www.twitter.com/double_density</a><br>
FACEBOOK || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/doubledensitypodcast/" rel="nofollow noopener">www.facebook.com/doubledensitypodcast/</a><br>
INSTAGRAM || <a href="http://www.instagram.com/doubledensitypodcast/" rel="nofollow noopener">www.instagram.com/doubledensitypodcast/</a><br>
WEBSITE || <a href="http://www.doubledensity.net" rel="nofollow noopener">www.doubledensity.net</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Artificial intelligence has replaced aliens as our greatest fear of what will kill us all — Quartz" rel="nofollow" href="https://qz.com/1201846/ais-have-replaced-aliens-as-our-greatest-world-destroying-fear/">Artificial intelligence has replaced aliens as our greatest fear of what will kill us all — Quartz
</a></li><li><a title="Watch Boston Dynamics’ SpotMini Robot Open a Door | WIRED" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wired.com/story/watch-boston-dynamics-spotmini-robot-open-a-door/">Watch Boston Dynamics’ SpotMini Robot Open a Door | WIRED
</a></li><li><a title="Messages received from aliens could ruin life on Earth, scientists warn | The Independent" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/alien-message-et-proof-life-space-galactic-seti-virus-artificial-intelligence-a8210311.html">Messages received from aliens could ruin life on Earth, scientists warn | The Independent
</a></li><li><a title="Boston Dynamics is teaching its robot dog to fight back against humans | Technology | The Guardian" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/21/boston-dynamics-teaching-robot-dog-fight-back-humans">Boston Dynamics is teaching its robot dog to fight back against humans | Technology | The Guardian
</a></li><li><a title="Elon Musk’s Billion-Dollar Crusade to Stop the A.I. Apocalypse | Vanity Fair" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/elon-musk-billion-dollar-crusade-to-stop-ai-space-x">Elon Musk’s Billion-Dollar Crusade to Stop the A.I. Apocalypse | Vanity Fair
</a></li><li><a title="Dark Future: Here&#39;s When We&#39;ll Have the Autonomous Guard Dogs from Black Mirror" rel="nofollow" href="https://futurism.com/dark-future-autonomous-guard-dogs-black-mirror/">Dark Future: Here's When We'll Have the Autonomous Guard Dogs from Black Mirror
</a></li></ul>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
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  <title>Episode 44: Making Rings For Fun And For Profit</title>
  <link>https://www.doubledensity.net/44</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 06:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/aefc53a8-c637-4554-8233-a33bc873e79f/c1cd67ab-6982-4d6c-bcc3-0b8c9f722f40.mp3" length="46994749" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>44</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Making Rings For Fun And For Profit</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week, Brian and Angelo take a look at being locked into certain technology ecosystems, and of course HomePod rings. Then, from HomePod rings, they take a look at the ring left by an incredible UFO sighting in Delphos, Kansas. Also, covered: phones that spy on you, ad blockers, photo backups (Brian’s favourite), time travellers, cryptocurrency vs SETI, and the Pentagon UFO tapes.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:05:00</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week, Brian and Angelo take a look at being locked into certain technology ecosystems, and of course HomePod rings. Then, from HomePod rings, they take a look at the ring left by an incredible UFO sighting in Delphos, Kansas. Also, covered: phones that spy on you, ad blockers, photo backups (Brian’s favourite), time travellers, cryptocurrency vs SETI, and the Pentagon UFO tapes.&lt;/p&gt;

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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian and Angelo take a look at being locked into certain technology ecosystems, and of course HomePod rings. Then, from HomePod rings, they take a look at the ring left by an incredible UFO sighting in Delphos, Kansas. Also, covered: phones that spy on you, ad blockers, photo backups (Brian’s favourite), time travellers, cryptocurrency vs SETI, and the Pentagon UFO tapes.</p>

<p>Follow Double Density on: <br>
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WEBSITE || <a href="http://www.doubledensity.net" rel="nofollow noopener">www.doubledensity.net</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Don’t use Huawei phones, say heads of FBI, CIA, and NSA - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/14/17011246/huawei-phones-safe-us-intelligence-chief-fears">Don’t use Huawei phones, say heads of FBI, CIA, and NSA - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="Google’s Chrome ad blocking arrives today and this is how it works - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/14/17011266/google-chrome-ad-blocker-features">Google’s Chrome ad blocking arrives today and this is how it works - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="The HomePod is the point of no return for Apple fans - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/9/16994382/apple-homepod-release-day-price-compatibility">The HomePod is the point of no return for Apple fans - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="We’ve reached peak smartphone. What are Apple and Samsung going to do now? - The Washington Post" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/02/02/weve-reached-peak-smartphone-what-are-apple-and-samsung-going-to-do-now/?utm_term=.bd5aa12aac34">We’ve reached peak smartphone. What are Apple and Samsung going to do now? - The Washington Post
</a></li><li><a title="Cryptocurrency Miners Are &#39;Limiting&#39; the Search for Alien Life - Motherboard" rel="nofollow" href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/59kdwn/cryptocurrency-miners-are-limiting-the-search-for-alien-life-now-gpu-seti">Cryptocurrency Miners Are 'Limiting' the Search for Alien Life - Motherboard
</a></li><li><a title="‘Time-traveller from 2030&#39; passes lie detector test | Daily Mail Online" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5386759/Time-traveller-2030-PASSES-lie-detector-test.html">‘Time-traveller from 2030' passes lie detector test | Daily Mail Online
</a></li><li><a title="What Is Up With Those Pentagon UFO Videos? | WIRED" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-up-with-those-pentagon-ufo-videos/">What Is Up With Those Pentagon UFO Videos? | WIRED
</a></li><li><a title="Alleged UFO Landing in Delphos, Kansas | Openminds.tv" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.openminds.tv/ufo-landing-in-delphos-kansas/37970">Alleged UFO Landing in Delphos, Kansas | Openminds.tv
</a></li><li><a title="Our Strange Skies - The UFO Book Club - For the Love of Hynek: &#39;The Close Encounters Man&#39; by Mark O&#39;Connell" rel="nofollow" href="https://audioboom.com/posts/6666877-the-ufo-book-club-for-the-love-of-hynek-the-close-encounters-man-by-mark-o-connell">Our Strange Skies - The UFO Book Club - For the Love of Hynek: 'The Close Encounters Man' by Mark O'Connell
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian and Angelo take a look at being locked into certain technology ecosystems, and of course HomePod rings. Then, from HomePod rings, they take a look at the ring left by an incredible UFO sighting in Delphos, Kansas. Also, covered: phones that spy on you, ad blockers, photo backups (Brian’s favourite), time travellers, cryptocurrency vs SETI, and the Pentagon UFO tapes.</p>

<p>Follow Double Density on: <br>
TWITTER || <a href="http://www.twitter.com/double_density" rel="nofollow noopener">www.twitter.com/double_density</a><br>
FACEBOOK || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/doubledensitypodcast" rel="nofollow noopener">www.facebook.com/doubledensitypodcast</a><br>
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WEBSITE || <a href="http://www.doubledensity.net" rel="nofollow noopener">www.doubledensity.net</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Don’t use Huawei phones, say heads of FBI, CIA, and NSA - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/14/17011246/huawei-phones-safe-us-intelligence-chief-fears">Don’t use Huawei phones, say heads of FBI, CIA, and NSA - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="Google’s Chrome ad blocking arrives today and this is how it works - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/14/17011266/google-chrome-ad-blocker-features">Google’s Chrome ad blocking arrives today and this is how it works - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="The HomePod is the point of no return for Apple fans - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/9/16994382/apple-homepod-release-day-price-compatibility">The HomePod is the point of no return for Apple fans - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="We’ve reached peak smartphone. What are Apple and Samsung going to do now? - The Washington Post" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/02/02/weve-reached-peak-smartphone-what-are-apple-and-samsung-going-to-do-now/?utm_term=.bd5aa12aac34">We’ve reached peak smartphone. What are Apple and Samsung going to do now? - The Washington Post
</a></li><li><a title="Cryptocurrency Miners Are &#39;Limiting&#39; the Search for Alien Life - Motherboard" rel="nofollow" href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/59kdwn/cryptocurrency-miners-are-limiting-the-search-for-alien-life-now-gpu-seti">Cryptocurrency Miners Are 'Limiting' the Search for Alien Life - Motherboard
</a></li><li><a title="‘Time-traveller from 2030&#39; passes lie detector test | Daily Mail Online" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5386759/Time-traveller-2030-PASSES-lie-detector-test.html">‘Time-traveller from 2030' passes lie detector test | Daily Mail Online
</a></li><li><a title="What Is Up With Those Pentagon UFO Videos? | WIRED" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-up-with-those-pentagon-ufo-videos/">What Is Up With Those Pentagon UFO Videos? | WIRED
</a></li><li><a title="Alleged UFO Landing in Delphos, Kansas | Openminds.tv" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.openminds.tv/ufo-landing-in-delphos-kansas/37970">Alleged UFO Landing in Delphos, Kansas | Openminds.tv
</a></li><li><a title="Our Strange Skies - The UFO Book Club - For the Love of Hynek: &#39;The Close Encounters Man&#39; by Mark O&#39;Connell" rel="nofollow" href="https://audioboom.com/posts/6666877-the-ufo-book-club-for-the-love-of-hynek-the-close-encounters-man-by-mark-o-connell">Our Strange Skies - The UFO Book Club - For the Love of Hynek: 'The Close Encounters Man' by Mark O'Connell
</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 35: Mr. Bigelow’s Big Time Ranch</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 06:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
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  <itunes:title>Mr. Bigelow’s Big Time Ranch</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>For 2017's last episode, the guys discuss Apple’s recent purchase of Shazam, Tidal’s problems and if they’ll last longer than SoundCloud, and Angelo adds a few Google Home Minis to his house. Then, in the world of the paranormal, there’s only one thing to talk about: UFOs and the recent revelations of a secret government project. 
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  <itunes:duration>46:42</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;For 2017's last episode, the guys discuss Apple’s recent purchase of Shazam, Tidal’s problems and if they’ll last longer than SoundCloud, and Angelo adds a few Google Home Minis to his house. Then, in the world of the paranormal, there’s only one thing to talk about: UFOs and the recent revelations of a secret government project. &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>For 2017's last episode, the guys discuss Apple’s recent purchase of Shazam, Tidal’s problems and if they’ll last longer than SoundCloud, and Angelo adds a few Google Home Minis to his house. Then, in the world of the paranormal, there’s only one thing to talk about: UFOs and the recent revelations of a secret government project. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Apple Acquires Shazam" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theonion.com/apple-acquires-shazam-1821265240">Apple Acquires Shazam
</a></li><li><a title="Hi-resolution streaming music service Tidal running out of cash, may close next year | 9to5Mac" rel="nofollow" href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/13/tidal-out-of-cash-may-close/">Hi-resolution streaming music service Tidal running out of cash, may close next year | 9to5Mac
</a></li><li><a title="Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html?_r=1">Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program - The New York Times
</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>For 2017's last episode, the guys discuss Apple’s recent purchase of Shazam, Tidal’s problems and if they’ll last longer than SoundCloud, and Angelo adds a few Google Home Minis to his house. Then, in the world of the paranormal, there’s only one thing to talk about: UFOs and the recent revelations of a secret government project. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Apple Acquires Shazam" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theonion.com/apple-acquires-shazam-1821265240">Apple Acquires Shazam
</a></li><li><a title="Hi-resolution streaming music service Tidal running out of cash, may close next year | 9to5Mac" rel="nofollow" href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/13/tidal-out-of-cash-may-close/">Hi-resolution streaming music service Tidal running out of cash, may close next year | 9to5Mac
</a></li><li><a title="Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html?_r=1">Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program - The New York Times
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