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    <title>Double Density - Episodes Tagged with “Government”</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 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: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 155: A Seat At The Galactic Federation Table</title>
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  <itunes:title>A Seat At The Galactic Federation Table</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Apple has expensive headphones, Amazon has a judgy wearable, and Brian has a controller that won’t work with his Mac. In the paranormal segment, the duo tries to determine if aliens are working with world governments to prevent nuclear war.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>37:19</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Apple has expensive headphones, Amazon has a judgy wearable, and Brian has a controller that won’t work with his Mac. In the paranormal segment, the duo discuss the idea of the existence of a galactic federation and Brian and Angelo try to determine if aliens are working with world governments to prevent nuclear war and discuss the fact that Ed Dames (Dr. Doom himself) remote viewed an intergalactic federation location in the alate 1980s. &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Apple has expensive headphones, Amazon has a judgy wearable, and Brian has a controller that won’t work with his Mac. In the paranormal segment, the duo discuss the idea of the existence of a galactic federation and Brian and Angelo try to determine if aliens are working with world governments to prevent nuclear war and discuss the fact that Ed Dames (Dr. Doom himself) remote viewed an intergalactic federation location in the alate 1980s.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="AirPods Max - Apple" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.apple.com/airpods-max/">AirPods Max - Apple</a></li><li><a title="Amazon’s Halo Band wearable tracks your voice and body fat, but isn’t helpful - The Washington Post" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/10/amazon-halo-band-review/">Amazon’s Halo Band wearable tracks your voice and body fat, but isn’t helpful - The Washington Post</a></li><li><a title="Israel&#39;s Former Space Security Chief Says Aliens Have Prevented Nuclear War" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgzg97/israels-former-space-security-chief-says-aliens-have-prevented-nuclear-war">Israel's Former Space Security Chief Says Aliens Have Prevented Nuclear War</a></li><li><a title="Remote viewing &amp; UFOs : Stargate, Galactic Federation + the Aviary (CIA index + 92,010 PDF pages), page 2" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1074447/pg2#pid19545610">Remote viewing &amp; UFOs : Stargate, Galactic Federation + the Aviary (CIA index + 92,010 PDF pages), page 2</a></li><li><a title="CIA Remote Viewing Documents" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00789R003800200001-8.pdf">CIA Remote Viewing Documents</a></li><li><a title="Israeli space chief says aliens may well exist, but they haven&#39;t met humans | The Times of Israel" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-space-chief-says-aliens-may-well-exist-but-they-havent-met-humans/">Israeli space chief says aliens may well exist, but they haven't met humans | The Times of Israel</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Apple has expensive headphones, Amazon has a judgy wearable, and Brian has a controller that won’t work with his Mac. In the paranormal segment, the duo discuss the idea of the existence of a galactic federation and Brian and Angelo try to determine if aliens are working with world governments to prevent nuclear war and discuss the fact that Ed Dames (Dr. Doom himself) remote viewed an intergalactic federation location in the alate 1980s.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="AirPods Max - Apple" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.apple.com/airpods-max/">AirPods Max - Apple</a></li><li><a title="Amazon’s Halo Band wearable tracks your voice and body fat, but isn’t helpful - The Washington Post" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/10/amazon-halo-band-review/">Amazon’s Halo Band wearable tracks your voice and body fat, but isn’t helpful - The Washington Post</a></li><li><a title="Israel&#39;s Former Space Security Chief Says Aliens Have Prevented Nuclear War" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgzg97/israels-former-space-security-chief-says-aliens-have-prevented-nuclear-war">Israel's Former Space Security Chief Says Aliens Have Prevented Nuclear War</a></li><li><a title="Remote viewing &amp; UFOs : Stargate, Galactic Federation + the Aviary (CIA index + 92,010 PDF pages), page 2" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1074447/pg2#pid19545610">Remote viewing &amp; UFOs : Stargate, Galactic Federation + the Aviary (CIA index + 92,010 PDF pages), page 2</a></li><li><a title="CIA Remote Viewing Documents" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00789R003800200001-8.pdf">CIA Remote Viewing Documents</a></li><li><a title="Israeli space chief says aliens may well exist, but they haven&#39;t met humans | The Times of Israel" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-space-chief-says-aliens-may-well-exist-but-they-havent-met-humans/">Israeli space chief says aliens may well exist, but they haven't met humans | The Times of Israel</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 59: When WWDC And Dinos Collide</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>When WWDC And Dinos Collide</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This week, Brian and Angelo take a closer look at Apple’s recent WWDC announcements, how memes don’t make money anymore, Norman the psychopathic AI, the Boring Company  Not-A-Flamethrower, and burnt out YouTubers. Then in the paranormal segment, they take a closer look at weird things the government has seriously considered, including wormholes and stargates, as well as a surprising diagram hidden deep in the documents. Oh yeah, new artwork too!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:01:01</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week, Brian and Angelo take a closer look at Apple’s recent WWDC announcements, how memes don’t make money anymore, Norman the psychopathic AI, the Boring Company  Not-A-Flamethrower, and burnt out YouTubers. Then in the paranormal segment, they take a closer look at weird things the government has seriously considered, including wormholes and stargates, as well as a surprising diagram hidden deep in the documents. Oh yeah, new artwork too!&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian and Angelo take a closer look at Apple’s recent WWDC announcements, how memes don’t make money anymore, Norman the psychopathic AI, the Boring Company  Not-A-Flamethrower, and burnt out YouTubers. Then in the paranormal segment, they take a closer look at weird things the government has seriously considered, including wormholes and stargates, as well as a surprising diagram hidden deep in the documents. Oh yeah, new artwork too!</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Apple Events - WWDC Keynote, June 2018 - Apple" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2018/">Apple Events - WWDC Keynote, June 2018 - Apple</a></li><li><a title="Apple Is Testing a Feature That Could Kill Police iPhone Unlockers - Motherboard" rel="nofollow" href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/zm8ya4/apple-iphone-usb-restricted-mode-cellebrite-grayshift">Apple Is Testing a Feature That Could Kill Police iPhone Unlockers - Motherboard</a></li><li><a title="Memes Are Becoming Harder to Monetize - The Atlantic" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/memes-are-becoming-harder-to-monetize/561578/?utm_source=twb">Memes Are Becoming Harder to Monetize - The Atlantic</a></li><li><a title="Are you scared yet? Meet Norman, the psychopathic AI - BBC News" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44040008">Are you scared yet? Meet Norman, the psychopathic AI - BBC News</a></li><li><a title="California’s efforts to restrict Elon Musk’s flamethrowers go down in flames | Ars Technica" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/californias-efforts-to-restrict-elon-musks-flamethrowers-go-down-in-flames/">California’s efforts to restrict Elon Musk’s flamethrowers go down in flames | Ars Technica</a></li><li><a title="YouTube’s top creators are burning out and breaking down en masse - Polygon" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/1/17413542/burnout-mental-health-awareness-youtube-elle-mills-el-rubius-bobby-burns-pewdiepie">YouTube’s top creators are burning out and breaking down en masse - Polygon</a></li><li><a title="These Are Real Pentagon Reports On Warp Drive, Extra Dimensions, Anti-Gravity, And More - The Drive" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/20797/the-pentagon-paid-for-these-reports-on-warp-drive-extra-dimensions-anti-gravity-and-more">These Are Real Pentagon Reports On Warp Drive, Extra Dimensions, Anti-Gravity, And More - The Drive</a></li><li><a title="DIA - Traversable Wormholes, Stargates, And Negative Energy" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/367559892/DIA-Traversable-Wormholes-Stargates-And-Negative-Energy?campaign=SkimbitLtd&amp;ad_group=58287X1565894X5b3a3bf3bd89e62f66d6901fb5d16713&amp;keyword=660149026&amp;source=hp_affiliate&amp;medium=affiliate">DIA - Traversable Wormholes, Stargates, And Negative Energy</a></li><li><a title="Super freaky recently declassified NSA security posters" rel="nofollow" href="https://kottke.org/18/06/super-freaky-recently-declassified-nsa-security-posters">Super freaky recently declassified NSA security posters</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian and Angelo take a closer look at Apple’s recent WWDC announcements, how memes don’t make money anymore, Norman the psychopathic AI, the Boring Company  Not-A-Flamethrower, and burnt out YouTubers. Then in the paranormal segment, they take a closer look at weird things the government has seriously considered, including wormholes and stargates, as well as a surprising diagram hidden deep in the documents. Oh yeah, new artwork too!</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Apple Events - WWDC Keynote, June 2018 - Apple" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2018/">Apple Events - WWDC Keynote, June 2018 - Apple</a></li><li><a title="Apple Is Testing a Feature That Could Kill Police iPhone Unlockers - Motherboard" rel="nofollow" href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/zm8ya4/apple-iphone-usb-restricted-mode-cellebrite-grayshift">Apple Is Testing a Feature That Could Kill Police iPhone Unlockers - Motherboard</a></li><li><a title="Memes Are Becoming Harder to Monetize - The Atlantic" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/memes-are-becoming-harder-to-monetize/561578/?utm_source=twb">Memes Are Becoming Harder to Monetize - The Atlantic</a></li><li><a title="Are you scared yet? Meet Norman, the psychopathic AI - BBC News" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44040008">Are you scared yet? Meet Norman, the psychopathic AI - BBC News</a></li><li><a title="California’s efforts to restrict Elon Musk’s flamethrowers go down in flames | Ars Technica" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/californias-efforts-to-restrict-elon-musks-flamethrowers-go-down-in-flames/">California’s efforts to restrict Elon Musk’s flamethrowers go down in flames | Ars Technica</a></li><li><a title="YouTube’s top creators are burning out and breaking down en masse - Polygon" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/1/17413542/burnout-mental-health-awareness-youtube-elle-mills-el-rubius-bobby-burns-pewdiepie">YouTube’s top creators are burning out and breaking down en masse - Polygon</a></li><li><a title="These Are Real Pentagon Reports On Warp Drive, Extra Dimensions, Anti-Gravity, And More - The Drive" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/20797/the-pentagon-paid-for-these-reports-on-warp-drive-extra-dimensions-anti-gravity-and-more">These Are Real Pentagon Reports On Warp Drive, Extra Dimensions, Anti-Gravity, And More - The Drive</a></li><li><a title="DIA - Traversable Wormholes, Stargates, And Negative Energy" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/367559892/DIA-Traversable-Wormholes-Stargates-And-Negative-Energy?campaign=SkimbitLtd&amp;ad_group=58287X1565894X5b3a3bf3bd89e62f66d6901fb5d16713&amp;keyword=660149026&amp;source=hp_affiliate&amp;medium=affiliate">DIA - Traversable Wormholes, Stargates, And Negative Energy</a></li><li><a title="Super freaky recently declassified NSA security posters" rel="nofollow" href="https://kottke.org/18/06/super-freaky-recently-declassified-nsa-security-posters">Super freaky recently declassified NSA security posters</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 58: The Dogman And I</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
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  <itunes:episode>58</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Dogman And I</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This week, Brian and Angelo discuss Amazon's Rekognition project, Alexa recording your every word, how you need to reboot your router, the demise of the Essential phone, Bitcoin ruins everything, and how the math men have overtaken the mad men when it comes to advertising. Shifting over to the paranormal, after Angelo talks about seeing Infinity War, your hosts skew the discussion towards cryptids. Namely, the non-alien octopus, the Loch Ness Monster and her DNA, and finally, the Dogman.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>51:01</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week, Brian and Angelo discuss Amazon's Rekognition project, Alexa recording your every word, how you need to reboot your router, the demise of the Essential phone, Bitcoin ruins everything, and how the math men have overtaken the mad men when it comes to advertising. Shifting over to the paranormal, after Angelo talks about seeing Infinity War, your hosts skew the discussion towards cryptids. Namely, the non-alien octopus, the Loch Ness Monster and her DNA, and finally, the Dogman. &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian and Angelo discuss Amazon&#39;s Rekognition project, Alexa recording your every word, how you need to reboot your router, the demise of the Essential phone, Bitcoin ruins everything, and how the math men have overtaken the mad men when it comes to advertising. Shifting over to the paranormal, after Angelo talks about seeing Infinity War, your hosts skew the discussion towards cryptids. Namely, the non-alien octopus, the Loch Ness Monster and her DNA, and finally, the Dogman.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Amazon Teams Up With Law Enforcement to Deploy Dangerous New Face Recognition Technology | ACLU of Northern CA" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.aclunc.org/blog/amazon-teams-law-enforcement-deploy-dangerous-new-face-recognition-technology">Amazon Teams Up With Law Enforcement to Deploy Dangerous New Face Recognition Technology | ACLU of Northern CA</a></li><li><a title="Amazon Rekognition – Video and Image - AWS" rel="nofollow" href="https://aws.amazon.com/rekognition/">Amazon Rekognition – Video and Image - AWS</a></li><li><a title="Orlando Police Testing Amazon&#39;s Real-Time Facial Recognition : NPR" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.npr.org/2018/05/22/613115969/orlando-police-testing-amazons-real-time-facial-recognition?utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;utm_content=20180522">Orlando Police Testing Amazon's Real-Time Facial Recognition : NPR</a></li><li><a title="Here’s Amazon’s explanation for the Alexa eavesdropping scandal - Recode" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.recode.net/2018/5/24/17391480/amazon-alexa-woman-secret-recording-echo-explanation">Here’s Amazon’s explanation for the Alexa eavesdropping scandal - Recode</a></li><li><a title="The story behind the Echo eavesdropping story - Six Colors" rel="nofollow" href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/05/the-story-behind-the-echo-eavesdropping-story/">The story behind the Echo eavesdropping story - Six Colors</a></li><li><a title="F.B.I.’s Urgent Request: Reboot Your Router to Stop Russia-Linked Malware - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/27/technology/router-fbi-reboot-malware.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur">F.B.I.’s Urgent Request: Reboot Your Router to Stop Russia-Linked Malware - The New York Times</a></li><li><a title="Bitcoin estimated to use half a percent of the world&#39;s electric energy by end of 2018 | EurekAlert! Science News" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/cp-bet051018.php">Bitcoin estimated to use half a percent of the world's electric energy by end of 2018 | EurekAlert! Science News</a></li><li><a title="The Essential Phone 2 has reportedly been canceled - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/24/17391734/essential-cancels-phone-development-considers-sale-report">The Essential Phone 2 has reportedly been canceled - The Verge</a></li><li><a title="How the Math Men Overthrew the Mad Men | The New Yorker" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-communications/how-the-math-men-overthrew-the-mad-men">How the Math Men Overthrew the Mad Men | The New Yorker</a></li><li><a title="No, Octopuses Don&#39;t Come From Outer Space" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.space.com/40654-octopuses-are-not-aliens-panspermia.html">No, Octopuses Don't Come From Outer Space</a></li><li><a title="Legend of Loch Ness Monster will be tested with DNA samples" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.apnews.com/3084815b54464533bf1d34d2a5a49ac6/Legend-of-Loch-Ness-Monster-will-be-tested-with-DNA-samples">Legend of Loch Ness Monster will be tested with DNA samples</a></li><li><a title="Wolf, dog, dogman or some mysterious creature? Montanans look for answers" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2018/05/24/wolf-dog-dogman-some-mysterious-creature-montanans-look-answers/634379002/">Wolf, dog, dogman or some mysterious creature? Montanans look for answers</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian and Angelo discuss Amazon&#39;s Rekognition project, Alexa recording your every word, how you need to reboot your router, the demise of the Essential phone, Bitcoin ruins everything, and how the math men have overtaken the mad men when it comes to advertising. Shifting over to the paranormal, after Angelo talks about seeing Infinity War, your hosts skew the discussion towards cryptids. Namely, the non-alien octopus, the Loch Ness Monster and her DNA, and finally, the Dogman.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Amazon Teams Up With Law Enforcement to Deploy Dangerous New Face Recognition Technology | ACLU of Northern CA" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.aclunc.org/blog/amazon-teams-law-enforcement-deploy-dangerous-new-face-recognition-technology">Amazon Teams Up With Law Enforcement to Deploy Dangerous New Face Recognition Technology | ACLU of Northern CA</a></li><li><a title="Amazon Rekognition – Video and Image - AWS" rel="nofollow" href="https://aws.amazon.com/rekognition/">Amazon Rekognition – Video and Image - AWS</a></li><li><a title="Orlando Police Testing Amazon&#39;s Real-Time Facial Recognition : NPR" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.npr.org/2018/05/22/613115969/orlando-police-testing-amazons-real-time-facial-recognition?utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;utm_content=20180522">Orlando Police Testing Amazon's Real-Time Facial Recognition : NPR</a></li><li><a title="Here’s Amazon’s explanation for the Alexa eavesdropping scandal - Recode" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.recode.net/2018/5/24/17391480/amazon-alexa-woman-secret-recording-echo-explanation">Here’s Amazon’s explanation for the Alexa eavesdropping scandal - Recode</a></li><li><a title="The story behind the Echo eavesdropping story - Six Colors" rel="nofollow" href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/05/the-story-behind-the-echo-eavesdropping-story/">The story behind the Echo eavesdropping story - Six Colors</a></li><li><a title="F.B.I.’s Urgent Request: Reboot Your Router to Stop Russia-Linked Malware - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/27/technology/router-fbi-reboot-malware.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur">F.B.I.’s Urgent Request: Reboot Your Router to Stop Russia-Linked Malware - The New York Times</a></li><li><a title="Bitcoin estimated to use half a percent of the world&#39;s electric energy by end of 2018 | EurekAlert! Science News" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/cp-bet051018.php">Bitcoin estimated to use half a percent of the world's electric energy by end of 2018 | EurekAlert! Science News</a></li><li><a title="The Essential Phone 2 has reportedly been canceled - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/24/17391734/essential-cancels-phone-development-considers-sale-report">The Essential Phone 2 has reportedly been canceled - The Verge</a></li><li><a title="How the Math Men Overthrew the Mad Men | The New Yorker" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-communications/how-the-math-men-overthrew-the-mad-men">How the Math Men Overthrew the Mad Men | The New Yorker</a></li><li><a title="No, Octopuses Don&#39;t Come From Outer Space" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.space.com/40654-octopuses-are-not-aliens-panspermia.html">No, Octopuses Don't Come From Outer Space</a></li><li><a title="Legend of Loch Ness Monster will be tested with DNA samples" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.apnews.com/3084815b54464533bf1d34d2a5a49ac6/Legend-of-Loch-Ness-Monster-will-be-tested-with-DNA-samples">Legend of Loch Ness Monster will be tested with DNA samples</a></li><li><a title="Wolf, dog, dogman or some mysterious creature? Montanans look for answers" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2018/05/24/wolf-dog-dogman-some-mysterious-creature-montanans-look-answers/634379002/">Wolf, dog, dogman or some mysterious creature? Montanans look for answers</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 47: Time Slinky</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
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  <itunes:title>Time Slinky</itunes:title>
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  <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>
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  <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;
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    <![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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    <![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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