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    <title>Double Density - Episodes Tagged with “Religion”</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 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: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 196: #CrashTheServer2k23</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>196</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>#CrashTheServer2k23</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Brian and Angelo decide to have a look at brand names, prompted by the reveal of Apple’s Dynamic Island, followed by a look at the GTA VI leak and how leaks can affect artists. When shifting to the paranormal, Brian brings up the idea of how aliens would have an effect on the idea of the Rapture.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>49:06</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Brian and Angelo decide to have a look at brand names, prompted by the reveal of Apple’s Dynamic Island, followed by a look at the GTA VI leak and how leaks can affect artists. When shifting to the paranormal, Brian brings up the idea of how aliens would have an effect on the idea of the Rapture.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>rapture, apple, brands, Netflix, dynamic island, aliens, religion, X, pearl, Sony, walkman, discman, AirPods, headphones, TVs</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Brian and Angelo decide to have a look at brand names, prompted by the reveal of Apple’s Dynamic Island, followed by a look at the GTA VI leak and how leaks can affect artists. When shifting to the paranormal, Brian brings up the idea of how aliens would have an effect on the idea of the Rapture.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Netflix at 20: Let&#39;s revisit the failure of Qwikster — Quartz" rel="nofollow" href="https://qz.com/1245107/as-netflix-turns-20-lets-revisit-its-biggest-blunder/">Netflix at 20: Let's revisit the failure of Qwikster — Quartz
</a></li><li><a title="GTA 6 gameplay leaks online in 90 videos - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/18/23359156/gta-6-leak-gameplay-footage-90-videos">GTA 6 gameplay leaks online in 90 videos - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="Eminem Interview - His Career, Addiction Battle, More - XXL" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.xxlmag.com/eminem-interview-career-addiction/">Eminem Interview - His Career, Addiction Battle, More - XXL
</a></li><li><a title="Mass Abduction" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/HighStrangeness/comments/xfyzeg/what_do_you_guys_think_of_the_rapture_being_a/">Mass Abduction
</a></li><li><a title="What Should Adventists Believe about Aliens? | Adventist Today" rel="nofollow" href="https://atoday.org/what-should-adventists-believe-about-aliens/">What Should Adventists Believe about Aliens? | Adventist Today
</a></li><li><a title="Christian Whose Rapture Prediction Failed Now Says It’ll Happen Later This Year - RAEL.ORG" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rael.org/christian-whose-rapture-prediction-failed-now-says-itll-happen-later-this-year/">Christian Whose Rapture Prediction Failed Now Says It’ll Happen Later This Year - RAEL.ORG
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    <![CDATA[<p>Brian and Angelo decide to have a look at brand names, prompted by the reveal of Apple’s Dynamic Island, followed by a look at the GTA VI leak and how leaks can affect artists. When shifting to the paranormal, Brian brings up the idea of how aliens would have an effect on the idea of the Rapture.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Netflix at 20: Let&#39;s revisit the failure of Qwikster — Quartz" rel="nofollow" href="https://qz.com/1245107/as-netflix-turns-20-lets-revisit-its-biggest-blunder/">Netflix at 20: Let's revisit the failure of Qwikster — Quartz
</a></li><li><a title="GTA 6 gameplay leaks online in 90 videos - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/18/23359156/gta-6-leak-gameplay-footage-90-videos">GTA 6 gameplay leaks online in 90 videos - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="Eminem Interview - His Career, Addiction Battle, More - XXL" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.xxlmag.com/eminem-interview-career-addiction/">Eminem Interview - His Career, Addiction Battle, More - XXL
</a></li><li><a title="Mass Abduction" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/HighStrangeness/comments/xfyzeg/what_do_you_guys_think_of_the_rapture_being_a/">Mass Abduction
</a></li><li><a title="What Should Adventists Believe about Aliens? | Adventist Today" rel="nofollow" href="https://atoday.org/what-should-adventists-believe-about-aliens/">What Should Adventists Believe about Aliens? | Adventist Today
</a></li><li><a title="Christian Whose Rapture Prediction Failed Now Says It’ll Happen Later This Year - RAEL.ORG" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rael.org/christian-whose-rapture-prediction-failed-now-says-itll-happen-later-this-year/">Christian Whose Rapture Prediction Failed Now Says It’ll Happen Later This Year - RAEL.ORG
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  <title>Episode 186: A Meditation On Faith and ETs</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
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  <itunes:episode>186</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>A Meditation On Faith and ETs</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Brian gives Angelo little time to talk about his Elden Ring Experience, SXSW has been taken over by crypto, the duo argues about the utility of getting a Studio Display, Brian has trouble with his ISP, and the Vatican is hiding aliens.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:06</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Brian gives Angelo little time to talk about his Elden Ring experience, SXSW has been taken over by NFTs, crypto and the MeTaVeRsE, the duo argues about the utility of getting an AppleStudio Display, Brian has trouble with his ISP, and the Vatican is hiding aliens. &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Brian gives Angelo little time to talk about his Elden Ring experience, SXSW has been taken over by NFTs, crypto and the MeTaVeRsE, the duo argues about the utility of getting an AppleStudio Display, Brian has trouble with his ISP, and the Vatican is hiding aliens.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="VaatiVidya - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/VaatiVidya">VaatiVidya - YouTube
</a></li><li><a title="At SXSW, A Pathetic Tech Future Struggles to Be Born" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gb75/at-sxsw-a-pathetic-tech-future-struggles-to-be-born">At SXSW, A Pathetic Tech Future Struggles to Be Born
</a></li><li><a title="Amazon&#39;s &#39;Project Iliad&#39; Made It Harder to Cancel Prime: Leaked Data" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-project-iliad-made-cancel-prime-membership-harer-leaked-data-2022-3">Amazon's 'Project Iliad' Made It Harder to Cancel Prime: Leaked Data
</a></li><li><a title="🔴 Wikileaks Email Implies The Vatican Has Proof Of Alien Life - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_sQIY0adRw">🔴 Wikileaks Email Implies The Vatican Has Proof Of Alien Life - YouTube
</a></li><li><a title="How aliens and an astronaut turned up in WikiLeaks - GeekWire" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.geekwire.com/2016/aliens-apollo-astronaut-edgar-mitchell-wikileaks/">How aliens and an astronaut turned up in WikiLeaks - GeekWire
</a></li><li><a title="UFOs are back in the news—and Catholics are ready to deal with any theological questions on alien life. | America Magazine" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/05/19/ufo-alien-life-catholic-church-240702">UFOs are back in the news—and Catholics are ready to deal with any theological questions on alien life. | America Magazine
</a></li><li><a title="Flat Earther claims that Nasa makes us believe in aliens so that we&#39;ll shoot Jesus if he returns | indy100" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.indy100.com/viral/flat-earth-nasa-jesus-aliens">Flat Earther claims that Nasa makes us believe in aliens so that we'll shoot Jesus if he returns | indy100
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    <![CDATA[<p>Brian gives Angelo little time to talk about his Elden Ring experience, SXSW has been taken over by NFTs, crypto and the MeTaVeRsE, the duo argues about the utility of getting an AppleStudio Display, Brian has trouble with his ISP, and the Vatican is hiding aliens.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="VaatiVidya - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/VaatiVidya">VaatiVidya - YouTube
</a></li><li><a title="At SXSW, A Pathetic Tech Future Struggles to Be Born" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gb75/at-sxsw-a-pathetic-tech-future-struggles-to-be-born">At SXSW, A Pathetic Tech Future Struggles to Be Born
</a></li><li><a title="Amazon&#39;s &#39;Project Iliad&#39; Made It Harder to Cancel Prime: Leaked Data" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-project-iliad-made-cancel-prime-membership-harer-leaked-data-2022-3">Amazon's 'Project Iliad' Made It Harder to Cancel Prime: Leaked Data
</a></li><li><a title="🔴 Wikileaks Email Implies The Vatican Has Proof Of Alien Life - YouTube" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_sQIY0adRw">🔴 Wikileaks Email Implies The Vatican Has Proof Of Alien Life - YouTube
</a></li><li><a title="How aliens and an astronaut turned up in WikiLeaks - GeekWire" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.geekwire.com/2016/aliens-apollo-astronaut-edgar-mitchell-wikileaks/">How aliens and an astronaut turned up in WikiLeaks - GeekWire
</a></li><li><a title="UFOs are back in the news—and Catholics are ready to deal with any theological questions on alien life. | America Magazine" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/05/19/ufo-alien-life-catholic-church-240702">UFOs are back in the news—and Catholics are ready to deal with any theological questions on alien life. | America Magazine
</a></li><li><a title="Flat Earther claims that Nasa makes us believe in aliens so that we&#39;ll shoot Jesus if he returns | indy100" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.indy100.com/viral/flat-earth-nasa-jesus-aliens">Flat Earther claims that Nasa makes us believe in aliens so that we'll shoot Jesus if he returns | indy100
</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 120: Solve for X</title>
  <link>https://www.doubledensity.net/120</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2019 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
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  <itunes:episode>120</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Solve for X</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Angelo sets up a new iPhone, Brian meets his phone twin, and the two then discuss belief systems and the paranormal.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>52:11</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Angelo sets up his wife's new iPhone 11, Dropbox gets dropped, Brian discovers an old video game console, professionals should always wait to update macOS, and now no one can see how creepy you are on Instagram. The paranormal segment is all about the how and the why of belief as it relates to the paranormal. &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>iPhone11, macOS, dropbox, radioshack, retro games, ufos, religion, magic</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Angelo sets up his wife's new iPhone 11, Dropbox gets dropped, Brian discovers an old video game console, professionals should always wait to update macOS, and now no one can see how creepy you are on Instagram. The paranormal segment is all about the how and the why of belief as it relates to the paranormal.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Tandy Video Information System - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_Video_Information_System">Tandy Video Information System - Wikipedia
</a></li><li><a title="Apple’s macOS Catalina update is a big problem for DJs who relied on iTunes - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/7/20903391/apple-macos-catalina-itunes-dj-software-breaks-xml-file-support-removal-update">Apple’s macOS Catalina update is a big problem for DJs who relied on iTunes - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="Instagram’s Following Activity Tab Is Going Away" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/instagrams-following-activity-tab-is-going-away">Instagram’s Following Activity Tab Is Going Away
</a></li><li><a title="Believers in conspiracy theories and the paranormal are more likely to see “illusory patterns” – Research Digest" rel="nofollow" href="https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/10/17/believers-in-conspiracy-theories-and-the-paranormal-are-more-likely-to-see-illusory-patterns/">Believers in conspiracy theories and the paranormal are more likely to see “illusory patterns” – Research Digest
</a></li><li><a title="Why Smart People Still Believe Conspiracy Theories | Time" rel="nofollow" href="https://time.com/5023383/conspiracy-theories-reasons-believe/">Why Smart People Still Believe Conspiracy Theories | Time
</a></li><li><a title="Why Do People Believe in Ghosts? - The Atlantic" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/09/why-do-people-believe-in-ghosts/379072/">Why Do People Believe in Ghosts? - The Atlantic
</a></li><li><a title="How Come Some People Believe in the Paranormal? - Scientific American" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-come-some-people-believe-in-the-paranormal/">How Come Some People Believe in the Paranormal? - Scientific American
</a></li><li><a title="Opinion | Don’t Believe in God? Maybe You’ll Try U.F.O.s - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/opinion/sunday/dont-believe-in-god-maybe-youll-try-ufos.html">Opinion | Don’t Believe in God? Maybe You’ll Try U.F.O.s - The New York Times
</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Angelo sets up his wife's new iPhone 11, Dropbox gets dropped, Brian discovers an old video game console, professionals should always wait to update macOS, and now no one can see how creepy you are on Instagram. The paranormal segment is all about the how and the why of belief as it relates to the paranormal.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Tandy Video Information System - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_Video_Information_System">Tandy Video Information System - Wikipedia
</a></li><li><a title="Apple’s macOS Catalina update is a big problem for DJs who relied on iTunes - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/7/20903391/apple-macos-catalina-itunes-dj-software-breaks-xml-file-support-removal-update">Apple’s macOS Catalina update is a big problem for DJs who relied on iTunes - The Verge
</a></li><li><a title="Instagram’s Following Activity Tab Is Going Away" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/instagrams-following-activity-tab-is-going-away">Instagram’s Following Activity Tab Is Going Away
</a></li><li><a title="Believers in conspiracy theories and the paranormal are more likely to see “illusory patterns” – Research Digest" rel="nofollow" href="https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/10/17/believers-in-conspiracy-theories-and-the-paranormal-are-more-likely-to-see-illusory-patterns/">Believers in conspiracy theories and the paranormal are more likely to see “illusory patterns” – Research Digest
</a></li><li><a title="Why Smart People Still Believe Conspiracy Theories | Time" rel="nofollow" href="https://time.com/5023383/conspiracy-theories-reasons-believe/">Why Smart People Still Believe Conspiracy Theories | Time
</a></li><li><a title="Why Do People Believe in Ghosts? - The Atlantic" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/09/why-do-people-believe-in-ghosts/379072/">Why Do People Believe in Ghosts? - The Atlantic
</a></li><li><a title="How Come Some People Believe in the Paranormal? - Scientific American" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-come-some-people-believe-in-the-paranormal/">How Come Some People Believe in the Paranormal? - Scientific American
</a></li><li><a title="Opinion | Don’t Believe in God? Maybe You’ll Try U.F.O.s - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/opinion/sunday/dont-believe-in-god-maybe-youll-try-ufos.html">Opinion | Don’t Believe in God? Maybe You’ll Try U.F.O.s - The New York Times
</a></li></ul>]]>
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