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    <title>Double Density - Episodes Tagged with “Retro Games”</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2019 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.
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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.
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  <title>Episode 120: Solve for X</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2019 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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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>
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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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    <![CDATA[<p>Angelo sets up his wife&#39;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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    <![CDATA[<p>Angelo sets up his wife&#39;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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  <title>Episode 104: UFOs and Power Plants</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2019 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
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  <itunes:episode>104</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>UFOs and Power Plants</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week, questions are asked: Does Alexa work for the NSA? What tech products seemed like the next big thing, but fizzled out? Did someone really see a huge UFO over Lake Michigan again?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>40:40</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week, Brian and Angelo discuss how Amazon is having people listen to your conversations, Capcom is getting into the classic console game, and some tech products just never made as big a splash as was intended. Then, after the break, the duo discusses what could be the most complelling evidence of a UFO ever... or a street light. &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>Alexa, amazon, Osborne, Capcom, retro games, ufos, Michigan</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian and Angelo discuss how Amazon is having people listen to your conversations, Capcom is getting into the classic console game, and some tech products just never made as big a splash as was intended. Then, after the break, the duo discusses what could be the most complelling evidence of a UFO ever... or a street light.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Is Anyone Listening to You on Alexa? A Global Team Reviews Audio - Bloomberg" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-10/is-anyone-listening-to-you-on-alexa-a-global-team-reviews-audio">Is Anyone Listening to You on Alexa? A Global Team Reviews Audio - Bloomberg</a></li><li><a title="Capcom Home Arcade is a pricey plug-and-play arcade stick with 16 games - Polygon" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/16/18410475/capcom-home-arcade-system-games-pre-order">Capcom Home Arcade is a pricey plug-and-play arcade stick with 16 games - Polygon</a></li><li><a title="Capacitance Electronic Disc - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc">Capacitance Electronic Disc - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="Osborne effect - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect">Osborne effect - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Veteran Witnesses ‘Massive’ UFO over Lake Michigan in ‘Manitowoc Incident’ Short Film - NewsInsideOut" rel="nofollow" href="https://newsinsideout.com/2019/04/exclusive-u-s-veteran-witnesses-massive-ufo-over-lake-michigan-in-manitowoc-incident-short-film/">EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Veteran Witnesses ‘Massive’ UFO over Lake Michigan in ‘Manitowoc Incident’ Short Film - NewsInsideOut</a></li><li><a title="DOWNGRADED: ‘Manitowoc Incident’ Update Reveals UFO Footage Showed Ground Lights, 8-bit Audio Analysis Saving Grace in Story that Couldn’t Tell Up from Down - NewsInsideOut" rel="nofollow" href="https://newsinsideout.com/2019/04/downgraded-manitowoc-incident-update-reveals-ufo-footage-showed-ground-lights-8-bit-audio-analysis-saving-grace-in-story-that-couldnt-tell-up-from-down/">DOWNGRADED: ‘Manitowoc Incident’ Update Reveals UFO Footage Showed Ground Lights, 8-bit Audio Analysis Saving Grace in Story that Couldn’t Tell Up from Down - NewsInsideOut</a></li><li><a title="UFO News - MUFON" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.mufon.com/ufo-news/ufo-reported-hovering-over-florida-power-plant">UFO News - MUFON</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian and Angelo discuss how Amazon is having people listen to your conversations, Capcom is getting into the classic console game, and some tech products just never made as big a splash as was intended. Then, after the break, the duo discusses what could be the most complelling evidence of a UFO ever... or a street light.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Is Anyone Listening to You on Alexa? A Global Team Reviews Audio - Bloomberg" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-10/is-anyone-listening-to-you-on-alexa-a-global-team-reviews-audio">Is Anyone Listening to You on Alexa? A Global Team Reviews Audio - Bloomberg</a></li><li><a title="Capcom Home Arcade is a pricey plug-and-play arcade stick with 16 games - Polygon" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/16/18410475/capcom-home-arcade-system-games-pre-order">Capcom Home Arcade is a pricey plug-and-play arcade stick with 16 games - Polygon</a></li><li><a title="Capacitance Electronic Disc - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc">Capacitance Electronic Disc - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="Osborne effect - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect">Osborne effect - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Veteran Witnesses ‘Massive’ UFO over Lake Michigan in ‘Manitowoc Incident’ Short Film - NewsInsideOut" rel="nofollow" href="https://newsinsideout.com/2019/04/exclusive-u-s-veteran-witnesses-massive-ufo-over-lake-michigan-in-manitowoc-incident-short-film/">EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Veteran Witnesses ‘Massive’ UFO over Lake Michigan in ‘Manitowoc Incident’ Short Film - NewsInsideOut</a></li><li><a title="DOWNGRADED: ‘Manitowoc Incident’ Update Reveals UFO Footage Showed Ground Lights, 8-bit Audio Analysis Saving Grace in Story that Couldn’t Tell Up from Down - NewsInsideOut" rel="nofollow" href="https://newsinsideout.com/2019/04/downgraded-manitowoc-incident-update-reveals-ufo-footage-showed-ground-lights-8-bit-audio-analysis-saving-grace-in-story-that-couldnt-tell-up-from-down/">DOWNGRADED: ‘Manitowoc Incident’ Update Reveals UFO Footage Showed Ground Lights, 8-bit Audio Analysis Saving Grace in Story that Couldn’t Tell Up from Down - NewsInsideOut</a></li><li><a title="UFO News - MUFON" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.mufon.com/ufo-news/ufo-reported-hovering-over-florida-power-plant">UFO News - MUFON</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 72: Living the Helicopter Lifestyle</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
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  <itunes:episode>72</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Living the Helicopter Lifestyle</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Brian gets an NES Classic, Angelo deals with an Apple ID lockout, they take a look at those Cuban microwave attacks, and Brian goes on a ghost tour.
</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>40:15</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week, Brian talks about getting his NES Classic and spending some time plating Star Tropics and Angelo deals with an Apple ID lockout on his wife’s account. They then speculate the upcoming Apple event, and Brian gets stranded during a subway debacle. In the paranormal segment, the discussion focuses on the Cuban microwave weapon attacks, and then Brian tells us all about his recent ghost tour.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian talks about getting his NES Classic and spending some time plating Star Tropics and Angelo deals with an Apple ID lockout on his wife’s account. They then speculate the upcoming Apple event, and Brian gets stranded during a subway debacle. In the paranormal segment, the discussion focuses on the Cuban microwave weapon attacks, and then Brian tells us all about his recent ghost tour.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="If your Apple ID is locked or disabled - Apple Support" rel="nofollow" href="https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204106">If your Apple ID is locked or disabled - Apple Support</a></li><li><a title="Microwave Weapons Are Prime Suspect in Ills of U.S. Embassy Workers - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/01/science/sonic-attack-cuba-microwave.html">Microwave Weapons Are Prime Suspect in Ills of U.S. Embassy Workers - The New York Times</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Brian talks about getting his NES Classic and spending some time plating Star Tropics and Angelo deals with an Apple ID lockout on his wife’s account. They then speculate the upcoming Apple event, and Brian gets stranded during a subway debacle. In the paranormal segment, the discussion focuses on the Cuban microwave weapon attacks, and then Brian tells us all about his recent ghost tour.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="If your Apple ID is locked or disabled - Apple Support" rel="nofollow" href="https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204106">If your Apple ID is locked or disabled - Apple Support</a></li><li><a title="Microwave Weapons Are Prime Suspect in Ills of U.S. Embassy Workers - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/01/science/sonic-attack-cuba-microwave.html">Microwave Weapons Are Prime Suspect in Ills of U.S. Embassy Workers - The New York Times</a></li></ul>]]>
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