We're Off Track
12/29/21 • 59 min
Romans hunt for spies, retailers participate in a scheme, Arik and Allen get a bit off track. Okay, a lot off track.
Romans hunt for spies, retailers participate in a scheme, Arik and Allen get a bit off track. Okay, a lot off track.
Previous Episode
This Is Non-Delicious
Allen explains a special thread, Arik brings us to the French Revolution, Allen dishes on spamming tools, and we continue to not work at Facebook.
- Two examples of vented bottle threads
- The Surprising Origins of Left and Right in Politics
- Bill Murray’s Genius Champagne in Ice Hack (supposedly) Prevents Hangovers
- Some Bundestag drama on Instagram
- Facebook’s infamous “connecting more people is inherently good” memo
- John Carmack’s Oculus Connect 2021 keynote
Next Episode
They All Have Goats
Allen shares some puzzling genetics, Arik shares some puzzling puzzles, we go back to the ’90s, and forward to the ’30s.
- There is no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically)
- The fascinating graph of plant evolution
- The Time Everyone “Corrected” the World’s Smartest Woman
- The Potato paradox
- ATP 464, featuring a post-show on reducing our consumption of animal products
- Fun Fact 20: Lil Nas 10
- Y2K22 bug in Microsoft Exchange
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