Transformers2 CryptoNazis

Mark Essel — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:48:43 +0000

Michael Bay redefines failure with Transformers 2 (WARNING SPOILERS IN AUDIO) don’t be too worried

And the threat William F. Buckley “You better stop calling me a cryptonazi or I’ll sock you in the god damn face and you’ll stay plastered”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYymnxoQnf8

Longer Post

Mark Essel — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:49:33 +0000

Even a longer post: Daniel Bastos took impecable notes but was unable to fight the barrier of logging in and typing them. Luckily he emailed them to me…

topic: homepages

[x] 1. images are not a problem
[x] 2. talk on the web is usually a distraction

[x] a. it’s like the news
[x] b. proofs

4. which is why email/usenet are more efficient in technical conversations

3. how to coordinate a voice conference over the internet
[x] note to self: answer: let it roll on its own.

topic: miss south carolina

[x] 1. she’s technically right (modulo perhaps some understandable nonsense).
[x] and it exemplifies the current educational systems in the entire
world

fun with notes:
talk trace: miss south carolina -> education -> society -> logic (nazi
argument) -> physics -> logic (rejecting assumptions) -> physics
(relativity) -> assumptions -> physics (relativity) -> talk trace ->
society (rebels, anarchism) -> linguistics -> logic (proofs, axioms,
language) -> stuff -> rpg

Planes, Brains and (Black) Holes

Mark Essel — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:13:14 +0000

Crapchat hosts Eli Sacks and Mark Essel are joined by special guest Daniel Bastos. The discussion begins with blackhole radiation, covers the defective planes, and then moves on the complexity of the human body.

Part 1:

(er, a block at Earth’s surface, weighing 1 kg, lifted 1 meter: PE = mgh = 1 kg * 9.8 m/s^2 * 1 m = 9.8 kg m^2/s^2 = about 10 joules, not 1 joule)

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Ideal Roleplaying Games

Mark Essel — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:06:51 +0000

Eli discusses his views of ideal role-playing games, and Mark notes his own observations on what makes for a fantastically fun gaming experience.

Part 1:

Part 2:

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Clothing, nudity, and people who are lying to themselves

lidicus — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:21:35 +0000

First we sum up our phone conversation. Then we discuss womens’ clothing. We try to figure out why humans dress the way that they do.

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World of Warcraft + other MMORPG ideas

Mark Essel — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:01:38 +0000

The intrepid adventurers Eli Sacks and Mark Essel continue their titillating discussions of the fabulous fantasy Word of Warcraft and other of our online gaming experiences.

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the least of all the super heroes

Mark Essel — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:54:36 +0000

In this LONG ASS podcast is a what if we had super powers (not infinite power, just some).

thank you for smoking

Mark Essel — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:09:38 +0000

A critical examination of the advantages of smoking, and the social pressures that courageous smokers must overcome to enjoy a cigarette.

Ron’s Birthday Extravaganza

lidicus — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:54:10 +0000

Ron’s birthday is coming up, and mark had a hell of a lot to say about it. Also, we decided to have a crappy chat about it here:

and here:

the most important thing

Mark Essel — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:09:45 +0000

our first post