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Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for December 15 2019 - Single Density Floppy Disks
In this episode, I play an Xmas song by Michael Butler; I only like a few pop Xmas songs; as I change my line of work slightly, I think about how developer relations people romanticize the wrong things; I love automation but not social media automated sentiment; cleaning out old electronics sent me...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for December 8 2019 - Not Enough Time for Blood Feuds
In this episode, I play a Zamrock song by Keith Mlevhu; I discuss the fragility of hacked together workflows; getting organized seems to be working in my life; dealing with comics is getting easier; is changing a lot better than incremental change? I try to ignore information that leads to no...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for December 2 2019 - The Familial Compound
In this episode, I play a Zamrock song by Footswitch; I discuss making a life in any place; what is the minimum viable community? Is it creepy to colonize existing old neighborhoods? Why I don't believe any polling data in 2019; Karl Rove ruined polling in America; I am loving Billions and Watchmen...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for November 11 2019 - Wire to my Brain (with Light Editing)
In this episode, I play a highly relevant song from Michelle Malone; I have a brand new dream; leave work situations gently; I have a new Kindle Fire; dogmatic strident nerds bug me; don't let the customers hear your workplace drama; I'm not the bad guy for using and buying the stuff that is...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for November 2 2019 - More Blocks than Friends
In this episode, I play a song from Five Eight; being an adult is hard and harder for me than most; am I a secret lover of chaos? I am getting cured of hoarding the hard way; clearing land exposes my temporal biases; the value of social media to me is who I can block. Here is the direct MP3...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for October 26 2019 - Empty Glass of Nothing
In this episode, I play a song from Sarah Shook and the Disarmers; I may be suffering from "podcast block"; I have the bad habit of a daily defamation; Brian Koppelman and Mur Lafferty are compassionate while I am a dick; I am using Trakt.tv to manage my TV and movie queue; I remember the...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for October 7 2019 - I want My Fantasy Grungy
In this episode, I play a song from Valley Lodge; I discuss the work trips to India and Louisiana; I love a lot of science fiction literature but I don't like urban fantasy - expecially Harry Potter and especially especially the voice acting of the audiobook; I do love cyberpunk; I finished Game of...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 31 2019 - Laboring Through Days
In this episode, I play a song by Five Eight; I discuss how bands really need to get their metadata right; I reminisce about the CREATE South conference; I am catching up on my podcast backlog; not going to Dragon*Con makes me less sad than you might think; the Axis of Evo never happened; Ken...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 12 2019 - Certainty Poisoning
In this episode, I talk about Otter.ai being partof my workflow; digitizing my radio history; figures that have gone from ubiquitous to forgotten in my lifetime; cyberpunk remains my favorite genre; Cory Doctorow has a certainty that I envy; our culture suffers from certainty poisoning; RIP Lois...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 2 2019 - Smugness is the Brand
In this episode, I play a song by the Kreelers; I went to Iron Maiden; accept the invitations that don't make sense; The Bachelor live show makes me crazy; podcast network promos encourage me to leave; I am winning the war with clutter or at least fighting to a standstill. Here is the direct MP3...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for July 17, 2019 - Winning the Fight Against Chaos
In this show, I play a song from Cats Laughing; I discuss the new setup in my podcasting rig and the mechanical failures that led to it; I am trying in vain to avoid spoilers for Game of Thrones ; I am slowly winning the fight against chaos; there is a lot of pleasure in reading giant stacks of...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for July 17, 2019 - Winning the Fight Against Chaos
In this show, I play a song from Cats Laughing; I discuss the new setup in my podcasting rig and the mechanical failures that led to it; I am trying in vain to avoid spoilers for Game of Thrones ; I am slowly winning the fight against chaos; there is a lot of pleasure in reading giant stacks of...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for June 29 2019 - Life is a Series of Broken Things
In this episode, I play a song from Glass Eye; I discuss how life is full of thousands of micro-decisions about broken things; no mobile app is as easy to use as the commercial; some people are chaos sources and some are chaos sinks; I discuss why I have no real interest in the debates for the...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for June 9 2019 - It's the Heart You Have that I Want
In this episode, I play a song from John Howie Jr; I talk about attending DevRelCon in San Francisco and how I have a weird job; I have become easy with people in a way I once wasn't; dealing with people that almost agree with you is hard; reheating yesterday coffee; I'm maybe not woke but in the...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for May 29 2019 - No Need to Pull Gs
In this episode, I play a song from the new Siderunners album; I talk about how much I like the Do You Need a Ride podcast and why I don’t listen to Dan Benjamin anymore; I don’t care about Ken Jennings, any game show or reality show contestants; reality shows drove me away from television; Game of...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for May 12 2019 - The Reverse Martingale
In this episode, I play a song from Valley Lodge; I discuss my work trip to Las Vegas with a lot of detail in how I play roulette and my experiment with the reverse Martingale betting strategy; I talk about how even as an extroverted type in a public facing role I can have enough of people. Here is...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for March 15 2019 - I Forget Why We Are Terrible
In this episode, I play a song from the Gentle Readers; I get mentioned on the Kindle Chronicles; I don't understand how cards work on Patreon; leaving communication vacuums leads to fiasco; why I am dropping Patreon support for some campaigns; bingeing is my new TV norm and the season is my new...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for Feb 18 2019 - My Heart is Not Yours To Warm
In this episode, I play a song from the new Valley Lodge album; I update on the move; don't shop at KMart.com; there is a reason why Amazon is the biggest retailer online; I am befuddled by those who hate Chick-Fil-A politics and not their food; I'm too tired to hate Walmart; I can't be a part of...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for February 1 2019 - Carving out Joy
In this episode, I play a new song from John Howie Jr; I discuss the new podcast that Aimee Mann does with Ted Leo; I talk about specifically choosing joy when it is an option; I talk about why I love the Church of the Subgenius, comic books; my experience with Penn Jillette's movie Director's...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for February 1 2019 - Carving out Joy
In this episode, I play a new song from John Howie Jr; I discuss the new podcast that Aimee Mann does with Ted Leo; I talk about specifically choosing joy when it is an option; I talk about why I love the Church of the Subgenius, comic books; my experience with Penn Jillette's movie Director's...
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