Nonsense with cj little & Jeff Parker

By: cj little and Jeff Parker
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  • Nonsense desperately tries to make sense of today’s business, technology, and (sometimes) entertainment headlines. Not too serious and occasionally funny, join technologist cj little and leggy blonde Jeff Parker for their unique take on the past week. While we can’t promise you’ll laugh every week, we can promise you’ll learn something new (and maybe even interesting) New episodes drop every Thursday morning (UTC). Produced by an orangutan; art thanks to artificial intelligence. https://nonsense.productions Twitter: @nnsnspdcst Instagram: @nnsnspdcst Gmail: nnsnspdcst@gmail.com
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Episodes
  • Science, in Memoriam

    Science, in Memoriam
    Nov 7 2024
    (0:00) Pre-Show (1:00) Open (1:30) Men Make Dinner Day (2:55) Our Week: Hello Darkness Our Old Friend… (10:40) Segment: Missed Headlines (11:10) Missed Headline: Google's 'Big Sleep' AI Project Uncovers Real Software Vulnerabilities (17:53) Missed Headline: TSMC suspended shipments to China firm after chip found on Huawei processor (25:18) Missed Headline: GM is ditching Apple CarPlay (35:50) Missed Headline: Semaglutide Effective at Treating Arthritis (39:40) Missed Headline: Threads now has 275M monthly active users (41:52) cj’s recommendation: Lee Greenwood: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) (43:32) Jeff’s Recommendation: Will & Harper Nonsense is off to a slow start this November, but there are a few stories we have missed in the past month that we still want to share with y’all. So this episode, after a brief bit of mourning, we wax on about Google’s Naptime, TSMC fixing the leak, GM ditching the one thing that’s working for them, and two more surprising wins for Ozempic et al. All served with the numerous Nonsense tangents that you’ve come to love and expect from this show. Enjoy! Google's 'Big Sleep' AI Project Uncovers Real Software Vulnerabilities | PCMag TSMC suspended shipments to China firm after chip found on Huawei processor, sources say | Reuters Huawei reportedly facing bad AI chip yields for processors made at Chinese fab SMIC: Report | Tom's Hardware ByteDance Reportedly Acquires 100,000 of Huawei's Ascend 910B AI Chips Why GM is ditching Apple CarPlay, with software boss Baris Cetinok - The Verge Android Auto vs. Android Automotive vs. Google Automotive Services (GAS) Semaglutide So Effective at Treating Arthritis That Patients Were “More or Less Were Treated Out of the Study” Patients Taking Ozempic Are Up to 70 Percent Less Likely to Develop Alzheimer’s, Research Finds Threads now has 275M monthly active users | TechCrunch Close Lee Greenwood: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Watch Will & Harper | Netflix Official Site Harper and Will Go West (from the Netflix Documentary "Will & Harper") Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
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    46 mins
  • The First AI

    The First AI
    Oct 31 2024

    (0:00) Pre-Show

    (1:34) Open

    (1:47) National Doorbell Day

    (2:15) cj's week: Parent-Teacher Conference

    (3:11) Jeff's Week: Dodgers & Doorbells

    (3:43) Headline: Ban on Chinese tech so broad, US-made cars would be blocked, Polestar says

    (10:08) Headline: Russian Court Wants Google to Cough Up $2x10^34

    (11:25) Advanced Technology: Artificial Light

    (39:28) cj’s recommendation: SMB3 100% Speed Runs

    (42:51) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Donut King


    Every technological advancement stands on the shoulders of the tech that came before it. Certainly, today’s AI would not exist if not for the boom in computing over the past half-century.

    Of course, before computing could exist, electricity needed standardized generation and ubiquitous delivery mechanisms. Surely the flowing of electrons must be one of the earliest technological marvels, taken for granted, that enabled today’s AI.

    But in this episode, the guys look at an even earlier technology that we rarely, if ever, give thought to - artificial light. Relatively speaking we have spent a very brief portion of our existence as a species utilizing light from non-solar sources. When we realized the sheer volume of technological development completed under the glow of artificial light, we knew we had to talk about it.

    But before we explore sesame oil lamps and delicious tallow candles, what would Nonsense be without some banned Chinese technology drama, and more Google fines (this time with extra zeros!)


    Headlines

    Ban on Chinese tech so broad, US-made cars would be blocked, Polestar says - Ars Technica


    Atlas Goes Hands On


    Boston Dynamics’ new video shows that its humanoid robot doesn’t need a human - The Verge


    Russian Court Wants Google to Cough Up $2x10^34


    Segment

    Genius and blood: How cheap light transformed civilization


    Timeline of lighting technology - Wikiwand


    Gas lighting - Wikiwand


    Close

    The History of Super Mario Bros 3 100% World Records


    'The Donut King' Documentary Trailer



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  • Because Money

    Because Money
    Oct 24 2024
    (0:00) Pre-Show (0:54) Open (1:18) United Nations Day (2:35) cj's week: Old, Dying Tech (5:05) Jeff's Week: Dodgers, WNBA, & Lakers (8:18) Headline: The Juul class action lawsuit is paying people huge amounts of money (9:18) Headline: US Moves to Block Large Transfers of US Data to China, Russia, and Iran (10:58) Missed Headline: U.S. reportedly probes TSMC for alleged work with Huawei (33:34) Missed Headline: U.S. lawmakers put pressure on Japan to increase Chinese chip restraints (40:48) cj’s recommendation: Dodgers (w)in the NLCS! (44:03) Jeff’s Recommendation: My Old School Some people do things that make us go “wow, that doesn’t make sense; why in the world would they do that?” As it turns out, the answer can usually be summed up simply as “because money.” While there is a seemingly infinite set of examples where this “phenomon” occurrs, we only have time for a couple in this episode. Looking to sell intimate data on U.S. citizens that could easily lead to spying, blackmail, and other abuses? Why not, because money! Is Taiwan selling advanced chips to China while under imminent threat of being sucked back into PRC control? Sure thing -- because money! Open Amid officiating controversy, Georgia shows it's still an SEC juggernaut with road win over top-ranked Texas - Yahoo Sports Ludo Lefebvre Headlines The Juul class action lawsuit is paying people huge amounts of money US Moves to Block Large Transfers of US Data to China, Russia, and Iran | PCMag Missed Headlines U.S. reportedly probes TSMC for alleged work with Huawei | Fortune Asia Huawei’s 5G chip breakthrough needs a reality check.- MIT Technology Review TSMC Rejects U.S. Investigation Rumors After Reports Link Its Chips to Huawei - Techopedia US suspects TSMC helped Huawei skirt export controls, report says - Ars Technica TSMC Cuts Off Client After Discovering Chips Sent to Huawei - Bloomberg TSMC reportedly uncovers Huawei's plot to circumvent US export controls — Chinese tech giant may be using a proxy to produce chips at TSMC | Tom's Hardware How China's chip production boomed in 2023 despite sanctions Chip wars: How ‘chiplets’ are emerging as a core part of China’s tech strategy | Reuters U.S. lawmakers put pressure on Japan to increase Chinese chip restraints My Old School | Rotten Tomatoes Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
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    47 mins

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