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Ep. 14 Dec 23, 2021

NFT and DAO

Just in time for Christmas (2021 for whoever is keeping track) we finally get to discuss where crypto is going. NFT, DAO, fungible, what does it all mean and do I need a cream for that? Everything you wanted to know about decentralized autonomous organization and decentralized prediction markets, but were afraid to ask! Will it reinvigorate the art market, or is it the same man wearing a different suit? We break down, break out and break up some of the lingo to see if there is anything to the hype, the answer may surprise you … (its yes BTW!). Bored Ape Yacht Club approve this podcast

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Ep. 13 Dec 2, 2021

The Ghost of Crypto Present

Photo by Tandem X Visuals on Unsplash Well last week epsiode blew up! We entered the top 15 podcasts in the Irish Techonology charts, well done every one! Andreesen Horowitz is quaking in their boots! This episode we continue on our crypto discussion, what is crypto in 2021? It has been compared to tulip mania so many times now, we can safely say, it is not tulip mania. Faucets, Forks, Airdrops, DeFi, NFTs, DAOs all the buzzwords! Dave and Jonathan have been charting the crypto seas now for over 10 years, what have they seen and what can they unsee. Anyone buying or selling shovels!

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Ep. 12 Nov 18, 2021

Crypto and Bitcoin

This is it! The Crypto episode! It is the one topic that has been asked for again and again, so you get it! We cover how it all began and the two nerds that Dave and Jonathan are early forays into crypto before it was cool! How did we all get from spending 20 BTC on a cup a coffee to the total market cap exceeding $2.5 Trillion (That is Trillion with a T). This podcast seeks to unwrap some of the babbozzling parts of crypto and explain what it is all about. Well we give it a red hot go at least! This topic turned out to be too huge, so join us next episode when the crypto experience really takes off! Photo by Maxim Hopman on Unsplash

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Ep. 11 Nov 4, 2021

Chipageddon

You may not know it, but we are currently experiencing the first chipageddon ever! Basic microchips are in short supply, but fundamental enough that car manufacturers are have to stop factories and layoff workers. With the advent of computers, it allowed us to deploy Just In Time manufacturing. Parts are dispatched just before they are needed, and system that is so perfect it falls to pieces when a global lockdown forces workers to reduce capacity. This isn’t limited to just chips. Supply issues can be seen every where, bikes, cars, computers, toilet rolls, books for christmas and even cardboard! This podcast will help you get ready for the Mad Max induced Bartertown that will be in all our futures! I get to be Aunty Entity. Max Zorin : Gentlemen, for centuries alchemists tried to make gold from base metals. Today, we make microchips from sillicon, which is common sand; but far better than gold. We are now in the unique position to form an international cartel to control not only production, but distribution of these microchips. Photo by Laura Ockel on Unsplash

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Ep. 10 Oct 20, 2021

The Trolley Problem

There is a runaway trolley, heading down a track, that will kill 5 people if you do nothing, but you can choose to divert the train and kill one person! What do you do? This is The Trolley Problem! Welcome to the world of moral psychology and how the thought experiment above is having real world discussions in the space of autonomous vehicles, covid lockdown and vaccination protocols, AI assisted medical diagnosis and much much more. We discuss how simple systems get complicated very fast when you put a fast moving ton of metal onto the streets where it can interact with the unaware population going about its day to day life. Photo by Boris Stromar on Unsplash

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Ep. 09 Oct 7, 2021

Value Tag (Podcasting 2.0 part II)

Well we’re back and we have unfinished business. In our last epsidode we started discussing the RSS tags added to help make podcasting more searchable, and like a good cliffhanger we finished before even getting to the value tag. Nothing seems to have energised the podcasting community like the value tag. The value tag has been, depending on where you stand, proposed or introduced to the RSS standard for podcasting, well what it is and how does it work? Getting paid for podcasting by the people who are listening, is that even possible? YES! It starts off simple enough, but before long we are well deep into the crypto world of bitcoin, lightning, trust and trustless systems, n entry ledgers where n>2, Wild! For the record this podcast is v4v (value for value) compliant and has an active ligtning address, feel free to pop us a boost. If you want to do it old schoole here is an address: 03c457fafbc8b91b462ef0b8f61d4fd96577a4b58c18b50e59621fd0f41a8ae1a4 Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash

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Ep. 08 Sep 23, 2021

Podcasting 2.0 part I

And we are back again talking about podcasting and the big fight against the walled gardens and their deep pockets. It took, 150 million to pay of Joe Rogan, we won’t be as cheap! Dave explains to Jonathan what podcasting 2.0 is and where it is going, sexy things like RSS feeds and meta tags, we go nuts! It turns out to be such a massive project, we run out of time, so we’ll be back to cover the one topic that gets left as a cliffhanger, what is it? Join us for part II! Photo by Harry Cunningham on Unsplash

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Ep. 07 Sep 9, 2021

How to podcast?

This episode we discuss how does one start a podcast? Everyone talks about wanted to do one. Dave walks Jon through the process of how one gets going, from recording remotely, editing, hosting and the gate keepers themselves the podcast directories, we get into it all! TLDR; Just start right now! Next episode we show you how to google google! Photo by Jonathan Farber

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Ep. 06 Aug 19, 2021

Mask Wearing

Lets talk about wearing masks. Some people have to wear masks as part of their day to day life, now the whole world is in some way used to wearing a mask to get about their day. Dave and Jonathan are happy to wear masks for the risk prevention they afford, maths is on their side, however it doesn’t mean that they like them. Dave has taken up chewing gum to counter act his bad breath! While also big fans of a good conspiracy, we still struggle to figure out how to send a wireless 5G tracking microchip down a hypodermic needle. Do you know how hard it is to get a 5G modem to work? I mean seriously! The person/company who achieve that will not do it is secret, they’ll take that company public and be the biggest IPO ever seen! Just sayin!

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Ep. 05 Jul 30, 2021

Phreaking

This episode we go back and cover the modern ancient history of phreaking. A skill that was impressive the American government was terrified that the hacker Kevin Mitnick could launch a nuclear missile merely by whistling down the phone. Dave and Jon recount their small exposure when information between computers was actual done by sound!

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Ep. 04 Jul 15, 2021

Sneakers - A Retrospective

This episode Dave and Jon discuss the classic 90s movie, Sneakers. A moderately successful film on release in 1992, it turns out to be one of the most prescient and visionary movies ever made to predicted the world in which we find ourselves living today. Ransonware attacks on public utilities. Questionable motivations of the United States Government Employees against its own citizens and computer dating, its all there! Dave Note: To the content holders of the movie sequel rights, let’s talk, I have loads of ideas! There’s a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it’s not about who’s got the most bullets. It’s about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think… it’s all about the information!Cosmo

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Ep. 03 Jul 8, 2021

Machine Learning

What is Artificial Intelligence? What is Machine Learning? In this episode Jonathan explains some of the base ideas behind these terms to Dave and a few other things. This is a podcasting 2.0 compliant podcast.

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Ep. 02 Jul 1, 2021

Cargo Cults

In this episode Dave and Jonathan ramble on about cargo cults and how humans develop ritualistic behaviors that completely miss the point of what they are trying to accomplish. In programming, business management and even in science itself there are many examples of people doing silly things while appearing to look like they are working. links:Animal superstitionEasily hacked certificate authorities (Diginotar)

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Ep. 01 Jun 17, 2021

Zero Day Exploits

Welcome to the first podcast co-hosted by Dave Keeshan and Jonathan Byrne. Starting from the topic of Zero Day exploits Dave and Jon discuss how some of the decisions made by the likes of the NSA make in a backroom affect the day to day life of you an me. Will you ever look a trust the same way again? Meanwhile Jonathan begins to learn the art of podcasting.