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
  • Nonsense Season 2: That’s a Wrap!

    Nonsense Season 2: That’s a Wrap!
    Dec 19 2024
    (0:00) Pre-Show (1:32) Open (1:49) National Oatmeal Muffin Day (2:30) cj's week: Die Hard! (3:55) Jeff's Week: Changes Afoot. (4:25) Headline: The New Jersey drone hysteria exposes one salient truth (7:09) Headline: Intel has a win! (7:58) Headline: Supreme Court will hear TikTok ban arguments in January (8:51) Headline: Lost Luggage? Share Your AirTag Location With These Airlines (10:44) Nonsense Season(s) Wrapped (11:16) Update: Ineffective Drugs: Nasal Decongestants (S02E15 - Apr 2024) (15:48) Update: Robotaxi Deployments (S02E14 - Apr 2024) (22:22) Update: Olive Oil Update (S01E50 - Dec 2023) (25:30) Update: How Technology Is Changing Sports Update (S01E39 - Sept 2023) (30:50) Update: AI / AGI Update (Every Other Episode) (40:55) cj’s recommendation: Robotaxi Depot Shenanigans (43:40) Jeff’s Recommendation: Remember the Night The end of the year brings with it the close of another season of Nonsense! We are over the moon to have delivered 35 hours of the Nonsense you’ve come to enjoy across 44 episodes this season. Because of you dear listener, our audience grew substantially, thank you for telling your friends! For our last episode before the holiday break, and after a quick news update, we revisited some of the most popular episodes from the year to bring you current. Where else can you tune in for ineffective drugs, robotaxi deployments, olive oil, sport tech, and artificial intelligence all in the same 45 minutes?! That’s right, nowhere else. Thank you for supporting our take on technology, business, and entertainment for another year. We are looking forward to bringing you even more Nonsense in 2025 - hopefully in color! Headlines The New Jersey drone hysteria exposes one salient truth: no one knows anything - The Verge Crop circle - Wikiwand Intel has a win! Waymo's robotaxi service in Los Angeles open to everyone The Hidden Autopilot Data That Reveals Why Teslas Crash | WSJ The Zoox robotaxi rolls into San Francisco Supreme Court will hear TikTok ban arguments in January - The Verge Lost Luggage? Share Your AirTag Location With These Airlines AirTag 2 upgrade could bring significant improvements to Apple’s trackers | TechRadar Segment FDA’s Proposal to Remove Oral Phenylephrine from the OTC Monograph Isn’t a Surprise but What is Left “Over-the-Counter”? 54 NEW Artificial Intelligence Statistics (Dec 2024) Close The woman who filmed Waymo's honking robotaxis got an apology promo — then spent all day using it | TechCrunch Robotaxi Depot Shenanigans: When the plane lands and everybody gets up at once Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
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    46 mins
  • A Technology Bonanza!

    A Technology Bonanza!
    Dec 12 2024
    (0:00) Pre-Show (0:41) Open (0:54) Universal Health Coverage Day (1:45) cj's week: A Technology Bonanza! (7:11) Jeff's Week: Colon Cancer Surgery (9:12) Headline: Google launched Gemini 2.0, its new AI model for practically everything (11:36) Recommendation: ARC Skyscraper 486/C (12:37) Segment: Missed Headlines (13:31) Missed Headline: AWS details Project Rainier AI compute cluster (18:22) Missed Headline: Cruise’s robotaxi service will likely shut down as GM pulls its funding (25:25) Missed Headline: Amazon’s online car ‘dealership’ with Hyundai is now live (28:24) Missed Headline: USDA mandates federal bird flu testing in milk (33:59) Missed Headline: They taught rats to drive a car, and it may help us lead happier lives (38:00) cj’s recommendation: Yann LeCun’s Convolutional Network Demo from 1989 (41:32) Jeff’s Recommendation: Conclave Throughout our time producing Nonsense, we have learned and been reminded of many things. Most notable is that both hosts of this show talk, a lot! Usually over each other, but we’ll save that for another day. As a result of said talking, we don’t get to cover nearly as many headlines as we would like to every episode. So this time we are covering only news to try and catch you up on what we’ve all been missing of late. Headlines Google launched Gemini 2.0, its new AI model for practically everything Vintage Advert Get The Goods - ARC Skyscraper486/C Monster! Segment AWS details Project Rainier AI compute cluster with hundreds of thousands of chips - SiliconANGLE Amazon Unveils Project Rainier: A Game-Changer in AI Computing | by Types Digital | Dec, 2024 | Cubed Amazon announces new ‘Rainier’ AI compute cluster with Anthropic | Semafor Project Ceiba – Largest AI Super Computer Co-Built with NVIDIA - AWS Cruise’s robotaxi service will likely shut down as GM pulls its funding - The Verge Zoox (company) - Wikiwand Zoox Robotaxis Are Hitting Public Roads Amazon’s online car ‘dealership’ with Hyundai is now live - The Verge USDA mandates federal bird flu testing in milk Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth Second Edition I taught rats to drive a car, and it may help us lead happier lives Close Convolutional Network Demo from 1989 [restored version] Conclave (2024) - IMDb Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
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  • A Regular-Sized, No-Color Friday

    A Regular-Sized, No-Color Friday
    Dec 5 2024

    (0:00) Pre-Show

    (1:29) Open

    (1:42) National Communicate with Your Kids Day

    (3:37) cj's week: Black Friday Recovery Aftermath

    (5:18) Jeff's Week: Colon-scopey, Hackery, & Hoosiery

    (9:10) Headline: Intel approaches candidates for CEO role

    (10:23) Recommendation: TWINCOM 24/96

    (11:48) Segment: Black Friday

    (40:29) cj’s recommendation: A Charlie Brown Christmas

    (42:38) Jeff’s Recommendation: Wicked


    In this episode, we explore the (relatively) modern concept of a Black Friday. No, not the Black Friday that crashed the gold market, and no, not the one that caused traffic congestion in Philadelphia 75 years ago. As you guessed, it’s the Black Friday that you’ve come to associate with tramplings at Walmart, cheap flat-screen TVs, and Furbies. How did it start, where did it come from, and how’s it doin’?

    But first, Intel kicks off its new CEO search in a (feeble?) attempt to right the ship. It’s almost time to add your Bunny Men to your collection of pets.com mascots and “Be Kind, Please Rewind” stickers. :-(


    Headlines

    Intel approaches candidates for CEO role, including former board member Lip-Bu Tan | Reuters


    TWINCOM 24/96 Modem + Fax


    Segment

    When was the first Proper Thanksgiving Celebrated in L.A.?!?


    20 Most Insane Black Friday Incidents

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    Black Friday (1869) - Wikiwand articles


    Black Friday (shopping) - Wikiwand


    Close

    A Charlie Brown Christmas - Wikiwand


    ‘Wicked’ Review: We’re Off to See the Witches


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    45 mins

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