We grill Andrew just a bit for info on the new ChatGPT-4 launch and more hot takes on artificial intelligence in the contemporary world. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Star Trek: Picard and Gel Blaster Justin: History of the World: Part II Brian: Welcome to the Monkey House from […]
The Department of Energy and FBI make waves by broadly supporting a lab leak theory for COVID-19. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule successfully makes it to the ISS for a 6-month space trip. Florida has been expanding a high-speed train line and there is a trail of death in its wake!! Let’s make a videogame, okay? […]
Three parts to an aerial…experience. Samsung lets you AI-ify your voice. Sorry–a what musical? We get a little phallic. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Justin and Brian: The Status Game from Will Storr Bryce: Newsblur Support Weird Things on Patreon Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on iTunes Podcast RSS […]
Pranks and the mysterious “Outhouse Gang.” Trains and planes–minus dames. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: The English Justin: Modern Rogue – 80 lbs. Thermite v. Car Brian: Where Is My Flying Car? from J. Storrs Hall and Cunk on Earth Bryce: Marvel’s Midnight Suns Support Weird Things on Patreon […]
Nothing Forever, a 24/7 livestream written by GPT that offers a glimpse into a future of entertainment. A sighting over the American west that international actors signals to spy movies. Espionage: it’s real! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Tulsa King Justin: Only Murders in the Building Bryce: Don’t Pick […]
Gobots, Transformers, and a real transforming robot! Oh you like eInk? Wear every book on your face then. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: C-SPAN Justin: Poker Face Brian: Wave Twisters – DJ Qbert Bryce: Marvel Midnight Suns Support Weird Things on Patreon Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on […]
We’re back and have inside sauce on the biggest tech story of the year with an inside-man. Perspectives from inside one of Silicon Valley’s most promising non-profits. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Wednesday Justin: Avatar: The Way of Water Brian: The Last of Us Bryce: Pocket Card Jockey: Ride […]
Hey everyone, Bryce here with an update for you! We took the week off again due to the holiday calendar and some moving, but want to give you a little bit of weirdness. Lets you and me do a mini Weird Things! Links: https://www.sciencealert.com/male-wasps-have-been-seen-using-their-genitals-as-weapons-against-predators https://askentomologists.com/2015/09/23/why-cant-male-bees-or-wasps-sting/ https://www.riffusion.com/ https://apnews.com/article/science-oddities-8b26a14165106b27610727264043e8c6 ...
Taking *Birken*-stock of this Steve Jobs item auction. A new item has been made an “intangible cultural heritage” item. Disney shows off research into easier video de-aging. We’re going goblin mode on the new words of the year. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Justin: Planet Money #874: Hot Dog Hail […]
Artemis I is launched! Still expensive, but it’s rounded the moon already. Things get spicy as we talk Twitter and what/who may be leaving the website and what may replace the bird-shaped hole. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Arson Watch Justin: Scam Stuff email list Brian: Blind Students Learn […]
Tech is advancing at such a rapid clip–and its failures happen just as quickly. Impossible, Premium Blood. Exposing that which shall not be named? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Dark Side of the Ring and Andor: Vol. 1 Official Soundtrack Brian: Marvel Snap Bryce: TUNIC and Let’s Build a […]
Why are these blocks closed? Is it teens? A buzzy eviction case. Family photo time! Something hit Mars and we can see it! Gross monkeys. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Justin: The White Lotus Brian: The White Lotus Bryce: CodeNoodles Support Weird Things on Patreon Subscribe to the Weird Things […]
What is this?! An image the guys have to decipher. Interviewing yourself almost 4 decades later explored. Lurk moar!!1 Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” See the picture from the first story here! Picks: Andrew: House of the Dragon Justin: The Thick of It Brian: Moonfall Bryce: Truth in 24 (full film) […]
Elephants are remarkably similar to THIS mammal. Adcubes in space? It’s more likely than you think. What might mass-interactive movies look like? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Andrew’s guide to using OpenAI Whisper Brian: AGAINST Bryce: TUNIC Support Weird Things on Patreon Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on […]
SpinLaunch celebrated their 10th launch using a “kinetic launch system” to throw small payloads into the atmosphere. Confusion in the skies and over the airwaves. Weird Things Fish Oil will keep* you* young* forever**. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: House of the Dragon Brian: The Economist’s “The Prince” podcast […]
NASA’S DART mission will happen between us recording this and you hearing it! The Delicacies of the Road. Foxy fishing makes history. Shoebacca’s storied entrance. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Justin: Don’t Explain coming to all podcast directories Brian: Trombone Champ Bryce: Cult of the Lamb Support Weird Things on […]
Artemis is still on Earth and over-budget. What could we have done at the time to better spend that money and time? Any updates on last week’s Blue Origin launch anomaly? Rocket Lab sends satellites up in their 30th space mission. A new shape of monitor that offers a virtual-large screen at juuuuust the right […]
The Navy finally rejects a FOIA campaign to find more footage of UAPs, unidentified aerial phenomena. Rare Snake Alert! Volcanoes: how vulnerable are we? Three stories of space “whoopsie-doodles.” THEY GOT TOO MANY NEW WORDS! After Things is taking the week off! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Justin: What We […]
Westworld re-watching update and prequelling Jurassic Park. NASA’s Artemis I rocket launch has been scrubbed. What does it mean that this Earth-to-Moon-to-Earth mission has jumped the gun and doesn’t intend to reconsider? A space startup is looking to observe the clouds of Venus. William Shatner has been deep faked into an…”interactive” video chat bot. Got […]
What is the first plant we should grow on Mars? And the second? Did older civilizations leave us warnings about natural and environmental disaster? The Zoo Crew have to investigate and finger an animal in a 911 call curiosity. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Justin: South Park: The 25th Anniversary […]
Concrete: what do you know about it! A new material that could be an AI tech breakthrough. Starlink modems “hacked.” Space bubbles!!! What if Google or Amazon went down? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” After Things is taking the week off! We’ll be After next time! Picks: Andrew: Westworld Brian: Westworld […]
Confusion in print: can an artificial intelligence hold a patent? Stories from using the DALL-E system and prompts that create interesting images. Some of the precarious parts of AI media generation. One man responsible for two VERY weird things. Shut up! A lovefest for Jeff McBride. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” […]
Justin’s back from the European Weird League. Let’s have a movie night–what snacks do we need? How big of a snake would you live next to? Birds! Where are they and how do we protect crops from them? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: ADVChina on YouTube and Westworld Justin: […]
Stone-cold philosophy is blowing up! We have new information on “Bionic speed reading.” Conflicts online and having empathy. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Hexaflexagons video from Vihart and Vihart on YouTube Brian: Lamb from Christopher Moore Bryce: Resident Evil Support Weird Things on Patreon Subscribe to the Weird Things […]
We talk about the first images released from the James Webb Space Telescope and some of the oddities you might have missed. Researchers think they’ve found a new mammal that farms, but the jury’s still out. 20 questions: why is a man suing Bass Pro Shops? Rounded out with some interesting DALL-E ideas: what does […]
Videogames in 1D and 4D: they’re here! The fourth-dimension doesn’t have to be time, it can be an intersection of 3D and 2D spaces. What about simple 3D image generation? Cool DALL-E conversations from people who have the future of wish-granting powers. How can artificial intelligence like DALL-E 2 go from a superb toy to […]
We need to think big. Starship will be big and they’ve got a big build bill. Hotels in space: good idea or bad? Where does space tourism sit in the economic model of space? Can we see more from space by looking directly into our sun? Probably! Artificial intelligence and fusion and automation could open […]
We go up and up in SpaceX’s Starbase rocket facility, which the FAA has approved for rocket launches (given a few dozen changes). A bet is made! Will a fully-reusable rocket launch twice within this calendar year? Would you take $2,000 to leave your house for about 30 days (some details apply)? Got something weird? […]
Rogue planets: loose masses or alien buses? Avatar normalized tentacle videos and Papyrus. Megalodons may have been made extinct by another species. If we could control our atmosphere mix, would more oxygen be better or worse? We could be coming up to some big questions. Brian really wants to laser-etch the moon. Got something weird? […]
Starliner docks to the ISS finally! Boeing is catching up to a SpaceX milestone, why aren’t there more successful copycats? How does “just-in-time” manufacturing and management leave us vulnerable? Listener RJ shares a local mystery of an animal-like mystery and we’ve got hypotheses. Foviated rendering and how technology advancements will create more sophisticated compression eventually! […]
