.. title: Episode 23 - Poundage Equals Quality
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.. date: 2018-04-01 00:000:00 UTC-04:00
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Listen Now
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Hosts
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- `Lyle <link://slug/about-lyle>`__
- `Pokey <link://slug/about-pokey>`__
- `Thaj <link://slug/about-thaj>`__

Feedback
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`Get in touch with us! <link://slug/feedback-details>`__

Album of Month
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- Last Month was `Act II: The Father of Death <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_II:_The_Father_of_Death>`__ by Protomen (as chosen by Thaj)

  - Thaj: I love this, while hating parts of it
  - Lyle: I only got to listen to this once, and it was ... not impactful for me. I need to go again
  - Pokey: Hold my beer while I gush about this.

- This month is Lyle's pick: `MC Hawking: A brief History of Rhyme <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hawking#Discography>`__

Random Topics
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- Thaj spawned a child process
- `LYLE'S NEW JOB! <https://martinspoint.org/>`__
- Etherpad discussion about etherpad on etherpad. Metaether?
- `Padland <https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.mikifus.padland/>`__ is pretty bitchun.
- The secret to craigslist is pachyderms 
- Because it wouldn't be Urandom without a `flamethrower <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjISYWVHoew>`__
- Finally, something to do with `spinach <https://www.sutava.com/hearts-spinach/>`__
- Another 3D printed house. Not sure if this is any `better? <https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/12/17101856/3d-printed-housing-icon-shelter-housing-crisis>`__
- `qubits <https://thenextweb.com/artificial-intelligence/2018/03/06/google-reclaims-quantum-computer-crown-with-72-qubit-processor/>`__
- `Secure software <https://github.com/kelseyhightower/nocode>`__
- Lineage OS 15.1 is out, will Thaj get it on his phone in time for a review? (No)
- Chrome OS is going to let you run Linux VM's. 
- Pokey feels very strongly about our Album of the MadLib.
- The Hawkman goeth (RIP Dr Hawking)
- The internet, less forever than we'd like it to be
- The `@MegaSlippers <https://twitter.com/megaslippers>`__ scourge is infiltrating my non-related podcasts.
- Pokey might be buying a `Ruger Mark IV <https://ruger.com/products/markIV/overview.html>`__
- `Well, this explains a lot <https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/81emg4/til_the_state_of_indiana_attempted_to_legally/?ref=share&ref_source=link>`__
- `Tomatoes are a vegetable. But only for tax reasons <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_v._Hedden>`__
- How to lose your teaching job becuase of a podcast `101 <http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-43287546>`__
- Black Panther
- LED dash lights
- Odometer hacking
- Adventures in car insurance
- `Via 5150 from our Mattermost Server <https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1483909118/suvie-kitchen-robot-with-multi-zone-cooking-and-re?ref=2ycz12&ads_cmpid=1056090438&ads_adid=57572245851&ads_matchtype=b&ads_network=g&ads_creative=251424340473&utm_term=%2Bsuvie%20%2Bkickstarter&ads_targetid=kwd-410812748530&utm_campaign=&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&ttv=2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsMrZmZnI2QIVUGB-Ch23Ngh0EAAYASAAEgJ_2PD_BwE>`__
- `Are we transhumanists? <https://newatlas.com/transhumanism-mainstream-era-popular/47941/>`__ (Yes)

- `Music Nerding <https://trekmovie.com/2018/02/20/composer-austin-wintory-shares-story-and-demos-from-his-attempt-to-land-star-trek-discovery-gig/>`__
- NAP TIME FOR POKEY 

  - Star Wars Rebels post mortem. 
  - Also Jon Favreau is going to run the new Star Wars live action tv show. 

- Pedals, not just for emacs users `anymore <https://boingboing.net/2018/03/12/the-vim-clutch-a-footpeda.html>`__