This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topics are… Musky Stuff (Elon Musk’s various companies and how he is handling them), Twittery Stuff (Twitters challenges in dealing with abuse, fake news, user experience, and 3rd party clients), and Trumpy stuff (Omarosa, Firing Strzok, Brennan’s security clearance, NDAs, and the canceled parade). Before all that, they talk about Seattle Plane Guy a bit, and a couple more movies Sam watched recently.
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Recorded 2018-08-18
Length this week – 1:58:10
(0:00:25-0:21:29) But First
(0:24:31-0:42:15) Musky Stuff
(0:42:56-1:14:39) Twittery Stuff
(1:15:16-1:57:50) Trumpy Stuff
The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.
16:22:40 Makes you want to just drop by Plains to say hi. -> The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives mo… https://t.co/IfJiqwv9dX
17:22:52 It was supposed to happen a couple of days ago, but timeline streaming finally stopped working on Tweetbot on my Ma… https://t.co/qF6VA6a05g
21:08:39 My son Alex (age 8) is really proud of some of the effects he added in this one while learning FCPX. It came out pr… https://t.co/Zp0U8Uc82C
22:57:22 Retweeted @renato_mariotti22:10:02 THREAD: What does news that White House Counsel Don McGahn is “cooperating” with Mueller tell us about Mueller’s investigation?
21:02:02 Hmm, honestly, this article seems like it is just the beginning of Prince’s “air campaign” itself. Most of the meat… https://t.co/z4CFZUlX5s
21:48:07 The paranoia about screen time is nuts. Even if there are some downsides, there are lots of positive aspects as wel… https://t.co/9e1FjMQIp8
21:55:16 This thread is hilarious. Almost too hilarious to be true. This is one of those “share your rejection letter” posts. https://t.co/WMjiy3LkYC
18:52:25 Blah blah blah. Bottom line, you are degrading the experience for those of us who use 3P clients… disproportionatel… https://t.co/6qgyOJnOFy
21:56:25 When the day comes that I am forced to use the official Twitter app, my use of Twitter will drop to near zero unles… https://t.co/h2iNx3RYHc
23:36:45 Sigh. Label the bots. Sure. That’s good. But stop messing with the {%%{%^ timeline. Don’t insert things I didn’t fo… https://t.co/3sIs7pP6hF
21:05:14 Did one of those things where I called a customer service line, and they said the wait was over 30 min, & would I l… https://t.co/pXYF8rF5AJ
02:28:42 Retweeted @DavidJuurlink00:43:29 My 13 y.o. son told me that when he hits 99 pounds, he wants to eat one pound of nachos on his own so he can be 1% nacho.
17:43:24 Important thread for those watching Trump’s approval numbers not move very much despite revelation after revelation… https://t.co/ooqGUdmApn
On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topics are Election 2018, Alex Jones getting kicked off various platforms, and all the corruption in and surrounding the Trump administration. Before all that, a few bits on kid accounts for online services, a book and a movie Sam watched, and some adventures with cars.
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Recorded 2018-08-09
Length this week – 2:00:40
(0:00:15-0:31:02) But First
Agenda
The real Importance of the Corn Palace
Kid accounts for online services
Book: The Eyre Affair (2001)
Movie: Space Jam (1996)
Ivan’s car alarm rescue
Leaving keys in the car
(0:32:17-1:05:47) Election 2018
OH-12 Special Election
People mad at Greens
Primary results
Democratic wave?
State races
Trump effect
Sam votes
(1:06:56-1:30:02) Jones Removals
Platform or media?
Does presence of alternatives matter?
Private company rights
Human judgement and standards
Slippery slopes
Governmental vs corporate censorship
(1:30:46-2:00:20) Corruption
Wilber Ross grifting
VA run out of Mar-a-Lago
Trump Cabinet
Trump and family
Grassroots grifting
Manafort
The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.