20k Leagues Under the Internet

Every day we stray further from God and closer to Skynet. Google engineer Blake Lemoine recently stated that LaMBDA, Language Model for Dialogue Applications, has become sentient. He had signed up to test if the artificial intelligence used discriminatory or hate speech but was soon having discussion about personhood, Les Miserables, Asimov's third law of robotics, and whether what Google was doin...

The internet is capable of incredible good and incredible evil. We're not sure what Crazy Frog is. Initially just the sound of a man impersonating a Formula 1 racing car, it was later dubbed The Annoying Thing and then rebranded into the Crazy Frog we all know today. Once Jamster got their hands on it in the 2000's, they decided the best marketing for something formerly known as The Annoying thing...

We didn't lie last week when we said we'd be diving deeper into the history of Bodybuilding.com forums. Although, we didn't think it would be about one man's horrible full body release during an impromptu date. User Malodrax outlined his experience with MS Paint drawings which we foolishly analyze. It's the tale of a man who, by all accounts, left the internet entirely due to his social anxiety ov...

This episode is hard to summarize, so bear with us. In May of 2008 a simple question was posed on Bodybuilding.com ; should I workout every other day? Many users had differing opinions about how many days a week every other day is, others were confused about when the week started and ended, and still others were mad about the second-person singular and second-person plural usage of "you". There wa...

This week we discuss a relatively new conspiracy theory, but I assure you nothing will feel new about it. This theory has been in the making for well over the course of the existence of the internet, and it's high time we discuss it. Come hang out while we discuss our new robot overlords that lord over us in our own little simulations. Oh also we talk about maybe the most exclusive dating app ever...

Ever wonder what would happen to the internet if there was a cataclysmic event? Luckily someone already thought about it and created a non-profit, volunteer based organization called ICANN, or the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers comprised of 21 keyholders whose sole job is to protect the internet and all of your precious memes. Also known as "alpha nerds", these keyholders meet...

Kyle was unavailable last week so Jon and Harland thought they'd do something fun and silly. But as with every topic on 20K Leagues Pod, the rabbit hole deepened quickly when researching AI generated scripts, specifically the "I Forced A Bot" series by Keaton Patti. Despite being a humorist, not many got the joke and still more wanted to suck the fun out of the room. But Keaton pressed on and even...

It's the year 2020 and the pandemic is in full swing. Millions of people have lost their jobs and the US government has provided very little in the way of financial assistance, so people seek alternative forms of income. Enter the MLM, or mult-level marketing company, otherwise known as a Ponzi scheme, otherwise known as a pyramid scheme. Thanks to Facebook, these scam companies easily exist and r...

We all know we're being watched by the government anytime we open a browser or an app on our phones, but at least the US government has some good actors who try and prevent big tech from invading our lives even more. Not so much in China. WeChat was built with Chinese government funding and has every right to surveille, analyze, and intercept all WeChat data. They are technically owned by Tencent,...

This week we talk about someone who decided selling human remains on the internet was an advisable activity! Kyle has been wanting to talk about online witch covens for some time and he finally found a subject worthy of an hour long discussion. It's unfortunately worse than we had imagined. Ender Darling began posting about their use of bones in their magical practices and thus began a life of des...

Aibo is a "cute" and "cuddly" robot dog that had it's heyday then disappeared. Until recently when Sony re-released a newer, creepier version. It also cost $3000 and basically spies on you with it's smell-o-vision and 180 degree butt camera. Thankfully not that many were made and the ones that were broken or neglected ended up at a Buddhist monastery. We shit you not. Linktree Find out more at htt...

In 1997 Gene Ray started documenting his theory of everything; Time Cube, an incomprehensible, pseudo-scientific idea that everything is a cube, or a square (we're still not sure), where each day is actually four days occurring simultaneously. There's also some weird stuff about race, academia teaching "human stupidity", and a $1,000 (or $10,000) bet that you can't disprove him. Sources: The Wayba...

Wow. This week we look at an old clear web forum called "The Cannibal Cafe" that was hosted on necrobabes.org . This website is a playground for cannibalistic fetishists to explore their fantasy of eating someone or being eaten by someone. But what happens when that goes too far? The true crime case of Armin Meiwes is what. We think it is important to mention that this episode may not be for every...

Keanu Reeves. Gary V. Jason Bateman. Elon Musk. All men who are effortlessly secure lone wolves at the top of their game. And none of them go to therapy. They trade crypto and achieve sick gains and commit mass shootings in defense of their dead dogs. They are the paragon of masculinity and this week we explore the newest way to identify as an asshole. Join us as we explore the wonderful contraria...

Have you ever ordered something from eBay? Have you ever not ordered something from eBay, but they send people to stalk you and try and crush your business anyway? Well, check out this week's episode where Jon and the boys talk about what happens when you watch too many 80's movies and have too large of a cybersecurity budget. Ecommercebytes was a small blog that independently tried to hold eBay a...

TripAdvisor is the most popular tourism website in the US and is a great resource for finding travel destinations and restaurants. That is of course as long as they are real and exist. The Shed at Dulwich was only real in the minds of those who wanted to reserve a table at what sounded like a new upscale, farm-to-table eatery. Oobah Butler had other plans, mainly to see if he could get The Shed to...

PRAISE THE EMPEROR, FELLOW BATTLE BROTHER. Join us this week as we take a look at some of the internet's most iconic copypastas. Don't know what the hell a copypasta is? Well we've got you covered. Tune in and come hungry for pasta. Linktree Find out more at http://20kleaguespod.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Hello and welcome to this week's episode of 20k Leagues Under the Internet! This week we go in depth into the life and times of a very tech savvy 6th grader from New Mexico who was just looking to find himself a new girlfriend. Linktree Find out more at http://20kleaguespod.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Wordle has swept the nation. Take a dive with the boys this week to find out more about Wordle’s creator, where the game came from, and what the best starting word is. Linktree Find out more at http://20kleaguespod.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Join us this week as we discuss the Re-Branding of the beloved M&M's characters. Things get hot. Linktree Find out more at http://20kleaguespod.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

This week Jon takes us on a trip down memory lane to visit the original Flash Player king himself. Homestar Runner!! Join us as Harland hates on Strongbad and has no idea what The Cheat is. Linktree Find out more at http://20kleaguespod.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Dating is hard for the regular person and even harder for the rich and powerful. Thanks to Raya, the elitist billionaire class can find love in an insular influencer hellscape! But you have to know someone who's been accepted already and your Instagram must be perfectly curated. If the dark kabal of internet illuminati judge your social media presence acceptable, only then will you be allowed beyo...

ORIGINAL YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK This week is a doozy and a must see episode of 20K Leagues Podcast. Kyle scrambled for a topic and remembered the classic decades old YouTube series Don't Hug Me I'm Scared. Many people have tried to decode and decipher it's symbolism and meaning over they years and it's back in the spotlight after the BBC's Channel 4 announced it will be airing all six episodes as a C4...

No, we are not talking about someone named Alexa who lives in the Amazon Forest.. no, we are not talking about an ancient female warrior by the name of Alexa.. we are talking about Jeff Bezo's Alexa, who lives in houses all across the globe. Alexa has been getting up to no good lately, and telling people to do some pretty outlandish things. Come along for the ride, as we discuss which tech giant i...

We 20K boys talk about Amazon's Alexa device and the benefits of have another listening device in your home and whether or not she's a narc. Alexa has caused many disturbances from haunting laughter in the middle of the night to suggesting someone should end it all in the creepiest way possible. We also touch briefly on the Tumblr keyword ban and the NFT mod for Doom II. Welcome aboard the interne...