Worrying Bugs

Zak and Liz want the aliens to kiss, the milks to duke it out for glory, and the error messages to say what they mean. Recorded on May 8, 2022 GMO Free Chicken – Sentient Media Project Hail Mary Andy Weir The Martian Artemis Randomize The Frontiers Saga The Silmarillion Dwarf Fortress – Wikipedia Project … Continue reading Rockily Competitive Messaging

Zak and Liz talk about mapping tools and displays of geograpic data. They also talk about the “gay pirate show”. Something for everyone this episode. Recorded on April 24, 2022 More Maps Manifesto Zak’s Tweet about Black Restaurant Week – Twitter What is GIS? – Esri Milwaukee Spec Hydrants Edward Tufte Milwaukee Food Deserts and … Continue reading Freely Shared Maps

Zak and Liz talk about weighing a W boson (with “bonus content” for those who participated in the Worrying Bugs Book Club). Liz’s new old has bluetooth audio… if you’re willing to work for it. The 2016 Macbook Pro only has USB-C ports and drivers are a nightmare. Recorded on April 10, 2022 Newly Measured … Continue reading Measurably Proximal Signals

Zak and Liz talk about Liz just wanting the all the levels of software to get along and Zak’s recent travel experience. Recorded on April 3, 2022 Whale Fall – Wikipedia I Contain Multitudes – Harper Collins Chemosynthesis vs Photosynthesis – NOAA Osedax mucofloris – Wikipedia The Universe is Weird – Hank Green on YouTube … Continue reading Poorly Publicized Snotworm

Zak and Liz are taking the fortnight off.

Zak and Liz talk about E15 gasoline; it’s like E10 gasoline, but 5 more. Zak tells us what he has found out about the Home Front Energy Independence Act. There is a billion dollars on the line to accomplish 4 things (and the 4th thing is “Other”). Recorded on March 12, 2022 Home Front Energy … Continue reading Independently Corny Decisions

Zak and Liz talk about what Liz’s vision of a better Internet looks like. She’s got some radical ideas like “don’t make your website worse for the sake of profit”, “wow, online advertising is pretty intrusive these days”, and “putting existing infrastructure on a blockchain is strictly worse.” Recorded on Feb 28, 2022 Screaming – … Continue reading Manifestly Tertiary Web

Zak and Liz talk about their Lists™. Zak puts his body on the line to see if the vegan mac and cheese can pass as a comfort food. Liz finds a suspicious infographic, so some research and incredulous journalism is done. Liz shares her thoughts about the NFT video essay that Zak assigned as homework. … Continue reading Markedly Watched P’dcast

Zak and Liz talk about re-experiencing movie theaters, Zak explains how Docker works which is even nerdier than using Docker, Liz explains why she loves a Minecraft mod-pack which is even nerdier than playing it, and Zak untangles yarn of truth regarding some farmland that is owned by people who wear very expensive suits. Recorded … Continue reading Journalistically Hunted Containers

Zak and Liz talk about the latest Dairy Free Milk Alternative, Zak tried the Tofutti imitation cream cheese that Liz really liked, and Liz just got back from a road trip and there was a lot to think about, okay? Recorded on January 21, 2022 (Not) Milk – NotMilk – Nextmilk – Silk (Not) Dairy … Continue reading Agreeably Leaning Pickles

Zak and Liz try to figure out how their brains work by reciting the alphabet a few times. Zak gives a brief history of computer handwriting recognition and tells us his opinions on the ReMarkable Tablet. Want to meditate but can’t stop thinking about all the stuff you have to do? Zak has just the … Continue reading Lgebily Digitized Tiles

Zak and Liz talk about the best dairy-free cream cheese that Liz has had the pleasure of spreading onto a bagel. Zak calls out the cowards at Malk Organics LLC for not standing up to the dairy lobby… oh, and their new oat milk isn’t that good. Zak describes the Log4Shell exploit and all of … Continue reading Problematically Shelled Soy

Zak and Liz talk about the best chocolate chip cookie in Milwaukee. You can only get them during certain times of year, so make sure to get them while they’re hot. Zak explains the ‘soup’ model for the genetic testing of Subway™ Tuna™. Liz rambles about how the Matrix Conversation Standard works. The servers get … Continue reading Fishily Ratcheting Allegations

Zak and Liz start this episode by talking about the personality disorder of a fictional character. There was probably some context, but it has been lost to time. Liz has some serious FOMO for Obsidian. If only she had something to write about. Liz decided that years of research that all says “don’t work where … Continue reading Therapeutically Commonplace Desk

Zak and Liz try some passible dairy-free alternatives to yogurt and cream cheese. Mouth noises are included. Liz need to scroll something… anything… so Zak tells us what RSS feed he’s subscribed to. Liz’s computer ran out of disk space, so she and Zak explore their strategies for managing large files. Recorded on November 10, … Continue reading Limitedly Almond Feeds

Zak and Liz talk about the one simple computer skill that could save you 20+ hours per week at your banking job. Liz figured out how to make her mouse talk to Minecraft correctly. It turns out that all she needed to do was actually read what the people on the forums had to say. Zak tells us … Continue reading Openly Borderline Cubes

Zak and Liz swear off code forever. Liz’s yearly theme is being completed to ~43% capacity so far. Liz gets mad about a single sentence in a 500 page book and says that Kahnemn should’ve just made it into a tweet. Logitech is intentionally making Liz’s life harder by making software that does not work, basically at all, … Continue reading Normally Comprehended Linda

Zak and Liz talk about Zak’s experience with setting up Fastmail. Zak demands features from the developers of an app that he does not pay for then discovers that the feature he wants is already included. Zak breaks his silence regarding his history with cargo shorts. Listener discretion advised. He also tells us how he manages his left … Continue reading Journalistically Expedient Pockets

Zak and Liz talk about Liz having some very healthy and normal feelings about a guy that makes Youtube videos about the block game and Zak rudely pathologizes her with the bible. She continues to double down until it’s not funny anymore. Liz is trying to get one step closer to living her Tony Stark fantasy life by … Continue reading Spitefully Personal Mail

Zak and Liz invented a new role-playing game in an effort to help Liz figure out her yearly theme. Recorded on August 29, 2021 Themes Everyday Problems Generator Motive Generator Terrible Things Generator Space for Secrets And Lies – YouTube Obverse and Reverse – Wikipedia Running a Session Zero – Sly Flourish   Contact Us @thePunsGuy   Support Us Patreon   … Continue reading Randomly Meaty Lovers

Zak and Liz talk about borrowed knowledge, computational theory mottos, Zak’s ren-fair experience, programming with cute little bubbles, how loud things are, and how Zak is arranging his boxes. Recorded on Aug 18, 2021 Theory of Computation Your Program as a Transpiler – YouTube Nondeterministic Polynomial Time – Wikipedia Bristol Renaissance Faire LARP – Wikipedia Little Brother – Cory Doctorow S...

Zak and Liz talk about what Liz thinks should happen in an award winning play. Recorded on July 31, 2021 Play Synopses Atomic Gardening – Wikipedia The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds – Wikipedia The Hot Wing King – Wikipedia That Championship Season – Wikipedia Among Us – Wikipedia Scooby Doo Body Swapping – YouTube Old – Wikipedia Seascape – Wikipedia Waiting for Gal … Continue...

Zak and Liz talk about artificial poetry, wanting to tell everyone where we live, wanting to know where and when to do things, how monopolies are ruining clocks but not milk, ‘And’ the cat. Recorded on July 18, 2021 Statement Begins – Tumblr The Poem on Archive.org The Magnus Archives GPT-2 – Wikipedia Addresses IndieWeb Listserv – Wikipedia h-addr – microformats V-card – … Continue reading Hierar...

Zak and Liz talk about their tips and tricks for changing your home, what we would do if we ever had guests, and a conversation game. Recorded on July 11, 2021 Moving Moving in Amsterdam – 99pi Fox, Chicken, Sack of Grain – Math Is Fun Randomize – Goodreads Project Hail Mary – Goodreads The Egg – Goodreads Trypophobia – Wikipedia UHaul Pods usedcardboardboxes.com … Continue reading Movingly Elevat...

Zak and Liz talk about the sequel to milk and VASYs. Recorded on June 20, 2021 After Milk – USPS Truck Shape – Motortrend – Cromslor – YouTube – Frindle – Wikipedia – phonology – Wikipedia – Bouba/Kiki effect – Wikipedia – White Knight – Garden of Flavor – Horchata – Wikipedia – White Knighting … Continue reading Coherently Charged Brimbo