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This discuss a recently reported new solar material that outperforms traditional solar cells. They smoke the  Partagas Cifuentes and drink the Russell's Reserve Single barrel. https://scitechdaily.com/shattering-efficiency-limits-new-material-outperforms-traditional-solar-cells/

This is a year end review of the best cigars and a stroll througt the rest of the rankings. They have a new announcement for the new year and generally enjoy their ADventura Kings Gold and Remus Reserve 8th Edition. Happy New Year to you and yours!

China bans the export of the metals we've been discussing. We've been expecting this for quite some time. Question is: how do we work though this. They smoke the Alec Bradley Coyo and drink Wheel Horse 101 to make themselves feel better. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/china-retaliates-bans-exports-of-rare-metals-after-us-chip-ban/

Bill goes to the Philippines and Hong Kong. He talks about his experience and we get a little hung up on toilets. We smoke Caldwell's The King is Dead and drink a Philippine Dark Rhum Tanduay.  https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g298461-d477886-Reviews-Plantation_Bay_Resort_and_Spa-Lapu_Lapu_Mactan_Island_Cebu_Island_Visayas.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKfiUJkPrt4  

They discuss what can you do when you find out your banned products are making their way into banned countries. They smoke the La Aurora Bristol Especial Maduro  and drink the S till Austin Limited release Rye Nancy Fraley pick.

Darrell went to Louisville Kentucky to experience some of the Bourbon Trail. They smoke the CAO Big Block and drink the Rebel Yell Distillers Collection. Like all trips, there was a fun disaster.

Very cool technology that desalinates water at high efficency. It's inspired by nature and very likely to be the future of desalination. They smoke the  Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art and drink the I.W. Harper KSBW finished in Cabernet Sauvignon casks. https://interestingengineering.com/energy/waterloos-solar-device-produces-20-liters-of-water-daily

They discuss Bill and Darrell smoke the Caldwell Eastern Standard Sungrown and drink the WhistlePig F1 Rye single barrel. Appologize for the very active bug zapper. Missile debris in Ukraine contains sanctioned chips form Analog Devices, Broadcom, and NXP. They talk about sanctions and maybe what to do.

This weeks the boys discuss a new solar device that desalinates. Not the standard solar panel way. New and promising. Bill rails against text speak... again. Darrell makes fun of him... again. They smoke the Ramon Bueso Genesis with the  High West Cask Collection. https://interestingengineering.com/energy/waterloos-solar-device-produces-20-liters-of-water-daily

Toyota announced the creation of their swappable hydrogen fuel cells. The cells are hydrogen power and small enough to behave as the propane tank swaps today. We're super excited about this and think this could and should be the future. They smoke the Sinistro El Burro Corojo and drink the Vizcaya VXOP rum. They also discuss delicate digging with pressure washers. https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/n...

Darrell and Bill discuss gaming in general and specifially the record breaking Tetris game that looped over 255 levels to re-start the game in what is know as "rebirth". They smoke the CAO L'Anniversaire Cameroon Robusto and drink Smoke Wagon Barrel strength Uncut Unfiltered. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/nes-tetris-first-ever-rebirth-loops-past-level-255-and-back-to-zero/

They discuss NASA announcement that the lunar modules have recently passed static load testing. They try not to bag on NASA, but.... They smoke the budget stick Chillin' Moose cigar with JT. Meleck's Louisiana Rice whiskey. NASA's Lunar Space Station Just Took a Massive Step Towards Launching https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-lunar-space-station-passes-test  

Today they relax a bit with new of the weird and Bill goes on about the cigar's band quite a bit. Are you willing to die over cheese. They smoke the CAO Flathead V450 Sparkplug Boxing Bear 100% Rye cask strength.

Looking for a substitution fom Pappy And Weller? These are the top 10 Ranked Wheated Bourbon recommendations. They smoke the Rocky Patel World Reserve and drink a Nulu Single Barrell 6 year old cask strenght whiskey.  Want Alternatives . We have something to say about most of them. Darrell fan boys out a little at Joe Micallef. https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemicallef/2024/09/07/want-alternatives-...

They talk about how a hydrogel can be used to play pong, making Darrell feel worse about how bad he played pong. They smoke the CAO L'Anniversaire Maduro and drink the Elijah Craig Toasted Barrell. They talk about their weird ecentricities like not wanting to step on cracks and orienting the band while they smoke. They again get hung up on the band. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444465-a-g...

SLB launches lithium filtration system and will hopefully contribute to our lithium capacity in North America. They discuss this and battery recycling. They smoke the  Alec Bradley V2L Black and sip on the Henry McKenna Single Barrell Bottle N Bond 10 year old. https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/slb-launches-lithium-filtration-system-after-nevada-tests-2024-09-10/  

They debate the screw cap vs cork. Somebody trying to end the world made a cyborg with a mushroom brain. They discuss the liquor quite a bit this episode.  https://futurism.com/the-byte/mushroom-robot-brain  

They discuss helpful AIs Rickrolling people. They also discuss what the rules are for being called a Cognac. They smoke the AVO Classic and drink the Chateau Montifaud Cognac VS. https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-startup-rickrolling

Bill and Darrell talk about amfibious housing and future ways of staying on a flooding coastline. They delight in the Rojas Bluebonnet and Buffalo Trace. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02679-w

Bill and Darrell talk about the stranded Starliner and NASAs future. Darrell tels a leaking story of his own. They smoke the Partagas Black Label Bravo and drink the  Cowboy Little Barrel.

As China continues to corner the market for rare earths, they try to harm other economies and gain bargining power for their domestic plans. Recycing rare earths from our growing trash heap may be the way the US continues to supply itself with this critical resource. They smoke the La Barba Red and they drink the Balcones Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in wine casks Cask strength. https://www.f...

Darrell and Bill review the Scymigh tripple burner cigar lighter, segue into a discussion of the IBM model M keyboard and ClickyKeyBoards.com who is restoring them. They smoke the La Gianna Havana which is a commerative cigar by David Garafalo and drink the barrel select Bulleit. The Scymigh triple burner is $27 on Amazon. https://www.clickykeyboards.com/

Bill and Darrell focus on the pairing and cigar and liquor this episode. They don't have time to go the tech discussions. They end up discussing bottle shape, liquor comparisons and market strategy.

This week Bill and Darrell discuss the R&D dollars going to advanced chip packaging and the retun of chip packaging facilities to the US. They smoke the Rocky Patel DBS and sip some Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.  $1.6 Billion CHIPS Subsidy Boosts Advanced Packaging in U.S. https://www.eetimes.com/1-6-billion-chips-subsidy-boosts-advanced-packaging-in-u-s/

They discuss ' A Radical New Magnet Without Rare-Earth Metals Is About to Change Motors Forever'. They key is that they do not contain rare earth elements. Bill and Darrell discuss some implications. T hey smoke the AVO Heritage and drink the Wolcott Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.  https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a61147476/ai-developed-magnet-free-of-rare-earth-metals/