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 We discuss Elon Musk's next move in the area of robotics. We smoke the ADVentura La Llorona and drink the  Benchmark Full proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. They continue discussing odd things including weird kid actions and odd mistakes. They briefly discuss housing prices  https://www.fierceelectronics.com/electronics/latest-rumblings-elon-musk-may-affect-future-robotics

Bill and Darrell sit down with David Dayter and discuss IT security as well as a number of other IT topics. They introduce him to the Cohiba Blue and they drink this years Tri Barrel blend from Ironroot Harbinger line. It's just 8 proof from being a hazmat barrel.

They discuss the amburana finish cask hitting the whiskey market. They drink some finished whiskey and call out the 4 top amburana finished bottles according to one article. They smoke the 2012 by Oscar Valladares and drink Ironroot Apotheosis SBW finished in PX Sherry and Amburana casks. https://punchdrink.com/articles/amburana-wood-whiskey/

Bill and Darrell list all the cigars they had on the show in 2023 and pick their top 5. They smoke the 601 La Bomba Napalm and drink El Dorado 12 year old rum. They wrap up with what they did for their holiday season.

This week they decided to try lots and lots of different whiskeys with the cigar. Haven't done that before, but it's a lot of whiskey. They smoke the Perdomo 30 th Anniversary Sun Grown and they drink the Blackland Texas Pecan Brown Sugar Bourbon, to start.

A gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease has been approved by the FDA. It's not all I wanted it to be, but at least it's something. They smoke the Perdomo 30 th Anniversary Maduro and they drink the  Prideful Goat 6YO Cask Strength Bourbon. In the 2nd half they discuss TPE 2024. They are going to TPE this and an looking forward to it. https://www.foxnews.com/health/remarkable-gene-editing-...

They put to the test the TikTok video that makes spirits smoother by frothing them. They discuss driving hates and the conditions of today. They smoke the Perdomo 30 th Anniversary Connecticut with some  Bacardi Reserve Ocho. They discuss, Bespoken, the company that is aging liquor faster with a chemical reactor that accelerates the maturation of spirits. They also go back to the 'Will It Blend' m...

OpenAIs Sam Altman out, Sam Altman in. OpenAI votes Altman off the board and then 4 days later they put him back in and replace 2 board members. They discuss the new board members a bit. They smoke the Casa Magna Colorado with Bombarda Dark Rum. They also touch on new Amazon  biometrics. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/22/sam-altmans-ouster-at-openai-precipitated-by-letter-to-board-about-ai-breakthro...

Bill and Darrell laugh about some random facts.  They smoke the Hoyo De Monterrey Governors and drink some Lone Elm Small Batch Striaght Wheat whiskey. https://www.rd.com/list/did-you-know-facts-most-people-dont-know/

There is a newly discovered source of evaporation. Normally you expect heat causes evaporation. There is another mechanism now. How do we keep discovering more about things we thought we knew everything about? They smoke La Herencia Cubana CORE and drink the Singleton 12 YO scotch . Don't forget, we have a cigar journal available. We also discuss the Texas Whiskey Trail. https://www.sciencealert.c...

They discuss the Bletchley Declaration, an AI safety meeting across 28 countries, and discuss some of the key points that came from it. They smoke the AJ Fernandez San Lotano Oval Maduro with Balcones Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in wine casks Cask strength. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-bletchley-declaration-is-no-game-changer-but-it-s-a-solid-start-to-the-global-fight-for-ai-safe...

Directors of research at France's National Centre of Scientific Research find huge reserves of hydrogen gas in France. Can this replace Russian oil? How much of it is there? Why haven't we found reserves like this before? They compare the rum to several other Diplomatico rums. They smoke the La Aurora Connecticut Preferidos 1903 Edition Corona with Roble Viejo Maestra Venezuelan rum.  https://www....

They cover weird news including Giraffe poop smuggling, Bear popularity contest, and art titled 'Take the Money and Run'.  They smoked the Manuel Quesada 75 th Anniversary with Jameson IPA edition.

They decide to discuss some weird products. Bill has to guess which ones are real. They smoke the  Tatuaje Havana VI and drink the Weller Special Reserve. They get hung up on their cigar journal again. Such a good journal. They trail off hating on the Skywalker family again and go back to discussing Star Wars world series playing now.

They end up discussing vodkas quite a bit. They talk about Darrells company moving to Flexible time off vs Paid time off. They discuss some squatting law events. They recap the Lone Star Cigar, Wine and Spirits event at Cigar International in Fort Worth.

They discuss the real innovaiton in the iphone 15 Pro and how Apple found a way to pivot from the MP size race with Samsung and re-frame the race into their strenght. Bill and Darrell smoke the Blackbird Finch and drink the Pilar Spanish Sherry Cask finish rum.  iPhone 15 Pro: Ushering in the Era of Immersive Reality | Fierce Electronics

They discuss the a new quantum magnetometer product and it's applications.  It's also been a year of since the fire at the Ventura factory.  We smoke the ADventura Explorer and drink some D'Usse Cognac . In the end Darrell veers off to give you some informaiton about hospital beds. Shrug. Quantum magnetometer aims to measure Earth's magnetic field | Fierce Electronics

This week they discuss the inclusion of AI in the control of traffic signals. Driven by, Intellegent Traffic Control Ltd, there is a flagship city in the US testing this technology. They smoke the Joya de Nicaragua Antano Dark Corojo and sip the  Weller Antique 107. They also discuss roads, tolls, and taxes in the future. Israeli Startup Intelligent Traffic Control Deploys Traffic Management Solut...

They discuss an article confronting the health of gamers. They further discuss their intellect. They enjoy the evening with Black Label Trading Co's Royalty and  Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey. Enjoy with them. They wrap up the episode with the top sellling whiskeys in the world. Bet you haven't heard of most of them. https://futurism.com/neoscope/research-gamers-pretty-healthy https://futurism.co...

They smoke the 2022 ARFCOM Pre-Release. Yes, the AR15.com cigars have been released. Yes, we've done them the last two weeks. Isn't this the pre-cursor to what you've already done. Sure, but we do what we want. With it they have the Iron Root Harbinger. They don't intend to talk about Doom and Quake, but they do briefly. They discuss a wine flood and what they think will be a massive power shortag...

Bill and Darrell talk about 4 world records and destruction done to the Great Wall. They enjoy the AR15.com 223 offering and sip on Solomon Scott barrel pick rye. 

Bill and Darrell smoke the ARFCOM 300 Black and drink a single barrel pick from master distiller Bill Wofford. They talk about the AR15.COM website and really just chat about cigars and spirits this week. No new tech talk. They cover Ventura cigars, the AR15 website, Renegade Cigars, vodka and 5 Points Distilling. https://www.ar15.com/index.html  

We talk to Bill in Barbados. Get some travel tips and some interresting facts on what not to bring. It's a cigar and spirit free for all since Darrell has an AVO Heritage with Lone Elm Union Hill Rye while Bill has the Alec Bradley V2L Black with Appleton Estates Signature. Bill is at the Sandals resort and discusses the butler service. Diving talk as well as things you can't bring to Barbados. ht...

This week Bill is on vacation. A pre-vacation vacation in Florida before he goes to Burmuda. They smoke the Perdomo 12 Yr Barrel Aged Sungrown. They drink what they like and have a guest on. Our guest is a new smoker and asks questions you may have burning in you head but don't want to ask. Enjoy!

This week they discuss 2 articles 2 years apart about protein folding and implications of this success. They smoke the Lampert 1675 Edition Azul and drink the Iron Root's Saints Alley Heretic finished in Rhum casks.  They wrap up with some sci fi talk and hope we don't miss our successes like they have. ' The game has changed.' AI triumphs at protein folding. Dec 2020 'The game has changed.' AI tr...