Rare Encounter

Faking abuse, cyber seances, and The Platonic Magician. Show Notes AbleKirby is on the road again! (Featuring Sonic socks.) Shout out to Green Eggs and RAM for supplying some of that equipment! Why medieval city-builder video games are historically inaccurate - Leiden Medievalists Blog He couldn’t get over his fiancee’s death. So he brought her back as an A.I. chatbot Philip K. Dick would be stoke...

Ancient Grease, sticky stems, and milking potatoes. Show Notes Why we can stop worrying and love the particle accelerator | Aeon Ideas What would happen if you stuck your head in the LHC while it was operating? Offers flooding in to 'River Dave' after his cabin burns down 'River Dave' doesn't think he can go back to being a hermit What is a GPS? How does it work? | Library of Congress This Sweet W...

Rare Encounter #56 Encounter #56 Fat electrons, fat electrons, and coming in the short cans. Show Notes The world's smokiest ball You only wish your balls smoked like this. Glenwood Canyon mudslides halt Amtrak train, spur Bustang reroute California Zephyr has been suspended between Grand Junction and Denver since late last week. Chris-chan arrest #887 - Chris Chan After Party - Killstream. Live W...

Dangling dendrites, pod-driving, and forbidden information. With special guest cottongin ! Executive producer: SirSeatSitter Show Notes Metallic whiskers and batteries On Whiskers and Dendrites Photo Gallery: Parts with Tin Whiskers Researchers design long-lasting, solid-state lithium battery – Harvard Gazette Harvard describes battery as a sandwich. AbleKraft | Podcastindex.org RSS feed: https://...

Communist calculus, discount dramas, and saving the Hubble. Show Notes NASA Hubble Space Telescope is back with a stunning image after a long mysterious glitch Hubble Returns to Full Science Observations and Releases New Images | NASA NASA Continues to Try to Rescue Failing Hubble Space Telescope The Baltimore Museum of Art’s security guards will curate an upcoming exhibit early next year - Baltim...

One year anniversary! Jihad lawn care, open source drama, and bleeding everywhere. Show Notes Sega sued for ‘rigged’ Key Master arcade machine - Polygon Presented as a game of skill, but actually programmed as a game of chance. Six-Flags America reopens Spinsanity ride HARLEY QUINN™ Spinsanity | Six Flags America Experience the DMV’s Tallest, Fastest & Most Extreme Pendulum Ride, NOW OPEN! Six...

Blowing explosive loads, self destructive simulations, and attacking from behind. Executive producer: serpent Show Notes Premature explosions, or blowing your load in the middle of the day Gilly Gene on Twitter So this just happened in Ocean City, MD. Check the video. AUDIO: Two Adult Females Injured After Beaver Attack in Bushwood | Southern Maryland News Net | Southern Maryland News Net Abandone...

With special guest Darren O'Neill of Grumpy Old Bens and Randumb Thoughts ! JELL-uudes, bootleg X-rays, and derpcore on vinyl. Show Notes Railcar Goes Rogue Not just any railcar, a Canadian one. Celebretti sex Bill Cosby released from prison after sex assault conviction overturned by Pennsylvania Supreme Court - Baltimore Sun On what's essentially a technicality, he's out of prison. Actor Allison...

Foamer dust, hyperspectral bruising, and the loudspeakers of God. Show Notes Saskatoon beaver takes down Canadian flag, makes off with flagpole | CBC News Standing on guard for thee... Or is it? Baltimore City recommends against building proposed $10 billion high-speed Maglev train to Washington - Capital Gazette B-W SCMaglev Project Home Page Scarborough Subway Extension RIP John McAfee Good nigh...

Artificial suns, unholy intersections, and Jonah the Lobster Diver. Show Notes Microsoft will end Windows 10 support in 2025 Further evidence that Windows 11 is around the corner? WBZ Begins 100 Year Celebration - Radio Ink A hundred day celebration for a hundred years of broadcasting. Billy West - Wikipedia Humble & Fred - Wikipedia Fingerprinting and Six Flags Fact-checking Grumpy Old Bens y...

Cicadas on a plane, underground fishways, and the Michael Jackson connection. Show Notes Excess migration in America What census data tells us about population growth in Maryland and the U.S. - Baltimore Sun 108 (number) It's the 33 of Buddhism. Also the number of days since the last episode of Maps With Mat . Three wise monkeys Mizaru, Kikazaru, and Iwazaru, who sees no evil, hears no evil, and s...

Encounter #47: Butterflies and Unicorns Capsule living, dastardly deliveries, and getting baseballed all night long. Executive producer: IcyGrillz Show Notes Babe Ruth - Wikipedia Medieval Blacksmith 21325 | Ideas Tech news Because if Grumpy Old Bens doesn't, we will! Critical WordPress plugin zero-day under active exploitation WhatsApp caves in: Won't limit features if you reject privacy changes...

Turtle toes, hate boners, and a two duck day. With special guest Medus! Show Notes Freenode drama Freenode IRC Staff Quit After New Owner 'Seizes' Control of Network - Slashdot A "narcissistic Trumpian wannabe korean royalty bitcoins millionaire"? The Panic Over Freenode Isn’t Justified and Its Reaction Mostly Disproportionate | Techrights It's just over logos and sponsorship? Mastodon cross-insta...

Rats in tubes, Steamy games, and non-fungible pointers. Show Notes Flamin' Hot Cheetos Scandal! Stolen valour flavour ! Podcast: Who Really Created Flamin’ Hot Cheetos? - Los Angeles Times Richard Montañez did not invent Flamin' Hot Cheetos as he claims, according to Frito-Lay employees who worked on the product development team for Flamin' Hot Cheetos. The man who didn't invent Flamin' Hot Cheeto...

Limericks, pervy patches, and nuclear sushi. Show Notes 4 dead, 1 injured in Woodlawn shooting and explosion; Baltimore County police kill suspect - Baltimore Sun Explosion and a shooting? Nice work, Baltimore. Boom. Today's Holidays National Nutty Fudge Day Limerick Day National Tampon Day Odometer Day Truthy's visit to the urologist The complement to visits to the proctologist. John Fletcher pro...

Romplers, crypto scats, and space places. Show Notes 60 years of Americans in space Launch of MR-3 on May 5, 1961 Mercury-Redstone 3 - Wikipedia Tiger King's Carole Baskin launches $CAT coin in crypto war with Elon Musk and Dogecoin Scat coin from the Tiger King lady. Alpaca farm fire No llamas were hurt in the production of this fire. Anime 86: Eighty Six Gasaraki Real robot mecha meets supernatu...

Psychic crime fighting, mastergaming, and riding the electric. With special guest Casey! Show Notes The gobbledok is back to gobble... your dok? Psychic crime fighting "Cult Infection" Crime Solving Webinar with Genevieve Hackett, Mon, May 10, 2021, 8:00 PM | Meetup A seminar on how to be a psychic private investigator. Linux versus University of Minnesota The Linux Foundation's Technical Advisory...

Avoiding the Noid, juicing the carts, and pranking the Windows. Show Notes Petition · Make LeVar Burton the next host of Jeopardy! · Change.org Linux bans University of Minnesota for sending buggy patches in the name of research - Neowin Don't fuck with kernel devs. Not only are further patches from UMN banned, but previous work is going to get pulled out and replaced too. Anime Don't Toy With Me,...

Kids with anxiety, terrible movies, and the milky centre of the Earth. Executive producer: dowodenum Show Notes LLSVPs, what are they good for? Large low-shear velocity provinces. Some follow-up from episode 39. Morphology of seismically slow lower-mantle structures – Supporting Information Meta study on LLSVP locations. Heaven's Gate The movie that bankrupted United Artists. Initial runtime of 21...

Honey mayonnaise, international beavers, and Windows exotica. Show Notes Days of the Day April 7 is a busy day! National Beer Day (United States) - Wikipedia World Health Day - Wikipedia International Beaver Day | Beavers: Wetlands & Wildlife NATIONAL NO HOUSEWORK DAY - April 7, 2021 | National Today Anime Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise 64-bit Windows, 16-bit apps Why set up Window...

Dutch games, tater tittles, and falling buildings. Show Notes Most metal can known to man And all that comes in it is sparkling water. What a gyp! Ever Given memes SimCity 2000 You know the answer. The End. A Suez Canal simulator game already exists because of course it does - MSPoweruser Totally Accurate Suez Canal Training Simulator by Mythical City Games YouTube dislikes dislikes YouTube on Twi...

Game shows, vexing vexillology, and a hot wife for life. Show Notes Stolen Doritos Truck Chase in Oklahoma City Lasts 100 Miles Joshua Karpe, nacho joyrider. 2001 State/Provincial Flag Survey Best and worst flags of North America. Spoiler: New Mexico wins. Tasmanian Potato producer diversifies after buying Perfecta Produce | PotatoPro You'll never see a happier Tasmanian. Visual Novels Visual Nove...

Fishy postcards, J-Popping, and the flavour of Texas. Show Notes Pringles Japan Readies 'Texas Ribs' Flavored Chips | PotatoPro RIP Ba'al Cliff Simon Dead: Actor Who Played ‘Ba’al’ On Stargate SG-1 Was 58 – Deadline Doom Eternal second DLC Doom Eternal’s final DLC, The Ancient Gods – Part 2, drops tomorrow | PCGamesN The Ancient Gods Part 2 trailer DOOM on Twitter You denied the gods and awoke an...

Radioactive ponds, train explosions, and tales from the subs. With special guest Icehawk! Show Notes "Hype hubris" video games What happens when a game gets overhyped and underdelivers? The biggest mistake in game advertising. Cyberpunk 2077 - Wikipedia Daikatana - Wikipedia Duke Nukem Forever - Wikipedia Anime Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Hiroyuki Imaishi - Wikipedia Co-founder of Studio...

Magic sticks, languages, and repercussions of evil. With special guest Carolyn Blaney! Show Notes Native languages Algic languages - Wikipedia Dené–Yeniseian languages - Wikipedia The first demonstration of a connection between Asian languages and Native American languages. Baltimore stripper protest Who are we? Strippers! What do we want? Our jobs back! Doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. Baltim...