Episode 297: Apple Mac Pro or Apple Mac Schmo?

Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss amusement parks, Apple's new hardware announcements and possible future path, tech security practices and Trump's Mexico deal that isn't even a deal!

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Show Notes:

• Jon Stewart is the target of Mitch "Grim Reaper" McConnell
• We are infested by cows
• Voretaq encounters a rooster
• Feedback time
• Waiting for Potter
• Shout-out to Knoebels
• Universal Studios (Hollywood) memories
• Cuba Gooding, Jr. turns self into police
• GOOD RIDDANCE SANDERS
• The dusty press corp podium...good job not doing a job
• Might want to skip the Dominican Republic, maybe?
• Apple's new Mac Pro controversies
• Apple and the future of Macs
• Bart's primary Mac doesn't like the hard disk when upgrading to an upgraded OS...don't know about the current release, though
• Seeing iPadOS, Bart's unsure of the joy of OS X's future for his use case...
• What is Bootcamp?
• Raspberry Pi: affordable mini-computers
• Samsung was suddenly telling people they should run antivirus checks on their TVs...
• ...then we might have been reminded why
• Playstation Network TIFU story on Reddit; DON'T GIVE AWAY ACCOUNT CREDS, PEOPLE
• 2-Factor defeated by SIM (your ticket to the cell phone network, basically) theft, thus losing access to much of his digital life
• Man fights release of name after admitting he abused children 40 years ago
• Liz is laying (blank) eggs
• Amazon pretends they are paying well; attacks Ocasio-Cortez in retaliation move
• Trump's "Mexico Deal" text released by Mexico. There's no "Deal."
• Rumors of Trump's use of slurs on The Apprentice

Episode 296: I Am Sploot

Bart and Norma produce a shortcast where we discuss a trike accident, Racket the Bearded Dragon, and movie and TV show opinions.

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Show Notes:

• Racket: I AM SPLOOT
• Elisabeth Moss and Scientology (and Handmaid's Tale)
• Little Dude crashed a trike...how?
• Galaxy's Edge Star Wars attraction at Disney
• Dark Phoenix had a terrible opening weekend
• Men In Black: International
• Trump's so busy working he decided to call CNBC
• David Ortiz shot in Dominican Republic

Episode 295: Movies, and the UK Won't Keep Him

Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss movies, raising lizards, Trump's problems in the UK (boo hoo), and cults! We also talk about Baltimore's ransomware issue...

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Show Notes:

• Hearing things that aren't there
• Theater putting in beds instead of chairs
• Climbing Everest facts
• Climbers dying on Everest...
• Godzilla 2, Booksmart
• Trump's n the UK, they want him to go home (damn...)
• Giant wee wee greets the Orange Wee Wee (That's Trump, by the way)
• Trump greeted again with projections on buildings
• Baltimore taken down by ransomware...
• ...that was injected into their systems using "Trust Us We're Good Guys" NSA tools
• Watch The Perfection
• Arrow discussion, vigilantes, being above the law...and we don't know anything in real life in the US that allows people above the law, do we?
• Voretaq's lizard is afraid of superworms due to a biting incident when it was a baby
• Allison Mack: from Smallville to NXIVM cult member
• iTunes is going away
• Creationist ark museum suing for flood damages (to access road, but still ironic)

Episode 294: A Memorial Day Goes By

Bart gives a short (Really! Honest!) message for the Memorial Day recording

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Show Notes:

• How I spent my weekend so far
• This week is going to be abnormal
• We'll save feedback for next week
• EXERCISE (NOT) FUN
• Planning a solo long ride, rode a short ride with Dude
• Think Dude and I can make the Pine Creek Trail ride?
• Saw Book Smart in theater
• 47 Meters Down has a sequel coming!

Episode 293: Hide Her in a Tote

Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss SPACE FORCE!, RIP to many last week, protesters parade a pooping president, and hiding your legless girlfriend in a plastic tote!

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Show Notes:

• "It's a thousand degrees and wet." - Voretaq
• Bart rode ~43 miles Saturday, climbed 3000 feet
• Insurance companies are the worst...
• Judge not by what they say, judge what they do
• Feedback
• Many deaths last week
• Prank gone too far?
• Hiding your girlfriend in a tote
• SPACE FORCE! AGAIN! Because Cruz is not smart
• Declaration of Independence banned on FaceBook
• Hertz "computer glitch" causes customers to be arrested
• A coin to talk to God and pray for Trump
• Ahead of UK visit, protesters plan to fly a big balloon and display giant robot pooping Trump
• Baltimore held for ransom in "cyber attack"
• Some short movie bits

Episode 292: It's Not a Party Without Helium (for balloons)

Bart and Norma discuss Trump's billion dollar (so far) fraudulent persona, George Conway rants again, John Oliver explains the New Green Deal, we've racked up 115 mass shootings (and counting!), and an Ohio Republican once again demonstrates they don't know how uteruses work! (And where has all the helium gone!?)

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Show Notes:

• Racket needs to eat more vegetables...so we're trying to mix wax worms in
• Feedback
• Cali teacher with cancer must pay for own sub
• Party City vs. Helium Supplies
• Watch the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix
• Trump's billion dollar tax "fraud"...in that his reputation is fraudulent (at a minimum)
• Maleah Davis missing...blood found...
• George Conway rants about the Cheeto on Twitter
• Trump hurts his own voters with China tariffs
• John Oliver on the New Green Deal
• 115 mass shootings so far this year...SURPRISE
• Which is more lethal: food or immigrants?
• Is Unplanned (the movie) a load of bullsh#$?
• Ohio legislator doesn't know how human pregnancy works

Episode 291: Hamilton

Bart, Norma and Voretaq talk about a weekend NYC trip to see Hamilton, flushing your grandparents down the toilet, Georgia shows that racism is still alive and well (surprise!), and Chase Bank thinks you're poor because you're a wasteful entitled idiot. Episode 291!

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Show Notes:

• NYC-area weather
• Hush, Satan
• Cutting tails with scissors
• Florida once again leads the country in stupid by allowing guns with teachers
• Law fun
• Chewie died
• Don't flush your grandparents down the toilet
• Chase Bank issues tone deaf ignorant Monday Motivation message
• Voretaq notes that Chase still hasn't fixed their broken password system
• Georgia mayor and councilman agree that the town isn't ready for a black person
• Voter suppression?
• Hillary makes a Republican-version of a non-suggestion to China?
• Betsy DeVos apparently doesn't know about Hamilton
• Yummy yummy airpod
• Billions show up to Alive In New York anti-abortion event. BILLIONS.
• "Unplanned" propaganda
• Five Boro Bike Tour
• Biking and your heart (GCN Show)
• Tyson chicken strip recall