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(1:29) Open

(1:42) National Communicate with Your Kids Day

(3:37) cj's week: Black Friday Recovery Aftermath

(5:18) Jeff's Week: Colon-scopey, Hackery, & Hoosiery

(9:10) Headline: Intel approaches candidates for CEO role

(10:23) Recommendation: TWINCOM 24/96

(11:48) Segment: Black Friday

(40:29) cj’s recommendation: A Charlie Brown Christmas

(42:38) Jeff’s Recommendation: Wicked

In this episode, we explore the (relatively) modern concept of a Black Friday. No, not the Black Friday that crashed the gold market, and no, not the one that caused traffic congestion in Philadelphia 75 years ago. As you guessed, it’s the Black Friday that you’ve come to associate with tramplings at Walmart, cheap flat-screen TVs, and Furbies. How did it start, where did it come from, and how’s it doin’?

But first, Intel kicks off its new CEO search in a (feeble?) attempt to right the ship. It’s almost time to add your Bunny Men to your collection of pets.com mascots and “Be Kind, Please Rewind” stickers. :-(

Headlines

Intel approaches candidates for CEO role, including former board member Lip-Bu Tan | Reuters

TWINCOM 24/96 Modem + Fax

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When was the first Proper Thanksgiving Celebrated in L.A.?!?

20 Most Insane Black Friday Incidents

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Black Friday (1869) - Wikiwand articles

Black Friday (shopping) - Wikiwand

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A Charlie Brown Christmas - Wikiwand

‘Wicked’ Review: We’re Off to See the Witches

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(1:30) Use Less Stuff Day

(3:15) cj's week: DRW Lose, Markus Wins!

(5:25) Jeff's Week: Dalton Knecht

(7:09) Headline: Netflix served the Tyson vs. Paul fight to 60 million households

(7:55) Headline: NFL fans worry Netflix’s bad Tyson vs. Paul stream means it can’t handle football - The Verge

(11:24) The Internet Giveth and Taketh Away

(40:28) cj’s recommendation: Send to YouTube

(42:45) Jeff’s Recommendation: Indiana Football

Some Nonsense listeners may be surprised to learn that humanity survived quite a while without the use, nor even the existence of, the Interwebs.

Just kidding! The average Nonsense listener remembers their fingers getting pinched by rotary phones vividly, so the internet might as well be considered brand-spankin’ new!

This episode the guys talk a bit about the evolution of the Internet - how it started, how they _thought_ it started, and how it’s going. You’re going to love it, we promise. You might even laugh. You’ll probably snicker. You shouldn't cry.

No promises.

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Legend of the Octopus - Wikiwand / articles

Headlines

Netflix served the Tyson vs. Paul fight to 60 million households - The Verge

NFL fans worry Netflix’s bad Tyson vs. Paul stream means it can’t handle football - The Verge

Netflix’s live entertainment juggernaut adds Beyoncé - The Verge

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Robin Berjon

Building The Next Web

The Web Is For User Agency

Solid (web decentralization project) - Wikiwand / articles

ActivityPub Over ATProto

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(1:34) Open

(1:47) National Doorbell Day

(2:15) cj's week: Parent-Teacher Conference

(3:11) Jeff's Week: Dodgers & Doorbells

(3:43) Headline: Ban on Chinese tech so broad, US-made cars would be blocked, Polestar says

(10:08) Headline: Russian Court Wants Google to Cough Up $2x10^34

(11:25) Advanced Technology: Artificial Light

(39:28) cj’s recommendation: SMB3 100% Speed Runs

(42:51) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Donut King

Every technological advancement stands on the shoulders of the tech that came before it. Certainly, today’s AI would not exist if not for the boom in computing over the past half-century.

Of course, before computing could exist, electricity needed standardized generation and ubiquitous delivery mechanisms. Surely the flowing of electrons must be one of the earliest technological marvels, taken for granted, that enabled today’s AI.

But in this episode, the guys look at an even earlier technology that we rarely, if ever, give thought to - artificial light. Relatively speaking we have spent a very brief portion of our existence as a species utilizing light from non-solar sources. When we realized the sheer volume of technological development completed under the glow of artificial light, we knew we had to talk about it.

But before we explore sesame oil lamps and delicious tallow candles, what would Nonsense be without some banned Chinese technology drama, and more Google fines (this time with extra zeros!)

Headlines

Ban on Chinese tech so broad, US-made cars would be blocked, Polestar says - Ars Technica

Atlas Goes Hands On

Boston Dynamics’ new video shows that its humanoid robot doesn’t need a human - The Verge

Russian Court Wants Google to Cough Up $2x10^34

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Genius and blood: How cheap light transformed civilization

Timeline of lighting technology - Wikiwand

Gas lighting - Wikiwand

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The History of Super Mario Bros 3 100% World Records

'The Donut King' Documentary Trailer

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