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Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThe Sinking of the Supply Chain: The Great Wall of TariffsWhen the cost of importing goods goes up significantly with little notice, manufacturing orders get paused. Without orders to ship to the customers that normally make the orders, shippers reduce the number of boats that sail. When fewer boats sail, less stuff gets imported. When less stuff gets imported, there’s less stuff to buy at the stores.We are currently in “Chapter 3: The Sinking of the Supply Chain” of this story on tariffs. We are going to see work pauses, layoffs, stockpiles of empty containers, less products to buy, less items on sale, and more of our own ex...2025-05-0131 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerHEADLINES: Tariff Woes, The Upcoming Manufacturing Shell Game, & Bye-Bye Nest Thermostats(0:00) Pre-Show(1:11) Open(1:58) National Supply Chain Day(4:55) cj's week: Nintendo Switch(6:03) Jeff's Week: Aliexpress Purchasing Party End(8:00) Headline: The Trade War's Wave of Retail Shortages Will Hit U.S. Consumers in Stages(11:59) Headline: Chinese freight ship traffic to busiest U.S. ports sees steep drop(13:36) Headline: Some Amazon sellers are pulling out of Prime Day amid Trump tariffs(16:49) Headline: Apple Could Move All US iPhone Assembly to India in 2026(21:44) Headline: Google Ending Support for Early Gen Nest Learning Thermostats(27:22) WordPro 3...2025-04-2929 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerHEADLINES: Price Hikes, Janky Government Roof Internet, AI Age Detection, & Humanoid Robots Run!(0:00) Pre-Show(0:33) Open(1:02) Earth Day(1:53) cj's week: Here Comes The Sun!(2:18) Jeff's Week: Filling The Papal Vacancy(2:50) Headline: A lot of Logitech products cost more now than two months ago(7:24) Headline: Trump’s tariffs trigger price hikes at large online retailers(13:30) Headline: Is the GSA using a backdoor to siphon off government data?(17:00) Headline: Meta is ramping up its AI-driven age detection(23:53) Headline: Sam Altman Admits That Saying "Please" and "Thank You" to ChatGPT Is Wasting Millions of Dollars in Computing Power...2025-04-2231 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerHEADLINES: Tariffs, US Supercomputers, No Tariffs, Magnets, & More Tariffs(0:00) Pre-Show(1:04) Open(1:35) Tax Day(1:41) cj's week: Earthquakes & Dodgers History(3:30) Jeff's Week: Pre-Tariff Ordering(6:08) Headline: Actually, Semiconductors Still Face a 'Special' Type of Tariff(15:34) Headline: Nvidia says it will build AI supercomputers in America for the first time ever(18:20) Headline: China Halts Critical Rare Earth Exports as Trade War Intensifies(21:26) Close(22:08) Recommendation: GeePS.comSo very much news this week.Good news: semiconductors aren’t going to be tarrifed! There was much rejoicing!Bad...2025-04-1523 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerH5N1 Avian Influenza: What the Flock?!(0:00) Open(1:38) The Flu(4:12) Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Bird Flu(12:36) Case Fatality Rates(16:55) Mammal-to-Mammal Transmission(19:54) Is H5N1 the Next Pandemic?(23:39) How Can You Protect Yourself?(27:59) What’s the Impact?(32:48) Egg Prices(41:42) cj’s recommendation: 8-Piece Buckets from KSC!(43:24) Jeff’s Recommendation: Black BagOver the past two decades bird flu has effectively killed over half a billion birds, and seems to be getting worse. In this episode of the Nonsense Big Story, we provide some co...2025-04-1045 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerHEADLINES: EU’s $1B X Fine, Starliner’s Wild Ride, & Tariffs Got You Down?(0:00) Pre-Show(1:12) Open(1:38) cj's week: Back on Land, Water Parks, KSC!(3:26) Jeff's Week: Buying All The Amazon, I Love Big Bats(5:36) Headline: EU may “make an example of X” by issuing $1 billion fine to Musk’s social network(10:33) Headline: Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought(17:39) Headline: We just declared a trade war with the world(29:45) Recommendation: DayStar's Fast Cache llciOh you are lucky. For the first time ever you are getting two doses...2025-04-0830 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerSmoking in the Boys' Room(0:19) DiskWorld!(4:15) Barney’s Beanery(13:35) Early Smoking Bans Staring The Catholic Church(20:00) First Call For National U.S. Flight Smoking Ban(24:57) Why Airplanes Still Have Lavatory Ashtrays(27:32) Smoking in The 51st State(32:47) Free In-Flight Smokes!(36:16) cj’s week: Canada’s Elbows Up, Never 51!(37:52) Jeff’s week: Dodgers in Japan!In this episode, our first-ever dedicated big story episode of Nonsense, we wanted to explore one of the many ways that science has helped us all live better, and longer lives. ...2025-03-2840 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerHEADLINES: Chapter 23 & Me and Text STOP to Opt-Out of War Plan Texting(0:00) Pre-Show(1:01) Open(1:20) Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day(2:55) cj's week: IoT Bonanza!(4:38) Jeff's Week: Japan!(8:14) Headline: 23andMe is filing for bankruptcy(11:38) Headline: Trump's War-Planning Signal Group Accidentally Added a Journalist(12:57) Headline: Boston Dynamics and Nvidia Each Show New Humanoid Robots(15:48) Headline: Apple Struggling with AI(19:43) Headline: You Can Now Show Google’s Gemini AI Things with Your Phone Camera (23:40) Headline: Nearly Every CyberTruck is Being Recalled(29:01) Headline: It’s Amazon Spring Sales TimeSpi...2025-03-2729 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerNonsense Unplugged: Hosts Gone Wild(0:00) Pre-Show(1:47) Open(2:44) National Science and Engineering Week(3:42) cj's week: The Great Train Show(5:13) Jeff's Week: The Curse of Pool Automation(6:39) Headline: Despite everything, US EV sales are up 28% this year(8:03) Headline: Music labels will regret coming for the Internet Archive(31:50) Headline: What’s behind the recent string of failures and delays at SpaceX?(40:48) Headline: VW is testing its robotaxis in snowy, icy Norway(46:33) The End!Spring break is upon us, dear listeners. We did our best to...2025-03-1347 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThe Sinking of The Clipper Chip(0:00) Pre-Show(0:44) Open(0:56) Slam the Scam Day(1:49) The Oscar’s: Conan, Culkin, Hulu & More(6:15) Headline: Trump Calls for End to $52 Billion Chips Act Subsidy Program(9:20) Recommendation: The For Truemouse(10:05) The Sinking of The Clipper Chip(41:47) cj’s recommendation: NOVA(43:33) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Dog’s Were Good Again This WeekWe here at Nonsense certainly choose to remember many aspects of the 90’s fondly: the wall falls, compact discs, grunge, and even the Playstation and Xbox consoles. But one thing that...2025-03-0645 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerPlanes That Will Never Go Boom!(0:00) Pre-Show(1:43) Open(1:57) International Polar Bear Day(2:54) cj's week: Name Things Not Older Than Grandpa(5:33) Jeff's Week: The Pink Dot of My Parts(7:57) Headline: Apple has ceased offering Advanced Data Protection in the UK(11:14) Recommendation: The Nokia 9290 Communicator(12:48) Segment: Planes That Will Never Go Boom(42:45) cj’s recommendation: White Boy Privilege by Royce Mann(43:47) Jeff’s Recommendation: Bad MonkeySince we last chatted about supersonic travel in our first season there has been substantial progress made towards acce...2025-02-2746 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerNo NonsenseBetween CJ's travel schedule and Jeff's work schedule, is wasn't possible to record this week. But the guys will be back next week for more Nonsense.2025-02-2000 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerMore 2025 Soothsaying Nonsense(0:00) Pre-Show(0:52) Open(1:11) National Break Up with Your Carrier Day(1:45) cj's week: Trusted Travelers & DNS Compilation(3:03) Jeff's Week: Rain & Hard Rain(4:00) Headline: Google will use machine learning to estimate a user’s age(9:28) Recommendation: ONYX HiRez VGA Monitor(10:25) Segment: 2025’s Tech Predictions - Part II(14:21) Prediction: AI Into AI Feedback Loop Increases(19:35) Prediction: AI Hearing Aids(25:40) Prediction: Productivity Augmentation Through Personalization(31:40) Prediction: Portable Power Stations(36:43) Prediction: Increase in Tech Supporting Disaster Preparedness & Response(39:22) cj’s reco...2025-02-1346 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerNonsensical Prophecies: 2025 Edition(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:39) Open
(1:00) Pay a Compliment Day
(1:20) cj's week: Plywood & Paint
(2:50) Jeff's Week: Happy Rain, Dad’s Dip, Superbowl
(4:53) Headline: Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People & Women from Its Websites
(6:17) Headline: Tesla sales plummet in the UK, France, and Germany
(7:55) Headline: DOGE Employees Ordered to Stop Using Slack While Agency Transitions to a Records System Not Subject to FOIA
(10:25) Segment: 2025’s Tech Predictions
(12:08) Prediction: Commercially Available Rollup LCD Screens
(15:42) Prediction: AI in The Workforc...2025-02-0645 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerProtectionism: The Washing Machine Edition(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:53) Open
(1:06) National Escape Day
(1:19) cj's week: Cameras, Cables, & AI
(2:45) Jeff's Week: Oh, Mary, Eureka Day, & Concert for America
(3:32) Headline: Why everyone is freaking out about DeepSeek
(12:16) Protectionism: Tariffs, Quotas and Subsidies
(41:35) cj’s recommendation: The Vergecast - How The Future of Sports Streaming Died
(43:35) Jeff’s Recommendation: A Real Pain
You’ve likely heard talk recently of tariffs and protectionism to support the United States, its industries, and jobs. On the surface, who wouldn’t want some help and support fo...2025-01-3045 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerLA Stories: Fire Tech(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:47) Open
(1:01) National Fig Newton Day
(2:32) cj's week: Fire Dodging & Evacuation
(3:50) Jeff's Week: Watch Duty & Wind Forecasting
(6:35) Headline: TikTok reportedly plans ‘immediate’ Sunday shutdown in the US
(8:48) Headline: Meta says it will end fact checking as Silicon Valley prepares for Trump
(10:37) Recommendation: Artisoft’s LANtastic
(11:30) The Fires of Los Angeles
(46:23) cj’s recommendation: Air Traffic, LAFD Staff Briefings
(48:12) Jeff’s Recommendation: Pasadena Humane Society
We were not sure we’d be able to deliver the second e...2025-01-1649 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerLA & cj: Old and on Fire(0:00) Pre-Show
(00:40) Open
(1:25) National Word Nerd Day
(2:41) cj's week: Family Time & The A-Flu
(3:33) Jeff's Week: Triple Booked
(4:00) Headline: Los Angeles is Burning
(25:25) Surprising Things About Aging
(50:30) cj’s recommendation: Go Lions!
(53:48) Jeff’s Recommendation: Shrinking Season 2
And just like that, we are back to launch the first episode of Season 3 with a very unexpected topic: The 2025 Fires of Los Angeles. Here we are, barely a week into the new year, and we already have two of the largest, most destr...2025-01-0955 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerNonsense Season 2: That’s a Wrap!(0:00) Pre-Show
(1:32) Open
(1:49) National Oatmeal Muffin Day
(2:30) cj's week: Die Hard!
(3:55) Jeff's Week: Changes Afoot.
(4:25) Headline: The New Jersey drone hysteria exposes one salient truth
(7:09) Headline: Intel has a win!
(7:58) Headline: Supreme Court will hear TikTok ban arguments in January
(8:51) Headline: Lost Luggage? Share Your AirTag Location With These Airlines
(10:44) Nonsense Season(s) Wrapped
(11:16) Update: Ineffective Drugs: Nasal Decongestants (S02E15 - Apr 2024)
(15:48) Update: Robotaxi Deployments (S02E14 - Apr 2024)
(22:22) Update: Olive Oil Update (S01E50...2024-12-1946 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerA Technology Bonanza!(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:41) Open
(0:54) Universal Health Coverage Day
(1:45) cj's week: A Technology Bonanza!
(7:11) Jeff's Week: Colon Cancer Surgery
(9:12) Headline: Google launched Gemini 2.0, its new AI model for practically everything
(11:36) Recommendation: ARC Skyscraper 486/C
(12:37) Segment: Missed Headlines
(13:31) Missed Headline: AWS details Project Rainier AI compute cluster
(18:22) Missed Headline: Cruise’s robotaxi service will likely shut down as GM pulls its funding
(25:25) Missed Headline: Amazon’s online car ‘dealership’ with Hyundai is now live
(28:24) Missed Headline: USDA mandates federal bird flu testing in...2024-12-1245 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerA Regular-Sized, No-Color Friday(0:00) Pre-Show
(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...2024-12-0545 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerScience: Making Food Better(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:50) Open
(1:02) The National Dog Show Broadcast Day
(2:31) cj's week: To Turkey or Not to Turkey
(5:42) Jeff's Week: Real Thanks
(6:50) Headline: Florida's surgeon general advises against adding fluoride to drinking water
(9:19) Headline: Russian ship docks to space station, astronauts report a foul smell
(10:23) Recommendation: CCS Time EPROMs
(11:18) Segment: Technological Advances in Cooking
(42:15) cj’s recommendation: The Dor Brothers AI-Generated Videos
(43:45) Jeff’s Recommendation: Seth Meyer’s Dad Man Walking
It is only fitting to talk about food o...2024-11-2846 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThe Internet Giveth and Taketh Away(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:58) Open
(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...2024-11-2145 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerScience, in Memoriam(0:00) Pre-Show
(1:00) Open
(1:30) Men Make Dinner Day
(2:55) Our Week: Hello Darkness Our Old Friend…
(10:40) Segment: Missed Headlines
(11:10) Missed Headline: Google's 'Big Sleep' AI Project Uncovers Real Software Vulnerabilities
(17:53) Missed Headline: TSMC suspended shipments to China firm after chip found on Huawei processor
(25:18) Missed Headline: GM is ditching Apple CarPlay
(35:50) Missed Headline: Semaglutide Effective at Treating Arthritis
(39:40) Missed Headline: Threads now has 275M monthly active users
(41:52) cj’s recommendation: Lee Greenwood: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
(43:32) Jeff’s Reco...2024-11-0745 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThe First AI(0:00) Pre-Show
(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 comp...2024-10-3145 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerBecause Money(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:54) Open
(1:18) United Nations Day
(2:35) cj's week: Old, Dying Tech
(5:05) Jeff's Week: Dodgers, WNBA, & Lakers
(8:18) Headline: The Juul class action lawsuit is paying people huge amounts of money
(9:18) Headline: US Moves to Block Large Transfers of US Data to China, Russia, and Iran
(10:58) Missed Headline: U.S. reportedly probes TSMC for alleged work with Huawei
(33:34) Missed Headline: U.S. lawmakers put pressure on Japan to increase Chinese chip restraints
(40:48) cj’s recommendation: Dodgers (w)in the NLCS!
(44:03) Jeff’s Recom...2024-10-2446 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerEffective AI Deployed Today(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:48) Open
(1:02) International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
(1:34) cj's week: A Lovely Trip
(2:35) Jeff's Week: Dodgers!
(3:18) Headline: Amazon Kindle Colorsoft e-Ink Reader & Kindle Scribe
(5:02) Headline: Amazon joins Google in investing in small modular nuclear power
(5:34) Headline: Android 15 is Out - Vanilla Ice Cream
(8:03) Headline: Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence—experts want it to stop
(9:57) Uses of AI Today
(40:00) cj’s recommendation: Apparently Our Defining Tradition is a Big Green Egg
(42:45) Jeff’s Recommendation: The La...2024-10-1745 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerFixing Climate Change - The Easy Way(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:56) Open
(1:11) World Plant-Based Burger Day & Double Ten Day
(3:11) cj's week: Living in Arthur C. Clarke
(5:18) Jeff's Week: Crowns & Parents’ Weekend
(8:00) Headline: Elon Musk Readies the Robotaxi He Is Betting Tesla’s Future On
(10:30) Fixing Climate Change
(37:50) cj’s recommendation: sigh. BBQ with Franklin
(43:05) Jeff’s Recommendation: (senior) living their best life
We are so happy to be back from our short fall break that this time we are taking a break from our usual roster of AI, trash, high-speed trains...2024-10-1045 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerKessler’s Nightmare(0:00) Pre-Show
(1:20) Open
(1:32) International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Bombs
(2:24) cj's week: Crazy Party Time Pantry Reorganization
(4:07) Jeff's Week: Indiana Football
(6:17) Snakes, EVs, & Printers: An Update
(12:00) Headline: Biden proposes banning Chinese vehicles from US roads
(14:47) Segment: Flying Junk
(38:48) cj’s recommendation: Kids On Fire
(40:53) Jeff’s Recommendation: Class Action Park & YouTube Theater
As it turns out, we humans have gotten good at littering, and not just in the forests and oceans, but in space too. Yes...2024-09-2645 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerChinese Chips: Not Just Wantons Anymore(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:56) Open
(1:11) National Butterscotch Pudding Day
(1:33) cj's week: Java or JavaScript?!
(4:53) Jeff's Week: Barkley in Runyon
(8:43) Headline: Walkie-talkie explosions reported in Lebanon after deadly pager attack
(12:36) Headline: Chinese company develops 65nm-capable lithography machine
(15:00) Headline: TCL accused of selling quantum dot TVs without actual quantum dots
(17:35) Headline: House committee approves bill requiring new cars to have AM radio
(21:12) Recomendation: HP LaserJet IIP - Now on Sale!
(21:51) The US and China: Can’t We All Just Get Along?
(42:36) cj’s re...2024-09-1944 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerWho Trashed the Oceans?(0:00) Pre-Show: Burgers
(1:17) Open
(1:41) Special Day: National Day of Encouragement
(2:05) cj's week: James Earl Jones
(4:18) Jeff's Week: The house and the heat
(4:48) Headline: Apple's iPhone 16 faces rising challenges with AI delay and growing Huawei competition
(9:48) Headline: Apple and Google’s Defeats to Fuel EU’s Crackdown on Big Tech
(12:10) Headline: DOJ claims Google has “trifecta of monopolies” on Day 1 of ad tech trial
(15:20) Segment: Shameful Ocean Behavior
(42:05) cj’s recommendation: The Apple End-of-Summer Spectacular
(42:49) Jeff’s Recommendation: YouTube TV
The G...2024-09-1245 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerWhen an AI Shuts Down, Does it Lose 21 Grams?(0:00) Pre-Show
(1:26) Open
(1:48) International Day of Charity
(2:07) cj's week: It’s HOT. SO HOT.
(3:14) Jeff's Week: RISC-V Chips Everywhere
(4:11) Headline: Oprah’s upcoming AI television special sparks outrage among tech critics
(8:14) Headline: Bugs and performance issues hinder Huawei’s AI chips
(9:45) Headline: Minecraft Movie's First Trailer Has Arrived, And It's Incredible
(11:04) Listener Question: AI Consciousness?
(41:37) cj’s recommendation: College Football Craziness.
(43:47) Jeff’s Recommendation: Dodger History!
We love you, listener, and we love your questions. This week we field one...2024-09-0546 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerStuck in the Middle (of ISS) With You(0:00) Pre-Show
(1:12) Open
(1:28) Individual Rights Day c/o John Locke
(3:13) cj's week: A Glorious Return to School
(4:03) Jeff's Week: Dropoff at School
(6:26) Errata: The Unexpected Break Up
(8:00) Headline: Cox Media is Listening to You
(11:23) Missed Headline: Boeing’s Starliner astronauts will return to Earth on Spacex Crew Dragon
(29:17) Missed Headline: Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France
(35:58) Missed Headline: Experts call for 'urgent' scrutiny after weight loss drugs are linked to suicidal thoughts
(37:28) Missed Headline: Martin Shkreli must surrender his...2024-08-2945 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerGoogle: (noun) a One Followed By a Hundred Antitrust Lawsuits(0:00) Pre-Show
(1:00) Open
(1:11) World Greatness Day!
(1:34) cj's week: Summer Break, Furniture, & Super Nintendo Land
(3:38) Jeff's Week: Still on Island Time During Home Renovations
(7:21) Headline: The Google TV Streamer might be the Apple TV 4K rival we’ve been waiting for
(8:38) Headline: China’s Long March 6A rocket is making a mess in low-Earth orbit
(10:21) So Only Google Can Be Doing No Evil?
(39:44) cj’s recommendation: Watch Young Kids Playing Minecraft
(42:16) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Stones & Twenty Feet From Stardom
No one, not e...2024-08-1545 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerGoogle: (noun) a One Followed By a Hundred Antitrust Lawsuits(0:00) Pre-Show
(1:00) Open
(1:11) World Greatness Day!
(1:34) cj's week: Summer Break, Furniture, & Super Nintendo Land
(3:38) Jeff's Week: Still on Island Time During Home Renovations
(7:21) Headline: The Google TV Streamer might be the Apple TV 4K rival we’ve been waiting for
(8:38) Headline: China’s Long March 6A rocket is making a mess in low-Earth orbit
(10:21) So Only Google Can Be Doing No Evil?
(39:44) cj’s recommendation: Watch Young Kids Playing Minecraft
(42:16) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Stones & Twenty Feet From Stardom
No one...2024-08-1545 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerTotal Recall(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:52) Open
(1:07) World Drowning Prevention Day
(1:52) cj's week: Sure, let’s disconnect from the world!
(3:28) Jeff's Week: Thread radio home automati…NERD
(4:28) Headline: Alphabet invests another $5 billion in Waymo
(5:20) Headline: Amazon’s paid Alexa is coming to fill a $25 billion hole
(6:05) Headline: CrowdStrike blames test software for taking down 8.5 million Windows machines
(10:13) Segment: A Permanent Memory.
(44:30) cj’s recommendation: Maui!
(46:02) Jeff’s Recommendation: 32 Sounds
Much like your knees, we are all going to miss our memory...2024-07-2549 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThe Super Intelligence is Coming (Move Over Information Superhighway)(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:40) Open
(1:16) Nelson Mandela International Day
(2:09) cj's week: Summer of Fun, Now in Maui!
(3:09) Jeff's Week: Termites & Pool Electrics
(5:00) Headline: YouTube creators surprised to find Apple and others trained AI on their videos
(7:58) cj’s solid, pro-AI stance!
(8:41) Segment: Artificial General Intelligence
(41:52) cj’s recommendation: Tim Urban’s The AI Revolution on Wait But Why
(43:33) Jeff’s Recommendation: Helder Guimarães’ The Hope Theory
Continuing with our 2024 Summer of Fun here at Nonsense, we spend most of this epi...2024-07-1845 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerFour Things Your Undertaker Won’t Tell You(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:42) Open
(1:00) Free Slurpee Day!
(2:20) cj's week: Stuck at the Beach!
(3:39) Jeff's Week: Friends are the Family You Choose.
(4:22) Headline: AI speech generator 'reaches human parity'
(5:37) Headline: Toyota is getting into the charging business
(7:36) AGIs Helping Us Live Forever
(44:54) cj’s recommendation: The Curse of Von Dutch
(46:59) Jeff’s Recommendation: Clipped (aka Losing Time)
You’ve made it through over seventy-five Nonsense episodes, you deserve some secrets. At this point, we feel it would only be fair to share f...2024-07-1149 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerA Very British Thanksgiving
(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:33) Open
(0:46) Independance Day (aka British Thanksgiving)
(2:35) cj's week: adding another outdoor cooking apparatus
(4:04) Jeff's Week: shopping for laptops
(5:27) Headline: CDK Cyberattack
(9:10) Headline: Hurricane Beryl
(10:19) Segment: Missed Headlines
(11:10) Missed Headline: Windows on ARM
(12:25) Missed Headline: Snapdragon X Elite
(14:26) Missed Headline: Vivobook S15
(16:50) Missed Headline: Intel’s Lunar Lake
(20:28) Missed Headline: Dell’s return to office or else
(23:30) Missed Headline: Huawei’s Pivotal Role in the US-China Tech War
(26:47) Missed...2024-07-0446 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThe Stories We Thought You Thought We Missed(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:31) Open
(0:45) National Helen Keller Day
(1:56) cj's week: Beach Camping!
(3:33) Jeff's Week: Mr. Parker’s 90th!
(4:54) Headline: Eliminating matrix multiplication in LLMs?
(7:35) Headline: Music industry giants allege mass copyright violation by AI firms
(10:46) Headlines Recap: WWDC Part Deux
(12:26) Apple Intelligence
(25:45) iPhone Customizations & Improvements
(28:43) iMessage: Colorized Tapback, Send Later, Font Formatting, Satellite Sending, & RCS
(35:00) Tap to Cash
(36:16) iPad Calculator App
(38:10) iPad Smart Script
(40:00) iPad SharePlay
(40:22) Photo App & Spatial Photo Creation...2024-06-2747 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerWWDC24: Nonsense Inside Apple Park(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:52) Open
(1:04) Special Day: National Sewing Machine Day
(1:32) cj's week: WWDC24 in Cupertino!
(4:15) Jeff's Week: Jeff gets an iPhone?!
(8:17) WWDC: Siri & The Rabbit R1
(8:52) WWDC: Airpods & Sony Headphones
(10:08) WWDC: Local AI & Genmojis
(23:10) WWDC: VisionOS & Spatial Photo Creation
(25:54) WWDC: Voice & Call Transcription
(28:34) WWDC: Understanding, Creating, and Summerizing Language
(30:24) WWDC: Keynote Video Production & Bokeh
(36:40) WWDC: Blackmagic & Canon Cameras for Immersive Video Creation
(43:20) WWDC: #VisionBros!
Summer in the northern hemisphere is...2024-06-1345 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerUnderrated, Overlooked, & Sometimes Forgotten(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:51) Open
(1:11) Special Day: D-Day
(2:04) cj's week: Photography
(4:48) Jeff's Week: Home Repair
(6:11) Headline: China Lands on the Moon Again
(7:16) Headline: London hospitals declare emergency following ransomware attack
(8:41) Headline: Google changes repair policy after criticism of parts ban
(9:52) Headline: Chinese EV makers targeted by new House bill
(11:28) Headline: Elon Musk mocked China’s BYD. Now it’s running circles around Tesla
(13:01) Segment: Underrated, Overlooked, & Sometimes Forgotten
(41:14) cj’s recommendation: Bill Burr!
(43:21) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Reluctant Traveler...2024-06-0645 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerRock You Like a Hurricane(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:35) Open
(0:54) Special Day: World Multiple Sclerosis Day
(2:00) cj's week: End of The School Year, Palm Springs & Belly Flops
(2:58) Jeff's Week: Home Demolition & WNBA’s LA Sparks
(3:38) Headline: Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search
(4:04) Headline: Family stricken with rare brain worms after eating undercooked bear
(5:36) Headline: Second human case of bird flu linked to cows found—via text messages
(6:30) Headline: WTF Is With the Pink Pineapples at the Grocery Store?!
(7:55) Headline: Former FTX executive Ryan Salame sentenced to 7...2024-05-3045 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerHow to Get 11,196 Years in Prison(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:28) Open
(0:51) World Turtle Day
(1:40) cj's week: Miniature Speed Golf
(2:52) Jeff's Week: Water Pipe Breakage
(3:28) Headlines: The Speed Round
(5:26) Headline: Google’s PWA Badge for Chromebooks
(6:25) Headline: Google’s Unexpected Check
(10:01) Segment: Crypto Scams / Rug Pulls
(41:27) cj’s recommendation: Just Like Heaven
(43:07) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Speedcubers
Listener, you have all spoken and we have listened: more scams on Nonsense! In this episode, the boys talk about generalities around crypto scams and specifics around rug pulls. ...2024-05-2346 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerA Trillion Bugs(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:47) Open
(1:08) Special Day: National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day
(3:51) cj's week: Laser Tag!
(5:56) Jeff's Week: Waymo
(8:34) Headline: iPhone owners say the latest iOS update is resurfacing deleted nudes
(9:58) Headline: For self-driving cars, the free ride is over
(11:17) Headline: Apple's New iPad Ad, "Crush": Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?
(14:30) Headline: Senate committee passes three bills to safeguard elections from AI
(15:49) Headline: Senate unveils $32 billion roadmap for regulating AI
(18:04) Segment: A Trillion Bugs
(41:18) cj’s...2024-05-1645 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerLies, Damned Lies, and Siri(0:00) Pre-Show
(1:10) Open
(1:25) Special Day: Magnetic Letter Day!
(2:50) cj's week: A Surprise Visit From Beck
(4:17) Jeff's Week: I’m Not a Robot!
(5:47) Headline: FCC fines wireless carriers millions for sharing user locations without consent
(10:26) Headline: Bluesky confirms Jack Dorsey is no longer on its board
(11:27) Headline: TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform
(15:39) Segment: The Siri is a Liar
(43:06) cj’s recommendation: Stanley Cup Hockey & The National Anthem
(44:50) Jeff’s Recommendation: Long Shot on Netflix...2024-05-0947 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerOne Phish, Two Phish, DON'T CLICK ANYTHING!(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:56) Open
(1:17) World Password Day
(2:03) cj's week: Max’s Birthday!
(3:39) Jeff's Week: Lakers & Nuggets? Um, Go Dodgers!
(3:50) Headline: China’s Electric Cars Keep Improving
(5:20) Headline: Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU says
(7:50) Headline: Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams
(10:31) Segment: One Phish, Two Phish, DON'T CLICK ANYTHING!
(42:53) cj’s recommendation: Siskel & Ebert on Johnny Carson dissing Chevy Chase in person
(44:00) Jeff’s Recommendation: Fat Ham - Currently at The Geffen
2024-05-0246 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerCollege: Separating You From Your Money for Decades(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:36) Open
(0:53) World Penguin Day
(2:10) cj's week: Costco Chicken Nuggets
(4:08) Jeff's Week: Peg Yorkin
(5:13) Headline: Apple Faces Accusations of Destroying Useable Devices
(9:26) Headline: Russian GPS Jamming
(11:43) Headline: Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law
(13:25) Headline: Selling Costco Gold is Hard
(13:47) Headline: X Botches Attempt to Replace “twitter.com” links with “x.com”
(15:55) Segment: College: Separating You From Your Money for Decades
(43:20) cj’s recommendation: Red Wings vs. Montreal, Game #82 final 8 seconds
(46:44) Jeff’s Recommendation: Alex Edelman: Just Fo...2024-04-2548 min
Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerSay No to Drugs (That Don’t Work)(0:00) Pre-Show
(1:52) Open
(2:13) World Amateur Radio Day
(3:01) cj's Week
(4:00) Jeff's Week
(5:50) Headline: Tesla halts Cybertruck deliveries
(11:05) Headline: Antitrust Suit Against Live Nation
(13:27) Headline: iPhone sales plunging
(15:54) Segment: Say No to Drugs (That Don’t Work)
(42:12) cj’s Recommendation: SnL’s Beavis and Butt-Head
(43:03) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Internet is Breaking
We know you’ve been sick with a cold before, and that almost always leads to some kind of congestion. And if during that time you wondered why the pretty...2024-04-1845 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerWaxing Your Slide (Not a Euphemism)(0:00) Pre-Show
(1:56) Open
(2:23) Dog Therapy Appreciation Day
(2:43) CJ's Week
(23:32) Jeff's Week
(29:14) Headline: Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner
(31:46) Headline: Waymo in Los Angeles
(35:49) Listener Call
Wowzers, did you know there was a TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE this week?! Well, if you are one of the three people in North America who DIDN’T know this happened on Monday, the guys will get you caught up with their eclipse antics in the first 15 minutes of today’s episode!
Somehow they do find a couple minutes...2024-04-1148 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThe Headlines That Got AwayWe know you love our coverage of current headlines, so do not fret, dear listener. On this week’s episode, we continue with that time-honored tradition with Amazon canceling Go (😢) and Apple nixing the FTC Chair from The Problem. Fun times!
Now, if you like our headlines coverage, then this episode is the one for you! Where we would normally entertain you with a segment on canola oil or the story of MIT’s infamous “Magic/More-Magic Switch,” in this episode we’ve decided instead to dust off some older headlines that we never got around to discussing but...2024-04-0446 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerMy AI Forgeries Bring All the Boys to the YardWe get it, you’re freaked out about how AI can, and already is, affecting everything we have ever known. It can be scary. But look on the bright side, you can forget your keto diet - your AI forgery can take off 30 pounds instantly!
As Arthur C. Clarke once said: “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,” and as expected, AI has delivered. In this episode, we dive into the world of AI forgeries, from generated nudes of classmates to AI-generated books being sold on Amazon. The world is changing fast; we are here to help you k...2024-03-2145 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThe Analog EpisodeWhile some folks are talking about the State of The Union, in this episode we decided to quickly review the State of EVs. What’s going on with EV sales, are EVs better, how come the hosts of your favorite podcast don’t drive EVs? So many questions, so little episode.
Of course, there’s a bit about Tesla & Rivian, but also BYD and other lesser-known EV options. And a little talk of the more nuanced EV-related tech like LiDAR, autonomous driving, charging options, and general electrified frustrations.
But before that: DMA rules go live in the EU...2024-03-0749 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff Parker30 Tons of ComputerAfter Jeff’s mouth-emergency sabbatical, he’s back with what we expected to be an absolute grilling of his co-host in a surprise quiz. But to all of our amazement, his segment this week is the softest of super-soft quizzes on computation that cj was, somehow, able to complete successfully. To be honest, we are all still in shock.
And just a couple of headlines we could not ignore, like the recent discovery that THERE WERE NO BOLTS IN THE DOOR PLUG on at least one 737 MAX 9. NO BOLTS. Insane. And slightly less petrifying, Disney, Fox, and Warner B...2024-02-1548 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerAngry RootsSo one of my co-host Jeff's many teeth decided it needed attention, so the poor guy went under the drill for a root canal today.
Now we aren't idiots, we have a contingency for this. We set up a live stream to do the show from Jeff's endodontist's chair today - but sadly with all the rain their wifi was down. And Jeff’s heroic attempts to get the acoustic coupler to work were also unsuccessful.
Anyway, we hope you’ll use your extra 45 minutes today for something important, like:
Filling out your Super...2024-02-0801 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThe Pause That RefreshesWelcome back dear listener, we hope you enjoyed your time off during the holiday break. We are extremely excited to bring you the first episode of Nonsense Season Two: The (Slightly) Better Season!
We want to start the year out with something fun, so in this episode, we dive into what can happen when you take an (arguably) perfect thing, convince yourself it’s not perfect, and try to make it “better”. But while the “better product” was considered worse by pretty much everyone, it did ultimately (and accidentally!) remind everyone just how perfect the OG product was. It’s a...2024-01-0545 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerEver Had Extra Virgin Olive Oil? Odds Are High You Haven’t.This is it folks, the last episode of 2023; and we have bad news for you listener, you may likely have never had the pleasure of tasting real extra virgin olive oil. Surely you’re asking yourself “how can this be possible?”
Over the past 40ish years, olive oil has become known by another name: liquid gold. It’s so popular and good for us that everyone from father-and-son grifters to the mafia is dressing up anything from seed oil to lamp oil (!!) and selling it as extra virgin olive oil. Some people will give you a list...2023-12-2145 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThe Nerds Who Owned All the MusicWelcome to the infirmary episode folks: Jeff is still recovering from his recent triple-threat vaccination and cj is recovering from the ‘rona. But considering we shorted you an episode last month, we knew we couldn’t get away without releasing something.
We have got a fantastic segment in this episode about two nerds who successfully recorded every melody of every possible pop song, ever! That’s 69 billion-with-a-bee melodies! Why these two did it, and what they did with the tracks, will likely surprise you. It’s a fantastic story that we are excited to share with you!
But before we get t...2023-12-1545 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerGrowing the Perfect DiamondAs all our listeners know, technology makes all things better, and as it turns out, diamonds are no exception. Modern diamond-growing technology has made diamonds SO GOOD, that you need a machine to tell them apart from diamonds dug out of the dirt. The way said machine detects a classic “dirt diamond” is by looking for the impurities that are not present in lab-grown diamonds. You may want to read that again; the diamonds that we’ve been harvesting with slave labor for centuries are a WORSE product than what we can produce in the lab, for less cost, and witho...2023-12-0745 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThe Fat’s the FlavorOur listeners asked for more headlines, and as providers of weekly happiness, we had no choice but to give in to their demands. This week we’ve got a whole bunch of news that we suspect you’ll love, including: Red Dye #N; Stevie Wonder doesn’t know the time; RCS shaming; Jeff’s green bubble; AI Res-Up makes the old look new(ish); more X misinformation; WSJ Cancelarino; weeks in AI’s still not profitable (WTH?!); you gotta fight, for your right, to REEEEE-PAIR; MGM doesn’t pay up; 23 and Me 4 Sale; Jeff’s interaction graph of 1; RISC-V doesn’t fit back...2023-10-1246 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThe Answer is: “Things That Are Sinking”What are SBF, Yaccarino & NYC?
Due to Jeff’s notorious travel schedule, this week we have another headlines-only episode. But don’t fret dear listener, there is plenty to discuss, including Google’s new Pixel Eight, SBF’s trial kickoff, streamer pricing changes, BlueWalker 3 lighting up the sky, fines for littering in space, and Elon’s massive mammaries (?!). It’s a lot, but we trust you can handle it all on our semi-off week. (WTF is an attosecond anyway?)
This giant, next-generation satellite is now one of the brightest objects in the night sky - Th...2023-10-0555 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerHow Technology Is Changing SportsOver the past 50+ years, technology has continued to provide improvements to every sport under the sun. While some of those technologies don’t last, many persist and make so much improvement that it becomes hard to imagine going back. This week, cj & Jeff chat about some of their favorite and most memorable sports/tech advances.
Then, after some mild nerdy sportsball talk, the boys thought they should cover the specifics of what “high-speed train” means currently to us in America given this week’s service launch in Florida. As it turns out, while we can’t get close to Japa...2023-09-2845 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerOcean’s 14: Revenge of the NerdsAbout 3.5 BILLION spam messages are sent every day, with many of those phishing and other cyberattack-related messages. Even worse, there were over 500 MILLION ransomware attacks detected last year alone. These ransomware attacks can cripple businesses and infrastructure, wreaking havoc for days, weeks, and even months. This week cj & Jeff dig in on last week's attacks on Vegas hotel brands Caeser’s and MGM.
And a new segment type in Nonsense this week, News Potpourri! Including Apple’s recent environmental video backlash, the AI summit on Capitol Hill, Elon’s Biography, and Google’s Antitrust Concerns.
Come along f...2023-09-2153 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerYou Can’t McTouch ThisGood news folks, Jeff is healthy and we are back to our regular scheduled Nonsensical programming! This week we have two segments that really couldn’t be less similar:
Up first we have suicide missions, specifically the ones that have served the greater good of us all. From World War II to Chernobyl to September 11th, there have been folks willing to take on missions that virtually ensured certain death but did so anyway for the benefit of us all. Stories like these help remind us at Nonsense about what we as a species still manage to get r...2023-09-1443 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerPhoning It In!Well, Jeff made it over three and a half years without contracting SARS-CoV-2 -- but alas his ticket was finally punched last week. Fortunately, he’s doing fine and feeling better, even if he is going stir-crazy in isolation while eagerly awaiting clearance to be in contact with humans again.
As they say though, the show must go on -- so today we recorded an episode remotely for the first time in Nonsense history. While this is a short episode of headlines only, we still had fun making it in a totally new way.
We hope...2023-09-0731 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerHow to 💯 Win the Lottery. Every. Time.This week we are discussing an absolutely, positively, 100-percent guaranteed process to beat the lottery*. We even have proof, albeit from an Australian in the early 90’s that, sadly, is not Paul Hogan.
Now some will say air conditioning has grown from a luxury to a necessity, and cj & Jeff couldn’t agree more. So with the hottest summer on record finally ending (hopefully!), the guys dig into the history of our BFF, trusty ol’ air conditioning.
And of course, no episode of Nonsense would be complete without some Tesla...2023-08-3147 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThis One Amendment Isn’t For SaleAnd we are back to being HOT, again, this week. Our savvy listeners know that this means cj and Jeff are both at risk of melting and as such, are incapable of putting in a solid 45-minute recording. Instead, they are hosting the second headline-only episode this month.
There’s more amazing battery tech this week (this time some super-fast charging batteries shoe-horned into a Lotus Elise!), Apple cracking down on apps that “fingerprint” their users, and US spies love this one phone surveillance loophole.
As an aside: apparently, there’s a bill called “the fourth amen...2023-08-1715 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerInternet History X(.com)Buckle up, buttercups, we’ve got a long one this week! After last week’s summer-break-headlines-only-episode, both cj & Jeff were just overflowing with words and insisted on sharing them with all of their listeners.
This week we’ve got a double-header segment covering the history of Elon Musk’s X.com, including its improbable (but necessary) merger with Confinity (the creators of PayPal) and the successful coups of not one, but TWO CEOs before ultimately being sold to eBay. The guys both thought they knew most of the story, but as it turns out, there is way more crazy...2023-08-1057 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThat’s Hot!If you haven’t noticed, it is HOT this week. And neither cj nor Jeff wants to slave away over microphones for 45 whole minutes, but they don’t want their listeners to have to go without! As a result, this is the first of two short, headline-only episodes this month. We hope you are basking in delightful air conditioning while you enjoy this quick episode.
This week the guys have a Paris Hilton flashback, complain about the heat (again!), highlight the “gravity hole” found in the Indian Ocean, and talk a bit about how AIs are starting to learn li...2023-08-0315 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerWhat you know about cables down in the deep?Nope, not astronauts in the ocean. This week cj & Jeff cover submarine cables - the 850,000+ miles of cable that stretch along the ocean floor between countries and along coastlines. There are about 500 cables currently in service around the globe, and today July 27th, marks the 157th anniversary of the completion of the first transatlantic telegraph cable.
And with your favorite blue-bird being renamed “X” overnight, the guys reminisce about some of their favorite products and companies that have started with X throughout the years (there are more than you think!).
Of c...2023-07-2745 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerNonsense TrailerCJ Little and Jeff Parker are doing a podcast called nonsense. Join us at the intersection of technology, creativity and economics.2023-07-2401 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThe Heat Is On!Who knew that the same man that brought us the telestrator used on every Sunday Night Footbal game also really hated the moon? Well, that appears to be the case, so this week we thought a quick introduction to Project A119: “A Study of Lunar Research Flights - Volume 1” was in order.
Then cj and Jeff explore today’s electric car options as they are considering adding to their respective fleets - which is good timing seeing that Tesla and now Ford are slashing their EV prices still.
And good ne...2023-07-2045 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerMaking James Webb: The Wisdom of Dr. Jon ArenbergThis week marks the first anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) delivering on its promise of revealing the universe like never before. Being super-nerds, cj & Jeff wanted to celebrate this amazing milestone by talking a bit about not only Webb, but some of the space observatories that came before it.
And when it comes to Webb, there are few people in the universe that know more about Webb than our guest this week, Dr. Jon Arenberg, the Chief Mission Architect for Science and Robotic Exploration for Northrop Grumman. Dr. Arenberg’s, or Jon a...2023-07-1343 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerI Would Expect More Out of a Junior High Science ProjectGood news listener! This episode cj’s voice has been replaced by an AI trained using only Lauren Bacall, The Marlboro Man, and Lemmy Kilmister - so enjoy the break!
For all the aviation nerds out there, and in honor of National Air Traffic Controller Day, cj shares some amusing ATC stories while Jeff catches everyone up on just how much facial recognition is already being used in various venues, what’s it being used for, and some folks that are quite opposed to it.
And if you had James...2023-07-0645 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerJames Cameron was Right About the Titanic -- AgainAs it turns out, carbon fiber is the worst thing to happen to subs since Jared. In the wake of OceanGate’s loss of its deep-submergence vehicle the Titan, cj and Jeff wanted to provide a (brief) primer on carbon fiber, its benefits, and design challenges - culminating in why James Cameron (e. al.) insisted it was a terrible idea to use the material for deep sea exploration.
Then an update to your “Working From Home Scorecard” - who’s for it and who’s against it (hint: cj is a strong "for it"). Honorable...2023-06-2945 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerSuper Trooper Jay Chandrasekhar Hates (Most) RobotsThis week cj and Jeff welcome the always hilarious and amazing writer, director, actor, and stand-up comedian, Jay Chandrasekhar. Jay is one of the brains behind Broken Lizard’s Super Troopers, Club Dread, Beerfest, and countless others.
The three discuss how AI might impact writers like Jay (a point cj & Jeff still disagree on). And as it turns out, Jay hates self-checkout robots, self-driving car robots, and every other kind of robot. Well, except one.
Jay and the boys discuss some of his recent projects too, including his Vouch Va...2023-06-2245 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerShrinking: Antarctic StreakingThis week the boys explore some of the most exclusive clubs in the world, and no, not the ones that have bottle service and a velvet rope, the ones you have to earn your way into. And Jeff asks: “What is currency?” Plus, Apple drops their flashy new ski goggles, #DearIntern I deleted the internets, Reddit plans to go dark, Amazon considers launching cell service (turns out this won’t happen), TSMC has to figure out how to work with Americans, and the firing of the Corporate Greed Goblin.
Apple Vision Pro
...2023-06-0845 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerIt's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)The Earth has really seen it all; historically all sorts of things have almost destroyed our species, at least dozens just in the past couple hundred years. Most of them have been either natural disasters, man-made accidents, or false alarms during our Mutually Assured Destruction period. But this week the boys will talk about two occasions in the past century when a very small handful of people have held the world's fate in their hands and were not certain what the outcome would be.
And if those things don’t end the world, they’ll explore how social...2023-06-0144 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerSony's My First RouterSo very much nonsense this week: Jeff learns how AI will affect bread-making, cj confesses to using calculators to cheat in school, Samsung draws over your moon with their moon, and we learn that the game pinball had been banned in Big Apple while the NYC School System reverses their latest ban on ChatGPT. The boys also touch on launching TokTik (whatever that is!), free donuts (like free beer!), and the >$77bn already lost to decentralized finance scams (good times!).
Why Animals Should not be Kept in Zoos
Micron chip ban in China t...2023-05-2545 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerSettling Down with a Nice AI GirlfriendSupposedly you folks have been hating on (most?) all technology, and supposedly this was called TechLash. The boys have never heard of it and decided to try and understand where this concept of hating our beloved tech has come from. And just in case you’ve already settled down from last week, this time they look at potential AI nightmare scenarios around the corner. Good times!
Honorable mention this week goes to the end of AM radio in cars (and maybe forever?), your new AI girlfriend, cotillion, The Google Moat Memo, a spelling bee turns counting bee, reaso...2023-05-1844 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerPlanes That Go Boom!In the past 50 years, air travel has gotten more efficient and more economical, but somehow not any faster. Had aircraft speeds continued to progress at the same rate since the 70’s, we’d be traveling at Mach-4 today - that’s Los Angeles to London in under 2 hours! Instead, we got Basic Economy and extra peanuts. And if that doesn’t bum you out enough, your friendly neighborhood grocery story is selling your personal data to anyone with a checkbook. On a cheerier note though, the boys work out the kinks on the next great theme-park, X-RayLand.
...2023-05-1145 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerMy Eyes Are Up Here!Likely the most diverse episode of Nonsense to date, this week they touch on everything from five-minute battery swapping in your EV, to dementia patients’ moments of lucidity just before death, and concern around AI forcing supermodels into their second-choice careers; and that’s just the headlines! The boys dig into discussions around Ticketmaster, some of the reasons we hate it, and the current status of the Twitter Clone Wars. There’s quite a bit here to unpack, but we are certain you’ll enjoy double-clicking on it.
Most NIO Drivers Prefer Battery Swapping To Recharg...2023-05-0447 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerIt's All Computers These DaysThe world is shocked as an AI-made song is created by someone other than CJ and Jeff, and then gets pulled down after going viral.
Meanwhile, the boys touch on the final (?) ruling keeping the Apple App Store closed, a promising path to regenerating lost hearing, a battery density breakthrough, OpenAI applying for a trademark on GPT, and lots more. They’ll dig deeper into Apple's new high-yield savings account and how already wobbly copyright laws completely fall apart in an AI world.
And that Drake & The Weeknd song was f...2023-04-2749 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerCJ's Five-Year-Old Buys Things off Silk RoadJeff needs a Zyrtec, CJ tries to type a capital 7, and together they continue the quest to find a jellyfish willing to co-host this very show. Meanwhile, to pass the time, they discuss Montana's TikTok ban, Arkansas bill to keep minors off of social media, technological things they fear, and the newest, coolest tech that's caught their attention. It's the 100% episode!
Exclusive: Inside the historic settlement talks between Fox News and Dominion
This fake song from Drake and The Weeknd is AI-generated and scary good
...2023-04-2042 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerDope Francis, Llamas, & The Great PauseThere’s just too much happening in the land of AI to not talk about it more this week, so …. we will. Everything from generating fantastic images of the pope in a puffer jacket, asking current large-language model AIs about mirrored text on glass doors, to exploring the notion of pausing the development of these mega-AIs - Episode 15 has a little bit of everything. And no odd-numbered episode of Nonsense would be complete without a grim update about US-China relations - spoiler alert: they are not getting better.
The Open Letter to Stop 'Dangerous' AI R...2023-04-131h 00Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerCornHub, Amazon’s $38bn Ad Business, & Artificial Intelli-vestingBet you didn’t know that Amazon is delivering $38bn of ads every year, further blurring the lines between advertising and marketing. We sure didn’t. The guys also explore what “investing” with AI could look like, the recent FCC rules trying to can text SPAM, phones that go boom, and Grandma’s Giant Knockers. We’d rather not put anything else in writing, you’ll just have to listen to the episode.
Tesla Cybertruck's Windows Get Smashed
Retail, search and Amazon’s $40bn ‘advertising’ business — Benedict Evans
Most Americans don’t answer cellphone...2023-04-061h 03Nonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerPlanes, Trains and InnovationSince the start of the year we’ve covered air travel near-collisions and train derailments, which begs the question: “just how safe is travel these days?” This week the boys take a look at the safety of travel in the US, be it by plane, train, or automobile. Jeff also challenges cj in our first-ever running of the “Invention Inspiration Game”. We will also try to answer why both the FBI & Catholic Church are buying user data, and why you would want to map a fruitfly’s brain.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner: ultimate-load wing flex test
Opinion...2023-03-3048 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerByteDancing in the Dark 💾💃We’ve seen several substantial AI drops in the past week alone, and while the boys can’t cover them all, they sure do try here in episode 12. But it’s not all AI this week, they do dig into lie detectors (their history, how they work, and how to defeat them) and the tremendous amount of data we are all shedding on the daily. And, of course, a little, tiny bit of aviation news. Just a little, we promise.
“You can't start a fire without a spark, even if we're just bytedancing in the dark” ~ The Boss
...2023-03-2349 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerBanks Go BoomWell, at least the past week has been interesting! Join the boys as they dive deep into the collapse of SVB and the UK Online Safety Bill. Spoiler alert: as it turns out, all the King’s men were able to put the bank back together again (sort of). Your fearless hosts also touch on US drone harassment over the Black Sea, lots of Sargassum, leaky Ring video, transient Tesla steering wheels, and other nonsensical headlines. It’s fun, you’ll laugh, maybe cry, and possibly gain even more esoteric knowledge!
Why SVB’s Failure May...2023-03-1648 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerFloppy Disks & Daylight Savings Time Will Outlive Us AllAre you kept awake at night worrying that the myriad of systems in your day-to-day life depends upon floppy disks to function? Well, you will after this episode! And if that doesn’t warp your reality enough, the boys will talk about how all our realities could be altered permanently by Bold Glamour and other filters. Oh yeah, and Daylight Savings Time was initially penned by the guy on the hundo as a JOKE. So much to unpack; you’ll need a nice cup of extra hot tea after this episode!
This Beautiful Place In Asia Will Pay You...2023-03-0949 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerNonsense is Moving to ThursdaysJoin us each week for more Nonsense -- each Thursday morning. See you then.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nnsnspdcst/message2023-03-0500 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerEmojis Go to Court 🚀📈💰So many things this week: more data breaches and near-misses on runways, and how Vespas don’t mix with AirPod Maxs. These two dig deeper into emojis finally getting their day in court, how sleeping more could extend your lifespan, and deep fakes at large and in politics! It’s a wild ride, but we promise you’ll learn something new.
Donate Life California saves lives
Watch Nanobot Carry Lazy Sperm to Fertilize Living Eggs
National Intelligence Director Apologizes for Lying to Congress
Hungry Howies
Does Amazon Ship To Antartic...2023-03-0140 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerCult of Persistent PersonalitiesThis week we dive into what it takes to live forever without using a freezer, what social media platforms should be responsible for, and some of the ways that Excel will auto-Incorrect your data. The boys also dive into paralyzed spermies, and more nonsense right at the top. Now with (virtually) no aviation references!
EVERY Mac McClung Dunk in the 2023 NBA Dunk Contest
Male Birth Control Drug ‘Stops Sperm in Their Tracks’ in Study of Mice
2023-02-2250 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerPlanes, Brains, and Artificial IntelligenceExperts said it couldn’t be done, but somehow these two characters made it past six episodes. Hopefully science will one day be able to explain how such a feat was accomplished. Until then, catch up with CJ and Jeff on more A-words -- some bits of aviation & AI. Both on the tarmac in Texas, up in the Pacific Northwest in the largest building in the world, and from the comfort of Jeff’s Google Home.
Okay, Not a Pigeon, But a Chicken Plays Patriotic Tune on Keyboard
Neuralink Faces Another Probe, This...2023-02-1542 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThe Final Episode: CHIPS & GuacIn what has been predicted to be their last episode, CJ & Jeff provide a primer on AI, the advanced chips necessary to make AI a reality, the $270-billion dollar Dutch company that acts as a linchpin for the entire industry, and some guy named Morris Chang. This AI Explainer intends to provide an overview of artificial intelligence with key insights into some of the extremely interesting nuances of today’s modern chip manufacturing necessary to ultimately power complex AI systems like Siri & ChatGPT. We promise it is (slightly) less dry than it sounds!
The Dall...2023-02-0853 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerAmazon Pooping Packages From the SkyThe boys talk about last-mile delivery via drones, how to fix the “Doomsday Clock,” logistics and opportunity behind really, really big airships, and what an economy could look like with even more automation & AI. They revisit (again!) even more novel uses of AI to explain “it” to a 5-year old, a judge, or even a home buyer. Some of this week's nonsense might even make sense – but no promises.
Newly discovered asteroid makes one of the closest approaches to Earth
Reducing total calories may be more effective for weight loss than intermittent fasting
...2023-02-0147 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerPilots Pee TooThis week the duo chats about: more data breaches (!!), Toadzilla, preparedness for Y2k v2 (2038 is right around the corner after all), the US’s international banking log, tipping culture, what crypto is getting right, and this year’s lunar animal. The boys explore some terrible topics too, including the concept of Trucker Bombs raining down from the heavens, manual mortgages, and other nonsense.
T-Mobile Confirms Hacker Stole Data From 37 Million Customer Accounts
Super Gonorrhea Has Reached the U.S. (Hooray!)
Wall Street’s biggest WFH advocate is bringing under-performing staff b...2023-01-2547 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThings That Stopped Going UpCJ and Jeff discuss what’s up with air flight, give a Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX primer for those who haven’t been following along, take a deeper look at AI & ChatGPT, muse about the ever-rising price of eggs, and talk about things that are hard to put together.
Apple CEO Tim Cook requests and receives a 40% pay cut after shareholder vote
Winning ticket for $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot sold in Maine, but 2 Calif. tickets come close
US flights grounded because engineer accidentally 'replaced one file with another': Official
Co...2023-01-1851 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerOne Billion RaindropsThrow away your actuarial table, we made it to Episode 2! Join CJ and Jeff this week as they discuss: winning a billion dollars, the theft of a billion dollars, some of the worst products from CES 2023, how to ruin wine, and how not to embezzle from your employer. If you made it through the one-hour plus marathon of the first episode, you'll enjoy this svelte 54-minute take.
Man dies after being sucked into swimming pool sinkhole in Israel, homeowners arrested: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/man-dies-sucked-swimming-pool-sinkhole-israel-homeowners-arrested-rcna39631
Brewster's Millions (1985) https://www.imdb.co...2023-01-1154 minNonsense with cj little & Jeff ParkerThis is Nonsense. What Are We Doing‽Introducing Nonsense, the next best podcast that virtually no one is talking about… yet. Listening in on two old friends chat about technology, business, and entertainment. This week CJ and Jeff discuss the (current) ground rules of the show, state of the art-ificial intelligence, health care, new Unicode character ideas, terrible home automation ideas, and last year in review. If this ends up being our best episode then we are certainly doing something wrong.
Mastodon's "toot..." https://news.yahoo.com/mastodon-officially-retired-toot-version-200425244.html
Lady Gaga and Liza Minnelli at Oscars 2022: https://www.youtube.com/wa...2023-01-041h 06
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