 Sunday, April 20, 2008 – Episode #27  Click image to go to No Agenda. |
This Episode’s Show Notes: (by KD Martin)
We start with London and SF, then get right into SIP. John gives us a summary of this comm protocol and why NA won’t use it. Adam chimes in with an argument and mentions how he got shot down last week.
Adam wants to create a vidcast about his new iPod Touch and his complete audio setup (sounds cool). Will John help out?
Since Adam is coming to SF, John asks about a possible new experiment with Customs. Adam has some good ideas. Find out why John says, “Don’t get caught!”
Adam quickly changes the subject to his electronics problems and new cars. Off they go into small cars and… refrigerators?
John talks about the new U.S. currency, how it looks, and rants about what a pain it is to get rid of old currency from different countries.
Adam points out the P.M. of England is visiting the U.S. John can’t find it in the news, so sneaks in his new Twitter venture. Not to be outdone, Adam gives him some tips from his Twitter experiences.
Flash: We find out why John is so cranky! Adam has more questions for John about his new Twitter.
John gets bored with Twitter and moves on to Cranky Geeks. Adam manages to switch topics right into bad Dads, XBoxes and John’s long hair. We get some good comedy as John and Adam trade digs about hair.
Next up: Adam’s notes. We start with U.S. servicemen and mercenaries in Iraq. Computerized camouflage and its effectiveness is discussed, and John has some anecdotes.
Adam asks about John’s theory of the dollar’s strength vs. other currencies and why the bottom may soon be here. We hear some interesting ideas from John: Who are we screwing, how will the U.S. pull it off, and why will the dollar be strong again? Some good questions from Adam are answered.
We’re off to the Olympics – Adam brings up some good points about China. John discusses Chinese art.
So how do we get to Chinese culture and the Chinese presence in Africa? John points out how the Chinese are taking over there. Let’s all go to China, since the U.S. media doesn’t have a clue.
Queue the closing credits — We hope you enjoy the show!
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Running time: 75 minutes.
oh those crazy ol’ geezers
uhm hey wait minute i kinda resemble that remark…….
A lot of my South African friends and coworkers are convinced that China will become an empire and has it’s eye on Africa with its natural resources. China needs Africa, and they will take it, one way or the other.
I think they will take over Zimbabwe.
Dvorak missed Gordon Brown visiting USA.
That’s because US media is lazy. I get my news from Aljazerra which I have set up in NetNewsWire. Most North American media have fired there foreign bureau reporters. Aljazerra has reporters all over the world. They seem less biased than many North American media outlets.
#3 and China could run it any worse??
China and the media – It’s very strange visiting the US and all the news is anti-China, or twisted to be so. How about the recent bout between Mattel and the Chinese toy manufacturers – hmmm, it’s the manufacturer’s fault that Mattel doesn’t inspect its own goods? It’s the manufacturer’s fault that the design doesn’t meet US standards? I didn’t know that manufacturers did their own design – that’s the responsibility of the company that placed the order. The head of the Chinese manufacturer killed himself in shame at the accusations (before Mattel said it was Mattel’s fault)- was there any similar action at Mattel for dumping substandard goods on the market, i.e., goods that Mattel designed and passed as appropriate for the market they were selling to? Well, not that’s been reported here in Hong Kong.
1) I saw a guy driving a Smart car at a Kroger grocery store in suburban Louisville, KY about a week or ten days ago. He was a big guy, too — it almost looked more like he was wearing it than driving it….
2) Re: the new five dollar bill — I read that they had to re-do it because it had the plastic strip in the same place as the $100 and counterfeiters have been bleaching the 5s and printing 100s on them.