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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan of course talk about Election 2016, covering both the Democratic and Republican nomination races, then some speculation about what a Clinton vs Trump race may look like. Before that though, they spend some time following up on both the Apple vs FBI case and the SCOTUS vacancy. And there is some feedback to discuss!
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Recorded 2016-02-25
Length this week – 1:32:14
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- (0:00:10-0:11:03) But First
- Water Heater Fire
- Commutes
- Agenda
- Feedback
- (0:12:07-0:28:20) Apple vs FBI
- PR Battle
- Cracking Safes
- Other ways to get info
- Test Case
- Slippery Slopes
- Lavabit comparison
- (0:29:06-0:42:09) SCOTUS and Congress
- Doing Nothing
- Republican Strategies
- Options in January
- Senate Implications
- Republican Factions
- Ivan for SCOTUS
- (0:42:48-1:01:36) Election 2016 – Primaries
- Ivan for SCOTUS continued
- Clinton Still Winning
- Judicial Murders
- Trump SC/NV Wins
- Dissipating Trump Denial
- Gaming out Super Tuesday
- (1:02:16-1:31:53) Election 2016 – Clinton vs Trump
- Trump as third party after contested convention?
- Are there really that many asshole racists?
- The whiteness of the GOP
- Clinton vs Trump personal attacks
- Trump attacking from both Right and Left
- Trump Reinvention
- President Trump
On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast Sam and Ivan do indeed talk a lot about Election 2016 and all of the developments there, but there is other news this week too! So first off is a discussion of Apple vs the FBI, then an analysis of the battle following Justice Scalia’s death. Oh, and you get the story of Sam’s drive from Seattle to San Francisco, and a bit about the limitations of video streaming too!
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Recorded 2016-02-19
Length this week – 2:16:56
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Show Details:
- (0:00:10-0:31:57) But First
- Sam in a Hotel
- Agenda
- New Microphone
- Internet Quality
- Sam’s Drive
- (0:32:37-0:54:55) Apple vs FBI
- The Order
- Why Apple Refused
- Why is FBI pushing this case?
- What if Apple loses?
- What if Apple wins?
- Industry Implications
- Slippery Slope
- Politicians and Encryption
- (0:55:58-1:21:14) Death of Justice Scalia
- Ivan’s doppelgГ¤nger
- The news breaks, people go nuts
- Republican Senate says don’t even nominate
- Higher stakes that previous vacancies?
- Recess Appointment?
- Does this damage Senate Republicans?
- Who does Obama pick?
- Hypocrisy?
- Will the wall hold until January?
- Impact of 4-4 Court
- (1:22:34-1:40:01) Election 2016 – Democrats
- Upcoming Contest Schedule
- Nevada Polls
- Election Graphs Comment
- Superdelegates
- Possible paths for Sanders
- (1:40:50-2:08:09) Election 2016 – Republicans
- The Latest Debate
- Polling Update
- Gaming out the next states
- Trump trying to lose?
- Trump lawsuit threats
- Trump’s RNC Deal
- Trump and the Pope
- (2:09:18-2:16:36) Lightning Round
- Obama going to Cuba
- Steaming Video
We made it past Iowa! We have Iowa results! We have brand new speculation about New Hampshire and beyond! Yes, of course, the bulk of this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast is Sam and Ivan discussing where the presidential race sits in this week between Iowa and New Hampshire. We go over all of the results so far, then discuss how candidates, the media and the public are reacting to those results, and what that means for the rest of the contest. Plus, for the first time in a little while, we do a lightning round as well, covering bluetooth audio issues, Iran, the Flint water crisis, tech earnings results, and more!
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Recorded 2016-02-04
Length this week – 2:12:09
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Show Details:
- (0:00:10-0:05:11) Intro
- Pi O’Clock Again
- Agenda
- Talking Politics
- (0:06:00-0:29:42) Republicans in Iowa
- Loser.com
- Headlines
- Delegate Totals
- Spin
- Polling Wrong?
- People Dropping Out
- Carson/Cruz blow up
- Speeches
- (0:30:45-0:43:55) Democrats in Iowa
- Close Race
- Not a Surprise
- Delegate Totals
- Spin
- Demographic Split
- (0:44:33-1:24:33) Republicans in New Hampshire and beyond
- Delegate Rules
- Delegate Hypothetical
- Will we get good New Hampshire polls?
- Contest Calendar
- Trump reacts to losing
- How will New Hampshire react to Iowa?
- Divided anti-Trump vote
- Trump Strategy
- Bush done?
- Big last minute moves?
- Gilmore
- post-New Hampshire
- Predictions
- (1:25:53-1:42:08) Democrats in New Hampshire and beyond
- Sanders will win New Hampshire
- post-New Hampshire
- Delegate Allocation
- How will Clinton react to losing?
- No Clinton Backup
- Clinton emails
- Clinton collapse scenarios
- (1:43:24-2:11:49) Lightning Round
- Car Bluetooth Audio
- Movie: Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
- Iran Deal Implementation
- Flint Water Crisis
- Oregon Militia Standoff Ended
- Apple Earnings
- Alphabet Market Cap
- Feedback on Performance Reviews
- Feedback on Sam’s Writing
- Growing Show
This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan’s main topics are the San Bernardino shooting, Election 2016, and Climate Change. The show gets rounded out with smaller bits about math homework, new Apple products, political correctness, and more!
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Recorded 2015-12-03
Length this week – 1:46:28
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Show Details:
- (00:00:10-00:19:12) But First
- Pi!
- Agenda
- Ivan’s Carbon Footprint
- Math Homework
- Education Reform
- (00:20:44-00:39:05) Shootings
- Deja Vu
- Do motives matter?
- What would laws do?
- High Profile Events vs Overall Murder Rates
- Reaction different if “terrorism”?
- Disgruntled Employee?
- Knee-jerk Reactions
- Framing the Problem
- Long Term vs Short Term
- Prayer Shaming
- (00:40:13-1:09:27) Election 2016
- Establishment GOP freaking out over Trump
- Would Clinton crush Trump?
- Current polling
- Candidate Odds
- Establishment still on sidelines
- Trump pastor event
- Trump and truth
- Gaming out the primaries
- (1:10:31-1:26:29) Climate Talks
- Odds of 3rd Party Run
- Nice but not enough?
- Adaptation: Poor vs Rich
- Speed of Changes
- Geoengineering
- Scale of changes
- Renewable Resources
- Long term concerns vs freedom now
- Solar Power and Personal Nukes
- (1:27:08-1:46:08) Lightning Round
- Chennai Flooding
- Mac App Store Fail
- iPad Pro
- New AppleTV
- Movie: Son of Kong (1933)
- Movie: The Peanuts Movie (2015)
- Political Correctness / Safe Zones / Free Speech
This week on the Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast Ivan and Sam’s big topics are the Presidential race, the goings on in Congress, and Ivan’s musings on tech while attending Oracle OpenWorld. That gets you everything from the Benghazi hearing to the appeal of Carson to Speaker Ryan, the Budget Deal, and even Twitter and Hadoop. But it all starts with a bit on San Fransisco, and Sam breaking his foot. Fun!
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Recorded 2015-10-28
Length this week – 1:53:06
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Show Details:
- (0:00:10-0:25:41) But First
- Agenda
- San Fransisco
- Sam broke his foot
- (0:26:20-0:48:45) Election 2016
- Future Sam on Republican Debate
- Ivan touches things
- Democratic Polls
- Clinton Benghazi Hearing
- Clinton turnaround
- Clinton vs the Republicans
- Trump losing… to Carson?
- The appeal of Trump and Carson
- Bush concentrating on Rubio
- The other Republicans
- (0:59:33-1:19:56) Congress
- Speaker Ryan
- Budget Deal
- CISA Passes Senate
- Politicians and Tech
- One more Carson thing
- (1:21:00-1:52:46) Tech Update
- Oracle OpenWorld
- What is Hadoop?
- Rise of the cloud
- Speed of Innovation
- Tech Company Earnings
- Apple
- Twitter
- Native Advertising
- Taking Companies Private or non-Profit
- Book: The Scarlet Plague
On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast, Sam and Ivan go all in on the latest Apple announcements, talking about the new iPad, iPhones, Apple TV, Apple Watch updates, and the options for purchasing the phones. With that out of the way, the show finishes off with a discussion of Election 2016, including Trump, Clinton, Bush, and more. Along the way you’ll hear some insights into the hosts’ kids as well.
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Recorded 2015-09-10
Length this week – 1:58:13
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Show Details:
- (0:00:10-0:12:26) But First
- Agenda
- Diagnosis in Common
- Kids Swearing
- (0:13:15-0:58:53) Apple Event Part I
- The Bullet Points
- Apple Watch Updates
- iPad Pro
- Number of Product Lines
- AppleTV
- iPhones
- (1:00:01-1:11:35) Apple Event Part II
- Apple Lease vs Carrier Payment Plans vs Contracts
- Online Ordering vs In-Store Purchase
- Buying from Apple vs Buying from Carrier
- (1:12:55-1:57:53) Election 2016
- Trump making opening for Moderates?
- Scott Adams on Trump
- Trump Polling Update
- Trump OODA Loops
- Trump/Perot Comparisons
- Economic Influence on Elections
- Democratic Polls
- Clinton Weakness
- Clinton Email
- Clinton Plan to be Spontaneous
- Lessig and McAfee
- Bush Troubles
- Republican Splintering
On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast, Sam and Ivan’s main topics are the tension between locked down and open computing device philosophies, the European refugee crisis, and Election 2016. In the Lightning Round we talk about social media, the Iran deal, the new Google logo, Kanye for President, Kermit and Miss Piggy, and much much more!
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Recorded 2015-09-03
Length this week – 1:42:54
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Show Details:
- (0:00:10-0:13:13) But First
- Where Sam has Lived
- Agenda
- Cracked Phone
- Raleigh-Durham Airport
- (0:13:56-0:28:06) Computing Philosophies
- Apple hates Kevin Drum
- Customization vs Supportability
- Market for Both
- (0:28:45-0:42:56) Refugees
- Fleeing to Europe
- Drowned Syrian Boy
- What do you do?
- (0:44:05-1:13:03) Election 2016
- Mt. McKinley to Denali
- Ben Carson Surge
- This Week’s Trump Talk
- Bush Advertising
- Tribalism on Issues
- Republican Loyalty Oath
- Clinton falling apart?
- Biden run?
- Fun scenarios
- (1:14:23-1:42:34) Lightning Round
- Facebook Hits a Billion
- Orkut
- Iran Deal done
- Friendster
- Book: The Scarlatti Inheritance
- MySpace
- Kanye West 2020
- Kermit and Miss Piggy
- GeoCities
- Google Logo
- Kim Davis and Gay Marriage
- Classmates
- Compuserve
- Market Update
- Putin Workout
- Interstitial Ads
After skipping the Lightning round last week, on this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast Sam and Ivan once again go all Lightning Round. We cover a huge range of topics, including office chairs, Sesame Street, the stock market, Donald Trump, Ashley Madison, the Galaxy Note 5, setting the temperature in buildings, Joe Biden… and lots more.
Recorded 2015-08-27
Length this week – 1:51:21
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Show Details:
- (0:00:10-0:21:52) Round I
- Office Chairs
- Sesame Street HBO Deal / Media Environment
- (0:23:11-0:58:44) Round II
- Stock Market / China
- Apple Car / Car Upstarts
- Trump Again
- (0:59:22-1:22:26) Round III
- Ashley Madison
- French Terror Attack
- Sam’s Mom’s Car
- Jared
- Deez Nuts
- Galaxy Note 5 Flaw
- (1:23:34-1:51:01) Round IV
- Temperature in Buildings
- Biden!!
- Show: Psych
- Tropical Storm Erika
- WDBJ Shooting
- Found Dog
- Sam’s son getting big
In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about:
* Skype / Wisdom Teeth / Sam Luck
* Trump!!! / Kasich / Fiorina / Rubio in Reach!
* Jeep Hack
* Apple Earnings
* Lightning Round
* * Movie: Star Wars Holiday Special
* * Planned Parenthood video
* * Gawker post and fallout
* * Chattanooga
* * Ashley Madison
* * Iran Deal
Recorded 2015-07-23
Length this week – 1:43:32
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In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about:
* 100 Likes / Hiring
* Election 2016
* Greek Financial Crisis
* Charleston Followup
* Lightning Round
Recorded 2015-06-25
Length this week – 1:44:30
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