On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, on the politics side, Sam and Ivan discuss Biden picking Harris, election models, current polling, and cutting people off over politics. On the pandemic side, they talk about testing and tracing, people being reckless, and many of the half measures being taken. Before all that though, Ivan reviews a book and goes on a rant about Twitter, and they discuss that Fortnight/Apple/Google thing. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-08-15 Length this week – 2:05:59
(0:00:43-0:32:21) But First
Ivan Book: Manuel Bou Gali Vida y Obra de un CorozaleГ±o [2013]
Twitter is not a website!
Fortnight / Apple / Google thing
(0:32:25-1:23:16) Politics
Biden picks Harris
Election models
Current polling
Cutting off people over politics
(1:24:25-2:05:38) Pandemic
Current situation
Testing and tracing
People being reckless
Half measures
Relief measures
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan discuss Ivan’s impressions of attending the DC “March for Our Lives” event in person… including the implications for the wider gun debate. Then they talk about the online privacy issues that have been around for years, but are now getting more attention because of the recent headlines about how social media was manipulated during Election 2016. Oh, and Ivan recently returned from a trip to Singapore, so he shares his impression of that city too.
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Recorded 2018-03-30
Length this week – 1:34:36
(0:01:30-0:04:06) Agenda
(0:05:14-0:15:28) Singapore
(0:16:43-1:01:06) March for Our Lives
(1:01:42-1:34:16) Online privacy
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about North Korea, that Google document, Venezuela, the raid on Manafort, the latest from Trump, a book Sam read, and more! Oh, and we announce a Slack for the show. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2017-08-11
Length this week – 1:39:50
(0:00:30-0:10:54) But First
Agenda
Show Slack
Tired and Sleepy
(0:12:41-0:40:05) North Korea
Fire and Fury
Bluffing
25th Amendment
High Risk
Containment
Trump Engagement
(0:40:51-1:02:12) Google Doc
Lip Service
Distributions
Ivan’s Evolution
Should he have been fired?
What if this was external?
(1:03:33-1:39:30) Lightning Round
Venezuela
Book: Spam (2013)
Manafort Raid
Leaks and Infighting
Trump Statements
Divisions on the left
New download record
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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
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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Ivan and Sam travel to the same room in the same city to do this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast, joined this week by their college buddy Chad. Along with some stories of college hijinks, the main topics were the aftermath of the first Republican debates, a discussion on Clinton’s weakening position and if it is enough for Biden to jump in, and the continuing impact of Clinton’s email issues. In the lightning round we cover a houseplant that tells you when it is thirsty, the toxic sludge spill, problems with the Olympics, Google Alphabet, and a lot more!
Recorded 2015-08-13
Length this week – 1:27:35
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In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner with Sam and Bruce:
* Vacations / Riding a Bike / Ads?
* Seymour Hersh on Bin Laden Raid
* Amtrak Crash
* Bush’s Bad Week / Reagan Lives!
* Lightning Round
Recorded 2015-05-15
Length this week – 1:30:43
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