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Weekly Ramblecast 139: Electrons Surfing on Metal

Added 2024-02-06 14:01:01 +0000 UTC

We've survived atmospheric rivers and dudes boost-boarding down the street with giant VR things strapped on their faces to bring you this ramble about Vinny's small-town off-the-grid Internet, the inner workings of the Metroid password, the many uses of J-B Weld, and more.

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(00:00:31) Apple has really dropped the ball
(00:10:17) Bills used to be way easier, probably
(00:13:20) VHS tapes, not so much
(00:17:42) Laura is going to help us go off the grid
(00:23:00) Gotta try not to sound TOO much like a prepper
(00:28:24) It's time to go back to BBSs
(00:32:49) It's wet and wild out here on the West Coast!
(00:36:16) Like doing surgery with a chainsaw
(00:42:14) Brad's next project, resurrecting old PlayStation memory cards
(00:47:00) OK NES passwords are pretty fascinating actually
(00:53:41) Dongles: you can't trust 'em
(01:00:41) Outro + content + bye!