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Originally released June 2020

We chase small joys—a new 12‑string and a backyard putting green—then tackle the hard question of who should moderate speech online when bots, labels, and politics collide. Practical habits for calm meet clear-eyed talk on Section 230, disinformation, and trust.

• buying a 12‑string and picking a practical putting green
• Section 230 basics and platform liability
• Twitter labels, Facebook state‑media tags, bot studies
• who moderates speech and what authority exists
• distrust of big tech versus distrust of government
• friendship friction over protests and how to listen
• coping tactics: yoga, yard work, walks, cooking
• VR and 3D scanning as evidence tools
• Hedy Lamarr’s frequency hopping legacy
• show updates: YouTube workflow, directories, Patreon

Let us know what your opinion is about the social media conundrum these days and the executive order from President Trump regarding Section 230 and the social media platform.

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Originally released May 2020

We trace how 3D laser scanning, 360 imaging, and consumer VR shape crime scene documentation, training, and what persuades a jury. Guests from forensics and law enforcement share wins, limits, and practical ways agencies bring immersive tech into the courtroom.

• early QTVR panoramas versus measurable laser scans
• selecting scanners and building agency buy‑in
• integrating video, photos, and point clouds
• juries exploring scenes with self‑contained viewers
• crash reconstruction and vehicle alignment workflows
• 360 video’s training value and evidential limits
• lidar in consumer devices and rapid capture tools
• standardizing exhibits for longevity and access
• AR, on‑sensor AI, and future courtroom impact
• community knowledge between researchers and field units

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Originally released in March 2020

We move from a heartfelt goodbye to Joe into a messy, funny, and hopeful tour of daily life—folding canes, sunny sidewalks, Tom Hanks’ steady humor, and a sharp look at scare tactics in cannabis coverage. Community shows up in distilleries making sanitizer, remote teams learning to talk better, and taking the long road without social media blasts.

• remembering Joe and talking honestly about loss
• the folding cane, aging pride, and small aids that help
• spring scenes from a neighborhood keeping distance
• Tom Hanks’ calm update, Vegemite, and levity
• critiquing cannabis scare headlines and separating hemp
• real uses of hemp from fiber to bioplastics
• remote work habits that rely on trust and clarity
• distilleries pivoting to hand sanitizer for communities
• joy in simple films and ignoring noisy critics
• choosing word of mouth over social media promotion
• NAPA nostalgia, political satire, and everyday greatness

It ain't all bad, and no I'm not going to fix that spellcheck (ain't).

Listen, life sucks. You will die. Do your best to make it suck less for others & you'll be amazed at how quickly your sthi turns around. Just sayin'.

Keep it 'tween the ditches, my friends. Keep being great & doing great things!

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