Episodes
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Mach Log S12E01 - OCCE vs MVB
Matt's mini-retirement and mini-home are both coming down. We dissect the decisions made around the latter for future consideration.
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Mach Log S12E00 - Resolution 35
No time to rush. (Episode Note section).
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MLS11E07 - namesmithing
Two letters, one car ride, three recordings, no external monitors.
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MLS11E05 - Sam Kriss and his purchases
Acquisitive journalism at its finest. https://www.compactmag.com/article/i-bought-everything-advertised-in-national-review-and-all-i-got-was-this-bleak-odyssey-into-the-rotten-heart-of-american-conservatism-america-and-also-myself/
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MLS11E04 - coding, I guess?
That seems mostly like what was discussed. Cast - Matt, David
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MLS11E03 - artistic rebuttal
Cast - David, Ana, Ryan Ryan has heard your concerns, and disagrees.
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MLS11E01 - The decision to begin again
This is called Episode Note.
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ONE EASY TRICK TO UNIONIZE YOUR PUBLIC SECTOR EDUCATION JOB
Governors hate it!
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Storytime podcasts
We make the inevitable turn to talking about podcasts on a podcast. This week (and only this week) we delve into the high-value low-effort genre of one guy/guyette reacting to their friend telling them about a thing.
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Additional Matts
One Matt goes into exile, another takes his place. For a month or so.
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Machine learning on the job
Go to http://machinationlog.com/podcast/2022-10-24-machine-learning-on-the-job for full episode notes 0:00 - What do we want out of a job? 6:20 - What’s this AI all about and is it bad? 32:00 - So what? 52:50 - Technological limitations, and how this is all YET AGAIN nerds’ faults. 1:06:10 -...
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ML22-02-26 - hard-hitting analysis
[Nicole, Lue, Ryan, David] 0:00 - gambling and other Vegas activities, wordle and other wordle activities 9:32 - data analysis, problem management, American healthcare, financial advice, Ridley Grotesk, redactions 35:12 - The Marxist-Engelist-Leninist-Stalinist-Maoist hour, chairs [Ryan, Matt,...
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Murder Hobo Fantasies ep. 7 - DMing in 2022
[Mitchell, David] 0:00 - How you like being a DM; accents for NPCs 4:09 - why the high fantasy setting of D&D is so popular 12:00 - PCs thwarting a perfectly good big battle scenario; being not a DM for once 16:55 - Pathfinder 2e v D&D 5e 37:34 - One-shot gaems, session lengths 41:53 - Tech in...
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ML22-02-12 - Pure ideology
0:25 - [David, Ryan] unionizing, teaching, painting, bagel dogs 13:12 - Somewhere between 19 and 26 rules for life: reviewed! Link to List 58:15 - [+Jacob] Rules for life conclusions 1:05:50 - Is It Worth A Shit episode 1, teaching 3rd graders improper fractions (blackboard picture at Link to...
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Maybe I'm supposed to write all the time.
Transcript at machinationlog.com
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I’m doing 4 things a day now.
A description and defense of not doing too many things during the day. Check the website for transcript and pictures. http://machinationlog.com/podcast/2022-1-29-xn8p6mgbarp7sdxwrkjfywk9caezio
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Actuarial lessons learned
Matt was an actuarial scientist for a while. We discuss that in the context of him not being one of those anymore.
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FTL ship power rankings [definitive]
The only accurate ordering of how good the ships in FTL are. Final summary is upfront, deliberations start around 43 minutes. The List https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-0dH_2k0bddYV2qXs-8B4yWgCgBpEf3VVmasfL0dB2s/edit?usp=sharing
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Movie Crew Review 068
Review begins at 17:30. Don’t worry, even cutting off the front we went longer than the film.
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Harmony Korine, the Beach Bum and Julien Donkey Boy - Movie Crew Review 067
Harmony Korine finally put out another movie this year. We use this opportunity to spend some time wondering why everyone seems to hate him.
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Faces on the road - year 1
Dill George has been RV’ing about the country doing caricatures for a year now. We discuss how good an idea it was to do that AND how important it was that he did it now rather than earlier.
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JR Moehringer's Andre Agassi's Open, in review
Speaking the truth demands more of you than simply not lying.
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Aquaman - Movie Crew Review 066
The movie crew is back with our most culturally relevant film yet. Is Jason Momoa the hero we need? Short answer: yes. Long answer: stay tuned!
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Milkshakes, in review
Visit http://machinationlog.com/podcast/2019-8-24-milkshakes-in-review for the results as opposed to this rambling sojourn.
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The Velvet Experience Draft 002 - Costa Rica
Welcome to the jungle! We have karaoke and rafting. thevelvetexperience.org has the whole account (and pictures!).
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Moby Dick...reviewed!
The Cast - Kim, Pat, Ryan, David A variety of takes on the inkblot of odysseys.
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Main room audio test
This is the the audio test for the main room.