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lisa + venkat, perhaps better known as @niftynei and @vgr, hang out and talk their way through the alphabet.
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Jun 23, 2021
Z: Zzzz
In the final episode of season two, Lisa and Venkat sleepily discuss all things sleep, bedtimes and the tracked self.
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May 24, 2021
Y: Yeti
Venkat digs up Tin-Tin and the Yeti; Lisa asks Venkat if the yeti is an anti-particle.
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May 24, 2021
X: Unknowns
Lisa discovers Weird Sun Twitter; Venkat gets his 2nd vaccine shot and ends up quoted in a book.
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May 9, 2021
W: Worlds
Lisa and Venkat discuss Stephen Wolfram's latest physics update. Venkat accuses Lisa of being a crackpot and a maximalist; Lisa is convinced Wolfram has solved physics.
Wolfram's One Year Update Post (2021): https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2021/04/the-wolfram-physics-project-a-one-year-update/
Critique of Wolfram's New Kind of Science (2002): http://bactra.org/reviews/wolfram/
Lisa's 'philosophy of quantum physics' twitter: https://twitter.com/quantum_rhet
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May 1, 2021
V: Victory
This week on Scorpio Season, Lisa and Venkat talk accidental vs earned victories. Venkat reminisces about his gold medal swimming feats; Lisa wins so hard they change the rules.
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Apr 26, 2021
U: Universal
Lisa and Venkat talk about universals. Lisa designs a study to figure out if bitcoin is a universal currency; Venkat talks standards
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Apr 18, 2021
T: Thinking
Lisa and Venkat share some thoughts on thinking. Venkat wanders into the arena of aphantasia; Lisa describes some dreams.
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Apr 18, 2021
S: Selling Out
Venkat and Lisa talk about what it means to sell out; Venkat vehemently denies every being a sell out, Lisa confesses she's up for a cash conversion.
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Apr 6, 2021
R: Risk
Lisa and Venkat talk risks of home ownership and retirement.
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Mar 28, 2021
Q: Quality
Lisa tries to distill 'quality' from kitchen sink faucet ad copy; Venkat contrasts Japanese vs American 80's car ads.
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Mar 22, 2021
P: Probability
Lisa explains the difference between probability and potentiality; Venkat also talks. Includes six predictions about the next ten years.
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Mar 22, 2021
O: Big 'O' Notation
Venkat and Lisa go down the complexity rabbit hole and try to answer the question: are market price movements computationally complex?
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Mar 8, 2021
N: NFTs
Lisa explains the power troubles in Texas in February, Venkat finds out about NFTs.
Find us on twitter:
* https://www.twitter.com/niftynei
* https://www.twitter.com/vgr​​
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* Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Feb 28, 2021
M: Mars Rover
Venkat fills us in on details about the latest Mars rover landing and the Yak Collective's rover project; Lisa talks Texan about the chilly weather.
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* https://www.twitter.com/niftynei​
* https://www.twitter.com/vgr​​
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* Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Feb 21, 2021
L: Losers
Lisa rambles on about Gamestop and other financial loser shenanigans; Venkat gloats about his latest credential.
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* https://www.twitter.com/vgr​
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* Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com​
* Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Feb 21, 2021
K: Kills
Lisa and Venkat talk COVID crematorium emissions, Keystone pipeline, and bitcoin dumpster diving.
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* https://www.twitter.com/niftynei​
* https://www.twitter.com/vgr​
Thanks to our Sponsors!
* Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com​
* Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Feb 14, 2021
J: Joints
Lisa and Venkat talk about the Parler deplatforming, database joins, and "joint accounts" on Bitcoin, aka multisigs.
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Feb 14, 2021
I: Initial Conditions
Lisa and Venkat talk new year's resolutions, rituals for resetting, and inbox bankruptcy.
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Feb 1, 2021
H: Home with Galen Wolfe-Pauly
@niftynei sits down with Galen, co-founder of Tlon an Urbit-system company, to talk about digital spaces and homes.
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* Galen: https://www.twitter.com/galenwolfepauly
* Lisa : https://www.twitter.com/niftynei
* Venkat: https://www.twitter.com/vgr
Thanks to our Sponsors!
* Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com
* Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Dec 14, 2020
G: Git with Jordan Orelli
Lisa and Venkat welcome Jordan Orelli (@jordanorelli) on to Scorpio Season to talk about git and games. Jordan's a Principal Engineer at Jackbox Games, and current MFA candidate. Venkat reminisces about his time in the Unix trenches; Jordan talks about the time he shared files on a train.
Find us on twitter:
* Jordan: https://www.twitter.com/jordanorelli
* Lisa : https://www.twitter.com/niftynei
* Venkat: https://www.twitter.com/vgr
Thanks to our Sponsors! - Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com - Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Dec 7, 2020
F: Form Factors
In this episode of Scorpio Season, Lisa shows off some seating options; Venkat talks writing forms.
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Nov 30, 2020
E: Electronics with Ryan Hume
Lisa + Venkat welcome Ryan Hume onto this episode of Scorpio Season TV to talk all things 'electronic'. Ryan talks trends in electronic music production; Venkat puts a multimeter on a slide; Lisa waves around some dev boards.
Check out Ryan's work for yourself at https://acidraintechnology.com/
Find us on twitter:
https://www.twitter.com/niftynei
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Thanks to our Sponsors!
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Nov 22, 2020
D: Drivetrains
Lisa and Venkat scour their houses for drivetrains. Lisa shows off her Mazda Miata and a in-progress windmill, Venkat makes an electoral analogy.
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Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Nov 20, 2020
C: Clocks
In this third edition of season two of Scorpio Season, Lisa and Venkat pick up the pace with some clock shenanigans. Lisa tears down a Moon Clock. Venkat lets a spring run wild.
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Nov 9, 2020
B: Bitcoin
Venkat shows off a Barlow lens, Lisa talks about bitcoin hardware wallets, her book project, and the VISA payment network.
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Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Oct 23, 2020
A: Air Quality
Welcome back to season 2 of Scorpio Season, with your favorite co-hosts @niftynei and @vgr. In this season opener, we interview Ellen Kaye-Cheveldayoff (@strangeattracto) about air quality and our sense of smell.
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Sep 7, 2020
Scorpio Season "z" - S01 Ep26
lisa + venkat wrap up season 1 of scorpio season with a chat on the zeitgeist, zemblanity, zen koans and a walk back through a few choice topics from the season.
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Thanks to our Sponsors!
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Aug 31, 2020
Scorpio Season "y" - S01 Ep25
lisa and venkat discuss lisa's favorite juxtapositional word, yuxtaposición, Y-combinators the math function, Y-Combinator the institution, and the Yak Collective. lisa attempts some eugenical theorizing; venkat calls YC a "closed historical chapter"
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Aug 24, 2020
Scorpio Season "x" - S01 Ep24
lisa and venkat talk about venkat's time at the first billion dollar company, Xerox, sweetners like xylitol, xylophones, xeriscaping, and "x" unknowns.
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venkat https://twitter.com/vgr
lisa https://twitter.com/niftynei
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Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Aug 16, 2020
Scorpio Season "w" - S01 Ep23
lisa + venkat talk white glove moving services, white shoe consulting, the wandering line of wokeness, writing do's and don'ts, and briefly toss out their 'wisest book' recommendations.
Find us on Twitter: @vgr https://twitter.com/vgr + @niftynei https://twitter.com/niftynei
Thanks to our Sponsors: Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com + Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Aug 9, 2020
Scorpio Season "v" - S01 Ep22
lisa + venkat ramble through vaudeville, VR, values, and vaults.
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Thanks to our sponsors!!
Art of Gig at http://artofgig.com
Smokin' Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Aug 9, 2020
Scorpio Season "u" - S01 Ep21
lisa and venkat discuss underworlds, uncanny, universes and unboxing
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https://www.twitter.com/vgr
Thanks to our sponsors!!
Art of Gig at http://artofgig.com
Smokin' Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Jul 26, 2020
Scorpio Season "t" - S01 Ep20
lisa and venkat talk about Thielism, trauma, TV, Texas and taxes.
Find us on Twitter!
venkat https://twitter.com/vgr
lisa https://twitter.com/niftynei
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Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com
Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Jul 20, 2020
Scorpio Season "s" - S01 Ep19
lisa + venkat welcome their first guest: Sonya Mann!
topics we cover this week: salons, sonya, salience, schools, and spot prices
Want to find out more about Sonya's zines? Find out how to get them delivered directly to your door on her zine membership page https://www.sonyasupposedly.com/membership/
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Sonya https://twitter.com/sonyasupposedly
venkat https://twitter.com/vgr
lisa https://twitter.com/niftynei
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Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Jul 12, 2020
Scorpio Season "r" - S01 Ep18
lisa + venkat discuss red pills, ressentiment, Rightness, return on investments, and real-world repairs
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Thanks to our sponsors!!
Art of Gig at http://artofgig.com
Smokin' Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Jul 6, 2020
Scorpio Season "q" - S01 Ep17
lisa + venkat talk about quantum in USA culture, questions, quitting, quixoticism, quests, quarantine, and queens
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Thanks to our sponsors!!
Art of Gig at http://artofgig.com
Smokin' Screws https://smokinscrews.com
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Jun 29, 2020
Scorpio Season "p" - S01 Ep16
lisa + venkat discuss programming, progressivism, probability, post-rationalism, and portents.
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Thanks to our sponsors!!
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Jun 22, 2020
Scorpio Season "o" - S01 Ep15
lisa + venkat talk about 'o fey' (Richard Feynman), opera, open plan offices, and the Yak Collective's latest long form project: the (new) old home.
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https://www.twitter.com/niftynei
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Thanks to our sponsors!!
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Jun 15, 2020
Scorpio Season "n" - S01 Ep14
lisa (@niftynei) + venkat (@vgr) talk networking, niftyness, and neighbors
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Jun 8, 2020
Scorpio Season "m" - S01 Ep13
lisa (@niftynei) + venkat (@vgr) talk money and mansions
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Jun 1, 2020
Scorpio Season "L" S01 Ep12
lisa (@niftynei) + venkat (@vgr) talk legibility, legal systems and LARPing
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May 23, 2020
Scorpio Season - "k" S01 Ep11
lisa + venkat do a 'fast round' of K's, including kakistocracy, klingon, killjoys, karate, and k-pop.
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May 17, 2020
Scorpio Season - "j" S01 Ep10
lisa + venkat talk some J's -- Jane Jacobs and jokes, with a long detour into talking about high modernist city planning, the legacy of Robert Moses, the origin of eminent domain and more!
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May 11, 2020
Scorpio Season - "i" S01 Ep09
lisa + venkat talk through the I's -- IQ, insight, innocence, igloos, indoors, independence.
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May 4, 2020
Scorpio Season - "h" S01 Ep08
lisa + venkat talk through the H's: Hannah Arendt, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, hair, halfway points and the bitcoin halvening
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Apr 27, 2020
Scorpio Season - "g" S01 Ep07
lisa + venkat talk through the G's: graphs, gas, gossip, guns + godheads
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Apr 20, 2020
Scorpio Season - "f" S01 Ep06
lisa + venkat talk through the F's: feminism, fluency, faraday cages, food banks, fiction, faster than light communication.j
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Apr 13, 2020
Scorpio Season - "e" S01 Ep05
In this episode of Scorpio Season, lisa + venkat talk about energy, eigenstates, entropy, environment, emergencies, and evilness.
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Apr 5, 2020
Scorpio Season - "d" S01 Ep04
In this episode of Scorpio Season TV, lisa + venkat talk about David Deutsch, Doja Cat and Dark Ages, with a very long digression into pop culture.
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Mar 27, 2020
Scorpio Season - "c" S01 Ep03
lisa + venkat talk about cartoons, contagions, and cleaning
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Mar 27, 2020
Scorpio Season - "b" S01 Ep02
lisa + venkat talk about beefs, biden+bernie, bailouts, and bitcoins
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Thanks to our sponsors!!
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Mar 27, 2020
Scorpio Season - "a" S01 Ep01
lisa + venkat chat about astrology and aesthetics
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