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SD#48 That’s No Planet
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This picture is here simply because it exists.
The Universe makes up for having no news last week by having LOADS of news this week. Also, be warned; Google might have been replaced by Evil Google from some sort of mirror universe!
SMV: An Education Lesson on Copyright
Everything is a Remix Part 4 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.
Our system of law doesn’t acknowledge the derivative nature of creativity. Instead, ideas are regarded as property, as unique and original lots with distinct boundaries. But ideas aren’t so tidy. They’re layered, they’re interwoven, they’re tangled. And when the system conflicts with the reality… the system starts to fail.
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SD#47 The Mac Panthers
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Tech news has slowed down this week. In its stead we have vampires, large cats, and “The Voldemort Theory”
Star Trek Ships Are Wrong part 4
These little editorials/rants seem to be getting some more attention than I expected, so I had better speed them up!
The Details
Bear with me, as this section does seem rather broad. We will be jumping around a tad, but for the most part we will be centering on the hull.
It’s Confusing For Young People Too
E DIT: Thanks to a DMCA take down notice from NBC, this video was flagged and removed from YouTube. A quick Google search found it on Hulu instead . . . a site owned by NBC.
How Star Trek Ships Are Wrong part 3
Continuing on from Part 2: The Nacelles
How Maneuvering Will Kill Everyone Aboard
In order to understand this next part of the “USS Enterprise = Deathtrap” equation, it’s important that we understand two major forces in physics; inertial mass and center of mass.
Inertial mass is the mass of an object measured by its resistance to acceleration.
Sounds simple enough right? Everyone has experienced it to some degree. Imagine having to push a Buick out of your driveway; even though it’s on a level surface and it has wheels to reduce friction, it’s still a pain! It’s a pain because of its inertial mass. When people think “mass” they often mistake it for “weight”. In truth, however, it’s much harder to describe what defines “mass” because scientists are still working on that definition themselves. What they do know is that mass isn’t so much about how much something weighs as it is about how much of it is there.
SD#46 That’s No Meme
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Sha! Sponsors? Whatever gave you that idea, Chet?
New drinking game: Everyone take a shot when Stark says “basically”. Shoutout to our new friends at KryptonRadio.com where you can hear us Tuesdays at 5:00PM PST.
Media Companies & The Generation Gap
In our last podcast episode, we asked the question as to why so many media companies refuse to get with the times and continue to embrace a business model that’s over 80 years old. I was suddenly inspired to write my thoughts on that . . . so now I am.
Before I go any further I should probably explain what this “ancient business model” even is. In ye olden days, a single company would own the rights to certain properties. Sometimes these properties would be songs, sometimes movies, sometimes newspapers, and sometimes people. Yes, in the history of entertainment industry artists were considered property or assets. If a radio star wanted to release ANYTHING, from a song to an interview, it went through the studio. Things have changed in some areas of the industry, but for the most part the overall idea is much the same.
