TWS132: To Boldly Return To Where I’ve Never Gone Before

On August 8, 2009, in Episodes, by the Encaffeinated ONE

Proper show notes to follow (generated via my excellent new buddy, the OMEGA support system for TWS!).

TWS132: To Boldly Return To Where I’ve Never Gone Before

CQ: If you were to convert your brain, your programming, into a digital form, then run that instance of you on a computer, would it be murder to turn it off? Or suicide? What if you terminated your physical self — would you still be alive, in the machine? Tell me your posthuman digital thoughts.

On the show this week:

  • Animals and Other forms of life
  • Inventioneering
  • Outrageous behaviour

Promos:

  • The House of Grey – A podiobook whose every episode leaves you with new revelations, new questions and more.
  • The TWS Contest! – Tell somebody about the show, then tell Nimlas about it, and get entered into a contest for original art! Spread the word!
  • Technorama! – Chuck and Kreg have returned to their weekly format of geekery, makery, computery goodness. Hoorah!

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TWS072: The Past Future is NOW!

On February 9, 2008, in Episodes, by the Encaffeinated ONE

Show Notes for TWS072: The Past Future is NOW!

On the show this week:

  • SCIFI IS NOW!
  • Life will leave us behind, if we don’t do it first.
  • Dumbness
  • The Indeterminate Past (EXTRAS)

This week’s Challenge Question:
What is a current technology or way of doing things that we should we should revert to an older way of doing things?
Leave your answer in the comments, send your email to weirdshow[[at]]gmail.com, record your message via the MobaTalk client on the right hand side of Encaffeinated!, leave an answer on Facebook or call in at 206-203-2292.

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