Tag: Comic books

  • #178: Dial-Up Memories and Broken Toes

    This week’s episode begins with an unscheduled interruption when a chair, a foot, and a small toe collide — setting the tone for a slightly chaotic conversation. From there we wander through AI-generated spam, early internet memories involving dial-up modems and accidental faxes, and the generational gap between growing up with computers and discovering them later in life. Along the way we drift into laptops versus phones, collectible comic books, and the curious problem of remembering actors’ names. In other words: a fairly typical mixture of technology, nostalgia, and mild distraction. (This description was written with the help of AI)

  • #113: Colors, Cookbooks, Conventions

    Ian and Michael discuss the concept of color and etymologies of color names, cookboks with odd themes, and conventions in literature and the arts.

  • #97: Card Games, Board Games and AI, Collectibles

    Ian and Michael discuss card games in the context of language learning, use of AI in creating board games, and collectible items. (This episode contains AI-generated speech)