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ONE EASY TRICK TO UNIONIZE YOUR PUBLIC SECTOR EDUCATION JOB from 2023-02-14T01:13:18

Governors hate it!

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Storytime podcasts from 2022-12-05T01:38:58

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...

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Additional Matts from 2022-11-22T21:03:42

One Matt goes into exile, another takes his place. For a month or so.

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Machine learning on the job from 2022-10-24T17:47:14

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Sailing with Captain Lauren from 2022-07-06T11:08:35

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ML22-02-26 - hard-hitting analysis from 2022-04-27T01:55

[Nicole, Lue, Ryan, David]

0:00 - gambling and other Vegas activities, wordle and other wordle activities...

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Murder Hobo Fantasies ep. 7 - DMing in 2022 from 2022-03-27T17:29:13

[Mitchell, David]

0:00 - How you like being a DM; accents for NPCs

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ML22-02-12 - Pure ideology from 2022-03-22T01:56:07

0:25 - [David, Ryan] unionizing, teaching, painting, bagel dogs

13:12 - Somewhere between 19 and 26 rules for ...

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ML22-02-12 - Pure ideology from 2022-02-15T00:47:19

0:25 - [David, Ryan] unionizing, teaching, painting, bagel dogs

13:12 - Somewhere between 19 and 26 rules for ...

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A new year from 2022-02-11T11:00

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Maybe I'm supposed to write all the time. from 2022-02-09T11:00

Transcript at machinationlog.com

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ML22-02-04 - the pilot from 2022-02-07T11:00

The “episode note”:

0:00 (Nicole, Jacob, Lue, David) There Will Be Blood 

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I’m doing 4 things a day now. from 2022-01-31T11:00

A description and defense of not doing too many things during the day. Check the website for transcript and pictures. http://machinationlog.com/podcast/202...

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Actuarial lessons learned from 2021-12-03T03:02:19

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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Test post best post from 2021-05-20T11:44:31

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FTL ship power rankings [definitive] from 2021-02-10T10:53:39

The only accurate ordering of how good the ships in FTL are. Final summary is upfront, deliberations start around 43 minutes.

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Movie Crew Review 068 from 2021-01-30T03:42:50

Review begins at 17:30. Don’t worry, even cutting off the front we went longer than the film.

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Rory Sutherland's Alchemy, in review from 2019-12-17T00:12:59

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Harmony Korine, the Beach Bum and Julien Donkey Boy - Movie Crew Review 067 from 2019-11-25T17:48:12

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 from 2019-11-16T14:32:23

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 ear...

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Mach Log season 7, resolution 30 from 2019-11-03T21:30:58

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JR Moehringer's Andre Agassi's Open, in review from 2019-09-16T18:23:10

Speaking the truth demands more of you than simply not lying.

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Aquaman - Movie Crew Review 066 from 2019-09-03T14:07:16

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 from 2019-08-25T15:16:46

Visit http://machinationlog.com/podcast/2019-8-24-milkshakes-in-review for the results as opposed to this ...

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The Velvet Experience Draft 002 - Costa Rica from 2019-07-29T19:17:13

Welcome to the jungle! We have karaoke and rafting. thevelvetexperience.org has the whole account (and pictures!).

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Where the deals are from 2019-07-21T11:00

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Zone 3 from 2019-07-20T01:38:51

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Moby Dick...reviewed! from 2019-06-20T18:08:50

The Cast - Kim, Pat, Ryan, David A variety of takes on the inkblot of odysseys.

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Main room audio test from 2019-06-19T21:49:23

This is the the audio test for the main room.

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I'm still here. from 2019-06-17T02:41:43

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Nicole presents - Triathlon 1 from 2019-04-20T21:46:36

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Barry Lyndon - Movie Crew Review 063 from 2019-01-23T03:05:36

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ZooTampa African Wild Dogs from 2019-01-09T02:16

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Days of Heaven - Movie Crew Review from 2018-12-31T16:19:31

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Midwest Furfest 2018 Straw Poll from 2018-12-15T18:29

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Midwest Furfest 2018 Footage from 2018-12-12T04:33:33

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Rise and shine from 2018-11-20T04:38:17

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IDK How to build a tripod podium from 2018-11-05T13:26:57

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Octoberween 2018 Smorgasbord from 2018-11-03T04:15:35

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Daydreaming from 2018-10-23T00:20:26

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Part-time justice (episode 1?) from 2018-10-09T23:12:34

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ML180831 - Twitter dump from 2018-08-31T20:58:13

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ML180823 - Matt's Back from 2018-08-23T21:55:52

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Machination Log 180810 - Waking up from 2018-08-11T17:13:34

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Resumption of programming from 2018-07-30T01:00:46

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Bound - Movie Crew Review 055 from 2018-07-11T20:10:15

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Resolution 29 from 2018-06-28T21:02

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Whity - Movie Crew Review 051 from 2018-05-08T11:00

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A Love Letter to the Breach from 2018-05-04T00:00

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We're streaming! from 2018-04-25T20:00

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Chainsaw Rescue from 2018-03-30T18:08:32

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Back from Budapest - Mach Log S04E02 from 2018-02-16T15:56:03

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A basic reminder c.o. Corey from 2017-12-20T22:17:25

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Scarface - Movie Crew Review 049 from 2017-09-24T23:52:36

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The General - Movie Crew Review 048 from 2017-09-11T03:45:49

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Forms, Chapter 1 - ML17.09.06 from 2017-09-06T20:53:09

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Talking about talking over games from 2017-08-28T16:58:10

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The Revenant - Movie Crew Review 047 from 2017-08-17T18:17:26

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Thousands of hours - ML17.08.14 from 2017-08-14T14:30:52

Corey graduates from Google Forms, Jacob's roof is leaking, and I'm back on the Trimps (therapeutic only).

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Garbage collection - ML17.07.30 from 2017-07-31T18:11:04

We're gettin' back on track with a new weekly format. Mostly just housekeeping this week.

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Cobra - Movie Crew Review 044 from 2017-07-14T12:08:54

Crime is a disease. Stallone is a child with a 25 million dollar budget.

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Paris is Burning - Movie Crew Review 043 from 2017-07-05T13:49:43

The NYCLGBTPOC scene circa 1987 is an orchestra of circumstance.

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MLAT Check-in 2017.07.02 from 2017-07-03T15:32:40

Pilot programs being pilot programs over here.

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Machination Log Accountability Team from 2017-06-29T01:56:01

Corey's got a plan. You're invited.

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Resolution 28 from 2017-06-27T21:31:10

A new year, a new resolution. This one's about talking.

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Heathers - Movie Crew Review 042 from 2017-06-22T18:00:22

80's month kicks off like a high school play about murdering people for thinly justified reasons.

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Bad Lieutenant - Movie Crew Review 041 from 2017-06-07T21:29:57

There ain't no iguana.

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A Cyborg Manifesto - ML2017.04.30 from 2017-05-30T15:39:45

David and Alysha dip exactly one toe into the world of anti-industrial/capital/patriarchal theory.

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Fitzcarraldo - Movie Crew Review 040 from 2017-05-29T14:15:28

"Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his lifetime." - Werner Herzog

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Get ripped for summer from 2017-05-26T01:41:40

The heat's coming. Time to get ready.

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For the love of education - ML2017.05.24 from 2017-05-24T18:30:54

Ryan doesn't take any shit from his students. Forces have conspired to make that more difficult.

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Project Biscuit - ML2017.04.21 from 2017-05-22T02:04:05

Fear of consequences, bogus currency, and more books. Books for next week: Homage to Catalonia No Country for Old Men

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Let the books begin - ML2017.05.15 from 2017-05-15T16:41:13

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Stroszek - Movie Crew Review 039 from 2017-05-12T22:13:20

It's a film! It's a documentary! It's WERNER HERZOG MONTH, BITCHES.

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The gel sets - Mach Log S2E00 from 2017-05-07T20:41:13

The house settles in...for revenge.

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The Stand - Book Club 003(?) from 2017-05-01T16:38:38

M-O-O-N, that spells divisive. In a good way, I think.

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City Lights - Movie Crew Review 038 from 2017-04-27T13:48:05

Charlie Chaplin's on the wrong side of history in 1931. Thankfully, it was just an aesthetic dilemma.

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The Night Porter - Movie Crew Review 037 from 2017-03-31T16:11:59

We're back from the war and we couldn't help but bring some home with us. The Movie Crew explores the travails of an actual anti-hero and his...partner.

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Did Reagan prolong the Iranian Hostage Crisis? - ConProc 002 from 2017-03-25T01:14:56

After much deliberation, Alysha and David set up what's going down in Iran in 1980...a lot, as it turns out. #thegipperfile

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Sullivan's Travels - Movie Crew Review 036 from 2017-03-22T01:00:35

Back to classic Hollywood for some uptown lowdown perverse exploration of the poor (exploortation?).

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Hobo Economicus - Murder Hobo Fantasies, chapter 5 from 2017-03-18T15:37:31

Thomas and David find their way into the same physical space long enough to hash out a dislike for the mechanical nature of modern fantasy.

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Last Guardian X Night in the Woods (Trial 1) - GameCon 003 from 2017-03-08T21:12:49

Dillon and I sat down for some animal video game action the past few weeks. The following is our first-run report on said action.  

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Armageddon - Movie Crew Review 035 from 2017-03-03T18:32:20

The people. The guilt. The greatness. The Space Dementia.

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Sage wondering with Matt 010 from 2017-03-01T01:36:29

The hazard of metrics; the joy of infantile MacGyvering; the scourge of multitasking.

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Serenity - Movie Crew Review 034 from 2017-02-22T00:23:43

Lue joins us again for some indulgent space guilt.

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Sage wondering with Matt 009 from 2017-02-16T22:54:03

Many almost-sports, not enough hands-on. Bag and Chips & ROIO press on.

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Tombstone - Movie Crew Review 033 from 2017-02-12T14:53:45

Guilty Pleasure Month kicks off circa 1880 with the dandiest of Westerns.

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Better Health through Steak Season 2 from 2017-02-08T14:48:55

Getting' back on track, keto-style.

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The Table - Sage wondering with Matt 008 from 2017-02-06T15:58:45

Live from the field, we've got some February accountability.

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Fantastic Mr Fox - MCR032 from 2017-02-01T19:41:18

One of the greats of children's literature adapted for the silver screen into stylish narcissism.

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SpeedVegas - Cultural outreach, chapter 4 from 2017-01-28T14:02

Jacob and I endeavored to have the whitest day possible last Saturday, the midpoint of which involved speedy race cars.

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Get it out - Inauguration Day from 2017-01-20T22:49:34

What do we say, what do we say…

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Thursday of MFF2016 - The Introverse, chapter 7 from 2017-01-15T11:02:58

It's here (finally! (sort of!) )!

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Civilization, past and present (mostly Civ 6) from 2017-01-13T17:26:21

The Cast - Mitchell Londergan, Joey Watts, David Paddock

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The 5.3-monthly assessment from 2017-01-11T15:25:34

The Cast - Jacob, David We get into the hard deets about this year for about 3 minutes.

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The first call of 2017 - Sage wondering with Matt 008 from 2017-01-10T13:38:33

Matt's got a plan, I've got way too much to read, and we're both kickin' it.

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White Christmas - MCR031 from 2017-01-07T00:07:18

The movie crew wraps up the year with the least Christmas-y Christmas movie of all.

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Spectator of sports - an interview with Bryan Garcia from 2017-01-04T15:48:39

One degree removed. No more or less.

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News - The fake edition from 2017-01-01T18:38:04

Vinny makes his debut on the Mach Log to discuss what all is going on with the news these days.  

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Did Standard Oil fund the 1904 Galician Oil Strike? - ConProc 1 from 2016-12-29T15:48:37

Our crack team of conspiracy scientists gets somewhere into the crust of this offhand comment in a book somewhere.

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XM2016 with Nicole from 2016-12-27T17:28:43

Christmas, New Year's, and kayaks.

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The Longer Term - Sage wondering with Matt 007 from 2016-12-22T00:36:50

Matt's in town for a more temperate holiday. We move lumber from the back to the front of my yard while talking about longterm plans.

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Artificial by nature - SysProc 007 from 2016-12-14T12:00

The Cast - Alysha, David Spectrum talk, claustrophobia, hot processes.

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Nothing but a Man - MCR030 from 2016-12-09T21:58

How good can a movie be while still being impossible to recommend?

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Zen and the Art of Fursuiting - a doomed MWFF 2016 panel from 2016-12-07T12:56:51

If you do a panel about a philosophy book at a con and no one comes to see it, is it worth listening to?

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Project Goliath - SysProc 006 from 2016-12-06T23:03:57

Not everyone dislocated their ribs last month. Alysha's been plenty busy getting a citizen empowerment shindig off the ground. Also, more politics talk than I can tolerate.    

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Schema du jour - Bag and Chips explicated from 2016-12-02T12:00

A clarification plus a new page on the site! The Schema du jour page will track what I'm up to at the highest of levels.

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Arrival - Ad hoc review and tangential discussion of time and agency from 2016-11-30T16:43:08

The Cast - Dill George, Mitchell Londergan, David Paddock I blew my movie theater quota for the year on Arrival. We talk about that for about 20 minutes, then move into more important matters.

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The beginning and end of the daily weekly Log - with Jacob! from 2016-11-28T20:27:28

Ice cream, groundhogs, and hating everyone on this final inaugural attempt to re-standardize this dang podcast.

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Preshow injury ramble (No Country for Old Men) from 2016-11-18T23:22:42

Some words.

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No Country for Old Men - MCR029 from 2016-11-17T21:35:20

The Cast - Nicole Paddock, Ryan Rilea, David Paddock Some Coen to thaw the silence, if you please.

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No-Plans November - Sage wondering with Matt 006 from 2016-11-02T14:54:34

Matt's in town for the conclusion of Spooktober, where he'll be cashing in his calendar kickbacks and making few, if any, arrangements. We investigate.

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The First and Last Election Cast from 2016-10-28T22:20:51

Politics is trash and I don't like talking about it, but sometimes life brings the news cycle to you. I've managed to enlist Ryan Rilea in putting a cathartic cap into this most electoral of seas...

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Family Stitch and Bitch, webisode 2 from 2016-10-27T23:16:54

The Cast - Nicole, Jacob, Mom, David Halloween, Madagascar, holiday squids, and outtakes to spare.

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Bags, Chips, and Notions - SysProc 004 from 2016-10-24T18:25:31

We're ill and ready to go, discussing slight tweaks to Bag and Chips, a new organization platform, and plans for a more focused scheme next month.

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Guidelines for amateur creation - Mailbag pilot from 2016-10-22T14:58:29

Reader/watcher/person e-mail response!

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre - MCR028 from 2016-10-22T00:26:59

The Cast - Nicole Paddock, Ryan Rilea, David Paddock NOW we're cooking with 70's children.

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Forza Horizon 3 + Dirt Rally - Game Convention 002 from 2016-10-15T19:11:15

The Cast - Jacob Paddock (Forza), David Paddock (Dirt) The zip-zappinest simulation racing experiences of the '16.

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Young Frankenstein - MCR027 from 2016-10-12T18:36:56

The Cast - Nicole Paddock, Ryan Rilea, David Paddock We kick off our October spooptacular the way Ryan knows how.

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Bags and Chips v2 - SysProc, chapter 3 from 2016-10-09T21:02:27

The Cast - Alysha, David Paddock Moving forward with Bags and Chips. Also: secret forums, machine learning, and checkboxes!

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The Farseer Trilogy - On writing, chapter 2 from 2016-10-04T19:25:07

The Cast - Lori Reeves, Ben Watts, Andy Chilton, David Paddock Lori Reeves joins us for the first time to weave a thread through fiction as a thing one might enjoy.

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October purge - ML16.10.01 from 2016-10-01T19:15:32

Solo cast about getting reset for the month of October. Asymptomatic depression, fasting, American Top Team, calendars and other things!

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Booktober - Sage wondering with Matt 005 from 2016-09-29T01:57:17

September sleep brings October steeped...in books? Close enough. We've got the nextest installment of Matt's accidentally revolutionary FB calendar scheme.

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Bags and Chips v1 - SysProc, chapter 2 from 2016-09-26T19:14:10

Alysha and I table the Day Grid Balancer and move to a homebrew chronological to-do list jobby. Also: year-long vacations and losing your mind (the usual).

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Helvetica - Movie Crew Review 026 from 2016-09-22T20:01:53

Fonts is all round you. Learn yourself. The Movie Crew will show you how.

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Game Convention, pilot from 2016-09-19T02:01:16

The Cast - Nick LoCastro (The Division), Alberto Remy (DOOM), Mitchell Londergan (World of Warcraft: Legion), David Paddock (Picross 3D 2, Stardew Valley) We talk about games! For a long time! A...

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The Joy of Painting with Alex Jones - ML16.09.17 from 2016-09-17T18:57:20

With only a few months before MFF, I need to learn how to paint. Armed with a lot on-sale art supplies, Dill and I investigate the pastime of pastimes as well as UFOs.

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Friday - The Introverse, chapter 6 from 2016-09-15T17:50:56

Embracing the cold, calculating machinery of inhuman interaction. For fun!

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Day Grid Balancer - SysProc trial 1 from 2016-09-12T11:00

The Cast - Alysha, David Paddock The inaugural episode of the Procession of Systems as well as Alysha's debut on the Mach Log.

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Baroness at The Social - Cultural outreach, chapter 3 from 2016-09-09T11:00

A bit of light chatter over pizza about loud music in small spaces.

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Nile Ethiopian Restaurant - Cultural outreach, chapter 2 from 2016-09-08T11:00

A highly unannotated travelogue into the fooding experience of Ethiopian food in Orlando.

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Lapse Recovery Procedure v0.1 from 2016-09-07T16:38:14

Labor Day weekend got accidentally extended. Time to reel it in.

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MCR025 - Weekend from 2016-09-02T23:14:51

This week we explore Godard's relationship to film--a showcase of hatred toward the people who create it, wrapped in a contempt for the people who watch it, soaked in a frustration with the peopl...

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ML16.09.01 - Everyone might be dead from 2016-09-01T22:35:44

With or without humanity, the log must go on!

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Murder Hobo Fantasies, chapter 4 - Fiasco from 2016-09-01T03:21:14

The Cast - Mitchell Londergan, Dill George, David Paddock In the rubble of a three-player Fiasco game, we try to explain the magic of collective movie direction.

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ML16.08.30 - Learn from yourself from 2016-08-31T03:21:37

The Cast - David Paddock You already tried it before. Just do it.

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ML16.09.-02 - Sage wondering with Matt, chapter 4 from 2016-08-30T01:51:41

The Cast - Matt Szmaida, David Paddock Sleep initiatives. Doing more. Friend counts. Tiny scripts. Join us.

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The week ahead from 2016-08-29T03:25:54

Watch Weekend! Read Assassin's Apprentice! Run!

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The Thing from 2016-08-27T20:30:18

Conflict resolution.

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Offworld Trading Company Review from 2016-08-26T19:11:13

To boldly profit where no one has profited before.

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ML16.08.25 - Ritual from 2016-08-25T13:59:46

Back in the saddle.

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MCR024 - M from 2016-08-22T11:00

1931 Germany...replete with beggar's guilds, beer chalices, and an untraceable serial child murderer. We scan through what might plausibly be the genesis of everything from Law & Order to CSI.

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Family Stitch and Bitch, chapter 1 from 2016-08-18T17:29:30

The family that sews together does podcast shows together. All experience levels are represented.

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The Mask Parade, chapter 4 from 2016-08-17T17:46:59

Dill got a thing did! We talk about that for about 4 minutes and then complain about internet TV.

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Going amateur with TR Herp from 2016-08-14T14:25:08

Microniches. Bird sounds. Coincidental attitudes about suffering. Supplement dabbling.

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The Mask Parade, chapter 3 - Professional creep from 2016-08-10T14:21:55

Have you ever even SEEN 130 dollars? Is it good or bad? Find out with us in this most chill of updates.

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Introverse, chapter 5 - Ted Nugent concert from 2016-08-02T16:43:57

A short, content-free memoir of a trip to Melbourne.

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Alberto's 18th from 2016-08-01T13:14:46

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MCR023 - Network from 2016-07-27T19:14:21

Mutilated marxism! Corporate cosmology! Impugned cocksmanship! MADNESS!

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On writing from 2016-07-25T02:25:50

Everybody apparently likes writing, but only three people got up on a lovely Sunday morning to talk about it. We got sports; we got blogs; we got Oxford comma beef. 

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The Mask Parade, chapter 2 - Stacking from 2016-07-23T11:00

It's just one thing on top of another over here.

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6.3-month Assessment! from 2016-07-21T23:00

How's it goin'? Where's it goin'? What the hell is going on? These answers (and more!) are partially answered by our impartial, expert crew.

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Movie Crew Review 022 - They Live! from 2016-07-19T11:00

Find a shotgun, put on your Hoffman shades, and let John Carpenter brings the 80's to you!

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Forthcoming, part 3 - On the cusp! from 2016-07-17T21:38:25

The journey's been a long one, and some of the more pith among us might suggest it has only begun. We'll take it.  

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Fashion(?) from 2016-07-11T11:00

Mandy needs soft summer clothes and somehow Ryan and I are involved. We provide dubious assistance.

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Revenge of the day off from 2016-07-09T03:22:57

Time for a reset. This is a regular thing.

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Civil discourse with Ben, chapter 3 - Who cares? from 2016-07-06T11:00

Caring, or its lack, comes in many forms. Ben and I discuss a few as we pace across an increasingly hot and uncomfortable University of Florida campus.

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Independence Day - Theme and Accompaniment from 2016-07-04T17:40:23

Let freedom...man.

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Movie Crew Review 021 - The Missouri Breaks from 2016-07-01T19:04:41

Can a form not be described by its shadow? Can a story not be told without a hero? Can Marlon Brando not be stopped?

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Resolution 27 - a moratorium on suffering from 2016-06-29T11:00

3 cubed and 1 day ago, I was born. How to proceed forward to cube number 4?

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Party throwers from 2016-06-27T11:00

If not me, who? If not now, how about next week?    

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Fight Club, chapter 1 - First encounter with "That Girl" from 2016-06-23T14:03:59

Nicole finally put her roll to the test last week. She narrates her memoir of that test and we dive into the elements that make up competition at the amateur level.

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Murder Hobo Fantasies, chapter 3 - Chicago Fire Mysteries from 2016-06-20T11:00

"Storyteller" always seemed like a poetic alternative to "dungeon master". Maybe it's not as good a substitute as we think it is.

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Civil discourse with Ben, chapter 2 from 2016-06-17T11:00

Car horns! Questionable foreign exchange programs! Canadian miners! Find a beer and regale with us.

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Sage wondering with Matt, chapter 3 from 2016-06-16T21:14:55

Do you have doubts about your confirmation biases? Do you complain about them? Join us!

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The Introverse, chapter 4 - Pulse from 2016-06-15T05:07:28

A large number of people down the street died for being like me. Let's talk about that.

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Movie Crew Review 020 - Jackie Brown from 2016-06-11T02:25:25

We take a look at Quentin Tarantino's softer, darker, revenge-free side this week.

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The Introverse, chapter 3 - Bingo from 2016-06-08T13:45:37

We continue our romp through commonplace activities, finding emotional danger under every overturned rock. This week: Bingo!

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On this day we remember from 2016-06-06T11:00

Holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries. Zach and Patrick stop by unannounced for their debuts on the Log as we parse the wilderness of special occasions.

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Better Call Saul, Season 2 from 2016-06-03T11:00

We start our investigation of Vince Gilligan's style one season late and two shows deep. Thankfully, there's never been a better time to get started.

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Murder Hobo Fantasies, chapter 2 - The everyday heroes from 2016-05-30T11:00

We got a crew ranging from one-timers to serial storytellers together...mostly to talk shit about D&D, but other stuff comes up as well.

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Movie Crew Review 019 - Lady Vengeance from 2016-05-27T11:00

Polka dots, tofu, bad haircuts, and a tarp full of blood. This is Korean cinema.

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The Introverse, chapter 2 - a day off from 2016-05-25T15:40:27

There is rest neither for the wicked nor the obsessive.

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The News! from 2016-05-23T11:00

We broke the news. Can we get it back? Do we even want it back? Is Obama to blame? Can you believe we talked about this for an hour without once saying "Trump?"

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Movie Crew Review 018 - Take Shelter from 2016-05-20T11:00

The trials and tribulations of the normal human under abnormal experience.

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Siblings, part 2 - Far-flung family on the Strip from 2016-05-11T11:00

Day 2 of 7 on my Nevada exodus, I take a stroll with the Paddock family's Ambassador of Relative Affairs.

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Movie Crew Review 017 - Inception from 2016-05-06T11:00

Nolan's high-budget counterheist comes in for reflection.

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Eyes on the prize from 2016-05-05T12:55:09

The shuffle is real.

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The lowest key from 2016-05-04T11:00

It's the evening; it's chill outside; it's chill inside. Just chattin' is all.

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This is Water from 2016-05-02T23:00

A simple recommendation.

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Outside, Volume 1 - New Smyrna Boat Trip from 2016-05-02T20:15:33

Boatin': one of the many things that happens out of doors. Could this have been edited better/more? Probably.

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Mundane Fantasy from 2016-04-28T19:51:26

No work, no play. Just thinking.

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Cultural Outreach - Asian grocery store from 2016-04-27T15:22:12

A carpool to the world of roasted seaweed.

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Sage wondering with Matt, chapter 2 from 2016-04-26T11:00

Live from his mobile audio studio/car, Matt Szmaida recounts his experience educating the youth of actuarial science.

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Better health through steak, part 5 from 2016-04-25T11:00

Past the 21-day trial period, the Ketone Crew votes yea on almonds over wheat.

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Forthcoming, part 2 from 2016-04-23T11:00

The self would be a lot of less problematic if we had some clue as to what it is.

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Unscheduled break from 2016-04-22T14:42:11

It happens.

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Better health through steak, part 4 from 2016-04-19T11:00

Things have shifted. Things have stayed the same. Vitamin B's are weird.

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Sunday cleanup from 2016-04-18T11:00

Moving on from Duelin' Dan for real this time.

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Beercraft with Mitchell from 2016-04-17T11:00

Would you ever have expected the Machination Log to be genuinely educational on anything?

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Outdoor mic test from 2016-04-16T11:00

A leisurely midnight stroll with half a mile of cable under my shirt.

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Movie Crew Review 2001 - A Space Odyssey from 2016-04-15T11:00

We've seen the future, and DMT appears to be involved. Join us as we provide the definitive non-canon take on Kubrick's most understood film.

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Waiting, part 2 from 2016-04-14T11:00

Patience is a virtue; waiting is a vice.

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The Mask Parade, part 1 from 2016-04-13T11:00

Dillon's goin' bronze.

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Last Week Tonight from 2016-04-12T11:00

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Cash-in Day from 2016-04-11T11:00

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Better health through steak, part 3 from 2016-04-10T11:00

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State Stats from 2016-04-09T05:32:38

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The Introverse, episode 1 - Craigslist from 2016-04-08T04:59:03

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Dill George, caricateur from 2016-04-06T03:17:43

Were that it was so simple.

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Better health through steak part 2 from 2016-04-03T21:19:28

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Accountability from 2016-04-03T04:02:18

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Better health through steak from 2016-04-02T04:08:10

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Forthcoming from 2016-04-01T03:49:42

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Waiting from 2016-03-30T22:15:06

Enough with it already.

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Movie Crew Review 015 - Aliens from 2016-03-30T17:29:15

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ML017 - Getting the band together from 2016-03-27T16:51:12

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IDKHT002 - Diagnose an electrical problem from 2016-03-20T21:00

Troubleshooting bright and early.

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Movie Crew Review 014 - Zootopia from 2016-03-19T21:25:32

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ML016 - 11 Casts, 6 Days, 3 Masks from 2016-03-12T12:00

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ML015 - The Concise Magic of Video Blog from 2016-03-10T16:01:44

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CL013 - Firewatch from 2016-03-06T20:13:24

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Movie Crew Review 013 - Catch-22 from 2016-03-02T12:00

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IDKHT001 - Use a bench grinder from 2016-02-27T19:09:36

Let's learn together.

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ML014 - The 6-month Assessment from 2016-02-26T18:52:36

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Movie Crew Review 012 - Wages of Fear from 2016-02-20T12:00

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ML013 - Mantras or whatever from 2016-02-19T15:26:03

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CL010 - Sunless Sea and Darkest Dungeon from 2016-02-12T12:00

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ML012 - Being Done from 2016-02-10T12:00

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ML011 - Standin' Dan from 2016-02-08T17:39:41

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Movie Crew Review 010 - Her from 2016-01-28T12:00

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Mach Log 010 - Murder Hobo Fantasies, Volume 1 from 2016-01-24T12:00

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Mach Log 009 - A True Test of Character from 2016-01-21T12:00

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Movie Crew Review 009 - The Man Who Wasn't There from 2016-01-19T12:00

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Mach Log 008 - The Amateur and the Professional from 2016-01-17T12:00

The path from amateurism to professionalism is long, arduous, and sometimes counterproductive.

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CL006 - Borderlands from 2016-01-14T12:00

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Mach Log 007 - Overconsumption from 2016-01-11T12:00

Some go the extra mile. Some go another thousand miles.

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CL005 - A 2015 retro game retrospective from 2016-01-08T12:00

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Mach Log 006 - Vignette of a Nice Person from 2016-01-05T11:00

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Movie Crew Review 008 - The Incredibles from 2016-01-03T12:00

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Mach Log 005 - Coming in from the cold from 2015-12-25T20:12:46

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Midwest Furfest 2015 - Fur in the wider world from 2015-12-18T12:00

Speakin'!

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CL003 - Human Resource Machine from 2015-12-17T12:00

Human Resource Machine is fun if you're the kind of person that thinks games like Human Resource Machine are fun.

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Mach Log 003 - Competition from 2015-12-15T00:00

We want to be the very best. Gunnin' for the top. Top Gun. Tom Cruise. Scientology. Paleontology. Paleolithic. Lithography. Lithium. Mania. March madness. Basketball. Sports. Competition.

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Midwest Furfest 2015 - Dumb Questions from 2015-12-10T03:01:43

Do you have any burning questions about the makeup of the fur community? Does an informal flash-poll of a random group of people at a furry convention sound good enough to draw sweeping conclusio...

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Mach Log 002 - Selfish Selflessness from 2015-12-09T12:00

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Mach Log 001b - Generational shift from 2015-12-02T12:00

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Movie Crew Review 006 - The Martian from 2015-12-01T12:00

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Mach Log 001a - Generational shift from 2015-11-30T15:15:35

What better way to understand age and generational shift than to have all ages on hand? We fill up the sofa to get a full 17-55 demo, sound issues and all.

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Podcast shift! from 2015-11-28T15:57:56

We screwed up with the podcast thing! We're trying to fix it!

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Movie Crew Review 005 - Psycho (1960) from 2015-11-24T11:00

The suspense! We take a look at a classic's classic this week.

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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes - Trial Run 1 from 2015-11-18T20:13:33

What's better than one degree of miscommunication?

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Sublevel Zero from 2015-11-17T23:40:14

Sublevel Zero wants to be Descent so badly, but modern design elements constantly push that nostalgic feel away.

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Movie Crew Review 004 - A Trip to the Moon from 2015-11-16T03:51:27

In 1902, France conquered the moon in a mere 12 minutes to much fanfare. Has film really gone anywhere since? Is Tom Hanks somehow responsible? Does anyone sell audio mixing equipment worth a shi...

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Exploration - Mirrors from 2015-11-15T22:43:40

I didn’t deliberately set out to experiment with mirrors. If I had, this would have been a very different video. Probably a lot shorter and less fun.

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AGP015 - Shadowcon (feat. Hanari-san) from 2015-11-12T20:49:46

We brought Hanari to the soundroom; she brought the whole web along with her. cgl, RP, Digimon...this webisode has all the terms (and internet hustle) you need to understand the gelatinous subcru...

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Movie Crew Review 003 - The Seven Five from 2015-11-09T21:17:43

Michael Dowd was a crazy cop; the 75th precinct was a bad place; cocaine's a hell of a drug. The Seven Five is a fabulous look into all three.

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AGP013 - Taking the Time from 2015-11-04T13:13:45

What's time? Where does it come from? Why does everyone suck at using it? The midweek gang checks in on where they've been abusing their own time. 

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How to Toriel Tutorial from 2015-11-03T19:08:11

4 days, 2 parties, 1 slapdash Toriel costume.

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AGP012 - Scale from 2015-10-31T15:37:02

No man of art or science can avoid considering the bigness of the task at hand…at least not this crew. We continue a conversation from the self-deception episode about how far to look up or down ...

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Invisible, Inc. from 2015-10-27T04:36:22

Imagine XCOM with a one hour campaign and a solid stealth system.

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Movie Crew Review 002 - Spring Breakers from 2015-10-26T03:50:59

Spring Breakers is a movie, but what does that mean exactly? How does 90 minutes of psychotic teenage girl rambling, Instagram filters, gun sound effects, and braided up James Franco equal cinema? ...

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Surviving the Trough - Volume 1 from 2015-10-23T16:35:05

If your mood swings, sometimes you just need to tide yourself over until things pick back up. These have been more or less working for me.

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AGP010 Part 2 - Is Our Children Learning? from 2015-10-21T12:20:05

Go to actualgarbage.net for more info (and the previous episode)!

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AGP010 Part 1 - Is Our Children Learning? from 2015-10-19T04:42:28

American education is constantly derided from all sides, but what is even possible in a nation with a population and infrastructure as varied as that of the US of A? We convene the first student-...

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Movie Crew Review 001 - Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Subtitles) from 2015-10-16T21:37:56

Nicole and Ryan take a crack at the egg of the bird at the heart of this Hollywood-cross-Broadway one-cam extravaganza. Also plenty of film studies name-dropping, shitty child actors, and Wes Ander...

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AGP008 Side B - Siblings from 2015-10-12T16:10:15

The backhalf of our journey talking about being a brother. Also the audacity of well-adjusted families, bunk beds, hunger, and spaces.

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AGP008 Side A - Siblings from 2015-10-11T17:50:06

The first half of a two-parter, divided by Birdman (the most divisive force of all). Javier Remy joins us for the first time, primarily to explain to us white kids how family is supposed to work.

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Ori and the Blind Forest from 2015-10-08T21:59:37

Ori and the Blind Forest is the best 2D platformer since Super Mario World. It is beautiful; it is satisfying; it is freeing.

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AGP007 - Self-Deception from 2015-10-04T01:14:08

Join us as we look up to explore the big pond of amateur tennis, our collective disdain for primary education, what it doesn't mean for things to matter, and saying "eh" to drugs. E-mail your conce...

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Civil discourse with Ben, chapter 1 from 2015-09-27T21:50:18

AGP goes on the road just in time to miss the big football game between Florida and Tennessee. Immerse yourself in the small town feel of Gainesville and its many sports fans.

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AGP005 - Information and Technology, together from 2015-09-24T22:42:29

David, Ryan and Dillon solve the missing link between I and T. Nicknames abound.

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Machination Log - 2015-09-20 - Tables, Foam, and Modern Black Literature from 2015-09-22T15:06:32

Continuing these off-the-cuffs to get used to this video thing.

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AGP004 - Ideation from 2015-09-17T23:23:01

Ryan and David throw it all away in pursuit of the right ideas. I apologize for and regret nothing I might have done to this recording in post.

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Machination Log - 2015-09-11 from 2015-09-13T03:16:09

Do, do more, do even more, break down, repeat. Join us.

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AGP003 - Expertise from 2015-09-10T21:10:40

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Space Adventures with A0117 (Part 2) from 2015-09-09T21:06:03

My face on the web is weird enough for me. Watching take 1 of a video under the influence about time travel qualifies as fully surreal.

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AGP002 - Mental Blocks from 2015-09-05T15:58:03

In this webisode, David and Ryan pontificate from their nearly years of collective experience dealing with mental blocks. Net consumers are on notice.

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AGP001 - Failure, in sum from 2015-08-14T03:12:09

Listen to this thing, already!

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How to make pinball happen - part 1 from 2015-08-13T14:07:56

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Douglas Fur tree from 2015-08-13T14:05:37

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Ready for "Prime Time". from 2015-08-12T15:26:36

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Zaethro 2's Head - Attempt 1 from 2015-08-11T18:11:36

Remember kids: nothing is impossible. It's just really really hard and most of the time you'll screw up in demoralizing, soul-crushing ways.

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