Episode
Shredding Books, Darth Vader v Flock, Cliff Stoll, Castle Dragging, Pinocchio Unstrung GIS918
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- Geeks in Space
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- Sep 3, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2258
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Summary
RobChrisRob are overwhelmed by September news glut talking about shredding ancient books to train AI, Chris plays a camera based theremin, the quake shareware CD that got cracked in the 90s and gave everyone free iD, Darth Vader speaks out in favor of Flock Cameras because we gotta crush the rebel scum somehow, Cliff Stoll did his thing at Defcon with a great video, a Pakistanee man brags about building a self dryer car as it drives into a cop, 1800 people drag a 36 ton castle, the man who built a fake greek amphitheater on unesco land to dupe tourists, the dossier McDonalds keeps on all its customers, rerouting undersea cables to protect a shrine to... Dobby the house elf? As well as films like Coyote vs Acme, Bury the Devil, Mulholland Drive, Protector, Whiplash, Mother City, Insidious and Pinocchio Unstrung.