When is it okay to correct someone?

This week, a rerun from the Nonsense Wellspring (archive)!

Again, Jess and Joey talk about Vander-ism, otaku, pedantry, language, Ryan-ing, and comments sections. Thankfully, they don’t talk about the Oxford comma.

references

• Otaku
• Corrections Department (because of course): Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English by Valerie Fridland
• easter eggs
• propinquity
• Merriam-Webster on X
• Seth Meyers' Corrections on Late Night

How did our predictions play out in 2024?

This week, Aaron, Jess and Joey look back at their prognogs from Episode 247, discussing AI hardware, energy optimism, Scarlett Johansson, AI slop, EV, algae-based biofuels, the gelatin market, and wide shoes. They don’t talk about Jamie Foxx.

references

• Wired: "Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft Copilot+ PCs"
• Micosoft Blog: Introducing Copilot+ PCs
• Marques Brownlee Rabbit R1: Barely Reviewable
• Reuters: Amazon to pilot AI-designed material for carbon removal
• Milli Vanilli
• Ashlee Simpson on SNL
• Energy 101 | Algae-to-Fuels
• Viridos
• Retro-Chic Coffee Jelly
• Kizik
• The Plucky Squire

What kernels of truth are there in sci-fi content today that can maybe predict what our smart technological futures will look like?

This week, Jess and Joey talk about retrofuturism, the Otis elevator, all things Dymaxian, AI, post-scarcity society and ship names. They don’t talk about our dystopian present.

references

• Christmas in Connecticut
• Otis Elevator
• Dymaxion
• Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
• Corrections Department: Neuromancer by William Gibson
• Iain M. Banks' Culture series
• Post-scarcity
• Neural Lace
• Neuralink
• The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
• Humans
• Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky