I am psychologically incapable of giving a damn about sport, and I was still amazed at just how incredible Jim Thorpe was. Seriously, give this a listen.

https://mgln.ai/e/31/pscrb.fm/rss/p/afp-9384.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/314f4c2c-60f8-414c-b312-f3fade0952b5/episodes/31e7dd9f-dd9a-4630-882f-acceca85d54b/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=314f4c2c-60f8-414c-b312-f3fade0952b5&awEpisodeId=31e7dd9f-dd9a-4630-882f-acceca85d54b&feed=_WI4mhWl

#JimThorpe #NativeAmericans #SIF #SIFpod #SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating

Did you know that the foundational internet technology is over 70 years old?

- or that the internet & the World Wide Web are two distinctly different things & not synonyms?

- or that launching the public World Wide Web in 1993 was the last time humanity managed to set forth a global non-proprietary technology to benefit everyone & not just a few billionaires?

That & much more in this ep.

https://ap.podcastindex.org/episodes?id=157191&statusid=c1c0067b-2edb-4dd1-b4ca-11662371f022&resource=public

#SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating #tech #business #internet

Fun fact in the first few minutes I listened to of this podcast: http://www was invented in 1962 - the Inventor is 91 & still alive.

For something considered modern technology it's kind of insane that we haven't built something better in over 70 years.

https://overcast.fm/+AAftyqS1qdQ

#SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating #tech #internet #digital

My main takeaway from this ep of "Secretly Incredibly Fascinating": AI is Radium.

If you don't know, there was a Radium craze in the early 20th century, where everything from jockstraps to medication was sold as extra-healthy thanks to added Radium - this harmed & killed an untold number of people because it turns out putting a radioactive substance in everything is a bad idea.

Draw your own parallels.

https://overcast.fm/+AAftyoJ8pFw

#sifpod #AI #SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating #science #business

It's my personal theory that this video is the precursor to Alex Schmidt's awesome "Secretly Incredibly Fascinating" podcast 👉 @157191

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPMlj6szMGY&list=PLDU6APWiMzbvmKdqU-Z4X5NqZpGpnepXj
#funny #comedy #AlexSchmidt #SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating

#SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating remains one of the very few #podcasts I actually get around to listen to 😁

In this one we learn that the inventor of the mouse cursor/pointer (originally confusingly called a bug), Douglas Engelbart, also invented everything else about modern computing & was a stubborn nerd who thought computers should be for professionals only.

Maybe he had the right idea.

http://sifpod.fun/

#AlexSchmidt #KatieGoldin #RobertBrockway #Seanbaby #fun #interesting

There are more possible combinations in a deck of cards than there are atoms on Earth.

#SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating
#podcast

The evolution of video game controllers 🎮 Alex & Katie are joined by Michael Swaim & Abe Epperson, so things go off the rails constantly 😂 https://maximumfun.org/episodes/secretly-incredibly-fascinating/secretly-incredibly-fascinating-video-game-controllers/

It also reminded me, I had a Pong knock-off console as a kid, the kind with like four games hardwired in - unusually, however, one of the games was "Skeet" which you played with a light gun. Pretty cool. Can't remember the name, scrolled tons & tons of pictures & can't find it...

#videogames #SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating #podcast

Apparently it's weird listening to an entire hour's worth of podcast about bagpipes...

https://maximumfun.org/episodes/secretly-incredibly-fascinating/secretly-incredibly-fascinating-bagpipes/

#SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating #SIFPod #AlexSchmidt #KatieGoldin #JasonPargin #podcast #recommendation