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Do you know how easy you are to manipulate? Facebook does... and I just got you to read this. Should Facebook influence elections? (...and they can)  Surprisingly Buzz Lightyear is British.  Un-Surprisingly he's single.

Stephen Hawkins proposes we go to visit our neighbors.  Perhaps the latest to join the ranks of elite scientists, (Sahara Palin), can help get us there.  That's right. this week Mrs. Palin announced to the world she's a scientist, perhaps that's why I can never understand her.

This week we have it all... Electric Cars, Apple vs. the FBI and we like our reality... virtually.

So we're discussing electric cars again.  This time it's the Tesla Model 3 and Rich is all "charged" up.  Also, April fools is in the air, and on the internet.

This episode we discuss kick-starting campaigns and the opportunity for abuse they present.  But don’t fret, social ethics will prevent exploitation, right?  If Rich shows up with an extra $800K next week, we’ll know how he did it. 

So Rich and I sit down to discuss the interesting aspects of the news and current events.... but talk endlessly about movies instead.  We make Batman vs Superman predictions.  Also the President went to Cuba.

BTT goes pure audio.  We discus Solar power in Nevada, is daylight savings time really necessary(?), and once again Florida is in the news.

This week we overcame technical difficulties to deliver BTT.  Rich doubts Nick is paying attention to what Rich says.... and we savor the weeks funny news.

Wood you hack a leaf?  We tackle the varied and controversial role of bumper stickers in society. Also, we take on the bold and strangely not-unanimous opinion that babies should not have unsupervised access to pipe bombs, until they're 7..... or perhaps even older.

The between privacy and security is an Apple.  We've all been surfing gravity waves, and Dr. Love is in the house..... the dog house.

The Oregon standoff concludes.   North Korea is equally as effective at controlling their satellites as they are at mastering food production and distribution.   And there’s a legislative move to prevent States from dictating encryption standards….. because that was necessary…… really…… we’re not kidding.

North Korea goes into space.  Well... not the whole country. The Iowa caucus results are in.  And say what you like about Mcdonalds, but they're not cheesy (even if they claim they are).

The Oregon Cowboys are in the news again. Congress passes legislation to resolve Flint Michigan’s water problem, more remarkably Congress passed legislation. The reality that we are all more bacteria than we are human

This week’s episode is disturbing, then disturbing, then interesting.  Flint Michigan’s water supply is contaminated with lead. Was it a cover-up, or incompetence? Which is the better option? Also disturbing…. Sarah Palin is still speaking in public, and the public still listens. Then finally something that does not reflect poorly on our species… A ninth planet is hypothesized. We need a giant amber alert for Planet Nine   Science, Technology, Current Events, Tech, News, Humor, Astronomy, Space, Computers, Entertainment

American sailors make a wrong turn on the water.  And Power-Ball Jackpot, what are the odds.  Seriously.... what are the odds? astronomy, computers, current, entertainment, events, humor, news, science, space, tech, technology

It's Patriota-geddon on Bow Tie Tuesday. The Militia invade Oregon... for… freedom (?) And the President is giving Executive Orders. (without fries)

Climate Change.  Did you know it's reasonable to declare you have no training in a knowledge domain and then decide to disagree with > 90% of the leading experts?  Welcome to How-To Politics!  Speaking of... Congress is setting specific goals for NASA (?)

Supposedly there’s a war on Christmas (?!?)…did Congress approve this? Also…SpaceX has made Rich’s dream of flying off into space much cheaper than it was before.

Beijing, coal, and unforgettable air. The X-Prize is not something given for winning the X-Games. And American geography is somehow even worse than we thought it was.

Free Speech, Quantum Computing, and K-9s with guns. Stuff we think we know, stuff we don’t know and stuff we do know. We cover all of our bases.