Evil Genius Chronicles

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast Quick Bite for August 21 2026 Download audio

On this show, I discuss why I like and don't like podcasts and what a hazy choice it can be. Names are named.

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Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 14 2026 - You Don't Run This Show for 22 Years Without Wringing a Topic Dry Download audio

On this show, I play a song from Djembe Funk; paper bags were the key to cleaning my upper office for good; filing comics will eat up a week; I was a guest on the Vito x Dino video show; I am now the unpaid intern for the Vito x Dino audio podcast; I could not care less about growing this podcast but I want to grow theirs; Alone is a reality show I can watch because it...

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast Quick Bite for August 7 2026 Download audio

On this show, I discuss 3D printing, my history with it and my new printer.

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Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for July 31 2026 - I'm Not Saying Full Kaczynski Is Off The Table Download audio

On this show, I play a song from Brooke Eden; having the full blog publishing loop working makes me want to publish more posts; dynamic podcast ads are becoming so bad and so plentiful that I am motivated to remove them; all ad removers use LLMs; I am so angry at the LLM companies for poisoning a useful technology with their financial scams; Democrats love to sign me up to mailing lists against my will; I used fake initials to figure...

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast Quick Bite for July 24 2026 Download audio

In this quick bite episode, I discuss my home lab, the concept of a home lab and what it entails to keep one running.

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Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for July 17 2026 - You Can Be Disappointed But Don't Be Surprised Download audio

On this show, I play a song from Dirty South; one hive is in trouble so we requeened; bees are stressful; I joined an adult summer reading challenge; I hate how well gamification works on me; Nathan Lowell suggested a book and I took him up on it; I like The Expanse and Eternal Champion books but I need a break from high stakes; Nathan Lowell talked about community service as punishment; my kid's school requires community service; my fraternity was sentenced...

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for July 10 2026 - Leaving Future Dave Holding the Bag Download audio

On this show, I play a song from Elour; the kid lit all the fireworks; it's too dry for roman candles; clutter is physical procrastination; I'm trying to carry stuff immediately without piling it for later transfer; do the tedious stuff at the first opportunity rather than when disaster strikes; I killed a day in Columbia writing mobilely about how I didn't need a mobile writing tool; right after I stopped caringm the PocketMage campaign went live; I still use the Boox Note Air 4...

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for July 3 2026 - I Made It Work Because I Forgot It Didn't Work Download audio

On this show, I play a song from Rain Garden; I think a lot about people who live in those remote houses on the highway; there is a power in living somewhere cheap; I feel jealous of people older than me that still have living parents; I got most angry at my dad for not being alive when my child was born; in a weird way, you only become your true self when all your parents are dead; it's unlikely...

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for June 26 2026 - I Was Comic Box on a Hand Truck Guy Download audio

On this show, I play a song from James McMurtry; I set my Waze voice to Chaka Khan; this is an atypical summer; I did less cheap comic shopping at Heroescon than ever; I did more art shopping at Heroescon than ever; this might be my last year of bulk autograph seeking; John K. Snyder III is a great guy; Walt Simonson's autograph line might have broken me on big ticket signatures; if you are going to embezzle then do it...

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for June 5 2026 - Spoons, Man Download audio

On this show, I play a song from Lindi Ortega; I relate a couple of witticisms from the child and tell tales of new driver excitement; Kendrick Lamar's merch was fugly but SZA's was great; I tell the tale of mishandling a thigh cramp; Subvert.fm is my new first place to look for new show music; I explain why Baen Books and the Maximum Fun Network occupy similar boxes in my brain; the author I could not think of was Jack McDevitt, truly one of the nice...

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast Quick Bite for May 29 2026 Download audio

On this show, I talk about why I don't love YouTube the platform and the content that lives on it.

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Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast Quick Bite for May 15 2026 Download audio

On this show, I tell the story of my first five weeks keeping bees.

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Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast Quick Bite for April 12 2026 Download audio

On this show, I talk about my history with skiing, including the last week.

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Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast Quick Bite for April 3 2026 Download audio

On this show, I talk about WREK, the Indigo Girls and the oddity that is "Closer to Fine".

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Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for March 27 2026 - Daddy Needs Podcasting Juice Download audio

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On this show, I play a song from Florry; I say goodbye to Veronica Walters; we have a finite number of trip opportunities with the kid; we went to San Diego and back with the most travel troubles I've had in decades; it is less effort for me to travel alone; I play another round of Promo No Go; I heard some kids say the craziest stuff...

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast Quick Bite for March 20 2026 Download audio

On this show, I talk about the rise and fall of my idea for a local honey marketplace with a side journey into a disappointing talk about technology.

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Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for February 27 2026 - How Clean Can Your Hands Be In This Dirty Dirty World? Download audio

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On this show, I play a song from Gently Bruised; I am throwing myself an AI Tea Party; I deleted my Open AI account and disconnected everything; LLMs make everything a commodity; generative AI undermines objective truth and enables tyranny; it's easy to trick monopolists into a monopoly; AI tensions hit science fiction writers and electronics suppliers; having...

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for February 13 2026 - Who Cares What Route the Turd Took to the Punchbowl? Download audio

On this show, I play a song from The Arts and Sciences; I spent one of my best nights out seeing The Arts and Sciences open for the Indigo Girls; I am currently taking a beekeeping certification course; I will be buying two nucs of bees plus lots of gear; I believe your garb should be politically neutral in unrelated public outreach; I made a Mastodon post that got an atypically large response and yet did not enjoy it; the...

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for January 30 2026 - Fumble Fingered Yutz Download audio

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On this show, I play a song from Doctor Deathray; as I was upgrading the capacity of my Synology NAS I discovered I didn't need it; don't enable the trash can on your Time Machine drives on a NAS; I am using my extra capacity to self-host Mastodon; running a one person Mastodon instance is easier than I predicted; I love NTFY for notifications; I hate...

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for January 23 2026 - If You're Saying Something, Say the Thing You're Saying Download audio

On this show, I play a song from Mdou Moctar; how has no one noticed I am not qualified to be an adult? the Xmas tree is the worst part of the holidays; I'm good for one thing a day; don't beat around the bush, ask what you want to ask; what good is a gas fireplace that won't light; a failure to wake up led to a positive change in my daily routine; I solved a problem with a cold...

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for December 23 2025 - I Don't Know Why Any of You Maniacs Use Windows Download audio

On this show, I play a song from Jill Sobule; the one time I met Jill she was as lovely as could be; I remain not that into Xmas; I had a recall performed on the Audi etron and my range increased; I got serious about my email hygiene; it is a challenge to only get the emails that matter; I am eliminating Substack from my life; I am eliminating Amazon from my life; my System76 Galago Pro is worse...