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In this episode, we discuss the ethics of space exploration and colonization.
Participants: Yassine, Geoff Greer, Master-Thief, crc32, McMuster

Space Force vs. Starfleet (Twitter)
United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel (Wikipedia)
Delta-V subway map (Imgur)
Delta V / Δv explained in KSP (YouTube)
The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation (NASA)
Rising seas give island nation a stark choice (NatGeo)
The FCC’s Approval of SpaceX’s Starlink Mega Constellation May Have Been Unlawful (Scientific American)
Astrobiologist: Elon Musk’s Starship is a “moral catastrophe” (Futurism)
Outer Space Treaty (Wikipedia)
Colonize Mars? Not until we learn some lessons here on Earth (Splinter)
Polynesian navigation (Wikipedia)
Women on Waves (Wikipedia)
Flag of convenience (Wikipedia)

Fiction Mentioned:
The Powers of Earth by Travis J.I. Corcoran
The Peace War by Vernor Vinge
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
The Expanse (Series) by James S.A. Corey
The Terror (TV series)
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Non-Fiction Books Mentioned:
The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin
Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
Seeing Like A State and The Art Of Not Being Governed by James C. Scott
The Machinery of Freedom by David D. Friedman

Recorded 2020-01-24 | Uploaded 2020-02-03

In this episode, we dissect the Quillette article “The Neurodiversity Case for Free Speech”.

Participants: Yassine, NinetyThree, Geoff Greer, Master-Thief

The Neurodiversity Case for Free Speech (Quillette)
Goldwater Rule’s Origins Based on Long-Ago Controversy (APA)
Mental Health ‘Disabilities’ as Legal Superpowers (Quillette)
Node.js forks again (The Register)
So to Speak podcast with Geoffrey Miller (FIRE)
Ignorance or Bigotry? (Inside Higher Ed)
Open Code of Conduct V1.0 (Web Archive)

Recorded 2019-12-17 | Uploaded 2019-12-23

In this episode, we dogpile on Jay er... discuss how guns are cool and have absolutely no negative downsides.

Participants: Yassine, crc32, Jay, Geoff, KulakRevolt, MasterThief, McMuster

The Rifle on the Wall: A Left Argument for Gun Rights (The Polemicist)
Iceland grieves after police shoot and kill a man for the first time in its history (PRI)
Ex-cop: NYPD gun license division was a bribery machine (New York Post)
Knives are too sharp and filing them down is solution to soaring violent crime, judge says (Telegraph)
The gun control that works: no guns (The Economist)
Four countries with gun control – and what America could learn from them (The Guardian)
The Machine: Marvin Heemeyer – Muffler Shop Owner (Love+Radio)
Warren v. District of Columbia (Wikipedia)
Firearms regulation in Norway (Wikipedia)
Firearms and Violence: A Critical Review (National Academies Press)
Guns And States (SlateStarCodex)

Recorded 2019-11-14
Uploaded 2019-11-20

In this obligatory Halloween episode, we discuss how horror movies often reflect the anxieties of the culture they’re made within.

Participants:
Yassine
Crc32
KulakRevolt

The Best Questions For A First Date (OkCupid)
1969: Montreal’s ‘night of terror’ (CBC)
Film Theory: How To WIN The Purge (YouTube)
Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse: Just Do the Math (Live Science)

Recorded 2019-10-25
Uploaded 2019-10-28

In this episode, we discuss how Blizzard got itself into a hot Chinese mess.

Participants:
Yassine
McMuster
NinetyThree
Cheezemansam
Jay
LetsStayCivilized

Rock N' Roll Racing (YouTube)
One of America’s biggest gaming companies is acting as China’s censor (Vox)
Nearly all of the NBA’s Chinese partners have cut ties with the league (CNBC)
China TV drops NBA exhibition games; league defends free speech (Reuters)
Popular Hearthstone caster quits Grandmasters in protest at Blizzard’s ban (Polygon)
Brian Kibler’s statement (BMK Gaming)
Blizzard's statement on Blitzchung's ban digs them deeper (RPS)
When We Talk About Love (Rough Translation)
Lushan Rebellion Death Toll (Wikipedia)
Cathay Pacific staff 'walking on eggshells' (Straits)
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (Indiana) (Wikipedia)
Age of Ambition (Amazon)

Recorded 2019-10-13
Uploaded 2019-10-16

In this episode, we discuss Richard Stallman’s comments and his resignation.

Participants:
Yassine
crc32
AngryParsley (Geoff)
McMuster
NinetyThree

Remove Richard Stallman (Medium)
Amid Epstein Controversy, Richard Stallman is Forced to Resign as FSF President (It’s FOSS)
Transphobic maintainer should be removed from project (GitHub)
Code of Conduct (Contributor Covenant)
Multiple CoC violations by Node.js board member Ashley Williams (Reddit)
Eternal September (Wikipedia)
The Reporter Fired In The “Busch Light Guy” Scandal Said He Feels “Abandoned” By The Des Moines Register (BuzzFeed News)
Interim Housing (Stallman)
How I do my computing (Stallman)
In Defense of Richard Stallman (Geoff Greer)

Recorded 2019-09-28
Uploaded 2019-10-01