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  <title>Episode 280: We See You</title>
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  <description>This week Dave (https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave) and Gunnar (https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar) talk about diverse AI opinions and the wisdom of crowds!
Trinity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_(nuclear_test)) and Low-background Steel (https://lowbackgroundsteel.ai/)  
Hardcore History (https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/)  
Slate Political Gabfest (https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest)  
Google Vids (https://workspace.google.com/products/vids/)!  
Researchers find adding this one simple sentence to prompts makes AI models way more creative (https://venturebeat.com/ai/researchers-find-adding-this-one-simple-sentence-to-prompts-makes-ai-models)  
D&amp;amp;G This Week in Bad Ideas  
Kalshi Becomes CNN’s Official Prediction Market Partner After Raising $1B (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kalshi-becomes-cnn-official-prediction-073203095.html)  
Should an AI copy of you help decide if you live or die? (https://arstechnica.com/features/2025/10/should-an-ai-copy-of-you-help-decide-if-you-live-or-die/)  
Rawlsian Theory of Justice (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Theory_of_Justice)  
Rawlsian Theory of Justice: The Musical (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Theory_of_Justice:_The_Musical)
Cutting Room Floor
Salami Advent Calendar (https://podnikovka.cz/uzeniny_c1032041986523153/salamy_c1032041986523167/adventni-salam_p6595)  
Nap Anywhere Pillow (https://www.uncommongoods.com/product/nap-anywhere-pillow)  
Linux Ported to WebAssembly, Boots in a Browser Tab (https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/11/03/0610234/linux-ported-to-webassembly-boots-in-a-browser-tab)  
How a programmer got Doom to run on a space satellite and what happened next (https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-a-programmer-got-doom-to-run-on-a-space-satellite-and-what-happened-next/)  
I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcWnQ7fYzwI) 
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave" rel="nofollow">Dave</a> and <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar" rel="nofollow">Gunnar</a> talk about diverse AI opinions and the wisdom of crowds!</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_(nuclear_test)" rel="nofollow">Trinity</a> and <a href="https://lowbackgroundsteel.ai/" rel="nofollow">Low-background Steel</a><br>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/" rel="nofollow">Hardcore History</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest" rel="nofollow">Slate Political Gabfest</a><br></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://workspace.google.com/products/vids/" rel="nofollow">Google Vids</a>!<br></li>
<li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/ai/researchers-find-adding-this-one-simple-sentence-to-prompts-makes-ai-models" rel="nofollow">Researchers find adding this one simple sentence to prompts makes AI models way more creative</a><br></li>
<li>D&amp;G This Week in Bad Ideas<br>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kalshi-becomes-cnn-official-prediction-073203095.html" rel="nofollow">Kalshi Becomes CNN’s Official Prediction Market Partner After Raising $1B</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/features/2025/10/should-an-ai-copy-of-you-help-decide-if-you-live-or-die/" rel="nofollow">Should an AI copy of you help decide if you live or die?</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Theory_of_Justice" rel="nofollow">Rawlsian Theory of Justice</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Theory_of_Justice:_The_Musical" rel="nofollow">Rawlsian Theory of Justice: The Musical</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Cutting Room Floor</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://podnikovka.cz/uzeniny_c1032041986523153/salamy_c1032041986523167/adventni-salam_p6595" rel="nofollow">Salami Advent Calendar</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.uncommongoods.com/product/nap-anywhere-pillow" rel="nofollow">Nap Anywhere Pillow</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/11/03/0610234/linux-ported-to-webassembly-boots-in-a-browser-tab" rel="nofollow">Linux Ported to WebAssembly, Boots in a Browser Tab</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-a-programmer-got-doom-to-run-on-a-space-satellite-and-what-happened-next/" rel="nofollow">How a programmer got Doom to run on a space satellite and what happened next</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcWnQ7fYzwI" rel="nofollow">I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)</a></li>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave" rel="nofollow">Dave</a> and <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar" rel="nofollow">Gunnar</a> talk about diverse AI opinions and the wisdom of crowds!</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_(nuclear_test)" rel="nofollow">Trinity</a> and <a href="https://lowbackgroundsteel.ai/" rel="nofollow">Low-background Steel</a><br>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/" rel="nofollow">Hardcore History</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest" rel="nofollow">Slate Political Gabfest</a><br></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://workspace.google.com/products/vids/" rel="nofollow">Google Vids</a>!<br></li>
<li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/ai/researchers-find-adding-this-one-simple-sentence-to-prompts-makes-ai-models" rel="nofollow">Researchers find adding this one simple sentence to prompts makes AI models way more creative</a><br></li>
<li>D&amp;G This Week in Bad Ideas<br>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kalshi-becomes-cnn-official-prediction-073203095.html" rel="nofollow">Kalshi Becomes CNN’s Official Prediction Market Partner After Raising $1B</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/features/2025/10/should-an-ai-copy-of-you-help-decide-if-you-live-or-die/" rel="nofollow">Should an AI copy of you help decide if you live or die?</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Theory_of_Justice" rel="nofollow">Rawlsian Theory of Justice</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Theory_of_Justice:_The_Musical" rel="nofollow">Rawlsian Theory of Justice: The Musical</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Cutting Room Floor</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://podnikovka.cz/uzeniny_c1032041986523153/salamy_c1032041986523167/adventni-salam_p6595" rel="nofollow">Salami Advent Calendar</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.uncommongoods.com/product/nap-anywhere-pillow" rel="nofollow">Nap Anywhere Pillow</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/11/03/0610234/linux-ported-to-webassembly-boots-in-a-browser-tab" rel="nofollow">Linux Ported to WebAssembly, Boots in a Browser Tab</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-a-programmer-got-doom-to-run-on-a-space-satellite-and-what-happened-next/" rel="nofollow">How a programmer got Doom to run on a space satellite and what happened next</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcWnQ7fYzwI" rel="nofollow">I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)</a></li>
</ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 252: Too Hip-Hop, Not Enough $15M Nikon Lithography Stepper</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>David Egts &amp; Gunnar Hellekson</author>
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  <itunes:author>David Egts &amp; Gunnar Hellekson</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week Dave and Gunnar talk about notetaking, IP taking, and great deals on used surveillance vans!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>40:17</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>This week Dave (https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave) and Gunnar (https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar) talk about notetaking, IP taking, and great deals on used surveillance vans!
Gunnar endorses:
DND Beyond (https://www.dndbeyond.com/intro)
Goodnotes (https://www.goodnotes.com/) and the virtues of the pen
Dave endorses:
Kindle Scribe (https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Scribe-the-first-Kindle-for-reading-writing-journaling-and-sketching/dp/B09BS26B8B)
Julia (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77980762-julia)
H/T Dwight Chamberlain: The Ben and Marc Show (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ben-marc-show/id1713388101)
RISC-V technology emerges as battleground in US-China tech war (https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-china-tech-war-risc-v-chip-technology-emerges-new-battleground-2023-10-06/)
211. Regulating AI by Executive Order is the Real AI Risk (https://hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/211-regulating-ai-by-executive-order)
Hardfork interview w/Sam Altman (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/20/podcasts/hard-fork-sam-altman-transcript.html)
D&amp;amp;G This Week in There, I Fixed It: Microsoft now lets you play a game during Windows 11 installs (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-now-lets-you-play-a-game-during-windows-11-installs/)
Ex-NASA surveillance van with retractable roof cameras goes on sale (https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/ex-nasa-surveillance-van-with-retractable-roof-cameras-goes-on-sale/)
A federal agency wants to give safety tips to young adults. So it's dropping an album (https://www.npr.org/2023/09/20/1199192682/consumer-product-safety-commission-music-album)
ASIC Necklace (https://www.zerotoasiccourse.com/post/asic-necklace/)
We Give Thanks
* Dwight Chamberlain for the podcast doppelgänger tipoff!
* The D&amp;amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics! 
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>DND Beyond, Goodnotes, Kindle, Kindle Scribe, Julia, 1984, Ben and Marc Show, RISC-V, open hardware, open source, AI, AI executive order, Sam Altman, Windows, Windows 11, NASA, surveillance vans, public sector music albums, ASIC necklaces</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave" rel="nofollow">Dave</a> and <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar" rel="nofollow">Gunnar</a> talk about notetaking, IP taking, and great deals on used surveillance vans!</p>

<ul>
<li>Gunnar endorses:

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/intro" rel="nofollow">DND Beyond</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodnotes.com/" rel="nofollow">Goodnotes</a> and the virtues of the pen</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Dave endorses:

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Scribe-the-first-Kindle-for-reading-writing-journaling-and-sketching/dp/B09BS26B8B" rel="nofollow">Kindle Scribe</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77980762-julia" rel="nofollow">Julia</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>H/T Dwight Chamberlain: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ben-marc-show/id1713388101" rel="nofollow">The Ben and Marc Show</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-china-tech-war-risc-v-chip-technology-emerges-new-battleground-2023-10-06/" rel="nofollow">RISC-V technology emerges as battleground in US-China tech war</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/211-regulating-ai-by-executive-order" rel="nofollow">211. Regulating AI by Executive Order is the Real AI Risk</a>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/20/podcasts/hard-fork-sam-altman-transcript.html" rel="nofollow">Hardfork interview w/Sam Altman</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>D&amp;G This Week in There, I Fixed It: <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-now-lets-you-play-a-game-during-windows-11-installs/" rel="nofollow">Microsoft now lets you play a game during Windows 11 installs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/ex-nasa-surveillance-van-with-retractable-roof-cameras-goes-on-sale/" rel="nofollow">Ex-NASA surveillance van with retractable roof cameras goes on sale</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/09/20/1199192682/consumer-product-safety-commission-music-album" rel="nofollow">A federal agency wants to give safety tips to young adults. So it&#39;s dropping an album</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zerotoasiccourse.com/post/asic-necklace/" rel="nofollow">ASIC Necklace</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>We Give Thanks</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Dwight Chamberlain for the podcast doppelgänger tipoff!</li>
<li>The D&amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!</li>
</ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave" rel="nofollow">Dave</a> and <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar" rel="nofollow">Gunnar</a> talk about notetaking, IP taking, and great deals on used surveillance vans!</p>

<ul>
<li>Gunnar endorses:

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/intro" rel="nofollow">DND Beyond</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodnotes.com/" rel="nofollow">Goodnotes</a> and the virtues of the pen</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Dave endorses:

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Scribe-the-first-Kindle-for-reading-writing-journaling-and-sketching/dp/B09BS26B8B" rel="nofollow">Kindle Scribe</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77980762-julia" rel="nofollow">Julia</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>H/T Dwight Chamberlain: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ben-marc-show/id1713388101" rel="nofollow">The Ben and Marc Show</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-china-tech-war-risc-v-chip-technology-emerges-new-battleground-2023-10-06/" rel="nofollow">RISC-V technology emerges as battleground in US-China tech war</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/211-regulating-ai-by-executive-order" rel="nofollow">211. Regulating AI by Executive Order is the Real AI Risk</a>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/20/podcasts/hard-fork-sam-altman-transcript.html" rel="nofollow">Hardfork interview w/Sam Altman</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>D&amp;G This Week in There, I Fixed It: <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-now-lets-you-play-a-game-during-windows-11-installs/" rel="nofollow">Microsoft now lets you play a game during Windows 11 installs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/ex-nasa-surveillance-van-with-retractable-roof-cameras-goes-on-sale/" rel="nofollow">Ex-NASA surveillance van with retractable roof cameras goes on sale</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/09/20/1199192682/consumer-product-safety-commission-music-album" rel="nofollow">A federal agency wants to give safety tips to young adults. So it&#39;s dropping an album</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zerotoasiccourse.com/post/asic-necklace/" rel="nofollow">ASIC Necklace</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>We Give Thanks</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Dwight Chamberlain for the podcast doppelgänger tipoff!</li>
<li>The D&amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!</li>
</ul>]]>
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