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    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <description>David Egts and Gunnar Hellekson discuss privacy, security, robots, and internet ephemera.</description>
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    <itunes:subtitle>Not our circus, not our monkey.</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>David Egts &amp; Gunnar Hellekson</itunes:author>
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  <title>Episode 288: What a Great Time to Be Alive!</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This week, Dave and Gunnar talk about swimming with large cockroaches, breaking security by breaking AI, driving with tiny fake heads, and communicating with our thoughts!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>35:21</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week &lt;a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Dave&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Gunnar&lt;/a&gt; talk about swimming with large cockroaches, breaking security by breaking AI, driving with tiny fake heads, and communicating with our thoughts!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gunnar finds a male &lt;a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Painted_Bunting/overview" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;painted bunting&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Dave, &lt;a href="https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Claude Code&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://slack.com/features/slackbot" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Slackbot&lt;/a&gt;, unlearning old habits, and learning new habits&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/robotics/scientists-have-created-a-3d-printed-remote-controlled-cyborg-cockroach-equipped-with-ir-cameras-living-insects-fitted-with-flexible-diving-suit-can-survive-and-move-underwater-for-three-hours" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Scientists have created a 3D-printed remote-controlled cyborg cockroach equipped with IR cameras — living insects fitted with flexible 'diving suit' can survive and move underwater for three hours&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Anthropic/comments/1u2ieya/fable5_guardrails_enable_blindspot_for_attackers/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Fable-5 guardrail’s enable blindspot for attackers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wired.com/story/chinese-drivers-are-using-tiny-plastic-heads-to-fool-teslas-autopilot-safeguards/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Chinese Drivers Are Using Tiny Plastic Heads to Fool Tesla’s Autopilot Safeguards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Check out &lt;a href="https://x.com/heyjohnee/status/2062755881255833695" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.alterego.io/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;AlterEgo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cutting Room Floor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/graham.zip/reel/DZdXzk5voLp/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Phrases you can use instead of “not my circus, not my monkeys”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://translate.kagi.com/?from=auto&amp;amp;to=linkedin&amp;amp;text=For+show+notes%2C+go+to+dgshow.org" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;English to LinkedIn Speak Translator&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://gizmodo.com/spend-five-minutes-with-this-hellish-operating-system-simulator-and-youll-never-swear-at-your-computer-again-2000778411" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Spend Five Minutes With This Hellish Operating System Simulator and You’ll Never Swear at Your Computer Again&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://squeezlabs.github.io/handcrank/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;CrankGPT&lt;/a&gt; is a fully offline, off-the-grid AI box &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave" rel="nofollow noopener">Dave</a> and <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar" rel="nofollow noopener">Gunnar</a> talk about swimming with large cockroaches, breaking security by breaking AI, driving with tiny fake heads, and communicating with our thoughts!</p>

<ul>
<li>Gunnar finds a male <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Painted_Bunting/overview" rel="nofollow noopener">painted bunting</a>!<br></li>
<li>Dave, <a href="https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview" rel="nofollow noopener">Claude Code</a>, <a href="https://slack.com/features/slackbot" rel="nofollow noopener">Slackbot</a>, unlearning old habits, and learning new habits<br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/robotics/scientists-have-created-a-3d-printed-remote-controlled-cyborg-cockroach-equipped-with-ir-cameras-living-insects-fitted-with-flexible-diving-suit-can-survive-and-move-underwater-for-three-hours" rel="nofollow noopener">Scientists have created a 3D-printed remote-controlled cyborg cockroach equipped with IR cameras — living insects fitted with flexible 'diving suit' can survive and move underwater for three hours</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Anthropic/comments/1u2ieya/fable5_guardrails_enable_blindspot_for_attackers/" rel="nofollow noopener">Fable-5 guardrail’s enable blindspot for attackers</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/chinese-drivers-are-using-tiny-plastic-heads-to-fool-teslas-autopilot-safeguards/" rel="nofollow noopener">Chinese Drivers Are Using Tiny Plastic Heads to Fool Tesla’s Autopilot Safeguards</a><br>

<ul>
<li>Check out <a href="https://x.com/heyjohnee/status/2062755881255833695" rel="nofollow noopener">this</a><br></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.alterego.io/" rel="nofollow noopener">AlterEgo</a></li>
</ul>

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

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/graham.zip/reel/DZdXzk5voLp/" rel="nofollow noopener">Phrases you can use instead of “not my circus, not my monkeys”</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://translate.kagi.com/?from=auto&amp;to=linkedin&amp;text=For+show+notes%2C+go+to+dgshow.org" rel="nofollow noopener">English to LinkedIn Speak Translator</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/spend-five-minutes-with-this-hellish-operating-system-simulator-and-youll-never-swear-at-your-computer-again-2000778411" rel="nofollow noopener">Spend Five Minutes With This Hellish Operating System Simulator and You’ll Never Swear at Your Computer Again</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://squeezlabs.github.io/handcrank/" rel="nofollow noopener">CrankGPT</a> is a fully offline, off-the-grid AI box</li>
</ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave" rel="nofollow noopener">Dave</a> and <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar" rel="nofollow noopener">Gunnar</a> talk about swimming with large cockroaches, breaking security by breaking AI, driving with tiny fake heads, and communicating with our thoughts!</p>

<ul>
<li>Gunnar finds a male <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Painted_Bunting/overview" rel="nofollow noopener">painted bunting</a>!<br></li>
<li>Dave, <a href="https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview" rel="nofollow noopener">Claude Code</a>, <a href="https://slack.com/features/slackbot" rel="nofollow noopener">Slackbot</a>, unlearning old habits, and learning new habits<br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/robotics/scientists-have-created-a-3d-printed-remote-controlled-cyborg-cockroach-equipped-with-ir-cameras-living-insects-fitted-with-flexible-diving-suit-can-survive-and-move-underwater-for-three-hours" rel="nofollow noopener">Scientists have created a 3D-printed remote-controlled cyborg cockroach equipped with IR cameras — living insects fitted with flexible 'diving suit' can survive and move underwater for three hours</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Anthropic/comments/1u2ieya/fable5_guardrails_enable_blindspot_for_attackers/" rel="nofollow noopener">Fable-5 guardrail’s enable blindspot for attackers</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/chinese-drivers-are-using-tiny-plastic-heads-to-fool-teslas-autopilot-safeguards/" rel="nofollow noopener">Chinese Drivers Are Using Tiny Plastic Heads to Fool Tesla’s Autopilot Safeguards</a><br>

<ul>
<li>Check out <a href="https://x.com/heyjohnee/status/2062755881255833695" rel="nofollow noopener">this</a><br></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.alterego.io/" rel="nofollow noopener">AlterEgo</a></li>
</ul>

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

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/graham.zip/reel/DZdXzk5voLp/" rel="nofollow noopener">Phrases you can use instead of “not my circus, not my monkeys”</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://translate.kagi.com/?from=auto&amp;to=linkedin&amp;text=For+show+notes%2C+go+to+dgshow.org" rel="nofollow noopener">English to LinkedIn Speak Translator</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/spend-five-minutes-with-this-hellish-operating-system-simulator-and-youll-never-swear-at-your-computer-again-2000778411" rel="nofollow noopener">Spend Five Minutes With This Hellish Operating System Simulator and You’ll Never Swear at Your Computer Again</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://squeezlabs.github.io/handcrank/" rel="nofollow noopener">CrankGPT</a> is a fully offline, off-the-grid AI box</li>
</ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 244: Not That Kind of Edible</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>David Egts &amp; Gunnar Hellekson</author>
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  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>David Egts &amp; Gunnar Hellekson</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week Dave and Gunnar talk about NDA life hacks, day drinking life hacks, AI life hacks, and fake persona life hacks</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>28:19</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week &lt;a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Dave&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Gunnar&lt;/a&gt; talk about NDA life hacks, day drinking life hacks, AI life hacks, and fake persona life hacks&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gunnar endorsed: &lt;a href="https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/time-blocking" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;time blocking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://mas.to/@dgshowDotOrg" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@dgshowDotOrg@mas.to&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://perplexity.ai" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Perplexity AI&lt;/a&gt;: generative AI with citations!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nda.buzz/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Edible NDAs&lt;/a&gt;: The need for a Non-Disclosure Agreement used to be a hard pill to swallow. Not anymore.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/drinkers-needed-to-help-deputies-with-field-sobriety-training/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Drinkers needed to help deputies with field sobriety training&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://petapixel.com/2023/01/30/u-s-marines-outsmart-ai-security-cameras-by-hiding-in-a-cardboard-box/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;U.S. Marines Outsmart AI Security Cameras by Hiding in a Cardboard Box&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fakenamegenerator.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Fake Name Generator&lt;/a&gt; — check the email address link too!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cutting Room Floor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnEIeVWLtbU" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Ice Ice MATRIX&lt;/a&gt; featuring the cast of the Matrix and Wilford Brimley!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27in81lrf6M" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Lynyrd Skynyrd's “Freebird” on Bagpipes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We Give Thanks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The D&amp;amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics! &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>time blocking, Todoist, Mastodon, Perplexity AI, NDAs, edible NDAs, field sobriety testing, day drinking, Marine Corps, AI security cameras, cardboard boxes, backflips, fake name generator, Ice Ice MATRIX, the Matrix, Wilford Brimley, Lynyrd Skynyrd, bagpipes</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave" rel="nofollow noopener">Dave</a> and <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar" rel="nofollow noopener">Gunnar</a> talk about NDA life hacks, day drinking life hacks, AI life hacks, and fake persona life hacks</p>

<ul>
<li>Gunnar endorsed: <a href="https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/time-blocking" rel="nofollow noopener">time blocking</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mas.to/@dgshowDotOrg" rel="nofollow noopener">@dgshowDotOrg@mas.to</a>!</li>
<li><a href="https://perplexity.ai" rel="nofollow noopener">Perplexity AI</a>: generative AI with citations!</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nda.buzz/" rel="nofollow noopener">Edible NDAs</a>: The need for a Non-Disclosure Agreement used to be a hard pill to swallow. Not anymore.</li>
<li><a href="https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/drinkers-needed-to-help-deputies-with-field-sobriety-training/" rel="nofollow noopener">Drinkers needed to help deputies with field sobriety training</a></li>
<li><a href="https://petapixel.com/2023/01/30/u-s-marines-outsmart-ai-security-cameras-by-hiding-in-a-cardboard-box/" rel="nofollow noopener">U.S. Marines Outsmart AI Security Cameras by Hiding in a Cardboard Box</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fakenamegenerator.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">Fake Name Generator</a> — check the email address link too!</li>
</ul>

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

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnEIeVWLtbU" rel="nofollow noopener">Ice Ice MATRIX</a> featuring the cast of the Matrix and Wilford Brimley!</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27in81lrf6M" rel="nofollow noopener">Lynyrd Skynyrd's “Freebird” on Bagpipes</a></li>
</ul>

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

<ul>
<li>The D&amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!</li>
</ul>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave" rel="nofollow noopener">Dave</a> and <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar" rel="nofollow noopener">Gunnar</a> talk about NDA life hacks, day drinking life hacks, AI life hacks, and fake persona life hacks</p>

<ul>
<li>Gunnar endorsed: <a href="https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/time-blocking" rel="nofollow noopener">time blocking</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mas.to/@dgshowDotOrg" rel="nofollow noopener">@dgshowDotOrg@mas.to</a>!</li>
<li><a href="https://perplexity.ai" rel="nofollow noopener">Perplexity AI</a>: generative AI with citations!</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nda.buzz/" rel="nofollow noopener">Edible NDAs</a>: The need for a Non-Disclosure Agreement used to be a hard pill to swallow. Not anymore.</li>
<li><a href="https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/drinkers-needed-to-help-deputies-with-field-sobriety-training/" rel="nofollow noopener">Drinkers needed to help deputies with field sobriety training</a></li>
<li><a href="https://petapixel.com/2023/01/30/u-s-marines-outsmart-ai-security-cameras-by-hiding-in-a-cardboard-box/" rel="nofollow noopener">U.S. Marines Outsmart AI Security Cameras by Hiding in a Cardboard Box</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fakenamegenerator.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">Fake Name Generator</a> — check the email address link too!</li>
</ul>

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

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnEIeVWLtbU" rel="nofollow noopener">Ice Ice MATRIX</a> featuring the cast of the Matrix and Wilford Brimley!</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27in81lrf6M" rel="nofollow noopener">Lynyrd Skynyrd's “Freebird” on Bagpipes</a></li>
</ul>

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

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