Freaking Lasers: Recent Episodes
Clifton Sluss and Jayson Sanders
A podcast by two guys who know a lot about a little and love to talk about it - movies, books, and all manner of geekery.
Clifton and Jayson discuss George Tierney of Greenville, South Carolina and their conspiracy theories about the Facebook IPO.Links:* George Tierney of Greenville, SC * 2 Billion Shares * Social Graph, Smocial Graph * Sherlock
Episode 8 - FakebookImage: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Clifton and Jayson discuss Fringe and the jury decision in Oracle's lawsuit against Google.Links:* Hey, gimme back my code! * Code? What code? * Some backstory...
Episode 7 - Oracle v GoogleImage: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Clifton and Jayson discuss the Black-Scholes formula, computerized trading, Ron Paul, and why Google should give up control of Android.Links:* The legacy of Black-Scholes * Nick Leeson's Magical Derivatives Tour * Heros, Sensations, and Droids * Amazon pwns Google
Episode 6 - All Your Banks Are Belong To UsImage: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Clifton and Jayson discuss Stanford's position in Silicon Valley and Sony's dwindling mindshare.Links:* Get Rich U * Slaves to the Dictates of a Hoped for Future - Miles Unterreiner * Sony = Apple / 30
Episode 5 - Slaves to the Dictates of a Hoped for FutureImage: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Clifton and Jayson discuss The Cabin in the Woods, Joss Whedon's OBP, the circular logic of Fringe, Rick Grimes's legacy, Zynga's secondary stock offering, why Facebook should have bought Pinterest instead of Instagram, and Terry Gilliam's Brazil.
Links:* The Cabin in the Woods
* Joss Whedon
* Fringe
* The Walking Dead
* Zynga's so-called growth
* The Agony and Ecstasy of Mark Pincus
* Facebook isn't cool
* Pinterest's ever expanding user base
* Brazil
Episode 4 - Bureaucratic ZombiesImage: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Clifton and Jayson discuss the difference between lying and being essentially truthful, Facebook economics, Instagram's money filter, Zynga's board and the Oxford comma.
Links:* Saints and Liars
* Experiencing the truth with Mike Daisey
* Essential truths and the essential-truthers that tell them
* Facebook economics
* Facebook buys Instagram for $1B
* Now you see it, now you don't
* Space race innovations
* Zynga's Pincus
* Oxford Comma
Episode 3 - Freaking LiarsImage: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Clifton and Jayson discuss* The IMAX experience * 3D movies * Christopher Nolan * Greedy movie studios * 2012 Box Office receipts * Upcoming movies they're excited about * Chiss/Human Legacies
Links:* Aziz's IMAX rant * IMAX Business Model * Cinema Aspect Ratios * Google's Dick Play * Box Office Results * 2012 Release Schedule * Red Letter Media Prequel Commentary * Star Wars machete viewing order
Episode 2 - Yo, Joe!Image: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Clifton and Jayson discuss the Hunger Games movie, their love of young adult fiction, and why Linux sucks for gaming.
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Episode 1 - Happy Hunger Games