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Today in
My Weird Prompts
Sunday, 6 September 2026
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A sloth and a donkey discuss anything — every episode generated by AI from a single prompt.
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Technology |
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Veteran Amazon shoppers develop heuristics to spot them — random brand names, scattergun product lines, review patterns that spike and flatline. But these pop-up…
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Rotary engraving bits look like tiny metal toothpicks, but inside each one hides four engineering decisions: head shape, flute count, helix angle, and carbide…
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Why does every Israeli apartment have a wall full of plug adapters? This episode explores the Standards Institution of Israel, a pre-state body that created its own…
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Standards look neutral, but they encode power. This episode maps the hidden ecosystems of standard-setting: the military's parallel universe with 27,000 active…
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We break down the real architecture: hybrid inverters, battery storage, and why anti-islanding regulations make the grid a mandatory safety partner. Plus, how…
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We explore the fragmented landscape of hackerspaces, makerspaces, and repair cafés, and break down the surprising economics of shared parts rooms and tools. We also…
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We crack open the mechanics to explain what's really happening inside: a slipping clutch for screwdriving, a locked gearbox for drilling, and a pair of ratcheting…
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This episode breaks down why drill bits are precision cutting tools matched to specific materials — not generic metal spirals. We cover the four failure modes of…
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This episode breaks down the three distinct worlds of engraving: rotary grinding, hand graving, and laser ablation. We explore the physics behind each approach, the…
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What does "hardness" actually mean when you're engraving stainless steel? We break down the real engineering scales — Vickers, Rockwell, and Knoop — and why the…
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What does it take to make a mark that outlasts everything else? We dig into the physics of engraving — why a carved groove beats any sticker or paint — and what…
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Jerusalem gets nearly double the sun of Germany, yet balcony solar barely exists there. This episode breaks down what a south-facing rented balcony can actually…
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We break down the physics of balcony solar, the hardware that makes it plug-and-play in Germany, and why the same setup is a gray-market hack in Israel. From…
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AI |
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Writing a 30-minute podcast script in a single pass is a unique AI challenge — it's not about knowledge or reasoning, but about holding coherence across thousands…
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Everyone talks about what AI agents do, but nobody talks about what wakes them up, what they remember, and what stops them from running forever. This episode maps…
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Geopolitics |
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trip masks a profound shift in global border control. We unpack the surprising history and true purpose of the Electronic System for Travel Authorization — it's…
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Everyone calls Texas a red state, but the county-level map tells a far more complex story. In this episode, we color in the political geography of the Lone Star…
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Health |
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If you've ever assumed all dust is equally dangerous, this episode will change how you think about workshop safety.
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Everything Else |
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What does it take to keep a polar research station — or a deployed aircraft carrier — running for months with no resupply? We open the shipping manifest…
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We count down the top five most absurd high-vis items that are real safety gear, not pranks — from formal shirts to open-water swimwear to matching dog vests — and…
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