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Squat Cobbler 107: Album Chicanery

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/SC107.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSTANGENT TALLY: 2 This week Dr. Mike and I discuss interesting album extras, most notably a COMMODORE 64 PROGRAM hidden on the “Electric Eye” album by Prodigal.  As with most podcasts, Mike has a hard timekeeping up with me – but this week he actually taps out and drops off the recording, only to return full of shame and self-doubt later.         Want to subscribe to the Nurture and Support podcast, which is also home to the Squat … Continue reading →

Squat Cobbler 94: A Light Rant

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/SC94.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSTangent Tally: 3 Kelly’s recommendation: Ryan George’s “Pitch Meeting” videos on the Screen Rant YouTube channel (even though I repeatedly referred to them as “Movie pitch” on the podcast… whoopsie!) One of Mike’s favorites… https://youtu.be/KMlDVAQQa4w One of Kelly’s….   Mike’ Recommendation: To automate his new secured bunker Mike has started to use good quality, affordable Sengled Smart LED bulbs. And lots of Echos and Dots. Fun fact. This was our last podcast recorded with Google Hangouts on Air.   Mike and I … Continue reading →

Squat Cobbler 92: Bye Bye Hangouts on Air

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/SC92.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS Tangent Tally: 6 Effective August 1 Google will shut down Hangouts on Air. Since this has been the base product we use for both the Nurture and Support and Squat Cobbler podcasts, Mike and I ponder the future.  We also plead with our listeners to give us suggestions. Want to subscribe to the Nurture and Support podcast, which is also home to the Squat Cobbler podcast?? Our feed – http://nurtureandsupport.net/feed/podcast, iTunes – Nurture and Support, Stitcher, Google Play and Kelly’s YouTube … Continue reading →

Squat Cobbler 85: Lassie! Mike fell down the well!! (and 3D printing)

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/SC85.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSSo… Mike had to record this episode from his phone and the sound quality is pretty poor.  Sorry!!  We’ll fix it for future episodes.  It is super rocky at the start, but improves after the introduction. This week we chat about my 3D printer.  Here are some links to some of the related sites I mentioned TinkerCAD – Make your own 3D models  https://www.tinkercad.com/ Thingiverse – Get thousands of free 3D models  https://www.thingiverse.com/ CURA – Slicer software https://ultimaker.com/en/products/ultimaker-cura-software Creality CR10S – … Continue reading →

Squat Cobbler 74: Space Issues

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/SC74.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSThis week Mike and Kelly set a record for tangents prior to the recommendations.  Sorry. Mike’s Recommendation – Technology Connections YouTube Channel This channel is a treasure trove on all sorts of technology tidbits ranging from closed captioning, LEDs, DVD-RAM, Laserdiscs,etc… Mike specifically mentioned the segment on the history of cassette tapes as a “must listen” Kelly’s Recommendation – Walking Dead Our World app Great game play, augmented reality, and zombies (!) in the Pokemon Go meets the Walking Dead app.  … Continue reading →

Episode 100 (part 1) – Recommendation MADNESS

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/NS100a.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSTo celebrate our 100th podcast, we decided to do something different from our usual format, so we set up a tournament featuring past recommendations and asked a bunch of our friends to help us out. 64 recommendations… 10 guests… 3 near evictions… cellos… Alice Cooper… and MORE! So MUCH more in fact – we had to make this show into two parts.  This week you will hear the “King in the North” and “Clegane” brackets.  Next week we go through the “Braavos” and … Continue reading →

Episode 75 – Queen of the Droning Flash Rats

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/NS75.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS  Mel’s Recommendation: Comic: Rat Queens written by Kurtis J Wiebe and art by Roc Upchurch and then Stjepan Sejic A fun DnD type romp where some booze-guzzling mercenary chicks behave badly It’s been described as a mix of Buffy meets Tank Girl… which is AWESOME! The issues have been released in collected trade editions, Vol. 1: Sass and Sorcery and Vol 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N’Rygoth. It’s great fun and you will love it. I promise.     … Continue reading →

Episode 11 – Clowns, Hipster abuse, wearable tech, and more from National Treasure – Alice Cooper

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/nurtureandsupport.hsfcorgis.com/ns/NS11.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSIn this episode Mel recommends a truly demented and wonderful film and an app for you to channel your hipster hate.  Kelly provides his second (and likely not last) Alice Cooper recommendation and an option for wearable tech to help you track exercise/sleep/etc Mel’s Recommendations: Movie: Delicatessen 1991 French Film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet Dominique Pinon stars as a heroic Clown in a cannibalistic Post-Apocalyptic tale Available on iTunes and Amazon Instant Video Game App: Hipster Smackdown Do Hipsters get you … Continue reading →