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This is episode 035 of Tic Tek Toe , the premier podcast of whatever captures our attention from one week to the next. Today, Marcel and Evan discuss modern movie musicals (Wicked, Better Man, A Complete Unknown, and more), including great and not so great musicals, not to mention the unmentionable. We talk about making real, honest to goodness movie theatre popcorn at home, and how to make popcorn in the most dangerous way possible. After all the fun is done, we cover a more serious topic. If there is plenty to go around for everyone, and then some, why do so many people have so little. In a world of abundance, why is there so much artificial scarcity.…

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Both Sides Now, aka episode 034 1:12:56

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In today's episode, Marcel and Evan solve all the world's problems, or they don't. This is our post-US election episode, so be warned. We cover browser wars, colas, root beer, cream soda, and other soft drinks, Evan's trip to Florida, understanding why someone would vote for Trump, or not, moving to Bluesky, X/Twitter battles between John Oliver and JK Rowling, and more. Oh, and Evan thinks he can fix the CBC before a new government burns the whole place down. From Saturday Night Live, "The Olympia Restaurant" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puJePACBoIo…

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Never Click On A Recommended Video! 1:10:25

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This is TIC TEK TOE, Episode 033. In this episode, Marcel and Evan cover a lot of ground, from the recent solar eclipse, the Niagara Falls state of emergency, the allure of being there vs watching it on TV (or YouTube), always being connected, smart contact lenses, the Meta Quest 3, and mixed reality, government overreach, video games, wokeness vs based issues in the media and gaming, Sweet Baby, WrestleMania, which Evan inexplicably enjoys, and things that Marcel actually likes, namely things that don't involve televised sports.…

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Genius In. Genius Out. aka Episode 032 1:03:04

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This is episode 032 of the TIC TEK TOE podcast, featuring Marcel Gagné and Evan Leibovitch. Today, the boys are talking about why the whole FOSS world has become so boring, and why there may be a solution to that boredom and a renewal of that old open-source excitement courtesy of AI. Links Marcel's "Free Thinkers at Large" Discord server. Chat with us here: https://discord.gg/STbxVA3 "First they came..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_…

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Mind The Guardrails, Folks! 1:14:28

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This is episode 031 or your beloved TIC TEK TOE podcast. Marcel and Evan decide to, at the very least, attempt to take TIC TEK TOE direct to YouTube. While here, they discuss the new tech being used to record, namely Wave.Video, along with virtual reality games (Marcel got himself a PSVR2 headset for his PS5 game console), ChatGPT, artificial intelligence, guardrails, blogging, and attempts to fix the news. LINKS Just a Free Thinker at Large (Marcel's new blog): https://freethinkeratlarge.com You.com, alternative chat-enabled search engine: https://you.com Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey (horror trailer) - https://youtu.be/W3E74j_xFtg…

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Don't Know Much About AI Art, But I Know What I Like! 57:01

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This is TIC TEK TOE, episode 030. Marcel and Evan dissect the topic of art created by Artificial Intelligence using tools like Dall-E, Midjourney, and Marcel's current favorite, Stable Diffusion, and try to see if this is the beginning of the end of the world. Most specifically, the world of art, for artists. What does the word, "the", mean to an AI? Also, the boys compare notes on what they did during their summer, discuss music and musical covers, and argue vehemently over whether "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey is, in fact, a good song.…

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The Obsolescence Episode 1:04:44

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This is TIC TEK TOE, episode 029. Marcel and Evan riff, again, on the subject of virtual worlds, wherein Marcel gets ordained as a priest in an imaginary church, gets an honorary doctorate at an imaginary university (you can call him Dr. Marcel, if you like), and obtains dual citizenship from an imaginary country. Between the two of them, they discuss what any of this means in a world that is becoming increasingly virtual. Evan, meanwhile, tries out his new microphone and complains bitterly about tech hardware obsolescence. Who can blame him?…

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The Metaverse Is Boring! 1:05:48

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This is "TIC TEK TOE" episode 028 and one for which I (Marcel) must apologize up front. I decided to wear my gaming headset and just assumed that it would be just fine for the podcast. Instead, it's noise cancelling microphone cancelled far more than it should have and my audio sounds clipped and occasionally vanishes into the pits of wherever audio goes. Evan, on the other hand sounds just fine.…

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Living Dangerously and Taking Public Transit 1:01:38

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This is episode 027 of TIC TEK TOE, your light-hearted look at whatever comes into your hosts' heads. In today's episode, Evan and Marcel discuss slowly getting back out into the (hopefully increasingly) post pandemic world and what it feels like to travel right now. Evan heads east into Quebec and Marcel heads into Niagara Falls for an overnight stay. They discuss wine, feel-good television as a pandemic salve, fear, Jon Stewart's new show, fear, Ted Lasso and sportsball shows, fear, autism in movies and television, fear, aphantasia, a condition whereby a person has no 'inner eye' to visualize, fear, and what we did during the summer break (SPOILER: Marcel started making games in Unity). Fear not, and enjoy!…

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Che Guevara Posters and the Freedom to Be a Schmuck 55:13

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This is TIC TEK TOE, episode 26! Marcel and Evan discuss why neither owns a Che Guevara poster, hard to find centrists, progressophobia, why you really should not feed the trolls, platforming and deplatforming, empathy, moral panics, the future of work, the coming collaps of the commercial real estate market, Zoom, real live people, embracing avatars, Yoda (not baby Yoda), and dark circles. In short, the boys cover a lot of ground and, as usual, have trouble staying on topic. Heck, I can't even remember what the topic was. Enjoy!…

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Amazon Deliveries on Mars! 52:28

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This is TIC TEK TOE, episode 25! Woo Hoo! Marcel and Evan discuss the ethics of killing NPCs in video games, simulation theory wars, and why an otherwise respectable university would sabotage its standing in the Linux community. That last bit is juxtaposed with Evan making a blasphemous presentation at the Toronto Linux User Group, GTALUG. The boys also cover running graphical Linux apps in Windows, old style book printing and publishing, turtles, dwarves, giants, and tardigrades. Today's episode features the quintessential Canadian story, and yes, it involves a beaver. Or two. Now that we have drones on Mars, can Amazon deliveries on the Red Planet be far behind?…

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Cheesy NFT Graphics 1:04:54

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This is TIC TEK TOE, episode 024, the episode they said we would never do. Marcel and Evan discuss cheese, because . . . well . . . CHEESE! The boys discuss their favourite types, chat about declining attendance in US churches and synagogues and whether Trump has anything to do with it. Because NFTs are a thing now, Marcel and Evan find ways to make fun of them, while decrying the insane price of graphics cards (assuming you can even get them), and whether this whole crypto thing just needs to go away. Then, there's that thing about RMS returning to the FSF which brings up the question of whether the FSF is even still relevant. The boys also discuss the man who should have been the 46th President of the US but will probably become mayor of the city that never sleeps, Andrew Yang. Remember to tell others about the show. Like, share, subscribe, comment, and all that stuff!…

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The Evil Episode . . . Eeeeeevil!! 1:01:07

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This is episode 023 of TIC TEK TOE, and we're calling this one "The Evil Episode" because it's all about evil, specifically who is evil, who isn't, and just what constitutes evil these days. Once upon a time, especially to those in the Free and Open Source Software (aka FOSS) world, it was Microsoft. These days, however, there's Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon (aka GAFA) fighting it out for the crown of ultimate evil. And Microsoft? They're starting to look like one of the good guys. The boys also discuss the banning and/or cancelling of Dr. Seuss, the de-sexing of Mr and Mrs Potato head, the Mars lander and what wind sounds like on Mars. Oh, and Marcel used the wrong microphone source in recording so his audio is kind of subpar.…

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Embrace The Cringe 52:48

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This is episode 022 of TIC TEK TOE. Marcel and Evan discuss cracking open a cold one, in this case fizzy water, renovation porn, the stock market along with the latest sort-selling GameStop madness, the awesome power of Reddit, the possibly even more awesome power of Elon Musk, Signal, MeWe, Animaniacs, and PSYCH. Oh, and Schitt's Creek, too! Links from the Show Sodastream discussion, spawned from me cracking open a cold one (PC fizzy water). Fusion Flavours (where Evan buys his mad scientist fizzy water supplies) Renovation porn subreddit Note: ANYONE WHO TAKES FINANCIAL ADVICE FROM MARCEL AND EVAN ARE IDIOTS! Wall Street, GameStop, etc. Some background . The wallstreetbets subreddit (Marcel called it wallstreetwatch on the show; he was wrong) Leverage "The rich and powerful, they take what they want" Elon Musk and Signal Mewe.com Animaniacs PSYCH…

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The Back End of 2020 and Exploding Rockets 52:43

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In this final episode of 2020, number 21, Marcel and Evan ask what the big deal is with one day changes of date while really wanting to see the back end of this particular year. They then meander down the path of picking up new skills, video games, ad blockers, virtual reality (again), exploding rocket ships, and why Elon Musk is the perfect Bond Villain.…

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Energy Drinks, Teen Titans GO!, Bad Superheroes, and Don Cherry 37:05

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TIK TEK TOE, episode 006. Today, Marcel and Evan discuss where our listeners are in the world, why neither Marcel nor Evan gets a kick from caffeine, what the options are when you really need that kick, open source licenses, politics, good superheroes, bad superheroes, fallen heroes, not talking about politics, whether pepperoni makes a good cough suppressant, and, $DEITY help us, Don Cherry. Also, both Marcel and Evan get more homework for episode 7. Once you're done listening, or right now for that matter, please (pretty please, even) make sure you share this podcast with your friends, family, neighbours, enemies . . . just share and recommend. Also, if you can spare a few extra keystrokes, be sure to leave us a comment and tell us how we're doing. Additonal Notes & Links from the Show Guarana Antarctic Teen Titans GO to the Movies! Arrowverse shows From Batman, "You Either Die a Hero, or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become the Villain." https://youtu.be/8WfRcnF4iZI The Boys , on Amazon Prime The Orville with Seth McFarlane Open Core license and ethical uses of open source software Don Cherry, " Rock 'em Sock 'em Hockey "…

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Canadian Election Postmortem, UNIX at 50, Superheroes 42:07

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TIK TEK TOE, episode 005 . Today, Marcel and Evan discuss politics, or at least, what the recent Canadian election actually said about open ideas, oil, the Prime Minister, and the environment. We talk about Unix turning 50 and how Linux wormed its way into pretty much becoming Unix, and Marcel gives Evan some superhero homework. Once you're done listening, or right now for that matter, make sure you share this podcast with your friends, family, neighbours, enemies . . . just share and recommend. Also, if you can spare a few extra keystrokes, be sure to leave us a comment and tell us how we're doing. Show Notes Canadian electon results : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Canadian_federal_election Electoral Cartogram of Canada : https://electoralcartogram.ca/?fbclid=IwAR0J5io-ZObuQU5Uu8nj5ZvF4q1nZBNENghEIoPA-jWBJRv9bLYPbqjmKHk Greta Thunberg Mural Defaced : https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/greta-thunberg-mural-in-edmonton-defaced-days-after-emerging-1.4647209 UNIX turns 50 (and yes, Nokia now owns Bell Labs) : https://www.bell-labs.com/unix50/ Bryan Adams since "Summer of 69" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f06QZCVUHg Teen Titans GO : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Titans_Go!_(TV_series) The Boys : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_(2019_TV_series)…

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Rhinos, Telecom, Four Freedoms, and Being Offended 56:30

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TIK TEK TOE, episode 004. Today, Marcel and Evan vote early, but not often, talk strange politics, whine about telecom charges, consider open Internet, discuss the Four Freedoms, software licenses, DUNE, George Carlin, and Dave Chapelle. And once you're done, make sure you share this podcast with your friends, family, neighbours, enemies . . . just share and recommend. Links From the Show Canada's Rhino Party https://www.partyrhino.ca/en/ Aaron Swartz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz Starlink satellite system by SpaceX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_(satellite_constellation) Open Internet Intelligent City Awards Whatever happened to free city wifi? https://www.thestar.com/business/tech_news/2016/04/17/what-became-of-torontos-push-for-free-public-wi-fi.html God Emperor of Dune https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Emperor_of_Dune Can an Open Source Programmer decide how their software is used? https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/23/programmer-who-took-down-open-source-pieces-over-chef-ice-contract-responds/ The "Hippocratic" License https://www.wired.com/story/open-source-license-requires-users-do-no-harm/ The Four Freedoms (of Free Software) A program is “free software” if the program’s users have the four essential freedoms: 1: The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose. 2: The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish. Access to the source code is a precondition for this. 3: The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor. 4: The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others. By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this. If software is licensed in a way that does not provide these 4 freedoms, then it is categorized as nonfree or proprietary. https://openedreader.org/chapter/stallmans-four-freedom/ Who wrote OpenSSL? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSL Dave Chapelle, "Sticks and Stones" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10810424/ George Carlin, People who should be killed. https://youtu.be/tVlkxrNlp10 The Mikado https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163101/…

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VR Fitness, Distrowatch, and Forget Me (not) 48:24

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TIK TEK TOE, episode 003. Today, Marcel and Evan decide to rename the show, so now it's called, "Tic Tek Toe" and not "Trash-Talking FOSS". The guys talk about VR fitness, courtesy of Marcel's Oculus Quest, Distrowatch, Lucky Charms cereal (no, really), and whether or not you have a right to be erased from the Internet. And once you're done, make sure you share this podcast with your friends, family, neighbours, enemies . . . just share and recommend. Links from the show Oculus Quest and Beat Saber Distrowatch Website Distro Chooser Website (16 questions to pick a distribution) Lucky Charms Marshmallows Google wins partial victory in " Right to be Forgotten " case…

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Stallman Resigns, Huawei does Linux, Deepin 24:25

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Tic Tek Toe, episode 002 : In this episode, Evan and Marcel discuss the recent events surrounding Richard Stallman resigning from both M.I.T. and the Free Software Foundation. We also talk about another controversy, namely the ongoing security and trade concerns around Huawei and whether we should be worried about their new laptops running Deepin Linux. Even before Huawei was on Trump's list, there were some questions as to whether Deepin might include Chinese spyware. Finally, Marcel addresses some feedback about how he ends his episodes. Links from this episode Stallman Resigns From MIT and the FSF Fall of the Clueless Nerd , from WIRED Magazine Huawei introduces Linux laptops Deepin Linux…

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Hell Freezes Over, Linux Journal Goodbye, lilocked 39:39

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