Scorpio Season TV

In the final episode of season two, Lisa and Venkat sleepily discuss all things sleep, bedtimes and the tracked self.

Venkat digs up Tin-Tin and the Yeti; Lisa asks Venkat if the yeti is an anti-particle.

Lisa discovers Weird Sun Twitter; Venkat gets his 2nd vaccine shot and ends up quoted in a book.

Lisa and Venkat discuss Stephen Wolfram's latest physics update. Venkat accuses Lisa of being a crackpot and a maximalist; Lisa is convinced Wolfram has solved physics. Wolfram's One Year Update Post (2021): https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2021/04/the-wolfram-physics-project-a-one-year-update/ Critique of Wolfram's New Kind of Science (2002): http://bactra.org/reviews/wolfram/ Lisa's 'philosophy of quantum physics' twitter: https://twitter.com/quantum_rhet

This week on Scorpio Season, Lisa and Venkat talk accidental vs earned victories. Venkat reminisces about his gold medal swimming feats; Lisa wins so hard they change the rules.

Lisa and Venkat talk about universals. Lisa designs a study to figure out if bitcoin is a universal currency; Venkat talks standards

Lisa and Venkat share some thoughts on thinking. Venkat wanders into the arena of aphantasia; Lisa describes some dreams.

Venkat and Lisa talk about what it means to sell out; Venkat vehemently denies every being a sell out, Lisa confesses she's up for a cash conversion.

Lisa and Venkat talk risks of home ownership and retirement.

Lisa tries to distill 'quality' from kitchen sink faucet ad copy; Venkat contrasts Japanese vs American 80's car ads.

Lisa explains the difference between probability and potentiality; Venkat also talks. Includes six predictions about the next ten years.

Venkat and Lisa go down the complexity rabbit hole and try to answer the question: are market price movements computationally complex?

Lisa explains the power troubles in Texas in February, Venkat finds out about NFTs. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr​​ Thanks to our Sponsor! Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

Venkat fills us in on details about the latest Mars rover landing and the Yak Collective's rover project; Lisa talks Texan about the chilly weather. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei​ https://www.twitter.com/vgr​​ Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com​​ Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

Lisa rambles on about Gamestop and other financial loser shenanigans; Venkat gloats about his latest credential. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr​ Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com​ Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

Lisa and Venkat talk COVID crematorium emissions, Keystone pipeline, and bitcoin dumpster diving. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei​ https://www.twitter.com/vgr​ Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com​ Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

Lisa and Venkat talk about the Parler deplatforming, database joins, and "joint accounts" on Bitcoin, aka multisigs. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

Lisa and Venkat talk new year's resolutions, rituals for resetting, and inbox bankruptcy. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

@niftynei sits down with Galen, co-founder of Tlon an Urbit-system company, to talk about digital spaces and homes. Find us on twitter: Galen: https://www.twitter.com/galenwolfepauly Lisa : https://www.twitter.com/niftynei Venkat: https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

Lisa and Venkat welcome Jordan Orelli (@jordanorelli) on to Scorpio Season to talk about git and games. Jordan's a Principal Engineer at Jackbox Games, and current MFA candidate. Venkat reminisces about his time in the Unix trenches; Jordan talks about the time he shared files on a train. Find us on twitter: Jordan: https://www.twitter.com/jordanorelli Lisa : https://www.twitter.com/niftynei Venkat: https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! - Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com - Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

In this episode of Scorpio Season, Lisa shows off some seating options; Venkat talks writing forms. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

Lisa + Venkat welcome Ryan Hume onto this episode of Scorpio Season TV to talk all things 'electronic'. Ryan talks trends in electronic music production; Venkat puts a multimeter on a slide; Lisa waves around some dev boards. Check out Ryan's work for yourself at https://acidraintechnology.com/ Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

Lisa and Venkat scour their houses for drivetrains. Lisa shows off her Mazda Miata and a in-progress windmill, Venkat makes an electoral analogy. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

In this third edition of season two of Scorpio Season, Lisa and Venkat pick up the pace with some clock shenanigans. Lisa tears down a Moon Clock. Venkat lets a spring run wild. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

Venkat shows off a Barlow lens, Lisa talks about bitcoin hardware wallets, her book project, and the VISA payment network. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

Welcome back to season 2 of Scorpio Season, with your favorite co-hosts @niftynei and @vgr. In this season opener, we interview Ellen Kaye-Cheveldayoff (@strangeattracto) about air quality and our sense of smell. Find us on twitter: https://twitter.com/strangeattracto https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat wrap up season 1 of scorpio season with a chat on the zeitgeist, zemblanity, zen koans and a walk back through a few choice topics from the season. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

lisa and venkat discuss lisa's favorite juxtapositional word, yuxtaposición, Y-combinators the math function, Y-Combinator the institution, and the Yak Collective. lisa attempts some eugenical theorizing; venkat calls YC a "closed historical chapter" Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

lisa and venkat talk about venkat's time at the first billion dollar company, Xerox, sweetners like xylitol, xylophones, xeriscaping, and "x" unknowns. Find us on Twitter! venkat https://twitter.com/vgr lisa https://twitter.com/niftynei Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat talk white glove moving services, white shoe consulting, the wandering line of wokeness, writing do's and don'ts, and briefly toss out their 'wisest book' recommendations. Find us on Twitter: @vgr https://twitter.com/vgr + @niftynei https://twitter.com/niftynei Thanks to our Sponsors: Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com + Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat ramble through vaudeville, VR, values, and vaults. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at http://artofgig.com Smokin' Screws https://smokinscrews.com

lisa and venkat discuss underworlds, uncanny, universes and unboxing Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at http://artofgig.com Smokin' Screws https://smokinscrews.com

lisa and venkat talk about Thielism, trauma, TV, Texas and taxes. Find us on Twitter! venkat https://twitter.com/vgr lisa https://twitter.com/niftynei Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat welcome their first guest: Sonya Mann! topics we cover this week: salons, sonya, salience, schools, and spot prices Want to find out more about Sonya's zines? Find out how to get them delivered directly to your door on her zine membership page https://www.sonyasupposedly.com/membership/ Find us on Twitter! Sonya https://twitter.com/sonyasupposedly venkat https://twitter.com/vgr lisa https://twitter.com/niftynei Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat discuss red pills, ressentiment, Rightness, return on investments, and real-world repairs Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at http://artofgig.com Smokin' Screws https://smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat talk about quantum in USA culture, questions, quitting, quixoticism, quests, quarantine, and queens Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at http://artofgig.com Smokin' Screws https://smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat discuss programming, progressivism, probability, post-rationalism, and portents. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat talk about 'o fey' (Richard Feynman), opera, open plan offices, and the Yak Collective's latest long form project: the (new) old home. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at http://artofgig.com Smokin' Screws https://smokinscrews.com

lisa (@niftynei) + venkat (@vgr) talk networking, niftyness, and neighbors Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com

lisa (@niftynei) + venkat (@vgr) talk money and mansions Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com

lisa (@niftynei) + venkat (@vgr) talk legibility, legal systems and LARPing Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat do a 'fast round' of K's, including kakistocracy, klingon, killjoys, karate, and k-pop. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat talk some J's -- Jane Jacobs and jokes, with a long detour into talking about high modernist city planning, the legacy of Robert Moses, the origin of eminent domain and more! Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat talk through the I's -- IQ, insight, innocence, igloos, indoors, independence. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat talk through the H's: Hannah Arendt, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, hair, halfway points and the bitcoin halvening Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat talk through the G's: graphs, gas, gossip, guns + godheads Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat talk through the F's: feminism, fluency, faraday cages, food banks, fiction, faster than light communication.j Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com + Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com

In this episode of Scorpio Season, lisa + venkat talk about energy, eigenstates, entropy, environment, emergencies, and evilness. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com + Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com

In this episode of Scorpio Season TV, lisa + venkat talk about David Deutsch, Doja Cat and Dark Ages, with a very long digression into pop culture. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com + Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com

lisa + venkat talk about cartoons, contagions, and cleaning Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our sponsors!! Art of Gig at artofgig.com + Smokin' Screws smokinscrews.com