Month: August 2016

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The Gist - Jessi Klein Says Women Are Dogs

On The Gist, Jessi Klein explains her theory that women can be sorted into two categories: poodles and wolves. It’s an idea she explores in her new book, You’ll Grow Out of It. Klein is the head writer on the Comedy Central show Inside Amy Schumer. 

For the Spiel, Trump is giving voice to an element we’ve known about—but he’s still losing.

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #101 – “Drinkin'” with Patrick Moore

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys are joined by the king of Kansas City, comedian Patrick Moore. We're talkin' about drinking and boozing and carrying on. This is a show about drinkin' stories like the ones shared by comedians every month at Patrick's Los Angeles-based live storytelling show, TANKED! Side tangents this episode include Catholic school, the Kansas City Royals, crack cocaine, 70's game shows, and ZIMA! Also, Rivers talks about smoking leaves and lawn clippings out of a paper plate when he was 13. Do zomething different and enjoy this hilarious episode! Follow Patrick on Twitter @PatrickMooreRIP.  Song of the week this week: "Take a Run at the Sun" by Dinosaur Jr.  Follow the show @TheGoodsPod  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly  Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

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The Gist - Diary of a Soon-to-Be-Freed Detainee

On The Gist, we bring you this never-before-aired interview with writer and human rights advocate Larry Siems, who edited the writings of Guantánamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Slahi for the 2015 book Guantánamo Diary. Slahi has been approved for release.

For the Spiel, a quick game of “Have You Even Read the Constitution?” 

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS More or Less: Odd Socks and Algorithms

How can the techniques of computer science help us in everyday life? We speak to Brian Christian co-author of ?Algorithms to Live by: The Computer Science of Human Decisions?. He argues that the techniques of computer science can help us manage everyday situations in a more logical and efficient manner. So which algorithm can help solve the problem of odd socks? And what is the most efficient way of alphabetising your book collection? Tim Harford investigates.

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PHPUgly - 21:Fueled by Kentucky Bourbon

Show Notes: https://github.com/PHPUgly/podcast/blob/master/shows/ep21.md Uncut Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfFPT7fUcPk Topics SDLUG Meetup Laracon Announcements More drama at the PHP FIG Rasmus Lerdorf: All frameworks suck How we broke PHP, hacked Pornhub and earned $20,000 The hosts Eric Van Johnson Twitter / Github / Blog / About.me Tom Rideout Twitter / Github / About.me John Congdon Twitter / Github Follow us on Twitter @PHPUgly Email us at Podacast@phpugly.com

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African Tech Roundup - Kinnevik’s Half-Year Financial Report Sheds Light On Their Investment In Nigeria’s Konga

Who knew that a little quarterly update by a publicly-traded Swedish investment firm could get Nigeria’s e-commerce fraternity all worked up? Not we. So, as Kinnevik was going about its business last week, the firm released its Second Quarter Report which detailed the performance of its subsidiaries around the world. That simple act of due diligence on Kinnevik’s part (which admittedly is something that happens every quarter without fail, but only garnered media attention in Nigeria this time round) allowed us all to get a sense of just how well Nigeria’s biggest e-commerce platform, Konga, is doing— which in turn fuelled speculation around the health of Nigeria’s e-commerce sector in general. Perhaps the most shocking revelation contained in the report was that Konga only has 184,000 active customers— which translates to approximately 1.1% of the Nigerian population. In a word, that number is disappointing. It has lead to vigorous debate both on social media and in the blogosphere about why Nigeria’s e-commerce industry appears to be stalling, and what interventions may be required to turn the situation around. Music Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0