Encounter #89: Looks Like Cheese

Rare Encounter
Rare Encounter
Episode • Mar 17, 2022 • 1h 16m

Wanking in glass houses, eating crackers in bed, and enjoying the disease.

Executive producer: Carolyn Blaney

Show Notes


coldacid's new podcasting layout, courtesy of PowerToys FancyZones.

US Copyright Office refuses to register AI-generated work, finding that "human authorship is a prerequisite to copyright protection" - The IPKat

Just like monke can't have copyright, neither can the machines.

japanese company serendix is 3D-printing houses in less than 24 hours

And I bet it won't put a dent at all into exploding market prices.


"Aaaah, I love you, house!"

Scan of the Month

Combine curiosity and a CT Scanner—the results are endless.

The Scan of the Month about page. Still nothing that points to who is behind the site.

Iconic Bottle Caps That Changed Packaging in This Month's Scan

March 2022 scans.

The record-breaking spud that wasn't

They thought they smashed it, but they didn't even mash it. Sad.

Farmer Is Thoroughly Frustrated As He Realizes The World's Largest Potato Isn't Actually A Spud After All - Digg

New Zealand Couple Devastated After Discovering Their World Record Potato Was, In Fact, Not A Potato | Not the Bee

Giant New Zealand potato is not in fact a potato, Guinness World Records rules | New Zealand | The Guardian

Couple who believed they had dug up the world’s largest potato in the garden of their small farm near Hamilton have had their dreams turned to mash

Nacho fries return for a limited time (US) as fans take the driver's seat in the latest trailer from Taco Bell | PotatoPro

Third detection of potato wart 'no surprise', say P.E.I. Potato Board and CFIA | PotatoPro

Found in an old soil sample from last year, but no doubt it'll mean the export ban will continue.

RiffTrax: The Game | RiffTrax

Announcement of the May announcement of the game.

EVO 2022 | Evo Championship Series

Neat links

AmigaOS Development Blog

The modern developers of Amiga OS have started up a blog where they'll post stories and advice for making apps for 68k Amigas.

The Language Construction Kit

Blame Tolkien, coldacid's got a new interest.

Alien Abduction! by coldacid

His very first jam game! And it shows.

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