Episode 161 – Tron Ares

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Show Notes 

• Ben responds to the church shooting in Michigan, Josh faces a Halloween costume crisis, Ben starts Year 2 at Hogwarts, Josh has WORDS about the book he’s been reading, and the guys share their thoughts on the brand-new movie Tron: Ares (SPOILER WARNING).  
• Intro & Follow-up (0-27:25)
  • Church Shooting in Michigan 
• Bad at Society (27:25-36:08)
  • Vanity Sizing 
• Bad at Tech (36:08-45:45)
  • Waymo update 
  • Zoox self-driving car 
• Bad at Business (45:45-53:21)
  • LTT reaction to Saudi Public Investment Fund acquisition of EA Games 
  • Saudi-owned Professional Golf League: LIV Golf 
• What I’m Reading (53:21-1:16:31)
  • Josh:
    • Ego is the Enemy – Ryan Holiday 
    • The priory of the orange tree – Samantha Shannon 
  • Ben:
    • The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy – David E. Hoffman 
• Tron: Ares (1:16:31-end)
  • Bad at Magic Ep. 143: The Tron Paradox 
  • Tron: Ares Trailer 
  • AI References:
    • Kurzesagt: AI Slop is Destroying the Internet 
    • Vlog Brothers: The Web is going to die 
    • Weekly Show with Jon Stewart: Computer Scientist Geoffrey Hinton 
    • The AI Prompt that could end the world 
    • We’re not ready for superintelligence 
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  • Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich