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This week Ben and Ian are joined by friend of the show Doug and Ben’s twin brother Frank. But first Ian brings us this week’s headlines.

Walmart Gives 500,000 Workers A Raise. Hey kids, YouTube has an app coming just for you. Osram’s smart lights dial in on quality. Rare Stegosaurus skeleton delivers secrets through 3D scanning. Wacom’s 27QHD Cintiq.

Ben tells us about going to see Hot Tub Time Machine 2.

He also saw the previews for other sequels, including Paul Blart 2,

Ted 2,

and Terminator – Genisys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62E4FJTwSuc

Frank tells us his thoughts on why PseudoTV Live is so awesome and why he donated to Lunatixz to help support development of the app that makes your media library interesting again. Ian also asks Frank about his interests, since this is the first time the two have met. Frank goes on to discuss pin-striping, playing guitar, and all the other things he gets into outside of the 9 to 5.

Finally, everybody sits down for a round of general technology trivia. Who will emerge victorious this week? Tune in to find out!

And don’t forget you can check out the video version of the podcast here:

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This week Ben and Ian are joined by friend of the show Nate to discuss lingering questions and concerns about making money as an artist. But first Ian brings us this week’s headlines.

Samsung to nix bloatware in Galaxy S6 OS, report says. Pinterest ditches marketers’ links, may be planning ‘buy’ button. Robochop will make you the foam sculpture of your dreams. ROBOCHOP. Hands-On With The $199 Seek Thermal Smartphone Infrared Camera (Yes, Really Actually): This Is Amazing. This DIY Solar-Powered Death Ray Can Even Melt Metal.

Moving to the main topic of the week, Ben asks if there’s any way for an artist today to produce a piece of work and directly get money from it. Nate brings up the scarcity model as well as supply and demand. There’s a lengthy conversation about monetization from ads as well as doing things “to pay the bills.” Ben even brings up the starving artist myth and other such stereotypes about creatives that are perpetuated to keep people from paying them.

Finally all three sit down for a round of Guinness World Records trivia. Who will emerge victorious? Tune in to find out!

Also, don’t forget you can enjoy the video version of the podcast.

Next week: Ben’s twin brother Frank comes on to discuss his favorite add-on for Kodi Open Source Home Media Theater Software, PseudoTV Live, and all the recent changes going on with it!

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This week Ben and Ian are joined by friend of the show Doug to discuss where and how to approach selling art assets and other things online. But first Ian brings us this week’s headlines.

McDonald’s Now Selling Its Big Mac Special Sauce for $18,000 a Bottle. Huge explosion at Donetsk chemical plant, Kiev blames ‘dropped cigarette butt’ (VIDEO). Watch as Xbox Kinect punishes user in video game for SWEARING. Samsung Smart TV raises spying privacy fears – CNET.

Getting into the topic of how an artist can sell online, Ian tells us about his plans to sell art assets. Should he stay exclusive to one site or test the waters on several? He shares the article 5 Essential Strategies for Selling Your 3D Models Online along with The Top 10 Places to Sell Your 3D Models Online and Where To Sell Your 3D Models – Which Marketplace is Best? Doug and Ben chime in with their thoughts on targeting a niche, having a unique voice, and learning what you can from your competition in the market.

Finally, all three hunker down for a round of trivia. Who will emerge victorious this week? Tune in to find out!

Also, don’t forget to check out the video version of the podcast here:

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This week Ben and Ian are joined by friends of the show Nate and Doug of the Crushcast to discuss starting an email list. But first Ian brings us this week’s headlines.

The KFC Double Down Dog is a fever dream created by an overdose of AMERICA. BBQ Burglar Steals $4,000 Worth Of Ribs, Chicken, Wings And Fries. Freedom Clip busts your Keurig’s DRM coffee shackles. I Can’t Stop Buying Ridiculous Keyboards. Insomniacs, now you can spray sleep right onto your skin.

Doug asks the question, do artists need an email list in the social media age? Ben responds by describing how your email list is something you take with you outside of whatever site you may have a presence on. He tells us about signing up for AWeber and their competitor MailChimp, who once commissioned Merlin Mann to write a rock opera. Ben also shares Pat Flynn’s Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Newsletter and Email List, one of several really useful articles on putting together a list on the site. He also discusses renting a mailbox from the UPS Store to use as a business address.

Finally, everybody hunkers down for a round of trivia. Who will emerge victorious this week? Tune in to find out!

Don’t forget you can watch the video for this week’s episode here:

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This week Ben and Ian are joined by friend of the show Nate to discuss websites. Should every artist have one? What should they consist of? Is it really worth having one dedicated site over just a presence on established sites selling/distributing your work? But first Ian brings us this week’s headlines.

Apocalyptic horse toys: My Little Pony from hell. Injury, bad timing and WWE’s Roman Reigns problem. Meth-smuggling drone crashes in Mexico supermarket parking lot. Facebook’s Freebooting Epidemic. This Is Why Glowing Jellyfish Proteins Have Revolutionized Medicine.

Nate also shares with us the kickstarter for TruForce Collectibles: Mega Man X Action Figure. TruForce Collectibles looks to be a company to watch out for.

Finally all three join in on a game of general comic trivia. Who will emerge victorious this week? Tune in to find out!

Don’t forget there’s video to go along with the voices on the show now.

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This week Ben and Ian discuss getting back in the swing of things after the holiday season has ended as well as some self care health advice for creatives. But first Ian brings us this week’s headlines.

Omagh’s ‘Shawshank Husband’ Dug Tunnel From Bedroom To Pub Over 15 Years. Amazon to make its own movies, from theatre to your computer in four weeks. Prepare To Be Insanely Jealous Of This Toddler’s Batmobile Stroller. Taylor Swift Sent A Fan $1,989 To Help Pay Off Her Student Loans. Troubled Steve Jobs movie starts filming at last.

If you sit at a desk all day, Don’t just sit there! Try out some of these exercises to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. We also recommend checking out these videos. The first is on on wrist exercises:

And the second is on good posture for artists:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVB_OWtuOvE

Finally, Ben and Ian hunker down for a round of 80s movie trivia. Who will emerge victorious this week? Tune in to find out!

Also, feel free to enjoy the video version of this podcast.

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Returning from winter break, Ben and Ian are back to ask the question, “What kind of artist are you?” If you’re an artist trying to make it out there, what do you find most important? Is the thing you’re working on today what you’d like to be doing before you die or is it just a job?

But first Ian brings us this week’s headlines.

9th Circuit sacks video-game maker in lawsuit brought by retired NFL players for licensing fees. Cintiq Companion 2. Microsoft irked by Google’s revealing of Windows bug. See it, touch it, feel it: Researchers use ultrasound to make invisible 3-D haptic shape that can be seen and felt. Xbox One Designer And Xbox Live Founder Leaves Microsoft.

Finally, our hosts duke it out in the first round of trivia for the new year. Who will emerge victorious this week? Tune in to find out!

Also, in an attempt to make the show more visual, Ben’s started using his webcam rather than the static podcast logo screen. So feel free to gaze upon his handsome visage in the video version of the show.

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This week, the second to last show for 2014, Ben, Ian, and friend of the show Doug are pumped up to discuss the new trailer for next summer’s Terminator Genisys, including this CGTalk thread discussing the CG 1984-era Arnold. You can thank Doug for linking us to COME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIFT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62E4FJTwSuc

After jumping the gun a bit, Ian brings us this week’s headlines.

Ads officially hit Firefox’s new tab page. Finally, Someone Is Going to Jail for Revenge Porn. Speed-reading smartwatch delivers one word at a time. Long Exposure Photos Show the Elegant Hidden Patterns in Sports. MediaSpike Gave Us A Quick Look At Native Ads In Virtual Reality. McDonald’s ‘Build Your Burger’ trial comes to San Diego.

And last but not least, all three duke it out in a round of video game trivia. Who will emerge victorious this week? Tune in to find out!

Next week (Dec. 15th) is the final show for season 3 so be sure to join us live at 6 PM EST.

This week Ben and Ian are joined by friend of the show Nate to discuss magnitudes of computing. Ben tells us of binge-watching CrashCourse. But first Ian brings us this week’s headlines.

Ebola plush toys fly off the shelf for Connecticut company. U.S. Postal Service Logging All Mail for Law Enforcement. Paintball tester wanted: must stand tall in the line of fire, salary £40,000. Hack at Sony Pictures shuts computer system. Autodesk offers design software to schools everywhere free of charge.

Magnitudes of Computing

Processing Speed

Instructions per second

FLOPS

Teraflops Research Chip

Moore’s law

Artificial intelligence

Artificial consciousness

Quantum mind

Mind uploading

Orchestrated objective reduction

Human Brain Project

Stuart Hameroff on Singularity

Finally, all 3 sit down for a round of comic book trivia. Who will emerge victorious this week? Tune in to find out!