F’ing Up the Ineffable

F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 10 - Sleep

Happy New Year!
It’s the 10th episode, so we ramble on a bit about that and risk putting people to sleep before we talk about today's subject: Sleep. Brian and Mike share some information and tell lots of hilarious and somewhat frightening stories about surgery, narcolepsy, sleepwalking, dreams and locking yourself out of the house in your underwear.
 
In this episode we mention the following:
MiniMinuteman - https://www.youtube.com/@miniminuteman773
Book: The Promise of Sleep - William Dement - https://amzn.to/4jtZS9l
Mike Birbiglia - Sleepwalk with Me
Book: https://amzn.to/3KWJS30
Amazon Prime Video: https://amzn.to/4pmSfD5
Fatal Insomnia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_insomnia
 
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Episode correction: Brian's first book (Cisco: The Complete Reference https://amzn.to/49hcBYe) was published in 2002. He was 25 years old. In the episode he states he was 21.
 
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F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 9 - Economics, Wealth Inequality and Billionaires

Brian and Mike discuss economics, wealth inequality, why it's getting worse, what it means for the average person, why you are so uncomfortable on airplanes, and why we wish the old Netflix was back.
 
In this episode we mention the following:
Freakonomics https://amzn.to/4q5rcgd
Conan the Barbarian https://amzn.to/4rRGqXY
Veritasium - The lightbulb collusion story - This is why we can't have nice things https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5v8D-alAKE
 
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F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 8 - Revisiting AI and its Implications

Brian and Mike revisit the topic of Artificial Intelligence, touching on AI replacing jobs, what AI can't do, when the AI bubble will burst and billionaire tech bros' super-secret plans. It’s either our best episode ever, or our worst. You decide. Then let us know!
 
In this episode we mention the following:
Videos / Channels
The State of the AI Industry is Freaking Me Out  The State of the AI Industry is Freaking Me Out
 
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F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 7 - Game Design

Brian and Mike talk about games of all sorts and what elements make games fun. They discuss sports, video games, role playing games, card games, board games and they stop playing games with your heart.
 
In this episode we mention the following:
Videos / Channels
Game Theory: Candy Crush, Designed to Addict https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BTGgCEFuQw
Penn & Teller Fool Us Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ncm7wAMRjM&list=PLCXTqAdQ-IqmWPtBmB3iUIb1ze0bVqyFY
Shin Lim https://www.youtube.com/@shinlimmagic
Board/Card Games:
Chutes and Ladders https://amzn.to/49tKHKj
Ticket to Ride https://amzn.to/4oJrQ2i
Stratego https://amzn.to/4oJrQ2i
Battleship https://amzn.to/3WP4UTz
Cards against humanity https://amzn.to/437Qh18
Exploding Kittens https://amzn.to/3LfbeB1
Joking Hazard https://amzn.to/4oivVL4
Video Games
Nuclear War Simulator https://store.steampowered.com/app/1603940/Nuclear_War_Simulator/
Poly Bridge https://store.steampowered.com/app/367450/Poly_Bridge/
Poly bridge 3 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850160/Poly_Bridge_3/
FTL https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/FTL_Faster_Than_Light/
Elder Scrolls series https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35501445
Final Fantasy series https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34459938
Portal 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/620/Portal_2/
No Man's Sky https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/No_Mans_Sky/
Dwarf Fortress https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/Dwarf_Fortress/
The Oregon Trail https://store.steampowered.com/app/2013360/The_Oregon_Trail/
Candy Crush https://www.king.com/game/candycrush/
Gems of War https://gemsofwar.com/
Master of Orion 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/410980/Master_of_Orion_2/
Civ 7 https://store.steampowered.com/developer/civilization
Age of Empires https://store.steampowered.com/developer/AgeOfEmpires
Stellaris https://store.steampowered.com/app/281990/Stellaris/
Cities Skylines https://store.steampowered.com/app/255710/Cities_Skylines/
Cities Skylines II https://store.steampowered.com/app/949230/Cities_Skylines_II/
Sims 4 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222670/The_Sims_4/
Crusader Kings https://store.steampowered.com/developer/CrusaderKings
Cyberpunk 2077 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1091500/Cyberpunk_2077/
Satisfactory https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/Satisfactory/
Everquest 2 https://www.everquest2.com/home
Hearthstone https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us
Role Playing Games
Dungeons & Dragons https://amzn.to/47gBXpB
Call of Cthulhu https://amzn.to/3Lgiv3y
Top Secret https://amzn.to/48Z1J2V
 
Sorry this one is a week late due to travel!
 
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F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 6 - Music Stories

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Brian and Mike talk about their experiences with music from playing live to recording, writing, musical tastes, likes and dislikes, with a side trek to a visual of a 5-year old Mike, sporting a bald head and goatee, swiveling his hips while standing on a coffee table singing Elvis songs into a hairbrush.
 
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F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 5 - Habit Motivation and Discipline

Brian and Mike talk about habits, motivation and discipline, how to stay on track, and how to fall off of the wagon. They talk about intensely personal things like depression, exercise, marriage, smoking, alcoholism and picking up dates at family reunions.
 
In this episode we mention the following books:
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey  https://amzn.to/4giOI5R
The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg  https://amzn.to/4nrrXz0
Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill  https://amzn.to/3JQ9nlF
Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman  https://amzn.to/4n0agqp
 
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F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 4 - The Sixth Extinction and Climate Change

Brian and Mike talk about the sixth extinction, climate change, books you DEFINITELY should not read and then nearly everyone dies at the end. It's real uplifting.
 
Editor's Note: Even though this is our 4th episode that we have released, this was the first ever recorded. Because of that that there are some audio artifacts that show up as we were still learning the ropes. We debated whether to release it at all due to the audio artifacts and the fact we recorded it nearly a year ago. However, since we recorded this some of the topics we touch on in this episode, such as flooding, hurricanes, and wildfires, have been major stories in the US. In September 2024, Hurricane Helene reached the western part of our state, North Carolina, killing over 250 people and bringing flooding and destruction that had not occurred in that area in modern history. Additionally in January 2025, California wildfires entered the Los Angeles metro area, damaging or destroying over 18,000 structures. Because of the urgency of the issue, we decided to release the episode despite some of its flaws.
 
Editor's Note #2: We also mention in this episode that the Charlotte Metro area was in a "snow drought", which it was at the time. Technically, the drought was broken in January 2025 because the area did receive a 0.8 inch snowfall. However, Charlotte is still in a drought of snows of one inch or greater, with the last occurring in January 2021.
 
"I can't fall back, I came too far
Hold myself up and love my scars" - Linkin Park
 
In this episode we mention the following books:
The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert   https://amzn.to/41da3as
The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver  https://amzn.to/41ROD2O
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming, David Wallace-Wells - https://amzn.to/4lwYOkn
The Deluge, Stephen Markley https://amzn.to/45AJdfb
 
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F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 3 - Talking about AI and its Impact

Brian and Mike talk about AI and its impact on today and the future and why you probably shouldn't let it drive your car.
Some of the things we talk about in this episode:
Dr. SbaitsoTrackmaniaTraining an unbeatable AI in Trackmania3 Blue 1 Brown - Large Language Models explained brieflyChatGPTGeminiParata Occult MysteriesUnconstrainedSemantleIsaac Asimov's Robot Series
 
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F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 2 - Talking About Old-school CRPGs and Roguelikes

Brian and Mike get nerdy and discuss old-school computer role playing games (CRPGs) and Roguelikes, what they like and don't like about them, some of the best and worst of the lot, and whether bards get the respect they deserve. 
Spreadsheet: Brian's Spreadsheet of Roguelikes
Book: The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect (Free | Amazon)
Games:
Fallout 2
Jagged Alliance 2
Might & Magic IV, V, VI, VII, & VIII
Wizardry I, VI, VII & VIII
Baldur's Gate & Baldur's Gate II & III
Betrayal at Krondor
The Bard's Tale
Eye of the Beholder
Planescape: Torment
Nethack (Nethack 4 | GnollHack)
Dwarf Fortress
Dungeonmans
Tales of Middle Earth (T.O.M.E. 2)
Tales of Maj'Eyal (T.O.M.E. 4) 
A.D.O.M. (Free | Steam)
Everquest / Everquest II
Divinity Original Sin 1 & II
Pillars of Eternity I & II
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
Pokémon Go
Elder Scrolls: Arena
Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall
Elder Scrolls: Morrowind
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
Incursion
Neverwinter Nights
Warhammer: Rogue Trader
Diablo IV
BattleTech / RogueTech Mod
Battle Brothers
Icewind Dale I & II
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Tower of Time
 
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F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 1 - Exploring the Fermi Paradox and Possibilities of Alien Life

Brian and Mike discuss the Fermi Paradox, Drake Equation, the possibilities of alien life in the universe, and whether aliens really do abduct people and probe their butts.