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380 Rapid Charging with Supercapacitors with Caldwell and 1792
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They discuss recent news about supercapacitors and what this will mean for rapid charging. They smoke the Caldwell Lost and Found La Whatever and drink the 1792 Bottle N Bond. They talk about Nvidia because who isn't right now. For summer grilling we discuss converting a propane grill to natural gas. https://futurism.com/the-byte/supercapacitor-the…
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379 Could Hydrogen Be Our Next Battery? Plus Don Pepin Black and Weller SR
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They go back to discussing energy when they find an article about a recently developed catalyst for electrolyzing water. The smoke Don Pepin Garcia Cubin Classic and drink Weller Special Reserve. They also talk about how Darrell goes about pairing cigars and liquor. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240416214629.htm…
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378 Will Scarlett Johansson Get Millions from OpenAI? Plus Partagas Heritage and Makers Mark Cask
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They discuss OpenAI blatently ignoring right and wrong to steal Scarlett Johanssons voice. What rights should we all have to our voice? They pair that discussion with a Partagas Heritage and Makers Mark Cask. https://www.wired.com/story/scarlett-johansson-v-openai-could-look-like-in-court/ Plus this years first primo pairing of 2024…
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377 Are We Protecting Our Industry with Chinese Chip Tariffs? Plus Tatuaje P and Milam & Green
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China is making the cheapest EVs. The US will be adding high tariffs to improve our competitive future in the chip sector. They smoke the Tatuaje Series P and drink Milam & Green Triple Cask.
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376 Legal Flamethrower, Get Yours Now! Plus Plantation Rum and Rocky 60th
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You can get a remote controlled flamethrower and it's legal in most states. They drink the Plantation Black Cask and smoke the Rocky Patel 60th. They also discuss a new product coming that will neutralize alchohol before you absorbe it.
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375 Will We Be Able to Defend Ourselves Without Magnets Plus Undercrown and Bookers
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Rare Earth magnets are critical to our defense and in fact most of our products. We need to have a non-China source for rare earths. DOD may be taking some steps to begin again our own rare earth production. There's a little more ranting about licorice.They smoke the Undercrown Shade Grand Toro and drink the 2024 Bookers Springfield batch.…
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374 Will This Destroy the Diamond Market with Knob Creek and La Perla
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They drink the Knob Creek 12 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey with the La Perla Habana Black Pearl Oro. For some reason they talk about assigning a dog year equivalent to whiskey aging. New work has found a way to create artificial diamonds at atmospheric pressure. Big diamonds. Good looking things. This could be a De Beers killer. https://www.sci…
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373 AI Help Create a New Battery, How. Plus Whistle Pig Limited Release and Joya Black
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They discuss the Formula 1 racing as they drink the Formula 1 inspired whiskey. They mention Monte Carlo, but meant Le Mans. They smoke the Joya Black and drink the Whistle Pig Piggyback Alpha Romeo. Between drinks and smoke they discuss how recently AI has been used to create a new battery, and it worked! https://www.sciencenews.org/article/artifi…
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372 Recent Judgement in FDA Case and Wigs with West Tampa and Courage & Conviction
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They discuss the recent CRA appeal to the FDA and segue into a discussion about British baristars wearing wigs in this day and age. They also discuss water issues. They smoke the West Tampa Red and drink the Courage & Conviction Cuvee cask finish whiskey.
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371 Review of Turks and Caicos with a T&C Cigar and Rum
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Darrell and family went to the Providenciales region of Turks and Caicos. They stayed at the Club Med for part of the time and The Grace Bay Suites for the other part. They review the area, Club Med, some restaurants, diving, and general atmosphere. The cigar was a local one, but there was no information on it and the rum was local, but proably act…
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370 How Self Aware are the AIs with New Cuba and Herman Marshall
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Bill and Darrell discuss self awareness of AI. They disagree. They smoke the New Cuba Corojo with Herman Marshall Dry Country. This is a sweetened tip cigar and Bill discusses it. Bill discusses going to Paris, Texas. Sorry to flat earthers, but we dog the theory in this episode. Since they drink the Dry County, they discuss the dry county policies…
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369 How Many Scenarios does an Auto Driver need to Solve with La Aurora 120th Anniversary and Lost Irish
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Bill and Darrell discuss the AI trying to solve thousands upon thousands of trolly decisions and some implecations. Ghost Autonomy announced experiments with ChatGPT to help its software navigate its environment. They ask for 50,000 senarios and compared the results across 4 LLM models. We're concerned and in our concern smoked a 120th Anniversary …
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368 Cognac and Cigar discussion with Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf with Pierre Ferrand 1840
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In this episode they stick to the discussion of the liquor and cigar. There's some cigar shape and size discussion and some cognac discussion, but they mostly stay to the liquor and cigar this episode. They smoke the Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf and drink the Pierre Ferrand Formula 1840.
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367 7th Annual Whiskey Riot Dallas with Diesel Wicked and Benchmark Single Barrel
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Bill, Darrell, and David went to the 7th Annual Whiskey Riot - Dallas. The three discuss the event while smoking the Diesel Wicked and drinking the Benchmark Single Barrel. They also poke a little fun at the Benchmark line while still appreciating it. Julia (tech support) also joins use in our Benchmark enjoyment. https://whiskeyriot.com/dallas-tx…
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366 Cigar Liquor Collaborations with EH Taylor Corojo with EH Taylor Small Batch
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They discuss some cigar and liquor collaborations while smoking the latest collaboration, the EH Taylor Corojo while sipping the EH Taylor Small Batch. They also discuss cornhole, softball, and a cigar mishap.
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365 Will Neuralink Become a Competitive Edge plus Ave Maria and Benchmark 8
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This discuss the recent news about Neuralink and future implications. They also discuss the straight cut. Bill wants to bring it back to regular use. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/30/neuralink-musk-first-human-brain-chip/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/neuralink-implants-brain-chip-first-human-musk-says-2024-01-29/…
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364 Convert Sugar Into Fiber! After you enjoyed the sugar of course with Abel Exposito 1957 St Cloud Abstrakt
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They discuss a new company trying to bring to market an enzyme that converts sugar to fiber. We assume we'll use it to finally get the fiber we need in out diet and lose weight. All the while they're enjoying the Abel Exposito 1957 and sip St Cloud Abstrakt. https://www.wired.com/story/startup-sugar-fiber-enzyme-zya/…
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363 More TPE 2024 Discussion with ADventura and Balcones
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They discuss more of TPE 2024, discuss cigar cuts briefly, and have a some clips from Robert Caldwell and Matt Booth. They smoke an ADventura Explorer and sip some Balcones 15th Anniversary Cataleja.
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362 TPE 24 plus Blood Batteries wtih Serie R and Still Austin
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They have a bit more discussion about TPE and cover a recent article about a research group who used hemoglobin to make a battery. They smoke a La Gloria Cubana Serie R and sip on the Still Austin Cask strength Bourbon. https://www.iflscience.com/blood-battery-prototype-powered-by-hemoglobin-unveiled-in-world-first-72731…
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361 Life Insurance for Cigar Smokers at Non-tobacco Rates Interview with Cigar Life Guy
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Bill and Darrell sit down with Dave Arlinghaus of Cigar Life Guy. He is a cigar smoker and life insurance purvayor for cigar smokers. He serves the cigar community by connecting cigar smokers with companies that do not charge cigar smokers cigarette smoking prices. https://www.cigarlifeguy.com
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360 NFTs in Cigars and Liquor Represent Real Value with RP Dark Star and Grayson Bourbon
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NFTs in the cigar and liquor space represent real values. Not just rights to images. They discuss some of the values and offerings. They smoke the Rocky Patel Dark Star and sip the Ironroot Grayson blended bourbon, a blend of 4 Texas distillers. They will have actually already been to TPE when this airs and we'll have lots more content from it comi…
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359 Elon Musk's Next Move with Robotics with ADVentura and Benchmark
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We discuss Elon Musk's next move in the area of robotics. We smoke the ADVentura La Llorona and drink the Benchmark Full proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. They continue discussing odd things including weird kid actions and odd mistakes. They briefly discuss housing prices https://www.fierceelectronics.com/electronics/latest-rumblings-elon-mu…
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358 IT Security Talk with Dave Dayter, Cohiba Blue, and Ironroot Harbinger
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Bill and Darrell sit down with David Dayter and discuss IT security as well as a number of other IT topics. They introduce him to the Cohiba Blue and they drink this years Tri Barrel blend from Ironroot Harbinger line. It's just 8 proof from being a hazmat barrel.
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357 Whiskey Unicorn for $75? Plus 2012 by Oscar and Ironroot Apotheosis
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They discuss the amburana finish cask hitting the whiskey market. They drink some finished whiskey and call out the 4 top amburana finished bottles according to one article. They smoke the 2012 by Oscar Valladares and drink Ironroot Apotheosis SBW finished in PX Sherry and Amburana casks. https://punchdrink.com/articles/amburana-wood-whiskey/…
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356 Cigar Review for the Show 2023 with 601 Napalm and El Dorado 12
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Bill and Darrell list all the cigars they had on the show in 2023 and pick their top 5. They smoke the 601 La Bomba Napalm and drink El Dorado 12 year old rum. They wrap up with what they did for their holiday season.
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355 Let's Try Lots of Different Whiskeys with Perdomo 30th Sun Grown and Blackland BSB
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This week they decided to try lots and lots of different whiskeys with the cigar. Haven't done that before, but it's a lot of whiskey. They smoke the Perdomo 30th Anniversary Sun Grown and they drink the Blackland Texas Pecan Brown Sugar Bourbon, to start.
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354 New Sickle Cell Treatment with Perdomo 30th and Prideful Goat
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A gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease has been approved by the FDA. It's not all I wanted it to be, but at least it's something. They smoke the Perdomo 30th Anniversary Maduro and they drink the Prideful Goat 6YO Cask Strength Bourbon. In the 2nd half they discuss TPE 2024. They are going to TPE this and an looking forward to it. https:/…
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352 Does Frothing Liquor Make it Smoother plus Perdomo 30th and Bacardi Ocho
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They put to the test the TikTok video that makes spirits smoother by frothing them. They discuss driving hates and the conditions of today. They smoke the Perdomo 30th Anniversary Connecticut with some Bacardi Reserve Ocho. They discuss, Bespoken, the company that is aging liquor faster with a chemical reactor that accelerates the maturation of spi…
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351 Out With the Old in With the Old with Casa Magna and Bombarda rum.
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OpenAIs Sam Altman out, Sam Altman in. OpenAI votes Altman off the board and then 4 days later they put him back in and replace 2 board members. They discuss the new board members a bit. They smoke the Casa Magna Colorado with Bombarda Dark Rum. They also touch on new Amazon biometrics. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/22/sam-altmans-ouster-at-openai-p…
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350 Vegetarians Should Stop Eating Plants with Hoyo and Lone Elm
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Bill and Darrell laugh about some random facts. They smoke the Hoyo De Monterrey Governors and drink some Lone Elm Small Batch Striaght Wheat whiskey. https://www.rd.com/list/did-you-know-facts-most-people-dont-know/
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349 Surprising Evaporation Discovery with La Herencia and Singleton
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There is a newly discovered source of evaporation. Normally you expect heat causes evaporation. There is another mechanism now. How do we keep discovering more about things we thought we knew everything about? They smoke La Herencia Cubana CORE and drink the Singleton 12 YO scotch. Don't forget, we have a cigar journal available. We also discuss th…
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348 Bletchley Declaration on AI Safety Summary with AJ Fernandez and Balcones Wine finish
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They discuss the Bletchley Declaration, an AI safety meeting across 28 countries, and discuss some of the key points that came from it. They smoke the AJ Fernandez San Lotano Oval Maduro with Balcones Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in wine casks Cask strength. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-bletchley-declaration-is-no-game-changer-but-…
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347 Can France Save Europe from Russia with La Aurora and Roble Viejo
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Directors of research at France’s National Centre of Scientific Research find huge reserves of hydrogen gas in France. Can this replace Russian oil? How much of it is there? Why haven't we found reserves like this before? They compare the rum to several other Diplomatico rums. They smoke the La Aurora Connecticut Preferidos 1903 Edition Corona with…
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346 News of the Weird with Quesada 75th and Jameson IPA
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They cover weird news including Giraffe poop smuggling, Bear popularity contest, and art titled 'Take the Money and Run'. They smoked the Manuel Quesada 75th Anniversary with Jameson IPA edition.
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345 Real Product or No with Tatuaje and Weller Special Reserve
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They decide to discuss some weird products. Bill has to guess which ones are real. They smoke the Tatuaje Havana VI and drink the Weller Special Reserve. They get hung up on their cigar journal again. Such a good journal. They trail off hating on the Skywalker family again and go back to discussing Star Wars world series playing now.…
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344 What's Up with Squatting with Plasencia Reserva and Effen Cherry Vanilla
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They end up discussing vodkas quite a bit. They talk about Darrells company moving to Flexible time off vs Paid time off. They discuss some squatting law events. They recap the Lone Star Cigar, Wine and Spirits event at Cigar International in Fort Worth.
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343 Peak at iphone 15 Pro Camera Innovation plus a Finch and a Pilar.
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They discuss the real innovaiton in the iphone 15 Pro and how Apple found a way to pivot from the MP size race with Samsung and re-frame the race into their strenght. Bill and Darrell smoke the Blackbird Finch and drink the Pilar Spanish Sherry Cask finish rum. iPhone 15 Pro: Ushering in the Era of Immersive Reality | Fierce Electronics…
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342 What's a Quantum Magnetometer with ADventura and D'Usse
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They discuss the a new quantum magnetometer product and it's applications. It's also been a year of since the fire at the Ventura factory. We smoke the ADventura Explorer and drink some D'Usse Cognac. In the end Darrell veers off to give you some informaiton about hospital beds. Shrug. Quantum magnetometer aims to measure Earth's magnetic field | F…
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341 Can AI Eliminate Traffic with Joya de Nicaragua and Weller Antique
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This week they discuss the inclusion of AI in the control of traffic signals. Driven by, Intellegent Traffic Control Ltd, there is a flagship city in the US testing this technology. They smoke the Joya de Nicaragua Antano Dark Corojo and sip the Weller Antique 107. They also discuss roads, tolls, and taxes in the future. Israeli Startup Intelligent…
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340 Are Gamers Healthy with Royalty and Jack Daniels
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They discuss an article confronting the health of gamers. They further discuss their intellect. They enjoy the evening with Black Label Trading Co's Royalty and Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey. Enjoy with them. They wrap up the episode with the top sellling whiskeys in the world. Bet you haven't heard of most of them. https://futurism.com/neoscope/r…
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339 Will We Have Major Power Outages with 2022 ARFCOM Pre-release and Iron Root Harbinger
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They smoke the 2022 ARFCOM Pre-Release. Yes, the AR15.com cigars have been released. Yes, we've done them the last two weeks. Isn't this the pre-cursor to what you've already done. Sure, but we do what we want. With it they have the Iron Root Harbinger. They don't intend to talk about Doom and Quake, but they do briefly. They discuss a wine flood a…
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338 Interesting World Records with AR15 223 and Solomon Scott Rye
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Bill and Darrell talk about 4 world records and destruction done to the Great Wall. They enjoy the AR15.com 223 offering and sip on Solomon Scott barrel pick rye.
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337 AR15.COM, Lone Elm, Vodka with ARFCOM 300 and Lone Elm Master Distiller's Pick
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Bill and Darrell smoke the ARFCOM 300 Black and drink a single barrel pick from master distiller Bill Wofford. They talk about the AR15.COM website and really just chat about cigars and spirits this week. No new tech talk. They cover Ventura cigars, the AR15 website, Renegade Cigars, vodka and 5 Points Distilling. https://www.ar15.com/index.html…
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336 Bill in Barbados with AVO, Alec Bradley, Lone Elm, and Appleton
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We talk to Bill in Barbados. Get some travel tips and some interresting facts on what not to bring. It's a cigar and spirit free for all since Darrell has an AVO Heritage with Lone Elm Union Hill Rye while Bill has the Alec Bradley V2L Black with Appleton Estates Signature. Bill is at the Sandals resort and discusses the butler service. Diving talk…
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334 Bill in Florida with Perdomo and Spirits
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This week Bill is on vacation. A pre-vacation vacation in Florida before he goes to Burmuda. They smoke the Perdomo 12 Yr Barrel Aged Sungrown. They drink what they like and have a guest on. Our guest is a new smoker and asks questions you may have burning in you head but don't want to ask. Enjoy!
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333 All Protein Shapes Are Known Now with Lampert and Iron Root
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This week they discuss 2 articles 2 years apart about protein folding and implications of this success. They smoke the Lampert 1675 Edition Azul and drink the Iron Root’s Saints Alley Heretic finished in Rhum casks. They wrap up with some sci fi talk and hope we don't miss our successes like they have. ‘The game has changed.’ AI triumphs at protein…
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332 Taruine Slows Aging Boosts Bones plus West Tampa Black and Sensei
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Bill and Darrell discuss why taurine is in so many energy drinks and supplements. Darrell even added it to his suppliments. They have the West Tampa Tobacco Black cigar and drink the Sensei Japanese whiskey. Amino acid in energy drinks makes mice live longer and healthier | Science | AAAS
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335 Fortress Bird Nests with Diesel and John Barr
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They laugh at how birds are getting the best of us. They smoke the Diesel Whiskey Row with John Barr Reserve Blend. There is discussion about blended scotches and Darrell learns a bit more about scotch. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/birds-use-antibird-spikes-build-nests
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331 Budget Talk, Cornhole, and HC White with Easy Rider Cask
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They discuss cigar and liquor cost and it happens that they are smoking one of the most budgetary conscious cigars. They smoke the HC White Series with Easy Rider Single barrel pick at Specs. Hey, even millionaire don't like to spend money. Bill and Darrell are getting sucked into Cornhole. I assume next I'll be playing pickleball.…
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330 Miracle Material High Efficiency Solar Cells with Oliva Helping Hands and Milam & Greene
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China is set to begin production of ultra-efficient solar panels that are based on the new perovskite based cell. We discussed this discovery in episode 248. While discussing this they smoke the Oliva Helping Hands and taste the Milam & Greene Very Small Batch. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/miracle-material-solar-panels-to-finally-enter…
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