Best The Creators Of Unblox Podcasts (2024)

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Cash to QR: The Great Indian Fintech Revolution 44:06

3d ago44:06

44:06

Imagine the Indian fintech industry as a Bollywood dance sequence. It begins in the early 2000s, with a few enthusiastic background dancers, mainly startups like Paytm and ItzCash, shaking to the primitive rhythms of dial-up internet. The choreography was less "smooth moonwalk" and more "clunky robot dance," but the spirit? Unmatchable! As the beat…

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3TB Shorts 16: Beer Floods, the Frisbee and the Dawn of eCommerce 12:02

15d ago12:02

12:02

From a beer-drenched London street to the simple joy of a flying disc and finally to the click of a mouse that bought "Ten Summoner’s Tales," history, it seems, prefers its tales served with a side of whimsical. And we have a rhyme to match. In London's streets, the beer did flow, A flood of ale from long ago. The vats did burst, the town did weep,…

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Beyond Likes and Shares: The Real Currency of Community Engagement 54:14

27d ago54:14

54:14

Royal Enfield. More than just motorcycles, the brand forges brotherhood across the Indian highways. Owning a Royal Enfield is your passport to a fraternity of wind-chasers and adventure-seekers. It's not just about the ride; it's about the rider's rite of passage into a tribe that shares tales of rugged roads and starlit skies. The IPL is a cricket…

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3TB Shorts 15: Bananas, Brown M&Ms and Dinosaur Pee 12:07

1M ago12:07

12:07

Could a banana split or a split personality have anything to do with the fact we share 50% of our DNA with bananas? Scientific facts or outrageous humour? A little of both, really. And the next time you meticulously pick out unwanted items from your food, remember you're just channeling your inner rock star. Ask Van Halen about their brown M&M snac…

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Cookies in the Privacy Jar 43:10

2M ago43:10

43:10

In the town of Internetville, a unique bakery, Data Delights, offered irresistible cookies with a catch: each cookie had to be paid for with a sprinkle of personal data. Enamoured by flavours like Lemon Log-in and Chocolate Profile Crunch, the townsfolk unknowingly traded their privacy for these tasty treats. Soon, the bakery owner, knew more about…

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3TB Shorts 14: Sensex, Corporate Taxes and the Colour Purple 14:17

2M ago14:17

14:17

In India's market, returns are the king, Outshining others, the bell they do ring. With growth so robust, In the Sensex, we trust, To investors, great joy they do bring. To save on their taxes, firms sail far and wide, To Ireland and Delaware, they smoothly glide. With cleverness and stealth, They amass their wealth, In havens, their profits do hid…

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Trending in 2024 - Uni"cons" and Unicorpses 39:47

2M ago39:47

39:47

We have always been about making tech relatable and fun. So, when we talk about the synthetic data trend to train models, we talk about the nine lives of cats. Or when we talk about GPUs at the heart of the AI tsunami, we wonder if pasta has a role to play in that shortage. For trends that make sense, listen to this episode about cons and corpses t…

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3TB Shorts 13: Barycenters, Happy Goats and Namma Yatri Rides 15:28

3M ago15:28

15:28

First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE (Podcast Category - Science & Technology) If you are looking to find your own centre in the universe, OR looking to know more about Ethiopian berry-eating goats in 850 AD, OR looking for cool ways to get around Bengaluru cheaply This…

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1T of 3TB @CES2024 34:13

3M ago34:13

34:13

First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE Only the most deserving, the truly worthy and the purest of techies of the three of us got to go to CES2024👨‍🎓 . So, as a fitting "punishment" for his Vegas pleasures, we decided this episode would be an interview with Nilesh. Rememb…

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3TB Shorts12: Monty Python, Naughty Jingle Bells and Supercentenarians 9:59

3M ago9:59

9:59

First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE We are guessing that the "Naughty" in the title is what got you hooked. That is smart sales personship (note gender neutrality here 😉 ). Or another set of super interesting stories from the "House of 3TB". This is inspired by the cal…

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AI with Indian Tadka 35:06

4M ago35:06

35:06

First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE If you start tracing the origins of anything in India, nothing is short of at least 2000 years old. Imagine our surprise when we realised the same is true even for AI in India. Some interesting stories from ancient times there - Barb…

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3TB Shorts 11: The Nine Dot Puzzle, Galileo and Broken Ice Cream Machines 11:38

4M ago11:38

11:38

Despite our population, there are no Indian books in the Top 10 Most Read List. Disturbing!!!. Recovering from that discovery, we explore the world of "Join the Dots', Atto Seconds and broken ice cream machines. How would an LLM respond to the question of whether the earth was flat or round in the 1500s? Could it have saved Galileo? Have fun "short…

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The Jingle Project 1:12

4M ago1:12

1:12

First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE Be they artists, performers or athletes, to stay on top of their craft, everyone needs to keep testing their limits. And that also holds true for the three of us as well. How much fun can we really have? How can we do one better? How…

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3TB 2023 Wrapped 30:09

4M ago30:09

30:09

One of the most enduring images of 2023 was Elon Must carrying a sink to the Twitter office. The message "Let that sink in". And sink it did. Twitter and everyone associated with it. So much so that it became a variable "X". That got us thinking. Let us do an episode about all that went wrong with tech in 2023 (What an idea, Sirji). Of course, ther…

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3TB Shorts 10: GenAI - About Chefs, Swiss Army Knives and a Garbage Pile 11:06

4M ago11:06

11:06

Picture a gleaming kitchen, not of stainless steel and polished marble, but of code and algorithms. Here, the head chef isn't human, but a complex generative AI armed with a digital Swiss army knife that cuts, slices, dices, and blends through lines of code. The pantry? Forget neatly labelled jars and neatly stacked shelves. This is a digital garba…

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3TB Shorts 9: The Travelling Mummy, Fugging and a Jiffy 11:20

4M ago11:20

11:20

From ancient mummies navigating modern red tape to towns tweaking their names for reasons you will shortly understand, the world's tapestry of tales never ceases to amuse and astonish. Which is where we come in. In fact, this mummy's travel tale is a reminder of how time, in both literal and bureaucratic senses, can be surprisingly elastic, very un…

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Cents and Sensibility: The Pricey Tale of Training AI 37:11

4M ago37:11

37:11

In the land of AI, where the code rivers flow, ChatGPT sips water, just so you know. For every few prompts, a half-liter it drains, In the quest to answer, with computational brains. The mighty GPT-3, in its training days prime, Used 85,000 gallons - quite the climb! With $11.3 billion raised, it's a financial feat, But its impact on our world? Tha…

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3TB Shorts 8 - Gadgets for Gals, Google Goats and Bond's Booze 12:10

5M ago12:10

12:10

Hum Shayar to Nahin. Magar......We love to rhyme. So here goes In Silicon Valley, where tech dreams ignite, There's a squad of women, in code and gadgets who are pretty bright. They code like a breeze, debug without a fight, In a world where ones and zeros dance day and night. In this high-tech realm, James Bond might roam, With his sleek gadgets, …

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The Bard Meets the Bot 43:20

5M ago43:20

43:20

If you are going down the merry path of generative AI, be prepared for this conversation between "THE BARD" and his new AI bot-mate. William Shakespeare: Pray tell, mechanical muse, dost thou reckon thy generative wit surpasses the folly and wisdom of man? AI Chat Bot: Verily, Sir Shakespeare, I process with silicon speed, yet my heart, a binary be…

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3TB Shorts 7: Where Our Furniture Goes to Die. And More Nuggets 12:05

5M ago12:05

12:05

Once I stood proud in homes adorned with grace, Crafted with care, I had my place. Now in a bakery's warm embrace, I fuel the flames, no trace of space. From resting weary bones to a fiery dance, I've changed my role, not left to chance. What am I? If you got this, you could be the Riddler, the supervillain from Batman. Or just the right kind of cr…

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Seller Sees, Buyer Sees, The Market Sees - ONDC 49:01

5M ago49:01

49:01

Pop Quiz - Have you heard of Kudumbashree? Or Cauvery Handicrafts? What about Biswa Bangla? If you are at a loss, you are missing the ONDC bus. Kudumbashree (Kerala Emporium) deals in Pickles, Honey and other Gourmet foods. Cauvery Handicrafts deals in wooden crafts like Channapatna toys, Rosewood paintings and jewellery. Biswa Bangla is famous for…

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3TB Shorts 6: The Arse Fruit, the Love for Fountain Pens and Our Guide to Answering Any Question 11:58

6M ago11:58

11:58

If you thought PPP stood only for Public-Private Partnerships, you are not much of a writer. At 3TB, we think PPP should only mean Petrache Poenaru Pen - dedicated to the inventor of the fountain pen. With everyone agitating for a name change, it is time for us fountain pen activists to get a pen named after its creator. That seems to be a just cau…

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3TB Shorts 5:The Paradox of Flooding, QWERTY Mysteries and the Usborne Future 12:35

6M ago12:35

12:35

In this episode, we take you deep into the wondering world of the QWERTY keyboard, where: the longest top-row word is 'rupturewort', a type of plant Peru is the only country that can be typed on one row of a keyboard If you type letters using alternate hands, skepticism is the longest typed word you can type And then we come to a scene out of Yes M…

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Ghar Ghar ki Kahani 40:45

6M ago40:45

40:45

Growing up, we always thought that any housing crisis could be solved like Amol Palekar and Zareena Wahab in Gharonda. By singing Do Deewane Shahar Mein around a whole bunch of under-constructions buildings. We were so naive :-). In India, more than half of urban households live in single rooms, with an average of 4.4 persons per room. An estimated…

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3TB Shorts 4: Men in Heels, Abusive Parrots and Oscar-Winning Cameos 12:19

6M ago12:19

12:19

Do you understand the token economy? If yes, then you are in exalted company - the company of Psittacus Erithacus. No, it is not a Roman Emperor. It is the big-brained African Grey Parrot. They are known to exchange currency for food. Parrots also have some other attractive traits, which will be revealed in the episode. The shortest cameo in a movi…

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The Balloonist, Load-Shedding and Game Theory 38:03

7M ago38:03

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We so love our trivia and science. And, as purists, we hate fakes. Which is why we do not get why, while most of the characters in the series Rocket Boys are real people, Dr. Raza Mehdi, who is shown to have played a significant role in Bhabha’s life, is fictional. Why did they do that? Wouldn't Meghnad Saha be the right choice? You tell us. More f…

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3TB Shorts 3: Donald Duck's Sister, Geopolitics and the Peanut Butter Sandwich 14:06

7M ago14:06

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People find all kinds of new ways to use tech and devices. In 2010, the United States Air Force used 1,760 PlayStation 3 consoles to build a supercomputer for the Department of Defense. They used PS3s because it was more cost-efficient and “green.” Closer to home, we had washing machines making lassi and buffaloes using Lifebuoy. So we thought - wh…

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3TB Shorts 2 - The Tortoise, The Hamburger and a Pilot's Dilemma 9:25

8M ago9:25

9:25

Emboldened by your response to our first "Shorts", we are back with our next episode. Our knowledge-seeking journey led us to find the longest (and possibly "wisest") living land being. From then onto parrots on the token economy, hamburgers and Hamburg and practical tips on the right time to garnish your homemade pizza with toppings. We also delve…

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Ek Step, Do Step, Teen Step - Step by Digital Step 45:24

8M ago45:24

45:24

Which "EdTech" has had the most impact on the Indian education ecosystem? While they would loathe being narrowly defined as an ed-tech entity- the answer undoubtedly is EkStep. To appreciate the impact, we must first understand the landscape - 250 million children, 9.4 million teachers, 20+ languages and 60 education boards. In five years, the EkSt…

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3TB Shorts 1 - Mazda, Amul and the Horse's Arse 10:43

9M ago10:43

10:43

We are all very comfortable in our "Shorts". So it is no surprise that 3TB now has its own "shorts". This carries the ideal dose of knowledge and wit - for those who like a breezy listen and for those getting prepped to listen to our regular podcasts. As the title suggests, it is a little bit of this and a little bit of that with some arse thrown i…

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“Fashion” your own environment - but not so "Fast" 49:07

10M ago49:07

49:07

The history of clothing mirrors the progress of human civilisation. Unwittingly, we use a slew of textile metaphors in our daily lives. We comment on "threads"; we "seamlessly" integrate x with y; we "weave" through traffic as technology touches every "fabric" of our lives. Fascinating? However, in recent times, fashion has fallen into disrepute. D…

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Khaane Pe Charcha 41:39

10M ago41:39

41:39

Finally, the 3 Techies are back with Season 3 in the blistering summer heat. Maybe we are just too hot for our own good 😉. Which is also the reason we waited a day and did not release this on the Summer Solstice (June 21) 🙂. 3TB remains a staunch believer in the Rule of 3. So our starting theme for S3 is Roti, Kapda aur Makaan (the constituents of …

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Here's to 5G - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Guinness & Gogh 32:59

12M ago32:59

32:59

Have you ever wanted to be on stage with Pink Floyd or experience Avatar like the Na'vi? The 3 Techies did something close - we went through a few fantastic tech immersions during our travels to the UK and Ireland and thought it only right to share our insights in this episode. All you need to do is name the three immersive experiences we covered i…

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Have a Tech-tastic 2050: Laughing into the Future 27:34

1y ago27:34

27:34

The year is 2050. Sheetal, Nilesh and Samiran are reminiscing about that amazing episode they recorded in April 2023 about life in 2050. The crystal gazing they got right, and the predictions that did not go as expected. They did feel a sense of satisfaction that they had made such bold predictions and had lived to see them come true. No one on Ear…

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unbloxing Trends 2023 33:51

1y ago33:51

33:51

Predictions. As expected 😉, two main theories provide conflicting explanations. The first claims that we are more likely to perceive what we expect because it is more likely to be there. The second proposes that we are more likely to perceive what we do not expect because it provides more information. That was predictable👻👻👻. The EU-funded Conflict…

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Be the Creator of your own Reality - with Immersive EXPERIENCES 26:09

1y ago26:09

26:09

When we think immersive, we think about Disney theme parks, Avatar, the movie, ABBA and Van Gogh experiences and more. The more evolved also talk about 29 Rooms and Secret Cinema. But what are immersive experiences really about? At its heart, it is about making the world a better place through empathy, feeling what the other person is going through…

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ChatGPT, Cultural Gifts, WFH and Beavers 28:23

1y ago28:23

28:23

Gloom, Doom and yet - a 1000 flowers Bloomed in 2022. 2022 was about the long tail of the pandemic, inflation, multiple humanitarian crises, worldwide climate change, and war in Europe. Wherever you turned, it was hard to escape the sense that things were falling apart. 2022 was also a year of human rights and conservation victories, significant mi…

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In God We Trust; Everything Else, we VERIFY 53:07

1+ y ago53:07

53:07

Natwarlal (not the Amitabh Bachan type) is best known for selling the Taj Mahal, The Red Fort and the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Frank Abagnale (Catch Me If You Can fame) impersonated a doctor, a lawyer, and a pilot. He even logged 2 million miles of flying and cleared the bar exam. Are these cases for better crime detection? Or just the correct use cases…

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Santa Meta Quanta 22:41

1+ y ago22:41

22:41

Who is Santa Claus? Is he the source of unending joy and happiness for children worldwide that we have all been led to believe? Or could he be the first MCU hero with superpowers like super speed, super insight and a super cool ride. Or, as we, at 3TB, suspect, he is a tech geek who loves playing around with quantum mechanics with the right splatte…

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The Good, The Bad and the Fun We Had (in Season 2) 38:43

1+ y ago38:43

38:43

3 Techies Banter operates at the top of the Maslow Hierarchy. Why do we claim that? Well. Who else laughs at their own jokes without a care in the world. And believe us when we say tech jokes are tough to come by 😂. We are very high on self-esteem and love our show. Stands to reason, really. If we don't like our podcast, how can we expect others to…

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Ancestors Smart, Us - Not so much. Amish is convinced. Are you? 50:41

1+ y ago50:41

50:41

A lot of people question if one person wrote the Mahabharata. Maybe, Maybe Not. But the critical question is whether something so complex can ever be written in the modern era irrespective of the number of people used. For those amazed by the Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, remember that the Mahabharata is roughly 7X the length of the Iliad …

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ABBA, 9 Evenings and the Cuckoo Clock 33:26

1+ y ago33:26

33:26

The oldest known written melody is the Hurrian Hymn Number 6, from around 1400 BC. Closer home, Indian classical music is one of the oldest unbroken musical traditions in the world. Its origin can be traced to recitations of Vedic scriptures i.e. 6000 years ago. Similarly, the history of art extends from prehistoric cave paintings thru Byzantine, B…

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The God of Great Things 11:53

1+ y ago11:53

11:53

The illustration is indicative of the times. Even Lord Ganesha sometimes has to supplement the expertise of Mooshak with a more contemporary "mouse". If the gods can keep up with the times, so can you. And the best way is to listen to our podcast regularly. Do keep writing to us with your feedback (3TB@unblox.com). We have some exciting episodes pl…

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Modern OTT - a land grab in Zombieland 55:58

1+ y ago55:58

55:58

Did you know that the average human attention span is just 8.25 seconds? (Shorter than a goldfish). That is a 25% drop between 2000 and 2015. We are a hyper-distracted lot. At the office, we check our email inbox 11 times an hour. We pick up our phone more than 1,500 times weekly, once every 5.5 mins. The average time we watch an internet video is …

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Horses, Pianos and Collaboration: Office Tech 43:40

1+ y ago43:40

43:40

The Holy Grail of the modern enterprise is the Happy and Motivated Employee. Do you think employees would be more productive, collaborative, happier and super motivated if they had better tech tools? What if you allowed them to relocate whenever they wished to with their pianos and horses at company cost (read musical instruments and pets)? Has the…

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India@75: A Tryst with Technology 49:54

1+ y ago49:54

49:54

India is home to 105 unicorns with a total valuation of $ 338.50 B; 19 of these were added to date in 2022. In contrast, France created one unicorn in the last 2 years. Despite this euphoria, we do not fully understand or appreciate the far-reaching impact of the tech industry on India's development march. Apart from being a $200B industry ($178B e…

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Promise of a Better World - Meet Intelligent Automation 40:47

1+ y ago40:47

40:47

Pascal Bornet talks to us about Intelligent Automation (IA) and the Promise Of A Better Life In 2018 alone, over $5 trillion (6% of global GDP) was lost due to fraud. The economic value of medical errors in the US is almost $1 trillion; 86% of those are administrative. A 2017 Medliminal Healthcare Solutions study found that 80% of US medical billin…

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The Cloud Doctors are Here 38:41

1+ y ago38:41

38:41

Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork says an old English proverb. COVID has made all of us very aware of our overall health and wellness needs. By 2025, India will need an additional 1.5M doctors and 2.2M nurses. Life expectancy at that time will be 70 years with about 90M diabetics. Unless we shift to a new way of looking at managing …

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Burglars, UPnP and eWaste in SmartHomes 43:33

2y ago43:33

43:33

With this episode, we kick off a new theme - Everyday Tech and home automation is a natural choice for a first episode. The earliest reference to a smart home we found was a short story by Ray Bradbury in 1950 called “There Will Come Soft Rains”. It was about a smart house going about its daily routine in the year 2026. It wakes the family, cooks a…

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LOTR, GOT, MCU and UPI 1:10:49

2y ago1:10:49

1:10:49

Yes - this is a long episode. But so is every story worth listening to. Imagine Frodo reaching Mordor in 30 min OR Bran Stark ascending the Iron Throne in an hour OR Thanos dying in a single movie Could the Wachowskis have made Matrix as a 30 min video or Francis Ford Coppola made Godfather as a short film? These are rhetorical questions really! So…

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