2021-10-08: Second Tongue

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On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about Europe a bit. Specifically mostly about European energy concerns. And they talk about Facebook. The outage. The leak. The perils of optimizing for engagement. And the possibilities of government regulation. But first the usual random stuff and some pre-show hijinks. Have fun! Show Details: Recorded 2021-10-08 Length this week - 1:54:54 (0:00:01-0:06:48) Pre-show Hijinks (0:07:10-0:37:54) But First Agenda Ivan: Job update Ivan: Tax stuff Sam: Whose podcast? Sam: Movie: Apollo 11 (2019) (0:39:48-0:57:40) European Energy UK fuel crisis How's Brexit working out? European dependency on Russian gas (0:58:07-1:54:34) Facebook Mini pandemic round The outage The leak Optimizing for engagement Government regulation? Stuff at the end The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is “The Oh of Pleasure” (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is “Celestial Soda Pop” (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album “Deep Breakfast” (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.