The Level1 Show October 8th: Ubertration

[@Joedad000]

I listen entirely because of how reasonable you guys are

[@BBWahoo]

I wouldn't mind a fourth more unreasonable person

[@who2u333]

I listen because they don't offend my firmly held political beliefs with facts and stuff.

[@dam1917]

Dopamine for the win.

[@p5eudo883]

Yeah... kinda. Right before that was discussed, Ryan was suggesting we sell all kinds of military equipment to a totalitarian regime known for murdering journalists and other human rights violations. So maybe not always reasonable.

[@Prophes0r]

And I listen to keep perspective. I'll be nodding along to minutes worth of totally reasonable stuff, then Ryan will say some uncomfortably Right leaning and I'll be shocked out of my agreement. It's like listening to your Grandma talk about the "good old days" while you are baking cookies with her. Then your brain throws an alarm because you realize she just said something bigoted.

[@MorganOliver77]

I love this show so much! Great rapport between the three. I love the way Krista says "byeeee" at the end haha

[@nazgulsenpai]

"Have you guys considered paying for Nitro" killed me IRL. I'm dead now.

[@evildude109]

I don't watch for the dopamine hit, more for the melatonin hit. You guys are great to listen to before bed, very calming on account of your actual reasonable takes.

[@jlfazmo]

Same but before my lunchtime nap, too interesting for me to actually fully sleep to

[@the.scarlet_witch.official]

Ryan's voice is very soothing!

[@Stef.Cata051]

As a transport company owner in Europe ( where our heavy-duty vehicles have stricter emissions than usa) I can tell you emissions systems aren't complicated, manufacturers make them seem that way but these are just basic chemistry. I own euro 6 man and i have my own service center for then( not certified by the manufacturer) and we fix way more complex systems than exhaust aftertreatment

[@PACratt]

Coal Power Plants > upgraded to > Natural Gas Power Plants > upgraded to > Hydrogen Power Plants > upgraded to > The Thunderstorm Generator Power Plants ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKOrla1rrrKdeKs ) ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKWykKR_lp6Iqqs ) Please you guys Look , Learn , Pass it on. Malcolm Bendall's Thunderstorm Generator (Plasmoid / MSAART Technology) Here in Alberta we have gone from Coal to Natural Gas.

[@over9000andback]

I also enjoy Euro Truck Simulator

[@Stef.Cata051]

Funny but I'm not playing games. A MAN CATS system is around 3400 euros(I have this because I opperate MAN units), a Delphy RED is around 400 euros( it is compatible with most trucks, some are more restricitve some work better with this unit, we haven't needed anything more than this to fix costumer units so far) and a wabco diagnosis goes for around 1200 euros( used for trailers). The service part of this business sometimes makes more money and it is less stressful than the transport part. If you are familliar with these systems, you know some basic electrionic and are familiar with CAN system you can have a nice salary on your hand. My trucks are also capable of over the air diagnosis but that implies a subscribiton and I'm a cheapskate. Also the prices of trucks in Europe aren't that high, I bought my units second hand for around 25k per unit and I didn't buy them all at once, they're expensive to mentain because unlike USA, we have to test our units yearly and they also get checked ocasionally on the road. I started this because I got fed up with corporate BS after working at Celestica for some years.

[@jh4684]

The argument that the military aid was just sitting around so it's not really like we spent that money ignores a key fact: the US military is required by law to maintain predetermined levels of inventory from ammunition to vehicles, etc. So those APCs that were just sitting around and aged out draw down the inventory level and then the military is required to replace them. The replacements cost money.

[@FrenziedManbeast]

There's some truth to this, but also: equipment ages out of being able to qualify for readiness. We produce far more than we use as part of national defense. NATO members benefit enormously from this model, as do Defense contractors.

[@randaldavis8976]

I love hearing Krista say "byeeeee" so cheerfully

[@ciciedee5474]

And the green spill between her fingers

[@bodyguardik]

Hysterical

[@Geinrendour]

Got into this show after seeing Wendel's videos on Zen 5. Happy I found it. This is more informing that I've could have imaginaed.

[@FrenziedManbeast]

You guys are my slow drip dopamine hit. Even though I am a tiny Patreon supporter, I choose to watch new YT episodes in the morning with my coffee while starting my work day. It's a solid chill vibe.

[@who2u333]

6:33 The Ineos Grenadier had a beeping whenever you exceeded the speed limit and was the first thing they pushed a software update to stop. Buyers HATED it.

[@Biskawow]

3:38 somehow that low voice for the joke Krista made it even funnier I loled

[@clashwithkeen]

A little correction on "giving money for war". We don't give money to countries to fight their wars; (ok yes, but not a lot) we give money to defense contractors and weapons manufacturers who then send products and services to countries that are fighting wars. So when a bill passes that says we're giving "x" amount of money in aid, we're really giving 90% of it to companies like Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon.

[@Mayadanava]

It used to be called lethal aid, we give tax payers money to weapons manufacturers and they supply the weapons. Usually we then bill the country and use the debt to get better access to the resources of said nation. It's welfare for the weapons industry. And then the banks and mining industry.

[@clashwithkeen]

@@Mayadanava yeah you went a step further in explaining it, but yes, exactly this.

[@EdDale44135]

It is a jobs creation mechanism as well.

[@clashwithkeen]

@@EdDale44135 in a roundabout dystopic way, sure I suppose

[@clashwithkeen]

@@Mayadanava it's the same concept as China building ports and infrastructure for under developed countries with leasing rights while they pay it off knowing that they can't afford the payments which leads to breach of contract giving them full ownership and operation. A key function of their belt and road initiative.

[@NoirpoolSea]

The doors you have to pay a coin to open is in Phillip K. Dick's "Ubik". The doors in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy were in the Heart of Gold spacecraft which were made by the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation and always would express gratitude and a deep sigh of pleasure for your use of them when they opened and closed. The SCC also created Marvin the paranoid android (technically a robot) which used "Genuine People Personality" [GPP] who were your plastic pal and fun to be with.. 😋 The directors of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation were going to the the first up against the wall when the revolution came.. || I remember far to much of this useless stuff where the "important" stuff gets forgotten. Great show as always.. and great of you to having encountered Ubik in your life. [Extremely weird and good book but aren't they all?]

[@rightwingsafetysquad9872]

I listen entirely for Krista's Byeeeee!! at the end.

[@svenhoek]

Mother says "crew expendable"

[@beansnrice321]

To answer your question about the reactor restart. Reactors take a long time to decommission. There were probably people on site since it was shut down until today. So starting everything back up is not that crazy of a thing to do only a few years since deactivation. They were probably about 20-30% done at most with decommission.

[@RichardFraser-y9t]

They probably didn't get past the planning stage

[@thegreatrestart7356]

Good luck to my fellow Florida man

[@ericthedesigner]

We come for reasonable conversation and awesome backgrounds!

[@paulthebeardedonedowning6820]

loving the back ground here

[@KurgerBing-p5i]

"guys, guys, we need to make security worse, so we can get in easier, even though we can already get in if we really want to"

[@rd-um4sp]

like when trying to uninstall Edge, because I already have a browser? or remove windows defender because I got a real firewall? Or Cortana, because ... I don't play Halo?!

[@EdDale44135]

My understanding is that FEMA is spending budget allocated to other things for the hurricane relief, and the Speaker has declined to recall congress to vote on fixing the budget. This is a result of the continuing funding, rather than passing a budget. Both of these are rumored to be decisions made by Trump in an attempt to influence the election.

[@darrenvail8726]

Yes Fema pays for illegal immigrants even though the current administration denies it. The more you know!

[@kevinerbs2778]

What you wrote contradicts what you said. Trump has nothing to do with that. That was congress.

[@EdDale44135]

@@kevinerbs2778 Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House, is a Republican. He is a staunch supporter of Trump. As I said before: "...rumored to be decisions made by Trump …". I did not claim I had proof that Trump made the decision. I said it is rumored to be Trump calling this. Either way, it is absolutely Republicans making the call to 1) not recall congress to extend funding, and 2) to pass a continuing resolution until December and not a budget.

[@Kane0123]

I… DRINK… YOUR… MILKSHAKE! I DRINK IT UP!

[@awetails]

drink verification milkshake

[@fredrickvoncold]

DRAINAGE ELI!

[@Kapono5150]

This is where I get main stream news from main stream people

[@nene71286]

They are great Podcast show. Nothing fancy, type of a light Louis Rossman video. They keep us up to speed on the current Tech, political, wait...Social BS? I mostly watch you as soon as a new episode posts.

[@Biskawow]

17:19 that's precisely why I'm here. You three are awesome.

[@Jayeeyee]

1:09 New Yorker here... last I checked, Eric Adam is still our mayor.

[@tolpacourt]

The munitions that were sitting in warehouses stateside were given to Ukraine LAST YEAR.

[@poppyrider5541]

Bless you.

[@markclayton8977]

I love this show. The green screen image gives me a headache, the FOV of the background is smaller than the foreground

[@PACratt]

Here in Alberta we have gone from Coal to Natural Gas.

[@polyesterbebe]

I love this show.

[@thefrothingotter]

That backround looks so… Alien :)

I'm surprised nobody brought up matrix during the discord commentary.

[@Daniel-vg7yl]

Background image - Is that the Nostromo 'computer' access/control room?

[@caspersmith7112]

good luck to Florida. My Niece in college there they still aint called for evac but just upped to lvl 4 or 5 and in direct hit path as of 15:00hrs EST

[@marcospaniaguaolavide]

Cool T-shirt Wendell!

[@OnnieKoski]

The bumper stickers I get, but those yard signs… lolmg

[@yamerojones]

Imagine trusting a Wojcicki.

[@jakobfindlay4136]

i was today years old when i learned Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't been a governor for 13 years 🤣🤣

[@ElMartilloBlanco]

I'm SO glad the speeding alert bill got vetoed. My car has a little speed limit sign next to the speedometer so you can see what the speed limit is at all times, but like 1/4 of the time it's wrong. Sometimes it's only off by like 5 mph, but there's a specific stretch of country road that I drive down to and from work where my car says the speed limit is 25, but it's actually 55. Like imagine how shitty that would be if every time you're driving to and from work, you car is just beeping at you or literally forcing you to slow down because the car's speed limit data is wrong.

[@casperghst42]

NSO might be a public company, but it is rumored that they have "former" Mossad employees, who might or might share information with Mossad. And who is not to say that Mossad does not share information with them.

[@redaffix7320]

Just because I'm wildly unreasonable, doesn't mean I can't appreciate commiserating that the world sucks.

[@GLZEPHEAD69]

Gaben and steam are so wonderful. It's gonna suck when he turns up on the Diddy list

[@Deveyus]

I may not always agree with your sentiments, especially Ryan's, but I feel like he'd sit down and talk with me and not just scream and stomp his feet, and that's really all I want from my fellow humans.

[@YouTuber-jz5nd]

Nice background... Keep an eye out for any ALIENs...

[@OnnieKoski]

To think that the NSO isn’t doing insider trading…

[@EmilNicolaiePerhinschi]

FB glasses: how is that different from using your phone or a camera to take the picture ?

[@EdDale44135]

1 - the person getting their picture taken may not be aware of the photo. 2 - it is a lot easier for the user to snap a photo of a person and run a agent using by the glasses and be surreptitious about it.

[@michaelmcconnell7302]

I like ryans idea of fundraising some saudi 🇸🇦 for the hurricane victims

[@GeoffSeeley]

@19:15 We need a Bobby Tables bumper sticker. With enough variations we should be able to FUBAR the databases.

[@ronnyspanneveld8110]

I am afraid i can't do that Dave.

[@kai990]

Shouldnt the farmers be rich from growing all those farmerceuticals?

[@memediatek]

You dont need more power, you just need to head down to b&q, pick up a £5 wrench, and a bucket

[@PACratt]

I totally love the fact that down south of us Y-All, there are the 3 letter agencies - including the USG - United States Government, FBI, CIA, etc. For some reason we have 4 letter agencies CSIS, RCMP - hum - scratching my head up here in Canada, maybe that's why our CG (Canadian Government) is out of step with the other agencies.

[@greenfeller]

Online everyone can hear you scream and everyone is screaming at all times.

[@OverlordActual]

3:20 Bless you, Wendell.

[@Mayadanava]

This is my 3 times weekly dopamine hit.

[@Prophes0r]

Kristen: ...AI videos of, I think it was Harris, but like using a voice that sounds like her. And so, it's like... Ryan: Parody. Um. No? Parody is, by definition, "A feeble or ridiculous imitation". If a parody can be mistaken by a normal person as genuine, it is NOT a parody. Parody: A video with someone dressed up as a political figure, in the style of a local-access commercial for Pete's Pig Sh1+. The all organic fertilizer. NOT Parody: An AI generated video of a political figure that appears to be them, with an AI generated voice that appears to be them, making any statement that the political figure did not say. (Or anyone really. Political figures are just low hanging fruit because our only interaction with them is their public facing statements, which is WHY this particular form of manipulation literally stops the democratic process.) Another example: A music video comes on. The opening notes to Michael Jackson's I'm Bad begin. But then Weird Al shows up in a fat-suit styled like Michael's character from the original video. Then Al starts singing, and the lyrics are different. THAT is parody, because the imitation only lasts JUST long enough to show you what the video is referencing, then IMMEDIATLY shows you it is NOT the original work.

[@iamdutchy6]

you didnt sanitize after the sneeze lol

[@Biskawow]

14:42 I'm really happy when you corr2ct Ryan like this. He keeps peddling nonsense he picked up online.

[@jackielinde7568]

My brother did the 23 and Me with himself, his two boys, and his girlfriend. We only share one common parent in DNA, but I'm screwed if that includes mitochondrial DNA. I don't think my daughter did any of the DNA testing kits. This SUCKS since I'd like to know what health issues I'd be facing in my upcoming elder years. I would do it if I could know if my data remains my data.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

Thanks for the dopamine hit.

[@pedrotoledo9070]

im watching it for the dopamine hit

[@Vincentl2189]

I watch for the Doompamene

[@nagi603]

25:14 there are already cases where women get blocked until they touch phones to give their contact info.

[@hahahano2796]

>complains about privacy >implicitly supports Discord Yes... "reasonable" people.

[@carlharris4265]

Y'all in Mother from Alien?

[@flweeptwo]

@17:17 I'm here for the dopamine hit tho 🙂

[@IN-hw8it6]

Texas, stay away from that child content! ❤

[@GainingDespair]

I got some brown fig cuttings

[@MindoftheNorthStar]

Meaningful and positive dood

[@koldkustard]

@3:18 Bless you Wendell

[@Sommyie]

Where did the money for fema go? I know nothing. Real talk. Ryan said it went somewhere, but I can't find a good answer.

[@Shotblur]

😊 guess

[@Jcewazhere]

In case that link was blocked, even though it's a YT one, the video is entitled 'Let's talk about claims about FEMA and facts....' by Beau of the Fifth Column.

[@Sommyie]

@@Shotblur no. Tell me. I'm being honest, I don't want to guess.

[@Sommyie]

@@Jcewazhere thanks. I wonder why Ryan / Wendell said to "check the line items" on the recent relief bill? I've been following them from years before L1 so I'd be very sad and surprised to hear them spreading fake info. I have a selfie of Wendell and I from the LAN party Tek ran.... Ya, I'd love an explanation.

[@RichardFraser-y9t]

Why are those who scream fake news the first to spread lies for their political team.

[@jonnycoutinho]

#421. Just missed it😅

[@mcash2189]

23:51 when you think about it sure it's kind of horrifying but to be fair the NSA and other similar organizations have been able to do this for many years now at least now the tech to do it is in the hands of everyone

[@fredrickvoncold]

Hope the gov likes florida better

[@a.j.5108]

Engagement challenge

[@nagi603]

30:58 we need a utility that fakes a private browsing window overlay everywhere.

[@dunastrig1889]

Woot!

[@Wootguy238]

Screaming Monkeys for everyone

[@adelalatawi3363]

this is a reasonable comment SYKE

[@noprivacyverner]

i have a bat for the first how look at me with the meta glasses right in the face

[@Wootguy238]

What language is this?

[@xanthirus]

I am here for my dopamine hit

[@queenkjuul]

Aw i do love your lovely personalities though

[@jenesuispasbavard]

Ryan is just so disconnected from reality it's sad to watch. Yes, sharing your car's power with the grid is voluntary. Yes, FEMA is trying to help people. And who are "they"??

[@beansnrice321]

The GOP did indeed vote against FEMA and, more importantly, a budget. Speaker Johnson said that congress will reconvene after the election as scheduled. This is actually his MO. He even denied helping his own parents with an environmental issue in his home state. Johnson is uniquely terrible on the environment and disaster relief.

[@K4g4m1]

[Reasonable comment]

[@landlocked4771]

Hey Microsoft I bought this computer so I could use it, not so you could use it but we could come up with something useful for both of us like 100 dollars a second. I'll send you the bill.

[@phlogistanjones2722]

@landlocked4771 AH yes. Per Louis Rossman: I have notified Mr. Softy of a "change in the user agreement". If they do not wish to adhere to it they will need to respond by carrier pigeon on a full moon with a missive written on lambskin vellum inked by hand from gall ink and certified by a mason of no less than the 32 degree. This shall be delivered to an "authorized agent" a list of which can be obtained by asking politely at the nearest Steak and Shake. The booth in the back with the torn seat cushion. A non-response or a response later than January 1, 2025 constitutes a legally binding contract by all parties etc. etc. etc. This day of our lord 2024, October 13.

[@ClaviculaNotoria]

🎉 engagement challenge

[@Shotblur]

engagement response

[@phlogistanjones2722]

@@Shotblur Ah yes. Marco. Polo. N-Gage-Mint ON.

[@ClaviculaNotoria]

@@phlogistanjones2722 Polo. Marco.

[@exzld]

15:21 you poor soul. spoiler: its baddddd!

[@6Pet-f3s]

engagement engage me under the box good great

[@phlogistanjones2722]

3:17 3:20 Gesundheit Wendell 9:55 it is "not racketeering" if the government does it. Very much the "rules for thee, but not for me" and by extension through regulatory capture anyone *they* say is not racketeering. Convenient. General comment: The sum total of todays news (with the possible exception of Steam) was just terribly depressing. Peaceful Skies

[@murraywebster1228]

Guten morgen

[@phlogistanjones2722]

@murraywebster1228 Capt. Morgan is gluten intolerant and a drunk and not a very good privateer. But then again, who can argue with a fellow who greets one in the early hours of the day and wish you well. :) Not I. Peaceful Skies

[@Mr_Quimper]

MU/TH/UR 6000 🤓

[@PixelHamster]

you should buckle in a computer if you put it on a chair ye

[@PixelHamster]

you dont want that thing flying around if you get into an accident, it might kill/hurt you or others

[@jordanm2984]

Gaben will save us all. He is the chosen one.

[@RedSntDK]

I have onedrive on linux, it works just fine. I push files when I need, and sync when I need, and because of prior marketing shenanigans I have over 100gb there, so can't complain.

[@scrittle]

I hope it's nothing GPT can turn into training data

[@stevencharette7918]

make conspiracy theories great again

[@ksln]

\o/

[@Kyle496]

We spent something like 200 million defending Israel from the latest missile attacks and we have sitting Republicans voting for more bombs/ammo and against more FEMA money. Also FEMA isn't out if money yet, they're saying they will be out of money before this next hurricane hits Florida (which i think is happening right now or sometime tomorrow). Fema has always been underfunded and it's not always due to incompetency, DJT siphoned tens of millions from FEMA in 2019 right before hurricane season in order to fund a useless border wall (most illegal immigrants overstay a legal visa or came seeking asylum, not walking across the border with a coyote or whatever bs faux news has told you).

[@Jcewazhere]

We have sitting republicans against free school lunches. They're, or were, trying to ban blue states from giving kids lunches. They're not even parody-able anymore, just outright vile.

[@mickgibson370]

They spent on ilIegal aliens! This year $840,000,000!