Episodes
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
The Lucky Ten Thousand - Episode 23: The March of Progress
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
This week Evan and Carissa reminisce about the technology which shaped our generation. The 8088 and the Apple ][e, BASICA games and TI graphing calculators, the Hayes SmartModem and AOL, BBSes and MUDs, Betamax and VHS, and so much more. Progress marches on, moving ever faster and with increasing promise, so we pause to relish in the view from the top, standing on the shoulders of the giants which brought us into the future.
Wednesday Aug 19, 2015
The Lucky Ten Thousand - Episode 9: Internet Jargon
Wednesday Aug 19, 2015
Wednesday Aug 19, 2015
It's back to school this week, and we join in with a primer on internet jargon. Covering the sites you need to know to get started, the sites you need to know to avoid, and the slang which peppers dialogue across the web, consider this Internet 101. Carissa teaches Evan the very basics to some small degree of success.
Do you feel more like an internet tourist than a native? Here is your "dónde está la biblioteca" course. Are you an old-school 'netizen' (ugh) who speaks 'net like a milk tongue? Take a listen as a refresher, or just enjoy hearing someone else learn the language. More than any other so far, this show exemplifies what the Lucky Ten Thousand is all about: we don't judge or condemn you for not knowing; we just want to share.
Class is now in session!