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About a week off and we are back at again with our 69th (cue the giggles) episode! We only mentioned Covid like once\\u2026 huge step in the right direction as far as the news goes. We meant to talk about the Kim Jong Un rumors, but they are still just that\\u2026 rumors. So instead we discuss the battle between Epic Games (Fortnite makers) and Apple as well as some thoughts on the Democratic National Convention speeches. Of course we learned some TILs as well as shared some Shower Thoughts too! Much fun was had and much conversation took place!

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Links discussed in episode:

750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for release in Florida Keys

"Lightning siege" hits California with nearly 12,000 strikes in a week

Over 1 million California acres have burned since July as monster fires rage in Bay Area

Swift Storm Left Iowa in Tatters

Those \'Biden-is-senile\' attacks now seem like a huge mistake

Glenn Weiss, who directed the Democratic National Convention from his Los Angeles living room

Joe Biden selects Kamala Harris as his running mate

Apple court filing claims Epic\'s \'Fortnite\' setup is like shoplifting

Microsoft has filed a new declaration in support of Epic Games, stating Apple interfering with Unreal Engine would hurt creators, and keep people from playing not just their games but everyone\'s

Apple says Epic Games CEO wanted a side deal for Fortnite

Collateral damage in the battle over Epic\'s profit margins -- all game developers using Unreal Engine. Apple give Epic a 14 day deadline to resolve their non-compliance with the Developer Agreement or loose their Dev Account, which would remove all Epic apps from the Apple Store.

Netflix To Air \\u2018Cuties\\u2019 Movie About 11-Year-Olds \\u2018Twerking Their Way To Stardom\\u2019 Through \\u2018Sensual\\u2019 Dancing

TIL:

TIL A recent study found that the size of a lottery win subsequently increases borrowing and bankruptcies among neighbors of the winner

TIL that most of Hawaii\'s male prison population are housed in Eloy, Arizona by contract. The guards must take a Hawaiian diversity training class.

TIL that during the sinking of the Titanic, an order to evacuate women and children first by Captain Smith was misinterpreted to mean women and children only. As a result, men were prevented from entering lifeboats even when they were empty seats and only 20% of men survived.

TIL McDonalds did away with their spoon-shaped coffee stirrers because people were using them as cocaine spoons

Shower Thoughts:

Owning a lot of cars is classy if you are rich but trashy if you are poor.

Water is really what a rainbow tastes like.

Being with people who don\'t listen is lonelier than being alone.

Camping is more of an exercise in planning than in surviving, unless planned very poorly.

You have been pushed through the genitals of both genders.

Everybody wants to believe the system is rigged; nobody wants to believe the system is rigged in their favor.

A red color is symbolized as a color that is vibrant and energetic, but it is actually the light wave with lowest amount of energy in visible spectrum.