The Talk Show

‘Nothing Is Possible’, With Paul Kafasis

Monday, 24 February 2025

Special guest: Paul Kafasis. Special topics: Siri/Super Bowl nonsense, “Gulf of Mexico/America” nonsense, the iPhone 16e gets announced, and a veritable Bond villain buys the rights to the James Bond movie franchise.

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Unofficial but surprisingly good transcripts.

Links:

• Super Bowl nonsense:
  • Every play featured in the 1977 CBS “NFL Today” opening credits would be a severe penalty for violence in today’s NFL. Video on Facebook and X.
  • Apple in 2017, encouraged people to ask Siri questions about the Super Bowl.
  • Paul’s post at One Foot Tsunami: “Not So Super, Apple”.
  • My post: “Siri Is Super Dumb and Getting Dumber”.
• “Gulf of Mexico” nonsense:
  • Daring Fireball: “Golfo del Gringo Loco”.
  • Paul, thoughtfully: “Do Not Obey in Advance”.
• “Thoughts and Observations on Today’s iPhone 16e Announcement”.
• Rogue Amoeba: “The Developers Who Came in From the Cold”.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.