Cameron And Brock Are Two People

Take a trip back to life before the midterms with this episode, recorded just before all that business. Brock invents the word "rerefer". We both express hope that jingoism isn't the final form of patriotism in America, and that progress exists in the world. We also discuss replacing ourselves with robots. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

This podcast is best viewed at 1024x768. At some point, cars got blobby, and we’re not sure why. Cameron reminisces back to the heady days of the button spritesheet. If you’re looking to get into design, just say “holistic” a lot and that things feel azure, and you’ve got it made. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

The ideas keep flowing this week, as we invent a sort of device ecosystem of parental sentinels for keeping children in their beds at night. Comforting body heat? Programmatically generated existential rhetoric? Bluetooth connectivity? Cheez-it dispenser? Sleep Daddy and Cuddle Mommy have it all. Patents pending. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

Cameron uses coffee to swallow a pill, live on microphone. Brock survived another hurricane. Cameron doesn’t understand why they cut holes in new road. Your two 140-decibel timeouts a day can be a gift you give to literally everyone around you. EVERYONE. The weaponization of the timeout is a short-term problem. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

America has improved on literally everything else we inherited from the UK – why not the knighthood system? Join us on a journey toward an, in retrospect, obvious and inevitable market opportunity: honorifics. Start saving your pennies now, because you’re going to want to be in on the ground floor of this golden opportunity, or my name isn’t Chicken Hyphen Nuggets Cameron Daigle, U.S.A. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

Cameron overdoses on tea. Brock is a coffee bubble boy. How about some some juicy baby shrimp on that pizza? Cameron’s sleep was stolen by K-Pop Tony Hawk. Cameron and Brock discuss the distressing Instagram trend of clinical food dissection. How about some pickles on that pizza? How about some MAYO on that pizza? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

We’re back after an altogether unexplained absence! Cameron and Brock share storytelling techniques for getting their children to go the heck to sleep. Cameron generally works in the castles/festivals/magical forest vein, while Brock weaves tales of eldritch horror and ancient terror. Cameron takes great pleasure in being able to mention Thrackan Sal-Solo. Doctor Hamheim likes ham. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

It's the LASIK episode! Two weeks into lasered eyes, we're finally climbing out of the politics-and-religion hole to talk about some good old-fashioned eye cuttin'. And don't forget, if you have questions about lasers, corneal flaps, Brock's perfect eyesight, or Cameron's resistance to Valium, dial 25-25-HEY-CAM today. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

Dear listeners, you may notice that there is no Episode 29. That's on purpose! Join us as we reflect on the fact that sometimes the best thing to do is record a podcast, learn from it, and NOT upload it. Also: Cameron is 10,000 tiny decisions lighter. Learn why a "Coolapeño" isn't as great as it sounds. A cornucopia is a bad basket.AN ANNOUNCEMENT: We are now accepting voicemails! We see no downside to this plan. Please dial 25-25-HEY-CAM – that's (252) 543-9226 – with your question, comment, complaint, recipe, joke, or series of filthy, filthy curses, and we will address your voicemail accordingly. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

It's all about the other 97% of the universe. Cameron can't take a 7-year-old to a bar. You don't have to invent Chicago for a story. Brock is constantly disappointed by the physics of the real world. Cameron probably invents the word "perfunctorily". We dig deep into the highs and lows of No Man's Sky, and also the highs and lows of the crappy version of the Matrix we call "reality". This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

You thought the Fire Museum (episode 21) was a million-dollar idea? Here's a TWO-million-dollar idea: the Phobia Museum. Brock's knows he's claustrophobic, but his report from the Phobia Museum will help him know WHY he's claustrophobic. We're going to help people learn so MUCH about themselves. Also: chinchilla hats, sloth baskets, and birds what poop out their mouths.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

We celebrate our half-year birthday with the first 3 minutes of this podcast having screwy audio. Cameron grew up 5 minutes fast. Brock has lost the ability to lose contact with outer realities. It's hard to idealize any point in American history in between three-cornered hats and now. We definitely don't figure out what sextants are for. There's too much available information. Your intellect is not a gas. Cameron pines for community via proximity.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

Draw one wavy line down the long side of a church bulletin and it's all stick men and tanks from there. Sometimes you've just got to put the avocado on the bathroom floor. We discuss the possibility of one being a sociopath via laziness and privilege, stare into the abyss of our current Presidential situation, and wonder what the Ethical Republican Christians are up to these days. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

Brock's name is a heretofore unspecified onomatopoeia. Cameron recommends the film "Chopping Mall". Brock isn't ready to pass on his legacy. Cameron lacked the self-actualization to eat more Sbarro. Brock's children need to stop licking things. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

Cameron doesn't want more items in his mental queue. James Jameson needs a modded barrel. Cameron dropped the bottle rocket in the floorboards. Brock invents the word "incautious". We spend a while dipping back into high school reading assignments with Camus' The Stranger. Cameron says the "R" word. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

Some people are more scared by the unfinished business ghost. Horror is the hot sauce of films. Cameron's CRT minimap was pixel oatmeal. Brock could spot the REAL engineers. Cameron knows enough about computers to be pre-demoralized. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

Cameron didn't know the wok process. Page 3 of Google isn't what it used to be. Only narcissistic cartographers reveal their occupation. You're not paying $40 to burn a pile of Cheerios. In a burst of inspiration, we produce the next great museum concept. You're going to want to hear this. It will involve a LOT of waivers. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

Brock has over-locked his house. Cameron thinks he ran away one time. No bacon unless you're all at the table. Children are chaotic neutral. Cameron hallucinated a cursing man at the movies. Corporations are trying to cut down the forest to make elevator buttons. You'd think "Let People Vote" would be a simple phrase.[Addendum: we recorded this episode on Tuesday morning, before the latest news coverage regarding planned tent cities for immigrant children separated from their parents, and before the walkthrough of an existing detainment center for immigrant children housed inside a former Wal-Mart, with bar codes on childrens' wristbands, 2 hours of outside time a day, and a mural of Trump on the wall. Those items would have colored my side of the last 30-45 minutes of this podcast significantly more strongly. - Cameron] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

Computers were always disposable. Apparently kids don't reinstall their Windows anymore. There's a black hole in personal computer history. Windows would never find a driver. The shared culture was a silver lining. How many people do you NEED to have a shared experience with, anyway? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com

Politics talk morphs into religion talk PRETTY quickly in this one, and we really never shovel ourselves back out, so buckle up, folks. Cameron is unconvinced that everyone believes in societal progress. Brock wants to balance without equivocating. Now's as good a time as any to emphasize that we're doing our best off the cuff here to have sincere conversations about difficult topics, so maybe use TWO buckles and LET'S GET READY TO RAMMBBBBBLLLLEEE(After this one, I'm positing Cameron is some sort of Chaotic Good situation, and Brock is Lawful Neutral.) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camandbrock.substack.com