The Alien and The Jester

In this episode, Alien and Jester discuss how engineers can turn their worst nightmare, company social events, into opportunities to get ahead in their careers.With a combined 20 years of experience in the Mechanical and Software Engineering industry, Alien and Jester give advice on multiple aspects of events like happy hours, including how best to prepare, what to do when you actually get to the event, and the most important quality that others are looking for in you.Follow and message us!https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejesterhttps://twitter.com/alien_jesterthealienandthejester@gmail.com00:00 Intro01:00 New generations struggling with RTO and office social events05:45 Advice for these forced office social events13:00 Playing out a scenario for office happy hour20:55 How to present yourself27:15 Use these opportunities to connect with coworkers31:55 How to deal with awkward moments

Follow and message us!https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejesterhttps://twitter.com/alien_jesterthealienandthejester@gmail.com0:00 Intro4:09 What is going on with the missing submersible7:18 Details on the mission and vessel20:03 The infamous Logitech game controller23:10 Did the company, OceanGate, cut corners?31:47 Vessel rate depth awfully close to the Titanic wreck depth36:18 Would Jester get inside the Titan41:35 Timeline of events45:55 Why search and rescue is so difficult55:25 Coast Guard reports periodic 'banging' sounds being heard59:01 What would a successful rescue look like1:11:44 Situation inside the vessel now1:18:30 Elon Musk cameo1:21:34 OceanGate history and controversies1:30:22 A look into the CEO and pilot, Stockton Rush1:39:23 Memes, media and final thoughtsSources:- https://oceangate.com/our-subs/titan-submersible.html- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/21/titanic-sub-timeline-titan-submersible-missing-vessel- https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/6/21/23768771/titanic-submarine-missing-oceangate-titan-submersible-search-efforts-updates- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/us/oceangate-titanic-missing-submersible.html- https://boingboing.net/2023/06/21/oceangate-ceo-stockton-rush-in-2022-i-dont-think-its-very-dangerous.html- https://people.com/5-possibilities-happened-missing-titan-sub-7551055

Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 1:20 What is Banshees of Inisherin? 5:00 Are there too many prequel, adaptations or remakes in film? 6:12 The hidden meaning behind Banshees 7:50 Do current audiences have lower attention spans? 10:12 What would you do if your friend “broke up” with you? 34:27 Everything Everywhere All at Once

Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 00:00 Who is the suspect? Plus rumors and other eyewitness accounts 05:08 The suspect has fans (...) 07:25 Open questions and motives 19:25 How the crime may have occurred 30:30 What's next

Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 00:00 What went down in November 2022 in Moscow, Idaho 13:56 Initial reactions and theories 15:56 Police arrest a suspect 21:13 The police publish their evidence so far 30:33 The bombshell eyewitness account 38:06 The nature of the 911 call 41:11 Possible motives 44:40 How the police investigated

Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 00:00 Intro to our topic: Elon buys Twitter  12:21 Mass Twitter layoffs  18:31 Losing revenues, the hunt for the new CEO, Elon goes thrifty  26:38 How can we save Twitter  33:08 ElonJet controversy  37:31 We continue burning bridges with billionaires  40:04 Bonus outro topic: how do we start our video games

Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 00:00 Intro  00:50 The funniest memes of 2022  04:45 Addressing our last episode and appreciating our viewers (and how to score bonus content)  10:00 Alien teaches Jester how to hug a human   15:30 Jester teaches Alien how to say corn in Cantonese  16:30 The casting controversy behind House of the Dragon, Rings of Power  20:55 Going into why people are angry over the casting choices  25:15 Why minority representation matters  31:35 Diving into the Little Mermaid Ariel casting controversy  39:00 Is there a hypocrisy behind casting choices  44:55 Is it ok to feel “odd” about the casting choices  49:35 Disney’s real agenda (spoiler it’s money)  54:05 Exploring a past backlash with the benefit of hindsight  58:30 Hot take: you don’t have to agree with everything a person says  01:01:15 Are studios using diversity as a shield against fair, critical reviews  01:05:40 The dark racial subtext behind the Rings of Power backlash  01:08:15 Final thoughts on how we can all do better

Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 00:00 Intro and apology  00:47 Talking NBA Playoffs, Devin Booker and All NBA Team  7:54 Why Warriors are goated  10:20 Workplace humility can be bad  16:26 The toxic corporate culture of growth and productivity  29:52 Jester defends Andrew Yang (and other people of questionable morals)  35:33 The economic and political crisis in the US  38:35 Our thoughts on the new Marvel phase (Multiverse movies, Disney+ shows)  50:14 Marvel needs to take more chances (talking Eternals, Falcon and Winter Soldier)  56:40 How to take your time telling the story and how not to (Breaking Bad vs Severance)  1:04:49 Talking good story intros with Bakuman and Game of Thrones (mild GOT spoilers)  1:13:00 Our COVID teaser for the next episode

Follow and message us!   https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester   https://twitter.com/alien_jester   thealienandthejester@gmail.com   0:15 Why people at the top can't stop   5:35 Positive vs negative motivation  11:00 Respect in competition  13:00 Leo Dicaprio vs Jeff Bezos  16:00 Elon's SNL appearance  17:45 Did AOC ruin Bernie's chances?  22:00 Bipartisanship is dead

Follow and message us!  https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester  https://twitter.com/alien_jester  thealienandthejester@gmail.com   2:30 Don't Look Up discussion gets heated (mild spoilers)  15:10 One thing we both agree on, the hottest character from the movie  16:35 The movie's message, the director's intentions, is it effective?  22:00 Climate change, and how we can change a mind of a denier 

Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 3:49 Honesty in relationships 9:16 Faith in humanity 12:15 Dating for men 24:50 If you're jumping into the dating scene 34:04 Dating politics 34:35 Tactics and strategies 40:07 Mindset before starting to date 44:45 How to deal with the negatives and bettering ourselves 48:08 A "dubious" study on women finding most men unattractive 53:43 Pictures in dating profiles 1:07:30 Nice guys don't finish last 1:10:53 Apple vs Epic (finally) 1:12:22 Bios for dating profile 1:15:00 "Looking for a Jim to my Pam" 1:16:30 Back to bios

Abs and John discuss Jeff Bezos' next takeover in the writing room, what makes a good story, being married early and how to know "she's the one". Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 0:00 Intro  1:20 Will Crypto’s prices go back up?  5:00 Is Elon’s influence on crypto waning?  5:40 “It’s not that hard to make a great show” - Jeff Bezos  10:45 The Hero’s Journey and its role in popular franchises like Star Wars  14:30 Kurt Vonnegut’s Shape of Stories  16:30 Bourne Identity vs Avatar: The Last Airbender  23:10 Can capitalism and good art coexist?  29:56 Birthday shoutout  33:50 Marrying young and having doubts  39:00 The truth about online advice on marriage  40:31 What does it mean to love someone?  46:18 Men and women see marriage differently  51:52 How do you know if they are the “one”?  58:36 The right way to resolve conflicts in marriage  1:04:25 Our thoughts on “Meninist” communities like The Red Pill and MGTOW  1:13:40 Study says women think 80% of men are below average  1:17:10 Dating is much more than just physical attributes  1:20:47 What you need for a long-lasting marriage

Abs and John discuss their favorite anime, what makes them good, their effect on life and the world, and battle it out between Naruto and Attack on Titan.  Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com  Timestamps: 0:00 Intro  0:54 How to contact us  1:24 The legendary status of Kentaro Miura (RIP) and the Berserk series  3:55 Berserk’s impact on modern dark fantasy franchises like Dark Souls  6:34 Perfectionists like Miura are a dying breed  11:05 Successful manga with bad art  14:40 D.B. Weiss and David Benioff (Game of Thrones producers) tortured actors on set  16:24 Was Game of Thrones actually good?  19:34 Attack on Titan vs Naruto  23:20 Best season/arc of Attack on Titan  26:33 Why My Hero Academia is a good anime despite the cliches  28:00 The 5 qualities that Abs looks for in ranking anime  30:56 Review of Black Clover  33:24 Abs’s top 5 anime  43:37 Marvel movies and buildup 50:54 John’s top 5  1:04:07 Review of Planetes and how it changed John's life  1:15:20 Commentary on versus type content like Superman vs Goku

We discuss the recent crypto crash, a rant on Tether and Bitcoin enthusiasts, Elon's cult status, beginner investment advice and thirsty comments on TikTok. 0:00 Intro  0:56 What makes a podcast good?  3:47 The latest crypto crash  4:20 The beginning of the end of Bitcoin  5:20 3 major weaknesses of Bitcoin  5:50 Tether and its dangerous relationship to Bitcoin  12:30 Bitcoin being falsely propped up by Tether  14:30 Crypto-influencers, Anthony Pompliano, Michael Saylor  17:55 FOMO buying  19:43 Resistance and support lines are meaningless? 23:40 The difference between Gamestop and Crypto  24:42 Bitcoin’s questionable value to society  29:00 Potential applications of crypto and payment technologies  30:35 Bitcoin price target by Xmas 2021  31:25 China’s reasons for lockdown on crypto  34:06 Bitcoin mining is transferring America’s wealth to China  42:05 How to start investing?  45:45 Why Coinbase is a bad buy and what makes a strong stock choice  48:45 Airbnb outlook?  55:50 TikTok hustle  57:40 Dunkey vs JCole