Episode 47 - Domestication and its Discontents

Normal Men · Feb 26, 2026 · 1h 10m

Propter's smart home journey goes sideways. Dogs: better evolved than us? The AI chip crisis hits gaming. The Jones Act and the art of the subsidy. Iran, oil, and who benefits. East Coast braces for snow. State shapes are wrong. And maybe log off for a bit.

Chapters:

0:00 Smart Home Tech & APIs

4:00 Dogs: Evolution, Senses, & Meds

14:00 AI, Chip Crisis & Hardware Prices

24:00 Economics of Supply & Demand

30:00 The Jones Act: Policy Failure

33:00 Biofuels & Commodity Cycles

40:00 Geopolitics: US & Iran

52:00 Blizzard, Weather & Regional Differences

1:03:00 Online Discourse & Context Window