Too Much Information live chat show. In this episode, we’ll be talking with Alex Sosnovski, a former Soviet Army NCO, about what it was like to grow up in the USSR.
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In 1974, this soft drink was the first Western product to be officially allowed to be sold and marketed in the Soviet Union.
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SPECIAL GUEST: Alexander Sosnovski
Born in the Soviet Union, Alex served in the Soviet Army. He studied law, moved to New York City, and works at the cancer research institute Cold Spring Harbor.
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Brand Clue: This beverage was created in 1893. Along with its arch-rival Coke, dominates the worldwide soft-drink market.
Too Much Information live chat show. In this episode, we’ll be talking with Ilya Koshkin of @darklordofoptics. Stop leaving yourself vulnerable to data breaches. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed. Read my notes https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-live-250604-dark-lord-of-optics/
This camera company was established in 1919, initially specializing in microscopes and thermometers. One of the top Japanese camera brands behind Nikon and Canon. They popularized pocket 35mm clamshell cameras in the 80’s and 90’s with their pocket Stylus cameras. In the mid-90’s, their OM line was one of the first Digital SLR’s. Along with Fuji, they introduced the Micro 4/3 digital camera format.
Born in the Soviet Union, educated in California at CalTech and UCLA, this optical physicist has made a career in electro-optics and imaging. He’s worked for camera companies, defense contractors, designed reticles, and written articles about hunting and sporting optics for Guns & Ammo and Shooting Illustrated. He runs the blog and channel Dark Lord of Optics.
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Brand Clue: In 2020, this Japanese camera company spun off its camera brands into OM Systems. It takes its name from the legendary mountain top home of the Greek Gods.
Too Much Information live chat show. In this episode, we’ll be talking about classic BBS games with Voltaric Software founder Scott Robinet. Stop leaving yourself vulnerable to data breaches. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed. Read my notes https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-live-250423/
Launched in 1988 this 3-letter name company grew to become at one time, the largest Internet Service Provider in the world 1990s. Logging in, users could often hear the words: “You’ve got mail.”
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Bulletin board system (BBS), also called a computer bulletin board service (CBBS),[1] is a computer server running software that allows users to connect to the system using a terminal program. Once logged in, the user performs functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging messages with other users through public message boards and sometimes via direct chatting. Many BBS servers offered online games, including early forms of MMOs.
Brand Clue: This 3-letter name company’s full name was America Online, and the ubiquity of their promotional floppy discs and later CDs, became a cultural touchstone. Despite dominating the market in 2001, its business shrank with the decline of dial-up internet. By 2015 it would be bought by Verizon.
Too Much Information live chat show. Our guest is Stephen Shadrach, a fashion photogher and paparazzo https://www.instagram.com/photographer_stephen_/ This video is sponsored by Aura. Stop leaving yourself vulnerable to data breaches. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed. Read my notes https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-250521-steve-shadrach/
This company was founded by George Eastman in 1892 in Rochester, NY and became one of the largest photographic film companies in the world.
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Paparazzi
Freelance photographers who pursue celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs, often selling these images to publications. The term “paparazzi” originated from the character Paparazzo in the 1960s film La Dolce Vita
Brand Clue: This company created the first handheld digital camera in 1975 but chose to ignore the digital cameras, afraid it would hurt their film business.
The digital photography and video market became dominated by Canon, Sony, and Nikon. By 2011 this company declared bankruptcy.
Too Much Information live chat show. In this episode, we’ll be talking with Gizzard Gary, a retired nuclear power IT specialist, turned YouTuber https://gizzardgary.com/. This video is sponsored by Aura. Stop leaving yourself vulnerable to data breaches. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed. Read my notes https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-250514-gizzard-gary/
This company is one of the largest corporations in the US. It traces its origins to 1889 and Thomas Edison; this company was one of the first electrical energy utilities in the US. This company has “electric” in its name. Since 1955, it has been the largest builder of nuclear power plants in the US.
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SPECIAL GUEST Gizzard Gary Is a native of Burlington, Kansas (population 2,593); born and raised. He retired after 42 years working at the nuclear plant near Burlington, and started his YouTube channel in 2017. His channels include Gizzard Gary, Gary Reviews, Boomer Listens, and hosts a weekly livestream Fowl Territory.
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Brand Clue: Helmed by legendary and notorious CEO, Jack Welch, this company was one of the most profitable corporations in the 1990’s.
Too Much Information live chat show. In this episode, we’ll be talking about buying gold and silver to diversify your assets and SHTF with Mark Damsetter. This video is sponsored by Aura. Stop leaving yourself vulnerable to data breaches. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed. Read my notes https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-250507-gold-with-mark/
EARLYBIRD Clue: This gold coin is known for the image on its opposite “tails” side.
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It is the name of the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander in which Neil Armstron and Buzz Aldren were the first to set foot on the moon.
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The volatile stock market. Gold and precious metals
Hedge against inflation
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SPECIAL GUEST Mark Damsteter Retired from Finanance and Accountant. Grew up in Buffalo NY. Served in the US Airforce. Is an avid coin-collector since he was a kid and through that got into Gold and precious metals.
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Brand Clue: This is the mascot and symbol of the United States. These are the largest birds of prey in North America.
Too Much Information live chat show. In this episode, we’ll be talking about bullet casting, firefighting, and scuba diving with “Viejo” Walter Bunning https://rumble.com/user/WalterBunning. This video is sponsored by Aura. Stop leaving yourself vulnerable to data breaches. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed. Read my notes https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-live-250430/
EARLYBIRD Clue: This ammo brand is named after the Spanish word for the bird of prey, the eagle.
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This Mexican ammo brand is created by Industrias Tecnos established in 1961. Outside of the United States, it is the largest ammo brand in the Western Hemisphere.
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Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is a city and county just north and west of Los Angeles along the picturesque California coast. It was established as a Spanish colony in the 1700’s around the Presideo and Mission Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara or Saint Barbara for us Mericans, is the patron saint of armourers, artillerymen, civil engineers, and explosives handlers. Which is appropriate because of my guest Walter Bunning aka “Viejo” https://rumble.com/user/WalterBunning
Special Guest: Walter Bunning aka VIEJO
Walter is the creator of Viejo Con Armas on YouTube @Viejo2A a channel that focuses on ammo reloading and firearms. Walter grew up in Northern California before going to school at Cal Poly San Luis Obisbo and settling in Santa Barbara. He’s career has spawned agriculture, forestry, and law enforcement.
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EARLYBIRD Clue: This ammo manufacturer’s name is often mispronounced in the US as: agee-la or agwilla. I’ve mispronounced in my earliest videos. But I did create a video where I asked one of its Mexican staffers at SHOT Show to correctly pronounce its Spanish name.
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Too Much Information live chat show. In this episode, we’ll be talking about VIC-20 and Amiga computers and games with Voltaric Software founder Scott Robinet.
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EARLYBIRD Clue: This computer company’s brand name is also a naval flag rank or position: a rank between captain and a rear admiral. It is often a temporary command title, given to a captain commanding a flotilla or squadron of ships.
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This brand started as an electric typewriter company in Canada in 1958. They sold electronic calculators before creating some of the first personal computers, the PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) in 1977. In 1980 they released the most affordable PC at the time, the VIC-20.
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Amiga Computer and games
Special Guest: Scott Robinet
Scott Robinet is a software developer in Canada. He grew up in Ontario outside of Toronto where he went to college at the University of Windsor. As the VP of R&D at Network Automation, helped build and successful startup in California.
He moving back to Toronto in 2014, where he founded and currently leads Voltaric, an analytics and optimization cloud software company that focuses on the Energy industry and Energy infrastructure.
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EARLYBIRD Clue: This company was one of the most popular first-generation personal computer companies, along with Apple Computers, Texas Instruments TRS series, Times-Sinclair, and Atari Computers.
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Too Much Information live chat show. In this episode, we’ll be chatting about Easter, the Last Supper, and the TV series “The Chosen” with @jh5869 the host of Livestream show “Georgia Shooting Connection”. top leaving yourself vulnerable to data breaches. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed. Read my notes https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-live-250416/
This brand was founded in Bethlehem Pennsylvania in 1953 and markets marshmallow confections in the shape of chicks, bunnies, and other animals.
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Special Guest: https://www.youtube.com/@jh5869 Jamie Howell aka JH586 is the host of long-running YouTube livestream show Georgia Shooting Connection, which is on Fridays.
This brand’s mash mallow confection was originally only available at Easter but is now available year-round. It is still a staple of many kid’s Easter basket.
Too Much Information live chat show. In this episode, we’ll be meeting Will Rosado, who is the illustrator for GI Joe. This video is sponsored by Aura. Stop leaving yourself vulnerable to data breaches. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed. Read my notes https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-live-250326/
This toy brand started as the Hassenfeld Brothers company in Providence, Rhode Island, in late 1923. The company originally made textiles, then produced pencil cases and school supplies.
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Special Guest: https://www.williamrosado.com/ William Rosado is a comic book artist and illustrator. He began his career in 1993 working for Marvel Comics as a penciler on the title G.I. Joe. His first published work for DC Comics was over the New Titans title as a penciler. He worked on some of the Batman and Superman titles during the 90’s.
