Cup of Jones - September 9, 2019 (Patreon)

There were times when it felt like we were being cursed last week. There were lots of weird technical issues, some out of our control, some not. Thankfully, all of them have been addressed and hopefully smoothed over moving forward, including massive power outages and video capture equipment that decides it doesn’t want to work anymore. Having backups like this is a tricky thing to invest in right away because you’re never sure how much you need. So it’s wonderful to have the support we do so we can problem-proof the office more and more as time goes on. Thanks for giving us the ability to do that.

- Brandon

Video Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAhX3ljIAPE


PERSONAL QUESTIONS

NATSU - With NBA 2k20 being rated E for everyone and being littered with gambling games and mechanics via loot boxes, games of chance, and LITERAL slot machines, I was wondering at what age do you plan on introducing Milo to these things, and at what age do you think he will be before he steals your credit card and spends your family's life savings on loot boxes and slot machines in an effort to get Lebron on his team? Since the ESRB says that any age is perfectly fine to acquire a crippling lifelong gambling addiction, would you, as a new father, start now or wait a couple of years before you get Milo hooked? JONES - I don’t foresee having a difficult time stopping him outright from playing games I know are going to warp his fragile little mind. The much tougher challenge is finding that stuff on websites through a phone or tablet. I have friends with a strict no-internet rule, even much later in life when they have their own gaming consoles, and I’m studying their emotion progression very carefully. I’m grateful to know a lot of parents that already had to solve these modern problems a few years ago.

KIF - Since you are making a concerted effort to downsize your cup from a venti to a tall. Plus, Mission to Zyxx is on break, and Harmontown is ending. I'm going to have a 3 or so hours gap per week in my daily commute to and from work. As you are the only one of those I have a direct line to, what are your podcast recommendations to fill said gap? JONES - Always Radiolab for me, although their schedule has gotten weirder and weirder as time goes on. S-Town and Dirty John were very satisfying stories to hear. I remember playing Ghost Recon Wildlands while listening to S-Town. The Moth can be hit or miss, but I’ve often heard some really good, re-tell-able, stories there.