Time Sink
204 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratingsAmuldeep and Hamza talk about everything under and above the sun.
Including: languages, movies, chess, farts (for some reason), art, AI, dreams, and many more! Catch us every Friday at the Time Sink
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#183: Dune 2 Is a Cinematic Masterpiece
May 10, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 168 MBAmuldeep, Hamza, and special guest Arlan back at it again to discuss Dune 2, this week at the Time Sink! Arlan's Letterboxd The Lighthouse Dune: Part Two Frank Herbert Denis Villeneuve Timothée Chalamet Zendaya Austin Butler Rebecca Ferguson Dave Bautista Hans Zimmer Anya Taylor-Joy Dune (1984 film) The Lord of the Rings
#182: You Can’t Call Us Liars
May 06, 2024 18:00 - 38 minutes - 88.3 MBWe fulfill our promise of following up on the Candidates tournament, there are a number of surprises, some people proven right, others proven wrong, it’s a doozy of a visit to the Time Sink! Candidates (2024) Gukesh D Ian Nepomniachtchi Fabiano Caruana Ben Finegold Yan Nepo “dying” Aris Marghetis (Arbiter) Elo Scores Ding Liren
#181: No Homo, but Man Looks Good
May 05, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBCandidates 2024 this week at the Time Sink! Candidates Tournament 2024 Magnus Carlsen Ding Liren Candidates 2024 Chess.com Judit Polgár Magnus Carlsen Checkmates Bill Gates in just 12 seconds Luka Dončić Alireza DRIP C-Squared Podcast Alireza beat Gukesh on time Alireza tweet
#180: My Sister Told Me to Talk About Saranghoe
April 19, 2024 18:00 - 25 minutes - 59.2 MBHaven’t you always wanted to listen to 2 fully grown men give their opinion on a vlog targeting a female audience? Then this is the episode for you, on this week’s visit to the Time Sink. THE VIDEO Saranghoe Sanrio Kuromi Hello Kitty
#179: The Guys Are Pretty Cute, ngl
April 12, 2024 18:00 - 25 minutes - 58 MBWe joined MOA today and more, this week at the Time Sink! Tomorrow X Together TO DO X TXT EP. 129 Big Hit Music BTS Hybe Corporation Perfect Partner OfflineTV
#178: We Got Pizza and Froyo, No Homo
April 05, 2024 18:00 - 31 minutes - 72 MBWe decided to check out “Friends Fest” Hamza’s eyes have been opened to Expos, Expo Art, Expo Food, and more importantly, Expo Prices. This and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! Expos Keycaps Enamel Pins
#177: I Work Hard for This Money Bro, Hecka Hard!
March 29, 2024 18:00 - 23 minutes - 53.8 MBGovernment stealing our money legally, and more this week at the Time Sink! Tax
#176: The Time Sink Ramadan Special
March 22, 2024 18:00 - 27 minutes - 62.8 MBIt’s time for the Time Sink Ramadan Special. It’s like a holiday special except for most people the schedule is unpredictable. Ramadan Quran Jinn
#175: This Is the Stupidest Conversation We’ve Ever Had
March 15, 2024 18:00 - 30 minutes - 69.6 MBLanguages are back, this week at the Time Sink! Hyperforeignism Endonym and exonym Superior highly composite number
#174: The Movie Was Very ArtEEst
March 08, 2024 19:00 - 25 minutes - 58.4 MBWe watched The Lighthouse. We have a lot to say about a movie that didn’t do all that much and yet too much at the same time, on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! The Lighthouse William Dafoe Robert Pattinson Box Office Mojo Suicide Squad Logan The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
#173: Vent Your Problems to Your AI Girlfriend
March 01, 2024 19:00 - 43 minutes - 100 MBWhat to do on your days off, chores, scheduling free time, roomba advertisements, Google Gemini, AI girlfriends, and more this week at the Time Sink! Roomba Google Gemini ChatGPT character.ai Replika Her
#172: Who Owns 2+2=4?
February 23, 2024 19:00 - 24 minutes - 56.1 MBGenius suing Google (there's more to the story), Robots.txt, is what Google does theft, this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! Genius Google WayBack Machine Nightshade (AI Poison)
#171: Man, People Are Too Friendly
February 16, 2024 19:00 - 54 minutes - 124 MBPublic domain shenanigans, One Piece leakers getting arrested, and more this week at the Time Sink! Missouri Governor Hack Steamboat Willie (TIME) Steamboat Willie (The Verge) One Piece Leakers Arrested JerryRigEverything Google Stealing Lyrics
#170: I Wanna Make Fun of You So Bad
February 09, 2024 19:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBDisney+’s Percy Jackson series, how our relationship with Music has changed, Touchscreen Dashboards, Self-Driving Cars, and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! Spotify Youtube Music Tesla Ford Fusion Humans Need Not Apply Veritasium Veritasium’s Self Driving Car Video Percy Jackson & the Olympians (Book Series) Percy Jackson: The Series: The Show
#169: AR Is Definitely the Future
February 02, 2024 19:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBToday we discuss AI art, rewinding problems, moon landings, Apple Vision Pro, and more this week at the Time Sink! thispersondoesnotexist.com Wacom Wacom AI Art Ad Wacom Response osu! Spotify YouTube Music Apple Music WatchMojo Japan on the moon Apple Vision Pro
#168: Not Only Are You Crazy, But …
January 26, 2024 19:00 - 52 minutes - 119 MBApple accidentally helping scammers, GTA, poisoning AI, this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! iOS 17 Grand Theft Auto Nightshade Adobe Character.ai (Wikipedia Page) Her ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com
#167: Didn’t Go as Well as I Hoped but It Went Way Better than I Expected
January 19, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBNew Year themes, goals, habits, and a little bit of chess this week at the Time Sink! Kurzgesagt -12,024 Calendar Udemy The Legends of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Godot Game Engine Blender Kurzgesagt - Habit Journal Ramadan Alireza Firouzja Candidates Tournament 2024 Women's Candidates Tournament 2024 Firouzja Falls At Final Candidates Hurdle Firouzja Overtakes Wesley So To Grab Candidates Rating Spot
#166: You’re Basic If You Use Chrome
January 12, 2024 19:00 - 29 minutes - 67.3 MBYoutube, Adblocks, Browser, the constant flux of the internet, this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! Youtube Adblock Ublock Origin Manifest V3 Google Chrome Chromium Opera GX Brave DuckDuckGo Pi-hole
#165: Stuff We Can’t Even Mention on the Podcast
January 05, 2024 19:00 - 28 minutes - 65.2 MBTwitch’s strange updates, and more, this week at the Time Sink! Twitch.tv Twitch Content Label Update Twitch Sexual Content Policy Update Reverted Twitch's Sexual Guidelines Changed
#164: The Better Award Show, You’ve Never Heard Of
December 29, 2023 19:00 - 30 minutes - 70 MBMove over “The Game Awards”, there’s a better award show for video games and we have the documents to prove it, just this on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! The Game Awards The D.I.C.E. Awards The Game Award Rules The D.I.C.E. Award Rules The Oscar Rules Cyberpunk No Man’s Sky Hearthstone Marvel Snap
#163: My Guy, This Entire Thing Is Cringe
December 22, 2023 21:18 - 1 hour - 172 MBLove, Death, and Robots, this week at the Time Sink! The Game Awards Geoff Keighley Love, Death & Robots Hunter × Hunter Gattaca Tilt–shift photography
#163: My Guy This Entire Thing Is Cringe
December 22, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 172 MBLove, Death, and Robots, this week at the Time Sink! The Game Awards Geoff Keighley Love, Death & Robots Hunter × Hunter Gattaca Tilt–shift photography
#162: What Else Are You Hiding From Me?
December 15, 2023 19:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBThe (Video) Game Awards, Learning Languages, Second Wind’s second wind, and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! The Game Awards Baldur’s Gate 3 Christopher Judge The Last of Us (TV Show) Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Arcane The Escapist Second Wind Zero Punctuation Second Wind Nov. Finance Report Jerry Rigs Everything Video
#161: We Don’t Know How Much of It Is Actually Real Anymore
December 08, 2023 19:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MBGiving thanks, chess drama, cheating and more this week at the Time Sink! Thanksgiving Alireza Firouzja Vladimir Kramnik Hans Niemann Hans Niemann Cocky Tweet Ivan Cheparinov Accusation Niemann Cheating Tweet Chess.com Questionable Response Kramnik Losing His Mind Podcast Vaishali, Praggnanandhaa Makes History
#160: Oh, I'm the Weirdo. Got It.
December 01, 2023 19:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MBThe end of Worlds, Duolingo collaboration, Pokimane’s cookies and response, and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! Worlds 2023 T1 NewJeans Duolingo Chess.com CEFR Scores Anki Pokimane Myna Cookie Valkyrae
#159: All Roads Lead To Me
November 24, 2023 19:00 - 58 minutes - 133 MBSecond Wind, inside stories, Worlds 2023, and more, this week at the Time Sink! Second Wind Dungeons & Dragons Zero Punctuation Logo Fully Ramblomatic Logo HermitCraft Sender Unknown Despicable Me Worlds 2023 T1 JDG Faker All Roads Lead to Me NewJeans Hanni says Garen is her favorite champion
#158: Just To Clarify, I’m Mentally Stable
November 17, 2023 19:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MBLaying memories to rest, Worlds is back, the self destructive nature of greedy business decisions, and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! Haunted Lighthouse Haunted Lighthouse Video Worlds 2023 T1 JDG Faker Ruler The Escapist Yahtzee Croshaw Nick Calandra Nick’s Tweet Second Wind GCP Grey rock paper scissors DropOut Linus Media Group Linus Media Group Revenue Corridor Digital Louis Rossman Grayjay
#157: Malicious Manipulative Evil
November 10, 2023 19:00 - 57 minutes - 130 MBLying researchers, future aesthetic, Mother Nature and more this week at the Time Sink! arXiv LK-99 The Problem With Science Communication Superconductor Backlash r/Futurology xkcd: Cells Apple Event - September 12 Apple Event - October 30 Mother Nature - Apple Octavia Spencer Keith Leak Jr. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Future Carbon Neutrality - Honda
#156: I Thought It’d Be Nice For Us to Boo and Shame Them
November 03, 2023 18:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBPlaying a single match for 5 days straight, The Asian only Olympics, The Asian only Olympics but at the beach (Yes, there is a difference), this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! 2024 Olympics Cricket Styles Asian Games USA vs Russia Hockey Match Bocce Ball Asian Beach Games Liquid Sand
#155: YouTube’s Solution Was to Just Nuke It
October 27, 2023 23:29 - 1 hour - 140 MBLittle bits of language, possible Unity redemption arc, new sports added in the LA Olympics, Minecraft Mob Vote, and more at the Time Sink! Unity CEO is out Cricket at Summer Olympics Virat Kohli Asian Games 2023 Minecraft Mob Vote 2023 Results HermitCraft Gen Z has a lack of Technological Literacy Minecraft Autocrafting Ray’s Works Mumbo Jumbo
#154: Has Magnus Carlsen Lost It?
October 20, 2023 21:47 - 40 minutes - 92.2 MBMinecrafters fed up with democracy, another chess drama, Magnus Carlsen seemingly losing his nerve, this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! Mob Vote Petition Magnus Carlsen Levy Rozman (GothamChess) Alisher Suleymenov Magnus Tweet about Losing Magnus Tweet about Video Hans Niemann
#154: Has Mangus Carlsen Lost It?
October 20, 2023 18:00 - 40 minutes - 92.2 MBMinecrafters fed up with democracy, another chess drama, Magnus Carlsen seemingly losing his nerve, this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! Mob Vote Petition Magnus Carlsen Levy Rozman (GothamChess) Alisher Suleymenov Magnus Tweet about Losing Mangus Tweet about Video Hans Niemann
#153: Man, That’s Nostalgia
October 13, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBA brand new Minecraft mob vote, insane games built using Minecraft on the HermitCraft server, and more on this week’s visit to the TimeSink! Minecraft Mob Vote @kingbdogz Explanation Minecraft Wiki HermitCraft Decked Out 2 Tracking Spreadsheet Tango Tek EthosLab How to Play Decked Out 2! EthosLab Phase 1 Runs SethBling
#152: This Disgusting Looking Thing? We Helped Make This
October 06, 2023 18:00 - 59 minutes - 136 MBUnity managed to unite its users, just not in the way it wanted. We take a closer look at what made the Unity Community seemingly self-implode, how Unity tried to fix it, who benefited from this whole fiasco, and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! Unity Pricing Tiers “Eff’d” By Unity InnerSloth open letter Unity original response Unity open letter Reynad Blender Chess.com Lichess Godot Funding Breakdown Process Godot Donors Re-Logic Terraria
#151: One Piece Live Action Extravaganza: Part 2
September 29, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBContinuing the One Piece Live Action discussion with invigorating topics like who our favorite ships are, why Arlong was a great rapper, Sanji’s rizz, and more, today, at the Time Sink! One Piece Live Action Taz Skylar 3 Idiots
#150: One Piece Live Action Extravaganza
September 22, 2023 18:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBOur fates were sealed the second this show was announced. That’s right, we’re talking about the One Piece Live Action! We’ve watched it all and have a lot of thoughts to share, on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! Eiichiro Oda Live Action Cast Binks’ Sake Zoro Rolling Clip Easter Egg Video by Artur
#150: One Piece Live Action Extravaganza: Part 1
September 22, 2023 18:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBOur fates were sealed the second this show was announced. That’s right, we’re talking about the One Piece Live Action! We’ve watched it all and have a lot of thoughts to share, on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! Eiichiro Oda Live Action Cast Binks’ Sake Zoro Rolling Clip Easter Egg Video by Artur
#149: That’s Usually How This Podcast Goes
September 18, 2023 18:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBCarpe Omnia, Sikh legends, privacy concerns, streaming subscriptions and more at the Time Sink! Carpe Omnia World Champions of What? Hari Singh Nalwa Closure of Inactive Ubisoft Accounts Socialblade Youtube as Infinite File Storage YouTube Premium Nebula.tv TechAltar Curiosity Stream
#148: Sure He Got Defamed … But He Also Got Famous
September 08, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 156 MBThe Chess Legal Battle is finally over and the results are definitely surprising, as are Hamza’s thoughts on the Queen’s Gambit which he finally got around to watching, and even some Harry Potter trivia. This and more on this week’s visit to The Time Sink! Chess.com’s Statement Magnus Carlsen Hans Niemann Hikaru Nakamura The Queen’s Gambit (Show) The Queen’s Gambit (Book) Queen’s Gambit (Chess Opening) Garry Kasparov Interview Harry Potter Chess Explained
#147: Hamza's Crazy Experience: Prepare to Be Amazed!
September 01, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBCrazy coincidences in Hamza’s life, a sprinkle of the World Cup, Hollywood writer strikes, and more this week at the Time Sink! Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Chess World Cup 2023 Chess World Cup 2023 Closing Ceremony Andrej Karpathy CS231n Badmephisto thispersondoesnotexist.com
#147: Proof the Simulation is Breaking Down
September 01, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBCrazy coincidences in Hamza’s life, a sprinkle of the World Cup, Hollywood writer strikes, and more this week at the Time Sink! Creators Explain Spiderverse Differences Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Chess World Cup 2023 Chess World Cup 2023 Closing Ceremony Andrej Karpathy CS231n Badmephisto thispersondoesnotexist.com
#146: Proof That Hamza Has Bad Tastes in Movies
August 25, 2023 18:00 - 41 minutes - 94.3 MBIs Paradise real? Could a Utopia truly exist? Hamza discusses the possibilities after watching Paradise, a German movie that tried to convince the audience … it can’t exist. Also Bird Box sequel, this week at the Time Sink! Utopia etymology FAANG Paradise Bird Box Bird Box: Barcelona
#145: The Multiverse of the Spider-Verse
August 18, 2023 18:00 - 35 minutes - 80.6 MBDisclaimers, umbilical cords, the Multiverse of Spider-Verses, Twix, and more, today at the Time Sink! C-Squared Hello Internet Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Spider-Verse Twitter Thread
#144: This is the Death of Privacy, Let’s Go
August 11, 2023 18:00 - 53 minutes - 122 MBWe’re one step closer to true mind reading. That’s right, Hamza finally did it, he read the paper and what he finds will certainly change how you feel about the topic on this week’s visit to The Time Sink! Michael Jackson Oprah Clip Paper Article Main author video
#143: It’s Confusing, Complicated, and I Don’t Like It
August 04, 2023 18:00 - 51 minutes - 119 MBMarriages, questionable Google choices, annoying updates, StreetPass, Indian weddings, and more at the Time Sink! Hikaru Nakamura’’s Marriage Atousa Pourkashiyan Sarasadat Khademalsharieh Google Play Games Pokémon GO Clash of Clans Clash Royale Snapchat Supabase Firebase Next.js Neetcode Nintendo StreetPass Mario Kart DS Angry Video Game Nerd Games BiGMODE Michael Jackson Ignored Oprah
#142: This Man Really Said Ephemeral
July 28, 2023 18:00 - 42 minutes - 96.2 MBSocial media everywhere, old ones die, new ones are born, what even counts as social media, and most importantly… who is the women’s chess champion. These and more on this week’s visit to The Time Sink! Women’s Chess Tournament Reddit Social Media Youtube Instagram Twitter Threads Fediverse
#141: I’ll Be Honest, No One Cares
July 21, 2023 18:00 - 36 minutes - 83.8 MBSpeedcubing and ASMR, today at the Time Sink! J Perm - Yiheng Wang Yiheng Wang - Record Megaminx Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) Tommy Cherry 3BLD Record Feliks Zemdegs Amuldeep's childhood APB Method CFOP Method Roux Method ZZ Method Petrus Method
#140: I Don’t Know Anything About Anywhere
July 14, 2023 18:00 - 31 minutes - 71.3 MBWe have it all, chess lawsuit finale, geoguesser, man vs. machine, how P=NP could spell the end of artistic creation, and even more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink! Hans Niemann Magnus Carlsen Order of Dismissal Memorandum of Dismissal Geoguessr RainBolt RainBolt Vs. AI Code Bullet P vs. NP
#139: Tolerate Some Jankiness
July 07, 2023 18:00 - 31 minutes - 71.5 MBGenius ideas developed in a weekend, note taking, talking to my AI friends, and more at the Time Sink! Excalidraw Blog Post Excalidraw Obsidian WebSockets Character.ai
#138: Look-Ahead Is the Idea Where You Look Ahead
June 30, 2023 18:00 - 31 minutes - 71.7 MBWe’ve all tried to solve a rubik’s cube at some point, today we’re discussing the latest shake up by Max Park in another one of Hamza’s niche hobbies Speedcubing. Speedcubing Max Park Feliks Zemdegs Summoning Salt The Speed Cubers