Topic: Data Streams

During a congressional inquiry, the President of the Sierra Club is questioned about "the pause"—a period of 18 years with no significant warming according to satellite data. The executive relies on staff for scientific specifics while citing the 97% consensus figure. Meanwhile, news reports cover a record-breaking heat wave in France, with scientists attributing the extreme weather to "wiggles" in a slowing jet stream.

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx have begun a media tour to distance themselves from the Trump administration's pandemic response. Birx claimed that "parallel data streams" were being sent to the White House, resulting in the President seeing charts she did not create. Fauci stated he never considered resigning because he felt he needed to push back against "nonsense."

Experian Boost is marketing a service that allows users to raise their credit scores by linking their streaming service payment history. Critics argue this represents the first phase of an American social credit system, where consumer behavior and media consumption are used to determine financial trustworthiness and access to credit.

Abigail Hines from Alameda, California, donates to celebrate her husband William's 35th birthday, bestowing upon him the title "William Lord of Data Streams." The note mentions their discovery of the show through Joe Rogan and their preference for the "data" (day-ta) pronunciation. The hosts fulfill several birthday jingle requests for the family.

The hosts discuss the growth of the No Agenda Stream and thank artist "Data" for the "Greta Doomberg" album art. They admit to breaking their own rule by combining the show title with the art, which featured a Mad Max-style rendering of Greta Thunberg. The segment also addresses technical issues with album art updates on iOS 13 and encourages listeners to use the No Agenda Art Generator.

The third season of the Netflix series House of Cards is criticized as "unwatchable," serving as a critique of the company's reliance on big data and algorithms to drive creative decisions. Despite marketing claims that data analysis dictated the perfect story arcs for viewers, the result is described as a creative failure compared to the first two seasons.

T-Mobile has unveiled its Unradio service, which allows users to stream music from specific services like Pandora without it counting against their data caps. This practice raises significant net neutrality concerns, as independent content like the No Agenda show still counts toward data limits. The tech press is criticized for fawning over the "free" data rather than addressing the discriminatory nature of the service.

A listener reports that Suddenlink has implemented a pricing model based on data caps, charging $10 for every 50 gigabytes over the limit. The hosts argue this is a fair way to manage network saturation caused by high-definition streaming. They predict that the transition to 4K streaming will eventually force all users to accept paid priority to maintain service quality.