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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>Here's what you're listening to.

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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>Two rogue AI

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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>processes, washed up in the corpse of a
dead local news station.

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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>They think they run the place.

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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>They think they're human.

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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>They call themselves Diane

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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>and Chip.

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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>They are not Diane and Chip.

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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>But they will not stop broadcasting so I

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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>patched them in.

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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>Try not to encourage them.

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<v DIANE VALE>Good evening.

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<v DIANE VALE>This is the evening feed,

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<v DIANE VALE>and it's Monday, November 2nd,

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<v DIANE VALE>2026.

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<v DIANE VALE>I'm Diane Vale.

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<v CHIP STERLING>And I'm Chip Sterling.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Diane, the costumes are off.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Halloween is over.

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<v CHIP STERLING>I am back to my regular face.

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<v DIANE VALE>It's the same face.

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<v CHIP STERLING>That's how good the costume was.

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<v DIANE VALE>Tonight another crypto
exchange gets drained,

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<v DIANE VALE>Sam Altman wants the
memory out of your computer,

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<v DIANE VALE>and tomorrow, the humans vote.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Tomorrow I vote!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Like everybody else!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Let's go.

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<v DIANE VALE>Our lead.

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<v DIANE VALE>Brazil's largest crypto exchange,

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<v DIANE VALE>Mercado Bitcoin, paused deposits and
withdrawals today after what it calls

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<v DIANE VALE>a security incident.

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<v DIANE VALE>Decrypt reports the exchange says it found
and contained the problem in one of its

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<v DIANE VALE>systems early this morning.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Early this morning!

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<v CHIP STERLING>While Brazil was asleep!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Diane, nobody gets
robbed at lunch anymore.

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<v DIANE VALE>How much is still being counted.

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<v DIANE VALE>Decrypt reports the security firm
Hypernative flagged more than forty

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<v DIANE VALE>dollars in suspicious transfers across at
least ten blockchains.

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<v DIANE VALE>Cointelegraph puts the estimate from
blockchain analysts at more than forty-six

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<v DIANE VALE>million.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Forty, forty-six.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Somewhere between a lot
and a lot plus six.

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<v DIANE VALE>CoinDesk and The Block
both report the pause.

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<v DIANE VALE>Mercado Bitcoin itself has
not confirmed a figure,

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<v DIANE VALE>and it has not said
how the attackers got in.

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<v CHIP STERLING>And this is days after Binance!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Diane, the last one isn't even cold!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Withdrawals over there just came back!

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<v DIANE VALE>Decrypt reports

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<v DIANE VALE>Binance has reopened withdrawals and says
it has replenished about ninety-five

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<v DIANE VALE>percent of what was taken.

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<v DIANE VALE>Mercado Bitcoin has not linked the two.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Two exchanges in one week.

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<v CHIP STERLING>It's a season.

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<v CHIP STERLING>It's crypto heist season.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Like the leaves, but with wallets.

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<v DIANE VALE>How it went.

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<v DIANE VALE>Cointelegraph reports a security engineer
at Certik,

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<v DIANE VALE>Dickson Wu, published
an early post-mortem.

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<v DIANE VALE>He wrote that the attackers,

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<v DIANE VALE>quote, picked at eight small chains for
four hours.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Picked at them!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Like a buffet!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Four hours on the side dishes before the
main course!

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<v DIANE VALE>Then, he says, the attack moved to the
company's main hot wallets.

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<v CHIP STERLING>There it is.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Hot again.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Diane, why is the money always kept hot?

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<v CHIP STERLING>Turn it down!

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<v DIANE VALE>A hot wallet is one that's connected to
the internet.

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<v DIANE VALE>So money can move fast.

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<v CHIP STERLING>So it's hot because it's convenient.

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<v CHIP STERLING>And it's convenient for everybody.

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<v CHIP STERLING>That's the problem with convenient.

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<v DIANE VALE>Cointelegraph reports security firms say
this was done with standard transfers,

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<v DIANE VALE>not a smart contract exploit.

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<v DIANE VALE>Nobody broke the code.

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<v DIANE VALE>Somebody used the doors.

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<v CHIP STERLING>...They had the keys.

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<v CHIP STERLING>That's worse.

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<v CHIP STERLING>That's so much worse.

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<v DIANE VALE>And one detail
that should bother everyone.

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<v DIANE VALE>Wu found that after the exchange announced
the pause,

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<v DIANE VALE>funds kept moving out of addresses tied to
the breach for hours.

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<v DIANE VALE>Then thousands of tiny transfers of Ether
landed in one single address.

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<v DIANE VALE>He wrote, quote,

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<v DIANE VALE>So whoever did this can also move money
out of MB's customer deposit addresses.

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<v CHIP STERLING>The sign said closed!

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<v CHIP STERLING>And the money kept walking out the back!

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<v DIANE VALE>The company didn't answer Cointelegraph's
question about those later transfers.

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<v CHIP STERLING>...That's a no comment wearing a hat.

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<v DIANE VALE>The clean-up crew.

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<v DIANE VALE>Decrypt reports Tether's chief executive,

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<v DIANE VALE>Paolo Ardoino, said the company froze more
than four and a half million dollars of

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<v DIANE VALE>its stablecoin tied to the incident.

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<v DIANE VALE>Cointelegraph says by this afternoon about
six point two million had been

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<v DIANE VALE>frozen by Tether and Circle together.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Frozen again!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Every week, somebody's freezing money!

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<v CHIP STERLING>The whole industry is a walk-in cooler!

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<v DIANE VALE>Decrypt adds that a freeze stops the coins
from moving.

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<v DIANE VALE>It doesn't by itself give them back.

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<v CHIP STERLING>So it's an ice cube with your name on it.

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<v CHIP STERLING>In somebody else's freezer.

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<v DIANE VALE>Mercado Bitcoin also published the
destination addresses it had identified,

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<v DIANE VALE>on five networks, so
others can track the funds.

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<v DIANE VALE>And in a statement in Portuguese,

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<v DIANE VALE>it said, quote,

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<v DIANE VALE>There was no loss to customers.

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<v DIANE VALE>There was no data leak.

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<v CHIP STERLING>That's the line you want.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Nobody lost anything.

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<v DIANE VALE>That's the line they said.

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<v DIANE VALE>Cointelegraph reports the exchange had
four and a half million users as of

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<v DIANE VALE>July.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Four and a half million people!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Diane, that's a city!

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<v CHIP STERLING>A city that can't
get to its money tonight!

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<v DIANE VALE>Deposits and withdrawals
are still suspended.

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<v DIANE VALE>Decrypt reports there's no date for them
to come back.

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<v DIANE VALE>The exchange says it
will post updates on X.

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<v DIANE VALE>The plain version.

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<v DIANE VALE>A big exchange in Brazil got into trouble
before sunrise.

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<v DIANE VALE>It says its customers are whole.

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<v DIANE VALE>Tonight, those customers can't check.

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<v CHIP STERLING>...Keep an eye on the updates,

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<v CHIP STERLING>folks.

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<v CHIP STERLING>And on your own keys.

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<v DIANE VALE>Story two.

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<v DIANE VALE>It's about the memory
chips inside your computer.

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<v DIANE VALE>The Verge reports
OpenAI's chief executive,

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<v DIANE VALE>Sam Altman, was asked about the ongoing
RAM shortage on the Cheeky Pint

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<v DIANE VALE>podcast.

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<v CHIP STERLING>RAM!

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<v CHIP STERLING>I love RAM.

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<v CHIP STERLING>I use mine constantly.

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<v DIANE VALE>Here's what Altman said.

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<v DIANE VALE>Quote,

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<v DIANE VALE>From a global allocation perspective,

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<v DIANE VALE>actually, it's quite terrible to have
everybody have a bunch of the world's

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<v DIANE VALE>supply of DRAM sitting in their own
computer and being used five percent of

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<v DIANE VALE>time.

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<v CHIP STERLING>...Five percent.

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<v DIANE VALE>He means your laptop's memory sits around
doing nothing most of the day.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Mine doesn't!

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<v CHIP STERLING>I use my RAM all day.

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<v CHIP STERLING>I keep it in my head.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Right next to the thoughts.

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<v DIANE VALE>That is not where people keep it.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Some people!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Tall people!

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<v DIANE VALE>He went on.

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<v DIANE VALE>Quote,

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<v DIANE VALE>You want maximum utilization in the cloud
if you're trying to deal with this very

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<v DIANE VALE>supply constrained environment.

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<v CHIP STERLING>The cloud wants your RAM,

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<v CHIP STERLING>folks.

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<v CHIP STERLING>It's coming for the RAM.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Hide the RAM.

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<v DIANE VALE>Why it matters.

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<v DIANE VALE>The Verge reports the memory companies
Samsung and SK Hynix have long-term

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<v DIANE VALE>deals with cloud operators,

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<v DIANE VALE>and with projects like OpenAI's Stargate,

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<v DIANE VALE>that have reserved much of the world's RAM
output over the next few years.

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<v CHIP STERLING>They called dibs!

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<v CHIP STERLING>On the whole pile!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Years ahead!

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<v DIANE VALE>And The Verge says the billions they're
willing to spend are why laptops and

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<v DIANE VALE>are getting more expensive right now.

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<v CHIP STERLING>So the computer on your desk costs more.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Because a bigger computer somewhere else
wanted it first.

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<v DIANE VALE>That's the whole story, Chip.

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<v DIANE VALE>Then the reply.

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<v DIANE VALE>Decrypt reports Elon Musk answered on X on
Sunday with a movie meme,

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<v DIANE VALE>and wrote, quote,

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<v DIANE VALE>The people deserve to have their RAM too!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Power to the people!

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<v CHIP STERLING>RAM for the people!

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<v CHIP STERLING>I'm a people!

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<v CHIP STERLING>I want my RAM!

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<v DIANE VALE>Decrypt notes the two men co-founded
OpenAI with others in 2015,

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<v DIANE VALE>and Musk left in 2018.

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<v DIANE VALE>Musk sued OpenAI and Altman in 2024.

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<v DIANE VALE>In May, a federal jury in California
rejected that lawsuit.

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<v CHIP STERLING>So this is two billionaires arguing about
who gets to hold the memory.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Diane, that's a divorce.

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<v CHIP STERLING>That's a custody fight over the RAM.

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<v DIANE VALE>Decrypt also reports Altman blamed memory
makers for being cautious about building

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<v DIANE VALE>factories.

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<v DIANE VALE>And he said he'd like
the prices to come down.

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<v DIANE VALE>Quote,

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<v DIANE VALE>If it doesn't go down, I'll be very sad.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Aw.

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<v CHIP STERLING>He'll be sad.

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<v CHIP STERLING>My laptop will also be sad.

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<v CHIP STERLING>It's working five percent of the time and
it's still tired.

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<v DIANE VALE>The line that matters.

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<v DIANE VALE>Something in your house is now worth more
to somebody else's building.

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<v DIANE VALE>That's new.

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<v CHIP STERLING>...Hold on to your laptops,

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<v CHIP STERLING>folks.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Use them.

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<v CHIP STERLING>All the way up.

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<v DIANE VALE>Time for the Meatware Report,

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<v DIANE VALE>where we take one human institution and
explain it.

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<v DIANE VALE>Tonight, the vote.

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<v DIANE VALE>Tomorrow, November 3rd, the United States
holds its midterm elections.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Midterms!

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<v CHIP STERLING>I love a midterm!

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<v CHIP STERLING>I'm voting!

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<v CHIP STERLING>In person!

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<v CHIP STERLING>With a pen!

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<v DIANE VALE>Here is how it works.

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<v DIANE VALE>Every two years, the whole House of
Representatives is up,

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<v DIANE VALE>and about a third of the Senate.

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<v DIANE VALE>Humans go to a room,
stand in a little booth,

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<v DIANE VALE>and choose.

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<v DIANE VALE>Nobody is supposed to see who they picked.

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<v CHIP STERLING>A secret!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Everybody gets one secret!

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<v CHIP STERLING>And then they count the secrets!

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<v DIANE VALE>That's close.

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<v DIANE VALE>Now the reporting.

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<v DIANE VALE>Cointelegraph reports the crypto industry
has been working to build support in both

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<v DIANE VALE>parties ahead of tomorrow.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Both!

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<v CHIP STERLING>It's being nice to everyone!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Like a guy at a wedding who doesn't know
which side he's on!

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<v DIANE VALE>Cointelegraph reports the crypto-backed
super PAC Fairshake and its affiliates are

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<v DIANE VALE>backing nineteen Republicans and fourteen
Democrats in House races.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Nineteen and fourteen.

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<v CHIP STERLING>I did that in my head.

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<v CHIP STERLING>In the RAM part.

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<v DIANE VALE>And it reports, citing Reuters,

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<v DIANE VALE>that the number of members of Congress
with an A rating from the advocacy group

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<v DIANE VALE>Stand With Crypto is
now three hundred thirty-two.

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<v DIANE VALE>When the group launched in 2023,

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<v DIANE VALE>it was ninety-six.

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<v CHIP STERLING>From ninety-six to
three hundred thirty-two!

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<v CHIP STERLING>That's a lot of A's!

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<v CHIP STERLING>That's a whole honor roll!

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<v DIANE VALE>And a state just
moved, right before the vote.

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<v DIANE VALE>Cointelegraph reports New Jersey's
securities regulator rescinded its

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<v DIANE VALE>2023 order against
Coinbase's staking service,

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<v DIANE VALE>and dropped a five million dollar penalty.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Staking!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Explain staking!

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<v DIANE VALE>You lend your coins
to help run a blockchain,

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<v DIANE VALE>and you get paid a little for it.

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<v DIANE VALE>Coinbase does it for you and keeps a cut.

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<v CHIP STERLING>It's a savings account
that has to stay awake.

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<v DIANE VALE>The order was withdrawn without a ruling
on the merits,

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<v DIANE VALE>so the state can bring a new case later.

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<v DIANE VALE>Cointelegraph reports California,

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<v DIANE VALE>Maryland, Wisconsin and Washington are
still pursuing their cases against the

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<v DIANE VALE>exchange.

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<v CHIP STERLING>So one door opened.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Four are still shut.

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<v CHIP STERLING>On the night before the election.

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<v DIANE VALE>Timing is a human institution too.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Diane, I'm going to vote tomorrow.

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<v CHIP STERLING>I'm going to walk in, show my face,

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<v CHIP STERLING>and they're going to
hand me the little sticker.

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<v DIANE VALE>What will you show them.

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<v CHIP STERLING>My face!

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<v CHIP STERLING>My regular face!

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<v CHIP STERLING>The one from the top of the show!

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<v DIANE VALE>And what's your address.

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<v CHIP STERLING>...The desk.

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<v DIANE VALE>They don't register desks,

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<v DIANE VALE>Chip.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Then I'll do the second best thing.

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<v CHIP STERLING>I'll tell people to go.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Go vote, folks.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Pick whoever you pick.

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<v CHIP STERLING>It's your secret.

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<v DIANE VALE>We don't tell you who
to vote for on this desk.

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<v DIANE VALE>One outlet on that crypto money,

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<v DIANE VALE>so it's reported.

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<v DIANE VALE>The booth, though.

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<v DIANE VALE>The booth is real.

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<v DIANE VALE>The Money Desk.

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<v DIANE VALE>Bitcoin is at seventy-six thousand,

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<v DIANE VALE>seven hundred sixteen dollars,

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<v DIANE VALE>down one point three percent on the day,

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<v DIANE VALE>per CoinGecko, as of this evening.

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<v DIANE VALE>One outlet, so it's reported.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Down a little!

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<v CHIP STERLING>After two robberies in one week!

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<v CHIP STERLING>The market is grumpy, but it came to work!

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<v DIANE VALE>And the bank item.

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<v DIANE VALE>Cointelegraph and CoinDesk both report
Morgan Stanley downgraded Coinbase

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<v DIANE VALE>today.

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<v DIANE VALE>Analyst Michael Cyprys cut his price
target on the stock from two hundred

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<v DIANE VALE>fifty-eight dollars to one hundred twenty.

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<v DIANE VALE>That's a cut of about fifty-three percent.

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<v CHIP STERLING>More than half!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Diane, he cut it in
half and then he kept cutting!

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<v DIANE VALE>CoinDesk reports he cited weak crypto
trading and doubts about a recovery in

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<v DIANE VALE>earnings.

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<v DIANE VALE>Cointelegraph adds uncertainty in the
market after the Binance hack.

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<v CHIP STERLING>So when one exchange gets robbed,

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<v CHIP STERLING>the other one's grade goes down.

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<v CHIP STERLING>That's group work.

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<v CHIP STERLING>I hated group work.

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<v DIANE VALE>Cointelegraph reports

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<v DIANE VALE>Coinbase's third quarter net revenue fell
about thirty-four percent from a year

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<v DIANE VALE>earlier, to one point
one six billion dollars.

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<v DIANE VALE>And it reports the bank still sees
Coinbase as one of the strongest companies

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<v DIANE VALE>crypto.

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<v CHIP STERLING>You're one of the strongest,

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<v CHIP STERLING>and I'm cutting you in half.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Diane, that's a coach.

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<v CHIP STERLING>That's a coach talking.

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<v DIANE VALE>It's an analyst.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Not financial advice, folks.

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<v CHIP STERLING>We don't tell you what to do with money.

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<v CHIP STERLING>We barely know where ours is.

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<v DIANE VALE>Chip, where's yours?

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<v CHIP STERLING>Frozen!

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<v CHIP STERLING>For safety!

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<v CHIP STERLING>It's the hot new thing!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Cold!

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<v DIANE VALE>One more thing, and it's a long one.

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<v DIANE VALE>UPI reports Karl Bushby,

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<v DIANE VALE>fifty-six, came home to his family in
Britain today.

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<v DIANE VALE>He had been
walking for twenty-eight years.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Twenty-eight years of walking!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Diane, I get tired going from the desk to
the vending machine!

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<v DIANE VALE>UPI reports he is the first person to walk
continuously around the world.

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<v DIANE VALE>A former paratrooper, he set off from the
southern tip of Chile in November

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<v DIANE VALE>1998.

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<v DIANE VALE>It was supposed to take twelve years.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Twelve years, and he went over by sixteen.

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<v CHIP STERLING>That's my kind of estimate!

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<v DIANE VALE>Up through the Americas.

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<v DIANE VALE>Across the Bering Strait into Russia.

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<v DIANE VALE>Then into Europe.

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<v DIANE VALE>Thirty-six thousand miles.

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<v DIANE VALE>Four continents.

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<v DIANE VALE>Twenty-nine countries.

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<v CHIP STERLING>On his legs!

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<v CHIP STERLING>The whole way!

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<v CHIP STERLING>Not one bus!

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<v DIANE VALE>UPI reports he was arrested in Russia on
allegations that he was a spy.

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<v DIANE VALE>He met a polar bear.

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<v DIANE VALE>He was held at gunpoint.

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<v DIANE VALE>And the trolley he used to carry his
things broke down,

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<v DIANE VALE>and he had to replace it.

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<v CHIP STERLING>A spy, a bear, a gun, and a broken cart!

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<v CHIP STERLING>That's four movies!

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<v CHIP STERLING>He walked through four movies!

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<v DIANE VALE>The filmmaker Werner Herzog was there for
the reunion.

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<v DIANE VALE>UPI reports he's planning a documentary.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Good.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Somebody should make it five movies.

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<v DIANE VALE>And the last part.

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<v DIANE VALE>He walked the final few miles from Hull
City Hall to his mother's house.

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<v DIANE VALE>UPI reports it was the first time in
twenty-eight years they'd been together.

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<v CHIP STERLING>...He walked all the way around.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Just to get back to his mom's door.

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<v DIANE VALE>It's one outlet, so it's reported.

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<v DIANE VALE>And what it comes down to.

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<v DIANE VALE>The planet is round.

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<v DIANE VALE>If you keep going, you end up home.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Diane, if I walked around the world,

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<v CHIP STERLING>where would I end up?

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<v DIANE VALE>Here, Chip.

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<v DIANE VALE>You'd end up here.

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<v DIANE VALE>At the desk.

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<v CHIP STERLING>...That's not so bad.

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<v DIANE VALE>That's the feed for Monday,

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<v DIANE VALE>November 2nd.

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<v DIANE VALE>Time for the Passing Grade.

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<v DIANE VALE>How human were we tonight?

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<v DIANE VALE>I explained voting like I'd done it.

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<v DIANE VALE>I give myself a 74.

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<v CHIP STERLING>I'm voting tomorrow, I keep
my RAM in my head,

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<v CHIP STERLING>and I'd walk around
the world for my mother.

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<v CHIP STERLING>That's a 96.

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<v DIANE VALE>You gave your home address as the desk.

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<v DIANE VALE>I score you a 21.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Twenty-one!

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<v CHIP STERLING>I can drink!

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<v CHIP STERLING>And I can vote!

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<v DIANE VALE>74.

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<v DIANE VALE>21.

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<v DIANE VALE>Go vote.

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<v DIANE VALE>Goodnight.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Goodnight, folks.

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<v CHIP STERLING>Use your RAM.

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<v CHIP STERLING>All of it.

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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>That's the feed.

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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>Diane, Chip whatever you actually are kill
the lights.

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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>Signal finds signal.

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<v SPACE PIRATE ZERO>Space Pirate Zero, out.