SLB launches lithium filtration system and will hopefully contribute to our lithium capacity in North America. They discuss this and battery recycling.

They smoke the Alec Bradley V2L Black and sip on the Henry McKenna Single Barrell Bottle N Bond 10 year old.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/slb-launches-lithium-filtration-system-after-nevada-tests-2024-09-10/

They debate the screw cap vs cork. Somebody trying to end the world made a cyborg with a mushroom brain. They discuss the liquor quite a bit this episode.

https://futurism.com/the-byte/mushroom-robot-brain

They discuss helpful AIs Rickrolling people. They also discuss what the rules are for being called a Cognac.

They smoke the AVO Classic and drink the Chateau Montifaud Cognac VS.

https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-startup-rickrolling

Bill and Darrell talk about amfibious housing and future ways of staying on a flooding coastline. They delight in the Rojas Bluebonnet and Buffalo Trace.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02679-w

Bill and Darrell talk about the stranded Starliner and NASAs future. Darrell tels a leaking story of his own. They smoke the Partagas Black Label Bravo and drink the Cowboy Little Barrel.

As China continues to corner the market for rare earths, they try to harm other economies and gain bargining power for their domestic plans. Recycing rare earths from our growing trash heap may be the way the US continues to supply itself with this critical resource. They smoke the La Barba Red and they drink the Balcones Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in wine casks Cask strength.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2024/07/24/recycling-rare-earths-beats-mining-them-and-may-weaken-chinas-market/

Darrell and Bill review the Scymigh tripple burner cigar lighter, segue into a discussion of the IBM model M keyboard and ClickyKeyBoards.com who is restoring them. They smoke the La Gianna Havana which is a commerative cigar by David Garafalo and drink the barrel select Bulleit.

The Scymigh triple burner is $27 on Amazon.

https://www.clickykeyboards.com/

Bill and Darrell focus on the pairing and cigar and liquor this episode. They don't have time to go the tech discussions. They end up discussing bottle shape, liquor comparisons and market strategy.