Tim Ferriss

The Random Show, Episode 21: Smart Drugs, Bitcoin, Apps, Fish Taint, and More

This Random Show episode was an experiment via Google Hangout. The show starts around 11:00 if you want to skip the preamble and dumb-assery.

Here are just two of many, many links mentioned in the show:

Jacked – The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto

Cozy (start-up)

See the bottom of this post for show notes and more links, courtesy of reader Robin of MoveAutism. Thank you, Robin!

Two requests:

– Please let us know what you think of this experimental format!

– If you’d like to see what stuff I’m using or pining after, follow me here.

For all previous episodes of The Random Show, including the epic China Scam episode, click here.

Now, all the show notes and links…

Random Show Notes (6/5/13)

6:20 โ€“ Whatโ€™s this show all about?

11:00 โ€“ Tim shows a wine (that he clearly likes) and the show begins.

Kevin Roseโ€™s App of the Day

POP โ€“ build sketches of your app

http://popapp.in/

Tim Ferrissโ€™ Daily Use Apps

Evernote

https://evernote.com/

Uber

https://www.uber.com/

Lift

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lift/id530911645?mt=8

Jot Not

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jotnot-scanner-pro-scan-multipage/id307868751?mt=8

Scanner Pro

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scanner-pro-by-readdle/id333710667?mt=8

Cat in the Hat Comes Back

http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Comes-Back-Classic-Seuss/dp/0449810844/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370504834&sr=1-1&keywords=Cat+in+the+Hat+Comes+Back

Sold

http://usesold.com/

Zombie Road Trip

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noodlecake.zombieroadtrip

Jacked โ€“ The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1455130346/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1455130346&linkCode=as2&tag=offsitoftimfe-20

Foodist is awesome

http://www.amazon.com/Foodist-Science-Weight-Without-Dieting/dp/0062201255/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370505352&sr=8-1&keywords=foodist

As is the author

http://summertomato.com

Daryaโ€™s guest post on this blog

https://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2013/05/01/family-fat-loss-foodist/

L-Lysine

http://www.amazon.com/Source-Naturals-L-Lysine-1000mg-Tablets/dp/B001G7R554/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1370505098&sr=8-3&keywords=L-Lysine

Tim takes 2 grams per divided dose as immune support

Grape Seed Extract

http://www.amazon.com/Grapefruit-Seed-Extract-Liquid-Concentrate/dp/B000M8HQD4/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1370505201&sr=8-5&keywords=grape+seed+extract

Fish Taint? At minute 29:00.

Google Book Pixel

https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=chromebook_pixel_wifi

Imitation Daft Punk Helmets

http://www.etsy.com/shop/MoguaiProps

BitCoin

http://bitcoin.org/en/

OpenCoin

http://opencoin.org/

M-Pesa โ€“ 3rd party payment via SMS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa

The Biography of a Dollar

http://www.amazon.com/Biography-Dollar-Mighty-Conquered-World/dp/0307339874/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370506447&sr=8-1&keywords=the+biography+of+a+dollar

A Smart Drugs Birthday Present (โ€œMy cat has dementiaโ€)

Alertec (A.K.A. Modafinil)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modafinil

Female Viagra

http://www.emotionalbrain.nl/lybrido

Anacervx โ€“ Increasing Cognition

http://www.antiaging-systems.com/41-anacervix-vincamine-concentration

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincamine

Tim discusses pros vs. cons of smart drug use:

52:00

Desmopressin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmopressin

Artichoke extract + Forskolin

http://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Relora-Veg-capsules-120-Count/dp/B0019LTGRW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1370507599&sr=8-2&keywords=Forskolin+now

http://www.amazon.com/Solaray-Artichoke-Extract-300-capsules/dp/B00014FMKI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370507583&sr=8-1&keywords=Artichoke+extract+solaray

Cozy

https://cozy.co/

WWDC

https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/

Intermittent Fasting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermittent_fasting

Fasting Twins

http://www.youtube.com/user/fastingtwins

Athletic Greens

https://www.athleticgreens.com/v4/

MSG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate

http://summertomato.com/?s=msg

Rubber Guard in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_guard

โ€œHow do you organize your life?โ€

Backblaze

http://www.backblaze.com/

Google+

http://www.google.com/+

Everything Scanned and Stored to Evernote

https://evernote.com/

Delectable App (Wine)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/delectable-wine/id512106648?mt=8

Trader Joeโ€™s wine are generally fantastic

http://www.traderjoes.com/

Upcoming Events

Ignite Expo

http://ignitemag.ca/be_expo_2013

Founders Conference

http://f.ounders.com/

Dublin Web Summit

http://www.websummit.net/

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Tyler Carter
Tyler Carter
12 years ago

For someone who watched this after it was recorded, I found it really hard to understand some of the dialogue because of the sound quality limitations. I would imagine Hangouts are cool for the Q & A portion, but could you do a separate recording to put up after it is no longer live so that we can understand your slightly inebriated words?

MGDaley
MGDaley
12 years ago

Hey guys, I love the show but the sound was not good. It was like if you were inside a very small room.

English is not my first language and some parts were hard to understand because of the sound.

Thanks for keeping us updated.

Alex Arrick
Alex Arrick
12 years ago

I really loved this episode. The Google hangout format is an interesting experiment. Whatever gets more episodes out faster, I’m cool with it ๐Ÿ™‚

Nick
Nick
12 years ago

I love the random show but the video and audio quality of this episode is terrible. Please go back to filming how it was before. I missed so much information, it was lucky somebody summarised it in the comments.

Paul Christian
Paul Christian
12 years ago

Quality’s pretty bad, but the content is awesome however… Wish you guys would make RANDOM at least a monthly thing ๐Ÿ™

Henry
Henry
12 years ago

Hello,

Couldnโ€™t get the name of the โ€œlamborghiniโ€ of smart drugs. Anyone?

Henry

Sandra
Sandra
12 years ago

A great smart supplement is Flavay Plus!!! Check it out!!!

Dusty
Dusty
12 years ago

Definitely an interesting read and concept. Iโ€™ve been looking into

various ways of cognitive enhancement and had come across nootropics for

the first time in 2012 when I first tried Piracetam, since then I have

created a nice โ€œnootropic stackโ€ to help assist in various memory and

thought training exercises. There is plenty of information regarding

nootropics and there is a downloadable PDF at http://www.smartdrugsforthought.com/piracetam-research/ that covers all of the Racetam nootropic chemical class.

Tyler Meyer
Tyler Meyer
12 years ago

What do you think about Onnit’s Earth Grown Powerfood, compared to Athletic Greens?

JR
JR
12 years ago

I always love the shows, thanks for posting. Question – the link to forskolin jumps to Relora. Is this intentional, or would you recommend forskolin (if you took them…) If you recommended forskolin, what mg dose? Thanks!

Kevin
Kevin
8 years ago

Hey World,

Tim sent out a 5 bullet friday with an awesome tip that mentioned how L-Lysine (amino acid) can help to metabolize ethanol. I’ve found that it works incredibly!! Now before I drink any alcohol I take about 1 to 1.5 g of Lysine and I’m wondering how does it actually breakdown ethanol???? Does anyone know if this is a healthy alternative to hangovers??


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