# snake oil — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover snake oil. Page: Feed: --- ## [T.H.E. Show – Summer 2026](https://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=7482&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=t-h-e-show-summer-2026) _2026-07-01 · Admin · Real HD-Audio_ Audiophile trade shows used to be a mandatory part of my yearly schedule. They represented an opportunity to show off ## [AIX Records – Hand Made Albums](https://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=7470&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aix-records-hand-made-albums) _2026-06-13 · Admin · Real HD-Audio_ It’s coming up on a year since my last post. I regret not allocating more time to keep this avenue ## [The First President to Die in Office](https://modernmedicalmyths.substack.com/p/the-first-president-to-die-in-office) _2026-04-25 · Matt Beymer · Matt’s Substack_ William Henry Harrison was a career Army officer who gained notoriety for leading the Army in the Battle of Tippecanoe against the Shawnee Tribal Nation. ## [Shipping Snake Oil](https://blog.krzyzanowskim.com/2026/03/30/shipping-snake-oil/) _2026-03-30 · Marcin Krzyżanowski · Marcin Krzyżanowski_ “Shipping Snake Oil” recounts how he created a fake AI project and watched it trend on GitHub -drawing millions of views and demands for nonexistent source code - as a satire of the AI hype cycle. ## [Social Media Use](https://modernmedicalmyths.substack.com/p/social-media-use) _2026-03-28 · Matt Beymer · Matt’s Substack_ The Verdict ## [Origin of the Term, "Guillotine"](https://modernmedicalmyths.substack.com/p/origin-of-the-term-guillotine) _2026-02-14 · Matt Beymer · Matt’s Substack_ It's Valentine's Day and while I won't be reviewing the efficacy of cupid's arrows, I will be discussing another pointy object (no, NOT THAT ONE) - the guillotine. ## [The DARE Program](https://modernmedicalmyths.substack.com/p/the-dare-program) _2026-01-30 · Matt Beymer · Matt’s Substack_ The Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or DARE, program was created in 1983 by the Los Angeles Police Department (Lilienfeld 2014). ## [Zika and Microcephaly](https://modernmedicalmyths.substack.com/p/zika-and-microcephaly) _2025-11-30 · Matt Beymer · Matt’s Substack_ The Aedes aegypti mosquito is a good candidate for an insect species responsible for the most human suffering throughout the course of history. ## [Aspirin and Heart Attacks](https://modernmedicalmyths.substack.com/p/aspirin-and-heart-attacks) _2025-09-27 · Matt Beymer · Matt’s Substack_ The use of willow bark to alleviate pain is a practice that has existed for over a thousand years. ## [2024 Science Book Award Winner](https://jonathanstea.substack.com/p/2024-science-book-award-winner) _2025-09-15 · Dr. Jonathan N. Stea · Mind the Science Newsletter_ Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QS4Pt5r2vav7) _2025-09-15 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [The Contagiousness of Leprosy](https://modernmedicalmyths.substack.com/p/the-contagiousness-of-leprosy) _2025-08-27 · Matt Beymer · Matt’s Substack_ Mycobacterium leprae is the bacterium that causes the disease leprosy. ## [Retirement…Effective Today!](https://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=7457&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retirement-effective-today) _2025-08-18 · Admin · Real HD-Audio_ Today, August 17, 2025 will always be a special day in my life. After working in the California State University ## [TextKit 2 - the promised land](https://blog.krzyzanowskim.com/2025/08/14/textkit-2-the-promised-land/) _2025-08-14 · Marcin Krzyżanowski · Marcin Krzyżanowski_ After 4 years with Apple's TextKit 2: The promised 'better' text engine has unstable scrolling, unreliable height estimates, and viewport issues so bad that even Apple's TextEdit suffers from them. Good architecture, but the implementation makes it frustratingly difficult for real-world apps. ## [Lyme Disease](https://modernmedicalmyths.substack.com/p/lyme-disease) _2025-07-25 · Matt Beymer · Matt’s Substack_ Robert F. ## [Garlic as Pest Repellant](https://modernmedicalmyths.substack.com/p/garlic-as-pest-repellant) _2025-06-28 · Matt Beymer · Matt’s Substack_ Mosquitos and ticks are a common menace in many parts of the world, especially during the summer months. ## [Power Cord Snake Oil…Again!](https://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=7447&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=power-cord-snake-oil-again) _2025-06-16 · Admin · Real HD-Audio_ The June 14th 2025 email from The Absolute Sound featured a brief promo piece for a $34,000/ 6 foot power cord! The headline reads "2025 AC Power Cord of the Year: Crystal Cable 20th Anniversary Infinity." OK, more of the same nonsense from a publication that lost its credibility a long time but it was the opening sentence that prompts me to write once again about the BS that gets peddled as truth… ## [2024 Book Awards Shortlist](https://jonathanstea.substack.com/p/2024-book-awards-shortlist) _2025-06-12 · Dr. Jonathan N. Stea · Mind the Science Newsletter_ Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry ## [One Mic vs. Multimic Recording](https://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=7439&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-mic-vs-multimic-recording) _2025-05-31 · Admin · Real HD-Audio_ I opened up an email today from Sound Liaison promoting their preferred recording technique – “one mic recording.” The opening ## [Smallpox Blankets](https://modernmedicalmyths.substack.com/p/smallpox-blankets) _2025-05-18 · Matt Beymer · Matt’s Substack_ The mistreatment of Native American peoples by European settlers and traders is well documented. ## [Pure Audio Streaming Service Announced At High-End Munich](https://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=7429&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pure-audio-streaming-service-announced-at-high-end-munich) _2025-05-09 · Admin · Real HD-Audio_ I have known and been friends with Jonathan Reichbach, of Amarra fame, for over 30 years. He was a software ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LQ6BT0AsFHPt) _2025-05-09 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [AIX Records: Post Fire Update](https://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=7408&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aix-records-post-fire-update) _2025-03-22 · Admin · Real HD-Audio_ Yesterday was Friday March 21, 2025. It was Johann Sebastien Bach’s 340th birthday. My favorite composer among the giants that ## [Analog Tape Part II – Expensive Fun](https://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=7399&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analog-tape-part-ii-expensive-fun) _2025-03-11 · Admin · Real HD-Audio_ I was prompted to begin writing again for a couple of reasons. First, the challenges of having to deal with ## [Analog Tape Part I – I Lost My Nagra IV-S and QGB](https://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=7383&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analog-tape-part-i-i-lost-my-nagra-iv-s-and-qgb) _2025-02-20 · Admin · Real HD-Audio_ In the 1980s, I worked as a boom operator assisting my close friend and mentor Mike “Father Time” Denecke. He ## [The Unsavory History of the Wellness Industry](https://jonathanstea.substack.com/p/the-unsavory-history-of-the-wellness) _2025-01-29 · Dr. Jonathan N. Stea · Mind the Science Newsletter_ Today’s pseudoscience-ridden wellness industry owes a great debt to its forefathers. ## [2025 Happy New Year! Well Not So Much…At Least So Far.](https://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=7378&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2025-happy-new-year-well-not-so-much-at-least-so-far) _2025-01-29 · Admin · Real HD-Audio_ It’s been a very long time since I wrote a blog post. I’ve been busy with challenges of various types: ## [Please don't tan or slap your testicles.](https://jonathanstea.substack.com/p/please-dont-tan-or-slap-your-testicles) _2024-10-25 · Dr. Jonathan N. Stea · Mind the Science Newsletter_ It will not increase your testosterone. ## [Last Place Never Felt So Cool](https://jonathanstea.substack.com/p/last-place-never-felt-so-cool) _2024-09-20 · Dr. Jonathan N. Stea · Mind the Science Newsletter_ Toronto Star's Bestseller List ## [Mind the Science](https://jonathanstea.substack.com/p/mind-the-science) _2024-09-06 · Dr. Jonathan N. Stea · Mind the Science Newsletter_ Media updates