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🌸🇯🇵 How to travel Japan the right way.
@BrianCrawford tells @sorgatron.com & @dudders.bsky.social how understanding Japanese customs and respect for others can transform your trip — from trains to temples. ✈️

www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...

#JapanTravel #Tokyo #TravelTips #CulturalEtiquette
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🤖 ChatGPT just became your all-in-one planner.
@Sorgatron.com explains how ChatGPT Projects help him manage podcasts, track food, and stay organized — all in one dashboard. 📂✨

🎧 Watch:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...

#ChatGPT #AI #Productivity #TechPodcast #SmartLife
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🤖🥗 AI that plans your meals and your events.
@Sorgatron.com explains how he’s using ChatGPT & Gemini to track food, plan SAE logistics for his media crew, and even fact-check news in real time. ✈️💡

www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...

#AI #ChatGPT #Gemini #HealthTech #DietTracking
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🛋️💡 AI isn’t just for coding — it’s your new home designer!
@dudders.bsky.social tells @sorgatron.com how ChatGPT helped her pick the perfect rug, match colors to her Boba Fett artwork, and find real shopping links. 🤖✨

www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
#AI #HomeDecor #InteriorDesign #SmartHome
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
☕️ Robots serving drinks. Real people behind the controls. 🤖✨
Brian Crawford tells @sorgatron.com & @dudders.bsky.social about Tokyo’s Avatar Robot Café, where tech and humanity blend — empowering remote workers through robotics. 🇯🇵

www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...

#RobotCafe #AI
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
💳 IC Card panic in Japan!
Brian Crawford tells @sorgatron.com & @dudders.bsky.social how a payment mishap on a Kanazawa bus turned into an unforgettable night out — all thanks to a kind local who helped him out. 🇯🇵🚌

www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...

#JapanTravel #ICTCard #Kanazawa
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
AI saved his Japan trip! 🇯🇵🤖
Brian Crawford tells @sorgatron.com & @dudders.bsky.social how ChatGPT helped him plan a dream vacation, avoid travel fails, and navigate Japan’s complex rail and bus systems. 🚄

www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
#ChatGPT #AITravel #JapanTravel #TechPodcast
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
🐱 The Japanese “beckoning cat” doesn’t mean goodbye — it means come closer.
Brian Crawford joined @sorgatron@twit.social and Katie Dudas to explain the Maneki Neko’s true meaning and Japan’s smart IC transit card system that works across the country. 🇯🇵

www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Imagine a world where a 10-minute delay makes headlines. 🇯🇵🚄
@BrianCrawford tells @sorgatron.com & @dudders.bsky.social why Japan’s trains are never late — and how even Hiroshima’s streetcars survived history and still roll on. ✨

🎧 Watch:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
#JapanTravel #Tokyo
November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Penn Station: chaos and confusion.
Tokyo Station: flawless order. 🇯🇵🚄
@BrianCrawford tells @sorgatron.com & @dudders.bsky.social how Japan’s trains are efficient, accessible, and peaceful — everything the U.S. isn’t.

www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
He followed a stranger into a 6th-floor bar in Thailand… and it turned out amazing. 🍸🇹🇭
@BrianCrawford tells @sorgatron.com & @dudders.bsky.social about his hidden bar experience that started sketchy but became the highlight of his trip.

www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...

#ThailandTravel
November 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
AI to the rescue in Japan! 🇯🇵♨️
@BrianCrawford tells @sorgatron.com & @dudders.bsky.social how Google Translate helped him explore Kinosaki Onsen — a scenic hot springs town where he spoke Japanese with confidence (thanks to tech!).

www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...

#JapanTravel
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
He went out for “one drink”… and ended up singing One Piece karaoke in Japanese. 🎤🇯🇵
@BrianCrawford tells @sorgatron.com & @dudders.bsky.social about his wild Tokyo night of free drinks, new friends, and anime singalongs.

🎧 Watch:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...

#JapanTravel #Tokyo #Karaoke
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Tokyo’s nightlife, but make it authentic. 🌃🇯🇵
@BrianCrawford tells @sorgatron.com & @dudders.bsky.social how Shinjuku’s neon alleys come alive with karaoke bars, sushi shops, and a towering Godzilla above it all. 🦖🍣🎤

🎧 Watch:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...

#Shinjuku #Tokyo #Godzilla
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
When your business is advertising, even your business card has to make a statement.
We found a billboard company that nailed it — literally their card is the ad!
November 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A giant 3D cat and Godzilla in the same neighborhood?! 🐱🦖🇯🇵
@BrianCrawford tells @sorgatron.com & @dudders.bsky.social about his time in Shinjuku — from the massive cat billboard to the Godzilla Hotel rising above the Tokyo lights.

🎧 Watch the full episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Penn Station: 600k people.
Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station: 4 MILLION — every day. 🤯🚉
@BrianCrawford tells @sorgatron.com & @dudders.bsky.social how Japan’s rail system achieves near-perfect flow and timing.

🎧 Watch:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...

#Shinkansen #TechPodcast #Tokyo #SmartCities
November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
☕️🤖 Robot Cafe?!?!?!

Guest, Brian Crawford, is discussing this and more about his trip to Japan RIGHT NOW! 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qyq...
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
🎙️ “Ask ChatGPT…” — the Siri command Apple doesn’t tell you about!
@sorgatron.com and @profpod.bsky.social show how to force Siri to route questions through ChatGPT, and how to check your ChatGPT history afterward.

www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
November 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🤖 Google Assistant’s glitchy — and Waze voice might be the worst offender.
@sorgatron.com and @profpod.bsky.social talk Waze voice fails, Google Assistant struggles, and ChatGPT Agent privacy.

www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...

❓Have you gotten Waze voice to work?
#Waze #GoogleAssistant #AI
November 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🤖 Pittsburgh’s robotics community is ready to show off!
@sorgatron.com and @profpod.bsky.social preview Robotics & AI Discovery Day 2025, packed with drone demos, automation tech, and innovation from the city’s best engineers.

📚 Learn more about the event: www.robopgh.org/robotics-ai-...
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🎬 OBS + VLC = Streaming Magic!
@sorgatron.com and @profpod.bsky.social reveal how the VLC Video Source unlocks automated playlists, loops, and seamless 24/7 streams — even on older PCs.

🎥 Watch the full AwesomeCast 755 episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
#Streaming #TechPodcast
November 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
📢 A billboard company just tried to recruit @sorgatron.com… to advertise on himself?! 😂
@sorgatron.com and @profpod.bsky.social tell the story — complete with unexpected wrestling production chaos.

🎥 Full AwesomeCast 755 episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
#Billboard #Advertising
November 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
🎬 Ever wanted your stream to run itself?
@sorgatron.com and @profpod.bsky.social break down how OBS Studio playlists can automate your livestreams and keep your YouTube & Twitch channels live 24/7.

🎥 Full AwesomeCast 755 episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
#OBS #Streaming #LiveStreaming
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
💡 Old tech? New purpose.
@sorgatron.com and @profpod.bsky.social share how to turn a 10-year-old PC or Mac Mini into a streaming or Plex server with OBS — saving money and powering creativity.

🎥 Full AwesomeCast 755 episode:
www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesome...
#TechPodcast #PittsburghTech
November 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM