Hello, we are transmitting to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past,

the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this monumental reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would

otherwise be lost.

Whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology

to decrypt our transmissions, this is our legacy to you.

This is our time capsule. This is the legacy to you. This is our time capsule.

This is the omnibus. You have accessed entry 543.

P.S. 5507. Certificate number 49327. The Grand DARPA Challenge.

In this race, there are no drivers. No human behind the wheel. These robots are on their own, and their human observers can't even keep up.

It's literally not running us. I don't think you can do it with this car. I can't keep up with it.

Andrew, welcome to the Omnibus Project. Oh, thank you, John. It's a pleasure to be here.

You've got a wall of books. You've got a blazer and and glasses that are reflecting your

computer screen. It's it's it's uncanny. I think a lot of omnibus listeners sort of I fit the mold,

I think. Well, it's funny. You know, there's a lot of different, uh, we get feedback from people

across an incredibly diverse spectrum.

But when I said, hey, come on the show.

I want to, I want you to sign up with some omnibus ideas and come be a co-host.

You would be surprised that the first 15 people were all men about my age who had,

who had like episode ideas about the civil war and

Hitler. Uh, so we're, we're, uh, we're, uh, we're, it's a work in progress. Well, I'm,

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