We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak 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.

So 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 omnibus. Oh, You have accessed entry 1282.1c120, certificate number 33564, the Tech Model Railroad Club.

Now I don't want to be someone who's constantly doing shows about MIT.

That's your brand.

Please stop me if I MIT again.

Also, I don't know why I'm doing a bunch of shows about

computer doors because that's not

what I care about either.

It's your love of the art of programming

and hacker culture and excitement about new technologies.

And also, I don't want to be known

as someone whose every show is about the mid 20th century.

And yet, here we are.

Model railroad though, that's very much your brand.

Oh, it's very much your brand.

Oh, it's right up my alley, as we say, right in my wheelhouse, as we also say.

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