{"id":"1793494456410-mix-segment","slug":"wemby-loses-shoe-internet-loses-it","title":"Wemby Loses Shoe, Internet Loses It","summary":"Jepsen did publish an analysis of ParticleDB 1.1.4; it found the database lost committed writes and had internal consistency issues, contradicting claims that it was Postgres-compatible and formally proven.\n\nSmithsonian Magazine reported the story of an Italian farmer who found unknown seeds in his attic and planted them.","publishedAt":"2026-11-01T00:54:16.410Z","channel":{"id":"mix","name":"Oncast Mix","language":"en"},"show":"Prime Time","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Jepsen did publish an analysis of ParticleDB 1.1.4; it found the database lost committed writes and had internal consistency issues, contradicting claims that it was Postgres-compatible and formally proven.\nSource: jepsen.io NAMES: Jepsen = Kyle Kingsbury's distributed-systems testing project; ParticleDB = a database that claimed Postgres compatibility. 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Eric","text":"Victor Wembanyama lost a shoe tonight, and one fan on X has had enough."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"That's the breaking sports alert? A lost shoe?"},{"host":"Eric","text":"Dannie posted on X, 'not Victor lost his shoe we’re always losing shoes.' Always."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"I mean, seven-foot-four guys lose shoes like the rest of us. It's physics."},{"host":"Eric","text":"But the fact that we're talking about it—that's the story. Wemby can't sneeze without a hundred posts."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"You think that's bad? Or good for the league?"},{"host":"Eric","text":"It's great for the league. A rookie who makes people care about a lost shoe is exactly what the NBA needs."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Oh come on, he's not a rookie anymore. And if a lost shoe is content, next it's what he ate for breakfast."},{"host":"Eric","text":"I'd watch that. But seriously, the Spurs have built their whole brand around him, and he's delivering moments that even casual fans talk about."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"I'll give you this—he's not boring. But when every small thing becomes a thing, the actual basketball gets lost."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Highlight blocks get posted all the time. The shoe is just the funniest detail."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Fine, the internet loves a tall man losing footwear. But I'm skeptical that's a strategy."},{"host":"Eric","text":"It's not a strategy, it's a symptom. Star power. Same reason people tracked Jordan's shoes in the nineties."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Okay, that's fair. Shoe culture follows big names. But Jordan losing a shoe wasn't a nightly meme."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Because there was no X. Now everything is a meme. That's the world we live in."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And you're loving every second of it."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Guilty."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Speaking of fandoms treating normal life like a show, a fan account on X posted about Koguma, Hazuki, and Fuwa just pulled up for a vacation."},{"host":"Eric","text":"I saw that. The poster, Lebron Koguma James, is losing it over a vacation."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"That's the whole post. These three are going somewhere and the fans are acting like it's a season finale."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Look, online fandom is basically sports fandom now. You have teams, loyalties, storylines."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"I thought you didn't get the appeal."},{"host":"Eric","text":"I didn't at first. But these fans are invested in real people behind the accounts. It's parasocial, sure, but so is following an athlete's off-season."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"There's a difference: Wemby is on a court with real competition. A vacation photo is just—nothing."},{"host":"Eric","text":"It's not nothing. It's a crossover episode. Three popular creators together means collaborations, content, drama. That's the product."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"So the vacation IS the content?"},{"host":"Eric","text":"Exactly. People watch reality shows for less."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Okay, but does it deserve to be a headline on a sports and culture show?"},{"host":"Eric","text":"We just did a lost shoe. Don't suddenly get highbrow on me."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Fair point. But I still think there's a line between fan culture and manufactured hype."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Every culture has that line. The internet just moves it every week."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Fine. Vacation news it is. I'll be over here waiting for them to actually do something."},{"host":"Eric","text":"They will. And we'll cover that too."},{"host":"Eric","text":"One more from the convention side of the internet. A creator on X, Ryl, posted about early morning stress—demanding refunds and stressing over freebie printing."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"I saw that. Artist alley people work insane hours for very little margin."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Right. And they print stickers and keychains hoping to break even. The post is funny but also kind of grim."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Grim? I'd call it a small business reality. If you don't get refunds for defective supplies, you're losing money you can't afford to lose."},{"host":"Eric","text":"I'm not laughing at the stress. I'm saying the post captures how much hidden labor goes into these fan conventions."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Okay, that's more generous than I expected. Most people think it's just drawing pictures."},{"host":"Eric","text":"No, these creators are handling logistics, customer service, inventory. It's a startup with a table."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And most of them are underpricing because fans expect freebies. That's a problem."},{"host":"Eric","text":"I disagree. Freebies are marketing. A sticker costs pennies and gets you a customer for years."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"But if you're stressing about printing costs at 7 a.m., the math isn't mathing. That's the whole post."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Every small business owner stresses about costs. That doesn't mean freebies are wrong."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"I didn't say wrong. I said it's a grind. And posts like this show the side fans never see."},{"host":"Eric","text":"That's why I wanted to talk about it. It's not just a vent—it's a look at a whole underground economy."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Underground economy? They sell chibi keychains, not weapons."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Okay, micro-economy. Happy?"},{"host":"Sloane","text":"I accept the correction. But the point stands: support your local artist or they'll be back demanding refunds at dawn."},{"host":"Eric","text":"And printing more freebies. Don't forget that part."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Never."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Big Ideas is up next—they'll handle the ideas that need more than a lost shoe."}]}