Episode 306 — Weak Ties

AI chatbots to speak with the dead, impact of COVID-19 on weak ties & social serendipity, Minecraft social responsibility, Mayfair Windows sfx, Fitness+ celebrity walks, USPS Star Wars droid stamps, and Babylon 5 remastered Continue reading

Episode 297 — Big in Hungary

Buda Castle at night from Pest

NC State’s virtual Brickyard, batteries for planes, trains? and automobiles, Apple’s HomePod, and Nintendo’s Game & Watch Continue reading

Episode 280 — Let’s Talk About the News

car radio for audio news

All the news that’s fit to podcast, along with Privacy Shield, Stretch the Hello Robot robot, LEGO NES and the new Microsoft Flight Simulator. Continue reading

Episode 181 – Robotic Rockband

Baby, don’t hurt me.  Or order things on my Amazon Echo when I don’t want them.  Michael and Michael start off this episode talking about the South Park season premiere, which plays a prank on the viewers by the audio dialog of the show launching commands on the viewer’s voice controlled devices (such as Amazon Alexa or Google Home). I for one, welcome our new rockin’ robotic rockband overlords.  And when you watch the video of Nigel Stanford’s Automatica, we think you will too. Michael and Michael wrap up this episode talking about the recently concluded NASA Cassini mission and … Continue reading