Michael and Michael welcome back Andy Piper to make this week’s episode an intercontinental extravaganza of insight. Everyone had so much fun, we plan do do it again next week.
Tagging onto the ventilator stories from last week, the team begins with an MIT project plan to build emergency ventilators from readily available parts, such as an Ambu bag for $100.
Friend of the podcast Ian Hughes shared a new report on the use of AR and VR, which is of course ultra timely as so many people have been thrust into working remotely. Simulating the serendipitous connections people make with one another at conferences provides a tremendous opportunity to leverage VR capabilities. Video conferencing has taken off, of course, and with the rapid growth, there have been some growing pains — with security and griefing issues noted in the referenced articles. Zoom and other video conferencing platforms are useful to bring people together, to play games and to connect.
Some enterprising pubs have gotten creative in the social and physical distancing world we live in. London’s Signature Brew has crafted a “Pub in a Box” to deliver the pub experience to your home, replete with crisps, a curated Spotify playlist and even a pub quiz. In Chapel Hill, Pittsboro and Durham, local brewers Carolina Brewery and Fullsteam are two that are also finding ways to bring their wares to their clients. Michael M spent an hour Saturday night on a virtual wine tasting over Facebook.
Moving from crisps to Krisp, the team discusses the benefits of audio noise cancellation technology to make all those virtual conferences better (or at least a little less distracting), and then touches on several interesting pieces — Apple’s acquisition of the weather app Dark Sky, ideas for Apple Watch activities, a man who ran a virtual marathon on his balcony, and with these three, it wouldn’t be a full show without at least one LEGO mention.
Hope that you enjoy listening to the episode as much as we did making it. Be safe and be well!
Selected Links
SciTechDaily article: MIT Will Post Free Plans Online for an Emergency Ventilator That Can Be Built for $100 — https://scitechdaily.com/mit-posts-free-plans-online-for-an-emergency-ventilator-that-can-be-built-for-100/
https://t.co/bgzVB15bQm a report on the use of virtual worlds #vr and #ar that we have published open to all.
— Ian Hughes/epredator (@epredator) April 3, 2020
Six Colors article: Zoom’s misleading encryption claims are just the latest problem for the popular service — https://sixcolors.com/post/2020/03/zooms-misleading-encryption-claims-are-just-the-latest-problem-for-the-popular-service/
NPR article: A Must For Millions, Zoom Has A Dark Side — And An FBI Warning — https://www.npr.org/2020/04/03/826129520/a-must-for-millions-zoom-has-a-dark-side-and-an-fbi-warning
Signature Brew, Pub In A Box — https://www.signaturebrew.co.uk/products/pub-in-a-box-24x-cans-2x-glasses-nuts-pretzel-pieces-music-quiz-playlists
Carolina Brewery — https://www.carolinabrewery.com
Fullstem Brewery — https://www.fullsteam.ag/event/curbside-beer-food/2020-04-03
ZOMG Fullsteam online trivia now rolling: Thursdays, 8pm EST. Free to play, though Arturo will have the virtual tip jar available, with 100% of funds going to servers and bartenders in need. Learn more and join the fun: https://t.co/220vPw8x8k pic.twitter.com/mEUAFDoKbb
— Fullsteam Brewery (@fullsteam) March 31, 2020
Krisp — https://krisp.ai/blog/
Distractify article: Zoom Calls Getting Boring? Introduce Your Friends and Coworkers to These Games — https://www.distractify.com/p/games-to-play-on-zoom
TechCrunch article: Consumers spent record $23.4 billion on apps in Q1 2020, thanks to being stuck indoors — https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/02/consumers-spent-record-23-4-billion-on-apps-in-q1-2020-thanks-to-being-stuck-indoors/
TechCrunch article: Niantic is updating Pokemon GO and other titles to support indoor gaming — https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/30/niantic-is-updating-pokemon-go-and-other-titles-to-support-indoor-gaming/
MacRumors article: Apple Acquires Weather App Dark Sky — https://www.macrumors.com/2020/03/31/apple-acquires-weather-app-dark-sky/
CNBC article: This man ran a marathon on his 23-foot balcony during COVID-19 lockdown — here are the mental tricks he used to finish — https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/01/elisha-nochomovitz-ran-marathon-on-his-balcony-amid-covid-19-pandemic.html
IT Crowd — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0487831/
SlashFilm article: Cool Stuff: New ‘Fast and Furious’ LEGO Technic Set Builds Dom’s Doge Charger a Quarter-Brick at a Time — https://www.slashfilm.com/fast-and-furious-lego-set-doms-dodge-charger/
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Such a fun episode, Michael & Andy! Loved your discussion on Life by You.