Andy starts things off this episode with the GPi CASE, a way to play games using a Raspberry Pi with a Game Boy form factor. He then turns to a book he’s been enjoying, “Hey! Listen! by Steve McNeil, not coincidentally about games and gaming.
After an article about the Telegram app expanding video calls to up to 1,000 viewers, the team turn their attention to ringtones, and how NASA provides mission audio that you can use straight away.
Then, the co-hosts talk about the EV 1000 (see how that number keeps cropping up?), an electric vehicle race in the United States. A good example for how the availability and convenience of recharging stations play a major role in the uptake of electric vehicles.
A ZD Net article inspires an interesting discussion on journalism, repurposing articles and security related to a recent Black Hat bug. Then an article from Duke University, Michael R’s alma mater, puts an important focus on diversity in computing.
Last, the team wrap things up with an article on corporate-speak, and how the work from home situation many people have done over the past pandemic months have had corporate phrases creep into their communications.
What have you been playing? Or reading? Let us know over at @gamesatwork_biz !
Thanks for listening!
Selected Links
Retroflag GPi CASE — https://www.retroflag.com/GPi-CASE.html
Hey! Listen! by Steve McNeil — https://www.stevemcneil.co.uk/my-book/
Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dara_O_Briain%27s_Go_8_Bit
TV Nation Episodes — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TV_Nation_episodes
The Verge article: Telegram’s group video calls can now have up to 1,000 viewers — https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/31/22603331/telegram-group-video-calls-1000-viewers-new-features
9 to 5 Mac article: How to set NASA mission audio as your iPhone ringtone — https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/02/how-to-set-nasa-mission-audio-as-your-iphone-ringtone/
Car and Driver article: The EV 1000: 11 EVs Face Off in a Long-Distance Race — https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a36877585/ev-1000-11-electric-cars-long-distance-race/
PSA: I actually don’t mind if you want to take pictures with my car. Happens all the time! Knock yourself out. Just please don’t TOUCH it. Otherwise Sentry Mode will record everything and you might end up on Twitter 😅 pic.twitter.com/aO6q1O9U1I
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) August 4, 2021
ZD Net article: Security — https://www.zdnet.com/topic/security/
ThreatsHub.org article: Black Hat: BadAlloc Bugs Expose Millions of IoT Devices to Hijack — https://www.threatshub.org/blog/black-hat-badalloc-bugs-expose-millions-of-iot-devices-to-hijack/
Duke University article: Duke Professors to Lead Nationwide Effort to Diversity Participation in Computing — https://trinity.duke.edu/news/duke-professors-lead-nationwide-effort-diversify-participation-computing
Virtual work is making you talk like a business robot. Here’s how to ‘circle back’ to being human. https://t.co/CFYQxU9RY7
— Doug Adams 🎵📺📜 (@dougscripts) August 6, 2021
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Such a fun episode, Michael & Andy! Loved your discussion on Life by You.