e378 – Lionesses Win!

Congratulations on England’s Lionesses win, mapping trains (unless your GPS is jammed), who is really building the Metaverse? and, happy 40 years to the Commodore 64. Plenty of discussions between Andy and Michael R this week!

Follow-ups and travels

Michael admits that his prediction of which team would win the Women’s EURO 2022 was wrong, and congratulates England’s women footballers! Moving swiftly along, we thank Alexis for his contribution of how far you can travel by train in 5 hours in Europe; and then look at another Tweet, showing maps of where GPS is being jammed or restricted.

@GamesAtWork_Biz wonder how far you can reach in 5 hours by (commercial) 🚂 train from your respective locations…?

Note: UAE’s #EtihadRail shall be arriving soon…#Hyperloop not available locally either, not yet… 🇦🇪 https://t.co/DIByR5qErO

— 𝓛𝔁𝓼 / 𝔸𝕝𝕖𝕩𝕚𝕤 🏵🇪🇺💫 (@Lxs) July 29, 2022

Finally, the only daily, global, free map of GPS interference has officially launched: https://t.co/4ezvY3PEQN Watch jamming around conflict zones develop over time. Wonder who's jamming GPS all around Moscow. Like all the best maps, it raises more questions than it answers! pic.twitter.com/tHFN8detJw

— John Wiseman (@lemonodor) July 29, 2022

Metaversal musings

We take our regular look into all things Metaverse and consider the lovely Ellisland Farm, home of Scots poet Robert Burns, recreated in Minecraft; talk about how the US Military are contributing to the development of a global-scale digital twin for the Metaverse; and wonder whether the VMA’s “Best Metaverse Performance” has anything to do with the Metaverse at all…

Scientific breakthroughs, and a look back in time

In a short segment dedicated to the absent Michael M, the team stop to talk about a story about researchers using spider-based technology for some pretty cool micro-hydraulics!

To wrap up, there’s a look at teeny tiny emulations of 8-bit computers in the browser, and a shout-out to the mighty Commodore 64 on its 40th anniversary. There’s an Itch bundle to pick up, if you feel like celebrating with us!

To celebrate #40YearsOfC64 we have released a charity bundle of #C64 Games, Music and Magazines. https://t.co/Z52ykNFjOL

All money raised goes to @SpecialEffect pic.twitter.com/KxnAp4XWHh

— Commodore 64 Month (@C64month) August 1, 2022

Finally: will you be watching the new LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation on Disney+? Make sure to Tweet, and tell the good folks at Disney about our podcast!

Selected Article Links

England win UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 (Wikipedia)

How far can you go by train in 5h in Europe (via @Lxs on Twitter)

GPS Jamming

Ellisland Farm in Minecraft

VentureBeat: The U.S. Army, not Meta, is building the metaverse

VMAs Best Metaverse Performance (via Whatleydude on LinkedIn)

• 1999 – David Bowie’s virtual world

CBS on Twitter – Researchers have turned dead spiders into necrobotic grippers

• also on Hackaday

Tiny 8-bit Emulators

40 Years of C64 Bundle (via @C64Month on Twitter)

• Bundle on itch.io direct link

Disney+: Star Wars Summer Vacation

Bonus link: Retrotastic

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