Michael and Michael start things off for this edition of Games at Work with an announcement that a new logo / podcast icon will be coming soon to a podcast with over 400 episodes. Then, things get rolling in earnest with an article about the forthcoming Open Metaverse Foundation, and the open source software and standards that the Linux Foundation has put into place. The co-hosts are reminded of a recent discussion on the Metaverse Standards Forum from episode 372.
Next, an intriguing blog post on not believing the hype of ChatGPT by Iris Van Rooij takes center stage. Michael and Michael also discuss their experiences with OpenAI’s Whisper.
Then, the pair talk about the new HomePod 2nd generation as well as the newly enabled capabilities of the HomePod minis. Staying on the audio theme, Michael and Michael take a look at the visualizations of the sound from dialup modems. Amazing that this article is over a decade old!
Closing out this episode, the co-hosts talk about software, from the new Ice Cubes and Ivory Mastodon clients to a 3D printing innovation: a transplant of a living 3D printed ear.
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Selected Article Links
Metaverse Standards Coming
VentureBeat article: Linux Foundation launches Open Metaverse Foundation to move the metaverse to reality
Games at Work e372 Metaverse LEGO Standards
OpenAI
Iris Van Rooij blog post: Stop feeding the hype and start resisting
OpenAI blog: Introducing Whisper
Github link for OpenAI Whisper
HomePod + more
9 to 5 Mac article: Here’s how HomePod 2 compares to the original and HomePod mini
Apple press release, January 18, 2023: Apple introduces the new HomePod with breakthrough sound and intelligence
The Verge article: Watch Apple’s 19-minute M2 MacBook Pro and Mini intro video
Adventures in sound
absorptions blog post: The sound of the dialup, pictured
Code / developer ecosystems
How to Geek article: Apple Just Released Code for Its 40-Year-Old “Lisa” Computer
Daring Fireball article: App Store Rejection of the Week: Ice Cubes, a Splendid New Mastodon Client
New Early Access website is up which shows our current roadmap. It’s not a comprehensive list, but it will give you an idea of where our main focus is. We will update the list as we go.
ZME Science article: A woman receives the first-ever successful transplant of a living, 3D-printed ear
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Such a fun episode, Michael & Andy! Loved your discussion on Life by You.