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Episode 202 – Everything Old Is New Again

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Michael M starts off this episode with true blast from the past, even if it was in the wrong order from the plan — how modern micro-X-ray techniques are able to bring back images from daguerrotypes that were once thought ruined.  The images of photos taken long ago are now visible again, with amazing detail. The team then turns to an MIT Technology Review article on AI, which focuses on the challenge that games present, and what can be learned from how artificial intelligence teams play those games.  The game in this case is Dota 2 — Defense of the … Continue reading →

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Episode 200 – Eye in the Sky

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Michael and Michael take a second podcast to 200 episodes with this show, and celebrate in a very appropriate way — and with no spoilers for Han Solo movie, nor spiders, and almost avoid talking about things that people put in/on their eyes. Starting out with a follow on from last week’s show, Michael and Michael explore the GDPR compliant National Public Radio website, which is devoid of pictures, and very nearly looks like you would expect a radio station to be online.   Then, it’s on to drones — one that can follow a car driving around, and another … Continue reading →

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Episode 199 – Augmented GDPR Reality

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Events have conspired against the co-hosts getting together recently, yet, Michael and Michael have doubled-down on their schedules to ensure the recording and publication of this episode for the US holiday weekend.  Michael R starts us off, sharing his experiences at the recently concluded Moogfest in Durham, which was an edu-staycation for him to experience new ideas in music, art and technology close to home.   Maps abound in this week’s episode of Games at Work!  Starting with Google’s augmented reality experience with Google Maps, featuring a cute fox animation, that causes the co-hosts to wonder what the fox might … Continue reading →

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Episode 198 – Goooooooo eTeam!

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Rah, rah, sis, boom, bah! Wizard, Elf, Forward and Halfback We’re the best of the pack. Drink that mana, slice that mob, buff your stats & and win that raid! No better team have you yet played. Our eTeam is better than your eTeam — We’re the best in the galaxy! Goooooooo eTeam! After a flyby (+/- 5 parsecs) of the Star Wars AR Holochess game for your iPhone and the Dent Reality example of using ARKit to enable grocery shoppers the ability to do way finding in the store, identify what would compliment the ingredients already in your cart, … Continue reading →

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