Episode 239 — Mooniversary

Happy Mooniversary to Apollo 11! An out of this world episode with tales of space, Earth, Middle-earth, machine learning, hospital-shortening games, and much more! Continue reading

Episode 238 — Walkman and Walkbot

Code talking & mesh talking. Robots that self assemble. Cassette players streaming via bluetooth. ML language translations & 3D printing of antiquities. Continue reading

Episode 200 – Eye in the Sky

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

Episode 189 – Year End Tech Blues

Did you know if you play In the Air Tonight from the Secret Policeman’s Ball starting at any time before midnight on the 31st of December, you won’t hear the drum solo at all?  Well, we did. As we wrap up the last episode of 2017, we have several examples of tech you may find as intriguing as we did. First, non-powered, non-battery operated devices that can communicate with WiFi, simply explained by sound waves.   Michael R highlights the DTNS show where the concept of transmission over a wet string is explained.  Michael M remembers the Monty Python String … Continue reading