e523 — Two hundred and sixty six starlings

Published 4 August 2025 e523 with Michael R and Andy, possibly arriving via carefully-arranged starlings? – stories about AI again, obviously; iPadOS 26; games, old and new; and, an innovative method of data transfer. Andy and Michael R are back together this week, while Michael M takes a turn being away! We kick off with some AI-related topics, with ChatGPT successfully passing the anti-bot Turing test, CAPTCHA, and then some discussion of AI tools being allowed in Meta’s hiring process. Could the North Koreans be on their way? Seamlessly gliding (almost like… liquid glass), there’s a discussion of iPadOS 26 … Continue reading

e521 — We Like Big Drives

inside a hard drive

e521 with Andy, Michael and Michael – stories about expressive robots (#ShoggothMini, #Apple #ELEGNT, #SpiRob & #facehugger), newly reengineered computer reboots (#Commodore & #Sinclair), #Seagate’s 30TB drives and a whole lot more. Continue reading

e500 – fünfhundert smooth operator

Congratulations to us on hitting the big 5-0-0! The hosts reminisce about past gems and dive into current tech tidbits, from #AI wonders, to #gaming with Mario in (Unreal) 3D. Continue reading

e480 — Time to Face the Music

black and white image of over the ear headphones

AI powered streaming fake songs, new GenAI text to video, a mycelia motivated robot, Nike+LEGO and a whole lot more! Continue reading