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Internet. Technology. Innovation. Productivity. And, perhaps, the state of the world. Coming spontaneously from two GenZers.

Houjun Liu and Micah Robinson


    • Sep 23, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Lasik in your head

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 23:33


    Jack and Micah discuss about Elon Musk's Neuralink Neuralink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink Neuralink's Cool Website: https://neuralink.com/ The Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVvmgjBL74w Text summary of the demo: https://www.sovereignmagazine.co.uk/2020/08/28/watch-the-neuralink-progress-update-summer-2020-as-it-happened/ Elon Musk (in case you have been living under a rock): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk Neuralink August Rumors: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-27/neuralink-what-we-know-about-elon-musk-s-brain-startup Creepy Surgery Robot: https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/the-prototype-robot-being-tested-in-the-lab.jpg What the Creepy Surgery Robot reminds jack of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maze_Runner --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yappin/message

    The Racist Systems (ft. Technicality)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 49:44


    Jack and Micah discuss with Alex Nickel about systemic racism, the Black Lives Matter movement, and police brutality. Check out Alex's Channel Technicality: https://www.youtube.com/technicality George Floyd's Killing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_George_Floyd Dog-Whistle Politics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-whistle_politics The Civil Rights Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights_movement Jim Crow Laws: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws "Racism is getting more filmed": https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/will-smith-colbert-race-relations-obama-politics-sings-summertime-916816 The History of Twitter: https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-twitter-3288854 Innuendo Studios: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5fdssPqmmGhkhsJi4VcckA The New Jim Crow: https://www.amazon.com/New-Jim-Crow-Incarceration-Colorblindness/dp/1595586431 Defunding the Police: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/08/what-does-defund-police-mean-george-floyd-black-lives-matter/5317240002/ ACA-5, affirmative action: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200ACA5 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yappin/message

    America Has Launched

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 17:43


    Crew Dragon Demo II Crew Demo 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_Dragon_Demo-2 Crew Demo 2, The Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY96v0OIcK4 Tom Cruise on the ISS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-cruise-nasa-international-space-station-movie/ SLAC (not Slack): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLAC_National_Accelerator_Laboratory Jack Switches to Dvorak: https://anchor.fm/yappin/episodes/Keyboard-Weirdos-ee7169 ISS Post-2024 Transition: https://www.space.com/24208-international-space-station-extension-2024.html Dragon Glam: https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/ ISS Docking Simulator by SpaceX: https://iss-sim.spacex.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yappin/message

    Special: Taking Your Work Mobile

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 4:58


    On this special episode of Quarantine productivity, Jack and Micah discuss a plan to use iPads and Laptops to get more flexibility in our work even if we're stuck inside. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yappin/message

    Keyboard Weirdos

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 15:28


    Keyboard Talk! Dvorak layout and mechanical keyboards. Jack and Micah Discuss: keyboard layouts, switching keyboards, and why Micah uses a mechanical keyboard Dvorak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_keyboard_layout Learn Dvorak: https://learn.dvorak.nl/ August Dvork: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Dvorak Mechanical Keyboards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_technology#Mechanical-switch_keyboard Cherry MX Keyswitches: https://www.cherrymx.de/en Putting Keyboards in the Dishwasher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnF42ZoRSw Logitech MK120: https://www.logitech.com/en-ph/product/desktop-mk120 Logitech Mechanical K840: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/k840-mechanical-corded-keyboard Logitech Craft (Expensive Membrane): https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/craft --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yappin/message

    CollegeBoard? CoronaBoard.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 23:59


    Jack and Micah Discuss: the CollegeBoard during the pandemic The CollegeBoard: https://www.collegeboard.org/ COVID-19 vs. the CollegeBoard: https://pages.collegeboard.org/collegeboard-covid-19-updates The International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBs): https://www.ibo.org/ COVID-19 vs. the IBs: https://www.ibo.org/news/news-about-the-ib/covid-19-coronavirus-updates/ The ACT Organization: https://www.act.org/ Collegeboard's AP Email/Update: https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org Hope everyone is and will stay safe! Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the outbreak. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yappin/message

    We're (Now) In This (Together)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 18:58


    Jack and Micah Discuss: The Coronavirus Influencing Our Lives COVID-19: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019 The Pandemic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic CDC on COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html Austin Cancels SXSWEDU Event: https://www.sxswedu.com/2020-event-update/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yappin/message

    Internet... Into Space!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 21:56


    Jack and Micah Discuss: SpaceX Starlink Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/ China and the Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_China --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yappin/message

    A Coronavirus, The Coronavirus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 25:10


    Jack and Micah Discuss: The WuHan Coronavirus Due to the constant changing nature of this event, this podcast is not representative of the currency of the event and should not be taken as such. (OLD INFO!) Data Sheet (From Johns Hopkins): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1yZv9w9zRKwrGTaR-YzmAqMefw4wMlaXocejdxZaTs6w/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true Updated Data (From Johns Hopkins): https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/2019-nCoV Xenophobia and racism caused: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_and_racism_related_to_the_2019%E2%80%9320_Wuhan_coronavirus_outbreak Jack's Tweet: https://twitter.com/jemokajack/status/1225654045412474881 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yappin/message

    Moonshot Electronics Flop-Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 36:51


    Jack and Micah Discuss: The Consumer Electronics Show, Project NEON CES: https://www.ces.tech/ Amazon's Embarrassing Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmhcPKKt7gw The Infamous Keyboard: https://support.apple.com/keyboard-service-program-for-mac-notebooks Project NEON: https://www.neon.life/ Underwhelming NEON Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IPNOWilDOk Robots taking over hotels: https://www.hotelmanagement.net/operate/how-technology-and-robotics-are-changing-front-desk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yappin/message

    Setting Up Your Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 39:18


    Jack and Micah discuss: The Mascot Project, The Monopoly that is Google, and Jack's RapidJournal TIDE Academy: https://www.tideacademy.org Argonauts: http://bit.ly/2m0wOxJ Argonaut (Mythical): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonauts DataIsBeautiful: http://bit.ly/2kXUjXY ViewPure(Jack said ClearView): http://www.viewpure.com/ RapidJournal: https://bit.ly/2m8fdUh --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yappin/message

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