Yappin: Recent Episodes
Houjun Liu and Micah Robinson
Internet. Technology. Innovation. Productivity. And, perhaps, the state of the world. Coming spontaneously from two GenZers.
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
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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
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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/
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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.
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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
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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.
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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/
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Jack and Micah Discuss: SpaceX Starlink
- Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/
- China and the Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_China
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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
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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
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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
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