In this episode we talk about the civilian uniform, Egyptian mummy diversity, new style captchas, the fascinating ball screw, a rapid ramen cooker, a $10 EpiKit, the loss of the peach butt emoji, custom crayon labels, using ultrasound to kickstart coma patients, and the new iteration of Ghostrider on Agents of Shield.Links from this episode:- H.I. #72: 64 Pairs of Underwear- Ancient Egyptian Race Debate- Are you a robot? Introducing “No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA”- Mastering Ball Screws- * Rapid Ramen Cooker - Microwave Instant Ramen Noodles in 3 Minutes (Pack of 2)- EpiPen sticker shock? No problem. We’ll make our own.- The Peach Emoji Doesn’t Look Like A Butt Anymore And People Are Devastated- Crayola made some new colours- UCLA scientists use ultrasound to jump-start a man’s brain after coma- Hellfire and Brimstone - Everything You Need To Know About Marvel's Ghost Rider!

Today we discuss North Korea's threats towards South Korea, we wax nostalgic about the Palm Pre' and Web Os, bag on Chromebooks, look at which line is the best at the checkout, discuss if Amelia Earhart was a castaway, the NASA Workmanship Stadards, a 3D Printed CNC machine, drool over the Shaper Origin, the end of Win 7 & 8 and the Microsoft EOL listings, and the joy of scamming scammer Phishing calls.Links from this episode:- Kim Jong Un Orders Military To Kill South Korean Leaders- Palm Pre revisited: An early pioneer of the smartphone age- Meet Chromebooks- Pick the Fastest Lane at the Supermarket by Getting Behind the Shopper with the Full Cart- Amelia Earhart May Have Died a Castaway on Uninhabited Island- Specifications You Should Read: The NASA Workmanship Standards - 3D printed CNC mill- The Shaper Origin- Microsoft 'Ends' Windows 7 And Windows 8- Windows lifecycle fact sheet- How to recognize phishing email messages, links, or phone calls- Man Receives Call From Scammer and Proceeds to Waste his Time- FCC Warns of Gift Card Scam Targeted at Seniors

In this episode we review Howard the Duck, talk Kickstarter and its pros & cons, Emoji as art, NASA getting in on the exploding battery action, fire extinguisher codes, CERT training, a video game that is really not worth your time, more on the Mars lander crash, Samsung Note 7 costumes, and Membean.  Whatever that is.Link to download this episode:Links from this episode:- Howard the Duck- Conserve Dorothy's RUBY SLIPPERS- Glyph: A Mobile Personal Theater With Built In Premium Audio- CST-01: The World's Thinnest Watch- LIL KIKR - The Perfect Speakerphone Charger- New Matter MOD-t: a 3D printer for everyone - goTenna- Look Who’s Smiley Now: MoMA Acquires Original Emoji- Unicode® Emoji Charts v3.0- The architect of Apple iconography- Battery Blows Up and Destroys NASA Robot- What do the A B C ratings mean on Fire Extinguishers?- Community Emergency Response Teams- Gas Guzzlers Extreme- New images resolve finer details of Mars lander’s crash site - 10 of the hottest Samsung Note7 costumes this Halloween- Samsung Electronics' Q3 profit falls 30% after Note 7 controversy- Membean

Today we talk about Steam and their sale, blurbs for video games and books, the death of Vine, the opening of Christ's tomb, fossilized dinosaur brains, the peanut allergy patch, the Microsoft Surface all in one Dial, the new Mac Book Pro, vampire appliances, an Internet of Things DDOS attack, and why you should always change from the default password.Links from this episode:- Steam Halloween Sale- Vine is Dead- Unsealing of Christ's Reputed Tomb Turns Up New Revelations- First known fossilized dinosaur brain unearthed, scientists claim- Skin patch to treat peanut allergy shows benefit in children- The Surface Dial is a crazy puck that controls Microsoft's new PC- All the disappointments from Apple’s MacBook Pro event- Eliminating Vampire Appliances: A Complete Waste of Energy- An IoT botnet is partly behind Friday's massive DDOS attack- How to Create a Strong Password (and Remember It)

This episode starts with a discussion about dark humor and when it is OK to laugh at tragedy and moves into what is the difference between laughing with and laughing at, internet trolls, how extremes become caricature, how some vegans have a rational principled position and others are hypocrites, when is it OK to laugh about 9/11 or even Pearl Harbor, why Harambe isn't funny, how society is more disconnected than ever despite having more connections than ever, diversity vs. groupthink, how to train your newsreader to avoid groupthink, the pleasure of moving your position or changing your mind when presented with new information and perspectives, a discussion on the electoral college, and then Zaphod goes all 80's on us.

Today we revel in the Landoness of Don Glover, ESA Mars lander augers in, absurd Martian landing techniques, Macgyvering a makeshift lathe with our hands and a power drill, giving it the beans, Samsung continues to blow up, fun pranks with Chromebooks, the REAL Captain Kirk, a Roman coin found in a Japanese castle, forgotten cross cultural exchanges, Wonderwoman vs UN staffers, Julian Assange has been cut off, and order your 2017 DMC 12 today!Links from this episode:- Donald Glover Is Your New Lando Calrissian - Dark Spot in Mars Photo Is Probably Wreckage of European Spacecraft- Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover- Mars Exploration Rovers - Spacecraft: Airbags- Inspect Element: How to Temporarily Edit Any Webpage- nCage- Cenafy- Navy Launches Largest Destroyer, With Captain Kirk at the Helm- Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk- Coins From The Roman Empire Found In Ruins Of Japanese Castle - Tucson artifacts - Muslims and Jews in the 16th century- Wonder Woman appointed UN ambassador amid staff protest- Ecuador cuts off Internet access for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange- 2017 DeLorean Pre-Order Interest Application

In this episode we discuss the legislation's inability to keep up with technology, the Songbird 3D printed gun, 80 percent lowers, Krokokil (WARNING), Watson, neural nets, Google's Deep Dream, The Ganzfeld Effect, Pewdiepie's toad Slippy, bigger engines in Europe, the diesel effect in ballistics gel, and electric cars stressing the grid.Links from this episode:- Songbird, A Mostly 3D Printed Pistol That Appears To Actually Work- Free For All! Liberator 3D Printable Gun Files Are Currently Being Downloaded on Thingiverse- ATF Answers Questions on 80 Percent Lower Receiver Blanks- Shapeways- Pink: Stronger Than Heroin, But Legal In Most States- Has krokodil - the horrific street drug that rots the flesh of addicts – made the switch from Russia to the US? [WARNING - DISTURBING IMAGES]- What is Watson?- Our Fear of Artificial Intelligence- Google Unveils Neural Network with “Superhuman” Ability to Determine the Location of Almost Any Image- Deep Dream Generator- Deep Dream (Google) - Computerphile- Ganzfeld: Hack Your Brain the Legal Way- MY NEW TOAD!!- Bufo alvarius: The Psychedelic Toad of the Sonoran Desert- Europe's Emissions Crisis Is Causing a Return to Bigger Engines- Watch The Diesel Effect in Ballistic Gelatin- Could Electric Cars Threaten the Grid?

 

#Note - Laws regarding 3D printing of guns vary widely around the world and in the USA.  If you don't know, don't do.

This time we discuss hackable insulin pumps and medical equipment, smart refrigerators, smart thermostats, silk reinforced by graphene and carbon nanotubes, spider goats, Brian Cox's opinion on the Fermi Paradox, unpleasant Soylent bar issues, and unaffordable police body cameras.Links from this episode here:- J&J warns diabetic patients: Insulin pump vulnerable to hacking- Samsung Smart Fridges *- Researchers hack a pacemaker, kill a man(nequin)- Nest Thermostat *- Ecobee Smart Thermostat *- Which Phone is More Vulnerable to Hacking — iPhone or Android?- Silkworms Spin Super-Silk after Eating Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene- Scientists breed goats that produce spider silk- Brian Cox- Brian Cox Explains Why We Haven't Seen Aliens Yet – And It Isn't Pretty- Fermi Paradox- Soylent Food Bars Recalled After Making Customers Sick- Pleasant Grove police turn off their body cameras

This time we talk about Todd Orr surviving two bear attacks,  Mike Rowe and his video for Praeger University, Microplastics getting in the deep ocean and the effect of ocean currents on lost containers, Samsung's exploding problems and Hatchimals.Links for this episode:-Todd Orr: The Remarkable Man Who Survived a Bear Attack-Don't Follow Your Passion-Mike Rowe-First evidence of deep-sea animals ingesting microplastics-Great Pacific Garbage Patch-Lego pieces still washing ashore on UK beaches almost 20 YEARS after cargo fell off ship-What can 28,000 rubber duckies lost at sea teach us about our oceans?-U.S. warns Samsung washing machine owners after explosion reports-Samsung finally responds to reports that ‘safe’ Note 7 phones are exploding-Hatchimals: the IRL Tamagotchis that Hatch in Your Hands-Hatchimals on Amazon *-Creepy Clown Hoaxes Lead to 12 Arrests in Multiple States

Today we jump from a discussion on genetic databases and personal privacy to a general discussion on Terms of Service and the ceding rights to the government.  After all that, an off handed comment on The Police's "Canary in a Coalmine" has been worming its way through our brains ever since.Links for the episode:- Genomics England- Utah Genome Project- Terms of Service; Didn't Read- Hello Internet #69- Canary Watch- The Police: Canary in a Coalmine- The Fourth Amendment Reasonableness Requirement- Pepe the Frog