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Citizens of Tech is a show about all things interesting to technology aficionados — not just gadgets. Gaming, science, energy, minimalism, cord cutting, financial independence, etc. We figure that if it’s interesting to us, it will be interesting to you.

This is show #2 in this grand experiment, incubating in the Packet Pushers Community Podcast channel. We’ll run it up to 10 shows or so, and give the show its own channel if we think Citizens has an audience. We saw over 4K downloads of the very first show with some good feedback, so thanks for that! Please keep telling us what’s good, bad, and ugly about the show. We’ll improve. We’re figuring this out as we go.

Citizens of Tech runs in 3 segments. The present (news of the day), the past (our ode to historical awesomeness) and the future (new first world problems on the way).

Please enjoy show #2!

With faces made for podcasting, your hosts…

Eric Sutphen @zutfen http://zutfen.com

Ethan Banks @ecbanks http://ethancbanks.com

Present

Hubble 25th Anniversary – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope

Google Fi – http://www.wired.com/2015/04/google-make-wireless-carrier-irrelevant/

Project 1999 endorsed by Daybreak Games – https://www.everquest.com/news/project-1999-daybreak

Microsoft Universal Bluetooth Folding Keyboard – http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/p/universal-foldable-keyboard

US Defense Secretary: Snowden Caused Tensions With Techies – http://www.wired.com/2015/04/us-defense-secretary-snowden-caused-tensions-techies/

Deathwatch

* Tidal (We still don’t get it, 770K subscribers notwithstanding) –  http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/26/jay-z-s-tidal-is-a-disaster-the-hip-hop-icon-defends-tidal-against-smear-campaign.html

* FM Radio (because Norway’s killing it) – http://phys.org/news/2015-04-norway-blazes-global-path-fm.html

What’s On PRIME Now? – http://whatsonprimenow.blogspot.com/

How to Reduce VR Sickness? Just Add a Virtual Nose – http://www.wired.com/2015/04/reduce-vr-sickness-just-add-virtual-nose/

Past

Trains – Efficient transit for goods and people – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport

Future

Tesla PowerWall – http://www.zutfen.com/powerwall-teslas-power-appliance/