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  • CouncilCast #199 - GeForce Now Powered by Hydraulics - 3/1/22

    Science

    • Why didn't the dinosaurs live: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/02/fish-fossils-show-asteroid-that-wiped-out-the-dinosaurs-struck-in-the-spring/
    • Did he see a white light: https://gizmodo.com/doctors-were-able-to-study-a-mans-brain-activity-as-he-1848590805

      • Technology

      • New DP tech to fix your speeds: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/02/displayport-2-0-labels-specify-bandwidth-to-avoid-hdmi-2-1-like-confusion/
      • Who needs electric powered drones: https://gizmodo.com/worlds-first-hydraulic-drone-can-fly-500-miles-1848587714

        • Other Cool/Weird Shit

        • What would you like your shutter sound to be: https://gizmodo.com/nikon-might-make-a-shutter-button-that-meows-for-z9-1848603845
        • When your kid just won't stop watching youtube: https://gizmodo.com/man-shut-down-his-towns-internet-while-trying-to-limit-1848556704
          • 56 min
        • CouncilCast #196 - Windshield Bidet - 2/8/22
          • ScienceThe race to mine the moon: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/machine-to-melt-moon-rocks-and-derive-metals-may-launch-in-2024/
            • These bubbles last forever: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/physicists-have-created-everlasting-bubbles/
          • TechnologynVidia/arm deal is dead: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/02/nvidia-abandons-66-billion-arm-purchase/
            • IRS no longer needs your selfie: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/02/irs-stops-requiring-selfies-after-facial-recognition-system-is-widely-panned/
          • Other Cool/Weird ShitIs your yacht too big: https://www.engadget.com/jeff-bezos-superyacht-rotterdam-bridge-171035670.html?src=rss
            • Who needs a penis anyways: https://gizmodo.com/man-chopped-off-penis-cannabis-induced-psychosis-1848462592
            36 min
          • CouncilCast #195 - Airplane lasers perform colon surgery on pigs - 2/1/22
            • ScienceRobots will fix you in the future: https://www.engadget.com/robot-surgeon-laparoscopic-surgery-pig-intestine-102038885.html?src=rss
              • Volcanos are just big nukes: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/21/1074438703/nuclear-test-monitor-calls-tonga-volcano-blast-biggest-thing-that-weve-ever-seen
            • TechnologyHow nutritious is your internet: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/27/22904705/broadband-nutrition-labels-internet-service-rosenworcel-biden-competition
              • Everything will now track your sleep: https://gizmodo.com/these-new-smart-bulbs-can-track-your-sleep-1848301395
            • Other Cool/Weird ShitDo you sing in your car: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/31/22910462/tesla-karaoke-microphones-teslamic-distraction-merchandise-roundup
              • FedEx will laser you your package: https://gizmodo.com/fedex-asks-faa-to-let-it-install-anti-missile-lasers-on-1848361044
              52 min
            • CouncilCast #194 - The Virtual Reality Experience - 1/25/22
              • ScienceJames Webb is home: https://gizmodo.com/webb-space-telescope-completes-its-million-mile-journey-1848410686
                • Time to hit the moon: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/an-old-falcon-9-rocket-may-strike-the-moon-within-weeks/
              • Technology5G kills: https://www.engadget.com/5-g-rollout-faa-airlines-carriers-c-band-143026349.html?src=rss
                • G suite is no longer free: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/01/google-tells-free-g-suite-users-pay-up-or-lose-your-account/
              • Other Cool/Weird ShitHow much for your face: https://gizmodo.com/robot-company-will-pay-200k-for-your-face-if-it-s-frie-1848110723
                • DIDon't: https://gizmodo.com/mans-penis-fills-with-foam-after-diy-erectile-dysfuncti-1848376444
                51 min
              • CouncilCast #193 - There it is - 1/18/22
                • ScienceWho needs human hearts anymore: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/pig-heart-transplanted-to-human-for-the-first-time/
                  • What happened to all the stars: https://www.livescience.com/earth-trapped-in-local-bubble
                • TechnologyYou can now get ray tracing on your phone: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/17/22888966/samsung-exynos-2200-soc-chip-announced-amd-gpu-rdna-2
                  • Why go to the theater when you can just go to your car: https://gizmodo.com/bmw-created-an-absurd-in-car-theater-with-a-31-inch-8k-1848297547
                • Other Cool/Weird ShitBuy your new tesla shit: https://www.engadget.com/tesla-begins-letting-customers-buy-some-of-its-merch-using-dogecoin-110819070.html?src=rss
                  • Go to a concert without going to a concert: https://gizmodo.com/steinways-self-playing-pianos-can-now-sync-with-live-pe-1847944812
                  53 min
                • CouncilCast #192 - Bezos 3D Printed His Summer House on the Moon - 1/11/22
                  • ScienceWho lives in the hut on the moon: https://gizmodo.com/mysterious-hut-spotted-on-far-side-of-the-moon-is-a-h-1848321899
                    • Learning to drive: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/goldfish-can-learn-to-drive-and-navigate-terrestrial-environments/
                  • Technology3D print your next tv: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/01/3d-printing-could-make-oled-laptops-phones-cheaper/
                    • Forget self-driving cars: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/4/22866699/john-deere-autonomous-farming-ai-machine-vision-kit
                  • Other Cool/Weird ShitLook what now comes on a stick: https://gizmodo.com/lg-thinks-the-future-of-tvs-is-just-a-tablet-on-a-stick-1848212090
                    • Parfume de fart: https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-star-who-sells-her-farts-in-jars-starts-selling-1848305521
                    34 min
                  • CouncilCast #191 - We're Basically Congress - 1/4/22
                    • ScienceRobots that replicate: https://www.engadget.com/living-robots-self-reproduce-174540921.html?src=rss
                      • It gets harder for Neutrinos: https://gizmodo.com/physicists-detect-neutrinos-for-first-time-ever-using-l-1848131886
                    • TechnologyWhere we're going you don't need batteries: https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-new-tv-remote-uses-your-routers-radio-waves-to-1848295844
                      • No more gas engines for you: https://www.engadget.com/hyundai-gas-engine-development-shutdown-174556919.html?src=rss
                    • Other Cool/Weird ShitDon't do any challenge that Alexa gives you: https://gizmodo.com/amazon-alexa-told-a-10-year-old-girl-to-play-with-a-liv-1848275928
                      • It's like a sail...but it's a kite: https://gizmodo.com/giant-kite-will-pull-a-ship-across-the-ocean-next-month-1848233992
                      43 min
                    • CouncilCast #190 - Moon Zombies That You Can Taste - 12/28/21
                      • ScienceSpace rocks revealed: https://gizmodo.com/vacuum-sealed-container-from-1972-moon-landing-will-fin-1848234198
                        • The James Webb Space Telescope launches: https://www.cnet.com/news-live/watch-live-nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-launch/
                      • TechnologyIf you're a pirate, you can get software for...free: https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-offers-pirates-a-discount-to-get-them-to-use-1848186178
                        • When can you get a usb-c iphone: https://gizmodo.com/usb-c-iphone-sells-for-86-001-proving-apple-is-leavin-1848042351
                      • Other Cool/Weird ShitForget smell-o-vision: https://www.engadget.com/taste-the-tv-lickable-screen-173805499.html?src=rss
                        • Car repair is too expensive: https://gizmodo.com/finnish-man-passes-on-paying-22-600-to-replace-his-tes-1848268874
                        39 min
                      • CouncilCast #189 - NASA's Suck Off Machine is Out of This World - 12/21/21
                        • ScienceHave you ever seen a millipede: https://www.npr.org/2021/12/20/1066017155/finally-scientists-have-found-a-true-millipede
                          • Improve your eyesight in space: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-sleeping-bag-prevent-eyeball-squashing-083937316.html?src=rss
                        • TechnologySomeone's been naughty: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/12/the-hdmi-forum-follows-the-usb-if-in-using-new-version-numbers-to-refer-to-old-ports/
                          • Pay to unlock your car: https://www.engadget.com/toyota-key-fob-remote-start-function-requires-subscription-111606852.html?src=rss
                        • Other Cool/Weird ShitProtect yourself from 5G radiation: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/12/anti-5g-quantum-pendants-are-radioactive/
                          • Serve your baby on a robot: https://gizmodo.com/hyundai-made-a-highly-maneuverable-drink-serving-baby-1848226282
                          39 min
                        • CouncilCast #188 - Space Wings for Algernon - 12/14/21
                          • ScienceNo more space wings: https://www.engadget.com/bezos-branson-faa-astronaut-wings-215538360.html?src=rss
                            • Using lasers to cook: https://gizmodo.com/engineers-cook-3d-printed-chicken-with-lasers-1847709113
                          • TechnologyMercedes beats Tesla: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/12/mercedes-benz-gets-worlds-first-approval-for-automated-driving-system/
                            • Finally you can be free: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/smart-devices-that-wirelessly-charge-upon-entering-a-room-coming-in-2022/
                          • Other Cool/Weird ShitHow to be a better biker: https://gizmodo.com/this-backpack-turns-into-an-airbag-for-your-head-1847643676
                            • Real rocket league: https://www.engadget.com/bmw-das-race-goal-rocket-league-real-life-161508734.html?src=rss
                            41 min

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