CouncilCast

Follow up from last week: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/90-year-old-gets-att-300mbps-fiber-a-week-after-complaining-in-wsj-print-ad/

Science

I'll meet you at Mars: https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8742/follow-nasas-perseverance-rover-in-real-time-on-its-way-to-mars/

How far is that: https://www.engadget.com/farfarout-most-distant-solar-system-object-confirmed-171513730.html

Technology

Your phone isn't safe anymore: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/10/22276183/us-appeals-court-first-circuit-border-phone-search-decision-fourth-amendment

4 legs is better than 2: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/9/22274297/hyundai-walking-car-tiger-umv-concept-autonomous

Other Cool/Weird Shit

What's better than wheels: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/11/22278792/elon-musk-joe-rogan-tesla-roadster-spacex-hover-thrusters

These pigs may beat you at pong: https://gizmodo.com/video-game-playing-pigs-stretch-our-concepts-of-animal-1846243273

Science

Fish can grow arms now 🤯 - https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/americas/zebrafish-fins-limbs-scn/index.html?utm_term=1612523925184f12bdeb9fbe6&utm_source=cnn_Five+Things+for+Friday%2C+February+5%2C+2021&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1612523925185&bt_ee=0KNnpunSPacRTklrzVcVmRVLrsncZ3a9CVQ1U7YyZjsC0GafJ8Bs9m65Tqj9mJMd&bt_ts=1612523925185

Better for spies with velcro shoes: https://gizmodo.com/scientists-have-finally-made-quieter-velcro-1846092228

Technology

You can never have too many screens: https://gizmodo.com/its-no-surprise-this-absolutely-obscene-7-screen-laptop-1846222859

How slow is your internet: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/02/att-customer-since-1960-buys-wsj-print-ad-to-complain-of-slow-speeds/

Other Cool/Weird Shit

How to shoot around corners: https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/nerf-rival-blasters-curved-shots/

3D printed meat, coming right up: https://gizmodo.com/were-just-out-here-3d-printing-meat-now-i-guess-1846185881

Science

How big is it: https://gizmodo.com/the-atlantic-ocean-is-getting-wider-thanks-to-upwelling-1846142411

Rockets powered by plants: https://www.engadget.com/blushift-aerospace-first-biofuel-rocket-launch-161359224.html

Technology

How far does your charger reach: https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/xiaomi-long-range-wireless-charging/

No GPU for you: https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/27/22252534/intel-desktop-gpu-amd-support-systems-iris-xe

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Real life rocket league: https://gizmodo.com/someone-made-a-real-life-rocket-league-car-that-jumps-a-1846085109

Don't ask and bend over: https://gizmodo.com/china-deploys-anal-swabs-for-covid-19-testing-says-its-1846139690

Science

Dune on Earth: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-say-theyve-found-the-ancient-dens-of-giant-1846099925

Does it also give you x-ray vision?: https://www.engadget.com/synthetic-cornea-helps-a-legally-blind-man-regain-his-sight-101057500.html

Technology

What will you do without Flash: https://jalopnik.com/when-adobe-stopped-flash-content-from-running-it-also-s-1846109630

It doesn't fold, it rolls: https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/12/22226532/lgs-rollable-phone-launch-release-date-ces-2021

Other Cool/Weird Shit

World's fastest RC plane: https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-fastest-rc-plane-hit-548-mph-without-a-motor-1846109024

Elon Musk wants your ideas: https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-announces-100-million-prize-for-new-carbon-capture-tech-001130681.html

Science

Virgin Orbit goes to space: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/virgin-orbit-just-earned-the-orbit-part-of-its-name/

The bigger they are, the harder they fall: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/nasas-space-launch-system-rocket-shuts-down-after-just-67-seconds/

Technology

Cardboard boxes are so old school: https://www.engadget.com/livingpackets-the-box-replacement-cardboard-trial-boulanger-france-122237753.html

Take pictures from space: https://www.engadget.com/photos-of-earth-from-space-canon-satellite-5d-mark-iii-110335471.html

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Just don't eat anything: https://gizmodo.com/a-man-ate-a-toothpick-and-it-was-stuck-in-his-butt-for-1846011096

A console for your drinks: https://www.engadget.com/bud-light-bl6-game-console-projector-143514442.html

Science

How fast does the Earth spin: https://gizmodo.com/the-rate-of-earth-s-spin-appears-to-be-accelerating-1846017758

A cure for scarlet fever, blue light: https://gizmodo.com/blue-light-and-essential-oil-compound-treat-antibiotic-1846000676

Technology

Your iPhone 12 could kill you: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-find-that-the-iphone-12-can-deactivate-a-pa-1846036303

Samsung's Handy bot: https://www.engadget.com/samsung-home-robots-bot-handy-bot-care-151800168.html

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Hack 5G to build your own guitar pedal: https://gizmodo.com/viral-5g-conspiracy-diagram-actually-shows-how-to-build-1845990224

A bandaid you never needed: https://gizmodo.com/the-taint-bandaid-is-real-now-1846017893

Science

We can rebuild it: https://www.engadget.com/puerto-rico-approves-8-million-to-rebuild-arecibo-telescope-155454170.html

Before we can fly we must land: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/spacex-may-try-to-catch-a-falling-rocket-with-a-launch-tower/

Technology

Arm CPU's are the future: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/18/22189450/microsoft-arm-processors-chips-servers-surface-report

O-Doh, it's that simple: https://gizmodo.com/cloudflare-and-apples-new-oblivious-protocol-could-mean-1845837280

Other Cool/Weird Shit

To infinity and beyond: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2020/12/30/22207108/built-irl-maker-batman-style-grappling-hook-gun-diy

Does anyone still have a floppy drive around: https://www.engadget.com/reddit-movie-floppy-disk-vcr-180230744.html

Science

Aliens might be right next door: https://www.engadget.com/proxima-centauri-strange-radio-signal-164510331.html

Bring on the heat: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-approves-blue-origin-for-future-uncrewed-missions-105530293.html

Technology

Next breakthrough in storage technology: https://gizmodo.com/a-new-breakthrough-in-tape-storage-could-squeeze-580-tb-1845851499

Stop paying your internet provider: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/12/law-banning-rental-fees-for-customer-owned-routers-takes-effect-sunday/

Other Cool/Weird Shit

America's favorite: https://kotaku.com/mcdonalds-china-has-a-spam-and-oreos-burger-it-seems-1845910426

But can it run Crysis? https://www.engadget.com/kfcs-viral-marketing-gets-real-with-a-chickenwarming-gaming-pc-112558482.html

Science

If being in space wasn't creepy enough: https://gizmodo.com/space-station-spiders-found-a-hack-to-build-webs-withou-1845851520

SpaceX flies again, but doesn't land: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/starship-rises-high-performs-a-flawless-flip-but-doesnt-quite-stick-the-landing/

Technology

First (and maybe only) winner: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/12/we-have-a-winner-in-the-worlds-first-quantum-chess-tournament/

Most secure password ever: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/12/default-password-in-radiology-devices-leaves-healthcare-networks-open-to-attack/

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Who else are they working with: https://www.cultofweird.com/ufo-sightings/galactic-federation-on-mars/

Too hot to handle: https://gizmodo.com/candles-recalled-for-presenting-fire-hazard-1845865359

Science

Ride to space in a balloon: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/space-balloon-company-raises-funds-will-conduct-first-test-flight-next-year/

In space you may age faster: https://gizmodo.com/exposure-to-outer-space-may-accelerate-aging-new-evide-1845754948

Technology

How many cores do you need: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/7/22158264/apple-32-core-processor-arm-mac-macbook-pro

How to make your laptop faster: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/amd-laptops-have-a-hidden-10-second-performance-delay-heres-why/

Other Cool/Weird Shit

Not Half Life 3, in space: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/11/20/gabe-newell-has-blasted-gnome-chompski-into-space/

Best way to protect yourself from being hacked: https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a34874489/faraday-cage-5g-shield-conspiracy-theory/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm