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Michael and Michael are glad to welcome Andy back for this week’s episode and get things rolling with some automotive stories.  First off is an article about some innovative ideas on what auto manufacturers are designing into their vehicles based on the pandemic changing needs.  Ideas like anti-viral surfaces, increasing the heat of the car’s interior and ultraviolet light are some of what is being considered.  Speaking of automotive design, the crew reflects on the variation and similarity (red!) of the car emoji across various platforms.

With sports beginning to reopen around the world, a number of world class athletes are playing in empty stadiums, however, for broadcast television, piping in virtual crowd noises seems to be gaining fans.  Listen in to hear what Andy, Michael and Michael think about the sports equivalent of a laugh track.

This discussion of soccer / football causes a stroll down memory lane with Andy recollecting Sensible Soccer

Michael R is getting excited about the upcoming Apple World Wide Developer Conference, and we are sure that there will be much to learn.

Selected Links

Autoblog article: Coronavirus fears will influence car design, according to Kia — https://www.autoblog.com/2020/06/06/coronavirus-will-alter-car-design-says-kia/ 

The Drive article: Car Emojis Are Broken — https://www.thedrive.com/news/33977/the-car-emoji-must-be-changed

Mashable article:  This bricklaying robot can construct a house in 48 hours — https://mashable.com/video/handrian-x-bricklaying-robot-48-hours/ 

The Verge article: Spanish soccer returns with computer-generated crowds, and it actually works — https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/12/21288963/la-liga-fake-crowd-noise-betis-sevilla 

Sky Sports article: Premier League restart: Crowd noise option part of Sky Sports innovative coverage — https://www.skysports.com/football/news/21564/12001299/premier-league-restart-crowd-noise-option-part-of-sky-sports-innovative-coverage 

The Vice article: Why ‘Sensible Soccer’ Is Still Gaming’s Friendliest Soccer Sim — https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vdq479/why-i-adore-sensible-soccer-gamings-friendliest-football-sim-407 

Sensible Soccer — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensible_Soccer 

retrogamer.net article: The Making Of Sensible World Of Soccer — https://www.retrogamer.net/retro_games90/the-making-of-sensible-world-of-soccer/ 

Apple’s upcoming WWDC — https://developer.apple.com/wwdc20/ 

Extended remix links for this week

Kotaku article: And Now, Realistic Trash for Animal Crossing: New Horizons —