Two Bit Geeks

Episode 32: On Our High Hobby Horse


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Ped & Tom ride their hobby horses through some of their favorite topics; such as speeding and safe driving, dumping Facebook and shadow profiles, fitness tracking and smart devices, supervolcanoes and asteroid impacts, and being kind to one another. Plus, a salute to Professor Hawking.

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Safe Driving Followup [00:00]

  • The Need for (Safe) Speed
  • Relevant Massachusetts Law concerning blocking intersections
  • One Way Japanese Drivers Are Polite

Dumping Facebook [22:35]

  • Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal
  • How do I deactivate my account? (Facebook)
  • Station 13 podcast
  • Postcrossing.com

Smart Devices [45:03]

  • Pomodoro Technique
  • Fitbit Versa

End of the World Scenarios [52:05]

  • Yellowstone Magma Plume
  • Possible asteroid impactor 101955 Bennu
  • Space probe OSIRIS-REx
  • Gravitational keyhole
  • The HAMMER

Egoisitic Altruism [1:03:36]

  • A Selfish Argument for Making the World a Better Place (Kurzgesagt)
  • Zero-sum world vs. Positive-sum world

Farewell to Stephen Hawking [1:16:30]

  • Stephen Hawking (1942–2018)
  • A Brief History of Time

Music by Lee Rosevere (CC by 4.0)

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