Tea: Qimen Caixia (“Sunrise Keemun”) black tea. Damon discusses tech that makes cochlear implants more versatile.  Michael looks at methodologies of language learning.  Also: little black worms, high quality science from Jurassic Park, listener assignments, taking a break, the new update for No Man’s Sky, Damon’s lack of impulse control, personal bankruptcy, going off script, … Continue reading "Tech Tea 031: For All I Know He’s A Pole Dancer"

Tea: Dian Hong Jin Ya (“Golden Buds”) black tea. Damon talks about shoe technology.  Michael tackles the basics of blockchain.  Also: ice cream and bitterness, asparagus, Latin problems, the Pope, building a base, gas masks, extra bones, cylons vs. Knight Rider, pop culture of the 1980s, prosthetics and keeping body parts around the house, survival … Continue reading "Tech Tea 030: The Episode of Titles Episode"

Tea: Meng Ding Mao Feng green tea. Damon explores his own DNA and also covers new technology for the visually impaired.  Michael ponders how the future we envisioned in the 1980s differs from the future we’re living now.  Also: Finnish vs. Latin, the Spirit of Tea, spicy Chinese food, how Michael knows how long to … Continue reading "Tech Tea 029: The Spirit of Tea"

Tea: Fo Mei (Buddha’s Eyebrow) green tea. Damon talks about his experience making something in augmented reality. Michael shares his thoughts as a non-driver on autonomous vehicles.  Also: getting the date wrong, throwing tea into the lake, breaking news 100 years in the making, two brides for two brothers, machine learning on Pokemon data, being … Continue reading "Tech Tea 028: Happy Day Between Independence Days"

Tea: Jun Shan Yin Zhen yellow tea. Damon describes recent photography projects he was involved in. Michael talks about his Father’s Day “miracle.” Also: getting confused about geography, tea prices, GitHub, making movies with strong female leads, brand impressions, seat belts from the 1970s, messenger bags, drag queens, the Vietnam memorial, talking to Thomas Jefferson, … Continue reading "Tech Tea 027: Happy Birthday To Us"

Tea: Gu Zhu Zi Sun (Purple Bamboo Shoot) green tea.  Damon recaps the keynote from Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference.  Michael takes a hard look at Facebook’s corporate ethics.  Also: pouring boiling water on things, getting grossed out by surgery pictures, confusing WWDC and WWJD, trying to watch videos in class, movies (especially Wonder Woman) and … Continue reading "Tech Tea 026: It’s Morning Somewhere"

Tea: Bi Luo Chun green tea.  Damon reviews the WannaCry virus and its brethren.  Michael summarizes the news out of the Google I/O conference.  Also: quitting caffeine (and color vision), bad water, the need for tea tasting vocabulary, the Saga Street Song, scooping reality with a melon-baller, the importance of listening to our advice, the … Continue reading "Tech Tea 025: Jazz Musicians We Are Not"

Tea: Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) wulong.  Damon explores land line phones and the WeChat app.  Michael takes on the episode title: the bag of words technique.  Also: embossing printers, rubber fingers, another trip down Saga Street, a mea culpa, knowing how to read, land line phones, blanking the names of things or people, convenient … Continue reading "Tech Tea 024: Bag of Words"

Tea: Da Shan Tian (Sweet Mountain) sheng puer.  Damon and Michael head off to the March for Science to interview people about their favorite science and technology topics.  Also: being cool, fingerprint readers, Apple ripping off a Google design, hand size, new phone rumors, naming evil hacker groups, transportation for villains, and the new CenturyLink Saga. This … Continue reading "Tech Tea 023: The March for Science"

Tea: Meng Ding Huang Ya (Mt. Mengding Yellow Buds) yellow tea.  Damon plays with wires as he automates his home.  Michael finds the previous week’s news pulling him back to discussions of government-grade privacy.  Also: describing something vs. experiencing something, nib creep, the Turkish Crime-Mobile, “G” is for “Power” (or maybe “Fan”), Santa the thermostat, alien … Continue reading "Tech Tea 022: 50 Shades of Yellow"