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Synopsis: This week on the podcast, follow-up on the Nvidia RTX platform, is Apple TV priced appropriately, multiple timers coming to HomePod, and how Apple has been good at preventing future products from leaking to the media.

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Duration: 58:18:00

Present: Michael Norton, Alex Knight

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Download: Episode 151: I’ll Tap You When I’m Ready

Synopsis: This week on the podcast, a quick follow-up on the demise of Twitter’s Application Programming Interface (API) and how it’s shut down many useful features, leaving third party Twitter apps with even less parity than before. The main topic of discussion in this episode is that of the Graphics Processing Unit, or GPU for short. They’re inside every computer you own, from your desktop and notebook to your smartphone device. Other than being used to render graphics, do you really know what’s inside a GPU, that is to say, what makes it tick and why it all matters? Nvidia announced its new flagship line of RTX GPUs, which among many things supports ray tracing. What exactly is ray tracing and why does it matter for the future of video games?

GPU (Graphics Processing unit) is an electronic chip which is mounted on a video card (Graphics card). Occasionally called visual processing unit (VPU) is a specialized processor that offloads 3D graphics rendering from the microprocessor. The modern GPU is not only a powerful graphics engine but also a highly parallel programmable processor featuring peak arithmetic and memory bandwidth that substantially outpaces its CPU counterpart.

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Duration: 56:16:00

Present: Michael Norton, Alex Knight

• 6 million users had installed third-party Twitter clients
• NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Unveils Turing, Reinventing Computer Graphics
• Nvidia RTX platform
• Microprocessor/GPU design

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Download: Episode 150: What’s Inside A Graphics Processing Unit?

Synopsis: This week on the podcast, a discussion about what free speech really means, how it impacts individuals on private platforms, and how Twitter needs a new board and CEO to rebuild itself.

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Duration: 42:21:00

Present: Michael Norton, Alex Knight

• Infowars app downloads surge after tech giants ban Alex Jones content from platforms
• Apple Kicked Alex Jones Off Its Platform, Then YouTube And Facebook Rushed To Do The Same

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Download: Episode 149: Turn Off The Lights, Twitter

Synopsis: This week on the podcast, a discussion about how the media is celebrating Apple’s $1 trillion dollar market capital, instead of focusing on issues that really matter–an embarrassing situation of epic proportions that is 5GB of free iCloud storage. Why doesn’t the media take Apple to task more often for issues surrounding poor user experience?

Duration: 50::00

Present: Michael Norton, Alex Knight

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Download: Episode 148: The Ever Changing Landscape of Social Media

Synopsis: This week on the podcast, we are joined by guest and IT consultant Radu Stanescu to talk Intel’s delayed 10nm CPUs, what’s going on with Apple’s quality control, Apple ditching Qualcomm modems, Facebook bans Alex Jones’ Infowards, Facebook and Twitter stock tanks, and the ever changing landscape of social media behaviour.

Duration: 1:18:45

Present: Michael Norton, Alex Knight, Radu Stanescu

• CPUs Intel 10nm Production Update: Systems on Shelves For Holiday 2019
• Apple’s T2 chip may be causing issues in iMac Pro and 2018 MacBook Pros
• Your 2018 iPhone may be slower than Android phones
• Facebook bans Infowars’ Alex Jones for 30 days — but he’s still streaming
• Facebook’s Stock Shock Foreshadows a Less Profitable Future for the Social Network
• Bad week in social media gets worse; Twitter hammered

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Synopsis: This week on the podcast, Apple’s new 2018 Intel i9 powered MacBook Pro is under fire from reviewers for extreme performance throttling. We talk about what’s going on behind the scenes and what can be done about the issue in future redesigns of the MacBook Pro’s internal cooling system.

Duration: 53:09:00

Present: Michael Norton, Alex Knight

• MacBook Pro 15 (2018) – Beware the Core i9
• The New Screen Savers 166: New i9 MacBook Pro Can’t Take the Heat?
• MTE Explains: What is Vapor Chamber Cooling?

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Download: Episode 146: MacBook Pro: Hotplate Edition