TWiT Throwback (Audio)

Tonight we chat with Owen JJ Stone (aka OhDoctah) about all the tech news that's fit to be trending. First, we talk about Gboard, the new iOS keyboard from Google. GBoard offers search, predictive emoji, GIF search, and more. But cycling through the keyboards to get to it can be a huge pain in our fingers. Next, we cover the ongoing saga of Facebook's trending news section. Documents leaked to the Guardian reveal that Facebook moved away from a pure-algorithmic approach to story selection in 2014, when Facebook was criticized for not including adequate news coverage of the situation in Ferguson, Missouri. As a result, the leaked guidelines reveal that human intervention exists with every stage of the process. After that, we talk about Google's rumored Amazon Echo-clone, Chirp, and a bug in iTunes that might be deleting your music. We also welcome Elizabeth Grossman to the show to talk about her research into e-waste. A two-year investigation from the Basel Action Network (BAN) has revealed that the toxic e-waste we think is being responsibly recycled might be exported illegally to low-tech workshops in developing countries.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Owen JJ Stone and Elizabeth Grossman

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Build a panning platform using a stepper motor and arduino, and learn about Tootz the rainbow farting unicorn!

Parts Needed

1. 2 x 28BYJ-48 Motor + ULN2003 Driver $2.08
2. 5V UBEC $2.68
3. Arduino
4. Jumpers
5. 3D Printer The STL Files for our 3D Printed frame

3D Printed Parts

1. Base
2. Shelf
3. Shaft Adapters

Steps

1. Install the Stepper Motor into the frame using M3 screws and nuts
2. Connect the Stepper Motor to the Driver Board
3. Connect the Driver Board to 4 pins on the Arduino
4. Connect 5V Power to the Arduino
5. Install nuts into the shaft adapters
6. Install shaft adapters onto Stepper shaft

Programming!

Both the Arduino Sketch AND Terraterm

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

Guest: Jaime Ruiz-Avila

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AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2 for DOOM, Nvidia GTX 1080, ASUS ROG STRIX X99 motherboards with colorful LEDs, AmpliFi from Ubiquiti Labs, Google's apparent Chirp project, and more!

Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Patrick Norton

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Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Dale Puckett, and Amanda Alden

Guests: Dr. Tamitha Skov and John Portune

Producer: Bryan Burnett

Technical Director: Bryan Burnett

Editor: Bryan Burnett

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Ryan Hoover from Product Hunt joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss Instagram's big redesign of its app and logo, and let's just say that people don't like change. Also, Google restricts payday loan businesses from its ad network. Tesla's beta feature resulted in a crash, and a teacher's assistant is outed as a bot!

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guest: Ryan Hoover

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Leo Laporte, Mathew Ingram, and Ron Amadeo give us a preview of Google IO, Facebook bias issues, YouTube Unplugged, and more...

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Mathew Ingram and Ron Amadeo

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Jason Howell reviews NOAA Weather Radar & Alerts, Simple Weather, Grumpy Weather Widget, and UNCHARTED: Fortune Hunter™.

Host: Jason Howell

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Windows 10 free upgrade will end July 29, Windows 10 confirmed to be active on 300 million devices, Windows 10 'Redstone' build 14342 now includes support for AdBlock & AdBlock Plus, Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 May firmware updates, Microsoft fulfills UWP videogame promises, Forza Motorspot 6: Apex Beta, and more!

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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This week, we'll be discussing the return of Google v Oracle, strategies for Google IO first timers, new Moto X flagship leaks and the modular state of smartphones, and controlling data consumption while watching live streaming video.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Gina Trapani

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Today's Mega Patch Tuesday for Windows, closing the chapter on Dr. Craig Wright, Lenovo, Microsoft and Qualcomm all in separate doghouses, another fun bit on Curl bashing, the unintended consequences of "Terrorist Math," the Temperfect Mug finally arrives and a look at Samsung's not ready for prime time SmartThings.

We invite you to read our show notes.

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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