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  • The New Screen Savers 40: Gravitational Waves Discovered

    Gravitational waves with a physicist on the LIGO project, we begin our build of the Ultimate VR Gaming Machine with Ryan Shrout, Leo and Ron get their ears 3D scanned, and Moldover the godfather of controllerism shows off his effects for voice and guitar.

    Sparkle check in Terminal:
    find /Applications -path '*Autoupdate.app/Contents/Info.plist' -exec echo {} \; -exec grep -A1 CFBundleShortVersionString '{}' \; | grep -v CFBundleShortVersionString

    Hosts: Leo Laporte and Ron Richards

    Guests: Alan Weinstein, Sam Kellett, Karol Hatzilias, Megan Morrone, Ryan Shrout, and Matt Moldover

    Producers: Jerry Wagley, Karsten Bondy, and Tonya Hall

    Technical Director: Anthony Nielsen

    Editor: Anthony Nielsen

    The New Screen Savers is available for download at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.

    Thanks to CacheFly for bandwidth for this episode.

    Sponsors:

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    • BLUEAPRON.COM/TWIT
    • 1 hr 25 min
    • Tech News Today 1449: Finally, Wearable Shoes Are Here!

      Today we were reminded again that a large part of this presidential election in the United States is happening on SnapChat, especially with first time voters. Find out which independent apps just got bought by giant companies. Apple is reportedly entering the content game with none other than Dr. Dre., Amazon Games launched a free game engine this week, with Twitch integration. Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica gives us a no spoiler review of Deadpool, and on the internet, Microsoft now knows you're a dog.

      Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

      Guests: Georgia Dow and Sam Machkovech

      Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.

      Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

      Sponsors:

      • wealthfront.com/tnt
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      • Amazon.com/TWITRX
      • 1 hr 6 min
      • This Week in Enterprise Tech 176: Karl Auerbach and the KMAX

        Microsoft beats expectations thanks to the Cloud, Cisco releases new firmware for several appliances to protect a vulnerability, Google plays with Millimeter Radio from the sky, and Karl Auerbach of InterWorking Labs talks about the KMAX Network Emulator.

        Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Brian Chee, and Curtis Franklin

        Guest: Karl Auerbach

        Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-enterprise-tech.

        Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

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        • 1 hr 14 min
        • This Week in Law 336: IoT for CIA

          EU and US Safe Harbor agreement, drone privacy rules, PayPal doesn't like VPN providers, trademarking hashtags, fitness trackers leaking your private information, and more!

          Hosts: Denise Howell and Emory Roane

          Guests: Tiffany Li and Reg Levy

          Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law.

          Public list of discussion points, TWiL on Facebook

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          Special thanks to Nigel Clutterbuck for the TWiL theme music.

          Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

          Sponsors:

          • FreshBooks.com/twil
          • BLUEAPRON.COM/TWIT
          • RING.COM/TWIL
          • 1 hr 34 min
          • Tech News Today 1448: Reddit Thinks You're Pregnant

            Pandora and SoundCloud prove that the music streaming business is hard, the Quartz news app that chats at you, a look at the awesomeness of gravitational waves, the black market for Netflix accounts, and more.

            Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

            Guests: Selena Larson, Sam Williams, and Rhett Allain

            Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.

            Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

            Sponsors:

            • RING.COM/tnt
            • wealthfront.com/tnt
            • Amazon.com/TWITRX
            • 58 min
            • Home Theater Geeks 291: Speakers and Drivers and Amps, Oh My!

              Scott Wilkinson talks with Dan Wiggins, CTO of Starke Sound, about speakers, drivers, and amps.

              Host: Scott Wilkinson

              Guest: Dan Wiggins

              Subscribe to Home Theater Geeks at https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks

              Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

              Sponsors:

              • Epson.com/ecotankleo
              • opticalcablesbycorning.com
              • 1 hr 13 min
              • Know How... 186: Steampunk Goggles Build

                We go step by step and show how to make your own Steampunk Goggles.

                These are the parts you'll need to order for our Steampunk Goggles Build

              • Vintage Steampunk Welding Goggles $7.99
              • GraceAngie 40Pcs Bronze Alloy Round Clock Watch gears $6.99
              • Magnifying Loupe $6.75
              • Arduino Nano (Atmega 328P) $2.19
              • WS2812 16-Bit RGB LED Ring ($3.17 x 2) $6.34
              • 30AWG Silicone Wire ($1.00 x 3) [Red, Black, Blue] $3.00
              • 600mah batteries + Charging harness $18.00
              • Total $51.26

                You'll also need a 3D Printer that can print the following parts

              • Steampunk Googles Frame (Right Side)
              • Steampunk Goggles Frame (Left Side)
              • Steampunk Goggles LED Holder (x2)
              • Tools and supplies

              • 3D Printer
              • Dremel (or other drilling tool)
              • Hot Glue Gun
              • Soldering Kit
              • Pliers, Screwdrivers
              • Heat Shrink Tubing (Black)
              • Instructions:

              • Disconnect one of the eye cups from the bridge strap
              • Drill a small rat hole at the base of each nose-cutout. (Big enough for 6 strands of 30awg silicone wire
              • Cut the following pieces of 30awg Silicone Wire
              • 2 x 6" Red
              • 1 x 8" Red
              • 2 x 6" Black
              • 1 x 8" Black
              • 1 x 6" White
              • 1 x 8" White
              • Strip and tin all your Silicone wires
              • Cut a 3/4" long piece of 1/4" Black Heat Shrink tubing
              • Run the 3, 8" lengths through the heat shrink tubing, then push the tubing & wires over the exposed bridge strap
              • Reconnect both cups to the bridge strap
              • Run the 3, 8" lengths into the left cup rat-hole.
              • Solder the following:
              • Black to any "GND" pad
              • Red to any "VCC" pad
              • White to "IN" pad
              • Run 1 x 6" black and 1 x 6" red into the left cup rat-hole
              • Solder the following:
              • Black to the remaining "GND" pad
              • Red to the remaining "VCC" pad
              • Solder the black and red wires to a battery connector from the charging harness
              • Pull back the slack wire from the left cup
              • Run the other side of the 8" wires into the rat-hole on the right cup.
              • Solder the following:
              • Black to any "GND" pad
              • Red to any "VCC" pad
              • White to the "OUT" pad
              • Run the remaining 6" black, red and white wires into the right-cup rat-hole.
              • Solder the following:
              • Black to the remaining "GND" pad
              • Red to the remaining "VCC" pad
              • White to the "In" pad
              • Solder the other ends of those wires to the Arduino:
              • Black to "GND"
              • Red to "VIN"
              • White to "D3"
              • Test Programming

                We're using the "100 Lights" code example from Episode 173

              • We need to change the Digital Pin to "3"
              • We need to change the number of LEDs to "16"
              • We can play with the brightness
              • You can find the code here.

                These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/know-how/episodes/186

                Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

                Sponsors:

                • digitalocean.com - promo code: KNOWHOW
                • Amazon.com/TWITRX
                • 39 min
                • This Week in Computer Hardware 350: Not Even an SSD Can Save You Now!

                  Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV review, an SSD from Sony, Oculus Rift PC Preorders, Eye Tracking technology in gaming, Rise of the Tomb Raider patched to version 1.0.610.1_64, and more!

                  Hosts: Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout

                  Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-computer-hardware.

                  Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

                  Sponsor:

                  • drobo.com/twit - promo code: TWIT100
                  • 1 hr 2 min
                  • Android App Arena 84: Wallpapers

                    Hands-on reviews of Polygen, Earthviewer Beta, Tapet, and Perch.

                    Host: Jason Howell

                    Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/android-app-arena.

                    Bandwidth for Android App Arena is provided by CacheFly.

                    Sponsor:

                    • automatic.com/twit - promo code: TWIT20
                    • 13 min
                    • Tech News Today 1447: Designated Robot Driver

                      Twitter's earnings report confirms that user growth is a big problem, Google's self-driving cars could be considered an actual driver, our biggest tech gripes, and more.

                      Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

                      Guests: Jason Hiner and Wayne Cunningham

                      Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.

                      Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

                      Sponsors:

                      • Amazon.com/TWITRX
                      • wealthfront.com/tnt
                      • RING.COM/tnt
                      • 56 min

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