Very Hicken Bros.

Very Hicken Bros.

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Very Hicken Bros. episodes

  • Introducing Kyler: Music Producer and @Developerrr_

    Trevor and I finally introduce Kyler! He has been very active in the creativity and technology realm, working in ROM communities and music production. Kyler explains his favorite song that he produced, which he calls "Outside". (https://iamreinvented.bandcamp.com/track/outside) 

    We discuss the following articles as well: Google wants to automatically clean up all your useless SMS 2FA messages (https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/06/29/google-messages-is-learning-to-auto-delete-otps/), joinwisdom.app, Chrome OS has a nice new addition coming for console gamers (https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/06/25/chrome-os-has-a-nice-new-addition-coming-for-console-gamers/), Amazon Goes All-In On Truck Safety With Autonomous Driving Company Plus (https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2021/06/30/amazon-goes-all-in-on-truck-safety-with-autonomous-driving-company-plus/), For the first time, astrophysicists detect a black hole swallowing a neutron star (https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/first-time-astrophysicists-detect-black-hole-swallowing-neutron-star-n1272625), and Discovery of a New Type of Stellar Explosion – An Electron-Capture Supernova – Illuminates a Medieval Mystery (https://scitechdaily.com/discovery-of-a-new-type-of-stellar-explosion-an-electron-capture-supernova-illuminates-a-medieval-mystery/).

    Follow Kyler at twitter.com/developerrr_.

    1 hr 14 min
  • Stephen Hawking's black hole theories are confirmed with 95% confidence.

    Meet the Red Hot Chilly Penguin (🌶🤘⭐🐧.y.at). Trevor and I talk about the following topics: JioPhone Next smartphone launched, Google says it runs special version of Android (https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/technology/news/story/jiophone-next-smartphone-launched-google-says-it-runs-special-version-of-android-1818874-2021-06-24), New Tamagotchi Is A Wearable Smart Device (https://kotaku.com/new-tamagotchi-is-a-wearable-smart-device-1847119315/amp), Drought-stricken communities push back against data centers (https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/drought-stricken-communities-push-back-against-data-centers-n1271344), Striker leaves San Francisco Shock (https://dotesports.com/overwatch/news/striker-leaves-san-francisco-shock), ANS returns to the San Francisco Shock (https://dotesports.com/overwatch/news/ans-returns-to-the-san-francisco-shock), Ethereum EIP-1559 London hardfork has been successfully initiated on the Ropsten test network (https://www.cryptopolitan.com/ethereum-eip-1559-initiated-on-ropsten/), Microsoft officially announces Windows 11 (https://www.androidauthority.com/windows-11-announcement-1238811/), 9 Features in Brave Search That Make it a Great Google Alternative (https://itsfoss.com/brave-search-features/), Famous Stephen Hawking theory about black holes confirmed (https://www.space.com/stephen-hawking-black-holes-theory-confirmed), Gravitational Waves Confirm Stephen Hawking's Famous Black Hole Theory (https://interestingengineering.com/gravitational-waves-confirm-stephen-hawkings-famous-black-hole-theory), and Record breaker: Scientists spot earliest known supermassive black hole 'storm' (https://www.space.com/earliest-supermassive-black-hole-storm-discovered).

    Intro and Outro Music Composed by Kyler. (https://clyp.it/g0ida53z)

    San Francisco Shock (@SFShock) tweeted at 10:00 AM on Wed, Jun 23, 2021:

    Today  we say goodbye to @STRIKER_OW. Since joining us in 2018, Striker has  been absolutely indispensable to the team. Our back-to-back  championships would not have been possible without his hard work.

    Thank you for making history with us, Namjoo. We wish you all the best. https://t.co/vUkl9rNkLI
    (https://twitter.com/SFShock/status/1407730168660070400?s=03)

    1 hr 3 min
  • Esports team changes their name after a 210 million dollar contract

    How is your week, Trevor?

    Hi, I am Chill Penguin.

    and I am Dragonbolt. Check out my yat at 🐉🔩🤑.y.at, if you want to follow me more closely.

    Trevor and I discuss the following topics: my Whoop 18 month membership extension, Google's New Wire-Free Pixel Buds A-Series Are $60 Cheaper Than AirPods (https://www.macrumors.com/2021/06/03/google-pixel-buds-a-series/), A Pro E-Sports Team Is Getting $210 Million to Change Its Name (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/sports/esports-name-change-tsm-ftx.html), Overwatch is getting cross-platform play on PC and console (https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/6/9/22524108/overwatch-crossplay-pc-playstation-xbox-nintendo-switch-console), Joining the Brave Search Beta, Huawei officially replaces Android with HarmonyOS, which is also Android (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/huaweis-harmonyos-will-rollout-to-100-android-models-over-the-next-year/), my departure from mining Bitcoin, Sonic’s original programmer might retire after Balan Wonderworld flop (https://www.polygon.com/22522603/yuji-naka-retire-balan-wonderworld-sales-reviews-square-enix), Cruise Can Now Operate Driverless Cars With Passengers In California (https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2021/06/cruise-can-now-operate-driverless-cars-with-passengers-in-california/),  Hundreds of mysterious fast radio bursts detected in space (https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/09/world/fast-radio-bursts-chime-scn/index.html), Finding Quasars: Important but Extremely Rare Extragalactic Objects Are Now Easier to Spot (https://scitechdaily.com/finding-quasars-important-but-extremely-rare-extragalactic-objects-are-now-easier-to-spot/), and Here's the most complete picture of the Milky Way's center ever created (https://www.livescience.com/milky-way-center-composite-view-image.html).

    1 hr 5 min
  • Autonomous Vehicle company TuSimple cuts 10 hours off a 24 hour long haul.

    Trevor and I record a normal episode again finally. We talk about the following topics: Target reverses drastic decision on selling Pokemon cards amid scalper crisis (https://www.dexerto.com/pokemon/target-reverses-drastic-decision-on-selling-pokemon-cards-amid-scalper-crisis-1587446/), Norton Cyber Security Firm Adds Crypto Mining Services BeInCrypto (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/norton-cyber-security-firm-adds-044455129.html), Google Messages could soon get two new features WhatsApp and Telegram have had for years (https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/05/27/google-messages-could-soon-get-two-new-features-whatsapp-and-telegram-have-had-for-years/), Polestar 2 Android Automotive review Google finally gives you a car worth talking to, and it's called Polestar 2 (https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/06/02/i-lived-with-the-google-fied-future-of-cars-and-it-excites-me/), Digital Wellpaper is a unique wallpaper app from OnePlus (https://www.xda-developers.com/digital-wellpaper-oneplus-wallpaper-app/), Further Pixel 6 details - Whitechapel matches SD870, 120Hz display, 5,000mAh battery (https://www.gsmarena.com/further_pixel_6_details__whitechapel_matches_sd870_120hz_display_5000mah_battery-news-49284.php), Amazon's Halo health tracker will soon be able to judge how your body moves (https://mashable.com/article/amazon-halo-health-tracker-movement-health/), SteelSeries’s new Prime accessories are streamlined for high-level play (https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/25/22445746/steelseries-prime-arctis-headset-wireless-plus-gaming-mouse-features-price), Sega announces new Sonic the Hedgehog classic collection, Sonic Origins (https://www.polygon.com/22451786/sonic-origins-collection-games-release-date-3-knuckles), Sonic the Hedgehog voice actor announces surprise return to role four months after departure (https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-26-sonic-the-hedgehog-voice-actor-announces-surprise-return-to-role-four-months-after-departure), Self-Driving Semi-Truck Completes 950-Mile Delivery 10 Hours Faster Than a Human Trucker Could (https://www.thedrive.com/tech/40899/self-driving-semi-truck-completes-950-mile-delivery-10-hours-faster-than-a-human-trucker-could), World's first nuclear bomb test created rare, otherworldly crystal (https://www.livescience.com/trinity-nuclear-bomb-test-rare-quasicrystal.html), and Dense, Spinning, Dead Star Discovered by Outback Radio Telescope (https://scitechdaily.com/dense-spinning-dead-star-discovered-by-outback-radio-telescope/).

    58 min
  • An Introduction to Web3

    Trevor and I were so busy moving this past weekend that we were unable to record a podcast together, so I recorded a quick thing about my Web3 experience. 


    IPFS & Blockchain Domains: How To Launch An Unstoppable Website On IPFS In Under 3 Minutes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9vTeAtELOk

    17 min
  • Trevor gets his 2021 iMac

    Trevor and Nick talk about the following topics: y.at/🌶🤘⭐🐧, his new iMac, Apple’s lossless music streaming announcement, Google wins cloud deal from Elon Musk's SpaceX for Starlink internet connectivity (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/13/google-cloud-wins-spacex-deal-for-starlink-internet-connectivity.html), new contax, More accurate clocks may add more disorder to the universe, scientists say (https://www.livescience.com/accurate-clocks-produce-more-entropy.html), NFTs...? - Can You Sell Analog/Vintage Camera Photos on a Blockchain? (https://www.35mmc.com/18/05/2021/nfts-can-you-sell-analog-vintage-camera-photos-on-a-blockchain-by-pixels-and-grain/)

    1 hr 18 min
  • Luminar reveals their new design focused lidar system with a partnership with Pony.ai.

    Trevor and I are still preparing for the launch of season 4, assembling a team. This is the backup episode; just in case the team could not coordinate well again. Trevor talked about Jon Prosser's leak of the Pixel 6. I talk about my experience purchasing my Unstoppable Domain, facing high gas fees. US Target stores to stop selling Pokémon cards after rising value prompts threats to staff (https://www.theguardian.com/games/2021/may/13/us-target-stores-to-stop-selling-pokemon-cards-after-rising-value-prompts-threats-to-staff). I got my Oura ring delivered late. Sega Is Still Cool With Sonic Fan Games, Provided "No Profit Is Involved" (https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/05/sega_is_still_cool_with_sonic_fan_games_provided_no_profit_is_involved) Pony.ai unveils its next-gen robotaxi with LIDAR from Luminar (https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/10/22424726/pony-ai-luminar-lidar-robotaxi-california-china). Sharks Use Earth’s Magnetic Fields to Guide Them Like a Map – “It Really Is Mind Blowing” (https://scitechdaily.com/sharks-use-earths-magnetic-fields-to-guide-them-like-a-map-it-really-is-mind-blowing/).

    41 min
  • Argo AI shows that they keep pace with the autonomous vehicle industry leaders.

    Trevor and I discuss the following articles: Overwatch gained 10 million players last year despite no new heroes or modes (https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/overwatch-gained-10-million-players-last-year-despite-no-new-heroes-or-modes/), Google accidentally announces 'Pixel Buds A-Series' (https://9to5google.com/2021/05/04/google-pixel-buds-a-series-tweet/), New Lidar Brings Ford-Backed Argo AI a Big Step Closer to Full Self-Driving (https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/04/new-lidar-brings-ford-backed-argo-ai-a-big-step-cl/), 'Spaghettified' star wrapped around a black hole spotted for the first time (https://www.space.com/amp/spaghettified-star-observed-near-black-hole), and New Breakthrough Towards Understanding Dark Energy (https://scitechdaily.com/new-breakthrough-towards-understanding-dark-energy/).

    49 min
  • Blockchain-ownership of Online Identity becomes accessible natively for the first time on mainstream Opera browser.

    The quick topics that we had were Playstation 5's Returnal, purchasing the iMac, finally getting my Eth off an non-custody exchange, and Toyota; purchasing Lyft's self-driving car division (https://www.techspot.com/news/89457-toyota-buys-lyft-self-driving-car-division-550.html). 'Evangelion' creator Hideaki Anno wants to make a live-action 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind' (https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/evangelion-creator-hideaki-anno-wants-to-make-a-live-action-nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind), Opera adds Unstoppable Domains support to desktop and iOS browsers, providing you with seamless access to the decentralized web (https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2021/04/opera-web3-support-unstoppable-domains-nft/). LG V70 ThinQ rumoured specifications leak with a 120 Hz display, a 5,300 mAh battery and 45 W charging (https://www.notebookcheck.net/LG-V70-ThinQ-rumoured-specifications-leak-with-a-120-Hz-display-a-5-300-mAh-battery-and-45-W-charging.536105.0.html). Sega's NFT bombshell provokes fury from fans (https://www.creativebloq.com/news/sega-nft)

    53 min
  • Scientists discover a solution for our plastic waste disaster.

    We cover the latest Apple Event with Nick (https://twitter.com/Nick_Chao/status/1384636771690897414). Trevor and I talk about the following topics: Sony won't shut down PS3 and PS Vita stores after all (https://www.cnet.com/news/sony-wont-shut-down-ps3-and-ps-vita-stores-after-all/), Scientists just made a huge breakthrough in reducing plastic waste (https://www.inverse.com/innovation/scientists-turn-plastic-into-oil), and Our Planet Is Travelling Through The Debris of Ancient Supernovae (https://www.sciencealert.com/our-planet-is-travelling-through-the-debris-of-ancient-supernovae).

    1 hr 24 min

About Very Hicken Bros.

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Two brothers co-host, sharing their interests, experiences, and thoughts. Trevor and Alex will be hosting friends and family regularly on their weekly podcast. Among their many interests are…