Yappin

Yappin

By Houjun Liu and Micah RobinsonTechnology
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Yappin episodes

  • Lasik in your head

    Jack and Micah discuss about Elon Musk's Neuralink

    • Neuralink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink
    • Neuralink's Cool Website: https://neuralink.com/
    • The Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVvmgjBL74w
    • Text summary of the demo: https://www.sovereignmagazine.co.uk/2020/08/28/watch-the-neuralink-progress-update-summer-2020-as-it-happened/
    • Elon Musk (in case you have been living under a rock): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
    • Neuralink August Rumors: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-27/neuralink-what-we-know-about-elon-musk-s-brain-startup
    • Creepy Surgery Robot: https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/the-prototype-robot-being-tested-in-the-lab.jpg
    • What the Creepy Surgery Robot reminds jack of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maze_Runner
      • 24 min
    • The Racist Systems (ft. Technicality)

      Jack and Micah discuss with Alex Nickel about systemic racism, the Black Lives Matter movement, and police brutality.

      • Check out Alex's Channel Technicality: https://www.youtube.com/technicality
      • George Floyd's Killing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_George_Floyd
      • Dog-Whistle Politics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-whistle_politics
      • The Civil Rights Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights_movement
      • Jim Crow Laws: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws
      • "Racism is getting more filmed": https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/will-smith-colbert-race-relations-obama-politics-sings-summertime-916816
      • The History of Twitter: https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-twitter-3288854
      • Innuendo Studios: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5fdssPqmmGhkhsJi4VcckA
      • The New Jim Crow: https://www.amazon.com/New-Jim-Crow-Incarceration-Colorblindness/dp/1595586431
      • Defunding the Police: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/08/what-does-defund-police-mean-george-floyd-black-lives-matter/5317240002/
      • ACA-5, affirmative action: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200ACA5


        • 50 min
      • America Has Launched

        Crew Dragon Demo II

        • Crew Demo 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_Dragon_Demo-2
        • Crew Demo 2, The Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY96v0OIcK4
        • Tom Cruise on the ISS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-cruise-nasa-international-space-station-movie/
        • SLAC (not Slack): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLAC_National_Accelerator_Laboratory
        • Jack Switches to Dvorak: https://anchor.fm/yappin/episodes/Keyboard-Weirdos-ee7169
        • ISS Post-2024 Transition: https://www.space.com/24208-international-space-station-extension-2024.html
        • Dragon Glam: https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/
        • ISS Docking Simulator by SpaceX: https://iss-sim.spacex.com/


          • 18 min
        • Special: Taking Your Work Mobile

          On this special episode of Quarantine productivity, Jack and Micah discuss a plan to use iPads and Laptops to get more flexibility in our work even if we're stuck inside.

          5 min
        • Keyboard Weirdos

          Keyboard Talk! Dvorak layout and mechanical keyboards.

          Jack and Micah Discuss: keyboard layouts, switching keyboards, and why Micah uses a mechanical keyboard

          • Dvorak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_keyboard_layout
          • Learn Dvorak: https://learn.dvorak.nl/
          • August Dvork: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Dvorak
          • Mechanical Keyboards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_technology#Mechanical-switch_keyboard
          • Cherry MX Keyswitches: https://www.cherrymx.de/en
          • Putting Keyboards in the Dishwasher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnF42ZoRSw
          • Logitech MK120: https://www.logitech.com/en-ph/product/desktop-mk120
          • Logitech Mechanical K840: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/k840-mechanical-corded-keyboard
          • Logitech Craft (Expensive Membrane): https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/craft


            • 15 min
          • CollegeBoard? CoronaBoard.

            Jack and Micah Discuss: the CollegeBoard during the pandemic

            • The CollegeBoard: https://www.collegeboard.org/
            • COVID-19 vs. the CollegeBoard: https://pages.collegeboard.org/collegeboard-covid-19-updates
            • The International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBs): https://www.ibo.org/
            • COVID-19 vs. the IBs: https://www.ibo.org/news/news-about-the-ib/covid-19-coronavirus-updates/
            • The ACT Organization: https://www.act.org/
            • Collegeboard's AP Email/Update: https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org

              • Hope everyone is and will stay safe! Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the outbreak.

              24 min
            • We're (Now) In This (Together)

              Jack and Micah Discuss: The Coronavirus Influencing Our Lives

              • COVID-19: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019
              • The Pandemic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic
              • CDC on COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
              • Austin Cancels SXSWEDU Event: https://www.sxswedu.com/2020-event-update/


                • 19 min
              • Internet... Into Space!

                Jack and Micah Discuss: SpaceX Starlink

                • Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/
                • China and the Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_China


                  • 22 min
                • A Coronavirus, The Coronavirus

                  Jack and Micah Discuss: The WuHan Coronavirus

                  Due to the constant changing nature of this event, this podcast is not representative of the currency of the event and should not be taken as such.

                  • (OLD INFO!) Data Sheet (From Johns Hopkins): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1yZv9w9zRKwrGTaR-YzmAqMefw4wMlaXocejdxZaTs6w/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true
                  • Updated Data (From Johns Hopkins): https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/2019-nCoV
                  • Xenophobia and racism caused: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_and_racism_related_to_the_2019%E2%80%9320_Wuhan_coronavirus_outbreak
                  • Jack's Tweet: https://twitter.com/jemokajack/status/1225654045412474881
                    • 25 min
                  • Moonshot Electronics Flop-Show

                    Jack and Micah Discuss: The Consumer Electronics Show, Project NEON

                    • CES: https://www.ces.tech/
                    • Amazon's Embarrassing Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmhcPKKt7gw
                    • The Infamous Keyboard: https://support.apple.com/keyboard-service-program-for-mac-notebooks
                    • Project NEON: https://www.neon.life/
                    • Underwhelming NEON Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IPNOWilDOk
                    • Robots taking over hotels: https://www.hotelmanagement.net/operate/how-technology-and-robotics-are-changing-front-desk
                      • 37 min

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                    Internet. Technology. Innovation. Productivity. And, perhaps, the state of the world. Coming spontaneously from two GenZers.