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BitTorrent and The Pirate Bay
30 november 2021 · 48 min
The Pirate Bay turned 18 this year. We look at file sharing, copyright issues, corporate assets and the pirates who advocate for a free Internet. It's a big ol' mess and we're going to sort it out. Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: TechStuff Tackles Typewriters
26 november 2021 · 50 min
Special guest Holly Frey joins the show to talk about typewriters. What's their history and what's the real scoop behind the QWERTY keyboard? Lees meer
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Rerun: The History of Cyber Monday
25 november 2021 · 37 min
When did the trend of Cyber Monday begin? We take a look at the history of one of the Internet's biggest annual events. Lees meer
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The Dark Side of Video Game Cheaters
25 november 2021 · 46 min
From trying to scam their way onto high score leaderboards to using hacks to run rampant in online multiplayer games, we look at how cheaters have tried to take the easy way toward video game legend status. Lees meer
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Tech News: NASA Plays Galactic Billiards With Asteroid
23 november 2021 · 26 min
NASA launches a spacecraft that will collide with an asteroid, but on purpose. Also, Facebook executives allegedly prevented researchers from improving algorithms to limit the spread of hate speech. And Texas invites bitcoin miners to settle down, but can the state's power grid handle the load? Lees meer
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A Brief History of Cheating in Video Games
22 november 2021 · 48 min
From the famous Konami code to the Doom modders, we look at some of the early examples of cheat codes and cheat devices in video games. Lees meer
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Rerun: The GE of Today
19 november 2021 · 48 min
Tragedies and financial crises turned what used to be General Electric's strengths into liabilities. In this episode, we learn how the once dominant company began to struggle and why some think its heading for insolvency. Lees meer
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How a human-centered approach is building trustworthy AI.
18 november 2021 · 30 min
Creating trust and transparency in AI isn’t just a business requirement, it’s a social responsibility. In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm talks to Christina Montgomery, IBM's Chief Privacy Officer and AI Ethics Board Co-Chair, and Dr. Seth Dobrin, Global Chief AI Officer, about IBM’s approach to AI and how it’s helping businesses transform the way they work with AI systems that are fair and address bias so AI can benefit everyone, not just a few. Lees meer
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Rerun: GE and the House that Jack Built
17 november 2021 · 49 min
After World War II, General Electric would grow rapidly to the point of bloat. Then a man named Jack Welch took over as CEO and made some big changes. What was Welch's legacy? Lees meer
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Rerun: GE Through World War II
16 november 2021 · 44 min
In its first few decades, General Electric would grow into an enormous company with incredible influence in the United States. In this episode, we see how that played out leading up to and through World War II. Lees meer
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Rerun: The Founding of G&E
15 november 2021 · 46 min
General Electric has been around for more than 100 years. It's recently been in a bit of a slump. How did this company get started? Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: Taking a Ride in an Ambulance
12 november 2021 · 1 uur 21 min
What is ambulance technology all about? Ben Bowlin joins the show to explore this listener-suggested topic. Lees meer
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Tech News: Flying Taxis and Metaverses in South Korea
11 november 2021 · 25 min
South Korea is barging into the future with a municipal metaverse for Seoul and an air traffic control system for flying taxis. Plus an update on Elon Musk selling Tesla stock, why it's still hard to buy a PlayStation 5 and how a brain computer interface project interprets imaginary handwriting. Lees meer
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Futures That Never Were
11 november 2021 · 50 min
Science fiction writers have predicted numerous things that came true. But then there are those who have predicted stuff that didn't quite work out the way they imagined. This episode is dedicated to them. Lees meer
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Tech News: Freedom From Algorithms
9 november 2021 · 36 min
A proposed law in the US would make companies like Facebook give users an alternative to algorithmic-generated news feeds. The DoJ goes after ransomware hackers. And we've got news about Nintendo's next video game console (kind of). Lees meer
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More of the Worst Cars of All Time
9 november 2021 · 51 min
We round out a totally-not-definitive list of bad cars with entries like the Trident, the Aztek and the Hummer H2. Plus the scandal of Dieselgate and cars that were meant to fly or swim. Lees meer
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The Worst Cars of All Time
5 november 2021 · 46 min
It's time to talk about some cars that, for one reason or another, people love to hate. So from the Pinto to the Trabant, join us as we look at cars that were lemons, cost too much or doomed a company to bankruptcy. Lees meer
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Tech News: Spaaaaaace Tacos
4 november 2021 · 30 min
Meta PC's owners say "Not so fast, Facebook" to a proposed name change. Google is bidding on a defense contract. A new methodology relating to quantum computing could change everything. And astronauts make tacos in space with space chiles! Lees meer
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Rerun: The Max Headroom Incident
3 november 2021 · 55 min
How did hackers take over a television signal in the late 1980s? Stuff You Should Know's Chuck Bryant joins the show to talk about the Max Headroom Incident. Lees meer
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Tech News: Facebook Gets Meta
2 november 2021 · 31 min
Facebook changed its name, but will it change its game? Also, some folks in Oregon want to know how much water Google uses. A suspicious cryptocurrency turns out to be a scam. And YouTube is done making Rewind videos. Lees meer
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The Rise and Fall of Magnavox
1 november 2021 · 48 min
We learn about how Magnavox saw a surge in consumer popularity after World War II, including how Magnavox started manufacturing televisions. We also learn about the first video game console. And we find out what happened to Magnavox the company. Lees meer
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Magnavox Gets Loud (1917 - 1930)
29 oktober 2021 · 42 min
Continuing our history of Magnavox, we look at how the invention of the moving coil loudspeaker would form the foundation of the company. Oh, and also how the engineers of Magnavox figured out how to make noise-cancelling microphones for World War I airplane pilots. Lees meer
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Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell: Quantum Computing is Tomorrow’s Computing, Today
28 oktober 2021 · 26 min
Over the next decade, quantum computing has the potential to revolutionize the way we work and live. In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm talks to Dr. Darío Gil, Senior Vice President and Director of IBM Research, about quantum computing and its potential to accelerate discovery and development. Lees meer
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Tech News: Facebook Tries to Save Face
26 oktober 2021 · 21 min
Facebook held its quarterly earnings call and while the company is under criticism its revenue is through the roof. Also, Congress is asking social networking companies to think of the children and Jeff Bezos plans to build a station that's out of this world. Lees meer
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The Birth of Magnavox
25 oktober 2021 · 47 min
We dive into the early history of radio transmissions and learn about the founding of Magnavox. Along the way, we also learn about spark gap transmitters, arc transmitters and why it was difficult to break into radio in the early days. Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: Do We Need Humanoid Robots?
22 oktober 2021 · 55 min
In this classic episode, Josh Clark joins the podcast to talk about humanoid robots. Why are we so concerned about building them and are they a good idea? Lees meer
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Tech News: Mark Zuckerberg is on the Hot Seat
22 oktober 2021 · 27 min
The Attorney General for Washington DC has named Mark Zuckerberg as a defendant in a lawsuit about Cambridge Analytica. Some companies hope to put a private space station in orbit in a few years. And the Boring Company gets closer to its plans for Las Vegas. Lees meer
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What is the metaverse?
20 oktober 2021 · 49 min
In Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash," we were introduced to the concept of a metaverse. Now companies like Facebook are working to make their own version. But what is it? Lees meer
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Tech News: Investigating Amazon
19 oktober 2021 · 33 min
Members of Congress imply that it might be time to begin a criminal investigation into Amazon. Facebook's AI isn't up to the task of clamping down on hate speech. And NASA wants to build a communications network for the Moon. Plus more! Lees meer
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The Video Game Crash of 1983
19 oktober 2021 · 57 min
What caused the great video game crash of 1983 in North America? Was it too many lousy, cheap games? Was it the home computer? Was it E.T.? Or was it more complicated than that? Lees meer
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Has the US lost the cyber war already?
15 oktober 2021 · 45 min
Former Pentagon chief software officer Nicolas Chaillan resigned, citing frustrations regarding trying to bring the US Department of Defense up to speed with respect to cyber security and warfare. He said that China has effectively won the cyber battle. Is he right? Lees meer
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Tech News: Amazon and Facebook Under Scrutiny
14 oktober 2021 · 23 min
This episode is all about issues at Amazon and Facebook as the two companies try to fend off allegations that the companies engage in anti competitive practices. Plus we learn a bit about how Facebook is pursuing AI research. Lees meer
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RERUN: Are we in cyber war?
13 oktober 2021 · 27 min
In this classic episode, Jonathan and Chris Pollette talk about the realities of cyber warfare. Lees meer
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Tech News: Facebook's Very Bad Week
12 oktober 2021 · 20 min
Last week, Facebook was dealing with a whistleblower. This week, the company might have another one. Plus stories about Amazon corporate employees working from home indefinitely, Microsoft blocking a massive DDoS attack and Magic Leap trying to bounce back. Lees meer
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Proof of Stake vs Proof of Work
12 oktober 2021 · 1 uur 1 min
In the world of cryptocurrency, there's a need for algorithms to create a consensus for validating transactions. Bitcoin uses Proof of Work. Ethereum 2.0 will use Proof of Stake. What the heck is the difference? Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: The Sewing Machine
9 oktober 2021 · 57 min
Holly Frey from Stuff You Missed in History Class joins the show to talk about the sewing machine and how it shaped patent law. Lees meer
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Tech News: Twitch Gets Hacked
8 oktober 2021 · 26 min
A hacker steals pretty much everything Twitch has. Facebook tries to downplay a whistleblower's allegations. And someone has taken over a US Navy Facebook page. Lees meer
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Navigation in Spaaaace
6 oktober 2021 · 1 uur 1 min
Listener Terje wants to know about space navigation. We look at how orbital velocities, special and general relativity and even stuff like solar radiation can make navigating from point A to point B a big head scratcher once you go into space. Lees meer
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Tech News: Why Facebook Went Offline
5 oktober 2021 · 36 min
Facebook and all its services disappeared on Monday, October 4th. What caused the outage? Also, the US Senate interviews a Facebook whistleblower, a former Tesla employee wins a lawsuit against the company and Amazon pushes out a very expensive robot. Lees meer
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The Transatlantic Telegraph Cable
5 oktober 2021 · 53 min
It was an engineering feat to link England to France via subsea cables. Connecting Europe to America would require even greater innovation. From failed installations to engineering mistakes, we look at what it took to connect two continents separated by the Atlantic ocean. Lees meer
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The History of Subsea Cables
1 oktober 2021 · 47 min
Listener Antriksh asked that I look into subsea cables, the physical connections that link distant lands together for communication and power transmission. We learn about how physics creates unique challenges for subsea transmission and how 19th century engineers and scientists tried to overcome them. Lees meer
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Accelerating Innovation with Hybrid Cloud at the Edge
30 september 2021 · 29 min
The world is hitting a data tipping point where vast connectivity requires massive network capacity. In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm Gladwell talks to David Shacochis, Vice President for Enterprise Technology and Field CTO at Lumen, and Howard Boville, Head of IBM Cloud Platform, about how hybrid cloud is serving as a catalyst for innovation in a world where computing can and must happen everywhere: private clouds, public clouds, the edge of the network. Lees meer
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Rerun: The Mythology of Area 51
29 september 2021 · 57 min
Area 51 factors into stories about everything from weather-control devices to aliens. Ben Bowlin joins the show to look at the mythology of Area 51. Lees meer
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Tech News: Instagram Strikes Back
28 september 2021 · 31 min
Instagram and Facebook argue that the Wall Street Journal inaccurately interpreted data about Instagram's effects on mental health. A California law aims to make companies like Amazon more accountable for worker health and safety. And TikTok hits one billion monthly users. Plus more! Lees meer
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Audio Wars: Analog vs Digital
27 september 2021 · 1 uur 1 min
A listener asked that I talk about ADCs and DACs, but to do that we have to understand how sound works, how analog works and how digital works. And then we explore whether one format is superior to the other. Lees meer
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TechStuff Classic: The History of Area 51 - Part Two
25 september 2021 · 50 min
What's been going on at the Area 51 site since the days of the U-2 and A-12 spy plane tests? We look at stealth technology, drones and more. Lees meer
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Tech News: Jonathan Gets Mad at the News
23 september 2021 · 26 min
We learn more awful stuff about Facebook. Texas's law against social media companies is challenged in court. And the White House is meeting with companies about the semiconductor shortage. Plus more! Lees meer
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What Lies Ahead for the International Space Station?
22 september 2021 · 51 min
We finish up our series about space stations and talk about the most recent modules to join the ISS, the private citizens who visited the ISS as tourists, what life is like aboard the space station and what the future holds. Lees meer
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Tech News: Facebook on the Ropes
21 september 2021 · 32 min
A series of articles in The Wall Street Journal has Facebook on the defensive. Tech companies struggle to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. And some non-astronauts learn that pooping in space is tricky. Lees meer
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The Origins of the International Space Station
21 september 2021 · 48 min
After several false starts, NASA's plans for a space station got a leg up when the US invited Russia to become a part of a new, cooperative enterprise. The US, Russia, Canada, the European Space Agency and Japan would come together to create a phenomenal piece of technology: the International Space Station. Lees meer
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