Geeks & Beats Podcast

Formerly the Where's My Jetpack twitter account until we hijacked the original Geeks & Beats for @hainsworthtv's new series. Please re-follow @myjetpackca now!

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Hey, former G&Bers! @Hainsworthtv's new web series Where's @myjetpackca has just launched. Click the link to subscribe and follow the new account!

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Episode 1: Where's My Privacy? Sci-Fi author and @EFF activist @Doctorow on how government spies get around your digital rights and use smartphones against us through #SurveillanceCapitalism. Watch, listen, subscribe at: https://t.co/PlUDyegwX4 #AttackSurface

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Finally got a chance to test @HaptX “Ready Player One” style haptic gloves at #MWC22. Some thoughts:

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This week in Science: A series of #deepfake videos “starring” Tom Cruise has security experts freaked. A well-done faked video of a titan of industry like Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk could convince unknowing traders to sell off shares when the company remains on solid footing.

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This week in Science: A series of #deepfake videos “starring” Tom Cruise has security experts freaked. A well-done faked video of a titan of industry like Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk could convince unknowing traders to sell off shares when the company remains on solid footing.

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This week in Science: The Simpsons could replace its current expensive cast of characters with #AI. A recent episode used previously taped segments from voice actor Marcia Wallace, who died in 2013, to tell a new story about Bart’s teacher Edna Krabappel.

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This week in Science: Higher levels of acidity in ocean water can ruin a fish’s ability to hear. Teams studied reef fish and found that they can be 10 times less sensitive to sound as acidity increases.

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ALERT! This was originally @hainsworthtv's Where's My Jetpack? Twitter account. Since the Geeks & Beats podcast is over, that account with 3,300 followers was converted to @myjetpackca. Please re-follow Michael's upcoming web series @myjetpackca for super happy fun joy!

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This week in Science: A relatively near-ish Earth-sized planet, GJ 1132b, might be on its third atmosphere. Researchers think the planet lost its original layer of protective gas due to its proximity to its home star.

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Magician: no robot is ever going to be able to steal *my* job

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Using #MachineLearning to get famous characters to sing @smashmouth’s All Star. #onlyshootingstarsbreakthemold

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“When I was your age, my Dad had to fill out a form to buy beer.” Name something else The Kids Today wouldn’t believe:

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Combine content, ease of use, and an accessible price point, Oculus is set to dominate the consumer #VR space.

It has First Mover Advantage.

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With about 3 million people using just the @oculus Quest 2 every month, the trajectory towards mass adoption of #AR #VR continues. The conversation about Best Practices for web design for this nascent technology is growing, too. (Thread) https://t.co/EFK0rR53L4

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The #VR app Wander has been around for years, but only known to those who bought the @oculus Go, a device that didn’t support waking around or hand tracking, or the pricey Rift. With Quest 2’s $500 price point, suddenly #VR is accessible.

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For perspective on high quality consumer grade #VR’s $500 entry point, when the #VCR was introduced in 1977 it was priced at $4,300 in today’s dollars.

The Quest series of #VR headsets from Facebook are poised to become the VHS of the industry.