Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Video - MWGIC EP-00079: Dirt-Cheap Supercomputing, Satellite Internet Getting Serious, And More




Show Notes:

*California Wildfires

*Build your own supercomputer out of Raspberry Pi boards:

https://www.zdnet.com/article/build-your-own-supercomputer-out-of-raspberry-pi-boards/

*SpaceX wins FCC approval to put over 7,000 satellites in orbit:

https://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-approves-spacex-plan-to-put-over-7000-satellites-in-orbit/#ftag=COS-05-10aaa0j

*NASA reveals new findings about 'Oumuamua, the 'alien probe' asteroid:

https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-reveal-more-secrets-about-oumuamua-the-alien-probe-asteroid/#ftag=COS-05-10aaa0j

*Sun’s closest solo star may have company:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/11/suns-closest-solo-star-may-have-company/

*Pocket Casts acquired by NPR, other public radio stations, and This American Life:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/3/17314866/pocket-casts-podcast-app-acquisition-npr-wnyc-wbez-this-american-life

*Seeking Local Co-Host

*Happy Thanksgiving

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