Saturday, February 1, 2020

MWGIC-EP-000104: Electrifying Reading & Cybertrucking





Show Notes:

Cybertrucking Zone:

Elon Musk on Tesla Cybertruck: It’s better than people realize — there’s more to it
https://electrek.co/2020/01/29/tesla-cybertruck-elon-musk-better-than-people-realize/

Tesla Cybertruck spied filming segment for Jay Leno’s Garage with Elon Musk
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-cybertruck-spy-shot-jay-lenos-garage-design-center/

Tesla Cybertruck driven by Elon Musk and Jay Leno spotted driving around Los Angeles
https://electrek.co/2020/01/25/tesla-cybertruck-elon-musk-jay-leno-driving/

Tesla’s Elon Musk greets passerby in Cybertruck as Jay Leno drives down iconic SpaceX street
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-cybertruck-elon-musk-rides-passenger-jay-lenos-garage/

Electric vehicle maker Rivian: expect prices lower than previously announced
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/electric-vehicle-maker-rivian-expect-003557325.html

The Hummer is coming back as a 1,000-horsepower electric truck
https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/30/21115040/gm-hummer-ev-truck-gmc-horsepower

Hyundai Kona Electric Sets An EV Record You Never Knew Or Probably Even Cared About
https://www.carscoops.com/2020/01/hyundai-kona-electric-sets-an-ev-record-you-never-knew-or-probably-even-cared-about/


Space, The Final Frontier:

Voyager 2’s Science Instruments Are Back On After Tripping Fault Protection Mode

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2020/01/30/voyager-2s-science-instruments-are-back-on-after-tripping-fault-protection-mode/#7775c16b7b11

SpaceX successfully launches its fourth batch of internet-beaming Starlink satellites
https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/29/21073930/spacex-starlink-satellite-constellation-falcon-9-rocket-launch-watch-live-stream

These are the most detailed photos yet of the far side of the moon
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615085/these-are-the-most-detailed-photos-yet-of-the-far-side-of-the-moon/


The Technozone:

Researchers In US & China Use Machine Learning To Make Better Solar Panels

https://cleantechnica.com/2020/01/25/researchers-in-us-china-use-machine-learning-to-make-better-solar-panels/

Motorola Razr is coming. What you can expect from the first foldable flip phone
https://www.cnet.com/features/motorola-razr-is-coming-what-you-can-expect-from-the-first-foldable-flip-phone/

Windows 7 should live on as open source, spectacularly optimistic petition demands
https://www.techradar.com/news/windows-7-should-live-on-as-open-source-spectacularly-optimistic-petition-demands

Ditch Windows 7 For Ubuntu Linux With This Great Guide
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/01/29/read-this-before-upgrading-from-windows-7-to-ubuntu-linux/#5fe8e56d7345

WireGuard VPN protocol will ship with Linux kernel 5.6
https://www.techradar.com/news/wireguard-vpn-protocol-will-ship-with-linux-kernel-56

Linus Torvalds Releases Linux Kernel 5.5 With Better Hardware Support
https://fossbytes.com/linux-kernel-5-5-release-download-features/

Atari is opening its own hotels in eight US cities
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/28/tech/atari-hotels-trnd/index.html


Electrifying Reads:

What is new for the e-paper and e-reader industry for February?

https://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/what-is-new-for-the-e-paper-and-e-reader-industry-for-february

‘The Open Book’ eReader Is What Open Source Lovers Need Right Now
https://fossbytes.com/the-open-book-an-open-source-ereader/

In U.S., Library Visits Outpaced Trips to Movies in 2019
https://news.gallup.com/poll/284009/library-visits-outpaced-trips-movies-2019.aspx



Dan's Favorite Books *** Pics (In no particular order):















Sooth Your Inner Science Geek:

How to Levitate Objects With Sound (and Break Your Mind)

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-levitate-objects-with-sound/

Lab turns trash into valuable graphene in a flash
https://phys.org/news/2020-01-lab-trash-valuable-graphene.html


Econozone:

Papyrus greeting card brand to live on after stores close
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-papyrus-cards-20200127-z3ba5kcwyrchtot334s2bqttju-story.html


Live Long, and Sci-Fi:

'Doctor Who' makes history by casting its first black Doctor

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/01/27/doctor-who-makes-history-first-black-doctor/4586937002/


Geek's Cafe:

The biology of coffee, one of the world’s most popular drinks
https://www.salon.com/2020/01/25/the-biology-of-coffee-one-of-the-worlds-most-popular-drinks_partner/


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