MWGIC EP-00089: Moon Rockets On The Big Screen And Burning Frozen Train Tracks

Watch Episode On YouTube: https://youtu.be/xpXC-PSYXes

Show Notes:

Stunning Trailer for Apollo 11 Brings Us Never-Before-Seen Footage of the Moon Mission:

https://gizmodo.com/stunning-trailer-for-apollo-11-brings-us-never-before-s-1832132176


Samsung is making 1TB storage chips for phones:

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/1/30/18203347/samsung-1tb-flash-memory-eufs-phones-galaxy-s10


How to protect humans in a fully automated society:

https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/1/18205204/automation-ai-software-disruption-artificial-intelligence-big-picture


Latest Windows 10 build puts desktop apps in a 3D world:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/02/new-windows-10-build-lets-you-put-any-app-in-virtual-reality/


Fires Lit On Chicago Rail Tracks To Keep Trains Running In Cold:

https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/fires-lit-chicago-commuter-rail-tracks-keep-trains-running


It’ll cost $45 billion, but Germany proposes to eliminate coal in 19 years:

http://iesportsnews.com/open-sesame/


Dan's Polar Vortex Art From 2014:

Video - MWGIC EP-00062 - Dan News And Knock-Your-Socks-Off Internet Trends

Show Notes:

What's been happening with me personally this week - good news - some interesting tech trends, and hints of a couple of major changes in networking technology that will be in full roar around 2020, and about one of the coolest volunteer gigs in the world, which I happen to do.

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Video - MWGIC-EP-00056: Are We Good AI Parents, And Happy Hygge!

Show Notes:

Hacking the economy to prosper in the coming age of artificial intelligence | Science Focus
http://www.sciencefocus.com/article/future/artificial-intelligence-jobs-ai-economy-sentient-machine-amir-husain#.WwLUKsVPtn0.twitter

Artificial Intelligence is the New Black – FutureSin – Medium
https://medium.com/futuresin/artificial-intelligence-is-the-new-black-919c76de9e03

Get Happy Like the Danes: A Practical Guide to More Hygge in Your Life
https://betterhumans.coach.me/get-happy-like-the-danes-a-practical-guide-to-more-hygge-in-your-life-10e1f0b5363d

NASA wrestles with what to do with International Space Station after 2024 – Spaceflight Now
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/20/nasa-wrestles-with-what-to-do-with-international-space-station-after-2024/

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Video -MWGIC-EP-00047 - Major Changes To Both Gmail And Ubuntu Linux Now Available

Show Notes:

* The new Gmail has arrived: Expiring messages, smart nudges and more

https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-new-gmail-wants-you-to-click-less-and-do-more-at-work/

* The New Gmail Interface Launches Today

https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/the-new-gmail-interface-launches-today/

* Gmail improvement ideas

1. Header flag bits for receipts and orders that cause automatic starring & block deletion.

2. "Delete all from sender" (except receipts & orders) email cleanup tool.

3. "Delete Lock" to prevent deletion of a message during email cleanup options.

4. "Block Sender" option to cut down on spam.

5. Multiple addresses for the same account to allow separation of business, personal, special projects or intetests.

6. Google "suggestion box" address accessible only from within Gmail for submitting ideas like this list. Address is invisible and hidden from users, and always defaults to being in the BCC field to prevent spammers from discovering it. Address is receive-only, never sent from.

7. Users are credited publicly for ideas that Google uses, on a permanent basis. 

* Ubuntu Linux - major changes with 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" Now Available

https://www.howtogeek.com/350011/whats-new-in-ubuntu-18.04-lts-bionic-beaver-available-now/


* How To Upgrade To Ubuntu 18.04 From 16.04

https://websiteforstudents.com/upgrading-ubuntu-16-04-desktop-to-18-04-beta/

* Old Town Temecula Community Theater "Legends" Tribute band series is kicking ASS!


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Visualized Audio - MWGIC-EP-00046: Crossroads - AI, 5G, And Automation - Heaven Or Hell?

Humanity is at a crossroads that few recognize - and its not environmentalism. There is a convergence of a few key technological innovations coming in the next few years, beginning right now. It's up to us to recognize it, and decide which fork of the road the future walks down. Understanding it in the first place is key. It's laid out here, and this is what we need to do...

Show Notes:

America’s Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Replaced by Robots - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-26/america-s-rich-poor-divide-keeps-ballooning-as-robots-take-jobs

The robot-operated power plant of the future
http://theweek.com/articles/768444/robotoperated-power-plant-future

AI should worry skilled knowledge workers too - Brookings Institute
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2017/11/08/ai-should-worry-skilled-knowledge-workers-too/

Orange County's Biggest 'Tent City' Being Cleared Out

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Orange-Countys-Biggest-Tent-City-Being-Cleared-Out-470613833.html

As Rents Rise, the Struggle Against the Criminalization of Homelessness Intensifies

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/41447-as-rents-rise-the-struggle-against-the-criminalization-of-homelessness-intensifies

Tongue twister: The number of possible IPv6 addresses read out loud

https://royal.pingdom.com/2009/05/26/the-number-of-possible-ipv6-addresses-read-out-loud/

AT&T's and Verizon's 5G networks are coming this year, and your internet speeds will be insanely fast when they arrive

http://www.businessinsider.com/5g-speed-network-lte-2018-1

Nanotechnology, IP & University-Industry Collaboration: Trends and Best Practices

https://in-part.com/blog/nanotechnology-ip-university-collaboration-trends/

* Note from Dan: "Net Dust" is my own term for nano-scale network devices. Picture a wifi or NFC-connected web cam the size of a few molecules at most, able to detect motion and sound, and network with any IP device nearby.

Video - MWGIC - EP-00036 - Superconductor Research Does A 90-Degree Turn And Waaaay More...

Show Notes:

Old Electronics Could Be More Profitable Than Literal Gold Mines
https://futurism.com/urban-mining-old-electronics-profitable/

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A New AI "Journalist" Is Rewriting the News to Remove Bias
https://futurism.com/ai-journalist-media-bias-news-knowhere/

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Marijuana Compound Removes Toxic Alzheimer's Protein from the Brain
https://futurism.com/marijuana-compound-removes-toxic-alzheimers-protein-from-the-brain/

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Humans Draw Energy From Each Other the Same Way Plants Do
https://smartmindmag.com/humans-draw-energy-same-plants/

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Kurzweil Claims That the Singularity Will Happen by 2045
https://futurism.com/kurzweil-claims-that-the-singularity-will-happen-by-2045/

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Physicists just discovered an entirely new type of superconductivity
https://www.sciencealert.com/brand-new-type-of-superconductor-discovered-physics

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Mozilla releases anti-Facebook extension for Firefox to stop tracking
https://mashable.com/2018/03/27/mozilla-firefox-facebook-anti-tracking-extension-browser-privacy/

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This "Smart Drug" Could Hack Your Brain Chemistry to Increase Your Intelligence
https://futurism.com/this-smart-drug-could-hack-your-brain-chemistry-to-increase-your-intelligence/


Thank you for watching / listening!

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Video - MWGIC EP-00032 - Is Our Universe A Training Simulation For A Baby AI?

A few notes on "what's happening with Dan," and a wild thought that crossed my mind this morning. Could this be The Matrix - but for a good cause??



Links for this story:

Ubuntu Linux (free operating system): https://www.ubuntu.com/

Civil Air Patrol: https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/

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Articles on the dangers of AI:

Bill Gates on WaPo: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/01/28/bill-gates-on-dangers-of-artificial-intelligence-dont-understand-why-some-people-are-not-concerned/

Elon Musk: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/elon-musk-billion-dollar-crusade-to-stop-ai-space-x

Steven Hawking: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/06/stephen-hawking-ai-could-be-worst-event-in-civilization.html

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Articles on us living in a holographic universe:

A UK, Canadian and Italian study has provided what researchers believe is the first observational evidence that our universe could be a vast and complex hologram. Theoretical physicists and astrophysicists, investigating irregularities in the cosmic microwave background (the 'afterglow' of the Big Bang), ...
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2017/01/holographic-universe.page

Observations of the cosmic microwave background by the University of Southampton support the holographic Universe theory and quantum gravity. ... Cosmic rays offer clue our universecould be a computer simulation. A holographic Universe means information that makes up what we perceive as a 3D .
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/our-universe-is-a-hologram


If a friend told you that we were all living in a giant hologram, you'd probably tell him to lay off the kush. But incredibly, physicists across the world are thinking the same thing: That what we perceive to be a three-dimensional universe might just be the image of a two-dimensional one, projected across a ...
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/jp59b8/there-is-growing-evidence-that-our-universe-is-a-giant-hologram

Thank you for watching and listening!

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