Friday, February 15, 2019
Friday, February 1, 2019
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:
Sunday, January 27, 2019
MWGIC EP-00088: The Greatest Search & Rescue Operation On Earth?
Watch video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZOJJ4sdtZDI
Show Notes:
Civil Air Patrol ( National website: https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com ):
"CAP owns the largest fleet of single-engine piston aircraft in the nation, primarily Cessna 172s and 182s, and CAP pilots are able to fly those planes to perform CAP missions in service to their local communities. CAP pilots fly reconnaissance missions for homeland security, search and rescue, disaster relief,... "
Source: https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Pilot_brochure_Final_8312011_12821F1F5CFD0.pdf
CAP has three primary missions:
- Aerospace Education
- Cadet Training
- Emergency Services
And two additional secondary missions:
CAP Facts:
"The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF).[3] CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded membership that includes people from all backgrounds, lifestyles, and occupations. It performs three congressionally assigned key missions: emergency services, which includes search and rescue (by air and ground) and disaster relief operations; aerospace education for youth and the general public; and cadet programs for teenage youth. In addition, CAP has recently been tasked with homeland securityand courier service missions."
"The Civil Air Patrol was conceived in the late 1930s by aviation advocate Gill Robb Wilson, who foresaw general aviation's potential to supplement America's military operations. With the help of New York Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, in his capacity as then-Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, CAP was created with Administrative Order 9, signed by LaGuardia on 1 December 1941 and published 8 December 1941."
- To provide an organization to encourage and aid citizens of the United States in contributing their efforts, services, and resources in developing aviation and in maintaining air supremacy; and encourage and develop by example the voluntary contribution of private citizens to the public welfare.
- To provide aviation education and training especially to its senior and cadet members.
- To encourage and foster civil aviation in local communities.
- To provide an organization of private citizens with adequate facilities to assist in meeting local and national emergencies.
- To assist the Department of the Air Force in fulfilling its non-combat programs and missions.
The organization condenses these mandates into three core missions, which Civil Air Patrol was chartered with by Congress in 1946: aerospace education, cadet programs and emergency services.[17][18]"
(Contact: (951) 444-8227 | info@squadron59.org )
Colored-Ink Pen Drawing By Yours Truly:
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Saturday, January 19, 2019
MWGIC EP-00087: 5G Mind Control? (And More)
View episode video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RJJXhS5TTw4
Show Notes:
- A little about the new History Channel series, Project Blue Book (You can stream the 1st two EP's at the link, at least in the US)
- The new Roswell, New Mexico series vs. the original series Roswell (& you can stream the pilot at that link)
- Goodbye Windows 10 Mobile - well Windows Mobile, period - coming in December, it's Android or iOS for everyone.
- Caging Hydrogen Fusion - A Plasma Tiger By The Tail
- Thank You, Elon Musk - Another Automaker Going Electric In A Big Way
- High Strangeness - Sci-Fi novel by Eric Bickernicks
There are many sites around the web talking about 5G being used for mind control technology. Here are some of them:
- 5G Total Mind Control For All ~ Operation Crimson Mist, page 1
- Voice to Skull Technology Is Embedded in 5G-Mind Control Reaches Its Apex - Prepare For Change
- 5G networks will use the same frequencies as pain-inflicting crowd control weapons | (Verborgen) nieuws | Earth Matters
- New 5G Telecomm Radiation the Perfect Tool For Mind Control – Manipulation of Human Brain Waves | BENDED REALITY.COM
- Can they use 5G technology for mind control? — Steemit
And here is a fun and interesting rebuttal:
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Friday, January 11, 2019
MWGIC EP-00086: 5G Series - So What IS 5G Anyway?
Show Notes:
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3330603/mobile-wireless/5g-versus-4g-how-speed-latency-and-application-support-differ.html
* Rollout: 2019 - 2020
* Frequency Range: 30-300 GHz (Early versions possibly 100 MHz - 6 GHz. Current WiFi uses 2 GHz - 6 GHz)
Radio Frequencies explained:
Watch NASA video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al7sFP4C2TY
Khan Academy Source Page Link:
Watch Khan Academy video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/embed/7eutept5h0Q
* Speeds: 100 Mbps to 20 Gbps
* Numerous small antennas
* 1st Phones: Samsung 1st 1/2 of 2019, Apple 2020
* 60-120 times lower latency, usually < 1 millisecond
* Peak speed ~ 20 x 4G speeds
* Faster for non-mobile connections than mobile connections
* Uses:
- Smart cities
- Smart grids
- Smart home devices
- Vehicle-to-vehicle communications
- Traffic signal status & control
- Wearable tech
- "Internet Of Things" {IoT}
- Remote connected sensors such as air quality, weather, pressure, open parking spaces, & way more.
- "Tele-medicine" applications
* Security concerns because of how many devices will be networked and super-fast speeds at which cyber-attacks will be able to propagate.
References:
- 5G on WikiPedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G
• ITU ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITU ) Standards -15 & -16 will represent Phase I & Phase II rollouts of 5G standards. -15 (Phase I) is due to be finalized in April of 2019. -16 (Phase II) is due for finalization in April of 2020.
• I have not as-yet been able to locate specification standard transmitter power levels for 5G RF transmitters. I suspect that's because the ITU standards are not finalized yet.
• It would appear that mobile carriers are labeling their own proprietary technologies as "5G" in some cases, but that these early "5G" are not necessarily going to be representing "standardized" 5G network technologies. This sounds like a nightmare for governmental regulating entities to monitor and control. AT&T has in the past couple of days (as of 01/08/2019) been a notorious example, simply rolling out a software update to existing 4G phones that changes the network icon to show as 5G-E with NO change in the abilities of their phones or their networks.
( https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/01/08/att-is-being-criticized-upgrading-its-phones-fake-g-now-t-mobile-is-piling/ )
• IEEE "Everything You Need To Know About 5G" https://spectrum.ieee.org/video/telecom/wireless/everything-you-need-to-know-about-5g
Non-5G references:
How to enable Dark Mode for Google Chrome (And Firefox) on desktop/laptop PC's:
https://www.howtogeek.com/
New History Channel show - "Project Blue Book":
https://www.history.com/shows/
https://comicbook.com/tv-
The Verge "Longform" does an in-depth article on the long and agonizing death of California's Salton Sea - and the traumatic health impacts it is causing to nearby communities:
https://www.theverge.com/2018/
Repeated radio signals emanating from a galaxy 1.5 billion light-years from Earth:
https://www.independent.co.uk/
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Saturday, January 5, 2019
MWGIC EP-00085: 5G Fears - Are They True?
MWGIC EP-00085: 5G Fears - Are They True? Inspired by a Facebook post from a prior co-worker and friend of mine, MWGIC will begin a series of episodes looking into what 5G is, what the fears about 5G are, and then digging deeper into each aspect of the subject. This episode lays the foundation for the series.
Watch video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KF-2X_-20xM
Show Notes:
Segments:
What 5G Is:
Claims About 5G RF Emissions:
Watch video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KF-2X_-20xM
Show Notes:
Segments:
What 5G Is:
- "5G" refers to next-generation cellular data protocols, using multiple different radio frequencies. It is NOT to be confused with 5 GHz radio, which is a specific radio frequency / channel range primarily used for WiFi-based internet routers and in some cases military functions. "5G" is an abbreviation of "Fifth-Generation".
Claims About 5G RF Emissions:
- Insect, Plant, and Wildlife declines due to microwave emissions
- Human health impacts due to microwave emissions
- IP Version 6 "Net Dust" sprayed from aircraft and inhaled/ingested by humans to be used for mind control after 5G is fully-deployed. (Article 2) (Article 2-referenced patent)
- IP Version 6 "Net Dust" sprayed from aircraft and inhaled/ingested by humans causing Morgellon's Disease in susceptible persons. (Side subject)
As you can see, there are some pretty wild claims out there. This episode will set the stage for a series of investigative episodes on these topics.
This series was inspired by a Facebook post relayed by one of my prior co-workers, Scott P. Scott was asking what I thought about the subject.
Since the subject is relatively deep, I felt it was worth a series of episodes.
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Monday, December 31, 2018
MWGIC EP-00084: Goodbye 2018 And Happy New Year 2019 - Dan's Geek & Tech Predictions
Watch Video On YouTube:
Show Notes:
Geek Goodbyes In 2018:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Lee
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Young_(astronaut)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Bean
- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/notable-deaths-science-technology.html
- https://www.cnet.com/pictures/dead-tech-walking-casualties-of-2018-and-2019s-endangered-list/
- http://time.com/5252990/avengers-infinity-war-deaths/
- Sci-Fi stars that died in 2018: http://www.legacy.com/memorial-sites/science-fiction/
Dan's Geek & Tech Predictions For 2019:
- Multiple companies will launch Low-Earth-Orbit broadband internet satellites by the end of the year, and SpaceX will lead. It will be the beginning of an internet revolution as big as the change from dial-up to broadband, resulting in ubiquitous cheap global gigabit internet access within ten years.
- Mobile 5G technology will begin rolling out in earnest, and by the end of the year large metro markets will have some coverage - and even a few phones that can use it.
- Cable internet provider companies will be talking about major rate reductions and trying to sugar-coat crappy customer service by the end of the year due to the above two stories. The level of dispicableness they have maintained for so long will see people eagerly awaiting leaving them for satellite and mobile competitors - but the competing networks will need about two additional years to really begin replacing cable internet in earnest.
- Carte-blanche virtual content marketplaces will begin and start proliferating.
- Empty big-box store buildings will become data center assets due to available power drops, large flat roofs ideal for solar power and cooling plant, ample room in empty garden centers for emergency generators, pre-existing loading docks, ample parking space for technicians and installers, and massive available floor space, and their location in areas with a low cost-of-living and low-cost real estate. Look to see dead Sears, Kmart, and Walmart stores filling up with co-location cages, servers, routers, fiber optics, and both mobile and satellite internet links.
- Someone in the Marvel Universe will fry Thanos, grab the Infinity Glove, and restore half the universe's Marvel characters. Probably Star Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy by a freak accident aided by the Norse God of sheer Dumb Luck.
- Processor power will begin increasing in earnest again toward the end of the year as stacked 10nm chips are combined with new materials that run cooler than existing silicon come on market.
Happy New Year, and welcome 2019!
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Sunday, December 23, 2018
MWGIC EP-00083: Merry Christmas And Happy New Year From Midwestern Geek In Cali!
Watch On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne7S7eFR0qg
Christmas Comet 46P On Space.com:
https://www.space.com/42821-green-christmas-comet-46p-science.html
The Electric Elf:
'Twas the night before Christmas,
And all through the house,
The parents were scrambling,
Because the twinkle lights were out!
'Twas the night before Christmas and no one slept a wink,
Where are those spare Christmas bulbs,
Oh please help me think,
Before I call a Christmas shrink!
'Twas the night before Christmas and I keeled over in bed,
As my wife and I looked at the clock in dread,
I set the alarm for six when the clock said four thirty,
So don't blame Mrs. Claus if Santa is surly!
The bells just rang without moving the sleigh,
Oh, my goodness, it's Christmas Day!
I hopped in my suit and a candle I lit,
I ran down the stairs and I stared like a twit,
For just at the tree was an incredible sight,
There was a Neon Elf with a spare Christmas light!
Yes, the stockings were twinkling,
The tree was ablaze with blinking,
The windows were glowing,
Outside it was even now snowing!
I shook and I sputtered,
I think I must have quite stuttered,
As I thanked him and all his ilk,
I even handed over Santa's left over cookies and milk!
Well, he winked,
I swear his eyes blinked,
And quicker than you could say Blitzen,
Up the chimney that Electric Elf was splittin',
A whoosh I heard and I saw a cloud of soot,
The last thing to go was a lighted Kid Nike foot!
Then I heard giggles from the top of the stairs,
I hurried and emptied my bag of merchants' wares,
The tinsel tree was glowing just bright as could be,
Lit by the now fixed cloured light rotisserie,
And down the stairs came my little kids,
When they saw all the lights they quite flipped their lids!
Soon Mrs. Santa arrived and all was Christmas glee,
As little Whosits tore paper up under the tree,
And that's when I thanked my lucky stars,
Mrs. Santa's from Venus,
But that Electric Elf left toy light up cars!
AquarianM
By: Daniel A. Stafford
(C) 11/16/2001
Author's Comments:
I know it's a bit early, but the Muse' gifts
are given when She's ready, so here we are.
(PS: The spell checker wanted to replace Blitzen - with "blitzed"!) *LOL*
The Official NORAD Santa Tracker:
https://www.noradsanta.org/
Why Did NORAD Start Tracking Santa?
http://mentalfloss.com/article/32021/why-did-norad-start-tracking-santa
The History of Christmas Trees:
https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/trees.shtml
Some Of Dan's Christmas Art:
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year To All!
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Saturday, December 15, 2018
MWGIC EP-00082: Dark Themes And Thor's Hammer
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZZgjmhGfH10
Show Notes:
Google Wants More Battery-Saving Dark Mode Options In Its Apps
https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/google-wants-more-battery-saving-dark-mode-options-in-its-apps/
Nearing Solstice...
http://grymwyre.blogspot.com/2018/12/nearing-solstice.html
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Saturday, December 8, 2018
Video - MWGIC EP-00081: Livestreamed Tweetdeck, Google Keep, Electrified Rides
Watch Video On YouTube: https://youtu.be/uLoxTJe8O04
Show Notes:
Tweetdeck:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TweetDeck
Google Keep:
https://keep.google.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Keep
EV West:
http://evwest.com/catalog/
Friday, November 30, 2018
Video - MWGIC EP-00080: Looking For Co-Host & Acoustic Networking
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/luDBg7ZXsts
Watch Livestream version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HBgtXchRoKQ
Show Notes:
Using the Internet of Sound to transfer IoT data via speakers:
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3324246/internet-of-things/using-the-internet-of-sound-to-transfer-iot-data-via-speakers.html
Intel Optane Memory Tested, Makes Hard Drives Perform Like SSDs:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davealtavilla/2017/04/26/intel-optane-memory-tested-makes-hard-drives-perform-like-ssds/#3742aa126090
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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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Saturday, November 10, 2018
Video - MWGIC EP-00078: Los Angeles ComiCon 2018
Show Notes:
MWGIC & IE Sports & News cover Los Angeles ComiCon 2018. Check out cosplayers, amazing interviews, and some unusual and fun ComiCon happenings.
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Video - MWGIC EP-00077: Wickerd Farms Haunted Pumpkin Patch
Watch video - and please subscribe - on YouTube:
Show Notes:
Charles McKee and I paid an evening visit to Wickerd Farms' haunted pumpkin patch today, and I got in a brief interview with Jack Wickerd. This is a lot of fun for the little ones in a beautiful Southern California setting. Enjoy!
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| http://www.wickerdfarm.com/ |
FYI...exclusive to the blog...the ending to the video was entirely accidental. I stumbled on a rock that was very round and almost rolled my ankle. My finger hit the stop button, and there you go. Perfect "Blair witch" ending to our little Halloween video.
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