Yappin

About Yappin

Internet. Technology. Innovation. Productivity. And, perhaps, the state of the world. Coming spontaneously from two GenZers.

Publisher

Houjun Liu and Micah Robinson

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Feb 2020

Latest episode

23 Sept 2020

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Sept 2020

   Lasik in your head

   Jack and Micah discuss about Elon Musk's Neuralink Neuralink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink) Neuralink's Cool Website: https://neuralink.com/ (https://neuralink.com/) The Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVvmgjBL74w (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVvmgjBL74w) Text summary of the demo: https://www.sovereignmagazine.co.uk/2020/08/28/watch-the-neuralink-progress-update-summer-2020-as-it-happened/ (https://www.sovereignmagazine.co.uk/2020/08/28/watch-the-neuralink-progress-update-summer-2020-as-it-happened/) Elon Musk (in case you have been living under a rock): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk) Neuralink August Rumors: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-27/neuralink-what-we-know-about-elon-musk-s-brain-startup (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-27/neuralink-what-we-know-about-elon-musk-s-brain-startup) Creepy Surgery Robot: https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/the-prototype-robot-being-tested-in-the-lab.jpg (https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/the-prototype-robot-being-tested-in-the-lab.jpg) What the Creepy Surgery Robot reminds jack of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maze_Runner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maze_Runner)

2. 

   28 Jun 2020

   The Racist Systems (ft. Technicality)

   Jack and Micah discuss with Alex Nickel about systemic racism, the Black Lives Matter movement, and police brutality. Check out Alex's Channel Technicality: https://www.youtube.com/technicality (https://www.youtube.com/technicality) George Floyd's Killing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_George_Floyd (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_George_Floyd) Dog-Whistle Politics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-whistle_politics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-whistle_politics) The Civil Rights Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights_movement ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights_movement) Jim Crow Laws: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws) "Racism is getting more filmed": https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/will-smith-colbert-race-relations-obama-politics-sings-summertime-916816 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/will-smith-colbert-race-relations-obama-politics-sings-summertime-916816) The History of Twitter: https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-twitter-3288854 ( https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-twitter-3288854) Innuendo Studios: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5fdssPqmmGhkhsJi4VcckA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5fdssPqmmGhkhsJi4VcckA) The New Jim Crow: https://www.amazon.com/New-Jim-Crow-Incarceration-Colorblindness/dp/1595586431 (https://www.amazon.com/New-Jim-Crow-Incarceration-Colorblindness/dp/1595586431) Defunding the Police: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/08/what-does-defund-police-mean-george-floyd-black-lives-matter/5317240002/ (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/08/what-does-defund-police-mean-george-floyd-black-lives-matter/5317240002/) ACA-5, affirmative action: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200ACA5 (http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200ACA5)

3. 

   9 Jun 2020

   America Has Launched

   Crew Dragon Demo II Crew Demo 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_Dragon_Demo-2 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_Dragon_Demo-2) Crew Demo 2, The Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY96v0OIcK4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY96v0OIcK4) Tom Cruise on the ISS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-cruise-nasa-international-space-station-movie/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-cruise-nasa-international-space-station-movie/) SLAC (not Slack): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLAC_National_Accelerator_Laboratory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLAC_National_Accelerator_Laboratory) Jack Switches to Dvorak: https://anchor.fm/yappin/episodes/Keyboard-Weirdos-ee7169 (https://anchor.fm/yappin/episodes/Keyboard-Weirdos-ee7169) ISS Post-2024 Transition: https://www.space.com/24208-international-space-station-extension-2024.html (https://www.space.com/24208-international-space-station-extension-2024.html) Dragon Glam: https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/ (https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/) ISS Docking Simulator by SpaceX: https://iss-sim.spacex.com/ (https://iss-sim.spacex.com/)

4. 

   20 May 2020

   Special: Taking Your Work Mobile

   On this special episode of Quarantine productivity, Jack and Micah discuss a plan to use iPads and Laptops to get more flexibility in our work even if we're stuck inside.

5. 

   18 May 2020

   Keyboard Weirdos

   Keyboard Talk! Dvorak layout and mechanical keyboards. Jack and Micah Discuss: keyboard layouts, switching keyboards, and why Micah uses a mechanical keyboard Dvorak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_keyboard_layout ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_keyboard_layout) Learn Dvorak: https://learn.dvorak.nl/ ( https://learn.dvorak.nl/) August Dvork: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Dvorak (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Dvorak) Mechanical Keyboards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_technology#Mechanical-switch_keyboard ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_technology#Mechanical-switch_keyboard) Cherry MX Keyswitches: https://www.cherrymx.de/en (https://www.cherrymx.de/en) Putting Keyboards in the Dishwasher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnF42ZoRSw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnF42ZoRSw) Logitech MK120: https://www.logitech.com/en-ph/product/desktop-mk120 (https://www.logitech.com/en-ph/product/desktop-mk120) Logitech Mechanical K840: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/k840-mechanical-corded-keyboard ( https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/k840-mechanical-corded-keyboard) Logitech Craft (Expensive Membrane): https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/craft (https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/craft)

6. 

   6 Apr 2020

   CollegeBoard? CoronaBoard.

   Jack and Micah Discuss: the CollegeBoard during the pandemic The CollegeBoard: https://www.collegeboard.org/ (https://www.collegeboard.org/) COVID-19 vs. the CollegeBoard: https://pages.collegeboard.org/collegeboard-covid-19-updates (https://pages.collegeboard.org/collegeboard-covid-19-updates) The International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBs): https://www.ibo.org/ (https://www.ibo.org/) COVID-19 vs. the IBs: https://www.ibo.org/news/news-about-the-ib/covid-19-coronavirus-updates/ (https://www.ibo.org/news/news-about-the-ib/covid-19-coronavirus-updates/) The ACT Organization: https://www.act.org/ (https://www.act.org/) Collegeboard's AP Email/Update: https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org (https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org/) Hope everyone is and will stay safe! Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the outbreak.

7. 

   22 Mar 2020

   We're (Now) In This (Together)

   Jack and Micah Discuss: The Coronavirus Influencing Our Lives COVID-19: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019) The Pandemic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic) CDC on COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html) Austin Cancels SXSWEDU Event: https://www.sxswedu.com/2020-event-update/ (https://www.sxswedu.com/2020-event-update/)

8. 

   2 Mar 2020

   Internet... Into Space!

   Jack and Micah Discuss: SpaceX Starlink Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/ (https://www.starlink.com/) China and the Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_China (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_China)

9. 

   16 Feb 2020

   A Coronavirus, The Coronavirus

   Jack and Micah Discuss: The WuHan Coronavirus Due to the constant changing nature of this event, this podcast is not representative of the currency of the event and should not be taken as such. (OLD INFO!) Data Sheet (From Johns Hopkins): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1yZv9w9zRKwrGTaR-YzmAqMefw4wMlaXocejdxZaTs6w/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1yZv9w9zRKwrGTaR-YzmAqMefw4wMlaXocejdxZaTs6w/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true) Updated Data (From Johns Hopkins): https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/2019-nCoV (https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/2019-nCoV) Xenophobia and racism caused: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_and_racism_related_to_the_2019%E2%80%9320_Wuhan_coronavirus_outbreak (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_and_racism_related_to_the_2019%E2%80%9320_Wuhan_coronavirus_outbreak) Jack's Tweet: https://twitter.com/jemokajack/status/1225654045412474881 (https://twitter.com/jemokajack/status/1225654045412474881)

10. 

    10 Feb 2020

    Moonshot Electronics Flop-Show

    Jack and Micah Discuss: The Consumer Electronics Show, Project NEON CES: https://www.ces.tech/ (https://www.ces.tech/) Amazon's Embarrassing Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmhcPKKt7gw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmhcPKKt7gw) The Infamous Keyboard: https://support.apple.com/keyboard-service-program-for-mac-notebooks (https://support.apple.com/keyboard-service-program-for-mac-notebooks) Project NEON: https://www.neon.life/ (https://www.neon.life/) Underwhelming NEON Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IPNOWilDOk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IPNOWilDOk) Robots taking over hotels: https://www.hotelmanagement.net/operate/how-technology-and-robotics-are-changing-front-desk ( https://www.hotelmanagement.net/operate/how-technology-and-robotics-are-changing-front-desk)

11. 

    3 Feb 2020

    Setting Up Your Life

    Jack and Micah discuss: The Mascot Project, The Monopoly that is Google, and Jack's RapidJournal TIDE Academy: https://www.tideacademy.org (https://www.tideacademy.org/) Argonauts: http://bit.ly/2m0wOxJ (http://bit.ly/2m0wOxJ) Argonaut (Mythical): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonauts (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonauts) DataIsBeautiful: http://bit.ly/2kXUjXY (http://bit.ly/2kXUjXY) ViewPure(Jack said ClearView): http://www.viewpure.com/ (http://www.viewpure.com/) RapidJournal: https://bit.ly/2m8fdUh (https://bit.ly/2m8fdUh)

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