The Friday Stream

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The Friday Stream

Our crew from all over the world share stories, make new friends, and give each other a hard time live.

  1. 08/05/2019

    Episode 12: Storage Heartbreak

    We share stories from a time when computer storage was very precious, and the types of storage were still battling it out for the standard. Plus our proposals to do away with time zones, and a special guest helps give away some games. Special Guests: Brent Gervais and Jackie DeVore. Links: The radical plan to destroy time zones - The Washington Post — The plan was strikingly simple. Rather than try to regulate a variety of time zones all around the world, we should instead opt for something far easier: Let's destroy all these time zones and instead stick with one big "Universal Time." How India's single time zone is hurting its people - BBC News — The sun rises nearly two hours earlier in the east of India than in the far west. Critics of the single time zone have argued that India should move to two different standard times to make the best use of daylight in eastern India, where the sun rises and sets much earlier than the west. People in the east need to start using their lights earlier in the day and hence use more electricity. Sirens of Scream Podcast — Three lady geeks explore the dark side of comics, games, film and tv. The spooky and sinister, the gory and gross; nothing is off limits. SirensPodcast on TwitterTime Capsule For The Year 2957 Discovered at MIT — As we’ve seen time and again, most time capsules are incredibly boring. But MIT recently discovered a time capsule filled with some amazing materials from 1957 inside. It’s not supposed to be opened until the year 2957, and thankfully MIT is honoring that wish. A Moment in Time: Time capsule found during construction at MIT — Back in the early stages of construction for MIT.nano, members of the crew stumbled upon something that clearly didn't belong: A time capsule buried in 1957 as part of the dedication to the Compton Laboratories. Relic from last century | MIT News — During excavation for MIT.nano, the Department of Facilities unearthed an unexpected relic between buildings 12 and 26: a time capsule buried on June 5, 1957, to commemorate the opening of the Karl Taylor Compton Laboratories. A partially disassembled IBM 350 (RAMAC)Iomega Jaz (1996 – 2002) | Museum of Obsolete Media — Introduced by Iomega in 1996, the Jaz disk was a removable hard-disk storage system, that initially had a capacity of 1 GB (a 2 GB version was released in 1998). Jaz drive - Wikipedia — Following the success of the Iomega Zip drive, which stored data on removable magnetic cartridges with 100MB nominal capacity, the company developed and released the Jaz drive. Initially the drive featured 1GB capacity per removable disk; this was increased to 2GB in 1998. MiniDisc - Wikipedia — MiniDisc (MD) is a magneto-optical disc-based data storage format offering a capacity of 60, 74 minutes and, later, 80 minutes, of digitized audio or 1 gigabyte of Hi-MD data. Sony brand audio players were on the market in September 1992. PocketZip - Wikipedia — It was known as the "Clik!" drive until the click of death class action lawsuit regarding mass failures of Iomega's Zip drives. Thenceforth, it was renamed to PocketZip.Music | AKAW! — Intro: Bird Brain Outro: El Guapo

    58 min
  2. 07/08/2019

    9: From Zero to Murder

    Everyone is back from Texas with a great story to share, and Chris comes within 3 seconds of a life-ending moment. Plus Chz goes up against Brent in our most surprising giveaway game yet. Links: Red Faction Guerrilla — Red Faction: Guerrilla re-defines the limits of destruction-based game-play with a huge open-world, fast-paced guerrilla-style combat, and true physics-based destruction.OSCAR - Open Source CPAP Analysis Reporter — OSCAR is PC (Windows, Mac, Linux) software developed for reviewing and exploring data produced by CPAP and related machines used in the treatment of sleep apnea.Cooper's BBQ — Home of the Big ChopThompson's Bookstore — Located in the historic Vybek building in downtown Fort Worth, Thompson’s elevates the art of the cocktail while transporting you to a simpler time.Boulder Adventure Lodge — Our goal is to give you access to the best outdoor adventures that Boulder has to offer. Whether your climbing, fishing, skiing, cycling, hiking, or taking in the town, the A-Lodge offers instant access to all your favorite adventures.Wyoming Whiskey — e are independent, family-owned whiskey makers with a world-class distillery in the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming.Hot Springs State Park - Thermopolis, Wyoming — Come for the hot springs, but prepare to be enchanted by all that Hot Springs State Park has to offer. Relax in the park’s Free Bath House where the 104-degree water soothes away aches and pains. You don’t have to go to Yellowstone to see Bison. Wyoming’s state Bison Herd is located in the Hot Springs State Park. Ash Gray News — Ash Gray is a troubadour in the truest sense.Born in US East Coast steeltown of Pittsburgh, the middle son of expat Yorkshire parents, he’s had an eye on the highway practically ever since he was old enough to play a gig.Ash Gray on Twitter — I am singer/songwriter with various projects that revolve around Rock,Pop,Alt. Country and Americana.I Know You by Ash GrayThe Other Man by Ash Gray

    1h 14m
  3. 06/24/2019

    Episode 8: Random Access Memories

    We share the stories of our very first computers, and reminisce about the bad old days of the PC. Plus we solve another world problem, explain Amazon Flex, and our cheap home studio build. Links: Music - NewRetroWaveHorse Blood - NewRetroWaveEnd of The Night - NewRetroWaveAngela Fisher on Instagram — Here we are! Last day of school!!!What It's Like To Be An Amazon Flex Delivery Driver — Amazon has offered free two-day shipping for Prime members since 2005. As Amazon rolls out a one-day shipping guarantee for its 100 million Prime members, Amazon Flex drivers help solve the company's last mile problem. CNBC spoke to these on-demand contract workers all over the country to find out what it's really like to deliver for Amazon.The Computer Chronicles - Pentium PCs (1993)V.92 - Wikipedia — V.92 is an ITU-T recommendation, titled Enhancements to Recommendation V.90, that establishes a modem standard allowing near 56 kb/s download and 48 kb/s upload rates. With V.92 PCM is used for both the upstream and downstream connections; previously 56K modems only used PCM for downstream data.Paratrooper DOS Game — Paratrooper is a 1982 computer game, written by Greg Kuperberg and published by Orion Software. Paratrooper is one of the three games written by Greg Kuperberg when the IBM-PC was still very new.Floppy disk - Wikipedia — A floppy disk, also known as a floppy, diskette, or simply disk, is a type of disk storage composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic enclosure lined with fabric that removes dust particles. Macintosh SE/30, start and format a floppy disk - Sounds Of Changes — The Macintosh SE/30 is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from 1989 until 1991.No, Your Kid Isn't Growing Horns Because Of Cellphone Use | Techdirt — This week, the Washington Post grabbed plenty of attention for a story that claimed that kids are actually growing "horns" because of cell phone use. The story, which leans on 2016 and 2018 research out of Australia, was cribbing off of this more nuanced piece by the BBC on how skeletal adaptation to modern living changes are kind of a thing.Australian researchers find 'horns' growing on young people's skulls from phone overuse - The Washington PostYes Kids are Growing Horns - But the Solution is Simple - YouTube — Recently this has become big news with many media outlets reporting on it. It may sound sensationalist, but it really isn't. This is a serious symptom of the augmented lifestyle young people are living involving their phones and media devices.

    1h 11m
  4. 06/17/2019

    7: Take it for Granite

    Chris gets lost with the animals, while Ang plays with fire and we solve the Deepfake problem. Plus Wes and Ang battle it out for a million dollars. Special Guest: Hadea Fisher. Links: CSE Push-Start Propane Torch — Ideal for melting ice on sidewalks and driveways/Grass and weed removal/ Paint removal/ Roofing shingle softener. Attaches easily to a standard propane tank including units with the new OPD valve. Wand comes with a flow valve and turbo blast trigger for maximum flame and temperatures over 3000° F!Dad's Day AcuRite 00795A2 Galileo Thermometer with Glass Globe Barometer : Outdoor Thermometers : Garden & OutdoorHelp! My Teen Has Diabetes: The Resource for Frustrated Parents by Hadea Fisher. — Raising a teen with diabetes can be overwhelming, exhausting, and thankless. As a parent, you don’t want to feel like you have to micromanage your child in order to keep them well. But there’s another way…one that creates safety for your child and sanity for you.Deepfaked Mark Zuckerberg Looks Uncannily Like the Real Thing — The artists in question, Bill Posters and Daniel Howe, said they modified a a September 2017 statement Zuckerberg gave on Russian election interference on the Facebook platform using CannyAI’s “video dialogue replacement (VDR)” technology.Dirty Surf by Molly Maguires — One fascinating thing about The Molly Maguires is that everyone loves them.Surfodelic by Atomicos Amazon.com: CSE Push-Start Propane Torch

    1h 7m

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