Yappin

Houjun Liu and Micah Robinson

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

Episodes

  1. Lasik in your head

    09/23/2020

    Lasik in your head

    Jack and Micah discuss about Elon Musk's Neuralink Neuralink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink Neuralink's Cool Website: https://neuralink.com/ The Demo: 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/ Elon Musk (in case you have been living under a rock): 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 Creepy Surgery Robot: 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

    23 min
  2. The Racist Systems (ft. Technicality)

    06/28/2020

    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 George Floyd's Killing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_George_Floyd Dog-Whistle Politics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-whistle_politics The Civil Rights Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights_movement 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 The History of Twitter: https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-twitter-3288854 Innuendo Studios: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5fdssPqmmGhkhsJi4VcckA The New Jim Crow: 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/ ACA-5, affirmative action: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200ACA5

    50 min
  3. America Has Launched

    06/09/2020

    America Has Launched

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

    17 min

  4. 05/20/2020 ·  Bonus

    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 min
  5. Keyboard Weirdos

    05/18/2020

    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 Learn Dvorak: https://learn.dvorak.nl/ August Dvork: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Dvorak Mechanical Keyboards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_technology#Mechanical-switch_keyboard Cherry MX Keyswitches: https://www.cherrymx.de/en Putting Keyboards in the Dishwasher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnF42ZoRSw Logitech MK120: https://www.logitech.com/en-ph/product/desktop-mk120 Logitech Mechanical K840: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/k840-mechanical-corded-keyboard Logitech Craft (Expensive Membrane): https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/craft

    15 min

  6. 04/06/2020

    CollegeBoard? CoronaBoard.

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

    23 min
  7. We're (Now) In This (Together)

    03/22/2020

    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 The 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 Austin Cancels SXSWEDU Event: https://www.sxswedu.com/2020-event-update/

    18 min

  8. 03/02/2020

    Internet... Into Space!

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

    21 min
  9. A Coronavirus, The Coronavirus

    02/16/2020

    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 Updated Data (From Johns Hopkins): 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 Jack's Tweet: https://twitter.com/jemokajack/status/1225654045412474881

    25 min

  10. 02/10/2020

    Moonshot Electronics Flop-Show

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

    36 min

  11. 02/03/2020

    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 Argonauts: http://bit.ly/2m0wOxJ Argonaut (Mythical): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonauts DataIsBeautiful: http://bit.ly/2kXUjXY ViewPure(Jack said ClearView): http://www.viewpure.com/ RapidJournal: https://bit.ly/2m8fdUh

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

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    Houjun Liu and Micah Robinson
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