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Rod Pyle and Settled in Space
Episode 1769
In Space News, three Mars probes are arriving at the Red Planet in the next week. One is from NASA, then there's the Chinese Space Agency, and the third is from the UAE. NASA's Perseverance will have a huge Curiosity class rover, and it will be able to drill and take core samples, which can be returned to earth five years later. It's also going to be looking for fossils and live microbes.
Are There Any Podcasts About Adaptive Technology for the Elderly?
Episode 1769
Heather fromHeather wants to know if there's a show for adaptive technologies for older retired people. Leo says that while that would be valuable and we should see more content like that, advertisers seem to want to cater to younger demographics with disposable income. But he hopes that as boomers get older, advertisers will see value in this larger audience segment. But Leo pledges to do something about it.
Johnny Jet - Some Happy News
Episode 1768
Johnny Jet joins Leo to talk about Cabana.life. It's a company that offers tricked out travel vans with a touchless flair. You can rent their "mobile hotels" online and get 200 miles for the first night, and 100 miles each night after that. Fun for a nice weekend camping trip. It comes with all the amenities. So it's more like glamping. But it's pretty cool.
Why Can't My Macbook Pro Run Zoom?
Episode 1768
Penny fromPenny and her boyfriend are both teachers, and they teach people gardening and welding. Both now require distance learning, but they aren't very computer savvy. Will her 2012 Macbook Pro do the job? Leo says that Apple limits what version of the operating system she can update to using that Mac. It's possible that the age would prevent updating to the latest macOS, which Zoom may require. But the 2012 model should be OK. Check out AnyMac.com to see what version of macOS is compatible.
How Can I Better Control Audio in Google Meet for My Kid's Distance Learning Class?
Episode 1768
Jessica fromJessica is trying to teach some students at home and some in the classroom at the same time. What she's been doing is treating all students as being at home, so they are all logged into Google Meetings. But the problem is, that kids keep forgetting to mute their mics and the feedback is driving her crazy. She would also like to project all the home kids onto the screen so the kids in the classroom can see them.
Scott Wilkinson and the Superb-owl.
Episode 1768
Scott says that CBS will not be broadcasting the Super Bowl in 4K this year due to production issues related to Covid. They won't even be streaming in 4K. More people are expecting to watch the game via streaming this year than broadcast. Hulu has also lost distribution rights to CBS in some locations, so some subscribers may not be able to see it that way.
Huawei Gets Caught Creating Phony Twitter Accounts to Hype Products
Episode 1768
Chinese tech giant Huawei was caught this week creating phony Twitter accounts to push their products in Belgium. The accounts consisted of phantom tech reviewers and experts who spoke positively of Huawei products. Leo says while Huawei was only caught doing what all tech companies have done, and while it's against Twitter TOS, they haven't really enforced it all that much. Even the FCC has been caught doing it to push an anti-net neutrality position.
Rod Pyle and Living in Lava Tubes
Episode 1767
Rod joins Leo to talk about this week's Space Settlement 2021 conference. One of the things they will be talking about is living in lava tubes left over from the moon and Mars's creation. Many believe that they will be ideal for protecting against radiation and micrometeorite impacts. But others believe the caves would be too delicate and dangerous to risk. They recommend putting robots on the surface that can create berms and walls out of the regolith to absorb the radiation for protection.
SEC Investigating GameStop Stock Event
Episode 1767
In what looks like a revolt of the average joe against the billionaires, the stock market this week was rocked by an event organized by people on REDDIT and other social media networks to buy stock in GameStop and AMC. The stunt turned some into millionaires as the mob action made the stock rise while causing hedge funds who "shorted" the stocks to lose billions. Average people used stock apps like RobinHood to buy up shares and drive up the stock.
How Can I Forward Email to Everyone in My Family?
Episode 1766
John fromJohn recently bought a domain and created his own email for it. He has different emails for family, so how does he forward them to his central email? Leo says that he can use Gmail or even Microsoft Outlook for free, and then forward everything to there using DNS settings. Then he can use filtering settings to move those different emails into folders or forward them to other email accounts.