Disneyland and Star Wars Night

Disneyland Experience: The hosts share their experiences from their recent trip to Disneyland, focusing particularly on Star Wars Night, which included building custom lightsabers and participating in themed events.

Merchandise and Activities: Katie discusses her experience building a custom lightsaber, describing the process and her choice of a purple lightsaber to match her favorite color. She also details the thematic elements and the immersive experience at Galaxy’s Edge.

Event Participation and Marathon Discussion

Marathon Participation: Dave talks about his involvement in the Pittsburgh Marathon and the logistics of participating in such events.

Charity and Community Engagement: Discussion on supporting various causes through marathon participation, including fundraising links and community support.

Sorg has hands on setting up a Starlink satellite internet system for an upcoming project https://www.facebook.com/664720723/videos/pcb.7689730001048830/444317388084116

Delta Emulator on iOS! https://deltaemulatorapp.com/

Poetry Camera prints AI poetry from images https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/20/poetry-camera/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Potties for Boston Marathon 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/751413887103673 

OpenAI makes ChatGPT ‘more direct, less verbose’

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/openai-makes-chatgpt-more-direct-less-verbose/ 

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No Joke Cookies - A company that runs cookie giveaways on the Stimulus social media platform https://nojokecookies.com

We talk about he short history of the Stimulus social media platform itself https://stimulus.com

A USB floppy disk drive reader that can connect old floppy disks to new computers https://amzn.to/3HbOuwr

From CES:

An AMD processor that can run graphics-intensive games like Cyberpunk 2077 without a separate graphics card

Motorized "Moonwalker" shoes from Shift Robotics that let you glide along the floor https://shiftrobotics.io/blogs/news/press-release-shift-robotics-to-unveil-moonwalkers-x-at-ces-2024?mc_cid=579ff7c15f

A foldable OLED display screen from Asus for use with laptops or gaming systems https://edgeup.asus.com/2024/zenscreen-fold-oled-mq17qh

An iPhone case with a physical keyboard called the Clicks keyboard case https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/soon-you-can-give-your-iphone-a-physical-keyboard-with-real-buttons/

A home ice cream making system called Cold Snap that can produce ice cream in 2 minutes https://coldsnap.com/

An AI-powered cat door from Flappy that tries to prevent cats from bringing dead mice/prey inside by recognizing when the cat is carrying something and not opening https://www.engadget.com/the-flappie-ai-cat-door-stops-your-pet-from-gifting-you-dead-mice-033237654.html

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kidmental got a Circuit Mess electronics kit for his son to build gadgets like the "Bite Boy" handheld game console. The devices can communicate over long distances using a wireless protocol.https://circuitmess.com/

Chilla set up a new streaming desk setup with a USB hub, pegboard for organization, and a pan/tilt/zoom camera on a shelf to provide multiple camera angles. He's planning to start live streaming more in 2023.https://amzn.to/47m2heF https://amzn.to/47onCnw

Podnar got a new Apple Watch Series 9 to replace his older Series 4. The new watch has better battery life, always-on display, and more sensors to provide running metrics.

Sorg is using the newer workout plans in Apple Fitness to plan his workouts.

NASA beamed a test video of a cat ("Taters") into deep space and back using a new laser communication system, achieving a data rate of 267 megabits per second. This was a test of their ability to transmit high bandwidth data over long distances.https://www.engadget.com/nasa-beamed-a-video-of-a-cat-named-taters-from-deep-space-to-earth-175814869.html

The group discussed the new social media platform Blue Sky and how difficult it is to keep up with new platforms. Many platforms don't have APIs available yet to easily cross-post content.

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New iPhone features

Live voicemail - see live transcription of voicemails as they're left

Voice isolation - isolate voice from background noise on calls

Stickers from photos - make stickers from your photos

Wellitory app https://welltory.com/

Tracks health data from Apple Watch

Provides stress, energy, and health ratings

Makes recommendations like sleep, exercise, meditation

iOS accessibility features https://www.facebook.com/DavidPodnar/videos/2041087876262032?idorvanity=323401861015051

Voice recording before speech loss

Allows text to speech with own voice

For conditions like ALS

ChatGPT updates https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt-can-now-see-hear-and-speak 

New voice capabilities - can talk to ChatGPT

Can provide images to ChatGPT for context

Concerns over impersonation and fraud

Google Bard AI extensions

Integrates with Gmail, YouTube, Maps, etc.

Can summarize your info and activities

Useful for searching personal data

Buying a dinosaur skeleton https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dinosaur-known-barry-goes-sale-rare-paris-auction-2023-09-18/

Auctioning skeleton "Barry"

Could cost over $1 million

ChatGPT's tips on fundraising

Aldi branded apparel https://www.aldi.us/en/products/aldi-gear/

New sweats, tees, pajamas, more

Cute, cheap cozy clothes

Good for working from home

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