a BIT of Technicality

a BIT of technology, science, the Internet and everything in between. Companion blog to MajorTechnicality.com

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We are learning a bit more about Dale this week. We go over his first exposure to computers, the focus of his studies in college, and where he currently working, at Mentor Graphics. This and so much more in this week's episode. Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little percentage. http://majortechnicality.com/amazon Host: Jared Goldstein - http://twitter.com/jaredagoldstein Co-Hosts: Farid Mokraoui - http://twitter.com/farmok Dale Everett Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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We are talking about GMOs in this week's episode. We reach far into the past where humans altered many different crops and animals to better fit their needs, and we gaze into our future and discuss how we feel GMOs can benefit humanity. Obviously there is alot of controversy concerning the current state of GMOs with lobbyist fighting against labeling, lawsuits targeting innocent farmers, to the current use of GMOs being self-serving for farmers with no tangible benefits to the consumer. We go into detail on all of this and more in this week's episode! Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little percentage. http://majortechnicality.com/amazon Host: Jared Goldstein http://twitter.com/jaredagoldstein Co-Hosts: Farid Mokraoui - http://twitter.com/farmok Dale Everett Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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With all the fallout from the NSA, GCHQ, and PRISM, people are talking more about privacy on the Internet than ever before. We are covering privacy concerns with email, instant messaging/chat, web browsing, file transfers, and even the transferring of money. With some realy exciting apps on the horizon from mailpile.is and heml.is there are some unique aproaches with encrypting email and instant messaging that will go along way with making your data as private as possible. We are give you the tools and basic knowledge you need to help keep your online data as private as possible. Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little percentage. http://amzn.to/XkDxtK Host: Jared Goldstein http://twitter.com/jaredagoldstein Co-Hosts: Farid Mokraoui - http://twitter.com/farmok Dale Everett Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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It's that time of year again, BACK TO SCHOOL! We've done some digging and have found some great tech to help you get to school, help while in school, and to stay ahead of the curve. Need a backpack that can also charge up a smartphone or tablet? How about the ultimate note taking assistant? A little assistance in keeping on track during the SAT or ACT? Are flash cards your prefered method of studying for a test? We answer all of those plus many more in this week's episode! Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little percentage. http://amzn.to/XkDxtK Host: Jared Goldstein http://twitter.com/jaredagoldstein Co-Hosts: Farid Mokraoui - http://twitter.com/farmok Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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There has been alot exciting news the past couple of weeks concerning Elon Musk's Hyperloop concept for a next generation maglev vehicle and we just had to talk about it! In this week's episode we talked heavily about the Hyperloop and Elon's other brainchild, Tesla Motors. We do alot of comparisons of the Hyperloop concept with the proposed high-speed rail being planned in California to go between Los Angeles and San Francisco. In addition to all the talk about land-based travel technologies, Bryan talks about the Waverider Scramjet, a possible future for air travel. Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little kickback. http://amzn.to/XkDxtK Host: Jared Goldstein http://twitter.com/jaredagoldstein Co-Hosts: Farid Mokraoui - http://twitter.com/farmok Dale Everett Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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It's episode 25, and it's part 2 of our space travel 2-part series! We finish up talking about getting up into orbit, but the focus of this episode is on getting from Earth orbit out to other destinations, like Mars, and in the future, Jupiter's moon Europa. We couldn't talk about this without talking about the new movie The Europa Report. Now getting to your destination planet, moon, asteroid is one thing, but what are you going to do after that? LANDERS!!! We go into new developments with hard landing craft, like The Penetrator Hard Lander, and how they can be used to more safely explore the further reaches of our solar system. This and a whole lot more is inside!! Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little kickback. http://amzn.to/XkDxtK Host: Jared Goldstein http://twitter.com/jaredagoldstein Co-Hosts: Farid Mokraoui - http://twitter.com/farmok Dale Everett Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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In this Episode of the Major Technicality Podcast we are talking about space flight. In the first part of this two part episode, we talk about all the different ways to escape the Earth's surface. We go over some new conventional rockets from Space X (The Falcon 9 & Falcon 9 Heavy), Lofstrom Loops (Launch Loops), the aptly named Slingatron, Scramjets, and currently being developed Single Stage to Orbit crafts. Dale goes into detail on the Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine (CECE), and Jared answers the question as to why all spacecrafts are launched at the Equator, or as close as possible to it. That one even surprises Bryan. Sit back, strap in, and listen as we blast off into orbit! Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little kickback. http://amzn.to/XkDxtK Host: Jared Goldstein - http://twitter.com/jaredagoldstein Co-Hosts: Farid Mokraoui - http://twitter.com/farmok Dale Everett Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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In this episode of the Major Technicality Podcast we talk about updates in the world of 3D Printing. We first reported on this back in November of 2012. Updates include the first 3D printed pistol and rifle were able to fire a bullet, NASA taking 3D printing to space, a New Zealand man is building an Aston Martin from scratch with 3D printed parts, and much more. So many updates concerning 3D Printing! Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little kickback. http://amzn.to/XkDxtK Host: Jared Goldstein - http://twitter.com/jaredagoldstein Co-Hosts: Farid Mokraoui - http://twitter.com/farmok Dale Everett Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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In this week's podcast we are talk about the infamous oppressor of digital content, DRM! Over the past decade DRM has received a very bad reputation among netizens, but is it justified? Is DRM a bad idea all the time? Is it just a way for corporations to make more money and to take away rights of consumers? We answer these questions and many more in this week's episode. Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little kickback. http://amzn.to/XkDxtK Host: Jared Goldstein - http://twitter.com/jaredagoldstein Co-Hosts: Farid Mokraoui - http://twitter.com/farmok Dale Everett Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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In this special bonus episode, Bryan interviews Shelby Bowden, a personal trainer. Shelby was originally scheduled to be in our two part podcast Is College Necessary? but he had a last minute scheduling issue. Bryan ended up interviewing him the day after. Shelby brings a unique and divergent view of college with his journey to becoming a personal trainer. Shelby started out as a med school student but discovered that it wasn't the path for him. To get the full context of this episode, I would suggest listening to episodes 20 and 21 first before listening to this episode. Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little kickback. http://amzn.to/XkDxtK Host: Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Guest: Shelby Bowden - https://www.facebook.com/TrainerShelby Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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This episode is part 2 of our two part podcast asking the question, "Is College Necessary?" Torrey brings some some really great points and she even starts to change Jared's opinion on his stance of college not being a necessity. We also have a few laughs at Bryan's expense. Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little kickback. http://amzn.to/XkDxtK Host: Jared Goldstein Co-Hosts: Farid Mokraoui - http://twitter.com/farmok, Dale Everett Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Guest Co-Host: Torrey Trust - http://torreytrust.com book - Graduating With Confidence - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1438264984/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=majortechni-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1438264984&adid=0WYMP764JKVHYX62BPNC&&ref-refURL=http%3A%2F%2Frcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com%2Fe%2Fcm%3Ft%3Dmajortechni-20%26o%3D1%26p%3D8%26l%3Das1%26asins%3D1438264984%26ref%3Dtf_til%26fc1%3D000000%26IS2%3D1%26lt1%3D_blank%26m%3Damazon%26lc1%3D0000FF%26bc1%3D000000%26bg1%3DFFFFFF%26f%3Difr Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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We are going to college on this week's episode...kind of...well not really. We attempt to answer the big question, is college necessary? In the ever changing world of technology and the economy, is college the be-all and end-all that it has been made out to be for so many of us for so long? These are some of the questions we tackle in this part one of a two part podcast. We are so excited to have on Torrey Trust. Torrey has been a long time contributor to Major Technicality with her heading up the Learning 2.0 section of our site. Torrey is a doctoral candidate for education at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Part 2 of this podcast will be up as next week's episode. Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little kickback. http://amzn.to/XkDxtK Host: Jared Goldstein Co-Hosts: Farid Mokraoui - http://twitter.com/farmok Dale Everett Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Guest Co-Host: Torrey Trust - http://torreytrust.com Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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Dale and Jared are out this week and guess who took the helm...BRYAN, of course. Bryan and Farid do a week in review for the week of July 1st covering a desktop anti-matter 'gun', Microsoft eliminating it's TechNet program, as well as an amazing collage of images of Saturn put together to form a 45 minute movie. In addition to all of that, Bryan interviews Farid about being a UI, UX, web and graphic designer. Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little kickback. http://amzn.to/XkDxtK Temp Host: Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Co-Hosts: Farid Mokraoui - http://twitter.com/farmok Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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We are talking about technology in sports this week! Also, we are talking about some exciting developments into a desktop particle accelerator and the ending of a 10 year project that has created a 3D scan of the human brain at a resolution unprecedented by any previous models. Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little kickback. http://amzn.to/XkDxtK Host: Jared Goldstein Co-Hosts: Farid Mokraoui - http://twitter.com/farmok Dale Everett Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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We are covering E3 in this week's show. We go over some of the big games that caught our eye, ranging from Titanfall to Watchdogs. Also, we talked about Yahoo releasing "old" email addresses, a large-scale Cyber Wargame, a big but avoidable, security flaw in iPhones and much more! Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little kickback. http://amzn.to/XkDxtK Host: Jared Goldstein Co-Hosts: Dale Everett Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com

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I finally got my SmartThings Home Automation Kit. Above are some unboxing pictures. 

Stay Tuned for a blog post down the line about the kit and my experience with it.

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Apple held their annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) last week with some huge announcements for Mac OS X, iOS 7, and the reveal of the long awaited refresh of the Mac Pro. We go into detail and discuss the major topics of the conference most importantly the new flat design of iOS 7 and the departure from skeuomorphism. The Internet has been exploding for the past two weeks about the leaked documents of the NSA's PRISM project. We discuss the implications of such a project, how it affects our daily lives, and even bring up a few conspiracy theories about Edward Snowden and his motives for leaking the PRISM slides. Please don't forget to help support us by clicking on the Amazon link down below. Nothing is added to your Amazon purchase, we just get a little kickback. http://amzn.to/XkDxtK Host: Jared Goldstein Co-Hosts: Farid Mokraoui - http://twitter.com/farmok Bryan Brake - http://twitter.com/bryanbrake Theme Music: Father Bingo - http://fatherbingo.bandcamp.com