Episode 6: Bots Scream while Driving Internet Water Whoppers to Television Safety (aka Return of the Jedi)
Summary: <p>In this episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li>The impending bot army invasion</li> <li>Thrill rides that make sure you get scared</li> <li>How to get in and out of SunTrust park quickly</li> <li>Pressuring countries to stop shutting off the Internet</li> <li>Getting water from the air</li> <li>Burger King hacking your home</li> <li>Live TV streaming over the Internet</li> </ul> <p>We wrap up with some tech recommendations.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.prototypeprime.com">Prototype Prime</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.prototypeprime.com">Prototype Prime is an incubator focused on early-stage hardware and software startups. We've got a design and development lab where hardware teams can utilize our 3D printers and our electronics manufacturing capabilities. In addition we've got a awesome podcast recording room where great shows like Tech Talk Y'all are recorded! </a> </li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul> <li><a title="The bot invasion is on, powered by $24B in funding" rel="nofollow" href="http://readwrite.com/2017/04/09/the-bots-invasion-is-on-powered-by-24b-in-funding-dl4/">The bot invasion is on, powered by $24B in funding</a></li> <li><a title="What happened when a professor built a chatbot to be his teaching assistant" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/05/11/this-professor-stunned-his-students-when-he-revealed-the-secret-identity-of-his-teaching-assistant/?utm_term=.934328ae6ddd">What happened when a professor built a chatbot to be his teaching assistant</a></li> <li><a title="Guy builds a thrill ride that spins faster if you aren't scared enough" rel="nofollow" href="http://mashable.com/2017/04/13/thrill-ride-heart-rate/?utm_cid=hp-r-3#L8wgSArunaqh">Guy builds a thrill ride that spins faster if you aren't scared enough</a></li> <li><a title="Burger King’s new ad forces Google Home to advertise the Whopper" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/12/15259400/burger-king-google-home-ad-wikipedia">Burger King’s new ad forces Google Home to advertise the Whopper</a></li> <li><a title="Amazon’s Alexa started ordering people dollhouses after hearing its name on TV - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/7/14200210/amazon-alexa-tech-news-anchor-order-dollhouse">Amazon’s Alexa started ordering people dollhouses after hearing its name on TV - The Verge</a></li> <li><a title="3 things to know about getting to SunTrust Park" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.11alive.com/sports/mlb/atlanta-braves/3-things-to-know-about-getting-to-suntrust-park/425923317">3 things to know about getting to SunTrust Park</a></li> <li><a title="No more IP addresses for countries that shut down internet access" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/12/no_ip_addresses_for_countries/">No more IP addresses for countries that shut down internet access</a></li> <li><a title="Device pulls water from dry air, powered only by the sun" rel="nofollow" href="https://phys.org/news/2017-04-device-air-powered-sun.html">Device pulls water from dry air, powered only by the sun</a></li> <li><a title="Hulu’s Live TV service to cost $39.99 per month, sources say | TechCrunch" rel="nofollow" href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/13/hulus-live-tv-service-to-cost-39-99-per-month-with-ads-sources-say/">Hulu’s Live TV service to cost $39.99 per month, sources say | TechCrunch</a></li> <li><a title="Anonymous VPN Service From The Leaders | Private Internet Access" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/">Anonymous VPN Service From The Leaders | Private Internet Access</a></li> <li><a title="Dark Sky" rel="nofollow" href="https://darksky.net/">Dark Sky</a></li> </ul>
