I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. David Lassner, President of the University of Hawaii, to record this podcast during lunch on October 27, 2023. We discussed his amazing career at the university, the technology changes we saw and worked on over the decades with a focus on distance learning technology and the rollout of broadband services to enable enhanced Internet access.
We also had a brief Mobile Food Views discussion after enjoying our lunch at Big City Diner in Kaimuki.
Bo Bo Bao Wonton Min Bo Bo Bao Mongolian Beef Bao sandwich Bo Bo Bao Milk Tea Boba
I’m joined by guest co-host Paul Lawler for this special podcast recorded in-person and outdoors at a restaurant on a bay. Paul had a Mongolian Beef Bao sandwich and I had a Wonton Min noodle dish.
We discussed two of Paul’s recent interesting tech purchases starting with the ChessUp chess board with on-board AI; chess pieces that, when touched, cause the boar to light up to show legal moves in one mode and best moves in a second mode; an enhanced cloud AI; and the ability to play either the AI or another human.
Bambu 3D printer sample creations
We also discussed the Bambu Lap P1S 3D printer that is ready-to-print right out of the box with a build volume of 256 x 256 x 256 mm (a bit over 10 inches in each dimension or roughly 1024 cubic inches)
A bit of inside baseball about this podcast: Paul and I were sitting in an outdoor dining area next to a bay while recording this podcast. It was a breezy day and there were a number of people speaking while passing by. We were using a pair of wireless lavalier microphones using an iPhone 14 Pro running the excellent $4.99 Just Press Record app. The audio was cleaned up using Adobe Podcast Enhance and pitch corrected using the open source Audacity software.
For this podcast Jon Westfall and I are joined by guest panelists Steve Hughes, Sven Johannsen, and Don Sorcinelli.
We briefly discuss the new Google devices announced during the October 4 Made By Google event and more time on the new Tensor G3 software enabled features: Video Boost, improved Night Sight, Audio Magic Eraser, Best Take, and Magic Editor. We debate Magic Editor’s impact as it lowers the bar to create memories that never were.
We finish the podcast with a series of mini-rants including: Google’s trade-in value for old iPhone vs. recent Pixel models; Google’s alleged 7 years of support for the Pixel 8 series; Is the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows 11 that replaces Calendar and Contacts really better? And, finally, the ever increasing prices for streaming services.
