Episodes
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Today we discuss some major breakthroughs in the field of quantum computing and its potential applications for cryptography using quantum entanglement. We catch up on Bitcoin, NFTs, Solarwinds, and the latest on Clubhouse and its ties to China.
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https://thehackernews.com/2021/03/solarwinds-blame-intern-for-weak.html
https://threatpost.com/clubhouse-conversations-recorded/164158/
Quantum Computing Expert Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty (Child - Teen - Undergrad - Grad - Professional)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWJCfOvochAHow today's standard encryption works (over-simplified)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-01-20/how-prime-numbers-rsa-encryption-works/9338876#:~:text=You'd%20go%20for%20much,(and%20itself%20an%201)Are you ready for the Quantum revolution?
https://hbr.org/2020/09/are-you-ready-for-the-quantum-computing-revolutionEntanglement-based secure quantum cryptography over 1,120 kilometres
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2401-yA research team used a cable to entangle qubits located in different quantum nodes.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/qubit-breakthrough-is-a-big-step-towards-networked-quantum-computers-say-researchers/A quantum computer just solved a decades-old problem three million times faster than a classical computer
https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-quantum-computer-just-solved-a-decades-old-problem-three-million-times-faster-than-a-classical-computer/ -
If you haven't had fun on the Internet in the last few weeks you haven't been paying attention! Join us discussing Bitcoin, Ethereum, digital currency and governments, Investing, Magic the Gathering, and GameStop investors from Reddit sticking it to "the man".
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wyckoff
https://wealthygorilla.com/most-expensive-magic-the-gathering-cards/
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/27/gamestop-stock-market-retail-wall-street
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gamestop-stock-reddit-wall-street_n_6014379bc5b653f644d35320
https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/l7weuu/wsb_pioneer_fearless_bag_holder_better_than/
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Happy New Year! In this very special episode we are joined by Tiernan Mines Co-Founder of Hello Lamp Post, in the first of our interview series!
Tiernan and his company Hello Lamp Post strive to make cities, municipalities, and other hyper-local organizations more playable by providing a thin digital layer to existing physical objects such as a lamp post, a park bench, a statue, a building, or really any item you can imagine. Now these objects have a personality you can interact with via SMS. We cover civic engagement, natural language processing, augmented reality, UK bin collection, the Nintendo Switch and much much more!
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In this episode Fede gives an update on recent moves in the section 230 legislation made by Trump and Senator Graham. Darko Talks about the state of Internet ads on cooking websites. Brent discusses the latest news on the Solarwinds Hack and the SUNBURST software.
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https://www.techspot.com/news/88016-apple-reacts-facebook-attack-ad-tanding-up-our.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/88015-facebook-slams-apple-another-critical-newspaper-ad.html
https://www.nextpit.com/ads-consume-half-of-your-mobile-data#:~:text=An%20average%20of%2048%25%20of,page%20is%20consumed%20by%20advertising
https://www.sans.org/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack/
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3601508/solarwinds-supply-chain-attack-explained-why-organizations-were-not-prepared.html
https://blog.truesec.com/2020/12/17/the-solarwinds-orion-sunburst-supply-chain-attack/
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/fireeye-identifies-killswitch-for-solarwinds-malware-as-victims-scramble-to-respond/d/d-id/1339746
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3191947/supply-chain-attacks-show-why-you-should-be-wary-of-third-party-providers.html
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The container special! In this episode we discuss the news that Kubernetes will be sunsetting support for Docker, specifically dockershim and why you should not panick. AWS enters the multi-cloud fray, and we express general old developer crotchetiness at new fangled cloud technology.
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https://kubernetes.io/blog/2020/12/02/dockershim-faq/
https://kubernetes.io/blog/2020/12/02/dont-panic-kubernetes-and-docker/
https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/03/docker_deprecated_in_kubernetes_this/
https://codesandbox.io/s
https://acloudguru.com/blog/business/aws-just-went-multi-cloud-and-its-only-the-beginning
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In this episode we examine the current state of 3D printing, the worlds largest 3D printed object and the worlds smallest ever art installation (you guessed it, done with a 3d printer). We discuss Internet Privacy and your digital fingerprint, how the data can be used to determine things about unique individuals and make the strongest case yet for drinking pumpkin spice lattes with everyone else at Starbucks. Finally we discuss Deep Fake technology as Brent describes the technology and how it works (sort of).
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Digital Fingerprintshttps://coveryourtracks.eff.org/
3D Printing
https://amiunique.org/
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
https://privacybadger.org3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model.[1] The term "3D printing" can refer to a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer control to create a three-dimensional object,[2] with material being added together (such as liquid molecules or powder grains being fused together), typically layer by layer.
DeepFakes
So what kind of stuff are being 3D printed today? What can we expect from this technology in the future?
ZeroG Printer: https://madeinspace.us/blog/2020/08/25/the-story-of-the-worlds-first-zero-gravity-printer/
Amsterdam Steel Bridge:
https://www.dezeen.com/2018/10/22/worlds-first-3d-printed-steel-bridge-completed-mx3d-technology/
Largest 3D Printed Object
https://www.3dnatives.com/en/3d-printed-boat-university-of-maine-161020195/#:~:text=A%20team%20of%20researchers%20from,long%20and%20weighs%202.2%20tons!
Smallest 3D printed objects:
https://jontyhurwitz.com/nano
3D Printed food Restaurant
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/the-netherlands/articles/a-3d-printed-food-restaurant-is-opening-in-the-netherlands/https://jsoverson.medium.com/from-zero-to-deepfake-310551e59aa3
https://www.businessinsider.com/faceapp-how-to-use-the-popular-face-changing-app-photos-2017-4
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/17/deepfake-video-app-reface-is-just-getting-started-on-shapeshifting-selfie-culture/
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/movies/how-rogue-one-brought-back-grand-moff-tarkin.html
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In this episode Fede tells the story of the worlds first recorded computer bug and introduces us to Grace Hopper who is an essential character in the history of computing and software. Darko explains how gaming and gamers are changing the game as it relates to scientific and clinical research, and Brent struggles to keep his passwords straight.
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The first computer bug
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/sep9/worlds-first-computer-bug/https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-institute/ieee-history/did-you-know-edison-coined-the-term-bughttp://sites.harvard.edu/~chsi/markone/about.htmlhttps://stories.vassar.edu/2017/assets/images/170706-legacy-of-grace-hopper-hopperpdf.pdfhttps://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/grace-hopperApollo project GitHub repo - https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11
Are games really âpointlessâ and only âcause violenceâ? Or can they be used as a powerful tool for improving mental capacity, researching diseases or even self help?
https://www.techspot.com/news/87520-over-171000-eve-online-players-have-contributed-covid.htmlhttps://www.nbcnews.com/sciencemain/gamers-solve-molecular-puzzle-baffled-scientists-6C10402813https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-05-12/your-video-games-may-revolutionize-health-and-scientific-researchYubiKeys
https://www.yubico.com/
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On the heels of the 2020 U.S. Election in the United States the Dev Null Podcast team discusses the history of U.S. elections and the technology used to tally the votes. From voice votes to iPads, Hanging Chads to why we vote on a Tuesday in November and everything in between we discuss where we were and where we seem to be headed. In addition we take a look at other democratic countries and compare and contrast the voter experience. During our research we discovered many interesting and funny historical anecdotes. We hope you enjoy!
History of Voting and Election Techhttps://www.history.com/news/voting-elections-ballots-electronic
Candidatesâincluding George Washingtonâplied voters with booze
"You might grab a drink with friends on Election Day, but your day probably doesnât include as much booze as it often did back in the day. And even if it does, it definitely doesnât include booze provided by the candidates. In colonial times, however, it might have. Although it was technically illegal to bribe voters, many politicians brought food and drinks to the polls to offer their constituents; even a young George Washington participated. According to History.com, when Washington ran for the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1758, he doled out enough alcohol to stock a small bar: 47 gallons of beer, 35 gallons of wine, 2 gallons of cider, 3.5 pints of brandy, and 70 gallons of rum punch. Unsurprisingly, he won by a landslide with 310 votes. Get ready for this yearâs election by reading these"
https://votingmachines.procon.org/historical-timeline/
"The outcome of the 1800 contest between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams was so bizarre, the United States had to amend the Constitution."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1800_United_States_presidential_election
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/KQLClqo-P40LJQ
Why do we vote on a Tuesday in NovemberBetween 1788 and 1845, states pretty much decided their own voting dates
Why do we vote on Tues
https://www.rd.com/article/why-vote-tuesday-november/
Election day used to be a holidayElection Day was one of the biggest holidays of the year
Today, some companies might give workers off for Election Day, but it isnât the major holiday it used to be. In early America, colonists believed Election Day was one of the most important annual holidays, and they celebrated it as such. âShops and schools were closed, and town inhabitants, dressed in their finery, gathered in the marketplace,â writes Kelly. âEspecially in port towns, the residents were usually joined by visitors who wanted to observe the celebration. In communities where nearby Indian tribes were friendly, sometimes an Indian chief, dressed in ceremonial garb, came to town to witness the holiday.â
Some experts say modern American elections could benefit from reintroducing some of this fanfare. âDeclaring Election Day a federal holiday and rekindling the celebratory spirit that marked the day in previous centuries would be an important step toward promoting democratic participation,â wrote Holly Jackson, author of American Radicals: How Nineteenth-Century Protest Shaped the Nation, for the Washington Post in 2018. âBut we must also depart from our history to create an inclusive Election Day in which all Americans can take part.â Next, find out the truth about ballot safety from a mail carrier.
Digital Voting Around the WorldEstonia:
https://www.valimised.ee/sites/default/files/uploads/eng/IVXV-UK-1.0-eng.pdf
As many votes/ballots as you want per user (last one is valid)Voting 10th-4th day before electionsCertificate validation (checksums, thumbprints, etc.)It has been made possible because most Estonians carry a national identity card equipped with a computer-readable microchip and it is these cards which they use to get access to the online ballot. All a voter needs is a computer, an electronic card reader, their ID card and its PIN, and they can vote from anywhere in the world. Estonian e-votes can only be cast during the days of advance voting. On election day itself people have to go to polling stations and fill in a paper ballot.Source code is published 3 weeks before electionhttps://jhalderm.com/pub/papers/ivoting-ccs14.pdf
Malta:
Data leak⊠copy of db put on a public web, indexed by google
https://edri.org/our-work/massive-political-data-leak-in-malta/Switzerland:
Started in 2003Costs for just Zurich area 11.2M CHF (10 million EUR). Estimated cost for whole country 400-600M CHFhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_voting_in_Switzerland
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In this episode Fede introduces the EARN IT act proposed in congress that will allow website owners to be prosecuted under state laws as long as said prosecution is in some way related to crimes against children. We break down the discussion and present what could be a slippery slope that could open the door for further privacy rights violations. While this bill has not yet passed we will be watching and commenting frequently.
To read more about the EARN IT act - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/10/urgent-earn-it-act-introduced-house-representatives and https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3398/text
Next Darko talks to us about the latest industry buzz around low-code and no-code software development. We break it down and discuss this emerging multi-billion dollar industry.
Finally, Brent tells us a boring story about aliens while Fede dreams about playing Call of Duty with people on Mars. https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-is-launching-a-4g-phone-network-on-the-moon/
