This is the first official monthly highlights episode of the Very Hicken Bros podcast; therefore, the edited episode jumps around within the month of November 2021. I put in many topics in the episode from the Talk to You Later livestream, which we had audio recordings of; such as the following: Trevor raves about Taco Bell's Grill Cheese Burrito. (https://www.tacobell.com/food/burritos/grilled-cheese-burrito) I share my NoName Nerd Minimeal NFT, which includes the crash of my computer; then, I take that moment to discuss my affiliation with NoName Nerd. (https://followmystream.com/alexnhicken/2021/11/20/minimeals/) Since the next subject is time sensitive I made sure to say the date that we published the next segment, which was dedicated to Kyung-bo Kim also known as the Overwatch League eSport’s athlete “Alarm," which was recorded/shared on November 10th, 2021. (https://www.ginx.tv/en/overwatch/overwatch-league-pro-alarm-has-passed-away-aged-20) Trevor and Nick discuss the Blizzard's Earnings call and the delay of Overwatch 2. (https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/2/22760118/activision-blizzard-delays-overwatch-2-and-diablo-4-again) Nick discusses Nikon and Cannon, catching up with Sony mirrorless cameras. I discuss Acala's successful crowdloan, and Nodle's crowdloan announcement. (https://nairametrics.com/2021/11/19/with-1-3-billion-staked-acala-wins-the-first-polkadot-parachain-auction/ & https://parachain.nodle.com)Trevor then shares his review of the Pixel 6 Pro. We conclude with my interview with Nick Chao on his rough sketch song called Roses and Lead Paint.
Kyler did not join us for this episode because he had bad allergies. Nick, Trevor and I did speak about the OnlyFans policy fiasco, but I will publish it later on the Talk to You Later Show. I removed it to publish this episode at a reasonable time today. We spoke about the following topics: Trevor reviews the UMIDIGI Power 5 phone (https://umidigi.com/page-umidigi_power5_specification.html), audea.io, https://throne.live/, Flamin' Hot Mountain Dew Is Coming, Whether You Like It or Not (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/flamin-hot-mountain-dew-coming-141228359.html), You Can Gain Admin Privileges to Any Windows Machine by Plugging in a Razer Mouse (https://lifehacker.com/you-can-gain-admin-privileges-to-any-windows-machine-by-1847537634), and Waymo starts offering autonomous rides in San Francisco (https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22639226/waymo-san-francisco-rides-self-driving-service).
We got the entire team together for the second time. We discussed joining the LaunchPadOne Self Made contest. (https://www.launchpaddm.com/selfmade) We also discussed Nick's possibly last photo-shoot with his long time photography associate. (https://www.instagram.com/nick_/) Kyler introduces Chroma, the first song release of Virtual Riot's new album: Simulation. (https://youtu.be/-PeWP7Czde8) and Trevor discusses the following article: Astronomers Create New Radio Map of Large Magellanic Cloud (http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/radio-map-large-magellanic-cloud-09978.html)
This episode is the first with the full team. We introduce Nick Chao (https://www.instagram.com/nick_/) to Kyler Jeffrey (https://twitter.com/developerrr_). We talk about the following topics: Wisdom: Audio Community App (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wisdom-audio-community/id1576484544), Virtual Riot's new album "Simulation" (https://twitter.com/Virtual_Riot/status/1424797050869207051), Valve’s upcoming Steam Deck will be based on Arch Linux—not Debian (https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/08/valves-upcoming-steam-deck-will-be-based-on-arch-linux-not-debian/), Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 announced with S Pen support and water resistance (https://www.theverge.com/22617206/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-3-features-specs-price-hands-on), and Nick's song "Paradise".
Neither Nick or Kyler joins us for this episode. I did not publish an edited version of the last episode because it was too long to edit within the weekend. The livestream unedited version of the podcast is found at the following link: https://anchor.fm/alexnhicken/episodes/Most-of-the-Olympics-facilities-in-Japan-is-powered-by-Hydrogen-e158tha
We discuss the following topics today: Pokemon Unite (https://unite.pokemon.com/en-us/), Tokyo's cauldron features the first hydrogen powered Olympic flame (https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/hydrogen-powered-olympic-flame/8547739/amp/), Google formally confirms Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro: See official renders here! (https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-6-official-2728192/), Ethereum Is Burning $10,000 Every Minute After EIP-1559 Upgrade (https://decrypt.co/77773/ethereum-is-burning-10000-every-minute-after-eip-1559-upgrade), and Hubble captures stunning image of squabbling galaxies (https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/04/world/hubble-squabbling-siblings-galaxies-scn/index.html).
Trevor and I finally introduce Kyler! He has been very active in the creativity and technology realm, working in ROM communities and music production. Kyler explains his favorite song that he produced, which he calls "Outside". (https://iamreinvented.bandcamp.com/track/outside)
We discuss the following articles as well: Google wants to automatically clean up all your useless SMS 2FA messages (https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/06/29/google-messages-is-learning-to-auto-delete-otps/), joinwisdom.app, Chrome OS has a nice new addition coming for console gamers (https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/06/25/chrome-os-has-a-nice-new-addition-coming-for-console-gamers/), Amazon Goes All-In On Truck Safety With Autonomous Driving Company Plus (https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2021/06/30/amazon-goes-all-in-on-truck-safety-with-autonomous-driving-company-plus/), For the first time, astrophysicists detect a black hole swallowing a neutron star (https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/first-time-astrophysicists-detect-black-hole-swallowing-neutron-star-n1272625), and Discovery of a New Type of Stellar Explosion – An Electron-Capture Supernova – Illuminates a Medieval Mystery (https://scitechdaily.com/discovery-of-a-new-type-of-stellar-explosion-an-electron-capture-supernova-illuminates-a-medieval-mystery/).
Follow Kyler at twitter.com/developerrr_.
Meet the Red Hot Chilly Penguin (🌶🤘⭐🐧.y.at). Trevor and I talk about the following topics: JioPhone Next smartphone launched, Google says it runs special version of Android (https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/technology/news/story/jiophone-next-smartphone-launched-google-says-it-runs-special-version-of-android-1818874-2021-06-24), New Tamagotchi Is A Wearable Smart Device (https://kotaku.com/new-tamagotchi-is-a-wearable-smart-device-1847119315/amp), Drought-stricken communities push back against data centers (https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/drought-stricken-communities-push-back-against-data-centers-n1271344), Striker leaves San Francisco Shock (https://dotesports.com/overwatch/news/striker-leaves-san-francisco-shock), ANS returns to the San Francisco Shock (https://dotesports.com/overwatch/news/ans-returns-to-the-san-francisco-shock), Ethereum EIP-1559 London hardfork has been successfully initiated on the Ropsten test network (https://www.cryptopolitan.com/ethereum-eip-1559-initiated-on-ropsten/), Microsoft officially announces Windows 11 (https://www.androidauthority.com/windows-11-announcement-1238811/), 9 Features in Brave Search That Make it a Great Google Alternative (https://itsfoss.com/brave-search-features/), Famous Stephen Hawking theory about black holes confirmed (https://www.space.com/stephen-hawking-black-holes-theory-confirmed), Gravitational Waves Confirm Stephen Hawking's Famous Black Hole Theory (https://interestingengineering.com/gravitational-waves-confirm-stephen-hawkings-famous-black-hole-theory), and Record breaker: Scientists spot earliest known supermassive black hole 'storm' (https://www.space.com/earliest-supermassive-black-hole-storm-discovered).
Intro and Outro Music Composed by Kyler. (https://clyp.it/g0ida53z)
San Francisco Shock (@SFShock) tweeted at 10:00 AM on Wed, Jun 23, 2021:
Today we say goodbye to @STRIKER_OW. Since joining us in 2018, Striker has been absolutely indispensable to the team. Our back-to-back championships would not have been possible without his hard work.
Thank you for making history with us, Namjoo. We wish you all the best. https://t.co/vUkl9rNkLI
(https://twitter.com/SFShock/status/1407730168660070400?s=03)
How is your week, Trevor?
Hi, I am Chill Penguin.
and I am Dragonbolt. Check out my yat at 🐉🔩🤑.y.at, if you want to follow me more closely.
Trevor and I discuss the following topics: my Whoop 18 month membership extension, Google's New Wire-Free Pixel Buds A-Series Are $60 Cheaper Than AirPods (https://www.macrumors.com/2021/06/03/google-pixel-buds-a-series/), A Pro E-Sports Team Is Getting $210 Million to Change Its Name (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/sports/esports-name-change-tsm-ftx.html), Overwatch is getting cross-platform play on PC and console (https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/6/9/22524108/overwatch-crossplay-pc-playstation-xbox-nintendo-switch-console), Joining the Brave Search Beta, Huawei officially replaces Android with HarmonyOS, which is also Android (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/huaweis-harmonyos-will-rollout-to-100-android-models-over-the-next-year/), my departure from mining Bitcoin, Sonic’s original programmer might retire after Balan Wonderworld flop (https://www.polygon.com/22522603/yuji-naka-retire-balan-wonderworld-sales-reviews-square-enix), Cruise Can Now Operate Driverless Cars With Passengers In California (https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2021/06/cruise-can-now-operate-driverless-cars-with-passengers-in-california/), Hundreds of mysterious fast radio bursts detected in space (https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/09/world/fast-radio-bursts-chime-scn/index.html), Finding Quasars: Important but Extremely Rare Extragalactic Objects Are Now Easier to Spot (https://scitechdaily.com/finding-quasars-important-but-extremely-rare-extragalactic-objects-are-now-easier-to-spot/), and Here's the most complete picture of the Milky Way's center ever created (https://www.livescience.com/milky-way-center-composite-view-image.html).
Trevor and I record a normal episode again finally. We talk about the following topics: Target reverses drastic decision on selling Pokemon cards amid scalper crisis (https://www.dexerto.com/pokemon/target-reverses-drastic-decision-on-selling-pokemon-cards-amid-scalper-crisis-1587446/), Norton Cyber Security Firm Adds Crypto Mining Services BeInCrypto (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/norton-cyber-security-firm-adds-044455129.html), Google Messages could soon get two new features WhatsApp and Telegram have had for years (https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/05/27/google-messages-could-soon-get-two-new-features-whatsapp-and-telegram-have-had-for-years/), Polestar 2 Android Automotive review Google finally gives you a car worth talking to, and it's called Polestar 2 (https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/06/02/i-lived-with-the-google-fied-future-of-cars-and-it-excites-me/), Digital Wellpaper is a unique wallpaper app from OnePlus (https://www.xda-developers.com/digital-wellpaper-oneplus-wallpaper-app/), Further Pixel 6 details - Whitechapel matches SD870, 120Hz display, 5,000mAh battery (https://www.gsmarena.com/further_pixel_6_details__whitechapel_matches_sd870_120hz_display_5000mah_battery-news-49284.php), Amazon's Halo health tracker will soon be able to judge how your body moves (https://mashable.com/article/amazon-halo-health-tracker-movement-health/), SteelSeries’s new Prime accessories are streamlined for high-level play (https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/25/22445746/steelseries-prime-arctis-headset-wireless-plus-gaming-mouse-features-price), Sega announces new Sonic the Hedgehog classic collection, Sonic Origins (https://www.polygon.com/22451786/sonic-origins-collection-games-release-date-3-knuckles), Sonic the Hedgehog voice actor announces surprise return to role four months after departure (https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-26-sonic-the-hedgehog-voice-actor-announces-surprise-return-to-role-four-months-after-departure), Self-Driving Semi-Truck Completes 950-Mile Delivery 10 Hours Faster Than a Human Trucker Could (https://www.thedrive.com/tech/40899/self-driving-semi-truck-completes-950-mile-delivery-10-hours-faster-than-a-human-trucker-could), World's first nuclear bomb test created rare, otherworldly crystal (https://www.livescience.com/trinity-nuclear-bomb-test-rare-quasicrystal.html), and Dense, Spinning, Dead Star Discovered by Outback Radio Telescope (https://scitechdaily.com/dense-spinning-dead-star-discovered-by-outback-radio-telescope/).
Trevor and I were so busy moving this past weekend that we were unable to record a podcast together, so I recorded a quick thing about my Web3 experience.
IPFS & Blockchain Domains: How To Launch An Unstoppable Website On IPFS In Under 3 Minutes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9vTeAtELOk
Trevor and Nick talk about the following topics: y.at/🌶🤘⭐🐧, his new iMac, Apple’s lossless music streaming announcement, Google wins cloud deal from Elon Musk's SpaceX for Starlink internet connectivity (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/13/google-cloud-wins-spacex-deal-for-starlink-internet-connectivity.html), new contax, More accurate clocks may add more disorder to the universe, scientists say (https://www.livescience.com/accurate-clocks-produce-more-entropy.html), NFTs...? - Can You Sell Analog/Vintage Camera Photos on a Blockchain? (https://www.35mmc.com/18/05/2021/nfts-can-you-sell-analog-vintage-camera-photos-on-a-blockchain-by-pixels-and-grain/)
Trevor and I are still preparing for the launch of season 4, assembling a team. This is the backup episode; just in case the team could not coordinate well again. Trevor talked about Jon Prosser's leak of the Pixel 6. I talk about my experience purchasing my Unstoppable Domain, facing high gas fees. US Target stores to stop selling Pokémon cards after rising value prompts threats to staff (https://www.theguardian.com/games/2021/may/13/us-target-stores-to-stop-selling-pokemon-cards-after-rising-value-prompts-threats-to-staff). I got my Oura ring delivered late. Sega Is Still Cool With Sonic Fan Games, Provided "No Profit Is Involved" (https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/05/sega_is_still_cool_with_sonic_fan_games_provided_no_profit_is_involved) Pony.ai unveils its next-gen robotaxi with LIDAR from Luminar (https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/10/22424726/pony-ai-luminar-lidar-robotaxi-california-china). Sharks Use Earth’s Magnetic Fields to Guide Them Like a Map – “It Really Is Mind Blowing” (https://scitechdaily.com/sharks-use-earths-magnetic-fields-to-guide-them-like-a-map-it-really-is-mind-blowing/).
Trevor and I discuss the following articles: Overwatch gained 10 million players last year despite no new heroes or modes (https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/overwatch-gained-10-million-players-last-year-despite-no-new-heroes-or-modes/), Google accidentally announces 'Pixel Buds A-Series' (https://9to5google.com/2021/05/04/google-pixel-buds-a-series-tweet/), New Lidar Brings Ford-Backed Argo AI a Big Step Closer to Full Self-Driving (https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/04/new-lidar-brings-ford-backed-argo-ai-a-big-step-cl/), 'Spaghettified' star wrapped around a black hole spotted for the first time (https://www.space.com/amp/spaghettified-star-observed-near-black-hole), and New Breakthrough Towards Understanding Dark Energy (https://scitechdaily.com/new-breakthrough-towards-understanding-dark-energy/).
The quick topics that we had were Playstation 5's Returnal, purchasing the iMac, finally getting my Eth off an non-custody exchange, and Toyota; purchasing Lyft's self-driving car division (https://www.techspot.com/news/89457-toyota-buys-lyft-self-driving-car-division-550.html). 'Evangelion' creator Hideaki Anno wants to make a live-action 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind' (https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/evangelion-creator-hideaki-anno-wants-to-make-a-live-action-nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind), Opera adds Unstoppable Domains support to desktop and iOS browsers, providing you with seamless access to the decentralized web (https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2021/04/opera-web3-support-unstoppable-domains-nft/). LG V70 ThinQ rumoured specifications leak with a 120 Hz display, a 5,300 mAh battery and 45 W charging (https://www.notebookcheck.net/LG-V70-ThinQ-rumoured-specifications-leak-with-a-120-Hz-display-a-5-300-mAh-battery-and-45-W-charging.536105.0.html). Sega's NFT bombshell provokes fury from fans (https://www.creativebloq.com/news/sega-nft)
We cover the latest Apple Event with Nick (https://twitter.com/Nick_Chao/status/1384636771690897414). Trevor and I talk about the following topics: Sony won't shut down PS3 and PS Vita stores after all (https://www.cnet.com/news/sony-wont-shut-down-ps3-and-ps-vita-stores-after-all/), Scientists just made a huge breakthrough in reducing plastic waste (https://www.inverse.com/innovation/scientists-turn-plastic-into-oil), and Our Planet Is Travelling Through The Debris of Ancient Supernovae (https://www.sciencealert.com/our-planet-is-travelling-through-the-debris-of-ancient-supernovae).