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    <title>Dave &amp; Gunnar Show - Episodes Tagged with “Star Trek”</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <description>David Egts and Gunnar Hellekson discuss privacy, security, robots, and internet ephemera.
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    <itunes:subtitle>Not our circus, not our monkey.</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>David Egts &amp; Gunnar Hellekson</itunes:author>
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  <title>Episode 269: Knowingly Violating Laws and Product Warranties</title>
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  <description>This week Dave (https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave) and Gunnar (https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar) talk about cockroaches with backpacks, hydrogels with Pong, and hackers with digital license plates!
Paperlike Screen Protector (https://paperlike.com/products/paperlike-for-ipad?srsltid=AfmBOoooevn7RZDUrPzKuw-ygeeWFUKtaliQwDsODZP8X-v6qPUoPXn9)  
Cyborg cockroach armies can now be mass-produced at a rate of one every 68 seconds (https://www.techspot.com/news/105987-cyborg-cockroach-armies-can-now-mass-produced-rate.html)  
Hydrogels can learn to play Pong (https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/08/hydrogels-can-learn-to-play-pong/)  
Lavarand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavarand)  
Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets (https://www.wired.com/story/digital-license-plate-jailbreak-hack/)  
How a 'NULL' License Plate Landed One Hacker in Ticket Hell (https://www.wired.com/story/null-license-plate-landed-one-hacker-ticket-hell/)  
XKCD Exploits of a Mom (https://xkcd.com/327/) with Little Johnny Tables  
Grandmother gets hundreds of false tickets due to Star Trek vanity plates (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/grandmother-gets-hundreds-of-false-tickets-due-to-star-trek-vanity-plates/ar-AA1w78mB)  
$14 on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Celebrity-Machines-Heroes-Stamped-License/dp/B088GJ651Y)
Cutting Room Floor
* I'd Rather Be Sick Than Eat Progresso Soup Drops Ever Again (https://www.thetakeout.com/1758741/progresso-chicken-noodle-soup-drops-review/)  
* Running Doom On An Apple Lightning To HDMI Adapter (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/06/running-doom-on-an-apple-lightning-to-hdmi-adapter/) 
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  <itunes:keywords>Paperlike, screen protectors, iPads, cockroaches, microcontrollers, hydrogels, organoids, pong, DishBrain, Lavarand, Cloudflair, SGI, patents, digital license plates, license plates, speeding tickets, parking tickets, NULL, NCC-1701, Star Trek, Progresso, Soup Drops, Doom, HDMI, Lightning, adapters</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave" rel="nofollow">Dave</a> and <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar" rel="nofollow">Gunnar</a> talk about cockroaches with backpacks, hydrogels with Pong, and hackers with digital license plates!</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://paperlike.com/products/paperlike-for-ipad?srsltid=AfmBOoooevn7RZDUrPzKuw-ygeeWFUKtaliQwDsODZP8X-v6qPUoPXn9" rel="nofollow">Paperlike Screen Protector</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.techspot.com/news/105987-cyborg-cockroach-armies-can-now-mass-produced-rate.html" rel="nofollow">Cyborg cockroach armies can now be mass-produced at a rate of one every 68 seconds</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/08/hydrogels-can-learn-to-play-pong/" rel="nofollow">Hydrogels can learn to play Pong</a><br>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavarand" rel="nofollow">Lavarand</a><br></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/digital-license-plate-jailbreak-hack/" rel="nofollow">Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets</a><br>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/null-license-plate-landed-one-hacker-ticket-hell/" rel="nofollow">How a &#39;NULL&#39; License Plate Landed One Hacker in Ticket Hell</a><br></li>
<li>XKCD <a href="https://xkcd.com/327/" rel="nofollow">Exploits of a Mom</a> with Little Johnny Tables<br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/grandmother-gets-hundreds-of-false-tickets-due-to-star-trek-vanity-plates/ar-AA1w78mB" rel="nofollow">Grandmother gets hundreds of false tickets due to Star Trek vanity plates</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Celebrity-Machines-Heroes-Stamped-License/dp/B088GJ651Y" rel="nofollow">$14 on Amazon</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Cutting Room Floor</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.thetakeout.com/1758741/progresso-chicken-noodle-soup-drops-review/" rel="nofollow">I&#39;d Rather Be Sick Than Eat Progresso Soup Drops Ever Again</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/02/06/running-doom-on-an-apple-lightning-to-hdmi-adapter/" rel="nofollow">Running Doom On An Apple Lightning To HDMI Adapter</a></li>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave" rel="nofollow">Dave</a> and <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar" rel="nofollow">Gunnar</a> talk about cockroaches with backpacks, hydrogels with Pong, and hackers with digital license plates!</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://paperlike.com/products/paperlike-for-ipad?srsltid=AfmBOoooevn7RZDUrPzKuw-ygeeWFUKtaliQwDsODZP8X-v6qPUoPXn9" rel="nofollow">Paperlike Screen Protector</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.techspot.com/news/105987-cyborg-cockroach-armies-can-now-mass-produced-rate.html" rel="nofollow">Cyborg cockroach armies can now be mass-produced at a rate of one every 68 seconds</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/08/hydrogels-can-learn-to-play-pong/" rel="nofollow">Hydrogels can learn to play Pong</a><br>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavarand" rel="nofollow">Lavarand</a><br></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/digital-license-plate-jailbreak-hack/" rel="nofollow">Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets</a><br>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/null-license-plate-landed-one-hacker-ticket-hell/" rel="nofollow">How a &#39;NULL&#39; License Plate Landed One Hacker in Ticket Hell</a><br></li>
<li>XKCD <a href="https://xkcd.com/327/" rel="nofollow">Exploits of a Mom</a> with Little Johnny Tables<br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/grandmother-gets-hundreds-of-false-tickets-due-to-star-trek-vanity-plates/ar-AA1w78mB" rel="nofollow">Grandmother gets hundreds of false tickets due to Star Trek vanity plates</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Celebrity-Machines-Heroes-Stamped-License/dp/B088GJ651Y" rel="nofollow">$14 on Amazon</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Cutting Room Floor</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.thetakeout.com/1758741/progresso-chicken-noodle-soup-drops-review/" rel="nofollow">I&#39;d Rather Be Sick Than Eat Progresso Soup Drops Ever Again</a><br></li>
<li><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/02/06/running-doom-on-an-apple-lightning-to-hdmi-adapter/" rel="nofollow">Running Doom On An Apple Lightning To HDMI Adapter</a></li>
</ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 193: No Rubber Glove High Five for You</title>
  <link>https://dgshow.org/193</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>David Egts &amp; Gunnar Hellekson</author>
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  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>David Egts &amp; Gunnar Hellekson</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week Dave and Gunnar talk about colorful masks, colorful videoconferencing, colorful hype curves, and colorful colors</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>28:56</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/1/1b67eddd-d80f-444d-ba32-aa9ef36b589d/episodes/2/2bae1844-6b1e-49ec-afb3-8fc5932e5602/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>This week Dave (https://twitter.com/davidegts) and Gunnar (http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/about) talk about colorful masks, colorful videoconferencing, colorful hype curves, and colorful colors
  Train to Busan (https://www.netflix.com/title/80117824)
  Parasite (https://www.hulu.com/movie/parasite-2fd691a0-f66b-467f-8635-00d7f151f3d4)
  Kingdom (https://www.netflix.com/title/80180171): Walking Dead meets Game of Thrones, with bonus class war
  Gunnar on masks
  Masks as a medical tool
  For others, not for you
  Blue shop towels, layers of tissue
  Masks as a social tool
  Signaling value
  Taking care of each other
  The psychology of masks
  The other
  Race
  Feeling of safety
  Shopping
  Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/)
  Origami masks (http://blog.japanesecreations.com/no-sew-face-mask-with-handkerchief-and-hair-tie)
  Cthulhu leather face mask (https://www.etsy.com/listing/742702743/cthulhu-leather-face-mask-tentacles)
  Colornames.org (https://colornames.org/)
  Vote here: https://colornames.org/fresh/ (https://colornames.org/fresh/)
  This Open-Source Program Deepfakes You During Zoom Meetings, in Real Time (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/g5xagy/this-open-source-program-deepfakes-you-during-zoom-meetings-in-real-time)
Cutting Room Floor
*   Star Trek The Next Generation Crew Sing "All Star" by Smash Mouth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78uLWPDVti0)
*   Grassman, Mothman, and Ohio’s Other Mythical Creatures Are On Display at the Rutherford B. Hayes Museum (https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/619186/ohio-monsters-museum-exhibit)
*   Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Quarantines, 2020 (https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkHumorAndMemes/comments/fploas/gartner_hype_cycle_for_emerging_quarantines_2020/)
We Give Thanks
*   The D&amp;amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics! 
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>Train to Busan, Parasite, Kingdom, masks, Etsy, Oragami Cthulu, colors, Colornames.org, Avitarify, Star Trek, Star Trek TNG, Smash Mouth, Rutherford B. Hayes, Rutherford B. Hayes Museum, cryptozoology, Mothman, Gartner Hype Cycle, Gartner, Quarantine</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://twitter.com/davidegts" rel="nofollow">Dave</a> and <a href="http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/about" rel="nofollow">Gunnar</a> talk about colorful masks, colorful videoconferencing, colorful hype curves, and colorful colors</p>

<ul>
<li>  <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80117824" rel="nofollow">Train to Busan</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.hulu.com/movie/parasite-2fd691a0-f66b-467f-8635-00d7f151f3d4" rel="nofollow">Parasite</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80180171" rel="nofollow">Kingdom</a>: Walking Dead meets Game of Thrones, with bonus class war</li>
<li>  Gunnar on masks

<ul>
<li>  Masks as a medical tool

<ul>
<li>  For others, not for you</li>
<li>  Blue shop towels, layers of tissue</li>
</ul></li>
<li>  Masks as a social tool

<ul>
<li>  Signaling value</li>
<li>  Taking care of each other</li>
</ul></li>
<li>  The psychology of masks

<ul>
<li>  The other</li>
<li>  Race</li>
<li>  Feeling of safety</li>
</ul></li>
<li>  Shopping

<ul>
<li>  <a href="https://www.etsy.com/" rel="nofollow">Etsy</a></li>
<li>  <a href="http://blog.japanesecreations.com/no-sew-face-mask-with-handkerchief-and-hair-tie" rel="nofollow">Origami masks</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/742702743/cthulhu-leather-face-mask-tentacles" rel="nofollow">Cthulhu leather face mask</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li>  <a href="https://colornames.org/" rel="nofollow">Colornames.org</a>

<ul>
<li>  Vote here: <a href="https://colornames.org/fresh/" rel="nofollow">https://colornames.org/fresh/</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/g5xagy/this-open-source-program-deepfakes-you-during-zoom-meetings-in-real-time" rel="nofollow">This Open-Source Program Deepfakes You During Zoom Meetings, in Real Time</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Cutting Room Floor</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78uLWPDVti0" rel="nofollow">Star Trek The Next Generation Crew Sing &quot;All Star&quot; by Smash Mouth</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/619186/ohio-monsters-museum-exhibit" rel="nofollow">Grassman, Mothman, and Ohio’s Other Mythical Creatures Are On Display at the Rutherford B. Hayes Museum</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkHumorAndMemes/comments/fploas/gartner_hype_cycle_for_emerging_quarantines_2020/" rel="nofollow">Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Quarantines, 2020</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>We Give Thanks</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>  The D&amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!</li>
</ul>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://twitter.com/davidegts" rel="nofollow">Dave</a> and <a href="http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/about" rel="nofollow">Gunnar</a> talk about colorful masks, colorful videoconferencing, colorful hype curves, and colorful colors</p>

<ul>
<li>  <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80117824" rel="nofollow">Train to Busan</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.hulu.com/movie/parasite-2fd691a0-f66b-467f-8635-00d7f151f3d4" rel="nofollow">Parasite</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80180171" rel="nofollow">Kingdom</a>: Walking Dead meets Game of Thrones, with bonus class war</li>
<li>  Gunnar on masks

<ul>
<li>  Masks as a medical tool

<ul>
<li>  For others, not for you</li>
<li>  Blue shop towels, layers of tissue</li>
</ul></li>
<li>  Masks as a social tool

<ul>
<li>  Signaling value</li>
<li>  Taking care of each other</li>
</ul></li>
<li>  The psychology of masks

<ul>
<li>  The other</li>
<li>  Race</li>
<li>  Feeling of safety</li>
</ul></li>
<li>  Shopping

<ul>
<li>  <a href="https://www.etsy.com/" rel="nofollow">Etsy</a></li>
<li>  <a href="http://blog.japanesecreations.com/no-sew-face-mask-with-handkerchief-and-hair-tie" rel="nofollow">Origami masks</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/742702743/cthulhu-leather-face-mask-tentacles" rel="nofollow">Cthulhu leather face mask</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li>  <a href="https://colornames.org/" rel="nofollow">Colornames.org</a>

<ul>
<li>  Vote here: <a href="https://colornames.org/fresh/" rel="nofollow">https://colornames.org/fresh/</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/g5xagy/this-open-source-program-deepfakes-you-during-zoom-meetings-in-real-time" rel="nofollow">This Open-Source Program Deepfakes You During Zoom Meetings, in Real Time</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Cutting Room Floor</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78uLWPDVti0" rel="nofollow">Star Trek The Next Generation Crew Sing &quot;All Star&quot; by Smash Mouth</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/619186/ohio-monsters-museum-exhibit" rel="nofollow">Grassman, Mothman, and Ohio’s Other Mythical Creatures Are On Display at the Rutherford B. Hayes Museum</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkHumorAndMemes/comments/fploas/gartner_hype_cycle_for_emerging_quarantines_2020/" rel="nofollow">Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Quarantines, 2020</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>We Give Thanks</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>  The D&amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!</li>
</ul>]]>
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