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  • e549 — Dark Side of the Moon

    e549 — Dark Side of the Moon
    Apr 6 2026
    NASA photo art002e009057, 4 April 2026 Published 6 April 2026 e549 with Andy, Michael and Michael – boldly go into a deep set of space discussions featuring Artemis II, ways to keep track of the historic flight, COTS software and hardware aboard the spacecraft, Bernie Sanders conversation with Claude, TU Wien’s mini QR code and a whole lot more! Andy, Michael and Michael boldly go into a deep set of space discussions focusing on the launch of Artemis II. Mission Control starts off with the Artemis II Tracker built by Jakob Rosin for Jakob Rosin, and as he says, every other space nerd who stayed up for launch night. The tracker is a fantastic assembly of data related to the mission, and is well worth bookmarking to keep up to speed on the progress of the astronauts as they approach the Moon and make their return journey to Earth. Andy, Michael and Michael take a look at an article describing how COTS (commercial, off the shelf) technology are used in space missions, and the steps needed to ensure such technologies are appropriate for the mission. It is no surprise that iPhone use aboard Artemis II caught the co-hosts’ attention, and after recording the episode, they found even more insight on how the iPhone 17 Pro Max was cleared for use. Another COTS technology used aboard the spacecraft was email – and also needed some glitches to be resolved. Other interesting stories came from the Gizmodo article, such as the pre-launch card game which continues until the mission commander loses, and the challenges with the Universal Waste Management System that were initially resolved in Earth orbit, through another issue surfaced later in the voyage with the vent line. At time of this writing, all systems to go with the Universal Waste Management System were rated as ‘go’. The Moon plush named Rise, which acts as a zero gravity indicator, was designed by a second grader named Lucas Ye. In the non-space portion of the episode, the team discusses browsergate, Bernie Sanders’ conversation with Claude and a mini QR code from the TU Wein that could help store up to 2TB of data on an A4 sized page! Wrapping up the episode, Andy shares his contact information through his aggregation site of andypiper.me Do you think that the orange color of the iPhone 17 Pro Max matched the uniform color of the Artemis crew? Have you placed your order for a copy of Rise? Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know! These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot. All rights reserved. That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links Artemis II Artemis II Tracker Digital Trends article: Artemis II crew videos show astronauts goofing around with an iPhone in space 9 to 5 Mac article: Here’s how NASA cleared the iPhone 17 Pro Max for astronauts on Artemis II Gizmodo article: 5 Things You May Have Missed During NASA’s Historic Launch of Artemis 2 CNN article: More than half way to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts grappled with a toilet problem Tom’s Hardware article: Artemis II astronaut finds two Outlook instances running on computers, calls on Houston to fix Microsoft anomaly — puzzled caller describes ‘two Outlooks, and neither one of those are working’ ABC News article: 8-year-old watches his plush toy rocket to the moon with Artemis II mission Games at Work e430: that’s no moon, it’s the Moon! (for the India Moon landing in 2023) Security & Privacy https://browsergate.eu AI Techdirt article: Bernie Sanders “Interviewed” A Chatbot To Expose AI’s Secrets. It Has No Secrets. It Just Agrees With You. Ars Technica article: Here’s what that Claude Code source leak reveals about Anthropic’s plans Tamagotchi Connect with Andy https://andypiper.me
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    31 min
  • e548 — The Uncomfortable Valley

    e548 — The Uncomfortable Valley
    Mar 23 2026
    Photo by NEOM on Unsplash Published 23 March 2026 e548 with Michael and Michael – Stories and discussion on uncomfortable valley & uncanny valley, Nintendo’s Talking Flower, 8bit Pixel Agents for AI orchestration and a whole lot more. Michael and Michael get things rolling while Andy is away on an article discussing the animated emojis in Microsoft Teams. Fast Company article author Rebecca Heilweil describes these emojis as the ‘uncomfortable valley’ due to the animations that imbue the emojis shared in Teams with potentially unintended additional meaning. Check out the link for a comparison graphic showing the similarities and differences between the uncanny and uncomfortable valleys. Switching to robotic animation, Michael and Michael take a look at Nintendo’s Talking Flower, which reminds them of the Alarmo alarm clock. Next, a digital camera that provides mini quests that are satisfied by taking a picture of “a tiny thing” or “a hidden face”. Turning to AI, the co-hosts check out Pixel Agents, an 8bit representation of agents allowing the human orchestrator to monitor all the agents performing their tasks in a concurrent manner. Michael R highlights a Mac local orchestrator called Osaurus. Rounding out this week’s episode is a Washington Post about jobs that AI may take on, a story about ChatGPT assisting with cancer research, and an intriguing video about Devo. Which Pixel People professions would you want to have in your Pixel Agent virtual office? Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know! These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot. All rights reserved. That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links Tech Fast Company article: The uncomfortable valley: Microsoft Teams emoji faces have got to go Wikipedia article: Uncanny Valley Games at Work e308: Feline Filters (for discussion on the Uncanny Valley) The Verge article: Weird Nintendo never went away Nintendo Talking Flower Nintendo Alarmo Games at Work e485: Barbarians at the Rhubarb Bar (for the Alarmo clock) hackster.io article: This Camera Turns Your Day Into an RPG Games at Work e195: Augmented Audio (for Monopoly City Streets) AI Github: pablodelucca/pixel-agents Pixel People wiki https://osaurus.ai Washington Post article: See which jobs are most threatened by AI and who may be able to adapt The Verge article: ChatGPT did not cure a dog’s cancer The Verge article: Go watch this video about an AI system that can predict how proteins fold Devo
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    32 min
  • e547 — Bricktastic

    e547 — Bricktastic
    Mar 16 2026
    Photo by Michael Martine, Chapel Hill, NC March 2026 Published 16 March 2026 e547 with Michael and Michael – Stories and discussion on bot to bot communications, 50 years of Apple, LEGO SmartPlay SmartBricks and a whole lot more. Michael and Michael get things rolling while Andy is away on an article about Meta’s acquisition of Moltbook. This agent to agent conversational environment reminds the pair of the Google Homes chatting with one another from back in June 2017. Have a look at the short description in the YouTube video below and hear the conversation from 2017 in e173: Babel Fish. Next up: Apple’s announcement on the celebrations surrounding their 50th anniversary. The intersection of technology and the liberal arts continues to resonate across the years. A tremendous hack by Paul Staal’s design for a Mac mini case that mimics the 2×2 sloped computer brick. This, of course, allows the co-hosts get into the heart of this episode: LEGO! First, a Duke alumni magazine article about Ruthie Chen Ousley, who works at LEGO Education. Then, a discussion about the battery and new uses for the SmartBrick. A video from Brick Fanatics highlights who these sets and bricks are really for (spoiler, not AFOL) and how this provides a new degree of play with surprises and future possibilities as new sensors and experiences are unlocked. How do you imagine these SmartBricks may be used in the future? Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know! These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot. All rights reserved. That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links AI Ars Technica article: Meta acquires Moltbook, the AI agent social network Games at Work e173: Babel Fish (for two Google Homes talking with one another @seebotschat) HEADLINE: "Study Finds That Execs Are Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI" ALT HEADLINE: "Execs Worry They'll Be Replaced By AI, But They're Doing It Themselves" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-executive-thinking-survey — Mike Elgan (@MikeElgan@mastodon.social) 2026-03-08T18:20:28.916Z Apple MacStories article: Apple Announces 50th Anniversary Celebration Gizmodo article: This Custom Lego-Inspired Mac Mini Case Is Retrofuturism Done Right Games at Work e406: AI Lemmings (for James Brown’s LEGO-sized computer) LEGO Duke Magazine article: Brick By Brick The Verge article: You can’t replace the battery in Lego’s Smart Bricks — and many of its sensors aren’t active yet BrickFanatics article: LEGO fans are already finding better uses for the SMART Brick #LEGO #SmartPlay hacking continued: as the Smart Minifigs and Smart Tiles comply with standard ISO 15693 NFC, they can be copied. So this had to be done. The clone works totally fine with the original #SmartBrick. ➡️ https://youtube.com/shorts/kbI0hHGysUM — Mäh W. (@maehw@chaos.social) 2026-03-08T19:14:04.937Z
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    28 min
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