Teaching My Wife About Tech

Teaching My Wife About Tech


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A rocket goes to the moon and crypto comes back down to earth
November 24, 2022

State-sponsored hacking:White hatGrey hatBlack hatNo hatCyberwarfare by RussiaCyberwarfare by ChinaTesla RecallTesla Power Steering FaultEvery time a Tesla has caught fireArtemis LaunchArtemis (Greek Mythology)NASA StatementThe official live streamNASA Of

TMWAT #2 Revisited - Why you should NOT buy a 5G phone
December 21, 2019

Will 5G change everything?

TMWAT #13 It goes in both ways, how we got to USB C
October 21, 2019

This episode we discuss the mess that is the USB standard and the problems it still faces.Going deeper:*What does USB stand for?USB stands for Universal Serial Bus, universal being the aim of the interface covering all devices, s...

TMWAT #12 What about Wi-Fi?
September 17, 2019

This week we discuss a question sent in by a listener: "With all the wireless devices in the home, why don't we see more interference issues? I just added 4 wifi-enabled light bulbs to my home, ... And how much can a wifi router handle ...

TMWAT #11 How a doorbell helps fight crime
September 08, 2019

In this episode, Lachlan and Saskia discuss the company Ring. Its origin and the following acquisition by Amazon and its eventual turn to crime detection.

TMWAT #10 Facebook's own currency?
July 28, 2019

We discuss where currency comes from, what it even means in modern society and why Libra might not be the greatest new thing. 

TMWAT #9 What's up with Chinese credit scores?
July 14, 2019

This week we discuss the social credit system in China, the actions the Chinese government is taking in terms of tourism and what happened with Zoom in terms of a software vulnerability.

TMWAT #8 How to break the internet
June 16, 2019

Saskia asks the question of how you could break the internet and Lachlan tries to explain 3 ways to do it. Dive a little deeper:Ars Technica: "How The Internet Works"

TMWAT #7 Where are all the robots?
June 01, 2019

The Roomba has a new mop buddy and we are going back to the moon in 2024. But where are all the robots? 

TMWAT #6 Is this the end of Huawei?
May 26, 2019

In this episode we discuss the recent Huawei ban in America and the implications this has on Huawei as a mobile phone provider. The article in question: