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LPX Episode 14: Adapted (Kaomi Goetz on Korean international adoptees returning to Korea)

December 20, 2016

About 200,000 Korean children have been adopted internationally since the end of the Korean War in 1953. Most were taken in by American families, but some were raised in Europe, Australia, and other nations. As those children  have become adults, many have struggled with questions  of identity and belonging... and many have come together in online communities and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: adapted, adoptee, kaomi goetz, korea, podcast

LPX Episode 13: Someone is wrong on the internet! (Snopes editor Brooke Binkowski on fake news & real journalism)

November 21, 2016

In the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election in the United States, we heard a lot about "fake news" and its proliferation on social media, where millions of people get much of their news... and where many people like, share, or just scan through a sea of made-up headlines and news stories that can be tough to distinguish from factual reporting. We've heard even more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: brooke binkowski, fact checking, fake news, journalism, news, snopes

LPX Episode 12: Superbook turns your smartphone into a laptop

September 8, 2016

Smartphones are useful for a lot of things. You can read the news, watch videos, play games, keep up on your email, and even write a novel on a smartphone. Oh yeah, you can also make phone calls and send text messages. But sometimes you want a larger screen, a bigger keyboard, or some of the other features you get from a laptop or desktop computer. Today most of us … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: andrew jiang, andromium, crowdfunding, kickstarter, laptop dock, superbook

LPX Episode 11: FreeDOS keeps classic computing alive, decades after MS-DOS is retired

August 10, 2016

A generation of computer users grew up using Microsoft DOS in the 80s and 90s, but Microsoft started to phase out the operating system with the launch of Windows 95. Decades later, there are still people playing DOS-based games and even corporations using DOS-based software. Writer George R.R. Martin famously said in 2014 that he was still using a DOS-based word processor to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: foss, free software, freedos, open source, operating systems, software

LPX Episode 10: BLOCKS modular smartwatch

June 17, 2016

Dozens of smartwatches have hit the market in the past few years. Apple has one. Samsung has half a dozen. Pebble has a few. And companies ranging from Motorola to TAG Heuer have gotten in the action. The idea is to put an internet-connected device on your wrist that looks as good as a traditional watch, but which can also show your smartphone notifications and in some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: blocks, modular, serge didenko, smartwatch

LPX Episode 9: Funeral for an Atom (processor)

May 17, 2016

Intel's Atom processors have been powering low-cost computers since 2008. The first models were used in netbooks, but these days you can find Atom chips in Chromebooks, Windows and Android tablets, tiny desktop computers, and even a handful of smartphones. But Intel never really made much headway in the smartphone space, where companies like Apple and Samsung typically … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: atom, broxton, chips, intel, intel atom, mobile, processors, sofia

LPX Episode 8: Designing the DragonBox Pyra handheld computer

May 6, 2016

The DragonBox Pyra has a 5 inch screen and a dual-core ARM-based processor. But it's not a smartphone. In fact, this handheld computer looks more like a cross between a tiny laptop and a Nintendo DS game system. It has a physical keyboard, a bunch of storage and input/output options, dedicated buttons for playing games, and Debian Linux software which allows you to play … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: dragonbox pyra, evildragon, Michael Mrozek, mini pc, pandora

LPX Episode 7: Are chatbots the new apps?

April 25, 2016

Are chatbots the new apps? A lot of developers seem to think so. Facebook and Microsoft have both rolled out tools that make it easy for coders to create bots that you can chat with on Facebook Messenger, Skype, and other platforms including plain old SMS text messaging. I wanted to get a better sense of what chatbots are, what they can do, and why we should use them. So for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: assist, bots, chatbots, facebook, messaging, microsoft, robert stephens

LPX Episode 6: Vivaldi is a web browser for power users

April 6, 2016

Vivaldi is a new web browser that's aimed squarely at power users. Like to open 25 browser tabs at a time? Vivaldi has tools that makes it easier to manage your tabs and move from one to the next. Want to save notes and screenshots while you surf the web? There's a tool for that. Like to use mouse gestures or keyboard shortcuts? There are a ton of those. Vivaldi … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: jon von tetzchner, software, vivaldi, web browsers

LPX Episode 5: Building a fair(er) phone

March 16, 2016

Most people probably don't spend a lot of time thinking about the materials used to build their phones, or the workers who put the hardware together. But Amsterdam-based Fairphone is trying to change that... by selling phones made with conflict-free minerals from Africa and by setting up a Worker Welfare fund for factory workers in China. Even if you don't care about those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: conflict-free minerals, Daria Koreniushkina, fairphone, ifixit, kyle wiens, repairability, smartphones

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LPX Episode 14: Adapted (Kaomi Goetz on Korean international adoptees returning to Korea)

About 200,000 Korean children have been adopted internationally since the end of the Korean War in 1953. Most were taken in by American families, but some were raised in Europe, Australia, and other nations. As those children  have become adults, many have struggled with questions  of identity and belonging… and many have come together in […]

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