AwesomeCast 803: ChatGPT Revived My Dead TV Box
Can an old streaming box become useful again? This week, Sorg uses ChatGPT to troubleshoot a retired Loop TV Android device and turn it into a potential digital signage solution for the Sorgatron Media studio.
Michael Sorg, Katie "Dudders" Dudas, and Dave Podnar explore practical AI experiments, affordable technology, internet nostalgia, and some of the weirdest things happening online.
This week's awesome topics:
ChatGPT to the rescue: Sorg explores Android developer tools, Mac Terminal, and AbleSign to give an old streaming device a second life.
AI as a production assistant: How AI helped discover an overlooked detail in a travel schedule, organize equipment workflows, and create a social media ticker for vMix.
Katie's travel backpack: A hands-on look at the L.L.Bean Comfort Carry 32L backpack and features that make traveling easier.
Pittsburgh goes viral: Dave celebrates a West Jefferson Hills student whose xylophone performance of "Thunderstruck" attracted worldwide attention.
Awesome History: The pioneering aerospace work of Mary Golda Ross during Native American Heritage Month.
ChachiSays Video Game Minute: Reports and discussion surrounding BioWare and Mass Effect, plus The Onion's Voting Simulator.
LEGO Godzilla: Katie reacts to a massive 5,363-piece collectible monster.
AI interviews gone wrong: Job interview technology produces some wonderfully absurd results.
Old-school internet fun: A Zelda-themed Google Search surprise and Spelunkr TV's collection of nostalgic television broadcasts.
Free video editing: Sorg gets hands-on with ConCat, an open-source CapCut alternative, and explores the cost of creative software subscriptions.
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🔗 LINKS FROM THIS WEEK'S AWESOMECAST
Pittsburgh Student Goes Viral Playing Thunderstruck
https://triblive.com/aande/music/west-jefferson-hills-senior-mallet-percussionist-goes-viral-for-thunderstruck-performance/
L.L.Bean Comfort Carry 32L Backpack
https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/5861628?page=Comfort-Carry-Laptop-Pack-32L
AbleSign – Digital Signage for Android TV
https://app.ablesign.tv/
Mary Golda Ross – Aerospace Engineering Pioneer
https://www.museumofindigenouspeople.org/post/mary-golda-ross-aerospace-engineering
Inside Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/business-areas/aeronautics/skunkworks/insideskunkworks.html
BioWare / Star Wars Battlefront 3 Report
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-chose-to-shut-down-bioware-so-it-could-make-star-wars-battlefront-3-instead-its-claimed/
Mass Effect Fan Petition
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/save-mass-effect-petition-cracks-200000-signatures-as-fans-plead-for-the-series-to-continue/
The Onion's Voting Simulator
https://www.polygon.com/the-onions-voting-simulator-3d-interview/
LEGO Godzilla
https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/godzilla-21375
AI Job Interview Comedy
https://www.tiktok.com/@bobongo13/video/7700470127984233758
Google's Zelda Search Easter Egg
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1705258594589272&set=a.556577712790705
Spelunkr TV – Retro Television Channel Surfing
https://spelunkr.tv/
ConCat – Free Open-Source Video Editor
https://concat.standalones.org/#download
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