Robocode, Sketching User Experiences, Backgammon AI

Well, it is Thursday again so it is time for another installment of the weekly Lunch Time Tech Talk with Kempton & Sarb.

The segments are linked to their individual audio pages with resource links. As we are still experimenting with the show format and presentation, feel free to leave us comments and suggestions.

1. Robocode (audio chat): Learning with Java implemented tank battles, Resources: Robocode home page, good Robocode intro article
2. Sketching User Experiences (audio chat): Creating better user experiences with Sketch, Resources: Book info, the Sketch a Move (toy cars) clip, the classic Bi-Focal Display clip, and other cool videos discussed in book, and some comments and links about Bill Buxton
3. Backgammon AI (audio chat): Computer program playing better Backgammon than human grand master, Resources: Backgammon AI, more info

Media Server uPnP, Brain Cancer Zapper, Super String

Hello listeners, it is Thursday so it is time for another installment of the weekly Lunch Time Tech Talk with Kempton & Sarb.

The segments are linked to their individual audio pages with some resource links. As we are still experimenting with the show format and presentation, feel free to leave us comments and suggestions.

1. uPnP media server (audio chat): Something more on Myth TV. Resources: GeeXbox ushare
2. Brain Cancer Zapper (audio chat): Zapping cancer cells in brain. Ongoing clinical trial. Resources: ScienCentral article with video, ScienCentral extra with video, clinical trail info from US gov website
3. Super String (audio chat): The PBS Nova programme called “The Elegant Universe” is well worth watching! Resources: Superstring in Wikipedia, The Elegant Universe (streaming video available here)
   

E-Voting security risks, Myth TV, NowPublic News

Well, it is Thursday so it is time for the second installment of the weekly Lunch Time Tech Talk with Kempton & Sarb.

The segments are linked to their individual audio pages with some resource links. As we are still experimenting with the show format and presentation, feel free to leave us comments and suggestions.

1. E-Voting security risks (aduio chat) – Resources: British Report on E-Voting, comment on British Report on E-Voting, comments on California E-Voting machine review (with access to source code)
2. Myth TV (audio chat) – Resource: Myth TV. And you can email us at LT3help at gmail dot com if you have questions in installing Myth TV.
   
3. NowPublic News (audio chat) – Resource: NowPublic

User Generated Ad, Human Computing and ESP Game, Privacy in Social Networking, Time and Gravity

This is the first weekly (every Thursday) Lunch Time Tech Talk with Kempton & Sarb.

Each segment is linked to individual audio page. Here are the different parts of our first show with some resource links. As we are still experimenting with the show format and presentation, feel free to leave us comments and suggestions.

1. Show Introduction (audio chat)
   
2. User Generated Ad (audio chat) – Resources: my Gmail ad, Wired magazine article on user generated ad
3. Human Computing and ESP Game (audio chat) – Resources: Google Tech Talk on ESP Game, blog entry with links to comments and tech paper
4. Privacy in Social Networking (audio chat) – Resources: Facebook, Myspace, interesting article: New York Magazine feature
5. Time and Gravity (audio chat)
   

Kempton & Sarb

Welcome to “Lunch Time Tech Talk with Kempton & Sarb“, it is a weekly show created by Kempton and Sarb.

For many years in the 90s, Kempton and Sarb worked together in a large team designing and developing software for Transport Canada’s Air Traffic Control system (Canadian Automated Air Traffic System).

One thing they both treasured very much was their many lunch and after lunch talks. During those lunches and after lunch walks around the building, they invariably would start talking about different science and technology topics that interested them.

So the idea of “Lunch Time Tech Talk with Kempton & Sarb” is to create a platform for two old friends to talk science and tech. A place to share their views, interests, and insights over a virtual “lunch”.

Sarb is based in Vancouver and Kempton is based in Calgary.