Serious debates going on this week between the DIU Pod hosts. Issues include QR code menus at restaurants, video game addiction, a new facial recognition app being tested in South Australia, and celebrities in China being pressured to renounce their foreign citizenship. All these issues and more on DIU Pod 92!
0:00 - Gavin and Jack share their different reasons for why restaurants are messing up their QR code menus.
4:44 - we follow up on last week’s discussion on video game addiction and read a comment from a listener.
21:43 - South Australia is trying out a facial recognition & geolocation app meant to ensure people are staying in quarantine. We discuss whether or not this technology is practical or useful.
37:12 - Celebrities with dual citizenship in China are being forced to renounce their other citizenship.
1:04:10 - The Cantonese Ambassador teaches us some Cantonese phrases related to the issues discussed on DIU Pod 92. Follow along with the lesson by clicking here.
Loose Ends
South Australia facial recognition trial: Covid app blasted by Fox and Breitbart criticised over lack of safeguards (via the Guardian)
Entertainment stars face citizenship dilemma in China (via Asia Times)
Theme Music
Intro and outro music: Night Owl by Broke for Free/ CC By 3.0
DIU的兄弟們這週有個激烈的辯論。議題包含了QR code 菜單,電玩成癮, 一個新的臉部辨識APP開始在南澳洲測試 還有大陸的明星們被施壓要放棄他們國外的公民身分。全部的這些都在DIU92
0:00 - Gavin 還有 Jack 他們對於餐廳為什麼要把QR code 菜單 搞砸分享不同的意見
4:44 -我們繼續討論上周關於電玩成癮的話題還有一個聽眾的評論
21:43 - 南澳正在嘗試一個臉部辨識還有衛星定位的app 為了確認人們確實在隔離。我們討論是否這個科技是有用的。
37:12 - 有雙重公民身分的中國明星被施壓要放棄他們其他的公民身分
1:04:10 - 廣東話大使根據今天的DIU Pod 92談話內容給我們一個快速的課程,點擊這裡來一起學習