This week Dave (https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave) and Gunnar (https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar) talk about cockroaches with backpacks, hydrogels with Pong, and hackers with digital license plates!
Paperlike Screen Protector (https://paperlike.com/products/paperlike-for-ipad?srsltid=AfmBOoooevn7RZDUrPzKuw-ygeeWFUKtaliQwDsODZP8X-v6qPUoPXn9)
Cyborg cockroach armies can now be mass-produced at a rate of one every 68 seconds (https://www.techspot.com/news/105987-cyborg-cockroach-armies-can-now-mass-produced-rate.html)
Hydrogels can learn to play Pong (https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/08/hydrogels-can-learn-to-play-pong/)
Lavarand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavarand)
Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets (https://www.wired.com/story/digital-license-plate-jailbreak-hack/)
How a 'NULL' License Plate Landed One Hacker in Ticket Hell (https://www.wired.com/story/null-license-plate-landed-one-hacker-ticket-hell/)
XKCD Exploits of a Mom (https://xkcd.com/327/) with Little Johnny Tables
Grandmother gets hundreds of false tickets due to Star Trek vanity plates (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/grandmother-gets-hundreds-of-false-tickets-due-to-star-trek-vanity-plates/ar-AA1w78mB)
$14 on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Celebrity-Machines-Heroes-Stamped-License/dp/B088GJ651Y)
Cutting Room Floor
* I'd Rather Be Sick Than Eat Progresso Soup Drops Ever Again (https://www.thetakeout.com/1758741/progresso-chicken-noodle-soup-drops-review/)
* Running Doom On An Apple Lightning To HDMI Adapter (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/06/running-doom-on-an-apple-lightning-to-hdmi-adapter/)
