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Welcome to the Tech Reformation – where the world of technology meets the worldview of Christianity. Tech Reformation is a weekly podcast hosted by four Reformed Christians discussing the latest tech topics and how the Christian worldview impacts and interprets the often secular world of technology. Grab your USBs and ESVs and join us each week for the Tech Reformation!
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We talk about a really old article about mechanical music.LinksThe Main Article We DiscussSet To Learn (Derek's other podcast)Good Memories by Matthew ParkerWays to Contact UsChat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.comVisit our website to search for past shows and topicsShout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!HostsDerek MastDavid MikuckiCraig EllissRyan TankersleyBen RobinJoe CarterReview us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!Spoiler LinksThese are links, again, from the "Tech News or Naw" section of the show. If you want to play along with that game, definitely don't read them until you've listened to that part. Here's some more text to keep you from actually reading them.Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus. Ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequat. Cras mattis iudicium purus sit amet fermentum. Salutantibus vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Nihilne te nocturnum praesidium Palati, nihil urbis vigiliae.https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1477302345/qoobo?ref=thanks_linkhttps://au.pcmag.com/health-fitness/84805/totos-wellness-toilet-will-analyze-your-poop
We're back! And we're talking about The Social Dilemma!LinksThe Social DilemmaWays to Contact UsChat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.comVisit our website to search for past shows and topicsShout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!HostsDerek MastDavid MikuckiCraig EllissReview us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!Spoiler LinksThese are links from the "Tech News or Naw" section of the show. If you want to play along with that game, definitely don't read them until you've listened to that part. Here's some more text to keep you from actually reading them.Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus. Ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequat. Cras mattis iudicium purus sit amet fermentum. Salutantibus vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Nihilne te nocturnum praesidium Palati, nihil urbis vigiliae.https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/04/28/purina-creates-vet-billboard-it-actually-needs-dogs-peehttps://au.pcmag.com/airthings-wave/65128/charmins-toilet-tech-in-the-running-for-weirdest-ces-gadgets
Should you opt-in to your country’s contact tracing apps and features?LinksAustralia has COVIDSafe. Here is how other countries are using contact tracing apps in the fight against coronavirus - ABC NewsContact TracingWays to Contact UsChat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.comVisit our website to search for past shows and topicsShout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!HostsDavid MikuckiCraig EllissReview us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
Coronavirus, canceling church, and tips for some live-streaming your service for sick people on a budget.Ways to Contact UsChat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.comVisit our website to search for past shows and topicsShout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!HostsDavid MikuckiCraig EllissReview us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
This is a bittersweet episode. A milestone, a transition, and a new path forward. Plus some Google Feud thrown in for good measure.LinksVerge ArticleTwitter ThreadWays to Contact UsChat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.comVisit our website to search for past shows and topicsShout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!HostsDerek MastDavid MikuckiCraig EllissRyan TankersleyReview us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
Tank gets a new person and Craig gets a new Light Phone. The question is, does the title refer to the person or the phone? Listen to find out.LinksThe Light PhoneWays to Contact UsChat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.comVisit our website to search for past shows and topicsShout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!HostsDavid MikuckiCraig EllissRyan TankersleyReview us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
A pretty meandering discussion about Photoshop for iPad, clarity around expectations in software, and how modern development tools and libraries are making it easy to release feature compete apps that compete with companies who've been around for decades.LinksPhotoshop for iPad is Getting Terrible Early ReviewsWays to Contact UsChat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.comVisit our website to search for past shows and topicsShout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!HostsDavid MikuckiJoe CarterRyan TankersleyReview us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
Craig and David didn't have a topic so they talk about iPhones, photography, the new MacBooks, creepy voice assistants, and—of course—instruments in worship. They’re technically technology, right?Ways to Contact UsChat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.comVisit our website to search for past shows and topicsShout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!HostsDavid MikuckiCraig EllissReview us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
Let’s talk about Salesforce, the 1-1-1 pledge, and vocation.LinksPledge 1% - Salesforce.orgMarc Benioff will discuss building a socially responsible and successful startup at TechCrunch Disrupt – TechCrunchTrailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change - Salesforce.comMarc Benioff30 Inspiring Mission Statements of Startup Companies That Went on to Earn a Billion DollarsRelight App"Weird Al" Yankovic - Mission StatementWays to Contact UsChat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.comVisit our website to search for past shows and topicsShout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!HostsDavid MikuckiRyan TankersleyReview us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
Let's talk about online-offline balance so we can stop screaming at each other like modems.LinksConstantly (Dis)connected: How Online Habits Form UsHow the internet is weakening our language : Recovering a rich vocabulary for a deeper knowledge of GodRelight – A Reformed Theology and Bible Study Web AppLightest Form of Flogging episode that David mentionedWays to Contact UsChat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.comVisit our website to search for past shows and topicsShout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!HostsDavid MikuckiCraig EllissRyan TankersleyJoe CarterReview us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
Dadgum Milleniums take a lot of photos of their kids—a lot. What are the effects of that and what are some ways to keep kids from thinking they’re the next Paris Hilton?Probably the best part about this episode is that when Tank finally remembers to hit record, his recording was set up to use his internal mic instead of his main mic, so David’s Skype track actually still sounds better. #professionalsLinksDo Parents Today Take Too Many Photos Of Their Kids?Ways to Contact UsChat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.comVisit our website to search for past shows and topicsShout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!HostsDavid MikuckiCraig EllissRyan TankersleyReview us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
LinksHere’s everything Apple announced today at the iPhone 11 eventReview: The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 do Disneyland after darkApple isn’t even trying anymore to keep its unreleased AR headset a secretApple seeks patent on retinal hologram projectors for AR glassesApple Glasses: Apple's Secret Work on Virtual and Augmented RealityWays to Contact UsChat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.comVisit our website to search for past shows and topicsShout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!HostsDavid MikuckiCraig EllissRyan TankersleyJoe CarterReview us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
Are Christians giving Amazon too much power over Christian publishing?
Links
The Power Over Christian Publishing We've Given To Amazon - Tim Challies
Ways to Contact Us
Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com
Visit our website to search for past shows and topics
Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!
Hosts
Craig Elliss
Ryan Tankersley
Review us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!
Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
Let's talk about a wildly unsourced and unconfirmed rumor about Apple putting rainbows on stuff.
Links
Apple's Rainbow Logo May Return to Some New Products as Early as This Year
Ways to Contact Us
Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com
Visit our website to search for past shows and topics
Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!
Hosts
David Mikucki
Craig Elliss
Review us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!
Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
Space: the final frontier. These are the discussions of the Tech Reformation. Its continuing mission to explore strange new topics, to seek out new tech, and new conversations—to boldly introduce the world of tech to the worldview of Christianity.
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WHY STOWAWAY CREATURES ON THE MOON CONFOUND INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW
100 weird objects sent into space
How the Kessler Syndrome can end all space exploration and destroy modern life
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xttx2/episodes/downloads
Ways to Contact Us
Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com
Visit our website to search for past shows and topics
Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!
Hosts
Craig Elliss
Ryan Tankersley
Joe Carter
Review us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!
Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
Let's talk about Slack and improving the community experience.
Links
What's Slack Doing With Your Data?
Weird Youtube video of a man punching a kangaroo
Ways to Contact Us
Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com
Visit our website to search for past shows and topics
Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!
Hosts
David Mikucki
Craig Elliss
Ryan Tankersley
Review us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!
Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
Instagram is testing some changes to how it displays “likes.” Let’s discuss.
Links
Instagram officially tests hiding Like counts – TechCrunch
Ways to Contact Us
Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com
Visit our website to search for past shows and topics
Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!
Hosts
David Mikucki
Craig Elliss
Ryan Tankersley
Review us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!
Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
How can you monetize your app/web app/website/service thing ethically?
Links
Relight: David’s Web App (A Work in Progress)
Under the Radar
Ways to Contact Us
Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com
Visit our website to search for past shows and topics
Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!
Hosts
David Mikucki
Craig Elliss
Review us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!
Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
What the heck is transhumanism? And what's a Christian transhumanist?
Links
Unbelievable? Should Christians embrace Transhumanism? Micah Redding vs Nigel Cameron
Transhumanism Is Tempting—Until You Remember Inspector Gadget
Transhumanism And The Future Of Humanity: 7 Ways The World Will Change By 2030
Episode 26: CRISPR Theology w/ Alex Humphrey
Ways to Contact Us
Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com
Visit our website to search for past shows and topics
Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!
Hosts
David Mikucki
Craig Elliss
Review us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!
Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!
People are boycotting Netflix because Netflix is boycotting Georgia.
Links
Christian Boycott Research Page
Christians Need to Stop Boycotting Stuff | RELEVANT Magazine
Should Christians Boycott Starbucks? - Russell Moore
Updated Boycott List Identifies Corporate Supporters of Planned Parenthood - Christian Newswire
Can Christians 'Do Business' with the World? by Robert Rothwell
Amazon warehouse workers in Minnesota plan to strike on Prime Day over labor practices – TechCrunch
Ways to Contact Us
Chat with the listener community in Slack: slack.techreformation.com
Visit our website to search for past shows and topics
Shout out at us on Twitter at @techreformation!
Hosts
Ryan Tankersley
Joe Carter
Review us on Apple Podcasts and recommend us on Overcast, or even better - share Tech Reformation with a friend!
Music used by special permission of Matthew Parker. Check him out on SoundCloud and iTunes!