# Ep 184: What is Art, Bulk Tape Eraser Go Brr, and the Death of Email

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2022-09-09
- Length: 59m
- Episode: 184
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-09-ep-184-what-is-art-bulk-tape-eraser-go-brr-and-the-death-of-email
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-184-what-is-art-bulk-tape-eraser-go-brr-and-the-death-of-email

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos discuss a range of hardware hacks and industry news, including the debate over AI-generated art winning a Colorado State Fair competition and Japan's move to outlaw floppy disks. They review specific projects such as Matt Thomas's study on making 3D-printed objects food-safe, Fletcher Hasler's AI lie-detecting app, and Revox Dinah's active foot cooling prototype. The episode also covers the decline of self-hosted email due to Google's spam filtering, the history of the Nintendo U-Force, and Wesley Treat's heat-shielding solution for hot shops.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-09-ep-184-what-is-art-bulk-tape-eraser-go-brr-and-the-death-of-email#t=2) Introduction and AI Art Debate
- [3:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-09-ep-184-what-is-art-bulk-tape-eraser-go-brr-and-the-death-of-email#t=205) Japan Outlawing Floppies and CDs
- [6:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-09-ep-184-what-is-art-bulk-tape-eraser-go-brr-and-the-death-of-email#t=407) What's That Sound Results
- [8:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-09-ep-184-what-is-art-bulk-tape-eraser-go-brr-and-the-death-of-email#t=498) Food Safe 3D Printing Study
- [14:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-09-ep-184-what-is-art-bulk-tape-eraser-go-brr-and-the-death-of-email#t=876) AI Lie Detection App
- [17:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-09-ep-184-what-is-art-bulk-tape-eraser-go-brr-and-the-death-of-email#t=1029) Death of Distributed Email
- [25:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-09-ep-184-what-is-art-bulk-tape-eraser-go-brr-and-the-death-of-email#t=1518) Active Foot Cooling Prototype
- [29:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-09-ep-184-what-is-art-bulk-tape-eraser-go-brr-and-the-death-of-email#t=1782) Nintendo U-Force History
- [35:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-09-ep-184-what-is-art-bulk-tape-eraser-go-brr-and-the-death-of-email#t=2157) Hot Shop Heat Shielding
- [37:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-09-ep-184-what-is-art-bulk-tape-eraser-go-brr-and-the-death-of-email#t=2258) Quick Hacks and Cyberdeck Contest
- [45:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-09-ep-184-what-is-art-bulk-tape-eraser-go-brr-and-the-death-of-email#t=2709) Stable Diffusion and AI Art
- [52:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-09-09-ep-184-what-is-art-bulk-tape-eraser-go-brr-and-the-death-of-email#t=3136) Holden Hurricane 1969 Prototype

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Hackaday (company)
- Colorado State Fair (other)
- Stable Diffusion (other)
- Nintendo U-Force (product)
- Holden Hurricane (product)
- nRF51 (chip)
- Google (company)
- Fletcher Hasler (other)
- Matt Thomas (other)
- Revox Dinah (other)
- Wesley Treat (other)
- Leap Motion (product)
- Power Glove (product)
- Mattel (company)
- Broderbund (company)
- Digital Ocean (company)
- YoloNet 5B (other)

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