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TEC040: NASA wants to be on Mars by 2035. SpaceX plans to have a city there by 2050. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Andrew Kinstetter, and Pat Scott ask whether this is a good idea, the potential pitfalls, and the benefits. Plus the perils and promise of AR glasses that replace your phone.

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Links for this episode:

• NASA’s Jim Bridenstine says 2035 is doable for human landing on Mars – provided budget is there – TechCrunch
• SpaceX ‘excited’ about building moon bases and Mars cities at the same time | Inverse
• An Apple device like nothing we’ve ever seen before is launching next year – BGR
• Creepiest Alexa and Google Assistant security fail yet
• Kindle (and Echo vulnerability)
• Facebook will label false posts more clearly as part of an effort to prevent 2020 election interference – The Verge
• Vatican launches smart rosary – complete with brute-force flaw – Naked Security
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• Fr. Andrew: Star Walk 2 AR stargazing app
• Pat: [easyazon_link identifier=”B074WDWVX1″ locale=”US” tag=”wwwsqpncom-20″]Belkin 3.5mm Audio + Charge Rockstar (iPhone Aux Adapter)[/easyazon_link]
• Dom: AppTamer