The Weekly Squeak - IOST Blockchain, JPEG joy and Zoom woes

Air travel, 'aint what it used to be

They may not have told you everything when you went into the cockpit to have wings pinned to your shirt. So, here’s a few interesting facts about working in the sky.

France plans to put an "ecotax" on nearly all air travel starting in 2020, the government announced on Tuesday. The new tax could bring in approximately $200 million that could be used to support less polluting modes of transportation, like trains.

Zoom woes

Zoom did not have a good week.

And here's how to get rid of Zoom.

Computing history

How our apps and devices sound has an enormous influence on how we think about the machines we use. OneZero speaks to sound designers on the magic of their craft, from the Mac Startup to Skype’s Ring.

The game that nearly wasn't, except when it was nearly 5 games.

JPEG images are everywhere in our digital lives, but behind the veil of familiarity lie algorithms that remove details that are imperceptible to the human eye. This produces the highest visual quality with the smallest file size—but what does that look like? Let's see what our eyes can't see!

New Kickstarter game arrived!

And finally…

Amid a homelessness crisis, sky-high rent and a surplus of rich people, insiders bemoan the effects of their own industry

One of my favourite tools comes to the desktop for everyone!