(0:00) Pre-Show

(1:14) Open

(2:04) National Iced Tea Day

(2:54) cj's week: Summer is Lit!

(6:03) Jeff's Week: LA is Lit!

(9:58) Headline: Ukrainian drones hit Russian electronic warfare facility

(15:38) Headline: Unpacking Apple's AI and OS Overhaul at WWDC

(24:45) Headline: Charge Your EV in Five Minutes! BYD’s Megawatt Monster

(28:01) MAS Computing Systems

Ukrainian drones are far from done - still attacking key targets deep inside Russian territory, causing explosions and fires. And to help avoid the electronic countermeasures and jamming, more and more Ukrainian drones are flying “by wire” using fiber-optic cable instead of grandpa’s radio waves.

It’s WWDC! Apple adopts a next-year-based naming scheme for its OS versions while providing some with serious Vista-vibes with their new Liquid Glass design.

Finally, BYD goes whole-hog on charging with their “Megawatt Charging” system that delivers a blistering 1,000 kW in just five minutes at 1 kV. Not even Iron Man is comfortable handling that much power with his hands.

Ukraine's Drones Extend Reach, Cripple Russian Electronic Warfare Facility

As Russia’s fiber optic drones flood the battlefield, Ukraine is racing to catch up

Fiber Optic Bird’s Nest Heralds A Fiber Drone Summer In Ukraine

The "Liquid Glass" Era Begins: What WWDC 2025 Means for Your Apple Devices

The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity - Apple Machine Learning Research

Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch Owner Review: The Good, The Bad, The Complicated - Quill & Pad

BYD's 5-Minute Charge: A Game Changer?

MAS Computing Systems

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(0:00) Open: Graduating High School @ KSMF

(2:47) Funding: A Strong, Positive Correlation

(8:21) Private vs. Independent Schools

(12:01) Independent & Charter School Origins

(18:45) The Thousand Person Desereted Island

(22:30) cj’s recommendation: School Games

(24:40) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Four Seasons

The notion that school funding has no bearing on student performance is a pervasive, yet deeply flawed, talking point. Decades of robust research consistently demonstrate a strong, positive correlation: adequate and equitably distributed funding leads to better student outcomes.

Studies show that spending more per student is linked to improved test scores, higher graduation rates, and even increased lifetime earnings for students, especially those from low-income backgrounds. These investments enable smaller class sizes, competitive teacher salaries to attract and retain talent, improved facilities, and crucial support services.

Assertions to the contrary often serve a specific agenda: undermining public education to pave the way for school voucher programs or to erode public trust in democratically governed school boards. Such claims ignore the complex realities of educational improvement, which directly benefit from well-resourced schools. Simply put, money matters in education, and denying this fact is a disservice to students and communities.

This is not like deferred maintenance in your home, where down the road you can simply write a check and catch back up. Educational opportunities squandered mostly can never be recaptured. Join us this episode for a look at the unseen costs of public school decline.

Understanding the Effects of School Funding - Public Policy Institute of California

School funding boosts student achievement, major study confirms | The Educator K/12

School Spending and Student Outcomes: Institute for Policy Research

Targeted infrastructure spending can boost student outcomes

Higher education finance and success rate in US states: An insight from state-level data

An economist spent decades arguing money wouldn’t help schools. His new paper finds it usually does.

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