Ep 493: Poverty Mode - Ad Free (Patreon)
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Content
Welcome back to paradise; Bye, Loon; Instacart layoffs; pay for pardons; India proposes banning Bitcoin; Apple & Facebook face-off on privacy; revisiting Covid corner; Facebook Oversight Board makes first rulings; Robin Hood, Game Stop & the stock market; Night Stalker; Tiger; Ten Little Things; Tenet; Mulan; Alto's Adventure; Apple magnets, facemask unlocking & privacy labels; Microsoft's new, improved, less racist chatbot patent; Thousand Bike Helmets; the Stand; Ministry for the Future; Ring cameras in my window; Lyft's poverty mode; Let It Go; feedback.
SHOW NOTES
FOLLOW UP
Instacart Will Lay Off All of Its Unionized Workers
Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski among list of last-minute Trump pardons
Spin will test scooters with remote parking capabilities this spring
India will propose a law banning private cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin
IN THE NEWS
Apple CEO sounds warning of algorithms pushing society towards catastrophe
Facebook and Apple Are Beefing Over the Future of the Internet
The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship
Football Matches Have Less Conflict Without Crowds, Study Suggests
A big hurdle for older Americans trying to get vaccinated: Using the internet
The Independent Facebook Oversight Board Has Made Its First Rulings
You can now give Facebook’s Oversight Board feedback on the decision to suspend Trump
What’s Going On With GameStop, r/WallStreetBets And The Stock Market?
Could meme stocks like GameStop kill bitcoin’s rise?
‘Dumb Money’ Is on GameStop, and It’s Beating Wall Street at Its Own Game
A Fight Over GameStop’s Soaring Stock Turns Ugly
The complete moron’s guide to GameStop’s stock roller coaster
Mechantronics and Robotics – A career for your future
MEDIA CANDY
Netflix’s ‘Sandman’ Cast Revealed: Tom Sturridge, Gwendoline Christie to Star
Newly Released Footage of a 2007 Daft Punk Concert
APPS & DOODADS
iOS 14.5 will let Apple Watch owners unlock iPhones while wearing a mask
How long will it take to make dearly departed Grandma a raging racist inferno?
Apple’s new celebrity-guided walking tours on Fitness Plus are Watch-only immersive podcasts
Time to Walk: An inspiring audio walking experience comes to Apple Fitness+
All-new Echo (4th Gen) | With premium sound, smart home hub, and Alexa | Charcoal
Fire TV Stick 4K streaming device with Alexa Voice Remote | Dolby Vision
203 How To Be A Bootstrap Entrepreneur On A Mission w/ Thousand Helmets CEO Gloria Hwang
AT THE LIBRARY
Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World By: Carl T. Bergstrom , Jevin D. West
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
China launched its national carbon trading market yesterday
SECURITY HAH!
Amazon’s Ring has teamed up with over 2,000 police and fire departments
Home security technician admits hacking customers’ security cameras
Facebook Ad Services Let Anyone Target US Military Personnel
FEEDBACK LOOP
A wristband that tells your boss if you are unhappy
Interface by Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George
Drone Swarms Are Getting Too Fast For Humans To Fight, U.S. General Warns
Joe Biden International Airport
Lyft test program offers drivers more rides in exchange for 10% pay cut
Has science solved one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries?
I checked Apple’s new privacy ‘nutrition labels.’ Many were false.
Hey Duggee: how a cult CBeebies show became the surprise TV smash of lockdown
Canadian CEO resigns after flying to remote region to get vaccine
OPINION: Here’s how those millionaires managed to skip the vaccination line
Dublin woman sues Facebook over her account being hacked
When Adobe Stopped Flash Content From Running It Also Stopped A Chinese Railroad
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