The latest Axios Harris poll shows that Facebook has dropped from 51st place to 94th in 2018. Is this something Facebook should be worried about and how do other tech companies stack up in the same rankings?
Starring Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang.
Author S.A. Chakraborty joins us on the show to talk about the inspiration for her two recent books: The City of Brass and The Kingdom of Copper.
True Detective channels its intimate energies and we’re introduced to the world of The Office (UK) with a hint of longing.
00:54 – Summer Movie Draft
03:32 – True Detective (304-305)
14:10 – The Office (UK) (101)
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Scientists from Heriot-Watt university in Edinburgh to weld glass to metal. Corning is developing a new Gorilla glass that can bend. Plus MIT’s mini-cheetah robot can doing a standing back-flip.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang.
A Netflix-Spielberg fight! HBO is changing in big ways. BritBox coming to the Brits!
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How induction burners will replace stoves, Google’s Project Zero finds kernel flaw in MacOS, and Facebook still targeting ads at folks who use phone number based 2FA.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang.
So many good TV shows based on books that we love are coming, and we even got a movie with a casting announcement that made Tom very excited! Plus, our final thoughts on The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal and the kick off of what we assume is a re-read for most of you, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling. Come on. Read it again! It’s fun!
We are GO for March Madness! Head to Goodreads or find the link on swordandlaser.com to vote for your favorite books.
The It’s A Thing Crew is taking a week off, but we wanted to make sure there was some Tom and Molly in your podcast feed. We’re flashing back to a simpler time, a more civilized age… May 17, 2013. Back then kale, cafe con leche, and doorknobs were the new hotness.
A cord-cutting study indicates Netflix maybe losing $192 million due to people sharing accounts. Is this a legal and what do the streaming services think?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, and Shannon Morse
