If you plan on getting a new gaming PC should you build or buy it? Lamarr Wilson shares his thoughts.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, Lamarr Wilson
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Current Geek 242: Apocalypse Now
Talk Like an Egyptian – DTNS 3703
Google tweaks how it delivers paid search results, new safety features for dating apps and scientists listen to voices from the grave!
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang.
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GM in Cruise Control – DTNS 3702
UN looks into Amazon’s Jeff Bezo’s phone hacking, GM shows off its new driver-less car, and voters in King County Washington will make US history by being able to vote from their personal web connected devices.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang
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Complexions of Facial Recognition – DTNS 3701
We discuss the civil liberty issues and actual effectiveness of facial recognition based surveillance tools.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Calls for AI Regulation – DTH
Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls for AI regulation in a Financial Times op-ed, ByteDance reportedly put together a gaming division, and TomTom closes a deal with Huawei for map tech.
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Top 5 books developers should read
From books about legacy code to web design, Tom Merritt recommends five books every developer should check out.
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Storytelling – EMW 381
Roger and Tom are in person! Using a navigation app. Home Depot hot dogs. Taco stands. Is sliced up fruit a risk? Fish for food. Fowl-smelling things. Food inspections.
Packing It In – It’s a Thing 95
Tom and Molly discover they have an Ur Thing this week and come up with a business plan in the process. Then Tom is using his eating intuition, while Molly revisits bidets. Plus some personal things have Tom visiting the bank and Molly discovering Instapot awesomeness.
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Xenobots Have Heart (Cells) – DTNS 3700
Scientists from Tufts University, the University of Vermont, and the Wyss Institute at Harvard published early research in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences about robots made from heart and skin cells derived from frog embryo stem cells that they call xenobots. What does this mean for robotics and what are the ethical issues at play?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Annalee Newitz
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