Link Rot is a discussion held at the intersection of life and technology. Each week we dive into a subject that explores the changes going on in digital technology and the way it affects our lives. We discuss how technology impacts our very humanity and aim to have some fun along the way!
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Episode 7 - We talk about the current wave of new hardware bought about by Google, Microsoft and Apple. Microsoft and Google have famously been all about software, but that's changed significantly over the last few years. Microsoft and now Google have graduated to making their own hardware. Both companies traditionally licensed (or gave away) their…
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Episode 6 - We talk drones and ask are they toys or something more sinister? Drones seem to be the big thing at the moment but with a battery life of about 20 minutes usage is pretty short. So why are they touted as the next big thing? Show Notes Available at http://linkrot.net/2016/episode-6.html.
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Episode 5 - We discuss the potential of the web to Learn for free The internet is an amazing resource of free and available content - so how can we utilise that to learn? Show Notes Available at http://linkrot.net/2016/episode-5.html.
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Episode 4 - We discuss what does digital technology hide? Digital technology represents an abstraction from the real world. It technical and programatic nature allow it to hide and conceal what's really happening in our world. Show Notes Available at http://linkrot.net/2016/episode-4.html.
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Episode 3 - We ask the question - will Netflix kill TV? The power of TV has been dwindling over recent years. So will the experience of Netflix kill off TV? Show Notes Available at http://linkrot.net/2016/episode-3.html.
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Episode 2 - We asking what happens when physical stuff is replaced by the digital. More and more of our lives are becoming digitised - digital objects without a physical equivalent or presence. What kind of effect does this have on us - our identity and how we navigate our history? Show Notes Available at http://linkrot.net/2016/episode-2.html.…
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Our first episode and we tackle just how boring new technology is and what death looks like in the digital age. Join Tim, Ben and Adam for this, the first episode, as we discuss some of the things passing us by at the intersection of life and technology. Show Notes Available at http://linkrot.net/2016/episode-1.html.…
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