Best Bonehead Weekly Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 336 Historical Events That SHOULD Be Movies 1:24:21

2d ago1:24:21

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Ep. 336 Historical Events That SHOULD Be Movies by Bonehead WeeklyBy Bonehead Weekly

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Google's Apparently Illegal Monopoly 41:25

37m ago41:25

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Apple's profit from "Services" is set to surpass profits from iPhones within a couple of years, which is pretty crazy, really. Of the ~$80-90b Apple make a year in "Services", around 25% of that comes from Google handing over north of $20 billion per year to be the default search engine in Safari. For years, Google has been freaked out by the prosp…

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Nike: Barefoot is Illegal (PREVIEW) 8:00

5d ago8:00

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Nike: The brand of brands. When it comes to brands, they're top dog. When it comes to returning money to shareholders, less so. At least this year. As Nike have pursued the quest to become as close as an apparel company can be to a tech business, their share price has tanked – this year by over 30%. A former executive's LinkedIn post went about as …

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Smokin' and Drankin' 52:33

6d ago52:33

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This episode was brought to you straight outta the 80's recorded live from a baby blue 1981 Cobalt 18DV. Walkthrough on Youtube. Yacht rock come to life with wall-to-wall carpet including the engine compartment of a MINT Mercruiser 485 224 cubic inch / 3.7L straight four making 185 hp and a ton of torque. Younger Demographic Liason Toby sheds light…

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You Gotta Spend Money To Make Money 44:17

7d ago44:17

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It's quarterly earnings season, and some of our favourite tech companies are looking a bit shaky. Not because they're not making money – they are – but because they're spending it on new data centres and AI research. In this episode, we take stock of the current earnings reports, and touch on a few interesting tidbits like Amazon's softness in e-co…

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Ep. 335 Director Bradford May 57:41

9d ago57:41

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This week we have Director Bradford May! 80's Twilight Zone, Darkman Sequels and the Equalizer, he has worked on them all!By Bonehead Weekly

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Bonehead Scuba Student 1:04:12

14d ago1:04:12

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It's dock 'o clock as we listen to big block powerboats zoom past while answering your question "what boat should i buy for my kid?" Relatedly, Jeff discusses his favorite boat (hint: it's not a Donzi). We read everyone's favorite Cargo The Boardgame shipwreck disaster cards and try to pretend like we're good people. Steph shares plans for a houseb…

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Llama-ma-mazing! 35:30

14d ago35:30

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Meta this week released the latest update to their LLM, Llama 3.1. It is ostensibly a "frontier model" on par with its OpenAI, Anthropic and Google rivals. The difference i: anyone can download the model and the weights and run it, and build on it wherever and however they want, without paying Meta a cent. Why? Glowed up Mark Zuckerberg wrote an ar…

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Ep. 334 Bad Day Movies 1:02:38

16d ago1:02:38

1:02:38

Because you had a bad day.... Check out this episode about movies that give examples of the worst day you can have!By Bonehead Weekly

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Into The Goldilocks Zone (PREVIEW) 4:27

19d ago4:27

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Recently, the eponymous founders of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz went public in announcing their support for Trump in order to protect what they called "little tech" – as opposed to "big tech" To them, little tech basically means startups, which they believe are under threat from "bad government policies". While big tech is trying to en…

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Get Over Your Gel Coat 1:14:28

21d ago1:14:28

1:14:28

So a podcast host walks onto a barge yacht... We got the band back together - Julia and Rich host us on their amazing floating house. Hiliners attract a lot of our attention, a bunch of listener corrections set the record straight, and Admiral's Choice will surprise and delight! New episode every Wednesday, check out pictures in the show notes on w…

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CrowdStruck 28:29

21d ago28:29

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You are no doubt aware that the world suffered a fairly significant IT outage at the end of last week, affecting everything from TV broadcasts to supermarkets and airports. Turns out it was because of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike releasing a thoroughly bung update to Windows machines. In this ep, we talk about the incident, how susceptible the…

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The Tech Trump Turn (PREVIEW) 6:40

23d ago6:40

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A recent political incident involving the former president provide a stress test of X under Elon Musk. It also provides us with an opportunity to do a side-by-side comparison of how it was reported on the various post-twitter clones: Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon. Additionally, the several loud noises at the Trump rally led to a cascade of Silicon …

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Ep. 333 Director Mike Mendez 1:27:52

23d ago1:27:52

1:27:52

Ep. 333 Director Mike Mendez by Bonehead WeeklyBy Bonehead Weekly

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The Boaty Show Live! 41:53

28d ago41:53

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This episode of The Boaty Show was recorded in front of a live studio audience. Well, about 14 minutes of it. HUGE Thanks to The Contenders Jay Nash and Josh Day for sharing their concert and performing the Boat Of The Week song. Thanks to everyone who came out and had a good time. The rest of the episode is a day-after debrief at friends Christy a…

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Investigating Real Estate Agent Drip 31:34

28d ago31:34

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Real estate tech is an underrated part of the broader tech ecosystem. From listing and buying platforms to property management apps and everything in-between, there's a suite of tech solutions for selling, buying, renting, investing and just having a squiz at property. In this ep, we take a little tour through real estate tech, which mostly ends up…

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Ep. 332 Tales Of The Paranormal With Mary Ann Farley 1:20:25

1M ago1:20:25

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Ep. 332 Tales Of The Paranormal With Mary Ann Farley by Bonehead WeeklyBy Bonehead Weekly

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Who Made This? (PREVIEW) 3:21

1M ago3:21

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This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. While the northern hemisphere is on summer holiday, we grind. Given there's not much tech news floating around as a result, we continued the discussion of AI from last episode – this time getting wildly philosophical about legal rights and the…

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Bikini Ready Go 1:37:07

1M ago1:37:07

1:37:07

Port Dunsel Yacht Club hosts The Boaty Show! Pictures, links in episode notes at www.theboatyshow.com. Peak geek week as we delve deep into metallurgy, marine gas, propeller design, two stroke vs four stroke motors, and metal machining. Steph drops chemistry knowledge, Jeff nearly strokes out from laughing, Kim gives a lesson on the Cow Tunnels of …

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You're Spending How Much On Graphics Cards? 36:00

1M ago36:00

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Over the past few weeks, several equity reports – from the likes of Goldman Sachs and Barclays – have sounded the alarm on the amount of capital expenditure currently being spent by the tech industry on building out AI capacity. Analysts and investors are asking: how are you going to pay for all this? And how long do we have to wait for that? In th…

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Ep. 331 The Return Of Screenwriter Todd Farmer 1:53:28

1M ago1:53:28

1:53:28

Ep. 331 The Return Of Screenwriter Todd Farmer by Bonehead WeeklyBy Bonehead Weekly

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A Marine Biologist Walks Into A Bar 1:03:47

1M ago1:03:47

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We record riverfront with boats coming and going, meet a bonafide marine biologist, interview a ferry boat captain, nearly capsize Boat Of The Week, review our boat spotting finds from the week, and much more! Pictures and links in show notes below. New show every Wednesday, email your BOTW to theboatyshow@gmail.com, Come see The Contenders live 7/…

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Gimme Money! Media Edition 43:03

1M ago43:03

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Australia's experiment with forcing big tech to pay media companies like Nine and News Corp for content is running into choppy waters, as Meta refuses to play ball and Google seems less keen on news than it once was. In this episode, we catch up with the media and how it's handling today's dynamics of the internet and – especially – the new era of …

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Ep. 330 Patriotic Movies 1:06:46

1M ago1:06:46

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Ep. 330 Patriotic Movies by Bonehead WeeklyBy Bonehead Weekly

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A Small Modular Nuclear Reactor For Every Australian (PREVIEW) 4:17

2M ago4:17

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Nuclear is in the air. (Not literally.) In Australia, politicians are debating it, while a huge range of nuclear startups are ruling it out for funding and attention. In this episode, we chat about nuclear power and how the tech industry is talking about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Amish Curious 56:04

2M ago56:04

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Kick off Summer 2024 on the deck of Steph's houseboat! Two boat reviews - Regulator and Ski Nautique. Osprey, ducks, caspian terns interrrupt discussion of wake boat propeller innovation and Steph's Amish boat canvas maker neighbor. We meander into old business with San Francisco Bay open water swimming and getting passed by a one-legged cyclist. A…

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Hitting The Nvidia Wall 37:30

2M ago37:30

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Nvidia is the engine room of the AI moment, but they are struggling a little right now. The stock underwent a massive correction this week, and founder Jensen Huang is reportedly worried that the gravy train is about to end. We used that as an excuse to dive into a few interesting trends going on in AI, Apple's moves, whether the hype is matching t…

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Ep. 329 Who Should Replace The Boneheads? 42:51

2M ago42:51

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Chad's out this week and the conversation turns to not only replacing him, but who should replace ALL OF US! Check out this very meta conversation!By Bonehead Weekly

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Boat AND Float Of The Week 44:02

2M ago44:02

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Steph and Jeff break down five floaty toys, three boat reviews, two mink stories, and one geeked out discussion of thermoclines. George Clooney and Sophia Loren join our imaginations from Lake Como, boats made in Idaho have heaters who knew, and we're psyched that this'll be our last remote recording for a while. Listen every Wednesday and sometime…

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What's Tencent All About? 27:57

2M ago27:57

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Tencent is one of the largest and most valuable companies on earth, with operations that touch just about every part of the digital economy in China and beyond. From WeChat to gaming to film production to payments, Tencent continues to expand far beyond its original station as a Chinese app developer. In this ep, we take a tour through Tencent, inc…

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Ep. 328 Famous Masks In Movies And Television 51:37

2M ago51:37

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Ep. 328 Famous Masks In Movies And Television by Bonehead WeeklyBy Bonehead Weekly

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BONUS: Rower Audrey Boerson Wins Silver in Holland 25:10

2M ago25:10

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We catch up with Audrey Boerson of Black Sheep Racing in the Netherlands after her amazing competition at the 138th annual Holland Beker Regatta. She won silver in the OPEN WEIGHT women's single as a lightweight limited to 135lbs. She competed four times in one day and nearly won the lightweight single before she abruptly exited her boat. Next up? …

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GameStop Revisited (PREVIEW) 5:20

2M ago5:20

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This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. You thought that because COVID was long over you could stop hearing about GameStop. Wrong! Keith "RoaringKitty" Gill has returned, and the notorious meme stock has been pumping as a result. We took this as an excuse to revisit the GameStop sto…

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Fried Eels and Sarasota Bay 1:10:34

2M ago1:10:34

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Steph reports live from the houseboat in a thunderstorm as a mama merganzer catches a fish for her babies, and we review an honest to pete narrowboat cookbook. It's better than it sounds. Jeff recaps a trip to Sarasota FL and a sea life tour of the bay complete with mermaids. Or manatees. Five boats of the week contend for the title, two sweep us o…

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WWDC 2024: AI For The Rest Of Us Chumps 57:08

2M ago57:08

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This week, Apple held the keynote at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), where it traditionally announces its upcoming software updates. As predicted, the company announced its moves into generative AI – which it is bundling under the name Apple Intelligence – alongside a partnership with OpenAI. In this ep, we dive into the announce…

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Ep. 327 Random Topic Episode, DUNE, Dreyfuss And Evil Trees 1:14:27

2M ago1:14:27

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Ep. 327 Random Topic Episode, DUNE, Dreyfuss And Evil Trees by Bonehead WeeklyBy Bonehead Weekly

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Down Round Featuring Microsoft Copilot + PC (PREVIEW) 4:29

2M ago4:29

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This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. A few weeks ago, Microsoft announced its new Surface Laptop with Copilot + PC, which it intends to be a direct competitor with the MacBook Air. On the one hand, it's an interesting attempt to get Windows PCs back into competition. ON the other…

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Fans of Missy Rejoice and Our First Book Review 1:04:55

2M ago1:04:55

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Steph is sick, we wish her well, and reliever Missy steps up to the microphone. Up front? Corrections and an apology for blatant nepotism and self-dealing. We discuss Outlander, boat scents or lack thereof, dogs on boats, a stop by the OPP, Missy's attraction to big block boat motor startups. We do a rundown of the artists we love and support, who …

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The Tech-Military Complex 45:10

2M ago45:10

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For a long time, it wasn't a great look for startups and big tech – outside of companies like Microsoft – to openly work with the military-industrial complex. That was for contractors like Raytheon and General Dynamics. Tech generally maintained the sunny disposition that it was better to enable world peace through well targeted digital ads. That h…

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Bonus Episode: The Manhatter, a Trip Around Manhattan 58:21

3M ago58:21

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Celebrate 2000 downloads with a bonus travelogue of our boat trip around the island of Manhattan, thanks to Rich and Julia! We start in Port Washington on Long Island, cruise past Rikers Island to the East River, down to Brooklyn to pick up our crew. A counterclockwise course took us back up the East River, into the Harlem River, around the top of …

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We Laugh, Cry and Circumnavigate Manhattan 58:33

3M ago58:33

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No sleep 'til Brooklyn! We meet up in The City for an epic boat trip around the isle of Manhattan thanks to dear friends Julia and Rich. We hang out in their Brooklyn back yard to recap and share a bit of our recording from the boat in this episode, more will come in an upcoming bonus feature. A big Boat Of The Week featuring six submissions, the f…

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Google & OpenAI's Rough Couple Of Weeks (Pt. 1) 35:37

3M ago35:37

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In the first part of a two-part episode on Google and OpenAI's tough PR challenges of the past couple of weeks, we dive into Google's launch of AI summaries on the web, which led the venerable search engine to recommend pregnant women blast cigs and amateur chefs to mix glue into their pizza sauce. We chat about the rocky launch, what it means for …

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Ep. 326 Writer and Director Michael Davis 2:12:16

3M ago2:12:16

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Ep. 326 Writer and Director Michael Davis by Bonehead WeeklyBy Bonehead Weekly

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Life on a Submarine with Arny Stankus 1:21:56

3M ago1:21:56

1:21:56

Former US Navy Officer Arny Stankus tells of his service aboard the SSN Toledo Los Angeles class fast attack submarine. 110 crew sharing the square footage of a three bedroom house for two months continously under water! Remarkable service to the security of our country and allies. Plus! Steph reports from the wheel of her houseboat the MUSKRAT. Th…

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Down Round Q&A: Your Boneheaded Questions, Answered 51:49

3M ago51:49

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It's time for another edition of DOWN ROUND Q&A. We solicited questions from both or premium members in Discord and our followers on X, and today we're answering them for you. We cover everything from macOS to LLMs to Boeing and smart homes. Links Down Round on X Down Round on Instagram Down Round on TikTok Sign up for Down Round Premium See omnyst…

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Ep. 325 Movies With Similar Plots 54:53

3M ago54:53

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Ep. 325 Movies With Similar Plots by Bonehead WeeklyBy Bonehead Weekly

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The AAA Gaming Apocalypse (PREVIEW) 5:17

3M ago5:17

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This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. The pain for the gaming industry doesn't seem over, with Xbox closing studios, more layoffs, Sony fighting with its fanbase and growth looking sluggish. It raises one big question: has blockbuster game development outrun its ability to actuall…

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Summer Of Chicken Salad and Elite Rower Audrey Boerson 1:30:27

3M ago1:30:27

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Jeff interviews elite rower Audrey Boerson (26:50) about training for international competition leading up to the World Championships. Steph scrapes mussels off her houseboat for Mothers Day, a major update on the "battery situation", dialectric grease, rowing is complicated, talking about trailer equipment is awkward, Audi fails at the most basic …

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They're Putting AI In The Bloody Phones Now 49:47

3M ago49:47

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Apple and Google are both on the precipice of announcing deeper integration of generative AI into their respective operating systems. Google's IO conference is this week, and reporting abounds that Apple has inked a deal with OpenAI to integrate GPT with iOS. There's a big question as to whether they're doing this because users actually want it, or…