270: Onward Into the Dark

Design Details

This week, we discuss the tradeoffs of sensor-laden home devices and the future of personalized advertising. We also follow up on Morgan's tweetstorm with a chat about "dream jobs" and navigating workplace politics. In cool things, Brian shares a workout tracking app and Marshall is bullish on shoes.

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Follow-up:

• Thanks to @tomato_glue and @divya_tak for tweeting the nice tweets :)
• Charlie Deets is just one man
• Here's Morgan Knutson’s tweetstorm for reference
• Video: "With great power comes great responsibility"
• Video: “Be water, my friend”

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News:

• Site: Facebook's Portal is a smart hands-free calling device
• Article: "Facebook Portal’s claims to protect user privacy are falling apart"

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Discussion:

• Image: Mark Zuckerberg with a taped up laptop
• Article: "Alexa Wants to Know How You’re Feeling Today"
• Article: "Spotify can tell if you’re sad. Here’s why that should scare you."
• Video: "Minority Report Mall Scene" shows the future of personalized advertising
• Video: "HYPER-REALITY" shows the future of advertising when it's just fucking everywhere
• Video: "Minority Report Eye Surgery Scene" (NSFL)
• Site: Apple Homepod doesn't have a camera fwiw

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One Cool Thing:

• Brian shared Fitbod, a personalized workout tracking app for iOS
• Site: Tonal is a wall-mounted home gym
• Article: "GymKit is the best thing to happen to treadmills in a long time"
• Marshall shared StockX, a stock market for shoes and other gear
• Site: OXO POP containers are great for organizing your pantry
• You can even buy the Nike Air Mag from that scene in Back to the Future II (for like $10,000 USD)
• Video: "Shoes the Full Version" (NSFW)

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