173: A Cub is A Bear So It's Okay

The Frequency

Haddie and Dan talk about robot birds, why vultures aren't dead, Die Antwoord, making your own GIFs, Hipster Business name generator, a compact mirror+USB charger, what Twitter has become, football and more!

Links for this episode:

• Taco Bell, Outback embrace new tech
  
• Apple tells developer to kill iOS app widget after the company promoted it
  
• Glorious Highlights from the 2014 World Beard and Moustache Championships «TwistedSifter
  
• And then I was like ... | Make animated gifs with your webcam
  
• Drunk Driving vs. Texting while Driving: Does the Penalty Match The Crime?
  
• The Game of Thrones Cast Just Got a Giant Raise -- Vulture
  
• Bionic Bird: the Furtive Drone. | Indiegogo
  
• Pearl™: Compact Mirror + USB Rechargeable Battery Pack by HYPER by Sanho Corporation — Kickstarter
  
• Sky Series + Subtraction.com
  
• Sriracha2Go: A miniature refillable sriracha bottle.
  
• Deregister and Turn Off iMessage - Apple Support
  
• Why Vultures Don't Get Food Poisoning | IFLScience
  
• Coon dog rock and raccoon ringo playing... - YouTube
  
• The Awesome Foundation
  
• Hipster Business Name Generator
  
• Volvo is using Google Cardboard to get people inside its new SUV | The Verge
  
• The 500 Year Old Map that Shatters the Official History of the Human Race - Waking Times
  
• The 500 Year Old Map that Shatters the Official History of the Human Race | The Mind Unleashed
  
• Skipping Rocks On Frozen Lake Makes The “Coolest Sound Ever” | IFLScience
  Skip to 3:38 to hear this crazy sound!
• 24 Things They Definitely Should Have Taught You In School
  
• Ferret Thinks He Can Totally Make That Jump
  
• 5by5 | Tech Douchebags #34: The Picture Packrat
  
• Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life Audiobook | Steve Martin | Audible.com
  
• Haddie's GIF she made!
  
• Subscribe to The Frequency Newsletter!
  
• Pearl Compact Mirror and USB Rechargeable Battery project has moved to Indiegogo and is actively seeking funding
  
• Pearl: The Compact Mirror Battery Project that started on Kickstarter but ended with Indiegogo | Daniel Chin
  
• Support Dan Benjamin creating Podcasts and videos
  

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