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Brian Barrett

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848 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

I don't want to say we're in a great place because any hantavirus feels like a bad amount of hantavirus, but it does feel like we're in a better place, or at least the competence is starting to shine through in a way that's reassuring.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

That gets you to a six.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

I know.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

That's higher.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

That's high.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

I am ready.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

So I'm going to say my tired, you know, my kids, it's the end of the school year here, believe it or not, where I live.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

So I've got several sort of like graduation ceremonies, recognition ceremonies in which parents sit in bleachers or bleacher adjacent seating.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

And it's very uncomfortable.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

So I'm going to say tired is sitting on bleachers for a long period of time.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

But wired, Zoe, is butt pillows, right?

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

And I say that because I wouldn't have thought of that before this week.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

But every fancy person at the Musk-Altman trial has been bringing their own fancy butt pillow to sit in in court to make sure they're comfortable during the proceedings.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

We have a story on that at Wired, thank goodness.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

But I've been inspired by these people.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

They are so wired by giving their cushion a little cushion.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

That's my wire tie.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

It's true.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

It's 100% sincere.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

I was going to say, how is that camp?