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336: The Best Kind of Answer: Yes & No

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Whether we've used app-connected scooters and bikes, how podcasts have changed our music-listening habits, how the coronavirus is impacting tech event...

335: Some Sort of Dongleage

26 Feb 2020

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The debate over standardizing smartphone charging ports, how we feel about HomeKit Secure Video, whether we want an autonomous car, and what kind of I...

334: I Like That We Live in the Future

20 Feb 2020

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Apps and services we use to communicate, complaints about Google's mobile productivity suite, our antivirus practices, and mobile games we've kept aro...

333: Throwing the Spaghetti at the Consumer

12 Feb 2020

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Samsung's latest flip phone, security tips for elections and ordinary people, high refresh rate phones, and the challenge online learning brings to tr...

332: One Hip Lies

05 Feb 2020

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The best and worst of Apple in the year gone by, Google's divisive Super Bowl ad, how we'd fix Apple News+, and what the iPad is still missing.

331: Ambulatory Meat Sack

29 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our app preferences on macOS and iOS, if we're TikTok'in', our sleep-tracking habits (or lack thereof), and the last tech tip we shared that blew some...

330: I Call That the Airplane Squirrel

23 Jan 2020

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Digital wellbeing apps and features, movies and TV shows we thought would accurately predict the future, our encryption habits, and our "analog" hobbi...

329: Forgetting as a Service

15 Jan 2020

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Our best security practices, the services we'd still like to see from tech companies, thoughts on Twitter's experimental reply system, and the last ap...

328: Kicking off 2020 for the Second Time

08 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The coolest or weirdest things we've seen from CES, podcasts we want made into books, whether we're still downloading new mobile apps, and our experie...

327: Chiming in the New Year

02 Jan 2020

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The tech we: * want to see in 2020 * felt made the most difference in our life in 2019 * gifted this holiday season * did or did not use in 2000...

326: Why We Find Solace In Love

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our tech stocking stuffers, why the Mac's community exists, Apple's satellite interests, and a port-less—but modular?—iPhone.

325: Roomba vs. Baby

18 Dec 2019

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Sprucing up the holidays with gadgets, our tech New Year's resolutions, one new smart home standard to rule them all, and our excitement (or lack ther...

324: Vehicles of Contamination

11 Dec 2019

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Cleaning our tech, staying in touch while traveling, the next step for the consumer Mac lineup, and our thoughts on Apple rumors and how they're cover...

323: Everything in My Computing Life is Chaos

04 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Best tech gifts given and received, the future of the HomePod, how we deal with all our photos, and unplugging while on vacation.

322: I'm More Surprised That I Was Surprised

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We aren't surprised the California DMV is selling personal data, we share our thoughts on video-recording-and-sharing-service Loom, Dan buys (at a dis...

321: Stick an Apple on It

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How we store our data and notes, the impact of Apple's new Austin campus, our exposure to TikTok, and thoughts on Google Stadia's launch.

320: Why Not Both?

14 Nov 2019

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Tech innovations we've come to appreciate, our thoughts on 5G, how Apple decided to improve its MacBook keyboard, and our latest internet rabbit holes...

319: I Find Comfort in Managing Assets

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nerdy technical tasks, our upgrade decisions in a post-Catalina world, thoughts on Photoshop for iPad, and how we deal with new software features.

318: AirPods Sucking as a Service (ASaaS)

30 Oct 2019

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Our task management workflows, the moment we knew — as kids — that we were incredibly interested in technology, our thoughts on AirPods Pro, and h...

317: Fancy Super Duper Techno Chippy Things

23 Oct 2019

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Applications for Apple's rumored AR glasses, our feelings on technology companies in bed with autocratic governments, wired vs. wireless headphones, a...

316: Vaguely Hippie Leanings

17 Oct 2019

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Taking a look at the way tech affects privacy and ethics, whether we think this is Siri's year to shine, our thoughts on the Pixel 4 gesture system, a...

315: Pop Quiz, Hot Shot!

09 Oct 2019

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Jumping to macOS Catalina (or not), the software and hardware we'd most and least like to lose, Windows on good hardware vs. macOS on crappy hardware,...

314: Get a Real Computer, Jerk

02 Oct 2019

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Amazon's cavalcade of new Alexa devices, ultrawide vs. telephoto lenses on smartphones, what one device we'd take to college, and our travel tips.

313: These Deals are Just Too Fresh

25 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our cloud storage solutions, why Apple News+ is pricier than TV+ and Arcade, what social networks we're using these days, and our strategies for unplu...

312: Nerdy, Technolust Folks

18 Sep 2019

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Our favorite smartphone photos, our thoughts on selfies, what we still want from the Apple Watch, and whether we think Night Mode on the new iPhones i...

311: A Ten Buck Case on a Thousand Dollar Phone

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Diminishing returns in smartphone updates, our feelings on Apple Arcade, whether iPhone colors are important to us, and the features that we are (and ...

310: I Don’t Know Why This Is Dungeon Themed

04 Sep 2019

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New hardware we want Apple to announce at its upcoming event, the product or company we think should take advantage of TikTok marketing, iOS & macOS f...

309: An Unnecessary Drive Someplace

28 Aug 2019

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Tech products we want that no one makes, the best phone for "civilians," apps that we've recently downloaded, and which companies we think Apple shoul...

308: Lipstick on a Piggy Bank

21 Aug 2019

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Our methods for getting things done, a follow-up on Qi charging, whether we think the Apple Card is truly different, and our subscription service reck...

307: I'm Seeing a Bunch of Bananas

15 Aug 2019

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Our credit card strategies, the books we want to be made into television series, using online delivery services, and our commitment to clipboard manag...

306: A Drone-Clouded Sky

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The future of delivery, our thoughts on crowdsourced online grave memorials, our tech placebos, and the problems we want the next round of smartphones...

305: The Awakeness of the Rose

31 Jul 2019

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Simple tech tips, our thoughts on Apple's latest earnings report, what pro products we'd pay premiums to own, and how we feel about humans "grading" S...

304: Grime Crime

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fines and antitrust investigations of Big Tech: do they work? Plus, how often we clean our devices, the last time we shot video on our iPhone, and whe...

303: Early Morning Grotesquerie

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Best photo-sharing site for group events, managing multiple smartphone lenses, Apple's rumored foray into the podcasting business, and modern-day moon...

302: Unsettling, Weird, and Kind of Gross

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

FaceTime Attention Correction and the future of augmented reality, how we imagined future tech as kids and what's available now, our thoughts on the N...

301: My Vulcan Mind

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jony Ive's departure from Apple, whether we really unplug on vacation, the persistence (or lack thereof) of gamification, and outdoor tech that has ou...

300: My Journey Is Full of Magic

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, our public tech embarrassments, whether we've delved into Apple's public (and developer) betas, and our tips and tricks f...

299: We're All a Mess Together

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our file storage strategies, Facebook's new cryptocurrency, AR try-on features, and the biggest and most useful announcements from iOS 13.

298: The Bloodcurdling Scream of an Alarm

12 Jun 2019

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Monitoring our hearing health, how we use technology in our morning routines, using CarPlay or Android Auto in the car, and our thoughts on Apple's Ap...

297: Lost in the Debacle

05 Jun 2019

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Favorite iOS 13 features, the birth of iPadOS, Project Catalyst apps, and pro hardware.

296: Google Wave Was the Best Thing Ever

29 May 2019

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Apps we want to see in Dark Mode, our thoughts on the new iPod touch, whether Apple's App Store is anti-competitive, and discussions on tech cynicism.

295: Pixie Dust

22 May 2019

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Apple's latest MacBook keyboard revamp, tech impacts of the US-China trade war, a new plan to block tracking cookies, and whether we've considered an ...

294: More Twists Than a Bag of Pretzels

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alexa Guard, our swag collection habits, thoughts on cities banning authorities from using facial recognition tech, and where we'll stand when mega-co...

293: An Electric Scooter Is the New Horse

08 May 2019

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What caught our eyes at Google I/O, our thoughts on electric scooters and urban transport, the last time technology brought a smile to our faces, and ...

292: The Drums are the Worst Part

01 May 2019

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How we distract ourselves with tech while traveling, our thoughts on the new Luminary podcast service, the places we find ourselves missing Apple Pay,...

291: My Fingers are My Meese

24 Apr 2019

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Pointing devices on iPads, our favorite bad tech disasters, drone deliveries, and how to sell your old tech.

290: Huge Honkin' Phones

17 Apr 2019

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Some ways we've seen tech used to benefit society, our thoughts on foldable phones and other form factors, improvements we hope to see in iOS 13, and ...

289: Down to the Level of Atoms

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are we downloading new apps less frequently, what features we'd like revisited in an iTunes break-up, smart health gadgets that intrigue us, and our i...

288: Facebook Is Gonna Facebook

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mundane tasks we think voice assistants could improve, living the multi-pad lifestyle, tech movie tropes that annoy us, and our thoughts on Mark Zucke...

287: The Opposite of What They're Doing

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Subscription gaming services, what would make Apple's TV+ offering more compelling, third-party keyboards, and whether or not we will be getting the A...

286: I Used to Be Boring

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What we think of the new iPad mini, how we physically customize our devices, other products we think Apple could announce this week, and our thoughts ...

285: Hey, It's Capitalism!

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With Apple's new services waiting in the wings, are we feeling subscription fatigue? Plus, fragmentation in the smart home market, Spotify says Apple ...

284: Fairy Facts and Unicorn Facts

06 Mar 2019

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Devices we've repaired ourselves, the features we'd choose for a thicker, heavier phone, our thoughts on WebAuthn and the future of passwords, and our...

283: How This "Unfolds"

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Repairing our hardware, how many cameras is too many on a smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Fold vs. the Huawei Mate X, and what we use Siri for.

282: Party Popper Dealy-Bob

20 Feb 2019

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How we'd improve emoji search, times we took longer finding tools for tasks than completing the tasks themselves, vintage tech and game nostalgia, and...

281: Developers Need to Feed Their Pet Chickens

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Apple may want 50 percent of publishers' revenue, where is the money from the App Store going, Amazon's acquisition of eero, and the transformative te...

280: I Swear I’m Not a Vinyl Hipster

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Which iOS apps and games we've kept on our devices, what features would make us use Siri and Shortcuts more, the first thing we'd change if we were in...

279: What Sorcery Is This?

30 Jan 2019

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Our usage of group FaceTime before and after Apple's bug, which tech company we'd choose to run the country, what it will take for data privacy to be ...

278: Marie Kondo'ing Your Notifications

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How we consume text-based content online, the smartphone and desktop notifications we can't live without, whether foldable phones are a gimmick, and t...

277: Say Hello to Your Little Friend

16 Jan 2019

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Apple products we'd like to see revived, our favorite underdog technology, future tech we're still waiting for, and our thoughts on AirPower and Apple...

276: That's Not a Place You Want Cameras

09 Jan 2019

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Items and rooms in our home we wish were "smart," the platform(s) we think could replace YouTube, potential services Apple could offer, and our though...

275: So Many Guinea Pigs on Facebook

02 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Most anticipated tech of 2019, our social media plans, New Year's resolutions, and the future of the iPad mini.

274: I Don’t Have a Dog! I Don’t Wear Glasses!

28 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our favorite tech gifts we gave this year, Snapchat's new AR lenses for dogs, the most significant tech stories of 2018, and three ways tech made our ...

273: I'm in Troubletown

19 Dec 2018

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Facebook's latest privacy woes, other smartphone features we'd love to see in iOS, how our offices are decorated, and what services we use for wish li...

272: I’m Aware I’m Beyond Help

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Predicting our self-driving car future, what folks we'd hire to complete our technical work, the headphones we use regularly, and the future of the sm...

271: I'll Be Backed Up

05 Dec 2018

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Apple Music coming to Echo devices, the celebrity spokesperson we'd like to do a tech PSA, what tech knowledge we'd like to grant people, and whether ...

270: The Clockwise Lounge

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our favorite tech tips, our holiday gift suggestions, the ways we've used technology to help us cook, and our streaming media plans for the new year.

269: Mwah, Chef's Kiss!

28 Nov 2018

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping, an update on using Apple Pay, the responsibilities of tech gift-giving, and our end-of-the-year dream product.

268: Wi-Pie

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

iOS's discoverability problem, when we buy gear for ourselves, holiday tech support tasks, and using an iPad as an external display for a Mac.

267: A Belligerent Platypus on Steroids

14 Nov 2018

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The future of voice tech, our goals as content creators, tech repairability, and “microchipping” humans.

266: I’m in Dongle Heck

07 Nov 2018

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Tech products we'd like to see resurrected, how we deal with dongle madness, the ways technology helped or hindered our voting experience, and tech de...

265: The Least-Egregious Sin

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“Real” Photoshop on the iPad Pro, “Today at Apple” sessions, the new MacBook Air's place in Apple's lineup, and pondering the usefulness of iP...

264: In the Parlance of Today

24 Oct 2018

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Nitpicks in tech products we love, tech gifts on the cheap, gadget regrets, and how companies and publications should address mistakes.

263: Down With the System, Man!

17 Oct 2018

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Third-party voice assistants on smartphones, to-do lists and how we stay organized, our first programming experiences, and impressions of the new Palm...

262: What If It's a Tiger?

10 Oct 2018

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USB-C adoption, Google's new hardware, whether we use walkie-talkie features, and small technologies that have changed our lives.

261: One of Those Vinyl People

03 Oct 2018

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What physical media we own, how an ideal smart assistant would behave, where we hosted our first websites, and a chat about the Chromebook.

260: I Don't Even Have a Suction Cup

26 Sep 2018

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Which productivity suites we use, our favorite features in macOS Mojave, what smart tech (if any) we use in our cars, and Mojave's iOS transplant apps...

259: Like Android, But Prettier

19 Sep 2018

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iOS 12's most exciting features, our experiences with Workflow and Shortcuts, what HomePod features are still missing, and which iOS 12 and iPhone fea...

258: I'm Petty and I Want My Colors

13 Sep 2018

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Dual SIM technology on the iPhone, punishments for corporations' privacy violations, colors on the iPhone XR, and the death of Apple's small phones.

257: Prison Spotlight

05 Sep 2018

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Skype adds call recording, HomeKit's missing features, what we're looking for in a new smartwatch, and what one more thing might appear at next week's...

256: A High Stakes Podcast

29 Aug 2018

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How often we use the command line, in what ways we've become more mindful about our tech usage, Apple's addition of AirPlay 2 to the AirPort Express, ...

255: Reverse Sherlocked

22 Aug 2018

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Our Do Not Disturb habits, the death of Back to My Mac, the rise of Mastodon, and what exactly a "pro" Mac mini might entail.

254: Gigs and Teras of Flop Data

15 Aug 2018

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How often we shut down and restart our computers, what to do with a problem like Twitter, the fate of all those EarPods we get from Apple, and camera ...

253: Creepy Beating Heart

07 Aug 2018

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Most of us use Low Power mode on iOS occasionally, but one of us doesn't. Plus, how much we would pay for a calendar app, Microsoft walking back its d...

252: I'm Not Alone in My Monsterdom

01 Aug 2018

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How we organize (or don't organize) our files, whether it's time to jump into the 3D printer market, the tech accessories that impress us, and which b...

251: That's Literally the Thing That I Want

25 Jul 2018

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How many of iMessage's bells and whistles we use, Memoji's balancing between incredible or silly, what colors we'd like to see iPhones in, and non-ear...

250: Bring Us The Dogmoji

18 Jul 2018

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Our unplugging strategies, what to do when you run out of space for physical media, whether we'd let UPS delivery people into our homes, and our favor...

249: Six Years from Today

11 Jul 2018

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Surprisingly smart (or dumb) home gadgets, how we discover apps, what we use to print out photos and photo books, and how much of our work we do on th...

248: Six Filters Was All We Needed in My Day

03 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Apple's Maps overhaul, Instagram's "you're caught up!" feature, e-commerce via social media, and Apple Pay for public transit.

247: It's What the Kids Want

27 Jun 2018

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Instagram's new IGTV, our biggest tech blunders, the Fortnite and free-to-play craze, and smart home gadgets being used in domestic abuse cases.

246: Things That Control Other Things

20 Jun 2018

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How Apple will sell its TV service, our favorite announcements from E3, using smart speakers to control smart home devices, and whether AMC's MoviePas...

245: Guinea Pig Hate Mail

13 Jun 2018

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The WWDC announcements that delighted us, whether Memoji will stand the test of time, the Apple news that didn't happen, and the appeal of attending a...

244: The Smooshing of Everything

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Live from WWDC at San Jose, California: Apple's AR ambitions, tracking your Screen Time on iOS, mobile apps on the Mac, and Siri's new Shortcuts.

243: Under the Steps of a Drunken Giant

30 May 2018

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How we edit our photos for sharing, Snapchat's platform play, the macOS features we'd like to see at WWDC, and whether or not we still use that crazy ...

242: A Sock For Everything

23 May 2018

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How we consume music these days, why people are grumpy about Apple, Apple's privacy download tool, and what we'd like to see across platforms at WWDC.

241: I'm a Mostly Terrible Person

16 May 2018

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DirecTV's new cloud DVR feature, iPhone SE 2 features we'd like to see, Microsoft's iPad competitor, and how we'd like Apple to improve notifications ...

240: Just the Downfall of Humanity

09 May 2018

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Google's nifty/creepy AI phone calls, the iMac turns 20, Apple's security feature that disables USB on the iPhone, and the state of developer's percen...

239: Clippy Wearing a Stethoscope

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Add-on lens solutions for smartphones, Facebook using AI to detect hate speech, how tech can improve our medical lives, and the tricky ethics of video...

238: A Much Larger and Possibly Stupider World

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our obsessive tech hobbies and pastimes, the attraction of clicky keyboards, what SmugMug's Flickr acquisition means, and whether a faux analogue digi...

237: We Call Those Features

18 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our worries over Twitter's third-party API restrictions, favorite Mac menu bar apps, Apple's subscription news service, and how Facebook's new privacy...