Interface

Chase has been keeping his eye out for the latest Toyz2Lyfe game (inspired by the Dreamworks Pictures animated Toy Story rip-off), and he's found some great online tools to track the best deals. Unfortunately, he's been sucked into the consumerist trap of online deal sites, and now has a garage packed wall-to-wall with HDMI cables and women's pants. The internet is weird. * Slickdeals * CheapCharts for iOS * CamelCamelCamel * MacRumors Buying Guide * Woot * Meh…

Why is it that every car radio, CD player, or fancy infotainment system sucks? Maybe it's a disconnect with customers, maybe it's just a lack of care… or maybe it's because there is no incentive to make it better when the competition all sucks, too. Either way, we don't like it. When the device in our pocket can do almost anything, why can't it be the center of our automotive life? * Chevy partners with LG for in-car entertainment * Apple CarPlay * Ignition (CarPlay on iPad) * Android Auto

It's been a long week, and it's my night to make dinner. I know the fridge is basically empty, but going to the store seems like too much work. Fortunately, I can shop a virtual grocery store, pick a delivery window, and know that my day just got 10% easier - but at what cost? * Amazon Fresh - Save $25 on your first order at ianfuchs.xyz/fresh * Instacart * PeaPod * Postmates * Plowz/Mowz * Magic Personal Assistant Service

So we missed — PING — our projected sales for — BZZZ BZZZ — the fifth quarter in a row. I know — PING PING — that you've been — ZIP POW — leading that division — BEEP BEEP — as best you can but — RING RING, RING RING — are you going to get that? Hello? Yeah. Yeah. No. Yeah. I told him no. He had it yesterday! Yes, he did. No. Okay, see you tonight. Sorry, kids, you know? Sure. So, like I was saying — BZZZ BZZZ — you're a great leader — PING — and you've been in charge of — WHISTLE BUZZ — a lot of great projects over the years — BOOP BOOP — but with the division's recent — ZINGO ZANGO ZAMBO — performance I'm afraid — BZZZ BZZZ — we have — PING — to let — RING RING. No, I told you, he got it yesterday! No! Sorry. Continue. We have to — POW — let you go. BLAMMO! * Why something silly like your clothes matters * Don't do this * Interruptions and productivity * Never interrupt a programmer

You're in a meeting and you need to remember some key details of the conversation. Do you write it on a sheet of paper, or punch it out into the notes app on your iPad or iPhone? Then you are asked to attend a meeting - can you check what your calendar looks like, oe is it sitting on your desk? After work, you remember you need to stop at the store - do you have your list? * Paper (by 53) * OneNote * Google Keep * TextWrangler

I don't even remember what we talked about. Video games, I guess? Like a low-budget Idle Thumbs. It doesn't matter, I'm just going back to Mario. Gotta collect those souls, amirite? This game, it's like those auto-scrolling levels of Olde only now they're even harder (and maybe they're crappier as a result). I'm just glad someone took the time to hand-craft all of these coins. Like I took the time to hand-craft the coins I paid them with! Hah! But for real, no nickle and diming here. Just a crisp Hamilton and a Lincoln on the flipside for all the sweet, sweet MARIO action you could want… until you beat it. -People suck at computers -Super Mario Run -People suck at everything

Facebook has entered the field of PC gaming, and Chase is uncertain they can compete with Steam. On this holiday episode, Andrew sings and Chase speculates. * Facebook Gameroom * New York Times sends out Google Cardboard * Distribution of Users Computer Skills

With the rising trend of false news, clickbait headlines, and misleading pull-quotes, we thought we would discuss some of the ways we get our news, and how we can verify the accuracy and authenticity of the news we see. * Facebook report fake news * Clickbait Bernie Sanders Headline * Reply All and r/The_Donald subreddit

The year is 2016, and the worlds biggest musical star is putting the finishing touches on their new album. Then, from down the hall, they hear their mother call for dinner. They quickly hit command-s to save their changes, close their laptop, and head off to eat. The entire album being produced on a $900 computer, without the need for any instruments or musical theory, that MacBook Air contains a gold mine. * Roli BLOCKS * Keezy Drummer * Figure by Propellerhead * Misa Kitara * Remixlive Loops * Marvel Symphonic Universe * Millennial Whoop * Kanye pirates Serato from Deadmau5 * AI Graphic Design * Google Machine pens song * Poems by a song writer * Music Memos

With the Thanksgiving holiday just past us, we ran into a multitude of scheduling conflicts. Chase is in the middle of moving across the country, Andrew is traveling with his new wife, and Ian was finding it hard to work around a newborn schedule. Fortunately, there are tons of tools available now that allow for collaboration without needing to depend on others to be working at the same time. The results of this experiment are weird. We probably won't do it again.

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Ian just bought a MacBook on eBay, and now the seller has disappeared with his money. Chase just sold his car to a guy he met on Craigslist, but not after some shady meet-ups. These tools have been around for years, and regardless of how questionable they may be at times, people love them or people hate them. If only there were a more centralized place that held us all accountable for buying and selling things - like a store, but on the internet. * Amazon Prime (30 Day Free Trial) * Sending money via Facebook Messenger * Square Cash * Dwolla

When we were kids, our parents sent us outside to go play and use our imagination, get dirty, and cause mischief. Now, thanks to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) focused "toys," kids can build robots, program them to pick up their room, and do it all while learning to program a game. This leaves the guys at an impasse - is imaginative creativity, or structured "follow-the-rules" play better? * Capselas * Code Monkey Planet * Child's Play Helps Brain Development * Lego <-> Duplo * Hackball * 12 Best Educational Tech Toys for Christmas * Lego Mindstorm * Competitive Lego-ing * Bloxels

Alert: You slept for sixteen minutes and twenty-seven seconds less last night than your six-month average. Expert sleepers typically stay within one standard deviation (five minutes) of their average sleep time; consider going to bed eleven minutes earlier tonight to recover your average and maintain optimum cognition. This information will automatically be added to your personal report. For your safety, your car has also been notified and you have been limited to twelve minutes of driving above the speed limit for the duration of your commute. You have visitors tonight; your joint playlist has been tweaked towards low-BPM songs to encourage you to sleep at the recommended time. Good morning. * Opting out of breast cancer genetic testing * Wired on the quantified "us" * Apple ResearchKit-powered Parkinson's tracking * ResearchKit * Nicholas Felton and his Fantabulous Reports * Automatic * Flow state * Fuelly! * You know everything (about cholera), John Snow * Tufte on John Snow * Google Flu Trends had a G-oop

You just got off work and get on the bus to head home. Instead of checking Twitter (again), you decide to do a little gaming. You pull out your portable console and the 2 bite-sized controllers, only to notice the person across from you is watching curiously. You offer up one of the controllers and play a round of Mario Kart. Turns out™, it's hard for both of you to see such a small screen, and that little thumb drive of a controller is pretty awkward to maneuver with 2 hands. It's the future of console gaming - and it's awkward at best. * Nintendo Switch Trailer * Is the Nintendo Switch Destined for Failure * Ars Technica Size Estimations * Nintendium * Nintendo Switch Controller Concepts * More Nintendo Switch Details * Daring Fireball on the Switch

First thing this morning, I bought $12,000 worth of "premium" stickers for email. The problem is, they've all degraded and now I can't tell what any of them are. Due to a glitch in the sticker implementation, only I see the degradation — everyone else can tell what they are. That's why Oma got a sticker of a drone holding an offensive sign and my wife got a picture of Chase. Even that would be okay, but the worst part is that I can't even make myself breakfast because I don't have any money left to renew my smarthome lightbulb subscription. * Thinkpiece on digital goods * Teach me how to iMessage/teach me teach me how to iMessage * What happened to Facebook gif(t)s? * The Hedonic Treadmill * Why people get obsessed with achievements * The guy who made millions of dollars on Steam hats and gun skins * Welcome to the world of tomorrow * Sh*t-pics * What's the wifi password? * ChoreWars * The future of football

Chase was a smartphone skeptic, until he owned a smartphone. Then he was an Android lover, until he tried the iPhone. Now he's weighing his options and trying to choose the right device for his needs. What can the Android do that the iPhone can't? Where does the iPhone excel? Can his workflows be adjusted to work with a new platform, or is the cost of switching too high? * Moto X (2014) * iPhone 5 * Nexus 6 * Republic Wireless * Android Version History * Android's failing update cycle * Making the iPhone square again * Overcast for iOS * Pocket Cast * Chase's Android Homescreen * Blank icons for iOS * Fixing iCloud-to-Gmail calendar invites

Son, meet Pac-Man. Daughter, meet Pac-Man. Wife, let's Pac-Man. Pac-Man, prepare for doom. Dark Souls, hardcore, normcore, co-op. Play on your couch, don't play with your internet friends! Unless you play Minecraft, but then only play it next to each other. Don't look at their face, just focus on the controller. She's a Killer Queen / quiplashing, drawful / dynamite with Rocket League / guaranteed to kick your butt / UpDown. * Killer Queen indie arcade 5v5 game * Quiplash! But don't buy this one… * …buy this one instead * UpDown is a modern barcade * Four-player Pac-Man Battle Royale * Fix-it Felix Jr is a real game! * M-M-M U L T I B O W L * Andy (not Scott) Baio raised his son with vintage video games and now his son is good at video games * Minecraft playdates * Minecraft: education in disguise * Lego Universe shut down due to phallic constructions

One misty morning, you enter your garage. It's dark, light streaming between the cracks of the door (don't forget to call the door guy). You don't remember driving home last night but you must have; there's a car in here. Wiping the sleep from your eyes, you walk around to the driver's side door. Weird, your car is bigger than that. Something slithers by, leaving a trail behind it. You whirl around at the faint sound of clattering hooves. The motion detector triggers the light, and all is revealed. A Chevy Bolt, a sniffling snake, an ill ibex, a podcast. * 107 miles of range * The Model Hamburger Menu * Melt your Chromebook with USB-C! * ChargePoint, the EV middleman * Drive into your neighbor's garage and steal their electricity with the help of PlugShare * Chevy Bolt is best Bolt * The Ford Fusion dashboard allows you to be a tree murdered every morning on your communte * Faraday Vaporware * Electric Car Charging Levels

Andrew is convinced that giving every student in a class a computer is a bad idea. Ian thinks it's the way of the future, and almost a necessity for the kids of 2016. Who is right? Who is wrong? Will these 2 ever agree on anything? Find out as we discuss the use of technology in the classroom, and ways technology and the internet can be used to truly improve the classroom experience. * Building an app for low-income Americans * The Flipped Classroom - Wikipedia * The Next Wave of Classroom Technology * Changing the Face of Education * Terminus - Learning the Terminal * Coursera * Lynda