Interface

CES 2018 was a all about hyping the future, but Razer’s Project Linda concept has Andrew skeptical about the practicality of phones as computers. Meanwhile, Ian explains the iPad, but different… which is still basically an iPad, and Chase starts 2018 by listening more. * CES Robot Strippers * Razer Phone * Razer Project Linda * Samsung DEX * Motorola Atrix 4G * A Window into Another World - the rise of screens * Thin Client * Microsoft Courier * Teenage Engineering OP-Z

Chase is unhappy with how iOS 11 has changed some previously expected behaviors. Now his wifi might be on, or might be off, or might just not be connected right now. Ian makes assumptions about how people probably don’t know how to use their iPhone. Andrew thinks it all makes sense, but he’s a power user…

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Ethereum… it all sounds like stuff out of a 90’s Sci-Fi movie, but it’s a real thing, and it has the potential to change the way computing, finance, and identification are done in the future. Special guest Glenn Kunzler (@TheGlennja) joins Ian to discuss the ways this next wave of technology is (potentially) shaping the future. * What is Blockchain * The Truth about Blockchain * Ethereum - Distributed Consensus (A Concise Ethereum History) * Coinbase * BitMiner - Bitcoin mining web client * Watch Ethereum transactions in real-time

Amazon has spent the last few years slowly killing off the traditional bookstore (and many other stores along the way). Now Amazon has opened a physical bookstore to help those indecisive buyers find books that might enjoy. Nordstrom is doing the same, allowing you to shop online, and have a personally tailored shopping experience in store. The question is, do people actually want to shop like this? * Amazon Books * Crabby old media complain about Amazon Bookstores * Nordstrom’s New Concept * Amazon Echo Look * Volvo’s Trunk Delivery * Internet of Stuff Your Mom Used To Do

Chase can now have a Tesla anywhere he goes. The problems is, it’s invisible unless he’s looking through his iPhone’s camera. Meanwhile, Andrew has been experimenting with AR simulated board games and loves the shaky cam battle scenes. Also, Ian has a cold. Sorry.

On the face of it, $10/month seems like a great deal for unlimited movie theater tickets. That is, until you realize that there is a hidden cost to seeing every new Marvel or DC movie to hit the cinema - incessant advertisements in your email promoting every new action figure, poster, video game, kids toy, or special Spiderman themed food item at Walmart. In reality, you are subsidizing your movie habits with personal information that advertisers are buying at a premium, just to get their marketing in front of your eyes. * Prima Cinema in home movie theatre * How the rich watch movies in theatre * Distribution of users computer skills * Millennials are killing……. movies * Popcorn Time (Piracy is illegal) * RunPee * MoviePass - $10/month, all the cinema you can watch * 30 for 30: The Fighter Inside * iTunes might bring the cinema to iTunes before release

Ian pledged $50 to get a glorified selfie stick, but only half of it has been shipped. Chase spent $100 on a video game that may or may not actually be made one day. A combination of physical and psychological factors lead to successful campaigns on crowdfunding platforms, but sometimes even the most convincing sales pitches turn out to be much less impressive - so what makes people willing to hand over their money? * Tactics for Effective Crowdfunding * Psychology of Kickstarter Campaign Goals * Microventures * Crowdfunding for Equity * Zach Braff's "Successful" Kickstarter * ChargeCard on Kickstarter * The Apple Book That Never Was * Star Citizen * Star Citizen MISC "commercial" * Star Citizen 300 "commercial" * Star Citizen Anvil "commercial"

Don't call it a comeback, we've been here for months! That's the song that introduced me to hip-hop, and I listened to my mp3 of it over and over before the bitrate degraded too much for WinAmp to play it anymore. It was my copy, but every time I put it on a new hard drive it got a little fuzzier. I don't know why I'm explaining this; you know how DRM works. Eventually I farmed out enough spare CPU cycles that I could afford another copy, but by that time (of course) I was just buying the rights to the song anyway. -Destroy before sharing (or is it just improving?) -The rarest digital video game -DRM sucks! -S H I T P I C S -Spotify has a lot of users -Hang out with your buddies in VR

There is a fine line between creepy technology and helpful technology. Amazon, Google, and even Facebook ride very close to that line. But does that line shift? Do you know when it's been crossed? And what drives these artificially intelligent machines? * Could Google Influence a Presidential Election * Search Engine Manipulation * Facebook Manipulates our Emotions

Chase graduated, and some of his family members shared the news on Facebook before he had the opportunity to do it. Now he feels petty for wishing he owned that content. * Social Media is Ruining Your Life

Some people take tens of photos every month. Other people take thousands. With the immediacy and accessibility of photography in the modern world, is a photograph as meaningful or valuable as it was when you paid for film? And what do we do with out 10,000 photos once we've collected them? * Loss aversion - Wikipedia * Artifact Uprising | Custom Photo Books & Gifts * Dronies! * Silhouette - Wikipedia * Clay Bavor * The Technium: Better Than Free

After a week of celebrating our 1-year Birthday, the trio is back with a look at working remotely - that is, embracing the home office and still working on things that exist within the traditional business sense. It takes skill, focus, and self-motivation, but it can be a wonderful reprieve from the traditional office, especially when replacing your coworkers isn't a viable option. * Top 10 Benefits of Working From Home (Survey Results) * Telecommuting Trend: Remote Work Becoming Commonplace * Telecommuniting is Fast on the Rise * Telecommuniting Climbs to 37% * The Death of the Office * Benefits of Working from Home for Employees and Employers * Zombie Malls

If you've been a long time listener, you might recall episode 7, where we discussed TV consumption and streaming TV. Now, in 315-day-old follow-up, Chase has cancelled SlingTV and Ian is testing out the recently released YouTube TV. The question is, outside of sports, does anybody watch anything live? And is the TV (as in the panel on your wall or entertainment center) becoming a relic of the past? * Interface Episode 7: Push Button, Receive TV * YouTube TV review: The cord-cutter's dream is still a long way away * YouTube TV needs more channels, but it gets the basics right * What DirecTV Now means for the future of TV * The Future of TV isn’t apps | TechCrunch * How Millennials Consume TV Depends on Which Stage of Life They’re In – Adweek * YouTube Is Crushing Cable TV, According To Google | The Huffington Post * CivicScience | Gen Z Is All About Streaming

Andrew borked the recording this week, so now you have to hear his crappo Skype version. Ian is happy, though, because it means less editing for him. * Vinyl Me, Please * Crema.co * Cleanly * Blue Apron * Local Harvest * Winc (Wine Subscription) * Help me fire the maid *

Andrew and his wife just bought a house, but now they have some renovations they'd like to do. The problem is, Andrew doesn't have a large tool collection, and he's not entirely sure where to start. * The Sweethome * The Wirecutter * MN Tool Library * Tragedy Of The Commons

Okay, Google, turn off the lights. Here's what I found for "turn off the lights." Hot, single electricians in your area! Only ten dollars a minute. Call now! Did you want new lightbulbs? Your preferences indicate a desire for the maximum possible savings. Placing an order for 50,000 lightbulbs to save you one half a cent per bulb compared to a five-pack. Users who bought lightbulbs also bought 30,000 feet of knob-and-tube wiring. Did you know that 13% of structural fires in the United States are electrical in nature? You have three calendar events today. And today is the premiere in theatres of Grown Ups 3. Based on your viewing habits, I purchased tickets for the entire theatre. *

I've definitely seen this one before. I can't quite put my finger on where — Facemash? Soundjammers? Twibbles? Show me again, website. Yes, I'm sure I've watched this before. I remember making it. We marinated the chicken in mayo, which made it extra juicy! (Ed: this actually works.) Here's the thing. When I saw it, there was a person there, more than just hands. A face and a personality, you know? And yet here we are with a twenty-five second portrait video compressed to hell and claiming to be something else. Who would do such a thing? Do you really think someone would do that? Just go on the internet and steal content? * Everything is a Remix (See also) * Mystery Science Theatre 3000 and Rifftrax * Ship of Theseus *

After roughly 6 years of flings with various Android devices, Chase has found true love and happiness with an iPhone 6S. Moving from Android to iOS can't be without pain points, though, right? Changing apps, different content providers, a keyboard that is hard to punctuate… how will he adjust? And what's the cost of switching platforms in the current state of technology? * Nexus 6 * Switch to iPhone * How to Switch to iPhone: A Guide * Would moving paid apps make switching easier? * Social and Network Effects in Mobile Service Platform Switching

When we were kids, we rode bikes and played outside. Today's kids are buried in their devices, and experiencing the world through a tiny glass window. But what happens next? How does it change the way they interact as they grow up? What dependencies does it form? * Nomophobia - Wikipedia * Another podcast called Interface * Snapchat by the numbers * Teens talk about Finstagram accounts - Business Insider * 'Why Kids Sext' Describes Nude Photos As 'Social Currency' Among Teens : All Tech Considered : NPR * Teens have changed the meaning of 'tbh' - Business Insider

We've created a playlist of songs we (the algorithm) think you'll love, based on a mysterious set of features. Here's a preview: * Call Me Maybe * Leaving on a Jet Plane * In Da Club * Back in Black * Mrs. Robinson Are you excited? …No? …but the algorithm. How could it be wrong? -+- Links at ianfuchs.xyz/43 -+- * How to master Apple Music liking system to influence ‘For You’ recommendations * The magic that makes Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlists so damn good — Quartz * GroupLens * How does the Netflix movie recommendation algorithm work? - Quora * The "millennial whoop" is taking over pop music - YouTube * Pandora - Music Genome Project ® * How Netflix Revamped Recommendations for it's New Global Audience * Netflix Never Used Its $1 Million Algorithm Due To Engineering Costs | WIRED * xkcd: Python * The Netflix Tech Blog: Netflix Recommendations: Beyond the 5 stars (Part 1) * The Netflix Tech Blog: Netflix Recommendations: Beyond the 5 stars (Part 2) * The Netflix Tech Blog: Recommending for the World * Ad