Listen "Episode 258: Terminator Contortionists"
Episode Synopsis
This week Dave (https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave) and Gunnar (https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar) talk about audible trackers, coworker avatars, and local deals on slightly used toenail clippers!
Dave recommends: Hawaii! Zippy’s (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippy%27s)! Spam musubi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_musubi)!
Gunnar recommends: Japan! Tokyo! Kyoto! Macaque monkeys (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaque)! Nara Park deer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nara_Park#Deer)! Google Translate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Translate)!
The creepy sound of online trackers (https://axbom.com/the-creepy-sound-of-online-trackers/)
Check the videos here (https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/tracker-beeper/)!
A Wave of AI Tools Is Set to Transform Work Meetings (https://www.wired.com/story/taking-baby-steps-toward-the-ai-meeting-singularity/)
AI hallucinates software packages and devs download them – even if potentially poisoned with malware (https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/28/ai_bots_hallucinate_software_packages/)
Texas Facilities Commission State Surplus Property Store (https://www.tfc.texas.gov/divisions/supportserv/prog/statesurplus/)
Cutting Room Floor
* Why Is the Slack Hold Music So Haunted and So Good? (https://www.wired.com/story/slack-huddle-hold-music-secret-history/)
* 60-minute loop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBc2VTmneIE)
* I Hope This Email Finds You (part 1 (https://botsin.space/@thisemailfindsyou) and part 2 (https://mastodon.social/@thisemailfindsyou))
* Boston Dynamics’ new humanoid moves like no robot you’ve ever seen (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/boston-dynamics-debuts-humanoid-robot-destined-for-commercialization/)
We Give Thanks
* The D&G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!
Dave recommends: Hawaii! Zippy’s (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippy%27s)! Spam musubi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_musubi)!
Gunnar recommends: Japan! Tokyo! Kyoto! Macaque monkeys (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaque)! Nara Park deer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nara_Park#Deer)! Google Translate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Translate)!
The creepy sound of online trackers (https://axbom.com/the-creepy-sound-of-online-trackers/)
Check the videos here (https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/tracker-beeper/)!
A Wave of AI Tools Is Set to Transform Work Meetings (https://www.wired.com/story/taking-baby-steps-toward-the-ai-meeting-singularity/)
AI hallucinates software packages and devs download them – even if potentially poisoned with malware (https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/28/ai_bots_hallucinate_software_packages/)
Texas Facilities Commission State Surplus Property Store (https://www.tfc.texas.gov/divisions/supportserv/prog/statesurplus/)
Cutting Room Floor
* Why Is the Slack Hold Music So Haunted and So Good? (https://www.wired.com/story/slack-huddle-hold-music-secret-history/)
* 60-minute loop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBc2VTmneIE)
* I Hope This Email Finds You (part 1 (https://botsin.space/@thisemailfindsyou) and part 2 (https://mastodon.social/@thisemailfindsyou))
* Boston Dynamics’ new humanoid moves like no robot you’ve ever seen (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/boston-dynamics-debuts-humanoid-robot-destined-for-commercialization/)
We Give Thanks
* The D&G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!
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