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116: I Put My Disco Pants Away

Category: Technology
Duration: 01:07:11
Publish Date: 2014-11-12 13:00:00
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Jim and Shawn talk about the Amazon Echo, how we communicate and left handed guitarists!

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  • Cosmic 1st: European spacecraft lands on comet
    "Hundreds of millions of miles from Earth, a European spacecraft made history Wednesday by successfully landing on the icy, dusty surface of a speeding comet — an audacious cosmic first designed to answer big questions about the origin of the universe."
  • The McRib Returns This Week In 75% Of U.S. McDonald’s
    "Now that McDonald’s has reassured everyone that the McRib does, in fact, contain real meat, it’s time for the annual sandwich to return to the menu."
  • Amazon Echo, a Siri for the home
    "Amazon has announced, but not yet released, a Siri-like device for your living room or kitchen. It’s called Amazon Echo."
  • The Zone of Interest: A novel
    "Once upon a time there was a king, and the king commissioned his favorite wizard to create a magic mirror. This mirror didn’t show you your reflection. It showed you your soul—it showed you who you really were."
  • Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
    "Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem."
  • Words without meaning & the reality of networked communication
    "It seems like I am constantly typing something. A small note to someone. A memo to someone else. A blog post. A Facebook post. A conversation on Whatsapp. A text message. Tweet. Tap tap tap. I doesn’t matter whether it is my phone, my computer or my iPad. Tap tap tap! The more I type, the more words lose meaning."
  • Norman Jeffrey "Jeff" Healey
    Norman Jeffrey "Jeff" Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a blind Canadian jazz and blues-rock vocalist and guitarist who attained musical and personal popularity, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.

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