Terrifying Robot Dog: Recent Episodes
Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver
A weekly podcast about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. Hosted by Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver.
Facebook and Twitter get into a pissing contest about political ads, lies, and free speech.
It's an all-voice Gadget Gab this week with Echo Auto, Amazon Show & Tell, and Google Recorder.
Big win for the ADA against Dominos and Google Maps with new and improved walking directions
What if you're not a person playing the simulation? What if you are literally a part of one?
Links* Are You Living in a Simulation? * The Simulation Argument
Season 10 kickoff in which we catch up and review a smart cane?
Segments This Week* Gadget Gallery (Junk Drawer?)
Titles We Considered* National Eyeball Day * Eyeball Fairy * Emo Alexa * Sarcasm Slider
Related Links* Jumpgate Games * Daredevil's Cane
Brace yourself, nerds... double recap: GenCon and BandCamp.
Links We Mentioned * GenCon * 360 shot of GenCon * 360 shot of GenCon * Chip Theory Games * Too Many Bones * Cloudspire * Blue Orange Planet * Vai Academy * Jonathan jamming Steve Vai * The Expanse Season 4
Titles We Considered * Cuz Tribes * Con Budget * Giant Parrot * 30lbs Of Games * Nerdcon * Jary Jyjax * Forced Relaxation * Vampire-y * Little Shredders * Spread The Shred
We want to believe...
Links We Mentioned * Gravity Superstar * Ender's Game * Vomit Comet * Bob Lazar on JRE * What is gravity? * What is antigravity? * Brian Cox on the Science of Dr. Who * The Lion King trailer
TRD pop culture tour de force. Check the links for a taste of the waffle.
Links We Mentioned * These New Worlds * Jumpgate Games * Spite and Malice * The Ultimate Book of Family Card Games * Original 1964 Mille Bornes * MAD Magazine * The Trade Journal Cooperative * Stranger Things Season 3 * Game of Thrones * Deepfakes * DeepNude app * When Grown-Ups Get Caught in Teens’ AirDrop Crossfire * China Is Forcing Tourists to Install Text-Stealing Malware at its Border * Christopher "Moot" Poole Testimony in Palin Email Trial * I Am Mother * Ex Machina
Titles We Considered * Art Crimes * Mostly Bad Parts * Mr. Brown's iPhone * Highschool Hellscape * Everyone Stop Doing That * What Me Worry? * Hamming It Up
Socially awkward robocop is socially awkward
Related Links * GoBetween Robotics: A traffic stop robot to keep everyone safe * New print and play from Jumpgate
We're back with a TRD book club featuring Tiamat's Wrath
Related Links * Tiamat's Wrath * Jumpgate Games
Titles We Considered * Game of Terrifying Robot Dogs * Space Thrones * Screw Atoms
TRD Book Club featuring I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Links We Mentioned * These New Worlds beta signup * These New Worlds website * I, Robot Wikipedia * I, Robot Summary * The Dresden Files * The Callahan Chronicals * The Expanse * Neuromancer * Snow Crash * Brave New World * Gray Goo
So much for "trust, don't track"
Related Links * Chinese schools keep tabs on kids with 'intelligent uniforms' * Tracking Our Children’s Future via Smart Uniforms * Social Credit System - China edition * Social Credit System - Black Mirror edition
This week we imagine the unholy union of interactive Netflix and Oculus Go.
Related Links * Bandersnatch * Oculus Go * Oculus Quest * Dragon's Lair
Gifts for geeks
Links * Plan B Games Reef * Rocketbook Everlast Reusable Smart Notebook, Executive Size * Smart&Cool 5 Feet Gen4 Nylon Braided Two-Mode Magnetic Charging & Data Transfer Cable Compatible with Phones and Tablets with Micro-USB and i-Product Interface(5ft-Black Twin Pack) * Huion KAMVAS Pro 12 GT-116 Graphics Drawing Monitor Tilt Function Battery-Free Stylus 8192 Pen Pressure - 11.6 Inches * How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler * Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World * Oculus Go
Here in my car, I feel safest of all. It's the only way to live.
Talking Points * The size of the gas station market * The effect of a 10x decrease in battery prices * The relationship between electric and autonomous trends * OTA car updates
Titles We Considered * Virtuous Dorito Cycle * Would you like your brakes to work (Y/N)? * Belly up to the car * A priest, a rabbi, and an atheist walk Into a car * Crawling Under * The Handiest Guy Ever Invented * Unicar
Related Links * The end of the beginning * Tesla, software and disruption * Spain: Endesa to erect 100,000 EV charging stations * Electric Vehicles Tough Sell in Spain * Bird Scooters * Jump Bikes * Recommended listening
Don’t worry! WSJ is on this deepfakes thing.
Titles We Considered * Smells Like Celery * 300lb Speedo * Pffft * Micshare
Related Links * How The Wall Street Journal is preparing its journalists to detect deepfakes * Cook’s Illustrated * The end of the beginning by Ben Evans * Shoppers Go Online Early, Go Mobile, Go Social as Digital Revenue Grows 18%
Who you gonna trust?
Related Links * Daredevil * Jessica Jones * 2018 Hawaii false missile alert
Titles We Considered * Bring Your Own Bird * Swarmed By Rabbits * Lick This Dongle * Little Jimmy Fallon
What would happen if you were being controlled by an anonymous internet hive mind?
Titles We Considered * Shall We Play A Game? * From The Comfort Of Our Hovercouch * Five Bocks * Under The Diaper
Related Links
What happens once you can sequence all the things?
Links We Mentioned * Joe DeRisi on Adam Savage * IDseq * Skeptoid
How might TBL's new distributed identity system work?
Links * Kelli's glorious Scrabble keyboard
Gadget week review of the Rocketbook Everlast connected notebook.
This week, we geek out about notebooks - in particular, digital workflows that involve pen and paper.
- Rocketbook Everlast
- Rocketbook Wave
- Rocketbook One
- Levenger Circa Notebooks
- iPad Pro + Apple Pencil
Links * Rocketbook Website * Introducing Rocketbook Everlast * Levenger Circa Notebooks * The Dignitary fountain pen from Allegory Writing Instruments * Blackwing Pencils * Apple Pencil * Why legal pads yellow? * Satchel & Page Slim Mailbag * Peak Design Everyday Messenger Bag * These New Worlds
Titles We Considered * Terror That Flaps In The Night * Pencil Person * Shadow Wing * Damp Tongue * The Perfect Notebook Quest
Credits This week's episode was edited in part by Cooper Stark. Don't forget to like and subscribe ;-)
Everything from cybergeddon to summer jobs to yarn bombs. You've been warned.
Links We Mentioned * The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History
JS is on vacation this week, so we uploaded this short interview with Cooper talking a bit about making animations.
For the record, he also edited the episode and created the outro music.
See you next week!
Related Links * Cooper's YouTube Channel * Cooper on Twitter * Cooper on Newgrounds * Cooper on Hyun's Dojo
Kelli's Gencon recap
Related Links * Kelli's Gencon Haul * Kelli's Game Collection * These New Worlds * The Terminology of Modern Boardgames
Mmmm... a short stack of waffles
Talking Points * Liquid water on Mars? * Connected hoodies tracking your location * Destination specific self-driving cars
Links We Mentioned * These New Worlds * TNW Part 5 - Taking a moment to work on story * Liquid water 'lake' revealed on Mars * Tommy Hilfiger smart clothes track wearers * Omega Speedmaster Moon Watch * Google Latitude * Nike+ Shoes * Walmart will chauffeur shoppers in self-driving Waymo cars * The Expanse Roleplaying Game Kickstarter * Cooper's Twitter * Cooper's YouTube
Titles We Considered * Very Small Tools * Problematic Hot End * Not Unfun * Martian Santa * Dumbclothes * Self-Driving Segue
Are computers better at entertaining us than we are?
Links We Mentioned * Uber Car Seat * These New Worlds website * These New Worlds story - part 1 * The Iron Giant * Star Wars Trivial Pursuit * The nightmare videos of childrens' YouTube — and what's wrong with the internet today * Voxel * Finger Family Song
Titles We Considered * Brain Off * Kissy Teenage Stuff * Lazy Electrons
Is machine learning the new relational database?
Titles We Considered * Infinite Interns * Unstructured Query Language
Links We Mentioned * Ways to think about machine learning
Can VR be used as a legitimate medical therapy?
Links We Mentioned * A French hospital is using VR as a drug-free pain solution * Distraction isn’t only way virtual reality might ease pain * How To Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan * Michael Pollan — Exploring The New Science of Psychedelics
Plants in space, a psychotic AI, and cringe-y WWDC news.
Titles We Considered * Schrodinger's Lawnmower * Angry Canadian * Martian Fanzines * Just Draw It Out * Sympathy Logic * Loser AI * Duster Diamonds
Links We Mentioned * Nasa Mars rover finds organic matter in ancient lake bed * Scientists created a psychopathic AI using Reddit images * WWDC * App Stores are for Suckers
Cheers! —J&K
Rat Fingers Yeah... robots coated in rat flesh is now technically a thing.
Links We Discussed * New Hybrid Robot Uses Living Muscles to Move * Jeff Bezos saved The Expanse TV show * Anon * Black Mirror: The Entire History of You * Where the heck is Peace Talks? * Oculus Go review by Swizec * Part 1: Ready Player One - GenCon Cosplay * Part 2: Ready Player One - GenCon Cosplay
Titles We Considered * Finger Bot * Cheeseburger Slot * Rat Fingers * Blockchain Lawn * Drip Dry Tusks
WARNING: This is our most epic wafflecast yet
After lawn care, lame warrantees, and stacking hay, we do eventually get to talking about tech :)
Hello, dear listener!
Kelli and I are back with episode 1 of season 7 to review the book Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan.
It's a very good book with lots of cool technology that holds all sorts of implications for future society.
Enjoy!
Links We Mentioned * Altered Carbon on Amazon * Altered Carbon on Audible * Altered Carbon on Netflix * #SaveTheExpanse Petition on Change.org * Peace Talks (Book 16 of the Dresden Files) * PPG from Babylon 5 * John Legend is your new Google Assistant
Titles We Considered * Sleeve Death * Organic Damage * Needlecast * Boyfriend's Ex-Body * Nudal Frontity * Twin Of All Twins * Git Merge Brain * Season X
Thanks —JS & KS
We can preserve your brain perfectly. There's just one catch...
Brainectomy Links * TRD Book Club Book: Altered Carbon * Startup offers a path to immortality. The catch? It's "100% fatal" * Black Mirror’s ‘San Junipero’ is the Standout of the Season * We Are Bob * Travelers TV Show * Neuromancer
Titles We Considered * Old Fartism * Brainectomy * 100% Fatal * Bodyhoppers * Skinbag In The Closet
Gadget week!
Links * https://sentraq.com/ * https://1upkeyboards.com/ * https://kbdfans.myshopify.com/ * https://i.imgur.com/e1Ph6yA.png * https://kellishaver.com/misc/keyboards/
Links * Blender * Unity 3D * Adobe After Effects * Andy Serkis * Netflix Eyeing Total of About 700 Original Series in 2018 * Arrow * Neill Blomkamp * The Lefsetz Letter * Marshmellow
Who do you trust?
LINKS * Deep learning technology is now being used to put Nic Cage in every movie * We Are Truly Fucked: Everyone Is Making AI-Generated Fake Porn Now * People Are Using AI to Create Fake Porn of Their Friends and Classmates * People Can Put Your Face On Porn—and The Law Can't Help You
Geeking out about Falcon Heavy test launch
Links
- The Incredible Sounds of the Falcon Heavy Launch
- Apollo 11 Guidance Computer Source Code
The banking needs of teenage digital content creators.
Titles We Considered * Hey, Can You Break A Magic Sword? * 5,000 Bananas * Rogue Knitting Cell * Yarngate * An Army Of 13 Year Olds
Voice in everything, compromised chips on your face, and Facebook toying with our emotions. Oh my!
Links * CES 2018: Real Advances, Real Progress, Real Questions * Meltdown, Spectre, and the State of Technology * Addicted to Facebook * Vuzix Blade AR Glasses
Giving the gift of AI this holiday season.
LINKS * Anki Overdrive * Roomba * Hatchimals * Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 * Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 * Lenovo Tab 4
China's plans to reward (or punish) its 1.3 billion residents based on a mandatory trustworthiness score.
Links * Big data meets Big Brother as China moves to rate its citizens * Scott Galloway's TED talk * Black Mirror: Nosedive
Thanks! We hope you join us again next week for more terrifying robot news :-)
—J&K
Ray Kurzweil's three bridges to immortality.
Links * CeBIT 2017- Ray Kurzweil Keynote: The Future is Brighter Than We Think. * Ray Kurzweil - Human-Level AI is Just 12 Years Away * Three Bridges to Immortality * Nick Bostrom
In which we learn that we can't not podcast.
Links * DIY Keyboard Kit * Bone Conducting Headphones * Echo Dot * Apple AirPods * Kindle eReaders * Kindle Tablets * CNET Best Tech Gifts * Ars Best Tech Gifts
Fade To Black INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about Max Jesus.
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HOUSEKEEPING * Oops! JS said the Lore TV show is on Netflix, but it is actually on Amazon.
FEATURE The Church of AI
LINKS * Third Order * Lore Podcast * Lore TV Series * God Is A Bot And Anthony Levandowsky Is His Messenger * SmarterChild Chat Bot * Max Headroom * DeeplyAI
TITLES WE CONSIDERED * Max Jesus * Fade To Black * Old Man Yells At Cloud * God Is On AWS
CLOSING That's our show for .... ever. Cue our awkward goodbye.
New gadgets from Amazon, Apple, and Google.
Give It A Little Hug INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This is Gadget week!
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HOUSEKEEPING * Next week is the final episode of TRD
FEATURE This week we talk about a plethora of new gadgets from Amazon, Apple, and Google.
TITLES WE CONSIDERED * You Forgot Your Pants * Give It A Little Hug * Survailing Ourselves
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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The Chun-Chunk Machine INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about the end of credit cards.
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HOUSEKEEPING * Shoutouts
FEATURE LINKS * Verizon hack * Viacom hack * Deloitte hack * HandBrake malware
TITLES WE CONSIDERED * Fundamental Screw-Ups * Propaganda Technique * Tinfoil Hat Type Stuff * The Chun-Chunk Machine * The Wrong Finger
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
POST-SHOW If you haven't heard yet, Kelli and I are retiring TRD at the end of this season. Here's what you can do to keep us in your earholes...
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Keep Getting Differenter INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This is TRD Book Club with Brave New World by Aldus Huxley.
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HOUSEKEEPING * Missed last week due to illness - sorry! * Shoutouts - Jeremy Caudle * Nov 20th for Third Order
FEATURE TRD Book Club with Brave New World by Aldus Huxley
LINKS * Brave New World - Read it online for free!
TITLES WE CONSIDERED * Humans Factory * Cake or Death? * The Feelies * Scent Organ * Keep Getting Differenter * Bonanza of Hedonistic Pleasure * Normtopia
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Cortana and Alexa have exchanged friendship bracelets
Ear Mirror INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
It's official! Cortana and Alexa have exchanged friendship bracelets
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HOUSEKEEPING * Third Order to launch on Nov 20, 2017 * TRD Book Club next week: Brave New World
FEATURE Microsoft and Amazon voice assistant partnership.
LINKS * The Nitch Podcast * Third Order * Package Manager Joke * 15 Competing Standards * Pictures Under Glass / Novocaine Drip Article * Alexa, Cortana Become New BFFs * Siri Origins * One week with Samsung Bixby * Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by the creators of Apple’s Siri
TITLES WE CONSIDERED * Ear Mirror * How Hard Could It Be?™ * Devolved Sufficiently
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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The Internet of Them™
Body Cookie INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about the internet of them.
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HOUSEKEEPING * TRD Book Club in 2 weeks: Brave New World
FEATURE Microchipping humans is now actually a thing.
LINKS * HYPER-REALITY biometric hacking concept video * Cyborg Employees? Company Offers Free Microchipping to Workers * Three Square Market * BioHax International * Biohackers encode malware in strand of DNA
TITLES WE CONSIDERED * Tagging A Wildabest * Body Cookie * Belly Fat Tricks * Visitededed * Punch The Monkey * The Senator From Naboo
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Grab bag of "sci-fi" tech news.
Band-Aid For Your Feelings INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we cleverly weave together a bunch of recently reported "sci-fi"-like tech news stories.
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FEATURE * Walmart drone blimps * AI reads your mind * AI arms race between google and Shutterstock * Elon's space suit * Disney's AI Critic
LINKS * Wal-Mart Applies for Patent for Blimp-Style Floating Warehouse * New AI System Can Decode Your Brain Signals * Shutterstock has reverse engineered Google's watermark-removal app * Elon Musk reveals first offical photo of SpaceX space suit * Disney Is Developing an AI That Can Judge What Makes For a Truly Great Story * Ready Player One Trailer * Boeing's New Space Suits * 1984 on Audible * Brave New World on Audible * Ex Machina * Her * Bobiverse Books * The Expanse
TITLES WE CONSIDERED * Rosetta Stone For Your Thoughts * Headtop Device * Weird Normal * Real Live Sci-Fi * The Clench * Proclamations From The Ivory Tower * My Rarified Atmosphere * Spaceship Pajamas * Band-Aid For Your Feelings
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Storing GIFs in our DNA.
Recessive Data INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about storing GIFs in our DNA.
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FEATURE Speculative ramblings on the implications of storing data in our DNA with CRISPR.
LINKS * Scientists Upload A Galloping Horse GIF Into DNA With CRISPR * Extinction Events That Almost Wiped Out Humans
TITLES WE CONSIDERED * Recessive Data * Pseudo-Science Looney Bin
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Stream Of Elephants INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about stuff made with ARKit.
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FEATURE Cool stuff made with ARKit.
- Furniture/pillow drop"
- Measuring the kitchen
- Creature in the living room
- TARDIS on the sidewalk
- Ordering food
LINKS * Made With ARKit * Luke W on LinkedIn
TITLES WE CONSIDERED * Disaster Area Of Silly Features * Sofa Drones * Fat Dishes * Creature In The Livingroom * Stream Of Elephants * A Million NERF Guns
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Total Jetsons Moment INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
Gadget week!
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FEATURE * KS's hacked server * Linode is awesome * Dash Wand * Surprise Sweets Dash Button * iPad Pro * Apple Pencil * AirPods
TITLES WE CONSIDERED * 10 Frequencies Lower * Virus Broadcast * Nondenominational Garbage Family * Lame Little Brother * Total Jetsons Moment
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Bioengineering an immunity to cancer.
Bouncer Cells INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about bioengineering and immunity to cancer.
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HOUSEKEEPING * Thanks for the topic suggestion!
FEATURE Novartis Immunotherapy announcement
LINKS * First gene therapy — ‘a true living drug’ — on the cusp of FDA approval
- The orignal article Jon read
- Landmark Novartis Immunotherapy Faces Crucial FDA Hearing Wednesday
- CAR T Cell Therapy: How It Works
- CAR-T Cell Therapies for CLL: How are the various techniques different?
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**Novel cancer treatment wins endorsement of FDA advisers
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Hooray!**
TITLES WE CONSIDERED * Impenetrable Acronyms * Lymphomaniac * Bouncer Cells
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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The return of the house call.
Mock-up For The Future INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about the return of the house call.
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HOUSEKEEPING * Shoutouts * Newsletter
FEATURE * Doctorbot
LINKS * The Doctorbot Will See You Now * KS's fav keyboard
TITLES * Catamaran Screwdriver * Erase The Break * Mock-up For The Future
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Less Frictionful INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about Amazon buying Whole Foods
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HOUSEKEEPING * Sorry folks, I think I was recording from an airplane bathroom. -KS
FEATURE Amazon buys Whole Foods, but what does it all mean?
LINKS * Introducing Amazon Go and the world’s most advanced shopping technology * AMAZON’S NEW CUSTOMER * Amazon Dash Wand
TITLES * Thanks, Local Government * The Supermarket Market * The Plumbing Level * Amazon Pig Farm * Customer Zero * Giant Network of Kudzu * The Most First-Worldy of Problems * Flick'm Bicus * Potty Couches * Amazon Middleware * Less Frictionful
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Everything that happened in the break!
Morally Bankrupt Suggestions INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about... everything that happened in the break!
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FEATURE * Catching up on some reading * AI ethics and skewed data sets * Google I/O * WWDC
TITLES * So Much Worse Than Eating Potatoes * Poo Colored Glasses * Fat, Flacid, and Hungry * How To Be A Good Person * Morally Bankrupt Suggestions * A New Kind Of Output * It Sounds So Sci-Fi
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Yelling In A Vacuum INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
TRD Book Club! We geek out on Leviathan Wakes, book 1 of the Expanse series.
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LINKS * "Leviathan Wakes" on Amazon/Audible * James S. A. Corey * "The Expanse" on SciFy - Season One is on Prime Video, Season Two can be purchased, but will be free on Prime at a later date. * Learn Belter Creole - Beltalowda na tenye da tim fo du-showxa. * Coriolis Effect
TITLES * Gravity Comes Up * The Coriolis Effect * Nowhere To Get Cheese * Yelling In A Vacuum * Toe Chin * SciLit
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Inner Ear Thingy INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
Facebook doubles down on mixed reality (and revolutionary I/O interfaces)
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LINKS * Facebook - F8 2017 - Keynote Highlights * Facebook builds brain-computer interface for typing-from-thoughts and skin-hearing
TITLES * Pokemon Go Zombies * Pixelated JPEG * Inner Ear Thingy
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Smartphone addiction in Millennials
Large Waffle INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about: smartphone addiction in millenials!
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HOUSEKEEPING * JS Goof: h264 is a video format... SHA256 is encryption.
FEATURE LINKS * The Surprising Reason Millennials Check Their Phones 150 Times a Day * Which Generation is Most Distracted by Their Phones? *
TITLES * Extruding Rectangles * Batman Garage Floor * Primative Objects * Large Waffles * Digital Cleansing * Even Longer Waffle * The "Mom Stop Calling Me" Episode
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Intro to Blockchain
Air Quoting Like Crazy INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about blockchain.
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HOUSEKEEPING * A little bit about 3D Printing
FEATURE This week we talk about blockchain.
LINKS * Blockchain explained... in under 100 words * Bitcoin is probably the most transparent payment network in the world * How Transactions Are Validated On A Distributed Ledger * Still Don't Get Bitcoin? Here's an Explanation Even a Five-Year-Old Will Understand * How is Ripple different from bitcoin? * What purpose does XRP serve in the ripple protocol? * BILL GATES - NOBODY CAN STOP BITCOIN | Bitcoin Is Unstoppable * How Bitcoin Works in 5 Minutes (Technical) * How Bitcoin Works - Computerphile * The Blockchain & Bitcoin - Computerphile
Just For Fun: * On 3D Printing - Part 1 - Blog post by KS * The IT Crowd - Jen Brings the Internet to the Shareholders meeting
TITLES * Best Effort * Flame War In The Middle * Maybe A Little Wingnutty * Exposing Their Innards * 10 Bad Checks * Air Quoting Like Crazy * The Guy With The Sneakers On * The Shorter Fork * Herculean Feat of Mathematical Randomness
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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The Genie Scenario INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
The AI Stop Button Problem
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HOUSEKEEPING * Missed last week
FEATURE The Stop Button problem
LINKS * AI "Stop Button" Problem - Computerphile * The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence * Daemon * Ghost In The Shell
TITLES * The Genie Scenario * Viscious DM * Do Some Atrocities * Approach With Caution * Gentle Tension
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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The Opposite Of Permanent? INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week! TRD BookClub with The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly
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HOUSEKEEPING * Human trails for eyeballs as a platform
LINKS * The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly * Short Take – The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future * The Gemini Refractive Capsule human trials
TITLES * Frank The AI * The Gruntwork Of Being Me * Super Brain * Between Two Covers * This Says This * The Opposite Of Permanent * Stuff Floats Up * Web of Lies * I subscribe to underpants
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Platform for innovation inside the eye
Upgradable Eyeball INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about a platform for innovation inside the eye.
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HOUSEKEEPING * Shoutouts
FEATURE This week we talk about the Omega Ophthalmics Gemini Refractive Capsule as a hardware platform for your eyeball.
LINKS * The Gemini Refractive Capsule TM * Patent for “Prosthetic Capsular Devices, Systems, and Methods” * Scientists Have Created an Artificial Retina Implant That Could Restore Vision to Millions
TITLES * Airlock to your eyeball * Hard boil your eye * App store for your eyeball * Upgradeable Eyeballs
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Hacking Teddy Bears
One Million Teddy Bears INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about Hacking Teddy Bears
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FEATURE This week we talk about Hacking Teddy Bears
LINKS * CloudPets woes worsen: Webpages can turn kids' stuffed toys into creepy audio bugs * CloudPets Bluetooth Hack Desription * CloudPets Bluetooth Hack Video Demo * CloudPets Bluetooth Hack Code Repo * CloudPets Response * The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly
TITLES * Squeeze The Paw * Voicemail On Your Puppy Dog * Bluetooth Handshake Dance * Hype Cycle Valley * One Million Teddy Bears * Zombie Horde of Teddy Ruxpins * Roombas Run Amok * Atoms Are Hard
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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AI Arms Race INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week, TRD book club! (Spoiler alert)
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FEATURE * We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
LINKS * We Are Legion (We Are Bob) * For We Are Many (book 2) * Von Neumann Probes
TITLES * Maintaining The Meat Bag * Autonomous Table Saw * Godlike Intelligence Trumps Ruby Develooper * Time Disappears * AI Arms Race
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Ultra-Cool Dwarf INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about boldly going where no one has gone before.
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FEATURE * NASA scientist discover a bunch of earth-like planets
LINKS * NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star * JPL Space Tourism Posters * TRAPPIST Telescope * Spitzer Space Telescope * Google's Awesome Doodle
TITLES * The Space Bug * Ultra-Cool Dwarf * Cockroach Planet * Elon Musk's Plan B * Grab Your Towel * Snow White Dwarf and the Seven Exoplanets
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Faster Horses INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about iBoy.
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HOUSEKEEPING * Shoutout to Player FM for picking last week's episode for their show of the week.
FEATURE This week we talk about iBoy and reducing the IO bottleneck that keeps us from seamlessly using the internet with our midns.
LINKS * Player FM * iBoy on Netflix
TITLES * Radioactive Spider * In your ear, or wherever... * KBot Can Do It * Faster Horses * IO Bottleneck
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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The AI Will See You Now INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about being spied on by a bag of potato chips.
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HOUSEKEEPING * Simplecast maintenance Fri Feb 10, 2017 at 9pm ET for an hour * Mailing list is growing, yay! * JS forgot to send last week's message, boo!
LINKS * The Visual Microphone: Passive Recovery of Sound from Video * Autonomous Vehicles and the End of Privacy * The Birth And Death Of Privacy: 3,000 Years of History Told Through 46 Images * “The Right To Privacy” ~ December 15, 1890, Harvard Law Review
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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@AltShaver INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about the effect of big data + social media on public opinion.
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HOUSEKEEPING * Limitless, not Unlimited * Travelers, not Transporters * We're up to 8 subscribers!
LINKS * The Data That Turned the World Upside Down * We Tracked Down A Fake-News Creator In The Suburbs. Here's What We Learned * For the ‘new yellow journalists,’ opportunity comes in clicks and bucks * Rogue NASA on Twitter * Terrifyinger Robot Dog video
Titles * More Terrifyinger * The Liberal Elite That I Am * Make That Bar Lower * These Facts Happened * Huge Grain of Salt * @AltShaver * A Bunch of Moles * Clearly Illegal * A Micron Short of Lying
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Tiny Hand INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about the challenges of becoming immortal through technology.
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HOUSEKEEPING * Online high school edu already exists but it's pretty fringe. * Subscribe to the mailing list, yo!
LINKS * K12 | Online Education Programs & Schooling * Becoming Immortal: The Future of Brain Augmentation and Uploaded Consciousness * When her best friend died, she rebuilt him using artificial intelligence * The Dresden Files Books * Travellers (not "Transporters", as I incorrectly said in the episode * Limitless (not "Unlimited", as I incorrectly said in the episode... jeez, batting a 1000 this week, eh?) * Ray Kurzeil: The Singularity
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Listening Differently INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about the Alexa Murder.
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FEATURE Links * As We Leave More Digital Tracks, Amazon Echo Factors In Murder Investigation * Webcam Covers - Ironic Amazon Link
TITLES * Amazon Lincoln * Keep The Pants On The Up And Up * In The Litter Box * Horrified Gasp! * Listening Differently
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Pascack Valley INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about Virtual Snow Days
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Feature Links * Students, say goodbye to snow days -- and say hello to school at home
TITLES
- Pascack Valley
- Sounds Like Torture
CLOSING
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Making Up Words INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
Our top tech moments/announcements/trends of 2016.
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HOUSEKEEPING * Last ep for season three
FEATURE LINKS * Pittsburgh, your Self-Driving Uber is arriving now * Uber’s first self-driven truck delivery was a beer run * If the Tesla and SolarCity merger goes through, Elon Musk will be a step closer to creating a solar-powered car * Feds announce unprecedented autonomous car guidelines * PlayStation VR review * A.I. Could Be a Firefighter's 'Guardian Angel'
TITLES * Clown Car Thanksgiving * Without Going Internal * Minivan Limbo * Weapons, Not Alcohol * Double-Decker Couch * Harry Potter Night Bus * Soccer Class * Brown Rainbow * '76 Pinto Wagon * Phone On Your Face * We Have A Shelf * Making Up Words * Stroke Order Matters * Curvy Little Bum * Outsource Your Brain To The Cloud * Vaugely Like Work
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next season for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Viral Antivirus INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
The internet going down.
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FEATURE This week we talk about the recent DDoS attack on Dyn and its implications.
LINKS * Dyn * NORSE Attack Map
TITLES * Just A Thing That's There * Really Cool Plan B * Viral Antivirus * Alexa, Defcon 5! * DDoS A Sandwich
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Entry Level Geek INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week is gadget week!
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HOUSEKEEPING * Oops, missed last week :(
FEATURE This week is gadget week!
LINKS * Mooltipass Mini $72 * TP-Link Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb $34 * Ricoh Theta S $346 * Yamaha DD65 Electronic Drum Pad $219 * Roku Express $29
TITLES * Password In Your Pocket * Entry Level Geek * Stocking Stuffer Level
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Tracking The Dot INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
Child tracking technology
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HOUSEKEEPING * Shoutouts
FEATURE Child tracking technology
LINKS * Glympse
TITLES * Tracking the Dot
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Eyeballs In A Chair INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
Facebook VR
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LINKS * Zuck's Facebook VR demo * Facebook Vr Shows Us Why Zuckerberg Acquired Oculus * Saya: Big ambitions for Japanese 'digital daughter' * Oculus
TITLES * Virtual Everything * Max Headroom Flashback * Phone On Your Face * Eyeballs In A Chair
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Spaceship Parenting INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with Mars.
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LINKS * Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species * SpaceX Explosion * SpaceX’s Big F***ing Rocket – The Full Story * How (and Why) SpaceX Will Colonize Mars
TITLES * Spaceship Parenting * Musk Adventure
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Evolutionary Leap INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about talking machines.
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LINKS * DeepDream * WaveNet: A Generative Model for Raw Audio * A melody written by a crowd * Clive Thompson on Why Sci-Fi Is the Last Bastion of Philosophical Writing
The bit where Jon and I talked about the necessary fidelity of generated audio vs. images reminded me of this -- ks
- Cochlear implant: simulation on speech and music
TITLES * Nightmare Creatures * Comedy AI * Evolutionary Leap
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Autonomous Bed INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about the moral dilema of being an autonomous vehicle.
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LINKS * Moral Machine * We rode in Uber's self-driving car — here's what it was like
TITLES * Willy Wonka's Elevator * Thought Provoking Thought * Autonomous Bed * Self-Driving Sofa * Car Living Room
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Post Gooey Computing INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
Gadgets (Echo Dot, AirPods, Google Home)
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HOUSEKEEPING * Sorry about last week.
FEATURE * A Six-Pack of Echo Dots * Earpods? Airpods? * Google Home
LINKS * Apple EarPods * Echo Dot * Google Assistant * iOS Medical Peripherals
TITLES * Post Gooey Computing
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Fleshy Meat Bag INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week is hypothetical gadget week!
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HOUSEKEEPING * Shoutouts
FEATURE In which Kelli makes up stuff that she thinks ought to exist.
LINKS * A.I. Could Be a Firefighter's 'Guardian Angel
TITLES * Fleshy Meat Bag
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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MacGyver AI INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
The genie letting itself out of the bottle
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HOUSEKEEPING * Shoutouts
FEATURE Artificial superintelligence jumps the air gap.
LINKS The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence
- Part 1
- Part 2
TITLES * MacGyver AI
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Dora The Explorer Goes to Mars INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
An audience of one.
Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...
LINKS * Kevin Spacey talks about a new paradigm for TV
TITLES * Netflix Dream Visor * Dora The Explorer Goes to Mars * The Jonathan Stark Show * Totally. Insane. * Orgy of Nostalgia
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Selfie Facing INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
Bulbasaur!
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HOUSEKEEPING FEATURE This week we talk about the growing trend of pairing lightweight autmented reality with games and toys and what it means for the future of AR vs. VR.
LINKS * Sight
TITLES * Selfie Facing * The Best Place to Find a Snorlax
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Expert Programming INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
AlphaGo saving Google 15% on their electircity.
Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...
HOUSEKEEPING * Follow-up to Tesla Motors legal troubles when opening a second retailer * We discuss the first autonomous vehicle fatality
FEATURE * Artificial Intelligence in a nutshell. * AlphaGo saves Google 15% on their electricity bill.
LINKS * How Google's AlphaGo Beat a Go World Champion
TITLES * Expert Programming * Cat Dectector * Literally Puke (glad we didn't choose this one)
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
POST-SHOW Would you like to support Terrifying Robot Dog? Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to iTunes, Facebook, and RSS feeds. If you don't have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. Thanks!
Gigafactory
INTRO
Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
Tesla's Master Plan, Part Two
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LINKS
- Tesla Master Plan, Part Deux
TITLES
- Gigafactory
- Rocket on a boat!
CLOSING
That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
POST-SHOW
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Gadget Week: iPad Pro, Google Daydream, and Google Home
Static Station INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week is Gadget week! We be talking about:
- iPad Pro
- Google Daydream
- Google Assistant
- Google Home
Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...
HOUSEKEEPING * End of season 2! We'll be back on July 15 :)
FEATURE LINKS * Google I/O * Sisters VR
TITLES * Meat Pointer * iPocket Protector * Static Station
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Paranoid Stoner Fantasy INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
Ross the Lawyer Bot
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LINKS * Artificially Intelligent Lawyer “Ross” Has Been Hired By Its First Official Law Firm * From Coal To Code: A New Path For Laid-Off Miners In Kentucky * Baxter
TITLES * Paranoid Stoner Fantasy * Antrhofomorpize * Rossi? * Diagnonees?
(really, we just struggled a lot with words this episode...)
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
POST-SHOW Would you like to support Terrifying Robot Dog? Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to iTunes, Facebook, and RSS feeds. If you don't have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. Thanks!
Microchipping Criminals
Nothing To Hide INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
Microchipping criminals
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LINKS * Fujitsu's AI can help catch criminals on the run * Child rapists to be micro-chipped, castrated in Indonesia * Glympse
TITLES * Nothing To Hide
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Roger eBot INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
Paying for coffee with your tattoo.
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LINKS * Face2Face: Real-time Face Capture and Reenactment of RGB Videos
TITLES * Roger eBot
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Autonomous Commercial Vehicles
Semi Truck Full of Dog Food INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
Autonomous Commercial Vehicles
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HOUSEKEEPING Shoutouts * Tealeafprinces * Papasoft
LINKS * A fleet of trucks just drove themselves across Europe
TITLES * Semi Truck Full of Dog Food * That one's not real!
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Gadget Week: Gear VR, Uno Noteband, Echo Dot, and Nest Cam
Taco Pants INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week is gadget week! We talk about:
Gear VR, Uno Noteband, Echo Dot, and Nestcam
Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...
SHOUTOUTS * tealeafprincess * papasoft
LINKS * Grandma VR Reaction * Ready Player One * Firefly Communicator * Uno Noteband * Spritz * Echo Dot * Nest Cam
TITLES * Husbeast * A Truer Word Was Never Spake * Fast Forward To The Past * Leg Pockets * Dead Horse Beating * Charlie Something Tango * She Who Walks Behind * Baller Pirate Patch
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Our coming trollbots overlords
Abraham Lincoln Said What? INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
Our coming trollbots overlords
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LINKS * Rise Of The Trollbot * Twitter taught Microsoft’s AI chatbot to be a racist asshole in less than a day * Operation Payback * Snopes
TITLES * Abraham Lincoln Said What? * Devil Advocated * Bullybots * Robot Word Of Mouth
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Privacy, Security, and Encryption - Part 3
The Dead Center INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
Mistaken identity online.
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LINKS * How an internet mapping glitch turned a random Kansas farm into a digital hell * Blockchain: a futuristic solution to an age-old “trust me” dilemma
TITLES * So Many Cat Pics * The Dread Private Roberts * The Dead Center
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Privacy, Security, and Encryption - Part 2
Reboot The Toilet INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week:
Part 2 in our series on privacy, security, and encryption.
Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...
HOUSEKEEPING * Shoutouts
FEATURE Regarding physical safety:
It's easy to imagine use cases for connecting a kitchen stove to the internet (e.g., pre-heat the oven to 450º as you leave the office so you can pop a frozen dinner in as soon as you get home).
Now, what if a hacker turns on my stove top while my wooden cutting board happens to be sitting on it? The house prolly burns down.
Or imagine a hack that extinguishes the pilot light for several hours and then sparks the stove top - BOOM
Even just arriving home to a cacophony of running appliances and utilities would be pretty upsetting:
- Vacuum cleaner running
- Blender running
- Coffee grinder running
- Garbage disposal running
- Washer running
- Dryer running
- Dishwasher running
- All sinks, tubs, garden hoses running water full blast
- Toilets flushing endlessly
- Boiler clanging away because thermostat is maxed
- A/C maxed
- Fans blowing
- Space heaters maxed
Add to that everything that has a bell, beep, or buzzer, and you've got a pretty jarring night on your hands:
- TVs turned on full volume
- Radios turned on full volume
- Doorbell ringing constantly
- Smoke detectors going off constantly
- Alarm clocks going off constantly
- Microwave oven (constant "done" beep)
- Toaster oven (constant "done" beep)
- Stove timer (constant "done" beep)
- Stove (constant "up to temp" beep)
- Dryer (constant "done" beep)
- Washing machine (constant "done" beep)
- Dishwasher (constant "done" beep)
- Refrigerator (constant "door ajar" beep)
I can't even think about what would happen if a hacker could activate the sound modules on all my kids' toys simultaneously
(This is prolly a 100 years out, but... all bets are off once there's a humanoid robot in the home. If a hacker gains control of a "C3P0" in your kitchen, the possibilities for mayhem would be virtually limitless.)
LINKS * SecuriTay on Twitter * Internet of Sh!t
TITLES * Accidental Hiatus * Terrifying Robotic Revenge * Reboot The Toilet * C3PO Wins
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Privacy, Security, and Encryption - Part 1
Overkill INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
Part 1 of our series on privacy, security, and encryption.
Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...
LINKS The Golden Key: FBI vs Apple iPhone - Computerphile
Conversation: Apple, the FBI and Privacy vs. Security
TITLES * Personal Daughter * Overkill
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Dearth of gadgets week
Sorry, My Face Is Busy INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
The calm before the storm of gadgets
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LINKS * iRobot Defense * Splatoon * Segway Wheelchair * LG’s new virtual reality headset has a problem: too much reality * Cat's next rugged phone will be the first with a built-in thermal camera * father.io: first real life massive multiplayer FPS * CodeRunner * Ingress * Watch Boston Dynamics' Robot Run Outside Oh God They're Coming For Us
TITLES * Sorry, My Face Is Busy * Dinosaur, Duck!
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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3D Printers - Part 3: Controversy!
Jedi SpongeBob INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
The controversy surrounding 3D Printing.
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HOUSEKEEPING * Shoutouts
FEATURE * Copyright infringment * Guns * Drugs * Safety concerns + Food + Bike helmets * Bioprinting ethics
LINKS * Makers by Cory Doctorow * Lockdown: The coming war on general-purpose computing * The Coming Civil War over General Purpose Computing * Mattel Unveils ThingMaker, A $300 3D Printer That Lets Kids Make Their Own Toys
TITLES * $100 Bounty * Blockland * Jedi SpongeBob
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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3D Printers - Part 2
Hot Beds INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
3D Printers - Part 2
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HOUSEKEEPING * Shoutouts
FEATURE LINKS * Ponoko - 3D printing, laser cutting, metal machining service
TITLES * Hot Beds
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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3D Printers - Part 1
Pre-D Thrinting INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about:
Three types of 3D Printers
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HOUSEKEEPING * Shoutouts
FEATURE LINKS TITLES * Pre-D Thrinting * Guys With Shovels * My Liver Looks Good With This Deep Dark Tan
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Tech that changed our lives in 2015
More Betterer INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about our favorite tech from 2015.
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HOUSEKEEPING * Seasons of 12-15 shows per quarter * Planning to do a series of two to three shows per topic * First topic this season will be 3d printing + Types of 3d printers, consumer applications, controversy
FEATURE * Top Tech of 2015 + Echo + Pebble Time + Super Mario Maker + Cardboard * Honorable Mentions + Oculus + Hiku + iPad + Roku
LINKS * Google Cardboard * The Facebook-Loving Farmers of Myanmar * Samsung VR * Scratch Jr. * Pebble Smartwatches * ZenWatch 2 * Amazon Echo * Oculus Rift
TITLES * Edumucated * Pizza VR * More Betterer
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Gadget week! Sonar for your head, eInk for your wrist, and a cellphone for your dog.
Lonely 2G October 9, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 25 for Friday, October 9, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week is Gadget week! We talk about sonar for your head, eInk for your wrist, and a cellphone for your dog.
Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...
HOUSEKEEPING * Last show until 2016!
FEATURE "The tech is getting small enough that the aesthetic vision can take priority."
LINKS * BuzzClip * Eyecatcher * RePhone * AfriGadget
TITLES * Lonely 2G * Oil Anayltics * Perfectly Cooked Fries * Doppler 1k
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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The future of entertainment.
Rockem Sockem Battle Bots September 25, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 24 for Friday, September 25, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about the future of entertainment.
Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...
HOUSEKEEPING * Perfect storm killed last week's ep * Thanks to Mark Karp for emailing in response to our thought experiment about time travel in ep19.
FEATURE The inspiration for this episode was triggered by battlebots. KS, what are battlebots?
LINKS * Holodeck * BattleBots * Hatsune Miku * Miku on Letterman * DiscoveryVR * Chris Milk: How virtual reality can create the ultimate empathy machine * Dimitri Christakis: When It Comes To Kids, Is All Screen Time Equal?
TITLES * Dilithium Smells * Over The Counter Drones * Rockem Sockem Battle Bots * Robot Muscles * Second Stage * If Anyone Needs Me, I'll Be on Tattooine * Wookie Envy
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support Terrifying Robot Dog? Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to iTunes, Facebook, and RSS feeds. If you don't have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. Thanks!
Aliens land on the White House lawn. Thanks, Obama!
Crockpot Full of Dynamite September 11, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 23 for Friday, September 11, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week! Aliens land on the White House lawn - Thanks, Obama!
Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...
FEATURE Exploiting the trust of modern broadcast media channels.
LINKS * The 5pm Bell * FCC Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) * Verizon Wireless Emergency Alerts FAQs * Amber Alerts on your iPhone * The War of the Worlds radio drama
TITLES * The Coughing * Epic Unconsciousness * “Do Not Make A Sound Or I Will Smash You” Mode * Crockpot Full of Dynamite * Here Come The 1-Stars * Podcasting for Snapchat * Why Waste Decibels?
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support Terrifying Robot Dog? Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to iTunes, Facebook, and RSS feeds. If you don't have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. Thanks!
Gadget week! We talk about a pen that allows you to draw in 3D, an input surface that can morph into anything you like, and a solar powered electrical adapter that you can plug anything into.
The Undifferentiated Big Blob Of Juice September 4, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 22 for Friday, September 4, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week is gadget week! On todays show we talk about a pen that allows you to draw in 3D, an input surface that can morph into anything you like, and a solar powered electrical adapter that you can plug anything into.
Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...
LINKS * Sensel Morph * 3Dsimo mini * SunPort
TITLES * Strange Tip * The Undifferentiated Big Blob Of Juice * Big Honking Wings * Space Urinal
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support Terrifying Robot Dog? Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to iTunes, Facebook, and RSS feeds. If you don't have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. Thanks!
How a smartphone is like a mouse pointer for the physical world.
The Original Push August 28, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 21 for Friday, August 28, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about how a smartphone is like a mouse pointer for the physical world.
Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...
SHOUTOUTS * Amy Greene * Wyatt Greene * Mary Murphy * Brock Whitten
FEATURE * wayfinding for visually impaired in airports * wait time in bank/park/store * checkins at school/camp/church/friends
LINKS * Google Latitude * a16z Podcast * Target Launches Beacon Test In 50 Stores, Will Expand Nationwide Later This Year * Physical Web * Exploring the Physical Web with Chrome for iOS * Eddystone * Amazon Puts Image Recognition Into Its Main iOS App
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support Terrifying Robot Dog? Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to iTunes, Facebook, and RSS feeds. If you don't have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. Thanks!
Josh Hale from Village Features 3D on which industries virtual reality is poised to disrupt.
It Takes a Virtual Village August 21, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 20 for Friday, August 21, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk with Josh Hale from Village Features 3D about which industries virtual reality is poised to disrupt.
Please bear with the sound quality at the beginning. Our skype connection was a little rough at first but it straightened itself out once the inter-tubes warmed up.
Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...
FEATURE This week we talk with Josh Hale from Village Features 3D about which industries virtual reality is poised to disrupt.
LINKS * Village Features * Samsung Gear VR
TITLES * It Takes a Virtual Village
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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A listener question has us wishing that time travel was real.
Physics Schmysics August 14, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 19 for Friday, August 14, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week a listener question has us wishing that time travel was real.
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HOUSEKEEPING Shoutouts
- Ted Shrader
- Keith Monaghan
- Tyler Buchea
- Tomislav Carr
- Erik Runyon
- Ben Seven
- Coleman McFarland
- Cory Doctorow
FEATURE Andy Hoffman: Just finished "Actual Reality" and have to ask: when is the ideal time you'd like to have been born?
LINKS * Ray Kurzweil * Reversing Aging * The Dresden Files * Neuromancer * Snow Crash * Makers
TITLES * No Leeches, Please * Happy Eternity * Physics Schmysics * Nanotubes, Baby
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Gadget week! This time around, we’re going to devote the entire episode to Amazon Echo.
Alexa, Make Me A Sandwich August 7, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 18 for Friday, August 7, 2015. I’m Jonathan Stark - and I’m Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
It’s gadget week! This time around, we’re going to devote the entire episode to Amazon Echo.
Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...
HOUSEKEEPING * Shoutouts * Stickers * Stitcher * TuneIn
NOTES * Amazon Echo * Conversational Computing * Android Wear * Voice dictation (iOS, Android, Mac) * Hands-free requirement (i.e., Siri on Apple Watch) * Wither Hiku?
LINKS * TRD on TuneIn * TRD on Stitcher * Echo * Alexa * Chromecast * Hiku * IFTTT * Kilo * Continuous Client
TITLES * Mostly Blue * ECHO, Echo, echo * Alexa, Make Me A Sandwich
CLOSING That’s our show for this week. I’m Jonathan Stark - and I’m Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
POST-SHOW Would you’d like to support Terrifying Robot Dog? Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to iTunes, Facebook, and RSS feeds. If you don’t have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. Thanks!
Drone etiquette.
High In The Altitude July 31, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 17 for Friday, July 31, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about drone etiquette.
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HOUSEKEEPING * Stickers are in the mail * Name the robot dog listener contest
FEATURE * Drone Etiquette
LINKS * DJI Phantom * Serbia vs Albania football game interrupted by drone invasion * War driving * Gun Nut Keeps the Nation Safe From Drones
TITLES * Anti-Drone Fire * Federal Fart Administration * Drone Free Zone * Autonomous Parrot * High In The Altitude * Don't Be A Jerk
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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Hands on with Oculus Rift and our seemingly inevitable future in VR.
Actual Reality July 24, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 16 for Friday, July 24, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about Kelli's hands on with Oculus Rift and our seemingly inevitable future in VR.
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HOUSEKEEPING * TRD is now on Stitcher * TRD Stickers now available * Smart vs. Simple - Check out ep 7 for more!
FEATURE * Oculus Rift first impressions
LINKS * TRD on Stitcher * TRD Sticker Request Form * TRD Ep. 7 * Amber Case "We Are All Cyborgs Now" * Unofficial Cardboard * Google Camp * Oculus * BattleBots * DJI
TITLES * Grab Bag * Necknical Tifficulties * Actual Reality
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!
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The coming wave of robot minions.
BaxterCare July 17, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 15 for Friday, July 17, 2015. I’m Jonathan Stark - and I’m Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about the coming wave of robot minions.
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REVIEWERS Before we get started, we’d like to give a Terrifying Robot Shoutout™ to Zack Gilbert and Kai Davis for their wonderful reviews of TRD in iTunes.
LINKS * EZ Robot * Mindstorms * Baxter * Darpa Robot Challenge * Sphero * Commodore 64 * Amiga
TITLES * BaxterCare
CLOSING That’s our show for this week. I’m Jonathan Stark - and I’m Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye. Bye.
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Gadget week! We talk about VR gloves, desktop milling, and a booze printer.
Scotty, Beam Me A Drink July 10, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 14 for Friday, July 10, 2015. I’m Jonathan Stark - and I’m Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
It’s gadget week! We talk about VR gloves, desktop milling, and a booze printer.
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LINKS * GloveOne * Bartesian * Pocket NC * Science Fiction and Design * Dremel * Ready Player One
TITLES * Feel The Bark * Glove Eleven * Underware One * Coffee Printer * Scotty, Beam Me A Drink * Individually As Individuals
CLOSING That’s our show for this week. I’m Jonathan Stark - and I’m Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye. Bye.
POST-SHOW Would you’d like to support Terrifying Robot Dog? Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to iTunes, Facebook, and rss feeds. If you don’t have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. Thanks!
The potential pros and cons of conversational computing.
DUCK! July 3, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 13 for Friday, July 3, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about the potential pros and cons of conversational computing.
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FEATURE Recently, Amazon announced Amazon Echo, which their calling a Home Automation Device.
LINKS * Amazon Echo * Be My Eyes
TITLES * Thanks Alexa * The Occasional Millennium Falcon * DUCK! * Illiterate Discourse
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.
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How a simple camera could change everything about our relationships.
The Stinkeye June 26, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 12 for Friday, June 26, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about how a simple camera could change everything about our relationships.
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FEATURE LINKS * Black Mirror: “The Entire History Of You” * Google Glass * Narrative Clip * Pivothead Durango HD 1080p Video Glasses
TITLES * Instragram For Your Mind * The Stinkeye * Hurricane Colored Air * Against The Grain * Grain Feed * Garbage Truck Stream * Two Clicks Away From Girls Kissing
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.
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Scott Jenson from Google on dropping our obsession with servant-style automation.
3D Bikini June 19, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 11 for Friday, June 19, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk with Scott Jenson from Google about why we need to drop our obsession with servant style automation.
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LINKS * Scott Jenson * Hand of a Stranger * Clark's Law * 3D Printed Bikini * Spritz: Reading Reimagined * Jeeves Must Go * Douglas Engelbart * The Internet of Things needs a few SMACS * Aether: Anonymous Reddit Without Servers
TITLES * Hand Of A Stranger * 3D Bikini * Seared Into My Soul * Mosaic Delta * Communist Leanings * SlackTorrent * BitBaby
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.
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Gadget week! We talk about a holographic tabletop display, a mood altering headset, and active listening earbuds.
Chill Pills for Elvis June 12, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 10 for Friday, June 12, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week is gadget week! We talk about a holographic tabletop display, a mood altering headset, and active listening earbuds.
Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...
FEATURE * Holus: The Interactive Tabletop Holographic Display * Thync’s Mood-Altering Headset * Here Active Listening - Change The Way You Hear The World
LINKS * How Microsoft's Oculus Rift Partnership Affects HoloLens * Introducing GoPro’s 360° Camera Array * TENS Units
TITLES * Daddy's On The Counter * Special Needs Hound Dog * Chill Pills for Elvis * Sunglasses For Your Ears
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.
POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support TRD? Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to iTunes, Facebook, and rss feeds. If you don't have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. Thanks!
Artificial intelligence - what it is, when it's coming, and what it can do for us.
Hot Robots June 5, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 9 for Friday, June 5, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week! We talk about artificial intelligence - what it is, when it's coming, and what it can do for us.
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FEATURE * Robots and AI are not the same thing * Robots are a computer peripheral
LINKS * DARPA Robot Challenge * The Nitch Podcast * Ex Machina * Blade Runner * Clone Wars * Daemon by Daniel Suarez * Ender's Game * Don’t let AI take our jobs (or kill us) * Bill Gates on dangers of artificial intelligence * Elon Musk Donates $10M to Keep AI From Turning Evil * Bill Gates joins Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking in saying artificial intelligence is scary * Elon Musk: artificial intelligence is our biggest existential threat * Machine-Learning Maestro Michael Jordan on the Delusions of Big Data and Other Huge Engineering Efforts * Triangulation 146: Jeff Hawkins * Grey goo * Three Laws of Robotics * Google I/O 2015 * When Ideas Have Sex * Amazon Echo
TITLES * Any Of Those Stars * Raws of Lobotics * A Virus Called Humans * A Bug With A Machine Gun * Kissmyasskuhtee * Robot Nanny * Hot Robots
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.
POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support TRD? Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to iTunes, Facebook, and rss feeds. If you don't have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. Thanks!
The trust vs track debate - should you use smart devices to track your kids?
iBoa May 29, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 8 for Friday, May 29, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week! We talk about the trust vs track debate - should you use smart devices to track your kids?
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LINKS * Glympse * Uber Tracking * Disney Magic Bands * Tinitell * Checker * Tile * Smart Tattoos * Rule 34
TITLES * Foursquare For Your Family * Sneaking Tracking * iBoa * Failed Horn Blow
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye. Bye.
POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support TRD? Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to iTunes, Facebook, and rss feeds. If you don't have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. Thanks!
Smarthomes: why anyone might want such a thing and how we might get from where we are to where they be.
Setting The Whack May 22, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 7 for Friday, May 22, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week! We talk about smarthomes: why anyone might want such a thing and how we might get from where we are to where they be.
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FEATURE Does the promise of Jetsons even seem that attractive?
Why? * Save money * Decrease tedious upkeep * Water heater story * Powerwall
How? * Smart stores / restaurants / factories will likely come first and prove the model * Sensors vs actuators + "Works with Nest" program is interesting * Kinda like New Relic for your environment * Membrane computing (exception handling model / requires knowing what "normal" looks like / Jeff Hawkins) * Conversational computing + Amazon Echo - always on, hands free computing + Siri + Google Now
LINKS * Wemo * Nest Thermostat * Simple Human Trash Bags * Amazon Dash Button * Dash Replenishment Service * Amazon Subscribe & Save * New Relic * Jeff Hawkins on Membrane Computing * Amazon X-Ray
TITLES * Groped By Robots * Lizard Homes * The Smart Part * Smart Panini * What Whack Is * Setting The Whack * Smart Underpants
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.
POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support TRD? I thought so! Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to iTunes, Facebook, and rss feeds. If you don't have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. It would mean a lot to us. Thanks!
Four clever tech gadgets from Kickstarter and Indiegogo.
Infinite Notebook May 15, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 6 for Friday, May 15, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we talk about four clever tech gadgets from Kickstarter and Indiegogo.
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LINKS * Peeple * Checker * Phree * Rocketbook * Livescribe
TITLES * Finger of Dog * Infinite Notebook * Terrible Robot Idea
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.
POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support TRD? I thought so! Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to itunes, facebook, and rss feeds. Or if you don't have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. It would mean a lot to Kelli and I. Thanks!
We prepare to greet our drone overlords.
Burrito Rain May 8, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 5 for Friday, May 8, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we prepare to greet our drone overlords.
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FEATURE This weeks show topic was inspired by the news that the FAA recently reversed their "line of sight" position on drones...
- FAA ruling
- What if they become legal
- Surveilance?
- Weaponized?
- Burritos!
- Noise pollution
- Amazon deliveries?
- Medical supplies to remote areas
LINKS * FAA drone position * Mythbusters * Les Stroud * White House Drone Crash * Man taken into custody after landing single-person aircraft on Capitol grounds * Tacocopter * Dad's Drone Follows Daughter To School * Flying machines to deliver medicine, food, goods and supplies * Second Life * Oculus Rift
TITLES * Some Other Maniac * Deploy The Emergency Toilet Paper * Taco Copter * Burrito Rain * Tree Rats
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.
POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support TRD? I thought so! Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to itunes, facebook, and rss feeds. Or if you don't have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. It would mean a lot to Kelli and I. Thanks!
We go deeper into the reality of virtual reality.
Haptic Ceiling May 1st, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 4 for Friday, May 1st, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we go deeper into the reality of virtual reality.
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FEATURE So, last week we talked about the VR sci-fi book Ready Player One, how it could eventually become reality, and what effects it might have on society. Well, it turns out we might have been underestimating the timeline.
- Ernest Cline's reaction to Oculus
- RPO came out before Oculus.
- EC was invited to try one and his reaction was, "if the RPO movie doesn't come out soon, it's not going to be sci fi."
- EC said he underestimated how fast VR would be available
- Hardware
- Oculus Rift
- Millions of dev units sold
- Rumoured to launch in 2015
- Samsung Gear VR
- $199 at BestBuy
- MicroSoft's HoloLens
- Sony's Project Morpheus (for playstation, apparently)
- SteamVR
- Oculus Rift
- Haptic vest
- 3rd Space haptic vest
- $129 on Amazon (for pink ;))
- 3rd Space haptic vest
- 360 Cams
- Google Business View photog at McBride's (that's me in the lumberjack shirt!)
- Facebook "sphere vids"
- Second Life is UNREAL
- After we recorded last week, I took a closer look at 2life and
- BOOM - right there on the front page, Oculus Rift support.
- I made an account and - OMG... totally NSFW.
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark, and I'm Kelli Shaver, and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.
POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support TRD? Just think two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to itunes, facebook, and rss feeds. Or if you don't have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. It would mean a lot to Kelli and I. Thanks! :)
Virtual reality and why it's not as far off as you might think.
Ready Player One April 24, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 3 for Friday, April 25, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we discuss virtual reality and why it's not as far off as you might think.
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FEATURE We talk about:
- The path from Facebook+Oculus/Xbox+HoloLens to The Oasis from Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- How virtual reality can minimize traditional disabilities while creating new ones.
- How would it affect social interations if we could literally be anyone?
- What sides of yourself would you show if you could choose to be selective?
- What would our social behaviors be like if our environment could be literally anything?
NOTES 1. Anonymity is paramount (even between vschool and greater Oasis) 2. Huge range of I/O quality (haptic gloves, suits, chairs, smell tower) 3. There are some strong parallels between the Oasis and Facebook (immersive, addictive, lock-in, in app games, etc) 4. If you imagine adding Oculus Rift to Facebook, you can see a clear path to Oasis type situation 5. Facebook already allows us to show only the best version of ourselves - now add 3d avatars.
LINKS * Ready Player One * The Martian * Second Life * Neuromancer * Snow Crash * Ultrahaptics * HoloLens * Oculus Rift * Samsung VR
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark, and I'm Kelli Shaver, and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.
POST-SHOW Would you like to support TRD but aren't sure how? It's easy! Just think two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to itunes, facebook, and rss feeds. Or if you don't have two friends - because you're always jacked into the oasis - you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. It would mean a lot to Kelli and I. Thanks! :)
The impact of driverless vehicles on society.
Drunk Driverless Cars April 17, 2015
INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 2 for Friday, April 17, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we discuss the impact of driverless vehicles on society.
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FEATURE We talk about:
- Driverless car sharing in a neighborhood
- Smart Cruise Control
- Self-parking cars
- Driverless Ikea delivery trucks
LINKS * Transportation GIF * Google's Driverless Car * Automated vehicles - how a car can self-park * Oculus Headset
TITLES WE CONSIDERED * Robots Suing Each Other * Drunk Driverless Cars * Drivered Armorless Cars
CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark, and I'm Kelli Shaver, and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.
POST-SHOW If you would like to receive a weekly email with links we mention in the show, pull our your phone and text FUTURE to 33444 and we'll add your email address to our mailing list. Again, text FUTURE to 33444 to be added to the TRD email list.
TRD is a spin off of The Nitch Podcast which was a tech show Kelli and I ran for three years. Nitch was more focused on nuts and bolts of tech but we did often get into big picture discussions that the Terrifying Robot Listener™ might enjoy. You can check out the original show at http://nitch.cc.
Negative reactions to Amazon's new Dash smart button.
Whittling Pegs Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode one for Friday, April 10, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.
This week we discuss negative reactions to Amazon's new Dash smart button.
FEATURE The day before April fools 2015, Amazon announced a new product called Dash Button. The reaction to Dash was swift and surprisingly negative.
For example:
- Scott Hanselman
- Hiku home barcode scanner
- New Yorker article
We talk about:
- Are we really so lazy that we need this?
- It seems like a silly use of internet technology
- Accidental orders
- Bad for local businesses
- I don't want 50 ugly buttons stuck around my house.
POST-SHOW If you would like to receive a weekly email with links we mention in the show, pull our your phone and text FUTURE to 33444 and we'll add your email address to our mailing list.
TRD is a spin off of The Nitch Podcast which was a tech show Kelli and I ran for three years. Nitch was more focused on nuts and bolts of tech but we did often get into big picture discussions that the Terrifying Robot Listener™ might enjoy. You can check out the original show at http://nitch.cc.