Design Details

270: Onward Into the Dark


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This week, we discuss the tradeoffs of sensor-laden home devices and the future of personalized advertising. We also follow up on Morgan's tweetstorm with a chat about "dream jobs" and navigating workplace politics. In cool things, Brian shares a workout tracking app and Marshall is bullish on shoes.

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Follow-up:
  • Thanks to @tomato_glue and @divya_tak for tweeting the nice tweets :)
  • Charlie Deets is just one man
  • Here's Morgan Knutson’s tweetstorm for reference
  • Video: "With great power comes great responsibility"
  • Video: “Be water, my friend”
  • News:
    • Site: Facebook's Portal is a smart hands-free calling device
    • Article: "Facebook Portal’s claims to protect user privacy are falling apart"
    • Discussion:
      • Image: Mark Zuckerberg with a taped up laptop
      • Article: "Alexa Wants to Know How You’re Feeling Today"
      • Article: "Spotify can tell if you’re sad. Here’s why that should scare you."
      • Video: "Minority Report Mall Scene" shows the future of personalized advertising
      • Video: "HYPER-REALITY" shows the future of advertising when it's just fucking everywhere
      • Video: "Minority Report Eye Surgery Scene" (NSFL)
      • Site: Apple Homepod doesn't have a camera fwiw
      • One Cool Thing:
        • Brian shared Fitbod, a personalized workout tracking app for iOS
        • Site: Tonal is a wall-mounted home gym
        • Article: "GymKit is the best thing to happen to treadmills in a long time"
        • Marshall shared StockX, a stock market for shoes and other gear
        • Site: OXO POP containers are great for organizing your pantry
        • You can even buy the Nike Air Mag from that scene in Back to the Future II (for like $10,000 USD)
        • Video: "Shoes the Full Version" (NSFW)
        • Design Details on the Web:
          • We are @designdetailsfm
          • Brian is @brian_lovin
          • Marshall is @marshallbock
          • @Sarahberus and @Luperdev make us sound smarter than we are
          • Join the conversation on Spectrum or leave us a review on iTunes
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