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John and Dan talk about flat eyeballs, Sergio Valente, and the indy-rock optometrist.

Also, for people who "only listen when the description sounds interesting", when does it not sound interesting?

This week Joe and Cody discuss Twitter, iPad rumors, Lightning, Apple TV, Apple Pay, and much, much more!

Tommy and Adam discuss cutting the cord in 2018, and the pros and cons of ditching your cable subscription in the age of streaming.

Discussed: current monospaced font preferences, experimenting with text sizing, getting on the sucker list, old McDonalds had some styrofoam, new tech that would kill old stories, kids bewilderment with old tech, the bonkersness of Face/Off, wonderful listener gifts for Cash, a book about anxiety Merlin likes.

Dan and Merlin also answer listener questions about mise en place and doubting one's future after college.

Seth and Dan talk about Swatch pulling out of Basel, the morals and ethics of counterfeit watches, and more.

Jeff and Christian welcome the director of 10 Cloverfield Lane, Dan Trachtenberg to the show to discuss the next Xbox, no more loot boxes for Forza, and HTC's faith in VR.

The Playlist: World of Warcraft, Shadow Tactics, No Man's Sky NEXT, Captain Toad Treasure Tracker

VR Talk: Marvel Heroes United

Parting Gifts!

John and Dan discuss beef, Foo Cheese, ice tea, the Alaska Colorado connection, and the Lion's Lair.

Tommy and Adam discuss the popularity of live streaming that has become the big new feature of nearly every tech platform and why our current infrastructure (in the US, at least) cannot currently support it. Also, audience questions and suggestions!

This week Joe and Cody follow up on a few topics from last week, discuss iOS 12 public beta first impressions, MacBook Pro hot-fix, Apple ADs, answer #askDaU, and much more!

Merlin really likes the ones where Dan prepares.

Discussed: four-twenty in The Mile High state, some tv and movie recommendations, the creativity that comes from constraints, The Information Problem, plus thanks for some lovely gifts to Cash from listeners.

Most of the episode focuses on a provocative new article about whether podcast hosting should be "free."

Merlin nerds out on iOS Trackpad mode, and Dan drops a Science Corner about heat versus temperature. Also: Star Trek.