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Andy and Michael M remember what’s important.  Developing community.  Connecting with people.  Helping.  An intriguing article about Elite Dangerous gameplay and scenarios that some unscrupulous players use to take advantage of new players.  And how groups of players band together to help and rescue those new players.  Software such as Range and the newly announced Microsoft Viva bring community building to work teams, and provide terrific fodder for Andy and Michael to discuss.

AI takes center stage with specialized photo filters.  And so does the Advertising Standards Authority.  AI also features in MMORPGs, as is the case with Latitude.  

Wrapping up this week, spinach that sends email, Nike’s new GoFlyEase shoes and Windows Swap round out the show. 

Selected Links

dev.to post: Super Mario World Restored Original Soundtrack: Great Coding Music! — https://dev.to/ben/super-mario-world-restored-original-soundtrack-great-coding-music-4alf 

Ben Halpern’s Nerd Bowl 2017 — https://github.com/benhalpern/benhalpern.github.io/blob/master/nerdbowl.json 

Polygon article: Elite Dangerous players say they’re being scammed, trapped in space, and forced to work — https://www.polygon.com/features/2021/2/4/22264605/elite-dangerous-newbies-trapped-forced-labor 

BBC News article: Influencers told not to use ‘misleading’ beauty filters — https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-55824936 

TechCrunch article: AI Dungeon-maker Latitude raises $3.3M to build games with ‘infinite’ story possibilities — https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/04/latitude-seed-funding/ 

Rogue — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rogue/id298113808 

The Verge article: Pixel phones will be able to read your heart rate with their cameras — https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/4/22265004/google-pixel-camera-heart-rate-breathing-rate-sensor 

MacStories article: Apple Releases Betas with Face ID Plus Apple Watch iPhone Unlocking, App Tracking Transparency, and Other New Features — https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-releases-betas-with-face-id-plus-apple-watch-iphone-unlocking-app-tracking-transparency-and-other-new-features/ 

Range — https://www.range.co 

Microsoft Viva — https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-viva 

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