This week Audrey and I chat about Google Duplex, Signal desktop issues, Medium’s continued floundering, and offensive hacking (“active defense”). Enjoy!

Complete show notes:

https://recompilermag.com/2018/05/21/episode-61-san-marino-showed-up-with-robots

[01:31] The Responsible Communication Style Guide is headed back to the printers! – The Responsible Communication Style Guide

[01:58] Kickstarter: Community Event Planning, Second Edition

[03:49] Google Duplex will call salons, restaurants, and pretend to be human for you [Updated] | Ars Technica

[06:37] Google AI Blog: Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real-World Tasks Over the Phone

[21:55] 'Disappearing' Signal Messages Are Stored Indefinitely on Mac Hard Drives - Motherboard

[27:31] Medium abruptly cancels the membership programs of its 21 remaining subscription publisher partners » Nieman Journalism Lab

[41:15] The Digital Vigilantes Who Hack Back | The New Yorker

[56:01] Eurovision: Malta

[56:16] Eurovision: Estonia

[56:36] Eurovision: San Marino

[56:59] Decoder Ring explores the history and meaning of the laugh track.