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Chase has been keeping his eye out for the latest Toyz2Lyfe game (inspired by the Dreamworks Pictures animated Toy Story rip-off), and he's found some great online tools to track the best deals. Unfortunately, he's been sucked into the consumerist trap of online deal sites, and now has a garage packed wall-to-wall with HDMI cables and women's pants. The internet is weird. * Slickdeals * CheapCharts for iOS * CamelCamelCamel * MacRumors Buying Guide * Woot * Meh…

Why is it that every car radio, CD player, or fancy infotainment system sucks? Maybe it's a disconnect with customers, maybe it's just a lack of care… or maybe it's because there is no incentive to make it better when the competition all sucks, too. Either way, we don't like it. When the device in our pocket can do almost anything, why can't it be the center of our automotive life? * Chevy partners with LG for in-car entertainment * Apple CarPlay * Ignition (CarPlay on iPad) * Android Auto

It's been a long week, and it's my night to make dinner. I know the fridge is basically empty, but going to the store seems like too much work. Fortunately, I can shop a virtual grocery store, pick a delivery window, and know that my day just got 10% easier - but at what cost? * Amazon Fresh - Save $25 on your first order at ianfuchs.xyz/fresh * Instacart * PeaPod * Postmates * Plowz/Mowz * Magic Personal Assistant Service

So we missed — PING — our projected sales for — BZZZ BZZZ — the fifth quarter in a row. I know — PING PING — that you've been — ZIP POW — leading that division — BEEP BEEP — as best you can but — RING RING, RING RING — are you going to get that? Hello? Yeah. Yeah. No. Yeah. I told him no. He had it yesterday! Yes, he did. No. Okay, see you tonight. Sorry, kids, you know? Sure. So, like I was saying — BZZZ BZZZ — you're a great leader — PING — and you've been in charge of — WHISTLE BUZZ — a lot of great projects over the years — BOOP BOOP — but with the division's recent — ZINGO ZANGO ZAMBO — performance I'm afraid — BZZZ BZZZ — we have — PING — to let — RING RING. No, I told you, he got it yesterday! No! Sorry. Continue. We have to — POW — let you go. BLAMMO! * Why something silly like your clothes matters * Don't do this * Interruptions and productivity * Never interrupt a programmer

You're in a meeting and you need to remember some key details of the conversation. Do you write it on a sheet of paper, or punch it out into the notes app on your iPad or iPhone? Then you are asked to attend a meeting - can you check what your calendar looks like, oe is it sitting on your desk? After work, you remember you need to stop at the store - do you have your list? * Paper (by 53) * OneNote * Google Keep * TextWrangler

I don't even remember what we talked about. Video games, I guess? Like a low-budget Idle Thumbs. It doesn't matter, I'm just going back to Mario. Gotta collect those souls, amirite? This game, it's like those auto-scrolling levels of Olde only now they're even harder (and maybe they're crappier as a result). I'm just glad someone took the time to hand-craft all of these coins. Like I took the time to hand-craft the coins I paid them with! Hah! But for real, no nickle and diming here. Just a crisp Hamilton and a Lincoln on the flipside for all the sweet, sweet MARIO action you could want… until you beat it. -People suck at computers -Super Mario Run -People suck at everything

Facebook has entered the field of PC gaming, and Chase is uncertain they can compete with Steam. On this holiday episode, Andrew sings and Chase speculates. * Facebook Gameroom * New York Times sends out Google Cardboard * Distribution of Users Computer Skills

With the rising trend of false news, clickbait headlines, and misleading pull-quotes, we thought we would discuss some of the ways we get our news, and how we can verify the accuracy and authenticity of the news we see. * Facebook report fake news * Clickbait Bernie Sanders Headline * Reply All and r/The_Donald subreddit

The year is 2016, and the worlds biggest musical star is putting the finishing touches on their new album. Then, from down the hall, they hear their mother call for dinner. They quickly hit command-s to save their changes, close their laptop, and head off to eat. The entire album being produced on a $900 computer, without the need for any instruments or musical theory, that MacBook Air contains a gold mine. * Roli BLOCKS * Keezy Drummer * Figure by Propellerhead * Misa Kitara * Remixlive Loops * Marvel Symphonic Universe * Millennial Whoop * Kanye pirates Serato from Deadmau5 * AI Graphic Design * Google Machine pens song * Poems by a song writer * Music Memos

With the Thanksgiving holiday just past us, we ran into a multitude of scheduling conflicts. Chase is in the middle of moving across the country, Andrew is traveling with his new wife, and Ian was finding it hard to work around a newborn schedule. Fortunately, there are tons of tools available now that allow for collaboration without needing to depend on others to be working at the same time. The results of this experiment are weird. We probably won't do it again.