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Rocket
By RelayTechnology
Rocket episodes
- 170: It's So Horrible Here
Christina, Brianna, and Simone discuss Zuckerberg's Senate testimony, the new RED iPhone, Mac Pro updates, and Cardi B's new album dropping.
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Links and Show Notes Zuckerberg Testimony: Why Facebook Is Winning So Far - Bloomberg How the Senate's tech illiteracy saved Mark Zuckerberg - CNNPolitics Apple announces new red iPhone 8 and 8 Plus - The Verge Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows | TechCrunch Apple’s redesigned Mac Pro is coming in 2019 - The Verge Cardi B’s ‘Invasion of Privacy’ Cements Her Star Status Cardi B on Her Unstoppable Rise, Repping Gang Life, and the Peril of Butt Injections | GQ55 min - 169: Better Laser Explosions
Brianna, Christina, and Simone mull over the rumors that Apple will make their own chip, and talk about how online culture needs to change in the aftermath of the shooting at YouTube headquarters. Then we take a breath to play a horrible guessing game.
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- Casper: The Internet’s favourite mattress. Get $50 off select mattresses with the code ‘ROCKET’.
Links and Show Notes Apple Plans to Ditch Intel and Use Custom Mac Chips Starting in 2020 - Mac Rumors Apple Plans to Use Its Own Chips in Macs From 2020, Replacing Intel - Bloomberg Police Identify Woman Who Wounded 3 at YouTube and Killed Herself; Motive Is Unclear - The New York Times Nasim Najafi Aghdam was 'calm and cooperative' with police before attacking YouTube HQ - CNN Police Questioned YouTube Attacker Hours Before Shooting, Didn't Seem To Be A Threat : The Two-Way : NPR Fool for You by Samantha M. Derr Sparkwood by Daria Defore Brianna Wu — Donate via ActBlue1 hr 10 min - 168: There Were Other Complications
Apple held an event, Facebook is being Facebook, and who bit Beyoncé’s face.
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Links and Show Notes The 5 biggest announcements from the Apple education event - The Verge Apple’s new iPad with Pencil support is just $299 for schools - The Verge Apple and Logitech announce $49 Crayon stylus and keyboard case that work with the iPad - The Verge Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from Android phones [Updated] | Ars Technica Facebook scandal ignites a privacy awakening - Mar. 28, 2018 Manifest.permission | Android Developers Which Celebrities Did Not Bite Beyoncé's Face? An Updating List. | HuffPost Who bit Beyoncé? A guide to the most bizarre celebrity mystery of 2018. - The Washington Post1 hr 5 min - 167: Pointing Fingers
Christina, Brianna, and Simone discuss the fallout for Facebook in the wake of Cambridge Analytica, Uber's self-driving car fatality, and two awesome ladies: Lara Croft and Jessica Jones.
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Links and Show Notes Cambridge Analytica scandals, explained: Facebook, Trump, Russia, WikiLeaks, and more - Vox Cambridge Analytica, the shady data firm that might be a key Trump-Russia link, explained - Vox Facebook and Cambridge Analytica: What You Need to Know as Fallout Widens - The New York Times No, You Aren't Going to Quit Facebook Uber’s self-driving car showed no signs of slowing before fatal crash, police say - The Verge Uber halts self-driving tests after pedestrian killed in Arizona - The Verge Uber’s former head of self-driving cars put safety second - The Verge From sex symbol to icon: How Crystal Dynamics saved Lara Croft - Polygon Jessica Jones season 2 full review - Polygon1 hr 9 min - 166: Smart Home Future
Simone, Brianna, and Christina talk about The Information's deep dive into Siri's troubled development, three exciting stories of FRAUD, The Bachelor's tragic season finale, and whether or not Simone should get a Fitbit on a whim.
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Links and Show Notes The Seven-Year Itch: How Apple’s Marriage to Siri Turned Sour — The Information Senior ex-Equifax executive charged with insider trading | Ars Technica Theranos and CEO Elizabeth Holmes charged by the SEC with defrauding investors - The Verge Google banning cryptocurrency-related advertising Watch John Oliver explain Bitcoin using $15,000 Beanie Babies and rap videos - The Verge Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham Iceland Vacation | PEOPLE.com Fitbit Alta HR Is the Best Fitness Tracker for Normal People Microsoft Build 2018 Developer Conference1 hr 3 min - 165: Steven Spielberg Hasn't Made A Bad Movie Since Hook - Fight Me
Simone, Brianna, and Christina are reunited for a MYSTERY TOPIC, discussion of Microsoft's LTE Surface and Vulkan 1.1, and the upcoming Spielberg joint Ready Player One.
This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:- Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code ROCKET at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
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Links and Show Notes The work-anywhere Surface Pro with LTE can now be preordered by anyone | Ars Technica Vulkan 1.1 out today with multi-GPU support, better DirectX compatibility | Ars Technica Stranger Things’ homage to ’80s cinema continues with stunning posters - Polygon People are making Ready Player One’s terrible posters so much better - Polygon Female Founders on International Women's Day - YouTube58 min - 164: Just The Two Of Us
Brianna and Simone are FLYING DUO tonight and talking about Microsoft's Supreme Court Case, the ESRB's addition of in-game purchase warnings to game labels, Discord's purge of white nationalist servers, and the awesomeness of Black Panther.
This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:- Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘rocket2018’
- Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code ROCKET at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
Links and Show Notes US v. Microsoft: what’s at stake in the Supreme Court case - The Verge ESRB adding labeling for loot boxes, other ‘in-game purchases’ - Polygon Discord is purging alt-right, white nationalist and hateful servers - Polygon Black Panther review - Polygon Black Panther review: the grown-up Marvel movie we’ve been waiting for - The Verge Brianna Wu — Donate via ActBlue1 hr 7 min - 163: Reviewpalooza
Simone, Brianna, and Christina take a break from news to discuss their favorite toys: the Peloton bike, the HomePod, the iPhone 8, the third-gen MacBook, and the Apple Watch Series 3.
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- PDFpen, from Smile: Everything you need for more powerful PDF editing.
Links and Show Notes My two-month ride with Peloton, the cultish, internet-connected fitness bike - The Verge Apple HomePod Review: It Only Sounds Great: Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company Opinion: Almost no one should get a HomePod over a Google Home Max | 9to5Google iPhone 8 Review: Apple's Best and Most Boring iPhone | WIRED 'King of Kong' star Billy Mitchell lied, claims Donkey Kong world-record analysis | VentureBeat The ‘King of Kong’ could be stripped of his high score The Perfect Fraudman - YouTube The King of Con - YouTube World's Most Infamous Donkey Kong Player Caught Cheating! - YouTube RDI Halcyon - YouTube1 hr 5 min - 162: The Internet Was A Mistake
Brianna, Christina, and Simone are reunited to discuss Wired's cover story about Facebook, the upcoming (ongoing?) Infocalypse, and Quinn Norton's short life at the New York Times.
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Links and Show Notes Inside Facebook's Hellish Two Years—and Mark Zuckerberg's Struggle to Fix it All | WIRED He Predicted The 2016 Fake News Crisis. Now He's Worried About An Information Apocalypse. NY Times Hires, Quickly Fires Journalist With History of Homophobic Tweets Microsoft Developer - YouTube1 hr 3 min - 161: Wow, Remember That?
Brianna, Simone, and Christina are ... not here! But they've curated a trip down memory lane for you, of some of their favorite Rocket memories. Join us to talk about the SNES Classic and, of course, sexy, sexy Pokemon.
This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:- Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code ROCKET at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
- Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code ROCKET to get 30% off.
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About Rocket
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Countdown to excitement! Every week Christina Warren, Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort had accelerated geek conversation. Tech, comics, movies, games and books, no galaxy is off limits! Hosted by…
Christina Warren, Brianna Wu, and Simone De Rochefort.
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