Rocket

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April 27, 2017120: Feast of Sins
Simone, Brianna, and Christina talk about Uber's latest terrible act, Amazon's new Echo, and the ongoing JUICERO SAGA.
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Links and Show Notes Stop Using Unroll.me, Right Now. It Sold Your Data to Uber. Unroll.me’s CEO is ‘heartbroken’ that users are upset their data was sold to Uber - The Verge My Comments on the Unroll.Me // Uber Situation – Perri Chase – Medium Uber’s C.E.O. Plays With Fire - The New York Times Uber responds to report that it tracked devices after its app was deleted | TechCrunch Amazon Has a New Echo That Tells You If Your Outfit Sucks Of Course Ivanka Trump Tweeted About Juicero Juicero CEO Begs You: Do NOT Squeeze Our Juice Bags [Updated] Here’s Why Juicero’s Press is So Expensive – Bolt Blog A Devastating Holocaust Documentary Proves VR Filmmaking Isn't Just a Gimmick Joshua vs. Jared Watch us lose our minds over Puyo Puyo Tetris - Polygon
1 hr 3 min
April 20, 2017119: JuicBros
Brianna and Christina are joined by Glenn Fleishman to talk about overpriced juicers, what Facebook showed off at F8, and the demise of the mini NES and the rumors of a new mini SNES.
This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
Blue Apron: A better way to cook. Get three meals free with your first purchase, and free shipping.
Guest Starring:
Glenn Fleishman
Links and Show Notes ‘It’s All Over Now But the Screaming’: Inside the Unraveling of LeEco in America Silicon Valley’s $400 Juicer May Be Feeling the Squeeze - Bloomberg The $700 Juicer Keeping Silicon Valley Regular Climbing Out Of Facebook's Reality Hole Sorry, Facebook, but social VR will never be a thing Five Things to Know About Facebook's Huge Augmented Reality Fantasy Nintendo Discontinues the NES Classic Edition - IGN Nintendo Might Be Preparing a Mini SNES For the Holiday Season These Are the 30 Games Nintendo Should Include on a Tiny Super Nintendo How to Build Your Own Mini SNES The Internet Archive brings Apple's classic Macintosh to your browser | Macworld Glenn Fleishman (@GlennF) | Twitter
59 min
April 13, 2017118: Pure Nuggets
Simone, Brianna, and Christina explore LeEco's slow collapse, and the advent of YouTube TV. Then: the great hero of our time is revealed.
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Links and Show Notes
Christina Warren on Twitter: "I'm legitimately the worst kind of person https://t.co/MWtNANkR2m" Rocket Make It Weird! Women's T-Shirt from RelayFM | Teespring LeEco, China's Rising Tech Star, Can't Catch a Break What the Hell Is Going On at LeEco? YouTube TV Isn't Perfect, But It's Very Promising 8-Year-Old Hero Steals Car to Buy McDonald's After Learning to Drive on YouTube
1 hr 12 min
April 06, 2017117: Death Knell Pause
Simone, Brianna, and Christina talk Apple's mea culpa on the Mac Pro, and then Spotify's concessions to UMG for premium music streaming. Then: Persona 5.
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Links and Show Notes Apple Introducing New Mac Pro, Pro iMacs and External Display Over Next Year Daring Fireball: The Mac Pro Lives Spotify will window albums on premium, as Universal finally inks new deal - Music Business Worldwide Persona 5 review - Polygon A Note on Persona 5 and Streaming | Atlus USA
1 hr 6 min
March 31, 2017116: Gosh-Darn Angry!
Simone, Brianna, and Christina talk about Congress caving to pressure from carriers and ISPs, Samsung's new Galaxy 8, and the slow death of music streaming.
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.
Links and Show Notes The 265 members of Congress who sold you out to ISPs, and how much it cost to buy them - The Verge Losing the ISP privacy fight is only the beginning - The Verge Majority of Android VPNs can’t be trusted to make users more secure | Ars Technica The impossible task of creating a “Best VPNs” list today | Ars Technica The 6 biggest announcements from the Galaxy S8 event - The Verge After the smoke clears: inside Samsung's quest for redemption - The Verge Accessories - Cases, Covers & Chargers | Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ - The Official Samsung Galaxy Site Streaming Music Services, From Most Screwed to Least Screwed The long, sad and totally predictable death of Rdio Rocket Make It Weird! T-Shirt from RelayFM | Teespring
1 hr 19 min
March 23, 2017115: That is the Joke
Christina, Brianna, and Simone talk about the red—crimson?—iPhone, and the new iPad. Then they take on Apple Clips, which wants to be Snapchat for the old people. Then we dig back into Mass Effect: Andromeda, now that Bri has taken a turn with it.
This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
TextExpander, from Smile: Multiply your team’s productivity.
Blue Apron: A better way to cook. Get three meals free with your first purchase, and free shipping.
Links and Show Notes You Can Get a Red iPhone Now Apple launches red iPhone 7 - The Verge New 9.7-inch iPad features stunning Retina display and incredible performance - Apple Who Needs an Apple Snapchat? Clips - A New Video App - Apple Apple’s new Clips app makes social videos for other social networks - The Verge Mass Effect: Andromeda review - Polygon In Mass Effect: Andromeda, your dad takes after you — here’s why that’s great - Polygon BioWare cuts off GamerGate complaint about Mass Effect facial animations - Polygon Works Matching 'donald trump' | Archive of Our Own
1 hr 4 min
March 16, 2017114: Beauty and the Matrix
Christina, Brianna, and Simone discuss the new Beats X headphones, the potential of Mass Effect: Andromeda, and Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast! Oh, and the Matrix reboot. Because that's a thing.
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 Beats X Earbuds Are AirPods For People Who Like to Move Are Apple AirPods the New Earrings? Kristen Stewart Puts a Cool Spin on Wearable Tech - Vogue Lost in space: A confusing 90 minutes with Mass Effect: Andromeda - Polygon Watch the first hour of Mass Effect: Andromeda - Polygon Hands-on with Mass Effect: Andromeda multiplayer - Polygon The Matrix reboot isn’t a remake: Here’s the difference between the two - Polygon The Matrix is getting a reboot, Black Panther actor eyed for lead role - Polygon
1 hr 6 min
March 09, 2017113: Just Have Two
Christina, Brianna, and Simone talk about the upcoming Slack competitor Microsoft Teams, and the launch issues that have plagued the Nintendo Switch.
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.
Links and Show Notes
Christina, Brianna, and Simone talk about the upcoming Slack competitor Microsoft Teams, and the launch issues that have plagued the Nintendo Switch.
Microsoft's Slack competitor to launch next week - The Verge Microsoft Teams launches to take on Slack in the workplace - The Verge Microsoft set to take on Slack with global release of workplace chat app 'Teams' next week - GeekWire Facebook at Work is now Workplace, launches for all companies starting at $3 per user each month | VentureBeat | Business | by Paul Sawers Nintendo Switch painful launch - YouTube Fix your left Joy-Con connectivity issues and void your warranty in one fell swoop - The Verge Nintendo tells Switch users dead pixels are their problem | Technology | The Guardian People Are Already Trying to Fix the Nintendo Switch's Dumb Design Issues Nintendo Switch Joy-Con issue may be caused by controller’s design - Polygon Nintendo Switch Joy-Con issue may be caused by controller’s design - Polygon The Switch’s friend list is terrible and useless at launch - Polygon Some Nintendo Switch users getting weak Wi-Fi signal - Polygon The Switch’s friend list is terrible and useless at launch - Polygon Some Nintendo Switch users getting weak Wi-Fi signal - Polygon 180480-12461-deidara.jpg (417×640) latest (1440×1080) 7633be1b71ddd683794fc9d24386fe7414a80c9b8e94661190875d18ab124b24.jpg (600×350)
1 hr 7 min
March 02, 2017112: Agent G
Georgia Dow joins Brianna and Simone to talk the Nintendo Switch, some sizzling iPhone 8 rumors, and the upcoming Wolverine movie, Logan!
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Guest Starring:
Georgia Dow
Links and Show Notes Nintendo Switch game cartridges taste offensively bad, trust us (update) - Polygon Nintendo Switch review - Polygon Nintendo Switch: The Kotaku Review Nintendo Switch Review: It has problems, but it's also got potential | WIRED Buying a Nintendo Switch? Here’s what you should pick up alongside it - Polygon One of the Rift's best games was released today, and it's free - Polygon Nintendo Switch: A Blast at Home, So-So on the Go - NYTimes.com This WSJ iPhone 8 Rumor Is Absolutely Insane Apple’s Next iPhone Will Have a Curved Screen - WSJ Logan review - Polygon X Men Apocalypse - Exclusive Extended Deleted Scene Mall [HD] - YouTube
1 hr 3 min
February 23, 2017111: The FORCE Awakens
This time your hosts discuss Snapchat’s pending IPO and whether the company will be more like Facebook or Groupon. They then segue the discussion into the viral story of a former female Uber engineer’s viral blog post and what the event says about Uber and women working in tech. The three round-out the show on a lighter note, talking about some what they are currently watching on TV.
This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
Blue Apron: A better way to cook. Get three meals free with your first purchase, and free shipping.
Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code ROCKET at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
Guest Starring:
Jessica Dennis
Links and Show Notes Snapchat IPO - New York Times Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At Uber - Susan J. Fowler How Uber got into this Human Resources Mess - Recode Reflecting on Susan Fowler's Reflections - Aimee Lucido The Mick Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - Heavy Boobs
1 hr 7 min

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