This week Al and Jen discuss low vs. high tech meetings, the news including all the Google hardware, and in Game Putty it's Mario plus God of War? Ok.

Discussion at Facebook // Episode notes ↓

WHYBTD

Conference Tech: paper vs. machineNEWS

Instagram is testing the ability to share your precise location history with Facebook

https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/5/17940364/instagram-location-sharing-data-sharing-facebook-test

Australian industry and tech groups unite to fight encryption-busting Bill

https://www.zdnet.com/article/australian-industry-and-tech-groups-unite-to-fight-encryption-busting-bill/

No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/09/29/643386327/no-cash-needed-at-this-cafe-students-pay-the-tab-with-their-personal-data

Google Release New Hardware!

Google announces successor to Pixel 2, the new Pixel 3 smartphone

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/10/google-announces-successor-to-pixel-2-the-new-pixel-3-smartphone/

Google Home Hub is official, available October 22 (in the US)

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/10/google-home-hub-is-official/

Google announces its first tablet in three years, the Pixel Slate

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/10/google-announces-it-first-tablet-in-three-years-the-pixel-slate/

 

DISCUSSION

Fast Food Companies Making Games? lol

KFC Announces New Gaming Division Named KFC Gaming

https://www.twingalaxies.com/feed_details.php/3202/kfc-announces-new-gaming-division-named-kfc-gaming%20Is%20this%20seriously%20realGame Putty

Al: Super Mario Party

Jen: God of War

= Tim McGraw’s + God Party

Theme Music: Hexadecimal Gnome by Bit Shifter via 8bitpeoples.com

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