Episode 13: Chromebooks, Data Mining and Ready Player One

It was way too early in the morning when we recorded this episode. Like, TEN AM EARLY. Still, we managed to soldier on with arguably the most important news and opinions you'll hear today. Chromebooks - why we quite like them, and how we're totally not sponsored to talk about them. What IS the deal with the iPhone X's notch, anyway? Is data mining THAT big a deal? Was Ready Player One cool or do we already hold it in a weird kind of meta-nostalgia? Who knows. Does it sound like we do? Thanks for listening!

You can find us on other sites at @benjionelung and @bytereview - what did you think of Ready Player One, obviously pretty decent, right?

Thanks to Tony Thaxton for our theme!
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IN THIS EPISODE:
01:50 Good news! 3D printing sanitary products in Mumbai
04:10 Not a sponsored discussion about Chromebooks
13:00 Ben deliberately says 'iPhone ex' to bug Tom, talk about updating old tech, and then most importantly - this notch, then, eh?
22:00 Data mining - Cambridge Analytica, Facebook and a rambling discussion into what really is privacy anyway?
28:00 Interlude: Ben has a hissy fit about lies concerning Easter Eggs
42:10 Ready Player One - we saw it, we think things about it

Some things we talk about in this episode:
Making a Difference: Mumbai Students Design, Develop, and 3D Print a Sanitary Pad Dispenser for School Project: https://3dprint.com/177949/3d-printed-sanitary-pad-dispenser/
Nearly a Billion People Still Defecate Outdoors. Here's Why: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/08/toilet-defecate-outdoors-stunting-sanitation/
Jennifer Golbeck: Your social media "likes" say more than you might think https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_golbeck_the_curly_fry_conundrum_why_social_media_likes_say_more_than_you_might_think
Ready Player One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixWL1BWi44U