010 : The Uber for Things, The Internet of Things, Teledildonics, VR Porn, and Silk Road
Vulgar Tech
English - June 03, 2015 02:29 - 1 hour - 54 MBTechnology News Tech News technology tech apple google microsoft the future futurology automation printing Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We’re back after a two week hiatus – sorry! But we’ve got a lot of little tech morsels — some of them vulgar — for you. From the “Uber for Gas” and “Uber for Tailoring” to Google’s proposed new OS for the Internet of Things, to IKEA’s official Hack system, to Nintendo’s curious VP of Sales. We also clear the air about the rumor of Netflix running ads, while Alex goes off on a rant about the importance of advertising, which leads to Twitter’s terrible advertising system (and their sheer idiocy in auto-approving Promoted Tweets).
We delve into the world of teledildonics and VR porn. Mitcz says “yawn”, Alex says “wait and see…” as we debate the merits and pitfalls of various futuristic sex devices. We round out the show with a discussion about Ross Ulbricht’s life sentence, a discussion of Silk Road, and whether or not the sentence was fair.