Elon Musk tells staff to walk out on bad meetings, Iran bans all govt bodies from using Telegram, and Doom’s soundtrack is coming to vinyl.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.
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- Quick Hits
- (00:55) Facebook announces new European privacy controls, for the world | the verge
- (01:25) Amazon taps Best Buy to begin selling its smart TVs with Alexa | tech crunch
- (01:45) Amazon launches a ‘lite’ Android web browser app in India | tech crunch
- (02:25) Wikipedia adds page previews to prevent endless link clicking | engadget
- More Top Stories
- (03:10) Google Chrome now mutes annoying videos that autoplay with sound | tech crunch
- (05:50) Windows Hello adding support for FIDO2 Security Keys | windows central
- (09:30) Elon Musk: Just walk out of bad meetings | bbc
- (13:05) Iran bans state bodies from using Telegram app, Khamenei shuts account | reuters
- (14:45) AMD vows ‘freedom’ for new Radeon brands amidst GeForce Partner Program controversy | pc world
- (19:20) ‘Doom’ Soundtrack Goes Vinyl This Summer | variety
- Thing of the Day
- (25:55) Tech In Travel Minute
- Messages of the Day
- (28:00) Oleg – Cheers
- Today’s Contributors
I’m totally with Roger on vinyl. So you want me to pay more for a format that sounds less clear (or, as vinyl aficionados like to say “warmer”), is less convenient, and easily damaged? Cassettes were at least convenient, but the low fidelity and easy warping, plus lack of direct song access was dumb. I’m not sure why people have suddenly turned so against convenient formats like CD and digital. I’ve been a huge music fan since birth, and I’ve lived through all these formats (and 8-track, and SACD, and MiniDisc), and I don’t understand the sudden desire for these inferior formats. It’s a bummer to see bands and labels put all this money and effort into them rather than the physical CDs with good artwork or just going all digital.