Weekly Tech Views 17 – Nov 7, 2015
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DTNS 2619b – Part 2 Online Communities
Not all online communities are toxic. One of the biggest online communities of any kind in the world Alea Iacta Est, which started as a World of Warcraft Guild. Tom Merritt, Brian Ibbott and Todd…
Open episode or article →DTNS 2619 – Part 1 Headlines and Email
Tom talks Google's desire to make its own chips and the hard road post-millenials have in this modern world. It's just headlines and emails in this one from Blizzcon.
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DTNS 2618 – Social Not Work
Are the millennials rebelling against tech? Two popular Instagram accounts closed up shop this week both making points about the unrealistic depiction of life on social media. Lyndsey Gilpin and Tom Merritt discuss.
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DTNS 2617 – AI Carumba!
Facebook can look at photos and answer your questions about them while making 90% accurate predictions about the future. Meanwhile Google Inbox can answer your mail for you. Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt talk about…
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DTNS 2616 – Call of Candy Crush
Activision Blizzard will buy King Digital, makers of Candy Crush, in the biggest gaming merger since Microsoft bought Minecraft. Can a declining one-hit wonder maker save the console and PC platform maker's mobile bacon? Or…
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DTNS 2615 – Man-Baby Bubble
The rise of on demand services and delivery robots and drones promises a world of freedom from cares. Or are we just turning into a bunch of babies who never reach adulthood? Veronica Belmont and…
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DTNS 2614 – Android Phone Chrome
Some folks are saying Google is ditching Chrome OS and merging it into Android. But we may end up with THREE operating systems from Google instead. What Do we want on our phones and laptops?…
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DTNS 2613 – Happy Little Cloud Service
Twitch, often stereotyped as a place for sweaty boy gamers to trash talk people about games, is doing a marathon of Bob Ross's "The Joy of Painting." Take that stereotypers! Tom Merritt and Justin Young…
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DTNS 2612 – The City of Virtual Light
Patrick Beja went to Paris Games Week and tried the latest version of Sony's PlayStation VR. Has it turned him agains the oculus Rift? Can he see the future of VR? Scott Johnson and Tom…
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DTNS 2611 – Say Halo to my 60fps
Do you value performance over looks? Eric Franklin and Tom Merritt discuss 343 Industries' decision to prioritize 60fps over everything else in Halo 5: Guardians.
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