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This week's show encourages listeners traveling two or fewer floors take the stairs. It's not so bad and it'll give them a chance to think about the out of control price inflation of IKEA furniture, what to make of the forthcoming iPhone 6S-S, the differences between two-step and two-factor authentication and a heck of a lot more. And hey, you might even catch a Jigglychu or Pikamander in the stairwell. Plus: Ryan gives in to the inevitability of connected lightbulbs.

Little known fact: we were going to call this show Any Given Wednesday but decided to go in a different direction at the last moment. Anyhow, I estimate it will take you about forty minutes to listen to the episode, an hour tops — I swear. Today, we're all over the place and everywhere at once. We discuss giving better time estimates, how not to jinx your favorite sports team, concerns and hopes for VR, gettin' swole with Xbox Fitness, cactus news, and much much more. ⌚️. Links and ImagesChanges to Evernote’s Pricing Plans - Evernote BlogAny Given Wednesday with Bill SimmonsApple Discontinues Thunderbolt Display - MacRumorsAmazon will start subsidizing Android phones with ‘special offer' ads on the lock screens - The Vergeeero WiFi SystemOculus reverses course, dumps its VR headset-checking DRM - Arts TechnicaXbox Fitness Sunset Announcement - Microsoft StudiosPlayStation VueUber is using its drivers' phones to keep riders honest and everyone safer - Recode'Upfront' Uber pricing replaces estimates with guara

It would appear that everyone in the Bay Area is in a perpetual state of auditioning for their very own reality television show. As such, your hosts survey the field of pizza phoners, calamitously loud typists, and skeevy middle fingerers. But it's not all bad news for Northern California – the Giants are second best in the major leagues, though Ryan laments that the regular season has too many games and too few power plays on ice. All this plus: Google acquires Webpass for its Fiber operations, 1Password at 10 years, rumors of the upcoming iPhone ditching the headphone jack, watching television at 1.6x, and once again, dogs on IG. Links and ImagesCavaliers slog through doubt and come out the other side with a title - ESPNGoogle Fiber is buying high-speed internet provider Webpass to expand its reach in cities - RecodeMake work simple with new Dropbox productivity tools - Dropbox BlogApple Unlikely to Make Big Changes for Next iPhone - WSJTaking the headphone jack off phones is user-hostile and stupid - The

Annual vacations to Italy, frequent rafting trips, an adorable dog, improbably photogenic friends. One would think the meticulously selected members of the Apple Stock Photography family have it all. But who are they — really? We investigate.And what's the deal with this guy on Amazon that sleeps with full cup of coffee on his mattress in the middle of the workday? We tackle these difficult questions this week plus: updates on WWDC 2016, E3, the NBA finals, our picks of the week, and your hosts vehemently disagree on whether Chopped is a good television program.  Links and ImagesPLEMO Sleep Mask, Ultra-Soft Silky Contoured Eye Mask, Breathe-Easy Eye Shade for Bedtime & Travel - AmazonApple Events - WWDC Keynote June 2016 - AppleWWDC 2016: Four platforms, quick reactions - Six ColorsiOS 10 - Preview - AppleAlton Brown - WikipediaChopped - Food NetworkMicrosoft announces the Xbox One S, its smallest Xbox yet - The VergeThe Pros And Cons Of Microsoft's Big Xbox-PC Gamble - KotakuLive from WWDC 2016, wi

Good evening and welcome to the show. Would you like still or sparkling water with your podcast this evening?As with most things in life, it's never that simple. This week, we pour out a can of La Croix passionfruit water for the short-lived Keurig KOLD, discuss under what circumstances you should complain at an establishment or send something back at a restaurent (spoiler: never), and why we may or may not be feeling 'the Bern'. Plus: subscription app pricing in the run-up to WWDC, predictions for Monday’s keynote, podcasts as a medium, Bill Simmons on HBO, and Internet mattresses.

$10 artisanal toast? Okay. $15 sustainably farmed arugula and caper salad? Fine. A French themed hypo-allergenic bakery for dogs in the Marina? Shut it down, everybody. Carlos encounters a review of said dog bakery ghostwritten by a proud "dog mom" from the perspective of her "furbaby" Tater Tot and loses his mind; Ryan adds context and perspective. Plus: puppuccinos, DayQuil, face computers, unconfirmed delays of unconfirmed products, the new Union Square Apple Store, ‘second date ice cream’, and a hyperlocal conversation about Bay Area food you'll probably fast forward over.

Carlos makes the case that while yes, millennials are most certainly the worst, they came of age during the best possible period of technological change. Ryan advocates for running with open hands and an open heart, armband optional. Plus: corgis in mailboxes, gBoard, Google I/O, the Giant Race, and we co-opt a segment from a far more popular podcast.

Instagram redesigned their app and everyone lost their minds, but the Internet mob is missing the forest through the trees. What they really should be asking themselves is: which pups are the best Instagram pups? Should I follow more dogs than people? Am I a bad person if my Explore tab isn't mostly dogs? Listen for the answer to these questions plus: the tyranny of alkaline watch batteries in 2016, Apple Watch follow-up, that NYT podcast article, Google Chirp and the Nexus Q that never had a chance to orb.

As part of a surprising management coup this week, In-N-Out hired away Super Duper's VP of deliciousness in the midst of the all important Bay Area Burger finals. Super Duper, the no. 1 seed remains confident this will not negatively affect their garlic fry game. Also: a year with Apple Watch, the knock-off watch band market, an update on backup strategy, and our picks of the week.

Two grossly unqualified urban dwellers discuss the future of autonomous and semi-autonomous transportation systems. Yes folks, it's time for the self-driving car episode. Also, other things.

Sure, cold pizza may have all the calories and only a fraction of the taste, but our listeners needn't worry — this week's episode is fresh out of the oven. Grab a mimosa and let's talk new Kindles, Prime-by-the-month, with a side of Model X claim chowder. Plus, opening up the time capsule that is our Amazon.com purchase history.

Stepping up to the plate, batting eighth for the Los Angeles Lakers of Anaheim, Kobe 'The Akron Hammer' Bryant.This episode, get a rundown on an historic week of professional basketball, follow up on baseball walk-up anthems, and a much deserved condemnation of the 2016 Prius. Also: 3D touch, landscape calendars, subscription software and the dying art of building a PC.

Ryan’s got a feeling … that tonight’s gonna be a good podcast … that tonight’s gonna be a good good podcast. Also this week: our long college basketball nightmare is over, staying loyal to a team vs. players, IKEA meatballs in VR, and it is revealed that Carlos is a backup fraud. Plus, picks of the week; l’chaim.

Alexa, write a brief summary of this episode." Ok. It will take you about 32 minutes to get to work via US-101. smdh. Also this week in a super-sized episode: everything Apple, the FBI was like 'lol jk nvm', Oculus, and the return of baseball.

Wayne Gretzksy never waited two whole days for UPS to deliver a hockey puck and neither should you. This week, get expert bagel rankings and ice cream pint picks with a generous side order of Apple rumors. Also discussed: the new A4, Amazon's expanded Echo line, Sony trying its hand at VR, and more.

Carlos helps Ryan with a refresher in the American classics and offers estate planning advice in advance of his marathon. Plus updates on the week in Apple, Mac encryption, scary Google robots and which backpack goes best with a three piece suit.Also, a big thanks to Jacquelyn for the awesome new cover art.

Your resident futurists discuss whether VR will ever go mainstream or if Alexa is a more interesting future that’s already here . Also covered: Apple holding its position against the US government, Siri in OS X 10.12, Google Fiber, and that time Carlos tried to buy a video game.

After answer some of Carlos’s spots questions, your hosts discuss the utility of a standalone camera, Omnifocus, Momentum, being happy with what you have, virtual reality, Bill Simmons’s new website, and the FBI’s lawsuit against Apple. They also provide a recap of the season premiere of “Better Call Saul” and their picks of the week (Techmeme’s historical headlines and Firewatch).

After (just a little bit) of political talk, Ryan and Carlos discuss Tim Cook’s Super Bowl photo, iPhone 7 camera rumors, being a morning person, the future of the iPad, talking to AI in public, the Amazon Echo, Draft Kings, Super Bowl commercials, Gene Munster’s Apple VR prediction, and how Apple should lead iOS feature adoption. Picks of the week: Momentum and Evernote

This week, topics include natural scrolling in OS X, SF hosting the Super Bowl, whether Twitter is too complicated or too simple, more on Apple’s earnings, Zags’s acquisition of Mophie, memories of the NES, managing podcasts, EA revealing next ten console sale numbers, Apple Watch fitness tracking, the case against Control Center, the future of IOS, the MacBook One, Bill Simmons outing Google’s podcast plans, and the repetition of podcast ads. Picks of the week: Google Shopping Express and the Withings WS-50 Smart Body Analyzer.