Terrifying Robot Dog

Some good and not so good applications of computer vision tech.

Socially awkward robocop is socially awkward Related Links GoBetween Robotics: A traffic stop robot to keep everyone safe New print and play from Jumpgate

We're back with a TRD book club featuring Tiamat's Wrath Related Links Tiamat's Wrath Jumpgate Games Titles We Considered Game of Terrifying Robot Dogs Space Thrones Screw Atoms

After dark waffle-cast season 8 cliffhanger episode!

The AI scientists who were meant to protect us have scared themselves.

I got a new laptop and the wrong mic was selected. Sorry about the sound quality :/

Your job is safe from robots. LOLZ! Just kidding :-P

Good news! Our jobs are safe after all.

TRD Book Club featuring I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Links We Mentioned These New Worlds beta signup These New Worlds website I, Robot Wikipedia I, Robot Summary The Dresden Files The Callahan Chronicals The Expanse Neuromancer Snow Crash Brave New World Gray Goo

So much for "trust, don't track" Related Links Chinese schools keep tabs on kids with 'intelligent uniforms' Tracking Our Children’s Future via Smart Uniforms Social Credit System - China edition Social Credit System - Black Mirror edition

This week we imagine the unholy union of interactive Netflix and Oculus Go. Related Links Bandersnatch Oculus Go Oculus Quest Dragon's Lair

Gifts for geeks Links Plan B Games Reef Rocketbook Everlast Reusable Smart Notebook, Executive Size Smart&Cool 5 Feet Gen4 Nylon Braided Two-Mode Magnetic Charging & Data Transfer Cable Compatible with Phones and Tablets with Micro-USB and i-Product Interface(5ft-Black Twin Pack) Huion KAMVAS Pro 12 GT-116 Graphics Drawing Monitor Tilt Function Battery-Free Stylus 8192 Pen Pressure - 11.6 Inches How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World Oculus Go

Here in my car, I feel safest of all. It's the only way to live. Talking Points The size of the gas station market The effect of a 10x decrease in battery prices The relationship between electric and autonomous trends OTA car updates Titles We Considered Virtuous Dorito Cycle Would you like your brakes to work (Y/N)? Belly up to the car A priest, a rabbi, and an atheist walk Into a car Crawling Under The Handiest Guy Ever Invented Unicar Related Links The end of the beginning Tesla, software and disruption Spain: Endesa to erect 100,000 EV charging stations Electric Vehicles Tough Sell in Spain Bird Scooters Jump Bikes Recommended listening

Don’t worry! WSJ is on this deepfakes thing. Titles We Considered Smells Like Celery 300lb Speedo Pffft Micshare Related Links How The Wall Street Journal is preparing its journalists to detect deepfakes Cook’s Illustrated The end of the beginning by Ben Evans Shoppers Go Online Early, Go Mobile, Go Social as Digital Revenue Grows 18%

Who you gonna trust? Related Links Daredevil Jessica Jones 2018 Hawaii false missile alert Titles We Considered Bring Your Own Bird Swarmed By Rabbits Lick This Dongle Little Jimmy Fallon

What would happen if you were being controlled by an anonymous internet hive mind? Titles We Considered Shall We Play A Game? From The Comfort Of Our Hovercouch Five Bocks Under The Diaper Related Links

What happens once you can sequence all the things? Links We Mentioned Joe DeRisi on Adam Savage IDseq Skeptoid

How might TBL's new distributed identity system work? Links Kelli's glorious Scrabble keyboard

Gadget week review of the Rocketbook Everlast connected notebook. This week, we geek out about notebooks - in particular, digital workflows that involve pen and paper. Rocketbook Everlast Rocketbook Wave Rocketbook One Levenger Circa Notebooks iPad Pro + Apple Pencil Links Rocketbook Website Introducing Rocketbook Everlast Levenger Circa Notebooks The Dignitary fountain pen from Allegory Writing Instruments Blackwing Pencils Apple Pencil Why legal pads yellow? Satchel & Page Slim Mailbag Peak Design Everyday Messenger Bag These New Worlds Titles We Considered Terror That Flaps In The Night Pencil Person Shadow Wing Damp Tongue The Perfect Notebook Quest Credits This week's episode was edited in part by Cooper Stark. Don't forget to like and subscribe ;-)

Everything from cybergeddon to summer jobs to yarn bombs. You've been warned. Links We Mentioned The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History