You Chose Poorly

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You Chose Poorly 14 - Season Finale

Mikey and Sawyer cap off the first season of You Chose Poorly by talking about what comes first (hint: it's people, not products), the impossibility of buying the right camera, and when you have to turn off the "product hunt" and just deal with what you've got.

Show notes:

When Life Is A Product Hunt

Cameras on The Wirecutter

Apple iPhone 6s Plus camera review: Digital Photography Review

Do you need 41 megapixels? Our Nokia Lumia 1020 camera review: Digital Photography Review

Nokia Refocus turns your Lumia into a Lytro-like camera | The Verge

Squishy Days

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Mapping the Mayhem Caused By ‘Pokémon Go’ — The Ringer

Each week, we’ll update our list of the perils, injuries, and unfortunate discoveries that players have encountered nationwide

The Ringer follows up, and will continue to follow up, forever, on our podcast last week.

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Pokémon Go Player Says He Put A Magikarp In The White House To Send A Message

Magikarp may be one of the weakest monsters in Pokémon Go, but he still managed to briefly control one of the most sought-after gyms in the entire country: the White House. It’s amazing.

In reference to the story I told on the podcast this week.

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“The novel is becoming an enemy” (1894) Thetford & Watton Times and People's Weekly Journal, 10th Feb

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Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, in Pokemon Go.

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You gotta fence 'em all, the city says.

I'm part of the problem.

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You Chose Poorly 13 - Pokemon Go

This week, Mikey and Sawyer discuss Pokemon Go, the wisdom of avoiding never-ending video games, and how good the game might be for society. Also, a little bit of iOS 10 Beta chat at the beginning.

Show notes:

Pokemon Go

Death by Video Game: Tales of obsession from the virtual frontline by Simon Parkin — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists

Man killed while playing “Pokemon Go” at San Francisco park

Meme: Pikachu is your master

Meme: Whenever you feel stupid…

Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, in Pokemon Go

Toronto to erect fence at Ferry Terminal for Pokemon Go

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You Chose Poorly 12 - Ebook Readers

In this day and age, what’s the best way to read a book? Sawyer and Mikey try to figure out why “use an ebook reader” isn’t automatically the answer.

They also talk about the ebook readers they’ve owned, and if any of them were wrong.

Sawyer’s ebook readers:

Sony Reader PRS300 (2009)

Sony Reader T1 (2011)

Kobo Aura HD (2013)

Kobo Aura (2014)

Mikey’s ebook readers:

Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch

Kindle Paperwhite (2012)

Show notes

Joanna Stern's review of the $50 Blu M1

Hurry up the Cakes: I want a Kindle Paperwhite

Jason Snell: Which Kindle should you buy?

Craig Mod

Books in the age of iPad

Future reading: Digital books stagnate in closed, dull systems, while printed books are shareable, lovely and enduring. What comes next?

Gerty eBook reader app (iTunes link)

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You Chose Poorly 11 - Photos

Sawyer tells a story about recommending a service that recently shut down, and this brings Mikey to the topic at hand: photos. What do you do with them? How do you trust they'll still be there if you want to see them later? How much money do you have to throw at this problem? And can there just be one place where they live (tldr: no).

Mikey's photo life:

Flash Drives

iMore: Photo Stream

iCloud Photo Library

Google Photos

Email

iMore: Airdrop

Sawyer's photo life:

Google Photos

Sawyer Paul on Flickr

Onedrive

Show Notes:

What an odd burn.

Storehouse

Back to Work Episode 280

International Object 86: People on Flickr Using Flickr for Flickr

Why Did John Gruber's Talk Show Leave 5By5?

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It would be nice if, like most email services, these major and forthcoming messaging services could somehow interoperate in the same client of your choice, so they could all somehow learn your preferences and you could use a single scheme of settings and preferences to control their behavior (maybe you could "snooze" them) and their notifications. But that seems highly unlikely.  Palm’s webOS operating system had a feature something like this called Synergy, but it's defunct.

Mossberg: The tyranny of messaging and notifications | The Verge

I feel you, Mossberg. You should listen to our episode on messaging apps.

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You Chose Poorly Podcast 10 - Workflows

Is trying to get everyone on board with new workflows always a mistake? Do you just drive yourself nuts knowing the future is right there, just out of reach, while everyone else around you is fine just faxing stuff? Sawyer and Mikey begin to unpack an issue that plagues early adopters and automation enthusiasts.

Show notes and homework for next week:

The Age of the Workflow Designer

The leaked New York Times innovation report is one of the key documents of this media age

How do you know the difference between wisdom and being stuck in your ways? - Quora

Myth #2: All pages should be accessible in 3 clicks

Mac Power Users #287: Automation and More with Brett Terpstra

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“It’s all about me.” How right she is.

Bozoma Saint John makes a hell of a keynote debut, outshining even Craig “Superman” Federighi.

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You Chose Poorly 9 - Keynotes

Mikey and Sawyer talk WWDC 2016, and in the process wrestle with spending personal time watching corporate keynotes. Is it a waste of time for a regular consumer? What is it about nerdy drama that keeps us coming back? And is it about the products, the people, or the (once again) weird feeling of unearned superiority from knowing stuff faster than other people?

Show Notes:

Apple Keynote - WWDC 2016

Bloomberg Terminal

iPhone 6 event

PlayStation 4 Announcement

Microsoft Kinect World Premiere Time Lapse on Vimeo

Google I/O 2016 - Keynote

Samsung Galaxy S5 - Keynote

The best of Steve Ballmer

Clippers Owner Steve Ballmer Dunks Off Trampoline

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 - Launch Event

Tesla Unveils Model 3

iPad 2 keynote)

List of Nintendo Direct presentations

The Drudgery of Apple’s “Epic” Updates — The Ringer

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Sawyer’s WWDC Wishlist

2 hours.

A new dance by Eddy Cue.

Untucked Tim.

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Don’t be sad, Facebook friends. I’m not going to unfriend you. I’ll still get your messages. I’ll stop by once in a while and see what’s going on with y’all. (If…

One of my favourite bloggers is coincidentally doing the same thing I just did and what Mikey and I talked about on the last two shows: paring down.

Don’t be sad, Facebook friends. I’m not going to unfriend you. I’ll still get your messages. I’ll stop by once in a while and see what’s going on with y’all. (If it’s time sensitive, better message me, though.)

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You Chose Poorly 8 - Messaging Apps 2

Sawyer's apartment didn't burn down, but most of his messaging apps might as well have. This week, he and Mikey dive deeper into the strange cesspool of the psychology of messaging services.

Show notes:

You Chose Poorly 7 - Messaging Apps

Fewer Tamagotchis

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You Chose Poorly 7: Messaging Apps

Sawyer has ten messaging apps. Mikey has nine. Most everyone with a smartphone has at least five. How is this the new normal?

Also, Mikey has a new phone, and Sawyer's apartment is burning.

What Sawyer is currently using:

iMessage/SMS

Facebook Messenger

WhatsApp

Google Hangouts

Slack

Miitomo

Skype

Twitter

Instagram

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What Mikey is currently using:

Line

Viber

WhatsApp

Facebook Messenger

Twitter

Instagram

iMessage/SMS

Slack

Show notes:

Never mind, I’ll find someone like you

Wiki: Instant Messaging

Wiki: Comparison of instant messaging clients

What's the Deal with All These Messaging Apps?

Screw Texting. It’s Time to Pick a Universal Messaging App

Trillian & Adium

Franz

Snowball: all your chat apps in one place on Android

Popularity of messaging apps continues to skyrocket

The State of Messaging Apps, in 5 Charts

The end of apps is here. Long live chat bots

XKCD: Standards