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The impact of app overload at work and strategies to manage communication tools effectively.Unpack the complexities of digital communication in the workplace with Jason and Amy  on this episode of the Radical Candor Podcast. They dissect the overwhelming world of app overload, highlighting how the excessive use of communication tools diminishes productivity and increases stress. Listen as they provide historical insights, discuss the enduring necessity of email, and offer actionable strategies for setting effective communication norms to streamline workflows and enhance team dynamics.Get all of the show notes at RadicalCandor.com/podcast.Episode Links: The State of Workplace Communication 2024 | Forbes Business Advisor App Fatigue: How Too Many Apps Are Hurting Productivity | LinkedIn Too Many Collaboration Apps Are Bogging Employees Down | Reworked How Much Time and Energy Do We Waste Toggling Between Applications? | HBR Think Time: 6 Ways To Leverage This Untapped Tool | Radical Candor Business Casualty | TikTok The New Most Dreaded Word at Work: ‘Hey' | WSJ Connect: Website Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook X YouTube Chapters:(00:00:00) IntroductionJason Rosoff and Amy Sandler introduce the episode and the topic of app overload at work.(00:02:16) The History of Email and Communication ToolsThe history of email, its evolution since the 1980s, and how it has influenced workplace communication.(00:05:01) The Shift in Administrative RolesHow the rise of email reduced the need for administrative assistants and changed project and work management practices.(00:07:21) The Rise of Chat ToolsFrom early chat tools like Skype and AOL Messenger to modern tools like Slack, and their role in workplace communication.(00:09:55)... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 34 - A searching teenager becomes a rabbi in his hometown: Rabbi Yitzchak Mendel Wagner"AOL Messenger had something amazing. When you put in the search certain words, it was scanning all the profiles of all the members of AOL. And when you put in the word “Chabad,” or you put in the word “rabbi,” you get a lot of rabbis... And that's the way how I found Rabbi Teichtal in Berlin." - Rabbi Yitzchak Mendel WagnerProduced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.comAvailable on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcastDid you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback!To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com

Ready to blast into the past? Promise us you won't get too nostalgic as we trace the roots of social media, from the early days of AOL Messenger and BlackPlanet.com to the towering titans of today, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and even TikTok. We're opening up about our personal digital journeys and addressing the elephant in the room—social media addiction. We're also going to chat about why we all jumped ship from MySpace and moved on to newer platforms.If you've ever pondered the geniuses behind the early digital platforms, then fasten your seatbelts because we're sharing the inspiring story of Omar Wasso, the trailblazer who brought us BlackPlanet. Omar's story, his struggles as a biracial individual, and his relentless drive to bring people together online are truly captivating. We're also taking a deep-dive into our experiences with these sites, starting with the excitement of dating chat rooms, the joy of customizing personal pages, and even how Barack Obama tapped into BlackPlanet's power during his 2008 presidential campaign.Brace yourselves for the thrilling tale of MySpace's rise and fall, once the most visited site in the US, raking in a whopping $800 million in revenue back in 2008. We'll also touch on our own projects, podcasts, and, of course, our thoughts on the World Cup and soccer because why not! So, gear up for this roller coaster ride through the history of social media, and don't forget, you can always leave us a voicemail on Speak Pipe.com to join the conversation. Let's get this show on the road!

Pastor Newms: [0:11] Church intro video.   Pastor Bill: [0:15] Yeah we're here.   Pastor Newms: [0:16] Church intro video.   Pastor Bill: [0:26] Season 3 Episode 39. Man every time we start a new episode I'm like hey have we really done that many episodes.   Pastor Newms: [0:43] No you've done that many episodes.   Pastor Bill: [0:48] No you make it sound like I'm much older than you are. Not much.   Pastor Newms: [1:00] Actually like five years older than me and she isn't like 17 actually. I think you're aren't you like 11 years older.   Pastor Bill: [1:13] I will be definitely not I will be turning 40 in January.   Pastor Newms: [1:22] 11 years older than me yeah cuz I'm only 29 I don't know which time I did I don't know man.   Pastor Bill: [1:38] I know how to count one to skip a few 99 100.   Pastor Newms: [1:50] Nothing it doesn't work three minutes.   Pastor Bill: [2:18] So did you hear they found a case of the Lambda variant in like like I think Louisiana. Somebody's ahead of the Curve.   Pastor Newms: [2:30] No   Pastor Bill: [2:36] Let's go over our Greek letters Alpha Beta Delta Gamma Epsilon Lambda where did Epsilon go.   Pastor Newms: [2:46] Well to be fair.   Pastor Bill: [2:48] Where's the Epsilon variant at?   Pastor Newms: [2:51] To be fair it might just not be here it might be somewhere else in the world.   Pastor Bill: [2:56] S-sure I didn't know we had a beta I never heard of the beta variant, and then they came out with the Delta and I was like whoa what happened we went from from alpha to Delta.   Pastor Newms: [3:26] What do I use Romulan messages for which group uses the Romulan.   Pastor Bill: [3:31] Trade them the Klingons you trade them for Klingon credits.   Pastor Newms: [3:38] Good good good. Because this area that I fight in is you know every few minutes I can get.   Pastor Bill: [3:50] Well it drops every 15 minutes.   [3:58] Unless they changed that part of the algorithm or dropping scouts more often I don't know.   [4:07] Zadie on Twitch yes you are supposed to be able to hear it right now but there is enough for ya there. They're supposed to be able to hear us we have Biggs joining us on twitch and Zaidi joining us on Twitch hey guys how you doing. If you're here live and if you hear live with us jump in on the chat let us know you're here join in the conversation, if you're not here with us later if your listen to this recorded later come on by and join us some Sunday night, we're live on Facebook and YouTube and twitch you go to our website to find out hmm which, Twitch and Facebook and YouTube so every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Central Standard Time, when we do meet, sometimes I don't meet my week before last when I was sick. I'm assuming were visually live now.   Pastor Newms: [5:11] We still got three seconds.   Pastor Bill: [5:13] Really seconds are so long.   Pastor Newms: [5:16] Now we are visually live just in time for them to see you go glug glug glug glug on your addictive substances.   Pastor Bill: [5:22] Glug, glug, glug on my Dr Pepper that still doesn't taste right it doesn't taste right it tastes like there's not enough syrup in it.   Pastor Newms: [5:29] Yeah that's because you had Covid probably.   Pastor Bill: [5:32] That's from the Covid and it's the only thing that doesn't taste right though is Dr. Pepper.   Pastor Newms: [5:36] Well that would make sense because it's the thing you consume the most in the thing you love the most that is a food substance so.   Pastor Bill: [5:45] I've seen videos from people just this week more than one person talking about when they got Covid and when they got better the only thing that's still tasted right was Dr. Pepper, and I'm like why does it got to be different for me that Dr. Pepper tastes wrong and everything else taste right Zaidie what are you saying nope not yet about, Zaidies on Twitch like nope yeah.   Pastor Newms: [6:10] Yeah what is she saying nope not yet about.   Pastor Bill: [6:13] Maybe if you delay maybe she hears what you can't see.   Pastor Newms: [6:17] Yeah it might be a delay well I know there's a delay but, and plus she has to use this janky TV thing and it doesn't work real well because she doesn't use her phone and.   Pastor Bill: [6:36] Okay then.   Pastor Newms: [6:36] I'll never mind she's on her phone tonight so it's not the janky TV thing it's something else.   Pastor Bill: [6:41] Interesting I know we went live on YouTube I got the email when we went live so that should be working.   Pastor Newms: [6:52] Phoenix is probably upstairs asleep.   Pastor Bill: [7:00] So how was your week Pastor Newms. And you were alone no best friend beside you.   Pastor Newms: [7:22] So we spend too much time together. They just overall and so when you were out of town it was definitely odd and it is true you were Zaidies friend first, it was definitely odd and there were a couple days where I was just like, I'm just going to go to bed because I just wasn't in the mood to.   Pastor Bill: [7:53] I have a visitor.   Pastor Newms: [7:56] Yes hello.   Pastor Bill: [7:57] She's come to ask for cough drops while we're live.   Pastor Newms: [8:01] While we're live to the whole internet.   Pastor Bill: [8:04] Live to the whole internet on Twitter and Facebook and YouTube live with church.   Pastor Newms: [8:10] Here ya go sweetheart.   Pastor Bill: [8:14] Here take this you can't give her a cough drop through the phone give this to your mama.   Pastor Newms: [8:31] We are not sponsored but we really we really should be sponsored by Ricola because.   Pastor Bill: [8:37] Oh man I buy so much Ricola.   Pastor Newms: [8:40] The amount that Pastor Bill uses you know their sugar free ones.   Pastor Bill: [8:47] I've heard.   Pastor Newms: [8:49] I don't say that these ones don't have much sugar but because of Seraphina's, issues with sugar, her sugar allergy we were looking for ones and we happen to cross them and we were like, what and she loves them and they're just hers and she makes sure everyone knows they're just hers fructos Malabsorption.   Pastor Bill: [9:21] Huh.   Pastor Newms: [9:22] That's that's what she technically has Zaidie just posted it in the, but I can't speak English well so when we start going to the root words of and can't do it but so that was weird the fact that you were gone for the majority of the week was odd Phoenix has been in a lot of pain recently, HP Phoenix and she decided to finally get in for a particular doctor's appointment and got scheduled for her HIDA scan to which the doctor that, did the HIDA scan the HIDA scan checks to see how functioning your gallbladder is.   [10:09] But it checks that and, the doctor that ordered the scan then told her the day they got her results that she immediately had to go see a surgeon the next day when the she saw the surgeon the surgeon said well we're going to do the operation at 11, so on Friday she went in for emergency surgery meanwhile, her puppy dog ended up with a double ear infection that I had to take her to the vet for yesterday so that unit inside our family unit had a really rough week and, but they're both feeling much much better, HP Phoenix actually left the house today which was good we went over to my mother's so to have a delicious lunch of.   Pastor Bill: [11:07] Launch.   Pastor Newms: [11:08] Love roast, I love roast potatoes and carrots it's like my favorite meal and it's not like a complicated meal that's the thing, like you know you ask people what's your favorite meal well I prefer this with this this like roast potatoes and carrots in a Crock-Pot, and I put.   Pastor Bill: [11:31] I like to enjoy Tomatoes particularly be sun-dried on the hills of Tuscany and like to take those and cook those in some olive oil.   Pastor Newms: [11:40] I'm like I'm like I'd like some carrots some peeled potatoes and a cow but in some water with some spices and and that's my.   Pastor Bill: [11:54] I'm no better I'm no better chop up a potato some potato chop up some weenies and fried up in some olive oil put some salt on there mmm.   [12:15] It's my week was good you know I just got over all this sickness which unfortunately now Roxanne is trying to struggle with her. Fried we did we do.   Pastor Newms: [12:29] Weenies hot dogs he said hot dogs.   Pastor Bill: [12:33] I didn't say Wheaties as I said weenies hot dog means. Hebrew National kosher cut pieces of beef inside of collagen tubes.   [12:53] So I shouldn't have eaten before we went live it's aggravated my sinus drainage so now I'm coughing more than I was before I before I ate dinner I made a mistake.   Pastor Newms: [13:02] Yeah because you were you were pretty fine beforehand so that was that was a boo-boo.   Pastor Bill: [13:08] It aggrivated my esophagus all right oh yeah so we went on a little family vacation down to Lake Livingston in Onalaska Texas got an Airbnb, I spent four days three nights, there was a nice little fire pit we did s'mores I cooked some steaks went out on the water and some little canoe, which I mean it was exhausting and from having to row the canoes but not else kind of fun, um but it was just you know some good time to disconnect from all this technology stuff and, just spend some time with the family one-on-one before Gerg starts school on Tuesday, His first day of public school ninth grade so that's exciting so that's basically what my we close. We still chatted some on text and, so up I still played I still put on the world started yet I still played the game.   Pastor Newms: [14:28] Yes I know.   Pastor Bill: [14:31] The war will only start if certain conditions aren't met.   Pastor Newms: [14:37] Aha yeah.   Pastor Bill: [14:39] You and I both know they're not going to meet those conditions.   Pastor Newms: [14:42] Now we're going to war next week I mean that's just a thing.   Pastor Bill: [14:44] Are we going to war. Just prepare for it it's coming, I hear the drums.   Pastor Newms: [14:52] Um   Pastor Bill: [14:54] Are there jobs okay so now it's time for Getting to Know the Pastor.   Pastor Newms: [14:59] Uh-huh sure is.   Pastor Bill: [15:03] This week's card is "What was your first screen name?"   [15:17] "What was your first screen name?"   Pastor Newms: [15:19] Now okay so are we talking about, because screen names are can be construed differently are we talking about like AOL Messenger screen names are we talking about, like the three call letters you put into video games because that's all they allowed on high scores are we talking about.   Pastor Bill: [15:41] No not initials an actual name.   Pastor Newms: [15:49] Hey well days what was that good you know I'm not going to even remember because that was, that was pre Newms would have been our first AOL chat rooms was before that name so, I have no idea I don't know.   Pastor Bill: [16:22] Okay my first screen name was billiamshea82.   Pastor Newms: [16:30] You still use that email.   Pastor Bill: [16:35] No I don't not with the 82 now it's just billiamshea and I dropped the 82 when I dropped Hotmail.   Pastor Newms: [16:44] Yeah I honestly don't remember I can tell you my first, Xbox name because I actually still have my Microsoft account is under a live email address as opposed to a Microsoft account I'm actually off to dress which is, I'm not going to say it now just realized that I gave too much of.   Pastor Bill: [17:14] The mistake that you had made.   Pastor Newms: [17:15] Yeah but I know it.   Pastor Bill: [17:22] My mom still has a live email address.   Pastor Newms: [17:24] I am it was really weird like when I started doing something and was like do you have a Microsoft account and I entered my regular email and it was like oh your Microsoft account is this and I'm like, I mean technically yeah I, so I still use mine which is really weird and there's no telling. What might be on it wherever the email box is actually held out their necks.   Pastor Bill: [18:00] At this point just a lot of spam.   Pastor Newms: [18:02] I'd hate to imagine what's in there to be honest because I never have actually used it as an email, it's only a login for things so I would hate to imagine what is actually sitting out there and how much of it there is.   Pastor Bill: [18:22] Indeed.   Pastor Newms: [18:23] So yeah that was easy.   Pastor Bill: [18:25] All right cool so I guess we're warmed up and we warmed up man I know I'm warmed up it's hot in here.   Pastor Newms: [18:34] My hands actually cold but you know I guess we're whoa.   Pastor Bill: [18:44] All right so tonight we are talking about well okay so tonight's episode title is privileged, insert word in the blank, privileged Progressive her great I said privilege Im like that's the wrong word Progressive.   Pastor Newms: [19:04] I was like okay that's not what you sent me I'm not prepared to talk about privileged.   Pastor Bill: [19:08] Just like never those like I prepared for the wrong thing.   Pastor Newms: [19:14] Like I can talk about privilege fill in the blank because I call people privileged fill in the blanks all the time but, I'm going to slip at some point of the podcast if that's where we're going I'm going to say the fill in the blank word.   Pastor Bill: [19:32] Progressive.   Pastor Newms: [19:33] Yes.   Pastor Bill: [19:34] Fill in the blank and so, who's that it's so basically in the grand scheme of things when we talk about people being Progressive we're looking at social constructs, religion you know Christianity and and know on and on and on and on and on. And the premise of what I'm just going to lay it out there the premise of my message tonight that I want to get across is that, treating other people with basic decent. Wow words treating others with basic human decency is not Progressive.   Pastor Newms: [20:27] It's not.   Pastor Bill: [20:30] If someone says this is my pronoun using their pronoun is not Progressive it's respect okay, I just it goes on and on and on and on all examples of that same exact kind of thing showing someone, that they are respected and loved and recognized is not Progressive it's not some, big change from the way things always have been, the words and the way you're using them have changed, being a basic decent human being and and treating other people like they are worthy human being that is not Progressive, It should just be the normal.   Pastor Newms: [21:24] Yeah and like you know little things like we should not tell people that they should eat out of dog bowls and you know little things. When you call someone out for saying things like that and then. You're called other things in you're just like no no you should just treat humans as valid humans this shouldn't be a, it shouldn't be hard.   Pastor Bill: [22:01] And the same thing part of my message tonight of the same thing applies to Christianity and to scriptures, it is not Progressive to love your neighbor with no conditions that's literally as basic of Christianity as you can get there's nothing Progressive about that, nothing Progressive about grabbing hold of the hand of your neighbor whose black, white, Jewish, Muslim, gay, straight, trans, young, old, did I miss anybody, there's nothing Progressive about loving your neighbor as they are it is the basics of Christianity the very very basic and then it gets labeled Progressive and rejected, by the actual progressives, who have stopped doing what the Bible said this to do and created their own little denomination of what we do this.   Pastor Newms: [23:21] That is that is definitely something that that is is interesting, when you're talking about Grace when you're talking about you know the things that we normally talk about there are people who will then label, us as quote-unquote Progressive Christians and then like, you go out and you look at what the definition on the internet of a progressive Christian is and you're like no no, that is that is not what we are we are we are just you know if anything we're Old Testament, Christians were actually really old Christians we are not progressives we do not believe that Jesus is, one way we don't you know there's there's a lot that you shirt reading that Progressive stuff there's actually a couple of churches here in Murfreesboro that. When we were looking as we're looking for a new, church it's like we came across one and it was it was one of the it is it's you know oh we're coming together as all faiths and all and invented and I'm like no no no no sorry no.   Pastor Bill: [24:47] As long as all those fists and come under the banner of God sent Jesus Christ then sure let's all come together.   Pastor Newms: [24:56] They don't and so that's always an interesting thing when you look at, how words turn over time also you know there's it's such a weird Oddity, when you think of you know 20 years ago if someone said you were Progressive you were like maybe and now it's like you're Progressive no no no no no no no because it now means something, a step, you know it's a step outside of Christianity in my mind because it's stopping following Christ it's will Christ is a way to God instead of you know.   Pastor Bill: [25:50] That's not a semantics around relation that's a straight up.   Pastor Newms: [25:53] No I know that's why that's why I said it very sarcastically I mean it's just crazy when we want to take the words of Christ and blatantly just walk away from her, and, call ourselves Progressive and so it's definitely something that is a dangerous line that are that there are people that are, calling themselves post evangelicals are going towards so.   Pastor Bill: [26:29] Post Evangelical.   Pastor Newms: [26:46] High percentage is because somewhere in the church, abused power but you know that's neither here nor there there's other reasons also that it can happen but people who were raised in the church and have walked away from, the church are commonly referred to as post evangelicals and even some cities, and some counties and countries and things that's what they term it is post Evangelical, areas of the country so people that were in the Bible Belt and are no longer people that were things like that.   [27:36] But I know that's not the exact Direction you wanted to go tonight.   Pastor Bill: [27:42] I laid my cards on the table.   [27:51] So where we go from here is where we go from here where do we go from here there's something that says that.   Pastor Newms: [28:01] So I was wondering, at the beginning of every episode and then on our podcasts on the little as it goes out there's a little picture and it's got the verse for the week on it and I was wondering the purpose behind, this particular verse for this.   Pastor Bill: [28:23] Okay which was Romans chapter 12 verse 15.   [28:35] And I think this this really sums up, the whole basic human decency thing Rejoice with those who Rejoice and weep with those who weep.   [28:54] That in a nutshell for me sums up the whole treating other people correctly. So you have all this blaming and finger-pointing and treating people a certain way because they don't line up with the way you see the world ended up. Here in Romans Paul lays out this beautiful thing about. Christian ethics more or less and this thing of empathizing with each other, and being able to put yourself into their shoes, and being able to Rejoice with another human being because they're rejoicing being able to weep with another human being, because they're weeping I think about as a good example when the Supreme Court said, every state has to recognize as a license issued by another state, and the whole LGBTQ Community celebrated.   [30:16] As empathic people who are commanded to Rejoice with others when they rejoice. That's a victory we should have celebrated. And what I saw play out in churches Across the Nation was condemnation.   [30:41] Condemnation of the people celebrating, condemnation of their lifestyle choices, condemnation of so many things and while you may or may not have agreed with, gay marriage and homosexual relationships as a Christian, who is commanded to go out and reach the world with the gospel message. Make friends and make relationships with people to bring them to the Lord we should have been celebrating.   [31:22] And with those people before that that were hidden in all those roadblocks and not able to and going through these gut-wrenching life, issues things like, well I've been with this person for 20 years and they had a car wreck but we live in a state where we can't actually officiate our marriage and now they're in the ICU dying and I can't even see the person I've been with for the last 20 years, while they're on their deathbed because we're not technically related.   [31:57] And we weren't weeping with those people when they were weeping.   [32:03] So to me this verse really sums it up in a very sobering way. We should be treating other people in a manner where we can Rejoice with them when they rejoice and weep with them when they weep this is loving your neighbor. This is not Progressive this is basic love. This is basic compassion but they're doing this and they're doing that and I don't agree with this and I don't agree with that, well you sir need to get your heart right with the Lord then because it has nothing in the scripture about only show compassion to your neighbor, only with your neighbor only Rejoice with your neighbor if your neighbor looks like you thinks like you talks like you and is perfect like you that's not there.   Pastor Newms: [33:06] The Commandment is to love. Not to tolerate, through several conversations this week because of some situations, there's been a lot of conversations that I've been a part of or seen going on and, Toleration has been talked about a bunch it's like well I tolerate them and it's like, what you tolerate a human being you you like well I don't agree with them so I only have to tolerate them no you have to love them you don't have to agree with them, but you also shouldn't talk so derogatory you know you shouldn't you know there are think it's not about oh well I tolerate that person. You know I disagree with a lot of things in life and not all of them, for valid reasons because I'm a very picky individual I'm very opinionated I know this is shocking to anyone who knows me but.   [34:30] I can't just tolerate the people around me I'm commanded to love them so no I don't like, that this person has this going on I don't like that that person has that going on I don't like that this person does that doesn't mean I'm going to have, a Yell at them conversation or a disregard of their human life because of it, we're supposed to come alongside them and love them and show them Jesus in the way that we can and.   [35:16] That's what we're supposed to do like it's not, it shouldn't be too complicated but people are like well I only, tolerate up to this point you're like no no that you don't get to choose at what point you stop loving humans that's it, The Love Thy Neighbor didn't have a caveat on it technically it has a caveat as yourself but that was also talking about, loving yourself and that as isn't, caveat as it's a different as in the but anyway I'm not going to get into that doesn't actually mean as sadly because.   Pastor Bill: [36:01] Cumulative.   Pastor Newms: [36:02] Then I wouldn't have to love people because I don't like myself most days but sadly that's not what the verse means in, the original text so I don't get to use that loophole I tried I tried really hard.   Pastor Bill: [36:19] Always with the loopholes.   Pastor Newms: [36:21] Hey you know it's there important in life, I'm a good I'm A good rule follower.   [36:33] But yeah I mean that's that's the thing that really irked me this week I had some really, angry conversations throughout the week with Billiam not angry at Bill, angry and Bill just went a uh hu uh hu uh hu because of things that are going on and, it was just funny because it's like well I mean if you feel you need to say something you can but, and I'm like but I'm angry he's like well yes but you still have to be nice to the other person that you're angry with also well I don't want to be well then that's not love you're like a fine you're right all right I'll word it nicely you know but that's always something that's hard to do also is to love the people that we disagree with, yes this person is being a fill-in the blank that we were talking about at the beginning of the episode because of the bad titling, but that doesn't mean we can not show love to those people also even in the people that we know are, going in scripture people we know are using the lord's name in vain and not in the way of you know like we've talked about in the past.   [38:00] Twisting the words of the Bible and using God to control people in or, beat them down as opposed to Bringing people up and loving them we still have to show those people love and not, call them bigots and throw things at them no matter how much I want to my best friend says I'm not allowed to because I have to show them love and so that's something that, often times, people skim over you know when you're commanded love everyone sadly it does mean everyone it's sadly means.   Pastor Bill: [38:49] We're given a lot of generalizations here so let's just kind of bring bring it back around and give the exam, so we play a game it's am ultimately you know mother person game Sue's interactions with other human beings a lot of interactions, and there are there's this long-held Grudge between these two individuals is female it plays the game and this male plays game and she is the one to, Tribble a lot you know there are people like that that they won't let something go and they'll just keep bringing it back up and so she's just doing her thing and never really crossing the line, too much some of the verbiage she's used she's used some some wording that I wouldn't have agreed with in the past, but nothing like overly oh my gosh you you need to be censured for saying that so she's pushing this guy and he tells her to go, what did you say eat from a dog dish or whatever was he told her.   Pastor Newms: [39:55] From a dog dish because you are a blank.   Pastor Bill: [39:59] So another member of her Alliance came into the chat to defend her, and I don't really remember how it came up that he was gay but it came up that he was a gay man the one that's defending the female and the other person involved, then said you need to get out more told him it was Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve proceeded to tell him that Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed, for the way he lives his life.   Pastor Newms: [40:34] By the flood.   Pastor Bill: [40:35] And then proceeded to tell him that God sent a flood, to destroy the whole world because of his kind and this gentleman keeping his cool said. Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed by fire.   Pastor Newms: [40:57] And then berated him for not knowing his Bible which was very humorous to read and just sad that it was even said.   Pastor Bill: [41:10] So so so I stepped into the situation and I publicly denounced, belittling women which this guy has done I publicly denounced casually using homophobia as a weapon, and dehumanizing other, and I told the their Alliance that he needed to be removed from the head of their Alliance because he has engaged in these acts repeatedly.   Pastor Newms: [41:47] This is not the first time sadly there is lots of documentation that it's happened on multiple occasions.   Pastor Bill: [41:56] We came to the defense of the gentleman who identified himself as a gay man and the girl who was told go away from a dog dish because. We have to stand up for those that are being disenfranchised that's basic. Did you see it and when someone is using the Bible to don't make that face on camera.   Pastor Newms: [42:27] My my OBS something is gone sideways and I don't know what I've broken.   Pastor Bill: [42:38] Do we still have audio going out.   Pastor Newms: [42:40] I don't think I broke anything about that.   Pastor Bill: [42:48] Possible technical difficulty.   Pastor Newms: [42:52] Can everyone still see us and someone say that they can see us and I don't know where this, is supposed to be okay they can hear and see us so obviously whatever I broke is not it is just a thing inside my tool not anything to actually cause issues so I don't know what I did, okay so continue.   Pastor Bill: [43:14] Stream still says we're we're live so.   Pastor Newms: [43:20] I just don't know where this little thing is supposed to go.   Pastor Bill: [43:24] So we took the, we stood up for the person who's being disenfranchised because you should always send up for, the person is being disenfranchised the person who's being attacked the person who you know and and the person you stepped Over The Line, especially using the Bible to beat someone over the head, so   Pastor Newms: [43:56] Especially using the Bible inaccurately.   Pastor Bill: [43:59] And then using it inaccurately.   Pastor Newms: [44:02] That's that's that's the thing that pushed one of the things that pushed me over the edge was not. I take great offense when when people use Christianity as the reason, for being a bully if you're just kind of a jerk, cool be a jerk like that if that's who you are do you whatever I don't care, but don't use your Christianity as the basis for why you are now treating someone and going out of your way to treat someone differently, because you now know they believe something different than you that, is where I start to have a big issue with it and the other aspect that makes this not worse necessarily but this, it was cuz they're not now, the fourth largest Alliance in the game so it's not even just like oh it's these three dudes over here being stupid and we can just ignore them and yes they're wrong.   Pastor Bill: [45:19] It's a guy leading an alliance of 71 people.   Pastor Newms: [45:21] Yeah.   Pastor Bill: [45:23] Did have 71 people they ridden some issues.   Pastor Newms: [45:28] There's been lots of benefits been fun watching some of the drama one of his people that doesn't agree with him decided to kick all of their members and they've only gotten about half of them back but, to me I really take a lot of offense to when people then, defend someone doing that I just it's it's wrong with me because it's just like why are you using things to.   Pastor Bill: [46:00] There's an appropriate time there's an appropriate time to defend someone who is the offender and it's after you've addressed the situation, right pull him out of the Admiral or position and then when he's no longer in power, and he's removed from the situation then we can deal with the hurt that he's going through.   [46:32] To defend him while he still in a position to continue hurting others, is inappropriate this is this is this whole this whole thing about and the church is horrible about it the Big C horrible about it when someone comes up and says that person did this to me, the first response in most churches has been oh no brother so-and-so would never do that we can't believe that instead of oh my gosh I'm so sorry that you were hurt, let's pull you aside and you tell us what happened we'll go pull him aside, if we can corroborate then we can move forward with a punishment, instead of believing the person and giving the accused the benefit of the doubt.   [47:35] We just ignore the person who was hurt and lift up the person who was accused, but that's not how that should work we have to believe the accuser even if the person being accused is innocent while still giving the benefit of the doubt to the person accused, and allow the person that was hurt to give the evidence so that we can take action.   [48:05] Unfortunately if you are hurt and you have an accusation but you don't have evidence then there's little to nothing that an Administration can do they can believe you all day, without evidence there's little to nothing that an administrative body can do to fix the situation.   Pastor Newms: [48:29] And and one of the one of the issues, there are times where overtime the reverse we find out is true, there was recently a very very publicized if your, into the internet much where there was an actress who went, and said my husband is abusing me and.   Pastor Bill: [49:01] Mmm.   Pastor Newms: [49:02] We as a community we as people who get on the internet we're like can't believe he would do that wow that guy seems really good he must be a jerk and, you know we removed it, couple months down the road come to find out all the police reports, were dismissed because they were lies and all the things that she did, to do it including the makeup artist that put the makeup on her to show the bruising and all of that all came out and we're like no this was a ruse just to get money and she got it, and then she didn't use it how she said she was going to so she lied again to the public and that and then now the internet's like, never mind he's great you suck and, whole scores of people just straight didn't go watch certain movies.   [50:19] Got to love children, I still haven't seen that movie because I boycotted it and never went back to watch it because, I don't want to at this point and it's just like all right and you know and, and he's like no here's all the things but he lost movie deals you know tons of stuff because of it and he now has to rebuild his life when come to find out, she was the abuser the whole time, he's in counseling for it and so it's kind of like oh hmm so.   Pastor Bill: [51:15] Hmm.   Pastor Newms: [51:18] You know there are times where the reverse is true, and we as a culture or administration of groups and things like that have to, take both set him aside your both innocent till proven guilty you know we believe you we believe you, where's the you know and then.   Pastor Bill: [51:38] And sometimes it really is a fact of the abuser or made an honest mistake.   Pastor Newms: [51:48] Sometimes not always.   Pastor Bill: [51:48] Not always not always sometimes that's why there's that thing of you know we believe both of you let's go over what happened.   Pastor Newms: [52:01] And when we say abuser.   Pastor Bill: [52:03] Lots of people well if you're accused of abuse you know the the the person that got hurt is the one that has the right of saying that was abuse.   Pastor Newms: [52:16] And that and it can be more than just one type so many people are like oh well, you know well there is verbal abuse and that can cause permanent damage and a lot of people for years and years and years will verbal abuse isn't real abuse mental illness.   Pastor Bill: [52:34] No it definitely is.   Pastor Newms: [52:35] You know and you know there's people who have permanent scarring from abuse I mean I know, I have friends that if you talk too loud you know that person's like I'm sorry I'm sorry you're like what, huh no you're just you're just over there like you're across the restaurant I wasn't trying to yell at you like, why are you flinching in the corner wait why are you finishing in the corner who's done something to make you feel you know and that's when the Jonathan side of me stops, forgetting to love the whole group and that's besides the point that's another discussion that's when my Vengeance comes out though, it's definitely something that. It sucks but we have to try to do better and continue to try to do better as a culture and has the capital c church and as individuals in, protecting the disenfranchised and the people that need when they ask don't don't swoop in and, try to protect as the I'm the white man protecting you make sure that your please don't put on that Cape because that's a whole nother issue that we won't talk about.   Pastor Bill: [54:05] No delusions of being the white savior.   Pastor Newms: [54:08] Yeah make sure you're not doing.   Pastor Bill: [54:09] My actions this week in game were accurate and appropriate because I'm a part of this community I'm an admiral in this community I've been an admiral in another Alliance in this community, and you know it was brought to my attention.   Pastor Newms: [54:26] Yeah you didn't do it you didn't do it because you felt like it, the group of the particular person and a different group said hey this happened we're publicly denouncing these people and then it was like wait why.   Pastor Bill: [54:45] I went to them and I said.   Pastor Newms: [54:47] Here's all the reasons why.   Pastor Bill: [54:47] Do you have screenshots of what was said and I gathered screenshots I grabbed the gathered evidence so that I could take action.   Pastor Newms: [54:55] And then it's like okay they've said this and there are smaller group and they aren't as vocal so I can be super loud.   Pastor Bill: [55:07] But I think it's I think it's important for a lot of people to hear that asking for evidence is not saying you don't believe someone, asking for evidence is asked is saying I believe you give me fire power, to move on your behalf because that's what the evidence is, so with your if your heart is your you know abuse if you're or anything, expect to be asked for evidence and don't be offended that you're being asked to give evidence because evidence is Firepower they can use on your behalf poor Finnick he's in the shower.   Pastor Newms: [55:55] Okay I'm like who's pinching my.   Pastor Bill: [55:56] And he is not happy about it.   Pastor Newms: [56:07] Okay no one's pinching him okay that's just making sure.   Pastor Bill: [56:12] Probably not.   [56:28] Dad replace little dude with a new little dude because little dude once a little gnome.   Pastor Newms: [56:32] You brought in a new little tube for me have a little dude because no one in my.   Pastor Bill: [56:38] I was like I was like.   Pastor Newms: [56:39] Can have little dudes we all have little girl.   Pastor Bill: [56:41] I was like I was like Greg you can die now I have a replacement, he was like what I'm just playing I'm just playing but seriously.   Pastor Newms: [56:53] That's me that's not showing love.   Pastor Bill: [56:55] All right no it's well it kind of is when you know you're driving your teenager considering that whole ribbing means friendship face anyway.   Pastor Newms: [57:06] Still don't I still don't understand some of the language he uses.   Pastor Bill: [57:11] His his eaten speak yeah it's weird alright well that's all I have for tonight do you have anything else you want to add.   Pastor Newms: [57:30] Please don't make me so angry that I yell at Bill and then yell at you in a game like it's just please don't do that to me my heart can't take it I'm old now.   Pastor Bill: [57:45] 30 second. 30 second buffer has been 30 seconds yet course not that's not time works 30 second buffer 30 second buffer 30 second buffer I love you guys have a great week.   Pastor Newms: [58:01] The think the thing that moved is the timer thing that I can see what okay there it is.   Pastor Bill: [58:07] Okay it's definitely been 33 seconds so you say your thing you say stay safe you say your thing and until next time.   Pastor Newms: [58:14] Stay safe stay safe and and we love you. 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On this episode of The Groupchat Podcast we have again special guest Mack aka The Mack-tastic-voyage and we talk about kids having their moms last name rather than the traditional way of naming your kid (giving them your last name), taking is back to the 2000's with Aim and AOL Messenger usernames and usages, giving scumbag advice to our past selfs and those new to the dating scene too and so much more.

There are times in my life where I have been ALL in on something for literally 2 seconds, told everyone about it and then looked so foolish on my exit strategy (if there is one). I think I have told you about my cell phone experience in High School. Well after the cell phone experience I had a car experience. I would tell everyone I was getting this car that I saw on EBAY because I was told, find a car and we will buy it. Well, i found a BUNCH of cars with cool wheels and shared them with my buddies on AOL Messenger only to be let down time and time again and told we can't right now, but we will. I looked so foolish and it was embarrassing. Not ONLY did I not have the car that I thought would make me cool, now I lied to all of them AGAIN. I learned VALUABLE lessons through both experiences DO NOT do this to people because they lose trust in what you have to say. Hmmm... FF to RIGHT NOW in my life. When I get hot on something I am loud. I like to tell people. However, I will only tiptoe in things until I can make sense of the new puzzle. My newest puzzle is Crypto "currencies" and Distributed Networks. I am tackling this with caution of course, but as I am coming to find out the hermits have emerged and reached out to me. They have all been IN on crypto for years! AND now to boot I am learning that there are ENTIRE industries being built with very little following 1M or less that are having MASSIVE impact. I am learning that all of these companies are sort of propping each other up. I look at all of these crypto currencies like any other business venture. There seem to always a "big 5" when it comes to businesses and making up market share. There are usually 2 BIG companies and 3 fortune 100 companies then the rest that make up the market. I think of Oil companies and Car manufacturers for this example, but I think the same holds true in ANY market you look into. Crypto currently has 2 front runners for those top spots being BITCOIN and ETHEREUM. Think of them as your DOW JONES top businesses. They will also have other projects within their ecosystems. Hence why there are a bazillion of these currencies out there. If you follow the projects you can follow the money and follow the investments. If you trust the team, get into their community. Get into the weeds on this. You will need to spend time in the discord chats and telegram chats. These are all places where the conversations are happening. The communities are talking and strategizing. Dont forget or sleep on the fact that GameStop stock was manipulated by a chatroom. We are ants that are connected now and we can down down some massive things if we direct ALL our energy at a target. ALSO- Once you dive deeper into the projects you will find out that they are mimicking systems already in place by traditional institutions. T hey are not recreating the wheel, just adapting for the virtual online world we are currently residing in. I urge you all to do more research into this stuff, but I feel like there is some REAL money to be made if you stop watching the news and sports for a couple weeks and dive in here. Dive into the research, and then dive into the investments if you feel like you can. OH AND GET ON THE GARYVEE VEEFREINDS DISCORD. This community is just like ours, hard working humble, and kind. The smartest of attributes.   or join my discord : https://discord.gg/TEJDe2qg   Here is where I am getting my info from:   https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/ https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/103874/eth2-staking-protocol-lido-raises-73-million-paradigm https://research.lido.fi/t/proposal-ldo-treasury-diversification-part-2/506 Three Arrows Capital DeFiance Capital Jump Trading Alameda Research iFinex Dragonfly Capital Delphi Digital Robot Ventures Coinbase Ventures Digital Currency Group The LAO

On this episode of Come Correct.....it's the SEASON FINALE. We wrap up this fart-filled, man-bashing season up with a trip back into the past, to a time when AOL Messenger, Tony Hawk and Limewire were kings. We also try to figure out what a Chet Hanks is. Tara discusses her new funko pop obsession, Geny shows her age by confusing Kash Doll with Bad Bhabie, and Ana adds Derrick Jaxn, also known as the "emotional jack off", to her These Hoes Ain't Shit list. We end things off with a four hour discussion of the recently released Zack Synder's Justice League. Click now to join the conversation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/come-correct/support

The casual fan boys are back well at least we hope Timmy can make it back from 2001 AOL Messenger. You'll have to listen to find out. Also while your listening you can hear some illogical takes on NFL trades and Free Agency so far. Also who's onboard with MVEmbiid! And have we found ourselves a modern day Evan Turner? All that and more this week on the #1 illogical podcast on the airwaves today.

Part 2 of our highly-flawed walk down memory lane! Xytech’s Gregg Sandheinrich and Greg Dolan talk a long nostalgic stroll through software’s evolution from 80’s, 90’s, and 2000’s and how it impacted the industry (and their lives). In today’s episode: Y2k PANIC (3:48), Xytech’s early office tools (10:43), AOL Messenger (16:18), this new thing called a “text message” (23:30), screening sharing (25:40), XE’s Powerbuilder (29:55), Filemaker running wild (35:00), why being nostalgic is dangerous in the tech world (44:49). Whew, we made it! Thanks for hanging!

The Melanated Misfit begins this episode discussing how him being antisocial plays into his love/hate relationship with the internet. From there he gets into the role social media has played in his life from AOL Messenger to using Facebook today. Lastly the new upcoming terms and rules of Facebook and the debut and review of the Melanated People Social App are discussed. For More Offensively Black content go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRXjJEUR41rGSjdrn17-tPQ

Get out your internet CD and tie up the phone lines. In Episode 12 of Pinky Promise Katie and Laura welcome special guest, comedian Chris Bryant to talk AOL Instant Messenger and chat rooms. Katie catfished, Laura learned what 420 meant, Chris found friendship and we're all jealous that kids today are naturally better at this than we were. For all the cretins we almost certainly talked to online, this episode is a lovely one, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.    As always if there's something you'd like to hear covered on Pinky Promise, write to us at pinkypromisepod@gmail.com! Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe.   Music: Donaher Follow Chris: IG: @tenderchris

It's Wednesday so of course we dove into some GAY-MA plus we had a quiz filled day. We quizzed a 19 year old on stuff that isn't realistically that old, but sort of. The More You Know sound from NBC and AOL Messenger noises included. We also did a "Vibe Check" quiz which resulted in Ally having a chaotic vibe, and Jarret + Producer Emmy both got weird step dad vibes. In case you ever nee to prepare for an Indian wedding properly, we spoke with an expert on what to wear and how to act!

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That Blind Tech Show Rolls Again. Bryan brings Allison and Jeff back to the sho to talk about some of the latest Tech news, gidgets and gadgets and the latest from Sonos. We are proud to announce that Twitterrific for the Mac is Back, Downcast just got an update and AOL Messenger is no longer. Jeff gives us an update on the fire that hit Enchanted Hills Camp above Napa, CA and how we can all contribute and support #RebuildEHC. Be sure to check the links below to learn more about what the heck we were talking about. :) Check out the Twitterrific Blog and Subscribe to keep up with the latest from iConFactory Google Bought Apple or Did they! Twitterrfic for Mac is here How to get apps back in iTunes 10 Safari Long Press Shortcut Gestures. Do you remember to ever long press? Read more about Enchanted hills Camp #RebuildEHCand contribute what you can and lend your support. Give by phone: Call Jennifer Sachs at 415-694-7333   See Transcription below.   Thank you for listening. Send us Feedback via email Follow us on Twitter @BlindTechShow   That Blind Tech Show is produced in part by Blind Abilities Network.   You can follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities On the web at www.BlindAbilities.com Send us an email Get the Free Blind Abilities App on the App Store. Transcription: That Blind Tech Show: Twifferrific on the Mac and Downcast is Back andSonos Gets 1 Bigger. (Transcription provided) [Music] Alison: Sonos One's which are the newest iteration of the play one, are the ones that have Lady A built-in. [Music] Alison: I did put the Eyes Free Fitness app on my phone and I'm hoping that you know buying some of the workouts for that, I will literally have no excuse not to, not to do it because my phone is always with me no matter where I go. Bryan: Somebody in New Zealand had something about unboxing one very early before the rest of the world which..... Alison: Oh yes Jonathan was very very happy that you know when he get, when these items come out he gets them a day ahead everyone else because New Zealand is a day ahead. Bryan: He should let people know that. [Laughter] Alison: He really doesn't gloat about that enough, but yeah. Jeff: So Alison you use your phone on a daily basis. [Laughter] Alison: The face ID, I'm still, I find myself still kind of getting used to this new thing called face ID. Jeff: I want to see the Grinch again this year. Bryan: So you want me to come visit? [Laughter] Big smiles okay, three, two one, welcome back to yet another episode of that blind tech show. I know it's been a very long time since we've been here in fact you've probably heard a lot of us on other great technology podcasts. I know our friend Allison Hartley recorded one of her regular tech doctor podcasts as well as she was on with the great people over at main menu. And you may have heard Jeff Thompson on with AT Banter and I believe he's got another podcast coming out with the good folks over at Mystic Access and you may have heard me on Blind Bargains but we finally got the band back together again and we're here to talk you through some of the holidays and the goings on now, so I'm going to go ahead and say yeah how you doing over there Allison. Alison: I'm doing okay, it's the day three of a four-day weekend so I'm just kind of milking the the time off work for all it's worth, I've been reading good books that I'll talk about later and eating lots of food, lots of pie, so much pie. Bryan: There's never such a thing as too much pie. Alison: No never. Bryan: What about you Jeff, how has your Thanksgiving holiday been? Jeff: Well pie is a continuum. Alison: Yep. Jeff: It's been great here, I've been bacheloring it, the family's been gone, and I'm living it here with the dogs, happy Thanksgiving, it's Thanksgiving everyday now. Bryan: I'm actually down in Florida still recording you see, we're all about bringing you the show. Holidays don't stop us. One thing I was very excited though on the plane ride down here, I was very excited some of you might have heard about therapy pigs getting kicked off planes. [Pig noises] I'm happy to report there was no therapy pig on my plane down here, just get old Nash in me. How about you Allison, have you ever been on a plane with a therapy Pig? Alison: I have never been on the plane with anything more exciting than another guide dog, I have to say. Bryan: What about you Jeff have you ever traveled with any pigs? Jeff: No but it, it would wouldn't be that bad if it was therapy bacon. Alison: Oh yeah. Bryan: That is true, that is true and for those of you not hear about that story it's actually not the first time a therapy pig has gotten kicked off a plane so, go ahead and check that out, it was one of the more humorous stories and, you know, it's great that they stand up for our rights as guide dog service dog users, but seriously, therapy pigs. [Pig noises] Now Allison, I think you're probably the only disappointed one because I'm hearing the Soup Nazi said no soup for you, no home pod for you this year? Alison: Yeah I mean I have really no reason to be disappointed. I have speakers coming out of my ears. [Spring noise and laughter] Alison: Quite literally right now cuz I'm wearing headphones but, I am, I am still interested in getting the home pod when it comes out, home pods I should say, cuz I want to get a stereo pair. I have my Lady A controlled Sonos speakers now, and I'm finding that that is honestly filling a lot of my needs in terms of playing satellite radio and playing any song that I could possibly think of. I do still want to get the home pods because I hear that the sound quality is gonna be even that much better than the Sonos speakers, but I'm not, I'm not tearing my hair out, if these new Sonos hadn't come out I might have been a bit more disappointed, but I'm okay. Jeff: Now you said they're gonna be better sounding than the Sonos? Alison: They are, they're going to have more tweeters and better far-field microphones for understanding you, the only limitation in my opinion it's gonna be Siri, I know this is a controversial subject on an Apple themed podcast but, Siri is terrible. Bryan: You will get no argument out of me, Siri and I, we're not even dating anymore, the relationship is over and.... Unfortunately this is not surprising news, Apple you know when they used to meet their deadlines, we talked about it this summer, it was a little odd that Apple was talking about this, it almost reminds me of you know back 10 years ago when they used to say there's an attack coming, it's not coming today, it's not coming tomorrow, but it's coming, and I kind of feel that's the same thing with (inaudible) Alison: Yeah. Bryan: Apple pod, they're not gonna be out today, they're not gonna be out tomorrow, but they will be out, probably around the same time that the Amazon app comes to the Apple TV. Alison: I would, I would say you're probably right there, and I would say that when they do come out they're gonna be a couple of years behind all of the other smart speakers with better AI. It's really, it's kind of gonna be sad almost. I really I want to see Apple push forward in this arena, but unfortunately you know, I, I've played now with Google assistant, I've had a Lady A in my life, I have been playing even with Bixby on a, on a Samsung phone, and yes you give something up in terms of your data, and in terms of your privacy, but when you're putting security above all, the AI, and the assistance itself becomes very limited in what it can do, and it's really starting to show in Siri when there are so many more worthy competitors. Bryan: Yeah, the Apple really missed the boat on the the home assistant and you know, Tim Cook was wishy-washy on it for several years and now it's just gonna be a speaker, I really have no interest, I mean I'm very happy with my Echo devices, heck, I got a small apartment you know, I've got one in the living room. They're $30.00 now over you know, the weekend... Alison: God Yeah. Bryan: I just don't have, I'm like, well do I really need another one, and I'm like, I've got one in the living room, one in the bedroom, and I don't spend much time in the kitchen so you know it's, there's no point really in getting another one but I, you just can't say no at that price and, how was the Google assistant, did you like it? Alison: I do, I actually I have a Google home speaker that I don't have plugged in at this point but on the Galaxy I mean it's just, you can just ask random questions and instead of saying, let me check the web for that, here's what I found, it actually just gives you the answer to your flipping question. Bryan: Yeah. Alison: It's really amazing and then you can ask like follow-up questions and it jives with what you were talking about and it answers intelligently. I just, you know maybe the home pod speakers will come out and something about Siri will blow us out of the water or something out of the speakers, about the speakers will blow everything else out of the water because they've had a little bit more time, but I'm starting to get a little impatient with Apple's obsession with, I know they want to get it right, and I know they want to have a really polished user experience, but that user experience is starting to suffer because of that need to be so meticulous, and so perfect. Jeff: Well I think they've actually, having it come out next year might be a good plan for their stocks in a way because people are buying the eight, or the ten, those are big items, and you're talking about $349.00 here. It's hard to comBryan when everybody else is you know flooding the market with these $29.00 minis, and dots, and Amazon, what do they have seven different items now in this department? The Look, the Show, the Tap. Alison: Now Google has three, I mean, it's a lot. Bryan: And, I'm hearing about headphones, Bose, I think there is a set of Bose headphones which you know, I couldn't afford those, but that have the Google Home built into them so we're starting to see more and more even headphones with these kind of assistants built into them and, I think Apple, you know, they've just been left behind and, not every company needs a home assistant so, I really don't see what the marketplace unless you are a big music listener, you know, or have capitol to spend, I really don't see the point to it, I guess I don't have a fine ear for music because I think the Echo speaker sounds fantastic and everybody I know that's into music says, "Are you kidding?" Alison: Oh no, oh God, no no no no no. Especially the Dot. The Dot is barely passable for spoken word, but even the big Echo, drives me crazy because it tries to simulate fake stereo, but it doesn't quite get it right on the one speaker so, it's, it drives me nuts. Bryan: What's the opposite of perfect pitch? Because that's what I have. [Laughter] Jeff: Either you have it, or you don't. Alison: Yeah. [Laughter] Jeff: So with the Sonos, you have two of them, that's the Sonos one you have two of them. Alison: Yep. Jeff: That does perfect stereo? Alison: It does, yeah I have them equal distant from each other on a table, and the stereo separation is amazing, it's really beautiful. Jeff: Oh that's great. Bryan: Are there multiple different kinds of Sonos? I've just heard phenomenal things about Sonos speakers, or is there one product line or are there different kind of product lines for the Sonos speakers. Alison: There are in the non smart, non Lady A connected Sonos products, there are three, well four technically different tiers of Sonos products, and it all depends on the number of tweeters that are in each speaker, and with all of them you can pair to get a stereo pair with the Play Ones, Play Threes, and Play Fives, but they become very expensive, and they have a sound bar, and they have a subwoofer for the television, but you couldn't pair Lady A with a skill now, to make all of your Sonos products somewhat controllable via Lady A, but the Sonos One's which are the newest iteration of the Play One, they look exactly the same except they have microphones, are the ones that have Lady A built-in. Bryan: Yeah well everything, everything seems to be getting smarter except Apple News, which you know, I often go through Apple news and my subscriptions when I'm putting this show together and, lately I've been noticing there's about two articles and then everything goes back six weeks, and they just don't seem to be coming out with a lot of content and as Jeff and I were talking about, a lot of ads you'll see an article, title of an article, title of an article, then an advertisement, and then a bunch of text, this is something about Apple and an ad and everything. Jeff have you been using Apple News, and have you noticed how down hill it seems to have gone? Jeff: I've noticed it's changing a little bit at first, the ads you can't even read the ads because that, all it does is give you description of it, and you have to skip over it, so they're not trying to sell to the blind. The thing that I noticed about Apple News is Apple shuts down at about four o'clock on Friday, there's no new news, they just kind of rehash the same stuff until Monday, and it's just like looking for an app update. If I get one on on Saturday/Sunday, someone paid extra to have that pushed out. Bryan: Yeah maybe I should go back to Newsify and actually reading my RSS feed for technology news. I'm not seeing that much content coming through there, I was I was really excited when Apple news came out because I thought it was gonna be great and I enjoyed it at first, I was using it all the time, but now I'm seeing less and less content and a lot of that content, there's nothing worse than when you're reading an article and like a paragraph into the article, all of a sudden advertisement is starts being read to you... Alison: Yep. Bryan: It drives me absolutely bonkers, and Jeff you actually said, and I'm curious because I read a lot of television recaps in Safari, where I'll say, Arrow episode, season six episode three recap, and it will, I'll find an article that will describe the action and a lot of times these articles, a paragraph in it starts reading an ad to me, you just got a pop-up blocker, now do you think those pop-ups might block those in article advertisements, or just really block pop-ups. Jeff: Actually it's not a pop-up blocker, that is native to the Safari app where you can turn that on or off and it blocks pop-ups. Now some colleges, if you're a college student, they use pop-up so you might want to beware that you might be shutting off something and not being able to gain access to so, try it out. What I got was Purify and that's P U R I F Y, it's a content blocker, and when you get that you, you purchase it, and I got it for a dollar ninety nine, I don't know if that was a Black Friday deal or a special over the holidays but, a dollar ninety-nine, it's very popular app according to Nick, my buddy up in Canada, and what it does is it works on your browser. So what you do is you purchase it and then you have to go into your Safari app settings, go down and just below pop-up blocker, you're gonna find content blocker, and then you have to enable it by turning it on. Bryan: Allison, have you ever used any kind of pop-up or ad blockers or anything? Alison: I do also use Purify and I find that that eliminates a lot of the ads on the websites that I use. What I love now also is reader mode for specific websites in iOS11, if you activate reader now, it's an actionable item and you can go to Auto reader and you can tell it that I either want reader to be active on this website all the time or, all the time for everything, so I have some very specific websites for which I just have reader all the time and I never have to worry about any extra crap on the webpage. Bryan: Where is that setting where you could set it specifically for an individual website? Alison: When you actually turn on reader and you've got reader selected, then there's an actions available, it might even be available for you to select it, and one of the actions is automatic reader when you flick down. You double tap that and then it comes up with a message that says do you want to enable reader for all websites or just on this domain and, you could turn it on for just on this website, and so like 9 to 5 Mac for example and a couple of other more the, more of the busy Apple news sites, I have since I do so much Twitter reading on my phone, I've got automatic reader turned on and it's changed everything. Bryan: Yeah that's something I'll have to, you know I I use the reader all the time, but I, and I remember hearing about, that you know, you hear, about so many new settings but I've never played around with it so, that's something I'm really gonna have to make use of, and by the way if you're out there and if you know of any specific ad popup blocker that might work in individual apps, let us know, you could tweet us in at BlindTechShow or shoot us in an email at thatblindtechshow@ gmail.com, let us know about that. This next thing is really interesting because I was down here listening, I have an app where I'm able to get any NFL audio feeds and everything, and the one thing that drives me bonkers because my dad's a little older so sometimes he forgets is I'm watching the Washington Redskins game here on Thanksgiving with him and I'm listening to the Redskins radio, the only problem is streaming audio is a good minute and a half to two minutes behind real time, and he keeps commenting about what's on TV and it's just driving me insane, I'm like Dad, remember it hasn't happened again you know, so, one thing that would be nice is if FM radio actually just worked on your iPhone which supposedly it could according to this article, we'll put in the show notes that it's built into the phone but Apple just will not activate it. Have you guys been following this story? I know it's been in the news a lot lately. Alison: I've heard two things about this, I've heard that Apple for whatever reason has just decided not to activate it but then I've also heard that the newer modems actually don't have the FM radio so it's a moot point. Bryan: Mmm okay, what about you Jeff if you've been following along to this? Jeff: Yeah I have but, you know it's to me it's like, is it, is it, am I dying for it, I don't know, I really don't know. Bryan: I think it'd be nice, just, you know to be in real time. I don't understand why they can't get streaming audio to be at least maybe you know a second or two behind. I mean it's just such a significance difference, I've got it put on do not disturb, otherwise I'll get notifications about a score in a game, you know, before it happened. The fascinating thing is during the, the Yankees playoff run, I went to my local bar with a pair of my head with the headphones with FM radio, and sure enough FM radio would get it like 30 seconds before television would. [Laughter] Alison: So there's no perfect solution. Bryan: No, there's not, I'd be like, I'd yell out "damn it" and people were like "What are you talking about, they've yet to throw the pitch". [Laughter] So yeah, there's there's no perfect solution. Jeff: I like tuneIn radio, I like stuff like that. Alison: Yeah. Jeff: If there's an emergency or something we got those alarms that go off and everything. I don't see myself turning it on, I don't know, it's just, it so interesting, there's so many resources, so many different avenues that I can get information that, just one more to be on the phone and then, where's my antenna. Alison: Yeah. Jeff: You know it's, now that we're Bluetooth everything so, do we have to wrap it in tinfoil? I don't know. Bryan: You just hold it up in the air while you're walking down the street like an umbrella. [Laughter] Am I getting a signal now? Damn it, the signal is better over here. You know it's funny because the one thing my headphones don't get is AM radio. Jeff: I think it's just as important to think about this. Now do we really want that on there because everyone was so excited when like your Amazon device could make phone calls. As soon as you make that phone call you're standing there for about two minutes going I can't walk away. Alison: Yeah, yeah. Jeff: It's not fun. Bryan: No no no, like I've said for a very long time, the worst app on the iPhone is the phone, and it's also my least used app. I wonder if I could take it out of the dock and put it on like page nine. [Laughter] Alison: You could yeah. Bryan: Yeah, you know it's funny yeah I've been down here in Florida like I said for a week and everything, so I've been in a lot of automobiles which in New York City you know I'm not in cars a lot, and I've noticed my phone still thinks I'm driving sometimes. Alison: My phone thinks I'm driving when I'm not even in a car, like I'll be laying in bed and all of a sudden that do not disturb while driving thing will pop up and I'll be like I'm just reading a book, can you go away? [Laughter] Bryan: But do you have a waterbed so maybe you're moving. [Laughter] Jeff: Too much coffee. Alison: Unfortunately no waterbed, but it's crazy I wish, I have it set on activate manually, so it should not be popping up at all, but it's driving me nuts. Bryan: Real quick for a millennial crowd, water beds were beds with water in them in the 1980s. [Laughter] Look them up. Jeff: California has regulations on waterbeds. Alison: Yeah. [Laughter] Right. Jeff: The other thing is someone told me about the notifications you know that, while you're in a car if you turn it to what is that the Bluetooth setting in your car mode, that that's supposed to trigger it, I don't know sometimes that some things are on, some things are off, I don't know. Bryan: Yeah, and I've got mine set the manual where I'm supposed to be able to turn it on, I have read in a lot of places and I think we may all be running different versions of betas, or some people may be having this problem, others may not and supposedly some people claim it's fixed in a certain beta. I don't even know if I'm running that beta, I think I'm one update behind, you know there's been so many betas out that I can't keep up with them, and a lot of updates coming out too, I notice all the time I seem to have like 80 to 90 updates every few days cuz, I self update, what about you? I know you guys self-medicate, do you self update? Alison: Well I'm constantly working on self improvement, self updating, oh oh you mean apps, yeah. [Laughter] Bryan: The apps, I like to make sure tha,t I like to read those little release notes, and the worst is we update our app fairly regularly, we're not going to tell you what we're doing. Alison: Nope. Jeff: If you get a self-improvement app, would that be self defeating? [Laughter] Bryan: I don't know, you know what, email us and let us know what you think. You know a lot of people are big fans of the Star Wars saga, but have you guys been following the blindfold game saga. Alison: It's been it's been rather epic. Bryan: It has, there's been multiple parts you know. We had, we even had my favorite was Blindfold game Strikes Back you know. Alison: And they did to their credit. Bryan: They did, they struck back hard. I'm a, you know I am a big fan of the games. Blindfold Uno, I've bought plenty of them, I know some people don't like them, I think Marty does a phenomenal job and, God I love the trivia games, and there's nothing like when you've got a, you're sitting in the store you got a few minutes to kill. I've actually set my Blindfold Uno to unlimited scoring so I've got like thirty thousand points in there, it just keeps... [Laughter] Every time the computer gets within ten thousand points of me I think it's cheating you know, but, he really does a great job with a lot of those games. Marty is a businessman and he makes these games you know, out of his love of making games for the community as well as to make money and... Alison: Sure why not. Bryan: I couldn't believe what, when Apple was telling him he needed to roll them into tab less apps in the App Store. It really seemed like Apple didn't know what they were talking about I, you know you could Google Marty's website, I'm not sure the exact site but blindfoldgames.com probably, or just google it, and he's got a blog that'll explain everything that happened if you're not aware of it but, I was really shocked at the stance Apple took against him starting out. Alison: I can summarize briefly if you'd like. Bryan: Sure. Alison: I've been fairly involved in reading about it. So essentially what happened was, and there's a whole detailed timeline on the website. Bryan: Start with episode 1. Alison: In episode one Apple was going through the review process for some iOS11 related updates for Marty's games and they noticed that a lot of the games used the same template. Now Apple technically has a rule that apps cannot be clones of one another, and not looking at the content of the games which are all different decided that these games are too similar and so we're going to have to reject these updates because they have the templates are too similar and you have to make the the gameplay different. Well the whole beauty of the blindfold games is once you know how to play one, you can pretty much figure out you know, several more, so Marty defended himself and said look while these templates are all very similar, the content within them is very different, but Apple didn't want to hear it, they heard, they're like 80 apps is too much. You have to compile them into less. Bryan: A handful, yeah. Alison: Amounts of apps. So Marty's stance, with which I agree, is that then that would make the apps too large to download because they all contain different voice files, and sound effects, so they're already you know pretty sizable downloads anyway, and it would hurt discoverability. For example if all the card games were in one app, somebody might only play one or two, and that might hurt his chances at making more revenue, and the man has got to be able to make some sort of money off it. Bryan: Sure. Alison: I get it. So eventually it came down to a lot of members of the community myself included, advocating with Apple to make them understand that this is a different type of situation than just the average you know, Yahoo up there trying to clone a bunch of flappy bird apps for example. And it worked, they understood, they eventually understood and had a conversation with Marty about, hey we understand that these games are different and now it's it's okay, when the review was passed and Marty at one point he was going to be taking down the games because he just didn't have the resources, either financial, or time wise to do the rewrites that Apple was starting with, so I'm really glad that this ended up, ending happily, and I got into some, some real Twitter spats with a couple of people who really think that, that oh, it's just blind people whining. No, it's, it's people advocating for games, which are truly different in the App Store, and yes blindness does have a little bit to do with it because we have a shortage of accessible games as it is, so don't take our choices away. Bryan: Would you summarize saying basically that Marty basically after the the Clone Wars beat the Empire? Alison: He did. Bryan: Yes. Yes. [Laughter] A Star Wars theme, yeah, no, not to make light of it, it was great that Apple reversed it's course and, Jeff, any comments? Where you following along on the Blindfold saga? Jeff: I was more or less following Allison on Twitter, I'm stalking again Allison. Alison: Oh no. Jeff: But Jonathon Mosan wrote a letter, other people in the community got going on, it was nice to see everybody come together for that you know, like some people were pretty negative, they were saying like "oh yeah, they come together this, but not for jobs" Alison: Some people were jerk faces about it, and I will call them out for that. Jeff: Other people were saying like "Oh Apple, they played the blind card to Apple" it's not that, it's like Allison just explained, it's more like that. It is kind of neat to sit back and watch how different people rise up to certain things and other people take sides, you know the bottom line is the guy is doing something. he has to make money. If he bundles them all up, and you only like one of them, you're not going to buy 8 you know, it makes sense, business sense for him, and I'm glad Apple saw it that way. Bryan: I think he's got a great price plan, because you know, yes, he's got a ton of games you know, nobody buy them all. You could test them out, you know he gives you a free amount of games with each one which I think is fantastic. How many mainstream games out there allow you to test it out before buying it? Alison: It's true. Bryan: So basically what we are saying Marty, "Stay Strong!" Jeff: And may the Force be with you. Bryan: You know something that just came to the app store new and I, I've gotta actually take a look at this, because I haven't exercised since last millennium, The Eyes Free Fit, you know Blind Alive some of you may know it as, I looked up Blind Alive, i couldn't find anything related to exercising. But if you look it up under Eyes Free Fitness, and this just came to the app store last week, and I looked through it, you gotta buy the programs, but it looks like they got a ton of different exercises in there, and I know they've been around for quite a while and on a lot of podcasts. Have either of you guys ever done any of their exercise programs? Alison: A long time ago I bought Cardio Level 1, and it is really great, and really descriptive. I did it a couple of times, I'm really bad with sticking with exercise routines no matter how accessable they are. So, it's really a motivation issue, its not an issue with the workouts themselves, but now I did put the Eyes Free Fitness app on my phone and I am hoping that, you know buying some of the workouts through that, i will literally have no excuse not to do it because my phone is always with me no matter where I go. Bryan: Yeah. How about yourself Jeff? You're an outdoor mountain man, have you ever indoor exercised? Jeff: I was actually testing her website with her so I got to get a few of those and she was next to me in the booth at ACB in 2016. It was in Minneapolis, it was really fun, it's really great that she's taken it to this level now that, you can even hook it up to your health app inside your phone too so.... Bryan: Wait a minute, there's a health app in the phone? [Laughter] Jeff: Page 9 Brian, Page 9. Alison: Page 11 yeah. [Laughter] Bryan: It's next to all of my pizza services. [Laughter] Jeff: So I suggest if people want it, it's Eyes Free Fitness, it's well described, that's the whole intent of it. She uses people who are professionally trained to come up with these exercise routines, but then there's also some stretching ones, and all that stuff. So it's pretty versatile, and they got some Yoga stuff in there, and then there's.... Alison: Pilates. Jeff: Yeah, lots of good stuff in there. Bryan: Yeah, yeah, my only complaint about this app and what she does, is she makes the rest of us look lazy. [Laughter] Can I set a New Years resolution in November, where that's my plan is to, exercise and, you know, a lot of people say they want to get in better shape. I would just like to get into a shape so.... [Funny sound effect and laughter] Alison: See it's a good time for me to get back into this because now I'm walking everyday with Gary with our neighborhood in Napa being so walkable that I actually am in a little bit better shape, so I feel like these exercises would be really great, you know especially if on the weekends when we walk less, it would really help me to get in even better shape. I'm still a far cry off from where I want to be and I still eat to much, but that'll never change. [Laughter] Bryan: I don't even eat that much, I just eat all of the wrong things, I've learned if I like it, it's bad for you. Alison: Yeah, that's kinda where I'm at too, I don't find that I eat these ginormous portions, I mean although I do like a healthy portion of food, but yeah, it's not the good things. It's a little light on the leafy green vegetables and such, although I like fruit. Jeff: You know one of the main things about exercise and all this stuff that we're talking about is the mindset and it takes a while to get your mind wrapped around it. I've been using a trainer for, it'll be coming up on a year and I finally got my mind wrapped around it after 10 months. I mean, it really takes something, I used to be in really good shape, I used to do a lot of stuff, I used to run and all sorts of stuff. But I am not being chased anymore so... you know. Bryan: It's may favorite line, "Do you still run?" "Only when chased" [Laughter] Jeff: Yeah, I think people who want to get back into it sometimes it takes a little commitment. You can buy these from $19.00 to $25.00 or something like that, but you have it, you can do it in the privacy of your own home, it's accessible, and it describes all of the stances, all the positions, well described steps, so if that's what it takes to get your mindset involved in it, it might be a good start for you. Alison: Yeah. Yeah can get as of out of breath or sweaty as you want, as quickly as, however quickly it takes and it doesn't matter because it's just you and yeah. Jeff: But make sure you have your phone notifications for driving set right. [Laughter] Bryan: Either that or in my kind of condition make sure you have 911 on speed dial. [Laughter] I got a good work out there, you know we're recording this the day after Black Friday, it's not even Cyber Monday yet but you'll hear this after Cyber Monday, and it was a low tech Black Friday for me because I got some clothes and everything, no technology but I wanted to ask you guys, what about yourself Allison was it a techie Black Friday Cyber Monday for you or no? Alison: No cuz I, I bought what I want throughout the year, I don't, I don't have the the impulse control to wait three months for something to go on sale on Black Friday, I just buy it when I, when I have the money and what I want it / need it. So Black Friday / Cyber Monday are always kind of a bit of a letdown for me cuz I'm like, oh this thing's on sale, oh wait, I already have it, this thing's on sale, wait I already have it. ]Laughter] Bryan: Got it got it got it got it got it need it you know. Alison: Yeah. Jeff: I just went shopping at Allison's place, I just walk to her house. [Laughter] I'll take that, that, that. [Laughter] Ain't got it, ain't got it, ain't got it. Bryan: You know it's not a big tech year for me because I'm not upgrading, I do need to get a new key chain cuz I have one of those key chains with the Lightning charger and for some reason the Lightning charger broke off of the key chain so, one of the things I heard somebody talking about was you know I've got all these kind of what I call lipstick chargers where you have to plug the cord into the charger. I heard they now got a charger out there that has the lightning charger built into it as well as a USB built into it and I think I'm gonna probably get something like that. Alison: Send me that when you find it. Because, send me the link, yeah because that is something, you know, I love my anchor batteries. I have the ones that are like even 20 thousand milliamps witch are a little bit bigger but I just put them in my purse, but yeah you've got to have the little the cables for your Apple watch and for your micro USB devices and your, your lightning cables all together and it's just it's a little bit much, it gets to be a little bit much to carry around. Jeff: Jack really makes a couple of these. One is a six thousand, one is a ten thousand fifty claiming that X needs more power so they made that one. They do have two cords, one is the Lightning port cord and the other is for all the Android stuff, your mini USB plug, and there's a third you can plug a USB into it so you technically you can actually have three by both outputs going at one time. My concern since their dedicated cables on there, are you committed to that if, what if the cable goes bad you know, I, I don't know but it does get a 4.5 out of 5 ratings on Amazon. Myself I like the big ones. Alison: Oh yes send me that one. Jeff: Cuz size does matter. Alison: It does. [Laughter] Bryan: Hey hey, this is a PG podcast. [Laughter] Alison: What, we're talking about, we're talking about batteries. Bryan: Oh. Jeff: I must admit I like big batteries. Bryan: I've heard that about you. Now Allison you've had the iPhone for a while now what are your thoughts? Alison: I basically really like it, it's nice and fast, I like the size, I have it in a leather case because it's glass on both sides and I do not trust myself with glass on both sides and I have dropped it and the leather case has saved me a couple of times. The face ID I'm still, I find myself still kind of getting used to this new thing called face ID. I find that it's very accurate. I find that even when it doesn't get your face it learns from the experience and it has been consistently doing better but it's not as fast as touch ID, the gestures for bringing up home and app switcher are pretty fluid and elegant I think. Bryan: Are you used to doing those after having the press on the home button for so long or does it take a little training yourself? Alison: I'm used to it now, I've had the thing now for a couple of weeks so I've gotten it back into my, into my muscle memory now that this is just what you have to do because there's no home button and luckily I'm not using any other older devices to confuse me, that's convenient but yeah it's it's never going to be as fast I don't think. Jeff: So Alison you use your phone on a daily basis? [Laughter] Alison: Pretty much almost every minute of every day. Bryan: Are you happy with the purchase, are you happy with the upgrade? Alison: I am because I wanted, I wanted the latest and greatest technology and now I've got it and I realized that sometimes that comes with some caveats so I am happy with it, there are some times though when I have just become resigned to entering in my passcode. For example if I'm laying in bed and I want to unlock my phone, I don't want to have to sit up put the phone all the way in front of my face, get face ID to authenticate me, wake up the husband, wake up the dog, so I just enter in the passcode and it's that's even become a little bit faster. Bryan: My dad was having trouble with his phone recently and I finally found out what the problem was. Alison: Yeah. Bryan: He's running an iPhone 4. [Laughter] Alison: Oh for goodness sakes. Bryan: Yeah, I said.... Jeff: Wait, you, you said it's running. Bryan: Yeah, barely, yeah he can make phone calls that's about it, I said no wonder you're having so many issues with everything else and yeah, he's getting ready to get a new one because my mom did order the iPhone 10 and he's gonna get the hand-me-down. I guess he's gonna move up to a 6 which is all he really needs. Alison: Yeah. Oh that'll be quite an upgrade for him. Bryan: Oh yeah, yeah, so but, my mom's got the 10 coming, she's got the, she ordered it online and has the two to three week wait so, I will not, not get to play around with it while I'm down here and everything but I've been you know listening to you on with Dr. Robert Carter not to be confused with Dr. Richard Kimble. Not that anybody but me. Alison: Not to be confused with John Kimble yeah. [Laughter] Bryan: I thought of Richard Kimble immediately but I'm probably the only one that did that so but you know you guys had a great walkthrough of the iPhone 10 and somebody in New Zealand had something about unboxing one very early before the rest of the world which... Alison: Oh yes Jonathan was very very happy that you know, when these items come out he gets them a day ahead of everyone else because New Zealand is a day ahead. Jeff: He should let people know that. [Laughter] Alison: He really doesn't gloat about that enough no but yeah. Bryan: Allison did I hear you do laundry every now and then? Alison: Every now then, you know I, the house-elves or my husband will not comply and I have to do my own. Bryan: Are you testing out that new GE, was it the GE product that you're testing out? Alison: Yeah so, so I have purchased the GE talking laundry box and actually we were in the market for a new washer and dryer anyway so we got the compatible washer and dryer and I've actually been doing a lot more of my own laundry and enjoying the heck out of it now that we have this talking machine because it's so easy to set all you really have to worry about is the start button and the little knob that controls the settings because the different wash cycles, because it verbalizes everything, you turn the knob, it verbalizes if you're on like cold wash, or towels and sheets, or casual wear, or bulky items, and you press Start and it says starting load on bulky items with an estimated 70 minutes remaining and there's a button on the box that you can press if you need an update of what, of time remaining and the dryer is much the same you just mess with the one knob, you can set your cycle and it just works. Our old washer and dryer we had the little arrows marked, but the one thing would spin, and there was another arrow that you could accidentally move, and Jeremy was really the only person who could set it without getting the other thing to spin, so I'm glad to be able to have some agency over my laundry once again. Bryan: And this works with all GE washer and dryers I believe right? Alison: So on the website it does say that it is, should be compatible with most, it should be compatible with the ones that have the ports in the back, the technician ports, but then it says these are the compatible models and it lists just a couple of different models. Slightly more expensive, that are compatible, I think that you can get this to work with older GE models if it has the port for technicians to hook up, but it's better I think in terms of the software working is optimally as it can if you can buy the the newer ones. Bryan: Yeah full disclaimer if your washer and dryers from 1974 and is GE..... Alison: Probably not going to work. Jeff: I do laundry and the thing on my washer and dryer mostly my washer is, there's that plastic cover that covers things up so you can't really tell the dial, so I took a needlenose pliers, it was excruciating sounds but I got that piece off of there, then I put some little markers on there, so now I just put my finger down there and I just turn it and everyone uses it that way so, yeah I don't recommend anybody to take a needle nose and tear that apart unless you know what you're doing but, yeah that's how I access that. Bryan: Yeah when you're like me and you live in New York it's great because I've got like fluff and fold where they pick it up and deliver it and it's pretty cheap and yeah I'm spoiled like that I think I've mentioned that on the show before. One of the things we did want to mention to the listeners if you do not have knfb reader you're just making your life harder, and it's a phenomenal app, I believe and don't quote me on this but I believe it's on sale at least through Christmas for about 50% off. Normally it's $100.00, I believe now it's $49.95. Go ahead and get that app, you'll make your life a lot easier if you want to read your bills or anything along that. Jeff: I really think if you're a student that that's the app to have. Seeing AI is a good app for a convenience, it's just a quick shuffle through the mail, but if you're gonna do bulk reading or if you want to save it and all sorts of things, you know, that's a workhorse the knfb reader app. Alison: I agree. Bryan: Yeah luckily I think all of us have easy names to pronounce, but I have a friend named Keith Strohak, and every time I tell Siri call Keith Strohak, it says did you mean Keith Sholstrum, did you mean Keith Beyer. It drives me bonkers, I have to go in and manually do it and I will put this link in the show notes. Did you know that you could teach Siri how to save names properly? Jeff: Mm-hmm. Alison: Yeah. Bryan: Okay I was the one who didn't. By the way ask Siri to pronounce Charlize Theron because I heard that's another name that she can't pronounce. Alison: Oh boy. Bryan: Yeah so if you're if you're one of those people and your name is Mustafi Mustafasin or something, go ahead and read this link and you know, maybe you could teach Siri how to read your name and everything. Jeff: The trick about it is that it asks you for the first name and then it asked for the second name, well I didn't know it was doing that so I said Laurie Thompson that's my wife, and then I said Laurie Thompson again. I wondered why it asked me twice, so every time she calls, are you sure you want to call Laurie Thompson Laurie Thompson? I left it I thought it was kind of cute. Alison: That is. Bryan: Now Jeff was a great guy and he posted you know happy holidays to everybody on the Blind Abilities Facebook page and I chimed in with my typical bah humbug and he thought that was you know the happiest he's ever heard me, and that's because he didn't hear how mad I was that my old Grubhub app that I've been running for several years because GrubHub has refused update is now officially dead. I finally had to update it and I don't know what I'm gonna do because this happened shortly before I left New York. I kept getting server error, server error, and I could not do anything so I had to update the app, GrubHub prepare for the barrage because I am gonna be hammering you every day now with fixing your heading navigation. I don't know. Alison: Now that your life depends on it yeah. Bryan: Yeah you know. Jeff: It's time to get that Blind Alive app, get that exercise going. Alison: Yeah. Jeff: Screw GrubHub. Bryan: I still gotta order dinner. I still gotta order dinner and everything. Alison: Try Postmates, try Doordash, you said Eat24 doesn't.... Bryan: Doordash I just heard about so yeah that's one I want to check... Alison: Yeah Postmates is also very good. Unfortunately in Napa our only choice really is Eat24, and that only has a couple of options. Bryan: Yeah you know one of the other things I plan to do when I get back from Florida is, because I've been running my old laptop here my Mac air, and it's so nice because it's running Sierra, and things have been running so smooth, as soon as I get home one of my first acts to do, I'm rolling High Sierra back, have you guys, I know Jeff's been playing High Sierra, Allison, are you still using High Sierra..... Alison: I am and for the limited number of things that I do on my Mac it's absolutely fine, I haven't really had any problems. Bryan: Editing text, when you're working with a lot of text and emails or documents and everything, it just befuddles me and everything, you know sometimes you gotta use the option key, and I did report this to Apple, quick nav does you know, when you use quick nav with words, it does not follow the insertion point, we did test it it is getting kicked up to engineers, there is a navigation problem with quick nav in Hi Sierra. Alison: That's unfortunate. Jeff: Yeah I'm using the beta's and you know it keeps on changing so I don't really complain about it I just keep using it and I know, I know it'll get better, so I just putz with it. Bryan: Yeah well Jeff you said you're running the latest beta and it's, you've noticed an improvement so, maybe it won't be the first thing I do when I get back to New York you know, maybe I'll give it one more update. I am not running the beta so I never run the betas on my computer and the word to the wise if you value productivity do not run those betas. Alison: Yeah, or have a partition on your hard drive or a separate hard drive on which to run them. Jeff: Oh my MacBook Pro [Inaudible] I'm not doing the betas on that so I can always go back to that if I need to but, you know I I usually forget that I'm slowly tweaking my muscle memory like you said Allison, and pretty soon I'm just readjusted. Changes happen and I don't know. Alison: Yep. Bryan: Chit chit chit chit oh wait, do we have to play now to use that song? In a more positive segment, I know we've rolled through some some negativity here, we don't want to be negative all the time but you know these are just some things that were pissing Brian off now because, Brian's been known to get pissed off. I always like to hear you know, what you guys watching, what you're reading, you know especially the holiday time of the year, there's a lot of great content out there. Netflix just seems to be piping everything out. Allison what you watching, what you reading? Alison: Well I'm still trying to work my way through Narcos, I have not had as much time for for Netflix recently, but I've been reading this really great book, I'm not sure if it's available on any of the freebies, unbarred or well book sure it's not free but it's practically free. I got off of Audible it's my Brandon Sanderson it's called "The way of Kings" it's part of the Stormlight archive series, it's an epic fantasy series, long long books, the first book I think is 45 hours long and I'm about 2/3 of the way through it, and it is absolutely amazing it's quite frankly taken over a lot of my life this holiday weekend. [Laughter] But it's amazing. Bryan: Well we're thankful that you were able to fit time in for the podcast. [Laughter] Alison: I did, I did have to interrupt my reading to.... [Laughter] Bryan: That 45 hours, that might take me 4 and 1/2 years to get through. Alison: Well I read at speed, I'm not gonna lie, I cranked it up to 3x and I can understand it just fine, so I'll get through it pretty quickly, but there's then two other main books, and then a little novella in the middle to read so. Bryan: That's a, that's a big.... Alison: It's gonna be ten books so... Bryan: Wow, wow, what about yourself Jeff, you been reading anything, watching anything? I know you've had some time alone there or are you just thinking in the dark? Jeff: I really got nothing, I guess I am thinking in the dark, family's been gone and I've been catching up on a bunch of other things that I hadn't been able to get back t,o and yeah, I got to get back to it so sorry you don't have anything to contribute. Bryan: That's okay Jeff. Jeff: Oh sorry. Bryan: I just finished down here with my parents you know I, they they were very nice and they watched, because their sighted with described video, the second season of Stranger Things, and the first season if you have not seen it as phenomenal I said to myself I don't know how they're gonna do a second season. It was really good so, it was very enjoyable, if you have not checked out Stranger Things on Netflix, you're definitely gonna want to check that out. I know we're gonna watch another series on Netflix that just came out I'm blanking on the name, the guy that was in Dumb and Dumber, not Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels is in it, it's a Western that just came out on Netflix. I'm hearing great things about it of course I'm, like I said, God, Godlessness, or Godless or something, it's a Great Western, and I've heard from other people it's very good and everything and, yeah I've still got the same four books. You know it's so funny I'm one of those people that loads up all the audio digital content to all the devices for the travel and then I end up listening to podcasts that I have on my phone. [Laughter] During the travels so, like I said this is a That Blind Tech Show, we're gonna wrap it up here. We are at Blind Tech Show on Twitter. thatblindtechshow @gmail.com if you want to email us in let us know what you think, let us know what you like. You can download our feed through the Blind Abilities podcast speed of your podcast player of choice, victor reader stream or download the Blind Abilities app. Allison what do you have coming up the next few weeks leading into what's that holiday Christmas? Alison: Just a quiet Christmas at home, gonna take maybe a couple of days off and just probably still be reading the Stormlight archive honestly, although I, although I may do a reread of Harry Potter, I lead such an exciting life. [Laughter] Bryan: Nothing wrong with that, nothing wrong with that. What about yourself Jeff, family coming back or have they given up on you? Jeff: My folks for 17 years they've been going down the Texas but they stayed up this year for the holiday so I got to go to spend time with them Thanksgiving. We were all up there and so they're here so we're gonna have Christmas there and my daughter and grandkids will be coming up mid-December, we try and offset it each year and so yeah, a lot of lot of family holidays and I want to, I want to see the Grinch again this year. Bryan: So you want me to come visit? [Laughter] Yeah I'm not a big holiday person so Thanksgiving I guess is our big holiday and, we just wrapped that up down here and Thanksgiving, I'll be heading back to New York in the next few days and you know, it's funny I'm sitting here in shorts and it's 80 degree weather so it doesn't feel like November, and then I'll go back to the 30 degree weather and, yeah amazingly Nash is not even shedding that much here in Florida, you would think he would get rid of that winter coat, but he is panting like it's August. This is That Blind Tech Show, maybe we'll have one more before the year hopefully, you know, all of our schedules have been so crazy we haven't been on a regular schedule, we plan to hopefully eventually get on it, but for now we are out. When we share what we see through each other's eyes, we can then begin to bridge the gap between limited expectations and the reality of blind abilities. 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