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This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Greetings and welcome to Hacker Public Radio. My name is Peter Paterson, also known as SolusSpider. In my spare time I like to watch scifi shows and movies, including those about superheroes. I am so looking forward to the new Superman movie by DC, with James Gunn as showrunner. In that film the actor Nathan Fillion plays a Green Lantern named Guy Gardner. Recently I remembered that I owned a Green Lantern Blu-ray animated movie with Nathan Fillion as the voice of Hal Jordan. That movie is named Emerald Knights. These days when I purchase a Blu-ray it normally comes with a digital code for Movies Anywhere . Therefore I often never play the physical disk at all. This particular disk did not have that option. I searched the streaming services for where to watch Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. Seems it is only available for rent or purchase. Obviously since I own the disk I am not going to do that. Therefore, I tried once again to try to play the disk directly on my Linux system. We do have dedicated Blu-ray players in the house. One is a Samsung unit in our living room, but that is where my Dragon-in-Law Eva lives. The other is a Playstation 3 in our bedroom. There is also the factor that I wanted to watch while doing other computer projects in my own room. My main computer system is a System76 Thelio desktop running PCLinuxOS as the operating system. Connected via USB is an Asus External Blu-Ray BW-16D1H-U player . Rather than go into detail with all that did not work, I shall instead focus on informing you what worked well on my own system. Many of the forums lead you down strange paths. It all came down to installing all I needed from Flatpak via Flathub.org Here is all that I installed: VLC : org.videolan.VLC MakeMKV : com.makemkv.MakeMKV Blu-ray java plugin : org.videolan.VLC.Plugin.bdj FDK-AAC encoding plugin : org.videolan.VLC.Plugin.fdkaac MakeMKV plugin for VLC : org.videolan.VLC.Plugin.makemkv Detailed program names are in the shownotes. To install these direct from terminal type: flatpak install (name of program) These instructions assume that you already have Flatpak installed on your Linux system. If you do not, then the Flathub website will give you guidance for your particular distro. I did have to uninstall VLC first from PCLinuxOS, which had been installed from the repo. This enabled all the relevant library files to be accessible across Flatpak. MakeMKV is a format converter, or transcoder, that converts the files on a physical disk to MKV files. Many use this program to copy their Blu-Rays to a storage medium for their own home-streaming purposes. I have yet to go down that road, as I just wanted to play the disk. Plus I don't have that much storage. I originally purchased MakeMKV for $50 in 2020. Yes, paid. It is a proprietary program, but then again so is the Blu-Ray disk encryption. These days it costs $60 for a lifetime licence. That said, MakeMKV is beta software that is free to use, and they supply a licence key that is good for a month. The only downside is that you have to visit their forum page every month to obtain the updated key code. Once all this was installed, I opened VLC, clicked on 'Open Disk...' from Media, selected Blu-ray from Disk Selection, then clicked on Play. For me it just worked! Hope it shall do for you also. It's so great to be able to directly play Blu-rays on my Linux system again. Remember the Green Lantern oath: "In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might beware my power… Green Lantern's light!" Thank you so much for listening to my latest topic of interest. Please leave me a comment on the HPR show page. I look forward to hearing from you. Now go forth, take care of yourself, also your fellow neighbours, and record your own HPR show! Provide feedback on this episode.

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The Apple TV is more than an ordinary set-top box. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share some of their favorite apps and games for Apple TV to take your experience to the next level. iTunes Movie Trailers Amazon Prime Video JustWatch - Movies & TV Shows Movies Anywhere Mr. Crab Patterned Drawful 2 Crossy Road Alto's Adventure Breathing Zone The Best New Features Coming to Your Apple TV With tvOS 17 News Apple increases iCloud storage prices in the UK and other markets Everything New in iOS 17 Beta 2 AirPlay 2 Adaptor From Eve Surfaces on FCC Shortcuts Corner Cody needs help creating a number of calendar events and entries that automatically set "Busy" and "Free" options, invite specific people, and are duplicated across calendars. App Caps Rosemary's App Cap: Stylish Snap Float Folio | MOFT – MOFT Mikah's App Cap: Rise: Energy & Sleep Tracker Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsor: hellofresh.com/ios16 and use code ios16

The Apple TV is more than an ordinary set-top box. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share some of their favorite apps and games for Apple TV to take your experience to the next level. iTunes Movie Trailers Amazon Prime Video JustWatch - Movies & TV Shows Movies Anywhere Mr. Crab Patterned Drawful 2 Crossy Road Alto's Adventure Breathing Zone The Best New Features Coming to Your Apple TV With tvOS 17 News Apple increases iCloud storage prices in the UK and other markets Everything New in iOS 17 Beta 2 AirPlay 2 Adaptor From Eve Surfaces on FCC Shortcuts Corner Cody needs help creating a number of calendar events and entries that automatically set "Busy" and "Free" options, invite specific people, and are duplicated across calendars. App Caps Rosemary's App Cap: Stylish Snap Float Folio | MOFT – MOFT Mikah's App Cap: Rise: Energy & Sleep Tracker Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsor: hellofresh.com/ios16 and use code ios16

The Apple TV is more than an ordinary set-top box. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share some of their favorite apps and games for Apple TV to take your experience to the next level. iTunes Movie Trailers Amazon Prime Video JustWatch - Movies & TV Shows Movies Anywhere Mr. Crab Patterned Drawful 2 Crossy Road Alto's Adventure Breathing Zone The Best New Features Coming to Your Apple TV With tvOS 17 News Apple increases iCloud storage prices in the UK and other markets Everything New in iOS 17 Beta 2 AirPlay 2 Adaptor From Eve Surfaces on FCC Shortcuts Corner Cody needs help creating a number of calendar events and entries that automatically set "Busy" and "Free" options, invite specific people, and are duplicated across calendars. App Caps Rosemary's App Cap: Stylish Snap Float Folio | MOFT – MOFT Mikah's App Cap: Rise: Energy & Sleep Tracker Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsor: hellofresh.com/ios16 and use code ios16

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Kasha Stewart is the Director of Growth Engagement at Adobe Express. Victoria talks to Kasha about finding advocates that encourage her to chase problems, getting more women into product development and why it's essential to bring different perspectives into this area, and ways to bring connection between the end users and customers, engineering teams, and the rest of the organization to the business. Adobe Express (https://www.adobe.com/express/) Follow Adobe LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/adobe/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/AdobeExpress). Follow Kasha Stewart on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kashastewart/). Follow thoughtbot on Twitter (https://twitter.com/thoughtbot) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/150727/). Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Transcript: VICTORIA: This is the Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots Podcast, where we explore the design, development, and business of great products. I'm your host, Victoria Guido and with us today is Kasha Stewart, Director of Growth Engagement at Adobe Express. Kasha, thank you for joining us. KASHA: Well, thank you for having me. VICTORIA: Well, I thought I'd start off by asking you to tell me a little bit more about your background and how you found your way to product from starting out in film and video production. KASHA: I originally started...I have a fine arts background and did a lot of digital story narrative, post-production. Back in the day (I'm going to date myself.), you had to do...it was a very manual process of chroma keying and removing backgrounds, or refining someone's skin, or some type of background. That was where I kind of...it was my bread and butter. I really loved it. It was creative. Then in 2008, 2009, the housing market crashed, and the recession happened. And I thought, you know, I'm not a homeowner. What does it have to do with me? I'm taking these freelance jobs. I had just finished my grad program. And then all the jobs kind of disappeared. And I was thinking; here I was; I had gone to grad school. I had a really specific skill set. And then everything just poofed overnight, disappeared. And I thought, okay, well, what's more stable? Like, what could I do to secure a little bit more stability in my job, career? So I started applying for jobs in all these very different tech, like, they wanted people to be what we used to call a preditor, like, a producer and editor, someone that knew how to do this but also knew how to like FTP massive asset files and also knew how to flag something for when things were going wrong. And so I thought, okay, well, let me just apply for one of these. I have some of the skills. I tick the box on some of the requirements. And there was a job...it was actually on Craigslist. I actually didn't even know if it was a real job or if it was a scam situation, but I applied. It had a very unusual title; I think it was content distribution editor. And I thought, okay, well, this is interesting. And it was for abc.com. And this is about 2010. I applied. They called me. I thought, okay, why is ABC on Craigslist? But never mind, it was a legitimate job. And I got into what we call content distribution, so understanding content management systems. And I would be the last person that would actually process the content that would then be delivered to Hulu platforms, abc.com, many different affiliates. There were also Verizon mobile deals at this time, where the cell phone carriers had their own television networks that they tried to stand up. In that process, I started to really learn about licensing, how content is distributed, meta-tagging, and then also the architecture of a CMS. And I just for the life of me couldn't understand why this was built this way. It was a very cumbersome tool. And like clockwork, around 11:00 p.m. at night, it would crash. And if you hadn't saved your metadata on a notepad or in a spreadsheet, you're basically starting over from scratch. And I remember asking all these questions, and they were like, "Well, it's proprietary software, and it was built in Seattle." And I was like, "Yeah, but did they ever talk to the, you know..." I didn't know the terminology like end user at the time. But they never talked to any of us that were part of this small team that had this really pivotal role of publishing the content. And I remember asking all these questions. I had a supervisor at the time. And he jokingly said, "Well, you should go into product management since you love to ask questions." I didn't even know what product management was. I was like, well, I'm on a producer's track; that's my goal. I have this film and narrative background. And a role came up internally, and it was for a product specialist. I would say I needed a little bit of convincing to apply. I had some advocates in HR that saw this role and thought I would be perfect for it. And I was like, I don't know, it has all this data analytics. And what does this have to do with people and storytelling? And they were like, "We think you should apply for it." And I made the transition, which is rare sometimes in corporate and internal transitions. But I did make the transition, and I became a product specialist. And I kind of dived deep in into understanding consumer products from a front-end experience. So before, it was more from a distribution and back end. And now it was really focusing on the UX flow, the UI. What are the targets? And how do we position the content? And then, what are our consumers saying about the content? So I did open up a whole new world for me. I went ahead, and I made plenty of mistakes. There were times that I was like, I don't know if I'm for this if this is right for me. And people definitely weren't shy then. They would tell me, "You don't look like a product manager." Or "You don't have that background of CS or data and analytics person." And I totally didn't, and I never sold myself as a false representation. But what I did have was I had this really strong inclination of really understanding from the consumer perspective. I always took it back to even in my own circle. And I think I'm an early adopter. I love technology. But I also have friends that are still using Yahoo or Hotmail. And I'd be like, "Oh no, you got to try Gmail, or what about Gchat? This thing came out. You have to check it out." And I would think...back when I was building out these products, and this was, to level set, this is around the time of Web 2.0. I would think, oh, well, how would my friend in New York use this? Or how would my mom find her content? Or, how would my brother... And I think sometimes we get very seduced when you're building something, especially as a product manager, that everything is from your lens and from your perspective. And the data and then also the feedback was telling us that we weren't really hitting it where consumers were. They weren't able to find the content as easily as we hoped. And from there, I jumped into kind of entertainment streaming platforms, building out architecture, CMS, and then eventually transitioning into growth-led roles and then leadership roles later in my career. And so I've had the pleasure of working for startups like Beachbody, which was a fitness company big in the fitness space but smaller on the digital perspective, all the way to going back to Disney leading a team at Movies Anywhere. And now, I'm leading a growth team at Adobe. VICTORIA: Wow, thank you so much. That's so interesting. And we have a couple of different tracks we could get into here. One thing I want to note that I thought was interesting is when you got into your new role, what really kind of presented itself to you is that you identified a problem in the UX. Like, you kind of lateral moved, and then you found this problem, then you had advocates who pushed you to go in that direction. And so, if you have advice for people who are looking to make that transition, how do you find those advocates that encourage you to chase the problems that you find? KASHA: Oh, that's a great question. People ask me this frequently because I think on paper, it is hard. And no one's going to find you in your cubicle...or now a lot of us are working remotely in our houses. So you have to be your best cheerleader and campaign manager. I also think, like, what is it that is on your top three lists? In product, we have nice-to-have, must-haves, and then we kind of prioritize or stack rank our work backwards from that. So I ask people, "What's the most important thing for your next role?" And then those are the things that you need to either lean in and start to amplify that you're already doing and how you would make a great candidate. I think internal candidates do have an advantage because they know the culture, or they may know the players, or they may see something from a different perspective, but they know what the company's challenges are. So I would start by first talking to your manager, and you can have a great manager or not-so-great manager, but start there. Show them that, you know, I'm on this track plan, but I really want to be here. Are there things that I can do in my current role that would support that transition? Are there people that you can recommend? And sometimes, you can get traction with your manager, but if you can't, then start to search within your network. And if there's a product manager who's maybe in your org or actually would be maybe at the same leveling or someone new, start to explain to them, "Hey, I would love to set up a coffee chat, a 15-minute informational just to hear how you did it or what's your perspective?" And constantly, as you're taking notes...people usually like it when they get an opportunity to share their story or talk about themselves. And as you take notes, "Ah, I am actually looking to transition to that. Do you have any advice for me? If you had something in an open role, what would you want from that candidate?" And so you're constantly planting those seeds of like, I am this candidate, here's why. And product managers and, I think, also hiring managers, we have a room full of distractions. But if something's laid out to me in concise language and it's showing results of like, oh, well, I did this on the content management side, and I think this would be transferable, and here's why. And you don't have to be long-winded. I'm not into people writing dissertations and producing 20-page decks. I don't always have the time to read that, as lovely as it sounds. Drive in on your skills. How are they relatable or transferable? And then, what are the goals that you've been able to achieve in your current role? And what are you looking to do in your next role? And I think if you start to place yourself there...and definitely get out and start talking to people in your employee resource groups. And then also, internally, there's always, at some companies, there are HR or employee resource groups that will have at least a blog post on how to transition within the company, and if they don't, search out those people. And it's not an overnight process. I've seen people where it's been a flip of the switch, and they're on a rocket. And I've seen other people where it's taken time, but they've built those rapports with people that started to get to know them outside of their current role. VICTORIA: That makes a lot of sense. And you're also involved in many professional networks. And so, do you also get a benefit for your career growth from that? KASHA: Yes. I feel like I never stop learning. As much as there's always something new coming out, I mean like now I'm into the chatbots and AI. And I'm like, okay, here's another thing I got to learn. Let me [laughs] add this to my to-do list. So I never want to take that for granted. So I feel like the communities kind of keep me, you know, it's a temperature check of what's going on, either from a challenge perspective or what type of new technologies people are integrating into their existing platforms, and how it's actually growing or benefiting them, whether it's from a machine learning and building out recommendation engines that have saved time, and then actually gets smarter. And we're building out algorithms all the way to, you know, what would it be like to have AI enhancements on an existing platform and still help drive that high-value consumer experience? So I don't take for granted. I also recommend people that, even if you're not in product to, join product communities so that you start to hear the language and you start to see how product managers think and how hiring and leadership think. And LinkedIn is a great resource. I belong to Women in Product, Black Product Managers. There's a slew of Tech Ladies. And I'm always kind of looking. There are newsletters that I love, Lenny's Newsletter. And I'm always like, oh, that's a nice one. Let me take that away for my team, or, oh, I didn't actually see that. I didn't think about that. I didn't see that playing out with NFTs in that way; hmm, really interesting. Or that TikTok is taking over search. And now I'm like, okay, how can my product that I'm growing from an engagement standpoint also have really strong representation on TikTok in a way that's authentic and users can find us, and we can continue to engage with users that way? Start small. Find the right community that works for you. There's also Product-Led Growth, Product Alliances. There are so many of them. And I think you just start to kind of join them if you can. Some of them are free, some of them have dues. And they're really worth it. It's a value add. And you never know who's going to be posting in these Slack community groups too. You might see something where they're okay with associate level or okay with someone transitioning, or looking to help someone transition. And I often mentor and direct some of my mentees in that direction so that they don't feel like they're in the passenger seat of their career and waiting for something to happen. You have to be active in this pursuit. And you also have to be a driver in it. VICTORIA: Right. I felt that myself in my career. I felt like my network was my number one source of learning like you said. And also, when you're considering a career change, sometimes you don't even know what else is out there or what other types of jobs are out there. [laughs] I love what you said about that. And you also mentioned Women in Product and Black Women in Product. How can we promote those groups more [laughs] as we get more women in product? And why is it important to bring a different perspective into product? KASHA: Yeah, that's a great question. I mean, I think podcasts like this, you know, letting people know. And then also, when I do a post on LinkedIn, I do the hashtags of all the groups that either I belong to, or I might tag them. One thing that I do when I do start to mentor someone I say "Be active in the community, share your voice. You're going to start to get comfortable." Product managers have it...it's not a career for the weak, I'll say that. [laughs] And you have to have an opinion, so start small and start promoting yourself in those groups or hearing what people are saying. And even if my company is hiring or someone else, another hiring manager, and it has a post, I'll say, "Oh, did you think about posting this or adding this hashtag to this? This would definitely help give you a different type of candidate and also get more traffic." And it's important to me because if I think about the world population and how we're changing, and who's showing up, you want that representation of the people that are working on it. They're going to be thinking about it from a different lens that I didn't even realize that that was an issue or oh, wow, we need to really tap into that. Or actually, we should promote this in a different way because we're going to cast a wider net, or we're going to cast a really specific net. With this demo, it can grow by 10x. Versus us thinking very generally and saying, "Well, we're happy with a 2x growth." So that's why it's important to me. I'm also always balancing, like, do I have enough representation of women? And do I have enough representation of men on the team too? I don't want to go one side too far and then I'm out of balance and I'm just hiring the same people that are like me. It is kind of challenging sometimes because I have to think about what does the team need? What is the team dynamics missing? And who is that person that can bring in or usher in that different perspective? And then also work cohesively with the existing team. And so that's a lot of balancing act that I do in my current role and really thinking about okay, well, we're serving small businesses. We're serving social entrepreneurs. Has anybody ever done that? We can be very kind of elitist in tech, especially in product of, like, well, I do it this way. I've [laughs] got Discord, and I have all the NFTs that I've ever wanted to collect. And I can hear and listen to all that, and I can geek out. But then I'm like, if I go back to my friends, they'll be, "Kasha, what are you talking about? Can you speak English to us?" [laughs] And they'll be like, "Can you please calm down?" And I'm like, "Oh, but there's this thing." And then I'm like, well, maybe I need to have someone who is not like me because they're going to be thinking of that person who really just has a simple task they're trying to solve for. They have a limited amount of time, and they also have limited patience. They're not in a place where they want to learn and go on YouTube and watch a tutorial. They're really just, you know, "Hey, I need to get this birthday card or this invitation out for my kids. And this was a free product that I saw from SEO results, and I'm here." And that's the value in finding that person and then carrying them through a journey. Me, I'm going to be picky. I'm going to probably research. I'm going to look at reviews. I'm going to look at two other competitors that I'm going to start to line up. [laughter] And then you've lost me by that point. You want to get that person, and you want to make it a frictionless experience. So I do encourage, when I'm building teams, to think about the dynamics, always going for people that are, you know, want to be there and that are really dedicated to the product but also bring a different perspective than I did. And I come from an untraditional background in tech, so I think that's probably why I'm so conscious of this and how we can make these changes. And I think, historically, or the data proves that diverse teams often excel faster and better than traditional teams. VICTORIA: Right. And teams that are diverse and are in an inclusive environment where they feel like they can bring their authentic selves. KASHA: Correct. Yeah, it's one thing to have diversity, but then it's also another, you know, the counterbalance of inclusion. And how do you set people up for success that have different backgrounds? And I have a great strong team of rock stars, as I say, but they all are different. They all need different things. They all have different kinds of needs from a coaching or leadership perspective. Some I'm more hands-on, others I'm hands-off. But as a leader, it's being perceptive of that and saying, okay, well, this person likes to run their own ship. I'm going to be here on the sidelines. And this person I'm going to be out front. I'm going to be walking with them side by side. I don't know why I have all these sports analogies because I was terrible at sports in junior high, in high school. But I always feel like I'm this coach out here with a whistle and a clipboard. And I'm telling them I'm like, okay, I'm going to set this person up. This person is going to happen here. And that's how I look at it from a growth perspective. When I'm really assessing the roadmap and the backlog and what's going to be our impact, I'm also thinking about, well, how is everybody working cohesively? And is there a way that we can have shared experiences so that that way, oh, we learned from such and such an experiment, and that's going to influence the other half of my team? Or, actually, I'm going to have them focus, or I know that we're going to have too many mobile tests at the end of Q2 because the monetization team is also trying to test something very similar. So it's a constant juggling act in my role. VICTORIA: Right. I very much relate to that. I was a competitive rock climbing coach a few years ago on top of my full-time job. KASHA: Oooh. VICTORIA: And my kids would ask me if I was also a motivational speaker [laughs] because I was always pumping people up while they're climbing. So yeah, I find it fascinating how you think about the needs of your team and your own growth from an individual contributor into a leader. And how do you coach people in your team along that path, like making that transition from being really strong in product to managing a team of product people? KASHA: Oh, that's a great question. And I love that you're like a rock climbing...I love that. I'm like, [laughs] what we call thumbs. I would just be looking; I mean, just thinking about rock climbing, my hands are probably getting sweaty right now. [laughs] And for my team, I do have people that they're getting to a senior PM level, and they're like, "What's next?" And I really like to do an assessment of, like, "Well, what do you think is next? And what is really going to help your career growth?" And some of them are like, "Well, I want to do leadership. I want to do this." And I ask, just like I ask in any product question, "What's the why behind that? Is it a financial contribution? Is it a recognition? Or is it that you are really invested in people development?" Because one thing I do like to preference, especially people that are in early or mid-level careers, is that managing a product versus managing people are two different skill sets. And I didn't even understand that when I started to get into management; I kind of fell into it. I had a leader that exited the company, and it was like, "Oh, gosh, what will we do next?" And I was just like, "I think we should still continue to pursue the roadmap [laughs] is what I would think to do first." So one of the things I do say is that your work is going to change. I don't PM, and I'm not regularly with the engineering team on a day-to-day basis. And so I will say to the team that first, at certain points, you can balance it. You'll have both where you might own still part of the portfolio, but then you have maybe one or two direct parts. But as you start to grow, you will start to transition out of the day-to-day or building individual features or initiatives. And I do ask my PMS, are they ready for that? And if they check all the boxes and say that they have a strong why, then I start off by, okay, well, let's see if our team is eligible for an internship. We're going to open up an internship this summer, and instead of this intern reporting to me, they're going to report to you. What's your onboarding plan? What's your growth strategy for this person? And then, what do you want this person to accomplish at the end of the internship? And it's a baby step for them to kind of get their feet wet on what is it like to lead someone? And then also, what are the challenges? There's always a perfect storm where things go great. But what about the times when things are not going great, and how do you communicate with that person? What are the nudges that they need to give for them to either redirect them, or what are the things that you need to do to kind of show them the happy path to success? So those are where I start. We have international teams and people onboarding. I work for a huge company, so there are more opportunities there. But then I will also say if someone wants to drive and be in a leadership role, what are the mentoring opportunities within the company? So, how would you mentor somebody? And what would be your advice? How do you set up a weekly cadence? What are your expectations of this? How should they measure success and goals? All these are things that are going to be transferable when that opportunity comes up. And then also, too, what is the right situation? Is it a mix of where I'm 50% IC and then I'm, you know, this other 40%-50% of people management? I encourage them to look at opportunities internally, even if I'm at the sacrifice of losing what I call one of my rock stars. I know that it's inevitable for people to grow. And I never want to be the person that held someone back out of jealousy, or fear, or my own insecurities. And I do have a strong network that when I post something, I get so many candidates. It's almost to the sense of like, wow, this person is greater. Wow, this person...wow, they went to Stanford, and they did this, and now they're transitioning. And I'm like, oh my gosh, they want to work with me. And so that's always very exciting. So I never want to get so trapped in the ideology that the team is only great with these people. I'm like; the team starts with me and my leadership. So I need to be able to build a team. I need to be able to grow a team. And sometimes, you might have a great talent pool, and other times you don't, and then what do you do in those? I mean, that's what leadership really is. It's not always when you have everybody applying for your job, and you have all this funding, and your P&Ls are going incredible. It's those times where they come back to you and say, "Yeah, we're not going to get that done this sprint, so you'll just have to figure it out." Or someone's resigning that you didn't see coming. And then you're like, okay, I might have to roll up my sleeves and take over their part of the roadmap just as a stopgap till I have someone. And that's the things that can make or break your leadership. VICTORIA: Yeah, it's easy when everything is going great. [laughter] KASHA: Yes. Don't we love that? [laughter] Mid-Roll Ad: As life moves online, bricks-and-mortar businesses are having to adapt to survive. With over 18 years of experience building reliable web products and services, thoughtbot is the technology partner you can trust. We provide the technical expertise to enable your business to adapt and thrive in a changing environment. We start by understanding what's important to your customers to help you transition to intuitive digital services your customers will trust. We take the time to understand what makes your business great and work fast yet thoroughly to build, test, and validate ideas, helping you discover new customers. Take your business online with design‑driven digital acceleration. Find out more at: url tbot.io/acceleration or click the link in the show notes for this episode. VICTORIA: You mentioned a few times, switching more into your approach to product management about the experiments that you run. Sometimes those go great, and sometimes they don't go so great. So can you tell me about a time you ran an experiment, and the results were really different than what you expected, and what did you do from that? KASHA: Oh gosh, yeah. There are so many. I'm trying to think of what's the best example. Gosh, I'm like, do I go for mobile? No, web. [laughs] Well, I think in growth, a part of your experiment should fail because if they're not failing, that also means to me you're not taking enough risk. And you're taking things that you already know, in some ways, are like low-hanging fruit, and you're very comfortable in it. And I do encourage my team to take a big risk of how do we start to find something? We recently had something to help users on the AI side. It was a really unique feature. A user uploads an image, and AI automatically spits out templates with this user-generated content. And we were so excited. We were watching the demos, I felt like on replay, you know, as we got out the meaning. It didn't necessarily do what we thought it would do. And so then we had to take a pause, like, what happened? And one of the things that we learned from the test is that people just didn't understand what they were supposed to do. They didn't understand the process of their workflow. And they also weren't engaged with what the results came back. So I think that's one thing that, you know, I know there's a lot of chatter in the space about AI taking over and where are we going to be. And I still think we need to have that human perspective, that person that is like, hey, these search results are really not what the consumer is looking for. And yes, it solved a requirement of picture upload output, but the output is not matching what the consumer's needs were. It didn't solve their problem. And we have to constantly continue to filter and refine the algorithm. So our first output back was not great. But what we learned is that we have to have more variety of the type of output of content and that we also have to do more hand-holding. As much as we think that people are going to dive right in because it's in the press, and it's in TechCrunch and on Verge, that is not our general population. I can talk to my girlfriend; she's a doctor. And she's like, "Hey, I'm just really trying to do this for my local women physicians network." All this other stuff, she's like, "It's kind of overwhelming to me." And I didn't even see that. I was just like, "Aren't you excited that you have five options? She's like, "No, I just kind of needed the one thing with the squiggly backgrounds [laughs] and the template that I could alter." She's like, "These don't actually really speak to me." And so we had to come back and re-define the algorithm and also think about less choices for people; as much as we were like, we can randomize it; we can output more types of templates. It's really about finding the cues that the user is giving us to find that right match, and it's not something that I think we're going to get...and knowing from the test, we're not going to get on the first try. We're going to continue to test this, and that's what's going to make it better because we stress-test it. I mean, in growth, sometimes, I tell my team, like, don't get our hopes up, our hearts set into it because we can spend a lot of time in crafting the experiment and doing the 50% and then the other 50% control and variants, and then when it comes back, they're just not excited, or the consumer just didn't really gravitate or attach to it. And so then we have to stop, and I think, okay, there's a lesson here. Is it the education? Is it the guidance? Isn't the language that we use? You'd be surprised how one word can throw off someone's context. And they're turned off, or they don't want to do it. Or they like, "Oh, this is kind of cool. Oh, I didn't realize that this was a free service." Or, "Oh, I didn't realize that I could save this, and it's removing the background for me. And then now I have all these options." Growth is a hard challenge. I mean, we move so fast, which is what I love, but then we're always kind of looking at the data and having to constantly pivot and transition based off of our previous tests. [laughs] Now I'm thinking about a time when I was at Beachbody, and I was so excited because I got to do native app development on mobile platforms, and I'd never done that before. We were all excited. We had an iOS product that was really strong. And, of course, many of the people that worked in the office were all iOS users. So they weren't even thinking about Android. And we had just missed the mark as a company not really focusing on building out a great Android native app experience. And we were just kind of relying on the mobile web experience. And I remember thinking like, oh, okay, well, you have something. And then I went into a Facebook community group, and I just saw all the complaints. I saw all the people's frustrations. I saw also all these user-generated hacks. People were sharing what to do when your video stops. And I just was like, oh my gosh, we need to get on this. And so from that experience, I was able to champion and be one of the people that was like, hey, we need to help drive this. On Android, we need to really, like, this is really a problem. We could set ourselves up for success. And then we can also grow in other markets outside of the U.S. And I remember looking at the first designs, and they were all done by our creators' team, which were iOS users. So even in that situation, I think of that as more of growth internally versus putting something out user-facing to the consumer. It still was a challenge. Like, how do I influence? How do I show that this is not the right path? How do I show that, hey, we're not using material design or best practices, and this is going to hurt us in the long run? Because people that are on these platforms on Android they're used to seeing things in this manner. And we're presenting it to them in another way, and then now we're wondering why they're confused. VICTORIA: Right, right. And you mentioned a couple of different tactics to connect to that consumer voice. What other ways do you try to bring that connection between the end user and the customer, to the engineering teams, to the rest of the organization, to the business? KASHA: I'm very privileged in my organization. We have a really strong user research team as well. As we're doing our experiments, depending on how large or how much time we'll invest into an experiment, we will do a prototype kind of test in a smaller pool, let's say, before we go out to A/B test or have a controlled and variant situation. And sometimes those are the little things that I can take back, a video, or likes, comments, and send it. I don't even need to wait for it to be polished into a presentation or to a Confluence page, or even in Jira. And I can say to my counterpart, "Hey, Ganesh, do you see this? This is what I'm trying to solve for." And then it's like that aha moment. And I can say, and, you know, and engineers are always delightful. And they'll say, "Well, that's only one data point." And I'm like, "Yes, but it is a significant point. And I think if we tested this more, we will see more people are struggling with this." And how can we change that? What are their solutions? And I'm really big on collaboration. Product owns kind of the deliverables and the path and is accountable for the results. But this is a joint effort between design, between data and analytics, and engineering. So early on, I present the problem. This is the why; here's kind of our best path. But what do you think? And that to me and my career has always yielded such a higher result instead of coming from an authoritative or dictatorship of, "Well, this is the way that I've envisioned it. Here's my mocks, here are my wires, and this is why," and then kind of leaving it out to pasture or throwing it over the fence and saying, "Okay, and I need it in a week and a half." And I've been on both sides of different product teams, and different engineering teams work differently. But I have found that when you get people to buy in, to care, and then also give them that consumer value of that person is frustrated; I mean, that's what was the trigger for me when I went into the Facebook groups. I really didn't have the biggest inclination that we were having such a problem on Android. I was an iOS user. I was happy with the product; I could get my workouts in, or I could find what I was looking for. And then, when I did that, I started screenshotting. And then, I started to share this out in the Slack channel. And then there are also ways...now we have so many things where you can have bots that will record the feedback if someone says something in the App Store. That's one way to kind of bring it up to people. And then, if you don't have the funding or have an in-house user research, there's always usertesting.com. That is one way that you can start. Even if you work with design, and you guys are a small team, "Hey, I am so committed to this working. But I really would love to run a test." And then also running a survey after people test or even in product, you know, what did they think about the experience? And if you can't even get that, you can always do thumbs up, thumbs down. [laughs] You can always do is this a four-star experience or a five-star? Would you like to tell us more? I would say that sometimes we have blindness to surveys and to people asking for our opinions because you just want to get to that thing. But that small sampling of people that do respond, I think, is a way for you to kind of, if you're not sure, think about this directionally. I was leaning more towards this, but, wow, this user research came back, and I think people are going to really appreciate having this extra step. Which is something like an oxymoron for me because I'm always thinking about, well, what's the easiest path? Or what's the least path of resistance to getting the user into the experience? And then sometimes you're dropping them into a whole new what we call canvas or experience, and they have no idea what to do. VICTORIA: I liked the way you described your approach or how not to do it was like, just throw things over a wall [laughs] and say, "This is the way." KASHA: [laughs] Yes. VICTORIA: One of my questions that I like to ask people who have design and product backgrounds is just what does product design have to do with DevOps? KASHA: Yeah, so everybody has to have a starting point. And a lot of times, I was definitely a product manager when I was more in the day-to-day, and I see where...in my mind, I like to figure things out on my own. And that way, I like to come with this pretty package of, like, I thought of all the different angles. I thought of the best use case and the worst use case. And as much as that was delightful for me, I noticed that the people in engineering would kind of check a box too, and they'd be like, okay, done. And then we might get to a certain point, and they would be like, "Oh, well..." one time when I was building something for Beachbody, and, again, it was on Android, and it was the search. And I didn't think anything of it. I was just like, oh yeah, top result, then stack rank alphabetically. And then I hadn't thought about new content. And I remember thinking, like, why didn't my engineer say this? Because this is something that we do on iOS. And they said, "Well, you never asked us." [laughs] And I was there, you know, "But you work on the product too." And they're like, "Oh yeah, but you run the show. So this is what you wanted, so this is what I coded." And I just remember feeling like I had egg on my face in a meeting because now we had all this new content coming out, and the search results weren't accommodating for new content. They were accommodating for the existing metadata. And I just remember thinking like, never again. And from a DevOps perspective, I think of there's a lot of change in the industry where we also have product ops people as well. And I think of it as additional layering; it can be good and bad. I think there are positives and advantages. I think there are always growing points. And I think you have to give what is the ultimate goal? Like, if you do have a DevOps team, are they also early in the iteration? Are they part of the brainstorms? That's how I run my small pod. We have design, analytics, and engineering part of our early brainstorms. So instead of us kind of holding our ideas in a huddle, we will kind of tee up, let's say, our top five and say, "Hey, directionally, this is the direction that we're going." And we're framing it to the problems that are most important for us to solve. So we don't turn it into a hackathon where people are trying to build a spaceship in a brainstorm. That's not the goal. The goal is that, hey, we have these particular problems. This is the direction that we want to go in, and this is how we carry it through. And then, what do you guys think? And then we're in a Miro board in real-time. And we put the timer on and then get everybody's opinions. And some product groups I've seen where product team doesn't actually talk to the engineering. They just talk to the technical PM, which then translates out what the actual specs and requirements are. I haven't been part of that type of org yet in my career. I have been traditionally where it's a one-to-one ratio where if there's a product manager, there's going to be a data and analytics analyst assigned to them. There's going to be an engineer assigned to them. There's also going to be a designer. And that's been my sweet spot. And I've had a lot of gains and tractions for that. In my mind, ideas can come from anywhere. It doesn't have to start with product, but product is going to be the leader. And I don't want to think of it as a gatekeeping situation. But we're the ones that are going to drive it through with our own cross-functional teams as a partnership. So I hope that answers the question about DevOps; I'm not sure. Sometimes I can get into a little bit of a tangent [laughs] and start talking about my own experience. VICTORIA: I love talking about it because some product, people will say nothing. [laughter] KASHA: Oh really? VICTORIA: And I'm like, no, you're supposed to talk to people. Bring everybody in, and that's the whole philosophy of it. And I like that you mentioned product ops and design ops as well, thinking about how you can automate the process of what you're doing or how the information flows across your team. I'm sure with your designs and end product, and everything is more on the product ops side. KASHA: And I think having an ops, you know, it does have like one central point of contact. So if you want to think about alleviating steps, or reducing the white noise, or the friction that you may have in the organization, you have one kind of point of contact. And that person will own it, and they'll almost become a mini pod and then distribute the information, which is definitely like a gain and a positive. I just wonder on the reverse side, though, how does that engineer or how does that designer then surface, "Hey, what about this?" Or "I think this is a better way," or "Actually, we tested this two years ago, and the results weren't great." And so that's the only thing where how does that two way-communication go back and forth when you have ops? I think ops definitely gives more structure. You're definitely in a high performance. Everybody knows what their marching orders are. We know who's on first. And we also know from an accountability and an escalation process where all these pieces are working together. So I can see the benefits to it. I'm not opposed to it. I just want to make sure that the people that are actually building the product also have time to have a say and have an opinion. And whether that helps change me, I want to at least hear the feedback first. And then as a product leader and as a product manager, it's up to that person to make the decision of, like, okay, you know what? I've thought about this looking at the data, or this person raised a really significant point that I hadn't considered. I do think that we need to think about this and focus. That's the advantage for me, I feel like, of having that bottoms-up approach to development and then running your teams. VICTORIA: I think that makes sense. And you're right; I think it can be successful. But I think there's a good warning there about...and people do this with DevOps teams as well where they create a DevOps team and then put them in a silo, right? [laughs] KASHA: Yeah. VICTORIA: And that's kind of missing the point about the whole thing. It's like we want to power these people. KASHA: Yeah, everything new is old again. I remember when I didn't even talk to an engineer. And I remember...and this was early in my product when I had the product specialist. I would be at my cube writing requirements. I thought they were great. And then we switched to an agile format, and I remember going into a meeting thinking, okay, we're just going to go over the stuff that's next. And they had all these questions for me, and it terrified me. [laughter] Because it made me think, like, maybe I don't know what I'm talking about or, yeah, I didn't think about the error messaging. Oh, okay, yeah, what happens if someone loses internet connection during that session and they've started the process? Oh, I don't know. What should happen? [laughs] And so there were all these kinds of questions. But before, I would just process my requirements, put it in a Jira ticket. And then you might get some Jira comments, but there wasn't this back-and-forth in real-time. And then, I had to really step up and write my requirements better. Because at that point, I had just had like, oh, this happens in check one. This happens at step two. And then step three, the end. That was my own kind of naive perspective at the time when I was writing requirements. And I didn't know that the engineers had all these questions because we had that layer of...they didn't call it a DevOps person. I think they called it, you know, an engineering lead where he would just take the tickets, and then they were doing their own sub tickets to make it make sense. And so then, when we started to transition into more of an agile and rating things and giving value to them, I really had to change. And it helped me grow. And it was definitely uncomfortable. But it definitely pushed me into thinking, okay, someone's reading this. They're an engineer. They're not thinking about this. How can I get as clear as possible but also still think about the consumer or the persona that I'm thinking about that is trying to solve this problem? VICTORIA: That makes sense. It reminds me of one of my first jobs actually was in Washington, D.C., which you went to undergrad there. I would actually pass by Howard University on the bus every day to work. [laughs] KASHA: Oh wow. [laughs] VICTORIA: I wonder, are you familiar with BisonHacks and their annual hackathon that they have there? I know you're from the film department. But the computer science does a hackathon there every year. KASHA: I am not familiar with that specific one. But I participated; I mean, we have some at Adobe. We have our regular hackathons internally. But I would love to hear more about the one that you're describing. It sounds pretty fascinating. Do they have an ultimate goal? Are they building from an existing product, or is this something new? VICTORIA: I think it's something new. So I believe that they come together to create solutions to help improve the livelihood of the DMV community. KASHA: Oh wow. VICTORIA: So I think every year they make it a different purpose. KASHA: Okay, I got it. VICTORIA: But they interact with students and do different projects. And it's a super fun organization. So, yeah, I'll send you a link. We'll share it in the show notes as well. [laughs] KASHA: Yeah. I love it. I love it. This podcast I'm already growing [laughter] in the short time we've talked, so I love that. VICTORIA: And we're coming to the end of our time here. I have one final question before I ask you if you have any other final takeaways. [laughs] But what are you most excited about on the roadmap for Adobe Express that you have coming? KASHA: Well, I'm excited...gosh, what can I share? [laughs] I'm like, I see legal tapping me on the shoulder. [laughs] I'm excited that we are making so many improvements to really simplify the experience and that we're also diversifying our use cases of the types of people that will be coming to the platform. So when I say that, let's say we've been focused on what we call the social creator, or the small business owner, or hustler, I really want to lean more into that and expand that. We also have more of what we call our pro users coming to Adobe Express. So if you think of someone that's a professional graphic designer that may need something where they need to have a collaborator, we're enhancing that process. And then also, I'm most excited coming into 2023 is that Adobe's Express is going to be what we think of as the doorway to all the Adobe ecosystem. So whether you start with Express on a small scale and building out a template, you can really grow with this product. And whether you use it for your everyday either social needs or even in your everyday work or marketing, you can start to have people come to the platform and collaborate on it. We have so many exciting things that it's interesting because my team is focused on activation and repeat engagement, and how do those two worlds kind of marry each other? Getting the user in from having them on a first great day one experience and then carrying them through for when they return. And one thing that I'm excited for is that we've had this recent pivot, and this came out of user research. We don't have to wait for the user to leave the platform to remind them of all the great things that we can do. And I'm really excited about having machine learning capabilities on the platform; where, if your next step is this, what's the next best available action? And then how does that help enhance not only your experience of the product but then also starting to plant those seeds of you can schedule this in advance or creating this type of content once a week will drive exponentially your growth on your platform? And that, to me, is making us stronger and really looking at it not only from I want the consumer to do these series of high-value actions, but I really want to see them grow on their own personal platform level. And here's a tool that can help you do everything that you need to. And whether you're someone that posts once a week, or whether you're someone in an office that is collaborating for a marketing meeting, or if you're a professional that has something that, you know, I just really want to use a template. I have an aesthetic. I know how to use Photoshop. I know how to use Illustrator. But let me put this in Express. I can send it to the client. They can make comments, and then they can also feel like they're part of the creative process. That makes me happy because I was this fine arts major. It feels like 100 years ago. [laughs] And I remember thinking like, oh wow, I love these products. They're expensive, or saving up for them. And then now there are so many different plans. There are so many different ways. And I would have loved an opportunity to have a free product that allowed me to just start to understand my own type of style and capabilities without having this feeling that I have to be a designer and that everything has to be perfect. So I'm excited for that. We have so much growth planned, new, exciting ways on the platform. And, also, you'll see some new looks. I can't share too much more than that. [laughter] So I hope the little bit of tidbit doesn't get me in trouble. But sometimes you got to break some rules. You got to break some eggs to make an omelet. [laughter] VICTORIA: Any other final thoughts for our listeners today? KASHA: I would love for, you know, to give me feedback. I always love doing these. I'm active on LinkedIn. You can find me at Kasha Stewart. Shoot me a note. I get a healthy amount of mail, but I promise I will reply back to you if you have questions and what your biggest challenges are. Check out Adobe Express. It's free, by the way. And continue to, you know; I just remember being this, like, early in my career and having these questions, and at different points, I was afraid to ask questions because I was like, I don't want to sound silly. Or maybe I'm not understanding that, or, you know, maybe I should have been a CS major. And I say to people now, like, you have to have a starting point. You never know what is next on the horizon. Or that everybody had been thinking about that and they were just waiting for the person to raise their hand. That's one of the things that I always want to encourage people and to check out these products, communities. And thank you to this podcast for allowing me to share my journey and my story. It's always a pleasure. I learned something, and I'm like, oh yeah, I did actually do that. But that was a while ago that; I might forget. So it's good. It's like having my own little mini retro. So I thank you for inviting me here and to, you know, share my journey. VICTORIA: Well, thank you. That's a very powerful message, and I appreciate you coming on today to share it with us. You can subscribe to the show and find notes along with a complete transcript for this episode at giantrobots.fm. If you have questions or comments, email us at hosts@giantrobots.fm. You can find me on Twitter @victori_ousg. This podcast is brought to you by thoughtbot and produced and edited by Mandy Moore. Thank you for listening. We'll see you next time. ANNOUNCER: This podcast is brought to you by thoughtbot, your expert strategy, design, development, and product management partner. We bring digital products from idea to success and teach you how because we care. Learn more at thoughtbot.com. Special Guest: Kasha Stewart.

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Can't we all just get along and allow purchases on whatever platform?Apple has removed the buy and rent links on the Apple TV app for Android and Google TV.John Gruber suggests an agreement ran out.The Studio Display has 64 GB of storage and guts like an iPad.And its camera has some problems.MoviesAnywhere is a rare case of the industry throwing us a bone.MacPaw has released a tool to detect unwanted calls to Russian servers.iCloud and Apple services were down for a while.Nintendo shut down the Wii U and 3DS stores.Sometimes the rights behind movies are rather messed up.Our thanks to Novo, a new kind of business checking. No minimum balances, no transaction limits, and no hidden fees, with seamless integrations to Stripe, Shopify, Quickbooks Online, and more. Go to Novo.co/rebound to sign up for free!Our thanks to Microsoft Lists, a new way to track and manage work and life from start to finish, designed for small business and individual use. Filter, view and share to get other people's thoughts and work together. Go to lists.live.com and try the preview at no cost!If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!You can now also support the show by buying our NEW shirt featuring our catchphrase, TECHNOLOGY! Are we right?! (Prime members, check your email for a special deal on the shirt.)

Danny, Proto, and Slim chat about Thelma & Louise (1991). Other topics include Avatar, our next movie watchalong for Interns, Drive My Car, Altered Ring, Movies Anywhere sliding into our DMs, Altered States, and more. Support the 70mm Patreon to join our VHS Village Discord and access exclusive episodes in the 70mm Vault like the 1990s Batman movies, Harry Potter, The Matrix, SHIN Godzilla, West Side Story, Twilight, Moana, and more. Signing up for the Patreon also get your own membership card, member-only discounts on merch, and the ability to vote on future episodes! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to unlock access to episodes from the 70mm Vault! Subscribe on Spotify if that's more your bag for those exclusive 70mm Vault episodes! Episode transcriptions are available thanks to Soph from Film Hags! Don't forget you can visit our website to shop our storefront to buy prints and merch, follow us on Letterboxd, email the show, upgrade to Letterboxd Pro/Patron at 20% off, and much more. 70mm is a TAPEDECK podcast, along with our friends at BAT & SPIDER, Cinenauts, The Letterboxd Show, Dune Pod, FILM HAGS, Will Run For... and Lost Light.

This week we don't have our normal movie of the week, instead we decided to talk about some of our favorite romantic/RomCom movies. We might be mostly really really ridiculously good looking males and talk about horror movies a lot but we also have a romantic side. Lets face your still gonna hear us talk about horror movies!! We hope you enjoy this weeks episode and make sure you enter our GIVE-A-WAY!! We have partnered with Movies Anywhere to give away 2 Ultimate Romance Digital Movie Prize Packs! 2 codes will be given away for a 4 movie pack including The Notebook, P.S. I Love You, Love Actually, and Brokeback Mountain!! To Enter visit our YouTube channel linked below or one of our social media pages and leave a comment with your favorite romance movie!! We will pick 2 winners on Feb 22nd! Good luck! Must be 13 or older to enter US only. Be Kind, Rewind.

Danny, Proto, and Slim chat about Brokeback Mountain (2005). Other topics include The Book of Boba Fett, The Last Dual, Robert "The Wig" Redford, some give-aways thanks to Movies Anywhere, and more. Support the 70mm Patreon to join our VHS Village Discord and access exclusive episodes in the 70mm Vault like the 1990s Batman movies, Harry Potter, The Matrix, SHIN Godzilla, West Side Story, Twilight, Moana, and more. Signing up for the Patreon also get your own membership card, member-only discounts on merch, and the ability to vote on future episodes! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to unlock access to episodes from the 70mm Vault! Subscribe on Spotify if that's more your bag for those exclusive 70mm Vault episodes! Episode transcriptions are available thanks to Soph from Film Hags! Don't forget you can visit our website to shop our storefront to buy prints and merch, follow us on Letterboxd, email the show, upgrade to Letterboxd Pro/Patron at 20% off, and much more. 70mm is a TAPEDECK podcast, along with our friends at BAT & SPIDER, Cinenauts, The Letterboxd Show, Dune Pod, FILM HAGS, Will Run For... and Lost Light. Episode artwork by our sweet boi Danny Haas.

Happy Friday! On today's IGN The Fix: Games, Nintendo is set to expand its Switch Online with a new membership, offering classic Sega Genesis and Nintendo 64 games as part of the subscription with the new plan. Revealed as part of September's Nintendo Direct, the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Plan will arrive in late October. Subscribers can continue with their existing plan or add the expansion to their plan. The expansion includes all the features of the base plan, along with the new additions. Bayonetta 3 has finally gotten a gameplay reveal and release date. Nearly four years after its original announcement, we finally got to see Bayonetta's new moves, new enemies, and her new hairstyle. We were treated to Bayonetta going head-to-head with a massive kaiju monster. The trailer also provided glimpses of new areas and monsters, including a subway train and a monstrous spider. The announcements didn't stop there though, as we got looks at a new expansion for Monster Hunter Rise, a Chocobo Racing game, and the rumored Castlevania Advance Collection. Today's episode is brought to you by Movies Anywhere. Seth has all that in your Daily Fix!

On today's IGN The Fix: Games, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney revealed that Apple has rejected the company's request to re-instate Epic's developer account, effectively banning Fortnite from returning to the App Store following the legal battle between Epic and Apple. Sweeney revealed on social media this morning a letter sent to him by Apple rejecting Epic's request to have its developer program account reinstated. An Apple Developer Account is required to develop and deliver apps on iOS. 343 Industries recently showed off some more multiplayer action for Halo Infinite ahead of the game's back-to-back multiplayer tech previews starting this weekend. PC gameplay of a Big Team Battle CTF match on Fragmentation showed a little more of what fans can expect from Infinite when it launches later this year as well as an introduction to the game's very own loot cave - seemingly a reference to Halo creator Bungie's Destiny. Today's episode is brought to you by Movies Anywhere. Akeem has all that in your Daily Fix!

On today's IGN The Fix: Games, Overwatch Executive Producer Chacko Sonny is leaving Blizzard Entertainment on Friday, according to an Activision spokesman talking to Bloomberg. A Blizzard spokesman confirmed to Bloomberg that Chacko, who oversees the whole Overwatch franchise and development for the sequel, will leave the company. "[Blizzard] has been an absolute privilege and one of the best experiences of my career," Sonny said in an email to staff, according to Bloomberg. Ahead of today's Pokémon Unite launch for mobile devices, the Pokémon Company updated the game to include a range of new features as well as cross-play. Pokémon Unite has already added a number of playable Pokémon since its release for Nintendo Switch in July. However, as the MOBA makes its long-awaited debut on mobile devices, The Pokémon Company announced features of the new update on its website while also taking to Twitter to show off new gameplay clips for upcoming debutants, Mamoswine and Sylveon. Today's episode is brought to you by Movies Anywhere. Stella has all that in your Daily Fix!

On today's IGN The Fix: Games, The PS5 recently got a big firmware update that, among other things, added the ability to expand system storage. Now some experts are saying the new software also improves the performance of select games. In the latest Digital Foundry Direct Weekly show, the crew broke down the differences between the PS5's performance on the new and old firmware. Digital Foundry went on to explain that the performance differences are very minor. The new firmware was causing select games, Control and Devil May Cry 5, to run about 2 to 3% faster than the old firmware. This led to an increase in framerate, only by about 1 to 2 FPS. Epic Games is no stranger to a Battle Royale-based collaboration, but prices for its latest clothing line deal with luxury fashion brand Balenciaga are likely to make even diehard Fortnite fans' eyes water. The Fortnite x Balenciaga collaboration features a number of in-game cosmetics that fans can purchase from within the item shop. However, it's the price of Balenciaga's IRL clothing range that is sure to make heads turn. Today's episode is brought to you by Movies Anywhere. Brian has all that in your Daily Fix!

In today's episode, there's rumors abound that Detroid: Become Human and Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream just signed a deal with Disney to make a Star Wars game. Keep in mind this is still a rumor, but according to Dualshockers, sources have confirmed that work has begun on a Star Wars project at the studio. Quantic Dream is best known for their narrative-based adventure games, like the award-winning Detroit: Become Human, Heavy Rain, and Beyond: Two Souls. There's no details as to what genre this rumored Star Wars game would be—maybe another choice-driven game like Detroit? Or an action game like EA's Jedi: Fallen Order? What are your theories? Let us know in the comments! And have you finished Deltarune: Chapter 2 already, and are ready for more? Developer Toby Fox has announced that the next three chapters of the game will be released at once time. Fox understands gamers' frustration at having to wait a few years between chapters, so he's hoping to give you the final parts in one big drop. Fox has also revealed that they won't be released for free, like Chapters 1 and 2 were. Expect to pay a little more than what his previous game, Undertale, currently sells for—which is about $15. Today's episode is brought to you by Movies Anywhere.

Me and My Roku Podcast with host Peter A. Clay is back from Summer Vacation and better and streamier than ever!In this Episode:Summer Vacation!!!!!!!Difference between Movies Anywhere and Plex!More to Hulu than just Disney!Bye bye Locast!! Comings, goings and what I watched over the SummerFor updates and more go to meandmyroku.comClick here to learn how Pete gets his Gift Cards for Streaming!Special thanks to archive.org for their support.Subscribe to the Me and My Roku podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spreaker, Spotify, Tunein, Amazon Music, Gaana, JioSaavn, himalaya, Soundcloud, YouTube, iHeart Media, Podbean, Pandora and Audacy!!!!Follow me on Twitter @radioafflictionFor questions and comments: Email me at meandmyrokupodcast@gmail.comEnjoy!

Movies Anywhere takes on AI, is Hulu in a content crunch, and the new Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer dropped. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Merrill Barr. This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: Ted Lasso (206), What If…? (103), Star Trek: Lower Decks (203)Next time on September 13th: Ted Lasso (207-208), … Continue reading Cordkillers 374 – Too-Dumb (w/ Merrill Barr) →

Movies Anywhere takes on AI, is Hulu in a content crunch, and the new Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer dropped. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Merrill Barr. This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: Ted Lasso (206), What If…? (103), Star Trek: Lower Decks (203)Next time on September 13th: Ted Lasso (207-208), … Continue reading Cordkillers 374 – Too-Dumb (w/ Merrill Barr) →

Movies Anywhere takes on AI, is Hulu in a content crunch, and the new Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer dropped. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Merrill Barr. This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: Ted Lasso (206), What If…? (103), Star Trek: Lower Decks (203)Next time on September 13th: Ted Lasso (207-208), … Continue reading Cordkillers 374 – Too-Dumb (w/ Merrill Barr) →

Movies Anywhere takes on AI, is Hulu in a content crunch, and the new Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer dropped. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Merrill Barr. This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: Ted Lasso (206), What If…? (103), Star Trek: Lower Decks (203)Next time on September 13th: Ted Lasso (207-208), … Continue reading Cordkillers 374 – Too-Dumb (w/ Merrill Barr) →

Movies Anywhere takes on AI, is Hulu in a content crunch, and the new Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer dropped. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Merrill Barr. This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: Ted Lasso (206), What If…? (103), Star Trek: Lower Decks (203)Next time on September 13th: Ted Lasso (207-208), … Continue reading Cordkillers 374 – Too-Dumb (w/ Merrill Barr) →

Movies Anywhere takes on AI, is Hulu in a content crunch, and the new Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer dropped. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Merrill Barr. This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: Ted Lasso (206), What If…? (103), Star Trek: Lower Decks (203)Next time on September 13th: Ted Lasso (207-208), … Continue reading Cordkillers 374 – Too-Dumb (w/ Merrill Barr) →

Special Edition: The Business of Marketing Season 2! Adweek's Chief Innovation Officer, Toby Daniels sits down with Hulu President Kelly Campbell to discuss her role managing Hulu's suite of on-demand and live streaming businesses, as well as, overseeing Disney's digital media and Movies Anywhere business. They also dive deep into Kelly's extensive career, which includes serving as Hulu's CMO where she led the brand's overall marketing across their subscription video on demand and live TV businesses, and her previous roles at Google Cloud and JPMorgan Chase. Kelly also discussed navigating the new role as President during the pandemic, how she has been onboarding new people into her teams, how the Hulu culture has evolved since she has taken on this new role and the importance of having clearly articulated values within the organization. Kelly is truly an incredible and inspirational C-Suite leader, and this conversation only scratches the surface of the insights and experience she has. Subscribe to The Business of Marketing here: anchor.fm/business-of-marketing For the latest episodes and upcoming guests, visit: www.adweek.com/the-business-of-marketing Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business-of-marketing/id1550810638?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62skwx4yeMFcYwpy4MtoE3 Anchor: https://anchor.fm/business-of-marketing

If there's anyone who knows the ins and outs of driving growth strategies, it's Kelly Campbell. Before she arrived at Hulu, one of the shining streaming stars coming out of this past year, she oversaw growth marketing for Google Cloud. Suffice to say, Kelly knows a thing or two about how to scale platforms on the rise. On this week's episode of The Business of Marketing Podcast, Adweek's Chief Innovation Officer, Toby Daniels sits down with Kelly, who is now President at Hulu to discuss her role managing Hulu's suite of on-demand and live streaming businesses, as well as, overseeing Disney's digital media and Movies Anywhere business. They also dive deep into Kelly's extensive career, which includes serving as Hulu's CMO where she led the brand's overall marketing across their subscription video on demand and live TV businesses, and her previous roles at Google Cloud and JPMorgan Chase. Kelly also discussed navigating the new role as President during the pandemic, how she has been onboarding new people into her teams, how the Hulu culture has evolved since she has taken on this new role, and the importance of having clearly articulated values within the organization. Kelly is truly an incredible and inspirational C-Suite leader, and this conversation only scratches the surface of the insights and experience she has. Throughout season 2 of The Business of Marketing, we will be spotlighting a selection of startup companies working with SAP.iO to accelerate their business. This week, you will hear from Elias Guerra, CEO of Popwallet and participant in SAP.io Foundries Program, and shares some of the biggest drivers that impacted the growth of his company and the ways that SAP.iO was supportive through this process for growth in the future. Interested in joining the SAP.iO Foundries program? Applications are now open for Fall 2021 in San Francisco and New York and will focus on supporting B2B technology startups across the world with solutions in Energy Innovation, Responsible & Ethical Sourcing, Environmental & Emission Management, Responsible Design & Production, Carbon Tracking, and more! SF - https://sap.io/sfo-f21/ NY - https://sap.io/nyc-f21/

34. Justin Connolly - The Walt Disney Company   Guest Info: As President of Platform Distribution for Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED), Justin Connolly oversees all third-party media sales efforts for distribution, affiliate marketing and affiliate-related business operations for all of the Company's direct-to-consumer services and linear media networks; content sales agreements for General Entertainment, Studios and Sports; as well as global theatrical film distribution and the Disney Music Group.   Connolly and his team are charged with leading and integrating all distribution activities across theatrical and physical home entertainment, including domestic and international theatrical distribution of all films produced and released by Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Pixar Animation Studio, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, Blue Sky Studios and Searchlight Pictures.   Connolly and his team also work to maximize Disney’s opportunities in media markets by managing all aspects of North American distribution, affiliate marketing and affiliate-related business operations for all the services provided by Disney and ESPN media networks including, among other services: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Freeform, FX, FXX, FXM, National Geographic and Nat Geo Wild, and related WATCH, HDTV, video-on-demand, the ABC Affiliate Relations and Marketing team, and interactive television and retransmission consent agreements for The Walt Disney Company’s eight-owned ABC stations.   He spearheads global app distribution deals for The Walt Disney Company’s direct-to-consumer streaming services –including Disney+, ESPN+, and Movies Anywhere. Connolly is also responsible for the distribution of film and television programming via home entertainment, broadcasting platforms, digital platforms, SVOD and pay networks.   Connolly came from Media Networks where he was Executive Vice President, Affiliate Sales and Marketing, Disney and ESPN Media Networks –overseeing all aspects of domestic distribution, affiliate marketing and affiliate-related business operations for all the services provided by Disney and ESPN media networks.   Previously, Connolly served as Senior Vice President, College Networks, and was responsible for setting the strategic direction, overseeing content acquisition and scheduling, and working collaboratively with all ESPN business units to maximize distribution, viewership and revenue opportunities for Longhorn Network and SEC Network. Before working with the college networks, Connolly served as Senior Vice President, National Accounts for Disney & ESPN Media Networks.   Prior to joining ESPN, Connolly worked in the corporate finance group for The Walt Disney Company’s corporate treasury department in Burbank, Calif.   Connolly, a Boston native and Sports Business Journal40 Under 40 Hall of Fame inductee, graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1998 and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2003.   Favorite Quote: “To whom much is given, much is expected”  Resources: Justin Connolly on LinkedIn  Disney Website Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution Credits: Justin Connolly, Walt Disney Company, ESPN. Production team: Nani Shin, Sheep Jam Productions, QodPod Network

Brett Bjorkquist, Senior Manager, Dealer Engagement, Kaleidescape joins us to discuss Kaleidescape, known for a hardware/software solution that brings full resolution audio and video movies to the home. A brief introduction to Kaleidescape. How do you measure the quality differences between Kaleidescape vs UHD disks, Blurays, and 4K streams? How do you see the different tiers of hardware breaking down by consumer?  Your software gets great user reaction, what’s the latest on that? Any chance of a software only solution? Who do you see as the typical Kaleidescape consumer? What would you consider a minimum necessary home theater to get the most out of a Kaleidescape system?  Are all studios on board?  What about independents / Criterion? What’s on your roadmap for improvements to the system? The elephant in the room: Price.  Is price a driving concern for you?  Is there a big enough market for this service at this price?  Is this price sustainable in a streaming first / subscription based world? There’s no ties to Movies Anywhere or any other storefront right?  Is that something you’d consider? Is Apple’s effort to bring lossless audio to music a concern?  If they go full lossless quality on audio in movies what then? What audio and video formats does Kaleidescape support?  What is your own theater like?   What do you wish people understood about Kaleidescape better?  What would make using the system even better in their homes?  

Happy Friday! On today’s Daily Fix, Naughty Dog’s blockbuster, The Last of Us, is reportedly getting the remake treatment. However, like one of Days Gone’s Freakers, some bad news is lurking right around the corner. There will be no sequel to Bend Studio’s 2019 action-adventure survival horror game, at least not in the foreseeable future. There’s also been some strife among Sony’s first-party development studios, as devs have been moved around various Uncharted and The Last of Us-related projects. And finally, Sydnee shares her desert island movie recommendation and it’s all Presented by Movies Anywhere. Check out Movies Anywhere! https://moviesanywhere.com/bonusoffer?cmp=ign%7Cio%7Cpaid%7Cpartnership%7Cboco%7Ccampaign%7C04062021

On today’s Daily Fix, we’re taking a deep dive into some interesting rumors surrounding Hideo Kojima. We’ve got the latest on mysterious PS5 exclusive from Blue Box Studio, Abandoned, which looked so eerie that fans believed it might be a front for Kojima’s next game. A reliable industry source has pointed towards negotiations between the prolific director of Metal Gear fame and Microsoft. Rumors of a Kojima Productions title hitting Xbox began when Eagle-eyed fans noticed a Ludens statue perched on Phil Spencer’s bookshelf during an interview. And finally, Akeem Lawanson stops by to share his desert island movie recommendation and it’s all Presented by Movies Anywhere. Check out Movies Anywhere! https://moviesanywhere.com/bonusoffer?cmp=ign%7Cio%7Cpaid%7Cpartnership%7Cboco%7Ccampaign%7C04062021

On this week's For Your Consideration, Collider's awards experts Scott Mantz, Perri Nemiroff and Jeff Sneider recap this year's SAG Award winners and discuss whether or not they'll influence the Oscar race. The big surprise over the weekend was Viola Davis' SAG win for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, as many experts had pegged the race between Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) and two-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand (Nomadland). Recent Golden Globe winner Andra Day (The United States Vs. Billie Holliday) was not nominated for a SAG Award this year, which may have paved the way for Davis' upset victory. The FYC hosts agree that Chadwick Boseman's posthumous SAG win cements him as the frontrunner for Best Actor at the Oscars, where the runner-ups will continue to be Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal) and Anthony Hopkins (The Father). Meanwhile, Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah) remains the frontrunner for Best Supporting Actor following a successful hosting stint on Saturday Night Live. Finally, Minari star Yuh-jung Youn triumphed at the SAG Awards, beating out buzzy newcomer Maria Bakalova, who had been tipped to win via a "leak" that proved incorrect in that category. Jeff has long pegged the veteran performer as the likely winner for Best Supporting Actress, though Olivia Colman is a past Oscar winner who could always surprise for her turn in The Father. This episode of For Your Consideration is brought to you by Movies Anywhere, a service designed for movie collectors that brings all of your favorite films together in one spot, even if they were purchased in different places. Don't miss Movies Anywhere's 'Biggest. Offer. Ever.' - for a limited time only, purchase one of thousands of movies and get a bonus movie. Purchase awards-season favorites like The Social Network or Joker through a connected, participating digital retailer, and receive a digital code for a bonus movie from the studio that released your purchased movie. You can choose up to four bonus movies, one from each participating studio (Disney, Sony, Warner Bros. and Universal). This offer is good through April 12th - some exclusions apply. All bonus codes must be redeemed by 11:59pm eastern time April 26, 2021. *LIMITED TIME ONLY. RESTRICTIONS APPLY. Offer expires at 11:59 PM EDT on April 12, 2021. Registration with Movies Anywhere required. Open to U.S. residents 13+. You must purchase a Movies Anywhere-eligible movie from a digital retailer that is linked to your Movies Anywhere account. For complete details, visit MoviesAnywhere.com/bonusoffer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Fix, we’ve got the latest on the highly anticipated Mass Effect Legendary Edition collection. Bioware has detailed some of the most exciting changes and fixes coming to the updated Mass Effect trilogy, with changes to combat, vehicles, character customization, and more! Call of Duty: Warzone fans have noticed nukes flying through the skies of Verdansk, however, they’re not doing much once they make landfall. Many CoD Warzone fans are speculating that a Cold War-style map refresh may be on the way. And finally, Stella Chung stops by to share her desert island movie recommendation and it’s all Presented by Movies Anywhere. Check out Movies Anywhere! https://moviesanywhere.com/bonusoffer?cmp=ign%7Cio%7Cpaid%7Cpartnership%7Cboco%7Ccampaign%7C04062021

Kasha Stewart is currently Head of Product at The Walt Disney Company where she's focused on their Movies Anywhere product. Kasha studied fine arts at Howard University and has a MFA from Chapman's film program. She began her career working in Post Production but later transitioned into Product. We discuss overcoming imposter syndrome in the midst of career transitions, how she developed her career roadmap, and reshaping struggling product teams.

Jace and Josh discuss the latest news that Warner Bros is releasing their entire theatrical slate for 2021 on HBOMax and more!!!Podcast LinksiTunes - http://apple.co/2qoyMYtGoogle Podcasts - http://bit.ly/2xInAqpStitcher - https://bit.ly/2Jb6LOrSpotify - https://sptfy.com/fgcpodcastPandora - https://pdora.co/2KLMyy3YouTube - https://bit.ly/2YCjFJvTwitter - https://twitter.com/fgcpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/fgcpodcast/Contact - freshgeekcontext@gmail.com

This week Phillip is feeling a lot better and takes you through all the films that he has watched when he was sick and now. The films that he has seen at home or in the theaters are; Theater of Blood (1973) -Criterion Channel,The Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman NETFLIX, Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020) Netflix, Night of the Creeps (1986) Shared from MoviesAnywhere by Joe Merle, The Most Dangerous Game (1932) -TCM, The Gangster (1947) -TCM, The Tax Collector (2020) -Redbox, Darkman (1990) -Peacock, Dangerous Mission (1954) -TCM, I Died A Thousand Times (1956) -TCM, Joint Security Area (2000) -Criterion Channel, 2001: Making a Myth (2001) -Amazon Prime, Freaks (1932) -TCM, Near Dark (1987) -TCM, Assignment to Kill (1969) -TCM, Andre the Giant (2018) -HBOMax, Rapid Fire (1992) -HBOMax, Ride the High Country (1962) -TCM, Ricochet (1991) -HBOMax, Spectre (2015) -ITUNES (I own it.), The Invisible Man (2020) -I OWN, Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) -I OWN, Le Cercle Rogue (1970) -Criterion Channel, Jaws 2 (1978) -HBOMax, Leprechaun (1993) -HBOMax, Let Him Go (2020) -In the theaters, Witches (2020) -HBOMax, True Detective (Season 3) (2019) -HBOMax, The Great Escape (1963) -OWN on Criterion Bluray, The Evil Dead (1981) -I just bought on Bluray, Road Games (1981) -Rented on iTunes, The Crow (1994) -I OWN Now on Bluray, and Mank (2020) -In the theaters. So give a listen, and find out what he thought of all these films. Let us know your thoughts by leaving a text or a voicemail at 602-688-2403

Phillip goes through, and reviews, all the movies that he has been watching in the past 2 weeks; Lifeboat (1944) (5 dollars on iTunes), The Loveless (1981) (Criterion Channel), Quantum of Solace (2008) (Netflix), The Devil-Doll (1936) (TCM), Cat People (1942) (TCM), Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) (TCM), Hell Bound (1957) (Amazon Prime), Walking Tall (1973) (Amazon Prime), The Killer Shrews (1959) (TCM), The Racket (1951) (TCM), The Nightcomers (1971) (Criterion Channel), Domino (2019) (Netflix), Dracula A. D. 1972 (1972) (Criterion Channel), I Am Waiting (1957) (Japanese) (TCM), Death Line AKA Raw Meat (1972) (Criterion Channel), Destination Murder (1950) (TCM), Honest Thief (2020) (Theater), The Wrong Man (1956) (5 dollars on iTunes), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) (Digital Code on Movies Anywhere), Images (1972) (Criterion Channel), Season of the Witch (1972) (Criterion Channel), Merantau (2009) (Vudu Free With Ads), Rebecca (2020) (Netflix), Macao (1952) (TCM), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) (5 dollars on iTunes), Skyfall (2012) (Own the blu-ray and a digital copy), and Buck Privates (1941) (Criterion Channel).    Join us next week on November 4th when we talk about Skyfall.

Digital locker service Movies Anywhere is today officially launching its movie-sharing feature dubbed “Screen Pass,” which lets you lend out one of your purchased movies to a friend or family member. The feature was rushed into beta testing this March, followed by a more open public beta trial in April, thanks to increased demand from […]

Show Description On this episode, Michael, Aleeha, and Jason talk about upgrading from the iPhone to an Android phone and suggestions for those that are transitioning to Android. A discussion of what apps you use on Android was had and the outcome was that they mostly used stock apps on their Pixel devices. Michael likes Google Messages and the Google Keep apps. The Apple Music app works on Android as well and is a must have if you subscribe to Apple Music. Michael recommends Movies Anywhere. A files like app you will want to have is Total Commander. A Shortcuts type app is Tasker. The Outlook app works well on Android. To monitor your battery use BatteryBot. Read your NLS books with the BARD Mobile app. News Aira is Now Free, For Everyone. Android Q quits sweet naming tradition. Is now Android 10 Ad: New iAccessibility app for Android is coming! Picks: Jason: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells Michael: Miriani Providing Feedback We love hearing from you, so feel free to send an email to feedback@iaccessibility.net. You can follow us on Facebook, and Twitter. You can also find us on Reddit, and all around the web. Also, don't forget to check out our YouTube page, and for all things iACast, check out our iACast page. If you'd like to help support us, you can do so via our PayPal and Patreon pages. If you wish to interact with us during our podcasts live then please do join us on our Slack channel.

On this episode of the iACast, Michael, Aleeha and Jason discuss the convergence of technology ideas and concepts between manufacturers and across operating systems. We also address pros and cons of a technological convergence, and how it might affect accessibility. News Google has released Android Pie. Some 2018 MacBook Pro owners are experiencing an issue causing the speakers to emit crackling noises. Samsung released the Galaxy Note 9. Movies Anywhere is now available in the Windows movies and TV app. Baum has been rebranded to VisioBraille. Ad Want to help iAccessibility LLC get off the ground? Consider donating to our GoFundMe campaign. Your donation will help us provide you with more great content. Picks Aleeha: The Dusk audiogame for iOS. Jason: The Fighting Fantasy Project online GameBook website Michael: The Avengers: Infinity War movie. Support and Feedback If you enjoy our content, let us know by sending an email to feedback@iaccessibility.net. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and don't forget to check out our YouTube page. Also, if you enjoy our content and wish to donate, you can by visiting our Paypal and Patreon pages. Every donation really helps us deliver great content and products to you.

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On the August 2, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to have a brief water cooler discussion, dig into the mail bag and discuss the latest film and TV news, including Tom Cruise, Crazy Rich Asians, Andy Serkis' Animal Farm, Men in Black, and Avengers: Infinity War. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Water Cooler Quickie: Peter got locked out of his house In The Mail Bag: Leanne R writes in “Just wanted to give a short defense of the RunPee app. I actually have a friend who is a girl and she notoriously would take bathroom breaks (at least two) during films and I would get so annoyed at having to recap it for her whenever she got back, but the Run Pee app actually helped our moviegoing experiences. I personally would never use the bathroom during a packed screening of a film I've never seen and I don't like missing scenes in a film generally, but I think for people who value their bladders and don't mind skipping some parts of a film to relieve themselves, it's quite useful. Would recommend!” Matt B from Tacoma, WA writes in “Just wanted to drop a line to let you know that RunPee is a fantastic app. I understand that not all people need it for the Pee portion, however the Run in RunPee is a small part that recaps the first 3 minutes of the film in case you are “Running” late. The Pee side is their main focus and the timer you were speaking of gives you a direction to start the timer, something like “as the Sony logo fades, start the timer”. There are usually two to three peetimes listed, one of them being marked as the ideal peetime. Where there is no major dialogue or plot importance, but they do a great job in summing up the short 3-5 minute exposition in a few sentences that you can read on the walk to or from the restroom.  The best part about that app that is not promoted is they also include whether or not there is anything post credits. If there is they will give their opinion as to the importance of sticking around or not and if it lies during or after the credits with a brief, spoiler-free synopsis.   Thanks for the great podcast and please don't injure yourself at Comic-Con.  PS Give HT and Chris a raise. They're great!!!” Drew from Houston, TX writes in “I just wanted to throw in my two cents regarding movie theater trash. I worked at a pretty nice theater in Oklahoma back in 2010-2011. We always had people dedicated to cleaning the theaters. We would walk every row and sweep up trash. I don't think it's awful for people to leave trash on the ground as long as it's easy to sweep, like candy wrappers and pieces of popcorn. Drinks left in the cup holders would be disposed of by our workers.  However - people can be really gross and rude. Almost every day there would be someone who would leave a cup of dip spit in the cup holder. Things like this would make me almost dry heave as I went to throw them away. If you throw your trash away, thanks for helping us out. If you don't, it's not a big deal unless it's gross. So please, don't be gross.” Robert L writes in: “I've been using Vudu's Disc 2 Digital and Movies Anywhere to convert my blu-rays to iTunes, doing 3-5 movies a month to not impact my paycheck too much. Although I find it has been worth it, this process has come with some disappointments. The biggest being that you can only get HD quality, even if that movie is available in 4K on iTunes. Also, some single discs are not eligible for Disc 2 Digital and most of all box sets are not eligible. And of course, you have to check to make sure the movie is in Movies Anywhere. Also you can only do 100 movies a year with D2D.  In my goal to have most of my important movies in both disc and digital, I can usually wait for a movie to go on sale on iTunes for 5 bucks. I save those for movies that aren't eligible for MA & D2D, or if iTunes has a movie in 4K that is not available on UHD Blu-Ray.   tl:dr, Disc 2 Digital with Movies Anywhere only works with some movies and doesn't convert to a 4k version.” Michael from Kansas City writes in: “Big fan of all things SlashFilm. Had to pause the podcast in utter shock when I heard you say you hadn't seen Deadwood.  To echo Chris' thoughts, not only is it among the best HBO series, the roles and performances are pretty much career bests for the entire cast. It's no surprise they want back for another go.  Sets, plots, David Milch's never-better insane dialogue (much of which he rewrote day of)...this thing is the total package.  Will also add that I initially kinda hated it. Saw the first episode air after Sopranos and wasn't in the mindset to receive it very well— was confused by the anachronistic cursing, thought Timothy Olyphant's acting was rough, and like you wasn't naturally drawn to the Western setting. But after the unrelenting insistence of a friend that this was a work of genius, I ended up going back and binging the DVD's via Netflix (when that was a thing) and it immediately rocketed up near the top of my personal all-time TV series list.  So much so that I became a big Milch devotee, going on to check out “Murder One” the ill-fated “Luck,” some old “NYPD Blue,” and yes even an attempt at “John From Cincinnati” (which I can't recommend).  Long story short, I feel like I have to pay forward the kindness done by my buddy making me watch it by trying to get you to do the same. Even if it doesn't immediately hook you, stick with it. In the spirit of the show itself: The stubborn cocksucker truly holds many goddamn rewards. James from England writes in “I love listening to the podcast, so keep it up, I'm not into magic myself, but I like all of you talking about what you're been up to, be it food, theme parks or anything in between, so don't let the haters put you down!   Being from England I've heard you all talk about movie pass and now AMC A List and the potential ramifications you think it would have on people, but I've known that we have had Cineworld Unlimited since about 2008 (https://www.cineworld.co.uk/unlimited), so roughly 10 years now, this offers the ability to pre-book online and choose your seats as soon as tickets are available, discounts on food and drink, an unlimited amount of movies and after a year you can see 3D films with no extra cost too. After seeing 2 movies a month you've made your money back, so it's a great deal. It did encourage me to take a chance on movies I wouldn't have otherwise and also they have “Cineworld Unlimited” screenings, showing films before release where only card holders can go. You still get a mixed bag of people, some people talking / on phones, but that's just society now and the disrespect of others unfortunately.   We also have Odeon Limitless which I don't have experience of, but is a similar setup (https://www.odeon.co.uk/limitless/), so in England we've had this for years and it works great. People saying that A List would stop if movie pass stopped are crazy, it draws people into the cinema, which is ultimately what they want. Those using the pass will talk about the positives to their friends and families, spread the love of that chain, but also those movies, thus drawing more people to the cinema. It's win win really! Oh and Cineworld do family passes too, which I know haven't made it to the US yet. I just thought you might like to know that the US isn't the only place to have this going, the UK has this working successfully for years.   By the way, leaving your rubbish anywhere is rude and bad for society, it shows no respect to others, so if you have rubbish (including sweet wrappers), pick them up yourself at the end of the screening and put them in the bin. Would you dump them outside in the street knowing a road sweeper would come and get them and that's their job? No, at least I hope not, so clean up after yourselves! Keep up the great work on the podcast.”   In The News: HT: The More Tom Cruise Runs, The Better His Movies Do, According to Science Ben: ‘Crazy Rich Asians' Filmmakers Turned Down a Giant Payday From Netflix to Go Theatrical HT: ‘Crazy Rich Asians' Tracking for $18 Million-Plus Opening Ben: Netflix Buys Andy Serkis' ‘Animal Farm' Motion Capture Adaptation HT: Rebecca Ferguson Joins ‘Men in Black' Spin-Off Ben: ‘Avengers: Infinity War' Writer Explains Why Thanos Waited So Long to Execute His Plan Other articles mentioned: Tom cruise running   All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.   /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the March 22, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by Weekend Editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about Steven Spielberg, Cryptocurrency movie funding, Meltdown Comics, 4DX x ScreenX, Avengers 4, and Men in Black. And in The Mailbag, we answer a question about the future of physical movie media.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   In the News: Steven Spielberg: Netflix Movies ‘Deserve an Emmy, But Not an Oscar'; Here's Why He's Wrong Is Cryptocurrency a Viable Fundraising Option For Hollywood? Meltdown Comics is Closing, but Will Remain a Bastion of Pop Culture and Comedy 4DX to Add Projection Screens on the Walls to Make Going to the Movies Even Worse Chris Evans is Officially Leaving Marvel After ‘Avengers 4' ‘Men in Black' Reboot Reteams ‘Thor: Ragnarok' Warrior Tessa Thompson with Chris Hemsworth   In the Mailbag: Mark Bothwell from London writes in: “I am a guy who has a huge collection of movies on Blu-ray, and has to-date shunned digital downloads - although obviously I stream films when convenient. My question is how long do you think the studios will remain committed to producing physical media? Are they in a hurry to make us all use only digital, or does having both suit them? My concern is that when they discs stop being manufactured then the players will stop being updated/improved, too - and then my library will be on borrowed time. I live in the UK and we don't have Movies Anywhere to make a digital collection a coherent alternative, or a credible service to digitise already owned discs.  Just wondered what you guys thought, or knew, of the studios' intentions long term.”   Other posts referenced in this episode /Filmcast Ep. 278 – Transformers: Age of Extinction Netflix Abandons the Idea of Gamifying Binging For Kids; Here's How They Could Use That Tech Instead Shout! Factory Acquires Roger Corman's Library of 270 B-Movies   All the other stuff you need to know:   You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked in the show notes.   /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).   Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.   Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!   Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

This week Blaine and Justin kick off 2018 by celebrating 2017. We each pick a few of our favorite Vinegar Syndrome releases of 2017, both as a thank you to… Continue reading "Grindhouse Messiah’s Five Movies from 2017 that Really Stuck With Us"

Leroy and Eli are back like we left something! We discuss the details of Movies Anywhere, the disappointing box office, and why did Tyler Perry meet with DC and Marvel. We also discuss the current CW shows, the upcoming season of Walking Dead, Stranger Things Season 2, and why the date 11/17/17 is so important in the nerd world. We also say goodbye to Neogaf, and whether or not a replacement is even needed in this day and age. We also review Diablo House and Batman: The Drowned #1. Finally we discuss the outcome of Screwattack's Death Battle between Thor and Wonder Woman, and whether or not we agree with the outcome. LIKE, SHARE, AND SUBSCRIBE!

On this week's episode of HomeTech: KRACK... no, you shouldn't panic. Details on Amazon's "Custom Home Services" program, why they can't be trusted, and why that doesn't matter. Thoughts on Movies Anywhere, a killer new app for cord cutters. Netflix reaching new highs. And much more... Fan of the podcast? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron! 

SNES Mini giveaway details, DIY Railgun, 40TB HDD, Hover Bikes, SNES Analogue NT, Review of Shadow of War, Tonys of Google news, Battlefront 2 beta, Movies Anywhere, pancreas implant, Crypto Currency hack, Old Tech we still use, Buying gadgets on the cheap.