Listened to 256: ‘A Bit Too Thin’, With Special Guest Ben Thompson
256: ‘A Bit Too Thin’, With Special Guest Ben Thompson
By The Talk Show With John Gruber
July 03, 2019
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Watched American Ninja Warrior 11x05 "Baltimore City Qualifiers"
Competitors, including Najee Richardson, Joe Moravsky, Allyssa Beird, Captain NBC Jamie Rahn, and Chris Wilczewski, face up to 6 challenging obstacles that include “Dangerous Curves” and “Hazard Cones,” which are new to the course this year.
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My family asked if they could foster a dog for the week. I reluctantly said it was OK as long as they promised that they wouldn’t get attached. I just fired up Netflix, and guess who has a profile on our account now? #FosterDogNetflixProfiles
Watched Schitt's Creek 4x10 "Baby Sprinkle"
For research, Johnny and Moira attend a singles event but get too involved. Alexis runs into an old friend, David agrees to help Jocelyn in planning her baby shower.
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Watched Schitt's Creek 4x09 "The Olive Branch"
David tries to reconcile with Patrick. Moira pitches a singles event at Town Hall while Johnny buys Stevie a gift for her help at the motel.
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This is an atypically good response to a complex issue. Also – email is fundamentally, systematically broken, and innovation is happening around the edges. I'd like to see someone tackle the core issues in an open way (protocols, standards, etc.)
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What is broken about email?
1. Anyone can insert into your inbox.
2. Email clients are essentially web browsers. That's bad. Tracking / security issues abound.
3. Encryption is optional and maddeningly complex.
4. Email hosting is a oligopoly.
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