January 28, 2012
The January 28, 2012 broadcast mixes Dr. Dave’s technology judgment with personal humor and early-2010s history. Holding up a five-gigabyte spinning drive, he explains why solid-state storage may matter more than flashy tablets, then broadens the point into a defense of choosing tools for one’s own reasons instead of following a fad. He describes consulting as a service that saves clients time, energy and anxiety, tests Linux by asking whether it can support ordinary life and business and turns Google’s privacy changes into the satirical LiveYourLife.gov idea. The show also captures his love of gospel music and his immediate reaction to Apple’s explosive iPhone growth and Facebook’s forthcoming IPO.
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8 recordings · 95:09 total within this version.
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