Burritos from the Sky and Other Signs of Progress | E19 | Diggnation
Diggnation Episode 19 is part tech dispatch, part suburban diary. Kevin and Alex open with updates on sobriety, lawn mowing, and a Linux laptop built from scratch. Then it's into smart home experiments, including security cameras that yell at people a little too enthusiastically.
Digg news includes app store approvals, invite rollouts, a bot-thwarting system called the Human Captcha Project, and new plans for user-led communities. They also drop "Digg Daily," an AI-powered news podcast you can call by phone like it's 2006 again.
Other highlights include a Chinese EV promising 1000 miles per charge, some soul-searching about Tesla, a look at Polymarket’s ethical gray zones, and Chipotle being delivered by drone. Add in complaints about LA transit, the surprise return of CDs, and Google’s Pixel 10 flexing real-time translation.
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Chapter Markers
00:00:00 - Diggnation begins. You chose to press play.
00:01:22 - Kevin’s sober. Alex fought a spider.
00:03:08 - Lawns were mowed. Childhoods resurfaced.
00:05:14 - Kevin builds a Framework laptop. Linux approves.
00:08:19 - Security cameras now yell at people.
00:15:15 - Digg app gets approved. Embeds are live.
00:16:36 - Human Captcha Project launches. Your way into Digg.
00:17:36 - Users pitch ideas. Communities expand.
00:21:42 - Homemade beef jerky enters the chat.
00:23:20 - Digg Daily becomes a phone-in podcast.
00:29:30 - A Chinese EV promises 1000 miles.
00:38:07 - Sponsor: Delete Me. For digital vanishing acts.
00:42:08 - Prediction markets meet ethics. It's complicated.
00:54:45 - Chipotle delivery by drone is real.
00:59:43 - LA transit vs. DC. Everyone loses.
01:03:39 - Sponsor: Square. Business gets infrastructure.
01:05:21 - Sponsor: Element. Electrolytes want attention.
01:08:01 - CDs return. Audiophiles feel seen.
01:17:26 - Kids once entertained themselves. Wild.
01:21:30 - Pixel 10 does real-time translation.
01:28:46 - Pixel Watch and Apple Watch square off.
01:30:59 - Closing remarks. You made it.
00:00 - - Diggnation begins. You chose to press play.
01:22 - - Kevin’s sober. Alex fought a spider.
03:08 - - Lawns were mowed. Childhoods resurfaced.
05:14 - - Kevin builds a Framework laptop. Linux approves.
08:19 - - Security cameras now yell at people.
15:15 - - Digg app gets approved. Embeds are live.
16:36 - - Human Captcha Project launches. Your way into Digg.
17:36 - - Users pitch ideas. Communities expand.
21:42 - - Homemade beef jerky enters the chat.
23:20 - - Digg Daily becomes a phone-in podcast.
29:30 - - A Chinese EV promises 1000 miles.
38:07 - - Sponsor: Delete Me. For digital vanishing acts.
42:08 - - Prediction markets meet ethics. It's complicated.
54:45 - - Chipotle delivery by drone is real.
59:43 - - LA transit vs. DC. Everyone loses.
01:03:39 - - Sponsor: Square. Business gets infrastructure.
01:05:21 - - Sponsor: Element. Electrolytes want attention.
01:08:01 - - CDs return. Audiophiles feel seen.
01:17:26 - - Kids once entertained themselves. Wild.
01:21:30 - - Pixel 10 does real-time translation.
01:28:46 - - Pixel Watch and Apple Watch square off.
01:30:59 - - Closing remarks. You made it.
