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The Pandalorian

Terrifying Robot Dog — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:32:31 -0100

The End of the Beginning

Terrifying Robot Dog — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 05:00:00 -0100

Thanks, Thanksgiving!

Terrifying Robot Dog — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 05:00:00 -0100

Ya Gonna Eat That?

Terrifying Robot Dog — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:00:29 -0100

Free Lies

Terrifying Robot Dog — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0100

Facebook and Twitter get into a pissing contest about political ads, lies, and free speech.

Would you like a side of quantum with that?

Terrifying Robot Dog — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Google cracks the code on quantum computing

Stuff And Things

Terrifying Robot Dog — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 06:00:25 +0000

It's an all-voice Gadget Gab this week with Echo Auto, Amazon Show & Tell, and Google Recorder.

Fresh Baked Eyeball

Terrifying Robot Dog — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:00:00 +0000

Big win for the ADA against Dominos and Google Maps with new and improved walking directions

Spoonmetal

Terrifying Robot Dog — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 07:00:00 +0000

Oops! We missed 90% of the Alexa announcements last week :/

Sitting Around The Universe

Terrifying Robot Dog — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 06:00:04 +0000

What if you're not a person playing the simulation? What if you are literally a part of one?

Links

Eyeball Fairy

Terrifying Robot Dog — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 07:31:32 +0000

Season 10 kickoff in which we catch up and review a smart cane?

Segments This Week

Gadget Gallery (Junk Drawer?)

Titles We Considered

National Eyeball Day
Eyeball Fairy
Emo Alexa
Sarcasm Slider

Related Links

Jary Jyjax

Jonathan Stark, Kelli Shaver — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 01:46:00 +0000

Brace yourself, nerds... double recap: GenCon and BandCamp.

Links We Mentioned

Titles We Considered

Cuz Tribes
Con Budget
Giant Parrot
30lbs Of Games
Nerdcon
Jary Jyjax
Forced Relaxation
Vampire-y
Little Shredders
Spread The Shred

Brian Cox and the Vomit Comet

Jonathan Stark — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 06:00:01 +0000

We want to believe...

Links We Mentioned

That's How They Getcha

Jonathan Stark, Kelli Shaver — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Your new flu vaccine, now with AI inside!

AI-created flu vaccine starts testing in US

Highschool Hellscape

Terrifying Robot Dog — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 05:29:00 +0000

TRD pop culture tour de force. Check the links for a taste of the waffle.

Links We Mentioned

Titles We Considered

Art Crimes
Mostly Bad Parts
Mr. Brown's iPhone
Highschool Hellscape
Everyone Stop Doing That
What Me Worry?
Hamming It Up

Yay, bits!

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:30:00 +0000

What if the global economy had a global currency?

Backpacking Around The Galaxy

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 10:00:00 +0000

What if there was another planet that would support human life?

Unfettered Wholehog

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 21:12:00 +0000

The Burning Burners

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 05:53:00 +0000

Shamecoin

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 31 May 2019 06:35:00 +0000

Public shaming for traffic violations

Full China

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 17 May 2019 22:44:58 +0000

Some good and not so good applications of computer vision tech.

Leadfoot Shaver

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 10 May 2019 06:25:54 +0000

Socially awkward robocop is socially awkward

Related Links

Screw Atoms

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 03 May 2019 10:00:00 +0000

We're back with a TRD book club featuring Tiamat's Wrath

Related Links

Titles We Considered

Game of Terrifying Robot Dogs
Space Thrones
Screw Atoms

Ear Breath

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 10:00:00 -0100

After dark waffle-cast season 8 cliffhanger episode!

What's up, unicorns?

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 10:00:00 -0100

The AI scientists who were meant to protect us have scared themselves.

Maggie Skywalker

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:00 -0100

I got a new laptop and the wrong mic was selected. Sorry about the sound quality :/

The Robots Giveth And The Robots Taketh Away

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 10:00:00 -0100

Your job is safe from robots. LOLZ! Just kidding :-P

Bellhoposaurus Rex

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 10:00:00 -0100

Good news! Our jobs are safe after all.

Gray Areas

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 10:00:00 -0100

TRD Book Club featuring I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

Links We Mentioned

Find My iStudent

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 10:00:00 -0100

So much for "trust, don't track"

Related Links

Oculus Bandersnatch Is My Porn Name

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 10:00:00 -0100

This week we imagine the unholy union of interactive Netflix and Oculus Go.

Related Links

Not As Useless As We Hoped

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:00 -0100

Gifts for geeks

Links

Belly Up To The Car

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:00 -0100

Here in my car, I feel safest of all. It's the only way to live.

Talking Points

The size of the gas station market
The effect of a 10x decrease in battery prices
The relationship between electric and autonomous trends
OTA car updates

Titles We Considered

Virtuous Dorito Cycle
Would you like your brakes to work (Y/N)?
Belly up to the car
A priest, a rabbi, and an atheist walk Into a car
Crawling Under
The Handiest Guy Ever Invented
Unicar

Related Links

Smells Like Celery

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 10:00:00 -0100

Don’t worry! WSJ is on this deepfakes thing.

Titles We Considered

Smells Like Celery
300lb Speedo
Pffft
Micshare

Related Links

Little Jimmy Fallon

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 10:00:00 -0100

Who you gonna trust?

Related Links

Titles We Considered

Bring Your Own Bird
Swarmed By Rabbits
Lick This Dongle
Little Jimmy Fallon

From The Comfort Of Our Hovercouch

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 10:00:00 -0100

What would happen if you were being controlled by an anonymous internet hive mind?

Titles We Considered

Shall We Play A Game?
From The Comfort Of Our Hovercouch
Five Bocks
Under The Diaper

Related Links

Nose Worms

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:00:00 -0100

What happens once you can sequence all the things?

Links We Mentioned

Blue Raincoat

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:00:00 +0000

How might TBL's new distributed identity system work?

Links

Kelli's glorious Scrabble keyboard

The Terror That Flaps In The Night

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Gadget week review of the Rocketbook Everlast connected notebook.

This week, we geek out about notebooks - in particular, digital workflows that involve pen and paper.

Rocketbook Everlast
Rocketbook Wave
Rocketbook One
Levenger Circa Notebooks
iPad Pro + Apple Pencil

Links

Titles We Considered

Terror That Flaps In The Night
Pencil Person
Shadow Wing
Damp Tongue
The Perfect Notebook Quest

Credits

This week's episode was edited in part by Cooper Stark. Don't forget to like and subscribe ;-)

2000 Square Foot Waffle

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Everything from cybergeddon to summer jobs to yarn bombs. You've been warned.

Links We Mentioned

The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History

School of Hot Pockets

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +0000

A discussion of the book Driverless by Hod Lipson

The Cooper Show

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +0000

JS is on vacation this week, so we uploaded this short interview with Cooper talking a bit about making animations.

For the record, he also edited the episode and created the outro music.

See you next week!

Related Links

Nerdvasion at the Arena

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Kelli's Gencon recap

Related Links

Self-Driving Segue

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Mmmm... a short stack of waffles

Talking Points

Liquid water on Mars?
Connected hoodies tracking your location
Destination specific self-driving cars

Links We Mentioned

Titles We Considered

Very Small Tools
Problematic Hot End
Not Unfun
Martian Santa
Dumbclothes
Self-Driving Segue

Kissy Teenage Stuff

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Are computers better at entertaining us than we are?

Links We Mentioned

Titles We Considered

Brain Off
Kissy Teenage Stuff
Lazy Electrons

Infinte Interns

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 16:59:00 +0000

Is machine learning the new relational database?

Titles We Considered

Infinite Interns
Unstructured Query Language

Links We Mentioned

Ways to think about machine learning

Circuit du Soleil

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Robot cats, flying androids, and motorcycle drones, oh my!

April Fools Year

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 10:00:00 +0000

A fake photo is worth a thousand fake words.

Placebo VR

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Can VR be used as a legitimate medical therapy?

Links We Mentioned

Duster Diamonds

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Plants in space, a psychotic AI, and cringe-y WWDC news.

Titles We Considered

Schrodinger's Lawnmower
Angry Canadian
Martian Fanzines
Just Draw It Out
Sympathy Logic
Loser AI
Duster Diamonds

Links We Mentioned

Cheers!

—J&K

Rat Fingers

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Rat Fingers

Yeah... robots coated in rat flesh is now technically a thing.

Links We Discussed

Titles We Considered

Finger Bot
Cheeseburger Slot
Rat Fingers
Blockchain Lawn
Drip Dry Tusks

Yelling At Robots

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 25 May 2018 10:00:00 +0000

WARNING: This is our most epic wafflecast yet

After lawn care, lame warrantees, and stacking hay, we do eventually get to talking about tech :)

Needlecast

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Thu, 17 May 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Hello, dear listener!

Kelli and I are back with episode 1 of season 7 to review the book Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan.

It's a very good book with lots of cool technology that holds all sorts of implications for future society.

Enjoy!

Links We Mentioned

Titles We Considered

Sleeve Death
Organic Damage
Needlecast
Boyfriend's Ex-Body
Nudal Frontity
Twin Of All Twins
Git Merge Brain
Season X

Thanks

—JS & KS

Brainectomy

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 09:00:00 -0100

We can preserve your brain perfectly. There's just one catch...

Brainectomy

Links

Titles We Considered

Old Fartism
Brainectomy
100% Fatal
Bodyhoppers
Skinbag In The Closet

Capsnoob

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 10:17:00 -0100

Gadget week!

Links

Blender

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 10:00:00 -0100

Links

Your Lyin' Eyes

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 10:00:00 -0100

Who do you trust?

LINKS

Hmmmmm

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:18:00 -0100

Is tracking maybe kinda sorta okay when cars are involved?

Spaced

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 21:57:00 -0100

Geeking out about Falcon Heavy test launch

###Links

Yarngate

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 10:00:00 -0100

The banking needs of teenage digital content creators.

Titles We Considered

Hey, Can You Break A Magic Sword?
5,000 Bananas
Rogue Knitting Cell
Yarngate
An Army Of 13 Year Olds

Alexa Inside™

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:46:00 -0100

Voice in everything, compromised chips on your face, and Facebook toying with our emotions. Oh my!

Links

Real Music

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 10:00:00 -0100

Is technology changing the definition of music?

Free Beer Tomorrow

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 10:00:00 -0100

What happens when stuff is basically free?

LINKS

How Abundance Will Change The World

AI Xmas

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:00:00 -0100

Giving the gift of AI this holiday season.

LINKS

Fight Or Flight

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 19:29:00 -0100

China's plans to reward (or punish) its 1.3 billion residents based on a mandatory trustworthiness score.

Links

Thanks!

We hope you join us again next week for more terrifying robot news :-)

—J&K

Warm Up Your Caps Lock Key

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 10:00:00 -0100

Maybe repealing Net Neutrality was a good thing? /me ducks

Immortality As A Service

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:24:00 -0100

Ray Kurzweil's three bridges to immortality.

Links

Your Dreams Were Your Ticket Out

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 10:00:00 -0100

In which we learn that we can't not podcast.

Links

Fade To Black

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Fade To Black

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about Max Jesus.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Oops! JS said the Lore TV show is on Netflix, but it is actually on Amazon.

FEATURE

The Church of AI

LINKS

TITLES WE CONSIDERED

Max Jesus
Fade To Black
Old Man Yells At Cloud
God Is On AWS

CLOSING

That's our show for .... ever. Cue our awkward goodbye.

Give It A Little Hug

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000

New gadgets from Amazon, Apple, and Google.

Give It A Little Hug

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This is Gadget week!

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Next week is the final episode of TRD

FEATURE

This week we talk about a plethora of new gadgets from Amazon, Apple, and Google.

TITLES WE CONSIDERED

You Forgot Your Pants
Give It A Little Hug
Survailing Ourselves

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

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The Chun-Chunk Machine

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 05:31:00 +0000

The Chun-Chunk Machine

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about the end of credit cards.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Shoutouts

FEATURE

LINKS

TITLES WE CONSIDERED

Fundamental Screw-Ups
Propaganda Technique
Tinfoil Hat Type Stuff
The Chun-Chunk Machine
The Wrong Finger

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

If you haven't heard yet, Kelli and I are retiring TRD at the end of this season. Here's what you can do to keep us in your earholes...

https://ditchinghourly.com/
http://thebusinessofauthority.com/
https://thirdorderpodcast.com/

Keep Getting Differenter

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Keep Getting Differenter

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This is TRD Book Club with Brave New World by Aldus Huxley.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Missed last week due to illness - sorry!
Shoutouts - Jeremy Caudle
Nov 20th for Third Order

FEATURE

TRD Book Club with Brave New World by Aldus Huxley

LINKS

Brave New World - Read it online for free!

TITLES WE CONSIDERED

Humans Factory
Cake or Death?
The Feelies
Scent Organ
Keep Getting Differenter
Bonanza of Hedonistic Pleasure
Normtopia

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Ear Mirror

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Cortana and Alexa have exchanged friendship bracelets

Ear Mirror

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

It's official! Cortana and Alexa have exchanged friendship bracelets

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Third Order to launch on Nov 20, 2017
TRD Book Club next week: Brave New World

FEATURE

Microsoft and Amazon voice assistant partnership.

LINKS

TITLES WE CONSIDERED

Ear Mirror
How Hard Could It Be?™
Devolved Sufficiently

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Body Cookie

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 10:00:00 +0000

The Internet of Them™

Body Cookie

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about the internet of them.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

TRD Book Club in 2 weeks: Brave New World

FEATURE

Microchipping humans is now actually a thing.

LINKS

TITLES WE CONSIDERED

Tagging A Wildabest
Body Cookie
Belly Fat Tricks
Visitededed
Punch The Monkey
The Senator From Naboo

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Band-Aid For Your Feelings

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 17:46:00 +0000

Grab bag of "sci-fi" tech news.

Band-Aid For Your Feelings

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we cleverly weave together a bunch of recently reported "sci-fi"-like tech news stories.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

Walmart drone blimps
AI reads your mind
AI arms race between google and Shutterstock
Elon's space suit
Disney's AI Critic

LINKS

TITLES WE CONSIDERED

Rosetta Stone For Your Thoughts
Headtop Device
Weird Normal
Real Live Sci-Fi
The Clench
Proclamations From The Ivory Tower
My Rarified Atmosphere
Spaceship Pajamas
Band-Aid For Your Feelings

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Recessive Data

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 19:31:00 +0000

Storing GIFs in our DNA.

Recessive Data

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about storing GIFs in our DNA.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

Speculative ramblings on the implications of storing data in our DNA with CRISPR.

LINKS

TITLES WE CONSIDERED

Recessive Data
Pseudo-Science Looney Bin

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Stream Of Elephants

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Stream Of Elephants

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about stuff made with ARKit.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

Cool stuff made with ARKit.

Furniture/pillow drop"
Measuring the kitchen
Creature in the living room
TARDIS on the sidewalk
Ordering food

LINKS

TITLES WE CONSIDERED

Disaster Area Of Silly Features
Sofa Drones
Fat Dishes
Creature In The Livingroom
Stream Of Elephants
A Million NERF Guns

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Total Jetsons Moment

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 18:30:00 +0000

Total Jetsons Moment

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

Gadget week!

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

KS's hacked server
Linode is awesome
Dash Wand
Surprise Sweets Dash Button
iPad Pro
Apple Pencil
AirPods

TITLES WE CONSIDERED

10 Frequencies Lower
Virus Broadcast
Nondenominational Garbage Family
Lame Little Brother
Total Jetsons Moment

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Bouncer Cells

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Bioengineering an immunity to cancer.

Bouncer Cells

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about bioengineering and immunity to cancer.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Thanks for the topic suggestion!

FEATURE

Novartis Immunotherapy announcement

LINKS

TITLES WE CONSIDERED

Impenetrable Acronyms
Lymphomaniac
Bouncer Cells

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Mock-up For The Future

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 10:00:00 +0000

The return of the house call.

Mock-up For The Future

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about the return of the house call.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Shoutouts
Newsletter

FEATURE

Doctorbot

LINKS

TITLES

Catamaran Screwdriver
Erase The Break
Mock-up For The Future

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Less Frictionful

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 22:48:00 +0000

Less Frictionful

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about Amazon buying Whole Foods

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Sorry folks, I think I was recording from an airplane bathroom. -KS

FEATURE

Amazon buys Whole Foods, but what does it all mean?

LINKS

TITLES

Thanks, Local Government
The Supermarket Market
The Plumbing Level
Amazon Pig Farm
Customer Zero
Giant Network of Kudzu
The Most First-Worldy of Problems
Flick'm Bicus
Potty Couches
Amazon Middleware
Less Frictionful

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Morally Bankrupt Suggestions

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 23:07:00 +0000

Everything that happened in the break!

Morally Bankrupt Suggestions

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about... everything that happened in the break!

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

Catching up on some reading
AI ethics and skewed data sets
Google I/O
WWDC

TITLES

So Much Worse Than Eating Potatoes
Poo Colored Glasses
Fat, Flacid, and Hungry
How To Be A Good Person
Morally Bankrupt Suggestions
A New Kind Of Output
It Sounds So Sci-Fi

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Yelling In A Vacuum

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Yelling In A Vacuum

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

TRD Book Club! We geek out on Leviathan Wakes, book 1 of the Expanse series.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

"Leviathan Wakes" on Amazon/Audible
James S. A. Corey
"The Expanse" on SciFy - Season One is on Prime Video, Season Two can be purchased, but will be free on Prime at a later date.
Learn Belter Creole - Beltalowda na tenye da tim fo du-showxa.
Coriolis Effect

TITLES

Gravity Comes Up
The Coriolis Effect
Nowhere To Get Cheese
Yelling In A Vacuum
Toe Chin
SciLit

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Inner Ear Thingy

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:38:00 +0000

Inner Ear Thingy

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

Facebook doubles down on mixed reality (and revolutionary I/O interfaces)

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

TITLES

Pokemon Go Zombies
Pixelated JPEG
Inner Ear Thingy

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Large Waffle

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 15:53:00 +0000

Smartphone addiction in Millennials

Large Waffle

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about: smartphone addiction in millenials!

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

JS Goof: h264 is a video format... SHA256 is encryption.

FEATURE

LINKS

TITLES

Extruding Rectangles
Batman Garage Floor
Primative Objects
Large Waffles
Digital Cleansing
Even Longer Waffle
The "Mom Stop Calling Me" Episode

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Air Quoting Like Crazy

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 16:54:00 +0000

Intro to Blockchain

Air Quoting Like Crazy

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about blockchain.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

A little bit about 3D Printing

FEATURE

This week we talk about blockchain.

LINKS

Just For Fun:

On 3D Printing - Part 1 - Blog post by KS
The IT Crowd - Jen Brings the Internet to the Shareholders meeting

TITLES

Best Effort
Flame War In The Middle
Maybe A Little Wingnutty
Exposing Their Innards
10 Bad Checks
Air Quoting Like Crazy
The Guy With The Sneakers On
The Shorter Fork
Herculean Feat of Mathematical Randomness

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

The Genie Scenario

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:21:00 +0000

The Genie Scenario

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

The AI Stop Button Problem

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Missed last week

FEATURE

The Stop Button problem

LINKS

TITLES

The Genie Scenario
Viscious DM
Do Some Atrocities
Approach With Caution
Gentle Tension

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

The Opposite Of Permanent

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 02:33:00 -0100

The Opposite Of Permanent?

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week! TRD BookClub with The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Human trails for eyeballs as a platform

LINKS

TITLES

Frank The AI
The Gruntwork Of Being Me
Super Brain
Between Two Covers
This Says This
The Opposite Of Permanent
Stuff Floats Up
Web of Lies
I subscribe to underpants

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Upgradable Eyeball

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 09:00:00 -0100

Platform for innovation inside the eye

Upgradable Eyeball

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about a platform for innovation inside the eye.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Shoutouts

FEATURE

This week we talk about the Omega Ophthalmics Gemini Refractive Capsule as a hardware platform for your eyeball.

LINKS

TITLES

Airlock to your eyeball
Hard boil your eye
App store for your eyeball
Upgradeable Eyeballs

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

One Million Teddy Bears

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:36:00 -0100

Hacking Teddy Bears

One Million Teddy Bears

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about Hacking Teddy Bears

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

This week we talk about Hacking Teddy Bears

LINKS

TITLES

Squeeze The Paw
Voicemail On Your Puppy Dog
Bluetooth Handshake Dance
Hype Cycle Valley
One Million Teddy Bears
Zombie Horde of Teddy Ruxpins
Roombas Run Amok
Atoms Are Hard

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

AI Arms Race

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 18:00:00 -0100

AI Arms Race

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week, TRD book club! (Spoiler alert)

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

LINKS

TITLES

Maintaining The Meat Bag
Autonomous Table Saw
Godlike Intelligence Trumps Ruby Develooper
Time Disappears
AI Arms Race

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Ultra-Cool Dwarf

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 10:00:00 -0100

Ultra-Cool Dwarf

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about boldly going where no one has gone before.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

NASA scientist discover a bunch of earth-like planets

LINKS

TITLES

The Space Bug
Ultra-Cool Dwarf
Cockroach Planet
Elon Musk's Plan B
Grab Your Towel
Snow White Dwarf and the Seven Exoplanets

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Faster Horses

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 15:47:00 -0100

Faster Horses

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about iBoy.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Shoutout to Player FM for picking last week's episode for their show of the week.

FEATURE

This week we talk about iBoy and reducing the IO bottleneck that keeps us from seamlessly using the internet with our midns.

LINKS

TITLES

Radioactive Spider
In your ear, or wherever...
KBot Can Do It
Faster Horses
IO Bottleneck

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

The AI Will See You Now

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 18:44:00 -0100

The AI Will See You Now

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about being spied on by a bag of potato chips.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Simplecast maintenance Fri Feb 10, 2017 at 9pm ET for an hour
Mailing list is growing, yay!
JS forgot to send last week's message, boo!

LINKS

CLOSING

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@AltShaver

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 10:00:00 -0100

@AltShaver

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about the effect of big data + social media on public opinion.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Limitless, not Unlimited
Travelers, not Transporters
We're up to 8 subscribers!

LINKS

Titles

More Terrifyinger
The Liberal Elite That I Am
Make That Bar Lower
These Facts Happened
Huge Grain of Salt
@AltShaver
A Bunch of Moles
Clearly Illegal
A Micron Short of Lying

CLOSING

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Tiny Hand

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 21:04:00 -0100

Tiny Hand

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about the challenges of becoming immortal through technology.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Online high school edu already exists but it's pretty fringe.
Subscribe to the mailing list, yo!

LINKS

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Listening Differently

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 10:00:00 -0100

Listening Differently

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about the Alexa Murder.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

Links

As We Leave More Digital Tracks, Amazon Echo Factors In Murder Investigation
Webcam Covers - Ironic Amazon Link

TITLES

Amazon Lincoln
Keep The Pants On The Up And Up
In The Litter Box
Horrified Gasp!
Listening Differently

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Pascack Valley

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 10:00:00 -0100

Pascack Valley

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about Virtual Snow Days

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

Feature

Links

Students, say goodbye to snow days -- and say hello to school at home

##TITLES

Pascack Valley
Sounds Like Torture

##CLOSING

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Making Up Words

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 01:59:00 -0100

Making Up Words

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

Our top tech moments/announcements/trends of 2016.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Last ep for season three

FEATURE

LINKS

TITLES

Clown Car Thanksgiving
Without Going Internal
Minivan Limbo
Weapons, Not Alcohol
Double-Decker Couch
Harry Potter Night Bus
Soccer Class
Brown Rainbow
'76 Pinto Wagon
Phone On Your Face
We Have A Shelf
Making Up Words
Stroke Order Matters
Curvy Little Bum
Outsource Your Brain To The Cloud
Vaugely Like Work

CLOSING

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Viral Antivirus

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 10:00:00 -0100

Viral Antivirus

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

The internet going down.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

This week we talk about the recent DDoS attack on Dyn and its implications.

LINKS

TITLES

Just A Thing That's There
Really Cool Plan B
Viral Antivirus
Alexa, Defcon 5!
DDoS A Sandwich

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Entry Level Geek

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 09:00:00 -0100

Entry Level Geek

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week is gadget week!

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Oops, missed last week :(

FEATURE

This week is gadget week!

LINKS

TITLES

Password In Your Pocket
Entry Level Geek
Stocking Stuffer Level

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Tracking the Dot

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Tracking The Dot

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

Child tracking technology

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Shoutouts

FEATURE

Child tracking technology

LINKS

Glympse

TITLES

Tracking the Dot

CLOSING

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POST-SHOW

Eyeballs In A Chair

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 17:07:00 +0000

Eyeballs In A Chair

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

Facebook VR

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

TITLES

Virtual Everything
Max Headroom Flashback
Phone On Your Face
Eyeballs In A Chair

CLOSING

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POST-SHOW

Spaceship Parenting

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 02:21:00 +0000

Spaceship Parenting

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with Mars.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

TITLES

Spaceship Parenting
Musk Adventure

CLOSING

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POST-SHOW

Evolutionary Leap

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:26:00 +0000

Evolutionary Leap

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about talking machines.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

The bit where Jon and I talked about the necessary fidelity of generated audio vs. images reminded me of this -- ks

Cochlear implant: simulation on speech and music

TITLES

Nightmare Creatures
Comedy AI
Evolutionary Leap

CLOSING

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POST-SHOW

Autonomous Bed

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 18:03:00 +0000

Autonomous Bed

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about the moral dilema of being an autonomous vehicle.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

TITLES

Willy Wonka's Elevator
Thought Provoking Thought
Autonomous Bed
Self-Driving Sofa
Car Living Room

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Post Gooey Computing

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Post Gooey Computing

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

Gadgets (Echo Dot, AirPods, Google Home)

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Sorry about last week.

FEATURE

A Six-Pack of Echo Dots
Earpods? Airpods?
Google Home

LINKS

TITLES

Post Gooey Computing

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Fleshy Meat Bag

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 09:00:00 +0000

Fleshy Meat Bag

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week is hypothetical gadget week!

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Shoutouts

FEATURE

In which Kelli makes up stuff that she thinks ought to exist.

LINKS

A.I. Could Be a Firefighter's 'Guardian Angel

TITLES

Fleshy Meat Bag

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

MacGyver AI

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 20:22:00 +0000

MacGyver AI

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

The genie letting itself out of the bottle

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Shoutouts

FEATURE

Artificial superintelligence jumps the air gap.

LINKS

The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence

TITLES

MacGyver AI

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Dora The Explorer Goes to Mars

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Dora The Explorer Goes to Mars

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

An audience of one.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

Kevin Spacey talks about a new paradigm for TV

TITLES

Netflix Dream Visor
Dora The Explorer Goes to Mars
The Jonathan Stark Show
Totally. Insane.
Orgy of Nostalgia

CLOSING

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POST-SHOW

Selfie Facing

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:45:00 +0000

Selfie Facing

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

Bulbasaur!

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

FEATURE

This week we talk about the growing trend of pairing lightweight autmented reality with games and toys and what it means for the future of AR vs. VR.

LINKS

Sight

TITLES

Selfie Facing
The Best Place to Find a Snorlax

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Expert Programming

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Expert Programming

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

AlphaGo saving Google 15% on their electircity.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Follow-up to Tesla Motors legal troubles when opening a second retailer
We discuss the first autonomous vehicle fatality

FEATURE

Artificial Intelligence in a nutshell.
AlphaGo saves Google 15% on their electricity bill.

LINKS

How Google's AlphaGo Beat a Go World Champion

TITLES

Expert Programming
Cat Dectector
Literally Puke (glad we didn't choose this one)

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Gigafactory

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Gigafactory

##INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

Tesla's Master Plan, Part Two

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

##LINKS

Tesla Master Plan, Part Deux

##TITLES

Gigafactory
Rocket on a boat!

##CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

##POST-SHOW

Static Station

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Gadget Week: iPad Pro, Google Daydream, and Google Home

Static Station

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week is Gadget week! We be talking about:

iPad Pro
Google Daydream
Google Assistant
Google Home

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

End of season 2! We'll be back on July 15 :)

FEATURE

LINKS

TITLES

Meat Pointer
iPocket Protector
Static Station

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Paranoid Stoner Fantasy

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 27 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Paranoid Stoner Fantasy

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

Ross the Lawyer Bot

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

TITLES

Paranoid Stoner Fantasy
Antrhofomorpize
Rossi?
Diagnonees?

(really, we just struggled a lot with words this episode...)

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Nothing To Hide

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 20 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Microchipping Criminals

Nothing To Hide

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

Microchipping criminals

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

TITLES

Nothing To Hide

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Roger eBot

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Roger eBot

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

Paying for coffee with your tattoo.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

Face2Face: Real-time Face Capture and Reenactment of RGB Videos

TITLES

Roger eBot

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Semi Truck Full of Dog Food

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 06 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Autonomous Commercial Vehicles

Semi Truck Full of Dog Food

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

Autonomous Commercial Vehicles

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Shoutouts

Tealeafprinces
Papasoft

LINKS

A fleet of trucks just drove themselves across Europe

TITLES

Semi Truck Full of Dog Food
That one's not real!

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Taco Pants

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Gadget Week: Gear VR, Uno Noteband, Echo Dot, and Nest Cam

Taco Pants

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week is gadget week! We talk about:

Gear VR, Uno Noteband, Echo Dot, and Nestcam

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

SHOUTOUTS

tealeafprincess
papasoft

LINKS

TITLES

Husbeast
A Truer Word Was Never Spake
Fast Forward To The Past
Leg Pockets
Dead Horse Beating
Charlie Something Tango
She Who Walks Behind
Baller Pirate Patch

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Abraham Lincoln Said What?

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Our coming trollbots overlords

Abraham Lincoln Said What?

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

Our coming trollbots overlords

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

TITLES

Abraham Lincoln Said What?
Devil Advocated
Bullybots
Robot Word Of Mouth

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

The Dead Center

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Privacy, Security, and Encryption - Part 3

The Dead Center

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

Mistaken identity online.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

TITLES

So Many Cat Pics
The Dread Private Roberts
The Dead Center

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Reboot The Toilet

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Privacy, Security, and Encryption - Part 2

Reboot The Toilet

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week:

Part 2 in our series on privacy, security, and encryption.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Shoutouts

FEATURE

Regarding physical safety:

It's easy to imagine use cases for connecting a kitchen stove to the internet (e.g., pre-heat the oven to 450º as you leave the office so you can pop a frozen dinner in as soon as you get home).

Now, what if a hacker turns on my stove top while my wooden cutting board happens to be sitting on it? The house prolly burns down.

Or imagine a hack that extinguishes the pilot light for several hours and then sparks the stove top - BOOM

Even just arriving home to a cacophony of running appliances and utilities would be pretty upsetting:

Vacuum cleaner running
Blender running
Coffee grinder running
Garbage disposal running
Washer running
Dryer running
Dishwasher running
All sinks, tubs, garden hoses running water full blast
Toilets flushing endlessly
Boiler clanging away because thermostat is maxed
A/C maxed
Fans blowing
Space heaters maxed

Add to that everything that has a bell, beep, or buzzer, and you've got a pretty jarring night on your hands:

TVs turned on full volume
Radios turned on full volume
Doorbell ringing constantly
Smoke detectors going off constantly
Alarm clocks going off constantly
Microwave oven (constant "done" beep)
Toaster oven (constant "done" beep)
Stove timer (constant "done" beep)
Stove (constant "up to temp" beep)
Dryer (constant "done" beep)
Washing machine (constant "done" beep)
Dishwasher (constant "done" beep)
Refrigerator (constant "door ajar" beep)

I can't even think about what would happen if a hacker could activate the sound modules on all my kids' toys simultaneously

(This is prolly a 100 years out, but... all bets are off once there's a humanoid robot in the home. If a hacker gains control of a "C3P0" in your kitchen, the possibilities for mayhem would be virtually limitless.)

LINKS

TITLES

Accidental Hiatus
Terrifying Robotic Revenge
Reboot The Toilet
C3PO Wins

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Overkill

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 10:00:00 -0100

Privacy, Security, and Encryption - Part 1

Overkill

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

Part 1 of our series on privacy, security, and encryption.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

The Golden Key: FBI vs Apple iPhone - Computerphile
Conversation: Apple, the FBI and Privacy vs. Security

TITLES

Personal Daughter
Overkill

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

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Sorry, My Face Is Busy

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:00:00 -0100

Dearth of gadgets week

Sorry, My Face Is Busy

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

The calm before the storm of gadgets

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

TITLES

Sorry, My Face Is Busy
Dinosaur, Duck!

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Jedi SpongeBob

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:00:00 -0100

3D Printers - Part 3: Controversy!

Jedi SpongeBob

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

The controversy surrounding 3D Printing.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Shoutouts

FEATURE

Copyright infringment
Guns
Drugs
Safety concerns
- Food
- Bike helmets
Bioprinting ethics

LINKS

TITLES

$100 Bounty
Blockland
Jedi SpongeBob

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Hot Beds

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:00:00 -0100

3D Printers - Part 2

Hot Beds

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

3D Printers - Part 2

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Shoutouts

FEATURE

LINKS

Ponoko - 3D printing, laser cutting, metal machining service

TITLES

Hot Beds

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Pre-D Thrinting

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 10:00:00 -0100

3D Printers - Part 1

Pre-D Thrinting

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about:

Three types of 3D Printers

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Shoutouts

FEATURE

LINKS

TITLES

Pre-D Thrinting
Guys With Shovels
My Liver Looks Good With This Deep Dark Tan

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

More Betterer

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:00:00 -0100

Tech that changed our lives in 2015

More Betterer

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about our favorite tech from 2015.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Seasons of 12-15 shows per quarter
Planning to do a series of two to three shows per topic
First topic this season will be 3d printing
- Types of 3d printers, consumer applications, controversy

FEATURE

Top Tech of 2015
- Echo
- Pebble Time
- Super Mario Maker
- Cardboard
Honorable Mentions
- Oculus
- Hiku
- iPad
- Roku

LINKS

TITLES

Edumucated
Pizza VR
More Betterer

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Lonely 2G

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 10:16:00 +0000

Gadget week! Sonar for your head, eInk for your wrist, and a cellphone for your dog.

Lonely 2G

October 9, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 25 for Friday, October 9, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week is Gadget week! We talk about sonar for your head, eInk for your wrist, and a cellphone for your dog.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Last show until 2016!

FEATURE

"The tech is getting small enough that the aesthetic vision can take priority."

LINKS

TITLES

Lonely 2G
Oil Anayltics
Perfectly Cooked Fries
Doppler 1k

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Rockem Sockem Battle Bots

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:53:00 +0000

The future of entertainment.

Rockem Sockem Battle Bots

September 25, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 24 for Friday, September 25, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about the future of entertainment.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Perfect storm killed last week's ep
Thanks to Mark Karp for emailing in response to our thought experiment about time travel in ep19.

FEATURE

The inspiration for this episode was triggered by battlebots. KS, what are battlebots?

LINKS

TITLES

Dilithium Smells
Over The Counter Drones
Rockem Sockem Battle Bots
Robot Muscles
Second Stage
If Anyone Needs Me, I'll Be on Tattooine
Wookie Envy

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Crockpot Full of Dynamite

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 09:30:00 +0000

Aliens land on the White House lawn. Thanks, Obama!

Crockpot Full of Dynamite

September 11, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 23 for Friday, September 11, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week! Aliens land on the White House lawn - Thanks, Obama!

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

Exploiting the trust of modern broadcast media channels.

LINKS

TITLES

The Coughing
Epic Unconsciousness
“Do Not Make A Sound Or I Will Smash You” Mode
Crockpot Full of Dynamite
Here Come The 1-Stars
Podcasting for Snapchat
Why Waste Decibels?

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

The Undifferentiated Big Blob Of Juice

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 09:30:00 +0000

Gadget week! We talk about a pen that allows you to draw in 3D, an input surface that can morph into anything you like, and a solar powered electrical adapter that you can plug anything into.

The Undifferentiated Big Blob Of Juice

September 4, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 22 for Friday, September 4, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week is gadget week! On todays show we talk about a pen that allows you to draw in 3D, an input surface that can morph into anything you like, and a solar powered electrical adapter that you can plug anything into.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

TITLES

Strange Tip
The Undifferentiated Big Blob Of Juice
Big Honking Wings
Space Urinal

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

The Original Push

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 09:30:00 +0000

How a smartphone is like a mouse pointer for the physical world.

The Original Push

August 28, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 21 for Friday, August 28, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about how a smartphone is like a mouse pointer for the physical world.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

SHOUTOUTS

Amy Greene
Wyatt Greene
Mary Murphy
Brock Whitten

FEATURE

wayfinding for visually impaired in airports
wait time in bank/park/store
checkins at school/camp/church/friends

LINKS

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

It Takes a Virtual Village

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 11:00:00 +0000

Josh Hale from Village Features 3D on which industries virtual reality is poised to disrupt.

It Takes a Virtual Village

August 21, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 20 for Friday, August 21, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk with Josh Hale from Village Features 3D about which industries virtual reality is poised to disrupt.

Please bear with the sound quality at the beginning. Our skype connection was a little rough at first but it straightened itself out once the inter-tubes warmed up.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

This week we talk with Josh Hale from Village Features 3D about which industries virtual reality is poised to disrupt.

LINKS

TITLES

It Takes a Virtual Village

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Physics Schmysics

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 15:37:00 +0000

A listener question has us wishing that time travel was real.

Physics Schmysics

August 14, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 19 for Friday, August 14, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week a listener question has us wishing that time travel was real.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Shoutouts

Ted Shrader
Keith Monaghan
Tyler Buchea
Tomislav Carr
Erik Runyon
Ben Seven
Coleman McFarland
Cory Doctorow

FEATURE

Andy Hoffman: Just finished "Actual Reality" and have to ask: when is the ideal time you'd like to have been born?

LINKS

TITLES

No Leeches, Please
Happy Eternity
Physics Schmysics
Nanotubes, Baby

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Alexa, Make Me A Sandwich

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 09:00:00 +0000

Gadget week! This time around, we’re going to devote the entire episode to Amazon Echo.

Alexa, Make Me A Sandwich

August 7, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 18 for Friday, August 7, 2015. I’m Jonathan Stark - and I’m Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

It’s gadget week! This time around, we’re going to devote the entire episode to Amazon Echo.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Shoutouts
Stickers
Stitcher
TuneIn

NOTES

Amazon Echo
Conversational Computing
Android Wear
Voice dictation (iOS, Android, Mac)
Hands-free requirement (i.e., Siri on Apple Watch)
Wither Hiku?

LINKS

TITLES

Mostly Blue
ECHO, Echo, echo
Alexa, Make Me A Sandwich

CLOSING

That’s our show for this week. I’m Jonathan Stark - and I’m Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

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High In The Altitude

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:00:00 +0000

Drone etiquette.

High In The Altitude

July 31, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 17 for Friday, July 31, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about drone etiquette.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

Stickers are in the mail
Name the robot dog listener contest

FEATURE

Drone Etiquette

LINKS

TITLES

Anti-Drone Fire
Federal Fart Administration
Drone Free Zone
Autonomous Parrot
High In The Altitude
Don't Be A Jerk

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

Actual Reality

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 19:28:00 +0000

Hands on with Oculus Rift and our seemingly inevitable future in VR.

Actual Reality

July 24, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 16 for Friday, July 24, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about Kelli's hands on with Oculus Rift and our seemingly inevitable future in VR.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

HOUSEKEEPING

TRD is now on Stitcher
TRD Stickers now available
Smart vs. Simple - Check out ep 7 for more!

FEATURE

Oculus Rift first impressions

LINKS

TITLES

Grab Bag
Necknical Tifficulties
Actual Reality

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!

POST-SHOW

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BaxterCare

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 09:00:00 +0000

The coming wave of robot minions.

BaxterCare

July 17, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 15 for Friday, July 17, 2015. I’m Jonathan Stark - and I’m Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about the coming wave of robot minions.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

REVIEWERS

Before we get started, we’d like to give a Terrifying Robot Shoutout™ to Zack Gilbert and Kai Davis for their wonderful reviews of TRD in iTunes.

LINKS

TITLES

BaxterCare

CLOSING

That’s our show for this week. I’m Jonathan Stark - and I’m Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye. Bye.

POST-SHOW

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Scotty, Beam Me A Drink

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:05:00 +0000

Gadget week! We talk about VR gloves, desktop milling, and a booze printer.

Scotty, Beam Me A Drink

July 10, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 14 for Friday, July 10, 2015. I’m Jonathan Stark - and I’m Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

It’s gadget week! We talk about VR gloves, desktop milling, and a booze printer.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

TITLES

Feel The Bark
Glove Eleven
Underware One
Coffee Printer
Scotty, Beam Me A Drink
Individually As Individuals

CLOSING

That’s our show for this week. I’m Jonathan Stark - and I’m Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye. Bye.

POST-SHOW

DUCK!

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 09:00:00 +0000

The potential pros and cons of conversational computing.

DUCK!

July 3, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 13 for Friday, July 3, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about the potential pros and cons of conversational computing.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

Recently, Amazon announced Amazon Echo, which their calling a Home Automation Device.

LINKS

TITLES

Thanks Alexa
The Occasional Millennium Falcon
DUCK!
Illiterate Discourse

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.

POST-SHOW

The Stinkeye

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:00:00 +0000

How a simple camera could change everything about our relationships.

The Stinkeye

June 26, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 12 for Friday, June 26, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about how a simple camera could change everything about our relationships.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

LINKS

TITLES

Instragram For Your Mind
The Stinkeye
Hurricane Colored Air
Against The Grain
Grain Feed
Garbage Truck Stream
Two Clicks Away From Girls Kissing

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.

POST-SHOW

3D Bikini

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:00:00 +0000

Scott Jenson from Google on dropping our obsession with servant-style automation.

3D Bikini

June 19, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 11 for Friday, June 19, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk with Scott Jenson from Google about why we need to drop our obsession with servant style automation.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

TITLES

Hand Of A Stranger
3D Bikini
Seared Into My Soul
Mosaic Delta
Communist Leanings
SlackTorrent
BitBaby

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.

POST-SHOW

Chill Pills for Elvis

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 13:00:00 +0000

Gadget week! We talk about a holographic tabletop display, a mood altering headset, and active listening earbuds.

Chill Pills for Elvis

June 12, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 10 for Friday, June 12, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week is gadget week! We talk about a holographic tabletop display, a mood altering headset, and active listening earbuds.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

LINKS

TITLES

Daddy's On The Counter
Special Needs Hound Dog
Chill Pills for Elvis
Sunglasses For Your Ears

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.

POST-SHOW

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Hot Robots

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 19:51:00 +0000

Artificial intelligence - what it is, when it's coming, and what it can do for us.

Hot Robots

June 5, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 9 for Friday, June 5, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week! We talk about artificial intelligence - what it is, when it's coming, and what it can do for us.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

Robots and AI are not the same thing
Robots are a computer peripheral

LINKS

TITLES

Any Of Those Stars
Raws of Lobotics
A Virus Called Humans
A Bug With A Machine Gun
Kissmyasskuhtee
Robot Nanny
Hot Robots

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.

POST-SHOW

iBoa

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Sat, 30 May 2015 05:45:00 +0000

The trust vs track debate - should you use smart devices to track your kids?

iBoa

May 29, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 8 for Friday, May 29, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week! We talk about the trust vs track debate - should you use smart devices to track your kids?

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

TITLES

Foursquare For Your Family
Sneaking Tracking
iBoa
Failed Horn Blow

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye. Bye.

POST-SHOW

Setting The Whack

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 22 May 2015 13:00:00 +0000

Smarthomes: why anyone might want such a thing and how we might get from where we are to where they be.

Setting The Whack

May 22, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 7 for Friday, May 22, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week! We talk about smarthomes: why anyone might want such a thing and how we might get from where we are to where they be.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

Does the promise of Jetsons even seem that attractive?

Why?

Save money
Decrease tedious upkeep
Water heater story
Powerwall

How?

Smart stores / restaurants / factories will likely come first and prove the model
Sensors vs actuators
- "Works with Nest" program is interesting
Kinda like New Relic for your environment
Membrane computing (exception handling model / requires knowing what "normal" looks like / Jeff Hawkins)
Conversational computing
- Amazon Echo - always on, hands free computing
- Siri
- Google Now

LINKS

TITLES

Groped By Robots
Lizard Homes
The Smart Part
Smart Panini
What Whack Is
Setting The Whack
Smart Underpants

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.

POST-SHOW

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Infinite Notebook

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 15 May 2015 13:00:00 +0000

Four clever tech gadgets from Kickstarter and Indiegogo.

Infinite Notebook

May 15, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 6 for Friday, May 15, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we talk about four clever tech gadgets from Kickstarter and Indiegogo.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

LINKS

TITLES

Finger of Dog
Infinite Notebook
Terrible Robot Idea

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.

POST-SHOW

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Burrito Rain

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 08 May 2015 13:00:00 +0000

We prepare to greet our drone overlords.

Burrito Rain

May 8, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 5 for Friday, May 8, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we prepare to greet our drone overlords.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

This weeks show topic was inspired by the news that the FAA recently reversed their "line of sight" position on drones...

FAA ruling
What if they become legal
- Surveilance?
- Weaponized?
- Burritos!
Noise pollution
Amazon deliveries?
Medical supplies to remote areas

LINKS

TITLES

Some Other Maniac
Deploy The Emergency Toilet Paper
Taco Copter
Burrito Rain
Tree Rats

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.

POST-SHOW

Haptic Ceiling

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Sat, 02 May 2015 01:00:00 +0000

We go deeper into the reality of virtual reality.

Haptic Ceiling

May 1st, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 4 for Friday, May 1st, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we go deeper into the reality of virtual reality.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

So, last week we talked about the VR sci-fi book Ready Player One, how it could eventually become reality, and what effects it might have on society. Well, it turns out we might have been underestimating the timeline.

Ernest Cline's reaction to Oculus
1. RPO came out before Oculus.
2. EC was invited to try one and his reaction was, "if the RPO movie doesn't come out soon, it's not going to be sci fi."
3. EC said he underestimated how fast VR would be available
Hardware
1. Oculus Rift
  1. Millions of dev units sold
  2. Rumoured to launch in 2015
2. Samsung Gear VR
  1. $199 at BestBuy
3. MicroSoft's HoloLens
4. Sony's Project Morpheus (for playstation, apparently)
5. SteamVR
Haptic vest
1. 3rd Space haptic vest
  1. $129 on Amazon (for pink ;))
360 Cams
1. Google Business View photog at McBride's (that's me in the lumberjack shirt!)
3. Facebook "sphere vids"
Second Life is UNREAL
1. After we recorded last week, I took a closer look at 2life and
2. BOOM - right there on the front page, Oculus Rift support.
3. I made an account and - OMG... totally NSFW.

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark, and I'm Kelli Shaver, and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.

POST-SHOW

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Ready Player One

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 13:00:00 +0000

Virtual reality and why it's not as far off as you might think.

Ready Player One

April 24, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 3 for Friday, April 25, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we discuss virtual reality and why it's not as far off as you might think.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

We talk about:

The path from Facebook+Oculus/Xbox+HoloLens to The Oasis from Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
How virtual reality can minimize traditional disabilities while creating new ones.
How would it affect social interations if we could literally be anyone?
What sides of yourself would you show if you could choose to be selective?
What would our social behaviors be like if our environment could be literally anything?

NOTES

Anonymity is paramount (even between vschool and greater Oasis)
Huge range of I/O quality (haptic gloves, suits, chairs, smell tower)
There are some strong parallels between the Oasis and Facebook (immersive, addictive, lock-in, in app games, etc)
If you imagine adding Oculus Rift to Facebook, you can see a clear path to Oasis type situation
Facebook already allows us to show only the best version of ourselves - now add 3d avatars.

LINKS

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark, and I'm Kelli Shaver, and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.

POST-SHOW

Would you like to support TRD but aren't sure how? It's easy! Just think two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to itunes, facebook, and rss feeds. Or if you don't have two friends - because you're always jacked into the oasis - you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. It would mean a lot to Kelli and I. Thanks! :)

Drunk Driverless Cars

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:00:00 +0000

The impact of driverless vehicles on society.

Drunk Driverless Cars

April 17, 2015

INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 2 for Friday, April 17, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we discuss the impact of driverless vehicles on society.

Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...

FEATURE

We talk about:

Driverless car sharing in a neighborhood
Smart Cruise Control
Self-parking cars
Driverless Ikea delivery trucks

LINKS

TITLES WE CONSIDERED

Robots Suing Each Other
Drunk Driverless Cars
Drivered Armorless Cars

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark, and I'm Kelli Shaver, and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog.

POST-SHOW

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TRD is a spin off of The Nitch Podcast which was a tech show Kelli and I ran for three years. Nitch was more focused on nuts and bolts of tech but we did often get into big picture discussions that the Terrifying Robot Listener™ might enjoy. You can check out the original show at http://nitch.cc.

Whittling Pegs

Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:36:00 +0000

Negative reactions to Amazon's new Dash smart button.

Whittling Pegs

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode one for Friday, April 10, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.

This week we discuss negative reactions to Amazon's new Dash smart button.

FEATURE

The day before April fools 2015, Amazon announced a new product called Dash Button. The reaction to Dash was swift and surprisingly negative.

For example:

We talk about:

Are we really so lazy that we need this?
It seems like a silly use of internet technology
Accidental orders
Bad for local businesses
I don't want 50 ugly buttons stuck around my house.

POST-SHOW

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