Best Podcast Episodes About Google Sheets
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Updated: Apr 02, 2026 – 54 episodes
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“… is i put on i hip news um and so i wanted to let you guys know i don know if you know this interesting thing The word MAGA and this is totally Google The word MAGA M in other languages all around the world mean similarly awful things And I feel like it is the universe telling us that Trump and his movement is the Antichrist. Okay, so here it goes. In Nigerian, which is pigeon, MAGA means fool, gullible person. In Japanese, it means calamity, misfortune, evil, disaster. In Latin, it means witch. In South African, it means lies. In Sudanese, it means dragon. and in the church of satan it is …”
“… one from a listener named jen hi jen and palms this is jen from lake tahoe um i love you guys and i just want you to know uh a year ago you got me off suicide watch um and i've been listening to you ever since the first thing i do in the morning is i put on i hip news um and so i wanted to let you guys know i don know if you know this interesting thing The word MAGA and this is totally Google The word MAGA M in other languages all around the world mean similarly awful things And I feel like it is the universe telling us that Trump and his movement is the Antichrist. Okay, so here it goes. In Nigerian, which is pigeon, MAGA means fool, gullible person. In Japanese, it means calamity, misfortune, evil, disaster. In Latin, it means witch. In South African, it means lies. In Sudanese, it means dragon. and in the church of satan it is the fifth degree which is the highest degree you can achieve in the hierarchy meaning it's like the top priestess is called the maga and i just thought that was really interesting and i wanted you guys to know love you guys it's a great research really”
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Did you know the acronym MAGA translates to negative meanings in various languages? A listener named Jen shares how 'MAGA' means 'fool' in Nigerian and 'calamity' in Japanese, suggesting that this could be a sign of Trump's movement being the 'Antichrist.' This humorous yet thought-provoking segment dives into the cultural implications of the term and its global interpretations.
“… up. There are certainly plenty of examples of hedge funds that had fantastic teams but could not stick to landing and wound up zeroed. Sophie says, Google shutting down a deep mind hedge fund quit right before they were about to hit it big. It really is this meme. They probably would have printed. Although, it's not like the high frequency trading firms are not using AI or not using. I mean, Jane Street invested in a custom server company or custom silicon company, something along those lines, specifically for high frequency trading. So they have a lot of AI researchers there. And you see this …”
“… We could build a hedge fund here. But they decided that it was not compatible with the don't be evil philosophy. It was not core to the mission. And that at some point there is risk associated with active trading. And so you could potentially blow up. There are certainly plenty of examples of hedge funds that had fantastic teams but could not stick to landing and wound up zeroed. Sophie says, Google shutting down a deep mind hedge fund quit right before they were about to hit it big. It really is this meme. They probably would have printed. Although, it's not like the high frequency trading firms are not using AI or not using. I mean, Jane Street invested in a custom server company or custom silicon company, something along those lines, specifically for high frequency trading. So they have a lot of AI researchers there. And you see this with a lot of labs saying, hey, does anyone from the high-focusy trading industry or quant finance want to come work over here? We can maybe start matching your salary, maybe give you a more interesting project that you can actually talk about and people will be potentially excited about. I don't know. Anyway. Bone GPT, the rapper Eater, shared, I …”
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After two years of negotiations, Google granted DeepMind a staggering $15 billion to advance AGI research. This decision came just before a potential hedge fund launch that could have made waves in the finance world, but ultimately, the focus remained on ethical AI development. The humor in the lengthy negotiations highlights the quirky dynamics of corporate decision-making in tech.
“… I think actually it's going to be a business school case study of how DeepMind made the comeback because they merged DeepMind, the London lab, with Google Brain, the Mountain View Google AI lab. Normally, mergers are super difficult. They don't work. And here was a merger you had to do in the middle of an AI race, which had been kicked off by ChatGPT. You had eight time zones between California and London. You had a record of bitter rivalry between the AI scientists from Google and the ones from DeepMind. And yet they pulled it off. They did the merger, they blended the cultures and within two …”
“… himself given all of these Manhattan Project analogies You know, he's a person with many different dimensions, and he's both capable of worrying about safety and also using military metaphors to express his determination to crush the opposition. And I think actually it's going to be a business school case study of how DeepMind made the comeback because they merged DeepMind, the London lab, with Google Brain, the Mountain View Google AI lab. Normally, mergers are super difficult. They don't work. And here was a merger you had to do in the middle of an AI race, which had been kicked off by ChatGPT. You had eight time zones between California and London. You had a record of bitter rivalry between the AI scientists from Google and the ones from DeepMind. And yet they pulled it off. They did the merger, they blended the cultures and within two and a half years they had a model that was outclassing open ai models see that's just extraordinary to me because i remember when the chat gpt moment happened and and i would say up until 2025 beginning of 2025 people were saying google is down and out google might be over i mean you knew because you were reporting along the way that probably wasn't …”
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Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind likens the current AI race to a war, indicating a sense of urgency and competition following the launch of ChatGPT. He expresses a paradoxical feeling of unease despite DeepMind's advancements, hinting at a future where AI could pose significant risks, potentially requiring isolation to ensure safety in development. This reflects a growing concern over the unchecked deployment of powerful AI models without proper oversight.
“… part of 25 years. Came from South Africa, got a job at Microsoft. And then I guess my story got really interesting when I had a chance to go work at Google. and met this guy Joe Bader and he and I had this kind of crazy idea to build out a cloud product which became Google Compute Engine so it was sort of the anchor tenant for Google's cloud platform but you know as anyone who's built enterprise technology knows it's not just about having the best technology you also have to be able to sell it and you know Google being a consumer-oriented company there was definitely some kind of gaps in the …”
“… story. So, Craig, what's your origin story? What's your background story? All right. Well, I don't know if I'm a superhero, but I'm happy to share my origin story. I'm an enterprise technologist. I've been building platforms for probably the best part of 25 years. Came from South Africa, got a job at Microsoft. And then I guess my story got really interesting when I had a chance to go work at Google. and met this guy Joe Bader and he and I had this kind of crazy idea to build out a cloud product which became Google Compute Engine so it was sort of the anchor tenant for Google's cloud platform but you know as anyone who's built enterprise technology knows it's not just about having the best technology you also have to be able to sell it and you know Google being a consumer-oriented company there was definitely some kind of gaps in the enterprise sales structure And so we came up with this crazy idea to build an open source project, which became known as Kubernetes, which is an open source platform for container orchestration. And very fun project. No one was more surprised than I was that it worked out quite the way it did. I was the person responsible for kind of the product vision …”
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Craig McLuckie, co-creator of Kubernetes, shares his unexpected journey from South Africa to building groundbreaking technology at Google and beyond. His story reveals how a simple idea transformed into a pivotal open-source project that changed cloud computing forever. This is a testament to innovation stemming from recognizing gaps in technology and market needs.
“… OpenClaw for the last two months. Today, it is a team of six agents running on my Mac Mini. They pretty much automate everything that I do outside Google. So quick context for the viewers and for you, Jason and Lon. Outside Google, I started an awesome LLM apps repo, which was an open source LLM apps plus agent templates for users to build on top of. So they can just use those templates, build on top of. That repo crossed 100,000 stars. and it was such a pain to manage a single person site shop. Apart from that, I have newsletters and whatever I learned with these two goes on my social media. So …”
“Please welcome Shubham Sabu to the show. Shubham, thanks for being here. Thank you, Jason. Thank you, Lon, for having me. Yeah, welcome. Yes, super excited to talk about OpenClaw. I've been running OpenClaw for the last two months. Today, it is a team of six agents running on my Mac Mini. They pretty much automate everything that I do outside Google. So quick context for the viewers and for you, Jason and Lon. Outside Google, I started an awesome LLM apps repo, which was an open source LLM apps plus agent templates for users to build on top of. So they can just use those templates, build on top of. That repo crossed 100,000 stars. and it was such a pain to manage a single person site shop. Apart from that, I have newsletters and whatever I learned with these two goes on my social media. So that would take hours and hours of my time outside Google So it pretty much working like 20 hours or 18 to 20 hours before Google Then I came across this thing called OpenClaw I did not use it for 15-20 days since its launch and then I see it popping up on Twitter, X and LinkedIn and Reddit”
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OpenClaw has revolutionized my daily tasks, automating everything I do outside of Google. After struggling to manage a popular open-source LLM apps repository, I discovered OpenClaw and assembled a team of six agents on my Mac Mini. This tool has saved me countless hours, allowing me to focus on what truly matters.
“… things. It's that's the bet we're making. Take me inside the moment, though. You're realizing this happens. Did you write an email? Did you open a Google Doc? Did you just dictate to ChatGPT and say, fire off an email from the agent? How did that actually work at the company? Last year, I was in process of meeting all our 100 largest customers in person. And the purpose of the meetings was I wanted to tell them about our vision of this unified identity platform where we're the only ones in the industry that have all these capabilities across customer identity and governance and privilege. And at …”
“… something that scales, building something that's reliable, building something that connects to a lot of different systems. You know, how can you position yourselves in that new market? And I think that's, you know, that those are the big essential things. It's that's the bet we're making. Take me inside the moment, though. You're realizing this happens. Did you write an email? Did you open a Google Doc? Did you just dictate to ChatGPT and say, fire off an email from the agent? How did that actually work at the company? Last year, I was in process of meeting all our 100 largest customers in person. And the purpose of the meetings was I wanted to tell them about our vision of this unified identity platform where we're the only ones in the industry that have all these capabilities across customer identity and governance and privilege. And at the same time, the teams were working on essentially agent identity. and these meetings I would pitch what I was talking about and then there would be interest in you know oh we should look at this we should we didn't know how far along you were and then I”
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Okta's CEO Todd McKinnon believes the future of workforce technology lies in agentic identity, a market so vast it could redefine the industry. By meeting with their largest customers and sharing a vision of a unified identity platform, he aims to position Okta at the forefront of this transformative shift. This strategic decision reflects a deep understanding of market dynamics and the need for scalable, reliable solutions in an evolving landscape.
“but so many businesses figured out, hey, an extra Google business profile could really help me. And what did they do? They sent postcards to maybe a technician house maybe someone in leadership And then you had all these home service listings that are at an apartment at a residential neighborhood And eventually what happens is you might get traction you might get leads and those get suspended And now you can get it back because it wasn't compliant with Google's terms of service. And now you have …”
“but so many businesses figured out, hey, an extra Google business profile could really help me. And what did they do? They sent postcards to maybe a technician house maybe someone in leadership And then you had all these home service listings that are at an apartment at a residential neighborhood And eventually what happens is you might get traction you might get leads and those get suspended And now you can get it back because it wasn't compliant with Google's terms of service. And now you have issues where all of a sudden you've lost a huge percentage of your lead flow. To your point, if you were driving organic leads, your total cost of marketing is going down across your paid channels. now that organic channel is gone and your cost of marketing goes straight up your leads go down it was a horrible situation for a lot of companies that got …”
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Businesses often fall into the trap of creating multiple Google business profiles, thinking it will boost their visibility. However, this can lead to suspension of listings due to non-compliance, resulting in a significant loss of leads and increased marketing costs. Understanding the 'Possum Filter' is crucial, as it penalizes businesses located too close to competitors in the same category, leading to algorithmic chaos and lost opportunities.
“… them because you can see the similarities between how leaders lead and how companies adopt to the culture of the leader. So I think that's where Google's culture comes from, from the founders, and the founders were very product obsessed. You know, as you heard, Larry didn't want to spend time on business. I remember him going to the first ad, all hands, and he walks up and says, I got to tell you guys, I hate ads. They're intrusive and they're bad. That's a great motivational thing. These guys want to run out and go work at third. Because you just told them what they do is not interesting. But …”
“which are founder characteristics and I said, go match them. I bet many people will be able to match them because you can see the similarities between how leaders lead and how companies adopt to the culture of the leader. So I think that's where Google's culture comes from, from the founders, and the founders were very product obsessed. You know, as you heard, Larry didn't want to spend time on business. I remember him going to the first ad, all hands, and he walks up and says, I got to tell you guys, I hate ads. They're intrusive and they're bad. That's a great motivational thing. These guys want to run out and go work at third. Because you just told them what they do is not interesting. But kind of look around, like, you know, every product that they built, they didn't look in monetizing it for a very long time until they believed the product had become ubiquitous and the product had become interesting. So I think that product obsession is part of the culture I think that partly because of where their secret sauce comes from And now …”
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I passed on investing in Uber and WeWork, believing that tech must be genuine and not just masquerading as tech. This decision reflects a core principle I learned from my time at Google, where product obsession drove innovation without immediate monetization. It's a lesson in prioritizing authentic tech over hype, which shaped my approach at Palo Alto Networks.
“… week, there is no new T. I think they said not only is it not going to be this year, it's not going to be for April either. Yeah, because you go on Google Earth, and they haven't done it yet. Well, I don't know how updated the Google Earth photos are. But there's been planes flying over with images that show the 13th T, and they show the road back there, but there is no new T back there. But, yeah, I don't know if they're going to – some people are throwing out ideas like move the T further left. Maybe they might plant some trees down the left to prevent what Bryson might potentially do. So they …”
“… I've talked to about this upcoming Masters just seems to be at a total, I don't know. People are arguing about whether or not there's going to be a new tee on 13. I still don't know. The images are not – unless they did it super secretive in the last week, there is no new T. I think they said not only is it not going to be this year, it's not going to be for April either. Yeah, because you go on Google Earth, and they haven't done it yet. Well, I don't know how updated the Google Earth photos are. But there's been planes flying over with images that show the 13th T, and they show the road back there, but there is no new T back there. But, yeah, I don't know if they're going to – some people are throwing out ideas like move the T further left. Maybe they might plant some trees down the left to prevent what Bryson might potentially do. So they really don't have to move that tee that much. If they just use the left side of that tee, and there's a limb that has a cable tied to it. And in the practice rounds, one of the times they'll have that really tight, and the limb kind of sits way more upright. And then you get there in the tournament, and they've loosened it down, and it sits like …”
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Caddies at Augusta National are constantly analyzing the course, often questioning if changes have been made without notice. As they prepare for the Masters, whispers about a potential new tee on the 13th hole stir debate, revealing the secretive nature of course modifications that can drastically alter player strategies. This insight sheds light on how even minor adjustments can turn the iconic course into a different challenge for the world's best golfers.
“… 27, dropping ChatGPT as an exclusive partner in Apple Intelligence and Siri, Quoting Bloomberg, That means, for instance, if users have Alphabet's Google Gemini or Anthropik's Claude installed, they'd be able to send queries to those services from within the Siri voice assistant, just like they have been able to with ChatGPT since Apple Intelligence launched in 2024. The approach should also allow Apple to generate more money from third-party AI subscriptions through the App Store. The change is separate from Apple's work with Google to rebuild Siri using Gemini models. That arrangement is …”
“… an IPO as soon as Q4 of this year and bankers are vying to take the company public, expecting it to raise more than $60 billion. Mark Gurman has sources telling him that Apple plans to open up Siri to run any AI service via App Store apps in iOS 27, dropping ChatGPT as an exclusive partner in Apple Intelligence and Siri, Quoting Bloomberg, That means, for instance, if users have Alphabet's Google Gemini or Anthropik's Claude installed, they'd be able to send queries to those services from within the Siri voice assistant, just like they have been able to with ChatGPT since Apple Intelligence launched in 2024. The approach should also allow Apple to generate more money from third-party AI subscriptions through the App Store. The change is separate from Apple's work with Google to rebuild Siri using Gemini models. That arrangement is related to the underlying Apple technology for Siri. The new so-called extensions system, meanwhile, would allow users to process requests via the actual Gemini service, assuming Google enables its app to do so. Still, the news initially weighed on shares of Google, sending them to a session low on Thursday. The Cupertino, California-based Apple is …”
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Apple's decision to discontinue the Mac Pro marks a significant shift in its hardware strategy, while opening Siri to third-party AI services could enhance its flexibility and revenue potential.
Apple's strategy to open Siri to multiple AI services via App Store apps will accelerate AI integration across its ecosystem, enhancing user experience and revenue potential.
Apple's strategy to open Siri to multiple AI services via App Store apps is a game-changer, potentially expanding AI use across its ecosystem without exclusive deals.
Apple's strategy to open Siri to multiple AI services via App Store apps will revolutionize its ecosystem and enhance AI integration without exclusive deals.
“… that's interesting. You bring up something because that's kind of interesting too that Historic whenever apple's talked about its partnership with google. They have really you the language was terse Yeah, it's clearly negotiated and agreed upon by both parties and Apple's position seemed to be to try to identify Google as one of hundreds and hundreds of subcontractors at Apple hires for all kinds of insignificant things that they would rather not deal with. As opposed to we we had bacon that need to be saved. We Googled for who can save our bacon. Number one response was Google and we made a …”
“Well fool me once, you know now i'm gonna for a while Question in a way that I might not have before. Yeah, and that's interesting. You bring up something because that's kind of interesting too that Historic whenever apple's talked about its partnership with google. They have really you the language was terse Yeah, it's clearly negotiated and agreed upon by both parties and Apple's position seemed to be to try to identify Google as one of hundreds and hundreds of subcontractors at Apple hires for all kinds of insignificant things that they would rather not deal with. As opposed to we we had bacon that need to be saved. We Googled for who can save our bacon. Number one response was Google and we made a deal. So, I mean, they're certainly going to mention it because that is part of the – it helps their story to say that, no, we're not relying on a half-baked model that we were not able to ship. We are actually relying on one of the premier shops that makes in artificial intelligence. But it's going to be interesting to see how much they want people …”
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Apple's bold move to partner with Google for AI integration could redefine their product offerings, but execution is key. While they can leverage Google's advanced models, the challenge lies in seamlessly incorporating these technologies into user-friendly features that truly resonate with consumers. If they fail to deliver on this promise, the partnership might not be the game-changer they hope for.
“… car sitting right in front of the building, not moving. So it's sitting in a lane. It should be moving in. And it had one of those like cameras like Google Earth would use to record to put a map for you. OK, so I go down, I tell security, hey, this car is just sitting out here recording and they didn't even notice it. and then they had to go out and have a discussion with them again that's all of our jobs if i would have just assumed security already went talk to them and knew who they were and went on with my day you know i made a mistake because when i found out they didn't right we had a …”
“… especially if it's a facility you work in. You don't want this occurring. I remember my last job, I was in a federal building and you could go in this one level and then it was all glass and you could see out. And so I walk out on it and there's a car sitting right in front of the building, not moving. So it's sitting in a lane. It should be moving in. And it had one of those like cameras like Google Earth would use to record to put a map for you. OK, so I go down, I tell security, hey, this car is just sitting out here recording and they didn't even notice it. and then they had to go out and have a discussion with them again that's all of our jobs if i would have just assumed security already went talk to them and knew who they were and went on with my day you know i made a mistake because when i found out they didn't right we had a problem so”
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Always report suspicious behavior, like someone asking unusual questions on a plane or taking photos of secure locations. This segment emphasizes the importance of vigilance and reporting concerning actions, using real-life examples to highlight potential threats in everyday settings.
“… And I don't fully understand what would be in that strategy doc or that. What would you say in that meeting that would say, here's the impact for Google if we invest in building this for the industry? Yeah, it's funny because like the hardest part actually of the project, I would say in those early days was actually articulating that. And I think it was really clear in our heads, but like figuring out how to convince people was tricky. And, you know, I think there was there were a variety of different ways that we articulated why it was important. One of them was related to the MapReduce white …”
“… let's start with Kubernetes because that's super interesting. I don't fully understand the business motivation. Like, let's say I was your director or something like that. And you came to me with this and you said, hey, let's do this for everyone. And I don't fully understand what would be in that strategy doc or that. What would you say in that meeting that would say, here's the impact for Google if we invest in building this for the industry? Yeah, it's funny because like the hardest part actually of the project, I would say in those early days was actually articulating that. And I think it was really clear in our heads, but like figuring out how to convince people was tricky. And, you know, I think there was there were a variety of different ways that we articulated why it was important. One of them was related to the MapReduce white paper. Right. So MapReduce at the time, especially like Hadoop and Big Data were were a big deal. I think that, you know, other things have kind of replaced them at this point. But like MapReduce is a big deal and the Big Data Revolution or whatever they called it. And, you know, Google had written the original white paper, but Hadoop was an open …”
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Google's decision to develop Kubernetes was driven by the need to influence the tech landscape and avoid losing credit for innovations like MapReduce. Brendan Burns explains that convincing stakeholders required articulating the importance of containers and open source, emphasizing that success lies in making technology accessible to all, rather than restricting it to their platform. This strategic pivot ultimately shaped the future of cloud computing.
“Not mutually exclusive, but of course that is a reasonable position for Metta to take. Google also put out a statement. What do you think? They're like, we're not even a social media company. We're a VR company. No, no, no. Google said this understands YouTube, which is a responsibly built streaming platform, not a social media site. That's true. You got the wrong guy. Yeah, I think of YouTube very much as in the same world as social media anyone can post. But it is severely lacking in some of the greatest features of social media …”
“Not mutually exclusive, but of course that is a reasonable position for Metta to take. Google also put out a statement. What do you think? They're like, we're not even a social media company. We're a VR company. No, no, no. Google said this understands YouTube, which is a responsibly built streaming platform, not a social media site. That's true. You got the wrong guy. Yeah, I think of YouTube very much as in the same world as social media anyone can post. But it is severely lacking in some of the greatest features of social media sites. It's like when you actually become a YouTuber, you start putting out content that like there is sort of, I don't know, like a group of made men on YouTube, like people that have ascended. They're now making content like professionally and they are in conversation with each other and they might be reacting to each other's content. And of course, …”
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YouTube is often seen as just a video platform, but it lacks key social media features like direct messaging, which limits creator collaboration. This absence creates a unique ecosystem where communities thrive but struggle to connect directly. Understanding these dynamics reveals why YouTube can feel like a modern television rather than a full-fledged social network.
“… less attorney's fees in some measure of justice. There's a new one that got filed in the Northern District of California, in San Francisco against Google and the Trump administration because of the sloppy way the Trump administration released the three million files pursuant to the Epstein Transparency Act without taking pains to protect the identity and the personal identifying information of the victims, re-victimizing, re-traumatizing them all over again. And when it came to Google, it's worse because they're profiting off of this data from the women and girls at the time's names and personal …”
“… more women who fit that bill. and will be entitled to a part of the $52 million or so that's left after attorney's fees. There's another class action lawsuit independent of the three that I just talked about, giving the victims up to $500 million less attorney's fees in some measure of justice. There's a new one that got filed in the Northern District of California, in San Francisco against Google and the Trump administration because of the sloppy way the Trump administration released the three million files pursuant to the Epstein Transparency Act without taking pains to protect the identity and the personal identifying information of the victims, re-victimizing, re-traumatizing them all over again. And when it came to Google, it's worse because they're profiting off of this data from the women and girls at the time's names and personal identifying information. And they did a test and put it into the complaint, the lawyers. They said, we went on AI mode for Google, and we put in a person's name that we knew was a victim. And we asked Google, is this person in the Epstein files? and they said, yes, they are, and then just casually said, they're in 16 emails in an exchange between …”
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Epstein victims are suing both the Trump administration and Google for failing to protect their identities in the release of sensitive files. This negligence has re-traumatized over 60 women, who are now entitled to a share of a $52 million settlement. The lawsuit highlights a stark contrast in how the government prioritizes settlements for other cases while neglecting the needs of these survivors.
“… instead of spending two or three hours actually formatting and putting things into the newsletter, I can just, throughout the day, put links in a Google Sheet with some notes, voice-to-text notes about. what I want to touch on with a particular topic, and then at the end of the day, hit up Martin, be like, okay, go to the Google Sheet, look at what I put in there, and let's put together a newsletter, and 30 minutes later, it's ready to go. I think that taste is extremely important, but in terms of being able to get stuff done, particularly with small teams, it's accelerating that.”
“… my agent, Martin, who's a more sophisticated version of Marty, throughout the day to sort of just get the stories that we're gonna include in the newsletter and the structure, but there's a lot of taste. It's like curating, but now I have the ability, instead of spending two or three hours actually formatting and putting things into the newsletter, I can just, throughout the day, put links in a Google Sheet with some notes, voice-to-text notes about. what I want to touch on with a particular topic, and then at the end of the day, hit up Martin, be like, okay, go to the Google Sheet, look at what I put in there, and let's put together a newsletter, and 30 minutes later, it's ready to go. I think that taste is extremely important, but in terms of being able to get stuff done, particularly with small teams, it's accelerating that.”
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Traditional banks like JP Morgan will struggle to integrate Bitcoin effectively, as they lack the belief in its future. Startups like River are poised to take market share and innovate user experiences that banks can't match. This dynamic ensures that even if banks catch up, the market will have already evolved significantly.
“… thing. Sync is hard. I get that. But show me a history of, you know, the last 10 days of things. A lot of apps do that. You know, if you use like Google Sheets or whatever, like it'll show you your edit history. So don't get caught, folks. Brian8944 in our chat is asking, would Time Machine help bring that data back? It may be if it had been on my Mac, but it never made it to my Mac. It was only ever on my iPhone. So maybe an iPhone restore, like, that's a stretch. Because my iPhone hadn't synced Notes. But then again, if I hadn't opened Notes while I was on Wi-Fi, it wouldn't have synced. So maybe, …”
“… please restore this Note to where it was yesterday. Nothing of the sort. Well, who would ever wanna undo that, Dave? Yeah. Gone. Gone. Because the Mac Note was updated later than the iPhone Note was. Yep. And so that took, Apple decided that was the thing. Sync is hard. I get that. But show me a history of, you know, the last 10 days of things. A lot of apps do that. You know, if you use like Google Sheets or whatever, like it'll show you your edit history. So don't get caught, folks. Brian8944 in our chat is asking, would Time Machine help bring that data back? It may be if it had been on my Mac, but it never made it to my Mac. It was only ever on my iPhone. So maybe an iPhone restore, like, that's a stretch. Because my iPhone hadn't synced Notes. But then again, if I hadn't opened Notes while I was on Wi-Fi, it wouldn't have synced. So maybe, maybe, I don't know. Be careful. That's all I'm saying. Don't get caught.”
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I lost an entire day's worth of notes because Apple's Notes app only syncs when it's open. While on a JetBlue flight, I updated my Mac but my iPhone hadn’t synced yet, leading to a complete data loss. This frustrating experience highlights the need for better syncing solutions and edit history in apps.
“… and not having your phone. Why would somebody create an app for this? Well, here's why. Because most people are thinking to themselves, but I need Google Maps because I don't want to get lost. I need a timer of some kind that counts down the 12 hours so I can check. I'm saying, great, great. I've created an app for that. The app tracks you on your walk in airplane mode. The GPS works in airplane mode. You can see a line of where you walk. You can zoom in and out on Google Maps inside of the app. Great. So you no longer have that excuse. And it also has a clock. So I have created an app. You …”
“… back on later. And then number three, very important. Unplug. Unplug. You put your phone on airplane mode. Now, I have actually, funny enough, created an app for the 12-hour walk. So you think that's hilarious. This whole thing is about unplugging and not having your phone. Why would somebody create an app for this? Well, here's why. Because most people are thinking to themselves, but I need Google Maps because I don't want to get lost. I need a timer of some kind that counts down the 12 hours so I can check. I'm saying, great, great. I've created an app for that. The app tracks you on your walk in airplane mode. The GPS works in airplane mode. You can see a line of where you walk. You can zoom in and out on Google Maps inside of the app. Great. So you no longer have that excuse. And it also has a clock. So I have created an app. You download, you unplug, you put in airplane mode, you hit start. It starts tracking you. You shouldn't need to look at anything else. You don't have to check in on your social media that day. You don't need to take your phone out of airplane mode. But the unplugging nature is really phone and airplane mode. Put this tracking on just so you know where …”
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Colin O'Brady reveals that our highest life moments often stem from our lowest points. After being told he would never walk normally again due to severe burns, he learned that embracing struggles can lead to extraordinary achievements. By identifying your 'Everest'—the big goal you want to reach—you can break free from complacency and unlock your true potential.
“… been at Blogger for almost four years. And so I'd been able to do kind of a lot of different things there. But I'd hit the bulwarks of the larger Google organization pretty hard. And Blogger was just never a good cultural fit with the rest of Google proper. And then two, in 2004 to 2006, at least the founders and the executive team there, at least the founders and like sort of the executive team of the product management side and the engineering side really did not get what blogging was. Like all of the things you're saying about it being like the heyday of blogging being cool. They did not …”
“There's two things. One was I'd been at Blogger for almost four years. And so I'd been able to do kind of a lot of different things there. But I'd hit the bulwarks of the larger Google organization pretty hard. And Blogger was just never a good cultural fit with the rest of Google proper. And then two, in 2004 to 2006, at least the founders and the executive team there, at least the founders and like sort of the executive team of the product management side and the engineering side really did not get what blogging was. Like all of the things you're saying about it being like the heyday of blogging being cool. They did not care about those things at all. And like fundamentally, like we would have conversations with like, you know, Larry and Sergey and, you know, the rest of sort of the executive team there and about like, hey, like, you know, we've got more page views than The New York Times. Like we're a huge site on the Internet. And they're like, yeah, but like The …”
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Twitter emerged as a revolutionary platform for social interaction, allowing users to stay connected without the pressure of immediate responses. This shift was sparked during a trip where the ability to see friends' activities in real-time created a new form of social awareness. The platform's design catered to those who prefer social distance, fundamentally changing how we engage with each other online and offline.
“… an email and to type their chapter in an email to me. Because for some people, it's a lot easier to write a long email than it is to open up a blank Google Doc or a blank Word document and try to write there. I have had authors speak their chapters aloud to voice recognition software. I asked Tom if he ever resorted to setting fake deadlines to squeeze his writers to hit their word counts. Alexi, all of my deadlines are real. I think the authors of America need to understand deterrence. There are red lines you cannot cross. You're playing game theory here. You can't possibly devalue your own …”
“… up. Now, luckily, as a seasoned editor, Tom has an extensive array of psychological techniques to break the grip of Parkinson's law. Yes, I have developed a toolkit of ways of encouraging authors to get them to write. I have told authors to open up an email and to type their chapter in an email to me. Because for some people, it's a lot easier to write a long email than it is to open up a blank Google Doc or a blank Word document and try to write there. I have had authors speak their chapters aloud to voice recognition software. I asked Tom if he ever resorted to setting fake deadlines to squeeze his writers to hit their word counts. Alexi, all of my deadlines are real. I think the authors of America need to understand deterrence. There are red lines you cannot cross. You're playing game theory here. You can't possibly devalue your own deadlines on the record. No, all deadlines are real. And there's serious consequences for going past them. You know that. Tom says he's gone as far as threatening to kill a whole book project if the work didn't start coming in by a certain time. An almost literal deadline. And then the author's like, actually, here's the book. that's the knife at its …”
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In the world of book publishing, deadlines are essential to combat Parkinson's Law, which states that work expands to fill the time available. Tom, a seasoned editor, uses creative strategies to motivate authors, like setting chapter deadlines or even threatening project cancellation. This pressure ultimately helps authors like Alex Myasi finish their books on time, transforming vague timelines into a structured production process.
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