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    #33: Consensual Mass Hallucination

    December 7th, 2017 · 55 minutes

    Microsoft returns to ARM with Windows 10 running on Qualcomm chips, Amazon and Google get into a slap fight (while Prime Video sneaks on to the Apple TV), and Bitcoin continues to rise into the stratosphere.

    Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser and Andrew Freedman

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    Links and Show Notes

    Microsoft Launches Windows 10 On ARM: Always Connected PCs - AnandTech
    Microsoft debuts Windows 10 on ARM - ZDNet
    Windows 10 and Qualcomm Promise Laptops with Long Battery Life - IT Pro
    Introducing Windows 10 S - Microsoft
    Google is pulling YouTube off the Fire TV and Echo Show - The Verge
    Amazon Prime Video now available on Apple TV - Six Colors
    This lamp can detect ambient color and change its light to match - The Verge
    Steam ends support for bitcoin - Polygon
    The Environmental Case Against Bitcoin - New Republic
    Bitcoin’s insane energy consumption, explained - Ars Technica
    Andrew E. Freedman (@FreedmanAE) - Twitter
    Lisa Schmeiser (@lschmeiser) - Twitter