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    #57: Extra Letters!

    May 31st, 2018 · 50 minutes

    Google's struggle with AI and military projects, Plex expands to podcasting, and we talk the joys of mechanical keyboards with one of the editors from The Wirecutter.

    Guest Starring: Anže Tomić, Megan Morrone, and Kimber Streams

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    Links and Show Notes

    How a Pentagon Contract Became an Identity Crisis for Google - The New York Times
    Google Employees Resign in Protest Against Pentagon Contract
    ‘The Business of War’: Google Employees Protest Work for the Pentagon - The New York Times
    Plex adds podcasts and personalization so you never have to leave the home screen - The Verge
    Have Plex Your Way | Plex
    Nokia closes digital health sale to Withings founder Eric Carreel, who plans relaunch by EOY | TechCrunch
    Our Favorite Mechanical Keyboards: Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company
    Enter the clicky keyboard - Six Colors
    PRAZNA TIPKOVNICA [Anže Tomić] | Stvar - YouTube
    Home - Tap
    Review of Tap, the wearable keyboard that almost works - The Verge
    There’s No i in Keyboard – 512 Pixels
    Once marked 'free,' abandoned dog finds new home in Ross County
    Connected - Relay FM
    Kimber Streams (@kimberstreams) | Twitter
    meganmorrone (@meganmorrone) | Twitter
    Anze Tomic (English) (@atomicxx) | Twitter
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