Why Tom Merritt is Wrong About Meta
Hey folks,
Man are people cynical about Meta. To me it's a smart move by a big company to help differentiate messaging about multiple products, particularly the legacy product your comapny is known for. It's different than Alphabet. Google didn't care if you thought of the company as Google and really they still don't. Alphabet was formed to provide a betetr corporate separation for individual companies like Waymo and Wing and such. Meta has a different problem. They aren't dividing VR and AI and Social into spearate companies. But they do want you to think about Facebook separately form the quest and AR glasses and such. And when the corporation does something it isn't always motivated by the social network so it's clearer to have a separate name for that.
But that's coming from a perspective of someone who doesn't hate or love Facebook. Who really doesn't think of them much at all as he barely uses them. I don't blame Facebook for the breakdown of society and democratic values. I think they've had an effect and I'd desperately like some actual study of how and what effect they actually have. But I'm not jumping to conclusions just because I don't like them. I know. That makes me an apostate and persona non grata in some circles.
Short version I've been running into a lot of having to explain myself when I say I don't think changing the name to Meta was a dumb idea or an attempt to fool you somehow. Along those lines we had Bloomberg and Tech's Message's Nate Lanxon on the show this week to tell us what the Metaverse is. And speaking of Meta, as much as they want you think of them when you think Metaverse they have a long way to go before they are deserving of that. We'll tell you on the show this week on a couple of episodes who IS worth thinking about as building the metaverse. And hey maybe someday Meta will deserve to be considered one of them!
TWIN PEAKS
Really quick before I wind upa few more things I did this week that were fun. One was talking to Rishi Bee on his Healthrospective podcast about Twin Peaks. And the health repurcussions thereof. Good news! Coffee is probably good for you!
WRITING
I'm deep into National Novel Writing Month right now but that hasn't stopped me from continuing the podcast of The Girl at the Bottom of the Lake. It's not quite halfway through so you can jump in now and catch up quick!
TECH BEFORE YOU DIE
And in what has become one of my most popular Top 5's ever, I tell you a few things to think about before you die. I mean there are a lot of things to think about but these are things to do about your tech before you're gone. You know. Because you can take care of it now before you can't. And your friends and family will be better off for it.
All right fine folk. I'm off to enjoy the weekend. I hope you do too.
Tom
Top 5 things to do about your tech before you die - TechRepublic — www.techrepublic.com What happens to your accounts when you leave this world? Tom Merritt tells us what we need to know.
Defining the Metaverse - DTNS 4144 — play.acast.com
Microsoft Ignite starts up this week and we go over all the updates and service announcements from the Redmond based company. VP of Alex explains why he wants you to talk to your Echo smart speaker less. And is there really something to Facebook’s Metaverse concept?
Starring Tom Merritt, Nate Lanxon, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Intel Brings the Heat - DTNS 4146 — play.acast.com
Benchmarks for Intel’s Alder Lake processors are in and boy do they look good! Meta is looking for alternative ways to generate profits outside of ad revenue and Qualcomm thinks supply-chain issues for its chips will abate by this Christmas and Danish shipping firm wants to compete against Amazon’s shipping services.
Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.
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The M1 Road Map is Revealed - DTNS 4147 — play.acast.com
Can robots get along with other robots? Apple’s chip roadmap signals a shift to a 3nm process. And how FinTech’s might be building super apps of their own to compete with messaging and social media apps that let you make payments.
Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.
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GeForce Now, Not Later - DTNS 4145 — play.acast.com
Nvidia is making a hard play for cloud based video gaming. Sean Hollister from the Verge shares his hands-on review with the game streaming service and it stacks up to Google’s Stadia.
Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Sean Hollister, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Charging Up Supply Chain Issues - DTNS 4143 — play.acast.com
We talk to CNET Roadshow’s Editor-In-Chief Tim Stevens about the impact supply-chain constraints are having on EV production and what it means for consumers in the market for an EV.
Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Tim Stevens, Roger Chang, Joe.
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About Choosing What to Back Up — dailytechnewsshow.com Tom discusses how to choose what data needs backed up with IT professional Tony Micklus. Featuring Tom Merritt and Tony Micklus. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. Thanks to Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com for the theme music. Thanks to Garrett Weinzierl for theContinue reading "About Choosing What to Back Up"
#423 - Shrike Stans — soundcloud.com We talk a little about cheese, a lot about wine, and too much about the Shrike. Plus lots of good Dune news, and we kick off our read of an Alastair Reynolds novel that may be called The Prefect or Aurora Rising depending on where you buy it.
The Mum Algorithm - It's a Thing 187 — play.acast.com
Tom tries to thingplant retaking a word and Molly finds a regional plant thing. Then Tom dazzles us with the latest croissant variant, while Molly gets constitutional with an unpredictable thing.
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Twin Peaks, A Healthrospective — Rishi Bee — www.rishibee.com Tom Merritt takes a look back at health-related moments of Twin Peaks
Cordkillers 382 – Boba Curious (w/ Chris Mancini) — cordkillersaudio.wordpress.com Did Netflix force a bot to write a script and what happens when real bots DO factor into screenwriting? Plus, your thoughts on spoilers in a tweet and a real Wheel of Time trailer. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Chris Mancini. This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: What We Do in … Continue reading Cordkillers 382 – Boba Curious (w/ Chris Mancini) →