TEH 251: Camping connectivity. Fiber isn’t Fiber. Griping about Negativity. AI dating.

In This Episode: Camping connectivity. Fiber isn’t Fiber. Griping about Negativity. AI dating.

This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media.

(You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.)

Top Stories

• 00:00 Connectivity Challenges While Camping
  • I know some would say “disconnect!”, but connectivity also enables some to get away at all. (Work, family, etc.)
• 07:31 Starlink’s Impressive Speedtest Results
  • • Starlink mini. 
    • Speed test: https://flic.kr/p/2reaojP 
    • Setup tested: https://flic.kr/p/2rdwANd
    • Price and limits?
• 12:16 Fiber isn’t fiber.
  • Microwave Dish on Building Roof
  • 17:00 Competitor to Starlink
• 19:55 How Does Starlink Communicate?
• 23:59 Digital Photo Storage
  • 27:21 “People like things you don’t”
  • 35:44 Original files are saved
  • 36:45 Unreliable Microsoft Software Track Record
  • 41:40 RAW and JPEG Photo Workflow
• 44:18 “AI Dating: New Romantic Frontier”
  • AI Companions: Friends and Lovers
    • https://www.wired.com/story/couples-retreat-with-3-ai-chatbots-and-humans-who-love-them-replika-nomi-chatgpt/ 
    • https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/27/tech/snapchat-my-ai-concerns-wellness
  • 50:23 ChatGPT as Romantic Confidant
• 54:21 Future of AI in Writing and Editing
• 59:57 Removing OneDrive from Windows

Ain’t it Cool

• 59:57 LN: Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir – https://a.co/d/2Ux9i3u – audio (& a movie next year)
• GR: The Studio: Apple TV+

BSP: Blatant Self-Promotion

• LN: My OneDrive-free Experiment – https://askleo.com/181477
• GR: https://macmost.com/why-you-should-stop-stori