Psychological Costs of Notifications
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| Psychological Costs of Notifications | |
| Number | 2710 |
| Broadcast Date | MARCH 13, 2016 |
| Episode Length | 39:27 |
| Hosts | Peter Wells |
| Guests | Justin Gibson |
Peter Wells and Justin Gibson discuss the differences between iOS and Android, as well the headlines of the day.
Guest
Headlines
- The tech world stopped to hear Tom Merritt speak at South By Southwest this weekend. Following Tom's panel, a few people stuck around to hear from one Barack Obama, who weighed in on the FBI v Apple Case, amongst other topics. Obama, not surprisingly, took the FBI's side in the matter, stating, "You cannot take an absolutist view on this. If your argument is strong encryption no matter what, and we can and should create black boxes, that I think does not strike the kind of balance we have lived with for 200, 300 years, and it’s fetishizing our phones above every other value." I'm not sure I'm entirely grasp the metaphor here - but this topic has been covered more than enough on DTNS this week, so I think I'll leave this for my learned US colleagues to discuss if they choose to.
- Adobe has released a security patch for it's always insecure Flash player. The BBC reports Adobe said one of the bugs was being actively exploited in a "limited number of targeted attacks." In total, the patch closes 23 separate security bugs in the Flash player.
- Meanwhile, in Australia, this week Android users were warned of malware that of course, pretended to be an Adobe Flash installer, but would then hijack the sessions of mobile banking apps on your phone, even going as far as to mimic and capture two-factor authentication codes. Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, National Australia Bank and ANZ Bank customers are all at risk from the malware which hides on infected devices waiting until users open legitimate banking apps. The malware then superimposes a fake login screen over the top in order to capture usernames and passwords. Of course, this can be avoided by only allowing apps from the Play store, and thinking before you install anything on your phone, or your computer.
- The organisation that didn't invent Teflon is finally getting around to it. NASA is developing a substance to coat aircraft in the hopes of reducing the accretion of material like dead insects to increase efficiency in flight by a whole 1%... or millions of dollars a year in air-travel fuel costs. "The best material so far has only blocked about 40 percent of bug splats, and scientists would prefer a higher success rate, leaving more work to be done."
- Microsoft have released a tool that enables Evernote users to quickly import their notes database to the OneNote platform. The OneNote Importer is Windows Only for now, with a Mac version coming in "a few months". OneNote is surprisingly good these days, and if I still used Evernote, I would be tempted to switch - but constant sync issues meant I personally switched to Simplenote many months ago.
- Engadget reports that scientists in Japan have discovered a new bacteria, Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6, that can fully break down PET, the most common form of plastic bottles. There is a catch, the bacteria takes forever to complete the job. Scientists found that it took six weeks for the bacteria to eat through a thin layer of PET, so don't expect to see Garbage Island eaten away anytime soon.
- Submitted by mechagobbler
- CNBC reports Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak's latest gadget love. Like everyone else in America right now, Woz is in love with the Echo. "I'm excited right now about the Amazon Echo, oddly enough," Wozniak told CNBC this week. "I think it's the next big platform for the near future if I'm right." I bring this up just to complain that of course Amazon is not in Australia. I have no way of purchasing an echo, and I hate you all.
- Submitted by motang
Discussion
iOS vs. Android
Android
- Choice of basic look-and-feel is grand!
- But also, it changes itself occasionally
- Everything buzzes a notification -- lots of settings to set
- Keyboard doesn't get it
- Autocorrect doesn't get it
- All of my secrets is public
- Gotta buy all my apps again
- Overall: Better, requires effort
iOS
- Gotta have iTunes -- nightmare on PC
- Nothing to set... perfect out of the box
- Keyboard gets it
- Autocorrect doesn't get it
- Apple loves me
- Apple's plan all along was to make you buy all your apps again on another platform
- Overall: No thinking
Pick of the Day
- Australians listening should be familiar with the fine work of Hex and Bajo, but many international listeners have probably never heard of it. It's the one show I still watch when it airs on TV, I think the hosts have one of the great Siskel and Ebert or Tom and Molly style chemistries. It's created with a mainstream audience in mind, but it is never condescending to gamers either. Australians can view it on ABC iView, international audiences can see all episodes, individual reviews, and spin offs like Good Game Pocket, over at Youtube. There's also an Android or iOS app available, that includes reviews from the last few years.
Messages
- None because Peter doesn't have access to the feedback emails yet.
Links
| Preceded by: "Alexa, What's In My Wallet?" |
Psychological Costs of Notifications |
Followed by: "AI: Artificial Instinct" |