Not To Be Technical

Apple announced their new hardware this week during a special event and we dive in on our 16th recorded episode. We recap the new iPad, iPad Mini, Apple Watch Series 7, iPhone 13 (with all the machinations), Fitness+ and everyone's favorite show, Ted Lasso. But first,

• Nafis & Gary recount the first time they met in great detail and how Charlie was an asshole that evening
• Trending tech starts at (23:00) if you're lame and don't care about that story
• TikTok users consuming 24 hours of content per month (which is now more than YouTube)
• LinkedIn gets with the times and pushes out dark mode
• Nafis claims he is a Dark Mode Nazi
• Gary threatens to post explicit content on LinkedIn
• How content posted may clash with dark mode and creative might need to change
• Twitter launching "Communities" (which is their version of Facebook Groups)
• Charlie's "shit sandwich" approach when presenting and more

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Our first named guest, Steve Assoé (@stevecheldy), joins us (19:45) to go over NFTs for beginners. NFTs (non-fungible tokens) can be anything digital (such as art, graphic design, drawings or literally anything), but a lot of the current hype is related to investing real currency/crypto in art-based NFTs and hoping their value goes up. Steve goes over NFTs in a great, approachable way in this episode. But first,

• Gary, Nafis & Charlie struggle to pronounce our guest's last name (1:20)
• We debate if the Nightmare Before Christmas is a Halloween or Christmas movie (4:05)
• A recap of our poll regarding the Fiesta Potato Fiasco on our last episode (6:55)
• Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp going down for nearly a whole day (9:27)
• Frances Häagen-Dazs (11:30)
• Windows 11 is now live and available (16:00)
• Y'all got Google and can look up partitioning a drive (18:00)
• Sora from Kingdom Hearts is the final Super Smash Bros Ultimate challenger
• Steve Assoé Joins at (19:45)

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NFT Related Links from Steve Assoé (@stevecheldy):
NFT platforms where you can only buy with a wallet:
SuperRare
OpenSea
Rarible
Wallet- most popular wallet to buy NFTs on NFT platforms:
MetaMask
Where to look for NFTs:
Nifty Gateway
NBA Top Shot (Basketball NFTs) **
** Charlie's Derrick Rose Dumb Assist Card that sold for $2,249
** Nafis opening a NBA Top Shot pack
Popular platform to mint your own NFT:
Mintable.app
Buy and Sell Virtual Real Estate (Real Life Locations):
SuperWorld
Platform where you can see a few current NFT projects and upcoming ones:
rarity.tools
NFT Projects:
Cryptopunks
CryptoDads

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The guys go into some of the highlights from Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2021) and what new features to expect on iPhones and Apple Devices. But first,

• Nafis and a congested Charlie introduce their new co-host, Gary
• Gary shares his love of meditation apps (and flexes a 220+ day streak)
• Nafis recommends a great show he has been watching on Netflix
• Charlie is mortified over a creepy mistake he made on Strava and more

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We're going over some of the best platforms/apps to find contractors, handymen, plumbers, electricians, landscapers, etc. Specifically, Thumbtack, Angi and TaskRabbit. But first... 

• Anonymous Listener #1 meets Nafis for the first time in person
• Nafis brags about Charlie's new Tesla
• Charlie shares how the delivery day went
• Poll results since the last episode are shared
• Gary commits to watching the Twilight for the listeners
• Apple reverting their monitoring of iCloud photos for potential abuse of children
• Apple's upcoming event on September 14th (with expected iPhone 13 & Apple Watch Series 7 Releases)
• New, expected Apple Watch health features (Temperature and Blood Pressure)
• Steve Jobs is no longer with us
• People are upset that when you report WhatsApp messages, Facebook moderators review the chat
• Nafis shares one of his pranks where he reports random people he knows on social media for no reason
• Vaping is now behind Nafis
• Snitches & Flying Wolves
• Australia potentially becoming a surveillance state due to new bills in their parliament
• Twitter's OnlyFans-esque "Super Follows" subscription option
• LinkedIn is noping out of their stories feature and rolling out "Office Hours"
• Anonymous privacy settings on LinkedIn are a must 
• Gary hates LinkedIn except for when free Starbucks giftcards 
• Anonymous Listener doesn't like Landscapers and more

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Apple had another event and this time they announced new MacBook Pros with M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets (we feel this is a worthy upgrade), 3rd generation AirPods, updated Apple Music plans (including one that only lets you play music by asking Siri) and the HomePod Minis (their version of the Amazon Alexa or Google Home). We get into it all starting at (41:15), but first...

• Updates on the poll regarding Nafis' glasses looking like glasses a mother would pick out for her son in Target Optical in middle school (1:50)
• Nafis experiences Fall for the first time and shares his former red flag of girls who like pumpkin spice lattes (4:30)
• Charlie shares the biggest red flag he encountered on a first date (7:48)
• McDonald's McPlant Burger made with Beyond Meat is coming soon (13:35)
• Nafis claims certain people at the gym always smell like Burger King Whoppers and Gary wants to share a photo of Fat Charlie on Instagram (15:35)
• Squid Game adding 900M in equity to Netflix (22:55)
• Gary's fantasy movie update where he claims everyone he knows gets Hufflepuff on the Harry Potter house quiz and his long awaited review of the Twilight movies (27:00)
• The company that assembles iPhones, Foxxconn, revealed their first Electric Vehicle (may be the first view of an Apple Car concept) (36:30)
• Gary confirms he is indeed interested in purchasing a Tesla CyberTruck (39:46)
• "So, let's get into the Apple Event" - Gary (41:15)

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