Dan, Carly and George get into digital scarcity, the confusing world of crypto, the link between sex (and sex workers) and the internet, and three named celebrities. George also talks about his latest piece about how to avoid bright shiny objects and false signals, and the three dig into the noisiness of data.
Show Notes
- Jackie Gleason aka Minnesota Fats in The Hustler
- Head to our Instagram to catch a glimpse of one of Dan’s most prized possessions: Bastards of Midnight by the Damnwells written out by Alex Dezen
- Letter to You Radio with Bruce Springsteen where he interviews people that have been important to him
- Jake Brennan’s new podcast Dead and Gone
- Now defunct ascribe, the company that Carly will always feel is the one that got away
- PayPal announced they will be accepting Bitcoin as of early 2021 (Venmo will be doing the same)
- Correction: PayPal actually began as a security software before focusing on the money transfer business and it wasn’t until after their IPO that company was acquired by eBay
- Carly finally set up her first crypto wallet with MyEtherWallet (MEW) and then with Binance, and after the lengthy, frustrating experience she’s convinced there’s still a lot of work to be done before we see real market adoption
- Sex workers have long contributed to the advancement of the internet, and are continuing to lead the way with platforms and subscription models like OnlyFans
- George’s Bitcoin Is To The Blockchain As Porn Was To The Internet
- The Go For Broke podcast’s first episode From Sock Puppet to Flop: The story of Pets.com
- Dan is as excited about George’s latest piece as George is about the title, to be published soon! Follow us on Twitter to make sure you see it first
- Skunk works aka secret pet projects, and how RAIDAR was born, oh and Google Maps too according to George
- Dan jumped into chapter 2 before writing chapter 1 this week, but there will be videos and articles coming soon too!
- George’s Total Addressable Markets and The Most Passionate Percentile
- We’re not going to rickroll you in our pieces, but you should still click here
- Mary Louise Parker will not be writing a guest article for us, neither will Jennifer Jason Leigh but we may have a special guest soon. It will not be Ralph International Thomas or God Shammgod. Sorry!
Three Things
Carly
- Playing: One day soon with Unbound, a sexual wellness and toys company with some of the best visual branding and messaging she’s seen in a while
- Listening: To Dipsea’s “short and sexy audio stories” to spark your imagination and get you in the mood, an important format considering that most visual porn is produced by and for the male gaze, and doesn’t excite many women the same way
- Learning: With Lover, a sexual health app that acts like an on demand sex therapist
George
- Drinking: Cynar, (pronounced CHEE-nar) is a delicious Italian digestivo that you may have to order in to your local shop, but is worth the effort
- Wearing: His now perfectly-in-season Blundstones (which he actually wears most of the year)
- Eating: Whatever East Boston Oysters is serving up. Before COVID, it was secret parties and popups, now it’s party packs like the orange themed Halloween package arriving this week
Dan
- Using: His Samsung T7 SSD, an external flash based storage drive with one TERABYTE of capacity and a transfer speed of 1,000 MB per second
- Watching: Adam Mosseri, the CEO of Instagram, on IG live where he takes questions from the masses and answers them in a smart, empathetic way -- a very refreshing change of pace
- Listening: To John Petrucci’s (best known as the guitarist, producer, lyricist and founding member of Dream Theater) second solo album Terminal Velocity
