Ruminate Podcast MacStories

Robb located some pizza snacks, John visited a QuikTrip, and they both have some mild takes.
Overview | Stream Deck Kit
QuikTrip
Mr. Quikie Richardson 112 Black Trucker Hat – QuikTripShop
Polygon’s hottest takes on games and entertainment - Polygon
Ruminate Podcast - YouTube

John tries some fruit popcorn, an EchoFeed and Threads update, then they discuss some new tech that's actually interesting.
Clean Snacks | Organic Summer Popcorn | LesserEvil Organic Popcorn – LesserEvil Snacks
Club MacStories
CMF Phone 1
The CMF phone controller concept
Nothing Ear (a) wireless earbuds
NPC: Next Portable Console Podcast

John tried a pork rind and then they get into the drama of the week: AI.
Perplexity.ai - Wikipedia - Use of content from media outlets
Clyde Cooper’s Barbecue
Gochujang | Kettle Brand®
Perplexity AI Is Lying about Their User Agent • Robb Knight
Perplexity AI is lying about their user agent | Hacker News
Perplexity Is a B******t Machine | WIRED
On Robots and Text – Pixel Envy
There's Something Deeply Wrong With Perplexity
How to stop Perplexity and save the web from bad AI
Perplexity Plagiarized Our Story About How Perplexity Is a B******t Machine | WIRED

New podcasts, the Ruminate intro song is back, snack news, some keyboard accessories, and an alternative to the small web.
NPC: Next Portable Console - MacStories
Comfort Zone - MacStories
Podcasts - MacStories
8BitDo Keyboard Extensions - Super Buttons, Super ABXY, Super Stick (S
8BitDo Retro 18 Mechanical Numpad (Ships on July 15th, 2024)
The Converse Experiment: Report One • Robb Knight
A WeblogPoMo Retrospective • Robb Knight
Aggretsuko

John goes to Applebee's and a new game store, they both check out the new Legend of Zelda Lego, Robb launched a new project, then they head into AI corner.
Hey, it's Jason! // OfficeSpace.gif
Matrix Bot (@zion@beep.town) - Beep Town
Office Space Bot (@initech@beep.town) - Beep Town
Applebee's Dollaritas - $1 Margaritas Are Back for a Limited Time Only!
Miyoo Mini Plus
Gamers Alley (@gamersalleyonline) • Instagram photos and videos
Lego Collection • Robb Knight
LEGO The Legend of Zelda set revealed! | Brickset
slash pages
Scarlett Johansson told OpenAI not to use her voice — and she’s not happy they might have anyway - The Verge
Google now offers ‘web’ search — and an AI opt-out button - The Verge
How Google’s AI could accelerate the Web’s decline
As Google AI search rolls out to more people, websites brace for carnage - The Washington Post
Opinion: AI Is Not Ready For The World · Nic Lake

184 - The Rhythm of the Newsroom
Snack follow up, a WeblogPoMo progress update, the 100 best albums, and AI on iOS.
Herr's Carolina Reaper Flavoured Cheese Curls - 1oz (28.4g) - American Fizz
The rack of KitKats
#WeblogPoMo • Robb Knight
7622 - Why I spell my name with two Bs
Apple Music celebrates the launch of inaugural 100 Best Albums list - Apple
100 Best Albums (Robb's Version)
App Store stopped over $7 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions - Apple