426: Retro Gaming Rabbit Hole

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Overtired

Christina Warren, Jeff Severns Guntzel, and Brett Terpstra

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Christina Warren, Jeff Severns Guntzel, and Brett Terpstra chat weekly about mental health, tech, and pop culture.

426: Retro Gaming Rabbit Hole

Overtired

55 minutes 41 seconds

8 months ago

426: Retro Gaming Rabbit Hole

Brett and Christina return from a break (sans Jeff for a couple weeks) with an episode that’s part health saga, part tech chatter, and part retro gaming geek-out. Christina boasts a new gig at Google DeepMind, while Brett recounts his personal health battle featuring an unexpected guest: shingles. They commiserate over the state of big tech job markets and share their takes on ReadWise and the latest AR glasses.
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Show Links

* Google Deepmind
* VITURE glasses
* Analogue
* Mister Pi
* Mister FPGA
* Retro SuperStation
* kindaVim
* Readwise Reader
* Shortcutie
* Supercharge (now on Setapp)

Chapters

* 00:00 Introduction and Catching Up
* 00:12 Christina’s New Job at Google DeepMind
* 01:42 Job Market Challenges
* 05:02 Mental Health Check-In
* 05:11 Health Updates and Shingles Experience
* 13:07 Reflections on Disabilities and Empathy
* 19:32 Social Media and Digital Presence
* 25:32 Sponsor: Incogni
* 27:38 Brett’s New New M4 MacBook Pro
* 29:03 Exploring Viture XR Glasses
* 29:44 Comparing Viture XR to Oculus and Vision Pro
* 33:24 Retro Gaming Consoles and Emulators
* 41:47 Gratitude and App Recommendations
* 46:45 Readwise and Productivity Tools
* 53:13 Closing Remarks and Sponsor Shoutouts

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Transcript
426

[00:00:00]

Introduction and Catching Up

[00:00:00] Brett: Hey, welcome back after a little break. This is Overtired. I am Brett Terpstra. I am here with Christina Warren. Christina, how’s it going?
[00:00:11] Christina: I’m good. I’m good.
Christina’s New Job at Google DeepMind

[00:00:12] Christina: Uh, I am no longer unemployed since we last talked. I, I have, I went on a cruise and uh, and then I started a new job.
[00:00:21] Brett: I,