Diggnation Episode 19 is part tech dispatch, part suburban diary. Kevin and Alex open with updates on sobriety, lawn mowing, and a Linux laptop built from scratch. Then it's into smart home experiments, including security cameras that yell at people a little too enthusiastically. Digg news includes app store approvals, invite rollouts, a bot-thwarting system called the Human Captcha Project, and new plans for user-led communities. They also drop "Digg Daily," an AI-powered news podcast you can call by phone like it's 2006 again. Other highlights include a Chinese EV promising 1000 miles per charge, some soul-searching about Tesla, a look at Polymarket’s ethical gray zones, and Chipotle being delivered by drone. Add in complaints about LA transit, the surprise return of CDs, and Google’s Pixel 10 flexing real-time translation. DeleteMe Get your personal data off the internet. 20% off at joindeleteme.com/DIGG with code DIGG. --- Square See how Square can help your business run smarter. Learn more at square.com/go/DIGG. --- LMNT Zero-sugar electrolytes that actually work. Get a free sample pack with any order at drinkLMNT.com/DIGG. Chapter Markers 00:00:00 - Diggnation begins. You chose to press play. 00:01:22 - Kevin’s sober. Alex fought a spider. 00:03:08 - Lawns were mowed. Childhoods resurfaced. 00:05:14 - Kevin builds a Framework laptop. Linux approves. 00:08:19 - Security cameras now yell at people. 00:15:15 - Digg app gets approved. Embeds are live. 00:16:36 - Human Captcha Project launches. Your way into Digg. 00:17:36 - Users pitch ideas. Communities expand. 00:21:42 - Homemade beef jerky enters the chat. 00:23:20 - Digg Daily becomes a phone-in podcast. 00:29:30 - A Chinese EV promises 1000 miles. 00:38:07 - Sponsor: Delete Me. For digital vanishing acts. 00:42:08 - Prediction markets meet ethics. It's complicated. 00:54:45 - Chipotle delivery by drone is real. 00:59:43 - LA transit vs. DC. Everyone loses. 01:03:39 - Sponsor: Square. Business gets infrastructure. 01:05:21 - Sponsor: Element. Electrolytes want attention. 01:08:01 - CDs return. Audiophiles feel seen. 01:17:26 - Kids once entertained themselves. Wild. 01:21:30 - Pixel 10 does real-time translation. 01:28:46 - Pixel Watch and Apple Watch square off. 01:30:59 - Closing remarks. You made it.
