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    #82: No! This Is Terrible!

    December 6th, 2018 · 64 minutes

    Qualcomm rolls out 5G cellular networking at a Hawaiian resort; Tumblr bans sexual imagery and nudity; Apple fails emoji biology; and streaming services consider inserting ads into paused video.

    Guest Starring: Andy Ihnatko, Rosemary Orchard, and Jeremy Burge

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    Links and Show Notes

    5G is weeks away — and Tuesday marks its first real test - The Verge
    Qualcomm's New Snapdragon Chip Suggests 5G Is Almost Here | WIRED
    Apple Is Said to Miss Rapid 5G Takeoff, Sitting Out Tech Shift - Bloomberg
    Tumblr Staff — A better, more positive Tumblr
    Tumblr will ban all adult content starting December 17th - The Verge
    Tumblr's Ban on Adult Content May Hurt Creative Communities - Gizmodo
    Monterey Bay Aquarium takes Apple to task for its backward squid emoji - The Verge
    Monterey Bay Aquarium on Twitter
    🦑 Squid Emoji - Emojipedia
    World Emoji Day 2018: First Look at Apple's New Emojis - Emojipedia
    Jeremy Burge on Twitter: 🐙 Changes
    Airports suggest making plane arrival emoji a little less "crash-y" - CBS News
    👻 Ghost Emoji - Emojipedia
    Microsoft confirms plan to rebuild Edge browser using Chromium on Windows 10 | Windows Central
    Microsoft Edge, Chromium, and Blink FAQ: Everything you need to know | Windows Central
    Hulu, AT&T to Run Ads in 2019 When Viewers Pause Their Streaming TV – Variety
    I Tried to Make My Dog an Instagram Celebrity. I Failed. - The New York Times
    Jeremy Burge (@jeremyburge) | Twitter
    Rosemary (@RosemaryOrchard) | Twitter
    Andy Ihnatko (@Ihnatko) | Twitter