Episode 74: 74: Everybody Wants to Rule the World

John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss alternate motivations for the Microsoft Surface, Google's new Nexus 7 tablet, the history and value of reparability in computer hardware, and the possibility of electronics that "age well." Also, there's a robot that feels no shame.
Links for this episode:Designed Deterioration - Khoi Vinh (2007))Built to Not Last - Khoi Vinh (2012)The New MacBook Pro: Unfixable, Unhackable, Untenable - Wired.comFollow Up to “Built to Not Last” - Khoi Vinh (2012)Nexus 7 - The new Android tablet from GoogleReplicant - WikipediaNexus One - Wikipedia'There's No Margin' - Daring FireballRobot Hand Beats You at Rock, Paper, Scissors 100% Of The Time - IEEE SpectrumHypercritical #68: Patent HandsAn Update on Flash Player and Android - Adobe.comHow Microsoft Lost the API War - Joel on SoftwareMandrill - WikipediaMicrosoft PlaysForSure - WikipediaSponsored by Shopify (use code 5BY5 for 3 months free), Igloo Software (they're giving away an Aeropress to a Hypercritical listener), and MailChimp's new Mandrill email service.