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Ep 584 - All the Birds in the Sky, by Charlie Jane Anders

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The Uncanny Valley of Productivity

Siri is a voice-activated device that can be used to set timers and play music. But it's also actively hindering you by doing something you don't want it to do, says the author. He has one of these but only uses it for setting timers so he doesn't have to touch stuff when he has chicken juice hands.

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