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Myke talks to The Verge’s David Pierce about the workflow behind his Humane AI Pin review, how he collaborates to make podcasts like The Vergecast, and how his Installer newsletter helps him highlight the positive side of the internet each week.
Buy our products at: cortexbrand.com
Shownotes and links for this episode: http://www.relay.fm/cortex/172
- 🚨👕 The Subtle Range – Available for a Limited Time Only! 👕🚨 - cottonbureau.com/p/W5WV6X/shirt/the-subtle-range#/27040890/tee-men-premium-lightweight-vintage-black-tri-blend-s
- David Pierce | The Verge - theverge.com/authors/david-pierce
- Humane AI Pin review: the post-smartphone future isn’t here yet | The Verge - theverge.com/24126502/humane-ai-pin-review
- Workflowy - workflowy.com
- Notion - notion.com/en-gb
- Craft - https://www.craft.do/
- I spent three months with Telly, the free TV that’s always showing ads | The Verge - theverge.com/televisions/777588/telly-tv-hands-on-ads
- Do Bad Reviews Kill Companies? - MKBHD - YouTube - youtube.com/watch?v=QztFpzKsdeA&t=14s
- Installer Newsletter | The Verge - theverge.com/installer-newsletter
- kottke.org - kottke.org
- Waxy.org - waxy.org
- The Marginalian - themarginalian.org
- A Thing or Two - athingortwohq.com
- Downtime - downtimenewsletter.com
- The Linkfest - buttondown.com/clivethompson
- TV Insider - tvinsider.com
- Reelgood - reelgood.com
- Typora - typora.io
- The Enthusiast – Myke's Blog - theenthusiast.net
- The Vergecast - theverge.com/the-vergecast
- Airtable - airtable.com
- Version History - theverge.com/version-history-podcast
- The Rest Is History - YouTube - youtube.com/@restishistorypod
- The Rewatchables - The Ringer - theringer.com/podcasts/the-rewatchables
- David's Home Screen - relayfm.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/Cortex/Episode%20172/David%27s%20Home%20Screen.png
- Myke's Home Screen in the Installer Newsletter - theverge.com/installer-newsletter/664397/backbone-pro-controller-surface-pro-poker-face-installer
- Myke's Action Button Shortcut - icloud.com/shortcuts/4d74c5b0e5374ee28093c39ac9fc27f5
- Notion Calendar - notion.com/product/calendar
- Remind Me Faster - apps.apple.com/gb/app/remind-me-faster/id985555908
- Arc Search - apps.apple.com/us/app/arc-search-find-it-faster/id6472513080
- Quiche Browser - https://quiche.industries/browser/
Chapters:
00:00:00 - David Pierce – State of the Workflow
00:00:53 - Most Important Device
00:04:26 - Product Reviews
00:11:32 - How a Review Is Made
00:20:37 - The Subtle Range is Back!
00:22:52 - Scoring a Review
00:30:32 - The Impact of a Review
00:36:28 - The Installer Newsletter
00:45:05 - Writing Tools
00:46:46 - The Format of Email
00:52:19 - Making The Vergecast
01:01:06 - Podcast Team Collaboration
01:06:17 - A New Podcast
01:13:57 - David's Home Screen
01:28:31 - Thanks for listening!
Listen to the latest episodes: http://www.relay.fm/cortex
CGP Grey: youtube.com/user/cgpgrey
Myke Hurley: instagram.com/imyke
Myke talks to The Verge’s David Pierce about the workflow behind his Humane AI Pin review, how he collaborates to make podcasts like The Vergecast, and how his Installer newsletter helps him highlight the positive side of the internet each week.
Buy our products at: cortexbrand.com
Shownotes and links for this episode: http://www.relay.fm/cortex/172
- 🚨👕 The Subtle Range – Available for a Limited Time Only! 👕🚨 - cottonbureau.com/p/W5WV6X/shirt/the-subtle-range#/27040890/tee-men-premium-lightweight-vintage-black-tri-blend-s
- David Pierce | The Verge - theverge.com/authors/david-pierce
- Humane AI Pin review: the post-smartphone future isn’t here yet | The Verge - theverge.com/24126502/humane-ai-pin-review
- Workflowy - workflowy.com
- Notion - notion.com/en-gb
- Craft - https://www.craft.do/
- I spent three months with Telly, the free TV that’s always showing ads | The Verge - theverge.com/televisions/777588/telly-tv-hands-on-ads
- Do Bad Reviews Kill Companies? - MKBHD - YouTube - youtube.com/watch?v=QztFpzKsdeA&t=14s
- Installer Newsletter | The Verge - theverge.com/installer-newsletter
- kottke.org - kottke.org
- Waxy.org - waxy.org
- The Marginalian - themarginalian.org
- A Thing or Two - athingortwohq.com
- Downtime - downtimenewsletter.com
- The Linkfest - buttondown.com/clivethompson
- TV Insider - tvinsider.com
- Reelgood - reelgood.com
- Typora - typora.io
- The Enthusiast – Myke's Blog - theenthusiast.net
- The Vergecast - theverge.com/the-vergecast
- Airtable - airtable.com
- Version History - theverge.com/version-history-podcast
- The Rest Is History - YouTube - youtube.com/@restishistorypod
- The Rewatchables - The Ringer - theringer.com/podcasts/the-rewatchables
- David's Home Screen - relayfm.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/Cortex/Episode%20172/David%27s%20Home%20Screen.png
- Myke's Home Screen in the Installer Newsletter - theverge.com/installer-newsletter/664397/backbone-pro-controller-surface-pro-poker-face-installer
- Myke's Action Button Shortcut - icloud.com/shortcuts/4d74c5b0e5374ee28093c39ac9fc27f5
- Notion Calendar - notion.com/product/calendar
- Remind Me Faster - apps.apple.com/gb/app/remind-me-faster/id985555908
- Arc Search - apps.apple.com/us/app/arc-search-find-it-faster/id6472513080
- Quiche Browser - https://quiche.industries/browser/
Chapters:
00:00:00 - David Pierce – State of the Workflow
00:00:53 - Most Important Device
00:04:26 - Product Reviews
00:11:32 - How a Review Is Made
00:20:37 - The Subtle Range is Back!
00:22:52 - Scoring a Review
00:30:32 - The Impact of a Review
00:36:28 - The Installer Newsletter
00:45:05 - Writing Tools
00:46:46 - The Format of Email
00:52:19 - Making The Vergecast
01:01:06 - Podcast Team Collaboration
01:06:17 - A New Podcast
01:13:57 - David's Home Screen
01:28:31 - Thanks for listening!
Listen to the latest episodes: http://www.relay.fm/cortex
CGP Grey: youtube.com/user/cgpgrey
Myke Hurley: instagram.com/imyke
