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Chasing Taillights - In The Plex by Steven Levy
Manage episode 489041932 series 3585645
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the final third of In The Plex by Steven Levy! Join them as they discuss Google's decision to withdraw from China, their war with book publishers, and their struggles to compete in social media!
-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --
Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
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In The Plex by Steven Levy
https://amzn.to/3T2I6NX (paid link)
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00:00 Intro
05:10 About the Book and Author
06:10 Initial Thoughts on the Book
11:27 The Real Story Behind Google Leaving China
20:44 Google's Moral Dilemmas Part 1 - DoubleClick & Lobbying
23:55 Riff: "Corporate Values" and Founder Mode
29:22 Google's Moral Dilemmas Part 2 - DoubleClick & Lobbying
37:59 Google's Book scanning project
42:56 Google vs Amazon's Different Approaches to Book Scanning
43:20 Innocent Arrogance - Street View and Privacy
46:40 Pirvacy and Surveillance Concerns
49:57 Epilogue: Chasing Taillights
55:53 Final Thoughts
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325
X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod
Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan
Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com
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Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!
The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io
66 episodes
Manage episode 489041932 series 3585645
In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the final third of In The Plex by Steven Levy! Join them as they discuss Google's decision to withdraw from China, their war with book publishers, and their struggles to compete in social media!
-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --
Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
----------------------------------------------------------
In The Plex by Steven Levy
https://amzn.to/3T2I6NX (paid link)
----------------
00:00 Intro
05:10 About the Book and Author
06:10 Initial Thoughts on the Book
11:27 The Real Story Behind Google Leaving China
20:44 Google's Moral Dilemmas Part 1 - DoubleClick & Lobbying
23:55 Riff: "Corporate Values" and Founder Mode
29:22 Google's Moral Dilemmas Part 2 - DoubleClick & Lobbying
37:59 Google's Book scanning project
42:56 Google vs Amazon's Different Approaches to Book Scanning
43:20 Innocent Arrogance - Street View and Privacy
46:40 Pirvacy and Surveillance Concerns
49:57 Epilogue: Chasing Taillights
55:53 Final Thoughts
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325
X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod
Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan
Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com
----------------
Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!
The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io
66 episodes
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