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    <title>Dave &amp; Gunnar Show - Episodes Tagged with “Social Distancing”</title>
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    <description>David Egts and Gunnar Hellekson discuss privacy, security, robots, and internet ephemera.
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  <title>Episode 197: Masks Are Like Pants for Your Face</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This week Dave and Gunnar talk about masks with mouths, parks with robots, Zoom with security sold separately, and hotels with larcenists</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/davidegts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Dave&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/about" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Gunnar&lt;/a&gt; talk about masks with mouths, parks with robots, Zoom with security sold separately, and hotels with larcenists&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://www.soletreadmills.com/treadmills/f80-sole-treadmill" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Sole F80 Treadmill&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/couch-to-5k-week-by-week/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Couch to 5k&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29036.The_Great_Influenza" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;The Great Influenza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/transcripts/849695185" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Covering Covid: Backlash&lt;/a&gt; (not a &lt;em&gt;99% Invisible&lt;/em&gt; episode as Gunnar claimed, but &lt;a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/masking-for-a-friend/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Masking for a Friend&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; a &lt;em&gt;99% Invisible&lt;/em&gt; episode, and a great second choice on the topic of masks)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://www.thermoworks.com/IRK-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;IRK-2 Infrared Thermometer&lt;/a&gt; (ships with a free packet of Jelly Bellies!)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://designyoutrust.com/2020/05/israeli-inventors-have-developed-a-coronavirus-mask-with-a-remote-control-mouth-that-lets-diners-eat-food-without-taking-it-off/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Israeli Inventors Have Developed A Coronavirus Mask With A Remote Control Mouth That Lets Diners Eat Food Without Taking It Off&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se%C3%B1or_Wences" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Señor Wences&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://www.brooksbrothers.com/Face-Masks/MU00250_____MISC_ONE__SIZE,default,pd.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Brooks Brothers masks&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  HT &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannesswanepoel1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Johannes Swanepoel&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/robot-reminds-visitors-about-safe-distancing-measures-in-bishan-ang-mo-kio-park" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Robot reminds visitors of safe distancing measures in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/05/07/zoom-acquires-keybase-and-announces-goal-of-developing-the-most-broadly-used-enterprise-end-to-end-encryption-offering/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Zoom Acquires Keybase and Announces Goal of Developing the Most Broadly Used Enterprise End-to-End Encryption Offering&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/05/30/business/30reuters-zoom-encryption-exclusive.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Exclusive: Zoom Plans to Roll Out Strong Encryption for Paying Customers&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/23/things-people-steal-from-hotels-why" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Hotel thieves aren’t stealing toiletries – but framed art, TVs, a fireplace&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cutting Room Floor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://vole.wtf/this-mp-does-not-exist/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;This MP Does Not Exist&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://www.thisworddoesnotexist.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;This Word Does Not Exist&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://fifteen.ai/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Deep fake cartoon voices&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LNkko6JZZ8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;The Notorious B.I.G. raps "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" (Speech Synthesis)&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GF0OTw3GBs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Gilbert Gottfried reads the Book of Genesis (Speech Synthesis)&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/vladadraws/status/1264355635434418177" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Saudi menu&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We Give Thanks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  The D&amp;amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannesswanepoel1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Johannes Swanepoel&lt;/a&gt; for the robocop dog report! &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>Sole, treadmills, The Great Influenza, 99 Percent Invisible, thermometers, masks, Señor Wences, Brooks Brothers, Robocop, Robocop dog, social distancing, Keybase, Zoom, end-to-end encryption, hotels, larceny</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://twitter.com/davidegts" rel="nofollow">Dave</a> and <a href="http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/about" rel="nofollow">Gunnar</a> talk about masks with mouths, parks with robots, Zoom with security sold separately, and hotels with larcenists</p>

<ul>
<li>  <a href="https://www.soletreadmills.com/treadmills/f80-sole-treadmill" rel="nofollow">Sole F80 Treadmill</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/couch-to-5k-week-by-week/" rel="nofollow">Couch to 5k</a></li>
<li>  <em><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29036.The_Great_Influenza" rel="nofollow">The Great Influenza</a></em></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.npr.org/transcripts/849695185" rel="nofollow">Covering Covid: Backlash</a> (not a <em>99% Invisible</em> episode as Gunnar claimed, but <a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/masking-for-a-friend/" rel="nofollow">Masking for a Friend</a> <strong>is</strong> a <em>99% Invisible</em> episode, and a great second choice on the topic of masks)</li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.thermoworks.com/IRK-2" rel="nofollow">IRK-2 Infrared Thermometer</a> (ships with a free packet of Jelly Bellies!)</li>
<li>  <a href="https://designyoutrust.com/2020/05/israeli-inventors-have-developed-a-coronavirus-mask-with-a-remote-control-mouth-that-lets-diners-eat-food-without-taking-it-off/" rel="nofollow">Israeli Inventors Have Developed A Coronavirus Mask With A Remote Control Mouth That Lets Diners Eat Food Without Taking It Off</a>

<ul>
<li>  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se%C3%B1or_Wences" rel="nofollow">Señor Wences</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.brooksbrothers.com/Face-Masks/MU00250_____MISC_ONE__SIZE,default,pd.html" rel="nofollow">Brooks Brothers masks</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>  HT <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannesswanepoel1/" rel="nofollow">Johannes Swanepoel</a>: <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/robot-reminds-visitors-about-safe-distancing-measures-in-bishan-ang-mo-kio-park" rel="nofollow">Robot reminds visitors of safe distancing measures in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/05/07/zoom-acquires-keybase-and-announces-goal-of-developing-the-most-broadly-used-enterprise-end-to-end-encryption-offering/" rel="nofollow">Zoom Acquires Keybase and Announces Goal of Developing the Most Broadly Used Enterprise End-to-End Encryption Offering</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/05/30/business/30reuters-zoom-encryption-exclusive.html" rel="nofollow">Exclusive: Zoom Plans to Roll Out Strong Encryption for Paying Customers</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/23/things-people-steal-from-hotels-why" rel="nofollow">Hotel thieves aren’t stealing toiletries – but framed art, TVs, a fireplace</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Cutting Room Floor</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>  <a href="https://vole.wtf/this-mp-does-not-exist/" rel="nofollow">This MP Does Not Exist</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.thisworddoesnotexist.com/" rel="nofollow">This Word Does Not Exist</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://fifteen.ai/" rel="nofollow">Deep fake cartoon voices</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LNkko6JZZ8" rel="nofollow">The Notorious B.I.G. raps &quot;I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General&quot; (Speech Synthesis)</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GF0OTw3GBs" rel="nofollow">Gilbert Gottfried reads the Book of Genesis (Speech Synthesis)</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://twitter.com/vladadraws/status/1264355635434418177" rel="nofollow">Saudi menu</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>We Give Thanks</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>  The D&amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!</li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannesswanepoel1/" rel="nofollow">Johannes Swanepoel</a> for the robocop dog report!</li>
</ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://twitter.com/davidegts" rel="nofollow">Dave</a> and <a href="http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/about" rel="nofollow">Gunnar</a> talk about masks with mouths, parks with robots, Zoom with security sold separately, and hotels with larcenists</p>

<ul>
<li>  <a href="https://www.soletreadmills.com/treadmills/f80-sole-treadmill" rel="nofollow">Sole F80 Treadmill</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/couch-to-5k-week-by-week/" rel="nofollow">Couch to 5k</a></li>
<li>  <em><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29036.The_Great_Influenza" rel="nofollow">The Great Influenza</a></em></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.npr.org/transcripts/849695185" rel="nofollow">Covering Covid: Backlash</a> (not a <em>99% Invisible</em> episode as Gunnar claimed, but <a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/masking-for-a-friend/" rel="nofollow">Masking for a Friend</a> <strong>is</strong> a <em>99% Invisible</em> episode, and a great second choice on the topic of masks)</li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.thermoworks.com/IRK-2" rel="nofollow">IRK-2 Infrared Thermometer</a> (ships with a free packet of Jelly Bellies!)</li>
<li>  <a href="https://designyoutrust.com/2020/05/israeli-inventors-have-developed-a-coronavirus-mask-with-a-remote-control-mouth-that-lets-diners-eat-food-without-taking-it-off/" rel="nofollow">Israeli Inventors Have Developed A Coronavirus Mask With A Remote Control Mouth That Lets Diners Eat Food Without Taking It Off</a>

<ul>
<li>  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se%C3%B1or_Wences" rel="nofollow">Señor Wences</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.brooksbrothers.com/Face-Masks/MU00250_____MISC_ONE__SIZE,default,pd.html" rel="nofollow">Brooks Brothers masks</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>  HT <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannesswanepoel1/" rel="nofollow">Johannes Swanepoel</a>: <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/robot-reminds-visitors-about-safe-distancing-measures-in-bishan-ang-mo-kio-park" rel="nofollow">Robot reminds visitors of safe distancing measures in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/05/07/zoom-acquires-keybase-and-announces-goal-of-developing-the-most-broadly-used-enterprise-end-to-end-encryption-offering/" rel="nofollow">Zoom Acquires Keybase and Announces Goal of Developing the Most Broadly Used Enterprise End-to-End Encryption Offering</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/05/30/business/30reuters-zoom-encryption-exclusive.html" rel="nofollow">Exclusive: Zoom Plans to Roll Out Strong Encryption for Paying Customers</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/23/things-people-steal-from-hotels-why" rel="nofollow">Hotel thieves aren’t stealing toiletries – but framed art, TVs, a fireplace</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Cutting Room Floor</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>  <a href="https://vole.wtf/this-mp-does-not-exist/" rel="nofollow">This MP Does Not Exist</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.thisworddoesnotexist.com/" rel="nofollow">This Word Does Not Exist</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://fifteen.ai/" rel="nofollow">Deep fake cartoon voices</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LNkko6JZZ8" rel="nofollow">The Notorious B.I.G. raps &quot;I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General&quot; (Speech Synthesis)</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GF0OTw3GBs" rel="nofollow">Gilbert Gottfried reads the Book of Genesis (Speech Synthesis)</a></li>
<li>  <a href="https://twitter.com/vladadraws/status/1264355635434418177" rel="nofollow">Saudi menu</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>We Give Thanks</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>  The D&amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!</li>
<li>  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannesswanepoel1/" rel="nofollow">Johannes Swanepoel</a> for the robocop dog report!</li>
</ul>]]>
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