Universal Geek: Stalked by Adult Diaper Ads

I’m bummed that I missed this one. There were a lot of great topics. So here are a few thoughts I jotted down while listening…

- On Sleep:
I’m a 7 hour guy, but very often pull all-nighters or operate on 5 hours. I don’t like how I feel the day after at all. I hate it, in fact. But when I’m in a creative zone or coding frenzy I do really well with riding it out. I just pay heavily for it the next day.

- On billboards with facial recognition:
My passport, license and credit cards are all RF shielded.

Going back to some previous discussions we’ve had, this is a culture shift that will – not may, but will – require the individual to be hyper-vigilant of their personal data. No one else is going to do it for you.

Advertisers don’t give a shit about your privacy or your personal space. They will not be conscientious about it. If they have granular data on you, they absolutely will use it unless there is a very substantial financial penalty for doing so that actually impacts the profit margin.

Sci-fi movie versions of the future show us exactly where advertising is going – it will be literally everywhere and inescapable unless you’re in the middle of the desert, completely off the grid and unplugged.

Just like Bleu, I can’t watch normal TV without getting angry at the commercials. The interruptions, the volume, the repetition, the horrible production… I’d much rather sit through 1 or 2 ads at a time online than 7 in a row on TV. Although Hulu still showing commercials on paid accounts really pisses me off and has stopped me from buying Hulu Plus.

Sean’s long-haired african american guy ended up getting a part on the My Name Is Earl cast because of his commercial recognition.