This week, Merlin Mann sits in to chat with Jim about the Nest acquisition, the problem with Google's opaque creepiness, Jim's upcoming trip to NAMM, plus some special interactive tips from Jim on working the pentatonic blues solo.
Homework: Practice on GnR's "Knocking on Heaven's Door."
Links for this episode:
Google Is Buying Connected Device Company Nest For $3.2B In Cash | TechCrunch
Google is acquiring connected device company Nest for $3.2 billion. Google sent out an email to employees noting the acquisition today and later issued a press release.In the release, Google noted that Nest has been offering its best-selling thermostat since 2011 and recently began offering the Protect smoke alarm, which networks with its other devices.
Apple’s new iPad Air TV ad
Apple - iPad - What will your verse be
How Stars Like Jay Z And Martha Stewart End Up With Samsung Devices | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
? Guns N' Roses Knockin'On Heaven's Door - YouTube
Knockin On Heavens Door Tab by Guns N Roses @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
Jeff Baxter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeffrey Allen "Jeff Skunk" Baxter (born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, known for his stints in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers during the 1970s. More recently, he has been working as a defense consultant and chairs a Congressional Advisory Board on missile defense.
? Steely Dan - Reelin in the Years ('73) - YouTube
WeMo Home Automation
SmartThings | Home Automation, Home Security, and Peace of Mind
Hello, Smart HomeYou spend a lot of time with your home. Isn’t it time it got to know you?
What's Happening! ~ Doobie Bros (2 of 2) - YouTube
Google's Nest buyout raises privacy concerns
What Google Really Gets Out of Buying Nest for $3.2 Billion | Wired Business | Wired.com
Eddie Van Halen: The Complete 1978 Interviews | Jas Obrecht Music Archive
E: Why don’t you interview me? Nobody has ever wanted to interview me.
J: Who are you?
E: Edward Van Halen.
David Lee Roth - "Just A Gigolo"
Van Halen - "Unchained" (1981)
"One break! Comin' up!"
—David Lee Roth
? DIRE STRAITS - Sultans Of Swing (1978 UK TV Performance) ~ HIGH QUALITY HQ ~ - YouTube
Twitter / hotdogsladies: On Google
"Imagine a guy who's REALLY into panties who makes ALL his money selling data about panties. Now he offers to store your panties.
Yeah—that."
Google, Nest, and the value of your home’s energy profile
The name of this game is extrapolation.
Welcome home. | Nest
Nest will continue to be Nest, with its own distinct brand identity. We will continue to reimagine and reinvent the unloved products that proliferate in our homes, just as we have since we started. We are simply going to get our products into the hands of people around the world – faster.
IFTTT / Dashboard
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