Tech Douchebags
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53: The Stream Fiend
In this week’s meeting, Joe Caiati of Diagnostics & Usage confesses his addiction to the new mobile live-streaming apps Meerkat & Periscope, how it feeds his desperate grasp for attention, why he can't stop himself from signing up to every new s
52: The Perpetual Contrarian
In this week’s meeting, Brian S. Hall tackles step six by sharing how he gets pegged a "hater" on Twitter for criticizing tech writers, his condemnation of business models that lead to poor journalism, and that he worries his constant contrarian opinion
51: The Overprivileged Parent
In this week’s meeting, John Sextro of 5by5's iOhYes works through step five by admitting he spoils his four children with the latest and greatest gadgets & devices, the perils of raising kids in this hyper-connected technological age, and the obvio
50: The Parody Account Creator
In this week’s meeting, Kyle Seth Gray shares his addiction to creating parody accounts on Twitter, how he get bored with them very quickly even though he's on Twitter nearly all the time, how he's "too cool" for old news and the many ways he's a stereo
49: The Mac Convert
In this week’s meeting, Vic Hudson shares his experience making the transition from PC to Mac, how he's battle-hardened from having to fix and maintain his Windows machine all the time, coming to terms with non-user upgradeable computers, and how the ol
48: The Free Access Educator
In this week’s meeting, Bradley Chambers of Out Of School works through step eleven by describing the day-to-day struggles he has as the I.T. director of an educational institution, why he leans more towards allowing students free access to information
47: The Battered Apple Writer
In this week’s meeting, Jim Dalrymple of The Loop and 5by5's Amplified attempts to tackle step eight by confronting the trauma of covering Apple when the company was beleaguered in the 90's, how it fuels his ongoing vengeance towards Blackberry & Sa
46: The Launch Addict
In this week’s meeting, Justin Jackson of Build & Launch works through step five by confessing to his obsession with starting new side projects, that he rarely informs his wife about these new endeavors, how he feels old for the startup world, and t
45: The Privileged Consumer
In this week’s meeting, Dan Benjamin of 5by5 works through step five by sharing his high expectations in being able to watch content whenever & wherever he wants, how he has the luxury to pay to remove annoyances with media consumption, why it spurs
44: The Podcast Jackal
In this week’s meeting, Mike Beasterfeld of Better Know A Jackal shares his narcissistic motivations in listening to live podcasts, handling the asynchronous relationship he has with podcast hosts, and how he's afraid of evangelizing technology out of t