Crafting iPhone Alarms. | Can Water Expire? | Should You Be Nice to A.I.?
Apr 28, 2025•24 min
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Episode description
You can choose the wake-up sound for your phone's alarm. It took a lot of effort to create all those options.
It makes sense on a gallon of milk, but does bottled water really expire?
Many of us say “please” and “thank you” to the artificial intelligence systems we interact with. Maybe we should stop.
Sources:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/22098/why-does-bottled-water-have-expiration-date
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/technology/chatgpt-alexa-please-thank-you.html
https://www.20k.org/episodes/the-sound-of-apple-2
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