Subtitle: A Cortex Special

Myke and Grey bought Meta Quest Pro headsets and have been using them for their Cortex Brand meetings. They talk about their experiences with the hardware, the software they used, and their feelings on VR as a tool for work.

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Meta Quest Pro

Horizon Workrooms

Meta figured out legs for its Horizon avatars - The Verge

Meta Connect 2022: Zuckerberg's New Avatar, Meta Quest Pro | Entrepreneur

Cortex #32: Dropping Acid - Relay FM

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Cortex Cowgirl Grey in the Metaverse - YouTube

Grey has a new 'office', Myke is using Obsidian, and they both reflect on how 'work' and 'weekend' are treating them.

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Sidekick Notepad – Cortex Brand

Sidekick Notepad Product Video - YouTube

Cortex Brand (@cortexbrand) • Instagram

Obsidian

Obsidian Canvas

How to Save Images in Obsidian

Custom font on iOS - Help - Obsidian Forum

Fonts - Apple Developer

Obsidian Minimal Theme

Wacom Intuos Pro

master-3s.910-006559.html">MX Master 3S Wireless Mouse

Grey's Music Choices - YouTube Playlist

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Grey wants to get serious, Myke has been struggling with a project, and they both tell the story of the Sidekick Notepad.

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Sidekick Notepad – Cortex Brand

Sidekick Notepad Product Video - YouTube

Panobook – Studio Neat

Field Notes

Thoroughly Considered #94: I Love the Mind Virus - Relay FM

G . F Smith

F.E. Burman

Cortex Brand (@cortexbrand) • Instagram

G . F Smith Extract - G.F Smith

The Cortex YouTube Channel

Myke's Time Tracking Comparison (Original Alignment)

Myke's Time Tracking Comparison (Fixed Alignment)

Myke Hurley (@imyke@myke.social) - Myke on Mastodon

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Grey is focusing on health, Myke has left Twitter, and they've both used ChatGPT.

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Huel Ready-to-drink (Huel RTD)

Soylent Green - Wikipedia

GetBuzzing!

Magic Spoon Cereal

The Theme System Journal

Wifi Connected Roomba Combo® j7+ Robot Vacuum & Mop | iRobot

Roomba Combo J7+ Robot Vacuum / Mop Review! - Vacuum Wars! - YouTube

Vacuum Wars - YouTube

Obsidian Canvas - Obsidian

The Cortex Mark One Pen

ChatGPT: Optimizing Language Models for Dialogue

ChatGPT’s Most Charming Trick Is Also Its Biggest Flaw | WIRED

New York City Schools Ban ChatGPT Amid Cheating Worries - CNET

Microsoft eyes $10 billion bet on ChatGPT owner | Semafor

Mastodon's 'Toot' Retired, Its Version of Twitter's Tweet - Gizmodo

'Not everyone is pleased with the decision to change "toot" to "publish," but many third-party apps are continuing to use the original term for posts anyway.'

Sidekick Notepad

This is the newest product from Cortex Brand. We'll talk about it on the next episode.

Grey had an unexpected year, Myke has been making progress, and they both share their Yearly Themes for 2023.

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Grey's Video on Themes - YouTube

The Cortex Mark One Pen

Kinda Funny Games - YouTube

Steam Deck

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Why Don't You Love Hawaii?? - Cortex Animated - YouTube

This Video Will Hurt - CGP Grey - YouTube

This abandoned shed may yet help end the world - YouTube

Cortex Podcast - YouTube

Weekend Wednesday - CGP Grey - YouTube

The 7-Day Week is Dumb - Cortex Animated - YouTube

Grey's Video on The Theme System Journal - YouTube

The Theme System Journal

Grey is going deep on Focus Modes, Myke will not switch, and they both share the apps and services they have been using most over the past year.

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Cortex #122: State of the Apps 2022 - Relay FM

Notifications and Focus - iOS 16: The MacStories Review - MacStories

iOS 16.2 adds new widgets for Sleep and more - 9to5Mac

Federico Viticci's Shortcut to put Apple device 'frames' around screenshots

Myke's Travel Lock Screen and Home Screen

Flighty

Tripsy

Fantastical

CARROT Weather

Widgetsmith

Grey's Travel Lock Screen

Data Jar

Myke's Recording Lock Screen

Timery

Myke's Regular Lock Screen

Grey's Sleep Lock Screen and Home Screen

O_O

iCloud security overview – Apple Support

Grey's Core Lock Screen and Home Screen

OmniFocus

Weekend Wednesday - YouTube

Grey's Weekend Lock Screen and Home Screen

Grey's Holiday Lock Screen and Home Screen

Myke's Regular iPhone Home Screens

Craft

Todoist

Due dates and times – Todoist

Set a recurring due date – Todoist

PCalc

Notion

Airtable

Google Sheets

Spark

Connected #418: Grocery Shopping for Some Fresh New Bugs - Relay FM

Upcoming features in Spark 3 | Spark

Obsidian

Sonos

Thoroughly Considered #83: The Last Detail with Adam Lisagor - Relay FM

Reeder

NetNewsWire

Magic: The Gathering Arena

Hades

Dungeon Warfare 2 on the App Store

Bartender on Setapp

CleanShot on Setapp

Sleep++

Tally

Citymapper

Citymapper introduces iOS Lock Screen Navigation - Citymapper

Bike Citizens

PlantSnap

SnapMotion on Setapp

Luminos

Moom

Divvy

Mosaic on Setapp

Tide Guide

Sticker Drop

Brain.fm

Pzizz

Portal

Locket Widget

Elsewhen

Better Day

HomePass for HomeKit

HomePaper

Quitter

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Grey has seen some things he wished he hadn't, Myke tries to work out his alignment, and they both have a lot more to say on AI Art.

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Have we become the people we fought? | Comic Lab

DALL·E Now Available Without Waitlist

DiffusionBee

The Ethics of AI Art YouTube Video, with an AI Thumbnail

“A journey through a boy’s life” by @Buttah on the StableDiffusion – r/singularity

a-video.github.io/">Make-A-Video: Text-to-Video Generation without Text-Video Data

Make-A-Video – Meta

Using GPT-3 to pathfind in random graphs – Jacob Brazeal

Darth Vader’s Voice Emanated From War-Torn Ukraine | Vanity Fair

The New Shadow | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom

Fake Joe Rogan interviews fake Steve Jobs in an AI-powered podcast | Ars Technica

podcast.ai

Humans Need Not Apply - CGP Grey - YouTube

Podcast Alignment Chart

Sandwich alignment chart | FlowingData

Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons) - Wikipedia

Your Theme - CGP Grey - YouTube

iPhone now supports 86-year-old Dvorak keyboard layout natively, delighting Woz | Ars Technica

Dvorak keyboard layout - Wikipedia

mac-keyboard-menu.html">How to return the flags to the Mac's keyboard menu | Macworld

Podcastathon for St Jude (2022) - YouTube

The Subtle Tee and Sweater

Grey explores collaboration again, Myke is getting ready for the Podcastathon. and they both discuss the ethics of AI art.

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Cortex #120: Episode Out of Time: Rio Heist - Relay FM

Myke Covers his Desk in Stickers

The Relay FM YouTube Channel – Find Previous Podcastathon Events Here

It sounds like Grey needs to set up his Obsidian vault as a GitHub repository : Cortex Subreddit

Git - Wikipedia

My Markdown Writing and Collaboration Workflow, Powered by Working Copy 3.6, iCloud Drive, and GitHub - MacStories

Use iCloud File Sharing to share folders and documents with others – Apple Support

Apple Podcasts drops email requirement for shows, updates approval process, more - 9to5Mac

YouTube launches a dedicated podcasts homepage for US users | TechCrunch

YouTube Podcasts Page Screenshot

DALLE: AI Made This Thumbnail! - MKBHD - YouTube

“A still of Kermit The Frog in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)” – Twitter Thread

“A still of Kermit The Frog in Spirited Away (2001)” - Twitter

AI Art System Comparisons – Twitter Thread

"Behind the scenes of shooting the moon landing, Hollywood studio, 1969, backstage photograph, astronaut actors, lighting" – Twitter

"Low poly game asset, Cthulhu monster, 2000 video game, isometric view" – Twitter

inversion.github.io/">Textual Inversion

I spent $15 in DALL·E 2 credits creating this AI image, and here’s what I learned | by Joy Zhang | Aug, 2022 | Towards AI

Show r/StableDiffusion: Integrating SD in Photoshop for human/AI collaboration : StableDiffusion

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Grey released his new video, Myke has collaboration questions, and they both dig in to what upload gaps can mean for content creators.

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Drag Soldering | Hackaday

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Grey had COVID, Myke had COVID, and they both share how this has changed their plans for the year.

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Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty | Magic: The Gathering

Streets of New Capenna | Magic: The Gathering

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