Not To Be Technical
33: Kind of Tech-Focused Valentine's Day Gift Ideas
Feb 09, 2022
Episode 33
Charlie Scholz, Nafis Ahmed, Gary Mann
It's the most romantic time of the year, and we have Valentine's Day gift ideas to share. Some are tech based, some are just lame and some are just damn good ideas. Here's the breakdown:
- Nafis is ready for a drink, and would decline $500,000 being gifted to him in exchange to never drink alcohol or consume any illegal substances ever again. (2:20)
- Poll Follow-ups: (7:45)
- Did you know why prescriptions are abbreviated or symbolized as "RX"?
- All poll results are being posted on Twitter now.
Trending Tech
- Apple's "Tap to Pay" feature which allows a customer and a business to tap their devices together for a sale. Charlie also shares insight into being a Tesla Asshole. (11:28)
- Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines announced they will merge in a $6.6 billion dollar deal that, if approved, would make the fifth-largest (and shittiest) US airline. (17:08)
- Peloton replaced CEO John Foley with former Spotify and Netflix CFO Barry McCarthy, while also firing 2,800 employees. They also decided to give the employees that were let go a free year's worth of membership. Also, there's rumors that Amazon, Nike or Apple may buy them. (26:42)
Main Topic
- Thoughts on giving cards, how they pick gifts and how to pick gifts for guys. (37:10)
- Gifts we don't recommend for Valentine's Day. (44:56)
- Our Valentine's Day Gift Recommendations with a Tech focus:
PSA: Do NOT get the Heart Shaped Pizza from Papa John's. It was literally the worst pizza we ever had.
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