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313: Best and Worst Tech of 2020

It's time for the best and worst of 2020! With so many wonderful and disastrous stories to choose from, what could we possibly agree on? Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Trump administration appeals yet another TikTok ruling - The Verge Section 230: everything you need to know about the law protecting internet speech - The Verge Mac mini and Apple Silicon M1 review: Not so crazy after all | Ars Technica Apple MacBook Air (2020) review: the best Mac for most people - The Verge Best Games of 2020: Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Polygon 10 great games from 2020 for your new Nintendo Switch - The Verge Former Intel Engineer Explains Why Apple Switched to ARM | PCMag Rocket #300: Dessert - Relay FM

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It's time for the best and worst of 2020! With so many wonderful and disastrous stories to choose from, what could we possibly agree on? Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Trump administration appeals yet another TikTok ruling - The Verge Section 230: everything you need to know about the law protecting internet speech - The Verge Mac mini and Apple Silicon M1 review: Not so crazy after all | Ars Technica Apple MacBook Air (2020) review: the best Mac for most people - The Verge Best Games of 2020: Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Polygon 10 great games from 2020 for your new Nintendo Switch - The Verge Former Intel Engineer Explains Why Apple Switched to ARM | PCMag Rocket #300: Dessert - Relay FM
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