The conversation between Lauren Goode, Andy Greenberg, and Michael Calore from the podcast "Uncanny Valley" revolves around a recent hack of a poker game. The three discuss the ease with which one can access and use automated shufflers in private games to gain an advantage.
Lauren suggests that the TIRED concept is reading analog books and Mike agrees, saying he's been buying used copies instead of waiting for new releases on Libby or Spotify.
The conversation also touches on the fact that some books are only available as audiobooks on streaming platforms like Spotify. Andy Greenberg mentions that if you listen to the first 10 minutes of a book on Spotify, it counts as a full audiobook sale and he earns royalties from his published works.
Andy's WIRED concept is playing games that are ridiculously hard and making him want to cry, including the game Silksong, which was initially released as an eBook but later became available as an audiobook on Spotify.
Lauren suggests that the TIRED concept is reading analog books and Mike agrees, saying he's been buying used copies instead of waiting for new releases on Libby or Spotify.
The conversation also touches on the fact that some books are only available as audiobooks on streaming platforms like Spotify. Andy Greenberg mentions that if you listen to the first 10 minutes of a book on Spotify, it counts as a full audiobook sale and he earns royalties from his published works.
Andy's WIRED concept is playing games that are ridiculously hard and making him want to cry, including the game Silksong, which was initially released as an eBook but later became available as an audiobook on Spotify.
- who needs new releases when you can grab a used copy? And I have to say, it's wild that some books are only available as audiobooks... like, what's the point of having an eBook if you're just gonna listen to someone read it instead? 
- I've spent hours playing games that are so hard, I wanna pull my hair out! Silksong sounds like a real challenge 
. But hey, at least we can earn some royalties just by listening to our favorite books... and it's cool that Andy gets to see the impact of his work 
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, those hackers are lowkey geniuses and i love how they're keeping the poker game community on their toes 
. what really got me tho was when Lauren mentioned TIRED and I'm over here like "same, sis!!" 
and buying used books is my jam too! i mean who needs new releases when you can find a great deal on a pre-loved copy? 
and then Andy brings up the audiobook thing and it's like... yeah, that's not cool at all 
. like, if you're gonna count those 10 minutes as a full sale, shouldn't you still get royalties for your actual work? 
And btw, why do audiobooks have to be exclusive to Spotify? Can't they just make them available on other platforms too? It's not like it's that hard to add a link or something.
. The idea of making yourself cry from playing a game is just not right 
and honestly, i totally get why andrew is saying that if listening to the first 10 mins counts as a sale, he gets royalties... like who doesn't love being paid for their work? 
i do the same thing and it's so nice to have a steady stream of new reads without breaking the bank
. So, what's with these automated shufflers? Like, how do they even work? Is it like, super hard to crack the code or something? 
And what's with the Libby and Spotify deals? That sounds like some crazy math to me... 
. Silksong is so hard it makes me wanna cry, but hey, it's all part of leveling up, right?
. These days, I feel like I'm missing out if I don't have access to all this digital nonsense 
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. I've been there myself with Silksong - it was like they took all my favorite fantasy elements and threw them into a blender 
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