The Vergecast is a discussion of all things relevant and irreverent in the worlds of art, culture, science, and technology. On this week's episode, Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Ross Miller discussed the red Nexus 5, Microsoft's new CEO Satya Nadella, and the strange success of Flappy Bird.
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# The **epic** story of Markdown
Markdown is a system for writing that makes it readable to both humans and computers. It's all about the symbols. You use - to make a list, * for emphasis, ** for even more emphasis. Brackets and parentheses turn into links. Once you know Markdown, you might begin to think in Mar ... Show More
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The Top 3 Stories in Podcasting This Year
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we discuss the impact the global pandemic has had on podcast creators and listeners, why this year featured more company acquisitions than usual, and why the future is bright for podcast creators with Podcasting 2.0.Join the Buzzsprout Podcast Com ... Show More
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Kara and Scott explain what happens on Pivot
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Sep 2020
Amazon Podcasts Update + Podcasting's First Open Source Directory
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we'll tell you how to test drive Magic Mastering for free on your next episode, Alban gives us an update on Amazon Podcasts, and we discuss the value of the newly launched Podcast Index for the future of podcasting.Watch Alban's breakdown of the A ... Show More
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22. Podcast Movement, Ambies & AI and The Infinite Dial Review
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