Welcome to the Tech Mem Ride Home for Thursday, July 30th, 2020. I'm Brian McCullough.

Today, a comprehensive rundown of the Big Tech Test testimony in Congress yesterday.

Don't worry, I tried to keep it brief.

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So I'm glad I didn't wait for the hearing to end to release the show yesterday because the thing went on

for nearly six hours.

Although I did listen to most of it, at least in the background,

and I continue to stand by the assertion I made yesterday

that the questions from at least some of the Congressfolk

were very good.

Informed is maybe a better word than good.

The Congressfolk were clearly, mostly prepped for this hearing.

They brought up specific incidents to make pointed assertions that were less

nebulous than we've seen in the past. Now a lot of people seem to have disagreed with me,

saying again, gee, wouldn't it be nice to have representatives that understood technology?

And yes, it was mostly just theater in the end.

Don't expect anything really substantive

seemingly can learn.

and there were some clear contours to the thing

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