The Verge Weekend Questionnaire
The Verge Weekend Questionnaire
Have you ever wondered what the most indispensable app is for your favorite musician or how the world’s tech CEOs stay focused? Well, that’s the sort of thing we aim to uncover in our Verge Weekend Questionnaire. Think of it as a spiritual successor to Five Minutes on the Verge. 你是否曾好奇你最喜欢的音乐人离不开哪款应用，或者全球的科技公司 CEO 们是如何保持专注的？这正是我们在《The Verge 周末问卷》中想要挖掘的内容。你可以把它看作是《Five Minutes on the Verge》的精神续作。
Every Saturday, a different guest submits to our rapid-fire menu of questions, and we bring you their unfiltered answers. Subjects come from a variety of worlds. We talk to content creators, authors, politicians, developers… basically anyone interesting. We want to know how they get their work done, how they unplug, and, of course, what GIFs and memes they’re sending to their friends and loved ones. 每周六，我们都会邀请一位不同的嘉宾进行快问快答，并为你呈现他们最真实的回答。受访者来自各行各业，我们与内容创作者、作家、政治家、开发者交流……基本上是任何有趣的人。我们想了解他们如何完成工作、如何放松身心，当然，还有他们会给亲朋好友发送什么样的 GIF 和表情包。
Want to know what legendary designer insists on only opening one browser tab at a time and who holds the Game Boy up as their favorite gadget of all time? Check back each week for all that and more. 想知道哪位传奇设计师坚持一次只打开一个浏览器标签页吗？想知道谁将 Game Boy 视为史上最爱的小工具吗？请每周回来查看，获取更多精彩内容。
Jun 6: Benn Jordan longs for the days of tech that didn’t spy on you
6 月 6 日：Benn Jordan 怀念那个科技不会监视你的时代
Benn Jordan may have initially gained notoriety for his music as Flashbulb and later, reviewing synths and effects pedals on YouTube under Benn and Gear. But about five years ago, Benn decided to take his YouTube channel in a different direction. He didn’t stop covering music gear overnight, but as time progressed, his channel became more focused on science and technology investigations. He even turned the entire enterprise into a nonprofit. Benn Jordan 最初因其以 Flashbulb 为名的音乐作品而闻名，后来又在 YouTube 的“Benn and Gear”频道上评测合成器和效果器。但大约五年前，Benn 决定改变 YouTube 频道的方向。他并没有一夜之间停止报道音乐设备，但随着时间的推移，他的频道越来越专注于科学和技术调查。他甚至将整个事业转型为非营利组织。
While there will still be the occasional video focused on music or audio — say, poisoning AI music systems or storing data in bird song — lately Benn has been largely focused on the surveillance state. He’s uncovered glaring security flaws in Flock’s camera systems, demonstrated how easy it is to hack a Ring camera, and seemingly confirmed a conspiracy theory that Unitree’s robot dogs are secretly sending data back to servers in China. 虽然偶尔仍会有关于音乐或音频的视频——比如“毒害”AI 音乐系统或将数据存储在鸟鸣声中——但最近 Benn 的重心主要放在了监控国家议题上。他揭露了 Flock 摄像头系统的严重安全漏洞，演示了黑入 Ring 摄像头有多么容易，并似乎证实了一个阴谋论：Unitree 的机器狗正在秘密地将数据传回中国的服务器。
May 30: Welcome to Night Vale host Cecil Baldwin shares his tech pet peeves
5 月 30 日：播客《Welcome to Night Vale》主持人 Cecil Baldwin 分享他的科技“槽点”
Cecil Baldwin’s résumé includes appearances on Gravity Falls, narrating the documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street, and performing as part of the New York Neo-Futurists theater company. But he is best known as the host of the podcast Welcome to Night Vale, a long-running fiction show that blends macabre Lovecraftian horror with absurdist comedy. As Cecil Palmer, the voice of Night Vale Community Radio, Baldwin keeps the people of the titular town abreast of all the goings ons with the Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home and offers tips on how to best maintain their Bloodstone circles. Cecil Baldwin 的履历包括出演《怪诞小镇》（Gravity Falls）、为纪录片《Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street》担任旁白，以及作为纽约新未来主义剧团的一员进行表演。但他最广为人知的身份是播客《Welcome to Night Vale》的主持人，这是一档长篇虚构节目，融合了洛夫克拉夫特式的恐怖与荒诞喜剧。作为 Night Vale 社区电台的声音 Cecil Palmer，Baldwin 向镇民们通报“那个秘密住在你家里的无脸老妇人”的各种动态，并提供如何维护“血石圈”的建议。
He also cohosts Random Number Generator Horror Podcast No. 9 with Night Vale cocreator Jeffrey Cranor, recently directed the play As Sylvia and raises awareness for LGBTQ+ issues and HIV. In short — he’s a busy man. So we’re excited that he found some time to tell us about his tech pet peeves. 他还与《Night Vale》的联合创作者 Jeffrey Cranor 共同主持了《Random Number Generator Horror Podcast No. 9》，最近执导了戏剧《As Sylvia》，并致力于提高人们对 LGBTQ+ 群体和艾滋病问题的关注。简而言之，他是个大忙人。因此，我们很高兴他能抽出时间来告诉我们他对于科技的那些“槽点”。
May 23: The man behind the legendary MPC, Roger Linn, stays focused with a single browser tab
5 月 23 日：传奇 MPC 背后的男人 Roger Linn，靠“单标签页”保持专注
Roger Linn is a legend in the world of musical instruments. He’s been at the cutting edge of music technology for decades. He created the LM-1, the first drum machine to use samples, and its successor, the LinnDrum, is one of the most iconic drum machines of all time. They were used on countless records in the 1980s, including hits by Tom Petty, Queen, and Tears for Fears. But the most notable fan was probably Prince, who used them extensively on Purple Rain and 1999. Roger Linn 是乐器界的传奇人物。几十年来，他一直处于音乐技术的最前沿。他创造了 LM-1，这是第一台使用采样技术的鼓机；其继任者 LinnDrum 则是史上最具标志性的鼓机之一。它们被用于 20 世纪 80 年代的无数唱片中，包括 Tom Petty、Queen 和 Tears for Fears 的热门歌曲。但最著名的粉丝大概是 Prince，他在《Purple Rain》和《1999》中大量使用了这些设备。
Somehow, those are not his greatest contributions to the music world. That would, undoubtedly, be the MPC. Linn partnered with Akai to create one of the most popular and important samplers ever. The MPC60 and its successors became the tool of choice for countless hip-hop and house producers. J Dilla’s MPC 3000 even sits in the Smithsonian. 然而，这些并不是他对音乐界最大的贡献。毫无疑问，那应该是 MPC。Linn 与 Akai 合作创造了有史以来最受欢迎、最重要的采样器之一。MPC60 及其后续机型成为了无数嘻哈和浩室音乐制作人的首选工具。J Dilla 的 MPC 3000 甚至被史密森尼博物馆收藏。
May 16: NPR’s Manoush Zomorodi talks about living with too much tech
5 月 16 日：NPR 的 Manoush Zomorodi 谈论如何应对过度的科技生活
Manoush Zomorodi is an accomplished reporter, podcast host, and author. Her new book, Body Electric, takes a comprehensive look at how technology is impacting our physical health. It’s a collaboration between NPR and Columbia University Medical Center that picks up where her first title, Bored and Brilliant, left off. That book looked at how technology was hampering our mental health. I highly recommend it to anyone who feels like being constantly attached to a device is sapping their energy and creativity. Manoush Zomorodi 是一位成就卓著的记者、播客主持人和作家。她的新书《Body Electric》全面审视了科技如何影响我们的身体健康。这是 NPR 与哥伦比亚大学医学中心合作的成果，延续了她第一本书《Bored and Brilliant》的主题。那本书探讨了科技如何损害我们的心理健康。我强烈向那些感觉被设备束缚、精力与创造力被耗尽的人推荐这本书。
Both books grew out of her extensive podcasting work. After heading up WNYC’s Note To Self, Zomorodi went on to host NPR’s TED Radio Hour, and even gave a TED Talk of her own in 2017 that has racked up over seven million views. So we wanted to know, how does Manoush stay productive, and what does her current relationship with tech look like? 这两本书都源于她丰富的播客工作。在负责 WNYC 的《Note To Self》之后，Zomorodi 开始主持 NPR 的《TED Radio Hour》，并于 2017 年发表了自己的 TED 演讲，观看量已超过 700 万次。因此，我们想知道 Manoush 是如何保持高效的，以及她目前与科技的关系是怎样的？