Rachel Plotnick joins us for the first show of 2025 to discuss her book “Power Button” and the research she did, and why we love/hate buttons so much. We also discuss her upcoming book “License to Spill” as well as the research she’s doing on energy drinks.
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Notes & Links
Chapters
| Chapter Number | Chapter Start Time | Chapter Title | Chapter Duration |
| 1 | 00:00 | This week on The Changelog | 01:12 |
| 2 | 01:12 | Sponsor: Sentry | 02:04 |
| 3 | 03:23 | Start the show! | 00:16 |
| 4 | 03:39 | It's Rachel Plotnick | 07:03 |
| 5 | 10:42 | Buttons aren't cool | 01:48 |
| 6 | 12:30 | Beginning her button research | 02:59 |
| 7 | 15:29 | Push a button for my shower please | 06:19 |
| 8 | 21:48 | Good for nothing button! | 00:18 |
| 9 | 22:06 | Buttons are not dead | 01:40 |
| 10 | 23:45 | Sponsor: Notion | 02:14 |
| 11 | 26:00 | The underlying problem | 09:11 |
| 12 | 35:11 | Re-button-ifying | 01:35 |
| 13 | 36:46 | Placebo buttons | 05:20 |
| 14 | 42:06 | When should it be a button? | 04:55 |
| 15 | 47:00 | License to spill | 03:21 |
| 16 | 50:22 | Sponsor: DeleteMe | 02:28 |
| 17 | 52:50 | Reminded of The Truman Show | 00:59 |
| 18 | 53:48 | Who is this book for? | 02:57 |
| 19 | 56:45 | How do YOU eat Cheetos while coding? | 01:36 |
| 20 | 58:21 | What is obsolescence culture? | 02:56 |
| 21 | 1:01:18 | Rachel's research on energy drinks | 06:36 |
| 22 | 1:07:54 | H2 Hummer crab walk | 01:30 |
| 23 | 1:09:24 | Rachel on the internet | 00:56 |
| 24 | 1:10:19 | Closing thoughts and stuff | 02:12 |