A lot has happened in 2017: major natural disasters, political tweets, important social clapbacks, new iPhone, etc. We stayed productive amidst the fast-paced changes going on around us and found solace in the little things. The team reflects on the best of 2017, everything from our favorite taco from Taqueria del Sol to the best new gadget.
Best Taco from Taqueria del Sol
Ryan: Nutty Shrimp – Fried shrimp are nut crusted and served with honey-habanero mayonnaise in a flour tortilla.
Cameron: Fried Chicken
Ed: Corona Fish
Dan: BLT – “A flour tortilla filled with bacon, lettuce, tomato and roasted tomatillo mayonnaise.” Surprisingly robust with a generous helping of bacon.
Best Album
Ryan: Deep South by Josh Turner
Cameron: Witness by Katy Perry
Ed: Escape From New York (New Expanded Edition Original Film Soundtrack) by John Carpenter
Dan: Drunk by Thundercat
Best Film
Ryan: Despicable Me 3 (mainly because I only saw 2 new movies this year, and I liked it better than The Boss Baby).
Cameron: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Ed: Escape From New York
Dan: Logan
Best Video Game
Cameron: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Ed: “There is no internet connection” dinosaur game
Dan: Super Mario Odyssey
Best New Gadget
Ryan: Apple Airpods (even though they were released in December 2016).
Cameron: iPhone X
Ed: This is the last thing I ordered on Amazon.
Dan: Nintendo Switch
Best Technology Trend
Ryan: LetsEncrypt
Cameron: Everything is On-Demand (cars, food, entertainment, hotels, etc).
Ed: Unsubscribe buttons in emails
Dan: Patreon and other micro-crowdfunding platforms
Craziest Technology Prediction
Ryan: Owning a car will be pointless because self driving cars will be smart enough to know when and where we need to be places and will just show up when you are ready to leave.
Cameron: Business-by-voice will be a new name in 2017. Screen-based technology will go away in 2017 and will be replaced by voice. New startups will emerge to deliver voice-enabled cognitive applications that can think, learn, and talk to the users. – Surendra Reddy, Founder & CEO, Quantiply Corporation.
Ed: After running out of prison space in America, Manhattan will be turned into a giant maximum-security prison.
Dan: Tesla Powerwall and solar roofing finally become affordable enough to take off and become as native to the home as the refrigerator. Everyone starts running their own little self-sustaining green grid right up until lobbyists for fossil fuels demand a tax on anyone caught “stealing sunlight”.
Best Meme
Cameron:
Ed:
Dan:
New Skill Learned
Ryan: Docksal/docker
Cameron: WordPress updates via composer
Ed: Using a mouse left-handed
Dan: Browser Testing with Cypress.io
Looking Forward to in 2018
Ryan: Graduation and getting married!
Cameron: Company growth
Ed: I don’t know what shows are coming out on HBO, but probably those.
Dan: Avengers: Infinity War
