this is the meater, which of course talks to my smartphone. is, and it will monitor the temperatures for you. it will alert you when you're medium, well done, or rare—ing to go. not long later the steak is really well done indeed. i hope you like the nail varnish i had time to apply while waiting. coughs. now, from steak to chicken. stay with me on this. dave lee has been touring silicon valley to look at how some tech professionals are choosing to unwind. across california there are as many as 60,000 chicken coops. lots of them are here in silicon valley. many are owned by techies because owning chickens has become something of a status symbol. down there is one, they have one as well. we will hear more from him later. now, i've just arrived at my first stop. heather's role at herjob is to help top tech executives communicate with each other. when she comes home, she communicates with her chickens. hey, girls. come here. it's like digital detox. it's about as far from tech as you can get. it takes you back to the farmland. my parents, my dad