530: The Other Shoe
Grumpy Old Geeks
The Pandamic and Work From Home
Pundit says social media and texting are a huge problem for language. He also blames binge, watching net flicks and not speaking as much. Pundit: "Not recommended if you don't want a child"
Self-driving cars, still 20 years away; Facebook won't use facial recognition, but Meta sure will; Phhhoto; Elon Musk's tax bill and twitter infantilism; delete your tweets; socialized robots; Uber to dispatch... taxis; ABBA; Olivia Rodrigo; the Cranberries & Sinead; Dexter; Four Hours at the Capitol; Star Trek; Stranger Things; Microsoft OneDrive; Alexa following you; USB chargers; Grammarly; Range by David Epstein; I have the best words; bricked Macs; NextDNS; Robinhood hack; 2FA Google; disrupting parking lots.
Show notes at https://gog.show/530
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FOLLOW UP
Tech Can’t Fix the Problem of Cars
IN THE NEWS
An Update On Our Use of Face Recognition
Facebook is backing away from facial recognition. Meta isn’t.
New antitrust suit from Phhhoto alleges Facebook copied and killed the competition
A forensic analysis of Elon Musk’s Twitter poll on Tesla stock
Elon Musk faces a $15 billion tax bill, which is likely the real reason he’s selling stock
Elon Musk, world’s richest edgelord, responds to billionaire tax with another stupid tweet
Twitter is rolling out a feature to make it easier to search a user’s tweets
Researchers are working on giving robots social skills
Apple hires Tesla's director of Autopilot software
Uber considers dispatching yellow taxis in New York City
MEDIA CANDY
Salvation - Inspired by the Cranberries for Pieta
'Stranger Things' season 4 teaser hints at trouble in California (update: release info)
APPS & DOODADS
Microsoft OneDrive app will stop syncing with Windows 7 and 8 on March 1st, 2022
Alexa now allows you to move music among different devices with your voice
Grammarly rolls out full set of features to iPhone and iPad users
AT THE LIBRARY
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
Merriam-Webster's Everyday Language Reference Set
SECURITY HAH!
Apple fixes macOS Monterey flaw that bricked some T2 Macs
There may be a steep privacy cost if you park at this Trader Joe’s
Robinhood Says It Was Hacked and Extorted But Nobody Lost Any Money
Google wants every account to use 2FA, starts auto-enrolling users
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