Grumpy Old Geeks 558: I Chat Therefore I Am (Not)
Crypto-crash; grifters gonna grift; Google chat-bot building system builds a really good chatbot, not an AI; how not to get people to track your jet; Uber & Lyft lose in Massachusetts; smart license plates; Spotify's safety council; 10 strikes and you're out at Facebook; Barry; Umbrella Academy; For All Mankind; Apple+ sports streaming; festival pee; Google Nest Protect; audio weapons; Internet Explorer, big in Japan; Peter Danielsson; Warren Ellis; Adrian Tchaikovsky; Obi-Wan; adapters & NFC cards; fingerprint scanning; Rage Against the Winklevii.
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FOLLOW UP
The rise and fall of Adobe Flash
Tanner Campbell - @tannerhelps - I'm getting sucked into NFTs.
Anna Sorokin wants to move away from her 'scammer' persona... by selling NFTs
IN THE NEWS
Google places engineer on leave after he claims group’s chatbot is “sentient”
Massachusetts court rejects proposed gig worker ballot measure
Michigan approves digital license plates by startup Reviver
Crypto Exchange Coinbase to Lay Off 18% of Staff
Facebook enforces ban on gun sales with 10-strikes-and-you’re-out policy
MEDIA CANDY
Apple TV will stream every MLS game for a decade starting in 2023
Drug-Laced Pee Seeps Into Rivers Near Music Festivals, Threatening Rare Eels
No talent required in the new and lucrative era of the gentleman amateur
APPS & DOODADS
US Navy Develops Weapon That Could Make It Impossible To Speak
Report reveals half of Japan's businesses had yet to ditch Internet Explorer
Bosu Balance Trainer, 65cm "The Original"
Elgato Key Light Professional - Mac, PC, iOS, Android (Renewed)
AT THE LIBRARY
The year under the Machine by Peter Danielsson
The year under the Machine by Peter Danielsson - Kindle
Orbital Operations by Warren Ellis
Normal: A Novel by Warren Ellis
Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture Book 1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
SECURITY HAH!
Cops Will Be Able to Scan Your Fingerprints With a Phone
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
Autopilot indeed, built in deniability as a feature!
Character Actor Mike Hagerty— Who Appeared on ‘Friends,’ ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ More — Dead at 67
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