

Grumpy Old Geeks
Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister with Dave Bittner
We dissect the tech news train wrecks of the week, calling out what went wrong and who’s to blame. Think of this podcast as if Kurt Cobain threw down with Tom from MySpace, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg in a back alley brawl. No mercy, no filter—if tech had a walk of shame, this would be it.
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Jan 28, 2023 • 1h 10min
586: GOGPT
ChatGPT is everywhere: destroyer of worlds, or modern convenient pocket calculator; Section 230 ruling coming; gravity batteries & Tesla factories; Spotify, Vox Media layoffs; TikTok, Twitter gaming their systems; Justice Department after Google's ad business; AWS expanding in Virginia; Easter Sunday; Elvis; Madoff; Strange World; Slow Horses; White Lotus; the Last of Us; the Schulmister Effect & the DeFillippo Effect; shiny new Apple stuff; Microsoft investing in OpenAI; the World Walker; Annie Grace & Russel Brand on addiction; Disneyland & the pure joy of Star Wars Land; the Safety Dance.Sponsors:Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with a Lectric XP 3.0 today. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more, and mention GOG at checkout because you love us!Show notes at https://gog.show/586FOLLOW UPGOG on StitcherGOG on PandoraGrumpy Old Geeks by Drayk.itIN THE NEWSTech experts ask Supreme Court to rule that Section 230 protections apply to algorithmic recommendationsGravity batteries in abandoned mines could power the whole planet, scientists sayTesla will spend $3.6 billion to build a Semi and a battery factory in its Nevada complexSpotify Will Cut About 6% of Jobs in Latest Tech LayoffsVox Media Lays Off 7% of StaffThe Justice Department is suing Google to break up its ad businessTikTok confirms that its own employees can decide what goes viralTwitter engineers can still use 'GodMode' to tweet as any account, claims whistleblowerTwitter makes it easier to avoid the annoying 'For You' tabAmazon Web Services to Spend $35 Billion on Data Centers in VirginiaMEDIA CANDYEaster SundayElvisMadoff: The Monster of Wall StreetEncanto at the Hollywood BowlStrange WorldRalph Breaks the InternetSlow Horses, Season OneWhite Lotus, Season TwoWhy Do We Do That?The Last of UsENG SUB [Three-Body] EP01 | Tencent VideoNetflix Has Created A Self-Fulfilling Cancelation Loop With Its New ShowsFuture Tense Newsletter: My Husband Was Right About DVDs All AlongAPPS & DOODADSApple M2 Macbook Air, MidnightApple iPad AirApple TV 4KJason on Mastodon - @jpdef@hachyderm.ioMicrosoft invests billions more dollars in OpenAI, extends partnershipChatGPT users spot $42 Professional Plan with perksGoogle is freaking out about ChatGPTBYRNA BALLISTIPAC IIIA - BLACK - [HANDGUN RATED] [NO MOLLE] - $499.00 USDRezvani VengeanceAT THE LIBRARYThe World Walker (The World Walker Series, Book One) by Ian W. SainsburyThe Mechanical: The Alchemy Wars Book 1 by Ian TregillisThis Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life by Annie GraceRecovery: Freedom from Our Addictions by Russell BrandReadowSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopMacGPTMacWhisperUnderstanding The Safety DanceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 22, 2023 • 1h 10min
585: Certified Human
Student creates app to spot AI essays; Alphabet cuts 6% of workforce; Twitter ends 3rd-party developer access; Musk faces big bill; Tesla engineer testifies video was faked; Amazon hates charity, CNET lied about AI; artists sue Midjourney developers; The Last of Us; Derren Brown; Fleishman is in Trouble; Blue Man Group; Universal Audio Apollo Solo; YubiKey can't ship, Analogue Pocket, FINALLY!Sponsors:Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with a Lectric XP 3.0 today. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more, and mention GOG at checkout because you love us!Show notes at https://gog.show/585INTROThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopFOLLOW UPIs It Human or AI? New Tools Help You Spot the BotsWas that essay written by AI? A student made an app that might tell you.Awesome ChatGPT PromptsPromptableWhat's faster than a Corvette? A 'Vette with an electric motorIN THE NEWSGoogle parent Alphabet cuts 6% of its workforce impacting 12,000 peopleTwitter Intentionally Ends Third-Party App Developer Access to Its APIsTHE END OF THE TWITTER CLIENT ERATwitter continues to disrespect developers with weak explanation on third-party clients not workingTwitterrific: End of an Era by Sean HeberHachydermWith $1.5 billion bill due at month-end, Elon Musk’s options aren’t greatMusk wins legal battle to force laid-off Twitter employees into arbitration“Talented but crazy”: Potential jurors give court their opinions on Elon MuskTesla engineer testifies that 2016 video promoting self-driving was fakedMusk Oversaw Video That Exaggerated Tesla’s Self-Driving CapabilitiesAmazon ends charity donation program AmazonSmileCNET Secretly Used AI on Articles That Didn't Disclose That Fact, Staff SayArtists sue developers of Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, claiming copyright infringementStable Diffusion litigationMEDIA CANDYThe Last of UsHBO's The Last of Us PodcastDerren Brown: UNLOCK The Secret Power Of Your Mind! | E212 The Diary Of A CEOFleishman is in Trouble20 year old meI wants to skate on this courseBlue Man Group with Venus Hum - I Feel LoveAPPS & DOODADSUniversal Audio Apollo Solo Heritage Edition, APLS-HEYubiKey 5C NFCAnalogue PocketSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 15, 2023 • 52min
584: AI-Powered Unemployment
Adobe Podcasts taking jobs; The end of grunt work; Prompt writers and fact checkers; Mansplaining as a Service; Masters of Melancholy; The death of film; ChatGPT for malware and phishing; Cheap cops expose suspects data; The Pale Blue Eye sees The Boys with 3000 years of Jack Ryan; Vinyl STILL making a comeback; HoloLens gets a budget cut; Canadian deliveries went wrong; NYC Schools ban ChatGPT; IBM loses patent crown; Microsoft and the 3-second sample; Public Domain voice fingerprinting; Tesla ruins Thanksgiving, and we have video.Sponsors:Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with the Lectric XP 3.0 today. Order now and save up to $250 with a special Holiday Bundle and 0% interest for 6 months. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more.Show notes at https://gog.show/584 FOLLOW UPThe Vinyl Comeback ContinuesIN THE NEWSMicrosoft Combat Goggles Falter as Congress Says No to Buying MoreProof-of-delivery photos for many Amazon packages publicly accessible for monthsNYC Schools Ban ChatGPT, Citing Fears About Safety and AccuracyIBM Loses Top Patent Spot After Decades as LeaderMicrosoft’s new AI can simulate anyone’s voice with 3 seconds of audioEXCLUSIVE: SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE OF TESLA CRASH ON SF’S BAY BRIDGE HOURS AFTER ELON MUSK ANNOUNCES “SELF-DRIVING” FEATUREMEDIA CANDYThe Pale Blue EyeThree Thousand Years of LongingThe BoysJack Ryan Season 3APPS & DOODADSEmber Travel Mug²SECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopAdobe PodcastsChatGPT is enabling script kiddies to write functional malwareA Police App Exposed Secret Details About Raids and SuspectsWeb Hackers vs. The Auto Industry: Critical Vulnerabilities in Ferrari, BMW, Rolls Royce, Porsche, and MoreMillions of Vehicles at Risk: API Vulnerabilities Uncovered in 16 Major Car BrandsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 8, 2023 • 1h 10min
583: Neurodivergent Fool
2023, here we go; more talk, less social media - except for sharing reels; Twitter scrolling but no interactions; Elon Musk turns squatter; fines for Meta, Coinbase, Apple & Grubhub; Tesla violating employment law, but delivers record amount of vehicles - a solid company if they had a decent CEO; TikTok finally banned from some government devices; Salesforce & Amazon layoffs; World Cup hangover; Good Rivals; Nope; Jurassic World Dominion; 3000 Years of Longing; Slow Horses; Treason; Glass Onion; podcasting market corrections; RIP Dark Sky; AI image generation deep dive; Temple Grandin; Matthew Mather; Andor honest trailer; LastPass problems; Lockbit ransomware gang apologizes.Show notes at https://gog.show/583Sponsors:Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.FOLLOW UPIn Praise of Real (Not Tweetable) ConversationsIN THE NEWSWhat It Really Means for a Tweet to Have a Lot of ViewsTwitter sued for not paying San Francisco office rentMeta’s Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under E.U. LawCoinbase reaches $100M settlement over background check failuresFrance sticks Apple with €8M fine over App Store personalized advertising complaint from iOS 14NLRB says Tesla violated the law by telling employees not to talk about payTesla delivered over 405,000 vehicles in Q4 2022, setting a new company recordGrubhub ordered to pay $3.5 million to settle Washington DC deceptive practices lawsuitTikTok will be banned on most US federal government devicesSalesforce to cut workforce by 10% after hiring ‘too many people’ during the pandemicAmazon Layoffs to Hit Over 18,000 Workers, the Most in Recent Tech WaveMEDIA CANDYGood RivalsNopeJurassic World DominionThree Thousand Years of LongingNetflix sinks 1899 after one seasonSlow HorsesTreasonGlass OnionThe Great Podcasting Market CorrectionAPPS & DOODADSApple’s Find My helps firefighters rescue car crash victim in CaliforniaArtists fed up with AI-image generators use Mickey Mouse to goad copyright lawsuitsArtists Are Revolting Against AI Art on ArtStationJohn Carmack Quits Meta, Burns His Virtual Bridges Behind HimHow China is building a parallel generative AI universeAT THE LIBRARYVisual Thinking by Temple GrandinNomad: The Nomad Trilogy Book 1 by Matthew MatherSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopHonest Trailers | AndorThe LastPass disclosure of leaked password vaults is being torn apart by security expertsA Breach at LastPass Has Password Lessons for Us AllEMOJI DRUG CODE | DECODEDAdobe Podcast AI Demo for Location Audio ProcessingAdobe PodcastButter URL CleanerCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSPelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 17, 2022 • 1h 15min
582: Kind Of
We briefly focus on some hopeful technology breakthrough news, before returning to our bread & butter; we have achieved fusion, kind of; wind from another planet; AI revolution, Kurzweil & baby steps; Dramatron; social media for strangers; Meta's Hasher-Matcher-Actioner; Twitter's do what I say not what I do; Tesla's failure is not fraud; Sam Bankman-Fried & continued crypto arrests & lawsuits; Lord of the Rings marathon feast; Wednesday; The Peripheral; the White Lotus; Slow Horses; Drumpf NFT; too many tabs; Apple to allow outside app stores, dropping Webkit requirement; password managers; Twitter suspensions; the Marshall amp.Sponsors:Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with the Lectric XP 3.0 today. Order now and save up to $250 with a special Holiday Bundle and 0% interest for 6 months. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more.ButcherBox - Sign up today at butcherbox.com/GOG and use code GOG and get a Free Tomahawk steak in your first box. Offer valid for one week ONLY.Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.Show notes at https://gog.show/582 IN THE NEWSBreakthroughs of the YearScientists achieve fusion ignition, a major milestone in clean energy productionAudio from a Martian dust devil captured for the first timeThe AI Revolution: The Road to SuperintelligenceDeepMind created an AI tool that can help generate rough film and stage scriptsGoogle execs warn company’s reputation could suffer if it moves too fast on AI-chat technologySocial Media Is for Strangers NowMeta releases an open-source tool that can scan for terrorist contentA New Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Inflaming Civil War in EthiopiaTwitter disbands its Trust and Safety Council of external advisorsElon Musk’s new Twitter Blue logo is perfectly awfulThe college student tracking Elon Musk's jet lashes out after Twitter bans his account. He says he'll keep posting.Twitter Suspends the Accounts Tracking Musk’s Jet and The Man Behind ItElon Jet, the Twitter account tracking Elon Musk’s flights, was permanently suspendedTesla: Our ‘failure’ to make actual self-driving cars ‘is not fraud’Tesla’s latest update adds Steam games and Apple MusicSam Bankman-Fried Arrested by Royal Bahamas Police ForceSam Bankman-Fried: FTX founder charged with defrauding investorsCelebrity Promoters Sued Over Bored Ape NFT EndorsementsCrypto Was Always Smoke and Mirrors‘O.C.' star and crypto critic Ben McKenzie tells lawmakers that the crypto market is the 'largest Ponzi scheme in history'DOJ and SEC charge social media influencers in alleged $100 million stock pump-and-dump schemeMEDIA CANDYThe Lord of the Rings Marathon FeastWednesdayThe PeripheralThe White LotusSlow HorsesAPPS & DOODADSDonald Trump Digital Trading Cards (NFTs)FTX-hosted NFTs break after website is redirected to a restructuring pageChrome Gets Memory and Energy Saver Modes1600 Tabs in EdgeApple to Allow Outside App Stores in Overhaul Spurred by EU LawsApple Considering Dropping Requirement for iPhone Web Browsers to Use WebKitApple’s new whiteboard app gives you and up to 99 friends an ‘infinite canvas’SECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopTwitter has suspended the Helicopters of DC account.FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ HackedThe Story of the Marshall amp. from the BBCCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSRIP Angelo BaldalamentiRIP tWitchSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 10, 2022 • 1h 25min
581: Kany.A.I.
We're back, but less social; no death robots; Twitter's downward spiral; sure, this kills primates but let's trial Neuralink on people; NFTs decline, go to museums; collateral FTX damage; Meta fined for data scraping; DoorDash, Deliveroo profitability problems; I am Groot's Holiday; Mickey Mouse's evolution; Wednesday; BritPop; Knives Out; Memory; the White Lotus; Neal Brennan; Dropbox changes; Spotify festival posters; AI gets... weird & creepy; Apple Karaoke; FTC wants to stop Microsoft's acquisition of Activision; the Tower; Dennis E. Taylor; Jesus Jones & the cesspool of the music industry; Nine Nasty Words; the Muppets & adult Star Wars; Radioshack, Kinkos & Egghead; Goblin mode!Sponsors:Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.Show notes at https://gog.show/581/FOLLOW UPSan Francisco approves police petition to use robots as a 'deadly force option'San Francisco lawmakers vote to ban killer robots in drastic U-turnWho Said It: Kanye or Hitler?IN THE NEWSChinese Bots Inundate Twitter With Pornographic Spam Amid COVID ProtestsTwitter has stopped enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policyTwitter data leak exposes over 5.4 million accountsTwitter’s Janitors Are on Strike at Its San Francisco HeadquartersNeuralink CEO Elon Musk expects human trials within six monthsNFTs, on the Decline Elsewhere, Are Embraced by Some MuseumsCrypto lender BlockFi files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid FTX falloutMeta fined €265 million over Facebook data scraping in the EUDoorDash is laying off around 1,250 corporate employees‘Purely economic’: Deliveroo Australia’s CEO on why management pulled the pinMEDIA CANDYThe PeripheralThe Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday SpecialMickey: The Story of a MouseWednesdayThis is Pop: Hail Britpop!Knives OutGlass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryMemoryThe White LotusNeal Brennan - BlocksWhat The Cameras Don't Show You On Guy's Grocery GamesAPPS & DOODADSDropbox support for macOS FAQs20-year-old California student creates viral Spotify festival poster appOpenAI’s New Chatbot Will Tell You How to Shoplift And Make ExplosivesUPDATED: It’s way too easy to trick Lensa AI into making NSFW imagesPrisma Labs, maker of Lensa AI, says it is working to prevent accidental generation of nudesMeet Unstable Diffusion, the group trying to monetize AI porn generatorsUnstable DiffusionAdobe Stock begins selling AI-generated artworkApple abandons controversial plan to check iOS devices and iCloud photos for child abuse imageryApple Music’s Latest Party Trick? Karaoke!F.T.C. Sues to Block Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition of ActivisionThe Tower - Idle Tower DefenseAT THE LIBRARYOutland by Dennis E. TaylorDeath Threats From an 8 Year Old - The Story of Jesus Jones by Mike EdwardsThe Birth and Impact of Britpop: Mis-Shapes, Scenesters and Insatiable Ones by Paul LairdNine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever‘Goblin mode’ chosen as Oxford word of the year for 2022Critical MassSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopThe Muppets Christmas Carol Extended Cut Coming to Disney+Video press kit for Star Tours when it launched, showing that Anthony Daniels is a team player.Star Wars w/ Dan Zehr | I Don't Know About That with Jim Jefferies #131RadioShackComputer Repair Technicians Are Stealing Your DataThinking about taking your computer to the repair shop? Be very afraidTikTok ‘Invisible Body’ challenge exploited to push malwareLastPass reveals another security breachGPT-2 Output Detector DemoCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSFarewell to Christine McVie, who gave us music for all timeSuper Steve’s HolidaySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 26, 2022 • 1h 2min
580: #DystopiYAY!
Claritin to the rescue; Jack wasn't all that great; Trump is back, no he's not; celebrities leaving Twitter, questioning social media; Scrooge McMusk not paying contractors, charities; Sam-Bankman-Fried, FTX lawsuits; New York restricts crypto mining; EU investigating TikTok; Elizabeth Holmes sentences for fraud; Foxconn protests in China; FCC finally cuts off a voice provider for robocalls; A Christmas Story Christmas; Slow Horses; the Peripheral; Andor; Downton Abbey; Love, Actually; Disney Bobiverse; 1899; ScreenFlow Pro; self-driving betas for Christmas; social media alternatives; robots with deadly force; voice assistants are failures, financially; Meta's leaky Pixel; death by selfie.Show notes at https://gog.show/580Sponsors:ButcherBox - Sign up today at butcherbox.com/GOG and use code GOG to get $10 off your first box and ground beef for the life of your membership.FOLLOW UPI Was the Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter. This Is What Could Become of It.IN THE NEWSElon Musk Reinstates Donald Trump’s Twitter AccountPermanent suspension of @realDonaldTrumpAll the Celebrities Who’ve Quit Twitter Because of Elon Musk"Enjoy it before it destroys your soul" – why Trent Reznor, Joe Bonamassa and Jack White are withdrawing from social media channelsTwitter is reportedly failing to pay some suppliers amidst cost-cutting measuresTwitter is Going Great!Sam Bankman-Fried, Elon Musk, and a secret textFrom Tom Brady to Shaq, FTX’s Celebrity Promoters May Be On the Hook for DamagesNew York's crypto mining restrictions are the first in the nationEU confirms multiple ongoing investigations into TikTok data practicesElizabeth Holmes Is Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for FraudProtests break out at a major iPhone factory in ChinaMass resignations of iPhone workers after unrest, with report of 30% production lossFCC cuts off a voice provider for failing to protect against robocallsMEDIA CANDYA Christmas Story ChristmasSlow HorsesThe PeripheralDownton Abbey: A New EraLove Actually Cast Reuniting for 20th Anniversary TV SpecialBob Iger is returning as Disney CEO in a dramatic shakeupAmazon Plans to Invest $1 Billion a Year in Movies for Theaters‘Avatar 2’ Is So Expensive It Must Become the ‘Fourth or Fifth Highest-Grossing Film in History’ Just to Break EvenPlanet Money - Sam Bankman-Fried and the spectacular fall of his crypto empire, FTXSomething's Burning - 1-Year of Access pass.APPS & DOODADSScreenFlow Pro 10Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Beta is now available to everyone in North AmericaJason DeFillippo#DystopiYAY!Hive SocialPostPineHey.CaféSan Francisco police seek permission for its robots to use deadly forceAmazon Alexa is a “colossal failure,” on pace to lose $10 billion this yearSECURITY HAH!Husband Lured Wife for a Selfie on Cliff Edge Before Killing HerResearchers say iPhone usage data isn't as anonymous as Apple claimsTax prep websites have been sending sensitive financial data to FacebookMetaMask will start collecting user IP addressesEthereum: MetaMask Privacy Policy Is Worse Than It Looks At First Glance – Here’s WhySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 19, 2022 • 1h 8min
579: Something Elon This Way Comes
Breaking news on Twitter, Twitter is breaking; it's World Cup time; Black Friday spam; Coachella VIP NFT's go poof; outdated Twitter news - move fast, break things; FTX & celebs being sued; Amazon layoffs; the end of the tech boom; the Mole 2022; the Crown Season 5; Netflix updates; the Peripheral; Andor; Jason's Audible Anniversary & inclusion; the Great Filter theory; Dennis E. Taylor - Roadkill, Outland; White Trash Wins Lotto; musical theater; Thriller in 4k; doom scrolling & ditching social media; Adobe Mic Check and audio utilities; Shasta Cola; an actual security story.Show notes at https://gog.show/579 Sponsors:Lectric eBikes - Start your next adventure with the Lectric XP 3.0 today. Order now and save up to $250 with a special Holiday Bundle. Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more.Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.FOLLOW UPRethinking Black FridayCoachella NFTs Seemingly Unavailable Amid FTX Crypto CollapseIN THE NEWSElon Musk says Twitter Blue verification is coming back November 29thTwitter fired employees who publicly called out Elon MuskElon Musk gives employees two days to commit to 'hardcore' Twitter or lose their jobsFTX and Star Backers Including Brady, Curry Sued by InvestorAmazon reportedly plans sweeping layoffs that could affect thousands of employeesThe End of Silicon Valley’s 20-Year BoomMEDIA CANDYThe Mole 2022The Crown Season 5Netflix now lets you log out of specific devices remotelyAT THE LIBRARYNASA Scientists Suggest the Reason We Haven't Found Aliens Is They All Killed ThemselvesRoadkill by Dennis E. Taylor - Narrated by Ray PorterOutland by Dennis E. TaylorSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopWhite Trash Wins LottoThriller is on Archive.org in 4KEnhance SpeechMic CheckEurope’s Spyware Scandal Is a Global Wakeup CallCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSRob Sheridan’s Glitch Goods StoreSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 14, 2022 • 1h 8min
578: The Psychosis of Billionaires
Moving to Mastodon; doom scrolling & would you really miss social media; Boot Up shanghai'd; lingering COVID societal effects; Twitter's insane week continues - a masterclass is what not to do; Tesla's recalls; collapse through small cascading failures; META layoffs; Wings delivery via Wing; Welcome to Wrexham; Star Trek: Lower Decks; Disney+ catches up to Netflix; AMC attempts another pivot; Brave cookie blocking not working; Spotify Apple Watch update; still no iPad Instagram app; Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky; Magic Journeys, more Captain EO, Michael Jackson, Disney & Star Wars memories.Show notes at https://gog.show/578/Sponsors:Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.FOLLOW UPCome Join Me On Mastodon, FolksIN THE NEWS‘It’s Difficult to Resist’: Surviving Twitter Employees Weigh a Flood of Offers From RivalsTwitter offering some laid-off staff only half what they’re owed, lawsuit saysTwitter Now Asks Some Fired Workers to Please Come BackTwitter starts rolling out its 'official' checkmarks to celebrities and publishers (updated)Musk ‘killed’ Twitter’s official checkmarks after only a few hoursTwitter’s Free Speech Problem Is Tesla’s, TooElon Musk sells Tesla shares worth $3.95 bln days after Twitter dealTesla recalls over 40,000 cars to address power steering flawHere’s how a Twitter engineer says it will break in the coming weeksStephen Fry Joins Celebrity Twitter Exodus, Says “Goodbye” With Scrabble MessageFacebook Parent Meta Plans Large Layoffs This Week – ReportMeta Lays Off More Than 11,000 EmployeesAlphabet’s Wing drones will soon be delivering DoorDash orders in AustraliaMEDIA CANDYWelcome to WrexhamStar Trek: Lower DecksDisney now matches Netflix's subscriber numbers across its combined servicesAMC Entertainment To Open “Zoom Room” Auditoriums At Theaters In 17 MarketsAPPS & DOODADSBlocking annoying and privacy-harming cookie consent bannersSpotify’s redesigned Apple Watch app feels less like an afterthoughtInstagram on the web has been redesigned for large screensAT THE LIBRARYEyes of the Void (The Final Architecture Book 2) by Adrian TchaikovskySECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopMagic Journeys - Full Film - August 1991THE MAKING OF CAPTAIN EODisney's Captain EO Grand OpeningCaptain EO - Rare Dance Rehearsals & MoreCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSDashaunSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 5, 2022 • 1h 19min
577: Self Driving Twitter
A two-factor pain; Jason hops on Brian's soapbox; the self-driving Twitter crash; Meta ditches human-curated newsfeed; verification has always been a joke, but this is really hilarious; Amazon pauses corporate hiring; Google buys an AI startup to compete with... TikTok?; Adobe's Pantone, Figma issues; the Peripheral; the Witcher renewed, recast; the Machine; drone swarms for Candy Crush; Playstation VR2; Instagram plans NFT minting; Captain EO, amusement parks and mixed media theater; sharing iPads.Show notes at https://gog.show/577/Sponsors:Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.FOLLOW UPFact Check-CNN did not report Trump died on Nov. 1, 2022IN THE NEWSTwitter has removed 1,500 accounts following coordinated trolling campaignMeta to ditch human-curated Facebook News stories globallyElon Musk’s First Grand Plan for Twitter? Charging $8 Per Month for a Blue CheckmarkElon Musk wants to make Twitter's edit button free for everyone, report saysElon Musk reportedly wants Twitter to bring back VineAmazon Pauses Corporate Hiring on Economic UncertaintyGoogle buys an AI avatar startup to take on TikTokDOJ takes aim at Adobe's $20 billion dealMEDIA CANDYThe PeripheralNetflix renews 'The Witcher,' recasts Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of RiviaThe Machine Teaser TrailerAPPS & DOODADSA swarm of 500 drones will plague New York City with advertising tomorrow$550 PlayStation VR2 launches on Feb. 22, 2023Meta’s Instagram Plans NFT Minting, Trading ToolsSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopNational Theater LiveThe Met: Live in HDWhite Snake ProjectsOptimizing Apps for Shared iPadGordon Ramsay Fish & ChipsHoly Chicken Ship! The full-length "Captain EO" is more brilliant than you can possibly rememberStar ToursCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSBoot Up with JasonSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.