Grumpy Old Geeks

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210: Beyond Burgerdrone May 22, 2017

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Twitter is sorry; Google/Uber Goober, Lyft/Waymo Laymo; drones & robots; information does not want to be free; WannaCry; hacking Mar-a-Lago; Redshirts; Home vs Echo; Opera, reborn; YouTube TV; Star Trek: Discovery; paying for tap water; goodbye, MP3? Full show notes at http://gog.show/210 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

209: Smalt & Pppr May 15, 2017

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Job-killing robots; dropping tech giants; Amazon Echo Show; worldwide WannaCry ransomware attack; Astrophysics in a hurry; make some music; the IoT jumps the shark; a damn fine cup of coffee; K.Flay, Cranberries; You Should Be Happy; lightsaber churros. Full show notes at http://gog.show/209 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

208: Vive La France! May 08, 2017

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Jason drops into LA, mystery meat, a live audience & alcohol so possible topics include: France, Snowflakes, podcasting, scoundrels, Uber. an AI called Luna, Huma's Weiner, Bob, Gibson, Office Space, landlines, vampires, the Dark Tower & Faraday cages. Full show notes at http://gog.show/208 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

207: Light my Fyre May 01, 2017

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Hacking Netflix; Silicon Valley horsepuckey; Net Neutrality; Unuber.Me; Facebook's malicious actors; retail apocalypse; Look, Amazon; You Are Not So Smart; shadowbanning; leaving Buzzfeed; Fyre Festival Fail; Doctor Who; Dog vs. Roomba; Tao Te Grump. Full show notes at http://gog.show/207 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

206: Sarah's Law Apr 24, 2017

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Our AI law; voice recognition; Ballmer's new quest; Facebook's future; Old Man Streaming; Schadenfacebook; AI gone rogue; Linksys security; outsourced ransomware; the Bobiverse; Fahrenheit 451; X-Files, again; Expanse wrap-up; make America grumpy again! Full show notes at http://gog.show/206 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

205: Grump-a-Lago Apr 17, 2017

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Apple's self-driving cars; Burger King & Google Home; Snapchat stats; Uber's Hell; Millennial slackers & mixtapes; Mac ransomware; Old Man's War; Amazon's parent dashboard; the Last Jedi; YouTube TV; MST3k; that dress; coachella-industrial complex. Full show notes at http://gog.show/205 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

204: We're Lit! Apr 10, 2017

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Thanks, Scott; Oath; Twitter's rotten eggs; Uber's cat fishing; LiveJournal; 23&me; the Shadowbrokers; IoT malware; more Old Man's War; health apps; smart pet doors; Jason goes Android; S-Town & Bernie pods; lunch shaming; Beouf; Pepsi; Casper Babypants. Full show notes at http://gog.show/204 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

203: What Really Grinds Our Gears Apr 03, 2017

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Revolting against experts; mobile app report; Musk's empire; burnin' down the Samsung store; killer drones, here & abroad; sold out to the ISPs; chatbots; MySpace photos; Neal Stephenson & Daniel Suarez; storage solutions; IT; Britpop; Rogue One on VHS. Full show notes at http://gog.show/203 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

202: Big Bang Weary Mar 27, 2017

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Weaponized GIFs; gig economy; AI radar; Uber's not-Ford Escorts; YouTube ad issues; Wall-Drone; Medium's pay-for-nothing; Virus Zero; hacking tractors; Scalzi; Pokemon's long tail; Kodi FTW; kitchen tech; Circle; the Expanse; Flashing Fedex for a Fiver. Full show notes at http://gog.show/202 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

201: We’re Driving to Florida! Mar 20, 2017

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Being tech support; social media consumer rights; twitter accounts gone rogue; fixing the web; Uber bombshells; hacking with sound; privacy rights & border crossings; Sweden in a box; sequels & reboots, take the red pill; meat in a vat; Tibetan Peach Pie. Full show notes at http://gog.show/201 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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