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190: Merry Weltschmerzmas Dec 16, 2016

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Closing out 2016 with a self-driving, AI-written, crowd-sourced, drone-delivered, kick-started bang; billions upon billions of breaches; PopcornTime; Waymo; Magic Leap; masterclasses; pigs in space; chemical texts; digital pills; picturesque places to poop. This episode is sponsored by 1Password.com! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/190 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

189: Ello, Dolores Dec 09, 2016

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A.I., isn’t; Facts, aren’t; News, isn’t; Amazon Go; Uber Ponzi schemes; behold, the LingLong DingDong; Reflectacles; surviving the faster future; the Gadget Apocalypse; genderless nipples; stocking stuffers for geeks; violent delights have violent ends. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/189 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

188: Because of Copyright! Dec 02, 2016

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It’s the universal basic income, stupid; the future of work; Cyber Monday; it’s not AI; Snooper’s Charter; Net Neutrality dies; Yelfies; EmDrive; the Bobiverse; Millennials: the Musical; chunky fashion; follow the White Rabbit; this sucker’s electrical! This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks is brought to you by 1Password.com! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/188 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

187: Marc Canter, The Godfather of Multimedia Nov 25, 2016

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This week we're joined by the "godfather of multimedia" Marc Canter. Marc tells us some great stories from the early days of multimedia and shares his thoughts on what's coming down the road. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/187 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

186: Back with a Vengeance Nov 18, 2016

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Disney drones; Canada tries UBI; Rule 41; Firefox Focus; Facebook metrics & fake news problems; robot dinosaurs & CRISPR; DCMA; data caps; PoisonTap; texting China; modern happiness; Washington; rendered va-ja-jas; Spotify junk; courageous Apple book. This episode is sponsored by Freshbooks! To claim your free month, go to FreshBooks.com/GRUMPY and, this is REALLY IMPORTANT, enter GRUMPY OLD GEEKS in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/186 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

185: What Plants Crave Nov 11, 2016

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Anything happen this week? Archiving @POTUS; Universal Basic Income; DisneyDrones; Adobe VoCo; rainbow-vomiting clouds; Skype hacking; shrinking Toblerones; USB HIV tests; Samsung folding phones; no one’s paying for YouTube; the case against reality; angst. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/185 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

184: Peak Segal Nov 04, 2016

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Auto-correcting humanity; shocking, collusion; a peach is now just a peach; community commitments; indentured Ubertude; Slack smarmy; Google’s bony finger of shame; Pzizz on you; Trainspotting 2; AuthaGraph map FTW; bomb sniffing spinach; In-N-Out rules! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/184 Take the survey at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/survey See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

183: Throwing Pagers at Squirrels Oct 28, 2016

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Ello, Echo; Vine is dead, Twitter on life support; gig economy; Microsoft rising; autonomous beer delivery; the botnet that broke the internet; Death’s end; Fahrenheit 451 irony; taking down drones; expat 2.0; shoegazing; LostWorld; painting Blade Runner. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/183 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

182: Trump for 500, Alex Oct 21, 2016

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Nomophobia; Bad hombres & nasty women; Uber drone ads; fact-checking fails; false unlimited data; 50TB of stolen classified data; Lessig’s high road; creepy VR games; Amazon Echo; new Queen; facial recognition; this check goes to $11; the unreadable web. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/182 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

181: Instant Gratification Generation Oct 14, 2016

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Silicon Valley visionless; Samsung on fire; Comcast caught; Facebook’s Workplace; Inept IoT; social media surveillance; Airmail, Pzizz & Trumpwalling; Rogue One, Says You!, Fraggle Rock & the Grand Tour, your vacuum attachments; facepalm facecradle. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/181 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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