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Trial By Wire

Struggling to understand all of the tech buzz words in the news? We break down complex technology concepts into bite-size pieces to talk about how to keep yourself safe online.

Copyright: © 2024 Trial By Wire

Latest Episodes:

Episode 12: What is AI? Demystifying ChatGPT Jun 16, 2024

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You've seen the headlines, but what really is AI? We talk about machine learning, large language models, and why you need to be careful browsing the Internet nowadays, even if you haven't jumped in on the AI craze.
Links:

Clip from the Mitchells vs the Machines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjj7J18-gv0
Reddit Charting for AI Training Data: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/reddit-will-start-charging-ai-models-learning-from-its-extremely-human-archives/
NYT Sues OpenAI: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/media/newspapers-sued-microsoft-openai.html

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Questions? Comments? Email trialbywireshow@gmail.com
Music:

Intro/Outro: Rock_BPM135 by DigitalDreamer
Segments: Farmland by Musictown

Episode 11: What is Malware? Staying Out of a Hacker's Botnet Jun 01, 2024

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Last time, we talked about why you might want to be more careful online. But how do you do that? We continue talking about an article discussing malicious software and how you can keep yourself safe.
Links:

Episode Article

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Music:

Intro/Outro: Rock_BPM135 by DigitalDreamer
Segments: Farmland by Musictown

Episode 10: Why Should I Care About Privacy? May 14, 2024

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If I have nothing to hide, why should I? Let's talk about the importance of Internet safety and why you may want to think twice about your stance on cybersecurity.
Links:

Elevator Music: Glass of Wine by Oleksii Holubiev

Keep up with the show! https://linktr.ee/trialbywireshow
Questions? Comments? Email trialbywireshow@gmail.com
Music:

Intro/Outro: Rock_BPM135 by DigitalDreamer
Segments: Farmland by Musictown

Episode 9: How Do Developers Think? Interview with Annie Elequin Apr 29, 2024

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You use websites all the time, but have you ever talked to a person who makes them? Annie Elequin joins us today to wrap up our series on the Internet with some insights into how the world of development works!
Links from the show:

Contact Annie! annie@elequin.io
Beeper: https://www.beeper.com/
Switchboard: https://www.globalswitchboard.io/

Keep up with the show! https://linktr.ee/trialbywireshow
Questions? Comments? Email trialbywireshow@gmail.com
Music:

Intro/Outro: Rock_BPM135 by DigitalDreamer
Segments: Farmland by Musictown

Episode 8: What is Social Media? Apr 15, 2024

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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram - what are they, and what do I do with them? We're taking a look at social media and how to be social in an online world.
Links:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2021/06/24/americans-spent-more-than-1300-hours-on-social-media/?sh=54ef67782547

Keep up with the show! https://linktr.ee/trialbywireshow
Questions? Comments? Email trialbywireshow@gmail.com
Music:

Intro/Outro: Rock_BPM135 by DigitalDreamer
Segments: Farmland by Musictown

Episode 7: What is Email? Securing Your Online Presence Apr 02, 2024

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We're talking about email this week and how it's used! Since websites tend to identify you by your email, we'll go through what you can do to keep your online identity safe.
Links:

Keep up with the show! https://linktr.ee/trialbywireshow
Questions? Comments? Email trialbywireshow@gmail.com
Music:

Intro/Outro: Rock_BPM135 by DigitalDreamer
Segments: Farmland by Musictown

Episode 6: What is a Search Engine? Googling Without Fumbling Mar 17, 2024

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How do you find something on the Internet? Use a search engine! We're talking about how to learn Google-fu and how not to trip up while you do it.
From the episode: cookies are tools used by sites for a number of purposes. Since Google is both a search engine and an advertising platform (among other things), it's important to distinguish what the search engine does vs what the advertisements do as far as tracking and cookies.
Links:

https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/12410098?hl=en
https://in.norton.com/blog/privacy/what-are-tracking-cookies

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Questions? Comments? Email trialbywireshow@gmail.com
Music:

Intro/Outro: Rock_BPM135 by DigitalDreamer
Segments: Farmland by Musictown

Episode 5: What is a Web App? How Web 2.0 Changed the Internet. Mar 03, 2024

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Continuing our series on the Internet, we're going to look at how web apps differ from web sites. We'll also examine how Web 2.0 led to a lot of ethical problems we're still wrestling with today!

Keep up with the show! https://linktr.ee/trialbywireshow
Questions? Comments? Email trialbywireshow@gmail.com
Music:

Intro/Outro: Rock_BPM135 by DigitalDreamer
Segments: Farmland by Musictown

Episode 4: How Do I Use the Internet? Feb 18, 2024

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We're starting a new series on the Internet! This episode covers URLs (the addresses of websites) and some basic safety tips for using the world wide web.

Keep up with the show! https://linktr.ee/trialbywireshow
Questions? Comments? Email trialbywireshow@gmail.com
Music:

Intro/Outro: Rock_BPM135 by DigitalDreamer
Segments: Farmland by Musictown

Episode 3: How Do I Think About Ethics? Feb 03, 2024

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In order to talk about "the right way" to use computers, we need to know what "right" is. In this episode, we take a look at an ethical framework to lay a foundation for our discussion on computers.

Keep up with the show! https://linktr.ee/trialbywireshow
Questions? Comments? Email trialbywireshow@gmail.com
Music:

Intro/Outro: Rock_BPM135 by DigitalDreamer
Segments: Farmland by Musictown

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