621: Cryptomucil
Grumpy Old Geeks14 Loka 2023

621: Cryptomucil

The band's getting bigger; Microsoft closes Activision deal; sobriety & London boozers; misinformation everywhere, but X in particular; SBF/FTX trial recap; 23andMe data for sale after being scraped; Amazon launches Project Kuiper satellites; coin flips aren't 50/50; Weird Al is a national treasure; Gen V; Loki; 3 seashells; british TV; the Flash; Indiana Jones; Blackberry; Danny Elfman, Tim Burton & the Royal Albert Hall; the Night Agent; For All Mankind; Unity CEO steps down; generative AI in the search bar; John Scalzi; Terry Pratchett; Radio Shack; Apple Watch tips; Star Wars BD droids in the wild; Ahsoka; speed up radio; Peter Gunn; chemtrails in Bismark.


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FOLLOW UP

Microsoft Closes $69 Billion Activision Deal, Overcoming Regulators’ Objections

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation

EU is formally investigating X over content about the Israel-Hamas war

What was Elon Musk’s strategy for Twitter?


IN THE NEWS

Molly White Newsletter

Coffeezilla on Twitter

New Clues Suggest Stolen FTX Funds Went to Russia-Linked Money Launderers

23andMe says private user data is up for sale after being scraped

Amazon launches first internet satellite prototypes

California governor signs ban on social media ‘aiding or abetting’ child abuse

Coin flips don’t appear to have 50/50 odds after all


MEDIA CANDY

Gen V

Loki Season 2

Demolition Man's Writer Explains How the 3 Seashells Came To Be

Krysten Ritter Wakes Up in a Nightmare in Orphan Black: Echoes Teaser: Watch

Guardians of the Galaxy III

The Flash

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Blackberry

ROYAL ALBERT HALL PRESENTS DANNY ELFMAN'S MUSIC FROM THE FILMS OF TIM BURTON

The Night Agent

For All Mankind embarks on asteroid mining gold rush in season 4 official trailer

Photographer Makes All of His Stunning Photos Available for Free


APPS & DOODADS

Unity CEO John Riccitiello Steps Down After Pricing Blowup

You can now generate AI images directly in the Google Search bar

Is trying to watermark AI images a losing battle?


AT THE LIBRARY

Starter Villain by John Scalzi

A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett

Slayers: A Buffyverse Story


THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Control Loop

Radioshack 1985 catalog


Apple Watch Tips:

  1. Access recently opened apps (switch between apps) by double click (press) the Digital Crown. Till WatchOS 9, this could be done using the side button. But since WatchOS 10, the side button takes you to the control centre.
  2. Use the mobile flash button (the one in the control centre - mobile with a couple of brackets around it) to ping your phone in case you need to find it. It send a loud ring to your phone. Quite useful when you don’t know where in the house did you keep your phone.
  3. Force restart - long press the Digital Crown and the side button together.
  4. Jason mentioned about silencing the timer by placing his hand over the watch - this applies to incoming calls as well or in fact any sound.
  5. During workout - quick access to music (currently being played), swipe left on the workout screen. The Digital Crown acts as a volume controller.
  6. Turn off Wi-Fi -saves battery - you don’t really need Wi-Fi unless you are updating the watch/apps. This was quite needed earlier for unlocking your phone while wearing a mask (Depends on your usage)
  7. Using low power mode is quite helpful to save power - the essential features still work - again depends on what you want tracked.


Star Wars BD Droids Spotted Adorably Roaming Disneyland Galaxy's Edge

Peter Gunn (Live in Tokyo, 1986)


CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

RIP Keith Giffen, Legendary Comics Artist and Writer

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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