63: Yo! Can I have a quarter?
Grumpy Old Geeks20 Kesä 2014

63: Yo! Can I have a quarter?

It's a good week for us. Yo!, Slingshot, and Washboard are all the buzz and we're all left scratching our heads on what the hell is going on. Brian apologizes. Jason is sick as a dog and contrary to Brians accusations, there was only 1 swig of Jamesons. Show Notes at: http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/63 Show Notes What Elon Musk did — and did not — do when he “opened” Tesla’s patents Does the World Cup Have a Lingua Franca? Two Dots update THE DISRUPTION MACHINE This startup that will sell you $10 of Quarters for $14.99 People Invested $1 Million In An App That Just Says ‘Yo’ Facebook launches Slingshot Amazon Fire Phone Amazon’s Fire Phone might be the biggest privacy invasion ever (and no one’s noticed) Amazon starting their Mobile Ad offering with a $6 guaranteed CPM for the first few months. YouTube Confirms Subscription Service Imminent, Warns of Takedowns SoundExchange DIGITAL RADIO REPORT Dr. Oz’s bad medicine It’s Official, You Can Finally View GIFs on Twitter Which VPN Services Take Your Anonymity Seriously? 2014 Edition Private Internet Access AT&T offers customers affected by data breach one year of credit monitoring US Marshal CCs, rather than BCCs, those interested in anonymous Bitcoin auction Robert Scoble thinks privacy advocates have "overstepped their bounds", has useful advice for victims of violent stalkers, and is jealous of your threesomes SmartWater CSI Proton Mail begging for money The Long Mars It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens The Sweet Set-up Jason on Quit! Reeder 2 for Mac Reeder 2 for iOS Swarm Tech Douchebags Jason on Tech Douchebags Safety First with Jordan Cooper The Feed by Libsyn Today in iOS Negativland gives away ‘U2’ multi-track master, invites fans to remix infamous single https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6gPSSYxex0 Very cool little music tool Ringly - Vibration goodie for your phone Marpac Dohm-DS Dual Speed Sound Conditioner Philips Hf3321 goLITE BLU This Graphic Shows How Americans Spend Money In Real Time Humans share 50% of their DNA with bananas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2h1TOfeVFA Fermented Turmeric Tea 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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