531: WTF Putin?
Grumpy Old Geeks17 Marras 2021

531: WTF Putin?

Timbiebs; Uber, still horrible; Telsla full self-crashing beta; Russians blow up a satellite or two; US government bans some NFTs; science proves NFTs are mostly worthless; Facebook exodus; bitcoin rehab, hodl hodl hodl; Brave browser; sites that track you the most; share a pet, don't plant a tree; Another Life; Foundation; You; Bond; Face to Face & Sting; Jason's Mac Stack; Spotify trolls; Obi-Wan, rollerblading & air fryers in Security; FBI hack; microchip implants; Facebook just won't quit you.

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Sting: Rushing Water

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Hacking Humans

Caveat

Recorded Future

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Why Rollerblading Died

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“Deleted” doesn’t mean deleted, at least not with Facebok

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