536: The Rational Prepper
Grumpy Old Geeks14 Tammi 2022

536: The Rational Prepper

Web3, NFTs, cryptocurrencies & other grifts; Uber CEO admits they could afford labor protections; shoddy coding; why Tesla is good & why Tesla is bad; Mozilla backtracks; gamifying the law; The Matrix: Resurrections; Nic Cage's massive talent; Amazon's All or Nothing series; Canon's printer ink chip problem; Magic Leap is back; Wordle clones; voice-adjustable dumbbells; caught by Google Maps; open-source developer borks own files; Russian cyber-activity warning; looking for rational prepper advice; mid-life crisis Boba Fett.

Show notes at https://gog.show/536/

FOLLOW UP

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IN THE NEWS

Uber CEO Admits Company Can Afford Labor Protections for Drivers

LAPD fired two officers who ignored robbers to play 'Pokémon Go'

Shoddy coding has some Honda cars stuck in the year 2002

Why Tesla Soared as Other Automakers Struggled to Make Cars

Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ beta has an ‘assertive’ driving mode that ‘may perform rolling stops’

DMV ‘revisiting’ its approach to regulating Tesla’s public self-driving test

Mozilla pauses crypto donations following criticism over climate impact

Kim Kardashian Sued for Promoting Alleged Cryptocurrency 'Pump and Dump' Scam

The Associated Press is starting its own NFT marketplace for photojournalism

Tech Startup Wants To Gamify Suing People Using Crypto Tokens

Here’s the truth about the crypto miner that comes with Norton Antivirus

Jack Dorsey proposes a legal defense fund for Bitcoin developers

MEDIA CANDY

The Matrix Resurrections

Nic Cage plays 'Nick Cage' in first look at comedy-thriller The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

All or Nothing: Manchester City

All or Nothing: Juventes

APPS & DOODADS

Magnet App

Magic Leap grants healthcare startups access to its new AR headset ahead of mid-2022 release

It fills me with glee that Canon printers now think Canon’s own toner is fake

Wordle' clones are taking over the App Store

Alexa can change the weight on NordicTrack's adjustable dumbbells

SECURITY HAH!

Italian mafia boss caught after Google Maps sighting in Spain

Open source developer corrupts his own files, impacting millions

Warnings of Russian cyber activity as Moscow continues preparations to invade Ukraine.

Understanding and Mitigating Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure

'Huge, huge numbers:' insurance group sees death rates up 40 percent over pre-pandemic levels

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

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