567: House of Dragon Boobs
Grumpy Old Geeks27 Elo 2022

567: House of Dragon Boobs

MoviePass, if at first, you don't succeed; Musk, absurdly broad & overly burdensome; crypto games; virtual rappers; stealing Project Titan; bitcoin mining, data centers & a global energy crisis; Neuralink's Halloween show-and-tell; SpaceX & T-Mobile team up; the Gen-X joys of Top Gun: Maverick; Day Shift's dialogue; Light & Magic; She-Hulk; House of the Dragon; Going Back to Xanadu; our preferred chairs, browsers, and fitness apps; trackers on bikes; Netflix games; Binance scammers get scammed; those Chinese surveillance cameras; Twitter's whistleblower claims.

Show notes at https://gog.show/567

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IN THE NEWS

Elon Musk’s ‘Absurdly Broad’ Strategy Against Twitter Is Losing

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Axie Infinity Leaves Filipino Players Penniless and Defeated

Capitol Drops ‘Virtual Rapper’ FN Meka After Backlash Over Stereotypes

Former Apple engineer pleads guilty to stealing Project Titan trade secrets

Bitcoin Mining Company Sells 26,200 Rigs to Eliminate $67M Debts

Microsoft and Amazon reportedly halt plans to build data centers in Ireland

Elon Musk's Neuralink will show brain implant progress at a Halloween show-and-tell

SpaceX and T-Mobile to Connect Starlink Satellites to Mobile Phones

SpaceX & T-Mobile to bring direct satellite connection to cell phones with ‘Coverage Above and Beyond’


MEDIA CANDY

Top Gun Maverick

Day Shift

Light & Magic

Going Back To Xanadu (2008 Xanadu documentary)


APPS & DOODADS

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qdomyos-zwift Guide

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How to Play Netflix Games for Free


SECURITY HAH!

Hackers reportedly deepfaked a Binance exec to carry out listing scams

Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras

Twitter whistleblower claims company’s practices pose national security risk


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