Grumpy Old Geeks15 Okt 2022

574: She’s Got Legs

F around & find out; eggs, legs & self driving cars; Alex Jones; Meta, OnlyFans bribes & Within; what's the ROI for 1.2 billion & 38 users; the Metaverse is getting legs; more NFT & crypto news; Rivian recalls almost all it's trucks; DeepMind & DeepCake; DART worked; Netflix announces ad-tier, Apple is considering it; Succession & the Murdochs; Werewolf By Night; Sportsball; Shane MacGowan; eero Internet Backup; AirTags in luggage; 3D calling; Spark Mail; ePaper License Plates; Apple AR headsets; website tracking; patter & spoken word songs; Shatner gold!

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Survey: 42% of Tesla Autopilot Drivers Think Their Cars Can Entirely Drive Themselves

IN THE NEWS

Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million after misinformation campaign targeting Sandy Hook families

Lawsuit accuses Meta executives of taking bribes from OnlyFans

Meta files to dismiss FTC complaint over acquisition of VR fitness company Within

$1.2 BILLION METAVERSE HORRIFIED BY REPORT IT ONLY HAD 30 ACTIVE USERS

Meta's avatars are getting legs

'The devices would have gotten us killed.' Microsoft's military smart goggles failed four of six elements during a recent test, internal Army report says

NFT Purchased by Logan Paul for 623k is now worth $10

From Over $620K to $10: Logan Paul’s Unsuccessful NFT Investment

Satoshi Island project aims to turn a remote Pacific island into a city built on cryptocurrency

Steering Defect Forces Tech Darling Rivian to Recall Nearly Every Car Its Ever Made

New iPhone Crash Collision Feature Is Calling 911 For People On Rollercoasters

DeepMind breaks 50-year math record using AI; new record falls a week later

Labor Department proposal may lead to gig workers gaining employee status

NASA's DART spacecraft successfully altered the orbit of an asteroid

MEDIA CANDY

Netflix with ads launches Nov. 3, will be missing up to 10% of Netflix catalog

Apple is quietly pushing a TV ad product with media agencies

‘The Peripheral’: Prime Video Drops New Trailer For Sci-Fi From Jonathan Nolan And Lisa Joy

Prosecutors drop charges against ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed

Succession

The Murdochs: Empire of Influence

Werewolf By Night

Shane MacGowan "waved willy" at trains passing Bono's house

APPS & DOODADS

What is eero Internet Backup?

Lufthansa "bans AirTags in luggage" after passengers publicly shame it with location of lost bags

Lufthansa Says Apple AirTags Are Once Again Allowed in Checked Bags

DJI Mavic 3 - Flying Over Mount Everest

Google’s 3D video calling booths, Project Starline, will now be tested in the real world

Google completes iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets rollout with Maps and Search

SECURITY HAH!

E Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in California

RPlate by Reviver

Apple’s Mixed Reality Headset to Offer Iris Scanning for Payments, Logging In

Nreal Air AR Glasses, Smart Glasses with Massive 201" Micro-OLED Virtual Theater, Augmented Reality Glasses, Watch, Stream, and Game on PC/Android/iOS – Consoles & Cloud Gaming Compatible

Better ingredients, better trackers: Papa John’s sued for allegedly snooping on website users

Beware cars that may have come from the Florida hurricane Ian floodplains.

Big John by Jimmy Dean

Ringo by Lorne Green

Teddy Bear by Red Sovine

Convoy by CW McCall

William Shatner - Good King Wenceslas

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Angela Lansbury

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