714: Crossfade This

714: Crossfade This

The internet continues its chaotic march, with a TikTok deal potentially happening (for real this time, maybe), while LimeWire bought the Fyre Fest brand, because more viruses are always a great idea. Corporate America is going full AI-bro with massive layoffs at Fiverr, xAI, and Google, while OpenAI reveals people are using ChatGPT for pretty much everything but coding. Age verification is coming to apps and online services in California and New York, because apparently, teenagers need protection (after the fact). Elsewhere, nudists have declared war on SpaceX over rocket launches, and fans are ditching Elon since he started being so insufferable; even a Tesla engineer quit and roasted him spectacularly, all while NHTSA investigates Tesla's fire-prone door handles.


In the world of entertainment, we're catching up on Wednesday and Foundation S3 (just pretend the books never existed, your brain will be rewired!), and Upload wrapped up its truncated season nicely. The 2003 Freaky Friday was a fun, nostalgic trip through early 2000s L.A., reminding us of all the cool places that are now just... gone. Alien: Earth and Gen V S2 are on our watchlist, and we'll see if Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 lives up to its promise. The Witcher S4, featuring Liam Hemsworth as Geralt (aka the Dick Switch), drops in October, with Laurence Fishburne making it somewhat palatable. The Lilith Fair documentary is peak 90s, and Meta's latest dystopian product was so bad it made the Cybertruck demo look good. Apple's new AI features are cool, but the iOS 26 "liquid glass" update and its awful crossfade feature are less so; also, meditation apparently has a dark side, but binaural beats might just make you rave. Publishers Clearing House's bankruptcy means "forever" winners won't get paid (always take the lump sum!); international sellers are charging absurd shipping to avoid American buyers; and the deepfake Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kills Darth Maul (Live Action) is surprisingly good.


Steve Martin's Born Standing Up is still great life advice, and the Carrot App the Musical is, against all odds, amazing. Robert Redford has sadly passed, a legend who gave us Sneakers, and L.A.'s own Clayton Kershaw is retiring at the end of the season, a true one-team legend who deserves all the accolades.


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FOLLOW UP

A TikTok deal may finally be happening

LimeWire Revealed as Mystery Buyer of Fyre Fest Brand


IN THE NEWS

Fiverr is laying off 250 employees to become an 'AI-first company'

xAI reportedly laid off at least 500 AI tutors working on Grok

Hundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions

OpenAI Reveals How (and Which) People Are Using ChatGPT

ChatGPT may soon require ID verification from adults, CEO says

California's age verification bill for app stores and operating systems takes another step forward

New York details its plans for online age verification rules

Nudists Declare War on SpaceX

People Who Loved Watching SpaceX Launches Can’t Stomach Them Anymore Since Elon Musk Started Being So Horrible

Tesla Engineer Quits, Roasts Elon Musk in Spectacular Fashion

NHTSA is investigating Tesla over its electronic door handles


MEDIA CANDY

Wednesday

Foundation (S3)

Upload

Devs

Freaky Friday (2003)

Alien: Earth

Gen V Season 2

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Producers Promise Season 4 Will Be Better

Slow Horses Season 5

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

The Witcher Season 4 will hit Netflix in October with its new Geralt

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery


APPS & DOODADS

New Apple Intelligence features are available today

iOS 26 lets you reduce Liquid Glass to be more like iOS 18, here’s how

Meta's most dystopian product yet...

Meditation And Mindfulness Have a Dark Side We Don't Often Talk About

BrainWave: 37 Binaural Series™

The Rise of the Indie Web Movement

Links - Marighoul

Stendig Calendars


AT THE LIBRARY

Flybot by Dennis E. Taylor

Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander

Cleave the Sparrow by Jonathan Katz

The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes by Donald D. Hoffman

The Code. the Evaluation. the Protocols: Striving to Become an Eminently Qualified Human by Jocko Willink, Dave Berke, Sarah Armstrong

I Don't Answer Questions: Pleading the Fifth! by David Ridings

Finding Your Comic Genius: An in-depth guide to the art of stand-up comedy by Adam Bloom

Disney and Webtoon’s Partnership Is Leading to a Massive New Comics App


THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

Dave Bittner

The CyberWire

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Control Loop

Only Malware in the Building

Hanker for a Hunk of Cheese

‘The Muppet Show’ Is Getting a 50th Anniversary Disney+ Special

Carrot App the Musical...

Carrot The Musical on IG

Netatmo Home Weather Stations

Ambient Weather WS-2902 WiFi Smart Weather Station with AWN+ Included

Publishers Clearing House’s bankruptcy means ‘forever’ winners will no longer get paid

$2,000 Shipping: International Sellers Charge Absurd Prices to Avoid Dealing With American Tariffs

Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kills Darth Maul (Live Action)

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin


CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Robert Redford dead at 89

Sneakers

All-time Los Angeles Dodgers great Clayton Kershaw to retire at end of season

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14: Round the World with Felicia Michaels

14: Round the World with Felicia Michaels

This week the guys are joined by renowned comedian and photographer Felicia Michaels and some serious tomfoolery ensues. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: Felicia Michaels Felicia on Twitter Felicia on Instagram Beauty and Da Beast Podcast She said what!?! Podcast Fab Grabs $150M At $1B Valuation (And Is Raising Another $100M+ More) Dead cat bounce Instagram adds video, 15 seconds - 8 more than vine for you long-lasters. Doritos on Vine Round the world "The Devil's Tree" - A horror feature Susanna Lee Peeping Comics Let's Date: fun & easy social dating Bang with Friends Match.com Scammers Top Dating Site 'Plenty of Fish' Announces Big Changes No longer Der Weinerschnitzle Nerve Clayton James Cubitt OK Cupid Snopes Russell Brand shocks tv news anchor Crazy People Crazy People Trailer - Jaguar. For men who'd like handjobs from beautiful women they hardly know. How To Protect Against Laptop Webcam Hacking Kicksend Gabriel Iglesias Stand-up, Stripped-down (Side note: Co-host Jason built this freakin' site!) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

24 Jun 20131h 17min

13: Upward spiral of innovation

13: Upward spiral of innovation

Dr. David Teter joins the guys this week to talk clean water, nuclear weapons (no shit) and the Edward Snowden debacle among other things. If we disappear it's because of this episode. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: Dr. David Teter Karl Hyde - "The Boy With The Jigsaw Puzzle Fingers" Facebook adds hashtags Facebook kills search ads Google grabs maps app Waze in billion-dollar deal Douchy MySpace Video SOMA Water Kickstarter SOMA Water press release claiming removal of heavy metals and "other contaminants" California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Certified Residential Water Program To Freak or Not To Freak, That Is the Question Executive Order 12333--United States intelligence activities ACLU - FAA FOIA Documents Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator Sandia attenuation technology may help resolve arsenic environmental crisis in Bangladesh Sandia arsenic-catchers could help communities supply safer drinking water affordably Arsenic Water Technology Partnership See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

17 Jun 20131h 10min

12: And now for something completely different

12: And now for something completely different

The gents try a new peppier format and introduce some new segments. Love it or hate it? Let us know at podcast@grumpyoldgeeks.com! Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks in iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to...' Shownotes: Couple who hosted self-help radio show found dead in joint suicide at Brooklyn home Florida woman claims massive Powerball pot, pockets more than $370 million "In the digital economy, we'll soon all be working for free – and I refuse" By Suzanne Moore in The Guardian "Chicago Sun-Times lays off its photo staff" - Chicago Tribune Zosia and Clara Mamet’s Kickstarter meets little support Camera Noir by Pacific Helm LLC NSA Collecting Phone Records for Millions of U.S. Verizon Customers Obama administration defends 'critical' NSA phone records collection The Next HOPE: Privacy is Dead - Get Over It by Steve Rambam Joe Hill NOS4A2: A Novel This is why I'm broke - curated awesomeness The Smart Passive Income Podcast PHP Town Hall Podcast Composer - PHP Package Manager Laravel PHP Framework Suzanne Casamento - Fingerprints Fantasy Dating Mammoth See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

10 Jun 20131h 6min

11: Social media burnout. Fact or Fiction?

11: Social media burnout. Fact or Fiction?

Jason and Brian discuss social media burnout, the evils of tech support, and a movie review of a hacker classic. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks in iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to...' Shownotes: Kia Forte Techathlete Games - Jasons day job while on vacation Skinny Puppy Student science experiment finds plants won't grow near Wi-Fi router Tim Ferriss and Sperm Count Michelob Ultra Gazelle How Teens Are Really Using Facebook: It's a 'Social Burden,' Pew Study Finds What Really Happens On A Teen Girl's iPhone Top 15 Most Popular Social Networking Sites Facebook opens up on platform growth, ads, and Parse, reveals 1B stories are being shared daily Hackers Gleaming the Cube Netflix's Sarandos scoffs at stock drop on 'Arrested' reviews Elementary See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

3 Jun 20131h 9min

10: Who checks the lady boys?

10: Who checks the lady boys?

Joey Rabier a.k.a. Joey the Intern from TechTV/G4/Revision3 joins Jason and Brian this week for some serious inappropriateness that's guaranteed to offend the entire family. I'm just going to leave this episode here and you do with it what you will. We'll be returning to our regularly scheduled programming next week unless Jason dies in a ball of flames from his cross country air travels. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: Our guest this week is Joey the Intern Revision3 TechTV Kent's Tshirt The Newsroom Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip And Not a Single Fuck Was Given That Day Pigeon, handling life like a boss Crypteks on Kickstarter People complaining about not getting their Crypteks stuff Why Kickstarter 'can't' and won't protect backers once a project is funded Bitcoin Mining Has An Absurd Environmental Impact Cannes: Zach Braff's Kickstarter Film Lands Full Financing   Amy's Baking Company - This Is The Most Epic Brand Meltdown On Facebook Ever Amy's Baking Company on Yelp Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Backlash Sees Greg Karber Hand Out Clothes To The Homeless The Jenna Marbles Paradox: Why Are YouTube Videos So Terrible? It's Getting Harder to Make Money on YouTube The Purge Movie Smitten teen girls stir up #FreeJahar mania for Boston Marathon bombings suspect Suicide Club Meet an Inmate GoDaddy.com CEO Bob Parsons' Elephant Hunt Sparks Outrage PETA Kills Animals Penn and Teller - P.E.T.A. (Full Episode) Sea Shepherd's Idiotic Antics Cost Australian Taxpayers "Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars" Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd Founder, Vows To Continue Work While On The Run Paul Watson: out of jail, but still in trouble Japanese whalers run over Sea Shepherd boat Alternate view of crash Scrimshaw Pilsner - North Coast Brewing Co. US government: zero-day vulnerabilities wanted - we pay bitcoins Bang With Friends Isn't Actually That Anonymous Writer Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here’s What Happened Secret photos KYMS Free: Hide and lock photos, videos, documents See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

27 Mai 201343min

09: Tend your own garden

09: Tend your own garden

Jason realizes he's a whiny brat and starts to eat his own dogfood. A conversation ensues about the dangers of giving up your content to so many sites that you don't own and Brian tries to make his brain grow. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: Oh shit, him again? Melissa Joan Hart's Kickstarter Campaign Canceled After Project Falls Extremely Short Of Goal Lefsetz Letter Asahi Super Dry No More Sharecropping! After Instagram controversy, a watchdog site tracks shifting Terms of Service Rocket Arena Quake Live Lumosity See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

21 Mai 201341min

08: I'll bet you think this podcast is about you. Don't you?

08: I'll bet you think this podcast is about you. Don't you?

Brian returns from Hawaii, Snapchat is busted hardcore, and Kickstarter is kicked in the nuts. Again. Jason reveals his tips on interviewing for tech jobs, his addiction for hardcore gaming, and love for quality television. Brian talks about his love of trivia and his unjustified hatred for Farscape. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: I won't give Zach Braff one dime by Ken Levine Zane Lamprey OMG, "Deleted" Snapchat Sexts Can Actually Be Recovered For $300, a Utah Company Can Recover Vanished Snapchats Newcastle Brown Ale: "Ocean" Dots Trivie Sci-Fi Becomes Syfy: Why? Defiance Friday the 13th: The Series See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

13 Mai 201355min

07: Must learn balance Daniel-san!

07: Must learn balance Daniel-san!

In this episode the geeks talk about how they've gotten screwed by bad business practices and dish out some serious wisdom on how you can avoid the same fate. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks in iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to...' Shownotes: Rackspace Derek Powazek Pegging Jason Schupp Irish Music Cruise iPhone waterproofing LoseIt Fuck You. Pay Me Coachella Muji Moleskine Pattern Recognition Markus Pierson Fab.com Brian's Bottle Opener 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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