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Meta stock plummets due to reduced growth, generally being Meta; HitPiece "starts a conversation" about blatant theft; we're really, really over "nefts"; Wordle gets bought by the NYT, nothing changes; Tesla's estimated percentage of defect; Joe Rogan, Spotify kerfuffle continues; gaming consolidation; Super Pumped; House of Gucci; Manifest; Janet Jackson; new Wi-Fi standards; Noom is a scam; IRS, facial recognition & ID.me; GDPR consent popups now unlawful; full-frontal Luke.Show notes at https://gog.show/539ButcherBox is giving new members 2 lbs of ground beef free in every order for the life of your membership! Sign up at butcherbox.com/GOGFOLLOW UPTippmann TPX Paintball Pistol Starter Kit - BlackSalt Supply Co.IN THE NEWSShares of Facebook parent Meta plunge 22% on lower profitsFacebook isn’t growing anymoreHitPiece Wants to Make Every Song in the World an NFT. But Artists Aren’t Buying ItEven Ye hates the NFTThe NFT Art World Wouldn’t Be the Same Without This Woman’s ‘Wide-Awake Hallucinations’The NFT Ecosystem Is a Complete DisasterIt’s pronounced “neft”Wordle, the game everyone's obsessed with, gets bought by the New York TimesPeople Are Downloading the Next 2,000 Days of WordleTesla recalls 53,822 cars because they won’t stop at stop signsTeen wants $50,000 to stop tracking Elon Musk’s private jetDorsey Says Zuckerberg Should Have Focused on Bitcoin, Not DiemJoe Rogan apologizes to Spotify over backlash and promises to 'balance things out'Sony is buying Destiny studio BungieDating app Grindr disappears from Apple's App Store in China (updated)MEDIA CANDYSuper Pumped: The Battle for Uber (2022) Official Trailer | SHOWTIMEHouse of GucciJanet JacksonAziz Ansari Nightclub ComedianManifestAPPS & DOODADSNetflix's 'Continue Watching' queue gets a huge quality of life improvementThis upcoming Wi-Fi standard will give your router motion-sensing superpowersI found out why metaverse avatars don’t have legsWhy Noom, The Weight-Loss App, Is A ScamAtomos ShinobiAT THE LIBRARYQuantum of Nightmares (Laundry Files Book 11) by Charles StrossSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatRecorded FutureIRS plan to scan your face prompts anger in Congress, confusion among taxpayersID.meGDPR enforcer rules that IAB Europe’s consent popups are unlawfulThe Privacy, Security, & OSINT Show – Episode 243CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSDirect Donations to Jason’s Hospital FundSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 Feb 20221h 14min

NFTs, destroyed; FCC & ISP choice; Bitcoin is just a tech stock now; Diem dissolved; Elon's brain implants; autonomous cars & legal responsibility; TikTok's creator fund; Neil Young tells Spotify, Rogan or me, Spotify chooses Rogan; Google's new cookies; META supercomputer; Beforeigners; Ozark; Eternals; Salvation; the Critical Drinker; iPad doodads; Pestle; Twitter's Flock; Aftermath by Levar Burton; Stronger After Stroke; Depeche Mode; Boba Fett sans Boba; VPN questions; Attorney Generals suing Google; Bittner's got a gun.Show notes at https://gog.show/538FOLLOW UPThe Problem With NFTs by Folding IdeasIN THE NEWSFCC chair plans to block exclusive deals that limit ISP choice in apartmentsBitcoin Is Just a Crappy Tech Stock NowFacebook-backed Diem Association may be close to dissolvingSteve Bannon Is Key Player In New Cryptocurrency. What Could Go Wrong?Experts Are Ringing Alarms About Elon Musk’s Brain ImplantsMajor legal changes needed for driverless car eraTesla driver faces felony charges in fatal crash involving Autopilot.Why TikTok stars are criticizing its creator fundSpotify Takes Down Neil Young’s Music After His Joe Rogan UltimatumGoogle is testing a new replacement for third-party cookiesMeta says its new AI supercomputer will be the world's fastest by mid-2022Meta's 'free' internet is costing people money in developing countriesMEDIA CANDYBeforeignersOzarkEternalsSalvationWhy Modern Movies Suck - They're Written By Children - by The Critical DrinkerAPPS & DOODADSESR Rebound Magnetic Case Compatible with iPad Pro 12.9 Inch 2021/2020 (5th/4th Generation), Smart Case with Magnetic Attachment, Auto Sleep/Wake, Pencil 2 Support, and Trifold Stand – BlackYoassi 360Degrees Rotatable Heavy Duty iPad Tripod Mount, Universal Clamping Tablet Holder Break-Resistant Anti-Wobble, iPad Tripod Holder Adapter Fits iPad Pro 9.7 10.5 11 12.9 iPad 12345678 Mini AirAukfa XXX-Large Electric Heating Pad for Back Pain and Cramps Relief, 17 x 33 Inch King Size 6 Heat Settings, Auto Shut Off, Ultra Soft Heat Pad with Moist & Dry Heat Therapy Options, BluePestle: Kitchen CompanionPestle for iOS transforms any recipe into a step-by-step guide with voice control, SharePlay, and moreTwitter's experimental 'Flock' feature will let you share tweets with your closest friendsAnker USB C Hub for MacBook, PowerExpand Direct 7-in-2 USB C Adapter Compatible with Thunderbolt 3 USB C Port, 100W Power Delivery, 4K HDMI, USB C and 2 USB A Data Ports, SD and microSD Card ReaderAT THE LIBRARYAftermath by LeVar BurtonStronger After Stroke, Third Edition: Your Roadmap to RecoveryStripped: Depeche Mode by Jonathan MillerSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatThe PreparedCan VPNs Be Traced?Washington DC's AG sues Google for 'deceiving users and invading their privacy'CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSRulers of the NOWMeat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell singer dies at 74Louie Anderson Dies: Comedian & Emmy Winner Was 68See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

28 Jan 20221h 4min

Government makes usable website; Apple & Google oppose antitrust efforts; sad NFTs; non-smart non-contracts; we don't talk about crypto, no no no; Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard; Instagram closed petfluencers; the Witcher; the Expanse; Encanto; Ray Donovan; Station Eleven; Star Trek news; Stroke Cast; Stay & Moom apps; 12' Ladder; Rode VideoMic; Reddit revamps block to actually block; Aftermath; Humankind: A Hopeful History; Termination Shock; NSO Group's Pegasus; VPNLab; Boba Vette.Show notes at https://gog.show/537/FOLLOW UPAT&T and Verizon delay 5G rollout at some airports after airlines warn of disruptionsIN THE NEWSThe Government’s New Website for Ordering Free COVID Tests Is Refreshingly Easy to UseApple and Google oppose Senate antitrust efforts, claiming they'd hurt consumer securityWhich Celebrity Has the Saddest NFT?The Dune NFT Fiasco Is the Least of Crypto's Legal WorriesUK government announces official crackdown on 'misleading' crypto adsSpain sets new rules for influencers who promote cryptocurrencyMicrosoft is buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billionMicrosoft Game Pass tops 25 million subscribersBring in the clones: Instagrammers are genetically replicating their petsMEDIA CANDYThe WitcherThe ExpanseEncantoWhy “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” Is the Biggest Disney Hit Since “Let It Go”Ray Donovan the MovieStation ElevenStar Trek: Discovery’ Renewed For Season 5; Premiere Dates Announced For ‘Picard’ And ‘Strange New Worlds’Stroke CastAPPS & DOODADSStay by Cordless DogMoom12' ladderHYPER Triple 4K Display Dock for MacBook Pro 2016-2021Rode VideoMic GO IIRode Microphones VideoMic GO II Lightweight On-Camera Microphone at AdoramaRode Microphones VideoMic NTG On-Camera Supercardioid Shotgun Microphone at AdoramaOculus Quest 2Reddit 'revamped' its block feature so blocking actually worksAT THE LIBRARYAftermath by LeVar BurtonHumankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman , Erica Moore , Elizabeth MantonTermination Shock: A Novel by Neal StephensonSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatFett's Vette 2021 Music Video (MC Chris)Israeli police reportedly used Pegasus spyware to conduct domestic surveillanceEuropol Shuts Down VPNLab, Cybercriminals' Favourite VPN ServiceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

21 Jan 20221h 1min

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 UPWinnie the Pooh Public DomainMy first impressions of web3 by Moxie MarlinspikeIN THE NEWSUber CEO Admits Company Can Afford Labor Protections for DriversLAPD fired two officers who ignored robbers to play 'Pokémon Go'Shoddy coding has some Honda cars stuck in the year 2002Why Tesla Soared as Other Automakers Struggled to Make CarsTesla’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 testMozilla pauses crypto donations following criticism over climate impactKim Kardashian Sued for Promoting Alleged Cryptocurrency 'Pump and Dump' ScamThe Associated Press is starting its own NFT marketplace for photojournalismTech Startup Wants To Gamify Suing People Using Crypto TokensHere’s the truth about the crypto miner that comes with Norton AntivirusJack Dorsey proposes a legal defense fund for Bitcoin developersMEDIA CANDYThe Matrix ResurrectionsNic Cage plays 'Nick Cage' in first look at comedy-thriller The Unbearable Weight of Massive TalentAll or Nothing: Manchester CityAll or Nothing: JuventesAPPS & DOODADSMagnet AppMagic Leap grants healthcare startups access to its new AR headset ahead of mid-2022 releaseIt fills me with glee that Canon printers now think Canon’s own toner is fakeWordle' clones are taking over the App StoreAlexa can change the weight on NordicTrack's adjustable dumbbellsSECURITY HAH!Italian mafia boss caught after Google Maps sighting in SpainOpen source developer corrupts his own files, impacting millionsWarnings 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 levelsCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSThomas J Indge - Musician - composer | performer | producerThomas J Indge - InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

14 Jan 20221h 7min

2022, here we go again; the case against crypto; feels like a sea change against crypto & NFTs; the metaverse still doesn't exist; decentralized Web3 is, you guessed it, centralized; DoorDash requires engineers to deliver goods once a month; Uber launching driverless food delivery; everyone's delaying returns to the office, again; Grand Tour; Hannah; Red Notice; Don't Look Up; the Matrix; Salvation; Hawkeye; Free Guy; Jungle Cruise; South Park; Star Trek's feelings; Twetch; Catatouille & the Catellite Dish; the Book of Boba Fett; anything exciting happen over the break?Show notes at https://gog.show/535 FOLLOW UPFrom Bitcoin Obituaries - "Bitcoin is Dead" Declared 400+ TimesThe Case Against Crypto by Stephen DiehlBrian Eno is not a fan of NFTsThe Future Is Not Only Useless, It’s ExpensiveIn 2021, tech talked up ‘the metaverse.’ One problem: It doesn’t exist.Fortune Favours the Brave | Crypto.comweb3 is Centralized by Wesley Aptekar-CasselsIN THE NEWSSan Francisco-based DoorDash is requiring engineers to deliver food — and they’re furiousUber will launch driverless food deliveries in California in 2022Autonomous car developers lobby to defang safety data regulationsApple joins the ranks of companies delaying their return to officeComcast won't enforce Northeast data caps until 2023 at the earliestAT&T and Verizon settle FCC 911 outage investigationsVerizon and AT&T Decline Regulators’ Request to Delay New 5G ServicesMEDIA CANDYThe WitcherNetflix drops a surprise teaser for its 'Witcher' prequelThe Grand Tour Presents... Carnage a TroisHannah Season 3Red NoticeThe Matrix ResurrectionsDon’t Look Up!SalvationHawkeyeFree GuyJungle CruiseSouth Park: Post CovidAPPS & DOODADSTwetchHalide for iPhoneFiLMic ProFiLMiC Creator BundleDJI Osmo Pocket 2Your cat could burn your house down, Korean officials warn after 107 fires sparked by felinesElon Musk’s Starlink Internet Dishes Are Attracting CatsAT THE LIBRARYFan Fiction: A Mem-Noir: Inspired by True Events by Brent SpinerQuantum of Nightmares (Laundry Files Book 11) by Charles StrossEscape from Yokai Land (Laundry Files Book 12) by Charles StrossThe Kaiju Preservation Society by John ScalziJanuary 1, 2022, is Public Domain Day: Works from 1926 are open to all, as is a cornucopia of recorded music: an estimated 400,000 sound recordings from before 1923!SECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatRecorded FutureThe Book of Boba Fett'The Book of Boba Fett' premiere is an abysmal failure on every levelCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSWhat Happens When You Quit Alcohol?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 Jan 20221h 10min

Christmas is cancelled; Bezos gets his wings; subscription models; AWS outage; centralized exchanges; Buzzfeed headlines; Twitter Spaces lack moderation; Vegans and NFT'ers; some smart NFT moves; fat finger errors; Facebook exec blames people; click to subscribe, call to cancel; A&M Records; the Expanse; Star Trek: Discovery; FC Bayern; Dan Carlin; thumper spikes; DiePods; drunk purchases; Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser; comprised Twitter accounts; Log4j and software dependencies.Show notes at https://gog.show/534This Holiday, ButcherBox is giving new members one pack of bacon for FREE in EVERY box, plus $20 off each box for the first five months of your membership. That's free bacon for life and up to $100 off! Sign up at butcherbox.com/GOGFOLLOW UPThe FAA will give Bezos and Branson its last astronaut wingsMercedes-Benz gets world’s first approval for automated driving systemToyota is going to make you pay to start your car with your key fobIN THE NEWSAmazon explains outage that took out a large chunk of the internetAmazon’s Server Outage Took Down a ‘Decentralized’ Crypto ExchangeHow Former BuzzFeed Employees Missed Their Big PaydayTwitter asks judge to throw out Trump's lawsuit over banTwitter reportedly knew Spaces could be misused due to a lack of moderationBored Ape Yacht Club: Someone accidentally sold a $300,000 NFT for $3,000NIKE buys RTFKT, a virtual brand that makes metaverse-ready sneakersStrengthening digital provenance with OpenSea and AdobeFacebook exec blames society for COVID misinformationSenate bill would facilitate social platforms sharing data with outside researchersHer Instagram Handle Was ‘Metaverse.’ Last Month, It Vanished.The end of “click to subscribe, call to cancel”? One of the news industry’s favorite retention tactics is illegal, FTC saysMEDIA CANDYMr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M RecordsThe Expanse Season 6The WitcherFC Bayern - Behind the LegendDan Carlin’s Hardcore History AddendumEverything Everywhere All At Once | Official Trailer HD | A24APPS & DOODADSVictor M9012 Sonic 2 Spike, YellowControversial ‘suicide pod’ that ‘kills peacefully’ gets go-ahead in SwitzerlandArduino UNO Mini Limited EditionAT THE LIBRARYFan Fiction: A Mem-Noir: Inspired by True EventsEscape from Yokai Land (Laundry Files Book 12) by Charles StrossThe Kaiju Preservation Society by John ScalziSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatRecorded FutureFirst Look | "Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser" | With Walt Disney Imagineering | Walt Disney WorldStar Wars Galactic Starcruiser Welcome video - Very Star Tours like.Someone 'briefly compromised' the Indian Prime Minister's Twitter accountLogging library for millions of apps has a serious vulnerabilityxkcd: DependencyGoogle disrupted a massive botnet that hackers used to steal information and mine cryptocurrencyCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSMasayuki Uemura, Creator Of The NES And SNES, Dies At 78Michael Nesmith — considerably more than a Monkee — dies at 78Monkees’ Manager on Michael Nesmith’s Final Months: ‘He Died Knowing They Were Beloved — He Finally Got It’Anne Rice, ‘Interview with the Vampire’ Writer, Dies at 80See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

15 Dec 20211h 4min

Zuck on a Truck, Taxis & NFTs; Dorsey departs Twitter; Square becomes Block; Logi are SLOBS; AI accountability; debt collectors wants to slide into your DMs; Elon seems to have misplaced all his money, can't help SpaceX; Shang-Chi; Hawkeye; Cruella; Get Back; Listening to Kenny G; Star Trek: Discovery's feelings; Lost in Space; Iron Maiden podcast; True Story; the Power of the Dog; old ears; Lucid; Blinkist; Craft; Bitmart hacked; scaling moderation issues hit Twitter, eBay; to Facebook or not to Facebook, that is the argument.Show notes at https://gog.show/533/We're also sponsored by Hover! Hover is the place to get the best domains. With over 300 top-level domains to choose from. Go to Hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.FOLLOW UPZuck on a TruckNFTs: crypto grifters try to scam artists, againNFT CryptoPunk owner sold it to himself for $532 million in EthereumCryptoPunks NFT TrackerLong-time Lyft CFO departs to become CFO at NFT marketplace OpenSeaIN THE NEWSJack Dorsey Has Stepped Down As Twitter CEONew Twitter CEO has already begun a 'major reorganization'Square is changing its name to BlockSquare, Inc. Changes Name to BlockOBS Project accuses Streamlabs OBS of stealing name and trademarkThe movement to hold AI accountable gains more steamAI Is Discovering Patterns in Pure Mathematics That Have Never Been Seen BeforeDebt collectors can now text, email and DM you on social mediaElon Musk Frantically Warns Employees of Potential SpaceX BankruptcyMEDIA CANDYShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsHawkeyeCruellaGet BackListening to Kenny GStar Trek: DiscoveryChristopher Moore on DiscoveryLost in SpaceWheel of TimeWatch First Episode Of IRON MAIDEN Singer BRUCE DICKINSON's 'Psycho Schizo Espresso' Video PodcastTrue StoryThe Power of the DogLaurence Fishburne Was Never Told Why ‘Matrix 4’ Left Him Out: ‘You Have to Ask Lana Wachowski’Spotify Hired A Psychic To Channel Your Personal Audio AuraAPPS & DOODADSHow Old are Your Ears?LucidBlinkistCraftSun and Moon SeekerTime CalculatorChatter Telephone™ with Bluetooth®SECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatRecorded FutureCrypto exchange BitMart loses $196 million to hackersTwitter mistakenly suspended users after extremists abused its private image policyeBay banned some users by mistakeCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSGeek & Southern1-800-ContactsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

8 Dec 20211h 5min

Happy Thanksgiving; spam season; Jason's pivoting; scooters back in the news; Zillow's AI disaster; Tesla app locked people out of their cars (except for their keys); Zipline; trolling NFT owners; the NFT Bay; Crypto.com Arena; Apple on right to repair; OpenAI GPT-3; the Orville; Star Trek: First Contact; Jagged, Alanis Morissette; Discovery; Foundation; Wheel of Time; Bored Ape Yacht Club; Buy Nothing Project; ear wax; AirPods are out; Super Agent cookie monster; Twitter Blue; smart dimmers.Show notes at https://gog.show/532/This week we’re sponsored by Feals. Become a member today by going to Feals.com/gog and you’ll get 50% off your first order with free shipping.FOLLOW UPThe PivoteerMiami votes to end electric scooter pilot programIN THE NEWSWhat Went Wrong With Zillow? A Real-Estate Algorithm Derailed Its Big BetTesla app outage locked some owners out of their carsZipline starts first commercial US drone deliveries with Walmart partnership in ArkansasHow to Troll an NFT Owner“The NFT Bay” Shares Multi-Terabyte Archive of ‘Pirated’ NFTsCrypto park deal has winner’s curseWhy Apple changed its mind on Right to RepairApple will let iPhone users repair their own devicesOpenAI makes GPT-3 generally available through its APIMEDIA CANDYJaggedStar Trek: Discovery Season 4Star Trek: Discovery Is Tearing the Streaming World Apart‘Scenes From a Marriage,’ ‘Dopesick,’ ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Showrunners on Adapting Source Material for TVFoundationWheel of TimeA Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon ParksUniversal Forms Metaverse Band Based on Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTsIt’s just a pre-monitezed, not good Gorillaz... APPS & DOODADSThe Buy Nothing ProjectYes, you DO need a smart ear wax remover. And the Spade Mini is on sale for under $40Are AirPods Out? Why Cool Kids Are Wearing Wired HeadphonesSuper Agent - Automatic cookie consentIntroducing Twitter Blue - Twitter’s first-ever subscription offeringAmazon Basics Single Pole Smart Switch, Works with Alexa, Neutral Wire Required - A Certified for Humans DeviceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

24 Nov 202146min