554: Dicky Do
Grumpy Old Geeks20 Maj 2022

554: Dicky Do

Eggs redux; work from home debate, the Great Whiplash; Hotel Suicide; Twitter sale on hold, over Musk's antics; Youtube isn't a website according to Texas; adtech RTB breach; CityCoins crash; tempests in teapots at Apple; Grubhub's bad promo; Netflix layoffs; HBO app issues; Slower Horses; Kids in the Hall return; Barry; Naked Lunch; back on Brave; social media breaks & violent content on Facebook; AI characters, Artbreeder & title tags; Star Wars excitement; tracking period apps; pay with a smile; Dave's Favorite Things returns.

Show notes at https://gog.show/554/

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FOLLOW UP

Plant-based 'whole' eggs could be served in US restaurants this year

Apple softens its stance on remote work amid return-to-office delays

Apple exec who left the company due to in-person work policy now returning to Google

See what it's like to live in one of the compact sleep pods that allow 14 residents to share a single home in California


IN THE NEWS

With Twitter deal on hold, Musk says a lower sale price isn't 'out of the question’

A court just blew up internet law because it thinks YouTube isn’t a website

Report spotlights vast scale of adtech’s ‘biggest data breach’

Miami’s mayor backed MiamiCoin crypto—then its price dropped 95%

Apple will allow some apps to automatically charge you higher subscription prices

Grubhub’s free lunch offer in NYC crashed its website and app

Netflix lays off 150 mostly US-based staff

AI Can Predict People's Race From X-Ray Images, And Scientists Are Concerned


MEDIA CANDY

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Slow Horses on Apple TV+

New Kids in the Hall on Amazon Prime

Barry on HBO

Naked Lunch


APPS & DOODADS

Brave web browser for iOS updated with new ‘Privacy Hub’

DJI Mini 3 Pro - 51 Things You Should Know Before Buying!

DJI Mini 3 Pro

Taking a Break from Social Media Makes you Happier and Less Anxious by Cal Newport

Taking a One-Week Break from Social Media Improves Well-Being, Depression, and Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Meta has nearly doubled the amount of violent content removed from Facebook

We Used AI To Show What "Twilight" Characters Would Look Like In Real Life Based On The Books, And Emmett Looks Incredibly Huggable

Artbreeder


SECURITY HAH!

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Star Wars: The Rebellion Will Be Televised

Data Marketplace Selling Info About Who Uses Period Tracking Apps

Mastercard's pay-with-a-smile test is bound to rile privacy advocates

How To Clear Out Your Zombie Apps and Online Accounts

OWC Thunderbolt 4 Dock

5K iMac monitor conversion project underway

Apple Magic Keyboard

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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