218: Shaka, When the Walls Fell

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218: Shaka, When the Walls Fell

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Jul 17, 2017

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Net Neutrality Day of (in)Action; What Did We Do; Amazon’s Geek Squad; Snap, Blue Apron stock; ads within ads; Magic Leap’s Mixed Reality; Sous-vide botnets; Twin Peaks; 80s & 90s music love; Laundry Files; Verizon hack; AlphaBay; MOMA texts; Coke’s AI. Full show notes at http://gog.show/218

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Jul 17, 2017

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Covering tech news, security, movies, tv shows, and books for tech savvy adults. A no-holds-barred show about the Internet and how it's affecting our lives for good or bad. Hosts Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister have over 40 years of online experience and aren't afraid to tell it like it is.

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02: No, we are still not the media.: In this episode we solve the problem of useless profile photos for a cause. Tear Kickstarter a new one and tell you how to be healthy and travel in style. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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39: Beyoncé doesn't take Bitcoin: Sean Bonner joins the guys in the studio this week to enlighten us on Bitcoin and other baubles. Brian gets belligerent about Beyoncé news. Billionaire Bill Gates plays Santa, and more news about how everyone is saying screw-it to privacy. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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03: You just gotta hump it!: Nostalgia, Romance, Cash and the HuffPo disaster. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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04: How we got our groove: This week the guys talk about free online education, how free software can bite you in the ass and wonky design. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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05: We're all screwed...: How Facebook is screwing up their privacy initiative, what you need to get started with security and some awesome sci-fi books! http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/ by Grumpy Old Geeks
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06: Yeah, that sounds expensive.: We have our first guest! Rudy Jachan of Timey Wimey TV and Galacticast fame kindly joined us this week for an awesome conversation about coding, getting old, and how Hollywood works. There is a bit of problem with the audio on this episode and we apologiz by Grumpy Old Geeks
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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. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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21: Ye Good Old Days with Scott Beale: Ye Good Old Days with Scott Beale by Grumpy Old Geeks
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17: There is no spoon: Jason and Brian talk Seneca and Stoics, creepy homeschooling, Microsoft, plagiarism, remixing, downright thievery, iOS apps and Facebook. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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2013 Year End Special: Thanks to everyone who has listened to our show and joined us as guests this year! Have a safe and happy New Years and see ya on the flip side! by Grumpy Old Geeks
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53: You've Got Red on You: Friend of the show Jay Goldman joins us from NYC to talk about Facebook shenanigans and his new book "The Decoded Company." Jason has one of his patented epiphanies about how tech is cooler than ever but the people making it just aren't. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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29: Coin Ops & Sweat Shops: Mike Vinikour joins GOG this week for a fascinating talk about the dirty underbelly of how video games are really made and interesting career paths. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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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. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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22: Bare Knuckle Geekery: We took a break from our parade of guests this week to have a follow-up chit chat on many previous topics and finally finish the damn book! We also discuss the future of GoG as well as a new show and Brian goes all epic ranty. Good times! by Grumpy Old Geeks
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38: No real limits of any kind apply here...: In this pre-holiday run up we clear out our libraries and dump our brain buckets on you. Books may be the new TV but we talk some TV too. Zombies tech takes leap forwards and Snowden is still chillin in Russia. Basically, the usual, but fresher! For... by Grumpy Old Geeks
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