164: NerdWatch 2016!

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164: NerdWatch 2016!

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89 minutes

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Jun 17, 2016

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WWDC; Napster’s back; Microsoft’s LinkedIn & Twitter’s Soundcloud folly; telecoms want love, too; internet makes you dumb; Swedes go cashless; Olli & Watson; Russian DMC hack; gadgets in naughty places; we come around to VR & AR, Smashmouth & Guy Fieri. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/164

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Jun 17, 2016

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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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28: Hitmen & Hookers: In a world where the government has collapsed, journalism is a ghost, and people really use the word "twerk"... Two grumpy geeks take to the Internet to bring you their weekly dose of fart jokes and gravitas. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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16: Sum Ting Wong: Asiana Fox Faux Pas, the death & ressurection of Hulu, Atari Alums hit the slums, Jobs screwing Apple from beyond the grave, dorky algorithms, DEF CON biting the hand that spies, stalkers delight in new creepy, more crap you can't afford. 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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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. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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01: How to make money on the Internet. Sorta.: In the inaugural episode of Grumpy Old Geeks we meet the guys for the first time as they walk us down a bit of memory lane. Jason explains to Brian how people make money on the Internet and some nefarious things people should watch out for. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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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. 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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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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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. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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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. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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18: A Cornucopia of Crazy Making: Celebrity weddings, hearty stouts, class clowns ruin it for everyone, private armies, another kickstarter rip-off, Japan rules at crazy, and Kanye West is still a total douchebag. They also discuss the future of making money on the internet. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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19: Meat and booze camp with Shane Nickerson: Shane Nickerson is on the show this week to talk creativity after 40, how awesome podcasting for yourself is, the fundamental problem with crowd funding, and the future of meat and booze camp. The guys also get threatened by a publisher and other stuff. 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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08: I'll bet you think this podcast is about you. Don't you?: Brian is back from Hawaii and Jason has advice for the young ones and shares his experience enduring the interview process. 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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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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27: By-products of a Lifestyle Obsession: Meandering through the twists and turns of this weeks news and events the guys hit on many absurdities and curiosities until ending up somewhere completely unexpected. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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24: The Best Productivity Podcast Ever!: How to become a programmer, productivity apps, douchery of the NSA and subversion tactics, and free music! by Grumpy Old Geeks
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37: Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now: In this episode we try and take some user feedback to heart and do a more lighthearted show filled with goodness, light, and the brighter side of the human condition. Yeah, didn't work. But at least we had a really good laugh doing it! by Grumpy Old Geeks
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