158: It's Neat!

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158: It's Neat!

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62 minutes

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May 6, 2016

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The grumps are back in the saddle; bots in the wild; Uber, Airbnb, Lyft, Tinder & Facebook shenanigans; Apple Music steals music, Reznor to the rescue; OpenAI; BeautifulPeople hacked; Tilt Brush; ResetPlug; Twin Peaks cast; Star Trek is back; Oldchella! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/158

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May 6, 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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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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30: The American Dream 2.0: Jason tempts the fate of the Pod Gods and gets smote upside the head. The American Dream is a fallacy. Scaling back can lead to a happier and healthier life. Kickstarters, podcasts, and books we actually like! And we visit the happiest place on Earth. 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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35: Take a Smile Challenge in the Failure Olympics!: The guys are swamped this week so they take an informal chat approach like the old days while still covering the usual goodies and the guys cut loose on get rich quick schemes. 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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15: The Boys are Back in Town: Several thousand miles and a few weeks later Brian and Jason re-unite over the Internet to keep things going. Topics include: overcoming analysis paralysis, the sad demise of Google Reader, app redemptions and the defense of their honor. by Grumpy Old Geeks
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25: The Breakout Viral Podcast of the Year: Wherein we discuss The World's End & the awesomeness of the Cornetto Trilogy, Facebook induced mass hysteria, bad grammar & dumb ideas, the ethics of fake viral videos, how to fix your bike, and your dog, some internet history revealed. Join us! 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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158: It's Neat!

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