Grumpy Old Geeks

From a basement in Canada and a pile of suitcases in Chicago, the Geeks talk Nocebo effects, dystopian futures, Walmart nomads, the Bank of Facebook, art jerks, FBI hacks, the Kingsman and ultra-violence, potatoes, Amy Schumer, FIFA and Seveneves Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/112 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The coffee kicks in big time; tech billionaires like their own privacy; trucking a bellwether for the death of the middle class; here come the robots; who needs a Starbucks app; Barack twitter & crypto problems; Twin Peaks back on; we rock our Suitsy. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/111 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Meditating on Prius; digital death; don't quit school to code; the Singularity will kill us all; Die Wordpress Die!; Jason really didn't like an app; Brian doesn't like social PR teams; Waldorf & Statler are back but we're more bitter & miserable. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/110 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Being well rounded; You know nothing, Jon Millennial's; Betteridge's Law of Headlines; HuffPo & Ello; A.I.s & Ex-Machina; smiling happy computers; Maximum Homerdrive; Spiderpacalypse; starting, quitting & starting again; Fight 215; Wordpress still sucks. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/109 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Back on the FitBit, gun caches in every city, Morrissey calls crowdfunding insulting, #TidalFail, Tesla batteries, Amazon rockets, AirBNB bans & topless Venetians, Microsoft Edge, tattoos stymie your watch, & we're having our musical mid-life crisis. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/108 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jason talks to master experimenter Tim Ferriss about crazy Ketogenic dieting tips, Tim's recipe for rocket fuel tea, and disaster prep stuff before rolling into what happened to his TV show and the future of Tim Ferriss on the small screen. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/107 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rise of the techno-libertarians; Jason says he's not getting an Apple Watch, so next week he'll be reviewing one; Tidal streamlines, Yahoo remixes pink slips; mobilegeddon is upon us; the return of Uber; makers vs Silicon Valley fakers; you own NOTHING. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/106 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is it real tech news or a joke in Silicon Valley? We're having a hard time telling the difference. Star Wars trailers, emojis & plane wraps; Putin on the Ritz; China's Great Cannon; your password is still "admin", isn't it? oh and... Han freakin' Solo. Show note at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/105 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Losing yourself in your digital world, John Oliver attempts to get people to care about privacy, disrupting booze, Bukowski, Hugo's get gamed, backup tips, Beiber, it's a Facebook Life & we finally agree with the FBI on something: Wordpress sucks! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/104 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We welcome, Tidal, the Ello of streaming; Garbage, photographers & wanting things for free; Periscope harassment; Meer-who?; Bit.ly for fun & profit; Mobilegeddon is coming; Going Clear; Motivational Morrissey; night vision injections! Science FTW. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/103 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Subscription model evolution from shady to standard, Jenni-Meerkat-Periscope-Cam, content for fun not profit, banging our heads against the privacy wall, all your news are belong to Facebook, X-Files fears, butthurt.me, you & your #@$!ing bubble. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/102 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our 2 year anniversary talking elitist buses in SF, legal tender, the Mars One scam, working Tinder, Twitter TV, Meerkat's mistakes, Facebook suicide, Greedo fish, Rollin' Coal, Sexy Time Steaks, Jason sans pants & no one caring about privacy. Again. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/101 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's our 100th episode & we've put on our finest black t-shirts to celebrate. We wax nostalgic over guests & listeners, bid a fond farewell to Terry Pratchett & still find time to pick apart Apple, Yik Yak, Google, Twitter, the NSA... you know, the usual. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/100 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Troll fails & wins, Hillary's email, hot Prius talk, the literal poop hits the fan turbine, Kickstarter fails yet again, Tinder goes ageist, Facebook looks at your account, there is no blue, ad agency tearjerkers & lasers on sharks! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/99 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The geeks get sad as news that Leonard Nimoy has passed hits mid-podcast; Net Neutrality wins until the lawsuits hit; that damn dress & those silly llamas break the internet; big storage & big data; Tesla & uBeam, House of Cards & the three little pigs. Show notes http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/98 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Complaining for good health; the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week in security; the Winter is Coming rule; drones, faux skylights and King Tut; brain games and HQ audio debunking; wallet (sans chain); retweeting to make a difference! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/97 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Blockin' ads, lyin' fitbits, dumpin' on Prius, searchin' on the dark web, brewin' expensive tea, laughin' at Kayne, talikin' to TVs, dyin' on Facebook, cryin' for Aibo, feelin' bad for shaming, baskin' in comment love. Or did we misremember it all? Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/96 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're moving to Germany, on a plane with a parachute, taking selfies, reading Kindle Unlimited, listening to Neil Gaiman's sexy voice on a Pono while playing with Jason's blue balls! Also, Uber, Ayn Rand and the big fat lie.* *Due to a slight Skype error we lost the first sentence of Media Candy. The band we're talking about in the beginning of the segment is Kraftwerk. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/95 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Uber & GoDaddy, contrasting case studies in using Puppies to win hearts & shut down minds. Drunk Droning! Brian updates hardware, Jason trains his mind. Everyone screws musicians! Every movie ever is being rebooted & m**ther f**kin dragon faucets! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/94 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian says Nukular & points to the Doomsday Clock. Jason discovered the show Sex Box. Lots of people are getting rich on Kickstarter that aren't us. Microsoft and the government do some stuff plus book reviews. Shazam and the Mythbusters pivot. Scully is still hot! Show notes: http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/93 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Everyone is back on their respective coasts and the show is back to normal. We deliver on the long promised new bumpers only we care about. Selfie-sticks abound. People can make their own gut beer. Brian reviews an app. Jason ruins a movie. The usual! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/92 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In a very rare in-person episode the guys hang out at Brian’s Santa Monica pad and go over the weeks fun Internet news. Topics discussed Amazon going all you can eat. Space-X doing cool stuff. Great books of the week and the best new website on the Internet. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/91 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ravaged by the elements and in-laws the guys rally to get back on the horse and discuss grammar atrocities, the Lizard Squad foibles, WSJ making silly moves, car radios under attack in Sweden, why middle-men are a bad idea, and other silliness. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/90 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In their final show of the year, Brian and Jason wrap up with their own version of the holiday listicle and thank you's to the listeners. Jason's noise gate is still broken so holiday apologies. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/2014-year-end-special See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the last full show of the year the guys take on Sony and their cowardice. Oprah is going full Amanda Palmer. Rappers are morons. And the best gift you can get this year is a box of bullshit. Happy holidays everyone and thank you for listening! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/89 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jason dives into the sharing economy with bizarre results. Brian has never had sex on acid. Sony is still hosed. The Newsroom gets weird. Jason can't find a cuddle buddy. Brian finds the best website on the Internet. Ever! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/88 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The true purpose of Twitter has been discovered and it's unsurprisingly about poo. San Francisco moves to Silicon Beach. Bring on man-poo beach. Security is off the hook. A bunch of new podcasts to check out. And Jason finally gives up on the FitBit. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/87 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Still full from Thanksgiving the guys cover topics such as the new Star Wars trailer, deleting becoming obsolete, the death of ethics in journalism, the lack of transparency in Spotfy, Kickstarter pivoting to a storefront and more. Pass the leftovers... Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/86 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the strangest episode to date, Jason buries the tin-foil hat & Brian takes up the mantle of Grumpy Prime. Uber Incompetence is on the rise. WTF was Mattel thinking? Podcasting renaissance is balderdash. No sparks actually fly over Amanda f'in Palmer. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/85 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tara "Tiger" Brown joins us to talk about her new project and super fun stuff. No, she is NOT the no talent ass clown of which this episode is named. You get one guess who that is. But humanity did land on a comet! And Brian still reads vampire novels. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/84 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is a very long episode where we cover a metric-ton of epic stuff. That said I'm extremely late for an appointment so just listen to it ok? Thanks! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/83 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian hammers home some more bad news about the sharing economy and Uber. Many people are in search of the elusive Ubercorn. Why is hash-tagging done so poorly. Anonymity online is a fools errand. More books, podcasts, and even an app! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/82 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fur flies in this action packed episode where two people, without actual fur, go fisticuffs over the future of social networks. Astute business advice from a chronically broke dude. The 'Horribleification' of the Internet. And the music biz is still dead. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/81 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Yosemite upgrade hell. Pros and cons of too much tech. Unplugging for fun, profit, and sanity. Breech fatigue is now a thing plus hacks of the week. Ed Snowden's drinking habits and new film career. Good books and music biz epitaphs. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/80 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In their best episode yet, we discuss the NFL and not paying their taxes, flying cars, drone racing, San Francisco doing something right, Bugzilla, Silk Road, the open source security farce, big social data, Twin Peaks, and even more goodies! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/79 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week the guys go full Luddite and discuss the erosion of humanity from too much technology and the vapid obsessions of an always on society. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/78 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Big fingers required. Apple just won't stop screwing up. Facebook gets drones. The great gay exodus and the future of Ello. Bash is broken and nerds everywhere pull an all-nighter. Kevin Mitnick is cashing in. And oh so much more... Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/77 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Stay the hell out of our thought experiments! You're stuck with Twitter's shenanigans for a few years. Jason dumps his technolust. Brian got his Uber reach-around finally. The 1099 economy hits new lows. We review some crappy young adult novels. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/76 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Best value at a bar. Ask A Geek: why we don't build apps, why we work on the web, and what's up with our personal projects. How to handle getting hacked. Pizza and domestic violence. They love crowdfunding money, not so keen on providing those rewards. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/75 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Arguments about the nature of security and The Fappening. Uber needs a come to Jesus moment soon. Musicians as CEO's. Musicians as stalker/hacker victims. Some Joan Rivers love. Home Depot customers are allegedly screwed. And don’t trust your cellphone! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/74 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

iPhone 5 recall. The NFL is what? Podcast Nazis. Google drones. Wordpress GOOD news. Hacks of the week. Tony Soprano silliness. App downloads discussed. Facial recognition makes good. Don't buy ice cream. More on the click-bait wars. Facebook explains. Listen or subscribe in iTunes or get the FREE Grumpy Old Geeks App! If you like the show please click here and give us a rating or review in iTunes. It helps us out and lets us know people want more episodes! If you’d like to donate to the show please check out our page on TugBoat Hosted by Libsyn Use the coupon code “gog” while signing up & receive up to 2 months free! Show Notes iPhone 5 battery recall Hat-tip to @mtemal The Real Super Bowl Question: Should The NFL Be A Nonprofit? Who Owns Your iTunes Library After Death? Podcasters Roundtable Episode 33 - Open Mic Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: John Oliver Literally Destroys Piñatas (Web Exclusive) Time To Do Everything Except Think Facebook wants you to know that Messenger is not spying on you Get the Facts About Messenger The Price of Admission by Dan Savage Watch a Small Child Ruthlessly Bully Ricky Gervais in New Audi Ad Why Mark Zuckerberg’s war on click bait proves we are all pawns of social media Most smartphone users download zero apps per month Your cellphone is killing you: What people don’t want you to know about electromagnetic fields Google shows off 'Project Wing' delivery drones Inside Google's Secret Drone-Delivery Program Is The Universe A Hologram? Conscious Brain-to-Brain Communication in Humans Using Non-Invasive Technologies. DQ Breach? HQ Says No, But Would it Know? Oops! Mozilla left thousands of email addresses and passwords lying around (again) JPMorgan, other banks hacked, and FBI looks to Russia for culprits Automattic Acquires BruteProtect To Help Keep WordPress Users Safe Suspected child abuse fugitive caught by facial recognition after 14 years The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam Trilogy Book 2) by Margaret Atwood No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State by Glen Greenwald William Gibson talking about coining the term Cyberspace. The Iconic Moleskine Notebook Goes Digital Counting Crows Frontman Adam Duritz Explains Why No One Can Find Him On Tinder Neil And Pegi Young Divorce After 36 Years Of Marriage Mythbusters Finale - Plane Boarding Tests Utopia About Utopia Did Tony die at the end of The Sopranos? David Chase Says He Was Quoted Out of Context, and the Sopranos War of Words Rages On Are you proud of yourself, @savedyouaclick? The War - A Film By Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Zara Pulls Kids' T-Shirt That Looks Like a Nazi Camp Uniform Feeling the buzz: where do phantom phone vibrations come from? I Dream of TV Newsletter Reid's Chocolates See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We’re back on track this week with some mockery of ice buckets, enhanced security section with copious tinfoil hattery, and enough news to choke a horse. Basically, we’re back in the saddle! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/72 Listen or subscribe in iTunes If you like the show please click here and give us a rating or review in iTunes. It helps us out and lets us know people want more episodes! If you’d like to donate to the show please check out our page on TugBoat Hosted by Libsyn Use the coupon code “gog” while signing up & receive up to 2 months free! Show Notes Ice Bucket Challenge ‘Severe’ drought covers nearly 99.8% of California, report says California drought: 17 communities could run out of water within 60 to 120 days, state says Slingshot (water vapor distillation system) Why Facebook is for ice buckets, Twitter is for Ferguson The Ice Bucket Challenge Has Raised More Than $13 Million — Meanwhile, Medical Research Has Been Cut By Billions The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Adam Carolla’s Settlement with the Podcasting Troll Premier League warns about posting goal videos online NFL Asks Musicians for Money to Play Super Bowl The NFL has a REVENUE of over 9 billion per year. Does Facebook think users are dumb? “Satire” tag added to Onion articles And the Onion responds. Should Twitter, Facebook and Google Executives be the Arbiters of What We See and Read? People Keep Getting Into Strangers’ Cars Because They Think It’s An Uber Snapchat Is Now The #3 Social App Among Millennials Twitter now officially says your timeline is more than just tweets from people you follow I Visited Pirate Bay’s Peter Sunde In Prison, Here’s What He Had To Say Motorcyclist crashes, flips and sticks a perfect landing on a car’s roof Last Call – The end of the printed newspaper. By Clay Shirky Meet Product Hunt Hospital network hacked, 4.5 million records stolen Professor hacks University Health Conway in demonstration for class What can Brown do to you? Lorem Ipsum: Of Good & Evil, Google & China Dressed For Excess Technology Can Make Lawful Surveillance Both Open and Effective Hacking Into Traffic Lights With a Plain Old Laptop Is Scary Simple White House cybersecurity czar brags about his lack of technical expertise Stealing encryption keys through the power of touchResearchers pilfer decryption keys through Ethernet and human touch side channel. Honorable spies anonymously leak NSA/GHCQ-discovered flaws in Tor Your Anonymous Posts to Secret Aren’t Anonymous After All Normal Which Apps Are Eating Your Battery? Normal Will Tell You. The Walk Originally featured on Episode 38 on December 15th, 2013 Wordfence Source Code Pro iStat Menus 5 is out Aphex Twin Announces New Album SYRO Via the Deep Web Truth And Iliza Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History – #53 finally out! Common Sense with Dan Carlin – Show 279 – If It Even Saves One Geeks and Beats Gluten Poorly Explained The Secret History of the Hidden Track You can watch an ‘unaltered’ version of Star Wars in HD today, if you bend the law Bored Elon Musk In order to preserve the state’s natural beauty, billboards are completely banned in the state of Vermont, and have been for over 45 years. ‘MythBusters’ drops hosts Kari Byron, Grant Imahara, Tory Belleci Resistance Pro Wrestling See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Show Notes More at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/72 Why #Ferguson Wasn’t Trending For Some Social Media Users Last Night Why Jargon Feeds On Lazy Minds BREAKING: Apple iPhone 6 Pics — Drool, Geeks! ALSO BREAKING: They’re fake. Shocking… What Makes BuzzFeed Worth $850 Million? BuzzFeed’s boss explains why the site has been quietly deleting thousands of its own posts. Another nightmare Comcast customer service call surfaces I Liked Everything I Saw on Facebook for Two Days. Here’s What It Did to Me NYPD Sends Out Official Memo Telling Officers They’re Allowed to Be Photographed Lyft Accuses Uber of Ordering and Canceling 5,560 Lyft Rides Edward Snowden: The Untold Story USB ‘critically flawed’ after bug discovery, researchers say Why the Security of USB Is Fundamentally Broken The Internet’s Vulnerable Backbone Oryx and Crake SitOrSquat: Restroom Finder by P&G Productions SitOrSquat.com Bald Bryan App The Film Vault Fox News Host Calls Robin Williams ‘Such A Coward’ Rush Limbaugh Says Robin Williams Killed Himself Because Leftists Are ‘Never Happy’ This Is A Masterclass In How To Win A Twitter Fight InfoSec Taylor Swift – @SwiftOnSecurity Good Morning, Vietnam The Fisher King What Dreams May Come Does It Have Legs Good Morning Internet See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we talk with Jordan Harbinger from The Art of Charm podcast about creativity, social engineering, and other assorted goodies. We also discuss stuff we like and some Star Trek fanfic. Spoiler alert, there are no furries in space. Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/70 Listen or subscribe in iTunes If you like the show please click here and give us a rating or review in iTunes. It helps us out and lets us know people want more episodes! If you’d like to donate to the show please check out our page on TugBoat Hosted by Libsyn Use the coupon code “gog” while signing up & receive up to 2 months free! Show Notes The Art of Charm Podcast The Art of Charm Graft Concepts Leverage i5 Case for the iPhone 5 iOS SDK Release Notes for iOS 8.0 Beta 5 How the Internet, Dopamine and your Brain are Working Together to Screw Your Potential. (and what you can do about it) Communications watchdog OFCOM: ‘Six-year-olds understand digital technology better than adults’ Facebook Messenger Facebook Crosses The Line With New Facebook Messenger App Yes, the Facebook Messenger app requests creepy, invasive permissions. But so does every other app. Latest Online Security Breach Forces Mom To Change Post-It Is your Dropcam live feed being watched by someone else? Hacker shows passenger jets are vulnerable to cyber attack 1.2 billion logins scooped up by CyberVor hacking crew – what you need to do Evidence of another Snowden-like mole is worrying Feds How Google plans to get us all using HTTPS Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns Hardcore History Archives Show 42 – (BLITZ) Logical Insanity According to Scientists, This is The Most Relaxing Tune Ever Recorded pzizz sleep pzizz energizer LinkedIn agrees to pay $6 million (U.S.) for overtime, damages Star Trek: Axanar Star Trek Continues Information about Hearing, Communication, and Understanding See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we debut an as yet unnamed segment on defense against Internet marketers. We discuss the Uber ratings kerfuffle and other big data nonsense as well as some epic book reviews. http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/69 Listen or subscribe in iTunes If you like the show please click here and give us a rating or review in iTunes. It helps us out and lets us know people want more episodes! If you’d like to donate to the show please check out our page on TugBoat Hosted by Libsyn Use the coupon code “gog” while signing up & receive up to 2 months free! Show Notes Rabbit Rabbit OKCupid: we experiment on users. Everyone does OkCupid experiment may have broken FTC rules All Power to the Pack Rats Podcasting patent troll: We tried to drop lawsuit against Adam Carolla The 30-Day Challenge: No Booze, No Masturbating (NOBNOM) You Are Not Late Why does my old iPhone seem to get slower before a new release? Are Uber’s passenger ratings big data for good – or discrimination 2.0? This Restaurant Kept Getting Awful Reviews. Then They Discovered Something Mind-Blowing… The Insidiousness of Facebook Messenger’s Mobile App Terms of Service Facebook moves all mobile chat to Messenger app The perks of being ‘somebody’ online Mystery in the Perseus Cluster How anyone can hack your Instagram account Stephen Sclafani The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness by James Altucher and Claudia Azula Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield Meditations: A New Translation by Marcus Aurelius (Author), Gregory Hays (Translator) Ernest Hemingway on Writing – Larry W. Phillips (Editor) Sam Walton: Made In America Lorde appointed as ‘sole curator’ of music for next Hunger Games film Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ Comes to an End Keith Urban Boston Concert: Rape Charge Laid Against Sean Murphy, 18 Guy takes shrooms at comic con. Guy texts entire meltdown to girlfriend. Internet rejoices. According to the dictionary, “literally” now also means “figuratively” Honey never spoils. You can eat 32,000-year-old honey. Note: I inadvertently called Sean Bonner’s coffee subscription service the collective and not the possee. My bad! – JD Sean Bonner’s Coffee Possee Riot Fest See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Miscreant and misanthrope Sean Bonner joins us this week to talk about his art/music project, Hope X, open hardware, Safecast, and more. We also run down some cool new books and the general tomfoolery on the Internet this week. You know the drill. http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/68 Listen or subscribe in iTunes If you like the show please click here and give us a rating or review in iTunes. It helps us out and lets us know people want more episodes! If you’d like to donate to the show please check out our page on TugBoat Hosted by Libsyn Use the coupon code “gog” while signing up & receive up to 2 months free! Show Notes Didn’t Read Facebook’s Fine Print? Here’s Exactly What It Says Facebook Explains Why It Wants to Be a Retail Store The tech utopia nobody wants: why the world nerds are creating will be awful Help shape OS X Yosemite. LittleBits Now Lets You Build Your Own DIY Smart Home Sean Bonner Exhibition listing on Subliminal Projects, for VITA E MORTE exhibition which opens July 26th Preview of artworks Main CMHHTD project website Stream CMHHTD songs Both CMHHTD EP’s on iTunes (new one is pre order) First CMHHTD EP on Pirate Bay The Majority Of Today’s App Businesses Are Not Sustainable And as if on cue Yahoo! buys Flurry for $300MM Airbnb Host Seeks Help In Evicting Squatter From Palm Springs Home Comcast’s worst nightmare: How Tennessee could save America’s Internet Grumpy Old Geek Pro-Tip: If you steal something, do not post photos of you on social media with said stolen items. Israeli women are showing support for the IDF — by showing their boobs Meet the Online Tracking Device That is Virtually Impossible to Block Snowden: Dropbox is an NSA surveillance target, use Spideroak instead Edward Snowden: ‘If I end up in chains in Guantánamo I can live with that’ – video interview SpiderOak This is how you invent a person online Amped – Daniel H. Wilson Amped – Douglas E. Richards Wired – Douglas E. Richards Earth Awakens (The First Formic War) – Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston The future of warfare: Why we should all be very afraid Operation Shakespeare: The True Story of an Elite International Sting The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA’s Clandestine Service by Hank Crumpton This Is the Best 5,453-Word Interview With Bronson Pinchot About Audiobooks You Will Ever Read Tower 2 Game of War – Fire Age Comic-Con: ‘Firefly’ Cast Reunite for Online Game How to Follow Soccer Now that the World Cup Is Over Led Zepplin: Mothership Alien Autopsy: William Barker on Schwa, two decades later Orphan Black Blake Lively’s Preserve lifestyle site: another pandering mess of e-commerce ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5′ Gets Summer 2017 Release Date High Schoolers Ponder the Meaning of ‘Fashion’ in 1984 Brian’s record collection See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Jordan Cooper joins us to talk about new media, blow job machines, and shares some awesome tips and tricks to build your online fanbase. We also talk about burnout and getting old and giving up on the Internet. It’s a HAPPY SHOW! Listen or subscribe in iTunes If you like the show please click here and give us a rating or review in iTunes. It helps us out and lets us know people want more episodes! If you’d like to donate to the show please check out our page on TugBoat Hosted by Libsyn Use the coupon code “gog” while signing up & receive up to 2 months free! Show Notes I made my husband try a sex robot A Better To-Do List: The 1-3-5 Rule TO-DO LISTS ARE RUINING THE PLANET! The Death of Journalism, by the numbers The Developer’s Dystopian Future Confessions of an ex-developer The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment of All Time Jordan Cooper Blenderhead Media Tech Douche Bags New Air BnB Logo amuses the Internet for a day Without further ado… Ex-dictator Manuel Noriega sues Activision over ‘Call of Duty’ game Amazon is testing “Kindle Unlimited,” an ebook subscription service for $9.99/month Et Tu, IBM? Apple’s Latest Move Is Not Good News for Microsoft. Microsoft set to axe 18,000 jobs Pinboard Turns Five Microsoft tells users to stop using strong passwords everywhere You can’t hide from the Internet… ‘Hidden from Google’ site remembers the pages Google’s forced to forget Statement Before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism Lifehacker Pack for Mac: Our List of the Essential Mac Apps The Best Way to Point Your Wi-Fi Router Antennas: Perpendicularly Overcast: Podcast Player – Overcast Radio, LLC You Can’t Use Facebook’s New iPhone App — Unless You’re Famous Game of War – Fire Age “Word Crimes” Weird Al Is Tired of Your “Word Crimes” in New Video Paul McCartney re-releases five of his classic albums as iPad apps Want to innovate? Become a “now-ist” Vending machines are twice as likely to kill you than a shark is. Philipp Lahm https://twitter.com/NeinQuarterly https://twitter.com/depresseddarth https://twitter.com/AlanWattsDaily Does It Have Legs 19: Ghostbusters! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Some TMI follow-up from last weeks episode. We touch on the obligatory potato salad story. Brian doesn’t even gloat about the Germany win. We dish on some books and software. A little disruption sneaks in too. Listen or subscribe in iTunes If you like the show please click here and give us a rating or review in iTunes. It helps us out and lets us know people want more episodes! If you’d like to donate to the show please check out our page on TugBoat Hosted by Libsyn Use the coupon code “gog” while signing up & receive up to 2 months free! Show Notes Potato Salad Leftshitz piece Study Shows that 10,000 Hours of Practice Isn’t the Magic Number Original source LeBron James Website is the HTML Apocalypse LeBron hasn’t got shit on Jim Carrey. Google’s Larry Page: “I Think the Government’s Likely to Collapse Under Its Own Weight.” Homestar Runner Is Coming Back! Brazil Thought Magical Thinking Would Win Them the World Cup. They Were Wrong. Google Maps can now tell you the exact distance between two points LAPD Exposes Login To Data Harvesting Software During Interview With CNN Crypto weakness in smart LED lightbulbs exposes Wi-Fi passwords “Weaponized” exploit can steal sensitive user data on eBay, Tumblr, et al. Security company says your data can easily be recovered from ‘wiped’ Android phones Big Data should not be a faith-based initiative NSA trove shows 9:1 ratio of innocents to suspicious people in “targeted surveillance” Robogenesis: A Novel Amped Why The Music Industry’s Next Big Disruption Is In The Recording Studio DiskMaker Why Did Starfleet Allow Families Aboard the Enterprise in Star Trek: The Next Generation? Bill Murray’s Unreleased 1984 Sci-Fi Comedy Is Now Online Transcendence Gracepoint The Killing 35 Genius Travel Tips That Will Change Your Life Forever The First Text Message Ever Was Sent 21 Years Ago Today RocketSkates let you zip along the sidewalk at a top speed of 12MPH Reid’s Chocolates SAVE OUR PODCASTS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND Music by Amungus See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For the Birthday of 'Murica episode we discuss the technology of "self-love" and the rise of the F'ables. A little talk about the MKNewsfeed scandal, the future of the indie music biz, and Brian shares his best travel tip to avoid a sprain at the TSA. Listen or subscribe in iTunes If you like the show please click here and give us a rating or review in iTunes. It helps us out and lets us know people want more episodes! If you'd like to donate to the show please check out our page on TugBoat Show Notes You can now literally have sex with your iPad AutoBlow 2 Building A Better Blowjob Machine The AutoBlow Original for people who are looking for the original. Oh yes! It was Crowdfunded!!! RealTouch has been around for ages. There's the ever popular Fucking Machines for the ladies Arse Elektronika 'So Who Wants to F**k a Robot?' Jacob Appelbaum on Wikipedia Automatic Sperm Extractor Introduced Into A Chinese Hospital "Feminism is a sexual strategy": Inside the angry online men's rights group "Red Pill"In the "manosphere," men resent women for "withholding" sex. And the scariest part is that they're far from alone Can We Stop Saying Tinder Is Good for Women Now? An Incompetent Attack on the Innovator's Dilemma Why we should be celebrating the rise of robot journalism instead of criticizing it MKNewsfeed! The background on Project MKUltra Facebook Experiments Had Few Limits. Data Science Lab Conducted Tests on Users With Little Oversight What does the Facebook experiment teach us? Growing Anxiety About Data Manipulation by Danah Boyd Facebook Got Permission To Do 'Research' On Users 4 Months After Emotion Manipulation Study News feed: 'Emotional contagion' sweeps Facebook Facebook tinkered with users' feeds for a massive psychology experiment Facebook's science experiment on users shows the company is even more powerful and unethical than we thought Facebook deliberately made people sad. This ought to be the final straw Facebook and Engineering the Public Everything You Need to Know About Facebook's Controversial Emotion Experiment The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats Medium Hires Tech Writer Steven Levy as It Moves From Platform to Publisher Blade, a Helicopter-Booking App, to Partner With Uber This Startup Had Over 5 Million Users And A Great Product. Then It Folded Stop predicting music's future: The next Pixies, White Stripes or Adele will come from the indie ranks Is This The End Of SoundCloud For DJs? An emoji-only social network: Ridiculous … or brilliant? (Or Sharkbaiting?) Serious Android crypto key theft vulnerability affects 86% of devices Google Starts Removing Search Results Under Europe's 'Right to be Forgotten' Data breaches in 2013 exposed 14% of all debit cards Microsoft Darkens 4MM Sites in Malware Fight How a password changed my life. 1Password with Touch ID integration in iOS 8 is truly amazing The 1s and 0s behind cyber warfare Disqus Wordpress Plugin Flaw Leaves Millions of Blogs Vulnerable to Hackers Exclusive: A review of the Blackphone, the Android for the paranoid Robogenesis: A Novel by Daniel H. Wilson They're making a Robopocalypse movie. Maybe. Fitbit Update ReadMe! by Pierre DiAvisoo The Internet's Own Boy (Paid) The Internet's Own Boy (Free) The Internet's Own Boy (Kickstarter) Starz Developing 'American Gods' Series Sherlock renewed for a 4th season and a Special! Man vs Food star has show taken off air after 'thinspiration' rant SAVE OUR PODCASTS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND Music by Amungus Hosted by Libsyn Use the coupon code "gog" while signing up & receive up to 2 months free! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's show is a work in progress and we were strapped for time so our new bumpers are pretty rough. All apologies. Otherwise, we make more fun of Yo!, Google I/O, Android "L"oser, and toss in some productivity talk. Show notes: http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/64 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.