EPISODE · Nov 10, 2021 · 56 MIN
530: The Other Shoe
from Grumpy Old Geeks
Self-driving cars, still 20 years away; Facebook won't use facial recognition, but Meta sure will; Phhhoto; Elon Musk's tax bill and twitter infantilism; delete your tweets; socialized robots; Uber to dispatch... taxis; ABBA; Olivia Rodrigo; the Cranberries & Sinead; Dexter; Four Hours at the Capitol; Star Trek; Stranger Things; Microsoft OneDrive; Alexa following you; USB chargers; Grammarly; Range by David Epstein; I have the best words; bricked Macs; NextDNS; Robinhood hack; 2FA Google; disrupting parking lots.Show notes at https://gog.show/530We're also sponsored by Hover! Hover is the place to get the best domains. With over 300 top-level domains to choose from. Go to Hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.FOLLOW UPTech Can’t Fix the Problem of CarsIN THE NEWSAn Update On Our Use of Face RecognitionFacebook is backing away from facial recognition. Meta isn’t.New antitrust suit from Phhhoto alleges Facebook copied and killed the competitionA forensic analysis of Elon Musk’s Twitter poll on Tesla stockElon Musk faces a $15 billion tax bill, which is likely the real reason he’s selling stockElon Musk, world’s richest edgelord, responds to billionaire tax with another stupid tweetTwitter is rolling out a feature to make it easier to search a user’s tweetsResearchers are working on giving robots social skillsApple hires Tesla's director of Autopilot softwareUber considers dispatching yellow taxis in New York CityMEDIA CANDYABBA - VoyagesOlivia Rodrigo - SourSalvation - Inspired by the Cranberries for Pieta Dexter Season 9FinchDoes the Dog Die?Four Hours at the Capitol'Stranger Things' season 4 teaser hints at trouble in California (update: release info)APPS & DOODADSMicrosoft OneDrive app will stop syncing with Windows 7 and 8 on March 1st, 2022Alexa now allows you to move music among different devices with your voiceUSB C Charger, Anker Nano II 65W GaN II PPS Fast Charger Adapter, Foldable Compact Charger for MacBook Pro/Air, Galaxy S20/S10, Dell XPS 13, Note 20/10+, iPhone 12/Pro/Mini, iPad Pro, Pixel, and MoreGrammarly rolls out full set of features to iPhone and iPad usersAT THE LIBRARYRange: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David EpsteinMerriam-Webster's Everyday Language Reference SetSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatRecorded FutureWhy Rollerblading DiedApple fixes macOS Monterey flaw that bricked some T2 MacsNextDNSFuck HBOThere may be a steep privacy cost if you park at this Trader Joe’sRobinhood Says It Was Hacked and Extorted But Nobody Lost Any MoneyGoogle wants every account to use 2FA, starts auto-enrolling usersSee 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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