The Year 2018

What this episode covers

Some stuff happened in 2018. We largely can’t remember it. Google helps.Video Grandpa – Podcast 171Subscribe with iTunesBeer of the WeekVictory Sour Monkey RemixThe NewsUT Sets Scooter RulesTaylor Swift used facial recognition to track her stalkers at a concertShe knew you were trouble when you walked in.QuartzDave Gershgorn24 Amazon Workers Hospitalized After Robot Punctures Bear Spray In WarehouseOne worker was in critical condition and 30 more were sickened and treated on the scene after a robot-related accident.ViceJordan PearsonLund professor freed student from Islamic State war zoneA chemistry professor at Lund University dispatched a team of mercenaries into an Islamic State (also known as IS, Isis or Daesh) war zone to free one of her doctoral students and his family.The LocalThe LocalAmazon’s Disturbing Plan to Add Face Surveillance to Your Front DoorRecently, a patent application from Amazon became public that would pair face surveillance — like Rekognition, the product that the company is aggressively marketing to police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement — with Ring, a doorbell camera company that Amazon bought earlier this year.While th…American Civil Liberties UnionJacob SnowPicks of the WeekChris - Imperfect Foods