564: Blame It On the Rain

Earth no longer has drinkable rain; Goodreads; Pickleball elbow; Twitter goes after Musk; the week in grift - Ponzi schemes, hacks, regulatory lies, "preemptive" theft, oh my; Meta's Super live streaming platform; movies we haven't watched & some we have; Westworld; Trainwreck, Woodstock '99; Opal C1 camera; Apple Arcade removes titles; Winamp is back; WebbCompare; fitness apps; Meta Pixel HIPAA lawsuits; everyone's texts have been deleted except Alex Jones; deprogramming conspiracy theorists, Happy Birthday, Jason!Show notes at https://gog.show/564Sponsors:Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.MasterClass - Head over to m365masterclass.com and enter code GOG at checkout for 20% off your subscription for life.Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.FOLLOW UPJason on Goodreads10 Terrific Exercises for Tennis ElbowPFAS In Rainwater Mean It's Unsafe To Drink Anywhere, Even In AntarcticaIN THE NEWSTwitter subpoenas associates of Elon Musk in preparation for lawsuitThe Disastrous Record of Celebrity Crypto EndorsementsSEC charges 11 people over 'textbook' $300 million crypto Ponzi schemeHacking free-for-all relieves crypto bridge users of $200 millionNew York regulators slap Robinhood's crypto business with $30 million fineRobinhood lays off almost a quarter of its staffInside the Crypto-Bot Ghost Towns of TelegramMeta has been quietly testing a new livestreaming platform and is ramping up creator outreach. Read a leaked 17-page pitch deck it sent influencers.MEDIA CANDYTrainwreck: Woodstock ‘99Best SellersThe Lost CityAPPS & DOODADSOpal C1 Camera - invite code: OP-5i7SOFb-ALApple Arcade removes first batch of originals, ‘Leaving Soon’ tab now goneJetpack Joyride will soon have a sequel available exclusively on Apple ArcadeWinamp, your parents' favorite MP3 software, is backWebbCompareSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopMeta faces lawsuit for allegedly collecting patient health data without consentFOR PROBABLY TOTALLY INNOCENT REASONS, THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT ALSO DELETED THE JANUARY 6 TEXT MESSAGES OF TOP TRUMP OFFICIALSConspiracy theories have legitimized violence, impaired public health, and undermined democratic governance. Containing their harms begins with understanding the theorist, not the theory.CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSAirtags on ThingverseNichelle Nichols Helped Show America a Different FutureVin Scully, Voice of the Dodgers for 67 Years, Dies at 94See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.