638: Dave’s Lumber Yard

AI's unintended consequences; chat bots; pink slips in podcasting, Playstation, Electronic Arts & Fisker; Tesla racism class action lawsuit; Apple pivots away from an electric car; TikTok's tussle with Universal Music continues, but UMG is just fine; call me on X; Bitcoin up, crashes Coinbase; OpenAI probe; Gemini woke prompt re-writing; Facebook News tab going away; Glasgow's sad Ooompa Loompa; where's the surge priced beef; Constellation; Neuromancer; The Crow Flies Again; Naked Gun; Ray Donovan; Next Goal Wins; Dune; transparent laptops & super DVDs; SetApp; Farscape; Losing Mars; Strong Songs; Beverly Hills drones; tripping the iPhone light fantastic; Dance your PhD.Sponsors:1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at: https://gog.show/638/FOLLOW UPMat Talk OnlineAI Girlfriends Aren’t All Bad | AI UnlockedLaurie Anderson on making an AI chatbot of Lou Reed: ‘I’m totally, 100%, sadly addicted’IN THE NEWSPlayStation is laying off 900 staff across Naughty Dog, Insomniac and other studiosEA is laying off over 650 employeesTesla must face racism class action from 6,000 Black workers, judge rulesFisker is laying off 15% of staff and says it needs more cash ahead of a 'difficult year'R.I.P. Apple's Electric CarTikTok is muting more songs amid its tussle with Universal MusicUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP N.V. REPORTS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023X starts giving non-paying users the ability to make audio and video callsBitcoin's so high, it crashed Coinbase todayUS SEC probes whether OpenAI investors were misled, WSJ reportsGoogle brings Stack Overflow's knowledge base to Gemini for Google CloudGoogle CEO Admits Gemini AI Image Failures: 'We Got It Wrong'AI-generated articles prompt Wikipedia to downgrade CNET’s reliability ratingFacebook plans to shut down its news tab in the U.S. and AustraliaCamera Inside Varda's Space Capsule Captured Its Wild Trip Back to EarthThe Asteroid Dimorphos Looks Totally Different After NASA's DART Mission Walloped ItCops Called to 'Willy Wonka Experience' as Crying Children Realize AI Ads Were LiesGlasgow’s Sad Oompa Loompa Isn’t Gonna Sugarcoat ThisWendy’s Surge Pricing Is Off the Menu After Internet BeefMEDIA CANDYConstellationNeuromancer Is Finally Getting Its Long-Awaited AdaptationFirst Look: The Crow Flies Again With Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs‘Naked Gun’ Reboot With Liam Neeson Lands 2025 Release From ParamountGuy Ritchie to Direct a ‘Ray Donovan’ Spinoff ‘The Donovans’ for Paramount+Next Goal WinsAPPS & DOODADSLenovo’s Project Crystal is the world’s first laptop with a transparent microLED displayThis 'Super DVD' Can Hold 20 Million PhotosJetpack Joyride 2Analogue PocketTetris Game Boy CartridgeMacPaw's Setapp becomes one of the first to agree to Apple's controversial DMA rulesSetAppAT THE LIBRARYFARSCAPE 25th Anniversary Comic Book CelebrationLosing Mars (First Contact) by Peter CawdronKasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16 By: Moshe KasherHidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things By: Adam GrantSupercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection By: Charles DuhiggBounce Back: 12 Warrior Principles to Reclaim and Recalibrate Your Life By: Travis MillsInfinity Gate By M. R. CareyTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopStrong SongsCurb Your Enthusiasm - Larry Has Issues with SiriWeli - Kangaroo Time (Club Edit) (from Dance Your PhD 2024 - Overall Winner)CLOSING SHOUT-OUTSAfter Dark perfected the screensaverRichard Lewis, Comedian and Curb Your Enthusiasm Actor, Dead at 76See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.