Grumpy Old Geeks

Grumpy Old Geeks

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A few professional Gen X geeks dissect the tech news train wrecks of the week, calling out what went wrong and who’s to blame. Think of this podcast as if Kurt Cobain threw down with Tom from MySpace, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg in a back alley brawl.

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Ep 768: Rosetta Broccoli Can AI be trusted to behave? Should billionaires control critical infrastructure? And why is protecting kids online still such a spectacular mess? We tackle these questions and more on the latest Grumpy Old Geeks. Bring snacks. And skepticism. gog.show/768/ #Podcast

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EP 768, Rosetta Broccoli: #ElonMusk reportedly restricted Ukraine’s military #Starlink access, disrupting drone operations. Turns out putting critical infrastructure in a billionaire’s hands might be a terrible idea. Who could’ve guessed? gog.show/768 #podcast

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EP 768, Rosetta Broccoli: Paying for #AmazonPrime? You may already have access to #Luna, Amazon’s game-streaming service. Jason discovers another Prime perk while Brian discovers yet another way he has disappointed everyone. gog.show/768 #podcast

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EP 768, Rosetta Broccoli: Two thousand pieces of #Halloween candy, rising prices, and the annual neighborhood sugar tax. Plus, #TerryPratchett nailed the #AI problem 20 years ago. Tech progress is weird, expensive, and occasionally delicious. gog.show/768 #podcast

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EP 768, Rosetta Broccoli: Can #AI really translate what #plants are saying? Or is someone just turning electrical signals into expensive botanical fan fiction? We investigate the latest in science-flavored nonsense. gog.show/768 #podcast

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EP 767, Operation: Quiet Piggy: #Hackers allegedly cranked supermarket #refrigerators in France to 122°F, threatening food supplies and sparking fires. The #InternetofThings: because even your fridge needs a cybersecurity nightmare. gog.show/767 #podcast

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EP 767, Operation: Quiet Piggy: Your #car may be sharing your VIN, email, and precise location with advertising companies. But sure, tell us again how connected vehicles are all about convenience. gog.show/767 #podcast

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EP 767, Operation: Quiet Piggy: Ukrainian strikes hit #Yandex data centers, and suddenly everyone declared the propaganda #bots dead. Except the data says otherwise. Welcome to the internet, where nobody knows what’s happening. gog.show/767 #podcast

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EP 767, Operation: Quiet Piggy: One man allegedly used #AI generated music and bot accounts to scam more than $8 million in #streaming royalties. Turns out the most artificial part of the music industry was the audience. gog.show/767 #podcast

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EP 767, Operation: Quiet Piggy: #Tesla wants to increase factory particulate emissions near homes and an elementary school. Nothing says innovation like asking the neighborhood to breathe in the upgrade. gog.show/767 #podcast