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Grumpy Old Geeks

Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister with Dave Bittnergog.show

We 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. No mercy, no filter—if tech had a walk of shame, this would be it.

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Episodes

450: Nothing Burger

TikTok takes down Trump; DIY chair & fire alarm fixes; working at Pinterest is awful; Nextdoor removes the "Karen" button; Spotify testing interactive podcast ads; Flash is dead, really this time; Apple WWDC news; Blueleaks; the King of Staten Island; Tony Hawk Masterclass; Watchmen; a second opinion on Farscape; Fleishman is in Trouble; really bad Sci-Fi; How to Write Funniest; feedback; shocking nothing burgers. Show notes at https://gog.show/450 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...

Jun 24, 202057 minEp. 450

449: Tip of the Tunaberg

Not our finest hour; some good Coronavirus news; we finally know what line you can't cross with Zuckerberg; Google boots right wing sites from ad platform; Stop Hate for Profit targets Facebook; Twitter rolls out... audio tweets?; Jump exists Europe; Starlink ready for beta-testers; listening via light bulb; caught by tattoo; don't login once you've been fired; real consequences in Big Tuna; FDA approves prescription video game; Snapchat does it again; synth searches. Show notes at https://gog.s...

Jun 20, 202043 minEp. 449

448: Unplug Everything!

Legion of bugs mean a billion hackable IoT devices; United Airlines bumped out of NASDAQ by DocuSign; airport security theater; T-Mobile outage not huge DDoS, just incompetence; Germany contact tracing app; Facebook deplatforms anti-racists, thinking they're racists; Instagram to pull back the curtain, maybe; Quibi is a failure; 6 Feet Apart; Knives Out & Clue; Roland's 808; Dave Chappelle; IP Man, come to save the day; popcorn Sci-Fi; feedback. Show notes at https://gog.show/448 See Privacy...

Jun 17, 20201 hr 11 minEp. 448

447: My God, It’s Full of Karens!

A farewell to COVID Corner; Apple takes on racial equity; IBM, Microsoft, Amazon halt facial recognition tech for police; Facebook chief diversity officer; disinformation mentors; Nextdoor has a Karen problem; Cox punishes neighborhood over one user; Stormtrooper news; Photoshop's new camera app; the Winklevii make movie about themselves; Moons leave their planets; I hear the Tesla Coils echoing tonight. Show notes at https://gog.show/447 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

Jun 14, 20201 hr 8 minEp. 447

446: The Well Hath Runneth Dry

Covid Cases are, unsurprisingly, rising; Facebook browser redesign, more resignations; Uber leaves Levandowski out to dry; 75 year old provocateurs; police & your phone data; Michigan's MIDAS algorithmic touch; sensible content moderation plans; Twitch & music copyrights; the Media Candy well is running dry; the Vast of Night; upcoming sci-fi movies; down the music documentary rabbit hole; Last Week Tonight; the Banker; Influencers in the wild; feedback. Show notes at https://gog.show/44...

Jun 11, 20201 hr 11 minEp. 446

445: User Generated Incarceration

FBI asks for videos of violence during protests, gets videos of police; #BlackOutTuesday; Fiona Fauxtesting; Twitter, Snapchat & Facebook on Trump; where are our contact tracing apps; Zoom end-to-end encryption business model; bot detection tools; Bittner gets a Stormtrooper, sort of; audio apps & doodads for the pro podcaster; social distancing Werewolf; San Dimas High rules! Show notes at https://gog.show/445 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

Jun 06, 202058 minEp. 445

444: Hello Dystopia!

So, yeah, we aren't gonna talk about that; yay, SpaceX & NASA; Facebook employees stage virtual walkout, roll out set-visibility-to-zero feature; Twitter continues to flag posts; Coronavirus is the new eggs; Microsoft lays off journalists, replaces them with AI; Uber destroys bikes & scooters; Instacart tip-baiting; social distancing in the supermarket; people can't sleep; Into the Night; Somebody Feed Phil; Space Force; Kylie Jenner not a billionaire; police out-sourcing; feedback. Show...

Jun 03, 202058 minEp. 444

443: Farewell Utopia

The tweet label heard around the world; social media executive orders; wherefore art thou, Zuck?; quarantine reunion shows; SpaceX take two; Magic Leap CEO out; Globe home-sharing takes a stand; Instagram sharing revenue, sort of; Palantir may leave California; Elon Musk is teflon; the wheel of fate; Covid Corner; Ladies in the Tube and bodily functions; HBO's confusing streaming approach; Tidal, what? Show notes at https://gog.show/443 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

May 30, 20201 hr 1 minEp. 443

442: White Claw Wall

Quarantine, tech & the third-quarter phenomenon; of course Facebook knew the algorithms were divisive; 44.2Tbps cables; NASA & SpaceX astronaut launch a go; stretching out wine & White Claw walls; Muppets & Fraggle Rock are back; Hotel Artemis; Into the Night; good ol' Huell Howser; Minions; Spy Wars; Hightown; Amazon & Apple invest in podcasts (just not ours); e-cheating in e-sports; feedback. Show notes at https://gog.show/442 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

May 27, 202049 minEp. 442

441: Furry Party Gonna be Awesome

Dreaming & FPGAs; Fitbit pivots; Apple & Google launch exposure notification API; no, we don't have 5G, AT&T; Netflix does subscribers a solid; WFH for Facebook, Shopify; Prime Day delay; podcasting news with Rogan, Call Her Daddy; family squabbles & GDPR; Hulu's new interface; scooters are like cockroaches; PathSpot checks your hand washing; Xbox, Windows NT 3.5 code leaked; it's the end of the World Famous KROQ as we know it. Show notes at https://gog.show/441 See Privacy Polic...

May 23, 20201 hr 7 minEp. 441

440: Precedented Times

Now more than ever, in these unprecedented times, DRINK; Giphy business plan; Square at home; no end point in sight; Uber layoffs; weaponizing social media for good; Fitbit comes a bit late to the ventilator game; DJI patent infringement; Untappd tracking; Matrix co-director slaps Ivanka & Elon; new Star Trek; here comes Hamilton; kid's shorts; Shakespeare for Squirrels; mainstreamed conspiracy theories; fort plans; feedback. Show notes at https://gog.show/440 See Privacy Policy at https://a...

May 20, 20201 hr 33 minEp. 440

439: Stormbittner

LUMI has landed; Uber masks; Twitter employees can work at home forever; Facebook settlement with moderators, censoring, buying Giphy; video games have record sales; Unreal Engine royalty-free; France gives social media sites an hour to remove illegal content; exhausting Zoom firings; Dave wants to join the 501st Legion; engagement, not enrichment; Upload; the English Game; more Musk; soccer is back. Show notes at https://gog.show/439 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

May 16, 20201 hr 6 minEp. 439

438: Zuckerbergian Slip

Existential Me Time; Quibi & Katz; Facebook finally gets a Star Chamber; Libra lingers on; FCC ordered to release fake comments; arrest Musk; Stack Overflow furloughs; Influencers are just fine; micro- & teeny-tiny-influencers; monitoring at home & at work, ick; Slack ya later, alligator; Mitigator; Spotify's contact-tracing; TARDIS Zoom; the best chair, ever; Disneyland in 1957; black holes next door; feedback loop. Show notes at https://gog.show/438 See Privacy Policy at https://ar...

May 13, 202052 minEp. 438

437: That’s Quarantainment!

Science starting to come in on COVID-19; tracking apps voluntary, sort of; France goes their own way; Uber to require face masks, developing "technology"; May Day strikes get attention; Amazon VP quits in disgust; Quarantainment from Westworld, Devs, Marc Maron, Upload, Hollywood, Homeland, Billions, Killing Eve & Tim's Listening Parties; Eggs, answered; Michael Caine; breaking up on Patreon; YouTube likes money; feedback. Show notes at https://gog.show/437 See Privacy Policy at https://art1...

May 07, 202053 minEp. 437

436: COVID19-84

Corona-zombies; I need a haircut; Allostatic load aka brain all dumb now; Lime, Lyft stopping operations; if our leaders don't follow rules, why should we; we're all getting a little antsy; losing friends over social distancing; WTF, Musk; #Maythe4th; feelings check in & McRibs; contact-tracing & trust; some more kid's apps; keyboard nubs; Elgato Stream Deck; death of the office; NASA space sounds; OpenAI Jukebox presents AI Elvis. Show notes at https://gog.show/436 See Privacy Policy at...

May 02, 20201 hr 5 minEp. 436

435: Pandemic Brain

Drink-up wrap-up; Stanford antibody study; Deepfakes have been floated; Facebook's latest ripoff; Tesla stop sign navigation; Amazon's self-serving algorithm; Westworld; Goonies never say die; SNL getting better; Food Network mindless entertainment; Terry Pratchett TV shows, books coming; a Tyler Perry world; feedback, and lots of it. Show notes at https://gog.show/435 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Apr 29, 202057 minEp. 435

434: Apex Moron

He may have broken Brian, nothing a little bleach won't fix; toilet paper shortages; CDC warns of second wave; Octoberfest, nein; Quibi versus fans; Magic Leap leaps off a cliff; Abigail Disney & Abigail Amazon; Boston Dynamics pivots; pandemic white lies; FIFA still a festering mess; factory heroes; a manic security segment; sacrificing privacy to get out of quarantine; heavy keyboards; Tyke, Tot and Taters. Show notes at https://gog.show/434 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy ...

Apr 25, 20201 hr 19 minEp. 434

433: The Woke Must Flow

Furloughs & death clocks; we’re all on the S.S. Minnow; traffic silver linings; Instacart tipping procedures; Facebook misinformation flaws; social media COVID policies failing; America’s funniest Zoom videos; Elmo’s virtual happy hour; the new woke Dune; yet another HBO streaming service; failure is an option; every COVID commercial is exactly the same; masked morons; feedback loop: UVAs, burnt pork & reverse empathy. Show notes at https://gog.show/433 See Privacy Policy at https://art1...

Apr 22, 20201 hr 9 minEp. 433

432: Unified Theory of Oprah

Eggs, fat, masks & step counts; Apple & Google promise they'll turn of tracking, someday, maybe; Amazon is essential, essentially horrible; JEDI silence; the end of the office as we know it; drone scolding; Peacock launches, not really; coronavirus should make us grateful for big tech; security is back, change those passwords; wear your pants; podcast profiteering; last names; stinky ride hails; selfie-sticks for guns. Show notes at https://gog.show/432 See Privacy Policy at https://art1...

Apr 18, 20201 hrEp. 432

431: Grump Long and Prosper!

Dogs & cats, Apple & Google playing together to track us; South Korea putting wristbands on people for tracking; WeWork won't make deals on rent but asks for them for themselves; Amazon on path to dominance; IKEA blinds finally available; the Witcher; Paraside; god awful Modern Family; BSG live read; Space Force; Minions; tone-deaf celebs; feedback loop. Show notes at https://gog.show/431 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...

Apr 15, 20201 hr 17 minEp. 431

430: Another Day in Paradise

Billionaire's relief funds; WhatsApp trying to stop spread of misinformation; weather prediction; the internet is stronger, scalable; we planted a flag in the moon, it's ours; StageIt sees success after 11 years; we may not be epidemiologists, but; headphones, adapters, jump starters & lighters; HBO pulls app from older Apple TVs; TikTok influencer; parents aren't alright; Disney shares recipes; Michael, the avid gamer. Show notes at https://gog.show/430 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...

Apr 11, 20201 hr 33 minEp. 430

429: On the Sauce

Virtual happy hours; wherefore art thou, sports?; Apple frees up some software, releases a new phone; Microsoft Edge gains popularity; more Amazon internal meetings leaked; how US employment has changed in a month; NASA worm; Common Sense; more free media; Quibi; Little Weirds; no, 5G didn't cause coronavirus; Dr. Drew; spirited & spirit-fueled feedback. Show notes at Show notes at https://gog.show/429 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

Apr 08, 20201 hr 7 minEp. 429

428: Fundamentally Useless

Masks are the new masks; the C19 playlist; Zoombombing; Airbnb, Amazon step up a little; restrictions are slowing things, a little; will a recession mean more automation; DoorDash doesn't know what's open; tech giants giving away ad credits, not cash; pop-up experiences shut down; fired by Zoom meeting; we give up on security and reminisce about the old days; Americans are drinking tons; whiskey doesn't protect you; Ina Garten, hero; dark humor is indicative of a high IQ. Show notes at https://g...

Apr 04, 20201 hr 23 minEp. 428

427: What’s a Hug?

Coronavirus Day 7,284... the internet is creaking a bit; more work from home tips; gig workers striking; privacy is dead, governments tracking movements via cellphones; Amazon hid competitors faster shipping options; Zuck puts a drop from his bucket into Gates' fund; Bird lay offs; Altered Carbon; survival playlists; guilty pleasure shows; Quibi launches; Google finally pulls Infowars; feedback. Show notes at https://gog.show/427 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...

Apr 01, 20201 hr 4 minEp. 427

426: WE’RE #1!

The USA takes first in Coronavirus infections; ambient music playlists; gig workers getting support; Amazon, Uber, Tesla cases; free media to keep you occupied; why do tech companies have stockpiles of masks; Airbnb doing good deeds but suffering; cybersecurity fallout; day drinking with Bittner; Golden Girls Tiki mugs; topless food delivery; Picard wrap-up. Show notes at https://gog.show/426 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

Mar 28, 20201 hr 2 minEp. 426

425: Climbing Up the Walls

We killed all the TP; we're all hypochondriacs now; US Digital Dollar; Amazon Prime no longer delivering quickly; Amazon releases more kid's shows; Disney+, Facebook reducing streaming quality in Europe; smart thermometers tracking Coronavirus; comfort TV; Bert Kreisher; reading dystopian fiction in a dystopian present; Musk's coronavirus journey; feedback loop. Show notes at Show notes at https://gog.show/425 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...

Mar 25, 20201 hr 2 minEp. 425

424: Strategic TP Reserve

California goes full lockdown; KROQ fires morning show; Trapt Twitter meltdown; Netflix may go SD to manage surge; Ibuprofen is the new eggs; Facebook has a virus in their spam filters; our advice for working at home; resources for parents at their wits end; more coronavirus scams on the internet; how much TP do you have on hand; new iPad Pro; free Adobe for 2 months; shout out to the teachers. Show notes at https://gog.show/424 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

Mar 21, 20201 hr 4 minEp. 424

423: Earth Interrupted

Social isolation linked to inflammation; one degree of separation; statements on misinformation is not action; Amazon suspends third party sales except for medical, household; Teams goes down; Google screening service unrolls; bitcoin price drops; what will and won't work on the internet; rich people stepping up; Picard & Westworld; Gen-X, this is your time to shine; feedback loop. Show notes at https://gog.show/423 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

Mar 18, 202059 minEp. 423

422: Panic at the Costco

What a great time to be a nihilist; all podcasts are coronavirus podcasts now; feinds of the show; nerd utopia; everything is cancelled; corona-pocalypse tips; financial costs; people on the front lines; companies & employers stepping up to help; be kind, be empathic, be smart; working from home is hard; social media impact; that speech; buy a gift card from your local establishment; free porn for Italy; feedback;Seth Miranda. Show notes at https://gog.show/422 See Privacy Policy at https://...

Mar 14, 20201 hr 29 minEp. 422

421: All Alone Together

Coronavirus effects roll on; Jack keeps his gig at Twitter, for now; Twitter tags Trump tweet as manipulated; NetNewsWire for all your RSS; Wuhan students tried to boot DingTalk from the app store; Kids in the Hall; Sex Education; Dracula; 1917; Knives Out; Hardcore History; Facebook groups, explained; feedback loop from down under. Show notes at https://gog.show/421 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Mar 11, 20201 hrEp. 421
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