Tidal Square Wave - DTNS 3980 starts at 13:19
Apple is facing scrutiny over its App Store policies that force companies to use only Apple’s payment system which Apple takes a cut from. What are investigators looking to charge with and how will Apple respond?
Jab the Hut - GDI 3980
How cool was the year you were born? Sarah got her first vaccination and it felt jolly. Roger only wanted to know about getting candy. Jus...
2021-03-04 23:14:12 +0000 UTC
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Tidal Square Wave - DTNS 3980 starts at 13:20
Apple is facing scrutiny over its App Store policies that force companies to use only Apple’s payment system which Apple takes a cut from. What are investigators looking to charge with and how will Apple respond?
Jab the Hut - GDI 3980
How cool was the year you were born? Sarah got her first vaccination and it felt jolly. Roger only wanted to know about getting candy. Justin is on ...
2021-03-04 22:47:47 +0000 UTC
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Tom explains the basics of OpenRAN and why it's important to cell phone providers and customers alike.
Featuring Tom Merritt.
Full episode transcript:
My congressman was saying something something about OpenRAN?
Does it have something to do with 5G?
Or is it related to the whole Huawei US trade thingy?
Are you confused?
Don't be.
Let's help you Know a Little more about OpenRAN.
A Radio Access Network or RAN is part of a mobile telecommunic...
2021-03-04 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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What the Flock is Going On - DTNS 3979 starts at 15:18
Flock cameras are used for neighborhood surveillance and can detect people, animals, and bicycles, but are best at detecting cars, specifically their license plates. Motherboard obtained hundreds of emails from about 20 police departments in the US detailing the use of a program called TALON to look up information collected from Flock cameras. More than 500 police departments in more than 1,000 US cities have acces...
2021-03-03 22:58:37 +0000 UTC
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What the Flock is Going On - DTNS 3979 starts at 15:19
Flock cameras are used for neighborhood surveillance and can detect people, animals, and bicycles, but are best at detecting cars, specifically their license plates. Motherboard obtained hundreds of emails from about 20 police departments in the US detailing the use of a program called TALON to look up information collected from Flock cameras. More than 500 police departments in more than 1,000 US cities have acces...
2021-03-03 22:45:00 +0000 UTC
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Flipped locally - DTNS 3978 starts at 14:09
Microsoft’s Ignite developers conference starts today. We take a look at all the big announcements from this year’s show and share what excites us most.
A little cookie with an evil grin - GDI 3978
Sarah is out today. We learn about wormy wood. Chris puts more work into changing his desktop than most. Twitter beats Clubhouse to Android with Spaces. Tom introduces us to Shoogy. Roger thinks th...
2021-03-02 23:02:16 +0000 UTC
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Flipped locally - DTNS 3978 starts at 14:09
Microsoft’s Ignite developers conference starts today. We take a look at all the big announcements from this year’s show and share what excites us most.
A little cookie with an evil grin - GDI 3978
Sarah is out today. We learn about wormy wood. Chris puts more work into changing his desktop than most. Twitter beats Clubhouse to Android with Spaces. Tom introduces us to Shoogy. Roger think...
2021-03-02 22:43:38 +0000 UTC
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By Shannon Morse, ThreatWire
Last week, cybersecurity professionals met with the federal government to discuss the SolarWinds attack and how they could prevent it from happening again. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence had a hearing in which many questions came up and remain unanswered. For example: the full analysis of how attackers got into SolarWinds, who was behind it and why, and what other ...
2021-03-02 18:52:36 +0000 UTC
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Theatremonkey graciously put together this GDI monthly highlight reel!
2021-03-02 18:03:08 +0000 UTC
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Google Delivers Suite Updates- DTNS 3977 starts at 15:03
Google updated its Workspace productivity suite (formerly known as G Suite) with new features focused on fostering “collaboration equity” between employees who work from home and employees who work in the office.
This one time.. at Lanyard Camp.. - GDI 3977
Are squirrels running slower lately? So much squirrel talk. Do squirrels and wine have a connection and we find out w...
2021-03-01 22:56:06 +0000 UTC
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Google Delivers Suite Updates- DTNS 3977 starts at 15:03
Google updated its Workspace productivity suite (formerly known as G Suite) with new features focused on fostering “collaboration equity” between employees who work from home and employees who work in the office.
This one time.. at Lanyard Camp.. - GDI 3977
Are squirrels running slower lately? So much squirrel talk. Do squirrels and wine have a connection and we find out w...
2021-03-01 22:42:57 +0000 UTC
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Zooming in on Zoom Fatigue - DTNS 3976 starts at 14:35
Scientists at Stanford University studied why video conferencing is exhausting. We discuss their findings and share our own experiences with Zoom and video conferencing fatigue.
Imagining Quarters of Pie- GDI 3976
DTNS is starting an academy. Sarah doesn't want steaks in her classroom. Sarah and Roger discuss Herb Zettl, a college media instructor that they took togeth...
2021-02-26 23:12:44 +0000 UTC
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Zooming in on Zoom Fatigue - DTNS 3976 starts at 14:30
Scientists at Stanford University studied why video conferencing is exhausting. We discuss their findings and share our own experiences with Zoom and video conferencing fatigue.
Imagining Quarters of Pie - GDI 3976
DTNS is starting an academy. Sarah doesn't want steaks in her classroom. Sarah and Roger discuss Herb Zettl, a college media instructor that they took toget...
2021-02-26 22:52:22 +0000 UTC
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Super Tweets Get Super Follows- DTNS 3975 starts at 14:26
It’s no secret that Twitter has been looking into subscriptions as a source of revenue. At its Analyst Day presentation, the company announced its first offering in this lineup, Super Follows, which will let users charge their followers for access to additional content. In the demo, Twitter showed one example of a user paying $4.99 a month for access to exclusive tweets, deals and discounts, a supporter b...
2021-02-25 23:16:09 +0000 UTC
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Super Tweets Get Super Follows- DTNS 3975 starts at 14:26
It’s no secret that Twitter has been looking into subscriptions as a source of revenue. At its Analyst Day presentation, the company announced its first offering in this lineup, Super Follows, which will let users charge their followers for access to additional content. In the demo, Twitter showed one example of a user paying $4.99 a month for access to exclusive tweets, deals and discounts, a supporter badge,...
2021-02-25 22:58:17 +0000 UTC
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Tom lays out where he thinks big tech may be going based on where it's been in the past.
2021-02-25 17:06:51 +0000 UTC
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Tom deciphers the clear distinctions between Trademarks, Copyrights, and Patents, and notes when sometimes the lines get a little fuzzy.
Featuring Tom Merritt.
Full transcript:
Man why can't I copyright that name?
This is my trademark invention?
I'm going to patent that song?
Confused why that group lawyers is mad at me for saying all that?
Don't be.
Let's help you know a little more about the difference between copyright, trademark and patents....
2021-02-25 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Go Update Roomba, You're Drunk- DTNS 3974 starts at 16:15
Facebook Vice President of global affairs Nick Clegg wrote a blog post Wednesday saying Facebook plans to spend more than $1 billion on the news industry over the next three years. The post also reiterated Facebook’s position on the Australian Media Code which is to say, it prefers to make deals without being subject to the code. What does this mean for the average Australian and for Aussie n...
2021-02-24 23:08:06 +0000 UTC
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Go Update Roomba, You're Drunk- DTNS 3974 starts at 16:16
Facebook Vice President of global affairs Nick Clegg wrote a blog post Wednesday saying Facebook plans to spend more than $1 billion on the news industry over the next three years. The post also reiterated Facebook’s position on the Australian Media Code which is to say, it prefers to make deals without being subject to the code. What does this mean for the average Australian and for Aussie news outlets?
2021-02-24 22:41:48 +0000 UTC
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Getting Your Game On! - DTNS 3973 starts at 14:38
Video game development is a popular career path for many people. But exactly how do you get into the industry? Is it something you can study for in college, gain a degree in and then apply for a job after graduation? We invited Bungie EP, Carrie Gouskous, to share her insights on how to break into the video game industry.
The Electrons Are Always Greener - GDI 3973
Roger is a good...
2021-02-23 22:53:08 +0000 UTC
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Getting Your Game On! - DTNS 3973 starts at 14:32
Video game development is a popular career path for many people. But exactly how do you get into the industry? Is it something you can study for in college, gain a degree in and then apply for a job after graduation? We invited Bungie EP, Carrie Gouskous, to share her insights on how to break into the video game industry.
The Electrons Are Always Greener - GDI 3973
Roger is a goo...
2021-02-23 22:46:42 +0000 UTC
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By Shannon Morse, ThreatWire
Shoutout to Dan from my Patreon Discord server for sending this story my way. Apple recently came out with their new MacBooks which feature the new Apple Silicon, called M1. And it didn’t take long for the first malware to be discovered that is optimized for this specific chip. Founder of Objective See, Patrick Wardle, made the discovery. He used VirusTotal to determine if any...
2021-02-23 17:32:37 +0000 UTC
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Meme Weaver - DTNS 3972 starts at 14:26
We share a clip of our interview with Dr. Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa, about Australia’s ongoing issues with Google and Facebook, and what it means for the broader internet and media outlets around the globe.
Chemical Warfare in the Bathroom - GDI 3972
The feedback loop of Tech News. Rich likes to test paywalls. We get a small view under the hood of Techmeme. Sarah had a...
2021-02-22 22:53:03 +0000 UTC
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Meme Weaver - DTNS 3972 starts at 14:23
We share a clip of our interview with Dr. Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa, about Australia’s ongoing issues with Google and Facebook, and what it means for the broader internet and media outlets around the globe.
Chemical Warfare in the Bathroom - GDI 3972
The feedback loop of Tech News. Rich likes to test paywalls. We get a small view under the hood of Tec...
2021-02-22 22:37:19 +0000 UTC
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We interview Dr. Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa, about Australia’s ongoing issues with Google and Facebook, and what it means for the broader internet and media outlets around the globe.
2021-02-22 21:30:01 +0000 UTC
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I'm My Own Ferret Grandpa - DTNS 3971 starts at 14:57
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously upheld a lower court ruling in a 2016 case that Uber drivers are not independent contractors. What does this mean for Uber in the UK and will this set a precedent for governments elsewhere?
If You Like It, Put A Date On It - GDI 3971
Roger is momentarily shy. What does Sarah think about while cutting an avocado? What things from y...
2021-02-19 22:54:49 +0000 UTC
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I'm My Own Ferret Grandpa - DTNS 3971 starts at 14:57
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously upheld a lower court ruling in a 2016 case that Uber drivers are not independent contractors. What does this mean for Uber in the UK and will this set a precedent for governments elsewhere?
If You Like It, Put A Date On It - GDI 3971
Roger is momentarily shy. What does Sarah think about while cutting an avocado? What things from y...
2021-02-19 22:44:45 +0000 UTC
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The Land Down Under Facebook's Thumb - DTNS 3970 starts at 15:16
Facebook had just started blocking news links from Australian sources worldwide and blocking Australian Facebook users from seeing any news links, in anticipation of Australia passing a law that would require Facebook to pay publishers to link to news content. What were the effects of the Facebook’s block and will it change anything?
Responsible Keggeration - GDI 3970
Rover...
2021-02-18 23:11:29 +0000 UTC
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The Land Down Under Facebook's Thumb - DTNS 3970 starts at 15:16
Facebook had just started blocking news links from Australian sources worldwide and blocking Australian Facebook users from seeing any news links, in anticipation of Australia passing a law that would require Facebook to pay publishers to link to news content. What were the effects of the Facebook’s block and will it change anything?
Responsible Keggeration - GDI 3970
2021-02-18 22:51:04 +0000 UTC
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Tom reveals the truth about how Patreon pledges stack up to other forms of listener support. Yes, we know that's a little meta here.
Featuring Tom Merritt.
Full episode transcript:
What’s the best way to support your show that lets you keep the most money...
Doesn’t Patreon keep like a huge cut of what people pledge...?
Why would you let Patreon take your money...?
Are you confused?
Don't be.
Let's help you Know a Little more about ...
2021-02-18 14:01:01 +0000 UTC
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