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Roger Speaks for the Worms - GDI 3898

Calming Election Relief - DTNS 3898 starts at 15:18

John Hancock is offering its Life Insurance customers an Apple Watch Series 6 for $25. Then you have a choice: pay the remaining cost of the watch monthly for two years or exercise more and share that data with John Hancock to reduce or eliminate your monthly payment. We discuss the implications of the policy and what it might mean for data privacy.  

Roger Speaks for the Worms - GDI 3898

Sarah fixes an HVA...

GDI Video - Hawaii Would You Eat That? - GDI 3897

Is Your County A Swinger? - DTNS 3897 starts at 14:43

Time management coach Elizabeth Grace Saunders wrote an article for Wired called "How to Stop Getting into Pointless arguments online." We share our views, experiences and tips.

Hawaii Would You Eat That? - GDI 3897

Fish talk takes over. What was your gateway to sea food?  Tom eats the eyes and loves SPAM. Tom and Roger are talking Greek about Hawaiian food. We get a history lesson on the influences of modern Hawaiia...

Hawaii Would You Eat That? - GDI 3897

Is Your County A Swinger? - DTNS 3897 starts at 14:43

Time management coach Elizabeth Grace Saunders wrote an article for Wired called "How to Stop Getting into Pointless arguments online." We share our views, experiences and tips.  

Hawaii Would You Eat That? - GDI 3897

Fish talk takes over. What was your gateway to sea food?  Tom eats the eyes and loves SPAM. Tom and Roger are talking Greek about Hawaiian food. We get a history lesson on the influences of modern ...

About Public Key Cryptography

Tom explores the fundamental principles of Public Key Cryptography and the maths behind it.

Featuring Tom Merritt.

Full episode transcript below:

This says its protected with Public Key Cryptography

But if everyone gets my key how is that secure?

And who the heck are Alice and Bob?!?!?

Are you confused?

Don't be.

Let's help you Know a Little more about Public Key Cryptography

Public key cryptography is a system to make it easy to authentic...

GDI Video - Restoration Human - GDI 3896

The Answer: 30 Facebooks and 20 Twitters - DTNS 3896 starts at 15:48

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before a US subcommittee about the way they use Section 230 or Safe Harbor. What did they have to so and will it change any lawmakers minds about enacting possible regulations?

Restoration Human - GDI 3896

Lifting your mask to buy alcohol. Sarah’s eyes look young. Who looks better when they are older? So what a...

Restoration Human - GDI 3896

The Answer: 30 Facebooks and 20 Twitters - DTNS 3896 starts at 15:48

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before a US subcommittee about the way they use Section 230 or Safe Harbor. What did they have to so and will it change any lawmakers minds about enacting possible regulations? 

Restoration Human - GDI 3896

Lifting your mask to buy alcohol. Sarah’s eyes look young. Who looks better when they are...

Severe Nvidia Vulnerability - ThreatWire

By Shannon Morse, ThreatWire 

Nvidia is telling gamers to update the GeForce Experience software ASAP if on Windows, to patch two high severity flaws found in the app. The two flaws are CVE 2020 5977 and 2020-5990, the first of which could allow an attacker to target vulnerable machines with code executions, denial of service, and escalation of privileges and information disclosures. The issue resides in the...

GDI Video - Catvalanche - GDI 3895

Just Like Dropping A Cat - DTNS 3895 starts at  14:40

T-Mobile will launch its streaming TV service TVision for T-Mobile postpaid customers starting November 1. Is this new business sustainable and how will it fare against the competition. Plus why has Wikipedia managed to keep its operation from being abused in the same manner as Facebook or Twitter?

Catvalanche - GDI 3895  

Strange days indeed. Going as smooth as chunky peanut butter. DTNS is now a virtual p...

Catvalanche - GDI 3895

Just Like Dropping A Cat - DTNS 3895 starts at 14:40

T-Mobile will launch its streaming TV service TVision for T-Mobile postpaid customers starting November 1. Is this new business sustainable and how will it fare against the competition. Plus why has Wikipedia managed to keep its operation from being abused in the same manner as Facebook or Twitter?

Catvalanche - GDI 3895

Strange days indeed. Going as smooth as chunky peanut butter. DTNS is now a virtual private...

GDI Video - Precedence Day - GDI 3894

E-Commerce Begins at Home - DTNS 3894 starts at  13:58

Facebook is rolling out streaming games on the Web and in its Android Facebook app to selected users in the US, the RIAA, SAG-AFTRA and several other recording industry groups sent a letter to Jeff Bezos and Twitch CEO Emmett Shear claiming Twitch has failed to properly license music, and Researchers from Stanford and Samsung developed an OLED display with a density of more than 10,000 pixels per inch.

Precedence Day - G...

Precedence Day - GDI 3894

E-Commerce Begins at Home - DTNS 3894 starts at 13:59

Facebook is rolling out streaming games on the Web and in its Android Facebook app to selected users in the US, the RIAA, SAG-AFTRA and several other recording industry groups sent a letter to Jeff Bezos and Twitch CEO Emmett Shear claiming Twitch has failed to properly license music, and Researchers from Stanford and Samsung developed an OLED display with a density of more than 10,000 pixels per inch.

Precedence Da...

GDI Video - Sarah's Lips Match Her Noise- GDI 3893

How Do You Like Your HDR? - DTNS 3893 starts at 14:09

Patrick Norton joins us as he shares insights what Dolby ATOMS and HDR means for your home theater setup.

Sarah's Lips Match Her Noise- GDI 3893

Sarah’s back and is a temporary robot. TV apps tech support. Where did my sports ball go? Sarah likes to dabble. You want your sports, pay up!  Sarah recounts her HVAC installation.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chang,...

Sarah's Lips Match Her Noise- GDI 3893

How Do You Like Your HDR? - DTNS 3893 starts at 14:09

Patrick Norton joins us as he shares insights what Dolby ATOMS and HDR means for your home theater setup.

Sarah's Lips Match Her Noise- GDI 3893

Sarah’s back and is a temporary robot. TV apps tech support. Where did my sports ball go? Sarah likes to dabble. You want your sports, pay up!  Sarah recounts her HVAC installation.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chan...

GDI Video - Hot Microwave Talk- GDI 3892

Snapping up India - DTNS 3892 starts at 15:24

WhatsApp for Business is rolling out in-chat shopping, letting merchants link to products and services with the option to buy without leaving the interface. Merchants will also be able to add "buy" buttons to other online locations, which will take users to WhatsApp chats to complete the purchase.   

Hot Microwave Talk- GDI 3892

There are no sides. Weather updates across the country, kinda. Roger goes applia...

Hot Microwave Talk- GDI 3892

Snapping up India - DTNS 3892 starts at 15:12

WhatsApp for Business is rolling out in-chat shopping, letting merchants link to products and services with the option to buy without leaving the interface. Merchants will also be able to add "buy" buttons to other online locations, which will take users to WhatsApp chats to complete the purchase.

Hot Microwave Talk- GDI 3892

There are no sides. Weather updates across the country, kinda. Roger goes appliance shopping, but reall...

About the Gig Economy

Tom discusses where we’ve been, who is affected and where we may or may not be going with the legal issues surrounding the Gig Economy.

Featuring Tom Merritt.

Full episode transcript:

You’ve heard of the gig economy

It means folks can pick up extra work and make a little extra money easily right?

Or wait, does it mean big tech companies get to exploit desperate unemployed people to pay them a pittance with no benefits or workplace protections?

Also some...

GDI Video - Curd Immunity - GDI 3891

Quibi Quietly Quits - DTNS 3891 starts at 14:57

PayPal will let US customers buy, sell and hold bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash and litecoin. The Information's sources say that NBCUniversal and Facebook declined to buy Quibi's catalog of video and Quibi chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg is now considering shutting down the company. And Amazon's Luna game streaming service opened up to users by invite only.

Curd Immunity - GDI 3891  

The Cheese War has begun. The Pickled...

Curd Immunity - GDI 3891

Quibi Quietly Quits - DTNS 3891 starts at 14:57

PayPal will let US customers buy, sell and hold bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash and litecoin. The Information's sources say that NBCUniversal and Facebook declined to buy Quibi's catalog of video and Quibi chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg is now considering shutting down the company. And Amazon's Luna game streaming service opened up to users by invite only.

Curd Immunity - GDI 3891

The Cheese War has begun. The Pickled Coalition ...

GDI Video - Youse Gals And All Y'all Dudes - GDI 3890

Social Media Anger Management - DTNS 3890 starts at

The US justice department filed an antitrust lawsuit in Washington DC federal court Tuesday, alleging Alphabet's Google engaged in anticompetitive conduct to preserve monopolies in search and search advertising using exclusionary and interlocking business agreements to keep out competitors.

Youse Gals And All Y'all Dudes - GDI 3890

It’s so nerdy Alison cant breathe. Apple phone, tech support takes over. How much phone s...

Youse Gals And All Y'all Dudes - GDI 3890

Social Media Anger Management - DTNS 3890 starts at 15:16

The US justice department filed an antitrust lawsuit in Washington DC federal court Tuesday, alleging Alphabet's Google engaged in anticompetitive conduct to preserve monopolies in search and search advertising using exclusionary and interlocking business agreements to keep out competitors.

Youse Gals And All Y'all Dudes - GDI 3890

It’s so nerdy Alison cant breathe. Apple phone, tech support takes over....

Phishers Pose as McAfee - ThreatWire

By Shannon Morse, ThreatWire 

According to reports by Google’s security team, APT 31, the Chinese hacking group who has been mentioned on ThreatWire many times over the past decade for their state sponsored attacks, is now targeting victims by posing as McAfee antivirus to send phishing emails in an attempt to get unsuspecting targets to download malware on their machines.

The Threat Analysis Group at Goo...

GDI Video - What Did You Call Me!? - GDI 3889

Security is Not a Game... Normally - DTNS 3889 starts at 14:42

How can a simple word game give you better insight on network security? David Spark is here to show us how.

What Did You Call Me!? - GDI 3889

David is finally getting on the page. Is a hay bale maze representative of this year? Roger hopes to be a spritely 80 year old. Roger and Rich discuss what century the Star Trek universe is set in. Party like it's 2099. What will music be like in 2100? David’s son i...

What Did You Call Me!? - GDI 3889

Security is Not a Game... Normally - DTNS 3889 starts at 14:37

How can a simple word game give you better insight on network security? David Spark is here to show us how.

What Did You Call Me!? - GDI 3889

David is finally getting on the page. Is a hay bale maze representative of this year? Roger hopes to be a spritely 80 year old. Roger and Rich discuss what century the Star Trek universe is set in. Party like it's 2099. What will music be like in 2100? David’s son i...

GDI Video - Living in the Land of Parking Lots - GDI 3888

LIDAR: Apple has it in Spads - DTNS 3888 starts at 14:35

After criticism of how Twitter applied its hacked materials policy the company announced Thursday evening it would change the policy. What's changed and will it have any effect?

Living in the Land of Parking Lots - GDI 3888

Do we need automatic candy dispensers for this year's Halloween? Sarah is out today and Len is in a secret meeting. Are Tom and Roger projecting? Shannon thinks they are both very old. So now we ...

Living in the Land of Parking Lots - GDI 3888

LIDAR: Apple has it in Spads - DTNS 3888 starts at 14:38

After criticism of how Twitter applied its hacked materials policy the company announced Thursday evening it would change the policy. What's changed and will it have any effect?


Living in the Land of Parking Lots - GDI 3888

Do we need automatic candy dispensers for this year's Halloween? Sarah is out today and Len is in a secret meeting. Are Tom and Roger projecting? Shannon thinks they are both very old. So now...

GDI Video - Liar Liar Twitter Hacks You're Fired - GDI 3887

#HellPortal Has Opened - DTNS 3887 start at 15:01

Twitter blocked the ability of its users to link to or repost images from a New York Post story about VP Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden. Twitter said the story violated its personal information policy because it included private information like phone numbers and email addresses. Is this a sign of a more actively policed Twitter for rule breakers or something that should have been done sooner?

Liar Liar Twitter Hacks You're Fir...

Liar Liar Twitter Hacks You're Fired - GDI 3887

#HellPortal Has Opened - DTNS 3887 start at 14:58

Twitter blocked the ability of its users to link to or repost images from a New York Post story about VP Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden. Twitter said the story violated its personal information policy because it included private information like phone numbers and email addresses. Is this a sign of a more actively policed Twitter for rule breakers or something that should have been done sooner?

Liar Liar Twitter Hacks You're Fired -...

About How Video Streams with special guest Andy Beach

Tom discusses the ins and outs of video streaming with Andy Beach, video engineer and author of Video Compression Handbook.

Featuring Tom Merritt and Andy Beach.

Live With It: Amazon Echo Show

Amazon Echo Show

$149 (formerly $229)

2nd gen 10.1” screen

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077SXWSRP?ref=ods_ucc_aucc_bp_rc_nd_ucc 

- Because the newest Echo Show was announced last month at Amazon’s event, we now have 4 Echo Show models - the Echo Show 5, the Echo Show 8, the Echo Show (that’s mine), and the Echo Show 10.

This has bee...

GDI Video - The Social Distant Network - GDI 3886

A Clear and Present Danger DTNS 3886 starts at 14:18 

Zoom has started beta testing a service called OnZoom that lets paid Zoom users host and sell tickets to online events of up to 1000 attendees. Is this Zoom's way to expand beyond just teleconferencing?    

The Social Distant Network - GDI 3886 

Peter Wells in the morning!  Sarah doesn't take it personally when her quest was dropped. Roger has thoughts on friends and circles. Can a...