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Best of GDI July 2020

Theatremonkey graciously put together this GDI monthly highlight reel!  

GDI Video - Teachers: The Hero's We Need - GDI 3837

R2-Feed-U - DTNS 3837 starts at 14:53

Sarah is out for the day, but we are joined by Amber Mac. Amber expresses her thoughts about remote learning and her son finds a way to hack his zoom calls. So many people now realize how much respect teachers should get. How fast did video call dress codes go away? Will we have more virtual meetings and events after we get past Covid?

Starring Tom Merritt, Amber MacArthur, Roger Chang, Joe.  

Link to the 2020-08-04 22:25:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Teachers: The Hero's We Need - GDI 3837

R2-Feed-U - DTNS 3837 starts at 14:53

Sarah is out for the day, but we are joined by Amber Mac. Amber expresses her thoughts about remote learning and her son finds a way to hack his zoom calls. So many people now realize how much respect teachers should get. How fast did video call dress codes go away? Will we have more virtual meetings and events after we get past Covid?

Starring Tom Merritt, Amber MacArthur, Roger Chang, Joe.  

Link to the 2020-08-04 21:48:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Important Info on Boothole Vulnerability - ThreatWire

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BootHole is a new critical vulnerability that affects billions of devices around the world. It resides in the GRUB2 bootloader and can allow an attacker to bypass Secu...

GDI Video - Tiktak the Minty Fresh App - GDI 3836

TikTok365 - DTNS 3836 starts at 14:44

Sarah and Heather brought back “ Have Such a Good Day”!  Stop blocking the driveway. Tom’s mom and dad had a very memorable first date. Why were so many people posting about Tic Tacs?  Wilford Brimley didn't invent the first computer mouse. Something something, trackballs.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Joe.

Link to the 2020-08-03 22:03:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Tiktak the Minty Fresh App - GDI 3836

TikTok365 - DTNS 3836 starts at 14:44

Sarah and Heather brought back “ Have Such a Good Day”!  Stop blocking the driveway. Tom’s mom and dad had a very memorable first date. Why were so many people posting about Tic Tacs?  Wilford Brimley didn't invent the first computer mouse. Something something, trackballs.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Joe.

Link to the 2020-08-03 21:52:39 +0000 UTC View Post

GDI Video - Powered by Mac n' Cheese - GDI 3835

Let's Buy TikTok - DTNS 3835 starts at  14:37

Does sports ball have value add, by inserting a fake audience? Which sports needs a bubble?  How long could you live in a bubble? So much bubble talk. Sarah is powered by mac and cheese. Lamarr forages for food hidden around his house. Lamarr has never let coffee touch his lips.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Lamarr Wilson, Roger Chang and Joe. 

Link to the 2020-07-31 22:17:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Powered by Mac n' Cheese - GDI 3835

Let's Buy TikTok - DTNS 3835 starts at 14:37

Does sports ball have value add, by inserting a fake audience? Which sports needs a bubble?  How long could you live in a bubble? So much bubble talk. Sarah is powered by mac and cheese. Lamarr forages for food hidden around his house. Lamarr has never let coffee touch his lips.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Lamarr Wilson, Roger Chang and Joe. 

Link to the 2020-07-31 21:53:33 +0000 UTC View Post

GDI Video - There's More than One Sport Now - GDI 3834

Antitrust or Just Antitrustworthy? - DTNS 3834 starts at 16:08

Earnings, Earnings and Earnings. Justin and Tom, discuss the Patreon TOS arbitration. How much can you get for your Twitter handle? Sports Ball Talk.  

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang and Joe. 

Link to the 2020-07-30 22:14:19 +0000 UTC View Post

There's More than One Sport Now - GDI 3834

Antitrust or Just Antitrustworthy? - DTNS 3834 starts at 16:08

Earnings, Earnings and Earnings. Justin and Tom, discuss the Patreon TOS arbitration. How much can you get for your Twitter handle? Sports Ball Talk. 

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang and Joe. 

Link to the 2020-07-30 21:51:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Covering the Rare Ongoing Tech Story - Editor's Desk

Tom checks in on how they'll approach the fallout fromt he congressional hearings and more importantly the ongoing investigation.

About Teraflops

Tom provides a brief explanation of what Teraflops are and what they really mean about the processing power of your computer.

Featuring Tom Merritt.

Full transcript:

You just heard somebody use teraflop in a sentence

It was probably related to a GPU, or maybe a supercomputer

But what the heck is it? Is it fast? Is it powerful?

Are you confused?

Don't be.

Let's help you Know a Little more about FLOPS

You'll likely hear Teraflops used a lot ...

GDI Video - Taco Wednesday GDI 3833

Can You Hearing Me Now? - DTNS 3833 starts at 1549

 We talk about the congressional testimony of tech’s largest CEOs. Tom had a new salad, with more tortilla chips. We spend some time with Pet Talk. How does the wittiness's room rate? Sarah dipping into the mmhmm app. Would piping in crowd noise make the testimony more compelling? 

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang and Joe.

Link to the 2020-07-29 22:04:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Taco Wednesday GDI 3833

Can You Hearing Me Now? - DTNS 3833 starts at 15:49

We talk about the congressional testimony of tech’s largest CEOs. Tom had a new salad, with more tortilla chips. We spend some time with Pet Talk. How does the wittiness's room rate? Sarah dipping into the mmhmm app. Would piping in crowd noise make the testimony more compelling? 

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang and Joe.

Link to the 2020-07-29 22:04:11 +0000 UTC View Post

GDI Video - Tiny Burgers and Big Pies - GDI 3832

So much Pie talk. You can ask any person alive or dead a question, who would you pick?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Andrew Mayne, Roger Chang and Joe.

Link to the Show Notes.

Tiny Burgers and Big Pies - GDI 3832

AI Stories That Write Themselves - DTNS 3832 starts at 16:03

So much Pie talk. You can ask any person alive or dead a question, who would you pick?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Andrew Mayne, Roger Chang and Joe.

Link to the Show Notes.

Shannon Breaks Down the Twitter Attack - ThreatWire

Last week on the show I went through an extensive report of the Twitter hack, and this week we do have a few updates. First, according to Reuter, more than a thousand employees and contractors at Twitter had access to that internal admin tool that basically gives them god mode over any account on the platform. Twitter did not comment on this information.

This is according to two former Twitter employees, who spoke to journalists anonymously. They allege that these 1000+ humans, som...

GDI Video - A Slice of Andy - GDI 3831

 Unreal Fans - DTNS 3831 starts at 14:11

Andy Ihnatko joins us!  Tom wants to find a place where everybody knows his name, Roger does not. Roger has a governor on his pizza intake. The fence must come down before the bridge is built. Andy explains what a button is and wants the best toggle switch.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Andy Ihnatko, Roger Chang and Joe.

Link to the 2020-07-27 22:19:38 +0000 UTC View Post

A Slice of Andy - GDI 3831

Unreal Fans - DTNS 3831 starts at 14:11

Andy Ihnatko joins us!  Tom wants to find a place where everybody knows his name, Roger does not. Roger has a governor on his pizza intake. The fence must come down before the bridge is built. Andy explains what a button is and wants the best toggle switch.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Andy Ihnatko, Roger Chang and Joe.

Link to the 2020-07-27 21:58:30 +0000 UTC View Post

GDI Video - The Buffalo Canadians - GDI 3830

Driving A Fork Into Intel - DTNS 3830 start at  14:26

Tom and Sarah are really happy live baseball is back. Sarah realizes she actually enjoyed a wrestling match and may become a fan. Where will the Blue Jays find a nest?  Lots of sports ball talk. The bison goes on the hat.

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

Link to the 2020-07-24 22:03:48 +0000 UTC View Post

The Buffalo Canadians - GDI 3830

Driving A Fork Into Intel - DTNS 3830 start at 14:26

 

Tom and Sarah are really happy live baseball is back. Sarah realizes she actually enjoyed a wrestling match and may become a fan. Where will the Blue Jays find a nest?  Lots of sports ball talk. The bison goes on the hat.

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

Link to the 2020-07-24 21:51:55 +0000 UTC View Post

GDI Video - Cuteness vs Security - GDI 3829

A Punch In The Face-book - DTNS 3829 starts at 14:22

Dr Bird makes an appearance. We get some pet talk. Otis doesn't understand why kids act differently than large humans. Justin and Sarah compare notes about the Warriors. Yes kids are acting differently during the lockdown.

Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Strofollino, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang and Joe.

Link to the 2020-07-23 22:02:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Cuteness vs Security - GDI 3829

A Punch In The Face-book - DTNS 3829 starts at 14:22

Dr Bird makes an appearance. We get some pet talk. Otis doesn't understand why kids act differently than large humans. Justin and Sarah compare notes about the Warriors. Yes kids are acting differently during the lockdown.

Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Strofollino, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang and Joe.

Link to the 2020-07-23 21:46:27 +0000 UTC View Post

About UltraWideBand

Tom provides a brief explanation of what UltraWideBand is and how you can benefit from it and when you need to worry about it.

Featuring Tom Merritt.

Full transcript:

iPhone tracking tags?

What are these things?

Also what is this U1 chip?

Are you confused?

Don't be.

Let's help you Know a Little more about UltraWideBand.

Ultra-wideband is occasionally referred to as UWB or ultraband.

It 's used in sensors that collect and report data ...

GDI Video - Never Epilady Your Head - GDI 3828

Tap to Cheer - DTNS 3828 starts at 14:37

Scott put it all on two. We find ourselves in bald talk. Do people really care about others wearing glasses? How did we end up talking about braces? Sarah did not get shark face. We get updates about having a dog in the studio. 

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang and Joe.

Link to the 2020-07-22 21:58:57 +0000 UTC View Post

Never Epilady Your Head - GDI 3828

Tap to Cheer - DTNS 3828 starts at 14:37

Scott put it all on two. We find ourselves in bald talk. Do people really care about others wearing glasses? How did we end up talking about braces? Sarah did not get shark face. We get updates about having a dog in the studio. 

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang and Joe.

Link to the 2020-07-22 21:45:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Attacks on Vaccine Makers - ThreatWire

By Shannon Morse, ThreatWire 

On Thursday, British intelligence officials stated that pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions working on Covid19 vaccines in the US, UK, and Canada are being targeted by Russian state sponsored attackers. The attacks are being attributed to the hacking group called APT29 or Cozy Bear, which has been behind many attacks in the past decade, including the DNC 2016 ...

GDI Video - Pulp Friction - GDI 3827

Kiwibots, Roll Out! - DTNS 3827 starts at 14:26

An in depth discussion about pastries. Do you like fruit in your pastries?  Roger doesn't believe jelly donuts have fruit in them. We got a history lesson about orangina, corn syrup and natural flavors. How many bug parts are you ok with being in your food? 

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Trisha Hershberger, Roger Chang and Joe.

Link to the 2020-07-21 22:08:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Pulp Friction - GDI 3827

Kiwibots, Roll Out! - DTNS 3827 starts at 14:26

An in depth discussion about pastries. Do you like fruit in your pastries?  Roger doesn't believe jelly donuts have fruit in them. We got a history lesson about orangina, corn syrup and natural flavors. How many bug parts are you ok with being in your food? 

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Trisha Hershberger, Roger Chang and Joe.

Link to the 2020-07-21 21:44:03 +0000 UTC View Post

GDI Video - Wu-Tang Cookies Are For The Children - GDI 3826

Practice Safer Internet, People - DTNS 3826 starts at 14:29 

Roger hearts himself. Which team are you on, blursday or blarsday? Roger and Rich give each other tips on being the cool dad. Katelyn spent some of her time making masks, she's made over 1000 masks. Did you know about Wu-Tang cookies? Sarah has some strong thoughts on dessert. Roger has memories of feeling like Shamu.  

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Katelyn Bowden, Roger Chang and Joe.

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