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The Master Boot Record of a computer tells the PC how partitions are set up on a drive and loads the operating system. If it gets corrupted, the machine generally can’t boot til it’s fixed. For general users, you normally don’t wanna mess with this. Now, malware has been created themed around COVID-19 that wipes or rewrites the MBR.
CNET worked with infosec professionals to find several different malware st...
2020-04-07 18:55:58 +0000 UTC
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Get Your Aerogel To Mars - DTNS 3754 starts at 15:00
Erin Carson has been cooking and listening to her neighbors play music from their porch. What things are people doing to non verbally communicate with each other? The wildlife is taking advantage of the lack of people outside. The group discusses their feelings on raccoons. Should we just celebrate all the holidays at once? Roger has issues with car trunks.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Eric Cars...
2020-04-06 22:23:58 +0000 UTC
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Get Your Aerogel To Mars - DTNS 3754 starts at 15:00
Erin Carson has been cooking and listening to her neighbors play music from their porch. What things are people doing to non verbally communicate with each other? The wildlife is taking advantage of the lack of people outside. The group discusses their feelings on raccoons. Should we just celebrate all the holidays at once? Roger has issues with car trunks.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Eric Cars...
2020-04-06 22:06:33 +0000 UTC
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Well March was weird wasn’t it?
Listen, I already messaged everybody directly through Patreon but just let me re-iterate. We are all INCREDIBLY thankful for this audience right now. Some of you have had to cut back and we totally understand. But just as many of you have stepped up to cover for them. Which is incredible.
Thank You
We’re kicking off science week this week with excellent guests all week long including Erin Carson talking about M...
2020-04-06 20:10:50 +0000 UTC
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Theatremonkey graciously put together this month's GDI highlight reel!
2020-04-06 17:05:43 +0000 UTC
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1999 Nice + 2020 Memes - DTNS 3753 starts at 13:39
Len and Chris and Roger talk about Barbecue and what are the best sides to serve. Roger is hoping for rain and is upset he is paying to keep a tree alive. We also get a succulent update.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Chris Ashely, Len Peralta, Joe
Link to the 2020-04-03 22:22:01 +0000 UTC
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1999 Nice + 2020 Memes - DTNS 3753 starts at 13:39
Len and Chris and Roger talk about Barbecue and what are the best sides to serve. Roger is hoping for rain and is upset he is paying to keep a tree alive. We also get a succulent update.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Chris Ashely, Len Peralta, Joe
Link to the 2020-04-03 22:00:33 +0000 UTC
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Justin talks about his adventure leaving the house looking for food. What vehicle could you use to order through the drive-thru? The group talks about what they can and can't get at the store. Justin asks Tom what he thinks about the TV show “The Crown”.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.
Link to the 2020-04-02 22:28:52 +0000 UTC
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COVID Ad Ops - DTNS 3752 starts at 14:27
Justin talks about his adventure leaving the house looking for food. What vehicle could you use to order through the drive-thru? The group talks about what they can and can't get at the store. Justin asks Tom what he thinks about the TV show “The Crown”.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.
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Skype’s The Limit - DTNS 3751 starts at 14:47
Sarah gives her first impression of the Oculus Quest and Scott gives her some game suggestions. Tom wears a shirt he bought at a physical store. We talk about how the second hand clothes market has changed recently. Ofcourse Tom finds a way to make a moth pun.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane,Scott Johnson, and Roger Chang.
Link to the 2020-04-01 22:39:48 +0000 UTC
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Skype’s The Limit - DTNS 3751 starts at 14:47
Sarah gives her first impression of the Oculus Quest and Scott gives her some game suggestions. Tom wears a shirt he bought at a physical store. We talk about how the second hand clothes market has changed recently. Ofcourse Tom finds a way to make a moth pun.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane,Scott Johnson, and Roger Chang.
Link to the 2020-04-01 22:04:56 +0000 UTC
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Patrick and Roger talk about the best way to stop their kids from biting stuff. The group discusses what punishments worked when they were kids. The group also talks about the best footwear and when to wear them.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, and Roger Chang
Link to 2020-03-31 22:31:52 +0000 UTC
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This is Your Brain on Text- DTNS 3750 starts at 17:01
Patrick and Roger talk about the best way to stop their kids from biting stuff. The group discusses what punishments worked when they were kids. The group also talks about the best footwear and when to wear them.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, and Roger Chang
Link to 2020-03-31 22:13:10 +0000 UTC
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In a time when most of the news we’re seeing is depressingly hard to read, I wanted to share something positive that is happening to bring the hacker and maker communities together. Due to the surge of cyberattacks happening on hospitals, and with a rise in coronavirus-themed attacks in general, a group of infosec experts have joined forces to fight these attacks and keep them at bay. The group calls themselves the Covid-19 CTI League. CTI stands for cyber threat intelligence, and the ...
2020-03-31 20:07:56 +0000 UTC
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Fight For Your Rights To Privacy - DTNS 3749 starts at 15:50
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Molly Wood and Roger Chang
Tom and Molly celebrate the 15 year anniversary of Buzz Out Loud. Sarah shows off her new lighting setup. We discuss how the media is changing and what would have happened if we had to work from home, before we had all these technological advances? How will “Just in ...
2020-03-30 22:28:22 +0000 UTC
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Fight For Your Rights To Privacy - DTNS 3749 start at 15:50
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Molly Wood and Roger Chang
Tom and Molly celebrate the 15 year anniversary of Buzz Out Loud. Sarah shows off her new lighting setup. We discuss how the media is changing and what would have happened if we had to work from home, before we had all these technological advances? How will “Just in Time” product management change? The group also talks about buying new chairs and dog beds.
2020-03-30 21:55:27 +0000 UTC
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Sarah Lane explains her next "Live With It" pick. The Oculus Quest.
2020-03-27 22:33:44 +0000 UTC
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We pitch a new sitcom, relating to the world we live in today called “Offsite” or maybe “Lockdown” We already have a theme a song and most of the characters developed.
The group talks about all the shows they watched when they were young.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Shannon Morse and Len Peralta
Link to the 2020-03-27 22:29:47 +0000 UTC
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Zoom Responsibly - DTNS 3748 starts at 14:00
We pitch a new sitcom, relating to the world we live in today called “Offsite” or maybe “Lockdown” We already have a theme a song and most of the characters developed.
The group talks about all the shows they watched when they were young.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Shannon Morse and Len Peralta
Link to the 2020-03-27 22:09:54 +0000 UTC
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No Goose On Christmas - DTNS 3747 starts at 15:12
Tom and Sarah talk about what type of pants they wear for the show. Roger is researching yoga pants. We decide what part of North America represents a clothed person. Tom and Justin try to figure out what to do with all their unused airline miles.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young
Link to 2020-03-26 22:28:41 +0000 UTC
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No Goose On Christmas - DTNS 3747 starts at 15:12
Tom and Sarah talk about what type of pants they wear for the show. Roger is researching yoga pants. We decide what part of North America represents a clothed person. Tom and Justin try to figure out what to do with all their unused airline miles.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young
Link to 2020-03-26 22:12:07 +0000 UTC
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We share our experiences and our personal tech setups for streaming video from out homes.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Bryce Castillo, Justin Robert Young, Shannon Morse, Allison Sheridan, Scott Johnson, Joe, Amos
Link to show notes.
2020-03-25 23:15:36 +0000 UTC
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We talk about how to handle our delivered packages. Scott may have painted his front door knob.Sarah has feelings about eating a bird for lunch. Roger gives up tips on how he uses his shopping bags. So many life hacks!
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson
Link to 2020-03-25 22:22:17 +0000 UTC
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Hack the Virus! - DTNS 3746 starts at 15:12
We talk about how to handle our delivered packages. Scott may have painted his front door knob. Sarah has feelings about eating a bird for lunch. Roger gives up tips on how he uses his shopping bags. So many life hacks!
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson
Link to 2020-03-25 22:08:04 +0000 UTC
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Comfort Media - DTNS 3745 starts at 15:00
Tom talks his time off to work on his Deep Dive series. Patrick is testing out using a trackpad with his Ipad and Sarah is learning so much more about wearing glasses.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja.
Link to 2020-03-25 01:58:53 +0000 UTC
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Tom talks his time off to work on his Deep Dive series. Patrick is testing out using a trackpad with his Ipad and Sarah is learning so much more about wearing glasses.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja, Joe
Link to 2020-03-24 22:12:21 +0000 UTC
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The use of tech surveillance has been increasing due to the covid-19 pandemic across the globe. Several governments have taken to tracking location data via mobile carriers to check is patients who should be isolated are staying isolated, as well as tracking how well their stay-at-home or quarantine orders are holding up. Carriers in Italy, Germany, and Austria within the European Union are continuously sharing data with health authorities, though this data is anonymized and aggreg...
2020-03-24 21:38:44 +0000 UTC
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Please Influencer Responsibly - DTNS 3744 starts at 12:13
Sarah can finally see. Roger discusses his options for his next haircut, maybe a Flo-Bee? Roger seems to think Tang is citrus based.
Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Lamarr Wilson, Joe, Roger Chang
Link to 2020-03-23 22:36:08 +0000 UTC
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Sarah can finally see. Roger discusses his options for his next haircut, maybe a Flo-Bee? Roger seems to think Tang is citrus based.Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Lamarr Wilson, Joe, Roger Chang
Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Lamarr Wilson, Joe, Roger Chang
Link to 2020-03-23 22:28:14 +0000 UTC
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Tom explains the "shelter at-home" directive from California Governor Gavin Newsom. We discuss how COVID-19 directives are impacting our lives.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Patrick Norton
2020-03-20 22:30:35 +0000 UTC
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