Revolting against experts; mobile app report; Musk’s empire; burnin’ down the Samsung store; killer drones, here & abroad; sold out to the ISPs; chatbots; MySpace photos; Neal Stephenson & Daniel Suarez; storage solutions; IT; Britpop; Rogue One on VHS.
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Show Notes
INTRO [00:20]
Stephen Hawking Says We’re in the Middle of a “Global Revolt Against Experts”
IN THE NEWS [11:12]
The 2016 U.S. Mobile App Report
Kevin Rose Newsletter The Journal
‘Siri, please dial 999 and save Mummy’s life’
Elon Musk has job openings for 473 people at SpaceX — here’s who it’s hiring
ELON MUSK’S BILLION-DOLLAR CRUSADE TO STOP THE A.I. APOCALYPSE
Elon Musk is setting up a company that will link brains and computers
In On-Brand Move, Samsung Store Literally Catches Fire
The Hoverboard Company Suing Jennifer Lopez Has a Decent Case
Cops Just Got One Step Closer to Killing Americans by Drone
DJI proposing “electronic license plates” for drones
Major American companies say thanks but no thanks to Trump’s environmental regulation rollbacks
Amazon quietly launches its own social media influencer program into beta
Amazon Influencer Program-Beta Details
SECURITY HAH! [29:53]
First on CNN: New terrorist laptop bombs may evade airport security, intel sources say
For sale: Your private browsing history
The 265 members of Congress who sold you out to ISPs, and how much it cost to buy them
Wanna Protect Your Online Privacy? Open a Tab and Make Some Noise
Don’t give your money to that GoFundMe to buy Republicans’ browser histories
How to set up a VPN in 10 minutes for free (and why you urgently need one)
Dishwasher has directory traversal bug
Whatever you do, don’t say yes when this chatbot asks, ‘Can you hear me?’
WikiLeaks Dumps Source Code of CIA Tool Called Marble
About 90% of Smart TVs Vulnerable to Remote Hacking via Rogue TV Signals
AT THE LIBRARY [46:41]
Netflix Options Upcoming Sci-Fi Novel ‘Change Agent’
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.: A Novel by Neal Stephenson & Nicole Galland
APPS & DOODADS [50:54]
How to recover all your embarrassing Myspace photos
How to Use Night Shift in macOS Sierra 10.12.4
You Can Now Play Ms. Pac-Man on Google Maps
Synology Disk Station 4-Bay Diskless Network Attached Storage (DS416j)
MEDIA CANDY [01:04:04]
An important message about Star Wars: Rogue One on VHS.
FEEDBACK LOOP [01:08:44]
‘Marijuana cannon’ used to fire drugs over US border seized in Mexico
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS [01:15:22]
Watch Bastian Schweinsteiger’s dream MLS debut with goal for Chicago Fire