Grumpy Old Geeks
A few professional Gen X geeks dissect the tech news train wrecks of the week, calling out what went wrong and who’s to blame. Think of this podcast as if Kurt Cobain threw down with Tom from MySpace, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg in a back alley brawl. No mercy, no filter—if tech had a walk of shame, this would be it.
"Sporting a nice balance of serious sensibilities, sarcastic cynicism, and downright funny moments, it’s a good case study of the realities of the online experience. " ~ Fast Company
Recent Eps
April 25, 2025
694: Hammers Don’t Hallucinate
Fyre Festival reboots as a music app; Amazon and Microsoft hit pause on AI infrastructure; Google’s AI hallucinates confidently; Kevin Roose wants us to feel bad for Skynet Jr.; OpenAI wants Chrome despite being broke; Perplexity brags about stalking your browser; Meta axes more VR staff while faki…
April 18, 2025
693: Let Them Eat Space
Fyre Fest 2 is postponed again; Automattic’s leak-hunting watermarks creep everyone out; Katy Perry’s space PR stunt flops harder than her last album; Elon Musk juggles baby mamas, GOP cash, and creepy DMs; DOGE may have swiped labor data; OpenAI wants to be a social network now; 4chan’s down for t…
April 11, 2025
692: Confabulation and Frivolity
On this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks: Fyre Fest’s con man promises a sequel; the IRS shares migrant tax info with ICE and promptly loses its commissioner; Microsoft lets OpenAI burn cash while plotting global domination; Musk’s DOGE spies on critics as Tesla tanks and Cybertrucks become trade-in rej…
April 4, 2025
691: Cry Me A River (to Cool Off My AI)
Protests erupt across the U.S. in a “Tesla Takedown” while Elon merges his AI and social media empires and dodges jet trackers alongside Taylor Swift; meanwhile, Signal faces government heat over military chat mishaps as OpenAI flexes AGI funding and ChatGPT users flood the internet with 700M fresh…
March 28, 2025
690: An Insult to Life Itself
This week on Grumpy Old Geeks: Dunning-Kruger takes the spotlight, Elon’s approval sinks, TikTok tries to stay patriotic, 23andMe files for bankruptcy, and Napster rises again. Plus, AI, security chaos, and more!
March 21, 2025
689: What Would Dave Do?
🤖 AI-generated Down syndrome influencers selling NSFW content, Cybertruck crashes into fake tunnel wall, Tesla recalls 46k trucks. Meanwhile, ICE watches 200+ locations & OpenAI keeps eating books. Tech dystopia's here—and it's wild. #TechNews #AIGoneWrong
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