Happiness is Squishy - DTNS 3909 starts at 16:11
We delve into the science of happiness and the unspoken dark side that pursuing it entails.
The Monarch Of America - GDI 3909
Where are you in line for the vaccine? Dolly Parton helped with a vaccine. What people do you think should be a national figure head? A tech company is getting a muffin? Fleets, what are they good for?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Erin Carson, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the 2020-11-17 22:57:05 +0000 UTC
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According to security researchers at ESET, new hospitality malware is hitting point of sale (POS) systems that affects restaurants, bars, and hotels, and can lead to decryption of database passwords, which attackers can use to try and steal sensitive payment information saved on these systems. They’ve dubbed the backdoor ModPipe and it affects the most popularly used POS system from Oracle MICROS called the Restaurant Enterprise Series RES 3700. As a seasoned credit card industry technician myself, I’m familiar with Oracle systems a...
2020-11-17 19:36:26 +0000 UTC
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Compared to 2020, Video Games are Positive- DTNS 3908 starts at 14:37
TechCrunch's sources say Uber has been in talks since October to sell its Advanced Technologies Group. This would follow Uber selling scooter and bike company Jump, selling a stake in Uber Freight and agreeing to acquire Postmates, which is expected to close this quarter. What's Uber's plan and why the shift away from tangential business ventures?
Bragging About Bagel Baking - GDI 3908
Someone has to buy someone a C...
2020-11-16 22:51:19 +0000 UTC
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Compared to 2020, Video Games are Positive- DTNS 3908 starts at 14:38
TechCrunch's sources say Uber has been in talks since October to sell its Advanced Technologies Group. This would follow Uber selling scooter and bike company Jump, selling a stake in Uber Freight and agreeing to acquire Postmates, which is expected to close this quarter. What's Uber's plan and why the shift away from tangential business ventures?
Bragging About Bagel Baking - GDI 3908
Someone has to buy someone...
2020-11-16 22:37:44 +0000 UTC
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O Employee, Where Art Thou? - DTNS 3907 starts at 15:06
We examine the rise of contact tracing devices in the workplace and their use for worker surveillance as outlined by David Gershgorn's recent OneZero article.
Donnie Stop Believing - GDI 3907
Tom is in a new book, Quick Draw!: Fast and Funny Fiction. What are your autocorrect horror stories? Donnie stop believing. Have you been lucky enough to get one of the new consoles? Roger is waiting for a game console that also do...
2020-11-13 22:55:47 +0000 UTC
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O Employee, Where Art Thou? - DTNS 3907 starts at 15:05
We examine the rise of contact tracing devices in the workplace and their use for worker surveillance as outlined by David Gershgorn's recent OneZero article.
Donnie Stop Believing - GDI 3907
Tom is in a new book, Quick Draw!: Fast and Funny Fiction. What are your autocorrect horror stories? Donnie stop believing. Have you been lucky enough to get one of the new consoles? Roger is waiting for a game console that als...
2020-11-13 22:49:17 +0000 UTC
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Tech Policy in the Biden Administration - DTNS 3906 starts at 14:53
On January 6, 2021, the US will count its electoral votes for President and Vice President and right now it seems likely that the next US president will be former Vice President Joe Biden. So we thought we'd look at what kind of tech policy we might see from a Biden administration.
Let's Talk Turkey- GDI 3906
Has time stopped or sped up? Tom got an edible present for his mom’s birthday. Is the JuRY out on Biscotti? Roge...
2020-11-12 23:08:41 +0000 UTC
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Tech Policy in the Biden Administration - DTNS 3906 starts at 14:53
On January 6, 2021, the US will count its electoral votes for President and Vice President and right now it seems likely that the next US president will be former Vice President Joe Biden. So we thought we'd look at what kind of tech policy we might see from a Biden administration.
Let's Talk Turkey- GDI 3906
Has time stopped or sped up? Tom got an edible present for his mom’s birthday. Is the JuRY out on Biscott...
2020-11-12 22:55:48 +0000 UTC
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Tom compares common display technologies and why MiniLED is a great middle ground between cost and performance.
Featuring Tom Merritt.
Episode Transcript:
I hear OLED is the best display but it’s really expensive and it’s not really LED the way an LCD is?
But an LCD is LCD not LED but OLED isn’t LED?
And what the heck is MiniLED then?
Are you confused?
Don't be.
Let's help you Know a Little more about miniLED
The first thing to remember with displays is that the holy grail is a combination of res...
2020-11-12 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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It's Veterans day in the US, so the DTNS team has the day off. here are the biggest headlines today from our other show Daily tech headlines.
China targets online shopping the day before the biggest online shopping day in the world, Apple announces new laptops that use its own chip and TikTok wonders if the US government forgot it.
2020-11-11 16:45:39 +0000 UTC
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M1 to Rule Them All - DTNS 3905 starts at 14:55
Apple releases its new M1 processor its first system on a chip for Mac. We share out thoughts and perspectives on Apple's new in-house processor.
Scott Has Lots Of Weird Little Questions - GDI 3905
Scott Johnson on a Tuesday? Are you in or out on this round of new Mac laptop’s? Terrance wanted to do a laptop hand me down, but it didn't quite work. Scott has so many questions about the new Mac lineup. Mac Mini talk takes over. &n...
2020-11-10 23:07:04 +0000 UTC
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M1 to Rule Them All - DTNS 3905 starts at 14:55
Apple releases its new M1 processor its first system on a chip for Mac. We share out thoughts and perspectives on Apple's new in-house processor.
Scott Has Lots Of Weird Little Questions - GDI 3905
Scott Johnson on a Tuesday? Are you in or out on this round of new Mac laptop’s? Terrance wanted to do a laptop hand me down, but it didn't quite work. Scott has so many questions about the new Mac lineup. Mac Mini talk takes...
2020-11-10 22:55:07 +0000 UTC
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By Shannon Morse
Apple just released a series of security updates that patch three zero day vulnerabilities found on their devices. These are being actively exploited in the wild, so it’s probably a good idea to run these updates as soon as possible. The affected devices include the iPhone 5s and up, the iPod 6th and 7th gens, iPad Air, iPad mini 2 and newer, and Apple watch series 1 and newer. On Thursday, Apple publicly disclosed the vulnerabilities and relea...
2020-11-10 19:58:59 +0000 UTC
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A Solid Plan for PODS of Privacy - DTNS 3904 starts at 14:34
In 2017, Tim Berners-Lee launched a company called Inrupt to market products that used the Solid system. Monday, Inrupt announced an enterprise product to let developers build apps that use Solid's Pods. Inrupt worked with the BBC, the UK's National Health Service and the Government of Flanders in Belgium to develop its enterprise platform. Is this a step forward in allowing customers to manage their data privacy?
Bacon Is Not ...
2020-11-09 22:57:50 +0000 UTC
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A Solid Plan for PODS of Privacy - DTNS 3904 starts at 14:34
In 2017, Tim Berners-Lee launched a company called Inrupt to market products that used the Solid system. Monday, Inrupt announced an enterprise product to let developers build apps that use Solid's Pods. Inrupt worked with the BBC, the UK's National Health Service and the Government of Flanders in Belgium to develop its enterprise platform. Is this a step forward in allowing customers to manage their data privacy?
Ba...
2020-11-09 22:45:11 +0000 UTC
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Ryzen Up The Charts - DTNS 3903 starts at 14:32
Netflix tests a new way to chill, Apple to enforce new "nutrition Guidelines" for App Store apps, and the Intel-AMD race has legs again.
The Gift That Keeps Re-Gifting - GDI 3903
The streak has been broken by Len’s wedding anniversary. Hand me down iPads. The Queen gets two birthdays. The group discusses their gift giving thoughts. What’s your thoughts on secret Santa's and white elephants?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Chris A...
2020-11-06 23:00:24 +0000 UTC
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Ryzen Up The Charts - DTNS 3903 starts at 14:30
Netflix tests a new way to chill, Apple to enforce new "nutrition Guidelines" for App Store apps, and the Intel-AMD race has legs again.
The Gift That Keeps Re-Gifting - GDI 3903
The streak has been broken by Len’s wedding anniversary. Hand me down iPads. The Queen gets two birthdays. The group discusses their gift giving thoughts. What’s your thoughts on secret Santa's and white elephants?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Chr...
2020-11-06 22:47:41 +0000 UTC
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DoorDashing the Vote - DTNS 3902 starts at 15:30
Nvidia is dipping another toe in the gaming water where Nintendo is doing well, there's a big move in Bitcoin, and what does California's Prop 22 mean for the rest of the world?
A Closet of John Kings - GDI 3902
Roger is not here, in Spanish. Justin gives us the lowdown on the quality of campaign merchandise. Could a concession speech be shorter than Welp? Is John King a clone? Sarah’s silver lining is a commercial. Velveeta is...
2020-11-05 23:02:59 +0000 UTC
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DoorDashing the Vote - DTNS 3902 starts at 15:30
Nvidia is dipping another toe in the gaming water where Nintendo is doing well, there's a big move in Bitcoin, and what does California's Prop 22 mean for the rest of the world?
A Closet of John Kings - GDI 3902
Roger is not here, in Spanish. Justin gives us the lowdown on the quality of campaign merchandise. Could a concession speech be shorter than Welp? Is John King a clone? Sarah’s silver lining is a comme...
2020-11-05 22:48:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
How about that elec----tricty, eh? Sure couldn’t do the show without it!
November 2020 means we are extra appreciative of all of you for giving us permission to bury our heads in technology and tacos and chat about it with you Monday through Friday. Thank you for this. Glad so many of you find it useful and entertaining as well!
Looks like we have another Apple announcement this month! Probably Apple silicon laptops. It’ll be fun!
Also we’re planning our special holiday episodes which always come out ...
2020-11-05 19:15:46 +0000 UTC
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Tom explores the Fast Identity Online Alliance and how passwords may one day be a thing of the past.
Featuring Tom Merritt.
Full episode transcript:
Passwords are awful.
Passwords are too often weak.
Passwords are necessary to protect your data.
Wow. What a horrible situation.
If only someone had a fix?
Let's help you know a little more about the FIDO Alliance
FIDO stands for Fast Identity Online. Yes it should be FIO. No, nobody thought it would actually be better to call it FIO when you...
2020-11-05 14:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Baby, I Can Hack My Car - DTNS 3901 starts at 14:40
Tech companies win some and lose some, solar gets salty, and Walmart looks into the smart television market.
You've Brought The Crepe With You - GDI 3901
We could still end up in Belgium. The great Pancake vs Waffle debate continues. Which ones are done faster? Sarah is anti grid. Amos brought the crepe with him. That's a lot of rice. Sarah’s mac and cheese went first and Scott temporarily went back on the sugar. John King is sti...
2020-11-04 22:58:38 +0000 UTC
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Baby, I Can Hack My Car - DTNS 3901 starts at 14:40
Tech companies win some and lose some, solar gets salty, and Walmart looks into the smart television market.
You've Brought The Crepe With You - GDI 3901
We could still end up in Belgium. The great Pancake vs Waffle debate continues. Which ones are done faster? Sarah is anti grid. Amos brought the crepe with him. That's a lot of rice. Sarah’s mac and cheese went first and Scott temporarily went back on the sugar. John ...
2020-11-04 22:46:21 +0000 UTC
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Shelved Robots- DTNS 3900 starts at 14:57
Voice assistants may learn when you are talking to them, Walmart foregoes robots...for now, and where are visual effects artists getting paid?
I Can't Marlon Brando This For You, Sorry - GDI 3900
It's just another ordinary day. Otis dropped the ball. Tom has a prediction that includes Belgium and your pets. Don't question the soothsayer. Sarah learns about being a Godparent. Tom wants to grant favors.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, ...
2020-11-03 22:58:33 +0000 UTC
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Shelved Robots- DTNS 3900 starts at 14:57
Voice assistants may learn when you are talking to them, Walmart foregoes robots...for now, and where are visual effects artists getting paid?
I Can't Marlon Brando This For You, Sorry - GDI 3900
It's just another ordinary day. Otis dropped the ball. Tom has a prediction that includes Belgium and your pets. Don't question the soothsayer. Sarah learns about being a Godparent. Tom wants to grant favors.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sa...
2020-11-03 22:52:34 +0000 UTC
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By Shannon Morse, ThreatWire
Hundreds of Canadian customers of Home Depot were met with an onslaught of hundreds of Home Depot confirmation emails when they opened their inbox - which ended up being the results of an internal systems error, not a data breach. On October 28, multiple Home Depot Canada customers started tweeting and contacting Home Depot about receiving emails that were not associated with themselves in their inbox. For example, one user sha...
2020-11-03 17:03:31 +0000 UTC
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Computer Catches COVID Cough - DTNS 3899 starts at 15:18
The RIAA has found the piracy, Waymo simulates collisions, and your cough might know if you have COVID-19 before your body shows symptoms.
A Bartender Played The Bartender - GDI 3899
Tom has a new election site, justtellmewhowon.com and just NOW started to watch Schitt's Creek. The group discuss The Mandalorian and how it might actually have a western feel. Are The Strokes a rerun? Sarah's mind is ...
2020-11-02 22:57:50 +0000 UTC
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Computer Catches COVID Cough - DTNS 3899 starts at 15:18
The RIAA has found the piracy, Waymo simulates collisions, and your cough might know if you have COVID-19 before your body shows symptoms.
A Bartender Played The Bartender - GDI 3899
Tom has a new election site, justtellmewhowon.com and just NOW started to watch Schitt's Creek. The group discuss The Mandalorian and how it might actually have a western feel. Are The Strokes a rerun? Sarah's mind is blown by SNL and time zones. Why did they put them in alph...
2020-11-02 22:44:05 +0000 UTC
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Theatremonkey graciously put together this GDI monthly highlight reel!
2020-11-02 18:47:30 +0000 UTC
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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 HVAC fuse, so what's next on her repair list? The group discusses t...
2020-10-30 22:01:49 +0000 UTC
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