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	Podcast:		Grumpy Old Geeks
	Episode:		541: Apologetic Beavers
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:55:09
	Publish Date:		2022-02-18 08:00:00
	Description:		Crypto simulations; Cent CEO points out fundamental problems with Web3; Moviepass wants your eyeballs; Facebook/Meta lawsuits & settlements; Metamates; BlockFi settlement; Akamai acquires Linode; Virgin Galactic now booking, what a deal; NYC raises Uber/Lyft pay; Manifest; Inventing Anna; Deep Space Nine; Paramount+, Paramates; The Boys: Diabolical; emoji URLs; BAT; Ford Maverick 3d printing; Termination Shock, finally; Michael Schur; Ukraine cyberattacks; BlackByte ransomware; Freedumb Convoy; NYPD surveillance; don't pixelate to redact text. Show notes at https://gog.show/541 FOLLOW UP Crypto Miner Tycoon Simulator trailer Marketplace suspends most NFT sales, citing 'rampant' fakes and plagiarism IN THE NEWS MoviePass will return this summer Texas Sues Meta Over Facebook’s Facial-Recognition Practices Meta will pay $90 million to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuit Peter Thiel-backed crypto start-up BlockFi to pay $100 million in settlement with SEC, 32 states SFPD put rape victims’ DNA into database used to find criminals, DA alleges Akamai acquires Linode for $900M Virgin Galactic is looking for 1,000 people to buy its $450,000 spaceflight tickets NYC to raise minimum pay for Uber and Lyft drivers MEDIA CANDY The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window Manifest (Season 3) Inventing Anna What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Paramount+ hits 32.8 million subscribers; will offer Showtime for a fee Goodbye Viacom and CBS: ViacomCBS Changes Corporate Name to Paramount The Boys Presents: Diabolical The Boys Presents: Diabolical - Trailer \| Prime Video APPS & DOODADS Opera browser now allows emoji-only web addresses Ford makes it easier to 3D-print accessories for its Maverick pickup SanDisk 4TB Extreme Portable SSD - Up to 1050MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2 - External Solid State Drive AT THE LIBRARY How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur Michael Schur, Creator of “The Good Place” — How SNL Trains Writers, His TV University at “The Office,” Lessons from Lorne Michaels, Wisdom from David Foster Wallace, and Exploring Moral Philosophy with “How to Be Perfect” (#565) SECURITY HAH! The CyberWire Dave Bittner Hacking Humans Caveat Ukraine faces more cyberattacks amid Russian invasion fears FBI says BlackByte ransomware group has breached critical US infrastructure Canada uses Emergencies Act to rein in 'Freedom Convoy' crowdfunds Canada Sanctions 34 Crypto Wallets Tied to Trucker 'Freedom Convoy' Inside the NYPD’s Surveillance Machine The Most Surveilled Cities in the World 3 former Gettr employees say the social media platform laid off its entire security and IT teams, and one said it was run 'like a high school operation': report Never, Ever, Ever Use Pixelation for Redacting Text CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS PJ O’Rourke, writer and humorist, dies aged 74 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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