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	Podcast:		Grumpy Old Geeks
	Episode:		642: Nerd Plumage
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		01:26:52
	Publish Date:		2024-03-30 07:00:00
	Description:		Apple Vision Pro in the wild; everyone hates Sam; META's Project: Ghostbusters; getting device-blocked on Facebook; Meta & Google restricting reproductive health ads; anti-trans hate widespread on META properties; X testing NSFW communities, caught selling data to government while complaining about surveillance; FTC might sue TikTok; school boards suing social media giants; Truth Social stock; Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire; 3 Body Problem; Constellation; Heathers is 35 years old; the future of Star Trek needs to not be old and white; Adobe subscription shenanigans; YouTube Shorts; MacWhisper; Whoa API; why AI sucks; the Anxious Generation; german politeness; Keys to the Kingdom; What Went Wrong; keeping your mouth shut; being a pedandick. Sponsors: *Factor* - Head to Factor and use code grumpy50 to get 50% off. That’s code grumpy50 at Factor to get 50% off! *1Password* - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1password *Private Internet Access* - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month. *SetApp* - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!! Show notes at https://gog.show/642 FOLLOW UP Apple launches first ever Immersive Video sports film for Apple Vision Pro Sam Bankman-Fried just got sentenced to 25 years in prison IN THE NEWS Project Ghostbusters: Facebook Accused of Using Your Phone to Wiretap Snapchat Facebook Allegedly Killed Its Own Streaming Service to Help Sell Netflix Ads Meta and Google face claims of restricting reproductive health ads and fueling misinformation Anti-trans hate is ‘widespread’ on Facebook, Instagram and Threads, report warns X is testing NSFW adult communities, according to screenshots Twitter Caught Selling Data to Government Spies While Complaining About Surveillance The FTC might sue TikTok over its handling of users’ privacy and security Ontario school boards sue Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok Uber Eats courier's fight against AI bias shows justice under UK law is hard won Like Elon Musk And Twitter Before Them, Investors In Trump's Newly Public Social Media Company Will Lose Millions DJT stock hits turbulence: More volatility ahead for Trump's high-flying Truth Social MEDIA CANDY Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire The 3 Body Problem The Gentlemen Better Call Saul Constellation Fred Durst and Billy Corgan to Host Shows on Bill Maher’s New Podcast Network Schmactors with James Marsters and Mark Devine It’s almost time for T-Mobile customers to claim their free year of MLB.TV 35 Years Later, Heathers Has Been Often Imitated, Never Duplicated The Future of ‘Star Trek’: From ‘Starfleet Academy’ to New Movies and Michelle Yeoh, How the 58-Year-Old Franchise Is Planning for the Next Generation of Fans APPS & DOODADS Google says Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in ‘fall of 2024’ YouTube says over 25% of its creator partners now monetize via Shorts MacWhisper The Keanu Reeves Whoa API This Website Plays Every Keanu Reeves 'Whoa' in Movie History Can an A.I. Make Plans? \| The New Yorker Biden orders every US agency to appoint a chief AI officer Disillusioned Businesses Discovering That AI Kind of Sucks AT THE LIBRARY The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE The CyberWire Dave Bittner Hacking Humans Caveat Control Loop Keys to the Kingdom What Went Wrong 'This Is a Sputnik Moment': NYC Is Adding AI Metal Detectors to the Subway A Data Broker Reportedly Tracked Visitors to Jeffrey Epstein’s Island First Day - A Star Wars Short Film Made with Unreal Engine 5 CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87 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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