We give up our holiday tech-gift recommendations.
Starring Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Rich Stroffolino, Amos
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Cordkillers 294 – Netflix, Take The Wheel
Netflix testing a “watch something” button, ads for binge watchers on Hulu, and dates for new The Matrix and The Flash. All this and more on Cordkillers!
This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: Rick and Morty (405), The Mandalorian (106), Watchmen (109), Mr. Robot (411), The Larry Sanders Show (204-205)
Next time in 2020: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian (107-108), Mr. Robot (412-413), The Larry Sanders Show (206-207)
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A Face to Fool Us All – DTNS 3678
How is plastic surgery and social media creating a new synthetic idealized vision of beauty, fooling facial recognition systems with face masks, and how delivery drivers in Mexico are using Google Maps and WhatsApp to stay safe.
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Top 5 tips for safely shopping online
Online shopping offers plenty of convenience, but it might come at an unexpected price: Your sensitive information. Tom Merritt offers five tips for staying safe while shopping online.
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Hope for the Youth of America – It’s a Thing 90
This week, Tom discovers water in a box that isn’t boxed water, which might come in handy when Molly talks about thirst traps. Then they talk about socks being cool and the emo rap takeover.
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The Drone Hippo-thesis – DTNS 3677
This Week in Science’s Blair Bazdarich explains how low-cost consumer quad-copter drones can help save Hippos and their habitat.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Blair Bazdarich, Len Peralta
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It’s Crap At Chess – DTNS 3676
Apple News will be hosting the next four DNC Presidential debates. Is this significant for Apple News and if so what will it mean for future Presidential debate coverage?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young
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Current Geek 242: Treasure of the Sierra Madre
BlueSky’s The Limit – DTNS 3675
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced the company will fund an independent project called Bluesky to develop an “open and decentralized standard for social media.”
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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 293 – Rick and Morty (404), The Mandalorian (105), Watchmen (108), Mr. Robot (410), The Larry Sanders Show (202-203)
This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: Rick and Morty (404), The Mandalorian (105), Watchmen (108), Mr. Robot (410), The Larry Sanders Show (202-203)
The Mandalorian takes a break. Watchmen is back from the trip and in plain sight. A new height for Mr. Robot? Plus, spoiler talk about the films Jojo Rabbit and Knives Out!
Next week: Rick and Morty (405), The Mandalorian (106), Watchmen (109), Mr. Robot (411), The Larry Sanders Show (204-205)
00:46 – Winter Movie Draft update
05:13 – Rick and Morty (404)
07:32 – The Mandalorian (105)
12:47 – Watchmen (108)
21:48 – Mr. Robot (410)
29:49 – The Larry Sanders Show (202-203)
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