In this episode, Molly discusses why Chipotle is back while Tom is watching quality children’s entertainment. Then they hate on an astrological sign and give Yelp a yelp.
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BERT and Learning – DTNS 3645
Facebook is rolling out a News product in a limited test in the US as a home screen tab and bookmark in the Facebook app. What is Facebook trying to accomplish with this roll-out and will it succeed?
Starring Tom Merritt, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Len Peralta.
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Is Time Up for TikTok? – DTNS 3644
Is TikTok a national security threat or just electioneering hyperbole?
Starring Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young
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#367 – Shitposting Stephen King with Sam Sykes
We explain why the Tiptree Award is now the Otherwise award, welcome the casting of Apple’s Foundation TV show, and Sam Sykes has a message for Stephen King (and Myke Cole).
Artificial Mctelligence – DTNS 3643
McDonald’s, the fast-food giant, has invested substantial resources into developing AI to help automate portions of its business. We take a look at the progress the Golden Arches has made in the tech sector.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young
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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 287 – Watchmen (101), El Camino, The Good Place (403-404), The Righteous Gemstones (109), Mr. Robot (402-403), The Larry Sanders Show (103-104)
It’s a PACKED Spoilerin’ Time with the premiere of Watchmen, the season finale of Gemstones, and the Breaking Bad film, “El Camino.” Plus, a double-dose of The Good Place and Mr. Robot.
Next week: Watchmen (102), The Good Place (405), Mr. Robot (404), The Larry Sanders Show (105-106). Possibly Parasite.
00:59 – Winter Movie Draft update
03:47 – Watchmen (101)
17:17 – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
27:30 – The Good Place (403-404)
32:26 – The Righteous Gemstones (109)
33:34 – Mr. Robot (402-403)
36:42 – The Larry Sanders Show (103-104)
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Who Tracks the Trackers? You Do! – DTNS 3642
Ed Both at ZDNet has an article up called “How to replace each Google service with a more privacy-friendly alternative.” We take a look at Ed’s suggestions and add a few of our own.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja
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Cordkillers 287 – Apples Everywhere
Apple has come to Roku, Netflix has grown internationally, and HBO Max gets Ghibli with it (na-na na na na-na-na).
This week on Spoilerin’ Time: Watchmen (101), El Camino, The Good Place (403-404), The Righteous Gemstones (109), Mr. Robot (402-403), The Larry Sanders Show (103-104)
Next week: Watchmen (102), The Good Place (405), Mr. Robot (404), The Larry Sanders Show (105-106). Possibly Parasite.
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Tickle Me Cell Phone – DTNS 3641
Scientists at the University of Bristol and Sorbonne University have developed a skin-like input interface for use with phones and computers. Twitch is testing “watch parties”, which would allow streamers to screen Amazon Prime video content to viewers, provided they also have an Amazon Prime subscription. NordVPN says one of its VPN servers at a data center it was renting in Finland, was accessed without authorization.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang.
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Hyper Kinetic Things – It’s a Thing 82
Tom is seeing boxy signage at the mall while Molly is hearing a lot about Fleetwood Mac. Then Molly and Tom think Urban Farming is approaching thing escape velocity and periods are definitely a thing.
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