Universal Geek: That Was a Rough One
Bleu, Jeff, and Sean return to the recording table together for the first time in two weeks. Oh, there are so many rough edges in this episode. Instead of cleaning them up and making us look brilliant, we decided to let it go so you too can laugh at us as much as we laughed at ourselves.
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http://lifehacker.com/5828978/cryptocat-creates-an-encrypted-disposable-chatroom-on-any-computer-with-a-web-browser
- Privacy/Security issues?
London riots, Twitter, Blackberry and Facebook – blaming the technology for the actions of its users (as though there were no riots on this scale prior to social media tech). (Jeff)
- Official Blackberry blog hacked after RIM said they’d help authorities and share user data.
- Arrests have been made based on Facebook posts
San Francisco BART shuts down Cell access to thwart protest (Sean)
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/12/bay-area-transit-operator-cuts-cell-service-to-thwart-protest-ac/
- Protest organizers need to develop independent mechanisms of organizing, those who control the means of communication, control the message.
New drug can target and cure nearly any viral infection (Jeff)
Temporary tattoo number of the beast! Awesome. – circuits and chips as flexible skin stickers. (Jeff)
Amazon Launched an HTML5 Kindle App for Web, Bypassing Apple’s Tollbooth for Ebooks (sean)
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/knocking_down_apples_walled_garden_html5_vs_ios_apps.php
6.2% of Smartphone users scan QR codes (Sean)
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/13/comscore-finds-6-2-percent-of-smartphone-users-scan-qr-codes/
Moustachio is my new favorite plugin (Jeff)
Firefox 6 to release on Tuesday, already unofficially available (damn guys, slow down) (Jeff)
http://www.redmondpie.com/10-year-old-girl-discovers-exploit-in-ios-and-android-games-at-defcon/
Harry Potter album covers
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Sean D. Francis is a technologist, writer, and geek. He podcasts, makes video, and dabbles in all the geeky genres including horror, sci-fi, and fantasy. View all posts by Sean → This entry was posted in Thoughts, Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink.← Play A Game With Me | What I told Groupon →
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