We dissect the tech news train wrecks of the week, calling out what went wrong and who’s to blame. Think of this podcast as if Kurt Cobain threw down with Tom from MySpace, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg in a back alley brawl. No mercy, no filter—if tech had a walk of shame, this would be it.
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss technology news, entertainment, books, and listener questions. Topics include Space Force, Google location tracking, election security, music revenue, and shared bikes and scooters. The...
In this episode, the hosts discuss Picard’s announced return and their plan to release two shorter episodes each week. They cover changes to MoviePass, gig work and rideshare rules, social platforms, security, cashless payments, and a range...
In this episode, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss Facebook, electric scooters, genetic data, Apple, Uber, and digital media. They also review entertainment, talk with Dave Bittner about security and surveillance, and...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, consumer devices, entertainment, and account security. Topics include Facebook’s falling market value, MoviePass’s financial trouble,...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss technology news, consumer gadgets, streaming services, media, and security. They also read listener feedback and close with a tribute to Brian Schulmeister’s father. The hosts discuss...
This episode covers technology news, privacy and security, entertainment, and listener feedback. The hosts discuss scooter sharing, the labor behind some purported AI services, online photographs and fair use, science fiction books, and the...
Jason DeFillippo hosts with guest Jordan Harbinger while Brian Schulmeister is away following his father’s death. They discuss privacy, housing, connected devices, transportation, games and home technology before closing with condolences...
This episode covers technology policy, apps and devices, entertainment, and privacy. The hosts discuss a Supreme Court ruling on historical cell phone location data, question claims that Facebook listens through phones for ad targeting, and...
Jason DeFillippo and returning guest Kyle Roderick discuss technology news, internet policy, privacy, and entertainment while Brian Schulmeister is absent. Topics include shared scooters, net neutrality, blockchain, Star Trek, research...
The hosts remember Anthony Bourdain and discuss dockless scooters, browsers, cryptocurrency, streaming services, GitHub, Facebook, and announcements from Apple’s WWDC. They also review entertainment, consider carbon removal and an...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss family health, technology news, entertainment, and listener feedback. Dave Bittner joins them for a discussion of cybersecurity, and the group shares its...
In this episode, the hosts discuss privacy and security, technology companies, transportation, and entertainment. Dave Bittner joins them for a discussion of GDPR-related emails and the risks of phones that no longer receive security...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, internet policy, entertainment, and digital security. Dave Bittner joins them for a cybersecurity segment covering phone location tracking, email vulnerabilities, and...
The hosts discuss customer service problems, Google Duplex, social media, drones, and other technology news. They also review products and entertainment, examine security and privacy concerns, and respond to listener feedback. Compare...
In this episode, the hosts discuss scooter sharing, streaming, social media, privacy, and security. They also examine consumer apps, surveillance, DNA testing, workplace messages, and listener questions about email and other technology....