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.
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, security, privacy, gadgets, and entertainment. Topics include Facebook’s role in news consumption, music sales, the Clinton email case, cameras, BlackBerry phones, and...
In this episode, the hosts discuss a fatal Tesla crash, Brexit, large technology companies, and changes to Facebook’s news feed. Dave Bittner joins them for a security segment, followed by listener reviews, books, software, media, and...
In this episode, the hosts discuss the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, technology and security news, and recent copyright and class action cases. They also cover books, apps, television, a nearby asteroid, and listener feedback....
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, online security, gadgets and media. Dave Bittner joins them for a security discussion, and the episode closes with listener questions and show credits. The hosts discuss...
In this episode, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss music plagiarism claims, problems with consumer technology, and changes at several technology companies. They also cover account security, police debit card seizures, books,...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss artificial intelligence, media companies, social platforms, and the economics of driving and music. They also cover books, gadgets, entertainment, and reported U.S. Army spraying tests in...
In this episode, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, work, privacy, security, and entertainment. They explain why their additional podcast, Up to Speed, ended and close with listener feedback and unusual...
Brian Schulmeister and Jason DeFillippo discuss technology news, consumer gadgets, online security, books, and entertainment. They also consider home automation, accounting software, and the appeal of film and television reboots. The...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, security, entertainment, and unusual products. Topics include ride-service rules in Austin, Facebook’s trending news, Rule 41, The Grand Tour, and the Peachy Printer...
In this episode, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss a road trip, online platforms, music files, artificial intelligence, and data security. They also cover books, virtual reality tools, entertainment revivals, and listener...
The hosts remember Prince and discuss Jason DeFillippo’s plans to take a sabbatical for his mental health. They cover research replication, drone safety, music streaming, technology news, and changes to U.S. banknotes. Later, they discuss...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss cars, bots, automation, consumer technology, and digital privacy. They also compare ways to sell used items and discuss films, books, Kickstarter orders, and online stories. Jason discusses...
Brian Schulmeister and Jason DeFillippo discuss taxes, contract work, artificial intelligence, robotics, privacy, and cybersecurity. The episode also covers surveillance, listener feedback, gadgets, entertainment, and headphones. The...
In this episode, the hosts discuss Google's Gmail April Fools' feature, the costs of gig economy services, and changes in streaming, publishing, and messaging. They also cover security failures, drone incidents, early virtual reality...
Brian Schulmeister and Jason DeFillippo mark the third anniversary of Grumpy Old Geeks with a discussion of emerging technology, work, security, and media. They also respond to listeners, share personal news, and discuss recent...