From the archive

August 2021

22 posts

#1550 28:23

China is being tough on children

Hi everyone, Kirk here filling in for Todd while he is away on business travel, he will be back a week from this Thursday, September 9th. It's great to be back in the guest host chair for this week!. In this episode, China cuts children's online gaming to only an hour! Can you imagine other countries doing this? Certainly not

Horstmann ChannelPlus H27XL Controller: Built to Fail

On Sunday morning I was looking forward to a lazy few hours in my PJs. The plan called for a hearty breakfast, freshly ground coffee, some light reading and a hot shower before deciding what to do for the reminder of the day. Regrettably, the unexpectedly cold water from the showerhead put an end to an otherwise agreeable time. Further

#1549 43:26

Was it an Alien?

Did Russians see an Alien spacecraft entering the atmosphere or was it something less sinister burning up. No one knows but the images are pretty interesting. Ok folk Kirk takes over for two episodes while I am on business travel. Enjoy the shows while I am out. Become an Insider today to get access to this very private, very personal

#1548 52:47

Covid 19 Vaccine Data Leaked

Covid 19 Vaccine data has been leaked on 38 million individuals along with a whole host of PII. Nothing is sacred and you can blame Microsoft and those that use the services that were open for anyone to just review on the web. I update you on what's happening with me and give you the location of the best barbecue

#1547 54:01

Amazon Building Shopping Centers?

Amazon has decided that they want in the shopping center business after them and Walmart knocked out almost every small retail business in America. What say you? Become an Insider today to get access to this very private, very personal show that will give you complete behind-the-scenes access to yours truly. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Join the Chat @ GeekNews.Chat

#1546 51:02

Power’s Out!

I am in the middle of the longest power outage I have experienced in many years. Going on six days without power while we have a generator it's been interesting how you have to manage power resources. Yet the show goes on tonight at the studio where I do have power grid electricity. Become an Insider today to get access

Huawei Allegedly Created “Back Door” in Pakistan Project

A dispute between Huawei Technologies Co. and a small U.S.-based contractor has escalated to a federal court, with the contractor alleging Huawei stole its technology and pressured it to build a “back door” into a sensitive law-enforcement project in Pakistan, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to The Wall Street Journal, the contractor is based on Buena Park, California, and

Twitter Needs to Fix the Eye Strain Problem

You may have noticed that Twitter changed its font. It appears that Twitter’s goal was to make its platform more accessible. Unfortunately, Twitter ended up making it inaccessible for some. TechCrunch reported that the new font style is called “Chirp”. It is Twitter’s proprietary typeface. Other updates made the interface less cluttered, removing unnecessary divider lines. It appears Twitter was

Facebook Messenger Updated End-to-End Encrypted Chats

Facebook Messenger announced that they are rolling out the option to make voice and video calls end-to-end encrypted on Messenger, along with updated controls for disappearing messages. People expect their messaging apps to be secure and private, and with these new features, we’re giving them more control over how private they want their calls and chats to be. Here is

Niantic Says the Metaverse is a Dystopian Nightmare

Niantic wrote a blog post on its website titled: “The Metaverse is a Dystopian Nightmare. Let’s Build a Better Reality”. Niantic starts by pointing out some of the sci-fi books in which the metaverse is harmful to people. Some examples include William Gibson’s work, in which characters spend time wired into a digital universe where they explore, socialize, and fight.

Twitter Paused its Verification Applications – Again

Are you among the many people who really want to get that little, blue, verified checkmark on Twitter? Sadly, you are going to be stuck waiting for an indefinite period of time. Twitter has paused its verification process (once again). The Twitter Verified account tweeted: “We’ve temporarily hit pause on rolling out access to apply for Verification so we can

UK CMA Raises Concerns Over Facebook’s Takeover of Giphy

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found Facebook’s merger with Giphy will harm competition between social media platforms and remove a potential challenger in the display advertising market. CMA stated: The merger brings together Facebook, the largest provider of social media sites and displays advertising in the UK, with Giphy, the largest provider of GIFs. If the Competition and

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