Stolendroids Podcast

Stolendroids Podcast


Podcast Episode #226 – Adulterous Trolls

July 28, 2015

Zuke is back (for better or worse), just in time for a random collection of headlines!  From people getting (sorta) busted for cheating to drones getting armed to kill us, it's a weird kind of week.

Headlines:

* So now we're arming the drones.  Great. (http://fox13now.com/2015/07/22/video-of-teens-handgun-firing-drove-leads-to-faa-police-investigation/)
* Microsoft cuts jobs. Wired freaks out about it. (http://www.wired.com/2015/07/microsoft-phone-job-cuts/)
* Wired proves you can hack a Jeep. Sort of. (http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/24/screw-your-usb-im-taking-caltrain/)
* Lifelock found to be so bad, you'd think Zohner used it. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/07/21/lifelock-shares-tank-after-ftc-alleges-continued-wrongdoing/)
* Ashley Madison gets hacked (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/21/ashley-madison-customer-service-meltdown-hack-fallout)
* Google maps update (timeline)
* Google shuts down Google+ Photos. No one notices or cares. (https://plus.google.com/+googleplus/posts/d1XubVAZ5hV)
* It's official; AT&T and DirecTV will become one (http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/att-directv-fcc-merger-1201545108/)
* Universal Pictures keeps getting pirated from someone at 127.0.0.1 (https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150723/06094731734/geniuses-representing-universal-pictures-ask-google-to-delist-127001-piracy.shtml)
* SETI gets new funding and a new breath of life (http://kryptonradio.com/2015/07/21/seti-gets-new-100m-reboot-from-breakthrough-initiative/)
* So how much CAN you make in Silicon Valley? (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2015/07/21/breaking-the-taboo-of-sharing-salary-info-in-silicon-valley/)
* Warner Brothers Montreal planning a Superman game (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/37925/-arkham-origins-team-plan-superman-game)

Zuke’s favorite:  Spectre shows just how good Bond can be (https://youtu.be/_pmyrc-OJPw)

Schmidty’s Favorite: VR Star Wars Game Demo (https://vimeo.com/134114179) or on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAT3Qzd7Tjw)

Zohner’s Favorite: It's so big... (http://geektyrant.com/news/new-photos-of-hot-toys-massive-18-foot-long-millennium-falcon)