Ep 492: Silovaya Ustanovka - Ad Free (Patreon)

Blue Monday; Biden's Biscuit; Bitcoin; Parler gets a landing page; Uber, Lyft drivers in California sue to overturn Prop 22; Virgin Orbit; lying over text; Dan Carlin, Common Sense; Spotify's bet on podcasts is failing; Apple looks into Podcast subscriptions; Paramount becomes a Plus; Wild Kratts; the Hustler; Fitbit joins Google; Instagram Reels audio; Ben Yelin joins us to talk 1st & 5th Amendments & the Internet; Pelosi's laptop; feedback.

SHOW NOTES

FOLLOW UP

The Bitcoin Dream Is Dead by James Surowiecki

Mt. Gox exchange users may finally get to recover some of their lost Bitcoin

IN THE NEWS

Parler’s website is back up, but the service is still unavailable

Pirate Bay Founder Thinks Parler’s Inability to Stay Online Is ‘Embarrassing’

Uber and Lyft drivers in California sue to overturn Prop 22 ballot measure

Virgin Orbit just earned the orbit part of its name

According To A Study, This Is How To Tell If Someone’s Lying To You Via Text

MEDIA CANDY

Spotify’s big bet on podcasts is failing, Citi says

Apple, the Company That Basically Invented Podcasts, Has Reportedly Decided to Give This Whole Podcast Thing a Try

Paramount Plus, ViacomCBS’s new rebranded version of CBS All Access, launches on March 4th

What Will a Million Distraught Disneyland Superfans Do Now That the Annual Pass Is Dead?

Wild Kratts

The Hustler

APPS & DOODADS

Fitbit Joins Google

Privacy and antitrust experts described Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal as sinister: ‘It’s crazy this has been allowed to happen’

I tested the dumbest PPE of all time – the Rich Guy COVID Helmet

DuroMax XP5500E Gas Powered Portable Generator – 5500 Watt – Electric Start – Camping & RV Ready, 50 State Approved

Jigsaw Puzzles from NY Times, La Times, etc from the day you were born

AT THE LIBRARY

The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

My Antifa Lover is one of the worst romance novels I’ve ever read—but it does manage one stunning feat.

SECURITY HAH!

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

‘The Muppet Show’ Coming to Disney Plus in February

Capitol rioter allegedly planned to sell laptop from Pelosi’s office to Russia

FEEDBACK LOOP

Samsung’s top executive gets 30 months in prison for bribery

Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing API keys

Animaniacs Intro Redo

SiriusXM is the New Destination for Original, Exclusive, and Popular Podcasts

Rocket Surgery Studio

WhatsApp Clarifies Facebook Data-Sharing As Users Flock To Rival Signal

Signal is a government op

WhatsApp changes: Signal messaging platform restored after surge prompts outage

People have been donating to Signal

Me Love you Yonks

Tracy Chou launches Block Party to combat online harassment and abuse

Airbnb Has Canceled All Reservations In DC During Inauguration

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

Phil Spector Transformed Pop Music and Destroyed Lives

RIP New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain