Ep 494: Jib Jab as a Service - Ad Free (Patreon)

Flash, a-ah, saviour of the universe; WeWork might be just fine; Tesla buys bitcoin; Robinhood still very popular; Twitter confirms experiments with new models, subscriptions; AI COVID predictions; Amazon's new CEO; WFH causes chip shortages; Toyota's self-drifting car; In & Of Itself; the Expanse season finale; Fake Famous; Samsung's ridiculously large monitor; seven screen laptops; supplements on the blockchain; Heaven's River; tracked at the Capitol; hacker breaks into water supply; Pornhub biometrics; deep fakes as a service; feedback.

SHOW NOTES

FOLLOW UP

These Places Were Not Ready for Flash to Die

IN THE NEWS

Somehow WeWork Is on the Cusp of Going Public

Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to accept it as payment

People are furious with Robinhood but they keep downloading it

Twitter confirms plans to experiment with new models, like subscriptions, in 2021

New AI tool predicts who’ll die from COVID-19 with 90% accuracy

What to expect from Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy

WFH has caused a massive chip shortage. And it’s costing car companies billions.

Chip shortage hitting iPhone 12 could get much worse, say experts

Watch Toyota’s self-drifting car put Vin Diesel out of a job

MEDIA CANDY

Reddit celebrated WallStreetBets in a five-second Super Bowl ad

Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself

The Expanse’s Season 5 Finale Twist Was Shocking. The Reason Behind It Was Even Worse.

Fake Famous

What HBO’s Fake Famous Doesn’t Understand About Young People and Influencer Culture

APPS & DOODADS

SAMSUNG LC34J791WTNXZA 34-Inch CJ791 Ultrawide Curved Gaming Monitor, White

Acer CB241HYK bmjdprx 23.8″ IPS Ultra HD 4K (3860 x 2160) 100% sRGB Monitor with Tilt/Swivel/Pivot/Height Adjustment and Built-in Speakers

Magnet App

The Aurora 7 Is A Seven Screen Laptop Battlestation

Aurora 7

The Anchor – THE ORIGINAL Under-Desk Headphone Stand Mount

MAGTECH® MAGNESIUM

AT THE LIBRARY

Heaven’s River by Dennis E. Taylor

SECURITY HAH!

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

They Stormed the Capitol. Their Apps Tracked Them.

Hacker tries to poison water supply of Florida city

Pornhub will use biometric data to verify uploaders as part of ongoing safety updates

FEEDBACK LOOP

Quant fund or metal band?

New phishing attack uses Morse code to hide malicious URLs

Godsquatter

AirPods Pro Service Program for Sound Issues

Skeptics Guide podcast #811

I’ve had my Covid-19 vaccine — now what can I safely do? Your questions answered

Disturbed – The Sound Of Silence (Parody – The Social Distance)