Grumpy Old Geeks8 Sep 2021

521: Beans!

That missing Cure track; Apple walks back iPhone image scanning, to add Driver's Licenses to Wallet; Moscow subway facial recognition; WhatsApp fined; Facebook apologies for racist AI; Virgin Galactic off-course; ISS is cracked; Gen-Z developing unexplained tics from social media, beans; Enemies of the State; the Protege; Rick James; Dyson love; Ryan Holiday; Mac Mini; geeking out over Lego; decent customer service; O.MG Cable; ProtonMail logs & court orders; Mandy Patinkin, the Dinner Party; Zoom Dysmorphia; beans.

Show notes at https://gog.show/521/

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FOLLOW UP

The Feds Want to Know What the McFuck Is Going On With the McFlurry Machines

IN THE NEWS

Apple delays its criticized plan to scan iPhones for child exploitation images

Apple to Add Driver’s Licenses to Apple Wallet

Subway Passengers in Moscow Will Be Able to Pay for the Ride With Their Faces

Whatsapp hit by £225million fine

Facebook Apologizes After A.I. Puts ‘Primates’ Label on Video of Black Men

Spaceship carrying Richard Branson flew off course, FAA is investigating

The FAA grounds Virgin Galactic’s spaceship after flight deviation

The ISS is cracked and facing ‘irreparable’ failures – and they could be about to get much worse

Gen Z Is Developing Unexplained Tics After Going Online, And Doctors Are Concerned

Why You Should Want Driverless Cars On Roads Now

MEDIA CANDY

Enemies of the State

The Protege

BITCHIN’: THE SOUND AND FURY OF RICK JAMES

Billions

Review: Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez strike gold in 'Only Murders in the Building'

APPS & DOODADS

Dyson Outsize

Your smartphone is not making you dumber — digital tech can enhance our cognitive abilities

Trillion-frames-per-second camera takes photos of light moving

Pharrell- and Grimes-backed music startup Roli files for administration and reboots as Luminary to refocus on beginner musicians

AT THE LIBRARY

Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday

Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave by Ryan Holiday

A Book of Secrets: Finding Solace in a Stubborn World by Derren Brown

SECURITY HAH!

A Customer Discovered Their $350 Lego Set was Missing Pieces. The Company's Response Was Brilliant

Someone paid more than $300K for a fake Banksy NFT — and the scammer gave it all back

This Seemingly Normal Lightning Cable Will Leak Everything You Type

O.MG CABLE - C-TO-C DIRECTIONAL

ProtonMail Logs Activist's IP Address With Authorities After Swiss Court Order

BRIC-A-BRAC

Tearful Mandy Patinkin Shares Emotional ‘Princess Bride’ Story With Grieving Fan

The Dinner Party

Zoom Dysmorphia Is Following People Into the Real World

Gut instinct could see you fall for COVID misinformation

CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS DEAD AT 54

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