Grumpy Old Geeks

A no-holds-barred show about the Internet and how it's affecting our lives for good or bad. Hosts Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister have over 40 years of online experience and aren't afraid to tell it like it is.

215: I Have a Bad Feeling About This ・26.06.2017

Apple giveth, Apple taketh; Kalanick Uber’s out; Tesla streams; battery tech; AI language; social media for introverts; world building is hard; Opie Solo; Payola 2.0; Banksy unveiled, maybe; Jazz chickens & Harry Potter; Mac malware; send nudes, Iceland! Full show notes at http://gog.show/215

214: Evil as a Service ・19.06.2017

Amazon & Whole Foods; Goop Gone Wild; Uber's Peace Room; Snap down; Katybot; Goodbye, Hello; Russian vending machines; iPads; The Dollar, TJ Miller & The Grift; Planet of the Apps; Rakka; Rise & Fall of D.O.D.O; Mac Ransomware; Piñata drones; where's Henry? Full show notes at http://gog.show/214

213: A Pinch of Wrath ・12.06.2017

Robot clothes & AI futures; net neutrality; Uber firings; billionaire CEOs on sinking ships; Amazon vs Walmart; building a better web; make America fast again; WWDC; Don Quixote; overthinking the Leftovers; printer steganography; Goop; hacking Britney. Full show notes at http://gog.show/213

212: High Heals and Dyslexia ・05.06.2017

Covfefe & tea; trickle-down workaholism; self-driving car news; the "passenger economy"; CRISPR beer; anticipated slide decks; EFF sues FBI; plastic surgery hacks & backend exposures; Kodi & dots; House of Cards; Twin Peaks; 3 seashells; Icelandic Costco. Full show notes at http://gog.show/212

211: Fire in the Hole ・29.05.2017

C-YA, Imzy; burrito hacks; net neutrality; Uber owes; patent trolls; Mossberg signs out; beatings iris scans; tainted news; Amazon's brick & mortar; Fire stick & Alexa; Opera FTW; Adam Curry's still at it; Twin Peaks returns; AI paint colors; Ask Jeeves. Full show notes at http://gog.show/211

210: Beyond Burgerdrone ・22.05.2017

Twitter is sorry; Google/Uber Goober, Lyft/Waymo Laymo; drones & robots; information does not want to be free; WannaCry; hacking Mar-a-Lago; Redshirts; Home vs Echo; Opera, reborn; YouTube TV; Star Trek: Discovery; paying for tap water; goodbye, MP3? Full show notes at http://gog.show/210

209: Smalt & Pppr ・15.05.2017

Job-killing robots; dropping tech giants; Amazon Echo Show; worldwide WannaCry ransomware attack; Astrophysics in a hurry; make some music; the IoT jumps the shark; a damn fine cup of coffee; K.Flay, Cranberries; You Should Be Happy; lightsaber churros. Full show notes at http://gog.show/209

208: Vive La France! ・08.05.2017

Jason drops into LA, mystery meat, a live audience & alcohol so possible topics include: France, Snowflakes, podcasting, scoundrels, Uber. an AI called Luna, Huma's Weiner, Bob, Gibson, Office Space, landlines, vampires, the Dark Tower & Faraday cages. Full show notes at http://gog.show/208

207: Light my Fyre ・01.05.2017

Hacking Netflix; Silicon Valley horsepuckey; Net Neutrality; Unuber.Me; Facebook's malicious actors; retail apocalypse; Look, Amazon; You Are Not So Smart; shadowbanning; leaving Buzzfeed; Fyre Festival Fail; Doctor Who; Dog vs. Roomba; Tao Te Grump. Full show notes at http://gog.show/207

206: Sarah's Law ・24.04.2017

Our AI law; voice recognition; Ballmer's new quest; Facebook's future; Old Man Streaming; Schadenfacebook; AI gone rogue; Linksys security; outsourced ransomware; the Bobiverse; Fahrenheit 451; X-Files, again; Expanse wrap-up; make America grumpy again! Full show notes at http://gog.show/206

205: Grump-a-Lago ・17.04.2017

Apple's self-driving cars; Burger King & Google Home; Snapchat stats; Uber's Hell; Millennial slackers & mixtapes; Mac ransomware; Old Man's War; Amazon's parent dashboard; the Last Jedi; YouTube TV; MST3k; that dress; coachella-industrial complex. Full show notes at http://gog.show/205

204: We're Lit! ・10.04.2017

Thanks, Scott; Oath; Twitter's rotten eggs; Uber's cat fishing; LiveJournal; 23&me; the Shadowbrokers; IoT malware; more Old Man's War; health apps; smart pet doors; Jason goes Android; S-Town & Bernie pods; lunch shaming; Beouf; Pepsi; Casper Babypants. Full show notes at http://gog.show/204

203: What Really Grinds Our Gears ・03.04.2017

Revolting against experts; mobile app report; Musk's empire; burnin' down the Samsung store; killer drones, here & abroad; sold out to the ISPs; chatbots; MySpace photos; Neal Stephenson & Daniel Suarez; storage solutions; IT; Britpop; Rogue One on VHS. Full show notes at http://gog.show/203

202: Big Bang Weary ・27.03.2017

Weaponized GIFs; gig economy; AI radar; Uber's not-Ford Escorts; YouTube ad issues; Wall-Drone; Medium's pay-for-nothing; Virus Zero; hacking tractors; Scalzi; Pokemon's long tail; Kodi FTW; kitchen tech; Circle; the Expanse; Flashing Fedex for a Fiver. Full show notes at http://gog.show/202

201: We’re Driving to Florida! ・20.03.2017

Being tech support; social media consumer rights; twitter accounts gone rogue; fixing the web; Uber bombshells; hacking with sound; privacy rights & border crossings; Sweden in a box; sequels & reboots, take the red pill; meat in a vat; Tibetan Peach Pie. Full show notes at http://gog.show/201

200: Let Them Eat Pop Tarts ・13.03.2017

2/3 Sparta; the rise of the useless; Fiverr bums us out; Snap stock; atom drives; quizzing trolls; Uber hires HAL; Wikileaks Vault 7; encrypted messaging apps; Amazon brick & mortar; AirPods; burgerbots; Try a Pod; Martian potatoes; streaming Bugs Bunny. Show notes at http://gog.show/200

199: Heisenberg's Uncertainty Cat ・06.03.2017

Snap's IPO; SpaceX to the Moon; Yahoo breach again; FCC kills privacy requirements; Uber has another bad week; Amazon S3 typo outage; scary malware, super freaks; rage circuits; YouTube TV; Dropbox rebrand; smart condoms; Johnson's Potato; but the emails. Show notes at http://gog.show/199

198: Game Over Man, GAME OVER! ・27.02.2017

We lose a legend; 3310 returns w/ snake; new planets; Stockholm heating syndrome; limits of free speech; Uber issues; chatbots; memory leaks; Echo's useless skills; Snow Drones; Moby's ambiance; naked chicken chalupas; media detox; All Things Must Pass. Show notes at http://gog.show/198

197: Last Night in Sweden ・20.02.2017

Alphabet's Loon is a go; PewDiePie bye-bye; Zuckerberg's opus; Not-Unlimited plans are back; robot tax; Uber Q&As; Pornhub providing sex-ed; self-flying taxes & fire-spewing drones; crossing borders with phones; Gaiman's Norse Mythology; emotional labor. Show notes at http://gog.show/197

196: Nordstradamus ・13.02.2017

What the bleep happened?; FB bots; Twitter slipping; recursive pixels; spying TVs; tech takes sides; file-less hacking; surviving our faster future; gaming Tinder; Spotify as a loss-leader; Burger King's instagram; Ikea's secret taxonomy; Back in Black. Show notes at: http://gog.show/196

195: Never Remember, Always Forget ・06.02.2017

Tech leaders on Trump; #DeleteUber; Medium goes subscription; brain hackers; Musk gets boring; IRS scams; cracking iOS; Arrival; Concrete Blonde; Blumoo; SelfieFeet aka a magnet; Lovesick & Chance; on self-abuse; the heroes of BGM; Where’s the revolution? Show notes at http://gog.show/195

194: 2 1/2 Minutes to Midnight ・27.01.2017

Computer, what is plural for Jedi? PodcastOne; AltGOGPodcast; Doomsday Clock; Die with your Boots on; AI Partnership; Yahoo pushes back; Jay Z, Sprint & Tidal; dashing rogue scientists; voice apps hitting walls; escape from LA tunnels; Brave New World. Show notes at http://gog.show/194

193: Injecting Digital Magic ・20.01.2017

Podcasting for exposure; to the Moon, grumps; hoverbikes & airUbers; Netflix & Net Neutrality; Google picking over Twitter; USPS hunting down the dark web; Assange reneges; CIA releases secret history; toys for rich people; TPS reports; Good Omens. Show notes at http://gog.show/193

192: Bob Is Your Dark Uncle ・13.01.2017

Buzzfeed, what hath you wrought? Yahoo becomes Altaba; Verified God banned from Facebook; Unlimited data definition limited; Amazon misleads; paper drones; Trust us, we’re the Geek Squad; Big Picture; Viva Amiga; Bright Lights; Goat Yoga; CES of 💩. Show notes at http://gog.show/192

191: I Am Jack's Mesentery ・06.01.2017

We’re back for 2017 & Alexa Ruxpin’s gone wild; Zweckentfremdungsverbot; Medium’s broken system; Snapchat faked growth; self-driving cars are here NO THEY AREN’T; the Boring company; TV ransomware; bad TV & Swedish apps; surviving nukes; hunting unicorns! Show notes at http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/191