A strange convergence of internet outages, another Flash vulnerability in the wild, Microsoft cutting jobs, Google searches could be bigoted, Denver losing power due to pot, and Boeing powering planes with nukes and frickin laser beams.
Put on your tin-foil hats, Power up, and puff puff pass, its Geekdays…
Show notes and links:
- Russell–Einstein Manifesto (en.wikipedia.org).
- Jimmy Smits (en.wikipedia.org).
- Donkey Kong (video game) (en.wikipedia.org).
- Georgie Henley (en.wikipedia.org).
- Richard Roundtree (en.wikipedia.org).
- Senator: I Don’t Believe the NYSE and United Failures Are a Coincidence (gizmodo.com).
- Critical Flash exploit emerges from Hacking Team breach (engadget.com).
- Finnish teen convicted of more than 50,000 computer hacks (bbc.com).
- Microsoft cuts 7,800 jobs, reorganizes phone unit (businessinsider.com).
- Amazon will stand trial for its ‘confusing’ search results (engadget.com).
- Study Suggests Google’s Ad-Targeting System May Discriminate | MIT Technology Review (technologyreview.com).
- Facebook Videos now float to make it easier to watch and scroll (thenextweb.com).
- Denver’s Energy Use Is Surging, and It’s All Because of Weed (gizmodo.com).
- Boeing just patented a jet engine powered by lasers and nuclear explosions (businessinsider.com).
- AT&T will give poor people 1.5Mbps DSL for $10 if US allows DirecTV merger | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com).
- Logitech attempts an image makeover (engadget.com).
- Fallout 4’s VATS isn’t a time-stopping panic button any more | GamesRadar (gamesradar.com).
- Dragon Quest Builders Is A Minecraft-Like RPG For PS3, PS4, And Vita (siliconera.com).
- Elodie Yung Cast as Elektra in the Netflix Original Series ‘Marvel’s Daredevil’ | News | Marvel.com (marvel.com).
- The LEGO Movie directors to helm Han Solo Star Wars spinoff | GamesRadar (gamesradar.com).
- Report: Paramount to test earlier home releases of theatrical films | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com).
- The Gallows (2015) (imdb.com).
- Minions (2015) (imdb.com).
- Self/less (2015) (imdb.com).
- This post has no title. (geekdays.reddit.com).
- Support CSICON creating a podcast network (patreon.com).
