Grumpy Old Geeks
We dissect the tech news train wrecks of the week, calling out what went wrong and who’s to blame. Think of this podcast as if Kurt Cobain threw down with Tom from MySpace, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg in a back alley brawl. No mercy, no filter—if tech had a walk of shame, this would be it.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 73 minutes
- Episodes
- 716
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
314: Everyone is Garbage
Unintended consequences; targets & metrics; scooters & word salad; Google GDPR fine; DNS hijacking; resistance is futile agains social media; WhatsApp fights fake news; Facebook ethics; no escaping A…
01:05:27 |
Thu 24 Jan 2019
313: All I See is Hitler
Seriously, that new Slack logo; Apple & Microsoft fight the good fight; YouTube bans dangerous pranks & challenges; Tidal, like everyone, fakes stats; Netflix price hike; Google trolls the EU; Snap f…
01:11:53 |
Mon 21 Jan 2019
312: Red Hot Chili Tomatoes
Worldwide data grabs; sunscreen & science; I am the eggman; Bird censoring; WeChat about Chinese dystopias; now that's a spicy CRISPR tomato; AI translation; Bird Box challenges; suing Bandersnatch; …
00:50:40 |
Thu 17 Jan 2019
311: Fursona Non Grata
Patreon isn't just a platform; wherefore art tho, fiber internet; mommy blogging; Amazon ad strategy; ghosting government style; data suckers; bounty hunting phones; Amazon Ring whistleblower; Apple …
01:09:50 |
Mon 14 Jan 2019
310: Spark Grumpiness
Sparking joy & saying thank you; AI happiness nudging; 23andMe makes a deal with a drug giant; German leaks; Apple to become a service; WeWork rebrands; Travelers; Aquaman, Ocean's 8, The Predator; A…
00:50:00 |
Thu 10 Jan 2019
309: Stay Furry
Drone crazy; BanderBirdSnatchBox; Ellison's questionable home decor; Apple in China; Facebook philanthropy; shocking, most of the internet is fake; deep dive into non-lethal force; earthquake apps; C…
01:31:15 |
Mon 07 Jan 2019
308: Merry Crapulence
Holiday cheer & good wishes abound in our final episode of the year; Netflix slides into your DMs; for once, Facebook made sense; WhatsApp moderation problems; Target targets Amazon; Pinterest goes p…
01:12:05 |
Mon 24 Dec 2018
307: Alexa, I’m Leaving
Facebook's bad policies continue, but hey, blockchain; Russian social media influence; Wikipedia's "nuclear option"; Verizon writes off Oath; Grumpy Old Birds; secondhand MP3s; Alexa Guard; teasers &…
00:55:54 |
Thu 20 Dec 2018
306: VanderZanden Event Horizon
Dipping into the genetic pool; Airbnb regulations; Lyft & Uber's bad business models; Bird is not the word; taxing texts; piracy gone wild on YouTube; crypto's very bad year; Facebook screws up, agai…
01:19:49 |
Mon 17 Dec 2018
305: Stay Classy
A whopper of a deal; walled gardens coming down; app tracking data; Uber has a whistleblower; learning to code; AI dystopia or utopia; bird in the water; Russell Brand; Avengers; Anchorman – Jason lo…
01:08:36 |
Thu 13 Dec 2018
304: Grumpy Old Furries
We learn something new about an old friend; Predictim doesn't; Australia passes stupid encryption law; Tumblr bans porn; Facebook has been doing exactly what we all thought they were; robots gone wil…
01:37:19 |
Mon 10 Dec 2018
303: Sigh
We're good for you; can you quit Amazon; touchscreens full of feces; Tesla's troubles; Buster Scruggs; Bodyguard, Homeland & Ron Burgandy; Christmas songs for Goths; moron DJs twerking; more scooters…
01:18:59 |
Thu 06 Dec 2018
302: Security Badgers
Come on bring the rage; tech enters meatspace; Tesla logs a billion miles; Google, Amazon & Microsoft employees push back, wherefore art tho Facebook employees; Airbnb "invents" hotels; fake science;…
01:24:44 |
Mon 03 Dec 2018
301: Useful Idiots
Facebook admissions; everyone's an influencer; fake trumps real; Russia fines Google; holiday tech talk; GPS as a tech prosthetic; Elon goes to Mars; Ohio wants your bitcoin; no collusion; Singularit…
00:56:25 |
Thu 29 Nov 2018
300: Tonight, We Dine in Hell!
Our 300th episode; Amazon's amazing deal; science FTW; data leaks don't cost enough; Instagram crackdown; Apple Maps and sharing map data; Snap's new spectacles; Bitcoin has new low; Justified Ancien…
00:54:09 |
Thu 22 Nov 2018
299: Donate Your Data Today!
Self-driving car futurism; Facebook's REALLY bad week; Lime car dump; cities dance for Amazon; Snap subpoena; Indiegogo changes the model; WeWork starts a school; Bitcoin hard fork selloff; Kars4Kids…
01:15:50 |
Mon 19 Nov 2018
298: Excelsior!
Twitter on fire; deep fakes going mainstream; get rid of that red dot; Amazon to sell (most) Apple; Snapchat still hemorrhaging employees; Iron Fist; Salt Fat Acid Heat; more Star Trek is coming; fir…
01:04:22 |
Thu 15 Nov 2018
297: Double Rage Latte
That doctored video; LA is burning; #GoogleWalkout working; Big Blue on the 'chain; Facebook discovers lying; Ev Williams is a hypocrite; Bird corrals; Amazon: kill & replicate; USPS Informed Deliver…
01:11:00 |
Mon 12 Nov 2018
296: Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior
Oh, Facebook, not again; virtual goes brick & mortar; internet freedom in decline; Google walkout for "real change"; humans are getting botlike; Bird suing cities; House of Cards; Daredevil; Spotify …
00:48:28 |
Thu 08 Nov 2018
295: Vitamin Melanoma
We take the red pill; scooters killed Kenny; WeWork while WeDrink; scanning actors; AI stories; the sun giveth, taketh away; Wyden's smart privacy plan; Siri on Helium; smart thermometers; truth mach…
01:13:02 |
Mon 05 Nov 2018
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