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Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20211208 - hostage-style scammer-vouching video
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Scammers coerce victims into recording videos saying that a scam is legit. Terrible! =/ webmeister Bud Read more at Vice Instagram Hacker Forces Victim to Make Host...
Dec 08, 2021
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20211201 - NASA DART
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . NASA is launching a spacecraft to test if crashing into an asteroid could change its trajectory away from the earth. =) webmeister Bud Read more at NASA: DART: firs...
Dec 01, 2021
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20211124 - Apple self-serve repairs
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Apple, um . . . Apple has opened up self-service repair. Are we dreaming??!? =0 webmeister Bud Read more at Apple: Apple announces Self Service Repair. Dive deeper ...
Nov 24, 2021
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20211110 - 2FA code theft
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . scammers have a new way to try to steal your two-factor authentication codes. Scammers suck. =/ webmeister Bud Read more at Vice: The Booming Underground Market for...
Nov 10, 2021
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20211103 - Facebook/Meta
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Zuck announced "Meta" as the new Facebook parent company, and Bud's annoyed with it. =) Read more at The Verge: Facebook just revealed its new name. Related: Mark Z...
Nov 03, 2021
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20211027 - VPNs and your safety
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Express VPN has been purchased by a company known for browser malware. =0 webmeister Bud Read more at Restore Privacy: Former Malware Distributor Kape Technologies ...
Oct 27, 2021
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20211020 - the supply chain for non-geeks
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Geeks have known about the supply chain for a while now, but it's gonna affect your shopping very soon. =) webmeister Bud Read more at CNN: Storage containers are s...
Oct 20, 2021
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20211013 - Twitter soft-block
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Twitter will now allow you to remove a user from following you without the big, obvious YOU'RE BLOCKED.. =) webmeister Bud Read more at Twitter: Making it easier to...
Oct 13, 2021
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20211006 - William Shatner! In! Space!
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . William Shatner - Captain Kirk himself - will fly into space October 12. =) webmeister Bud Read more at The Verge: Blue Origin is officially sending William Shatner...
Oct 06, 2021
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20210929 - Fisher-Price Work From Home set
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . is the Fisher-Price "My Home Office" playset real, or another in a long line of Photoshop fakes? =) webmeister Bud Read more at the Fisher-Price website: My Home Of...
Sep 29, 2021
