Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20230906 - California Forever
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Who's been buying up tens of thousands of acres of land, for hundreds of millions of dollars, to make a new city near San Francisco? Tech billionaires, it seems. =O webmeister Bud Read more at the A.P.: Billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. They must convince vot...
Sep 06, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20230830 - microchipping cheese
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . they're putting microchips in parmesan to prove their authenticity. =) webmeister Bud Read more at Wired: Italian cheesemakers are putting microchips in Parmesan cheese to fight crime.
Aug 30, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20230823 - Charles Martinet
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, is stepping back from recording character voices for Nintendo. =( webmeister Bud Read the statement on Nintendo's X-Twitter.
Aug 23, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20230816 - PixMob
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the cool Canadian company behind wristband concert tech being used by everyone from Coldplay to T-Swift. =) webmeister Bud Learn more about PixMob in the videos below AND this recent article from DJ Boitano!
Aug 16, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20230809 - Google grammar check
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . You can already get a calculator, metronone, dice roller, and more without leaving Google. Now, Google can help you grammar check that sentence in one easy step. =) webmeister Bud Try it yourself: you should of been there grammar check And try these other fun Google gadgets for yours...
Aug 09, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20230802 - Right to RepAirpods
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a Swiss gent made the unrepairable AirPods Pro case repairable, and the earth cried out with joy. =) webmeister Bud Read more at Ars Technica: Man open-sources the self-repairable AirPods Pro case that Apple won't make.
Aug 02, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20230726 - Twitter X
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Twitter is now X. Why the change? What does it mean? Does anybody still care? =) webmeister Bud Read more at The Verge: Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears.
Jul 26, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20230719 - CIRA Canadian stock
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . CIRA - the Canadian Internet Registration Authority - has gotten into...stock photography? =) webmeister Bud Read more about CIRA's Indigenous stock image collection or browse the collection yourself. You can also peruse their VERY Canadian stock photos. And, if you're interested in ...
Jul 19, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20230712 - Threads
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Threads is the new Twitter-like kid on the block. =) webmeister Bud Read more at The Verge: Why Instagram is taking on Twitter with Threads. . . . and The Independent: Threads easily becomes the fastest growing app ever. It's mobile-only for now, so you can get the app and follow Bud...
Jul 12, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20230705 - AI scambaiter
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a new contender has entered the scambaiter team: ChatGPT! Here to waste ALL the scammers' time. =) webmeister Bud Read more about the Jolly Roger Telephone Company: Man designs ChatGPT bot subscription service to annoy and waste telemarketers' time. NOTE: the video goes NSFW around t...
Jul 05, 2023