Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240131 - TheWeekInGeek #15
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Week in Geek #15: failed robot vacuum acquisitions, game layoffs, and moon lander success. =) webmeister Bud Amazon and iRobot agree to terminate pending acquisition. Microsoft cancels Blizzard survival game, lays off 1,900. Japanese moon lander revived by sun, regains contact wi...
Jan 31, 2024
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240124 - nose cover pose
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . gen Zs are covering their noses in family photos, and parents are making it a thing. =/ webmeister Bud Read more at PetaPixel: Generation Z teens are covering their faces in family photos.
Jan 24, 2024
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240117 - CES 2024
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud's annual recap of the weird announcements of CES. =) webmeister Bud Read more: Nightmare Mario. Read more: e-ink toilet. Read more: smart pot to make your plants interactive. Read more: bone conduction AI talking smart toothbrush.
Jan 17, 2024
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240110 - 23andMe data breach
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . 23andMe keeps it classy after a data breach by a) blaming its users for recycling passwords and b) trying to convince its users not to sue. =/ webmeister Bud Read more at TechCrunch: 23andMe tells victims it's their fault that their data was breached.
Jan 10, 2024
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240103 - apps to start your 2024 right
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . A rundown of some apps Bud loves which could hopefully make your digital life more efficient. =) webmeister Bud Visual bookmarker: raindrop.io Notes: Google Keep Daily journaling: Daylio Podcasts: Pocket Casts Private browsing: DuckDuckGo Grocery list: Flipp Two-factor authenticator:...
Jan 03, 2024
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231220 - a ban for Christmas!
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . gaming cheaters are being handed bans wrapped up as Christmas presents!. =) webmeister Bud Read more at Kotaku: Steam trolls players with bans wrapped up like Christmas presents, or watch the ban below.
Dec 20, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231213 - AI Turing test
Read more at Ars Technica: 1960s chatbot ELIZA beat OpenAI's GPT-3.5 in a recent Turing test study. You can also try a version of ELIZA yourself!.
Dec 13, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231206 - Game Pass on every screen
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Xbox's Game Pass on the Switch? On PlayStation? They said it, but not so fast . . . =( webmeister Bud Read more: Microsoft wants Game Pass on PlayStation, Nintendo, and ''every screen'' possible. Read more: ''We have no plans to bring Xbox Game Pass to PlayStation or Nintendo.'' Xbox...
Dec 06, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231129 - 299 Queen Street West
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a documentary about MuchMusic just came out, and it's awesome. But a cease and desist might keep you from seeing it. =) webmeister Bud Read more about the documentary or its possible legal troubles. Finally, the zoom at 4:15 of this interview with David Bowie criticizing MTV for not ...
Nov 29, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231122 - OpenAI
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . in some shocking corporate tech news, OpenAI fired its CEO, its president then quit, and over 700 employees threatened to follow suit. AI DRAMA. =O webmeister Bud Read this BBC recap: What on earth is happening at OpenAI?. Here's the open letter to OpenAI's board of directors.
Nov 22, 2023