Episode Details

We discuss Salesforce buying Mulesoft, rumors about Google buying Red Hat and provide cold takes on the Facebook crisis. Plus, Matt Ray explains why there are pictures of a giant snake, a kangaroo and dog's bottom posted on Facebook Wall.

Matt Ray’s Facebook links

• BIG SNAKE
• Matt Ray’s son and a dog..?
• Kangaroo vs. Bicyclist

Matt’s Coterie of Browser Plugins:

• TrackMeNot
• uBlock Origin
• Ghostery
• Privacy Badger
• KB SSL Enforcer
• TamperMonkey

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