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Faking a DMCA Takedown to Boost Search Rankings
Journalist Ernie Smith got an odd DMCA takedown notice for a picture he included in his tech newsletter. It turns out that the notice was a ploy to t…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Sad Tale of Virtual Boy
The Nintendo Virtual Boy was one of the company's infamous flops, but why? Why did the system fail so hard that Nintendo killed it off after just one…
2 years, 5 months ago
Tech News: The FCC Will Vote in Favor of Net Neutrality. Again.
Net neutrality goes through another flip in the flip-flop history with the FCC announcing it plans to vote to reinstate some of the rules established…
2 years, 6 months ago
My Test Image is the Centerfold
My blood runs cold, my computer memory has just been sold -- my test image is the centerfold! Today, we look at the story of the "Lenna image," a sca…
2 years, 6 months ago
Corporate Espionage in the Tech Sector
Sometimes, folks want to take a short cut. And sometimes that shortcut is illegal. This episode is about companies, managers, employees and others wh…
2 years, 6 months ago
Tech News: TikTok Strikes Back, AI Poses Threats, and Butts!
TikTok is turning up the heat on the US Senate to get a proposed bill that would ban the service tossed out. The US government announces new policies…
2 years, 6 months ago
Did In-N-Out invent the Intercom?
Is it true Harry Snyder, founder of In-N-Out, invented the intercom? Not quite. But he was the first credited with using a system to create what woul…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Weaponization of EULAs
The End User License Agreement is that thing you click "I agree" to without having read the whole thing. But you can be forgiven -- some companies ma…
2 years, 6 months ago
Tech News: Tech Companies in the Hot Seat
The US government is cracking down on Big Tech. From a House bill that would make it illegal for data brokers to sell American citizen info to foreig…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Rooster Teeth Story: The End?
After navigating numerous controversies and setbacks, Rooster Teeth attempted to return to a more stable existence. But it was not to be. The corpora…
2 years, 6 months ago