Cyber Nut

Continuing episode 017’s conversation with Joshua Vergara, we talk about how we met on a work trip to China. Then we dive into some internet headlines, Joshua talks about what it takes to be a full-time YouTuber, and Enrique gives tips on how to manage plumbing issues around the holidays.

Story Sources:

Woman who assaulted Chipotle worker sentenced to fast food job for two months - BBC World
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67619012

Thieves rob DC Uber Eats driver, reject stolen Android phone for not being iPhone - KATV DC
https://katv.com/news/nation-world/uber-eats-robbed-thieves-carjacking-stolen-auto-dc-14th-street-clifton-northwest-metropolitan-police-department-iphone-android-guns-black-bmw-food-delivery

Brown Friday: Day after Thanksgiving busiest day of year for plumbers, company says - ABC St Louis
https://abcstlouis.com/news/offbeat/brown-friday

Boy, 10, starts petition to get Apple to change 'nerd' glasses emoji - BBC
https://web.archive.org/web/20231204112833/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-67557101

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On this episode (017), host Enrique Villacrez (@EnriqueVTee) is joined by remote guest Joshua Vergara (@JVTechTea). After a quick catch up of what they’re hoping to get out of 2024 on a personal level, they both spill the tea during a segment of: Never Have I Ever -Tech YouTube Edition.

Both guys talk about the times they’ve messed up at company briefings, Enrique talks about the time he was hung over at a launch event, Joshua talks about the time he ruined a phone at a pre-launch briefing, and Enrique talks about the time he knocked over someone’s camera at a work event.

Enrique and Joshua used to cover the same tech events, so they’ve both traveled and sat next to each other at smartphone launch events over the years.

This episode marks a rebirth of the podcast. With the recent name change of the show, there’s now all new sounds and intro music that’s meant to transport you to a nostalgic time in modern technology.

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New Podcast name, who dis?  From now on, this show will be called Cyber Nut.

Welcome back to the show.  Sorry to make y'all wait, but part 2 of Best Buy Chronicles is finally here with Enrique, Andrew, and Luis. Join us as we talk to three ex-Best Buy employees and discuss what it was like working at the store.

We play "Never have I ever at Best Buy..." and read a few more Reddit stories about working at Best Buy. Luis tells us about the time he got hit on by a girl at work, and Andrew tells us about the time a heist took place and stole tens of thousands of dollars-worth of expensive electronics.

We also spill some tea about some of our colleagues but we respect their privacy so we bleeped out their names. That's all we bleep out thought! All words are good words on this show, even the bad ones.

Enjoy!

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https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/2qlprn/bestbuy_stories_ex_employee/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bestbuy/comments/6tng59/the_only_thing_worse_than_stupid_entitled/

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On this episode, EnriqueVTee is joined by Luis G and Andrew P, both of whom are ex-Best Buy employees. Along with the host Enrique, the three reminisce on their times worked at Best Buy as they read some triggering Best Buy retail stories from Reddit and around the internet. Enrique, Luis, and Andrew all worked at Best Buy stores in the South Florida area in the time surrounding 2014 and 2015. 

We start with a personal Facebook testimonial of an older lady and her experience going to Best Buy. From there, we jump around to different stories from both customer and employee points-of-view but not before spilling some tea about all of our times working at Best Buy. 

This is the first of two parts. Stay tuned for all the other Best Buy stories coming soon!

Stories mentioned:

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/2qlprn/bestbuy_stories_ex_employee/?sort=top
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bestbuy/comments/6tng59/the_only_thing_worse_than_stupid_entitled/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bestbuy/comments/6y4y6l/my_first_experience_inside_a_best_buy_store/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bestbuy/comments/r220n3/best_buy_is_proof_that_not_all_retail_jobs_should/

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On this episode, host Enrique VTee and guest Adam Doud talk about more stupid headlines. Uber released its list of strangest items left on an Uber. Then, we talk about Twitter's broken verification system when a parody Disney Jr UK account gets a gold badge, and finally, we talk about Porn Hub blocking all traffic to Utah because of new age verification laws.

Since we're on the topic of Porn Hub, we poked around some of the insight data that the company released of its real time traffic patterns during last year's Apple event. 
 
This is the second part of Enrique and Adam's conversations about stupid tech headlines. Make sure you don't miss episode 013 before listening to this one!

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Stories covered in this episode:

Uber releases its 2023 lost and found index https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/30/business/uber-2023-lost-and-found-index-trnd/index.html

Twitter gives Fake Disney Jr account that uses racial slurs a Gold Checkmark Verification https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/twitter-fake-disney-junior-gold-checkmark-verification-1235592264/

PornHub blocks users in Utah from access after requiring a credit card for age verification

https://kslnewsradio.com/2003298/adult-website-pornhub-blocks-users-in-utah-from-accessing-the-site/

Pornhub insight (SFW)

https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2020-election-week-searches

https://www.pornhub.com/insights/apple-event-september-2022

https://www.pornhub.com/insights/facebook-instagram-outage-2021

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Adam Doud is back for the next couple of episodes! We had Adam on the show back in 2021 and we talked about ridiculous tech headlines to close off the year. On this episode, Adam and your host Enrique V Tee bring up some more recent unhinged and outrageous tech headlines with a big helping of stupid commentary.

This is a tech-related show with a comedic tone. We're not covering any spec sheets or comparing cameras around here, we just love tech and want you to enjoy it with us.

This episode is the first of two parts as Adam and I dive in to talk about AI taking essay writers' jobs and the whole essay economy. Then we'll talk about how the New York Mayor said that 500 AirTags will stop the thousands of car thefts that happen every year throughout New York City.

Then, we talk about Apple's first unionized store in the US where it was proposed that employees can ask customers for tips. Finally, the first part of this episode closes with the Florida principal who got scammed out of $100k!

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Stories covered in this episode:

AI is taking the jobs of Kenyans who write essays for U.S. college students

https://restofworld.org/2023/chatgpt-taking-kenya-ghostwriters-jobs/

NYPD to hand out 500 Apple AirTags as car thefts rise

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/nypd-urges-citizens-to-buy-airtags-to-fight-surge-in-car-thefts/

Unionised Apple Store proposes asking for tips

https://www.bbc.com/news/65503170

Florida Principal resigns after giving $100,000 check to scammer posing as Elon Musk

https://geartape.com/florida-principal-resigns-after-writing-100k-check-to-scammer-posing-as-tesla-ceo-musk/

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In this special episode of the How Tech Podcast, Enrique chats with one of the top influential tech personalities on YouTube. While we don't talk much about tech news or gadgets for review, we do talk about other aspects of tech.

First, we geek about Michael's time on his 7-day Star Trek Cruise, then we talk about TIkTok and short-form video and I talked about wanting to have a VCR in 2023. We talked about Michael's time workng at the Sprint store, right before the Nextel acquisition, and in the end we wonder how tech will change in the next decade.

We hope you enjoy the show!


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Mr Mobile when phones were fun - Nextel
These Smart Glasses Put Your Phone in Your Eyes - Focals by North Review

Podcast (Hosted by Michael Fisher):
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Today's podcast episode is going to be a fun one because we've got Shimon Das on the show. Shimon's going to be talking to us about how he fell in love with tech as a kid and how it ended up becoming his career.

We also hear a hilarious story about how Shimon accidentally wiped his aunt's iPad - oops! We all know how important it is to back up our stuff, but it's easy to forget sometimes, right? We talk about the importance of being careful with our personal devices and avoiding any more major tech disasters.

But it's not all fun and games, folks. Shimon's also a bit of an expert on the smartphone market in India, and he gives us an idea of what India is like with consumer tech like TVs and smartphones. Throughout the episode we hit up on old tech that we used to use.

Whether you're in the tech industry or just want listen to personal tech stories and experiences, you won't want to miss this one!

This episode is brought to you by the Smart Chip. Tune in to hear more about it! (Time stamp - 37:19)


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In this episode, we link up with our homie Hazlen from Episode 1. She talks about her time with the iPhone 11 and we go through the process of her getting her new iPhone 13. 

We hit some roadblocks and lost about an hour trying to order the phone installment plan from AT&T. We ended up ordering it through Apple and it went through it took five minutes. You guys get the super-edited version though, so none of that waiting around we had to do. 

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Enrique VTee and Guest Adam Doud gather on Christmas Eve to recap the funniest tech headlines of 2021. We'll dive into each of the stories and then talk a bit about what we're looking forward to from Tech in 2022.

After the recap, we talk about what we can expect from foldable smartphones as the technology trickles into lower price points, making them accessible to more typical consumers. 

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Stories covered in this episode:

East China woman pays $1,500 for iPhone, gets Apple-flavored yogurt
https://www.imore.com/east-china-woman-pays-1500-apple-flavored-yogurt

An NBA head coach punished his team because 1 player had an Android phone and it messed up a group chat
https://www.insider.com/nba-coach-punished-team-because-player-had-an-android-2021-7

Samsung says it will stop loading its $1000 smartphones with ads
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/samsung-says-it-will-stop-loading-down-its-1000-smartphones-with-ads/

 
Tim Cook says employees who leak memos do not belong at Apple, according to leaked memo
https://countryask.com/tech/tim-cook-says-employees-who-leak-memos-do-not-belong-at-apple-according-to-leaked-memo/

 Man Lifts His Sleeping Ex-Girlfriend’s Eyelids to Unlock Her Phone, Stealing $24,000
https://www.vice.com/en/article/epxzja/facial-recognition-theft-alipay-china

 Amazon-owned Twitch bans Amazon account after breast revealed on air
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59730006

 
Netlicks? 'The TV screen you can taste
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59760490

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