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Disruption
By RelayTechnology
Disruption episodes
- 80: Skeletor Charisma
Since an AI writing Scrubs scripts is clearly ushering in the end of civilization, we decide to spend all our cash on loot boxes. (It seemed like a good plan at the time.)
Links and Show NotesHave questions only the Disruption cast is qualified to address? Leave us a voicemail at (508) 418-3532 or tweet with the hashtag #DisruptMe and we could answer them on a future episode!
Links:
- Loot Boxes Are Designed To Exploit Us
- Overwatch loot box probabilities revealed — at least for China - Polygon
- Quebec’s face coverings ban: What you need to know about the controversial law | Globalnews.ca
- Quebec face-coverings ban leaves Muslims fearful: ‘Life will get harder’ | Globalnews.ca
- Botnik Studios- Scrubs
- Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Max Tegmark: 9781101946596: Amazon.com: Books
- Nude is a next-generation photo vault that uses AI to hide your sensitive photos - The Verge
57 min - 79: From the Mouths of Cartoon Avatars
In which we long for a buggy Google Home Mini in the Facebook office, in the hopes it would surreptitiously record the meeting that left us with VR cartoon avatars in Puerto Rico.
This episode of Disruption is sponsored by:- Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code DISRUPTION at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
Guest Starring:Jessica Dennis
Links and Show NotesHave questions only the Disruption cast is qualified to address? Leave us a voicemail at (508) 418-3532 or tweet with the hashtag #DisruptMe and we could answer them on a future episode!
Links:
- The Starbucks Puppuccino Is Your Dog's New Favorite Drink | Extra Crispy
- Ruzzle on the App Store
- MUZZYBBC.com
- Mark Zuckerberg 'tours' flooded Puerto Rico in bizarre virtual reality promo | Technology | The Guardian
- Oculus drops base unit price, announces new Oculus Go standalone headset
- Oculus is launching a low-cost, all-in-one VR headset next year • Eurogamer.net
- Nintendo Switch sales are 'much stronger' than the PS4 | Markets Insider
- Google Home Mini disables top button after privacy mistake - Business Insider
- Google’s new Clips camera is invasive, creepy, and perfect for parents - The Verge
1 hr 19 min - 78: More Chromosomes than a Chicken
In which we look to Star Trek's future to be our unicorn chaser after reading the expose on Breitbart and white nationalism.
This episode of Disruption is sponsored by:- PDFpen Family, from Smile: Everything you need for more powerful PDF editing
Links and Show NotesHave questions only the Disruption cast is qualified to address? Leave us a voicemail at (508) 418-3532 or tweet with the hashtag #DisruptMe and we could answer them on a future episode!
Links:
- This headless robotic cat pillow will wag its way into your heart - The Verge
- Here's How Breitbart And Milo Smuggled White Nationalism Into The Mainstream
- Star Trek: Discovery Review
- New Star Trek series will abandon Gene Roddenberry’s cardinal rule | Ars Technica
1 hr 4 min - 77: A Brotastic, Technofascist Orwellian Nightmare
In which we figure out the best web sites to mine for cryptocurrency so we can afford the plane tickets for our dogs.
This episode of Disruption is sponsored by:- Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code DISRUPTION at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
Guest Starring:Jessica Dennis
Links and Show NotesHave questions only the Disruption cast is qualified to address? Leave us a voicemail at (508) 418-3532 or tweet with the hashtag #DisruptMe and we could answer them on a future episode!
Links:
- Charges filed against woman forced off Southwest flight after complaining of dog allergies - The San Diego Union-Tribune
- Showtime Caught Mining Cryptocurrency With Viewers' PCs - ExtremeTech
- In criminal case against medical-pot lawyer, judge voids attorney-client privilege - The San Diego Union-Tribune
1 hr 8 min - 76: Purity Sphere
The internet's Jessica Dennis is back to call out Bri for bailing on her Apple Watch, while Mikah and Georgia try to figure out how to hold secret grudges with one another.
Guest Starring:Jessica Dennis
Links and Show NotesHave questions only the Disruption cast is qualified to address? Leave us a voicemail at (508) 418-3532 or tweet with the hashtag #DisruptMe and we could answer them on a future episode!
Links:
- iFixit’s iPhone 8 teardown shows that you really don’t want to crack that glass back - The Verge
- Apple Watch Series 3's "LTE problems" are actually an existing Wi-Fi bug | iMore
- How Call Out Culture Snowballed & Why It's Here To Stay - Everyday Feminism
- Colorado’s investment in IUDs and other fire-and-forget birthcontrol produced a “miracle” – Metro
1 hr 13 min - 75: Ahistorical Trash
We're here just in time to help you decide which new Apple products to buy with the proceeds from your lawsuits against Equifax.
This episode of Disruption is sponsored by:- Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code DISRUPTION at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
Links and Show NotesHave questions only the Disruption cast is qualified to address? Leave us a voicemail at (508) 418-3532 or tweet with the hashtag #DisruptMe and we could answer them on a future episode!
Links:
- Shirtless Mario is another example of Nintendo trying to prove he’s human - Polygon
- Failure to patch two-month-old bug led to massive Equifax breach | Ars Technica
- You Can’t Protect Yourself from the Equifax Breach - TidBITS
- How the Equifax breach affects your enrollment in the iPhone Upgrade Program | iMore
- iPhone X hands-on: feels like ‘the future of the smartphone’ - The Verge
- YouTube accepts Campo Santo’s copyright strike against PewDiePie, could lead to bigger issues - Polygon
- Brianna Wu on Twitter: "RT if unlike PewDiePie, you don't start randomly screaming racial slurs while playing videogames."
- The three reasons YouTubers keep imploding, from a YouTuber - Polygon
57 min - 74: Platypongos
In which R2D2 arrives at Georgia's house, with the secret plans for Disney's new streaming service. (Just don't tell her children.)
This episode of Disruption is sponsored by:- PDFpen Family, from Smile: Everything you need for more powerful PDF editing
Links and Show NotesHave questions only the Disruption cast is qualified to address? Leave us a voicemail at (508) 418-3532 or tweet with the hashtag #DisruptMe and we could answer them on a future episode!
Links:
- Marvel and Star Wars movies will be exclusive to Disney’s upcoming streaming service - The Verge
- Caavo Lets You Control TV Apps From Multiple Streamers With One Remote | Variety
- BB-8, BB-9E, and R2-D2 by Sphero: are they worth it? | iMore
- Relax and ponder your life choices with these 'Arcade Sofas'
56 min - 73: Scuba Sausage Festival
We reject the new VR dating show because of its embarrassing lack of Borg integration, shark drones, and coconut related fatalities. (But the new Star Wars toys are pretty cool.)
This episode of Disruption is sponsored by:- Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code DISRUPTION at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
Links and Show NotesHave questions only the Disruption cast is qualified to address? Leave us a voicemail at (508) 418-3532 or tweet with the hashtag #DisruptMe and we could answer them on a future episode!
Links:
- The VR dating show makes me want to never date again - The Verge- Sphero's new toy: BB-9E, an unknown droid in Star Wars: The Last Jedi - The Verge- Ultimate Lightning McQueen- These are the coolest new Star Wars things you can buy | iMore- Kits – littleBits- Shark-detecting drones to patrol Australian beaches1 hr 11 min - 72: Full Ferengi
This week, we take a tour of all the horrors of the internet, where we drive an Apple designed car while wearing an internet connected shock bracelet, and decide whether we'd rather be murdered by AI robots or live in the stomach of Yoshi.
This episode of Disruption is sponsored by:- Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code DISRUPTION at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
Links and Show NotesHave questions only the Disruption cast is qualified to address? Leave us a voicemail at (508) 418-3532 or tweet with the hashtag #DisruptMe and we could answer them on a future episode!
Links:
- Apple Wanted To Replace Cars' Wheels With Balls
- Hooking up a shock wristband to the internet
- SNES Classic Won’t Be Sold in Quebec Because of French Language Restrictions, Retail Employees Say - Motherboard
- Realistic video game characters #1 | Video Games Amino
- My favorite game has been invaded by killer AI bots and Elon Musk hype - The Verge
1 hr 9 min - 71: A Well Armed Marriage
Who wants to discuss American Nazis? Not us, but we’ll do it anyway. Also, speaking of abominations - we cover pop rocks burritos.
Links and Show NotesHave questions only the Disruption cast is qualified to address? Leave us a voicemail at (508) 418-3532 or tweet with the hashtag #DisruptMe and we could answer them on a future episode!
Links:
- Would You Eat A Taco Bell Burrito Topped With ‘Popping Crystals’? – Consumerist
- Peeps Oreos Are Reportedly Turning Poop Pink | HuffPost
- SMARTDUVET: The self-making bed is here! by SMARTDUVET — Kickstarter
- 12 Fun, Fizzy Ways to Cook With Pop Rocks | Brit + Co
- Watch VICE News Tonight’s full episode “Charlottesville: Race and Terror” – VICE News
- Charlottesville attack puts a spotlight on online hate - The Verge
- GoDaddy — then Google — ban neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer for disparaging Charlottesville victim - The Washington Post
- In Charlottesville, the Local Jewish Community Presses On | ReformJudaism.org
- Holocaust Memorial in Boston vandalized - CNN
- Internet turns on white supremacists and neo-Nazis with doxing, phishing | Ars Technica
- Hate Crimes in Cyberspace — Danielle Keats Citron | Harvard University Press
1 hr 23 min
About Disruption
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Listening to this weekly show about technology and culture may have caused the following symptoms: uncontrollable laughter, onset confusion, chronic empathy, and heightened awareness. Hosted by…
Brianna Wu, Georgia Dow, Steve Lubitz, and Mikah Sargent.
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