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March 27, 201750: The Nintendo Ministry of Truth
It's our 50th episode, just in time for ISPs to start selling our secrets, which has Steve photoshopping Hearthstone wins, Bri scrubbing Switch searches from her Amazon account, Mikah putting faith in snow ninjas, and Georgia literally hiding in a closet.
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Brianna Wu on Twitter: "@WickedGood @charlesatan @Georgia_Dow @mikahsargent I don't know, Steve. I'm running for Congress, and this is my win loss record. https://t.co/0srvcS5jyf"
Senate Republicans Vote To Gut Internet Privacy - BuzzFeed News
Cloak VPN - Cloak - Super-simple VPN
How Americans Think About Climate Change, in Six Maps - The New York Times
Nintendo Says There is No Design Issue Causing Left Joy-Con Connection Drops - Nintendo Life
AT&T, other U.S. advertisers quit Google, YouTube over extremist videos
Behind the Mystery Group Hitting Breitbart Where It Hurts | Mother Jones
58 min
March 20, 201749: Domaino Name
In which Bri hacks her car, Mikah hacks his house, and Steve and Georgia plan the saddest rave ever.
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barbie girl Dutch version, I thought it was German when I made it. - YouTube
Apple strategy in 'smart home' race threatened by Amazon | Reuters
GitHub - nfarina/homebridge: HomeKit support for the impatient
Racist YouTuber JonTron is even more racist than people already thought he was :: We Hunted The Mammoth
What Should Parents Do When Their Kid's Favorite YouTuber Gets Racist? - Waypoint
When your child’s favorite YouTube celebrity is a secret racist - The Verge
Brianna Wu Wants to Change the Democrats’ Playbook - The New York Times
1 hr 21 min
March 13, 201748: Surgery on a Squirrel
We start discussing universal basic income to prepare for the day that the robots take over. (Hopefully Nintendo isn't supplying the hardware.)
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TextExpander, from Smile: Multiply your team’s productivity.
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Elon Musk says Universal Basic Income is “going to be necessary.” - YouTube
Overwatch fan theory about Symmetra finally confirmed by Blizzard - Polygon
With Symmetra, Blizzard raises the bar on representing autism in games - The Meta
Overwatch Portrayal of Autism has Room for Improvement - PVP Live
Autism--It's Different in Girls - Scientific American
Nintendo Switch painful launch - YouTube
Fix your left Joy-Con connectivity issues and void your warranty in one fell swoop - The Verge
Nintendo skeptical that Switch docks are scratching screens - Polygon
1 hr 12 min
March 06, 201747: Lured to the Van
As Brianna’s campaign defends against a phony scandal perpetuated by right-wing news, Georgia tries to resolve the very real issue of Steve hating on the Nintendo Switch, while Mikah defends eating in the shower with diagrams.
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Humans in panda suits try to track down bears in the woods | New Scientist
Nintendo Switch review - Polygon
Nintendo kindly advises Switch owners not use their Joy-Con near aquariums - The Verge
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild review - Polygon
Kickstand fail: Watch the Nintendo Switch fall flat - CNET
The millionaire tourists on SpaceX's Moon trip better document the whole thing - The Verge
Mikah's diagram
The Reddit Craze Of Eating Oranges In The Shower : The Salt : NPR
59 min
February 27, 201746: A Joycon in a Banana
Steve and Bri innovate the FRAK out of bad Trump news with a complaining contest, Georgia's plans to buy a Hummer are decimated like the environment, and Mikah gets excited about younger, sexier planets.
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Here Are The Jewish Community Centers Victimized By Bomb Threats
For some families, pain at finding vandalized headstones at University City cemetery
GeekCross 26: Playing Mega Man on the Sabbath – Jeremy Yoder
Trump Rescinds Rules on Bathrooms for Transgender Students - The New York Times
Apple speaks up on Trump administration rescinding Transgender bathroom protections | iMore
The Frightening Lessons of Philip Roth’s “The Plot Against America” - The New Yorker
Watch us unbox the Nintendo Switch - Polygon
Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons Are Disconnecting, And No One Seems To Know Why - Nintendo Life
Nintendo Switch's control options won't be optional for some - Polygon
The Nintendo Switch won't have any form of family sharing between consoles
A complete history of Nintendo console launches
Nearby star has 7 "Earthlike" planets / Boing Boing
NASA VR: On the Surface of Planet TRAPPIST-1d (360 view) - YouTube
Clockwise #176: Cool But Also Creepy - Relay FM
Neon Nights (Deluxe Edition) by Dannii Minogue on Apple Music
Lemonade by Beyoncé on iTunes
Nevermind by Nirvana on Apple Music
OK Computer by Radiohead on Apple Music
1 hr 15 min
February 20, 201745: Do You Wanna Build a Strawman?
In which Unconsoleable's Jessica Dennis joins us to solve whitewashing in Hollywood, decide once and for all if Steve's heart is too cold for Frozen, and bring peace to the warring Girl Scout cookie factions.
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Guest Starring:
Jessica Dennis
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Unconsoleable
NEW "Frozen Ever After" full ride POV at Epcot Norway, Walt Disney World - YouTube
Exclusive: The Caavo streaming box is built on game-changing machine vision for TV - The Verge
Vizio settles FTC lawsuit and agrees to get viewer consent before tracking TV habits - The Verge
Scarlett Johansson finally addresses Ghost in the Shell whitewashing controversy - Polygon
Nielsen Report: Black TV Shows Drawing Notable Non-Black Viewership Okayplayer
From Aretha to Beyoncé: the black artists snubbed by the Grammys | Music | The Guardian
Marshmallow Run Game by Design Code Build — Kickstarter
1 hr 23 min
February 13, 201744: ...A Duck
In which we take the W3C to task for proposing policy that could leave security holes in browsers that Bombergirl could blow wide open.
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Indefensible: the W3C says companies should get to decide when and how security researchers reveal defects in browsers | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Latest Android phones hijacked with tidy one-stop-Chrome-pop • The Register
HP Has Added DRM to Its Ink Cartridges. Not Even Kidding (Updated) | WIRED
Republicans block vote on resolution stating that Holocaust targeted Jews.
The White House Holocaust Horror | commentary
'Bomberman' is now 'Bombergirl' — and I am 100% here for this
Konami's New Initiative: Erotic Castlevania Pachinko
Bravely Default makes changes to female costumes in overseas version - Nintendo Everything
The first time I realized I was black - CNN.com
59 min
February 06, 201743: The Safe Word Is "Sponsor"
In which we take on the president's Muslim ban, look at how medical advances are helping those with locked-in syndrome communicate, and go on a joy ride in Bri's new (to her) 2001 Audi TT.
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Full Executive Order Text: Trump’s Action Limiting Refugees Into the U.S.
NYU Student Asks Pelosi About The Left Moving Away From Capitalism
MARTIN NIEMÖLLER: "FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE SOCIALISTS..."
Obama’s Protections for L.G.B.T. Workers Will Remain Under Trump
Uber CEO drops out of Trump's business advisory council
Reached Via a Mind-Reading Device, Deeply Paralyzed Patients Say They Want to Live
Bri's car
CarPlay
The Best Bluetooth Car Stereo Receiver
Transcript: Apple CEO Tim Cook on the company's 2017 Q1 earnings
58 min
January 30, 201742: My Comfy EULA Chair
In which we decide once and for all how sexy the Microsoft Surface Studio is, on a scale of Supaboy to Superboy.
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Zombies Run: Running is really boring, but the Zombies, Run! Virtual Race makes it fun!
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SupaBoy S Portable Pocket Console for SNES - Hyperkin - Hyperkin Lab
Superboy
The Microsoft Surface Studio Review
Gamergate’s New Army of Bad Bitches - The Daily Beast
Bri's Zombies Run Playlist
Pokémon Duel is a slick digital board game for your phone - The Verge
What On Earth Is 'Pokémon Duel' And Why Do I Hate It So Much?
Atari turns Asteroids into Hashteroids for Denny's - Polygon
Pokémon Sun and Moon cheaters banned from online services - Polygon
Brianna Wu on Twitter: "Yes, I legally agree that I understand the terms of use for Pokémon Duel. https://t.co/DcOKEpcIBj"
Bell Let's Talk raises more than $6.5 million for mental health | CTV News
Meet the 19-Year-Old Who Wrote Ashley Judd's Incredibly Powerful Women's March Poem
1 hr 12 min
January 23, 201741: Switch Your Attitude
In which we realize that we can't make fun of Canada anymore, so we pivot to taunting Georgia into buying a Nintendo Switch instead.
This episode of Disruption is sponsored by:
Zombies Run: Running is really boring, but the Zombies, Run! Virtual Race makes it fun!
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Whitehorse Mayor Dan Curtis Learns To Tie Sikh Turban, Bhangra Dance
Steve Lubitz on Twitter: "So proof that @mikahsargent is a terrible person is that he brought this into the world: https://t.co/bOkpxKF01f"
Brianna Wu for Congress
Brianna Wu for Congress 2018 on Vimeo
Up your selfie game with photo-editing app Meitu | iMore
Meitu — What you need to know about privacy and the filtering app | iMore
Netflix US on Twitter: "By the power of Grayskull! Season one of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power are #NowOnNetflix https://t.co/aIuWPKSh3Q"
Everything we know about Nintendo Switch - Polygon
Nintendo should unswitch the Switch to avoid a Kinect-astrophe | Ars Technica
Visual Memory Unit
Sixaxis
Totaling the hidden costs of owning a Nintendo Switch - Polygon
Reggie on Wii U Support Going Forward - Nintendo Life
1 hr 18 min

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