Duel Rambling

This week on Duel Rambling we discuss Reddit trolling the stock market. We also discuss RobinHood halting the trading of Gamestop Stocks due to Reddit Trolling stocks. We cover Epic’s game store year end review and wow those are some large numbers. Lastly we talk about Ikea making mock consoles to make sure they will fit your furniture.

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Reddit trolls wall street -

https://www.theverge.com/22251427/reddit-gamestop-stock-short-wallstreetbets-robinhood-wall-street

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/28/22253892/discord-wallstreetbets-server-virtual-trade-floor-reddit

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-retail-trading-shortbets-idUSKBN29X1SW

Epic Games Store users claimed 749 million free games last year -

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/28/22254901/epic-games-store-accounts-daily-monthly-active-concurrent-users-storefront-2020-data

Next gen too large? -

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/4/22213222/ikea-playstation-5-ps5-xbox-series-x-boxes-media-cabinet

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This week on Duel Rambling we discuss Newegg running a graphics card raffle. We discuss Hyundai acquiring Boston Dynamics and how we think that might be used down the line. We also discuss Tesla and them being able to autonomously drive though green traffic lights now, not having to play follow the leader. Finally Ajit Pai is gone and we have a temporary replacement that actually wants to help fix the internet! We also have a slight side detour into an unplanned topic but you need to stop reading and start listening to find out what.

Newegg runs raffle where the prize is a chance to pay full price for PC parts -

https://www.pcgamer.com/newegg-shuffle-prize-draw-amd-ryzen-nvidia-rtx-3080/

Hyundai acquires Boston Dynamics -

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/11/22167835/hyundai-boston-dynamics-aquisition-consumer-robotics

Teslas can now make it through green lights -

https://www.engadget.com/tesla-autopilot-update-green-lights-145315280.html

President Biden names Jessica Rosenworcel acting FCC chair -

https://www.engadget.com/joe-biden-names-jessica-rosenworcel-acting-fcc-chair-211204471.html

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This week on Duel Rambling we start a new segment called Marvelous Edition where we will work our way though the Marvel movies and discuss them. We start this week with Iron Man movie. This will be every 3-4 weeks so don’t worry if your here for our normal content that is not going away, it will return next week. We would love any feedback on this new section so if you have thoughts or feelings please drop us a line at the links below.

Comics Explained -

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKxQmKgrkUv4S7P5w0pLayw

New Rockstars -

https://www.youtube.com/user/NewMediaRockstars

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This week on Duel Rambling we discuss why my butt is now more comfy. We talk about regulators giving Comcast a hard time about data caps. We also discuss how Comcast in select areas is now offering 1.2Gb/s for customer, spoiler Steve is in that area! We then come to New York City getting the subway all converted over to tap to pay! Finally Jason has some issues with twitch and the music industry.

Comcast data cap blasted by lawmakers as it expands into 12 more states -

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/01/comcast-data-cap-blasted-by-lawmakers-as-it-expands-into-12-more-states/

UPGRADING GIG customers to 1.2 gigs updated my networking just in time! -

“Xfinity Gigabit Internet service has advanced, next generation technology, with WiFi download speeds of up to 1000 Mbps (up to 1200 Mbps in some areas) and upload speeds of up to 35 Mbps. Speeds are delivered over our Hybrid Fiber-Coax (HFC) network, which uses the communication lines that already exist in most homes.” - www.Comcast.com

Tap to pay New York City subway now supports tap-to-pay at all stations -

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/1/22209151/nyc-subway-omny-tap-to-pay-rollout-complete-mobile-payments

Twitch music and copyrights -

Brought to you by the mind of Jason!

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This week on Duel Rambling we discuss the need to fix the internet and connections speed in general. We talk about Amazon Sidewalk and the terribly invasive policies being used to implement it. Finally we talk about schools buying FBI grade phone hacking tech. Needless to say we have many feelings this week!

We need to fix the internet! -

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/22177154/us-internet-speed-maps-competition-availability-fcc?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true

Amazon Sidewalk -

https://www.komando.com/kims-column/amazon-just-started-sharing-your-internet-connection-with-your-neighbors/769203/

Schools buying FBI grade phone hacking tech -

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/11/22170292/gizmodo-schools-fbi-grade-phone-hacking-surveillance-tech

https://gizmodo.com/u-s-schools-are-buying-phone-hacking-tech-that-the-fbi-1845862393

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This week on Duel Rambling we discuss some cities saying no to police using facial recognition. The government banning DJI drones in the USA. Finally big bad Comcast is extending its data caps to the northeast!

Cities banning facial recognition -

https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/04/portland-maine-passes-referendum-banning-facial-surveillance/

DJI drones ban in USA -

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/18/22190097/dji-blacklist-ban-xinjiang-entity-list-trump

Comcast brings data caps to the northeast -

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/23/21591420/comcast-cap-data-1-2tb-home-users-internet-xfinity

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This week on Duel Rambling we discuss the possibility of Apple’s CFO Luca Maestri or former designer Jony Ive as potential candidates for Ferraro CEO position. Another week another problem for apple as iPhone owners report missing notifications since iOS 14 update. Finally we discuss the movies announced at Disney’s investor day 2020 and Jason has many many thoughts.

Ferrari CEO spot filled by Apple? -

https://9to5mac.com/2020/12/12/apple-ferrari-ceo-candidates-jony-ive/

iPhone users missing notifications -

https://9to5mac.com/2020/12/11/ios-14-messages-notifications-iphone/

Marvel movies announced at investor day 2020 -

https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2020/12/disney-investor-day-2020-marvel-announcements/

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This week on Duel Rambling we discuss the possibility of Apple’s CFO Luca Maestri or former designer Jony Ive as potential candidates for Ferraro CEO position. Another week another problem for apple as iPhone owners report missing notifications since iOS 14 update. Finally we discuss the movies announced at Disney’s investor day 2020 and Jason has many many thoughts.

Ferrari CEO spot filled by Apple? -

https://9to5mac.com/2020/12/12/apple-ferrari-ceo-candidates-jony-ive/

iPhone users missing notifications -

https://9to5mac.com/2020/12/11/ios-14-messages-notifications-iphone/

Marvel movies announced at investor day 2020 -

https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2020/12/disney-investor-day-2020-marvel-announcements/

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This week on Duel Rambling we discuss our ongoing thermostat woes Nest Vs Ecobee. AMD cancels their 6800 and 6900 series references cards kinda…. Apple has one more “one more thing” AirPods Max and we have fairly strong feelings about them. Join us this week for for all that and more.

Nest -

Nest Store

Ecobee -

https://www.ecobee.com/en-us/smart-thermostats/

AMD drops reference cards -

https://www.techradar.com/news/amd-radeon-rx-6800-and-6900-series-reference-cards-may-have-already-been-discontinued

Then they put them back -

https://www.notebookcheck.net/It-s-all-AiBs-now-AMD-reportedly-discontinuing-production-of-Radeon-RX-6800-RX-6800-XT-RX-6900-XT-reference-design-cards.508693.0.html

AirPods Max -

https://www.apple.com/airpods-max/

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This week on Duel Rambling we discuss Apples recent device remote takeover bug and what kinda danger that includes. Then down the Apple rabbit trail again with the iPhone 12 radios not working properly and dropping service. We then swing by Slack and discuss the buy out by Salesforce and what that might mean going forward. Finally we talk Google Photos and losing unlimited photo storage.

Apples remote take over bug -

https://9to5mac.com/2020/12/02/remote-control-of-iphones-security-fail/

iPhone 12’s dropping service in a big way -

https://9to5mac.com/2020/12/01/iphone-12-dropping-service-unexpectedly/

Slack getting bought by SalesForce -

https://9to5mac.com/2020/12/01/slack-salesforce-acquisition/

No more unlimited Google Photos -

https://www.techradar.com/how-to/google-photos-storage-how-to-check-how-much-space-you-have-left

Link to the Fiverr artist we used -

https://www.fiverr.com/jimmyjohnyd?source=order_page_summary_seller_link

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