I’m back in the saddle folks. I get you caught up on everything that has happened over the past month and my whirlwind trips which kicked off with the birth of my first grandchild. Lots to share and of course a great deal of tech news as well.

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Show Notes:

* 33:05–NASA workers push back at Government shutdown (https://www.space.com/43043-nasa-johnson-space-center-protest-government-shutdown.html)

* 33:44–All of the comic books you can get for free (https://lifehacker.com/all-the-comic-books-you-can-get-for-free-on-free-comic-1831813172)

* 34:30–How to get an FCC drone license  (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/faa-drone-license/)

* 35:25–The best external hard drives for a Mac (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-external-hard-drive-for-mac/)

* 37:05–How to manage your Amazon Music playlists (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/amazon-music-playlists/)

* 37:14–Twitter accidentally made private accounts public (https://www.androidcentral.com/twitter-accidentally-made-private-accounts-public-some-android-users)

* 21:37–Netflix raised prices (https://www.cnet.com/news/netflix-raised-prices-because-you-all-are-signing-up-like-crazy/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* 37:59–This 43-inch 4K HDR TV for $200.00 (https://www.pcworld.com/article/3334142/consumer-electronics/this-43-inch-4k-hdr-television-with-amazon-fire-tv-built-in-is-on-sale-for-just-200.html)

* 38:24–10 new science fiction and fantasy books (https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/17/18169877/science-fiction-fantasy-books-recommendation-january-2019)

* 24:33–Verizon blames school text provider in dispute (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/01/verizon-blames-school-text-provider-in-dispute-over-spam-fee/)

* 39:07–Google buys $40 million worth of smartwatch (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/google-buys-40-million-worth-of-smartwatch-tech-from-fossil-group/)

* 27:27–Woman sues T-Mobile (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/01/woman-sues-t-mobile-after-employees-allegedly-snoop-on-racy-private-video/)

* 29:59–A new massive security breach (https://www.extremetech.com/internet/284076-new-massive-security-breach-exposes-773-million-accounts)

* 40:08–Spotify Car View (https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/17/spotify-car-view-drivers-distractions/)

* 40:40–John Deere as a tech company (https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/17/john-deere-autonomous-technology/)

* 41:23–ACLU sues US government over social media  (https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/17/aclu-sues-us-government-social-media-surveillance-immigrants/)