GeekNights Mondays: Science Technology Computing

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the immense challenge of archiving the Internet. This is a critical era of human history, and historians centuries from now will be desperate to know things we all think are "common knowledge" today. In the news, the Internet Archive flew too close to the sun, the emerging geopolitical blocs will likely end TikTok in America, and Nvidia (correctly) says cryptocurrencies do not "bring anything useful for society"Related LinksForum Thread

• Archiving the Internet

Things of the Day

• Rym - Evolution of Kantele (Finnish Harp)
• Scott - Touring a Startup Fiber Optic ISP

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider what to do about E-Waste and worthless old technology. Old cables, old smartphones, 500MB hard drives, and the like. It's OK to get rid of it (and you probably should), but don't just throw it in the garbage unless you're a bad person. In the news, new open gangway subway cars debut on the A train in New York, and Silicon Valley Bank collapsed.Related LinksForum Thread

• E-Waste and Worthless Tech

Things of the Day

• Rym - The Thermador Car Cooler
• Scott - FD Displays

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the technology and ramifications of Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3) and autoregressive language models in general. We further explore other similar machine learning tools and their short and long-term ramifications for humans. In the news, Discord Stages have low bitrate limits, the US Department of Energy concludes with low confidence that COVID-19 emerged from a lab leak in China, the UK wasn't content with ruining its economy with Brexit and is also considering ruining its technology with the Online Safety Bill, and a terrifying toxic new Dust Bowl is descending on Utah.Related LinksThings of the Day

• Rym - Cold Starting Diesel Locomotive Engines
• Scott - The Gatekeepers of New York’s Most Coveted Tables Tell All

Tonight on GeekNights, Rym is back from his ski trip, so we resume our regularly scheduled shows with a review of online advertising and adtech. In the news, the Department of Justice is seeking to break up Google in some trust busting over online advertising and tech layoffs foretell difficult times ahead.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Monday - Online Advertising and Adtech

Things of the Day

• Rym - Lackadaisy TRAILER
• Scott - 【完全再現】『バブリーダンス』踊ってみた！【令和版｜伊原六花】

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about everybody's favorite operating system: Microsoft Windows. In the news, Youtube contracts NFL Sunday Ticket, America is subsidizing a road at $1 Billion per mile, and it's 2023.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Monday - Microsoft Windows

Things of the Day

• Rym - A Friendly Little Guy in Your House
• Scott - Ripes

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the concept of Zero Trust Security. It's a pain, and it's not necessary in all environments, but it's something you should understand. In the news, a company is suing to put profits over preventing harm to children, disgraced former president Donald Trump has been referred for criminal prosecution over his coup attempt, Apple introduces Advanced Data Protection, and Google introduces client-side encryption to paid gmail.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Monday - Zero Trust Security

Things of the Day

• Rym - 『Push and Pull』
• Scott - The hockey game in the background of Gremlins

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss Federated Architecture in light of the collapse of Twitter. Federation is how most of the Internet works, and you should understand the ramifications of it before you dive into platforms like Mastodon. From XMPP (formerly Jabber) to ActivityPub, even the nature of an email address, federation is how the Internet was intended to be used.

In the news, the FCC has a more accurate broadband map, and the rail unions are (rightly) threatening to strike over intolerable working conditions.

Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Monday - Federated Architecture

Things of the Day

• Rym - Sim Copter on the N64
• Scott - The Last Ridge Racer

Tonight on GeekNights, in the shadow of Twitter's collapse at the hands of a narcissistic failure of a man, we discuss the best way to protect yourself from the inevitable collapse of every platform: the POSSE model. Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Monday - The POSSE Model and The End of Twitter

Things of the Day

• Rym - The Most Important Algorithm Of All Time
• Scott - How I Dumped an Arcade Game for MAME

Tonight on GeekNights, we reveal the secrets of How to Not Suck at Smartphone Security. There is a lot of drama that can arise from mishandling your smartphone. Tonight we'll walk you through a simple set of rules that, if you follow them, will nearly guarantee such drama does not befall you.

In the news, KakaoTalk loses millions of users after a massive outage not only cuts people off from their primary means of communication but reveals sensitive personal information related to multiple profiles. This is on the heels of Google taking their cut and has now led to calls for a monopoly probe. Also Leica has a new camera for a lot of money and Scott has written about it in the forum.

Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Monday - How to Not Suck at Smartphone Security

Things of the Day

• Rym - Microsoft 3D Movie Maker is Open Source
• Scott - Mini5 Word Crusher

Tonight on GeekNights, after a surprisingly long hiatus between Rym going to Europe for work and Rym & Emily biking 480 miles across the state of New York, we talk a bunch about IPv6 woes with Intel NICs, and happenings in the street before we get to the news that companies shouldn't spy on their employees, and the GTX 4090 is coming. Eventually, we talk a bit about web scraping and why it is noble and just.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Monday - Web Scraping

Things of the Day

• Rym - The Most Disturbing Lego Set Ever: Lego Castle 1981 - Knight's Procession
• Scott - What 99% of Hitting Coaches Do NOT Understand