In the Weeds with Dexter Johnson

Social media has made us devolve in a frightening way. What can we do when we get irritated or become irrational online?

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I warned you guys about this...Google has too much going on to commit to gaming and while "they still are committed to gaming", Stadia is shutting down January 2023 with full refunds to hardware and content.

Links: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/29/tech/google-stadia-shutting-down/index.html

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It's sad. I really wanted to like Rumble, but a quick scroll through its content, creators and comments section told me I should leave.

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Be vigilant about you location. Do not share it.

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Apple caused a bit of a stir with all iPhone 14 models -- they are eSIM only. What is an eSIM? Are they easy to use? Let's talk about it.

Links: https://www.mintmobile.com/blog/what-is-esim/

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New iPhones and accessories are here!! Should you upgrade? Are these new devices even worth it?

Links: https://www.theverge.com/23341046/apple-iphone-14-plus-pro-max-notch-event-announcements-watch-8-se-ultra-airpods-pro

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As suggested by Google, we need to educate our young generation on online life and give them the foundation they need to be safe in our connected world.

Links: https://blog.google/technology/families/when-should-you-talk-to-kids-about-online-safety/

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RCS a new text standard is being pushed by Google and carriers, instead of adopting this messaging standard, Apple stupidly forces any non-Apple messaging to fall back to SMS. Grow up, Apple!

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https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/09/google-new-campaign-pressure-apple-adopting-rcs/?guccounter=1

https://www.androidcentral.com/what-rcs-and-why-it-important-android

https://www.phonearena.com/news/rcs-now-has-end-to-end-encryption_id132884

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I thought Truth Social was all about freedom and saying what you want? I guess you can say and do what you want when it aligns with Donald Trump's ideals, huh?

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https://www.businessinsider.com/truth-social-is-shadow-banning-posts-despite-promise-of-free-speech-2022-8

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Tesla, BMW and others, do not put car features in your cute little connected cars behind a paywall -- it's lazy and pathetic.

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https://www.thedrive.com/news/bmws-subscription-fee-will-start-a-fight-with-hackers

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