IT in the D

Not a bad night at all for episode 129 of our weekly live broadcast of our podcast.  We were joined by CBI to talk security and their CBI Academy program, as well as Great Lakes Comic Con to talk about their event at the end of the month...

CBI can be found at https://www.cbihome.com/

The Great Lakes Comic Con can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/433755100150727/

...and don't forget to hit our event at Hamlin Corner on the 18th to score some free tickets to the GLCC: http://www.itinthed.com/meet/

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Is South Park "old" now? http://moviebob.blogspot.com/2016/01/note-following-piece-is-possible-in.html?spref=tw&m=1

Lenovo and the worst password ever...or close to it: http://m.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2443276/wtf-lenovo-protects-your-backdoor-security-with-a-really-really-really-bad-password

Cosplay and the Supreme Court: https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/blogs/cosplay-goes-to-the-supreme-court

Wrapify: http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/18/wrapify-is-a-startup-paying-drivers-to-wrap-their-car-in-ads/

Deloreans back in production: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/national/deloreans-going-back-into-production

Wendy's and fraudulent charges: http://www.wxyz.com/news/wendys-investigates-after-reports-of-fraudulent-charges-on-credit-and-debit-cards

DC and parking tickets during a blizzard: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Issues-1-Million-Worth-of-Parking-Tickets-After-Blizzard-366711341.html

Ummm...."that" story: http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/82584838-story

New Barbies: http://time.com/4197499/barbies-new-body-photos-of-curvy-tall-and-petite/

Circuit City's comeback: http://theweek.com/speedreads/601830/circuit-city-returning-electronics-boutique-targeting-millennials

Investigating Ticketmaster and Stubhub: http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/01/28/schneiderman-blasts-ticketmaster-stubhub-and.html

Idiots: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/01/30/cars-lake-st-clair-ice/79584618/

Reaction videos: http://gizmodo.com/blogger-reacts-to-the-popular-youtubers-who-want-to-tra-1756351398

IT in the D

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Podcast Detroit is at:

On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

 

 

One guest had to reschedule, but we still had a phenomenal set of conversations with our guests for episode 128 of our weekly live broadcast of our podcast.  We were joined by Vittoria Katanski from Hatch Detroit to talk about what they've got going on and the upcoming Paczki Run that you might want to check out whether you're a runner or not, and also Scott Kennedy to talk about the next Penguicon convention in April that you're most assuredly going to want to be at...

Hatch Detroit can be found at http://hatchdetroit.com/

The Paczki Run can be found at http://www.tour-de-troit.org/

Penguicon can be found at http://2016.penguicon.org/

Bob's recap from last year's Penguicon event is at https://itinthed.com/17044/2015-penguicon-review-part-1-the-sales-guy-learns-something/

Dave's recap from it is at https://itinthed.com/17054/2015-penguicon-review-part-2-the-geek-goes-home/

Podcast Detroit is at http://www.podcastdetroit.com/

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The stories...

Amazon drone delivery: 30 minutes or less within a 10 mile radius - http://uproxx.com/technology/what-is-amazon-prime-air/

The Goldman Sachs elevator gossip story: http://www.knowable.com/a/65-rules-for-being-a-man-according-to-elevator-gossip-at-goldman-sachs

A widow's struggle with Apple to get her dead husband's iPad unlocked: http://nypost.com/2016/01/19/apple-demands-widow-get-court-order-to-unlock-dead-husbands-ipad/

ATM overdraft fees: http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/14/investing/atm-overdraft-fees/index.html

Netflix and NBC debate ratings: http://www.themarysue.com/netflix-throwing-shade-at-nbc/

I'm in favor of this: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160114/06532833339/56-would-drop-espn-heartbeat-if-it-meant-saving-8-month-cable.shtml

Colonoscopies are good for your health...except at this hospital: http://wwlp.com/2016/01/22/293-possibly-exposed-to-hiv-hepatitis-through-colonoscopies/

You're going to need an ad blocker for your next...television: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/youre-going-to-need-an-ad-blocker-for-your-next-tv

Internet of Things is awesome...unless you're a sleeping baby: http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/how-to-search-the-internet-of-things-for-photos-of-sleeping-babies/

Google quietly pretending Google Glass never happened: http://gizmodo.com/google-wants-to-forget-it-ever-tried-to-sell-humans-goo-1754931205

Amazon Customer Service is a great way to go phishing, apparently: https://medium.com/@espringe/amazon-s-customer-service-backdoor-be375b3428c4#.vqw8vevjs

Five top execs bail out of Twitter: http://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2016/01/twitter-exodus-begins-as-five-top-executives-depart-overnight/

Stoned drug traffickers call 911 on themselves: http://www.newser.com/story/219471/stoned-drug-traffickers-call-911-on-themselves.html

That igloo on AirBnb: http://distractify.com/news/2016/01/24/dan-an-igloo-snows-in-brooklyn

IT in the D

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Podcast Detroit is at:

On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

One guest had to reschedule, but we still had a phenomenal set of conversations with our guests for episode 128 of our weekly live broadcast of our podcast.  We were joined by Vittoria Katanski from Hatch Detroit to talk about what they've got going on and the upcoming Paczki Run that you might want to check out whether you're a runner or not, and also Scott Kennedy to talk about the next Penguicon convention in April that you're most assuredly going to want to be at...

Hatch Detroit can be found at http://hatchdetroit.com/

The Paczki Run can be found at http://www.tour-de-troit.org/

Penguicon can be found at http://2016.penguicon.org/

Bob's recap from last year's Penguicon event is at http://www.itinthed.com/17044/2015-penguicon-review-part-1-the-sales-guy-learns-something/

Dave's recap from it is at http://www.itinthed.com/17054/2015-penguicon-review-part-2-the-geek-goes-home/

Podcast Detroit is at http://www.podcastdetroit.com/

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The stories...

Amazon drone delivery: 30 minutes or less within a 10 mile radius - http://uproxx.com/technology/what-is-amazon-prime-air/

The Goldman Sachs elevator gossip story: http://www.knowable.com/a/65-rules-for-being-a-man-according-to-elevator-gossip-at-goldman-sachs

A widow's struggle with Apple to get her dead husband's iPad unlocked: http://nypost.com/2016/01/19/apple-demands-widow-get-court-order-to-unlock-dead-husbands-ipad/

ATM overdraft fees: http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/14/investing/atm-overdraft-fees/index.html

Netflix and NBC debate ratings: http://www.themarysue.com/netflix-throwing-shade-at-nbc/

I'm in favor of this: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160114/06532833339/56-would-drop-espn-heartbeat-if-it-meant-saving-8-month-cable.shtml

Colonoscopies are good for your health...except at this hospital: http://wwlp.com/2016/01/22/293-possibly-exposed-to-hiv-hepatitis-through-colonoscopies/

You're going to need an ad blocker for your next...television: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/youre-going-to-need-an-ad-blocker-for-your-next-tv

Internet of Things is awesome...unless you're a sleeping baby: http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/how-to-search-the-internet-of-things-for-photos-of-sleeping-babies/

Google quietly pretending Google Glass never happened: http://gizmodo.com/google-wants-to-forget-it-ever-tried-to-sell-humans-goo-1754931205

Amazon Customer Service is a great way to go phishing, apparently: https://medium.com/@espringe/amazon-s-customer-service-backdoor-be375b3428c4#.vqw8vevjs

Five top execs bail out of Twitter: http://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2016/01/twitter-exodus-begins-as-five-top-executives-depart-overnight/

Stoned drug traffickers call 911 on themselves: http://www.newser.com/story/219471/stoned-drug-traffickers-call-911-on-themselves.html

That igloo on AirBnb: http://distractify.com/news/2016/01/24/dan-an-igloo-snows-in-brooklyn

IT in the D

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Podcast Detroit is at:

On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit

One guest had to reschedule, but we still had a phenomenal set of conversations with our guests for episode 128 of our weekly live broadcast of our podcast.  We were joined by Vittoria Katanski from Hatch Detroit to talk about what they've got going on and the upcoming Paczki Run that you might want to check out whether you're a runner or not, and also Scott Kennedy to talk about the next Penguicon convention in April that you're most assuredly going to want to be at...

Hatch Detroit can be found at http://hatchdetroit.com/

The Paczki Run can be found at http://www.tour-de-troit.org/

Penguicon can be found at http://2016.penguicon.org/

Bob's recap from last year's Penguicon event is at http://www.itinthed.com/17044/2015-penguicon-review-part-1-the-sales-guy-learns-something/

Dave's recap from it is at http://www.itinthed.com/17054/2015-penguicon-review-part-2-the-geek-goes-home/

Podcast Detroit is at http://www.podcastdetroit.com/

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The stories...

Amazon drone delivery: 30 minutes or less within a 10 mile radius - http://uproxx.com/technology/what-is-amazon-prime-air/

The Goldman Sachs elevator gossip story: http://www.knowable.com/a/65-rules-for-being-a-man-according-to-elevator-gossip-at-goldman-sachs

A widow's struggle with Apple to get her dead husband's iPad unlocked: http://nypost.com/2016/01/19/apple-demands-widow-get-court-order-to-unlock-dead-husbands-ipad/

ATM overdraft fees: http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/14/investing/atm-overdraft-fees/index.html

Netflix and NBC debate ratings: http://www.themarysue.com/netflix-throwing-shade-at-nbc/

I'm in favor of this: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160114/06532833339/56-would-drop-espn-heartbeat-if-it-meant-saving-8-month-cable.shtml

Colonoscopies are good for your health...except at this hospital: http://wwlp.com/2016/01/22/293-possibly-exposed-to-hiv-hepatitis-through-colonoscopies/

You're going to need an ad blocker for your next...television: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/youre-going-to-need-an-ad-blocker-for-your-next-tv

Internet of Things is awesome...unless you're a sleeping baby: http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/how-to-search-the-internet-of-things-for-photos-of-sleeping-babies/

Google quietly pretending Google Glass never happened: http://gizmodo.com/google-wants-to-forget-it-ever-tried-to-sell-humans-goo-1754931205

Amazon Customer Service is a great way to go phishing, apparently: https://medium.com/@espringe/amazon-s-customer-service-backdoor-be375b3428c4#.vqw8vevjs

Five top execs bail out of Twitter: http://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2016/01/twitter-exodus-begins-as-five-top-executives-depart-overnight/

Stoned drug traffickers call 911 on themselves: http://www.newser.com/story/219471/stoned-drug-traffickers-call-911-on-themselves.html

That igloo on AirBnb: http://distractify.com/news/2016/01/24/dan-an-igloo-snows-in-brooklyn

IT in the D

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Podcast Detroit is at:

On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit

Well, that went really well.  For episode 127 of our live broadcast of our weekly podcast, we were joined by Ashley Gold...who most of you probably know from the TruTV show "Hardcore Pawn", but as we found out last night along with our live listeners, there's a whole lot more to her than what took place on screen.  From her personal weight loss journey where she's lost over 50 pounds, to breaking away from her family's pawn brokering business and launching her own podcast, blog, and shopping site...and she didn't shy away from diving into our usual mayhem and banter in the least, either...

Pawn Chick Radio can be found at http://pawnchickradio.com/

Pawn Chick Shopping can be found at http://www.pawnchickshopping.com/

Ashley's blog is at http://pawnchickradio.com/blog/

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Video game discounts for amazon prime members: http://time.com/4177260/amazon-video-game-discount/

Ugh: http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/pewdiepie-revelmode-disney-network/?fb=gk

The app that wants to let you share hotel rooms with strangers: http://www.geekwire.com/2015/startup-lets-share-hotel-rooms-strangers-save-money/

Netflix bought a Youtuber: http://gizmodo.com/netflix-just-bought-its-very-first-youtuber-1753017478

The powerball reimbursement page: https://www.yahoo.com/music/powerball-reimbursement-fund-page-created-235504618.html

Is Rick Santorum clueless: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rick-santorum-google-me

PBJ Bourbon...not sure about this: http://www.thatsnerdalicious.com/booze/pbj-bourbon/

How memes can ruin a life: https://magazine.good.is/articles/how-a-meme-can-ruin-your-life

Fired Taco Bell exec suing Uber driver: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fired-taco-bell-exec-uber-attack-suing-driver-5-million-n497646

How's this supposed to work, exactly: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/boston-bombing-trial/judge-rejects-marathon-bomber-s-bid-new-trial-orders-100m-n497811

That weird alien megastructure got weirder: http://gizmodo.com/the-case-of-the-so-called-alien-megastructure-just-got-1753269810

The NHL sucks: http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2016/1/16/10777618/john-scott-all-star-game-trade-coyotes-nhl-canadiens-wife-kids  ( though, update: they realized how much they sucked today and caved to the backlash: http://deadspin.com/nhl-reverses-course-lets-john-scott-into-the-all-star-1753775234)

Metallica and a Canadian cover band's legal drama: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/metallica-canadian-cover-band-reconcile-over-cease-and-desist-letter-20160114

IT in the D

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Podcast Detroit is at:

On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

Well, that went really well.  For episode 127 of our live broadcast of our weekly podcast, we were joined by Ashley Gold...who most of you probably know from the TruTV show "Hardcore Pawn", but as we found out last night along with our live listeners, there's a whole lot more to her than what took place on screen.  From her personal weight loss journey where she's lost over 50 pounds, to breaking away from her family's pawn brokering business and launching her own podcast, blog, and shopping site...and she didn't shy away from diving into our usual mayhem and banter in the least, either...

Pawn Chick Radio can be found at http://pawnchickradio.com/

Pawn Chick Shopping can be found at http://www.pawnchickshopping.com/

Ashley's blog is at http://pawnchickradio.com/blog/

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Video game discounts for amazon prime members: http://time.com/4177260/amazon-video-game-discount/

Ugh: http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/pewdiepie-revelmode-disney-network/?fb=gk

The app that wants to let you share hotel rooms with strangers: http://www.geekwire.com/2015/startup-lets-share-hotel-rooms-strangers-save-money/

Netflix bought a Youtuber: http://gizmodo.com/netflix-just-bought-its-very-first-youtuber-1753017478

The powerball reimbursement page: https://www.yahoo.com/music/powerball-reimbursement-fund-page-created-235504618.html

Is Rick Santorum clueless: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rick-santorum-google-me

PBJ Bourbon...not sure about this: http://www.thatsnerdalicious.com/booze/pbj-bourbon/

How memes can ruin a life: https://magazine.good.is/articles/how-a-meme-can-ruin-your-life

Fired Taco Bell exec suing Uber driver: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fired-taco-bell-exec-uber-attack-suing-driver-5-million-n497646

How's this supposed to work, exactly: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/boston-bombing-trial/judge-rejects-marathon-bomber-s-bid-new-trial-orders-100m-n497811

That weird alien megastructure got weirder: http://gizmodo.com/the-case-of-the-so-called-alien-megastructure-just-got-1753269810

The NHL sucks: http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2016/1/16/10777618/john-scott-all-star-game-trade-coyotes-nhl-canadiens-wife-kids  ( though, update: they realized how much they sucked today and caved to the backlash: http://deadspin.com/nhl-reverses-course-lets-john-scott-into-the-all-star-1753775234)

Metallica and a Canadian cover band's legal drama: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/metallica-canadian-cover-band-reconcile-over-cease-and-desist-letter-20160114

IT in the D

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Podcast Detroit is at:

On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

Well, that went really well.  For episode 127 of our live broadcast of our weekly podcast, we were joined by Ashley Gold...who most of you probably know from the TruTV show "Hardcore Pawn", but as we found out last night along with our live listeners, there's a whole lot more to her than what took place on screen.  From her personal weight loss journey where she's lost over 50 pounds, to breaking away from her family's pawn brokering business and launching her own podcast, blog, and shopping site...and she didn't shy away from diving into our usual mayhem and banter in the least, either...

Pawn Chick Radio can be found at http://pawnchickradio.com/

Pawn Chick Shopping can be found at http://www.pawnchickshopping.com/

Ashley's blog is at http://pawnchickradio.com/blog/

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Video game discounts for amazon prime members: http://time.com/4177260/amazon-video-game-discount/

Ugh: http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/pewdiepie-revelmode-disney-network/?fb=gk

The app that wants to let you share hotel rooms with strangers: http://www.geekwire.com/2015/startup-lets-share-hotel-rooms-strangers-save-money/

Netflix bought a Youtuber: http://gizmodo.com/netflix-just-bought-its-very-first-youtuber-1753017478

The powerball reimbursement page: https://www.yahoo.com/music/powerball-reimbursement-fund-page-created-235504618.html

Is Rick Santorum clueless: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rick-santorum-google-me

PBJ Bourbon...not sure about this: http://www.thatsnerdalicious.com/booze/pbj-bourbon/

How memes can ruin a life: https://magazine.good.is/articles/how-a-meme-can-ruin-your-life

Fired Taco Bell exec suing Uber driver: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fired-taco-bell-exec-uber-attack-suing-driver-5-million-n497646

How's this supposed to work, exactly: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/boston-bombing-trial/judge-rejects-marathon-bomber-s-bid-new-trial-orders-100m-n497811

That weird alien megastructure got weirder: http://gizmodo.com/the-case-of-the-so-called-alien-megastructure-just-got-1753269810

The NHL sucks: http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2016/1/16/10777618/john-scott-all-star-game-trade-coyotes-nhl-canadiens-wife-kids  ( though, update: they realized how much they sucked today and caved to the backlash: http://deadspin.com/nhl-reverses-course-lets-john-scott-into-the-all-star-1753775234)

Metallica and a Canadian cover band's legal drama: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/metallica-canadian-cover-band-reconcile-over-cease-and-desist-letter-20160114

IT in the D

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Podcast Detroit is at:

On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

Episode 126 of our weekly live podcast had Michelle from Comcast Michigan in-studio, along with Khari from Detroit is Different, and Corey and Jeremy from the Fan World event in Niagara Falls later this year.  We also chatted about a few of our blog entries, our upcoming casual networking event next week, and of course through some of the news, events and items that caught our eyes over the past week...

Comcast Michigan can be found at https://twitter.com/ComcastMI

Detroit is Different can be found at http://www.detroitisdifferent.com/

The Fan World Niagara Falls event can be found at fanworld.us or fanworld.ca

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Stories we covered...as well as a few we didn't get to:

LG's roll-up screen: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35230043

Hilarious spiteful Amazon customer service moment: http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/01/amazon-customer-complains-finds-spiteful-10-inch-dildo-in-his-shopping-basket/

Voltron coming to Netflix: http://io9.gizmodo.com/that-voltron-movie-reboot-is-a-netflix-tv-series-reboot-1751111236

Twitter considering a 10,000 character limit: http://recode.net/2016/01/05/twitter-considering-10000-character-limit-for-tweets/

Pharmo Bro went on Tindr. This is what happened: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2016/01/05/my-tinder-date-with-pharma-bro-martin-shkreli/?tid=pm_lifestyle_pop_b

Windows 10 is collecting a LOT of data: http://bgr.com/2016/01/05/microsoft-windows-10-spying-2015-user-data/

People rent their house out on NYE to total strangers, are stunned something bad happened: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/05/airbnb-help-woman-whose-flat-was-trashed-in-new-years-eve-party

End of life for IE 8, 9 and 10: http://www.techplayce.com/hurray-end-of-life-for-internet-explorer-8-9-and-10-this-tuesday/

How justified are Comcast's cap limits?  Not very, says this: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160105/08100533246/with-fixed-costs-fat-margins-comcasts-broadband-cap-justifications-are-total-bullshit.shtml

A $55 burger?  Get outta here... http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/dining/2016/01/08/birmingham-rugby-grille-hamburger/78496210/

Secret Netflix codes: http://uproxx.com/movies/secret-netflix-codes/

The "Uberpreneur" making 252,000 a year: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyoushaei/2015/02/04/the-uberpreneur-how-an-uber-driver-makes-252000-a-year/

That $5,000 fridge Bob wants: http://www.wired.com/2016/01/smart-fridges-samsung-lg/

Phantom Phone Syndrome: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/phantom-vibration-syndrome-up-to-90-per-cent-of-people-suffer-phenomenon-while-mobile-phone-is-in-a6804631.html

You can buy the Playboy Mansion...but Hef stays put: http://www.freep.com/story/money/2016/01/11/playboy-mansion-on-sale-for-200-million/78621932/

Lootcrate might need to dial it back a bit: https://www.lootcrate.com/crates/pets

Forbes, adblockers, and malware: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160111/05574633295/forbes-site-after-begging-you-turn-off-adblocker-serves-up-steaming-pile-malware-ads.shtml

T-Mobile lashes out in net neutrality fight: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/265299-t-mobile-lashing-out-in-net-neutrality-spat

Are local broadcast networks going away because of this: http://www.theoaklandpress.com/special-news-reports/20160108/changing-the-channel-big-bucks-at-stake-for-tv-broadcasters-in-first-ever-reverse-auction-of-bandwidth

IT in the D

On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com

On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD

On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Podcast Detroit is at:

On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit

On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

Episode 126 of our weekly live podcast had Michelle from Comcast Michigan in-studio, along with Khari from Detroit is Different, and Corey and Jeremy from the Fan World event in Niagara Falls later this year.  We also chatted about a few of our blog entries, our upcoming casual networking event next week, and of course through some of the news, events and items that caught our eyes over the past week...

Comcast Michigan can be found at https://twitter.com/ComcastMI

Detroit is Different can be found at http://www.detroitisdifferent.com/

The Fan World Niagara Falls event can be found at fanworld.us or fanworld.ca

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Stories we covered...as well as a few we didn't get to:

LG's roll-up screen: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35230043

Hilarious spiteful Amazon customer service moment: http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/01/amazon-customer-complains-finds-spiteful-10-inch-dildo-in-his-shopping-basket/

Voltron coming to Netflix: http://io9.gizmodo.com/that-voltron-movie-reboot-is-a-netflix-tv-series-reboot-1751111236

Twitter considering a 10,000 character limit: http://recode.net/2016/01/05/twitter-considering-10000-character-limit-for-tweets/

Pharmo Bro went on Tindr. This is what happened: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2016/01/05/my-tinder-date-with-pharma-bro-martin-shkreli/?tid=pm_lifestyle_pop_b

Windows 10 is collecting a LOT of data: http://bgr.com/2016/01/05/microsoft-windows-10-spying-2015-user-data/

People rent their house out on NYE to total strangers, are stunned something bad happened: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/05/airbnb-help-woman-whose-flat-was-trashed-in-new-years-eve-party

End of life for IE 8, 9 and 10: http://www.techplayce.com/hurray-end-of-life-for-internet-explorer-8-9-and-10-this-tuesday/

How justified are Comcast's cap limits?  Not very, says this: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160105/08100533246/with-fixed-costs-fat-margins-comcasts-broadband-cap-justifications-are-total-bullshit.shtml

A $55 burger?  Get outta here... http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/dining/2016/01/08/birmingham-rugby-grille-hamburger/78496210/

Secret Netflix codes: http://uproxx.com/movies/secret-netflix-codes/

The "Uberpreneur" making 252,000 a year: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyoushaei/2015/02/04/the-uberpreneur-how-an-uber-driver-makes-252000-a-year/

That $5,000 fridge Bob wants: http://www.wired.com/2016/01/smart-fridges-samsung-lg/

Phantom Phone Syndrome: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/phantom-vibration-syndrome-up-to-90-per-cent-of-people-suffer-phenomenon-while-mobile-phone-is-in-a6804631.html

You can buy the Playboy Mansion...but Hef stays put: http://www.freep.com/story/money/2016/01/11/playboy-mansion-on-sale-for-200-million/78621932/

Lootcrate might need to dial it back a bit: https://www.lootcrate.com/crates/pets

Forbes, adblockers, and malware: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160111/05574633295/forbes-site-after-begging-you-turn-off-adblocker-serves-up-steaming-pile-malware-ads.shtml

T-Mobile lashes out in net neutrality fight: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/265299-t-mobile-lashing-out-in-net-neutrality-spat

Are local broadcast networks going away because of this: http://www.theoaklandpress.com/special-news-reports/20160108/changing-the-channel-big-b...

Episode 126 of our weekly live podcast had Michelle from Comcast Michigan in-studio, along with Khari from Detroit is Different, and Corey and Jeremy from the Fan World event in Niagara Falls later this year.  We also chatted about a few of our blog entries, our upcoming casual networking event next week, and of course through some of the news, events and items that caught our eyes over the past week...

Comcast Michigan can be found at https://twitter.com/ComcastMI

Detroit is Different can be found at http://www.detroitisdifferent.com/

The Fan World Niagara Falls event can be found at fanworld.us or fanworld.ca

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Stories we covered...as well as a few we didn't get to:

LG's roll-up screen: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35230043

Hilarious spiteful Amazon customer service moment: http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/01/amazon-customer-complains-finds-spiteful-10-inch-dildo-in-his-shopping-basket/

Voltron coming to Netflix: http://io9.gizmodo.com/that-voltron-movie-reboot-is-a-netflix-tv-series-reboot-1751111236

Twitter considering a 10,000 character limit: http://recode.net/2016/01/05/twitter-considering-10000-character-limit-for-tweets/

Pharmo Bro went on Tindr. This is what happened: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2016/01/05/my-tinder-date-with-pharma-bro-martin-shkreli/?tid=pm_lifestyle_pop_b

Windows 10 is collecting a LOT of data: http://bgr.com/2016/01/05/microsoft-windows-10-spying-2015-user-data/

People rent their house out on NYE to total strangers, are stunned something bad happened: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/05/airbnb-help-woman-whose-flat-was-trashed-in-new-years-eve-party

End of life for IE 8, 9 and 10: http://www.techplayce.com/hurray-end-of-life-for-internet-explorer-8-9-and-10-this-tuesday/

How justified are Comcast's cap limits?  Not very, says this: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160105/08100533246/with-fixed-costs-fat-margins-comcasts-broadband-cap-justifications-are-total-bullshit.shtml

A $55 burger?  Get outta here... http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/dining/2016/01/08/birmingham-rugby-grille-hamburger/78496210/

Secret Netflix codes: http://uproxx.com/movies/secret-netflix-codes/

The "Uberpreneur" making 252,000 a year: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyoushaei/2015/02/04/the-uberpreneur-how-an-uber-driver-makes-252000-a-year/

That $5,000 fridge Bob wants: http://www.wired.com/2016/01/smart-fridges-samsung-lg/

Phantom Phone Syndrome: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/phantom-vibration-syndrome-up-to-90-per-cent-of-people-suffer-phenomenon-while-mobile-phone-is-in-a6804631.html

You can buy the Playboy Mansion...but Hef stays put: http://www.freep.com/story/money/2016/01/11/playboy-mansion-on-sale-for-200-million/78621932/

Lootcrate might need to dial it back a bit: https://www.lootcrate.com/crates/pets

Forbes, adblockers, and malware: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160111/05574633295/forbes-site-after-begging-you-turn-off-adblocker-serves-up-steaming-pile-malware-ads.shtml

T-Mobile lashes out in net neutrality fight: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/265299-t-mobile-lashing-out-in-net-neutrality-spat

Are local broadcast networks going away because of this: http://www.theoaklandpress.com/special-news-reports/20160108/changing-the-channel-big-b...