Nerd Stalker

By Adolfo Foronda

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The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.

Nerd Stalker episodes:

August 05, 2020Cheap NAS, Smart Gimp, Flying Cars and Cheap Rent
Stories of the week:
Trump says he will ban TikTok in the US https://buff.ly/2D1CKzo

Here's a recap of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' congressional testimony

https://youtu.be/84C1-NiWvQE Big Tech’s big week: Historic antitrust hearing and record profits put industry giants in spotlight https://buff.ly/30f2lNZ

Data isn't just being collected from your phone. It's being used to score you. https://buff.ly/3169Iqh

Why people should stop designing prosthetics that look realistic—and start designing ones that work https://buff.ly/2PiCRsN
“Speed” Round:
GIMP is Quietly Working On Its Own Version of "Smart Objects" - And Its Just as Good as Photoshop's https://buff.ly/2XfewIv

Pandemic gets Japan's automated delivery services on the road https://buff.ly/3g1eBHq by @JapanToday

San Francisco apartment rent prices are dropping fast as tech companies embrace remote work and unemployment rises https://buff.ly/3gk6INr

Flying Cars Are Legal, Says Newly-Passed New Hampshire Law https://buff.ly/2Xhi6C7 by @IntEngineering
Tips of the Week:
Gimp https://www.gimp.org/

NAS Update with Social Greg
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30min
July 30, 2020 Pentagon Admits to Having UFO's and Why Your Manager May Suck
Stories of the week:
Pentagon Has 'A Lot More' Classified UFO Videos, Ex Head of https://buff.ly/3g4mCLK
Source code leaked from exposed repos of many companies, including Nintendo, Microsoft, Adobe, Lenovo, AMD, Qualcomm; it's unclear how much of it is proprietary https://buff.ly/30SL9g6
Face masks are thwarting even the best facial recognition algorithms, study finds https://buff.ly/2X1quFI
Some people might already be immune to coronavirus thanks to the common cold https://buff.ly/3g5Tl3d
“Speed” Round:
Airbus' self-flying plane just completed taxi, take-off, and landing tests https://buff.ly/30IRBGE
Alexa Echo snooping-blocker from MSCHF could protect your privacy https://buff.ly/3g0Nv33
Google will let employees work from home until at least next summer https://buff.ly/3jKxLn6
It’s easier to manage four people than one person https://buff.ly/3hIFY9G
Tips of the Week:
Clean Your Dirty Microwave With a Lemon https://buff.ly/3f2UyXD
Teach Your Kids to Take a Meditative 'Snow Break' https://buff.ly/30RIu6H
Support The Show:
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24min
July 19, 2020 Fk It Let's Move To Barbados and Work Remote
Stories of the week:
Russian spies 'target coronavirus vaccine' https://buff.ly/2DJcFot
Bill Gates and Elon Musk Didn’t Get Hacked—Twitter Did by https://www.reviewgeek.com/47803/bill-gates-and-elon-musk-didnt-get-hacked-twitter-did/
Attorney General Barr accuses Hollywood, Big Tech of collaborating with China https://buff.ly/32lZcgR
A San Francisco Exec Is Building a City-Wide Surveillance Network https://buff.ly/3fAQTBG Thanks to subscriber Tom Pinkowski for this
“Speed” Round:
How to Start Your Own Learning 'Co-Op' at Home https://buff.ly/3fCpvmL
Roomba gets supersized https://buff.ly/304g8Wn
If You're Working Remotely, Do It in Barbados https://buff.ly/32oyVyr
Amazon’s new ‘smart’ shopping cart uses sensors to enable cashier-less stores https://buff.ly/2CA9fnw
Tips of the Week:
New Microsoft Edge https://buff.ly/2Tr2lYg
How to Make Your PC Automatically Turn On on a Schedule https://buff.ly/393AzqE
Support The Show:
Check out our new Patreon page at patreon.com/nerdstalker
PayPal donations to https://paypal.me/foronda
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26min
July 13, 2020The Scumbag Episode
Stories of the week
Michael Lofthouse of Solid8 is a piece of sh1t https://buff.ly/2Zd3vZE

The Micromobility Revolution: How Bikes And Scooters Are Shaking Up Urban Transport Worldwide” https://buff.ly/2ZbrR6c

Elon Musk says a Neuralink update is coming in August https://buff.ly/2W488DA

Microsoft’s solution to Zoom fatigue is to trick your brain https://buff.ly/38SpHfb

Feds give Ghislaine Maxwell paper clothes due to fear she might kill herself https://buff.ly/3iP7G5E
“Speed” Round:
In an ominous sign for the economy, 32% of US fell short on July housing payments https://buff.ly/3ffhi7z

What is the AVIF Image Format... Chrome and Firefox is getting it https://buff.ly/2DqUoMK

Baseball stadium invites dancing robots to mask eerie emptiness during game https://buff.ly/2ZgxRe5

Giants commit to cardboard cut-outs instead of fans for 2020 season https://buff.ly/2Ognxw1
Tips of the Week:
First new “The Far Side” cartoons from Gary Larson since 1995 https://buff.ly/3izZCG5

7 Tips to Make the Web More Readable on an iPhone https://buff.ly/2ZSvgpR
Sponsor/Partners/Events:
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26min
July 06, 2020Dropping Dropbox Then Going To A Walmart Drive-In
Stories of the week
Walmart will soon open drive-in movie theaters https://buff.ly/38mCtSB

What America Asks of Working Parents Is Impossible https://buff.ly/2NEdUHo by @jpinsk via @TheAtlantic

I just canceled my Dropbox subscription.

What the Dutch can teach the world about remote work https://bbc.in/2D4iJI2 by @WhatKatieBWrote via @BBC_Worklife
“Speed” Round:
UFC Confirmed To Host 9 Events In Las Vegas In August https://buff.ly/3ipYIf5

Update. California University Pays Million-Dollar Crypto Ransom https://bit.ly/2VDWQpu via @cointelegraph

The Smart Way To Come Back To Jiu-Jitsu After A Long Time Off https://buff.ly/3ijQy89

Drones take on the wings: @DeuceDrones to deliver chicken wings The drone startup signed a deal with @BWWings franchisee Potter Wings Mobile for drone deliveries by @JasonPReagan via @drone_life https://bit.ly/2BYcwNa
Tips of the Week:
You Should Mute Your Smart Speaker's Mic More Often https://buff.ly/2ZB67j2

Google collects a frightening amount of data about you. You can find and delete it now https://buff.ly/2NFyIhG
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30min
June 29, 2020Breaking Leases, All The Kids Are Doing It
Stories of the week
San Francisco Tenants Break Leases At Alarming Rates https://buff.ly/2NuIymn

TikTok Users, K-Pop Fans Take Credit for Inflating Expectations to Trump Tulsa Rally https://buff.ly/2Ys3lNU

Work-life balance was never going to work https://buff.ly/2B1HdBa

Where Will We Pee When We're Out in Our Half-Reopened States? https://buff.ly/2BxXSMy
“Speed” Round:
Quora goes permanently remote-first Link

Olympus is giving up on camera https://buff.ly/2VuJSub

Robot actress to star in big-budget sci-fi movie https://buff.ly/3g0mCvA

There’s a Wire Above Manhattan That You’ve Probably Never Noticed https://buff.ly/2VgGy5z
Tips of the Week:
Keeping your private information private https://buff.ly/2CDiYtn

Now you can think longer about recalling that email in Gmail https://buff.ly/2V4ols2
Sponsor/Partners/Events:
Check out our new Patreon page at patreon.com/nerdstalker

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18min
June 22, 2020The Nerd Stalker Rage Cage
Stories of the week
I sent an email to IDEO about the long-standing racism in the design industry and they wrote me back.

eBay Execs Thought Sending Dead Pigs, Live Spiders To Small News Website Was A Good Idea https://buff.ly/2YIEtQC

Tech company Buffer is adopting a 4-day workweek https://buff.ly/3dcSZ8O

In defense on working at the office https://t.co/qJlZefNbo5?amp=1
“Speed” Round:
The FBI used a Philly protester’s Etsy profile, LinkedIn, and other internet history to charge her with setting police cars ablaze https://buff.ly/2YIzM9z

Now any US business can buy Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot for $74,500 https://buff.ly/3foihlE

Colin Kaepernick joins board of Medium https://buff.ly/30UFCrl

Silicon Valley's elite wants yet again to abandon land and live on floating cities in the middle of the ocean that operate outside of existing governments https://buff.ly/2BfQy80
Tips of the Week:
Bed Specs Laying down Book/Phone Reading Periscope Eyeglasses https://is.gd/BRhPgT

How to Always Show Full URLs in Google Chrome https://buff.ly/2N6h0U4
Sponsor/Partners/Events:
Check out our new Patreon page at patreon.com/nerdstalker

PayPal donations to https://paypal.me/foronda
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29min
June 15, 2020Military vs Bitcoin and Underwater WiFi
Stories of the week
Pentagon Documents Reveal The U.S. Has Planned For A Bitcoin Rebellion https://buff.ly/3fiVDLF

IBM is exiting the face recognition business https://buff.ly/37bJ5Tg and so is Amazon

Electric Blockaloo: Minecraft's virtual music festival with Deadmau5 and Steve Aoki is going to be utterly bonkers https://buff.ly/3dVnrFk

Would You Enjoy Having Your Own Enclosed Office “Cubicle” Pod with AirPurifier? “Pods each have automatic doors that operate with FacialRecognition, so there’s no need to touch and contaminate them.” https://is.gd/pTQIgO
“Speed” Round:
Aqua-Fi could bring Wi-Fi-like tech to the underwater world https://buff.ly/2AhCWsY

Imagine an 'Android Pro' subscription https://buff.ly/37ttoqZ

Apple Shares WWDC Details Including Keynote Time, Developer Forums, 1-on-1 Developer Labs, and More https://buff.ly/2Ap2C6I

Designer envisions a detachable camera module for phones, and it’s pretty cool https://buff.ly/3040OKO
Tips of the Week:
5 tips to brush up on your Docs, Sheets and Slides skills https://buff.ly/2XSmGYh
Sponsor/Partners/Events:
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22min
June 07, 2020The State of Things, Chaos and Empathy
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Stories of the week
The current state of things.

Amazon gave TV stations coronavirus propaganda, and some aired it https://buff.ly/2B6079x

Revolut staff claim they’ve been told to quit their jobs or be fired https://t.co/v0gwZ9YKz3

“There has never been a better time to quit Facebook” https://buff.ly/36Xz8ca
“Speed” Round:
Low omega-3 and children https://buff.ly/3cymb9C

Why the Upwork CEO believes the pandemic will lead to more work with freelancers https://t.co/WdKmfuqhoV?amp=1

Throw a ‘Welcome to Summer’ Party for Your Kids https://buff.ly/306JXak

Project brings cinema to backyards https://buff.ly/30f8Mki
Tips of the Week:
Blur Tools for Signal https://buff.ly/2XxvgM0

Google Maps makes it easier to use and send Plus Codes https://buff.ly/2XVYfIn
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35min
June 02, 2020Minecraft, Rockers & Funerals In Space
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Stories of the week
Minecraft Dungeons is the low-stress family hackathon we need right now https://buff.ly/3guyK9i

Twitter's Fact-Checking Failures Reveal Serious Shortcomings https://buff.ly/2XaLKJv

Apple reportedly nabs Scorsese film starring DiCaprio and De Niro https://buff.ly/3dhw0u8

How Can You Become a 10xer? https://buff.ly/2Wy9TJI
“Speed” Round:
Funerals in space https://buff.ly/2XHcAs1

"Roquefort-Like Cheese?" USTR takes swipe at EU food name restrictions https://buff.ly/2WY89tv

What to Do If You See a 'COVID-19 Surcharge' on Your Receipt https://buff.ly/3etGyGB

Japan is going to covering half of your travel expenses. https://is.gd/28UlFV
Tips of the Week:
Color in your favorite hard rockers with these Kerrang! cover coloring books https://buff.ly/2ZNxecq

6 hidden Google Maps tricks you need to know https://buff.ly/2Xrf2Tj
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26min

FAQs about Nerd Stalker:

How many episodes does Nerd Stalker have?

The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.