1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,179 Lead story for Monday, June 9. 2 00:00:02,799 --> 00:00:06,080 Apple introduces its most extensive design overall with 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:07,059 Liquid Glass, 4 00:00:07,679 --> 00:00:08,660 a transparent 5 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:12,195 glass like UI coming to iOS 26, 6 00:00:13,234 --> 00:00:13,734 iPad 7 00:00:14,115 --> 00:00:15,814 OS 26, macOS, 8 00:00:16,594 --> 00:00:18,375 Tahoe 26, and more. 9 00:00:18,994 --> 00:00:19,494 Inspired 10 00:00:19,795 --> 00:00:20,774 by VisionOS, 11 00:00:21,474 --> 00:00:24,434 it adapts to light dark modes and brings 12 00:00:24,434 --> 00:00:27,660 real time rendering across apps like Safari, Camera, 13 00:00:27,719 --> 00:00:28,460 and FaceTime. 14 00:00:29,239 --> 00:00:32,199 Developers get early access to APIs aligned with 15 00:00:32,199 --> 00:00:35,659 our dynamic new interface launching later this year. 16 00:00:35,879 --> 00:00:39,799 I wanna welcome you to episode 1,825. 17 00:00:39,799 --> 00:00:42,174 Of course, I'm your host, Todd Cochran. Of 18 00:00:42,174 --> 00:00:44,195 course, big announcements today at WWDC. 19 00:00:46,335 --> 00:00:48,814 I was not able to, listen to the 20 00:00:48,814 --> 00:00:51,695 keynote. I just had way, way, way, way 21 00:00:51,695 --> 00:00:53,155 too much going on, 22 00:00:53,740 --> 00:00:56,940 But Apple is introducing this new liquid glass 23 00:00:56,940 --> 00:00:59,179 design, and the video the YouTube video they 24 00:00:59,179 --> 00:00:59,840 put up 25 00:01:00,460 --> 00:01:02,800 is pretty it's it's pretty impressive. 26 00:01:03,500 --> 00:01:05,655 And it's it's just more of a, 27 00:01:06,215 --> 00:01:07,814 I guess, the best way to say it 28 00:01:07,814 --> 00:01:09,754 is a UI enhancement. 29 00:01:10,694 --> 00:01:12,394 It's all about adding transparency 30 00:01:12,854 --> 00:01:15,034 and a glass shine effects to 31 00:01:15,415 --> 00:01:17,915 Apple's in app interface across 32 00:01:18,375 --> 00:01:19,354 all their models. 33 00:01:20,069 --> 00:01:22,469 And they say it's their broadest design update 34 00:01:22,469 --> 00:01:25,109 ever. Of course, this is the I think 35 00:01:25,109 --> 00:01:27,909 the last time they made a broad design 36 00:01:27,909 --> 00:01:30,090 update was many years ago. But 37 00:01:30,390 --> 00:01:33,369 for the time, they're introducing a universal design 38 00:01:33,430 --> 00:01:34,489 across the platform. 39 00:01:35,484 --> 00:01:38,545 And, again, it adds a glass like element 40 00:01:39,244 --> 00:01:40,064 through iOS. 41 00:01:40,364 --> 00:01:40,864 And 42 00:01:41,244 --> 00:01:43,325 they've got some images that they put up 43 00:01:43,325 --> 00:01:45,484 online, but I I just be kinda honest 44 00:01:45,484 --> 00:01:46,144 with you. 45 00:01:46,604 --> 00:01:49,265 The video does a much, much better job 46 00:01:49,349 --> 00:01:49,849 of 47 00:01:50,229 --> 00:01:52,810 of showing it. And imagine an app 48 00:01:53,189 --> 00:01:54,329 having an interface, 49 00:01:55,430 --> 00:01:57,109 and as you're pushing buttons and so 50 00:01:57,989 --> 00:02:00,489 it's just those buttons are transparent. 51 00:02:00,790 --> 00:02:02,090 You can see through 52 00:02:02,549 --> 00:02:04,329 while it hovers on top. 53 00:02:05,944 --> 00:02:06,765 So, interesting. 54 00:02:07,625 --> 00:02:08,125 And, 55 00:02:10,905 --> 00:02:13,705 so liquid glass uses real time rendering and 56 00:02:13,705 --> 00:02:15,724 will dynamically react to movement. 57 00:02:16,185 --> 00:02:18,664 Apple is using on a button, switches, sliders, 58 00:02:18,664 --> 00:02:21,550 text, media controls, and even larger services like 59 00:02:21,550 --> 00:02:25,169 tab bars and sidebars. Now Apple has redesigned 60 00:02:25,310 --> 00:02:26,050 its controls, 61 00:02:27,790 --> 00:02:30,189 two bars, and navigation within apps that fit 62 00:02:30,189 --> 00:02:32,530 this new liquid glass design. 63 00:02:35,705 --> 00:02:38,284 Apps like camera, photo, Safari, FaceTime, 64 00:02:38,824 --> 00:02:41,625 Apple News, Apple Podcasts have all been updated 65 00:02:41,625 --> 00:02:43,625 for liquid glass, and Apple has published an 66 00:02:43,625 --> 00:02:46,205 updated set of APIs, of course. 67 00:02:47,060 --> 00:02:47,560 So, 68 00:02:48,099 --> 00:02:50,180 well, we'll see. We'll see what happens here. 69 00:02:50,180 --> 00:02:51,159 And this is, again, 70 00:02:51,620 --> 00:02:52,680 a big UI 71 00:02:53,219 --> 00:02:55,860 update is is what it's gonna look like, 72 00:02:55,860 --> 00:02:56,840 not necessarily 73 00:02:58,180 --> 00:02:58,680 a, 74 00:02:59,715 --> 00:03:02,194 so much of a feature enhancement, although there's 75 00:03:02,194 --> 00:03:04,435 some of that. We'll talk about that later, 76 00:03:04,435 --> 00:03:06,854 of course. So, again, Apple's new design language 77 00:03:06,914 --> 00:03:08,995 is liquid glass. I wanna hey. 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Actually, 169 00:06:27,714 --> 00:06:30,055 I got the Elgato camera, the teleprompter. 170 00:06:30,930 --> 00:06:31,889 I got the, 171 00:06:32,930 --> 00:06:33,590 a different, 172 00:06:34,129 --> 00:06:34,629 RODECaster. 173 00:06:34,930 --> 00:06:36,310 One is sitting right here. 174 00:06:37,170 --> 00:06:39,410 And all the ex all the stuff that 175 00:06:39,410 --> 00:06:42,610 I essentially have hooked up there, I hooked 176 00:06:42,610 --> 00:06:44,689 up here to a Mac Studio. I have 177 00:06:44,689 --> 00:06:46,645 a Mac Studio I bought, 178 00:06:47,185 --> 00:06:49,264 I think it's now I think it's m 179 00:06:49,264 --> 00:06:50,725 two or m one 180 00:06:51,025 --> 00:06:52,245 a couple of years ago. 181 00:06:52,865 --> 00:06:53,345 And, 182 00:06:54,944 --> 00:06:55,764 in essence, 183 00:06:56,384 --> 00:06:58,384 I wanted to see if I could run 184 00:06:58,384 --> 00:07:00,324 here without stuff being disconnecting. 185 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,360 And, I got everything installed. I got OBS 186 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,419 up. I basically put everything in place duplicating, 187 00:07:08,919 --> 00:07:11,479 everything I have there minus a different type 188 00:07:11,479 --> 00:07:13,579 of Roadcaster. Everything else is duplicated. 189 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:16,814 And I played with it, rebooted it, did 190 00:07:16,814 --> 00:07:18,355 all kinds of crazy stuff. 191 00:07:18,735 --> 00:07:20,835 Everything stayed up. So in principle, 192 00:07:22,415 --> 00:07:23,795 what I have determined 193 00:07:24,735 --> 00:07:26,194 is the Mac Mini 194 00:07:28,095 --> 00:07:30,254 definitely does not have enough power on the 195 00:07:30,254 --> 00:07:31,235 USB ports. 196 00:07:31,615 --> 00:07:31,980 That's 197 00:07:32,540 --> 00:07:33,600 seems to be 198 00:07:33,900 --> 00:07:35,520 the crux of the issue. 199 00:07:36,220 --> 00:07:36,960 The Studio 200 00:07:38,139 --> 00:07:40,080 has much more power on 201 00:07:40,620 --> 00:07:42,720 the USB three, USB c 202 00:07:43,259 --> 00:07:43,759 ports, 203 00:07:44,779 --> 00:07:46,240 and, there was no 204 00:07:46,824 --> 00:07:49,724 glitching. There was no disconnecting. There was no, 205 00:07:49,865 --> 00:07:51,485 oops, I lost the connection. 206 00:07:52,185 --> 00:07:54,044 And, matter of fact, it's 207 00:07:54,345 --> 00:07:56,604 still seventy two hours in. 208 00:07:56,904 --> 00:07:58,125 I'm running it, 209 00:07:59,050 --> 00:07:59,449 And, 210 00:08:00,090 --> 00:08:03,069 basically, what I found is if it fails, 211 00:08:03,370 --> 00:08:05,850 it would always take me had to unplug 212 00:08:05,850 --> 00:08:07,610 the USB port and plug it back in 213 00:08:07,610 --> 00:08:11,050 for stuff to come back alive. So when 214 00:08:11,050 --> 00:08:12,730 I head out again, what I'm just gonna 215 00:08:12,730 --> 00:08:14,110 do is I'm gonna take my 216 00:08:15,475 --> 00:08:17,475 Mac Studio and put that in the carry 217 00:08:17,475 --> 00:08:17,975 on, 218 00:08:18,435 --> 00:08:21,014 and I'm gonna take that with me and, 219 00:08:22,194 --> 00:08:24,055 use that while I'm there. 220 00:08:24,915 --> 00:08:27,235 Call me a little crazy carrying it, back 221 00:08:27,235 --> 00:08:27,475 and 222 00:08:28,115 --> 00:08:28,615 but, 223 00:08:29,550 --> 00:08:31,089 that is essentially, 224 00:08:32,590 --> 00:08:34,049 if everything goes right, 225 00:08:34,910 --> 00:08:37,410 literally gonna save me several thousands of dollars. 226 00:08:38,350 --> 00:08:38,830 So, 227 00:08:39,710 --> 00:08:42,110 that is the plan. Now what's kinda crazy 228 00:08:42,190 --> 00:08:44,029 and, of course, you know, the difference between 229 00:08:44,029 --> 00:08:46,375 a mini and a studio is, like, 230 00:08:47,074 --> 00:08:48,674 12 or $1,300. 231 00:08:48,674 --> 00:08:50,514 I think a brand new studio now today 232 00:08:50,514 --> 00:08:52,674 is, like, 2,100 233 00:08:52,674 --> 00:08:53,235 and a mini 234 00:08:54,034 --> 00:08:55,975 so that mini I have there 235 00:08:56,434 --> 00:08:59,129 is essentially a new mini. And what's curious 236 00:08:59,129 --> 00:09:00,190 is I have 237 00:09:00,570 --> 00:09:02,910 two minis behind me that basically 238 00:09:03,450 --> 00:09:06,750 runs the I mean, for for remote interviews. 239 00:09:08,090 --> 00:09:09,690 And I'm thinking, yeah. I got one of 240 00:09:09,690 --> 00:09:11,290 those that's getting a little long in the 241 00:09:11,290 --> 00:09:13,455 tooth. It's not quite there yet. 242 00:09:14,894 --> 00:09:15,375 And, 243 00:09:15,934 --> 00:09:16,434 so 244 00:09:16,894 --> 00:09:19,075 I'll probably bring both back 245 00:09:19,455 --> 00:09:22,174 or maybe just leave the studio there. I 246 00:09:22,174 --> 00:09:23,615 don't know. I haven't decided yet, but, 247 00:09:25,774 --> 00:09:27,075 that's kinda my plan. 248 00:09:27,455 --> 00:09:28,274 And maybe, 249 00:09:29,379 --> 00:09:31,059 that number one, I don't have to buy 250 00:09:31,059 --> 00:09:32,039 another laptop. 251 00:09:33,379 --> 00:09:34,759 Number two, I 252 00:09:35,139 --> 00:09:36,840 run what I have currently, 253 00:09:38,100 --> 00:09:40,200 with all of my screens and everything. 254 00:09:41,174 --> 00:09:42,475 Essentially gets me, 255 00:09:43,095 --> 00:09:45,274 you know, kind of a solution here 256 00:09:45,975 --> 00:09:46,475 that, 257 00:09:47,254 --> 00:09:48,154 should should 258 00:09:48,855 --> 00:09:49,355 alleviate 259 00:09:49,975 --> 00:09:52,475 my headache. Now the only thing Rogue 260 00:09:53,654 --> 00:09:54,875 is the Rode Duo. 261 00:09:55,589 --> 00:09:57,690 So the Rode Duo is kinda my 262 00:09:59,029 --> 00:09:59,850 one piece 263 00:10:00,389 --> 00:10:02,329 that because I don't have two Rode Duo's, 264 00:10:04,069 --> 00:10:06,549 and that Rode Duo was bought specifically to 265 00:10:06,549 --> 00:10:08,009 do what it's doing now. 266 00:10:08,865 --> 00:10:11,205 And, but I do have one other 267 00:10:11,825 --> 00:10:13,904 solution I take with me if the Rodeo 268 00:10:13,904 --> 00:10:15,445 continues to disconnect. 269 00:10:16,225 --> 00:10:17,904 I have the ability to put in a 270 00:10:17,904 --> 00:10:19,904 different device, and then I just have to 271 00:10:19,904 --> 00:10:20,404 record, 272 00:10:21,264 --> 00:10:24,000 the studio, which would be fine because it 273 00:10:24,159 --> 00:10:25,700 fully be able to support, 274 00:10:26,879 --> 00:10:28,960 that type of a load. It's, you know, 275 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:30,820 it's be be be fantastic. 276 00:10:31,279 --> 00:10:33,600 So anyway so hopefully that's an update to 277 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:34,899 my tech woes. 278 00:10:35,759 --> 00:10:38,740 And, I do have a departure date potentially 279 00:10:38,799 --> 00:10:39,495 in mind. 280 00:10:40,054 --> 00:10:41,575 I have to do a short run. I 281 00:10:41,575 --> 00:10:43,034 just cannot be gone 282 00:10:43,975 --> 00:10:46,075 all the way until October. 283 00:10:46,214 --> 00:10:46,714 So, 284 00:10:47,254 --> 00:10:49,174 we'll keep you guys advised on that when 285 00:10:49,174 --> 00:10:51,894 I when I lock in here. But lots 286 00:10:51,894 --> 00:10:53,894 going on in August, lots going on in 287 00:10:53,894 --> 00:10:54,394 September. 288 00:10:55,889 --> 00:10:57,909 Madrid, October 289 00:10:58,210 --> 00:10:59,429 for a speaking event, 290 00:11:00,210 --> 00:11:01,409 and podcasting. So, 291 00:11:02,129 --> 00:11:03,889 but for now, we're just gonna keep on 292 00:11:03,889 --> 00:11:06,049 cranking here. Hey. Thanks, everybody, for being here. 293 00:11:06,049 --> 00:11:08,049 Thanks for being on the show. Thanks for, 294 00:11:08,450 --> 00:11:10,549 coming in here watching, the stream. 295 00:11:10,985 --> 00:11:12,845 Obviously, big Apple event today. 296 00:11:13,225 --> 00:11:15,304 The iPad OS 26 297 00:11:15,304 --> 00:11:17,304 removes split view, and that's a view I 298 00:11:17,304 --> 00:11:18,524 really I mean, 299 00:11:19,065 --> 00:11:23,164 I very, very, very rarely use split view. 300 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,320 And it was more often, you know, flipping 301 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:27,820 from 302 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:29,180 app to app. 303 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:31,960 So that's one of the things they're going 304 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:33,899 to do, but they're gonna have a slide 305 00:11:34,279 --> 00:11:34,779 over 306 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:39,480 multitasking feature. And iPadOS 26 is gonna be 307 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:40,220 more closer 308 00:11:41,054 --> 00:11:43,475 to the Mac than it is to 309 00:11:44,575 --> 00:11:45,075 AKA 310 00:11:45,934 --> 00:11:46,754 the iPhone. 311 00:11:47,295 --> 00:11:49,535 So kind of a shift here of the 312 00:11:49,535 --> 00:11:50,035 iPad, 313 00:11:50,575 --> 00:11:52,575 making a move, and it makes sense. I 314 00:11:52,575 --> 00:11:54,355 know a lot of people are using iPads, 315 00:11:55,370 --> 00:11:57,450 instead of a a laptop. Makes a lot 316 00:11:57,450 --> 00:11:59,149 of sense considering the power 317 00:11:59,529 --> 00:12:02,250 in those modern iPads as well. Of course, 318 00:12:02,250 --> 00:12:04,570 Apple has renamed its operating system. We already, 319 00:12:04,889 --> 00:12:06,970 know about that with version numbers now match 320 00:12:06,970 --> 00:12:08,750 the year, but not the current one 321 00:12:09,284 --> 00:12:12,565 with, everything going to iOS 26. 322 00:12:12,565 --> 00:12:14,024 I guess it's gonna be a little 323 00:12:14,325 --> 00:12:17,304 easier to remember. I I don't know. But 324 00:12:17,524 --> 00:12:18,725 the question I have 325 00:12:21,149 --> 00:12:23,309 and one thing that I did notice that 326 00:12:23,309 --> 00:12:24,850 they showed an image here, 327 00:12:26,110 --> 00:12:27,649 in the Verge article 328 00:12:28,029 --> 00:12:30,350 is they still show show the vision the 329 00:12:30,350 --> 00:12:31,170 vision goggles. 330 00:12:32,509 --> 00:12:33,250 Does anyone 331 00:12:33,705 --> 00:12:35,644 anyone here have one of those? 332 00:12:36,745 --> 00:12:39,085 Do you have vision, the vision goggles 333 00:12:40,585 --> 00:12:43,144 from Apple? Has anybody spent that kind of 334 00:12:43,144 --> 00:12:43,644 money? 335 00:12:44,745 --> 00:12:47,144 I'm curious. I just don't I just don't 336 00:12:47,144 --> 00:12:47,884 know where 337 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:51,000 yeah. It's it's a gimmick and is is 338 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,960 is an absolute nerd here. Of course, I'd 339 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,300 love to have one. I really would. 340 00:12:56,759 --> 00:12:58,519 You know, let's say you. Have have you 341 00:12:58,519 --> 00:13:00,440 been sitting on the fence kinda waiting to 342 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:00,940 see 343 00:13:01,304 --> 00:13:03,144 if they revamp it, if they come out 344 00:13:03,144 --> 00:13:04,684 with something that's a little cheaper? 345 00:13:05,304 --> 00:13:06,985 You know? Where where where do you guys 346 00:13:06,985 --> 00:13:11,164 lay on that? Geeknews@atgmail.com. 347 00:13:11,784 --> 00:13:12,524 Of course, 348 00:13:14,500 --> 00:13:18,019 macOS Tahoe, this is the name, iOS 26 349 00:13:18,019 --> 00:13:18,519 coming, 350 00:13:19,139 --> 00:13:21,460 this fall. They're getting access to the beta 351 00:13:21,460 --> 00:13:21,960 tomorrow. 352 00:13:22,980 --> 00:13:23,480 So, 353 00:13:24,100 --> 00:13:26,580 again, updates this fall. So we'll see when 354 00:13:26,580 --> 00:13:27,379 this when this, 355 00:13:28,235 --> 00:13:29,375 gets pushed out. 356 00:13:29,915 --> 00:13:32,394 But that's the word from Apple on the 357 00:13:32,394 --> 00:13:34,955 street. Now they've updated and also announced a 358 00:13:34,955 --> 00:13:36,335 new games app. 359 00:13:36,795 --> 00:13:39,274 This is something I have never I have 360 00:13:39,274 --> 00:13:39,774 never 361 00:13:40,769 --> 00:13:41,670 opened inside 362 00:13:42,690 --> 00:13:44,690 any device. I just don't I'm not a 363 00:13:44,690 --> 00:13:46,450 gamer. I know better as a as an 364 00:13:46,450 --> 00:13:48,389 individual. If I get in and start gaming, 365 00:13:49,570 --> 00:13:51,649 you know, it's it's not gonna be pretty 366 00:13:51,649 --> 00:13:52,575 for me from a 367 00:13:53,054 --> 00:13:54,035 productivity standpoint. 368 00:13:55,695 --> 00:13:58,575 You just know that, games are very, very, 369 00:13:58,575 --> 00:14:00,115 to me at least, very addicting. 370 00:14:00,975 --> 00:14:01,455 So, 371 00:14:02,095 --> 00:14:04,095 so I don't know a lot about the 372 00:14:04,095 --> 00:14:06,415 gaming options, of course, in these devices because 373 00:14:06,415 --> 00:14:08,070 I just don't do it. 374 00:14:08,789 --> 00:14:10,789 One thing I do find very interesting is 375 00:14:10,789 --> 00:14:13,429 Apple is introducing live translation across, 376 00:14:13,830 --> 00:14:15,690 messages, FaceTime, and phone. 377 00:14:16,549 --> 00:14:17,049 So 378 00:14:18,149 --> 00:14:19,690 that's to me is 379 00:14:20,230 --> 00:14:21,049 very exciting. 380 00:14:21,634 --> 00:14:24,315 Someone can type something in Japanese or some 381 00:14:24,434 --> 00:14:27,575 maybe Spanish, and it just automatically translates it. 382 00:14:28,115 --> 00:14:29,815 I need that on a lot of apps. 383 00:14:31,235 --> 00:14:31,735 WhatsApp, 384 00:14:32,674 --> 00:14:34,774 you know, you have to use a party 385 00:14:35,370 --> 00:14:37,529 piece of software to be able to do 386 00:14:37,529 --> 00:14:38,029 translations, 387 00:14:38,809 --> 00:14:40,269 and it's a little hokey. 388 00:14:41,769 --> 00:14:43,230 But if message 389 00:14:44,889 --> 00:14:46,889 allows this and, you know, be honest, come 390 00:14:46,889 --> 00:14:48,445 on. Let's let's be frank. 391 00:14:49,384 --> 00:14:52,845 Messenger and which is Facebook, obviously, and WhatsApp, 392 00:14:53,544 --> 00:14:54,044 those 393 00:14:54,585 --> 00:14:55,085 two 394 00:14:55,625 --> 00:14:56,125 platforms 395 00:14:56,504 --> 00:14:57,565 need this feature. 396 00:14:58,184 --> 00:14:59,565 They need auto 397 00:15:00,450 --> 00:15:00,950 translation. 398 00:15:01,970 --> 00:15:05,190 I I I think that would be fantastic, 399 00:15:05,250 --> 00:15:06,710 especially if you're 400 00:15:07,809 --> 00:15:09,889 you know, on the translation app, you can 401 00:15:09,889 --> 00:15:11,889 speak English. It'll come out, you know, show 402 00:15:11,889 --> 00:15:12,389 Spanish. 403 00:15:12,769 --> 00:15:14,450 And a person can speak Spanish, and it'll 404 00:15:14,450 --> 00:15:15,350 show up English. 405 00:15:15,889 --> 00:15:18,184 It's just a little awkward. But if you 406 00:15:18,184 --> 00:15:20,264 can chat with someone and it translate the 407 00:15:20,264 --> 00:15:20,764 languages 408 00:15:21,625 --> 00:15:22,125 automatically, 409 00:15:22,825 --> 00:15:24,125 the whole world changes. 410 00:15:25,865 --> 00:15:27,225 Obviously, it's not as 411 00:15:28,105 --> 00:15:29,804 to me, not as impactful 412 00:15:30,139 --> 00:15:31,600 because it's in message. 413 00:15:32,379 --> 00:15:34,080 IMessage versus in, 414 00:15:35,100 --> 00:15:37,120 again, WhatsApp or in Messenger. 415 00:15:37,820 --> 00:15:39,039 That's where it's really 416 00:15:39,419 --> 00:15:41,759 that's where it really would be fantastic. 417 00:15:43,105 --> 00:15:44,325 So maybe Zuckerberg, 418 00:15:45,264 --> 00:15:47,204 will get his act together and, 419 00:15:47,504 --> 00:15:50,384 you know, update. There's no reason for them 420 00:15:50,384 --> 00:15:52,065 not to. Seems to me like it would 421 00:15:52,065 --> 00:15:52,725 be a 422 00:15:53,105 --> 00:15:55,539 incredibly smart, feature to have. 423 00:15:57,039 --> 00:15:57,940 Now, sadly, 424 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:01,440 a big announcement today, Bill Atkinson, architecture of 425 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:03,059 the Mac's graphical soul, 426 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,679 has passed away at 74. He was the 427 00:16:05,679 --> 00:16:07,059 creator of Mac Paint, 428 00:16:07,794 --> 00:16:11,014 HyperCard, and pull down menu shaped modern computing. 429 00:16:12,434 --> 00:16:13,575 I I remember 430 00:16:13,955 --> 00:16:14,274 my 431 00:16:14,835 --> 00:16:15,335 exposure 432 00:16:16,915 --> 00:16:17,415 to 433 00:16:18,355 --> 00:16:19,815 to the Mac to the Macintosh, 434 00:16:22,070 --> 00:16:23,289 in the early days 435 00:16:23,590 --> 00:16:24,090 and 436 00:16:24,710 --> 00:16:25,529 the art. 437 00:16:26,389 --> 00:16:28,950 We we use this art program for a 438 00:16:28,950 --> 00:16:30,330 lot of crazy stuff, 439 00:16:33,035 --> 00:16:35,274 And we really did. I I drew actual 440 00:16:35,274 --> 00:16:36,795 electrical drawings in, 441 00:16:38,235 --> 00:16:39,054 in McPaint. 442 00:16:40,394 --> 00:16:42,235 There was some other stuff out there that 443 00:16:42,235 --> 00:16:44,575 we did as well. It was rudimentary 444 00:16:45,115 --> 00:16:46,014 for sure, 445 00:16:46,649 --> 00:16:48,409 but we're able to get some of that 446 00:16:48,409 --> 00:16:50,570 done in those you know, this is this 447 00:16:50,570 --> 00:16:53,309 is before AutoCAD or anything like that. 448 00:16:54,409 --> 00:16:55,629 But, yep, 449 00:16:56,570 --> 00:16:59,709 passed away from sadly, he passed away from 450 00:17:00,455 --> 00:17:01,754 pancreatic cancer. 451 00:17:02,134 --> 00:17:04,375 That that is just one that is, it's 452 00:17:04,375 --> 00:17:05,115 just brutal. 453 00:17:06,375 --> 00:17:07,275 You know, it's 454 00:17:07,894 --> 00:17:09,434 folks that get that, it's 455 00:17:10,934 --> 00:17:13,815 it's not good. Yeah. Because they usually it's 456 00:17:13,815 --> 00:17:16,569 detected late and, you know, it's it's sad. 457 00:17:16,569 --> 00:17:17,069 It's 458 00:17:17,450 --> 00:17:19,069 it's a very, very aggressive, 459 00:17:19,529 --> 00:17:20,029 cancer. 460 00:17:21,529 --> 00:17:23,609 US lawmakers are firing back at the president 461 00:17:23,609 --> 00:17:24,669 over NASA cuts. 462 00:17:25,769 --> 00:17:29,130 So the detailed proposal from, the the the 463 00:17:29,130 --> 00:17:30,404 big beautiful bill 464 00:17:31,765 --> 00:17:33,224 has NASA's budget 465 00:17:33,684 --> 00:17:35,144 slashed and killing, 466 00:17:36,565 --> 00:17:37,065 Artemis 467 00:17:37,605 --> 00:17:38,664 three after 468 00:17:39,365 --> 00:17:39,684 the, 469 00:17:41,045 --> 00:17:42,825 after, I think, the launch. 470 00:17:46,970 --> 00:17:48,730 So, you know, it's did away with almost 471 00:17:48,730 --> 00:17:50,970 half the US Space Agency science budget as 472 00:17:50,970 --> 00:17:51,470 well. 473 00:17:52,490 --> 00:17:54,090 So almost 10,000,000,000 474 00:17:54,090 --> 00:17:56,890 is gonna be made available until 09/30/2032 475 00:17:56,890 --> 00:17:58,330 of which 4,100,000,000.0 476 00:17:58,330 --> 00:17:59,869 is to be spent on SLS 477 00:18:00,335 --> 00:18:04,095 for Artiom Artemis four and Artemis five. 2,600,000,000.0 478 00:18:04,095 --> 00:18:04,755 is to go 479 00:18:05,055 --> 00:18:07,535 on the Gateway Space Station orbiting the moon 480 00:18:07,535 --> 00:18:08,734 and 700,000,000 481 00:18:08,734 --> 00:18:11,474 on the commercial procurement of a Mars telecommunication 482 00:18:12,015 --> 00:18:12,515 orbiter. 483 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,279 So other than that, you know, the budget's 484 00:18:16,279 --> 00:18:17,660 been slashed significantly. 485 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,580 It's, you know, it's the budget is just 486 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:22,700 ugly. 487 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:24,860 It's ugly in all regards. 488 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:29,255 The debt ceiling and the debt interest payments, 489 00:18:29,255 --> 00:18:30,934 like, 600,000,000,000 490 00:18:30,934 --> 00:18:32,154 or something like that. 491 00:18:33,734 --> 00:18:34,954 Social Security payments 492 00:18:35,414 --> 00:18:37,095 are are what they are, and, you know, 493 00:18:37,095 --> 00:18:38,875 here I am now fast approaching 494 00:18:39,509 --> 00:18:41,690 decision time on that and, 495 00:18:42,390 --> 00:18:44,150 you know, others, you know, that is, you 496 00:18:44,150 --> 00:18:46,789 know, something we all have paid in, want 497 00:18:46,789 --> 00:18:48,330 to make sure is protected. 498 00:18:48,950 --> 00:18:51,609 But then, you know, defense and, you know, 499 00:18:51,750 --> 00:18:53,910 Medicare and other stuff just sucks up a 500 00:18:53,910 --> 00:18:54,410 huge 501 00:18:54,765 --> 00:18:56,765 other portion of that, and I fully get 502 00:18:56,765 --> 00:18:57,664 it. I do. 503 00:18:59,404 --> 00:19:01,565 But something, I think, is is at some 504 00:19:01,565 --> 00:19:03,085 point, it's got to give or we have 505 00:19:03,085 --> 00:19:04,704 to make more money as a country. 506 00:19:06,605 --> 00:19:08,849 Microsoft is moving to stop Indian fake tech 507 00:19:08,929 --> 00:19:11,169 support scams. Make sure you stay protected. This 508 00:19:11,169 --> 00:19:12,369 is where they call you and say, I'm 509 00:19:12,369 --> 00:19:13,509 Microsoft support. 510 00:19:14,049 --> 00:19:15,970 But this kinda makes me laugh, and this 511 00:19:15,970 --> 00:19:17,349 is an article from TechRadar. 512 00:19:19,089 --> 00:19:21,375 So I thought, wow. They're going after this. 513 00:19:21,615 --> 00:19:24,434 So it says major tech support scam operation 514 00:19:24,494 --> 00:19:26,414 dismantled in India. Now if you've watched any 515 00:19:26,414 --> 00:19:26,994 of these 516 00:19:27,295 --> 00:19:28,115 scam caller 517 00:19:28,494 --> 00:19:28,994 YouTube, 518 00:19:30,015 --> 00:19:32,494 channels, you know getting the Indian to conduct 519 00:19:32,494 --> 00:19:33,154 a raid 520 00:19:34,069 --> 00:19:36,710 is near impossible. And when they do do 521 00:19:36,710 --> 00:19:37,450 a raid, 522 00:19:37,829 --> 00:19:40,089 then usually they've been tipped off by someone, 523 00:19:40,150 --> 00:19:42,309 and there's no one there. So they did 524 00:19:42,309 --> 00:19:44,089 raids at 19 locations 525 00:19:44,950 --> 00:19:47,450 and only arrested six people. So 526 00:19:48,164 --> 00:19:49,065 don't you think 527 00:19:50,325 --> 00:19:52,085 don't you think that they had a heads 528 00:19:52,085 --> 00:19:55,445 up notice? Many of these operations have 30 529 00:19:55,445 --> 00:19:57,684 or 40 people working in them, and they 530 00:19:57,684 --> 00:20:00,904 raided 19 locations and only arrested six people? 531 00:20:01,250 --> 00:20:03,029 Yeah. Good job, India. 532 00:20:03,650 --> 00:20:06,549 Good job. Good job for for nothing. 533 00:20:07,970 --> 00:20:08,470 So, 534 00:20:10,769 --> 00:20:13,269 this this to me, if you know anything 535 00:20:13,490 --> 00:20:15,730 about these scam call centers, it's to me, 536 00:20:15,730 --> 00:20:16,755 is this a joke. 537 00:20:18,355 --> 00:20:20,055 They only arrested six people, 538 00:20:20,835 --> 00:20:22,295 raided 19 locations. 539 00:20:22,755 --> 00:20:24,055 They knew they were coming. 540 00:20:24,434 --> 00:20:25,575 They cleared out. 541 00:20:26,275 --> 00:20:28,134 They took the servers that were important. 542 00:20:31,279 --> 00:20:34,160 So India's Central Bureau of Investigation recently conducted 543 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:36,259 raids, 19 locations across the country. 544 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:37,380 Uh-huh. 545 00:20:38,559 --> 00:20:40,080 Yeah. I to me, it's just 546 00:20:44,394 --> 00:20:46,714 You know, these YouTubers, if everything was acted 547 00:20:46,714 --> 00:20:47,775 on that the YouTubers 548 00:20:48,315 --> 00:20:50,634 collect and give information, this stuff would already 549 00:20:50,634 --> 00:20:51,295 be gone. 550 00:20:52,555 --> 00:20:55,275 These these YouTubers that are real heavy core, 551 00:20:55,275 --> 00:20:58,815 hardcore in basically going after scam baiting 552 00:20:59,390 --> 00:21:01,809 and trying to get, people from not being, 553 00:21:02,670 --> 00:21:04,830 liberated of their money. This is what I 554 00:21:04,830 --> 00:21:06,370 keep talking about in the show. 555 00:21:08,509 --> 00:21:10,049 If everyone in this show 556 00:21:10,750 --> 00:21:12,610 had told made sure their parents 557 00:21:13,384 --> 00:21:16,024 and their grandparents were good and explained to 558 00:21:16,024 --> 00:21:16,524 them 559 00:21:16,904 --> 00:21:19,065 what can happen. If someone asked you go 560 00:21:19,065 --> 00:21:21,304 go get a gift card, someone asked you 561 00:21:21,304 --> 00:21:23,224 go to your bank and withdraw money and 562 00:21:23,224 --> 00:21:25,384 change it into Bitcoin, if someone asked you 563 00:21:25,384 --> 00:21:26,984 go to your bank and withdraw money and 564 00:21:26,984 --> 00:21:28,204 wrap it up in tinfoil, 565 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:30,799 and FedEx is someone if you if you 566 00:21:30,799 --> 00:21:33,220 if you explain these scams 567 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:35,220 to your 568 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:37,380 elderly adults 569 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:39,940 and then 570 00:21:40,559 --> 00:21:43,384 did seven degrees you know, we could we 571 00:21:43,384 --> 00:21:45,625 could we could shut down a great deal 572 00:21:45,625 --> 00:21:46,284 of this 573 00:21:46,664 --> 00:21:47,644 just by education. 574 00:21:48,984 --> 00:21:50,825 Now I know you all are protecting your 575 00:21:50,825 --> 00:21:52,044 parents and yourselves, 576 00:21:54,184 --> 00:21:55,910 but the with these call centers, they're gonna 577 00:21:55,910 --> 00:21:57,910 keep calling. They're gonna call about ordering a 578 00:21:57,910 --> 00:22:00,150 phone. They're gonna say that you they're part 579 00:22:00,150 --> 00:22:00,970 of the IRS. 580 00:22:01,670 --> 00:22:03,769 I mean, the scams are just limitless. 581 00:22:05,509 --> 00:22:08,630 Now luckily, they're fighting back with, AI calling 582 00:22:08,630 --> 00:22:10,095 and a whole bunch of stuff to try 583 00:22:10,095 --> 00:22:11,394 to to shut these, 584 00:22:12,015 --> 00:22:12,515 systems 585 00:22:13,214 --> 00:22:14,674 down, but they're taking 586 00:22:15,134 --> 00:22:15,634 millions 587 00:22:16,015 --> 00:22:19,474 and millions and maybe even billions of dollars 588 00:22:20,174 --> 00:22:22,674 out of elderly folks' bank accounts. 589 00:22:24,335 --> 00:22:26,570 And this isn't even love scheme. This is 590 00:22:26,570 --> 00:22:28,990 just I'm calling from Microsoft tech support. 591 00:22:29,769 --> 00:22:31,849 Or you purchased something on PayPal and I 592 00:22:32,009 --> 00:22:34,250 you know, you you know, it's all scam 593 00:22:34,250 --> 00:22:36,809 and and don't ever don't ever let someone 594 00:22:36,809 --> 00:22:38,109 control your computer. 595 00:22:39,524 --> 00:22:40,024 Never. 596 00:22:42,164 --> 00:22:44,484 Unless you are the one that's initiated the 597 00:22:44,484 --> 00:22:45,464 call to 598 00:22:46,565 --> 00:22:49,065 and and I I'm just saying be careful. 599 00:22:50,085 --> 00:22:52,769 Please be careful out there. What we got 600 00:22:52,769 --> 00:22:53,750 going on here? 601 00:22:54,289 --> 00:22:56,549 I just heard the the windows rattle. 602 00:22:57,410 --> 00:23:00,049 So, be aware. At the same time, of 603 00:23:00,049 --> 00:23:00,950 course, Engadget 604 00:23:02,130 --> 00:23:02,630 they 605 00:23:03,890 --> 00:23:06,130 Kirk, we may have to ban Engadget from 606 00:23:06,130 --> 00:23:06,630 a 607 00:23:06,930 --> 00:23:08,174 from a digital source. 608 00:23:10,654 --> 00:23:11,154 YouTube 609 00:23:11,695 --> 00:23:13,795 now allows more harmful misinformation 610 00:23:14,095 --> 00:23:14,994 on its platform. 611 00:23:15,375 --> 00:23:18,575 The internal policy change came shortly after president 612 00:23:18,575 --> 00:23:20,730 Trump's reelection. Of course, they're gonna say that. 613 00:23:23,289 --> 00:23:26,009 YouTube is following in the potentially dangerous steps 614 00:23:26,009 --> 00:23:27,950 of Meta and x by relaxing 615 00:23:28,329 --> 00:23:30,029 its content moderation policies. 616 00:23:30,490 --> 00:23:32,730 New internal training materials viewed by the New 617 00:23:32,730 --> 00:23:35,710 York Times instruct moderators to leave videos live 618 00:23:35,974 --> 00:23:38,055 if up to half of its content if 619 00:23:38,055 --> 00:23:40,295 up to half of its content violates YouTube 620 00:23:40,295 --> 00:23:42,855 policy and and increase from a quarter of 621 00:23:42,855 --> 00:23:43,355 it. 622 00:23:43,654 --> 00:23:45,914 The platform introduced new policy mid December. 623 00:23:47,894 --> 00:23:50,539 The new guidelines reflect YouTube deems as public 624 00:23:50,539 --> 00:23:52,160 interest. These areas include 625 00:23:52,859 --> 00:23:54,000 discussing and debating 626 00:23:54,619 --> 00:23:55,119 elections, 627 00:23:57,420 --> 00:24:00,320 race, gender, immigration, and more, recognizing the definition 628 00:24:00,380 --> 00:24:02,160 of public interest is always evolving. 629 00:24:06,394 --> 00:24:08,974 YouTube said, we regularly update our community guidelines. 630 00:24:09,355 --> 00:24:11,194 Well, they were taking a lot of stuff 631 00:24:11,194 --> 00:24:11,694 down. 632 00:24:13,355 --> 00:24:15,630 A lot of stuff down that was, quote, 633 00:24:15,630 --> 00:24:16,769 unquote, misinformation 634 00:24:18,109 --> 00:24:19,869 that two years later turned out to be 635 00:24:19,869 --> 00:24:20,369 true. 636 00:24:21,309 --> 00:24:21,809 So 637 00:24:24,670 --> 00:24:25,410 this bias 638 00:24:27,150 --> 00:24:28,210 report the news. 639 00:24:28,894 --> 00:24:30,835 I'm a podcaster. I can have bias. 640 00:24:31,534 --> 00:24:32,434 It's raining. 641 00:24:33,534 --> 00:24:35,454 So I wonder if we're still streaming online. 642 00:24:35,454 --> 00:24:36,994 Everything looks like we're good. 643 00:24:37,454 --> 00:24:39,234 When the when the storms come, 644 00:24:39,615 --> 00:24:41,234 Starlink drops. So 645 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:44,580 if I go offline here for the stream, 646 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:46,880 I I apologize. Meanwhile, if you're watching the 647 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:48,259 streams, please say hello 648 00:24:48,559 --> 00:24:50,720 either on Facebook, YouTube, or wherever you may 649 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,599 be. The United States is seeking forfeiture of 650 00:24:53,599 --> 00:24:54,674 7,740,000.00 651 00:24:54,674 --> 00:24:55,174 cryptocurrency 652 00:24:55,634 --> 00:24:57,335 tied in North Korean IT workers. 653 00:24:58,914 --> 00:25:00,054 Why get it done? 654 00:25:01,075 --> 00:25:03,414 So they filed a civil forfeiture complaint, 655 00:25:04,755 --> 00:25:05,154 and, 656 00:25:05,634 --> 00:25:08,309 NFTs and other digital assets were frozen in 657 00:25:08,309 --> 00:25:10,789 connection with the April 2023 indictment of North 658 00:25:10,789 --> 00:25:12,329 Korean Foreign Trade Bank. 659 00:25:14,390 --> 00:25:16,410 So, go out there and get that money. 660 00:25:19,285 --> 00:25:19,785 Sunnova, 661 00:25:20,404 --> 00:25:21,684 I don't need I've never heard of this 662 00:25:21,684 --> 00:25:24,904 company, files for bankruptcy on residential solar woes. 663 00:25:26,325 --> 00:25:26,724 And, 664 00:25:27,365 --> 00:25:28,904 they filed for chapter 11. 665 00:25:29,924 --> 00:25:32,404 They're $10,000,000,000 666 00:25:32,404 --> 00:25:33,224 in debt. 667 00:25:34,610 --> 00:25:37,090 Company listed as estimated assets and liabilities range 668 00:25:37,090 --> 00:25:39,730 of 10,000,000,000 to 50,000,000,000 is total total debt 669 00:25:39,730 --> 00:25:41,269 of 10,670,000,000.00. 670 00:25:42,690 --> 00:25:44,690 Said last week it would lay off 55% 671 00:25:44,690 --> 00:25:45,430 of its workforce. 672 00:25:47,075 --> 00:25:49,555 So they said this the reason the reason 673 00:25:49,555 --> 00:25:52,375 is because administration is pushing for to maximize 674 00:25:52,515 --> 00:25:55,654 oil and gas production. That doesn't change people's 675 00:25:55,795 --> 00:25:57,575 wants to to get solar. 676 00:25:58,515 --> 00:26:00,115 I know a lot of people that believe 677 00:26:00,115 --> 00:26:02,160 in fossil fuels that wanna get solar on 678 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,100 their houses. That doesn't change. 679 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:08,019 So come on now. 680 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:10,980 You know? I'm a big solar proponent. 681 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:13,460 There's a big huge 682 00:26:13,785 --> 00:26:16,025 I mean, people in this community are, in 683 00:26:16,025 --> 00:26:18,285 my local community, are pissed. 684 00:26:19,065 --> 00:26:21,465 There's a whole Facebook group that's whining and 685 00:26:21,465 --> 00:26:22,765 crying. There's a solar 686 00:26:23,305 --> 00:26:26,025 system. Well, what they're bringing is high power 687 00:26:26,025 --> 00:26:27,085 transmission lines. 688 00:26:27,390 --> 00:26:29,150 And it's about if I if I from 689 00:26:29,150 --> 00:26:30,369 where I'm sitting now 690 00:26:30,670 --> 00:26:32,690 to the west of me, it's probably 691 00:26:35,150 --> 00:26:35,970 four miles. 692 00:26:37,309 --> 00:26:38,690 And the farmers 693 00:26:39,230 --> 00:26:41,470 in that zone are getting rich. Now let 694 00:26:41,470 --> 00:26:43,170 me let me tell you what's happening. 695 00:26:45,924 --> 00:26:46,984 On average, 696 00:26:48,724 --> 00:26:50,345 farmland in my area 697 00:26:51,045 --> 00:26:53,304 typically rents from a 150 698 00:26:53,365 --> 00:26:54,484 to $200 699 00:26:54,484 --> 00:26:56,664 an acre usually with profit sharing. 700 00:26:57,605 --> 00:26:58,825 That's what a farmer 701 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,240 pays that doesn't own the land, to farm 702 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:03,640 the land, to put corn, soybeans, whatever crop 703 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:05,259 they wanna put on that. 704 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:08,380 The solar folks 705 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:09,660 are 706 00:27:10,519 --> 00:27:11,019 paying, 707 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:14,795 is doing a lease and paying as high. 708 00:27:15,095 --> 00:27:17,494 I've heard top end is $2,000 709 00:27:17,494 --> 00:27:20,694 an acre a year down to $800 710 00:27:20,694 --> 00:27:21,355 an acre. 711 00:27:21,974 --> 00:27:24,234 Now if if I'm in that zone, 712 00:27:25,990 --> 00:27:27,990 if it's coming right through my property and 713 00:27:27,990 --> 00:27:29,690 I have the ability to put 714 00:27:30,390 --> 00:27:31,289 solar panels 715 00:27:32,950 --> 00:27:35,609 on the acreage that we have, 716 00:27:36,150 --> 00:27:37,769 put on every damn acre, 717 00:27:38,150 --> 00:27:39,049 every acre 718 00:27:41,445 --> 00:27:41,945 allowed. 719 00:27:42,965 --> 00:27:44,664 And people are mad, 720 00:27:45,765 --> 00:27:46,984 mad about it. 721 00:27:49,205 --> 00:27:49,705 So, 722 00:27:52,319 --> 00:27:54,559 we're not in the zone. So we're gonna 723 00:27:54,559 --> 00:27:56,319 continue to rent our land to a farmer. 724 00:27:56,319 --> 00:27:58,319 It'll be, you know, my mom's decision, what 725 00:27:58,319 --> 00:28:00,159 she wants to do, but we're not in 726 00:28:00,159 --> 00:28:00,819 the zone. 727 00:28:01,839 --> 00:28:03,700 But think about the delta there, 728 00:28:04,319 --> 00:28:05,220 and they're taking 729 00:28:05,679 --> 00:28:08,924 and this township that I'm in have just 730 00:28:09,224 --> 00:28:10,205 passed a policy 731 00:28:11,865 --> 00:28:13,625 that said we're not gonna allow solar to 732 00:28:13,625 --> 00:28:15,565 make up more than 3% of farmland 733 00:28:17,384 --> 00:28:18,525 to try to prevent 734 00:28:20,830 --> 00:28:22,289 solar from coming in here. 735 00:28:22,590 --> 00:28:22,990 And I 736 00:28:23,950 --> 00:28:25,789 I'm friends with the people that sit on 737 00:28:25,789 --> 00:28:26,289 the 738 00:28:26,590 --> 00:28:29,230 township board, and I I don't understand. They're 739 00:28:29,230 --> 00:28:29,730 farmers. 740 00:28:30,190 --> 00:28:31,170 But I'm like, 741 00:28:31,869 --> 00:28:34,590 someone's gonna come to you and offer you 742 00:28:34,590 --> 00:28:36,794 $800 743 00:28:36,794 --> 00:28:38,174 an acre per year, 744 00:28:38,875 --> 00:28:39,694 per year, 745 00:28:40,154 --> 00:28:42,095 that have solar panels on there, 746 00:28:42,474 --> 00:28:44,634 and you're having a hard time making farming 747 00:28:44,634 --> 00:28:46,154 as it is because of the price of 748 00:28:46,154 --> 00:28:46,974 corn, etcetera, 749 00:28:49,339 --> 00:28:50,960 Tell me you wouldn't be tempted. 750 00:28:51,820 --> 00:28:52,880 In a minute. 751 00:28:54,299 --> 00:28:55,359 In a minute. 752 00:28:57,820 --> 00:28:58,619 Alright. So 753 00:29:03,775 --> 00:29:06,654 Moving on, ex FCC chair, Jit Pai, is 754 00:29:06,654 --> 00:29:09,075 now a wireless wireless lobbyist 755 00:29:10,015 --> 00:29:12,434 and an enemy of cable companies. Surprise. 756 00:29:13,054 --> 00:29:14,275 Surprise. Surprise. 757 00:29:16,299 --> 00:29:18,380 Remember, Pai was the FCC commission chair during 758 00:29:18,380 --> 00:29:21,259 president Trump's term and then spent several years 759 00:29:21,259 --> 00:29:23,740 at a private equity firm. He changed jobs 760 00:29:23,740 --> 00:29:26,059 in April becoming the presidency of wireless entry 761 00:29:26,059 --> 00:29:26,880 lobby group. 762 00:29:27,180 --> 00:29:29,019 Sure. He visited the White House to discuss 763 00:29:29,019 --> 00:29:31,259 wireless priorities and had a meeting with Brendan 764 00:29:31,259 --> 00:29:32,794 Carr, the current FCC chairman, 765 00:29:33,095 --> 00:29:35,335 who is part of Pai's Republican majority at 766 00:29:35,335 --> 00:29:38,154 DC in 02/2021. 767 00:29:38,214 --> 00:29:40,075 So what this is all about is 768 00:29:40,534 --> 00:29:42,315 wireless spectrum, aka 769 00:29:42,615 --> 00:29:43,595 mobile spectrum, 770 00:29:43,909 --> 00:29:45,829 and will they get more spectrum. So keep 771 00:29:45,829 --> 00:29:47,130 an eye on this. 772 00:29:48,630 --> 00:29:49,769 There's an iMessage 773 00:29:50,069 --> 00:29:53,509 zero click attack suspect basically, there's a I 774 00:29:53,509 --> 00:29:54,569 zero iMessage 775 00:29:54,869 --> 00:29:56,250 zero click attack 776 00:29:57,044 --> 00:29:59,704 that's been suspecting and targeting high valuable 777 00:30:00,085 --> 00:30:01,384 high value individuals. 778 00:30:02,964 --> 00:30:04,884 Must be so high value, it says only 779 00:30:04,884 --> 00:30:07,304 seven or eight people have been targeted. 780 00:30:10,164 --> 00:30:12,759 Putting spyware on their on their iPhones. 781 00:30:16,019 --> 00:30:17,799 The underlying security defect, 782 00:30:18,259 --> 00:30:20,819 I verified notes, was seen in devices running 783 00:30:20,819 --> 00:30:23,160 iOS versions eighteen one point one 784 00:30:23,605 --> 00:30:26,404 and resolved in iOS eighteen point three point 785 00:30:26,404 --> 00:30:28,585 one released earlier this year. 786 00:30:29,284 --> 00:30:31,204 So it's been patched, but it was out 787 00:30:31,204 --> 00:30:32,484 there in the wild for a while. So 788 00:30:32,484 --> 00:30:33,304 there you go. 789 00:30:34,244 --> 00:30:34,744 IPhones, 790 00:30:35,444 --> 00:30:37,650 Windows, Mac machines, they're all capable 791 00:30:40,289 --> 00:30:42,130 orpurs capture a rare view of an ancient 792 00:30:42,130 --> 00:30:44,070 volcano poking above the clouds. 793 00:30:44,769 --> 00:30:45,269 So 794 00:30:45,650 --> 00:30:47,430 this is kind of a cool image. 795 00:30:48,529 --> 00:30:49,589 You know, so 796 00:30:50,625 --> 00:30:52,565 old dead volcano, supposedly. 797 00:30:53,585 --> 00:30:54,884 Arissa Moons, 798 00:30:55,984 --> 00:30:58,865 Armands, an ancient Martin volcano, was captured before 799 00:30:58,865 --> 00:31:00,625 dawn on 05/02/2025 800 00:31:00,625 --> 00:31:02,305 by NASA's 2,001 801 00:31:02,305 --> 00:31:03,605 Mars Odyssey orbiter 802 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:06,519 while the spacecraft was studying the red planet's 803 00:31:06,519 --> 00:31:09,339 atmosphere, which appears here is a greenish haze. 804 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:11,559 So link will be up in the show 805 00:31:11,559 --> 00:31:13,400 notes for those of you interested in the 806 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:16,359 science on that. Cyberattacks on smartphones hit new 807 00:31:16,359 --> 00:31:17,900 high. Here's how to stay safe. 808 00:31:20,205 --> 00:31:21,744 So, basically, be careful. 809 00:31:25,085 --> 00:31:26,065 12,000,000 810 00:31:26,525 --> 00:31:27,025 phones 811 00:31:27,724 --> 00:31:28,224 were 812 00:31:28,605 --> 00:31:29,105 targeted. 813 00:31:31,964 --> 00:31:33,359 So let me make sure I get this 814 00:31:33,359 --> 00:31:33,859 right. 815 00:31:34,559 --> 00:31:36,160 Of course, this is from a company that's 816 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:38,340 currently banned because they're Russian. 817 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:42,960 Mobile statistics report Casperxie claims the number of 818 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:45,200 detected malware samples increased by more than a 819 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:48,075 quarter. 27% between q one twenty five and 820 00:31:48,075 --> 00:31:48,734 q four, 821 00:31:49,515 --> 00:31:53,515 '24. That's backwards. When the researcher detected 18,000 822 00:31:53,755 --> 00:31:54,634 180,000 823 00:31:54,634 --> 00:31:55,695 malware samples, 824 00:31:56,315 --> 00:31:57,775 mostly on Android 825 00:31:58,234 --> 00:31:58,734 devices 826 00:32:00,475 --> 00:32:01,375 called Tradia, 827 00:32:01,779 --> 00:32:03,640 t r I a d a backdoor. 828 00:32:06,259 --> 00:32:08,440 So does it say anything on 829 00:32:10,819 --> 00:32:12,119 iPhones? It doesn't. 830 00:32:12,579 --> 00:32:13,079 Largely 831 00:32:14,019 --> 00:32:17,480 large the Android devices in this report. So, 832 00:32:17,695 --> 00:32:20,035 again, be careful with your phones too. 833 00:32:20,974 --> 00:32:22,434 It's National Email 834 00:32:23,695 --> 00:32:25,795 Week. Take control of your inbox 835 00:32:27,695 --> 00:32:28,195 inbox. 836 00:32:28,654 --> 00:32:30,035 So I'm like, okay. 837 00:32:30,619 --> 00:32:32,400 I'm we're still using email. 838 00:32:32,700 --> 00:32:35,039 Not for company communications, but for, 839 00:32:35,660 --> 00:32:38,059 you know, everything else. Everyone's still running on 840 00:32:38,059 --> 00:32:38,559 email. 841 00:32:39,500 --> 00:32:41,500 And, of course, it's been predicted instant message 842 00:32:41,500 --> 00:32:43,840 to kill off email, but that hasn't happened. 843 00:32:45,994 --> 00:32:47,615 You know, we're using Slack, 844 00:32:48,955 --> 00:32:49,455 but, 845 00:32:50,154 --> 00:32:51,994 you know, just, you know, make sure you're 846 00:32:51,994 --> 00:32:54,555 careful out there. This is a high risk 847 00:32:54,555 --> 00:32:55,535 now on email. 848 00:32:56,715 --> 00:32:57,835 If you are a, 849 00:32:58,634 --> 00:32:59,595 little bit on the, 850 00:33:01,079 --> 00:33:02,140 Auphonic side, 851 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,420 JBL has debuted BAR 1,000 852 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:07,720 MK two with a unique twist on night 853 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:10,680 mode. Now listen to this. The JBL BAR 854 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:13,420 1,000 MK two is a flagship Dolby Atmos 855 00:33:13,484 --> 00:33:16,285 soundbar with detachable rear speakers and a wireless 856 00:33:16,285 --> 00:33:20,944 sub for $1,199. 857 00:33:24,045 --> 00:33:26,304 Did is it really worth that much? 858 00:33:28,109 --> 00:33:29,869 Is it does it give you that good 859 00:33:29,869 --> 00:33:30,529 a song? 860 00:33:32,990 --> 00:33:34,990 Anyhow, here's talking to the guy that just 861 00:33:34,990 --> 00:33:35,490 has 862 00:33:35,789 --> 00:33:38,349 a el cheapo soundbar with an el cheapo 863 00:33:38,349 --> 00:33:38,849 bass. 864 00:33:39,470 --> 00:33:41,650 You know, nothing too fancy for me. 865 00:33:44,625 --> 00:33:47,505 There's a good article around, finance.yahoo. 866 00:33:47,505 --> 00:33:49,664 They copied it over in Business Insider stating 867 00:33:49,664 --> 00:33:51,825 that workers need a mind shift amid the 868 00:33:51,825 --> 00:33:52,644 AI revolution. 869 00:33:53,984 --> 00:33:55,125 I believe this. 870 00:33:55,505 --> 00:33:56,965 We're we're doing a full 871 00:33:57,920 --> 00:33:58,819 a full reboot. 872 00:33:59,839 --> 00:34:01,920 And now AI is not gonna replace jobs, 873 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:04,240 but we'll require employees to rethink how they 874 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:04,740 work. 875 00:34:08,559 --> 00:34:10,800 We're asking our workers to determine if AI 876 00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:12,420 can handle retune re 877 00:34:12,755 --> 00:34:13,735 routine work. 878 00:34:14,755 --> 00:34:17,474 We're not doing email yet, but we're doing 879 00:34:17,474 --> 00:34:19,735 a lot of stuff with AI with very 880 00:34:19,795 --> 00:34:22,275 tight controls on making sure the the the 881 00:34:22,275 --> 00:34:25,015 outputs are correct. We have to edit them. 882 00:34:25,155 --> 00:34:27,750 But, you know, we're we're thinking we're getting 883 00:34:27,750 --> 00:34:29,750 35% 884 00:34:29,750 --> 00:34:30,250 efficiency 885 00:34:31,349 --> 00:34:31,849 easily. 886 00:34:32,150 --> 00:34:34,329 I know I am personally as well. 887 00:34:34,950 --> 00:34:37,030 So what are you seeing? What are you 888 00:34:37,030 --> 00:34:38,489 seeing at your JOB? 889 00:34:39,405 --> 00:34:40,704 What are you seeing today, 890 00:34:41,244 --> 00:34:43,485 and and what are the policies that your 891 00:34:43,485 --> 00:34:46,204 company has set up for AI utilization? I 892 00:34:46,204 --> 00:34:48,545 really wanna hear from you. Are you embracing 893 00:34:48,605 --> 00:34:50,445 it? Are you using Gemini? Are you using 894 00:34:50,445 --> 00:34:52,465 Anthropic? Are you using Claude? 895 00:34:53,019 --> 00:34:55,440 Yeah. Same thing. Claude Anthropic. Are you using, 896 00:34:55,900 --> 00:34:56,400 ChatGPT? 897 00:34:57,820 --> 00:35:00,059 I've told you I've been using ChatGPT with 898 00:35:00,059 --> 00:35:02,380 the pro mode at $200 a month and 899 00:35:02,380 --> 00:35:04,559 getting at least two or three projects 900 00:35:05,075 --> 00:35:06,535 through that a month 901 00:35:06,994 --> 00:35:10,275 using advanced research that is worth every freaking 902 00:35:10,275 --> 00:35:10,775 penny. 903 00:35:11,315 --> 00:35:12,215 Every penny 904 00:35:12,595 --> 00:35:13,974 of the $200. 905 00:35:15,954 --> 00:35:17,555 And then, of course, there's all this new 906 00:35:17,555 --> 00:35:18,115 stuff with, 907 00:35:20,670 --> 00:35:23,150 video generation and all that with I think 908 00:35:23,150 --> 00:35:24,130 it's called Neo 909 00:35:24,510 --> 00:35:26,449 that, Gemini came out with. 910 00:35:26,909 --> 00:35:27,969 Absolutely amazing. 911 00:35:28,510 --> 00:35:29,010 Incredible. 912 00:35:30,030 --> 00:35:31,409 So how are you 913 00:35:32,030 --> 00:35:32,530 today 914 00:35:33,150 --> 00:35:35,150 employing? What are you guys doing? What what 915 00:35:35,150 --> 00:35:35,655 are you, 916 00:35:36,534 --> 00:35:37,735 you know, how are you using it at 917 00:35:37,735 --> 00:35:39,175 work? Are you allowed to use it at 918 00:35:39,175 --> 00:35:40,934 work? Are you using it for analysis? Are 919 00:35:40,934 --> 00:35:43,094 you helping to write emails? What what is 920 00:35:43,094 --> 00:35:43,594 it? 921 00:35:43,894 --> 00:35:45,574 Now one thing I've gotta do is we 922 00:35:45,574 --> 00:35:48,454 had a delay in getting our emails back 923 00:35:48,454 --> 00:35:48,954 from, 924 00:35:51,199 --> 00:35:53,619 the podcast show. So I've got the spreadsheet 925 00:35:53,679 --> 00:35:55,599 of all the scanned contacts and all the 926 00:35:55,599 --> 00:35:57,699 information related to that person. So 927 00:35:58,079 --> 00:35:59,139 I'm gonna dump 928 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:01,059 I'm gonna write a prompt 929 00:36:01,679 --> 00:36:04,260 explaining about the five different type of customer 930 00:36:04,319 --> 00:36:04,819 types, 931 00:36:05,894 --> 00:36:06,394 And, 932 00:36:07,414 --> 00:36:08,155 and then 933 00:36:08,614 --> 00:36:11,355 we're going to I'm gonna do an experiment 934 00:36:11,974 --> 00:36:13,815 and see how personal we can get these 935 00:36:13,815 --> 00:36:14,315 emails 936 00:36:14,855 --> 00:36:16,635 that I'm gonna send as a follow-up, 937 00:36:17,574 --> 00:36:18,389 for the show. 938 00:36:20,549 --> 00:36:22,469 It it should be interesting to see how 939 00:36:22,469 --> 00:36:23,909 these come out. I've got that on the 940 00:36:23,909 --> 00:36:25,769 task list for, tomorrow morning. 941 00:36:27,589 --> 00:36:29,909 But, yeah, it we'll we'll see. I'll let 942 00:36:29,909 --> 00:36:31,049 you know how it goes. 943 00:36:32,804 --> 00:36:35,764 Chrome extension privacy promises undone by hard coded 944 00:36:35,764 --> 00:36:37,144 secrets and leaky HTTP. 945 00:36:38,405 --> 00:36:41,125 Some Chrome extensions were spotted leaking sensitive router 946 00:36:41,125 --> 00:36:43,385 data like API key secrets and tokens 947 00:36:43,684 --> 00:36:44,505 via unguarded 948 00:36:45,045 --> 00:36:47,545 HTTP transmissions and hard coded spills. 949 00:36:48,539 --> 00:36:49,760 So this is not good. 950 00:36:50,300 --> 00:36:51,980 That's why you should never connect to something 951 00:36:51,980 --> 00:36:53,039 that's not HTTPS 952 00:36:53,340 --> 00:36:54,239 to begin with. 953 00:36:56,219 --> 00:36:57,280 According to Sematech 954 00:36:57,739 --> 00:37:00,780 Research, several widely used Chrome browsers, dual safe 955 00:37:00,780 --> 00:37:01,679 password manager 956 00:37:02,059 --> 00:37:05,045 and AVAS online security and private extensions are 957 00:37:05,045 --> 00:37:09,125 exposing information either through insecure HTTP transmissions or 958 00:37:09,125 --> 00:37:10,184 hard coded leaks. 959 00:37:12,324 --> 00:37:14,424 So be aware. This is not good. 960 00:37:14,884 --> 00:37:16,900 Make sure you're staying connected h t t 961 00:37:16,900 --> 00:37:18,760 p s whenever you're on a website. 962 00:37:21,860 --> 00:37:22,739 A little bit of, 963 00:37:23,300 --> 00:37:24,440 you know, reorganization 964 00:37:24,820 --> 00:37:27,699 news again. Warner Brothers is splitting into two 965 00:37:27,699 --> 00:37:30,519 companies. Separate entities are being created to run 966 00:37:30,980 --> 00:37:34,175 Warner Brothers' streaming cable and TV business. 967 00:37:35,195 --> 00:37:38,255 So they basically gonna split itself into two. 968 00:37:39,515 --> 00:37:41,675 So Warner Brothers is gonna be one, Discovery 969 00:37:41,675 --> 00:37:42,954 is gonna be the other. Isn't this the 970 00:37:42,954 --> 00:37:44,175 way they were before? 971 00:37:46,190 --> 00:37:48,130 It's like what's old is new again? 972 00:37:49,949 --> 00:37:51,730 It's pretty amazing, isn't it? 973 00:37:52,109 --> 00:37:53,949 Hey, one Netflix thing I watched, 974 00:37:54,989 --> 00:37:57,010 this past weekend was 975 00:37:57,775 --> 00:37:59,375 a Shaq and Reebok. Have any of you 976 00:37:59,375 --> 00:38:01,614 guys seen that, series? I think it's a 977 00:38:01,614 --> 00:38:03,315 five session series with, 978 00:38:03,775 --> 00:38:05,074 Shaquille O'Neal and 979 00:38:07,215 --> 00:38:07,715 AI, 980 00:38:08,894 --> 00:38:11,295 Iverson, the basketball player. I'm not real familiar 981 00:38:11,295 --> 00:38:13,559 with him because everybody knows Shaq is. And 982 00:38:13,559 --> 00:38:16,119 they're they're relaunching what they're doing with the 983 00:38:16,119 --> 00:38:16,619 Reebok. 984 00:38:17,160 --> 00:38:18,599 I I thought that was it was pretty 985 00:38:18,599 --> 00:38:19,099 finesse 986 00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:19,980 fascinating 987 00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:20,780 series, 988 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:22,940 per se. 989 00:38:24,119 --> 00:38:25,480 Have any of you bought any of those 990 00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:28,514 new Reebok shoes, the engine a? Any I'd 991 00:38:28,514 --> 00:38:29,815 love to hear if you have. 992 00:38:30,114 --> 00:38:33,954 Again, drop me an email here, geeknews@gmail.com. 993 00:38:33,954 --> 00:38:35,894 I've been a long time Nike guy, 994 00:38:37,234 --> 00:38:39,074 just because the shoes fit me, and I 995 00:38:39,074 --> 00:38:40,994 have a very narrow foot, so it works 996 00:38:40,994 --> 00:38:41,734 out fine. 997 00:38:42,380 --> 00:38:44,860 Getty Images and Stability AI are facing off 998 00:38:44,860 --> 00:38:47,360 in British copyright trial that will test AI 999 00:38:47,500 --> 00:38:48,000 industry. 1000 00:38:48,940 --> 00:38:49,260 So, 1001 00:38:49,820 --> 00:38:51,660 I think this is one of the major 1002 00:38:51,660 --> 00:38:52,160 ones. 1003 00:38:52,699 --> 00:38:54,380 So the trial is gonna last about three 1004 00:38:54,380 --> 00:38:55,965 weeks. We'll see how it goes. 1005 00:38:57,325 --> 00:38:59,164 This would be a major test, and probably 1006 00:38:59,164 --> 00:39:01,244 someone's gonna have to pay. We'll we'll see 1007 00:39:01,244 --> 00:39:02,465 what ends up happening, 1008 00:39:03,325 --> 00:39:04,785 and where they end up. 1009 00:39:06,045 --> 00:39:09,005 Google Pixel's new VIP contacts let you favorite 1010 00:39:09,005 --> 00:39:11,664 people to bypass do not disturb. I don't 1011 00:39:11,780 --> 00:39:12,839 I don't have anybody 1012 00:39:13,699 --> 00:39:15,880 set up to bypass do not disturb. 1013 00:39:16,500 --> 00:39:18,579 Well, my kids are set up to bypass 1014 00:39:18,579 --> 00:39:20,440 do not disturb on my iPhone. 1015 00:39:21,859 --> 00:39:23,619 Really don't have a lot of contacts I 1016 00:39:23,619 --> 00:39:25,159 talk to with my Android. 1017 00:39:26,375 --> 00:39:29,494 So, yeah, Google Pixel's new VIP contacts that 1018 00:39:29,494 --> 00:39:31,815 your favorite people bypass do not disturb. I 1019 00:39:31,815 --> 00:39:34,295 guess it's only for Google Pixel at this 1020 00:39:34,295 --> 00:39:34,795 point. 1021 00:39:35,414 --> 00:39:38,074 So, be aware of that out there. Alright? 1022 00:39:39,699 --> 00:39:41,619 Oh, yeah. That's a good article over on 1023 00:39:41,619 --> 00:39:44,500 the, the register. Floppy disk and paper strips 1024 00:39:44,500 --> 00:39:45,480 lurk behind 1025 00:39:46,099 --> 00:39:48,179 US air traffic control. We know about the 1026 00:39:48,179 --> 00:39:50,360 paper strips, but floppy disk? 1027 00:39:53,539 --> 00:39:54,280 My god. 1028 00:39:54,644 --> 00:39:56,644 They've been trying to upgrade the FAA stuff 1029 00:39:56,644 --> 00:39:59,204 for ten or fifteen years and billions of 1030 00:39:59,204 --> 00:39:59,704 dollars. 1031 00:40:01,684 --> 00:40:02,664 It's just amazing. 1032 00:40:02,965 --> 00:40:03,925 Amazing that, 1033 00:40:04,324 --> 00:40:06,804 it all still works, isn't it? You know, 1034 00:40:06,804 --> 00:40:09,800 they're loading stuff with floppy disk. Come on. 1035 00:40:12,500 --> 00:40:14,260 Pixels are finally about to get a feature 1036 00:40:14,260 --> 00:40:16,340 to prolong battery longevity, a new battery health 1037 00:40:16,340 --> 00:40:19,079 feature, helps in optimizing your Pixel's battery lifespan. 1038 00:40:20,099 --> 00:40:22,835 So keep an eye on that. That update 1039 00:40:22,835 --> 00:40:24,994 is coming soon to the Pixel. Should've combined 1040 00:40:24,994 --> 00:40:26,054 that with the other one. 1041 00:40:26,434 --> 00:40:29,655 Also, Starliner's future plans are still in limbo. 1042 00:40:30,514 --> 00:40:32,214 They don't know what they're gonna do. 1043 00:40:32,594 --> 00:40:34,355 They're saying the earliest it will fly is 1044 00:40:34,355 --> 00:40:35,174 next year, 1045 00:40:35,554 --> 00:40:36,694 but that is debatable. 1046 00:40:38,190 --> 00:40:39,170 So, Lockheed, 1047 00:40:40,190 --> 00:40:42,349 is kind of, sitting on their thumbs and 1048 00:40:42,349 --> 00:40:43,570 amongst their failures. 1049 00:40:44,750 --> 00:40:46,589 So we will see if this gives them 1050 00:40:46,589 --> 00:40:48,109 enough time to fix it, if they have 1051 00:40:48,109 --> 00:40:48,929 enough money, 1052 00:40:50,349 --> 00:40:52,714 where this where this ends up is anyone 1053 00:40:52,775 --> 00:40:53,755 knows. But, 1054 00:40:54,534 --> 00:40:57,094 you know, Lockheed has definitely lost their juju 1055 00:40:57,094 --> 00:40:57,914 quite a bit. 1056 00:40:59,094 --> 00:41:01,494 Another article about solar energy growth growing 1057 00:41:02,135 --> 00:41:05,034 slowing US solar energy growth to slow. 1058 00:41:05,734 --> 00:41:08,030 You know, if you're a solar energy company, 1059 00:41:08,030 --> 00:41:09,889 unless you're getting a bunch of tax rebates, 1060 00:41:10,590 --> 00:41:11,090 why 1061 00:41:12,590 --> 00:41:14,130 why would it slow down? 1062 00:41:16,670 --> 00:41:18,690 I guess it's because of tax credits. 1063 00:41:22,974 --> 00:41:25,695 Yeah. So tax credits are going to be 1064 00:41:25,695 --> 00:41:26,755 slowing down. 1065 00:41:31,614 --> 00:41:32,400 We'll see. 1066 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:34,819 Going strong here. That's for sure. 1067 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:36,420 The 1068 00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:40,000 Trump signed an executive order targeting digital identity 1069 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:40,739 and sanctions, 1070 00:41:41,519 --> 00:41:43,619 so I don't fully understand this. 1071 00:41:44,159 --> 00:41:46,000 But he signed this as or aimed at 1072 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:49,114 strengthening The United States cybersecurity with focus on 1073 00:41:49,114 --> 00:41:52,335 amending problematic elements of executive orders from both 1074 00:41:52,635 --> 00:41:54,335 Biden and Obama administrations. 1075 00:41:55,514 --> 00:41:58,234 According to fact sheet, the new order aims 1076 00:41:58,234 --> 00:41:59,614 to improve software development, 1077 00:42:00,429 --> 00:42:00,929 border 1078 00:42:01,469 --> 00:42:02,289 gateway, BGP 1079 00:42:02,590 --> 00:42:03,090 security, 1080 00:42:03,710 --> 00:42:05,010 post quantum cryptography 1081 00:42:05,309 --> 00:42:05,809 implementation, 1082 00:42:06,190 --> 00:42:08,210 AI security, IoT security, 1083 00:42:08,670 --> 00:42:11,309 the use of encryption sanction policies, as well 1084 00:42:11,309 --> 00:42:13,409 as prevent the abuse of digital identities. 1085 00:42:18,525 --> 00:42:19,025 So 1086 00:42:19,644 --> 00:42:21,585 there's analysis of the changes 1087 00:42:24,445 --> 00:42:26,684 that Better Identity Coalition presses this point in 1088 00:42:26,684 --> 00:42:28,945 the White House decision to appeal a section 1089 00:42:29,005 --> 00:42:32,179 of it that strips away inappropriate measures outside 1090 00:42:32,179 --> 00:42:33,079 of core cybersecurity 1091 00:42:33,460 --> 00:42:35,239 focus, including moving a mandate 1092 00:42:35,699 --> 00:42:37,880 for US government issued digital IDs 1093 00:42:38,579 --> 00:42:40,599 for illegal aliens that would have facilitated 1094 00:42:42,545 --> 00:42:43,844 the settlement fraud 1095 00:42:44,625 --> 00:42:46,164 according to the White House. 1096 00:42:47,344 --> 00:42:50,065 Okay. Well, there again, it gets political. It's 1097 00:42:50,065 --> 00:42:51,364 not all about cybersecurity. 1098 00:42:51,664 --> 00:42:52,164 It's 1099 00:42:52,545 --> 00:42:54,565 more about the politics at hand. 1100 00:42:55,340 --> 00:42:56,719 Of course, in the LA 1101 00:42:57,820 --> 00:42:58,320 insanity 1102 00:42:58,619 --> 00:43:01,179 going on, several Waymo self driving I PACE 1103 00:43:01,179 --> 00:43:03,659 electric cars were set on fire. At least 1104 00:43:03,659 --> 00:43:05,760 five of them were burnt to the ground. 1105 00:43:06,860 --> 00:43:07,360 And, 1106 00:43:08,940 --> 00:43:11,295 so about $600,000 1107 00:43:11,295 --> 00:43:12,114 in loss. 1108 00:43:12,974 --> 00:43:16,034 So, again, multiple Waymo vehicles were set ablaze. 1109 00:43:17,695 --> 00:43:19,534 I wonder what their insurance will pay on 1110 00:43:19,534 --> 00:43:22,094 that if they will if unrest like that. 1111 00:43:22,094 --> 00:43:24,140 Burn them to the right. The chassis is 1112 00:43:24,140 --> 00:43:25,119 right to the ground. 1113 00:43:27,900 --> 00:43:28,400 So, 1114 00:43:30,539 --> 00:43:31,039 amazing. 1115 00:43:31,420 --> 00:43:32,800 Just absolutely amazing. 1116 00:43:34,220 --> 00:43:35,840 Finally, this is a weird one. 1117 00:43:36,974 --> 00:43:39,235 Salmon. You know, I I've talked about salmon 1118 00:43:39,295 --> 00:43:40,815 on this show before and how you have 1119 00:43:40,815 --> 00:43:42,755 to be careful. Salmon is the 1120 00:43:43,295 --> 00:43:44,914 from a sushi standpoint, 1121 00:43:45,535 --> 00:43:46,994 it is generally the 1122 00:43:47,375 --> 00:43:49,474 the fish that goes bad the quickest. 1123 00:43:50,015 --> 00:43:51,409 You You gotta have a lot of tight 1124 00:43:51,409 --> 00:43:53,190 controls. If you're gonna get, 1125 00:43:54,049 --> 00:43:56,630 food poisoning at a sushi shop, I guarantee 1126 00:43:56,769 --> 00:43:58,710 nine out of ten times is from salmon. 1127 00:43:59,329 --> 00:44:00,389 Not that you're getting 1128 00:44:00,929 --> 00:44:02,869 food poisoning from salmon, but 1129 00:44:03,594 --> 00:44:07,535 lab, yes, lab, lab grown salmon gets FDA 1130 00:44:07,594 --> 00:44:08,094 approval. 1131 00:44:09,675 --> 00:44:11,835 The FDA has issued its ever approval on 1132 00:44:11,835 --> 00:44:14,655 a safety consultation for lab grown fish. 1133 00:44:15,329 --> 00:44:17,650 That makes Wild Type only the company to 1134 00:44:17,650 --> 00:44:20,070 get approval from the regulator to sell sell 1135 00:44:20,130 --> 00:44:21,750 cultivated animal products. 1136 00:44:22,130 --> 00:44:24,849 It's cultivated salmon is now available to order 1137 00:44:24,849 --> 00:44:26,469 from only one Portland 1138 00:44:26,769 --> 00:44:27,269 restaurant. 1139 00:44:28,825 --> 00:44:30,744 If anyone's in Portland and you try this, 1140 00:44:30,744 --> 00:44:32,505 I'd love to know, does it taste like 1141 00:44:32,505 --> 00:44:34,364 salmon? I'd like to see the process, 1142 00:44:34,905 --> 00:44:36,125 how this is grown. 1143 00:44:36,744 --> 00:44:38,344 If this is grown in a lab and 1144 00:44:38,344 --> 00:44:39,565 there's no fish involved, 1145 00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:42,219 call me skeptical. 1146 00:44:43,079 --> 00:44:45,320 You're definitely not getting a filet from that, 1147 00:44:45,320 --> 00:44:46,059 are you? 1148 00:44:47,320 --> 00:44:48,539 So, anyway, 1149 00:44:48,840 --> 00:44:49,719 little little, 1150 00:44:50,119 --> 00:44:52,885 little bit interesting for sure. Hey, everyone. My 1151 00:44:52,885 --> 00:44:54,405 email geeknews@gmail.com. 1152 00:44:54,405 --> 00:44:57,125 Geeknews@gmail.comatgeeknewsonx. 1153 00:44:57,125 --> 00:44:58,405 It's been my pleasure to bring you the 1154 00:44:58,405 --> 00:44:59,765 show today. Thank you for being here. Thank 1155 00:44:59,765 --> 00:45:00,985 you for staying subscribed. 1156 00:45:01,285 --> 00:45:02,965 Thank you for staying online. 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