Geekdays   /     Geekdays #835: Week starting April 8th

Description

Another week, another headache. Isn't that how the expression goes? No? Another week, another bug-infested hell-hole for us to crawl out of? No? Dang it; I'm supposed to know this one. Another week, another florg driddy fnoop dardidae laminosa. ... Okay, now I'm either having a stroke or reliving a past life. Is this thing even on? Show notes and links: Amazon shoppers misled by 'bundled' star-ratings and reviews | Technology (theguardian.com) Researchers Find Google Play Store Apps Were Actually Government Malware (vice.com) Grindr defeats appeal over harassment on gay dating app (reuters.com) Kaspersky Lab Will Now Alert Users to 'Stalkerware' Used In Domestic Abuse (vice.com) New Nintendo Switch controller lets you ditch mobile apps for Fortnite chat (update) (polygon.com) Labo VR modes come to 'Super Mario Odyssey' and 'Breath of the Wild' (engadget.com) College students allegedly scammed Apple out of nearly $1M in iPhone replacements (theverge.com) Cats Actually Understand When You Say Their Name, Study Finds (vice.com)

Summary

Another week, another headache. Isn’t that how the expression goes? No? Another week, another bug-infested hell-hole for us to crawl out of? No? Dang it; I’m supposed to know this one. Another week, another florg driddy fnoop dardidae laminosa.
… Okay, now I’m either having a stroke or reliving a past life. Is this thing even on?
Show notes and links:

* Amazon shoppers misled by ‘bundled’ star-ratings and reviews | Technology (theguardian.com)
* Researchers Find Google Play Store Apps Were Actually Government Malware (vice.com)
* Grindr defeats appeal over harassment on gay dating app (reuters.com)
* Kaspersky Lab Will Now Alert Users to ‘Stalkerware’ Used In Domestic Abuse (vice.com)
* New Nintendo Switch controller lets you ditch mobile apps for Fortnite chat (update) (polygon.com)
* Labo VR modes come to ‘Super Mario Odyssey’ and ‘Breath of the Wild’ (engadget.com)
* College students allegedly scammed Apple out of nearly $1M in iPhone replacements (theverge.com)
* Cats Actually Understand When You Say Their Name, Study Finds (vice.com)

Subtitle
Another week, another headache. Isn’t that how the expression goes? No? Another week, another bug-infested hell-hole for us to crawl out of? No? Dang it; I’m supposed to know this one. Another week, another florg driddy fnoop dardidae laminosa.
Duration
17:57
Publishing date
2019-04-12 07:56
Link
http://csicon.fm/g835/
Contributors
  The CSICON Network
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Enclosures
http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.csicon.fm/g/g835.mp3
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Shownotes

Another week, another headache. Isn’t that how the expression goes? No? Another week, another bug-infested hell-hole for us to crawl out of? No? Dang it; I’m supposed to know this one. Another week, another florg driddy fnoop dardidae laminosa.

… Okay, now I’m either having a stroke or reliving a past life. Is this thing even on?

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