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#SGGQA 035: Google vs the Right to Forget, Russian Bots on the Rise, Samsung’s Notch, Facebook Tracks Non-Users

Get your tech week started off right!

Google loses “Right to Forget” case in the UK. Facebook extensively tracks non-users through cookies. Pentagon issues advisory on Russian trolls increasing activity. Sony unveils XPERIA XZ2 Premium. Will Sprint and T-Mobile FINALLY tie the knot?

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#SGGQA 033: Sinclair Media Creepy, Facebook Creepy, and April Fools on Easter – Monday Tech Chat!

Taking a quick look at an awesome Doctor Who VR TARDIS, asking some creepy questions about Facebook scraping your data, and the Orwellian present of Sinclair Media and local news. Happy day after Easter!



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Stories this week:
TARDIS VR simulator! https://youtu.be/WaBLT_osVE8
Zuckerberg in 2006 talking about not selling user data https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/97…
Sinclair Media’s Orwellian mission statement to local news https://www.reddit.com/r/television/c…
Dr. Alison Grimes interview, smartphones and hearing loss https://somegadgetguy.com/2018/03/27/s…

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Geek Book Club 008 – Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Maybe the most passionate love letter to the 1980’s ever written. Releasing this week as a feature film adaptation, directed by none other than Mr. Steven Spielberg, ‘Ready Player One’ is a high concept fantasy adventure celebrating all things geek and pop culture in a wonderful mash up style. Here’s our take on the book, before we head out to see the film!

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GBC008 – Ready Player One

Next month’s review: ‘Master and Commander‘ https://amzn.to/2JN0iGD

Recording: TBD

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#SGGQA 032: Smartphones And Hearing Loss – Interview With Dr Alison Grimes Audiologist At UCLA

Are smartphones creating a deaf generation?


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The smartphone as we understand it today is a creation only ten years in the making, but over that decade it rapidly reached a critical saturation point. For many consumers, a phone is their primary media consumption tool, and these pocket computers can supply uninterrupted entertainment all day, with little need for a break.

At the same time, we are starting to see some disturbing emerging trends in health and etiquette. One trend to watch, increasing numbers of teens and young adults experiencing significant hearing loss.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Alison Grimes, director of Audiology and Newborn Hearing at UCLA, to discuss some of the misconceptions surrounding hearing loss, the current state of research as to what might be causing this damage, and to ask for her best practices in protecting your hearing.

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Stephen Hawking’s Multiverse, Game Reviewers Fight Microtransactions, Samsung Destroys 3.5% of Global NAND, Self-Driving Uber Kills Pedestrian – Monday Tech Chat!

Get your week started off right with a tasty tech podcast!

Stephen Hawking leaves behind an exciting new Multi-Verse theory. GameStar starts reducing review scores for games that use Microtransactions. Samsung destroys 3.5% of the global flash memory production. What are the ramifications of a fatality caused by a self-driving car?


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#SGGQA 030: Net Neutrality Fights Back, Trump on Video Games, and California Right to Repair – Monday Tech Chat

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Comcast throttles Paypal and Steam? What does the White House have to say about video game violence? California fights for your Right to Repair! The FCC is sued again, and Mayors are fighting for Net Neutrality!


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Geek Book Club 007 – Altered Carbon by Richard K Morgan

Pulp noir storytelling, hard science fiction setting, and a little life philosophy. ‘Altered Carbon’ has a little something for everyone. No surprise that this book series was optioned by Netflix for a 10 episode series. Sure, TV is fun to watch, but we’re BOOK GEEKS! Let’s read this puppy! Let’s read the HECK out of this puppy!

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GBC007 – Altered Carbon

Next month’s review: ‘Ready Player One‘ http://amzn.to/2tdUySa

Recording: TBD

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Geek Book Club 006 – The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness is an incredible achievement in science fiction, pushing the boundaries on late 1960’s gender discussion, and building a world for future novels to explore.

What happens to a society when you strip away gender, and then introduce a man into that society? Plus we get super squirrely talking about fantasy characters’ genitals…
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GBC006 – The Left Hand of Darkness

Next month’s review: ‘Altered Carbon’ http://amzn.to/2BH1Sbm

Recording: TBD

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