Grumpy Old Geeks

Mar 07 2025 691 ep. 73 mins 3.4k
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We dissect the tech news train wrecks of the week, calling out what went wrong and who’s to blame. Think of this podcast as if Kurt Cobain threw down with Tom from MySpace, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg in a back alley brawl. No mercy, no filter—if tech had a walk of shame, this would be it.

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687: Uncanny Spaceballs

Mar 07 2025 65 mins  
Techdirt has embraced politics as tech’s twin dumpster fire; Google’s AI Mode proves the internet is just Clippy with better PR; Billy McFarland’s Fyre Festival 2 is literally lost at sea; Tesla sales plummet as Elon’s antics spark protests; Sergey Brin wants engineers to work 60-hour weeks to build their replacements; Trump Media funneled cash to Don Jr. while indie musici

686: Not All Heroes Vibe Code

Feb 28 2025 60 mins  
The U.S. government gets slapped for violating privacy laws; Holmes and Balwani stay locked up; Bitcoin and Trump Coin take a dive; Warner Bros. kills game studios; Google cuts jobs while AI spending skyrockets; HUD office TVs play AI-generated Trump-Musk foot fetish content; Musk’s Grok AI doles out chemical weapon recipes; Andor returns with a binge-friendly drop; Kathleen Kenn

685: Bezos, Jeff Bezos

Feb 22 2025 64 mins  
Jason and Brian tackle Elon Musk’s surreal CPAC appearance, Tesla’s anti-theft dye measures for Supercharger cables, and protests against Musk’s growing political influence; they explore NASA’s fluctuating asteroid impact odds for 2032, Meta’s ambitious undersea cable project, and The New York Times integrating AI tools into its newsroom; plus, they break down Uber’s la

684: Don’t Be a Dick

Feb 15 2025 85 mins  
Jason and Brian tackle tech absurdities, financial scandals, and Elon Musk’s latest chaos, covering everything from the never-ending email unsubscribe struggle to a British IT worker’s desperate plan to reclaim lost Bitcoin by buying an entire landfill. They also dive into the Trump Coin disaster, AI making people dumber, brutal layoffs at Meta, and entertainment news like Myth

683: There IS a Spoon!

Feb 08 2025 80 mins  
Elon Musk’s growing control over government tech sparks chaos, with DOGE employees facing restrictions, USAID crumbling, and U.S. officials warning of legal issues, while AI developments surge—Amazon bets $100 billion on AI, the EU bans high-risk systems, and Google lifts its ban on AI weapons. In entertainment, The Devil May Cry anime’s wild theme song stands out, Buffy eyes

682: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Luigi

Feb 01 2025 87 mins  
Brian and Jason kick things off with a look at why Gen Z grads are getting fired just months after landing jobs and a curiously viral declassified CIA sabotage guide. Speaking of sabotage, U.S. students are struggling with their lowest reading scores in decades, raising questions about the future workforce. Meanwhile, Google Maps’ controversial renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to �

681: Trough of Disillusionment

Jan 25 2025 83 mins  
Brian, Jason, and Dave dive into the chaos of tech, media, and politics, covering everything from Elon Musk’s bizarre admission to paying people to play video games for him to Trump’s controversial pardon of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht. They discuss AI hype fading amid soaring costs, Amazon’s halted drone deliveries, Instagram’s political hashtag censorship, and Netflix

680: Failed Up

Jan 18 2025 63 mins  
This week on Grumpy Old Geeks, Jason and Brian dissect the latest tech and cultural news, starting with a TikTok tempest. The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a law potentially banning the app in the U.S. leaves the ball in Trump’s court, while TikTok’s CEO plans to attend his inauguration. As users flock to alternative Chinese apps and RedNote scrambles to hire English-spe

679: Set Sanity to Zero

Jan 11 2025 83 mins  
In Episode 679 of Grumpy Old Geeks, “Set Sanity to Zero,” Brian and Jason tackle tech news, cultural trends, and AI advancements, from wildfire apps and deepfake legislation to Meta controversies and AI-powered innovations, while rounding out the show with entertainment picks and insightful recommendations.

678: Stop Doing That!

Dec 21 2024 80 mins  
WordPress has officially jumped the pineapple, forcing users to agree that pineapple belongs on pizza to log in. Critics call it a kindergarten move, especially when serious feature requests are ignored. Meanwhile, the crypto world is celebrating its new political allies, but experts warn we’re inching toward a financial apocalypse that taxpayers will be stuck cleaning up. On the