<![CDATA[Cricket's Campfire]]>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:15:19 +0000Captivate.fmbbeach@cricketscampfire.com (Ben Beach)
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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>https://artwork.captivate.fm/c1843f2b-5880-42e5-a47d-29b2dc13d87f/1JWc_17rStfohTQ53Rf0aGF4.pngCricket's CampfireBen Beachbbeach@cricketscampfire.comBen BeachWe attempt to simplify some of life's most complicated questions. Why does money exist? What is in the news that's interesting? How did the Sun form? Come sit by the fire and we'll tell some tall tales, news, and science. Join our discord: https://discord.gg/j3pWb3v83y This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrphttps://www.cricketscampfire.com/noepisodichttps://feeds.captivate.fm/crickets-campfire/S3E2 - Guest Feature - Mat - Education system, FDA, Depression and more!Guest Feature - Mat - Education system, FDA, Depression and more!Join us as we delve into the depths of the systems that control us, the FDA, depression, and more! If you or a friend is experiencing suicidal thoughts, please reach out to the National Suicide hotline, they are staffed 24/7 and have a wonderful team there to help, or just listen. 800-273-8255. Transcript available on https://cricketscampfire.com/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>Join us as we delve into the depths of the systems that control us, the FDA, depression, and more!

If you or a friend is experiencing suicidal thoughts, please reach out to the National Suicide hotline, they are staffed 24/7 and have a wonderful team there to help, or just listen. 800-273-8255.

Transcript available on https://cricketscampfire.com/



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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>88a0d85a-f4d4-4548-b0be-2a92ec7b7be4Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:00:00 -040001:05:42yesfull32Join us as we delve into the depths of the systems that control us, the FDA, depression, and more! If you or a friend is experiencing suicidal thoughts, please reach out to the National Suicide hotline, they are staffed 24/7 and have a wonderful team there to help, or just listen. 800-273-8255. Transcript available on https://cricketscampfire.com/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpBen BeachS3 Trailer - We've got a guest? What's going on?We've got a guest? What's going on?A trailer on what's coming up with Cricket's Campfire - we have a new guest, Mat Peterson, a release schedule (bi-weekly, starting October 1'st, 2021), a bit of background about where we've been and more! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>A trailer on what's coming up with Cricket's Campfire - we have a new guest, Mat Peterson, a release schedule (bi-weekly, starting October 1'st, 2021), a bit of background about where we've been and more!



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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>50b814a0-e160-4e75-9ebc-89bde7fa253cTue, 28 Sep 2021 19:00:00 -040003:03notrailer3A trailer on what's coming up with Cricket's Campfire - we have a new guest, Mat Peterson, a release schedule (bi-weekly, starting October 1'st, 2021), a bit of background about where we've been and more! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpBen BeachS3E1 - Code With an Agenda - BotsCode With an Agenda - Bots You see them every day. Blending in with the crowd. Faces on the other side of the internet, with pictures, names, words of their own. But they aren’t real. They were never real. They look and act almost right… but something’s off. Whether it’s trying to get you to buy something, or maybe think a certain way… They want something from you. Is that person yelling about politics even real? You have to think about it because you’re not sure. You settle on real. Probably. It’s hard to tell these days, but… he sounded real, didn’t he? They keep getting better and better. More human, and less robot. Who knows how many times you’ve already been fooled by them? How did we get here? Hey there everyone, welcome to crickets campfire. We were on a bit of a hiatus for personal reasons there, but we’re back! And today we're going to talk about bots. I’m sure you’ve heard the term bots. It's a pretty common buzzword when talking about the dangers of our very internet-centric lives. To the more tech-savvy, you'll already know what those are, but for clarity for everyone else, a bot is a program. A virtual robot, who only exists digitally. Sometimes they're as simple as a few lines of text, or much more in-depth code. These tasks are almost always repetitive, boring, time consuming tasks. No human would want to go and do these things every day. So someone writes a program to do these things. It cuts down immensely on the time a person has to devote to a website or task. A lot of bots are tasked with collecting and consolidating information, collecting it from different sites, and putting it somewhere easy to find. They’re good at making things neat and organized. A good bot makes your experience on the internet smooth and often safer. A chatbot can monitor live conversations and weed out trouble makers. Maybe you see a bot telling people the weather on some social media platform. We’ve got hundreds of millions of them. They can be so useful, and throughout your day, you’re probably being helped by an unknown number of them.&nbsp; But then there are the other bots. The ones that don’t want you to ever know you came in contact with. Bots are set in place by bad actors. They steal your public information to sell, Email spam, lie to you, frustrate you… They’re the biggest flaw to the internet.&nbsp; According to a study by Imperva, in 2019 about ⅓ of all traffic on the internet was created by bots. If that sounds high, that’s nothing compared to a few years ago. In 2014, only about 40% of online traffic was human. Why are there so many? Well, at the root of that are a number of reasons, but the biggest will always be the same. Money. Is something paid per view? Videos, news articles, this podcast even. Every view is a currency, exchangeable for cash. Bots can generate that so easily that it’s tempting to send bots through to rake in those views. If there’s something on sale that you can sell down the line for big bucks? Scalper bots will buy up every copy before a human can even try. Tickets are a huge target for this. I’m sure you’ve all heard about how hard it still is to buy a PS5. You can bet that some bots helped scalpers get most of those. Sometimes the motivation behind them is a little more obscure. DDoS attacks, or distributed denial of service, are when you send a huge number of bots to a site, overwhelming it, and taking it down. They can be hard to deal with, sometimes even impossible.&nbsp; There are other bots that just brute-force passwords. They get an email and just try passwords till they get in. They can do a lot of damage from there. Can you even count how many accounts are tied to your email? Then there’s a specific kind of nefarious bot. The ones made to look and sound like real people. They’re on Twitter, parroting politics that their owners want you to believe. Telling you about how great a product is from some sketchy website. They ask innocuous questions, trying to get answers to security... <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a> You see them every day. Blending in with the crowd. Faces on the other side of the internet, with pictures, names, words of their own. But they aren’t real. They were never real. They look and act almost right… but something’s off. Whether it’s trying to get you to buy something, or maybe think a certain way… They want something from you.

Is that person yelling about politics even real? You have to think about it because you’re not sure. You settle on real. Probably. It’s hard to tell these days, but… he sounded real, didn’t he? They keep getting better and better. More human, and less robot. Who knows how many times you’ve already been fooled by them?

How did we get here?

Hey there everyone, welcome to crickets campfire. We were on a bit of a hiatus for personal reasons there, but we’re back! And today we're going to talk about bots.

I’m sure you’ve heard the term bots. It's a pretty common buzzword when talking about the dangers of our very internet-centric lives. To the more tech-savvy, you'll already know what those are, but for clarity for everyone else, a bot is a program. A virtual robot, who only exists digitally. Sometimes they're as simple as a few lines of text, or much more in-depth code. These tasks are almost always repetitive, boring, time consuming tasks. No human would want to go and do these things every day. So someone writes a program to do these things. It cuts down immensely on the time a person has to devote to a website or task.

A lot of bots are tasked with collecting and consolidating information, collecting it from different sites, and putting it somewhere easy to find. They’re good at making things neat and organized. A good bot makes your experience on the internet smooth and often safer. A chatbot can monitor live conversations and weed out trouble makers. Maybe you see a bot telling people the weather on some social media platform. We’ve got hundreds of millions of them.

They can be so useful, and throughout your day, you’re probably being helped by an unknown number of them. 

But then there are the other bots. The ones that don’t want you to ever know you came in contact with. Bots are set in place by bad actors. They steal your public information to sell, Email spam, lie to you, frustrate you… They’re the biggest flaw to the internet. 

According to a study by Imperva, in 2019 about ⅓ of all traffic on the internet was created by bots. If that sounds high, that’s nothing compared to a few years ago. In 2014, only about 40% of online traffic was human.

Why are there so many? Well, at the root of that are a number of reasons, but the biggest will always be the same. Money. Is something paid per view? Videos, news articles, this podcast even. Every view is a currency, exchangeable for cash. Bots can generate that so easily that it’s tempting to send bots through to rake in those views. If there’s something on sale that you can sell down the line for big bucks? Scalper bots will buy up every copy before a human can even try. Tickets are a huge target for this. I’m sure you’ve all heard about how hard it still is to buy a PS5. You can bet that some bots helped scalpers get most of those.

Sometimes the motivation behind them is a little more obscure. DDoS attacks, or distributed denial of service, are when you send a huge number of bots to a site, overwhelming it, and taking it down. They can be hard to deal with, sometimes even impossible. 

There are other bots that just brute-force passwords. They get an email and just try passwords till they get in. They can do a lot of damage from there. Can you even count how many accounts are tied to your email?

Then there’s a specific kind of nefarious bot. The ones made to look and sound like real people. They’re on Twitter, parroting politics that their owners want you to believe. Telling you about how great a product is from some sketchy website. They ask innocuous questions, trying to get answers to security questions from you. 

Here’s a story from my editor, who moderates for a midsized stream on Twitch:

“We basically interact with two kinds of bots, daily. The good little chatbots who have a job to do, and do it routinely, or on-demand. They have usernames, and everyone who comes by knows them well. We talk about them like they're real members of the community. One just sits there and gives out streaming information, or responds to key phrases in chat. One puts up dog emotes whenever someone mentions a dog. It’s a good time, I promise. And then there’s the bot we wrote for the most important job. Protecting the stream from bots and malicious accounts.

While it was originally written to stop one dedicated harasser, the 3rd bot has the added bonus of stopping bot attacks, which have been a huge issue across twitch in the last few months. Twitch notoriously has a low bar for new accounts, so you can make thousands of profiles easily, and quickly. 

Bots have been tearing through marginalized creators, spewing obscenities, targeted hatred, and some of the worst things you can imagine. At best, they’re annoying, and at worst, they doxx the streamer, filling chat with the streamers’ personal information, address, full name, followed by threats of harm. They have a megaphone for a small handful of horrible people. It can be terrifying.”

So, how do you stop something like that? 

WITH MORE BOTS! Also, your host (twitch, Cloudflare, whomever) is battling them daily and watching your traffic in an effort to stop as much of it as they can without interfering with normal people. You can try banning them, but most of the time they just come back. You can report them to the official platform host, a lot of those hosts will take action either automatically or within a certain timeframe. You could also just set your “platform” to subscription only, for a short time, or something of that nature.

Captcha can weed out the majority of malicious bots, and verifying your email can cut down on even more. If you’re ever trying to do something online that requires jumping through a lot of hoops, those hoops are there to trip up the bots. They can’t make the jumps required to get through what we can do so easily. At least not without a significant amount of work and effort.

Bots don’t really have an agenda. They’re just bits of code that do as they’re told. They don’t want anything. The only agenda they have is the one belonging to the person who wrote it. The problems on the internet have never been the bots. It’s the people behind them. They’re here to stay, and they’re becoming more and more intelligent. We, for one, accept our new robot overlords. But maybe just the good ones.



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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>d658f33a-2af8-4c78-a23d-494f321895f2Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:00:00 -040010:57nofull31You see them every day. Blending in with the crowd. Faces on the other side of the internet, with pictures, names, words of their own. But they aren’t real. They were never real. They look and act almost right… but something’s off. Whether it’s trying to get you to buy something, or maybe think a certain way… They want something from you. Is that person yelling about politics even real? You have to think about it because you’re not sure. You settle on real. Probably. It’s hard to tell these days, but… he sounded real, didn’t he? They keep getting better and better. More human, and less robot. Who knows how many times you’ve already been fooled by them? How did we get here? Hey there everyone, welcome to crickets campfire. We were on a bit of a hiatus for personal reasons there, but we’re back! And today we're going to talk about bots. I’m sure you’ve heard the term bots. It's a pretty common buzzword when talking about the dangers of our very internet-centric lives. To the more tech-savvy, you'll already know what those are, but for clarity for everyone else, a bot is a program. A virtual robot, who only exists digitally. Sometimes they're as simple as a few lines of text, or much more in-depth code. These tasks are almost always repetitive, boring, time consuming tasks. No human would want to go and do these things every day. So someone writes a program to do these things. It cuts down immensely on the time a person has to devote to a website or task. A lot of bots are tasked with collecting and consolidating information, collecting it from different sites, and putting it somewhere easy to find. They’re good at making things neat and organized. A good bot makes your experience on the internet smooth and often safer. A chatbot can monitor live conversations and weed out trouble makers. Maybe you see a bot telling people the weather on some social media platform. We’ve got hundreds of millions of them. They can be so useful, and throughout your day, you’re probably being helped by an unknown number of them. But then there are the other bots. The ones that don’t want you to ever know you came in contact with. Bots are set in place by bad actors. They steal your public information to sell, Email spam, lie to you, frustrate you… They’re the biggest flaw to the internet. According to a study by Imperva, in 2019 about ⅓ of all traffic on the internet was created by bots. If that sounds high, that’s nothing compared to a few years ago. In 2014, only about 40% of online traffic was human. Why are there so many? Well, at the root of that are a number of reasons, but the biggest will always be the same. Money. Is something paid per view? Videos, news articles, this podcast even. Every view is a currency, exchangeable for cash. Bots can generate that so easily that it’s tempting to send bots through to rake in those views. If there’s something on sale that you can sell down the line for big bucks? Scalper bots will buy up every copy before a human can even try. Tickets are a huge target for this. I’m sure you’ve all heard about how hard it still is to buy a PS5. You can bet that some bots helped scalpers get most of those. Sometimes the motivation behind them is a little more obscure. DDoS attacks, or distributed denial of service, are when you send a huge number of bots to a site, overwhelming it, and taking it down. They can be hard to deal with, sometimes even impossible. There are other bots that just brute-force passwords. They get an email and just try passwords till they get in. They can do a lot of damage from there. Can you even count how many accounts are tied to your email? Then there’s a specific kind of nefarious bot. The ones made to look and sound like real people. They’re on Twitter, parroting politics that their owners want you to believe. Telling you about how great a product is from some sketchy website. They ask innocuous questions, trying to get answers to security questions from you. Ben BeachS2E4 - Google & PrivacyGoogle & PrivacyHave you ever questioned how it is that Google makes such an absurd amount of money? Maybe it's from their enterprise subscribers, maybe it's from selling their phones, perhaps even some sub-license contracts for Android? Nope. It's from advertising. Google is an advertising company, they're not a search engine anymore. We're digging into what it is that Google knows about me and how to help keep yourself away from their prying eyes. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>Have you ever questioned how it is that Google makes such an absurd amount of money? Maybe it's from their enterprise subscribers, maybe it's from selling their phones, perhaps even some sub-license contracts for Android? Nope. It's from advertising. Google is an advertising company, they're not a search engine anymore.

We're digging into what it is that Google knows about me and how to help keep yourself away from their prying eyes.



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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>f2e9f8bd-d43c-4029-9667-8332df375ef1Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:00:00 -040006:18nofull24Have you ever questioned how it is that Google makes such an absurd amount of money? Maybe it's from their enterprise subscribers, maybe it's from selling their phones, perhaps even some sub-license contracts for Android? Nope. It's from advertising. Google is an advertising company, they're not a search engine anymore. We're digging into what it is that Google knows about me and how to help keep yourself away from their prying eyes. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpBen BeachS2E3 - SCP - Legal Battle & Ethics Committee OrientationSCP - Legal Battle & Ethics Committee OrientationLets look at a legal battle that's been storming around Russia over the SCP Wiki on that side as well as what that means for all of the SCP sites. We're also going to cover a very mild, clean tale from their website. The original author of this piece is Voct. http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/ethics-committee-orientation (http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/ethics-committee-orientation) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>Lets look at a legal battle that's been storming around Russia over the SCP Wiki on that side as well as what that means for all of the SCP sites. We're also going to cover a very mild, clean tale from their website. The original author of this piece is Voct.

http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/ethics-committee-orientation



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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>c2b124a7-3175-41eb-ace6-b6f831538d81Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:00:00 -040010:52nofull23Lets look at a legal battle that's been storming around Russia over the SCP Wiki on that side as well as what that means for all of the SCP sites. We're also going to cover a very mild, clean tale from their website. The original author of this piece is Voct. http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/ethics-committee-orientation (http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/ethics-committee-orientation) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpBen Beach[EARLY PREVIEW] I managed to sneak this out... don't tell the boss[EARLY PREVIEW] I managed to sneak this out... don't tell the boss... he's coming, I think I have to go. Listen to this... it's... important!   NOTE: THIS STORY IS COMPLETELY FICTIONAL. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>... he's coming, I think I have to go. Listen to this... it's... important!

 

NOTE: THIS STORY IS COMPLETELY FICTIONAL.



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First, the publishing schedule will be bi-weekly or weekly. I will announce it as soon as I know. Second, the entire podcast has undergone a significant facelift. I have migrated hosting to a different host which allows me to expand our reach to some channels I was neglecting.

As I get into Season 2, here’s what I will strive to deliver.

* Content that is:     * unique and enjoyable to listen to     * related to a wide variety of topics     * a narrative or fictional story     * News and other information that we find interesting     * STEM based topics and interviews     * More to come, with hopes of creating games!

While I recognize this is a shift in my publishing schedule, this will allow me to produce a wide variety of content that can be enjoyed and related to on a much greater scale.

My hope is to make folks laugh, happy, or have enjoyable stories to relate to when talking to friends. My passion is learning new things, enjoying people’s company, telling a few jokes, reading a short story (or discussing a novel), programming and more. I want to work on those and share my passions with you. Please, join me on this journey as you and I both discover who I am.



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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>innovatedtech.podbean.com/24a73f9f-e220-391c-841a-fdac12dae8f8Sun, 07 Mar 2021 16:00:00 -040002:29notrailer2Introducing, Cricket's CampfireBen Beach[NO SCRIPT, SEASON FINALE!] Doctor Operating in Zoom During Court, Facebook & AR Glasses, Google Private tab is not Private, Bill Gates Android vs iOS, SolarWinds & ...[NO SCRIPT, SEASON FINALE!] Doctor Operating in Zoom During Court, Facebook & AR Glasses, Google Private tab is not Private, Bill Gates Android vs iOS, SolarWinds & ...Welcome to the final episode of Innovated Tech season 1! We're going to be trying a few other new things throughout the week, today, we'll be throwing the script away! Our topics will include a doctor that was operating during a court appearance for a traffic violation. Next up, we're going to discuss Facebook's new augmented reality glasses and incorporating facial recognition to them, potentially. After that, we'll figure out what's going on with Google's Incognito mode (private browsing) and how it isn't as private as we were led to believe. Also, does Bill Gates use Android or iOS? Finally, we're going to discuss the solarwinds123 password and how it was leaked. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>Welcome to the final episode of Innovated Tech season 1! We're going to be trying a few other new things throughout the week, today, we'll be throwing the script away! Our topics will include a doctor that was operating during a court appearance for a traffic violation. Next up, we're going to discuss Facebook's new augmented reality glasses and incorporating facial recognition to them, potentially. After that, we'll figure out what's going on with Google's Incognito mode (private browsing) and how it isn't as private as we were led to believe. Also, does Bill Gates use Android or iOS? Finally, we're going to discuss the solarwinds123 password and how it was leaked.

Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW)



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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>Buzzsprout-8049211Sun, 28 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -040017:42nofull114<p>Welcome to the final episode of Innovated Tech season 1! We're going to be trying a few other new things throughout the week, today, we'll be throwing the script away! Our topics will include a doctor that was operating during a court appearance for a traffic violation. Next up, we're going to discuss Facebook's new augmented reality glasses and incorporating facial recognition to them, potentially. After that, we'll figure out what's going on with Google's Incognito mode (private browsing) and how it isn't as private as we were led to believe. Also, does Bill Gates use Android or iOS? Finally, we're going to discuss the solarwinds123 password and how it was leaked.</p> <p><a href='https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW'>Support the show</a> (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW)</p> Ben BeachGalaxy 4 Year Updates, Fast Food Automation, Airforce F-35 is a Failure, [FUN TOPIC] Beware of Bears in Outhouses...Galaxy 4 Year Updates, Fast Food Automation, Airforce F-35 is a Failure, [FUN TOPIC] Beware of Bears in Outhouses...This morning we're going to spin out something brand new to our listeners and gather feedback on a poll from within Facebook. Please go and vote if you'd like to keep Fun Fact Saturday! >> Facebook Link This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>This morning we're going to spin out something brand new to our listeners and gather feedback on a poll from within Facebook. Please go and vote if you'd like to keep Fun Fact Saturday! >> Facebook Link

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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>Buzzsprout-8038987Sat, 27 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -040016:58nofull113<p>This morning we're going to spin out something brand new to our listeners and gather feedback on a poll from within Facebook. Please go and vote if you'd like to keep Fun Fact Saturday! >> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/innovatedtech'>Facebook Link</a> Ben BeachTwitter Working on a "Safety" Mode, Firefox Beefs Up Cookie Security, John Deere - Right to Not Repair, Good News for Coffe (Huh?)Twitter Working on a "Safety" Mode, Firefox Beefs Up Cookie Security, John Deere - Right to Not Repair, Good News for Coffe (Huh?)Today we're covering a few interesting tidbits from the news world. First up - Twitter is working on a new safety feature that stops harassment through their platform. Then we dig into Firefox and how it's adjusted the way it handles cookies (data saved from websites) and how that impacts your security. After that, we're looking at John Deere and their relapse on a repair agreement they came to in 2018. Finally, coffee is good for you again? We're not doctors, we don't know this stuff, I found a study and it's interesting - please don't drink [more] coffee because of this! Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>Today we're covering a few interesting tidbits from the news world. First up - Twitter is working on a new safety feature that stops harassment through their platform. Then we dig into Firefox and how it's adjusted the way it handles cookies (data saved from websites) and how that impacts your security. After that, we're looking at John Deere and their relapse on a repair agreement they came to in 2018. Finally, coffee is good for you again? We're not doctors, we don't know this stuff, I found a study and it's interesting - please don't drink [more] coffee because of this!

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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>Buzzsprout-8033045Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -040020:06nofull112<p>Today we're covering a few interesting tidbits from the news world. First up - Twitter is working on a new safety feature that stops harassment through their platform. Then we dig into Firefox and how it's adjusted the way it handles cookies (data saved from websites) and how that impacts your security. After that, we're looking at John Deere and their relapse on a repair agreement they came to in 2018. Finally, coffee is good for you again? We're not doctors, we don't know this stuff, I found a study and it's interesting - please don't drink [more] coffee because of this!</p> <p><a href='https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW'>Support the show</a> (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW)</p> Ben BeachFacebook & Australia Fighting, 3D Metal Printing, YouTube Expanded Parental Controls and Fortnite Paying You! [BONUS] At the end!Facebook & Australia Fighting, 3D Metal Printing, YouTube Expanded Parental Controls and Fortnite Paying You! [BONUS] At the end!Facebook & Australia just can't seem to agree on what's fair for news publishers quite yet, causing what some have called the "splinternet." 3D printing folks might know that plastic can be fairly strong but it has it's limits still. A new company is coming out with a solution that involves 3D printing metal. YouTube has expanded parental controls for the "teen" group, allowing better control between "Kids" and "Adults". Finally, Fortnite has begun paying out 1,000 V-bucks or Rocket League Bucks to anyone who has purchased a blind loot-box in the past. At the end, we will feature the intro-story music as it has a didgeridoo in it! Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>Facebook & Australia just can't seem to agree on what's fair for news publishers quite yet, causing what some have called the "splinternet." 3D printing folks might know that plastic can be fairly strong but it has it's limits still. A new company is coming out with a solution that involves 3D printing metal. YouTube has expanded parental controls for the "teen" group, allowing better control between "Kids" and "Adults". Finally, Fortnite has begun paying out 1,000 V-bucks or Rocket League Bucks to anyone who has purchased a blind loot-box in the past. At the end, we will feature the intro-story music as it has a didgeridoo in it!

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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>Buzzsprout-8026756Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -040014:28nofull111<p>Facebook & Australia just can't seem to agree on what's fair for news publishers quite yet, causing what some have called the "splinternet." 3D printing folks might know that plastic can be fairly strong but it has it's limits still. A new company is coming out with a solution that involves 3D printing metal. YouTube has expanded parental controls for the "teen" group, allowing better control between "Kids" and "Adults". Finally, Fortnite has begun paying out 1,000 V-bucks or Rocket League Bucks to anyone who has purchased a blind loot-box in the past. At the end, we will feature the intro-story music as it has a didgeridoo in it!</p> <p><a href='https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW'>Support the show</a> (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW)</p> Ben BeachStardew Valley Board Game, Apple Trumps M1 Malware, California Passes Net Neutrality, Persverences Hidden MessageStardew Valley Board Game, Apple Trumps M1 Malware, California Passes Net Neutrality, Persverences Hidden MessageToday we're going to explore Stardew Valley's new boardgame and how it looks fun but could be intense. We're digging into Apple's fix for the new M1 malware, Silver Sparrow. We'll also be discussing Net Neutrality and what that's all about (hint: it's good news!). We're also going to include a bit of bonus information related to Starlink and how that is impacted by Net Neutrality. Finally, we're discussing the hidden message that was found within perseverence. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>Today we're going to explore Stardew Valley's new boardgame and how it looks fun but could be intense. We're digging into Apple's fix for the new M1 malware, Silver Sparrow. We'll also be discussing Net Neutrality and what that's all about (hint: it's good news!). We're also going to include a bit of bonus information related to Starlink and how that is impacted by Net Neutrality. Finally, we're discussing the hidden message that was found within perseverence.

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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>Buzzsprout-8020142Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -040013:17nofull110<p>Today we're going to explore Stardew Valley's new boardgame and how it looks fun but could be intense. We're digging into Apple's fix for the new M1 malware, Silver Sparrow. We'll also be discussing Net Neutrality and what that's all about (hint: it's good news!). We're also going to include a bit of bonus information related to Starlink and how that is impacted by Net Neutrality. Finally, we're discussing the hidden message that was found within perseverence.</p> <p><a href='https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW'>Support the show</a> (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW)</p> Ben BeachArizona Prison Software Bug and Microsoft Office 365 Receiving LimitsArizona Prison Software Bug and Microsoft Office 365 Receiving LimitsToday we're delving into a terrible Arizona prison software bug that's causing prisoners to stay in jail longer than they are supposed to. We're also going to briefly touch base on Office 365 and the receiving limit that's going to be enforced starting in April 2021. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>Today we're delving into a terrible Arizona prison software bug that's causing prisoners to stay in jail longer than they are supposed to. We're also going to briefly touch base on Office 365 and the receiving limit that's going to be enforced starting in April 2021.

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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>Buzzsprout-8012660Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -040007:54nofull18<p>Today we're delving into a terrible Arizona prison software bug that's causing prisoners to stay in jail longer than they are supposed to. We're also going to briefly touch base on Office 365 and the receiving limit that's going to be enforced starting in April 2021.</p> <p><a href='https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW'>Support the show</a> (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW)</p> Ben BeachResearchers communicating with the sleeping, Clubhouse?, Online Content Moderation, and Soft robots with no electronicsResearchers communicating with the sleeping, Clubhouse?, Online Content Moderation, and Soft robots with no electronicsBack to our regularly edited show! Today we're digging into how researchers have expanded their ability to communicate with the (lucid) sleeping. We're going to explain what Clubhouse is, how it got started and where it might be heading from here. This leads us handily into online content moderation and what are the moral bounds we should begin to look for that still protect our freedom of speech? Closing out the show, we'll be talking about an advancement in soft robotics - robots you can squish! Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>Back to our regularly edited show! Today we're digging into how researchers have expanded their ability to communicate with the (lucid) sleeping. We're going to explain what Clubhouse is, how it got started and where it might be heading from here. This leads us handily into online content moderation and what are the moral bounds we should begin to look for that still protect our freedom of speech? Closing out the show, we'll be talking about an advancement in soft robotics - robots you can squish!

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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>Buzzsprout-8005492Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -040013:49nofull17<p>Back to our regularly edited show! Today we're digging into how researchers have expanded their ability to communicate with the (lucid) sleeping. We're going to explain what Clubhouse is, how it got started and where it might be heading from here. This leads us handily into online content moderation and what are the moral bounds we should begin to look for that still protect our freedom of speech? Closing out the show, we'll be talking about an advancement in soft robotics - robots you can squish!</p> <p><a href='https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW'>Support the show</a> (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW)</p> Ben BeachRAW: M1 Architecture Vulnerability, 3D Printing Guns, Cloning, and CaffeineRAW: M1 Architecture Vulnerability, 3D Printing Guns, Cloning, and CaffeineThis is a raw episode where we feature some behind-the-scenes outtakes in the audio. Today we're gonna dig into yet another M1 vulnerability, this time related to how macOS is installed when it boots up. We're also going to take a look at 3D Printing Guns (there is a disclaimer before the topic if you would like to skip ahead) and how that's impacting us. After that, we're going to discuss the cloning of a black-footed ferret that was cloned using over 30-year-old DNA and how that may help it avoid extinction! Google this, they're CUTE! Finally, wrapping up our conversation today, you'll get a headache listening to the caffeine talking. Don't listen to it if you love your coffee. Thanks for listening to our new format! Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>This is a raw episode where we feature some behind-the-scenes outtakes in the audio. Today we're gonna dig into yet another M1 vulnerability, this time related to how macOS is installed when it boots up. We're also going to take a look at 3D Printing Guns (there is a disclaimer before the topic if you would like to skip ahead) and how that's impacting us. After that, we're going to discuss the cloning of a black-footed ferret that was cloned using over 30-year-old DNA and how that may help it avoid extinction! Google this, they're CUTE! Finally, wrapping up our conversation today, you'll get a headache listening to the caffeine talking. Don't listen to it if you love your coffee. Thanks for listening to our new format!

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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>Buzzsprout-7987882Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -040018:18nofull16<p>This is a raw episode where we feature some behind-the-scenes outtakes in the audio. Today we're gonna dig into yet another M1 vulnerability, this time related to how macOS is installed when it boots up. We're also going to take a look at 3D Printing Guns (there is a disclaimer before the topic if you would like to skip ahead) and how that's impacting us. After that, we're going to discuss the cloning of a black-footed ferret that was cloned using over 30-year-old DNA and how that may help it avoid extinction! Google this, they're CUTE! Finally, wrapping up our conversation today, you'll get a headache listening to the caffeine talking. Don't listen to it if you love your coffee. Thanks for listening to our new format!</p> <p><a href='https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW'>Support the show</a> (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW)</p> Ben BeachFavicon Tracking, IBM Watson is Selling Out, Bitcoin 1 Trillion Cap, SolarWinds & MS DataFavicon Tracking, IBM Watson is Selling Out, Bitcoin 1 Trillion Cap, SolarWinds & MS DataToday we'll be digging into a bit more of the security sector as well as exploring a little about Cryptocurrency and what happened to BitCoin! Also, it turns out that after discussing IBM Watson yesterday, IBM has announced they're considering selling Watson! ARGH! Microsoft also released additional information after they concluded the SolarWinds hack. Let's dig into it! Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>Today we'll be digging into a bit more of the security sector as well as exploring a little about Cryptocurrency and what happened to BitCoin! Also, it turns out that after discussing IBM Watson yesterday, IBM has announced they're considering selling Watson! ARGH! Microsoft also released additional information after they concluded the SolarWinds hack. Let's dig into it!

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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>Buzzsprout-7976197Sat, 20 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -040016:35nofull15<p>Today we'll be digging into a bit more of the security sector as well as exploring a little about Cryptocurrency and what happened to BitCoin! Also, it turns out that after discussing IBM Watson yesterday, IBM has announced they're considering selling Watson! ARGH! Microsoft also released additional information after they concluded the SolarWinds hack. Let's dig into it!</p> <p><a href='https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW'>Support the show</a> (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW)</p> Ben BeachSpy pixels, Android 12, Edge Blocking Browser Notifications and more!Spy pixels, Android 12, Edge Blocking Browser Notifications and more!Today's episode is going to feature some news from slashdot with our own spin and a bit of helpful information. We'll be digging into Microsoft Edge blocking browser notifications without you telling it to, Android 12's new development release, Microsoft Office 2021 (you still have options to avoid the subscription, shocking news to us!), Perseverance landing, and the US supply of silicon, chips, and manufacturing. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>Today's episode is going to feature some news from slashdot with our own spin and a bit of helpful information. We'll be digging into Microsoft Edge blocking browser notifications without you telling it to, Android 12's new development release, Microsoft Office 2021 (you still have options to avoid the subscription, shocking news to us!), Perseverance landing, and the US supply of silicon, chips, and manufacturing.

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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>Buzzsprout-7958938Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -040022:10nofull14<p>Today's episode is going to feature some news from slashdot with our own spin and a bit of helpful information. We'll be digging into Microsoft Edge blocking browser notifications without you telling it to, Android 12's new development release, Microsoft Office 2021 (you still have options to avoid the subscription, shocking news to us!), Perseverance landing, and the US supply of silicon, chips, and manufacturing.</p> <p><a href='https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW'>Support the show</a> (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW)</p> Ben BeachQuick News & Tech InfoQuick News & Tech InfoWe're covering a few news topics this morning with a brief review of what's happened over the last day or two. We'll dig into Facebook and blocking Australia, CitiBank accidentally sending 900 million dollars to a creditor instead of 7.8 million dollars, and finally the new Mars Rover - Perserverence. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>We're covering a few news topics this morning with a brief review of what's happened over the last day or two. We'll dig into Facebook and blocking Australia, CitiBank accidentally sending 900 million dollars to a creditor instead of 7.8 million dollars, and finally the new Mars Rover - Perserverence.

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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>Buzzsprout-7939243Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -040007:57nofull13<p>We're covering a few news topics this morning with a brief review of what's happened over the last day or two. We'll dig into Facebook and blocking Australia, CitiBank accidentally sending 900 million dollars to a creditor instead of 7.8 million dollars, and finally the new Mars Rover - Perserverence.</p> <p><a href='https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW'>Support the show</a> (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW)</p> Ben BeachVPN - What Are They Good For and Why You (Don't) Need OneVPN - What Are They Good For and Why You (Don't) Need OneWe're delving into the depths of VPN (not related to your work VPN) connections and what they do, how they help keep your data safe, and what limitations there are on VPNs in general. Is it really needed? Without it, are you safe? Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>We're delving into the depths of VPN (not related to your work VPN) connections and what they do, how they help keep your data safe, and what limitations there are on VPNs in general. Is it really needed? Without it, are you safe?

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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>Buzzsprout-7926346Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:00:00 -040021:41nofull12<p>We're delving into the depths of VPN (not related to your work VPN) connections and what they do, how they help keep your data safe, and what limitations there are on VPNs in general. Is it really needed? Without it, are you safe?</p> <p><a href='https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW'>Support the show</a> (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW)</p> Ben BeachApple and Getting Into ItApple and Getting Into ItWe explore Apple's new privacy settings and their release schedule. We also explore a bit more on the M1 CPU and catch up on what we see going on in the Apple world. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>We explore Apple's new privacy settings and their release schedule. We also explore a bit more on the M1 CPU and catch up on what we see going on in the Apple world.

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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>Buzzsprout-7804099Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:00:00 -040018:19nofull11<p>We explore Apple's new privacy settings and their release schedule. We also explore a bit more on the M1 CPU and catch up on what we see going on in the Apple world.</p> <p><a href='https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW'>Support the show</a> (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW)</p> Ben BeachTrailerTrailerWelcome to Innovated Tech where we dig into science and technology and how they do the things they do! Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/cricketscampfire">Support this podcast</a>Welcome to Innovated Tech where we dig into science and technology and how they do the things they do!

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Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp]]>Buzzsprout-8017505Wed, 10 Feb 2021 23:00:00 -040000:30notrailer1Welcome to Innovated Tech where we dig into science and technology and how they do the things they do! Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=MLKNB3QJHQDUW) Ben Beach