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Beards of Tech

Beards of Tech

By Ervin Lukacs, Matt Slavin, Kyle Fisher, Jeff Budzinski, Wayne Thompson

Podcast / Media group of friends who enjoy talking tech news and looking at the latest hardware released. Previously known as Industry 4.0
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Episode 97: Improving iOS one jailbreak at a time

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Episode 96: Hank and Tosh

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  • Pixel Buds users are reporting Bluetooth connection issues - The Verge — Owners of Google’s new Pixel Buds are reporting a variety of connection issues with the true wireless earbuds. 9to5Google reports that issues have been raised on Google’s support forums as well as in a number of Reddit threads, and the problems have been replicated on review devices held by DroidLife, 9to5Google, and our own pair here at The Verge.
  • Plex lets you host virtual movie nights with remote friends and family members — There are third-party extensions like Scener that allow us to watch content from Netflix, HBO, and other services together while staying apart during these times of coronavirus-induced social distancing orders, but Plex is ready to up this with a native solution. It has announced a new Plex Labs experiment that allows you to watch shows, movies, and videos from your library together with others, perfectly synced up for everyone.
  • “The trampoline is working”—SpaceX returns human spaceflight to America | Ars Technica — Two human lives, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, hung in the balance. Thousands of people had put a decade of immensely hard work into reaching this moment. Success meant that NASA finally had its own access into space for astronauts. And it is not really an overstatement to say that if SpaceX flubbed this launch on the biggest of stages—if the unthinkable happened—it would scar the future of commercial space.
  • Critical 'Sign in with Apple' Bug Could Have Let Attackers Hijack Anyone's Account — Apple recently paid Indian vulnerability researcher Bhavuk Jain a huge $100,000 bug bounty for reporting a highly critical vulnerability affecting its 'Sign in with Apple' system.
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Episode 95: Recorded with Hypercam 2

Episode 95: Recorded with Hypercam 2

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Episode 94: This episode contains no real gameplay
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Episode 93: Contact Tracing
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Episode 92: Quarantine Edition

Episode 92: Quarantine Edition

Top News Stuff

Zoom security concerns

Zoom Alternatives that we have personally used. This list is organized by feature-set and ease of use. The easier to use and safer, the better. Lower in the list are those that sacrifice security for features.

  • Skype
  • Jitsi
  • FaceTime
  • Google Duo
  • Google Meet
  • Zoom
  • Discord
  • HouseParty
  • Facebook Messenger (please avoid this)

https://meet.jit.si/

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Apr 27, 202001:10:54
Episode 91: 2019 Phone Buyers Guide
Oct 18, 201901:17:47
Episode 90: If an Apple Tree 11 Max Pro display Super Retina XDR falls in the woods, does it make a sound?
Sep 11, 201901:36:44
Episode 89: El techo es en fuego

Episode 89: El techo es en fuego

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Wayne Ryan Thompson, Matt Slavin, Ervin Lukacs

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Aug 26, 201901:14:01
Episode 88: It’s my money and I want it now
Aug 06, 201901:10:08
Episode 87: Don't call it a comeback
Jul 25, 201901:57:56
Episode 86: Taking out the nets trash
Feb 27, 201901:05:36
Episode 85: Oopsies unFOLD

Episode 85: Oopsies unFOLD

Ep. 85 - Oopsies unFOLD
05Feb2019
Attendees
Matt Slavin, Ervin Lukacs

Discussions

Free Talk Section
The Verge did an oopsie
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1033108-the-verge-how-we-built-a-copyright-strike/

What's in the News?
OpenAI holds onto research longer to discuss ramifications of releasing extremely convincing AI
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1034001-the-pen-is-more-dangerous-than-the-sword-telsa-founded-openai-refuses-to-release-text-generating-ai-system-due-to-how-convincing-it-is/
Lawsuit filed for insider trading for apple’s lawyer who was supposed to prevent employees from insider trading
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/13/sec-files-insider-trading-lawsuit-against-former-apple-lawyer.html
Press F to pay respects for Opportunity
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/02/opportunity-did-not-answer-nasas-final-call-and-its-now-gone-to-us/
You can now run Windows 10 on a Raspberry Pi 3
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-10-arm-raspberry-pi-3-installer,38604.html
Amazon Backs out of HQ2 in Queens
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/nyregion/amazon-hq2-queens.html

Hot Takes
Samsung Event - Future of smartphones
https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/20/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-s10-event-recap/

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Notes - Plugs, worthy mentions, etc.
I4O on Spotify
I4O on Podbean
I4O on Google Play
I4O on iTunes
I4O on Stitcher
I4O on Twitch
I4O on Facebook
I4O on Twitter

Feb 21, 201901:16:10
Episode 84: Energizer is probably drunk
Feb 06, 201901:23:47
Episode 83: The most Windows Sunday ever
Jan 30, 201901:09:60
Episode 82: Voice of the People
Jan 20, 201936:06
Episode 81: Sometimes It’s Vaporware
Jan 11, 201901:36:08
Episode 80: Year in Review

Episode 80: Year in Review

Ep. 80 - Year in Review

 

02Jan2019

Attendees

Matt Slavin,  Ervin Lukacs

 

First Segment - Top Articles of the 2018 (chronologically, Matt’s Picks)

      Boring Company Flamethrower (Jan 28th, Ep. 36)
        https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/27/elon-musks-boring-co-flamethrower-is-real-500-and-up-for-pre-order/
      Starman Launched into space (Feb 6th, Ep. 38)
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk%27s_Tesla_Roadster
        We didnt put an article in the notes, but it happened and its the title
      Ajit Pai receives the NRA Courage award for saving the internet (25Feb Ep. 40)
        https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/nra-gives-ajit-pai-courage-award-and-gun-for-saving-the-internet/
      Drunk Man Accidentally takes $1600 Uber from WV to Jersey ( 04Mar Ep. 41)
        https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/03/drunk-man-accidentally-takes-1600-uber-from-west-virginia-to-new-jersey/
      Episode 43 - Cambridge Analytica, Rihanna tanking Snap Stock, and Uber Autonomous accident (busy episode, 19Mar)

 

    Episode 49 celebrated 1 year of podcast (Apr 29th)

 

    Google I/O 2018 brought Smart Compose, Duplex, Adaptive Battery, and first update via Project Treble, Google Photos Colorization, etc. (09May, Ep 50) Great Conversation about Workplace burnout (26Jun, Ep 56) People were shoving MacBook i9 laptops into the freezer (22Jul, Ep 60)
      https://www.macrumors.com/2018/07/17/core-i9-chip-macbook-pro-throttling/
    Bitconnect de-listed from final crypto-exchange (12Aug, Ep 63)
      https://www.ccn.com/dead-coin-walking-bitconnect-set-to-be-delisted-from-last-crypto-exchange/
    Alex Jones Suspended Permanently from Twitter (12Sep, Ep 67)
      https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/06/twitter-permanently-bans-alex-jones-and-infowars-accounts.html
    Apple Event (17Sep, Ep 68) Episode 70 - I’m reading this Jeff Google Event (08Oct, Ep 71) RIP Google + Cards Against humanity 99% off sale (27Nov, Ep 76)
      https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/23/18109070/cards-against-humanity-black-friday-99-percent-off-sale-cars-diamonds

Second Segment

 

Best tech of 2018 (Ervin | Matt)

Smartphone pick -

    Pixel 3s Camera | iPhone XS iPhone XS Max | Pocophone F1 OnePlus 6T | OnePlus 6T

Game Console Pick -

    Souljaboy game pad | Souljaboy game pad PS4 Pro | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch | PS4 Pro

Home tech pick -

    iPad Pro | iPad Pro Apple Watch Series 4 | Google Home Lenovo Smart Display | TCL Televisions

 

Jan 03, 201901:42:05
Episode 79: Zoox, Not Zoosk
Dec 24, 201847:58
Episode 78: Old Men Yell At Clouds 2

Episode 78: Old Men Yell At Clouds 2

Ep. 78 - Old Men Yell At Clouds 2

12Dec2018

Attendees

Matt Slavin, Jeff Budzinski, Ervin Lukacs, Ryan Thompson?

 

Old Men don’t get the internet part 2

Review Us! Notes - Plugs, worthy mentions, etc.
Dec 13, 201801:10:08
Episode 77: Top Level Subdoma.in
Dec 07, 201801:03:06
Episode 76: Oh, the Humanity

Episode 76: Oh, the Humanity

Nov 29, 201801:32:06
Episode 75: Amazon HQ2: Electric Boogaloo

Episode 75: Amazon HQ2: Electric Boogaloo

Nov 15, 201801:11:57
Episode 74: Folding Under Pressure
Nov 09, 201801:34:52
Episode 73: If You’re Reading This, It’s Past My Bedtime

Episode 73: If You’re Reading This, It’s Past My Bedtime

Ep. 73 - If You’re Reading This, It’s Past My Bedtime

29Oct2018

Attendees

Jeff Budzinski, Matt Slavin, Ervin Lukacs

Agenda

    NASA Fixes Hubble Gyroscope by Cycling Power
Electric Cars Get Higher Speed Limit in Austria

Apple Bans Bloomberg from iPad Event Double the Notches, Double the Fun for Pixel 3 Google Locks Out Third-Party Qi Chargers Ninja’s NYE Special IBM Acquires Red Hat OnePlus 6t Launch Review Us! Notes - Plugs, worthy mentions, etc.
Oct 30, 201801:00:55
Episode 72: Pixel Me Not Pink
Oct 17, 201801:02:52
Episode 71: Hold My Beer

Episode 71: Hold My Beer

Ep. 71 - Hold My Beer

08Oct2018

Attendees

Matt Slavin, Ervin Lukacs, Jeff Budzinski

Agenda

    Verizon humble-bragging about saving lives after throttling firefighters
SpaceX Bringing that loud to the West Coast, AND LANDING IT TOO

Your Monday doesn’t suck as much as NASA’s America doesn’t cut it for kids anymore “Siri, I’m being pulled over.” Apple says no way to chinese microchips Facebook holds Google’s beer for a data breach; Google done did it now More like Google- amirite And It’ll cost ‘em Google Event 2018

 

Notes - Plugs, worthy mentions, etc.
Oct 09, 201801:11:09
Episode 70: Ervin Is Not Himself

Episode 70: Ervin Is Not Himself

Episode 70

02Oct2018

Attendees

Matt Slavin, Ervin Lukacs, Kyle Fisher

Agenda

    Microsoft Surface Event

    Amazon raises minimum wage to $15

    Elon Musk to remain CEO

    Tesla deliveries double in one quarter

    Tesla Autopilot Version 9

    Google Event Rumor Roundup

    Best Buy accidentally sells third generation Chromecast before its released

    Facebook is using your 2FA for ads

    Facebook Breach

    Is anybody reading this?

      Love, Jeff.

Notes - Plugs, worthy mentions, etc.

Oct 05, 201801:23:11
Episode 69: It’s Been a Fortnite
Sep 27, 201801:28:26
Episode 68: Meme Factory
Sep 18, 201801:00:02
Episode 67: It's all a bit excessive
Sep 13, 201801:15:16
Episode 66: Labor Day Special

Episode 66: Labor Day Special

Sep 02, 201840:39
Episode 65: Throttled Up Emotions
Aug 27, 201801:10:03
Episode 64: Gif Is Pronounced Gif
Aug 21, 201801:05:51
Episode 63: What the Fax?
Aug 13, 201852:16
Episode 62: One Trillion Flamethrowers
Aug 05, 201801:09:06
Episode 61: Netflix and Panic
Jul 29, 201801:05:41
Episode 60: Powered by Unicorn Farts
Jul 22, 201850:38
Episode 59: Pickle Rick Minisub
Jul 16, 201859:49
Episode 58: First SSL, Then the Moon!
Jul 08, 201859:09
Episode 57: The Roadmap to Innovation
Jul 01, 201801:06:41
Episode 56: I Am Job.
Jun 26, 201850:58
Episode 55: Know When To Fold 'Em
Jun 17, 201828:38
Episode 54: Git Gud?
Jun 11, 201801:04:50
Episode 53: A Piece of the Ajit Pai

Episode 53: A Piece of the Ajit Pai

Episode 53 - A Piece of the Ajit Pai

03June2018/ Webcast

Attendees

Matt Slavin, Jeff Budzinski, Kyle Fisher

Agenda

New Business

    Microsoft to potentially acquire GitHub
California Net Neutrality Bill Passes
macOS High Sierra 10.13.5
Google quietly kills tablet page on store (...aaand its back)
Teens Dump Facebook

 

Podbean: http://industryfouroh.podbean.com/

Google Play: Industry 4.0

iTunes: Industry 4.0

Stitcher: I4o

Twitch: https://go.twitch.tv/industryfouroh

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/industryfouroh

Twitter: https://twitter.com/industryfouroh

 

All episode music produced by Jeff Budzinski:

https://soundcloud.com/thejbones

Enjoy the photography of Ryan Thompson:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/waynerthompson

Instagram: wayneryan21

 

Enjoy the Photography of Ervin Lukacs:

Instagram: Ervin.Lukacs

Jun 03, 201801:08:46
Episode 52: Solo: An i4o Story
May 27, 201837:37
Episode 51: Baggage Claim Edition

Episode 51: Baggage Claim Edition

Episode 51

13May2018/ Webcast

Attendees

Matt Slavin, Jeff Budzinski

Agenda
Items from Previous Episode

    Google I/O
New Business

First Half

    Google’s Digital Wellbeing Initiative
All the Goodness that was Google I/O

Google Scanning emails for machine learning Mozilla Voice can be the open source alternative to Google Duplex Apple Class Action lawsuit over faulty keyboards Maker of smart luggage goes out of business after airlines ban bags with built-in batteries Net Neutrality Vote to take place on Wednesday PSA Notes - Plugs, worthy mentions, etc.
May 13, 201855:59
Episode 50: Industry Google I/O

Episode 50: Industry Google I/O

Google I/O 2018

 

 

Notes - Plugs, worthy mentions, etc.

 

May 09, 201801:03:08
Episode 49: I4O One Year Extravaganza

Episode 49: I4O One Year Extravaganza

Episode 49

“I4O One Year Extravaganza”

29Apr2018/ Webcast

Attendees

Jeff Budzinski, Matt Slavin

Topics

Quick Topics:

    Happy One Year Anniversary to I4O
    49 weekly episodes including pilot 5 I4O explains Some live broadcasts of events
Ford Kills Most Sedans and Coupes
    https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/25/ford-to-stop-selling-most-small-cars/
Windows 10 Timeline
    https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/27/windows-10-april-update-review/
Google Tasks
    https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/27/17286226/google-tasks-review-to-do-list-gmail-calendar-keep
Bill Gates’ $12m Universal Flu Vaccine
    https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/27/17293160/bill-gates-announces-12-million-for-universal-flu-vaccine-research
GEDMatch Used To Find Golden State Killer
    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/gedmatch-a-tiny-dna-analysis-firm-was-key-for-golden-state-killer-case/

In Depth Topics:

    Blue Origin First Test Flight
    https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/28/blue-origin-first-test-flight-2018-livestream/
Prime going up to $120/yr
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/04/27/how-to-get-around-amazon-primes-new-119-fee/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ee25166bba9c
Belgium votes to consider loot boxes as gambling
    https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/25/17280440/belgium-video-game-loot-boxes-illegal-gambling
iPhone SE 2, Glass Back and a Headphone Jack
    https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/26/leaked-iphone-pics-show-glass-back-and-headphone-jack/
Apple VR/AR Dual 8K Headset
    https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/4/27/17291964/apple-vr-ar-headset-report

Notes - Plugs, worthy mentions, etc.

 

Apr 29, 201858:09
Episode 48: Rich Podcasting Services
Apr 22, 201848:21