392: ...With Thunderous Applause

This week we’re once more joined by Greg Davies, host of Blendover & Heavy Metal Historian podcasts (and of course the TARDISBlend podcast hosted here at Geeks of Doom) as we discuss the biggest sausage party online, Google’s new logo, 1/7th of humanity on Facebook, the legality of teen self-sexting, Android Wear comes to iOS, a sneak peek at Apple’s future, Tesla breaks the perfection scale ... and much much more.

What We're Playing With

Andy: I Dream of Wires

Dwayne: Sony Alpha a6000

Headlines

• Almost None of the Women in the Ashley Madison Database Ever Used the Site
  • Ashley Madison fires back, says ratio of men to women is 1.2 to 1 with thousands still signing up
  • Ashley Madison Code Shows More Women, and More Bots
  • Ashley Madison parent company CEO stepping down
• NC Law: Teens who take nude selfie photos face adult sex charges
• 1 in 7 People ON EARTH Used Facebook on Monday

Audible Book of the Week

• Really Professional Internet Person by Jenn McAllister
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Music Break: Silver Apples of the Moon (Part A) [excerpt] by Morton Subotnick

Hot Topics

• Google’s New Logo Is Its Biggest Update In 16 Years
• Microsoft slips user-tracking tools into Windows 7, 8 amidst Windows 10 privacy storm
• Android Wear smartwatches come to the iPhone
• Apple TV 4: Gaming and Siri will be major focuses, expect Bluetooth game controllers + enhanced wireless
• Apple Exploring Original Programming Move, Could Compete with Netflix

Music Break: Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor" (from Well-Tempered Clavier) by J.S. Bach (Performed by Wendy Carlos)

Final Word

• Tesla's New Car Is So Good, It Literally Broke the Consumer Reports Scale

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Just Shapes And Beats - 9 min. preview

Outro: Themogene (I Dream of Wires theme) by Solvent

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Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan.