The Drill Down

house-of-cards-fycThis week, both hackers and congress tell the NSA “enough!”, What it’s like when the NSA shows up at your ISP’s doorstep, how stores are tracking you through your cellphone, Netflix competes with the big boys, and Google unveils a new way into the living room

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What We're Playing With
Andy: Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013, Orange is the New Black
Dwayne: Leap Motion
Tosin: Blackberry Z10

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Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: House of Cards (Main Titles) by Jeff Beal

Hot Topic: Streaming Makes a Splash

The Drill Down Video of the Week

Watch Loki Take Over Comic-Con’s Hall H At Marvel Studios Panel

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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 Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan.

Direct download: The_Drill_Down_-_Show_286.mp3
Category:technology -- posted at: 7:30am EDT

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This week, The NSA stands their ground, JAY Z’s got 99 problems, and his new album’s digital distribution is one, Apple’s App Store celebrates its 5th Anniversary, and you get the gifts, Dropbox remakes itself with DBX, and a closer look at Grand Theft Auto V

What We're Playing With
Andy: Olympus OM-D E-M5; Europa Report

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Holy Grail by JAY Z (ft. Justin Timberlake)

Hot Topic: NSA Watch

Flashback: President Obama on Transparency and the FOIA, from 2009

Music Break: Keep It To Yourself by Sonny Boy Williamson

Final Word: Apple: App Stores & e-Books

The Drill Down Video of the Week

First Gameplay Video For Rockstar’s ‘Grand Theft Auto 5′

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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 Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan.

Direct download: TDD_285_mixdown.mp3
Category:technology -- posted at: 7:30am EDT

TDDmarsoneastronautThis week, Even more leaked NSA intel from Edward Snowden, Zynga serves two masters, Encryption foils wiretaps for the first time ever, Samsung buys Boxee, a body heat-powered flashlight, and you could be chosen to explore Mars--the catch... it’s a one-way trip. All this and more...

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Life on Mars? by David Bowie

Hot Topic: The Spirit of Innovation

Final Word

The Drill Down Video of the Week

Star Citizen on Kickstarter

Outro: La Cucaracha by Perez Prado

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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 Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan.

Direct download: The_Drill_Down_-_Show_284.mp3
Category:technology -- posted at: 7:30am EDT

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