The Drill Down

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This week, Charter buys Time Warner Cable, the secret plan to hijack our smartphones, the NSA ends bulk collection of phone records, the IRS is hacked, and Pac-Man turns 35 ... and much much more.

What We're Playing With

Dwayne: Home Networking

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Taxman by The Beatles

Hot Topic: Security & Privacy

Music Break: Pac-Man Fever by Buckner & Garcia

Final Word

iwatani Prof. Toru Iwatani with his original designs for Pac-Man (via Control Magazine)

The Drill Down Video of the Week

Taking a selfie every day for 16 years

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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.

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This week, POTUS tweets, an Apple television is officially dead, hacking a planes controls from a passenger seat, amazing timelapses from still photos ... and much much more

What We're Playing With

Andy: The Sailor's Dream; Time Lapse / Project Almanac

Tosin: Maker Faire: Hovership, InMoov

Dwayne: Wink Spotter by Quirky

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters

Hot Topic

Music Break: Funky President by James Brown

Final Word

The Drill Down Video of the Week

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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.

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This week, AOL bought Time/Warner and now Verizon buys AOL, a $9 computer, no coffee DRM for Keurig, a new state of matter, Google’s autonomous cars are better drivers than you, and the tenth anniversary of Leeeeeeeeeeerooooy Jenkinnnnns!... and much, much more.

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What We're Playing With

Andy, Dwayne, Tosin: Avengers: Age Of Ultron; Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, “Scars”

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Airbag by Radiohead

Hot Topics

Music Break: Run Like Hell by Pink Floyd

Final Word

The Drill Down Video of the Week

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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.

Direct download: The_Drill_Down_-_Show_376.mp3
Category:technology -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

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This week, Grooveshark & Secret shut down, the Oculus Rift has a ship date, Tesla revolutionizes home energy, and a hostage situation defused by a pizza ... and much much more.

What We're Playing With

Andy, Dwayne, Tosin: Ready Player One

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: The Power by SNAP!

Hot Topic: Tesla Energy

Music Break: Electric Feel by MGMT

Final Word

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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.

Direct download: The_Drill_Down_-_Show_375.mp3
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This week, Russian hackers read Obama’s emails, the internet responds to the Nepal quakes, Comcast loses Time Warner Cable, gamers are steamed about paying for mods, ... and much much more...

What We're Playing With

Andy: Next Car Game: Wreckfest

Dwayne: Apple Watch impressions/Tattoogate

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Nephop Ko Bato by Laure

Hot Topics:

Microsoft Build Developers Conference 2015

Music Break: Dragonborn by Eric Calderone

Final Word: Skyrim Mods

The Drill Down Video of the Week

Obama’s Anger Translator Goes GEEK at the White House Correspondence Dinner

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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. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

Direct download: The_Drill_Down_-_Show_374.mp3
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