Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better Nate Heath and David Baehler

We all have a lot of data online, is there any chance of getting rid of our digital footprint? We've got a couple services that claim to help, but is it a hopeless endeavor? If it is, we follow that with some very helpful websites in other areas. Then it's on to a whirlwind of tech news, tips, and picks to help you tech better.
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INTRO (00:00)
Can you delete yourself from the internet? (07:15)
Joindeleteme.com - Your personal data is yours again
Deleteme.com - Discover & control your digital footprint
Justdeleteme.xyz - A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services
Actually helpful websites: (22:00)
IlovePDF.com - Every tool you need to work with PDFs in one place
BookPecker.com - 14,509 books summarized in 5 bullet points
12ft.io - Browse a cleaner web!
FMHY.net - free media heck yeah
Alltop.com - Top news for any topic
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Quickly scroll back down in Photos for iOS (32:30)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (36:00)
The Internet Archive just backed up an entire Caribbean island
President Biden is now posting into the fediverse
San Francisco's light rail to upgrade from floppy disks
First patient receives cell therapy that turns lymph node into tiny liver
Trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida
NASA picks 3 companies to help astronauts drive around the moon
White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon
TAKES:
Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators (40:00)
9 of the 10 most-watched streaming programs are reruns (42:35)
Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads (45:20)
Google rolling out Find My Device network for Android (47:25)
BONUS ODD TAKE: 37 Heaven! (48:35)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Mobapad M6S Joycons (52:10)
Nate: 100 PCS Adhesive Cable Clips (Small, White&Black), Upgraded Wall Wire Holder Cord Organizer for Cable Management Under Desk, Light Clips Hooks for LED, Car Dash Cam, USB Cable (57:15)
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In the last 7 months, Nate and Isla have watched @MrBeast videos over 1000 times. Who is MrBeast, and why is he the biggest YouTuber on the planet? We'll do our best to explain his complicated world and convince you to be a fan! Plus we'll have our usual tech news, picks, and tips to help you tech better!
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INTRO (00:00)
April Fools Day - MKBHD, Big Bite® Hot Dog Sparkling Water (01:30)
MrBeast (07:35)
Who is MrBeast?
The videos
Philanthropy
Feastables
Biggest game show ever on Amazon Prime
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Apple note link color (41:55)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (46:45)
SWAT team raids innocent family over stolen AirPods, inaccurate 'FindMy' app tracking
Facebook snooped on users’ Snapchat traffic in secret project
Scientists turn to AI to make beer taste even better
A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
Nigerian woman faces jail time for Facebook review of tomato sauce
The Pirate Bay’s oldest torrent is now 20 years old
Arizona's Governor Signs Bill Making Pluto the Official State Planet
TAKES:
Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison for fraud and money laundering at FTX, ordered to pay $11B in forfeiture (50:30)
Gmail turns 20 (51:30)
Canva acquires Affinity to fill the Adobe-sized holes in its design suite (52:35)
Amazon ditches ‘Just Walk Out’ checkouts at its grocery stores (54:40)
AT&T says personal data from 73 million current and former account holders leaked onto dark web (57:45)
BONUS ODD TAKE: FreeBlockbuster.org (59:55)
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As we often discuss, AI is moving fast. Many people say that Apple is getting left behind. Well, this week, Apple's AI plan is becoming clearer. There's plenty of other tech news to discuss, like the looming TikTok ban, Walmart's selling the MacBook Air, and the tech layoffs continue. We also have some witty humor, pro tips, and picks for your enjoyment.
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INTRO (00:00)
World Backup Day March 31st (03:30)
Big Tech vs. Big Government
The United States DoJ is suing Apple (05:30)
How painful are all of these fines? (12:20)
Apple, Meta, Google Probed by EU Under New Digital-Competition Law (14:50)
The EU’s Digital Markets Act (16:05)
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Charge iPhone Battery Faster in Airplane Mode (18:05)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (20:35)
In 2022, ringtone sales still managed to generate $11 million
Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts
Tennessee becomes first US state with law protecting musicians from AI
Nicholas Hawkes, 39, becomes first in England to be jailed for cyber flashing
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia glitch lets customers withdraw millions
Reddit shares rise 30% to start week after social media company’s IPO
Formula 1 chief appalled to find team using Excel to manage 20,000 car parts
TAKES:
Apple using multiple AI sources for the backend and providing an Apple-ish front end (23:30)
Trump’s Truth Social valued at more than $9bn as it goes public in New York (24:25)
Watch Neuralink’s first human subject demonstrate his brain-computer interface (25:50)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Tunnel to the other side of the world (27:35)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: HGST - WD Ultrastar DC HC520 HDD | HUH721212ALE601 | 12TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch | ISE 512e | Helium Data Center Internal Hard Disk Drive Renewed (34:10)
Nate: Native Instruments Traktor 8-Inch DJ Cable for iPad/iPhone (38:15)
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As we often discuss, AI is moving fast. Many people say that Apple is getting left behind. Well, this week, Apple's AI plan is becoming clearer. There's plenty of other tech news to discuss, like the looming TikTok ban, Walmart's selling the MacBook Air, and the tech layoffs continue. We also have some witty humor, pro tips, and picks for your enjoyment.
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INTRO (00:00)
About that TikTok ban (03:45)
Apple and AI
Apple Is in Talks to Let Google Gemini Power iPhone AI Features (06:00)
Apple acquires startup DarwinAI as AI efforts ramp up (08:10)
Apple researchers achieve breakthroughs in multimodal AI as company ramps up investments (11:50)
Nvidia’s GTC 2024 Keynote - Blackwell, NVLink Switch, NIM, Project GROOT (16:25)
CryptoWatch:
Ethereum network finishes cost-cutting Duncan software upgrade (18:20)
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Measure AR (20:40)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (27:25)
ASCII art elicits harmful responses from 5 major AI chatbots
Cisco completes $28 Billion acquisition of Splunk
Playing thriving reef sounds on underwater speakers ‘could save damaged corals’
Monopoly Go hits $2B in revenue just 10 months after launch
Neil Young Says His Music Is Returning to Spotify
xAI is releasing the weights and architecture of their 314 billion parameter Mixture-of-Experts model, Grok-1
Games are coming to LinkedIn
Google DeepMind’s latest AI agent learned to play Goat Simulator 3
McDonald's IT systems outage impacts restaurants worldwide
TAKES:
Walmart brings the M1 MacBook Air to its shelves for $699 (29:30)
Apple Vision Pro used in UK spinal fusion operation (34:45)
Laid-off techies face ‘sense of impending doom’ with job cuts at highest since dot-com crash (36:20)
Automakers are sharing consumers’ driving behavior with insurance companies (40:20)
BONUS ODD TAKE: The Great Toilet Rebrand (45:30)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: TP-Link Tapo Pan/Tilt Security Camera for Baby Monitor, Pet Camera w/ Motion Detection, 1080P, 2-Way Audio, Night Vision, Cloud & SD Card Storage, Works with Alexa & Google Home Tapo C200 (49:20)
Nate: Television by Sandwich (54:25)
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Dave comes through with a great ProTip about AirPods that neither of us knew about, that's rare. No new iPads yet. Rivian announced their new EVs. We've got some follow-up on Crypto Watch. Plus some great tips and picks to help you tech better!
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INTRO (00:00)
Rivian R2, R3, and R3X launch event: the EV company’s more affordable SUVs are here (03:30)
CryptoWatch:
OG Bitcoiner sold 1000 BTC that were mined in 2010 (09:30)
Take A Look At The Top 10 Meme Coins For 2024 And Chase Those 100x Returns (12:00)
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Share Airtag Location (16:40)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (22:10)
Pentagon Review Finds No Evidence of Alien Cover-Up
Linux Passes 4% Desktop Market Share
MIT Scientist Raises $53 Million to Deploy AI for Dentists
United Plane Veers Off Runway in Third Boeing Incident This Week
5,800 pounds of batteries tossed off the International Space Station in 2021 fell to Earth last week
TAKES:
Oscars 2024: Netflix Wins Just One Award and Apple Shut Out After Streamers Combine for 32 Nominations (25:35)
Zuck roasts the Apple headset again (31:40)
Teachers are embracing ChatGPT-powered grading (34:40)
Patch Tuesday, March 2024 Edition (37:05)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Neal.fun Space Elevator (40:15)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Sony 4K HD Video Recording FDRAX33 Handycam Camcorder (43:30)
Nate: Anker Nano Power Bank with Built-in Foldable USB-C Connector, 5,000mAh Portable Charger 22.5W, for iPhone 15/15 Plus/15 Pro/15 Pro Max, Samsung S22/23 Series, Huawei, iPad Pro/Air, AirPods, and More (48:40)
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Bitcoin hit an all-time high today, and we're trying to figure out why. Will it keep going up? Who knows. We were also hoping for some big iPad news this week, but Apple released some other stuff instead. Then we get into the rest of the tech news, some pro tips, and our picks of the week, enjoy!
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INTRO (00:00)
CryptoWatch
Bitcoin hits record high. Here's what's driving up the price (03:05) Bitcoin euphoria is back as investors prepare for the quadrennial ‘halving’ (07:00) 4 Reasons to Buy Coinbase Stock Like There's No Tomorrow (10:00) Apple launches new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air with M3 chip, support for two external displays, faster Wi-Fi (12:20) Apple refreshes iPhone cases and watchbands (20:35) iOS 17.4 brings podcast transcripts (21:50) Tech worker's wife says she didn't want Apple Vision Pro in wedding pictures (23:25) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Special lists in Reminders app (25:30)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (29:05)
Winklevoss Twins’ Start-Up Will Pay Burned Customers $1B Self-pay gas station pumps break across NZ as software can’t handle Leap Day Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over ‘betrayal’ of nonprofit AI mission Carmakers Must Bring Back Buttons, Says Europe Facebook, Threads and Instagram back online after 2-hour outage Sergey Brin says Google ‘definitely messed up’ Gemini image launch Unhoused man accused of trying to steal a Waymo self-driving car in downtown L.A. TAKES:
Call-Center Firm Sinks on Klarna Claims AI Is Doing Agents’ Jobs (31:05) HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors (34:50) Apple says iPhone 15 batteries have a longer lifespan than initially thought (38:50) Portland Unipiper facing uphill battle after Facebook hack (41:00) Bonus Odd Take: Old’aVista - The most powerful guide to the old internet (43:55)
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