Technology Blows

Dan Slimmon
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  • Technology

Like a self-driving Uber at a busy crosswalk, technological innovation keeps hurtling boldly ahead. Whether you’re choking down a mug of Keurig between back-to-back Zoom calls, granting GPS permission to the iPhone app that flashes your vape pen’s firmware, or just silently praying for the haywire inventory bot at the supermarket to come out of Sentinel Mode so you can scramble to safety, Technology Blows is the audio tour guide for your information-age malaise.

  1. Ticketmaster: How a Company that Does Nothing Came to Own Everything (Part 2)

    2d ago

    Ticketmaster: How a Company that Does Nothing Came to Own Everything (Part 2)

    On this week's episode, Meg Sinick joins me for the saga of Ticketmaster: the company that swallowed up and digested the live music industry by making a product that literally no one wants. Find out: How service fees and exclusive contracts turned the thriving music scene into a $300 Lil Jon meet-and-greet atop a pyramid of bleached skullsWhy the concentrated hate of millions of concertgoers only makes Ticketmaster more powerfulHow Taylor Swift finished what Eddie Vedder started (and also Kid Rock was there)References: Budnick, Dean, and Josh Baron. Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped. New York: Plume, 2012.https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/reports/Ticket_Sales_Report.pdf https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970504/2537429/paul-allen-caught-in-the-middle----his-varied-business-ventures-sometimes-collide-with-those-of-microsoft-the-firm-he-helped-found https://conduition.io/coding/ticketmaster/?ref=404media.co https://faqs.axs.co.uk https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/live-at-wharton-music-man-ron-delsener/ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qoim5FInvN4 https://manicpresents.com/about/ https://musicsustainability.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/628/2025/08/The-LiveNation_Ticketmaster-Merger_-A-citizens-guide.pdf https://nclnet.org/live_event_ticketing_guide/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33288959 https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/ahead-trial-attorney-general-bonta-lays-out-case-against-live-nation https://playbill.com/article/what-you-need-to-know-about-ticketmasters-verified-fan-ticket-buying https://prospect.org/2022/12/21/ticketmasters-dark-history/ https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/089533003765888449 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10185618/event-brite-qr-code https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e91157c96fe495a4baf48f2/t/68e58e39bce25b729b47932e/1759874617679/2025-NIVA-State-of-Live-Report.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20240402023930/https://help.ticketmaster.com/hc/en-us/articles/9663528775313-How-are-ticket-prices-and-fees-determined https://web.archive.org/web/20241209042105/https://www.ticketmaster.com/mobile-tickets https://www.404media.co/scalpers-are-working-with-hackers-to-liberate-non-transferable-tickets-from-ticketmasters-ecosystem/ https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/online-ticket-sale-fees/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/11/23/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-buys-control-of-ticketmaster/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-07-17-9507210012-story.html https://www.classaction.org/media/heckman-et-al-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc-et-al.pdf https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/16/media/taylor-swift-tickets-resale-market/index.html https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/03/09/music-industry-revenue-us-2021/ https://www.fivehorizons.com/archive/articles/testimon.shtml https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/paperless-ticket-trend-leaves-unbanked-outside-the-gate https://www.hypebot.com/adele-plots-ou-tour-with-indie-promoters-snubbing-live-nation-aeg/ https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2025/06/27/live-nation-ticketmaster-among-issues-at-indie-music-venue-conference/84342601007/ https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nj/Press/files/Lowson,%20Kenneth%20et%20al%20News%20Release.html https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/ticketmaster-pays-10-million-criminal-fine-intrusions-competitor-s-computer-systems-0 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-31-fi-5143-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-09-ca-136-story.html https://www.natb.org/why-natb/ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32898804 https://www.newspapers.com/image/176472943/?match=1&terms=ticketmaster%20fees%20service%20facility https://www.newspapers.com/image/35017641/?match=1&terms=ticket%20scalpershttps://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-rare-humanism-behind-paul-allens-technological-vision

    1h 3m
  2. Ticketmaster: How a Company that Does Nothing Came to Own Everything (Part 1)

    May 20

    Ticketmaster: How a Company that Does Nothing Came to Own Everything (Part 1)

    On this week's episode, Meg Sinick joins me for the saga of Ticketmaster: the company that swallowed up and digested the live music industry by making a product that literally no one wants. Find out: How service fees and exclusive contracts turned the thriving music scene into a $300 Lil Jon meet-and-greet atop a pyramid of bleached skullsWhy the concentrated hate of millions of concertgoers only makes Ticketmaster more powerfulHow Taylor Swift finished what Eddie Vedder started (and also Kid Rock was there)References: Budnick, Dean, and Josh Baron. Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped. New York: Plume, 2012.https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/reports/Ticket_Sales_Report.pdf https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970504/2537429/paul-allen-caught-in-the-middle----his-varied-business-ventures-sometimes-collide-with-those-of-microsoft-the-firm-he-helped-found https://conduition.io/coding/ticketmaster/?ref=404media.co https://faqs.axs.co.uk https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/live-at-wharton-music-man-ron-delsener/ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qoim5FInvN4 https://manicpresents.com/about/ https://musicsustainability.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/628/2025/08/The-LiveNation_Ticketmaster-Merger_-A-citizens-guide.pdf https://nclnet.org/live_event_ticketing_guide/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33288959 https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/ahead-trial-attorney-general-bonta-lays-out-case-against-live-nation https://playbill.com/article/what-you-need-to-know-about-ticketmasters-verified-fan-ticket-buying https://prospect.org/2022/12/21/ticketmasters-dark-history/ https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/089533003765888449 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10185618/event-brite-qr-code https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e91157c96fe495a4baf48f2/t/68e58e39bce25b729b47932e/1759874617679/2025-NIVA-State-of-Live-Report.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20240402023930/https://help.ticketmaster.com/hc/en-us/articles/9663528775313-How-are-ticket-prices-and-fees-determined https://web.archive.org/web/20241209042105/https://www.ticketmaster.com/mobile-tickets https://www.404media.co/scalpers-are-working-with-hackers-to-liberate-non-transferable-tickets-from-ticketmasters-ecosystem/ https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/online-ticket-sale-fees/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/11/23/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-buys-control-of-ticketmaster/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-07-17-9507210012-story.html https://www.classaction.org/media/heckman-et-al-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc-et-al.pdf https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/16/media/taylor-swift-tickets-resale-market/index.html https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/03/09/music-industry-revenue-us-2021/ https://www.fivehorizons.com/archive/articles/testimon.shtml https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/paperless-ticket-trend-leaves-unbanked-outside-the-gate https://www.hypebot.com/adele-plots-ou-tour-with-indie-promoters-snubbing-live-nation-aeg/ https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2025/06/27/live-nation-ticketmaster-among-issues-at-indie-music-venue-conference/84342601007/ https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nj/Press/files/Lowson,%20Kenneth%20et%20al%20News%20Release.html https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/ticketmaster-pays-10-million-criminal-fine-intrusions-competitor-s-computer-systems-0 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-31-fi-5143-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-09-ca-136-story.html https://www.natb.org/why-natb/ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32898804 https://www.newspapers.com/image/176472943/?match=1&terms=ticketmaster%20fees%20service%20facility https://www.newspapers.com/image/35017641/?match=1&terms=ticket%20scalpershttps://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-rare-humanism-behind-paul-allens-technological-vision

    1h 22m
  3. Grok: Elon's Truth-Seeking AI Liar that Became Hitler (Part 2)

    May 6

    Grok: Elon's Truth-Seeking AI Liar that Became Hitler (Part 2)

    Grok is here to seek truth and tell lies… and we're all out of truth. Join me and my guest Matt Johnson to find out: What Grok has in common with turn-of-the-20th-century tsarist propagandaThe 3 Jewish-adjacent facts that make it okay for Elon Musk to joke about JewsWhy LLMs sometimes become MechaHitler, but never CyberMaoReferences: Arendt, Hannah. The Origins of Totalitarianism. Penguin Classics, 2017.https://academictorrents.com/details/5f96d43576e3d386c9ba65b883210a393b68210e https://anewz.tv/science/artificial-intelligence/3045/elon-musks-xai-releases-grok-3-its-latest-flagship-ai-mode/news https://apnews.com/article/parody-ad-ai-harris-musk-x-misleading-3a5df582f911a808d34f68b766aa3b8e https://archive.ph/pLqkg https://blog.x.com/en_us/topics/company/2023/supporting-peoples-right-to-accurate-and-safe-political-discourse-on-x1 https://counterhate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Toxic-Twitter_FINAL.pdf https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/18/tech/grok-3-release-elon-musk/index.html https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/ai-principles/ https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/ https://github.com/xai-org/grok-1 https://github.com/xai-org/grok-prompts/blob/main/grok4_system_turn_prompt_v8.j2 https://github.com/xai-org/grok-prompts/commit/82a9ce73bcd1422d2abd899ee7340e545f729e0b https://gizmodo.com/most-embarrassing-blunders-elon-musks-grok-ai-news-1851416945 https://gizmodo.com/round-them-up-grok-praises-hitler-as-elon-musks-ai-tool-goes-full-nazi-2000626156 https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/intimate-media https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/manipulated-media https://help.x.com/en/using-x/x-premium https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-x-twitter-ai-chatbot-grok-fake-news-trending-explore https://mashable.com/article/twitter-ad-share-revenue-creators-elon-musk-favorites-eligibility https://mashable.com/article/twitter-x-creator-fund-ad-revenue-sharing https://observer.co.uk/news/international/article/how-the-hitchhikers-guide-inspired-elon-musk https://observer.com/2024/07/openai-founders-career/ https://spectrum.ieee.org/open-source-ai-grok-llm https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/27/elon-musk-fired-top-twitter-execs-including-ceo-reports-say/ https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/03/twitter-layoffs-elon-musk/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/17/elon-musk-x-antisemitic-conspiracy-theory-actual-truth/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/29/elon-musk-says-go-f**k-yourself-to-advertisers-leaving-x/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/elon-musk-says-all-premium-subscribers-on-x-will-gain-access-to-ai-chatbot-grok-this-week/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/05/secretaries-of-state-urge-x-to-stop-its-grok-chatbot-from-spreading-election-misinformation/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/14/meet-black-forest-labs-the-startup-powering-elon-musks-unhinged-ai-image-generator/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/04/x-is-hiring-staff-for-security-and-safety-after-two-years-of-layoffs/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/03/black-forest-labs-the-startup-behind-groks-image-generator-releases-an-api/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/10/x-is-testing-a-free-version-of-ai-chatbot-grok/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/07/elon-musks-x-gains-a-new-image-generator-aurora/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/08/xai-is-testing-a-standalone-ios-app-for-its-grok-chatbot/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/18/grok-says-its-skeptical-about-holocaust-death-toll-then-blames-programming-error/ https://time.com/6260185/elon-musk-ai-culture-wars/ https://venturebeat.com/ai/doomer-advisor-joins-musks-xai-the-4th-top-research-lab-focused-on-ai-apocalypse

    1h 18m
  4. Grok: Elon's Truth-Seeking AI Liar that Became Hitler (Part 1)

    Apr 29

    Grok: Elon's Truth-Seeking AI Liar that Became Hitler (Part 1)

    Grok is here to seek truth and tell lies… and we're all out of truth. Join me and my guest Matt Johnson to find out: What Grok has in common with turn-of-the-20th-century tsarist propagandaThe 3 Jewish-adjacent facts that make it okay for Elon Musk to joke about JewsWhy LLMs sometimes become MechaHitler, but never CyberMaoReferences: Arendt, Hannah. The Origins of Totalitarianism. Penguin Classics, 2017.https://academictorrents.com/details/5f96d43576e3d386c9ba65b883210a393b68210e https://anewz.tv/science/artificial-intelligence/3045/elon-musks-xai-releases-grok-3-its-latest-flagship-ai-mode/news https://apnews.com/article/parody-ad-ai-harris-musk-x-misleading-3a5df582f911a808d34f68b766aa3b8e https://archive.ph/pLqkg https://blog.x.com/en_us/topics/company/2023/supporting-peoples-right-to-accurate-and-safe-political-discourse-on-x1 https://counterhate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Toxic-Twitter_FINAL.pdf https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/18/tech/grok-3-release-elon-musk/index.html https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/ai-principles/ https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/ https://github.com/xai-org/grok-1 https://github.com/xai-org/grok-prompts/blob/main/grok4_system_turn_prompt_v8.j2 https://github.com/xai-org/grok-prompts/commit/82a9ce73bcd1422d2abd899ee7340e545f729e0b https://gizmodo.com/most-embarrassing-blunders-elon-musks-grok-ai-news-1851416945 https://gizmodo.com/round-them-up-grok-praises-hitler-as-elon-musks-ai-tool-goes-full-nazi-2000626156 https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/intimate-media https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/manipulated-media https://help.x.com/en/using-x/x-premium https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-x-twitter-ai-chatbot-grok-fake-news-trending-explore https://mashable.com/article/twitter-ad-share-revenue-creators-elon-musk-favorites-eligibility https://mashable.com/article/twitter-x-creator-fund-ad-revenue-sharing https://observer.co.uk/news/international/article/how-the-hitchhikers-guide-inspired-elon-musk https://observer.com/2024/07/openai-founders-career/ https://spectrum.ieee.org/open-source-ai-grok-llm https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/27/elon-musk-fired-top-twitter-execs-including-ceo-reports-say/ https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/03/twitter-layoffs-elon-musk/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/17/elon-musk-x-antisemitic-conspiracy-theory-actual-truth/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/29/elon-musk-says-go-f**k-yourself-to-advertisers-leaving-x/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/elon-musk-says-all-premium-subscribers-on-x-will-gain-access-to-ai-chatbot-grok-this-week/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/05/secretaries-of-state-urge-x-to-stop-its-grok-chatbot-from-spreading-election-misinformation/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/14/meet-black-forest-labs-the-startup-powering-elon-musks-unhinged-ai-image-generator/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/04/x-is-hiring-staff-for-security-and-safety-after-two-years-of-layoffs/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/03/black-forest-labs-the-startup-behind-groks-image-generator-releases-an-api/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/10/x-is-testing-a-free-version-of-ai-chatbot-grok/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/07/elon-musks-x-gains-a-new-image-generator-aurora/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/08/xai-is-testing-a-standalone-ios-app-for-its-grok-chatbot/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/18/grok-says-its-skeptical-about-holocaust-death-toll-then-blames-programming-error/ https://time.com/6260185/elon-musk-ai-culture-wars/ https://venturebeat.com/ai/doomer-advisor-joins-musks-xai-the-4th-top-research-lab-focused-on-ai-apocalypse

    1 hr
  5. Marty: the Robot Doofus Haunting the Supermarket

    Mar 4

    Marty: the Robot Doofus Haunting the Supermarket

    Marty is a fully automated dipshit that wanders around the Stop & Shop getting in everyone's way and posing for selfies. Sometimes it hugs a cancer kid. References: https://bjsantiago.focalpointcoaching.com/about-mehttps://books.google.com/books?id=aTHFDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA95#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://doi.org/10.1108/09590550310507731https://economics.mit.edu/sites/default/files/2022-09/Consumer%20Benefits%20from%20Increased%20Competition%20in%20Shopping%20Outlets%20Measuring%20the%20Effect%20of%20Wal-Mart.pdfhttps://embed.documentcloud.org/documents/6602016-5600-Troconis/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahold_Delhaizehttps://jabil.com/industries/defense-and-aerospace.htmlhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f0XXRYKkAHYhttps://marketing.taskus.com/A185QmFkZ2U=https://mashable.com/article/stop-and-shop-marty-robots-birthdayhttps://mashable.com/feature/marty-grocery-store-stop-and-shop-robot-covid-pandemichttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/supply-chain-lead-podcast/id1495371611?i=1000669925351https://stores.foodlion.com/https://stores.giantfood.com/https://stores.hannaford.com/https://stores.stopandshop.com/https://techinformed.com/spillage-on-aisle-12-the-rise-of-the-retail-robot/https://thecounter.org/supermarket-robot-automation-ai-organized-labor-stop-and-shop/https://web.archive.org/web/20200919083640/https://www.badger-technologies.com/news/press-releases/woodmans-markets-rolls-out-badger-technologies-grocery-robots.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200919090310/https://www.badger-technologies.com/news/press-releases/badger-technologies-introduces-patrolbot.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200919094018/https://www.badger-technologies.com/news/press-releases/att-and-badger-technologies-working.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20201002074857/https://apnews.com/article/19a0e615c7fe4a5c8fd754a85f509cb1https://web.archive.org/web/20210917171846/https://www.badger-technologies.com/news/press-releases/badger-technologies-uv-disinfect-robot.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20211016171338/https://www.badger-technologies.com/news/press-releases/badger-technologies-and-stcr.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240721224646/https://www.badger-technologies.com/news/press-releases/stop-and-shop-nrf-promo.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240806144745/https://www.badger-technologies.com/news/press-releases/stop-and-shop-upgrade-marty-the-robot.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240912023036/https://www.badger-technologies.com/news/press-releases/mccoys-building-supply-deploys-badger-robots.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20250615184221/https://www.badger-technologies.com/news/press-releases/badger-technologies-deploys-patrolbot-autonomous-security-robot-at-the-national-veterans-memorial-and-museum.htmlhttps://www.aholddelhaize.com/brands/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-sticking-a-pair-of-eyeballs-on-a-sign-actually-changes-behaviorhttps://www.automate.org/robotics/blogs/who-is-marty-the-robot-and-why-do-we-need-retail-service-robotshttps://www.badger-technologies.comhttps://www.badger-technologies.com/dam/jcr:178f5552-ef38-4e31-8965-7ef2055115d8/Woodmans%20Case%20Study_Final.pdfhttps://www.badger-technologies.com/dam/jcr:20adf450-23a7-47d5-89ed-e4dea4c4a201/Badger-Robot-ROI-Whitepaper.pdfhttps://www.badger-technologies.com/dam/jcr:765f7259-97cb-4ff1-a0fb-86f5eedbf403/Badger-Data_Monetization_5_Ways.pdfhttps://www.badger-technologies.com/news/press-releases/stop-and-shop-upgrade-marty-the-robot.htmlhttps://www.badger-technologies.com/platform/badger-in-the-store.htmlhttps://www.badger-technologies.com/resource/badger-resources.html

    1h 12m
  6. Horizon Worlds: Mark Zuckerberg's legless VR utopia (Part 3)

    Feb 25

    Horizon Worlds: Mark Zuckerberg's legless VR utopia (Part 3)

    Suit up, jack in, and Zuck out. I'm joined by guest Anderson Gronvold as we abandon meatspace for metaspace. Find out why you can't afford to miss out on Meta's flagship VR experience. Legs optional! 🦵 References: Harris, Blake J. (2019). The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality. Dey Street Books. https://about.fb.com/news/2021/10/creating-jobs-europe-metaverse/  https://apnews.com/article/the-facebook-papers-maid-abuse-94909f43c725af09522704348e35bd25  https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/09/facebook-reveals-staffing-plan-to-be-your-vr-chat-concierge-service/  https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/01/25/mark-zuckerberg-under-fire-after-hiring-trumps-former-adviser-as-meta-president/  https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.mit.edu/dist/0/833/files/2020/05/ST_Construc-and-reconstruc-of-self.pdf  https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/joeroganexperience/episodes/1863---Mark-Zuckerberg-e1mu8n0  https://epublications.marquette.edu/zuckerberg_files_videos/250/  https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/07/28/snoop-dogg-metaverse-nfts-sandbox-price-declines/  https://games.slashdot.org/story/99/10/15/1012230/John-Carmack-Answers  https://gizmodo.com/meta-horizon-worlds-sees-10x-growth-since-december-1848562017  https://kotaku.com/facebook-metaverse-horizon-worlds-vr-oculus-quest-2-cha-1848436740  https://kotaku.com/fortnites-latest-crossover-is-martin-luther-king-1847563562  https://kotaku.com/meta-connect-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-vr-feet-legs-1849643784  https://kotaku.com/the-metaverse-is-already-here-for-cows-and-it-s-very-sa-1848335331  https://medium.com/@gobblegobble/mocap-the-money-part-c16b78de6170  https://medium.com/the-lab-apply-digital/metaverse-review-horizon-worlds-b9f003ea84af  https://observer.ug/business/facebook-and-content-moderation-why-its-always-under-attack/  https://patents.google.com/patent/US10192403B2/en  https://patents.google.com/patent/US10909405B1/en  https://patents.google.com/patent/US10976826B1/en  https://patents.google.com/patent/US3050870A/en  https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/09/vr-zuckerberg-shares-details-on-some-of-facebooks-ai-aid-to-the-red-cross-in-puerto-rico/  https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/10/zuckerberg-apologizes-for-his-tone-deaf-vr-cartoon-tour-of-puerto-rico-devastation/  https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/13/facebook-mulled-multi-billion-dollar-acquisition-of-unity-book-claims/  https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/06/meta-integrating-venues-into-horizon-worlds/  https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/jordan-peele-nope-meta-virtua-reality-horizon-worlds-1235313750/  https://washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/07/facebook-metaverse-horizon-worlds-kids-safety/  https://web.archive.org/web/20220216143908/https://www.vox.com/recode/22776461/facebook-meta-metaverse-monopoly  https://web.archive.org/web/20220817170129/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/mark-zuckerberg-metaverse-selfie-horizon-worlds/  https://web.archive.org/web/20230921175333/https://ai.meta.com/blog/powered-by-ai-oculus-insight/  https://web.archive.org/web/20240912192513/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2003/11/4/hot-or-not-website-briefly-judges/?page=1  https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/09/myanmar-facebooks-systems-promoted-violence-against-rohingya-meta-owes-reparations-new-report/  https://www.androidcentral.com/quest-2-2021-most-sold  https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-15/the-metaverse-via-oculus-is-awkward-if-you-re-a-woman-and-beware-of-griefers  https://www.businessinsider.com/stolen-data-of-533-million-facebook-users-leaked-online-2021-4  https://www.buzzfeednews.c...

    1h 3m
  7. Horizon Worlds: Mark Zuckerberg's legless VR utopia (Part 2)

    Feb 18

    Horizon Worlds: Mark Zuckerberg's legless VR utopia (Part 2)

    Suit up, jack in, and Zuck out. I'm joined by guest Anderson Gronvold as we abandon meatspace for metaspace. Find out why you can't afford to miss out on Meta's flagship VR experience. Legs optional! 🦵 References: Harris, Blake J. (2019). The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality. Dey Street Books. https://about.fb.com/news/2021/10/creating-jobs-europe-metaverse/  https://apnews.com/article/the-facebook-papers-maid-abuse-94909f43c725af09522704348e35bd25  https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/09/facebook-reveals-staffing-plan-to-be-your-vr-chat-concierge-service/  https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/01/25/mark-zuckerberg-under-fire-after-hiring-trumps-former-adviser-as-meta-president/  https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.mit.edu/dist/0/833/files/2020/05/ST_Construc-and-reconstruc-of-self.pdf  https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/joeroganexperience/episodes/1863---Mark-Zuckerberg-e1mu8n0  https://epublications.marquette.edu/zuckerberg_files_videos/250/  https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/07/28/snoop-dogg-metaverse-nfts-sandbox-price-declines/  https://games.slashdot.org/story/99/10/15/1012230/John-Carmack-Answers  https://gizmodo.com/meta-horizon-worlds-sees-10x-growth-since-december-1848562017  https://kotaku.com/facebook-metaverse-horizon-worlds-vr-oculus-quest-2-cha-1848436740  https://kotaku.com/fortnites-latest-crossover-is-martin-luther-king-1847563562  https://kotaku.com/meta-connect-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-vr-feet-legs-1849643784  https://kotaku.com/the-metaverse-is-already-here-for-cows-and-it-s-very-sa-1848335331  https://medium.com/@gobblegobble/mocap-the-money-part-c16b78de6170  https://medium.com/the-lab-apply-digital/metaverse-review-horizon-worlds-b9f003ea84af  https://observer.ug/business/facebook-and-content-moderation-why-its-always-under-attack/  https://patents.google.com/patent/US10192403B2/en  https://patents.google.com/patent/US10909405B1/en  https://patents.google.com/patent/US10976826B1/en  https://patents.google.com/patent/US3050870A/en  https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/09/vr-zuckerberg-shares-details-on-some-of-facebooks-ai-aid-to-the-red-cross-in-puerto-rico/  https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/10/zuckerberg-apologizes-for-his-tone-deaf-vr-cartoon-tour-of-puerto-rico-devastation/  https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/13/facebook-mulled-multi-billion-dollar-acquisition-of-unity-book-claims/  https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/06/meta-integrating-venues-into-horizon-worlds/  https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/jordan-peele-nope-meta-virtua-reality-horizon-worlds-1235313750/  https://washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/07/facebook-metaverse-horizon-worlds-kids-safety/  https://web.archive.org/web/20220216143908/https://www.vox.com/recode/22776461/facebook-meta-metaverse-monopoly  https://web.archive.org/web/20220817170129/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/mark-zuckerberg-metaverse-selfie-horizon-worlds/  https://web.archive.org/web/20230921175333/https://ai.meta.com/blog/powered-by-ai-oculus-insight/  https://web.archive.org/web/20240912192513/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2003/11/4/hot-or-not-website-briefly-judges/?page=1  https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/09/myanmar-facebooks-systems-promoted-violence-against-rohingya-meta-owes-reparations-new-report/  https://www.androidcentral.com/quest-2-2021-most-sold  https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-15/the-metaverse-via-oculus-is-awkward-if-you-re-a-woman-and-beware-of-griefers  https://www.businessinsider.com/stolen-data-of-533-million-facebook-users-leaked-online-2021-4  https://www.buzzfeednews.c...

    1h 6m
  8. Horizon Worlds: Mark Zuckerberg's legless VR utopia (Part 1)

    Feb 11

    Horizon Worlds: Mark Zuckerberg's legless VR utopia (Part 1)

    Suit up, jack in, and Zuck out. I'm joined by guest Anderson Gronvold as we abandon meatspace for metaspace. Find out why you can't afford to miss out on Meta's flagship VR experience. Legs optional! 🦵 References: Harris, Blake J. (2019). The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality. Dey Street Books. https://about.fb.com/news/2021/10/creating-jobs-europe-metaverse/  https://apnews.com/article/the-facebook-papers-maid-abuse-94909f43c725af09522704348e35bd25  https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/09/facebook-reveals-staffing-plan-to-be-your-vr-chat-concierge-service/  https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/01/25/mark-zuckerberg-under-fire-after-hiring-trumps-former-adviser-as-meta-president/  https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.mit.edu/dist/0/833/files/2020/05/ST_Construc-and-reconstruc-of-self.pdf  https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/joeroganexperience/episodes/1863---Mark-Zuckerberg-e1mu8n0  https://epublications.marquette.edu/zuckerberg_files_videos/250/  https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/07/28/snoop-dogg-metaverse-nfts-sandbox-price-declines/  https://games.slashdot.org/story/99/10/15/1012230/John-Carmack-Answers  https://gizmodo.com/meta-horizon-worlds-sees-10x-growth-since-december-1848562017  https://kotaku.com/facebook-metaverse-horizon-worlds-vr-oculus-quest-2-cha-1848436740  https://kotaku.com/fortnites-latest-crossover-is-martin-luther-king-1847563562  https://kotaku.com/meta-connect-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-vr-feet-legs-1849643784  https://kotaku.com/the-metaverse-is-already-here-for-cows-and-it-s-very-sa-1848335331  https://medium.com/@gobblegobble/mocap-the-money-part-c16b78de6170  https://medium.com/the-lab-apply-digital/metaverse-review-horizon-worlds-b9f003ea84af  https://observer.ug/business/facebook-and-content-moderation-why-its-always-under-attack/  https://patents.google.com/patent/US10192403B2/en  https://patents.google.com/patent/US10909405B1/en  https://patents.google.com/patent/US10976826B1/en  https://patents.google.com/patent/US3050870A/en  https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/09/vr-zuckerberg-shares-details-on-some-of-facebooks-ai-aid-to-the-red-cross-in-puerto-rico/  https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/10/zuckerberg-apologizes-for-his-tone-deaf-vr-cartoon-tour-of-puerto-rico-devastation/  https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/13/facebook-mulled-multi-billion-dollar-acquisition-of-unity-book-claims/  https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/06/meta-integrating-venues-into-horizon-worlds/  https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/jordan-peele-nope-meta-virtua-reality-horizon-worlds-1235313750/  https://washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/07/facebook-metaverse-horizon-worlds-kids-safety/  https://web.archive.org/web/20220216143908/https://www.vox.com/recode/22776461/facebook-meta-metaverse-monopoly  https://web.archive.org/web/20220817170129/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/mark-zuckerberg-metaverse-selfie-horizon-worlds/  https://web.archive.org/web/20230921175333/https://ai.meta.com/blog/powered-by-ai-oculus-insight/  https://web.archive.org/web/20240912192513/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2003/11/4/hot-or-not-website-briefly-judges/?page=1  https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/09/myanmar-facebooks-systems-promoted-violence-against-rohingya-meta-owes-reparations-new-report/  https://www.androidcentral.com/quest-2-2021-most-sold  https://www.businessinsider.com/stolen-data-of-533-million-facebook-users-leaked-online-2021-4  https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/how-fake-news-and-online-hate-are-making-life-hell-for  https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/mark-zuckerbeg-apology-myanmar-ngos-insufficient...

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Like a self-driving Uber at a busy crosswalk, technological innovation keeps hurtling boldly ahead. Whether you’re choking down a mug of Keurig between back-to-back Zoom calls, granting GPS permission to the iPhone app that flashes your vape pen’s firmware, or just silently praying for the haywire inventory bot at the supermarket to come out of Sentinel Mode so you can scramble to safety, Technology Blows is the audio tour guide for your information-age malaise.

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  • Creator
    Dan Slimmon
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Dan Slimmon
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    Technology Blows

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