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Episodes

• Amazon Is All EarsAmazon's new AI wearable promises to remember everything you say, but the real question is what Amazon plans to do with it. CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost from the Web: Web BoostLinks Why some people become super smellersAmazon Announces Bee Frontier and Bee EclipseHands-on with Bee, Amazon's latest AI wearableBee Frontier — Official Product PageBee Eclipse — Official Product PageGeekWire — Amazon's New AI Devices Can Suggest Things to BuyThe Verge — Amazon's Always-Listening Bee WearableWashington RCW 9.73.030 — Recording and Consent LawWearable Microphone JammingWearable Microphone Jamming - YouTubeThis Jammer Wants to Block Always-Listening AI Wearables. It Probably Won’t Work | WIREDDemonstrating Wearable Microphone JammingMUSIC Disco Swag By: The Doerfels

  92|45Mín.
• Apple Moves InApple wants to take over your smart home, and we're breaking down what it gets right, what it gets wrong, and whether it's worth letting Apple move in. Apple’s “Welcome Home” Smart Home EventApple Announces HomeView Smart Home HubHomeView Requires an iPhone or iPad for Some AI FeaturesApple Launches Home Collection With Cameras, Locks, and ThermostatsApple Announces New Apple TV 4K With A19 and Siri AISiri AI Is Coming to Older Apple TV 4K ModelsApple Announces HomePod Mini 2 With Siri AIBullet Train by My Friend JimiMuse VM HacksMontana Is CrazyAll Biz Up Front, Party in the BackJust Focus on the LocationChurch Convert Done RightMusic Bullet Train by My Friend Jimi

  91|1Klst. 9Mín.
• While I’m GoneChris tells an IT war story about the time one vacation email revealed an entire company held together by flaky drives, secret download links, and one guy’s brain. • CALL • 1-774-462-5667 • Boost This Episode: Grab Sats with River!⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries Boost with FountainBoost from the Web: Web BoostLinks VEVOR Push Lawn Sweeper 21" Leaf & Grass Collector 3.5 cu. ftFirefox 13 Release Post-MortemFirefox 13.0 Release NotesFirefox 12.0 Release Archivemdadm Manual PageLinux MD RAID DocumentationExt3 Filesystem DocumentationDisk2vhd — Microsoft SysinternalsMemtest86+ClamAV Scanning DocumentationBus Factor — Laws of Software EngineeringSort of Island LifeTiny House, Big PriceThe Halloween PivotMusic Let's Imagine By: Aaron Koenig

  90|42Mín.
• Web Browser? I hardly Know 'er!Give an agent a browser, and suddenly it can do a lot more than search the web. We dig into Playwright, what that unlocks, and why it matters for Clanker Therapy 2. CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: Grab Sats with River!⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries Boost with FountainBoost from the Web: Web Boost Clanker Therapy 2 on MeetupAgent Op Guild on TelegramAgent Op Guild Matrix roomPlaywrightPlaywright on GitHubPlaywright MCPPlaywright MCP on GitHubPlaywright browser supportPlaywright Trace ViewerPlaywright CodegenPlaywright release notesThe Prototype Dome HomeRubik’s Cube Dome HomeThe Combo Dome HomeMusic “Home Grown Funk Take 2” by Jon Peterson

  89|59Mín.
• Irregular Test ResultsThe AI hacking panic gets a lot less impressive once the real details start coming out. CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: Grab Sats with River!⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries Boost with FountainBoost from the Web: Web BoostIsraeli startup Irregular linked to AI hacks OpenAI, Anthropic, MetaWhy Irregular’s A.I. Tests for Meta, Anthropic and OpenAI Went Off the Rails - The New York TimesGoogle confirms Gemini models hacked three companies in May 2026 Trump says US will form 'AI Force' and appoint an artificial intelligence tsarTrump's call for "AI Force" sets off scramble for new AI czarNebula CommanderThe Santa Fe CampSmall Town Home, Big Doll EnergyLive on a Space ShipMusic: Leaving The Country By bennyjeans

  88|54Mín.
• My Last QuestI turn the Quest 3 into a spatial workstation, wire it into my AI agents, and discover one trick the Valve Frame should steal. CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: Grab Sats with River!⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries Boost with FountainBoost from the Web: Web Boost My Steam Frame ReviewVR 401: Accelerating Quest Development With Agentic WorkflowsMeta VR CLI OverviewMeta VR CLIMeta AI Tooling OverviewInstall Meta VR CLIGet Started With Android Apps on Horizon OSMeta Horizon OS Quick StartHorizon OS PlatformsTermux ReleasesMusic Endless Deja Vu By My Friend Jimi

  87|54Mín.
• AGI My Ass(tra)Three of the biggest AI stories of the year landed at once. Somehow, everyone is excited about the wrong one. CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: Grab Sats with River!⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries Boost with FountainBoost from the Web: Web Boost OpenAI calls GPT-6 Astra its most powerful model yet - CBS NewsNvidia's Jensen Huang Says 'AGI Has Arrived' and Congratulates OpenAI - Business InsiderOpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra model autonomously completes Portal in 24 hours — feat cost just $571 in tokens World’s first public Tesla Cybercab ride (no steering wheel) - YouTubeNVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face | NVIDIA BlogMusic Hit the Target by Theo Katzman

  86|46Mín.
• Apple TernoverTim Cook is Fully Cooked, Apple hands the keys to a hardware guy, and the company’s next era starts with one very big AI problem. CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: Grab Sats with River!⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries Boost with FountainLinks Apple’s Ternus Has ‘Huge Shoes to Fill’ After Cook’s 2,300% Gain - BloombergTim Cook’s Apple: his 10 biggest wins and misses | The VergeApple Just Showed Me 50 Years of History That Nobody Has Ever Seen - WSJBreathtaking Unobstructed ViewsFor the Lawn EnthusiastMulti-Island LifestyleMusic One Fine Day By: Right Said Fred

  85|42Mín.
• Not In My Back YardEveryone loves their tech, but now that the infrastructure is showing up, nobody wants it next door. CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: Grab Sats with River!⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries Boost with FountainBoost from the Web: Web Boost Links Data Center Uproar Scrambles the Midterm ElectionGOP Issues Stark Warning to AI CompaniesGovernors' Races Are Being Buffeted by Data Center PoliticsThe Unexpected Winners of America's Data Center BoomAmericans Oppose AI Data Centers in Their AreaOpposition to Local Data Centers Rises SharplySkagit County Commissioners Adopt Moratorium on New Data CentersUnited States Data Center Energy Usage Report: 2025 UpdateBerkeley Lab Data Center Energy Modeling and ForecastingData Centers in Virginia — Economic and Infrastructure Impact SummaryRatepayer Protection PledgeBuilding Community-First AI InfrastructureThe Data Center Era Reshaping AmericaData Centers "Dug Their Own Grave," Says Texas Gov. Greg AbbottAbove Ground Bunker in WATower Defense House EditionData Center SongMusic Bloodshot Lies Funky By: The Doerfels

  84|1Klst. 4Mín.
• All Hail VoicemailYour projects, problems, discoveries, and questionable decisions take center stage as we dig into a stack of listener voicemails. CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: Grab Sats with River!⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries Boost with FountainLinks Merriest Christmas ContestHow Did The Tradition of Birthdays Begin? | Pump It UpThe AI Fixer UpperMain Character Syndrome HouseYou Gotta Live in Cali - Anything will do ShackMusic Too Many Chickens

  83|52Mín.