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Nonsense with cj little & Jeff Parker

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  • Nonsense desperately tries to make sense of today’s business, technology, and (sometimes) entertainment headlines. Not too serious and occasionally funny, join technologist cj little and leggy blonde Jeff Parker for their unique take on the past week. While we can’t promise you’ll laugh every week, we can promise you’ll learn something new (and maybe even interesting) New episodes drop every Thursday morning (UTC). Produced by an orangutan; art thanks to artificial intelligence. https://nonsense.productions Twitter: @nnsnspdcst Instagram: @nnsnspdcst Gmail: nnsnspdcst@gmail.com
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  • Lies, Damned Lies, and Siri

    Lies, Damned Lies, and Siri
    May 9 2024

    (0:00) Pre-Show

    (1:10) Open

    (1:25) Special Day: Magnetic Letter Day!

    (2:50) cj's week: A Surprise Visit From Beck

    (4:17) Jeff's Week: I’m Not a Robot!

    (5:47) Headline: FCC fines wireless carriers millions for sharing user locations without consent

    (10:26) Headline: Bluesky confirms Jack Dorsey is no longer on its board

    (11:27) Headline: TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform

    (15:39) Segment: The Siri is a Liar

    (43:06) cj’s recommendation: Stanley Cup Hockey & The National Anthem

    (44:50) Jeff’s Recommendation: Long Shot on Netflix


    You might want to reconsider what you ask your personal, virtual assistant to “just do” for you. As the boys discuss in this week’s episode, sometimes your well-meaning Siri can just get it plain wrong - or in cj’s case, plane wrong! We suspect this “Siri poisoning” will continue to be a thing, just like the DNS poisoning of yesteryear, and the more current AI poisoning plaguing training data today.

    But before Jeff gets a chance to revel in cj’s naivety, the boys discuss more FCC fines (yay!), Dorsey leaving Bluesky (meh), and TikTok suing the US to prevent their sale-or-ban future (boo!).

    And ferrous friendly letters, whatever that means!


    Beck joins Cage The Elephant on stage to perform Trouble


    What really happens when you click 'I'm not a robot'


    Headlines

    FCC fines wireless carriers millions for sharing user locations without consent | CNN Business


    Bluesky confirms Jack Dorsey is no longer on its board - The Verge


    TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform


    Segment

    Domain Name System - Wikiwand


    DNS spoofing - Wikiwand


    What Is Data Poisoning? - CrowdStrike


    This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI | MIT Technology Review


    How 'sleeper agent' AI assistants can sabotage code • The Register


    AI poisoning could turn models into destructive “sleeper agents,” says Anthropic | Ars Technica


    Trojan Puzzle attack trains AI assistants into suggesting malicious code


    Close

    Vegas Golden Knights vs Dallas Stars 4/27/24 Round 1 Game 3


    Watch Long Shot | Netflix Official Site



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    48 mins
  • One Phish, Two Phish, DON'T CLICK ANYTHING!

    One Phish, Two Phish, DON'T CLICK ANYTHING!
    May 2 2024
    (0:00) Pre-Show (0:56) Open (1:17) World Password Day (2:03) cj's week: Max’s Birthday! (3:39) Jeff's Week: Lakers & Nuggets? Um, Go Dodgers! (3:50) Headline: China’s Electric Cars Keep Improving (5:20) Headline: Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU says (7:50) Headline: Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams (10:31) Segment: One Phish, Two Phish, DON'T CLICK ANYTHING! (42:53) cj’s recommendation: Siskel & Ebert on Johnny Carson dissing Chevy Chase in person (44:00) Jeff’s Recommendation: Fat Ham - Currently at The Geffen Today is a good day; it’s World Password Day! A great day to take a moment and improve your password management at large. Think open-source password management (e.g. Buttercup or Bitwarden), leveraging passkeys, and password rotation. Do it today; you can thank us later! And in the spirit of improving security, today the boys provide some color on some of those phishing messages you’ve been getting day in and day out. As you likely already know empirically, the good ol’ USPS brand has rocketed itself to the top of the list of brands most phished. In this episode, you’ll hear a bit about what’s going on, why this has happened, and what you can do to avoid being taken advantage of. But ahead of that, the headlines of the week include: China’s continuously improving EVs; Apple being required by the EU to open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months; and Google laying off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams. Open Buttercup Bitwarden Vaultwarden: Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust NITROPOD Headlines China’s Electric Cars Keep Improving, a Worry for Rivals Elsewhere - The New York Times Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU says | Ars Technica Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference | TechCrunch Segment Phishing - Wikiwand Drew Carey REALLY Loved Phish at the Sphere (Full Cut) Phreaking - Wikiwand USPS jumps to first place as most imitated brand in phishing attacks | Q1 A scam ad on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok claims Taylor Swift is collaborating with Le Creuset Phishing Campaigns Targeting USPS See as Much Web Traffic as the USPS Itself | Akamai List of data breaches - Wikiwand Nigerian Spam Scam Scam - Lockdown Close Critic mocks 3 Amigos as Chevy Chase sits right there Fat Ham | Geffen Playhouse | Los Angeles Fat Ham - Wikiwand Ardour Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nnsnspdcst/message
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    46 mins
  • College: Separating You From Your Money for Decades

    College: Separating You From Your Money for Decades
    Apr 25 2024
    (0:00) Pre-Show (0:36) Open (0:53) World Penguin Day (2:10) cj's week: Costco Chicken Nuggets (4:08) Jeff's Week: Peg Yorkin (5:13) Headline: Apple Faces Accusations of Destroying Useable Devices (9:26) Headline: Russian GPS Jamming (11:43) Headline: Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law (13:25) Headline: Selling Costco Gold is Hard (13:47) Headline: X Botches Attempt to Replace “twitter.com” links with “x.com” (15:55) Segment: College: Separating You From Your Money for Decades (43:20) cj’s recommendation: Red Wings vs. Montreal, Game #82 final 8 seconds (46:44) Jeff’s Recommendation: Alex Edelman: Just For Us Going to college used to be aspirational; now it feels required. While we certainly believe in higher education, continuous learning, and a healthy, constant curiosity, it is hard not to recognize that more and more job opportunities have made college a prerequisite to applying. In this episode the boys discuss the cost of college, how it has changed over the past few decades, and some thoughtful considerations to make before plowing ahead into your freshman year. Coming out of that, cj retells the play-by-play of two recent hockey games in real time. Why? No one knows. Coming out of that, cj retells the play-by-play of two recent hockey games in real time. Why? No one knows. And this time, what comes before college is not high school, but instead a couple of headlines: Apple’s trash ends up for sale; Russian GPS jamming; the TikTok “ban” becomes real; selling our Costco gold; and how NOT to use regex’s - the Twitter edition. Headlines Apple Faces Accusations of Destroying Useable Devices After 100,000 iPhones Were Stolen Instead of Scrapped - Gadget Insiders Russian GPS Jamming Throws British Aviation into Chaos, Thousands of Flights Disrupted - Gadget Insiders Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it - The Verge People Who Shop at Costco Are Discovering That Selling Gold Is More Difficult Than Buying It - Gadget Insiders Elon Musk’s X botched an attempt to replace “twitter.com” links with “x.com” | Ars Technica Segment Why is college so expensive? | CNN Underscored Money Why Is College So Expensive? College Tuition Inflation: Compare The Cost Of College Over Time – Forbes Advisor Why Is College in America So Expensive? - The Atlantic See the Average College Tuition in 2023-2024 Is College Still Worth the High Price? Weighing Costs and Benefits of Investing in Human Capital | St. Louis Fed College costs biggest barrier for most Americans, survey finds Americans Are Losing Faith in the Value of College. Whose Fault Is That? - The New York Times One Culprit in Rising College Costs: Administrative Expenses | Education | U.S. News College costs are rising and many families have no idea just how expensive higher education is Is College Worth It? Consider These Factors Before Enrolling – Forbes Advisor Is College Worth the Cost? Factors to Consider Report Helps Answer the Question: Is a College Degree Worth the Cost? - The New York Times Why college is a huge expense that's still worth it — for now Is college worth the cost? | PBS News Weekend Is College Worth It? | Pew Research Center Student debt is haunting Americans from graduation to retirement | CNN Business Loan Forgiveness: How Student Debt in the U.S. Has Skyrocketed - The New York Times 2024 Student Loan Debt Statistics: Average Student Loan Debt – Forbes Advisor Student loan debt in America, in four charts Should state government jobs require a college degree? Why California is rethinking its rules Obama wants companies to strip degree requirements from more six-figure jobs to address the labor shortage Close Detroit Red Wings - Montréal Canadiens - Apr 16, 2024 | NHL.com (tying goal @ 3:36) Alex Edelman: Just For Us | Max White Like Me - SNL Audacity Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nnsnspdcst/message
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