Oh, snap! A Big Hack! Yes, yes, of COURSE we talk in-depth about the huge multi-country, multi-target WannaCry / WannaCrypt / WannaCrypt0r hack. In fact, we even discuss motives, methods, history, and resolution of the hack by way of Mit

015 : AI Style Assistants, Robot Voices, Robot Sex Toys, Augmented Reality, and Lab Grown Meat

Apr 30th, 2017 1h 7m

We kick things off this week with some exciting Riffopolis Network news, before delving into Amazon’s latest whacky Echo product : a style assistant? Yes, an AI Style Assistant in a webcam. Alex gets very upset about it and rants and rav

014 : Hackers, Mandelberg’s Law, Lyft & Uber Morality, Autopilot, and More!

Apr 11th, 2017 2h 4m

Hey look! We’re kinda keeping something of a schedule here! Okay, let’s talk about the episode…We start off with tangents about Amazon’s Alexa, then move into a proposed “pinball for rent” business idea while also discussing tech that o

013 : Predictions, Flying Cars, Human Head Transplants, Trolls, Dating Apps and More!

Mar 28th, 2017 1h 50m

We’re baaaaack! Hello 2017! This being our first podcast in the new year, we kick things off with our weird tech predictions (spoiler : Mitcz’s predictions are weird and nerdy, Alex’s are lofty). We also discuss other company’s predicti

012 : Elon Musk is a robot. Also, tech updates that aren’t Apple-related!

Sep 30th, 2016 2h 26m

Since we finally started doing new VT episodes again, we’re doing time-relevant tech updates and speculation again! And almost none of them are Apple-related! We discuss the restaurant industry, Alex’s fascinating theory on McDonalds, Ne

011 : Apple iPhone 7 Event, Alex Makes the Switch, and More Tesla Stuff

Sep 19th, 2016 2h 42m

The Apple iPhone 7 / Watch 2 event went down the day before this episode was recorded and we sat down to discuss it. Mitcz makes his attempt at an impassioned case for the removal of the headphone jack, while Alex gets pissy about the pr

010 : The Uber for Things, The Internet of Things, Teledildonics, VR Porn, and Silk Road

Jun 3rd, 2015 1h 18m

We’re back after a two week hiatus – sorry! But we’ve got a lot of little tech morsels — some of them vulgar — for you. From the “Uber for Gas” and “Uber for Tailoring” to Google’s proposed new OS for the Internet of Things, to IKEA’s of

009 : Cars! Virtual Reality! Road-Head! Videogames!

May 16th, 2015 1h 9m

Sorry we were late this week. It’s been crazy around here. We start off with a correction, and a couple of quick news items — like the fall of the House of Keurig (okay.. “fall” is a little strong. The weakening?), and some Amazon Echo e

008 : Mitcz’s Predictions, Tesla’s Home Battery, Self-Driving Semi Trucks, Battle of the Smartphones

May 6th, 2015 1h 32m

Mitcz is pleased that he successfully predicted (with some caveats) two stories that are tackled this week. We talk about Tesla’s new home battery, why it’s worthwhile, and whether it’s useful beyond its intended target. We also discuss

007 : Tesla, The Singularity, Patents, The DMCA, and What is Ownership?

Apr 29th, 2015 1h 41m

We discuss Tesla’s secret-but-not-secret upcoming home battery project, which evolves into discussing their vehicles and vehicles in general. Alex gets an education about what The Singularity actually entails, and we discuss the morality

006 : Our Smarter Home, Android Updates, and a LOT of Star Wars

Apr 23rd, 2015 1h 36m

We start off with a discussion about our now-smarter home. A lot happened in a week, and we now have a Smart Speaker (Amazon Echo), a Smart Thermostat (Nest 2.0), and a Smart Lock (Kwikset Kevo). We talk about the plusses and minuses of

005 : Bonus : Amazon Echo Unboxing, First Impressions

Apr 16th, 2015 28m 40s

Our Amazon Echo arrived earlier than anticipated. After an initial estimate of April 24th, Mitcz got an email on Tuesday that it was on its way and would arrive Thursday. It arrived the following day (today).So, as promised, we unboxed

004 : Periscope Redux, Passwords, Mitcz’s Apple Policy, Boobs are Awesome, Apple Watch

Apr 14th, 2015 2h 12m

Quite a few tangents in this episode as we successfully test and broadcast with Periscope, and Mitcz explains why it didn’t work last time. Since his issues with Periscope were related to two-factor authentication, Mitcz rants about his

003 : Meerkat vs Periscope, HDMI Computer Sticks, Amazon’s Dash Buttons and Phishing

Apr 7th, 2015 1h 27m

Finally moving past “He Who Shall Not Be Named”, we get into a user-submitted suggestion of discussing Meerkat and Periscope and the drama that surrounds it. We even tried to use Periscope live on the air, and came to the conclusion that

002 : Edward Snowden, CitizenFour, Patriotism, and the NSA

Mar 31st, 2015 2h 12m

As promised during last week’s episode, Mitcz finally watched CitizenFour and took copious notes. In this episode, Mitcz discusses the few issues he had with the documentary itself, does some fact-checking, runs a ridiculous math explana

001 : Unspoken Porn, Automated Cars, The Future

Mar 24th, 2015 1h 37m

Mitcz and Alex discuss a particularly embarrassing Safari bug as it relates to privacy browsing – aka “porn mode”, while Mitcz rants about some tech companies’ refusals to actually acknowledge that sometimes people just want to be filthy

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