Bud's Weekly Geek-out
Bud's Weekly Geek-out
Playlist by Bud's Weekly Geek-outWednesdays at 7:20 am, our resident geek, webmeister Bud, geeks out about the latest geekery in the world, from gadgets to apps to pop culture, and enlightens Dylan & Jason in The Morning Zone. =)Follow the podcast:
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salt batteries
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the next generation of rechargable batteries could be made with . . . salt. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
04:21
Google Debug (mosquitos)
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Google wants to release 32 million mosquitos . . . for good. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
04:18
gaming industry gaffes
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . It's been a rough week in the gaming industry, from PlayStation nixing game discs, closing online stores, and raising console prices, to a horrific swath of job cuts at Xbox this week. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
04:38
Commodore Callback 8020
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Commodore Callback 8020 is a not-smart, not-dumb, modern-guts/retro-design flip phone with no AI, no social media, and no browser, to keep you in the moment. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
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Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20260617 (679) - Google's AI liability
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a German court has found Google directly liable for its AI summaries, and can't fall back on "users can check for themselves" to absolve itself of hallucinations. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
04:03
Bill C-22 (no privacy for you!)
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . weirdly, Canada is trying to pass Bill C-22 giving law enforcement access to our metadata. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
05:09
Protect Our Games
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Protect Our Games Act aims to preserve access to online games even after companies stop supporting them, bless. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
04:02
CRTC Broadcasting Act modernization
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the CRTC has set new rules to modernize the Broadcasting Act, prioritizing Canadian content and angering large streamers. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
04:23
Nintendo news
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Star Fox is coming to Nintendo Switch 2, but so is a price hike. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
04:20
Toyota computer chair (and the Esquimalt Atom Smashers)
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . we have an update on the Esquimalt Atom Smashers, and talk about a $3,500 computer chair that comes straight from a car. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout
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