Bud's Weekly Geek-out

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . that six-fingered man you saw on the internet isn't AI. He's a new hand model! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . sure, Flock Around is a super-fun, super-accessible friendslop birdwatching game, but did you know its developer is based in Victoria? =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a wildly popular and wildly useful new app that lets you shoot in portrait AND landscape at the same time! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . local councillor deepfakes self to highlight ease of creation at the local political level. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Esquimalt Atom Smashers are on their way to the world robotics championships, and need our help! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Canadian? LastPass user in 2022? You may be eligible for $170.05...or more. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . your ai slop bores me is a new website where humans pretend to be AI chatbots, and you can ask (or answer) questions. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout                                     https://www.TheZone.fm/2026/03/25/geekout-ai-slop/

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Meta is dropping end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs, meaning they (or AI) could read them after May 8. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a new Android app sniffs out the radio signal of smart glasses and alerts you when they're nearby. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . what's atmospheric water harvesting technology? Shlooping water out of the desert air. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . because money, BMW patented a screw where the recess is its logo, to stop ''uNaUtHoRiZeD'' people from servicing its cars. How'd that go? =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . more on (moron?) the Discord debacle, defaulting us all to teenager status, and asking for our government ID or face scans to level up. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Samsung's teasing new selective-screen privacy, blacking out portions of your phone screen to prying eyes. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . though it's a gigantic megacorp many find evil, Amazon's Ring cameras are now helping find lost doggos and bring them home. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . updates about that smartwatch Bud won't shut up about: Pebble. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a young game developer is choosing to delete his game after he learned the evils of the AI used to generate its assets. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud's annual rundown of weird and wonderful CES announcements (with bonus website exclusives). =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . DJI, the largest consumer drone manufacturer in the world, has effectively been kicked out of the US. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Game Awards: gripes, improvements, announcements, and Muppets. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . in this age of smart everything, retro listening is having a moment. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a UK startup has a novel idea to distribute datacentre waste heat to individual homes' hot water heaters. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Vine is dead. Long live diVine? =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . is the answer to datacentres' environmental impact . . . moving them to space? =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . an engineer cut off his robot vacuum from sending data to its manufacturer. They responded by bricking it. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . LinkedIn is now scraping your data for AI & ad targeting. Here's how to opt out. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . if your neighbourhood lost power, wouldn't it be nice to have a solar-powered hub home to go to? =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a new study shows that UV light can disable airborne allergens within 30 minutes. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . smart sciencey people studied cats, and why most of them sleep on their left side. Which side does YOUR cat sleep on? Please let me know: bud@TheZone.fm =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . girl power: *Golden* from Kpop Demon Hunters spends a sixth week at #1, and the Barbie Inspiring Women Venus Williams Doll debuts. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a bus in Barcelona has been fueled with biowaste for the past five years. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The TRICORDER Programme is sending out 100 AI-powered smart stethoscopes to accurately diagnose heart failure. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . YouTube is using AI to ''enhance'' its Shorts videos, without creator input or consent. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Apple just brought their self-repair program to Canada, bless. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . vinyl is back! again! but really small this time! again! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . from the ashes of r/place comes wplace.live, a worldwide pixelated community art project. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Atari (or, at least, the folks who presently own the licensing to Atari's IP) has released a semi-smart watch that plays four classic games on your wrist. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . (testing in three US cities) Uber will soon let women drivers and passengers decline being paired with men. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a Finnish eyewear company is working on glasses that will autofocus depending on what you're looking at. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The 42-year-old Commodore 64 is being rebooted by a team of enthusiasts and OG employees. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . summer's great, but bug spray and sunscreen are NOT great for your screens and glasses. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout