web01.fireside.fm Sun, 10 May 2026 13:37:21 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Dave & Gunnar Show - Episodes Tagged with “Akron” https://dgshow.org/tags/akron Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:00:00 -0600 David Egts and Gunnar Hellekson discuss privacy, security, robots, and internet ephemera. en-us episodic Not our circus, not our monkey. David Egts & Gunnar Hellekson David Egts and Gunnar Hellekson discuss privacy, security, robots, and internet ephemera. no privacy, security, robots, internet, open source, technology David Egts & Gunnar Hellekson gunnar@hellekson.com Episode 231: Picking Quarrels and Provoking Trouble https://dgshow.org/231 e4878bf1-a4ca-40be-9e78-7599ecee965e Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:00:00 -0600 David Egts & Gunnar Hellekson full David Egts & Gunnar Hellekson This week Dave and Gunnar talk about automating ransomware, automating prosecution, automating defense attorneys, and a bridge 25:19 no <p>This week <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/dave" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dave</a> and <a href="https://dgshow.org/hosts/gunnar" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Gunnar</a> talk about automating ransomware, automating prosecution, automating defense attorneys, and a bridge</p> <ul> <li>“Sent from my iPhone”: <a href="https://www.grammarly.com/blog/how-to-write-emails-from-mobile/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">5 Helpful Tips on How to Write Emails from Your Phone</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/austin-air-conditioned-village" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Air Conditioning test in Allendale</a></li> <li> <a href="https://therecord.media/fbi-fin7-hackers-target-us-companies-with-badusb-devices-to-install-ransomware/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">FBI: FIN7 hackers target US companies with BadUSB devices to install ransomware</a> <ul> <li>See also: <a href="https://dgshow.org/138" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">D&amp;G 138</a> (from 2017!)</li> <li>Almost related: <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/09/remote-staff-use-mouse-movers-to-keep-laptops-awake-and-fool-bosses-15741764/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Remote staff are using ‘mouse movers’ to keep their computer awake and fool the boss</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3160997/chinese-scientists-develop-ai-prosecutor-can-press-its-own" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Chinese scientists develop AI ‘prosecutor’ that can press its own charges</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/Mi2jpYcpsCfiQKfH8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">"A computer can never be held accountable. Therefore, a computer must never make a management decision."</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>DoNotPay: <a href="https://gizmodo.com/this-robot-lawyer-might-save-your-banned-social-media-a-1848260777" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">This 'Robot Lawyer' Might Save Your Banned Social Media Account</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://fox8.com/news/akron-police-investigating-after-58-foot-bridge-went-missing/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Akron police investigating after 58-foot bridge goes missing</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://fox8.com/news/suspect-charged-after-58-foot-bridge-stolen-in-akron/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Suspect charged after 58-foot bridge stolen in Akron</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Cutting Room Floor</strong></p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blower/id335862325" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Blower</a>: Blow out candles with iPhone! <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX6XSs2T5Go" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">How Does This App Blow Out Candles?</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="http://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/henry_kissinger_weatherman" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Henry Kissinger fulfilling his dream of being a weatherman.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/what-your-favorite-sad-dad-band-says-about-you" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">What your favorite sad dad band says about you</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>We Give Thanks</strong></p> <ul> <li>The D&amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics! </li> </ul> iPhone, email, Kevin Rose, Allendale, Austin, Texas, air conditioning, FIN7, BadUSB, ransomware, Arduino, Arduino Leonardo, open source, mouse movers, mouse jigglers, management, AI, prosecution, AI prosecutor, DoNotPay, robot lawyers, Akron, bridges, theft, larsony, Blower, candles, Henry Kissinger, weather, dad bands This week Dave and Gunnar talk about automating ransomware, automating prosecution, automating defense attorneys, and a bridge

Cutting Room Floor

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  • The D&G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!
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Cutting Room Floor

We Give Thanks

  • The D&G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!
]]> Episode 147: Dadbag https://dgshow.org/147 c7ec5e62-98a8-45bd-a11e-80c11a43a418 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 06:00:00 -0500 David Egts & Gunnar Hellekson full David Egts & Gunnar Hellekson This week Dave and Gunnar talk about: Game Boys in your medical devices, unicode in your domain names, cryptocurrency miners in your browser, and commercial software in your national security systems 40:09 no <p>This week <a href="https://twitter.com/davidegts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dave</a> and <a href="http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/about" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Gunnar</a> talk about: Game Boys in your medical devices, unicode in your domain names, cryptocurrency miners in your browser, and commercial software in your national security systems</p> <ul> <li>Just sayin’: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/13-brain-belts-where-the-worlds-smartest-people-reside-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">13 'brain belts' where the world's smartest people reside</a> </li> <li>Vogue: <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/akron-ohio-travel-guide-lebron-james" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">6 Reasons Akron, Ohio, Should Be On Your Radar</a> </li> <li><a href="http://getpocket.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Pocket</a></li> <li>Tom Bihn <a href="https://www.tombihn.com/products/tri-star?variant=16396837575" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tristar</a> and <a href="https://www.tombihn.com/products/daylight-backpack?variant=20794066631" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Daylight</a> combo</li> <li><a href="https://dfw.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Hyatt Regency DFW International Airport</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/08/465k-patients-need-a-firmware-update-to-prevent-serious-pacemaker-hacks/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">465k patients told to visit doctor to patch critical pacemaker vulnerability</a></li> <li>Meanwhile: <a href="https://hackaday.com/2017/09/24/game-boy-advance-hiding-in-a-medical-device/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Game Boy Advance Hiding In a Medical Device</a> </li> <li>Fake domain names with unicode characters: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/chrome-firefox-and-opera-users-beware-this-isnt-the-apple-com-you-want/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Chrome, Firefox, and Opera users beware: This isn’t the apple.com you want</a> <ul> <li>Try this: Go to <a href="https://www.xn--80ak6aa92e.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.xn--80ak6aa92e.com/</a> <ul> <li>YMMV depending upon browser (works on Firefox, but not on Chrome)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="https://coin-hive.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Coinhive</a>: "Monetize Your Business With Your Users' CPU Power" <ul> <li>D&amp;G Term of the Week: Cryptojacking <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinhive-is-rapidly-becoming-a-favorite-tool-among-malware-devs/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Coinhive Is Rapidly Becoming a Favorite Tool Among Malware Devs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-extension-embeds-in-browser-monero-miner-that-drains-your-cpu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Chrome Extension Embeds In-Browser Monero Miner That Drains Your CPU</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/showtime-websites-used-to-mine-monero-unclear-if-hack-or-an-experiment/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Showtime Websites Used to Mine Monero, Unclear If Hack or an Experiment</a></li> <li><a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/d3yp9a/someone-made-an-ad-blocker-but-for-cryptocurrency-mining" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Someone Made an Ad Blocker But for Cryptocurrency Mining</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2017/09/symantec-ceo-get-commercial-software-national-security-systems/141158/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Symantec CEO: Get Commercial Software Off National Security Systems</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-russia-symantec/exclusive-symantec-ceo-says-source-code-reviews-pose-unacceptable-risk-idUSKBN1CF2SB" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Exclusive: Symantec CEO says source code reviews pose unacceptable risk</a></li> <li><a href="https://consumerist.com/2017/08/22/would-you-video-chat-with-an-airline-customer-service-rep/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Would You Video Chat With An Airline Customer Service Rep?</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Cutting Room Floor</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/608955/robots-now-wielding-nunchucks/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Robots, Now Wielding Nunchucks</a></li> <li> <a href="http://thedadbag.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Dadbag</a> <ul> <li>See <a href="http://thedadbag.com/range.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">the whole product line</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="http://www.theonion.com/graphic/sony-releases-new-earbud-detangling-spray-56996" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Sony Releases New Earbud Detangling Spray</a></li> <li><a href="https://lifehacker.com/quickly-find-the-hipster-neighborhoods-in-any-city-with-1818681545" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Quickly Find the Hipster Neighborhoods in Any Major City With This Tool </a></li> <li> <a href="https://github.com/yuya373/emacs-slack?_lrsc=ff3ee0b4-a7dc-4c29-9295-41086c592fb2&amp;sc_cid=701600000011zELAAY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Emacs client for Slack</a> brings Zawinski's Law of Software Envelopment to 2017 <ul> <li>See also <a href="https://github.com/4hiziri/rocket-chat" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Emacs client for Rocketchat</a> (HT <a href="https://twitter.com/antgreen" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Anthony Green</a>)</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://wronghands1.com/2017/09/15/greek-philosopher-or-ailment/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Greek philosopher or ailment?</a></li> <li> <a href="https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/2017/10/memory-chemicals-1979.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Memory Chemicals</a>: For more information, please reread</li> </ul> <p><strong>We Give Thanks</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/antgreen" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Anthony Green</a></li> <li>The D&amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics! </li> </ul> This week Dave and Gunnar talk about: Game Boys in your medical devices, unicode in your domain names, cryptocurrency miners in your browser, and commercial software in your national security systems

Cutting Room Floor

We Give Thanks

  • Anthony Green
  • The D&G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!
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Cutting Room Floor

We Give Thanks

  • Anthony Green
  • The D&G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!
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