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    <title>Dave &amp; Gunnar Show - Episodes Tagged with “Cryptojacking”</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>This week Dave (https://twitter.com/davidegts) and Gunnar (http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/about) 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
Just sayin’: 13 'brain belts' where the world's smartest people reside (http://www.businessinsider.com/13-brain-belts-where-the-worlds-smartest-people-reside-2017-8)
Vogue: 6 Reasons Akron, Ohio, Should Be On Your Radar (https://www.vogue.com/article/akron-ohio-travel-guide-lebron-james)
Pocket (http://getpocket.com/)
Tom Bihn Tristar (https://www.tombihn.com/products/tri-star?variant=16396837575) and Daylight (https://www.tombihn.com/products/daylight-backpack?variant=20794066631) combo
Hyatt Regency DFW International Airport (https://dfw.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html)
465k patients told to visit doctor to patch critical pacemaker vulnerability (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/08/465k-patients-need-a-firmware-update-to-prevent-serious-pacemaker-hacks/)
Meanwhile: Game Boy Advance Hiding In a Medical Device (https://hackaday.com/2017/09/24/game-boy-advance-hiding-in-a-medical-device/)
Fake domain names with unicode characters: Chrome, Firefox, and Opera users beware: This isn’t the apple.com you want (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/chrome-firefox-and-opera-users-beware-this-isnt-the-apple-com-you-want/)
Try this: Go to https://www.xn--80ak6aa92e.com/ (https://www.xn--80ak6aa92e.com/)
YMMV depending upon browser (works on Firefox, but not on Chrome)
Coinhive (https://coin-hive.com/): "Monetize Your Business With Your Users' CPU Power"
D&amp;amp;G Term of the Week: Cryptojacking
Coinhive Is Rapidly Becoming a Favorite Tool Among Malware Devs (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinhive-is-rapidly-becoming-a-favorite-tool-among-malware-devs/)
Chrome Extension Embeds In-Browser Monero Miner That Drains Your CPU (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-extension-embeds-in-browser-monero-miner-that-drains-your-cpu/)
Showtime Websites Used to Mine Monero, Unclear If Hack or an Experiment (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/showtime-websites-used-to-mine-monero-unclear-if-hack-or-an-experiment/)
Someone Made an Ad Blocker But for Cryptocurrency Mining (https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/d3yp9a/someone-made-an-ad-blocker-but-for-cryptocurrency-mining)
Symantec CEO: Get Commercial Software Off National Security Systems (http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2017/09/symantec-ceo-get-commercial-software-national-security-systems/141158/)
Exclusive: Symantec CEO says source code reviews pose unacceptable risk (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-russia-symantec/exclusive-symantec-ceo-says-source-code-reviews-pose-unacceptable-risk-idUSKBN1CF2SB)
Would You Video Chat With An Airline Customer Service Rep? (https://consumerist.com/2017/08/22/would-you-video-chat-with-an-airline-customer-service-rep/)
Cutting Room Floor
* Robots, Now Wielding Nunchucks (https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/608955/robots-now-wielding-nunchucks/)
* The Dadbag (http://thedadbag.com/)
    * See the whole product line (http://thedadbag.com/range.html)
* Sony Releases New Earbud Detangling Spray (http://www.theonion.com/graphic/sony-releases-new-earbud-detangling-spray-56996)
* Quickly Find the Hipster Neighborhoods in Any Major City With This Tool  (https://lifehacker.com/quickly-find-the-hipster-neighborhoods-in-any-city-with-1818681545)
* Emacs client for Slack (https://github.com/yuya373/emacs-slack?_lrsc=ff3ee0b4-a7dc-4c29-9295-41086c592fb2&amp;amp;sc_cid=701600000011zELAAY) brings Zawinski's Law of Software Envelopment to 2017
    * See also Emacs client for Rocketchat (https://github.com/4hiziri/rocket-chat) (HT Anthony Green (https://twitter.com/antgreen))
* Greek philosopher or ailment? (https://wronghands1.com/2017/09/15/greek-philosopher-or-ailment/)
* Memory Chemicals (https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/2017/10/memory-chemicals-1979.html): For more information, please reread
We Give Thanks
* Anthony Green (https://twitter.com/antgreen)
* The D&amp;amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://twitter.com/davidegts" rel="nofollow">Dave</a> and <a href="http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/about" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">13 &#39;brain belts&#39; where the world&#39;s smartest people reside</a></li>
<li>Vogue: <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/akron-ohio-travel-guide-lebron-james" rel="nofollow">6 Reasons Akron, Ohio, Should Be On Your Radar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://getpocket.com/" rel="nofollow">Pocket</a></li>
<li>Tom Bihn <a href="https://www.tombihn.com/products/tri-star?variant=16396837575" rel="nofollow">Tristar</a> and <a href="https://www.tombihn.com/products/daylight-backpack?variant=20794066631" rel="nofollow">Daylight</a> combo</li>
<li><a href="https://dfw.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">Coinhive</a>: &quot;Monetize Your Business With Your Users&#39; CPU Power&quot;

<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/" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">Robots, Now Wielding Nunchucks</a></li>
<li><a href="http://thedadbag.com/" rel="nofollow">The Dadbag</a>

<ul>
<li>See <a href="http://thedadbag.com/range.html" rel="nofollow">the whole product line</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theonion.com/graphic/sony-releases-new-earbud-detangling-spray-56996" rel="nofollow">Sony Releases New Earbud Detangling Spray</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lifehacker.com/quickly-find-the-hipster-neighborhoods-in-any-city-with-1818681545" rel="nofollow">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&sc_cid=701600000011zELAAY" rel="nofollow">Emacs client for Slack</a> brings Zawinski&#39;s Law of Software Envelopment to 2017

<ul>
<li>See also <a href="https://github.com/4hiziri/rocket-chat" rel="nofollow">Emacs client for Rocketchat</a> (HT <a href="https://twitter.com/antgreen" rel="nofollow">Anthony Green</a>)</li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://wronghands1.com/2017/09/15/greek-philosopher-or-ailment/" rel="nofollow">Greek philosopher or ailment?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/2017/10/memory-chemicals-1979.html" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">Anthony Green</a></li>
<li>The D&amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!</li>
</ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week <a href="https://twitter.com/davidegts" rel="nofollow">Dave</a> and <a href="http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/about" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">13 &#39;brain belts&#39; where the world&#39;s smartest people reside</a></li>
<li>Vogue: <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/akron-ohio-travel-guide-lebron-james" rel="nofollow">6 Reasons Akron, Ohio, Should Be On Your Radar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://getpocket.com/" rel="nofollow">Pocket</a></li>
<li>Tom Bihn <a href="https://www.tombihn.com/products/tri-star?variant=16396837575" rel="nofollow">Tristar</a> and <a href="https://www.tombihn.com/products/daylight-backpack?variant=20794066631" rel="nofollow">Daylight</a> combo</li>
<li><a href="https://dfw.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">Coinhive</a>: &quot;Monetize Your Business With Your Users&#39; CPU Power&quot;

<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/" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">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/" rel="nofollow">Robots, Now Wielding Nunchucks</a></li>
<li><a href="http://thedadbag.com/" rel="nofollow">The Dadbag</a>

<ul>
<li>See <a href="http://thedadbag.com/range.html" rel="nofollow">the whole product line</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theonion.com/graphic/sony-releases-new-earbud-detangling-spray-56996" rel="nofollow">Sony Releases New Earbud Detangling Spray</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lifehacker.com/quickly-find-the-hipster-neighborhoods-in-any-city-with-1818681545" rel="nofollow">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&sc_cid=701600000011zELAAY" rel="nofollow">Emacs client for Slack</a> brings Zawinski&#39;s Law of Software Envelopment to 2017

<ul>
<li>See also <a href="https://github.com/4hiziri/rocket-chat" rel="nofollow">Emacs client for Rocketchat</a> (HT <a href="https://twitter.com/antgreen" rel="nofollow">Anthony Green</a>)</li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://wronghands1.com/2017/09/15/greek-philosopher-or-ailment/" rel="nofollow">Greek philosopher or ailment?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/2017/10/memory-chemicals-1979.html" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">Anthony Green</a></li>
<li>The D&amp;G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!</li>
</ul>]]>
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