web01.fireside.fm Sun, 10 May 2026 15:22:00 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Dave & Gunnar Show - Episodes Tagged with “Vpns” https://dgshow.org/tags/vpns Tue, 01 Aug 2017 06:00:00 -0500 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 143: Ostensibly Helpful, But Actually Dangerous https://dgshow.org/143 30640e43-b2d1-48fd-a93c-3dc1cd0b8e24 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 06:00:00 -0500 David Egts & Gunnar Hellekson full David Egts & Gunnar Hellekson This week Dave and Gunnar talk about things that are ostensibly helpful, but actually dangerous: robotic tutors, voice modulators, autocomplete, and the hellscape of Android VPN apps 40:36 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 things that are ostensibly helpful, but actually dangerous: robotic tutors, voice modulators, autocomplete, and the hellscape of Android VPN apps</p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://ontapgrille.com/location/stow/?page=menu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Creeper sauce</a> is back!</li> <li>Gunnar can’t wait for the delivery of his <a href="https://www.tombihn.com/products/tri-star" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tom Bihn Tristar</a> </li> <li><a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/this-robot-is-almost-definitely-going-to-kick-your-ass-at-ping-pong" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Human vs. robot ping pong</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2017/03/21/Hushme-Lets-You-Talk-On-The-Phone-Privately-While-Pretending-To-Be-Bane/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Hushme Lets You Talk On The Phone Privately While Pretending To Be Bane</a></li> <li><a href="http://lifehacker.com/researchers-issue-security-warnings-about-several-popul-1791617644" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Researchers Issue Security Warnings About Several Popular Android VPN Apps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thrillist.com/tech/nation/change-chrome-autofill-browser-settings-prevent-credit-card-hacking" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The browser setting everyone should turn off now</a></li> <li><a href="https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/16/06/26/2044239/is-the-future-of-television-watching-on-fast-forward" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Is The Future Of Television Watching on Fast-Forward?</a></li> <li><a href="http://lifehacker.com/network-television-stations-speed-up-tv-shows-to-fit-in-1797131517" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Network Television Stations Speed Up TV Shows to Fit in More Ads</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Couch to 5K</a>, <a href="https://runkeeper.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">RunKeeper</a>, and the value of chains</li> </ul> <p><strong>Cutting Room Floor</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://hackaday.com/2017/03/08/light-replaces-electrons-for-giant-vector-graphics-asteroids-game/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Recreating Asteroids with open source and a laser projector</a></li> <li><a href="http://hackaday.com/2017/03/09/we-can-now-3d-print-slinkys/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">We can now 3D print Slinkys</a></li> <li><a href="http://hackaday.com/2017/07/10/robot-solves-sudoku-on-paper/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Robot Solves Sudoku on Paper</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2017/07/11/AI-Move-Poster-Generator/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">AI Move Poster Generator</a></li> <li><a href="http://lifehacker.com/create-hilarious-fake-inspirational-messages-with-inspi-1796535110" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Create Hilarious Fake Inspirational Messages With InspiroBot</a></li> <li><a href="http://lewisandquark.tumblr.com/post/160776374467/new-paint-colors-invented-by-neural-network" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">New paint colors invented by neural network</a></li> <li><a href="http://lewisandquark.tumblr.com/post/160407271482/metal-band-names-invented-by-neural-network" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Metal band names invented by neural network</a></li> <li><a href="http://lewisandquark.tumblr.com/post/161854386267/neural-networks-can-name-guinea-pigs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Neural networks can name guinea pigs</a></li> <li><a href="http://weird-vintage.com/post/163036593408/weirdvintage-princeton-students-after-a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Princeton students after a freshman vs. sophomores snowball fight, 1893</a></li> <li><a href="http://hackaday.com/2017/07/05/a-virtual-machine-in-google-sheets/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">A Virtual Machine, in Google Sheets</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> This week Dave and Gunnar talk about things that are ostensibly helpful, but actually dangerous: robotic tutors, voice modulators, autocomplete, and the hellscape of Android VPN apps

Cutting Room Floor

We Give Thanks

  • 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!
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