DTNS 3229 – Minority Report in New Orleans

Is big data based predictive policing the key to better law enforcement or is it a bandage for more serious issues? Plus Fitbit teases a new fitness tracker watch and researchers at MIT have come up with a faster and safer way to build wood furniture.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 209 – Annihilation, Counterpart (106), Deadwood (110)

Annihilation: good movie or poor take on a book? Plus, a death on Counterpart.

01:16 – Annihilation

22:13 – Counterpart (106)

31:19 – Deadwood (110)

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Current Geek 159: We are LOST

This is the Current Geek: Autopilot Edition. A chance for us to go back and watch the pilot episode of an old classic/geeky TV show and talk about how it differed from the series it became and what we remember about that series in general! I’m Scott Johnson, he’s Tom Merritt, and this week, we’re talking about the show Lost!

DTNS 3228 – In Vero Veritas?

Vero is currently the hottest app on the App Store. The latest platform social networking platform can Vero successfully break into a market dominated by FB, Instagram and Twitter? Plus Apple is launching medical clinics to provide employees with healthcare and Facebook is using Messenger to de-radicalize extremists.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.

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Cordkillers 209 – Watch Something Prescient (w/ Anthony Lemos)

Reboots galore, Legion’s coming back, and a Fox News superfan channel. With special guest Anthony Lemos

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DTNS 3227 – What Do You Do With A Rectangle?

We examine the trends and announcements from this year’s Mobile World Congress; the phones, the technology and most importantly the prices. Plus the US Supreme Court will hear arguments this week that will decide if US law enforcement can force US companies to divulge data stored on foreign soil and YouTube is launching automatic captions and replay chat from on demand live streams.

Starring Tom Merritt, Lamarr Wilson, Roger Chang and Myriam Joire.

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DTNS 3226 – Roundtable: Big Data is Watching You

It’s our end of February roundtable episode. We examine how big data currently influences our lives and what control if any we have over it. Debate if the explosion of media choices and platforms has had a negative impact on content discovery and consumption. And how did Snap’s CEO Evan Spiegel get his big fat payout?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Andrew Hawn, Jeff Canatta and Roger Chang

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DTNS 3225 – Nuthin’ but a 5G Thang

Intel has announced 5G connected PCs next year promising an always connected machine. But is this necessarily a good thing? Plus the FCC has published its new rules on Net Neutrality and Airbnb Plus has launched offering plusher accommodations to better compete with hotels.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.

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DTNS 3224 – Know A Good Ethicist?

The US Copyright Office takes comments on a 2015 exemption that lets gamers legally bypass copy protection on games if it requires the Internet to work. Qualcomm shows off a reference VR headset based on the company’s new Snapdragon 845 chip. And Uber launches a cheaper ride-sharing service called Uber Pool.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 208 – Black Panther, Counterpart (105), Deadwood (109)

Black Panther: incredible or just okay? Actually, opinions are all valid!! Plus, new Counterpart and the next Deadwood.

01:42 – Black Panther

12:04 – Counterpart (105)

22:02 – Deadwood (109)

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