Cricket's Campfire

We attempt to simplify some of life's most complicated questions. Why does money exist? What is in the news that's interesting? How did the Sun form? Come sit by the fire and we'll tell some tall tales, news, and science. Join our discord: https://discord.gg/j3pWb3v83yThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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episode 11: Facebook & Australia Fighting, 3D Metal Printing, YouTube Expanded Parental Controls and Fortnite Paying You! [BONUS] At the end!


Facebook & Australia just can't seem to agree on what's fair for news publishers quite yet, causing what some have called the "splinternet." 3D printing folks might know that plastic can be fairly strong but it has it's limits still. A new company is coming out with a solution that involves 3D printing metal. YouTube has expanded parental controls for the "teen" group, allowing better control between "Kids" and "Adults"...


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 February 25, 2021  14m
 
 

episode 10: Stardew Valley Board Game, Apple Trumps M1 Malware, California Passes Net Neutrality, Persverences Hidden Message


Today we're going to explore Stardew Valley's new boardgame and how it looks fun but could be intense. We're digging into Apple's fix for the new M1 malware, Silver Sparrow. We'll also be discussing Net Neutrality and what that's all about (hint: it's good news!). We're also going to include a bit of bonus information related to Starlink and how that is impacted by Net Neutrality. Finally, we're discussing the hidden message that was found within perseverence...


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 February 24, 2021  13m
 
 

episode 8: Arizona Prison Software Bug and Microsoft Office 365 Receiving Limits


Today we're delving into a terrible Arizona prison software bug that's causing prisoners to stay in jail longer than they are supposed to. We're also going to briefly touch base on Office 365 and the receiving limit that's going to be enforced starting in April 2021.

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 February 23, 2021  7m
 
 

episode 7: Researchers communicating with the sleeping, Clubhouse?, Online Content Moderation, and Soft robots with no electronics


Back to our regularly edited show! Today we're digging into how researchers have expanded their ability to communicate with the (lucid) sleeping. We're going to explain what Clubhouse is, how it got started and where it might be heading from here...


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 February 22, 2021  13m
 
 

episode 6: RAW: M1 Architecture Vulnerability, 3D Printing Guns, Cloning, and Caffeine


This is a raw episode where we feature some behind-the-scenes outtakes in the audio. Today we're gonna dig into yet another M1 vulnerability, this time related to how macOS is installed when it boots up. We're also going to take a look at 3D Printing Guns (there is a disclaimer before the topic if you would like to skip ahead) and how that's impacting us...


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 February 21, 2021  18m
 
 

episode 5: Favicon Tracking, IBM Watson is Selling Out, Bitcoin 1 Trillion Cap, SolarWinds & MS Data


Today we'll be digging into a bit more of the security sector as well as exploring a little about Cryptocurrency and what happened to BitCoin! Also, it turns out that after discussing IBM Watson yesterday, IBM has announced they're considering selling Watson! ARGH! Microsoft also released additional information after they concluded the SolarWinds hack. Let's dig into it!

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 February 20, 2021  16m
 
 

episode 4: Spy pixels, Android 12, Edge Blocking Browser Notifications and more!


Today's episode is going to feature some news from slashdot with our own spin and a bit of helpful information. We'll be digging into Microsoft Edge blocking browser notifications without you telling it to, Android 12's new development release, Microsoft Office 2021 (you still have options to avoid the subscription, shocking news to us!), Perseverance landing, and the US supply of silicon, chips, and manufacturing.

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 February 19, 2021  22m
 
 

episode 3: Quick News & Tech Info


We're covering a few news topics this morning with a brief review of what's happened over the last day or two. We'll dig into Facebook and blocking Australia, CitiBank accidentally sending 900 million dollars to a creditor instead of 7.8 million dollars, and finally the new Mars Rover - Perserverence.

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 February 18, 2021  7m
 
 

episode 2: VPN - What Are They Good For and Why You (Don't) Need One


We're delving into the depths of VPN (not related to your work VPN) connections and what they do, how they help keep your data safe, and what limitations there are on VPNs in general. Is it really needed? Without it, are you safe?

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 February 18, 2021  21m
 
 

episode 1: Apple and Getting Into It


We explore Apple's new privacy settings and their release schedule. We also explore a bit more on the M1 CPU and catch up on what we see going on in the Apple world.

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 February 11, 2021  18m