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Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better
Nate Heath and David Baehler
Putting a "not nerd" filter on nerdy things. Each week we cover topics related to a better technology experience, including practical tech news, tips and tricks. Nate and David aim to filter through all the tech news to bring you just the stuff you need to know.
- 1 hour 12 minutesEp. 440: ChatGPT (and Gemini) Want to be Your Friend - Plus Tech News, Tips, and More
OpenAI introduced some big updates to ChatGPT Monday, the day before Google announced a bunch of AI news at their I/O keynote. Both of them, as well as the others, want to be a big part of every aspect of your life. Is this a good thing? We will discuss it and share our thoughts. Plus, we have some other tech news to catch up on after Apple's iPad event last week.
INTRO (00:00)
MAIN TOPIC (03:35)
OpenAI debuts GPT-4o ‘omni’ model now powering ChatGPT
Everything announced at Google I/O
AI copilots are changing how coding is taught
Google Analytics vs Facebook Pixel (26:20)
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Restart iPhone without screen (29:00)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (39:15)
Photographer sets world record for fastest drone flight at 298 MPH
"Roaring Kitty" trader returns, causing GameStop shares to jump more than 70%
Plato’s final hours recounted in scroll found in Vesuvius ash
Shell’s flagship carbon capture project sold $200M of ‘phantom’ emissions credits
Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose
New iPads won’t include stickers in the box due to Apple’s environmental goals
t:connect iOS app for insulin pump could kill users, says FDA
HorseGPT fails to predict Kentucky Derby winner
Firefox power user keeps 7,400+ browser tabs open for 2 years
Dave & Buster’s to allow customers to bet on arcade games
TAKES:
Apple’s new iPad Pro ad sparks outrage as Hugh Grant and more slam tech giant (43:10)
No, you don't need a 'very bespoke AOSP' to turn your phone into a Rabbit R1 — here's proof (47:20)
Solar storm knocks out farmers’ tractor GPS systems during peak planting systems (48:30)
Comcast to launch Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+ bundle at a vastly reduced price (58:10)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Copy the Shrug Emoji (59:25)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (01:07:35)
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15 May 2024, 4:03 pm - 48 minutes 52 secondsEp. 439: Apple Let Loose Event Breakdown* - iPads, Pencils, and more
Apple showed their Let Loose iPad event this morning. In the hardware department, Apple announced new iPad Airs, M4 iPad Pros, a new Magic Keyboard, and the new Pencil Pro. They also talked about Final Cut Pro 2, Logic Pro 2, and the new Final Cut camera app. Some impressive hardware and software, but do you need it? Apple also announced a price drop on the 10th-generation base iPad.
Note: While live, we got temporarily shut down by YouTube, but all the audio is there.
INTRO (00:00)
Watch the full event from Apple
iPad Air (06:35)
M4 iPad Pro (09:30)
Final Cut Pro 2 and Logic Pro 2 (22:10)
Apple Pencil Pro (31:20)
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8 May 2024, 9:40 pm - 1 hour 7 minutesEpisode 438: Another Week, Another AI Gadget - Rabbit R1 + Tech Tips, Picks, and Other News!
Well, the reviews are out on the Rabbit R1. How does it compare to the Humane AI Pin or Limitless? Do we really need another gadget to do AI for us? Plus, what's the deal with the TikTok ban? We also announce the winner of our Notpicks giveaway! And all the other tech goodness you've come to expect.
https://www.youtube.com/live/nfqfK11wzmg?si=yEhthOSHfwZocXeT
INTRO (00:00)
NOTPICKS.COM GIVEAWAY (02:45)
Rabbit R1. Is AI in a Box worth it? (11:25)
MKBHD strikes again, “Barely Reviewable”
iJustine is partner with R1, doesn’t say one bad thing about it
AI hardware is like trying to invent the iPod after the iPhone
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Facebook feeds (19:50)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (26:30)
US Post Office phishing sites get as much traffic as the real one
Generative AI arrives in the gene editing world of CRISPR
Thermonator, the Flame-Throwing Robot Dog, Can Now Be Yours for $9,420
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 4 source code on GitHub
Ford just reported a massive loss on every electric vehicle it sold
DJI might get banned next in the US
US teacher charged with using AI to frame principal with hate speech clip
Airline keeps mistaking 101-year-old woman for a 1-year-old
TAKES:
Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it - ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say - Biden campaign plans to keep using TikTok through the election (31:55)
With YouTube Booming, Podcast Creators Get Camera-Ready (38:25)
Google delays third-party cookie demise yet again (43:10)
Police warn of thieves using wifi-jamming tech to disarm cameras, alarms (46:15)
BONUS ODD TAKE: BioNumbers - The database of useful biological numbers (48:05)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
RAMAZON PURCHASE (01:04:15)
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1 May 2024, 7:31 pm - 1 hour 14 minutesEp. 437: Zuck's Llama 3 and Meta AI + Tech Tips, Picks, and Other News!
Over at Meta, Mark Zuckerberg has released the Open-Source Llama 3 and integrated it into Meta AI. He also put it in sunglasses. In related news, has big news about the Quest platform. Then we get on to the rest of the week's tech news, with some great tips and picks to help you tech better!
INTRO (00:00)
Zuckerberg’s Llama 3, Meta AI, and more (11:30)
What does Meta AI do? The latest upgrade creates images as you type and more.
Introducing Meta Llama 3: The most capable openly available LLM to date
Hugging Face - on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have multimodal AI now
Meta expands its mixed reality beyond the Quest headsets
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: AirDrop tips (33:15)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (42:55)
Biden marked Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in solar power grants
Apple reportedly stops production of FineWoven accessories
Software glitch saw Aussie casino give away millions in cash
Google fires 28 employees after sit-in protest over Israel cloud contract
96% of US hospital websites share visitor info with Meta, Google, data brokers
Stellarator fusion reactor gets new life thanks to a creative magnet workaround
TAKES:
Boston Dynamics unveils new electric Atlas robot (46:40)
Amazon cloud unit kills Snowmobile data transfer truck eight years after driving 18-wheeler onstage (50:00)
Limitless is a new AI tool for your meetings — and an all-hearing wearable gadget (52:00)
Google brings AI-powered editing tools, like Magic Editor, to all Google Photos users for free (55:20)
BONUS ODD TAKE: The Fish Doorbell (57:10)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Delta Emulator for iOS (01:00:55)
Nate: USB Type C Extension Cable (01:06:45)
RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (01:09:45)
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24 April 2024, 4:31 pm - 1 hour 6 minutesEp. 436: Spring Cleaning Your Tech - Consider Your P.F.A.N.T.S.S. + Tech News, Tips, and Picks!
It's that time of year to do some spring cleaning, which includes your tech world as well. Nate came up with the very "helpful" acronym P.F.A.N.T.S.S. to help you think through the aspects of your technology world that could use some attention. Maybe this will be the year that we practice what we preach! After that, we'll get you caught up with what's going on in the world of tech and provide some helpful tips and picks so that you can tech better!
INTRO (00:00)
Spring Cleaning Your P.F.A.N.T.S.S. (09:40)
Physical
Files
Apps
Notifications
Time
Subscriptions
Security
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Photo album duplicates (31:30)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (36:25)
Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware attacks
Taylor Swift Songs Return to TikTok
Walmart will deploy robotic forklifts in its distribution centers
Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu
The Motion Picture Association has big plans to crack down on movie piracy again
Chechnya is banning music that's too fast or slow
Computer scientist wins Turing Award for seminal work on randomness
TAKES:
Humane AI Pin review: not even close (37:45)
Macs with AI-focused M4 chip launching this year (41:25)
April’s Patch Tuesday Brings Record Number of Fixes (44:05)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Neal.fun - Who Was Alive? (45:50)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Gemini 2 - Duplicate File Finder (50:25)
Nate: Udio.com - AI Music Generation (53:15)
RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (59:10)
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17 April 2024, 4:53 pm - 1 hour 5 minutesEp. 435: Erasing Your Digital Footprint?
We all have a lot of data online, is there any chance of getting rid of our digital footprint? We've got a couple services that claim to help, but is it a hopeless endeavor? If it is, we follow that with some very helpful websites in other areas. Then it's on to a whirlwind of tech news, tips, and picks to help you tech better.
INTRO (00:00)
Can you delete yourself from the internet? (07:15)
Joindeleteme.com - Your personal data is yours again
Deleteme.com - Discover & control your digital footprint
Justdeleteme.xyz - A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services
Actually helpful websites: (22:00)
IlovePDF.com - Every tool you need to work with PDFs in one place
BookPecker.com - 14,509 books summarized in 5 bullet points
12ft.io - Browse a cleaner web!
FMHY.net - free media heck yeah
Alltop.com - Top news for any topic
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Quickly scroll back down in Photos for iOS (32:30)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (36:00)
The Internet Archive just backed up an entire Caribbean island
President Biden is now posting into the fediverse
San Francisco's light rail to upgrade from floppy disks
First patient receives cell therapy that turns lymph node into tiny liver
Trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida
NASA picks 3 companies to help astronauts drive around the moon
White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon
TAKES:
Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators (40:00)
9 of the 10 most-watched streaming programs are reruns (42:35)
Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads (45:20)
Google rolling out Find My Device network for Android (47:25)
BONUS ODD TAKE: 37 Heaven! (48:35)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Mobapad M6S Joycons (52:10)
RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (59:30)
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10 April 2024, 5:48 pm - 1 hour 6 minutesEp. 434: The Fascinating World of MrBeast!
In the last 7 months, Nate and Isla have watched @MrBeast videos over 1000 times. Who is MrBeast, and why is he the biggest YouTuber on the planet? We'll do our best to explain his complicated world and convince you to be a fan! Plus we'll have our usual tech news, picks, and tips to help you tech better!
INTRO (00:00)
April Fools Day - MKBHD, Big Bite® Hot Dog Sparkling Water (01:30)
MrBeast (07:35)
Who is MrBeast?
The videos
Philanthropy
Biggest game show ever on Amazon Prime
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Apple note link color (41:55)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (46:45)
SWAT team raids innocent family over stolen AirPods, inaccurate 'FindMy' app tracking
Facebook snooped on users’ Snapchat traffic in secret project
Scientists turn to AI to make beer taste even better
A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
Nigerian woman faces jail time for Facebook review of tomato sauce
The Pirate Bay’s oldest torrent is now 20 years old
Arizona's Governor Signs Bill Making Pluto the Official State Planet
TAKES:
Gmail turns 20 (51:30)
Canva acquires Affinity to fill the Adobe-sized holes in its design suite (52:35)
Amazon ditches ‘Just Walk Out’ checkouts at its grocery stores (54:40)
AT&T says personal data from 73 million current and former account holders leaked onto dark web (57:45)
BONUS ODD TAKE: FreeBlockbuster.org (59:55)
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3 April 2024, 3:43 pm - 45 minutes 36 secondsEp. 433: Big Tech vs Big Government
As we often discuss, AI is moving fast. Many people say that Apple is getting left behind. Well, this week, Apple's AI plan is becoming clearer. There's plenty of other tech news to discuss, like the looming TikTok ban, Walmart's selling the MacBook Air, and the tech layoffs continue. We also have some witty humor, pro tips, and picks for your enjoyment.
INTRO (00:00)
World Backup Day March 31st (03:30)
Big Tech vs. Big Government
The United States DoJ is suing Apple (05:30)
How painful are all of these fines? (12:20)
Apple, Meta, Google Probed by EU Under New Digital-Competition Law (14:50)
The EU’s Digital Markets Act (16:05)
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Charge iPhone Battery Faster in Airplane Mode (18:05)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (20:35)
In 2022, ringtone sales still managed to generate $11 million
Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts
Tennessee becomes first US state with law protecting musicians from AI
Nicholas Hawkes, 39, becomes first in England to be jailed for cyber flashing
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia glitch lets customers withdraw millions
Reddit shares rise 30% to start week after social media company’s IPO
Formula 1 chief appalled to find team using Excel to manage 20,000 car parts
TAKES:
Apple using multiple AI sources for the backend and providing an Apple-ish front end (23:30)
Trump’s Truth Social valued at more than $9bn as it goes public in New York (24:25)
Watch Neuralink’s first human subject demonstrate his brain-computer interface (25:50)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Tunnel to the other side of the world (27:35)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Nate: Native Instruments Traktor 8-Inch DJ Cable for iPad/iPhone (38:15)
RAMAZON PURCHASE (42:10)
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27 March 2024, 4:57 pm - 1 hour 4 minutesEp. 432: Siri-ously? Apple's "AI" Story
As we often discuss, AI is moving fast. Many people say that Apple is getting left behind. Well, this week, Apple's AI plan is becoming clearer. There's plenty of other tech news to discuss, like the looming TikTok ban, Walmart's selling the MacBook Air, and the tech layoffs continue. We also have some witty humor, pro tips, and picks for your enjoyment.
INTRO (00:00)
About that TikTok ban (03:45)
Apple and AI
Apple Is in Talks to Let Google Gemini Power iPhone AI Features (06:00)
Apple acquires startup DarwinAI as AI efforts ramp up (08:10)
Apple researchers achieve breakthroughs in multimodal AI as company ramps up investments (11:50)
Nvidia’s GTC 2024 Keynote - Blackwell, NVLink Switch, NIM, Project GROOT (16:25)
CryptoWatch:
Ethereum network finishes cost-cutting Duncan software upgrade (18:20)
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Measure AR (20:40)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (27:25)
ASCII art elicits harmful responses from 5 major AI chatbots
Cisco completes $28 Billion acquisition of Splunk
Playing thriving reef sounds on underwater speakers ‘could save damaged corals’
Monopoly Go hits $2B in revenue just 10 months after launch
Neil Young Says His Music Is Returning to Spotify
Google DeepMind’s latest AI agent learned to play Goat Simulator 3
McDonald's IT systems outage impacts restaurants worldwide
TAKES:
Walmart brings the M1 MacBook Air to its shelves for $699 (29:30)
Apple Vision Pro used in UK spinal fusion operation (34:45)
Laid-off techies face ‘sense of impending doom’ with job cuts at highest since dot-com crash (36:20)
Automakers are sharing consumers’ driving behavior with insurance companies (40:20)
BONUS ODD TAKE: The Great Toilet Rebrand (45:30)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Nate: Television by Sandwich (54:25)
RAMAZON PURCHASE (59:50)
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20 March 2024, 6:08 pm - 59 minutes 34 secondsEp. 431: The AirTag Tip We Didn't Even Know
Dave comes through with a great ProTip about AirPods that neither of us knew about, that's rare. No new iPads yet. Rivian announced their new EVs. We've got some follow-up on Crypto Watch. Plus some great tips and picks to help you tech better!
INTRO (00:00)
Rivian R2, R3, and R3X launch event: the EV company’s more affordable SUVs are here (03:30)
CryptoWatch:
OG Bitcoiner sold 1000 BTC that were mined in 2010 (09:30)
Take A Look At The Top 10 Meme Coins For 2024 And Chase Those 100x Returns (12:00)
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Share Airtag Location (16:40)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (22:10)
Pentagon Review Finds No Evidence of Alien Cover-Up
Linux Passes 4% Desktop Market Share
MIT Scientist Raises $53 Million to Deploy AI for Dentists
United Plane Veers Off Runway in Third Boeing Incident This Week
5,800 pounds of batteries tossed off the International Space Station in 2021 fell to Earth last week
TAKES:
Zuck roasts the Apple headset again (31:40)
Teachers are embracing ChatGPT-powered grading (34:40)
Patch Tuesday, March 2024 Edition (37:05)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Neal.fun Space Elevator (40:15)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Sony 4K HD Video Recording FDRAX33 Handycam Camcorder (43:30)
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13 March 2024, 6:45 pm - 58 minutes 49 secondsEpisode 430: Why is Crypto Going Up?
Bitcoin hit an all-time high today, and we're trying to figure out why. Will it keep going up? Who knows. We were also hoping for some big iPad news this week, but Apple released some other stuff instead. Then we get into the rest of the tech news, some pro tips, and our picks of the week, enjoy!
INTRO (00:00)
CryptoWatch
- Bitcoin hits record high. Here's what's driving up the price (03:05)
- Bitcoin euphoria is back as investors prepare for the quadrennial ‘halving’ (07:00)
- 4 Reasons to Buy Coinbase Stock Like There's No Tomorrow (10:00)
- Apple launches new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air with M3 chip, support for two external displays, faster Wi-Fi (12:20)
- Apple refreshes iPhone cases and watchbands (20:35)
- iOS 17.4 brings podcast transcripts (21:50)
- Tech worker's wife says she didn't want Apple Vision Pro in wedding pictures (23:25)
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Special lists in Reminders app (25:30)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (29:05)
- Winklevoss Twins’ Start-Up Will Pay Burned Customers $1B
- Self-pay gas station pumps break across NZ as software can’t handle Leap Day
- Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over ‘betrayal’ of nonprofit AI mission
- Carmakers Must Bring Back Buttons, Says Europe
- Facebook, Threads and Instagram back online after 2-hour outage
- Sergey Brin says Google ‘definitely messed up’ Gemini image launch
- Unhoused man accused of trying to steal a Waymo self-driving car in downtown L.A.
TAKES:
- Call-Center Firm Sinks on Klarna Claims AI Is Doing Agents’ Jobs (31:05)
- HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors (34:50)
- Apple says iPhone 15 batteries have a longer lifespan than initially thought (38:50)
- Portland Unipiper facing uphill battle after Facebook hack (41:00)
Bonus Odd Take: Old’aVista - The most powerful guide to the old internet (43:55)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
- Dave: Elebase USB to USB C Adapter 4 Pack (46:35)
- Nate: CapCut Video Creation (50:55
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