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Lone Star Light

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How to Finally Turn Off Autoplaying Video Previews on Netflix

I’ve been waiting for this feature ever since I started watching Netflix, and I’m so thrilled this day has arrived. Netflix, finally bowing to popular demand, has released a feature that allows you to turn off all those damn autoplaying previews.

Lifehacker

Billie Eilish’s Mom Was in Saints Row and Mass Effect 2 - IGN

It turns out that Billie Eilish’s mom has voiced a number of video game characters, including one you may remember from Mass Effect 2.

IGNChris Priestman

Roving band of herpes-ridden monkeys now roaming northeast Florida

Forget Florida man, now there’s Florida monkeys. A roving band of feral, herpes-ridden monkeys is roaming across northeast Florida. The STD-addled rhesus macaques had previously been confined…

New York PostView author archive

Wacom drawing tablets track the name of every application that you open | Robert Heaton

I have a Wacom drawing tablet. I use it to draw cover illustrations for my blog posts, such as this one.

Robert Heaton

Some politics also happened.

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Skipped em.

We skipped everything and just talked about Star Wars.

Beer of the Week

Ginger Grigio

The News

Federal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and Laptops Unconstitutional

In a major victory for privacy rights, a federal court in Boston today ruled that the government’s suspicionless searches of international travelers’ smartphones and laptops at airports and

American Civil Liberties Union

Three cows vanished during Hurricane Dorian. Months later, they’ve been found chilling on an island miles from shore.

National Park Service officials believe the cows swam four miles after being swept out to sea in powerful storm surge.

The Washington PostAntonia Farzan

3 Indiana Judges Suspended After White Castle Brawl That Left 2 Of Them Wounded

The Indiana Supreme Court found that the three had “gravely undermined public trust.” The fight apparently started when one of the judges raised a middle finger at two men yelling from a passing SUV.

NPR.orgLaurel Wamsley

The new Sonic the Hedgehog trailer gives Sonic a much-needed glow-up

Sonic the Hedgehog has a new trailer. And Sonic looks a lot better.

VoxAlex Abad-Santos

Shelter cat put in solitary confinement for ‘repeatedly’ letting other cats out

Quilty the cat has locked up for continually helping other cats at the shelter escape and failed his latest parole board hearing

mirrorLuke Matthews

Picks of the Week

Skipped em.

Also Ty weighs the seismic life change that comes with having a child, and more than one news story is about animal blood.

Beer of the Week

Margarita

The News

‘Not One Drop Of Blood’: Cattle Mysteriously Mutilated In Oregon

In remote eastern Oregon, a serial crime is unfolding. Someone is killing purebred bulls. And they’re doing it with a level of cruel precision that’s frightening to both ranchers and law enforcement.

NPR.orgAnna King

Blood fills Iowa family’s basement

Iowa family has their basement filled with nearly five inches of animal blood, fat and bones as a result of drainage from a meat locker next door.

KTIVNBC News

Yahoo will delete all Yahoo Groups content on December 14th

Yahoo says that, effective December 14th, it will be deleting all content that has been posted to Yahoo Groups. And it’s going to largely shut down the service even sooner, as you won’t be able to upload new content to your groups starting Monday, October 21st.

The VergeJay Peters

The reflections in a pop star’s eyes told a selfie stalker exactly how to find her

In September, a Japanese man was arrested for reportedly stalking a pop star and attacking and groping her at her home, according to Japanese news organization NHK. Allegedly, this man found the woman’s home by studying photos she posted on social media, observing a train station reflected in her ey…

The VergeJay Peters

Facebook to Pay $40M Under Proposed Settlement in Video Metrics Suit

Advertisers would collect the bulk of the money after alleging Facebook inflated the average time users viewed video on the platform.

The Hollywood Reporter6:33am PTby Eriq Gardner

Picks of the Week

Ty – DaVinci Resolve
Chris – Apple Watch Series 5

Beer of the Week

Thirsty Planet Dance Pants

The News

San Diego Impounds 2,500 Scooters Over Comic-Con

The city of San Diego impounded approximately 2,500 dockless scooters and bicycles over the weekend of Comic-Con 2019.

NBC 7 San Diego

RAM prices could drop by 42 percent this year, analysts claim

After rising to outlandish prices some time ago, memory prices have finally dropped back down to relatively affordable levels. Once upon a time, you’d be shelling out upwards of $160 for a single 16GB DDR4 kit, but now, that same…

TechSpotCohen Coberly

Google pays $11 million to settle 227 age discrimination claims

The lead plaintiff interviewed with Google four times but never got a job.

Ars TechnicaTimothy B. Lee

The latest weird music industry scheme: artists scalping their own tickets

The country’s largest music promoter put 88,000 Metallica tickets on resale sites like StubHub, without giving fans a chance to buy them at face value.

VoxKaitlyn Tiffany

Is It Really Legal To Walk Down The Street With A Beer In Austin Neighborhoods?

Colter Sonneville had a hunch that it might be legal to walk down the street with an open beer in most of Austin’s residential neighborhoods. It started

Austin's NPR Station Site Menu DONATE Austin's NPR StationAshley Lopez, KUT

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Ty –
Chris – Beat Saber

Beer of the Week

Founder's KBS

The News

65-inch TVs are now the most popular choice for North American households: report

Falling prices have made 65-inch TVs the most popular choice for North American households. Prices for 65-inch TVs have fallen by around 25 percent this year, while prices of 55-inch sets have remained more or less constant.

The VergeJon Porter

Trump Backs Off Census Citizenship Question Fight

Dropping his effort to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, Trump says he wants agencies to provide information they have on citizenship, noncitizenship and immigration status.

NPR.orgHansi Lo Wang

DDoS Attacker Who Ruined Gamers’ Christmas Gets 27 Months in Prison

The Hacker News is the most popular, independent and trusted source for the latest news headlines on cybersecurity, hacking, computer security, cybercrime, privacy, vulnerabilities and technology for all businesses, information security professionals and hackers worldwide.

The Hacker NewsWang Wei

University of Texas Austin will cover tuition for students whose families make less than $65,000

Students whose families make less than $65,000 a year will be able to attend the University of Texas flagship campus in Austin without having to worry about tuition.

CNNMichelle Lou, CNN

Highway patrol pulls over hearse in Las Vegas high-occupancy vehicle lane. Is the body an occupant?

Nevada’s HOV rules do not clarify whether an occupant must be breathing to qualify for HOV lane use.

Reno Gazette JournalEd Komenda

Picks of the Week

Ty – Oculus Quest

Chris – Mass Effect

Beer of the Week

Piña Coladas

The News

Death Stranding – Release Date Reveal Trailer | PS4

DEATH STRANDING will be available November 8, 2019. Learn more: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/death-stranding-ps4/ May contain content inappropriat...

YouTube

Americans Are Among the Most Stressed People in the World, Poll Finds

An annual, global Gallup poll, released Thursday, reported that feelings of stress and worry are particularly high in the United States.

NYTimesNiraj Chokshi

Eight Hollywood studios threaten to leave Georgia if an abortion ban becomes law

Disney, Netflix, WarnerMedia, NBCUniversal, AMC, CBS, Sony and Viacom are taking a tentative stand against a controversial abortion bill in Georgia, saying they may have to consider filming shows and movies there if the abortion ban becomes law.

The VergeJulia Alexander

E3 2019 Schedule: All Events, Live Streams, Games, And More

Here’s the full schedule for everything happening at E3 this week, along with streams, liveblogs, and news recaps.

GameSpotChris Pereira

Air Force dogfight exercise accidentally formed ‘sky penis,’ officials say

Six pilots flying F-35 Joint Strike Fighters were engaged in a training exercise on Tuesday when they accidentally created contrails resembling male genitalia, officials said.

Fox NewsLouis Casiano

Picks of the Week

Ty – Oculus Quest

Chris – Mass Effect

Beer of the Week

Margarita

The News

Ty Root on Twitter

“Work buddy.”

TwitterTyRoot

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We skipped it

The News

Who knows, we didn't keep track.

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Didn't keep track of these either.

Beer of the Week

Victory Sour Monkey Remix

The News

UT Sets Scooter Rules

Taylor Swift used facial recognition to track her stalkers at a concert

She knew you were trouble when you walked in.

QuartzDave Gershgorn

24 Amazon Workers Hospitalized After Robot Punctures Bear Spray In Warehouse

One worker was in critical condition and 30 more were sickened and treated on the scene after a robot-related accident.

ViceJordan Pearson

Lund professor freed student from Islamic State war zone

A chemistry professor at Lund University dispatched a team of mercenaries into an Islamic State (also known as IS, Isis or Daesh) war zone to free one of her doctoral students and his family.

The LocalThe Local

Amazon’s Disturbing Plan to Add Face Surveillance to Your Front Door

Recently, a patent application from Amazon became public that would pair face surveillance — like Rekognition, the product that the company is aggressively marketing to police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement — with Ring, a doorbell camera company that Amazon bought earlier this year.While th…

American Civil Liberties UnionJacob Snow

Picks of the Week

Chris - Imperfect Foods

Beer of the Week

Bloody Maria

The News

Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th

Tumblr will permanently ban adult content from its platform on December 17th. The ban includes explicit sexual imagery and nudity.

The VergeShannon Liao

It took seven miles to pull over a Tesla with a seemingly asleep driver

The driver was arrested for drunk driving.

Ars TechnicaTimothy B. Lee

Google Fi wireless service finally works with iPhones

Google is expanding Project Fi to support more Android devices and iPhones.

Engadgetajdellinger

Millennials are killing countless industries — but the Fed says it’s mostly just because they’re poor

Millennials have been blamed for killing plenty of industries. But according to the Federal Reserve, it’s not their fault.

Business InsiderKate Taylor

Nigeria President Buhari denies dying: ‘It’s the real me’

Nigerian leader refutes claims circulating on social media that he has died and been replaced by a Sudanese lookalike.

Al JazeeraAl Jazeera

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Skipped

In this webinar we look at the technical details of the consumer side of the industry, from TVs and game consoles to the marketing-speak that confuses everyone. HDMI, HDCP, 4K, HDR, VR – if it’s been debated in a comments section, we’ll cover it. And stay for a couple of our favorite consumer products that we use for pro work.

This is a reprise of my presentation from PBS TechCon 2017.

Joined by @JennFizz, we give advice on how to get a cool job in tech/gaming. Should you go to college? How do you make your resume stand out? Does being local matter? All this and more!

Beer of the Week

Kriek Lambic

Career Resources

• LinkedIn – brand yourself and network
• Indeed – the best aggregator out there right now
• Craigslist – good for smaller and local companies, a lot of bigger names use it to
• Salary.com – ballpark salary data
• Ask your professional mentor which industry specific sites are best
• Meetups, networking events, tech talks

Every week, Ty Root and I will be discussing what we care about in the worlds of tech, video production, gaming, and beer. We’ll be bringing on special guests and probably swearing a lot.

This is our first run at podcasting – it’ll get smoother as time goes on, with some music cues and such. But we have to start somewhere, so this is that somewhere.

Beer of the Week

Fireman's #4

The News

Wii U | Nintendo - The Verge

The Verge was founded in 2011 in partnership with Vox Media, and covers the intersection of technology, science, art, and culture. Its mission is to offer in-depth reporting and long-form feature stories, breaking news coverage, product information, and community content in a unified and cohesive ma…

The Vergeclockmenumore-arrownoyesFollow The Verge on FacebookFollow The Verge on TwitterRSS feed (all stories on The Verge)SearchChris Plante

HBO Go Steps Away From Cable…In Norway

HBO Go loves Norway’s money more than it loves America’s.

UPROXXDan Seitz

“Six strikes” Internet warning system will come to US this year

We speak with the head of the new antipiracy effort.

Ars TechnicaCyrus Farivar

Picks of the Week

Ty: Clockwork

Chris: Aerofex Hoverbike