Kill The Computer

First we address America's most pressing issue: the Trump/Jelly Roll divide. Then we discuss Flock Safety, its abuses, the pushback, and more. Note: we initially had a slightly different angle and intro for this episode planned which is brought up briefly. Articles discussed:

https://www.wired.com/story/flock-ai-search-user-interface/

https://www.404media.co/flock-taught-cops-how-to-surveil-no-kings-protesters/

https://www.newsweek.com/anti-flock-camera-protests-surge-12403463

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8W1CpNGgw8

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Daejon Love is alleged by the FBI to have defrauded 26+ women of ~1.3 million dollars predominantly by pretending to be a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers. He used social media to poison LLMs into reporting he was a member of the team. To talk about it, we brought Ed Zitron and Arif Hasan on.

Follow Arif: Wideleft.football
Follow Ed: BetterOffline.com

Have Americans reached a tipping point with data centers and AI? We discuss.

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Apes & other things mentioned in this ep:

https://www.reddit.com/r/wickerpark/comments/1vhtwev/the_green_ape_changed_their_sign_from_the/#lightbox

https://www.reddit.com/r/wickerpark/comments/1vjc56t/update_on_the_new_green_ape_logo_shes_claiming/

https://x.com/notlarrysabato/status/2084404186330837285

MLYP takes us through the history of Palmer Luckey: gamer, founder of Oculus, and (alleged) war criminal.

Slide Show:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kTHSKZQ0hMwY_sNHK5k3peFh5Q2anKdO80qf7Dj7AlM/edit

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The digital safety organization Reset Tech released a 160 page study outlining how the "Manosphere" isn't an organic movement so much as it is a series of financial scams. Miles Klee of Wired Magazine joins us to talk about his piece covering the economics of male rage and offers some thoughts on what some solutions to the issue might look like.

Read the article: https://www.wired.com/story/the-manosphere-isnt-a-movement-its-a-multibillion-dollar-grievance-industry/

Follow Miles: https://www.wired.com/author/miles-klee/