PTJ 207: Show Time




POP | TECH | JAM show

Summary: “Hey, where’s all those Batmans going on 11th Avenue?” <a href="http://themassinvasion.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mass Invasion</a> maestro Janifer Cheng stops by on her way to the <a href="http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">New York Comic Con </a>extravaganza to share her thoughts on cosplay and other convention fun with El Kaiser and J.D. (who is <a href="http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en/Contributors/2602313/Jude-Biersdorfer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">moderating three panels</a> at the expo this weekend herself). In the news segment, we discuss Google’s fancy new Pixel phones, Facebook’s Marketplace’s problems, and the fact that some nice people from the government want to talk to Yahoo about its “security” issues. Oh, and two other words: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytkjQvSk2VA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Luke Cage.</a><br> Want to know where we got these stories? Check out the links below:<br> <br> * <a href="https://madeby.google.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Google announces new hardware</a> (Made by Google)<br> * <a href="http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/10/introducing-marketplace-buy-and-sell-with-your-local-community/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Introducing Marketplace: Buy and Sell with Your Local Community</a> (Facebook)<br> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/policies/commerce" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook Commerce Policy</a> (Facebook)<br> * <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/10/03/sex-drugs-and-guns-for-sale-facebook-marketplace/91502358/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sex. Drugs. Guns. Meet Facebook’s Marketplace</a> (USA Today)<br> * <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-marketplace-illegal-listings-caused-by-technical-issue-2016-10" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Facebook says a ‘technical issue’ caused illegal listings</a> (Business Insider)<br> * <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-pulls-band-listings-from-its-store-admits-no-band-3-this-year/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Microsoft pulls Band listings from its Store; admits no Band 3 this year</a> (ZDNet)<br> * <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/3/13151744/apple-macos-sierra-automatic-download" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Apple will automatically download macOS Sierra on Macs starting today</a> (The Verge)<br> * <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-autonomous-idUSKCN11Z350" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">New California law allows test of autonomous shuttle with no driver</a> (Reuters)<br> * <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/technology/personaltech/still-waiting-to-hear-from-yahoo.html?src=me&amp;_r=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Still Waiting to Hear From Yahoo</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/03/spoken-editions-go-live-on-itunes-so-you-can-listen-to-your-favorite-websites/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">iTunes Spoken Editions lets you listen to your favorite websites</a> (Tech Crunch)<br> * <a href="http://observer.com/2016/10/dream-chaser-the-spacecraft-that-will-transform-humanitys-access-to-space/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dream Chaser: The Spacecraft That Will Transform Humanity’s Access to Space</a> (Observer)<br> * <a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/television/1562289/the-hilarious-way-jessica-jones-and-luke-cage-weighed-in-on-netflixs-crashing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Hilarious Way Jessica Jones and Luke Cage Weighed In On Netflix’s Crash</a> (CinemaBlend)<br> * <a href="http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Mission_complete_Rosetta_s_journey_ends_in_daring_descent_to_comet" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mission complete: Rosetta’s journey ends in daring descent to comet</a> (ESA)<br> <br>