Episode 036 "Origin Stories and Rooster Pirates"




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Summary: The movie industry is in a constant state of reboots and remakes, but what are the Origin stories you actually want to see? How secure do you feel online? Have you ever tried some RetroPie? In this episode the guys tackle some news about Funko getting hacked on Twitter, some great info about how VPN’s work and then the main topic, the guys DIVE INTO their Top Five movie character Origin stories that they actually want to see!  ----more---- Weekly Riddle:An old man wanted to leave all of his money to one of his three sons, but he didn't know which one he should give it to. He gave each of them a few coins and told them to buy something that would be able to fill their living room. The first man bought straw, but there was not enough to fill the room. The second bought some sticks, but they still did not fill the room. The third man bought two things that filled the room, so he obtained his father's fortune. What were the two things that the man bought?Answer at the end of the episode! The Funko Pop Twitter account is hacked by pirates of a specific kind. Friday afternoon UD was browsing Twitter and saw a series of hilarious messages being posted by the Funko Twitter account. Hacked or poor taste in marketing a new product?   Are VPNs Only For Pirates? Arr!  Why use a VPN?  There are many reasons and it's not just to hide some nefarious online activities.   VPNs We Have Used https://windscribe.com/ https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/ VPN Research: https://thatoneprivacysite.net/vpn-section/   TouchPal Is Evil (and how I destroyed it) A recent TouchPal update brought with it lock screen ads, banners ads, floating bubble ads that, when you try to swipe it off the screen would install software.  Three phone wipes later I figured out how to defeat it!   The Weekly Garnish Jason’s first two Raspberry Pie/RetroPie videos available on our YouTube channel. OR Right on our website here!Video One: Unboxing Video Two: The Build   Want to set up your very own RetroPie kit? Hit the links below to grab the gear and be sure to share your experience with us right here at digitalSoup by hitting the “Contact” button up above! Vilros Raspberry Pi 3 Retro Gaming Kid – http://amzn.to/2wyhlbM Super Tinytendo Case – http://amzn.to/2xBA6b5 Music Credit Intro Background Music: The Run by Kai Engel. licensed under an Attribution License.   Subscribe on iTunes Listen on Google Play Music Listen on TuneIn Subscribe on Stitcher   Be sure to subscribe to us on iTunes and leave a review, lets us know what you think.  You can reach us at the digitalSoup podcast website, Facebook or on Twitter @thedigitalsoup.  We are also on Instagram so follow us for extra bonus material and show highlights! Have a follow up thought to anything we discussed or have an idea on what we should talk about in a future episode then drop us a message on Twitter or our Facebook page or better yet record the message on your computer or phone and email it to jason@digitalsouppodcast.com and we will play it on the air. Thanks for listening!!   What the guys are doing outside the podcast:   Jason - http://www.youtube.com/GameGuru            jason@digitalsouppodcast.com   Adam - https://twitter.com/StarfieldEscape            adam@digitalsouppodcast.com   Dave - http://www.davidszweduik.com/            dave@digitalsouppodcast.com