Episode 082 "Goose-Busters"




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Summary: On today’s episode, the guys discuss smart bandages, data security with fitness apps, and Captain Marvel. They also play a might game of Movie Quote Madness, and decide who to recast in some of their favorite films. Who ya gonna call? GOOSE BUSTERS! ----more---- Facebook Bug Accidentally Unblocks Blocked People for around 800K Users It’s hard to believe it, but it’s true. Facebook had a privacy issue again. This time, there was a software bug that was active between May 29th and June 5th, which accidentally unblocked people who were previously blocked for around 800,000 users. The rise of the Smart Bandage According the an article on Engadget, researchers are working to refine a smart bandage that will monitor and treat chronic or slow healing wounds. A process which they hope will reduce amputations. Polar Fitness App a huge security risk? It seems like the popular fitness app has made it pretty simple to get some detailed information of any of it’s users. Including active soldiers on active foreign military bases, potentially compromising extremely sensitive data. Billy Dee Williams to Return as Lando Calrissian in ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Billy Dee Williams is poised to break out the capes as Lando Calrissian once again. The actor, who originated the role of the suave intergalactic gambler in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, will return to the role for J.J. Abrams‘ Star Wars: Episode IX. ‘Captain Marvel’ Will Digitally De-Age Samuel L. Jackson by 25 Years We’ve known for a while now that Marvel’s upcoming Captain Marvel takes place in the 1990s, which is how it avoids all the Infinity War stuff that’s happened. It will be an origin story for Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), an air force pilot who gets embroiled in the middle of an intergalactic war between alien races the Kree and the Skrull and ends up gaining superpowers. We also knew that familiar Marvel faces Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) were on board, but how would Marvel be handling the looks of these characters? Through digital de-aging. Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime Says Super Mario Movie Will Appeal To Everyone Earlier this year, Nintendo confirmed that it was collaborating with Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures on a Super Mario movie with producer Chris Meledandri working alongside Nintendo’s own Shigeru Miyamoto to bring the film to life. Geek Off: Re-casting Movies! Weekly Garnish: D-Click Fun Thumb Drives Why do thumb drives have to be boring? Why not have on that looks like a camera or a robot or Adam's favorite a hamburger! Starting at 8GB all the way up to 64GB, it's a fun way to store your Excel spreadsheets.   How To Catch The Show & Contact Us Be sure to listen and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play Music or TuneIn and leave a review, lets us know what you think. You can reach us at the Official Website, Facebook, Instagram or on Twitter. Have a follow up thought on anything we discussed then drop us a message on any avenue above or better yet ... record the message on your computer or phone and email it to Jason and we will play it on the show. Thanks for listening!! What the guys are doing outside the podcast: Jason - Classic Gaming Corner - Email Jason Adam - Starfield Escape Twitter - Email Adam Dave - David Szweduik Photography - Email Dave digitalSoup Unsigned Spotlight (Dinner Music): This Week's Track - "Movies" by Lost in the Fog Lost is the Fog is an Indie Hipster-Pop group from Northern Ireland. Their debut album just dropped June 22nd.