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On today's show: the Carnival Corp, which owns Carnival and Princess cruises, among others, wants to move beyond an image tarnished most recently by a norovirus outbreak, and it wants the public’s help, through a social media and crowd sourced campaign. Sound risky? Well it is. Plus, Brian Krebs joins us to talk about his new book, Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime-from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door.  

On today's show, we discuss Japan's newest superconductor maglev train, AMC and Paramount's unlimited "Interstellar" ticket and nanosculptures that can only be viewed with an electron microscope.

It's the add on to TDF. I read old emails and comments, and will eventually catch up.  I tell you more about MY dorky thing for this week, so, who knows. In any case, thanks for listening. It's an "after" show so this opens with the Mike Ruekberg rendition of "Mexican Hat Dance" so I talk as it closes www.thedorkforest.com and begin this... You can email me at jackie@jackiekashian.com and you can comment on the show on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dork-forest/id210939624?mt=2 You can talk to other Rangers on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/353762778033456/ Standup news and merch at www.jackiekashian.com

Hosts: Jason Howell, Gina Trapani, Ron Richards and Bryan Burnett. This week, we'll be discussing YouTube Music Key, Samsung's shrinking lineup of smart phones, Nokia's N1 tablet, Snapchats Snapcash features for Android, and more. Guest: Ron Amadeo Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/aaa. We invite you to check out the full show notes for today's episode here. Vote for your favorite app from this week's episode at aaapoll.com/188. We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 1:38:13

If you want people to like you on the internet, be nice... but if you want to be popular, be mean! Lasers cut up the future of nuclear power, Padre preaches about Net Neutrality, and author Andy Weir drops in to talk about publishing, movie making, and "The Martian". Guest: Andy Weir Subscribe to Padre's Corner at twit.tv/padre Music: "Ashes" by Josh Woodward - http://www.joshwoodward.com Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running Time: 1:05:53

Snapchat expands into mobile payments and Uber is under fire after an executive suggests taking revenge on journalists. On the bright side, WhatsApp is boosting security with end-to-end encryption.

1993 – The Ionizer – Otherwise known as Michael Elanky, recieved 28 months in prison for posting bomb-making instructions on his BBS. There have been other instances of this throughout history, but Elansky was a member of the International Information Retrieval Guild, a computer group very much concerned with freedom of speech and freedom of information. Like the group with which he was affiliated, Michael felt strongly about our First Amendment rights.Therefore, he posted on his BBS – called the Warehouse – instructions on making bombs. Michael was arrested back in July 1993 and couldn’t post the $500,000 bail. Therefore...

Host: Sarah Lane Uber faces a new PR storm over threat to dig up dirt on journalists, FitBit data is now being used in court, WhatsApp's encryption, new encryption authority called "Let's Encrypt", what's in Apple's new WatchKit, and Android Auto API released. Guest: Dave Hamilton Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tn2. For detailed show notes, visit twit.tv/tn2/218. Bandwidth for Tech News 2Night is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 18:16

Host: Leo Laporte Roccat Ryos TKL Pro Keyboard, Swann Doorphone Video Intercom, ioSafe 1513+ NAS, and the Pono high resolution music player. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/byb. We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 44:35

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte Dirtboxes spying on cellphones, an update for AT&T and Verizon's Cellular Super-Cookie, worries about BitTorrent Sync's security and privacy, and your questions! Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/sn. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. You can submit a question to Security Now! at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Bandwidth for Security Now is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 2:07:56

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie. Apple seeds iOS 8.2 with WatchKit SDK for Apple Watch Apps, an explanation of why iOS is twice as memory-efficient as Android, iPhone 6 outselling the iPhone 6 Plus by 3-to-1 margin, OS X Yosemite update fails to solve Wi-Fi issues, and more. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/mbw. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 01:39:14

Hosts: Mike Elgan and Joe Panettieri Nokia unveils a new $249 tablet called the Nokia N1, Payphones in New York will ultimately become WiFi hotspots, Snapchat launches Snapcash feature for sending money, Intel shares more details about its MICA fashion bracelett, and more. Guests: Ross Miller, Kurt Wagner, Ed Baig, and Greg Sterling Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. Check out the full show notes for today's episode. We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 37:35

On today's show: Samsung will again provide the majority of chips for Apple iPhones and iPads. It may come as a surprise to consumers who think of the companies as competitors, but it reveals that a big part of Samsung’s business is the guts inside electronics. Plus, Jeremy Kees, Associate Professor of Marketing at Villanova University, stops by to talk about the Oxford English Dicitonary’s 2014 word of the year—“vape”—and the health risks that come with the growing e-cigarette industry. And Editor-In-Chief of Reviews at CNET Lindsey Turrentine talks about three gadgets—low-end, mid-range, and high-end—to consider giving as gifts this year.  

On today's show, we discuss the possibility of androids playing baseball, Uber and Spotify's new partnership, and a music video inspired by the study of visual sound. Also, CNET's own Bridget Carey orders a drink from a robot bartender on a futuristic cruise ship.

Laraine Newman (@LaraineNewman) is LARAINE NEWMAN. From SNL she is actress, writer and kept doing awesome character voices which blew me away. Her dorkdoms are scary movies and then we get INTO it with some talk of Dubstep. Yes. I had to look it up. It’s awesome. By definition. Enjoy. This month our sponsor is Bob Calhoun! You might remember him from ep#38. He talks about writing the book that he then got published that I believe everyone will enjoy.The book is "Shattering Conventions: Commerce, Cosplay, and Conflict on the Expo Floor" by Bob Calhoun. It's available in eBook and paperback from Amazon.com and other fine book sellers. For more on the book go to www.ShatteringConventions.com We all know I have a new hour comedy video out at www.allthingscomedy.com/jackiekashian right? Cuz I do. $5 download. It’s called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because comedy is all about soul ;) … Own it today and forever. OR get a hard copy (or the CD) on the Merch page on my website. www.jackiekashian.com  November and December I ask that you do NOT DONATE to TDF but, instead, find your local foodbank! It’s Thanksgiving guys… let’s be thankful and giving, shall we? Google: “your town name” and the words, “food bank” and give them food or money. If you give them money they just buy what’s most needed. All good either way. Take care out there… heh. Credits: Audio leveling by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos: Really good Web designs. http://hiredguncoding.com If you like a specific app – they are available with bonus content: iPhone or Android. Libsyn is also just PUBLISHING the bonus content, for free, with Andy and I talking about the show for a sec, on tdf.libsyn.com… no App needed. There you go.