app02 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:22:38 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Shiny Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Copyright” https://shinypodcast.fireside.fm/tags/copyright Wed, 14 Mar 2018 10:00:00 -0400 The continuing adventures of two geeks, friends from birth, neck deep in shiny new and rusty ole with an eye to sky and all feet on the ground. Weekly. Mostly. Shiny Podcast: following the light and throwing a little shade on the newest and brightest in today’s gaming and technology... en-us episodic Following the light and casting a little shade... Shiny Podcast The continuing adventures of two geeks, friends from birth, neck deep in shiny new and rusty ole with an eye to sky and all feet on the ground. Weekly. Mostly. Shiny Podcast: following the light and throwing a little shade on the newest and brightest in today’s gaming and technology... yes technology, gaming, mac, windows, linux, ios, android, homelab, ubuntu, diy, right to repair, geek, Shiny Podcast casttheshine@gmail.com Episode 17: Half Life 3: Unconfirmed https://shinypodcast.fireside.fm/17 98cffa80-a37a-4193-aeab-263802e5de87 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 10:00:00 -0400 Shiny Podcast full Shiny Podcast 1:39:33 yes <p>Folks, I'm just going to say it: this episode is long. We opted for a longer news segment and no deep dive because there was a lot to cover but we've got some awesome things to talk about. Microsoft hates recycling, Disney hates movie rentals, you should definitely hate Facebook's VPN, Twitter bots, and more! </p> <p>Microsoft seeks damages against e’waste recycler Eric Lundgren:<br> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/02/15/eric-lundgren-e-waste-recycling-innovator-faces-prison-for-trying-to-extend-lifespan-of-pcs/?utm_term=.722f77067106" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/02/15/eric-lundgren-e-waste-recycling-innovator-faces-prison-for-trying-to-extend-lifespan-of-pcs/?utm_term=.722f77067106</a></p> <p>Disney loses to Redbox in suit over re-selling download codes<br> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/21/17036932/disney-redbox-lawsuit-star-wars-marvel-pixar-digital-downloads" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/21/17036932/disney-redbox-lawsuit-star-wars-marvel-pixar-digital-downloads</a><br> Disney and Redbox might accidently reshape copyright law<br> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/judge-slaps-down-disney-effort-to-stop-resale-of-star-wars-download-codes/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/judge-slaps-down-disney-effort-to-stop-resale-of-star-wars-download-codes/</a></p> <p>Facebook’s VPN service is exactly as intrusive as you (hopefully) think it is:<br> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/do-not-i-repeat-do-not-download-onavo-facebook-s-vam-1822937825" rel="nofollow noopener">https://gizmodo.com/do-not-i-repeat-do-not-download-onavo-facebook-s-vam-1822937825</a></p> <p>FCC says space startup launched satellites without permission<br> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/10/17102888/the-fcc-says-a-space-startup-launched-four-tiny-satellites-into-orbit-without-permission" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/10/17102888/the-fcc-says-a-space-startup-launched-four-tiny-satellites-into-orbit-without-permission</a></p> <p>Twitter battles the bot barrage:<br> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/twitter-suspends-thousands-of-accounts-for-bot-behavior-some-cry-censorship/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/twitter-suspends-thousands-of-accounts-for-bot-behavior-some-cry-censorship/</a></p> <p>Anroid P Dev Preveiew 1 Released<br> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/hands-on-with-android-p-is-this-the-beginning-of-a-new-design-language/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/hands-on-with-android-p-is-this-the-beginning-of-a-new-design-language/</a></p> <p>GitHub survived the Largest DDOS attack in history<br> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/03/us-service-provider-survives-the-biggest-recorded-ddos-in-history/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/03/us-service-provider-survives-the-biggest-recorded-ddos-in-history/</a></p> <p>Ghostery is now open source<br> <a href="https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension" rel="nofollow noopener">https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension</a></p> <p>Copyright vs. Historical Preservation:<br> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/02/preservation-or-theft-historians-publishers-argue-over-dead-game-servers/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/02/preservation-or-theft-historians-publishers-argue-over-dead-game-servers/</a></p> <p>Goodyear develops tires for Electric Cars’ Torque problems<br> <a href="https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/goodyear-tire-concept-electric-car-problems-ev/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/goodyear-tire-concept-electric-car-problems-ev/</a></p> <p>Linux Apps for ChromeOS<br> <a href="https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2018/feb/27/project-crostini-chrome-os-support-linux-apps/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2018/feb/27/project-crostini-chrome-os-support-linux-apps/</a></p> <p>Artifact “First of several new games” from Valve according to Gabe<br> <a href="https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/03/10/artifact-the-first-of-several-new-games-from-valve-according-to-gabe-newell/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/03/10/artifact-the-first-of-several-new-games-from-valve-according-to-gabe-newell/</a></p> <p>Cellebrite claims ability to unlock ANY iphone<br> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/02/cellebrite-can-unlock-any-iphone-for-some-values-of-any/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/02/cellebrite-can-unlock-any-iphone-for-some-values-of-any/</a></p> <p>Vulkan Coming to macOS and iOS, not by Apple<br> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02/vulkan-is-coming-to-macos-ios-but-no-thanks-to-apple/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02/vulkan-is-coming-to-macos-ios-but-no-thanks-to-apple/</a></p> <p>California Allows Driverless Cars without Human Babysitters<br> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/california-now-allows-driverless-cars-without-any-human-safety-drivers/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/california-now-allows-driverless-cars-without-any-human-safety-drivers/</a> </p> Folks, I'm just going to say it: this episode is long. We opted for a longer news segment and no deep dive because there was a lot to cover but we've got some awesome things to talk about. Microsoft hates recycling, Disney hates movie rentals, you should definitely hate Facebook's VPN, Twitter bots, and more!

Microsoft seeks damages against e’waste recycler Eric Lundgren:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/02/15/eric-lundgren-e-waste-recycling-innovator-faces-prison-for-trying-to-extend-lifespan-of-pcs/?utm_term=.722f77067106

Disney loses to Redbox in suit over re-selling download codes
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/21/17036932/disney-redbox-lawsuit-star-wars-marvel-pixar-digital-downloads
Disney and Redbox might accidently reshape copyright law
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/judge-slaps-down-disney-effort-to-stop-resale-of-star-wars-download-codes/

Facebook’s VPN service is exactly as intrusive as you (hopefully) think it is:
https://gizmodo.com/do-not-i-repeat-do-not-download-onavo-facebook-s-vam-1822937825

FCC says space startup launched satellites without permission
https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/10/17102888/the-fcc-says-a-space-startup-launched-four-tiny-satellites-into-orbit-without-permission

Twitter battles the bot barrage:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/twitter-suspends-thousands-of-accounts-for-bot-behavior-some-cry-censorship/

Anroid P Dev Preveiew 1 Released
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/hands-on-with-android-p-is-this-the-beginning-of-a-new-design-language/

GitHub survived the Largest DDOS attack in history
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/03/us-service-provider-survives-the-biggest-recorded-ddos-in-history/

Ghostery is now open source
https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension

Copyright vs. Historical Preservation:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/02/preservation-or-theft-historians-publishers-argue-over-dead-game-servers/

Goodyear develops tires for Electric Cars’ Torque problems
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/goodyear-tire-concept-electric-car-problems-ev/

Linux Apps for ChromeOS
https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2018/feb/27/project-crostini-chrome-os-support-linux-apps/

Artifact “First of several new games” from Valve according to Gabe
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/03/10/artifact-the-first-of-several-new-games-from-valve-according-to-gabe-newell/

Cellebrite claims ability to unlock ANY iphone
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/02/cellebrite-can-unlock-any-iphone-for-some-values-of-any/

Vulkan Coming to macOS and iOS, not by Apple
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02/vulkan-is-coming-to-macos-ios-but-no-thanks-to-apple/

California Allows Driverless Cars without Human Babysitters
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/california-now-allows-driverless-cars-without-any-human-safety-drivers/

]]> Folks, I'm just going to say it: this episode is long. We opted for a longer news segment and no deep dive because there was a lot to cover but we've got some awesome things to talk about. Microsoft hates recycling, Disney hates movie rentals, you should definitely hate Facebook's VPN, Twitter bots, and more!

Microsoft seeks damages against e’waste recycler Eric Lundgren:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/02/15/eric-lundgren-e-waste-recycling-innovator-faces-prison-for-trying-to-extend-lifespan-of-pcs/?utm_term=.722f77067106

Disney loses to Redbox in suit over re-selling download codes
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/21/17036932/disney-redbox-lawsuit-star-wars-marvel-pixar-digital-downloads
Disney and Redbox might accidently reshape copyright law
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/judge-slaps-down-disney-effort-to-stop-resale-of-star-wars-download-codes/

Facebook’s VPN service is exactly as intrusive as you (hopefully) think it is:
https://gizmodo.com/do-not-i-repeat-do-not-download-onavo-facebook-s-vam-1822937825

FCC says space startup launched satellites without permission
https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/10/17102888/the-fcc-says-a-space-startup-launched-four-tiny-satellites-into-orbit-without-permission

Twitter battles the bot barrage:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/twitter-suspends-thousands-of-accounts-for-bot-behavior-some-cry-censorship/

Anroid P Dev Preveiew 1 Released
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/hands-on-with-android-p-is-this-the-beginning-of-a-new-design-language/

GitHub survived the Largest DDOS attack in history
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/03/us-service-provider-survives-the-biggest-recorded-ddos-in-history/

Ghostery is now open source
https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension

Copyright vs. Historical Preservation:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/02/preservation-or-theft-historians-publishers-argue-over-dead-game-servers/

Goodyear develops tires for Electric Cars’ Torque problems
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/goodyear-tire-concept-electric-car-problems-ev/

Linux Apps for ChromeOS
https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2018/feb/27/project-crostini-chrome-os-support-linux-apps/

Artifact “First of several new games” from Valve according to Gabe
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/03/10/artifact-the-first-of-several-new-games-from-valve-according-to-gabe-newell/

Cellebrite claims ability to unlock ANY iphone
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/02/cellebrite-can-unlock-any-iphone-for-some-values-of-any/

Vulkan Coming to macOS and iOS, not by Apple
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02/vulkan-is-coming-to-macos-ios-but-no-thanks-to-apple/

California Allows Driverless Cars without Human Babysitters
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/california-now-allows-driverless-cars-without-any-human-safety-drivers/

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