Shiny Podcast

Episode 30: In Which Valve Changes Gaming Forever... Again...

August 27th, 2018  |  1 hr 5 mins

AMD, Fallout, facebook, fallout 76, gaming, geek, geforce, intel, linux, linux gaming, nvidia, pc gaming, rtx, shiny, shiny podcast, steam, technology, valve

A FULL episode of the latest and greatest including Fallout 76 updates and Valve's new venture into gaming on Linux!

Episode 27: Geek Done Quick

July 2nd, 2018  |  1 hr 32 mins

AMD, CPU, E3, Games Done Quick, RPG, Supreme Court, at&t, att, ca, california, comcast, computex, copyright directive, copyright filter, disney, eu, european union, fox, intel, juri, merger, monster of the week, net neutrality, pax unplugged, podcast, role playing, scotus, shiny, shiny podcast, speed run, table top, tech, tech podcast, wifi, wpa3

Episode 25: GitHubbub

June 11th, 2018  |  1 hr 19 mins

AMD, AR, CPU, Microsoft, Siri, apple, arkit, augmented reality, ca, california, computex, cores, ddos, developer, fcc, github, gitlab, i5, i7, intel, ios 12, linux, mac, macos, mojave, multithreading, net neutrality, open source, opengl, podcast, shiny, shiny podcast, siri shortcuts, tech, tech podcast, technology, technology podcast, threadripper, uikit, world wide developers conference, wwdc

Tiny Shiny: Allo, Goodbye

April 22nd, 2018  |  35 mins 10 secs

AMD, CPU, Dutch, Ryzen, allo, android, asus, duo, gambling, gaming, geforce, geforce partnership program, google, gpu, intel, law, lootboxes, messaging, messenger, messengers, nvidia, podcast, rcs, shiny, shiny podcast, technology

Just the news this week... Short, sweet, and straight to the point, yet still so satisfying. We sink our teeth into lootbox laws, 2nd Gen Ryzen CPUs, nVidia's GeForce Partnership Program and more in this week's tasty morsel!

Episode 16: Zuck 2020: OpossumCast

February 19th, 2018  |  1 hr 6 mins

AMD, Elon Musk, Ico, Mars, Motherboard, NASA, Ryzen, Telegram, ajit pai, astronaut, charter, commercial astronaut training, consumer protection bureau, cpb, cryptocurrency, equifax, facebook, falcon heavy, fcc, firmware update, germany, intel, lawsuit, loot box ban, loot boxes, mark zuckerberg, meltdown, net neutrality, podcast, roadster, shiny, shiny podcast, space, spaceflight, spectre, tech, tech news, tech podcast, technology, tesla, tesla roadster, time warner cable, ton, twc, user base, zuckerberg

So, first things first. We've been gone for a while, and for that we are deeply sorry. And we really really appreciate you listening to some of our old episodes and hanging in there but we are back! Some adulting needed to take place but we're rolling back adulthood to continue to bring you this podcast.

This week we address more FCC updates, there's a car on the way to Mars and you can track where it is, AMD is being, just super cool, Intel dealing with at least 32 lawsuits, and more!

Episode 15: A Far Cry From OK

January 22nd, 2018  |  1 hr 12 mins

2018, AMD, Android O, Dropbox, Google Chrome, Internet, ajit pai, alexa, amazon, amazon echo, android, apple, arm, bitconnect, bitcown, blockchain, broadband, bug, ces, ces 2018, chrome, chromeos, crypto currency, crypto mining, ethereum, far cry, far cry 5, fcc, gaming, geek, google, gpu, intel, intel me, labo, meltdown, net neutrality, nintendo, nintendo switch, nvidia, open source, podcast, security, shiny, shiny podcast, spectre, switch, tech, tech news, tech podcast, technology, ubisoft, vulnerability, wifi alliance, wpa3

This week we manage to turn a slow tech news cycle and no deep dive into a regular length show! It's a podcast miracle! We tackle subjects like Chromecast messing with your WiFi, Nintendo's brand new line of cardboard accessories, Intel just doesn't get it, and more!

Episode 14: MONDAY NIGHT RAW

January 15th, 2018  |  1 hr 7 mins

2018, AMD, Android O, Dropbox, EA, EFF, Google Chrome, Internet, Microsoft, No Man's Sky, Star Trek, Star Wars, System76, The Last Jedi, ajit pai, alexa, amazon, amazon echo, android, apple, arm, australia, batteries, belgium, bitcown, blockchain, broadband, bug, ces, ces 2018, chrome, chromeos, crypto currency, crypto mining, dash, disney, electronic frontier foundation, emc, episode 8, ethereum, fcc, gambling, gaming india, geek, google, gpu, hue lights, intel, intel me, internet of money, klingon, light bulb, linux, loot box., loot crate, lord of the rings, lunera, macos, management engine, meltdown, microsoft groove, monero, music, net neutrality, netsec, nexus, nobel prize, nvidia, open source, open standards, opsec, overwatch, philips hue, photography, pixel, podcast, prequel, root, security, shiny, shiny podcast, skinner box, spectre, speculative execution, spotify, star wars battlefront ii, supercomputer, tech, tech news, tech podcast, technology, tesla, time, tinder, titan, toys, uber, video gamesandreas antonopoulos, vmware, vote, vulnerability, w3c, wannacry, wwe

This week we do some CES 2018 roundup through the 3rd day of the event and with guest host Jared Beerman of Beerman Photography (@beermanphotography on Instagram) returning we talk about all his new toys he got for Christmas and future projects.

Episode 13: The Worst Bugs Ever

January 5th, 2018  |  1 hr 10 mins

2018, AMD, Google Chrome, Microsoft, amazon echo, apple, arm, bitcown, blockchain, broadband, bug, crypto currency, crypto mining, dash, ethereum, fcc, geek, google, intel, linux, meltdown, monero, open source, shiny, shiny podcast, spectre, speculative execution, tech, technology, vulnerability

It's time to catch up after the holidays and bring you a rocking round up of everything that's been happening in technology since the last chat. We tackle the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities that everyone is freaking out about and explain why you should freak out, too! Plus, the dirt on crypto-mining, great games coming out this year, spats between the tech giants, our predictions for 2018 and so much more!

Episode 12: "I Have a Bad Feeling About This..."

December 17th, 2017  |  1 hr 23 mins

AMD, Android O, EA, EFF, Internet, Microsoft, No Man's Sky, Star Trek, Star Wars, System76, The Last Jedi, ajit pai, amazon, android, belgium, blockchain, chrome, chromeos, disney, electronic frontier foundation, episode 8, ethereum, fcc, gambling, gaming india, gpu, intel, intel me, internet of money, klingon, light bulb, linux, loot box., loot crate, lord of the rings, lunera, macos, management engine, microsoft groove, music, net neutrality, netsec, nexus, nobel prize, nvidia, open source, open standards, opsec, overwatch, photography, pixel, podcast, prequel, root, security, skinner box, spotify, star wars battlefront ii, supercomputer, tech, tech podcast, technology, tesla, time, tinder, titan, toys, uber, video gamesandreas antonopoulos, vote, w3c, wannacry

2017 is drawing to a close and Shiny settles up with a new holiday tradition: a brand new Star Wars movie! But is there a disturbance in the force? PLUS, the Dark Side of Mozilla, UFOs, Net Neutrality, Disney buying Fox and SO much more!

Episode 11: Live Free or DRM

December 10th, 2017  |  1 hr 20 mins

Dell, EFF, India, Internet, System76, andreas antonopoulos, bitcoin, blockchain, breach, dmca, drm, electronic frontier foundation, ethereum, intel, intel me, internet of money, linux, macos, management engine, netsec, nvidia, open source, open standards, opsec, root, security, tech, technology, tesla, titan, uber, w3c

This week: the guys cover the degrading state of MacOS security, India sets the bar on open internet regulation, Tesla's Tractor Trailer, How Bitcoin and Ethereum differ and why blockchain technology is taking over everything. PLUS, we discuss why DRM has nothing to with copyright and how we just lost control of the web.