Two and a Half Bens
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The tech podcast not hosted by a Chief Twit or Tech Bros
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The podcast delves into topics surrounding Windows Security, vulnerable hardware, and unconventional programming methods, with episode highlights including discussions on Microsoft’s SecureBoot exploits, Apple's potential changes to iPhone security, and the implications of LG TVs’ personalized advertising technology, emphasizing overviews of current tech vulnerabilities and the intersection of security and everyday consumer technology.

The tech podcast not hosted by a Chief Twit or Tech Bros
- GrapheneOS won’t comply with age check laws for operating systems
- Linux Distros Resistance against Age-Verification Laws
- GitHub – BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerify: The age verification status of Open Source Operating Systems · GitHub
- Ageless Linux – Wikipedia
- THAT law and it’s copies here and abroad
- Revert “userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records (#40954)” by paramazo · Pull Request #41179 · systemd/systemd · GitHub
- Android developer verification: Balancing openness and choice with safety
- iCloud user learns ‘Hide My Email’ privacy does not apply to serious threats
- Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware
- The 2026 farm bill quietly hands big tech control over American farmland. Here’s the fine print
- An AI agent destroyed this coder’s entire database. He’s not the only one with a horror story
- The AI Dirty List
- Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing – Wikipedia
- The Story of EVi – NerdNextDoor’s Blog
- The deadliest poison known to AI
- Tiny Township Fears Iran Drone Strikes Because of New Nuclear Weapons Datacenter
- COBOL Is the Asbestos of Programming Languages
- March Windows updates break Teams, OneDrive sign-ins
- Microsoft Confirms Samsung Galaxy Connect App Caused Windows 11 C: Drive Access Bug
- HackerOne discloses employee data breach after Navia hack
- This new FCC rule could upend the router market
- The Tech Bubble Might Finally Be Popping
- Security experts at RSAC keep calling AI stupid
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