Tech News Roundup Summer 2024

GeekNights Mondays: Science Technology Computing

GeekNights Mondays: Science Technology Computing

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Retailers are facing a rapidly evolving landscape where consumer expectations, AI advancements, and social media platforms like TikTok are redefining engagement. It feels like the holiday shopping season just ended, but when do retailers start planning for the next one, and some retailers already behind the curve for this season? Joining us today is Carey Cockrum, Director of Consulting at Cella by Randstad Digital, where she helps major brands and marketing teams optimize their strategies with data-driven insights, AI-powered content creation, and cutting-edge retail marketing trends. With the holidays just around the corner, she’s here to share what’s next for retail marketing, campaign optimization, and how brands can stay ahead in a hyper-competitive space. ABOUT CAREY COCKRUM Carey has been a part of the Creative Agency space for nearly 30 years. She has served as Designer, Creative Director, Creative Operations Lead and Agency Lead in both internal and external agencies (big and small). Carey has worked directly with C-suite stakeholders to understand organizational strategies that inform effective creative solutions. She is a bit of a data nerd and loves demonstrating results. Brands she’s supported include Fruit of the Loom, Wendy’s and Humana. In her free time, she enjoys going back to her creative roots through painting and drawing. She also spends her time improving upon the house she lives in today in Southern, MI - inside and out. RESOURCES Catch the future of e-commerce at eTail Boston, August 11-14, 2025. Register now: https://bit.ly/etailboston and use code PARTNER20 for 20% off for retailers and brands Don't Miss MAICON 2025, October 14-16 in Cleveland - the event bringing together the brights minds and leading voices in AI. Use Code AGILE150 for $150 off registration. Go here to register: https://bit.ly/agile150 Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstrom Don't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter and more: https://www.theagilebrand.show Check out The Agile Brand Guide website with articles, insights, and Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology: https://www.agilebrandguide.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. https://www.missinglink.company…

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Tonight on GeekNights, it's a Tech News Roundup! Mouse movers are getting people fired but are also a sign of late stage capitalism, social media is messing up the kids, don't operate your i9 at turbo voltages when it's overheating, Adobe is mostly wrong here but also read what you buy, this is a good car that will never reach the US, data breaches are getting worse as people care less and less that they happen, Wine patches bug 7955 after 17 years, the Pentax 17 is bad, Apple cancels Apple Pay Later, New York gets digital IDs (sort of), Microsoft slow rolls Recall after backlash, and Voyager 1 still lives!

Tech News Roundup Summer 2024

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GeekNights Mondays: Science Technology Computing

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The Discoverability Problem 1:00:03

6 weeks ago1:00:03

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Tonight on GeekNights, we muse a bit on the problem of discoverability. Nearly all experience is mediated , and this includes deciding what web site to look at. In the news, Rym is back from Zenkaikon , Moon Zooz is continuing to rock it, the cosmological constant might not be , niri is a scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor , and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a dangerous idiot . Related Links Forum Thread The Discoverability Problem Discord Chat The Discoverability Problem Bluesky Post The Discoverability Problem Things of the Day Rym - I Drove to Every McDonald's in America Scott - FamiTracker…

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MIDI 56:49

8 weeks ago56:49

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Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about MIDI . The Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which is still in use today. In the news, Donkey Kong ‘94 is re-released on Switch, Youtube adds translated dubbing , and Ontario (rightly) taxes Americans using their energy. Related Links Forum Thread MIDI Discord Chat MIDI Bluesky Post MIDI Things of the Day Water your yard FOR FREE !!! Rym - Sound Blaster AWE32 2MB (MIDI bank) Scott - Heated Driveway in Buffalo…

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Windows 11 56:40

10 weeks ago56:40

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Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Windows 11 and the fools who refuse to upgrade. In the news, the iPhone 16e arrives , Gmail is (correctly) dropping SMS two-factor , Twitch is capping uploads for 0.5% of streamers , and Germany represents a profound realignment of global politics . Related Links Forum Thread Windows 11 Discord Chat Windows 11 Bluesky Post Windows 11 Things of the Day Rym - SS United States — finally — departs South Philly Scott - Dragonsweeper…

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Electronic Payments 47:53

12 weeks ago47:53

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Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss electronic payments. We grew up in a world where credit cards were imprinted on carbon paper and cheques were on physical paper. In the news, the Baltics have disconnected from the Russian power grid , Football Manager 25 will be skipped , and there's one weird trick to stop Google's terrible AI summaries. Related Links Discord Chat Electronic Payments Forum Thread Electronic Payments Bluesky Post Electronic Payments Things of the Day Rym - Sounds between the Crowns (2020) Scott - Destroying and Reprogramming the Sprite Engine of Ghosts 'n Goblins…

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Ways to Sell Software 1:07:51

16 weeks ago1:07:51

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Tonight on GeekNights, we consider all the ways to sell software. From shareware to software-as-a-service to "just buying it" it's evolved quite a bit over the years. In the news, CES happened , Republicans killed net neutrality , and Pornhub is blocked in the entire US south . Also we will be live at MAGFest , which is imminently about to sell out. Related Links Forum Thread Ways to Sell Software Discord Chat Ways to Sell Software Bluesky Post Ways to Sell Software Things of the Day Rym - Rondò Veneziano - La Serenissima Scott - Blade Runner-Electric Unicorn fan release- deleted scenes…

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Terminals 48:29

18 weeks ago48:29

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Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about Terminals . From the VT100 to any modern Terminal Emulator , they are still a part of the computing world and are worth knowing about. In the news, Jimmy Carter has died at 100 , Chinese state-sponsored hackers attacked the US Treasury, and a hero has defeated a fake Nintendo lawyer . Related Links Discord Chat Terminals Forum Thread Terminals Bluesky Post Terminals Things of the Day Rym - Line Scott - Natural Number Game…

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Drones 54:48

20 weeks ago54:48

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Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about drones. In the news, the common clay of the New West think they're seeing nefarious drones everywhere and we have WordPress vs WP Engine . Related Links Forum Thread Drones Discord Chat Drones Bluesky Post Drones Things of the Day Rym - 1-900-490-FREAK Scott - Elevator Music…

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Blogs 55:07

22 weeks ago55:07

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Tonight on GeekNights, we consider blogging . In the news, Roblox is making a closed ecosystem Discord competitor , the US gave Intel a pile of money , and Intel's CEO hit the bricks . Rym has also consolidated all of his social media into rym.social and talks about how he set up cross-posting across microblog , Mastodon, and Bluesky. Related Links Forum Thread Blogs Discord Chat Blogs Bluesky Post Blogs Things of the Day Rym - Staring at Rupees for 17 hours Scott - The Network of Time…

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Widgets 54:07

28 weeks ago54:07

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Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about widgets. Mostly status and telemetry widgets that people like to put on their desktops or their phones. They have their uses, but are usually useless. In the news, Cloudplane is shutting down in December , Adobe's Project Turntable is stunning , and Tesla's robots were (obviously) fake . If you are able to vote in the United States, make a plan to vote . You can't sit this one out. You can't vote for a "third party." It's frankly unethical to do anything but vote straight ticket for Democrats. There are two power-seeking coalitions in America. Choose the one that you want setting the rules for the next election. The Democrats are the literal best option we have. Do the right thing. Related Links Forum Thread Widgets Discord Chat Widgets Things of the Day Rym - An undulating thrill Scott - Asian Hockey Card Collection…

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Multicore Multiprocess Concurrency and Such 57:14

30 weeks ago57:14

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Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about cores and concurrency and threads and such. Also Rym and Emily fought a bear. In the news, Intel's chip instability saga has concluded , and Python 3.13.0 is pretty good. Related Links Forum Thread Multicore Multiprocess Concurrency and Such Discord Chat Multicore Multiprocess Concurrency and Such Things of the Day Rym - How Mei Blows Up the Game Scott - Popular Science (May 1872)…

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Web Trackers and Analytics 1:02:23

32 weeks ago1:02:23

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Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the evils of web trackers and analytics. They are used almost exclusively to feed the ad industry and you should block them wherever possible. Rym has installed the microcode patch for some Intel chips and you should too if you have one of them. In the news, Microsoft is moving to a security-first posture , nostalgia accounts on social media are making up nonsense , and chatbots are intruding into and slowly ruining online social spaces. Related Links Forum Thread Web Trackers and Analytics Discord Chat Web Trackers and Analytics Things of the Day Rym - We Spent $20 To Achieve RCE And Accidentally Became The Admins Of .MOBI Scott - Magician's Brick…

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Car Dashboard Tech 56:25

44 weeks ago56:25

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Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the sad state of the technology creeping into car dashboards. In the news, the US Supreme Court has disastrously ruled that the president is above the law in extreme and shocking complicity with authoritarian takeover. In other news, some good Python development practices and Apple cramming AI into their largely failed Vision Pro. Related Links Forum Thread Car Dashboard Tech Discord Chat Car Dashboard Tech Things of the Day Rym - Small BIRDS 8K ULTRA HD with Names and Sounds Scott - Can You Make It Bigger?…

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Tech News Roundup Summer 2024 1:08:51

46 weeks ago1:08:51

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Tonight on GeekNights, it's a Tech News Roundup ! Mouse movers are getting people fired but are also a sign of late stage capitalism , social media is messing up the kids , don't operate your i9 at turbo voltages when it's overheating , Adobe is mostly wrong here but also read what you buy, this is a good car that will never reach the US , data breaches are getting worse as people care less and less that they happen, Wine patches bug 7955 after 17 years, the Pentax 17 is bad , Apple cancels Apple Pay Later , New York gets digital IDs (sort of), Microsoft slow rolls Recall after backlash, and Voyager 1 still lives ! Related Links Forum Thread Tech News Roundup Summer 2024 Discord Chat Tech News Roundup Summer 2024 Things of the Day Rym - ZEUS, POSEIDON & HADES Scott - TerminalTextEffects…

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Tech Predictions for 2025, 2029, and 2034 1:12:31

48 weeks ago1:12:31

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Tonight on GeekNights, we make some technology predictions for one, five, and ten years into the future. We did this once back in 2010 . In the news, Ticketmaster and Santander have massive data breaches , Google accidentally published its secret search sauce , Twitter adds pornography , and Rubin is the next generation AI chip . Related Links Forum Thread Tech Predictions for 2025, 2029, and 2034 Discord Chat Tech Predictions for 2025, 2029, and 2034 Things of the Day Rym - Balance (1989) Scott - The Panzerbike…

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Markup Languages 1:05:07

50 weeks ago1:05:07