69: Rabbit Rabbit

This week we debut an as yet unnamed segment on defense against Internet marketers. We discuss the Uber ratings kerfuffle and other big data nonsense as well as some epic book reviews.http://grumpyoldgeeks.com/69Listen or subscribe in iTunesIf you like the show please click here and give us a rating or review in iTunes. It helps us out and lets us know people want more episodes!If you’d like to donate to the show please check out our page on TugBoatHosted by Libsyn Use the coupon code “gog” while signing up & receive up to 2 months free!Show NotesRabbit RabbitOKCupid: we experiment on users. Everyone doesOkCupid experiment may have broken FTC rulesAll Power to the Pack RatsPodcasting patent troll: We tried to drop lawsuit against Adam CarollaThe 30-Day Challenge: No Booze, No Masturbating (NOBNOM)You Are Not LateWhy does my old iPhone seem to get slower before a new release?Are Uber’s passenger ratings big data for good – or discrimination 2.0?This Restaurant Kept Getting Awful Reviews. Then They Discovered Something Mind-Blowing…The Insidiousness of Facebook Messenger’s Mobile App Terms of ServiceFacebook moves all mobile chat to Messenger appThe perks of being ‘somebody’ onlineMystery in the Perseus ClusterHow anyone can hack your Instagram accountStephen SclafaniThe Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness by James Altucher and Claudia AzulaGates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven PressfieldMeditations: A New Translation by Marcus Aurelius (Author), Gregory Hays (Translator)Ernest Hemingway on Writing – Larry W. Phillips (Editor)Sam Walton: Made In AmericaLorde appointed as ‘sole curator’ of music for next Hunger Games filmAgatha Christie’s Poirot’ Comes to an EndKeith Urban Boston Concert: Rape Charge Laid Against Sean Murphy, 18Guy takes shrooms at comic con. Guy texts entire meltdown to girlfriend. Internet rejoices.According to the dictionary, “literally” now also means “figuratively”Honey never spoils. You can eat 32,000-year-old honey.Note: I inadvertently called Sean Bonner’s coffee subscription service the collective and not the possee. My bad! – JDSean Bonner’s Coffee PosseeRiot Fest