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Scott Beale, founder of Laughing Squid joins us to talk about the Web 2.0 days in San Francisco, the scene in NYC, SXSW, Burning Man, The Cacophony Society and much much more. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: Scott Beale In search of the click track Revisiting the click track Hat-tip to David Teter Prince on Twitter Moves GPGTools Zip Drives SyQuest Macintosh Quadra 650 The Random Show Everyday Carry Kershaw Ken Onion kn...

Mike Malinin, drummer for the Goo Goo Dolls joins the guys this week to discuss vat grown beef, the decline of beer, and how to not use your Kindle properly when going on tour. Also, Brian reveals his love for the most disgusting drink in the world. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: Mike Malinin The Goo Goo Dolls To the winner goes the spoiled? STFU kid, rules are rules and spelling counts. And wtf kind of lesson are his ...

Shane Nickerson is on the show this week to talk creativity after 40, how awesome podcasting for yourself is, the fundamental problem with crowd funding, and the future of meat and booze camp. The guys also get threatened by a publisher and other stuff. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: This weeks guest Shane Nickerson! 11 things it took me 42 years to learn Nickercast with Shane Nickerson Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory Wor...

Celebrity weddings, hearty stouts, class clowns ruin it for everyone, private armies, another kickstarter rip-off, Japan rules at crazy, and Kanye West is still a total douchebag. They also discuss the future of making money on the internet. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: John Rzeznik Is Married Jimmy Beaumont & The Skyliners Jason's step-dad comes in at 2:46 Ten Fidy Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout! University Suspend...

Philosophizing it up this week the guys talk Seneca and Stoics, creepy homeschooling, in praise of Microsoft (sorta), plagiarism, remixing, and downright thievery. Other topics also include some new and not so new apps, and a silly Facebook story. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: On the Shortness of Life by Seneca Letters from a Stoic by Seneca Goodbye Facebook, Hello Life There is no spoon Connections Academy Mikala's h...

Asiana Fox Faux Pas, the death & ressurection of Hulu, Atari Alums hit the slums, Jobs screwing Apple from beyond the grave, dorky algorithms, DEF CON biting the hand that spies, stalkers delight in new creepy, more crap you can't afford. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: On the Shortness of Life - Kindle Edition San Diego Zoo Safari Park Why you don't rely on interns. The Death of Hulu Owners call off Hulu sale, to injec...

Several thousand miles and a few weeks later Brian and Jason re-unite over the Internet to keep things going. Topics include: overcoming analysis paralysis, the sad demise of Google Reader, app redemptions and the defense of their honor. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: Analysis Paralysis Barry Schwartz: The paradox of choice 3D Food Printing in SPAAAAAAAACE! Patrick Stewart's Moving Words On Domestic Violence RSS Lockdo...

This week the guys are joined by renowned comedian and photographer Felicia Michaels and some serious tomfoolery ensues. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: Felicia Michaels Felicia on Twitter Felicia on Instagram Beauty and Da Beast Podcast She said what!?! Podcast Fab Grabs $150M At $1B Valuation (And Is Raising Another $100M+ More) Dead cat bounce Instagram adds video, 15 seconds - 8 more than vine for you long-lasters. ...

Dr. David Teter joins the guys this week to talk clean water, nuclear weapons (no shit) and the Edward Snowden debacle among other things. If we disappear it's because of this episode. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: Dr. David Teter Karl Hyde - "The Boy With The Jigsaw Puzzle Fingers" Facebook adds hashtags Facebook kills search ads Google grabs maps app Waze in billion-dollar deal Douchy MySpace Video SOMA Water Kickst...

The gents try a new peppier format and introduce some new segments. Love it or hate it? Let us know at podcast@grumpyoldgeeks.com! Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks in iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to...' Shownotes: Couple who hosted self-help radio show found dead in joint suicide at Brooklyn home Florida woman claims massive Powerball pot, pockets more than $370 million "In the digital economy, we'll soon all be working for free – and I refuse" By Suzanne Moore in Th...

Jason and Brian discuss social media burnout, the evils of tech support, and a movie review of a hacker classic. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks in iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to...' Shownotes: Kia Forte Techathlete Games - Jasons day job while on vacation Skinny Puppy Student science experiment finds plants won't grow near Wi-Fi router Tim Ferriss and Sperm Count Michelob Ultra Gazelle How Teens Are Really Using Facebook: It's a 'Social Burden,' Pew Study Finds Wh...

Joey Rabier a.k.a. Joey the Intern from TechTV/G4/Revision3 joins Jason and Brian this week for some serious inappropriateness that's guaranteed to offend the entire family. I'm just going to leave this episode here and you do with it what you will. We'll be returning to our regularly scheduled programming next week unless Jason dies in a ball of flames from his cross country air travels. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes:...

Jason realizes he's a whiny brat and starts to eat his own dogfood. A conversation ensues about the dangers of giving up your content to so many sites that you don't own and Brian tries to make his brain grow. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: Oh shit, him again? Melissa Joan Hart's Kickstarter Campaign Canceled After Project Falls Extremely Short Of Goal Lefsetz Letter Asahi Super Dry No More Sharecropping! After Instagr...

Brian returns from Hawaii, Snapchat is busted hardcore, and Kickstarter is kicked in the nuts. Again. Jason reveals his tips on interviewing for tech jobs, his addiction for hardcore gaming, and love for quality television. Brian talks about his love of trivia and his unjustified hatred for Farscape. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks on iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to! Shownotes: I won't give Zach Braff one dime by Ken Levine Zane Lamprey OMG, "Deleted" Snapchat Sexts...

In this episode the geeks talk about how they've gotten screwed by bad business practices and dish out some serious wisdom on how you can avoid the same fate. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks in iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to...' Shownotes: Rackspace Derek Powazek Pegging Jason Schupp Irish Music Cruise iPhone waterproofing LoseIt Fuck You. Pay Me Coachella Muji Moleskine Pattern Recognition Markus Pierson Fab.com Brian's Bottle Opener

We have our first guest! Rudy Jahchan of Timey Wimey TV and Galacticast fame kindly joined us this week for an awesome conversation about coding, getting old, and how Hollywood works. There is a bit of problem with the audio on this episode and we apologize and hope you still dig it. Just pretend we're dropping the bass. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks in iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to...' Shownotes: Squarespace Rudy Jahchan Galacticast A Comicbook Orange Timey Wim...

How Facebook is screwing up their privacy initiative, what you need to get started with security and some awesome sci-fi books! Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks in iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to...' Sponsors: Burner - Download the app and use the code GRUMPY to get 3 free credits. Open to the first 50 listeners who download the app. Shownotes:: Short Circuit App.net Don't call it San Fran Apple Spaceship Apple iBook Coldplay Ebook Penetration Test Sexting Firestone ...

This week the guys talk about free online education, how free software can bite you in the ass, and wonky design. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks in iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to... Sponsors: Burner - Download the app and use the code GRUMPY to get 3 free credits. Open to the first 50 listeners who download the app. Shownotes:: Grumpy Old Geeks on Twitter Grumpy Old Geeks on Facebook Russ Meyer Goo Goo Dolls LiveJournal FitBit Radiohead Appcelerator Amazon Web Ser...

In this episode the guys talk about how modern mobile computing has taken the romance out of the music and the yellow pages, more tips on how to make money doing something you dig, Brian gushes both good and bad about Arianna Huffington, and Jason expounds on his anti-love for Bill Maher. ​ Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks in iTunes and give us a five star rating. You know you want to...

In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks the guys examine the folly of herd behavior and changing your profile picture to join a cause as well as offer up a million dollar idea for the taking. Brian rips Amanda Fucking Palmer a new one and Jason defends the rights of fans to get raped by the studios to bring back their favorite shows. The guys also discuss their favorite fitness and travel tools.

In the inaugural episode of Grumpy Old Geeks we meet the guys for the first time as they walk us down a bit of memory lane. Jason explains to Brian how people make money on the Internet and some nefarious things people should watch out for. Subscribe to the Grumpy Old Geeks in iTunes