Bud's Weekly Geek-out

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Wednesdays at 7:20 am, our resident geek, webmeister Bud, geeks out about the latest geekery in the world, from gadgets to apps to pop culture, and enlightens Dylan & Jason in The Morning Zone. =)

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    soundwave fire extinguisher

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 5:20


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a soundwave-powered fire extinguisher was invented in 2015. Where is it now? =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Duolingo AI

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 4:24


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Duolingo's at it again, wiping their IG and TikTok content. But is it to distract us from their decision to replace human contracters with AI? =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    inflight Wifi hack

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 5:45


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a clever hack for inflight Wifi, plus Bud's offline travel tips. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    AutoZipper

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 4:16


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . zippers, of all things, are having technology built onto them. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

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    AI geoguessing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 5:47


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . ChatGPT o3 is really good at a sort of reverse location lookup, determining where in the world a photo was taken by its elements. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

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    headphone bear

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 5:31


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . it's bear season, and we're in bear country. Please don't wear those fancy noise-cancelling headphones! =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    election texts (and Switch 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 5:27


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The political texts are coming. Here's how to deal with them. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Switch 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 7:10


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud gleefully and feverishly recaps and reacts to Nintendo's Switch 2 Direct. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    The Accessible Games Initiative

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 4:53


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Accessible Games Initiative (as you might guess from the name) is here to bring gaming to everyone it can. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    AI Aloy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 6:48


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Ashly Burch, voice and performance capture of Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn, responds to an AI Aloy Sony spun up. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Flow and Blender

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 5:39


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Oscar-winning animated film Flow was created completely in open-source free software. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

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    The Uncensored Library

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 4:19


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Uncensored Library contains banned reporting from countries without freedom of the media . . . and it can be found in Minecraft. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    fragrance mouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 4:40


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Asus is releasing a ''fragrance mouse.'' =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    responsibly-trained AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 4:30


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Brenda Lee's 1958 song Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree has been rereleased in Spanish, in her own voice, thanks to responsibly-trained AI. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    swearing at Google's AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 5:07


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . want Google to stop returning AI search results? Swear at it. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    rePebble

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 5:30


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the saga of the Pebble ePaper smartwatch (2012–2016) opens a new chapter in 2025. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

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    Arc'teryx + Skip = Mo/Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 3:57


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . North Van's Arc'teryx has collaborated on what are basically bionic pants! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    CES, finally

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 5:52


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . recapping of some weird and wonderful things from CES 2025. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

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    frickin' Meta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 5:14


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Meta's updated policies now allow racial slurs and gender discrimination on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    the Honey scam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 5:49


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . looks like Paypal's coupon-finding browser extension Honey has been revealed as a double scam. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    deepfake codeword

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 5:20


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . some great tips on keeping you and your family safe from AI scams. =) webmeister Bud https://www.TheZone.fm/2024/12/18/geekout-deepfake-codeword/

    vehicular screenification

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 4:59


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . car manufacturers are finally starting to DIAL back the touchscreens in cars in favour of physical buttons. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    carcinogen-free Esq firefighting gear

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 4:21


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Esquimalt firefighters will get PFAS-free turnout gear. Less cancer-causing chemicals FTW! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    robot ''kidnapping''

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 5:51


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . viral video shows a little robot ''kidnapping'' six larger robots, but it's not the robot uprising quite yet. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

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    Daisy the AI scambaiter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 4:23


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . there's a new scambaiter in town. Her name is Daisy, she's a sweet old bitty with all the time in the world to waste scammers time, and she's AI. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

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    iPhone auto-reboot

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 3:37


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . iPhones are mysteriously rebooting. Turns out, they're securing themselves against intruders. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Pocket Camp Complete

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 4:41


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is dead. Long live Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp COMPLETE. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20241030 - McBroken

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 4:19


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . right to repair, the DMCA, and McFlurries collide for a story of hacking ice cream. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20241023 - iHearing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 5:48


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . new smartphone/hearing aid compability standards are in force in the states. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

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    Alarmo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 4:33


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Nintendo's new hardware dropped! And it's . . . an alarm clock? =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Hello Algae

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 3:29


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Hello Kitty will appear as 32 different types of algae to highlight its importance to a sustainable future. Plus, cute. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    BC earthquake alerts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 3:49


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . BC earthquake warnings will now go directly to your phone. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Google NotebookLM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 5:56


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Google's new NotebookLM makes a frighteningly-realistic podcast of your text input. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Google NotebookLM vs Bud's Weekly Geek-out

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 2:18


    Google NotebookLM vs SEO

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 9:46


    Google NotebookLM vs Pol & Jenny

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 4:25


    mushroom robots?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 4:24


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . researchers at Cornell University have given a robot body to a mushroom. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    AI-powered traffic cams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 3:13


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . AI-powered traffic cameras are on the lookout for dangerous drivers, and they've caught some DOOZIES. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    satellite sunlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 5:42


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a California startup wants to sell nighttime sun with space mirrors. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240821 - Nintendo Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 6:35


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Nintendo Museum has been given its first official preview. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    smart insulin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 3:54


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the latest innovation in diabetes treatments is smart insulin. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Logitech's forever mouse?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 7:01


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Logitech might have plans for a subscription-based forever mouse in the future... =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Paris 2024 Olympic medals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 5:20


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . geeking out about the VERY Paris Olympic medals. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    CrowdStrike

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 6:16


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a recap of the CrowdStrike IT outage. What happened, why it was such a pain, and why we shouldn't panic about it. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    frickin' Ticketmaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 5:39


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Ticketmaster's having a TIME, what with its data breach AND its ''non-transferable'' tickets being recreated and resold. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Nike killing Adapt BB app

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 5:22


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Nike is killing the app for its Adapt BB power lacing sneakers. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

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    EU Digital Identity Wallet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 4:42


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the EU is working toward a Digital Identity Wallet to replace a driver's license, passport, prescriptions, and more. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20240626 - geeky accessibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 5:10


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . three geeky stories of accessibility improvements. Yay! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    WWDC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 5:53


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . WWDC wrapped last week, and I half-review it, and half-laugh at how Apple has to rename EVERYTHING. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    anti-phishing floods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 4:34


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a group of highschoolers are fighting phishing by flooding fake login sites with fake login information. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

    Monkey C Interactive Artcade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 4:20


    Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Monkey C Interactive Artcade (from the people who brought you the interactive railings at Bastion Square) is now open downtown for all of your mutant music machine amusement. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

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