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YouTube at it again, making the content creators angry. You won't like content creators when they are angry... Jon, Devin and Charly discuss this at length as content creators themselves.   Making Sense Of YouTube's Great Demonetization Controversy Of 2016: http://www.forbes.com/sites/fruzsinaeordogh/2016/09/02/making-sense-of-youtubes-great-demonetization-controversy-of-2016/#39beaca45b0d

Today we take a look at a local measure on the ballot here in Oregon and do our best to view it from a national level. Taxes and death... Oregon Business Tax Increase, Measure 97 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Business_Tax_Increase,_Measure_97_(2016)

We warned you almost one year ago. Well the bell hath toll for your unicorn poop juice and the FDA has put laws into effect that could inhibit small business growth. Vaporizers, E-Cigarettes, and other Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/Labeling/ProductsIngredientsComponents/ucm456610.htm

De-centralization of your various data sets, giving you more control over who has access to your information. Why wouldn't you want to? It's going to take a lot more work than you think. How the father of the World Wide Web plans to reclaim it from Facebook and Google http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/ways-to-decentralize-the-web/#ixzz4HLxkbJP7

The rob'ts have replaced all hosting duties and will be your guide to the upside of a rather dismal bleak future... It will still be bleak, but glimpses of good still exist.    The Smog Free Project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1777606920/the-smog-free-tower   The Air Conditioner That Makes Electricity: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/the-air-conditioner-that-makes-electricity/   SolarRoadways: http://www.solarroadways.com/Home/Index  

Charly and Devin (no Jon, again), take on the algorithms that will eventually replace us all. Skynet is closer than we think...   Charlie Rose: Wednesday 07/06/2016 - Artificial Intelligence https://charlierose.com/videos/28424

Jon has to leave so Devin and Charly become movie critics. As the title entails, we spare no sensitivities.... We hope by now you would expect no less.

Poke What?! Poke Who?? Pokemon GO! That's right. We're talking about it, and for good reason. Gotta Catch em' All! There was a Koffing in the neighborhood during the recording... Just sayin'. 

Jon, Devin and Charly take on the wild and woolly world of VR. Does it have consumer longevity? Can it succeed in other places? We think so, but maybe it's just a stepping stone to something better. #LightSaberBattles

Jon and Charly (..yeah, no Devin) have a serious case of writer's block... I mean come on we've been at this for almost a year. Publishers hate us, but what happens next is pure brilliance!

Jon, Charly, and Devin take a sophomoric look at the current news items and are decidedly very "American" about it. You're welcome...

That's putting it mildly... Jon, Devin and Charly explore how we became a people so divided. Is the echo chamber of our lives the thing that is undoing it... woah, maybe a bit deep.

It's a harsh title, but Jon wouldn't pull his nose out of his phone to help come up with a better one, lol, I keed I keed. We consider the merits of subscription services. Are they good? Are they bad? Are they worth it? We aren't really sure if we came up with a solid answer, but we debated for some time.

In this episode we take on the idea of data liberation. In particular we focus on medical data for this episode. Should the data stored in devices such as glucose monitors be available for you to use and not just view?  This Diabetes Activist Hacked Her Medical Device and Made an Artificial Pancreas: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-diabetes-activist-hacked-her-medical-device-and-made-an-artificial-pancreas

In this episode we pay homage to the many veterans who have served in our military and made the ultimate sacrifice. Words are honestly insufficient in conveying our gratitude, but from the bottoms of our hearts we thank each and every one of them for their service. 

Good ol' Microsoft... At it again with more shenaniganry. Well maybe you should ask Cortana about that? Oh, well you probably can't if you aren't using not using the Edge Browser. Microsoft Gets Possessive About Cortana: Limits it to Edge and Bing Only http://www.bidnessetc.com/68227-microsoft-possessive-cortana-limits-it-edge-bing-only/

Jon and Charly want to know what their contributions to the computing world will be. In their own introspective way, maybe less will be more? What do you think? The Internet of Things is Far Bigger Than Anyone Realizes http://www.wired.com/insights/2014/11/the-internet-of-things-bigger/

Jon and Charly draw a line in the sand on a pretty controversial topic. We hope you can listen to what we have to say with an open mind and hopefully we will all grow together. Target's Stock To Get Flushed From The Bathroom Policy http://seekingalpha.com/article/3969929-targets-stock-get-flushed-bathroom-policy Target's Stock To Get Flushed From The Bathroom Policy - Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) | Seeking Alpha    

Jon and Charly discuss an unprecedented turn of events... So paramount to the ongoing fight for online privacy your head may explode! People in Congress actually agreed on something, almost unanimously. Something is fishy, but they may need a warrant to get your cloud goods and emails!   Email Privacy Act Requiring Warrants From Feds Passes House, Flaws And All http://www.forbes.com/sites/shelbycarpenter/2016/04/27/house-passes-bill-requiring-a-warrant-before-feds-secretly-read-your-email/#69ee968e604b

The 16GB iPhone feels so cramped for space, don't you think? Jon and Charly beg to differ. Cloud computing is the answer and possibly the inevitable future. Jon is a snowflake...