This week Dave (https://twitter.com/davidegts) and Gunnar (http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/about) talk about: from Tinder with love, from China with hair bands, and from law enforcement with malware
Fail-Safe (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/354259.Fail_Safe)
Got six (https://shop.steelers.com/pittsburgh-steelers-got-rings-terrible-towel)
The CoreOS bet (https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/coreos-bet)
D&G Joke Kit of the Week: Police Hand out Malware-Infected USBs as Prize in Cyber-Security Quiz (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-hand-out-malware-infected-usbs-as-prize-in-cyber-security-quiz/)
You will love this conversation with Jaron Lanier, but I can’t describe it (https://www.vox.com/2018/1/16/16897738/jaron-lanier-interview)
Ripple, a Tinder spin-off backed by Match, launches app for professional networking (https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/ripple-a-tinder-spinoff-backed-by-match-launches-app-for-professional-networking/)
See also: I asked Tinder for my data. It sent me 800 pages of my deepest, darkest secrets (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/26/tinder-personal-data-dating-app-messages-hacked-sold)
D&G Term of the Week: Brushing
Americans Are Receiving Unordered Parcels From Chinese E-Criminals -- And Can't Do Anything To Stop Them (https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2017/11/27/americans-are-receiving-unordered-parcels-from-chinese-e-criminals-and-cant-do-anything-about-it/#2ba0400573da)
Fake orders: The dark side of China's booming e-commerce business (https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/2016/05/11/fake-orders-dark-side-chinas-booming-e-commerce/)
Cutting Room Floor
* 3M Introduces New Line Of Protective Foam Eye Plugs (https://www.theonion.com/3m-introduces-new-line-of-protective-foam-eye-plugs-1822590036)
* H.P. Lovecraft’s Poem "Nemesis" Gets Unexpectedly Sung to the Tune of Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” (http://www.openculture.com/2018/01/h-p-lovecrafts-poem-nemesis-gets-unexpectedly-sung-to-the-tune-of-billy-joels-piano-man.html)
* A Grandfather Clock BarBot (https://hackaday.com/2018/02/01/a-grandfather-clock-barbot/)